User talk:H/Archive 18

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[edit] Generic Show of Appreciation

• This conversation is in reference to [1] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:36, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for removing the speedy deletion request from my pic for my user page. I was a little shocked when someone suggested it be deleted, since such an image was suggested on the description of user pages. I'm guessing that you though nothing of it, but thanks none-the-less. Nice to see other Canucks working on Wikipedia, too! Anyway, thanks a bunch. Balrog30 05:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

No problem, that speedy delete template was placed by a user who did not understand our criteria for speedy deletion, he has been shown the error of his ways. That is why only admin can actually delete stuff, we try to know the rules hehe. I have a picture of myself on my userpage, and many other users do as well. If it was 10 pictures, it may be a problem.

If you ever need help, be it technical or otherwise, let me know. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 05:42, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually... I do have a question about editing articles. I'm working on a major overhaul of Maple Syrup. My parents are Maple Syrup producers, so I have a pretty extensive knowledge of the field. I've stumbled across a statement in the article, that while I cannot find a reference that disproves it, seems highly unlikely. (It states that vermont grades of Maple Syrup are made to a slightly higher consistancy, but Syrup needs to be between 66% and 67% Sugar. Any higher and you get Sugar crystals, any lower and it goes mouldy.) Do I remove it, as being implausible, or do I leave it? My current draft of the major revisions is here. Balrog30 14:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

You can remove something if you find it dubious and it is unsourced. The burden of citation is on somebody who wishes information to stay. The Verifiability policy is the relevant one. Use an edit summary like Removing unsourced questionable info. Alternately, your can use the {{fact}} tag which puts^{[citation needed]} into the text. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 15:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas

Darwinek wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Hi! I just want to say Merry Christmas to you! Have a nice holiday time. - Darwinek 19:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Alright then I will. Good idea, thanks for the suggestion. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 19:43, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your paycheck

• This conversation is in reference to [2] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:37, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

As requested, here is your pay, including all back and future pay. This counterfit check also includes your holiday bonus! KillerChihuahua^?!? 20:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Lol, that is funny. If I printed it out and took it to the bank it would be less funny. Way to take a joke and stretch it. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

• This conversation is in reference to [3] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:51, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not a single purpose account, my first edit is before the nomination, I've "voted" in other AfDs, and that should be all that matters. There is no reason to tag my "vote". Jefferson Anderson 20:47, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

As I said before, nobody has accused you of having a single purpose account. BostonMA simply stated The first edit for the above editor is 4 Dec. 2006, and I made no comment about you. The statement about your first edit should be taken at face value, nothing else is implied. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:52, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About rev

• This conversation is in reference to [4] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 04:38, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

i think it was removal of discussion. perhaps move the discussion somewhere, as you suggested? West Brom 4ever 22:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

The discussion had been moved to the talk page from the main page. I was reversing that. The discussion has been preserved, and is in it's original location. A rather new user was moving it there either in an attempt to improve the encyclopedia or to make it less visible to the closing admin, not sure which. Thank you for watching for removal of discussion which is an important purpose.

Here are the relevant diffs:

• Discussion removed from main page[5] and placed on talk page[6]
• Me returning it the way it was: [7] [8]
• Information that was accidentally removed being returned: [9]

I hope this clears things up. It does not matter if the discussion is duplicated on the talk page, but it is not necessary, feel free to leave it as is or return it to my version. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:18, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AfD

• This conversation is in reference to [10] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 00:43, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Uh, something is very wrong about this whole sitation. Now this user Kathryn is accusing me of something, but I can't quite figure out what. Is it okay to delete my own vote? I'd just like to take my vote and the whole thread out and go on my merry somewhere else on WP. Is that okay? Jefferson Anderson 23:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I have given you an answer to this on your talk page. I think you are a sincere editor who has been caught up in a controversial AfD. Do not fear controversy, but also expect friction when dabbling in it. You have recently been exposed to good faith comments, and questionably faithed comments, both which seemed adversarial to you.

The trick is learning to recognize the difference between comments that have good faith and others. You can remove anything you wrote by blanking it, however if people have already responded it may be a better idea to simply strike it out. For example:

<del>This is something I said I want to retract.</del>

Will be shown as:

This is something I said I want to retract.

