User talk:Jakewater

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  1. Stop moving major articles to new names without discussing it first—I don't think you'll find too many people will support moving CNN or Dell, Inc. to the new names you chose.
  2. Don't create fake user pages; you get one under the name that you have actually registered.
  3. Don't edit other people's user pages—it is considered vandalism.
  4. Don't add the current events tag to articles that are not actually about current events. Use it conservatively.


Thank you. Postdlf 00:33, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just wanted to second Postdlf's comment on the article moves so you don't think it's just one person versus another -- those moves don't serve a greater purpose, and should be avoided. Boisemedia 00:43, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, i would like to apoligize for that, it turned out, that was my cousin who made thoose vandilisms, somehow he managed to find out my password. ill make sure nothing like this happens againWikiJake 01:54, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Re: User:Fvw

What?? Fvw's most recent activity on Wikipedia was on April 28th, and he blocked only two users in the last four months! — Knowledge Seeker দ 01:07, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I can understand that you mixed up months and days, but blocking 50 people in a couple months really isn't unbelievable, especially for very active administrators. Are you saying that there are people whe blocked who were blocked improperly? It looks like a number of the blocks were to block open proxies, which is consistent and encouraged under blocking policy. If you think a block was made in error, definitely bring it up. There are policies for when blocking is warranted and if someone was blocked improperly, I'm sure Fvw or another administrator would be happy to remove the block. However, blocking a large number of accounts is not a criterion for being blocked. — Knowledge Seeker দ 21:08, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The short answer is no. When blocking someone, a block length is also specified. It can be any time: usually starting out at 24 hours, but it can also be infinite or indefinite which means the block will never expire (unless someone removes the block). See the block log for some examples. Anonymous users will not be blocked indefinitely, but accounts may be under certain circumstances—by Arbitratrion Committee ruling, for inappropriate user names, or for accounts that do nothing but vandalism, for instance. If someone is blocked, his IP address will also be "autoblocked". This expires after a day. Blocks only apply to the specific project, so if one is blocked on en:, one can still edit other-language Wikipedias like de:, as well as sister projects like meta: or wiktionary:. Finally, I realize that Wikipedia is not censored, but I'd still appreciate it you would stick to polite language. It is your choice, of course. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them. And if you find an instance of User:Fvw (or any other administtrator) misusing his administrative powers, be sure to bring it up. I don't think you'll find one, though. Thanks! — Knowledge Seeker দ 23:11, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Habonim

I went to a Hashomer Hatzair camp about twenty years ago or so. AndyL 21:36, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User:Drini

Hey there, if you want to leave someone a message you should do it on their talk page and not their user page. What is it you're confused about, perhaps I can help? the wub "?!" 22:40, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, maybe it's confusing that my new signature has only a phone for the talk link. So I'll add a big link on my user page -- (drini's page|☎) 23:12, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Deleting species articles

Hi! I noticed that you nominated African cherry orange for deletion because it was a stub. Ignoring the question of whether or not being a stub is criteria for deletion, I think you'll find that any known species of plant can be expanded out to an article; I think it would be odd for an encyclopedia to not try to have an article on every known animals and plant. It just takes a while to turn them all into articles! If you find one that you think could use more data, Google for its binomial name ("Citrosis schweinfurthii" for this one) and you'll pretty much always find enough to at least turn it into a proper stub. — mendel ☎ 03:23, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Don't worry about having nominated it, though. It has to go through the process now but it looks to be a clear keep, so after a few days the nomination will close and the AfD header will come off the article then. — mendel ☎ 03:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Bob deletion page

Let me explain something to you. The Bob frankly is not notable enough for inclusion, and although I'm not going to second-guess the admins, I think it more likely than not that the article will be deleted, and in short order unless it's relisted to garner more discussion. (Even if we discount, as some do, non-notability as a reason for deletion, there are no sources here and probably never will be. There must be sources; WP:NOR is policy. As proof of its existence you linked to a Blue Man Group page! I may as well "invent" an instrument called the "Oom Pah Horn" and link to Tuba to "prove" it exists!) Although I don't know him, I think JJay probably believes this as well, and in an effort to find some context where your contribution might be somehow preserved selected the only venue where this instrument is at all well-known and voted to merge the article there. In other words, he was trying to be nice to you. And then you go and alienate him by calling his vote "idiotic". This was not the wisest course of action, as the result ought to demonstrate.

And please don't vote more than once on VfD pages. If you want to change your vote, <s>strikethrough</s> your old vote and type in the new one at the same bullet point. Don't ever set down the same vote twice; that will just annoy people. TCC (talk) (contribs) 03:37, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Page protection

You can't protect a page simply by placing the template on it. It's something an admin has to do. TCC (talk) (contribs) 21:44, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

I know that, im not stupid, i just did that cause i wanted to trick n00bs into not vandilizing my paged.--Jakewater 21:45, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Well OK, but no one was vandalizing your page in the first place. The last time anyone but you edited it was over a month ago, and that was when someone removed another template you were misusing. (That kind of thing annoys people around here, moot at this point because you removed it yourself. Or at least someone removed it; I had assumed it was you logged out. It may have been some other annoyed user though.) There's no reason to solve a problem you're not actually having. TCC (talk) (contribs) 21:51, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your Draft C vote isn't in the voting section

If you want your vote counted, you probably should put it in the voting section. Just thought you might want to know. --Go for it! 06:16, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: IP edits

Thanks for letting me know, Jake. I see the notice now and will try to remember not to revert edits by your IP address. However, you should not expect everyone doing RC patrol to read user pages for a list of accounts that are "approved" to edit it, especially if the edits look like vandalism. I'd encourage you to be logged in while editing, especially if you wish to edit your user page. — Knowledge Seeker দ 06:51, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Never

I never would have expected YOU would be a vandal, Sam.

[edit] Caruso Middle School Reply

I think I figured out how to talk back. I went to wilmot Jr high (When it was called that back then) and I went to DHS for 2 yrs...then I moved to Maryland. I would have graduated DHS in 1990.

[edit] Inappropriate message in Camp Tavor

I removed your insertion: -- IMPORTANT: The current opening paragraphs reflect community consensus after a long, extensive discussion. Any semantic modification should be proposed in the talk page. DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT ASKING FIRST. This is against Wikipedia policy. Anyone can edit an article. There is no evidence of discussion or consensus on the talk page. -THB 15:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: Show Choir creation

Look, I made a mistake. You don't have to be a jerk about it. That's just about what I'd expect from you though. Seriously buddy, you need to mature up if you want to survive here. Stop being so high and mighty. -AtionSong 01:28, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

"I didn't swear or anything!" Then next line, you're screaming hell, and I'm the one who's way too sensitive? Look, I said is was a mistake, can't you just back down? And are you like stalking my talk page or something? I left my first comment like 2 minutes ago, and already you're screaming at me and trying to start a fight. Like I said buddy, you need to get off your little high horse and learn how to cope, okay? -AtionSong 01:34, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't need to apologize for anything. You're the one who's making such a big deal out of all of this. It's just what I'd expect from somebody like you - you rub people's errors in their faces, get all indignant, and then try to blame them about it. There's seriously something wrong with you. -AtionSong 01:42, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, so sorry that I didn't keep my "nasty little comments" to myself. I feel so terrible! If I had known that they were going to make you cry I never would have said them! Really, I just died a little on the inside. Please, turn off those tears. I'm so sorry that I made this happen. -AtionSong 02:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, a little psychologist now, are we? I'm done. This conversation is over. -AtionSong —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 02:11, August 22, 2007 (UTC).


Dude, I said I was done, why do you need to keep stalking me? -AtionSong 15:58, 22 August 2007 (UTC)