Which other editors will recognize as a retraction. Changing or removing other people's responses is discouraged. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 23:43, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your offer of help (and also the additional infomation above). I will put your talk page on my watchlist so it will be easier to remember who to ask things in the future. :-) Jefferson Anderson 23:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Nice. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 00:39, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

• This conversation is in reference to [11] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:49, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for unautoblocking me. I am Veer Very Very grateful. -- Dasnedius 18:09, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

No problem, when an admin blocks a username that is jibberish they are supposed to allow new account creation, and editing from other accounts, must have been an oops.

I noticed you have been welcomed by Sasuke-kun27. I got a similiar welcome when I started out. The five pillars of Wikipedia will help you avoid difficulties here. It shows what our goals are and what is expected of an editor. Of particular use is the policy What Wikipedia is not. Since there are so many rules and such here new editors are forgiven for good faith violations and given friendly warnings. These should be heeded.

Sometimes people give warnings that are not based in policy, if you think someone is incorrect in warning you, or if you have any questions about how things work here, just ask me on my talk page and I will gladly help. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Godholy

• This conversation is in reference to [12] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:52, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Please reconsider this block. All this editor did was Wikify the article Jesus, and give KhoiKhoi a barnstar. He may very well be a sockpuppet, but he's certainly not been disruptive. Give him a second chance. NinaEliza (talk • contribs • logs) 18:36, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your concern. I went back and took a look. I am not the admin who blocked the user. This is perhaps a block I would not have made myself, but the blocking admin, Khoikhoi, has provided good reason. I would only undo the actions of another admin if I believed that admin was in error, I do not believe that to be the case.

You can contact Khoikhoi about this if you wish. Here is User:GodHoly's block log:[13] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:42, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I see - thanks!NinaEliza (talk • contribs • logs) 19:33, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citing sources

• This conversation is in reference to [14] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:50, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Those levels came from a website run by the man who started the franchise those characters are from! -- Dasnedius 18:40, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Excellent you can cite your sources like so:

The equatorial diameter of the Earth is 12,756.3 km[http://www.factbook.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/earth_1.html]

Which shows as:

The equatorial diameter of the Earth is 12,756.3 km[15]

Simple place the source url of the information after the statement in square brackets. Thanks. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:45, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Of course that is a bad example as the website I sourced was a mirror of Wikipedia and Wikipedia does not use itself as a source. But the example is more to show the syntax. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:46, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help vandal

user:zarbon is using a sockpuppet called Dodoria to revert edits on Zarbon, and Dodoria, please stop him, I CANT. he is also acusing me of being a sockpuppet of a trouble maker. -- Dasnedius 19:51, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I am not sure what you want me to do. Talk it out, politely. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:56, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IIPM Page

• This conversation is in reference to [16] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:54, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the note on the IIPM talk page, just noted there that single purpose accounts that seem to have cropped up are Byron Calame, Rick Stengel, Jon Meacham, Steven Warner. Also this one on the WP:RFPP page. Deepakshenoy 20:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

And this one too. I have a added a request for you on IIPM talk page. Please check. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 20:31, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Single purpose accounts can be marked with {{spa|Username}}. Just sure it is really a single purpose account. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:43, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I have responded to this here[17]. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:47, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gnetwerker

• This conversation is in reference to [18] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:45, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I've e-mailed you. Jayjg ^(talk) 01:21, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I saw, just taking it all in. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:33, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Taken care of. Thanks! HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:44, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question

What are the green and red (+) and (-) that appear on my watchlist? --Haizum μολὼν λαβέ 06:17, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

My question has been answered. Take it easy. --Haizum μολὼν λαβέ 07:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] user:System c0ntr0ls

• This conversation is in reference to [19] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 16:54, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! Much appreciated. I'm not sure if it's random or not. Hopefully it'll be just this one case. --Woohookitty^(meow) 14:00, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Taunting

• This conversation is in reference to [20] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

All I ask is that you wait. I will discuss the matter in IRC if you wish. --Deskana (talk) 21:08, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

While you may be very correct, I see no reason why the user should make an edit at your request. I assume you are waiting to see if an autoblock is tripped. Either the user will edit and your theory will be tested, or the user will not edit and no harm will result. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:10, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll explain it more later. --Deskana (talk) 21:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

If you wish to communicate privately, you can e-mail me. But my decisions will be made from on-wiki evidence. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:16, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

This matter is now resolved on the user's talk page. --Deskana (talk) 21:20, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok, no worries. I do see what you were trying to do. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:23, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

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