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[edit] Vandals

Hi Lradrama: You recently gave a school user a "final warning" re: vandalism (see here). They're at it again, hitting Bald Eagle twice this morning. Any chance for another block? MeegsC | Talk 13:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou for bringing this to my attention. I have blocked the troublesome IP for 1 week. Lradrama 13:35, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the revert

Thanks for the revert on the electric car talk page! Daniel.Cardenas (talk) 19:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, glad I could help. :-) Lradrama 19:20, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for the Barnstar

Thank you so much - that was really nice of you to leave that for me... I just love to do what I can to make Wikipedia better. Thanks again! κaτaʟavenoTC 19:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :-) Lradrama 19:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Yep - switch to level 2 was good call - lots of blanking. BTW - Do you know if anywhere there is written some idea of how to objectify the defcon level criteria? For example, huggle shows edits per minute and reverts per minute. Maybe something could be based on that? Reason I ask is that it seems to me, for example, that many vandal fighters work during specific times of the day. Their conception of heavy vandalism could be affected simply by what they are used to at the time they edit. Heavy vandalism to one editor could be seen as only moderate by another who is used to seeing far more during the time they edit. What do you think? κaτaʟavenoTC 19:58, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
I see the point you are making, yes. My experience of vandal fighting however, has took me to the recent changes at a variety of different times of the day, and sometimes it can be dead out there, in which case, I to other things elsewhere on Wikipedia. Other times, I am simply overwhelmed by the amount of vandalism. I think most vandal fighters have a good idea of how intense it is, but your point is worth taking note of. This is because I don't have Huggle. I just use the admin rollback. With using different tools, which probably give different impressions of how busy it is, that may cause conflict of the opinions. I think that is an even bigger issue than time of day. However, I do not know of any criteria. It would be useful to have however, to avoid conflict. Do you think we should maybe bring this to the attention of the rest of the community? Lradrama 20:05, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, it might be a good idea to talk about it, perhaps on the talk page of that template (although said talk page has been affected by some weird formatting problems at the bottom at the moment :-o). I don't see it as a burning issue of supreme importance, but it did occur to me that the rating is quite subjective. You point about different users employing different vandal fighting tools is an excellent one. That would definitely have an effect, I feel... κaτaʟavenoTC 20:11, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Well, let me know if you want to take this matter forward, and when you do, we can open a discussion on the template talkpage. :-) Lradrama 13:26, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA Thanks

A message from WarthogDemon.
You're welcome. Take note of the advice, and you will do it one day. :-) Lradrama 08:27, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] woah!

Hi. Omg, wow, I can't believe User:GrimBar vandalised my talkpage 13 times and I never found out about it. The user was never warned? Oh, and thanks to you and JohnCD for reverting my page. Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 00:00, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I see, you indefblocked the user. Why on Earth was s/he targeting MY talkpage??? Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 00:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
You're very welcome, and I'm glad that I could help. :-) There are many reasons why people vandalise others' userpages / talkpages; mainly because a Wikipedian has reverted a vandal's mess, or otherwise because vandals simply just 'stroll' across a userpage and think the work we do on here is strange or funny or whatever. Don't let it bother you too much though, because it's only reverted with a click of a button - it is the vandals who are wasting their time. :-) Happy editing, Lradrama 07:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Heya!

How are you!!... I'm fine, but busy!! hehe xD. Are you well-informed?... Harry Potter's last film will be 2! great!!... Ahmed987147 (talk) 03:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alternatives to Lupin's filter

You mentioned Huggle as an alternative to Lupin's tool. Could you explain it to me? I'm looking for a tool that scans recent changes for bad terms similar to Lupin's filter.--Urban Rose 15:25, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Huggle is explained in depth here. I am providing you with this link because, seen as I do not use this tool, I cannot explain it properly myself. I use the admin rollback tool, but I can tell you that Huggle is extremely fast and effecient. I suggest also taking a look at Wikipedia:TWINKLE, although this tool does not work with Internet Explorer, but rather, Mosilla Firebox. See if any of those tools are suitable for what you want. Lradrama 20:11, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
I do currently use Twinkle as well as Lupin's filter. I e-mailed a request for Twinkle already. Do you know how long it will take for a response to come?--Urban Rose 20:16, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Do you mean you e-mailed a request for Huggle? I don't exactly know how long it will take, because the user who created it (Gurch) seems to be inactive at the moment (I know that is something you really didn't need to hear...Lupin anyone?) but like most other tools, some other Wikipedians will be operating it too. Let me know if you do not get a reply to the e-mail within a few days, and I'll not only investigate the matter for you, but see about other alternative tools. Lradrama 16:48, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
It's okay. I got huggle yesterday and I'm using it now. Thanks for the help.--Urban Rose 16:58, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
OK, brilliant. And how are you finding it? Lradrama 16:59, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm impressed with it. It's different than what I'm used to but overall I think it's better than Lupin's tool. Thanks for recommending it.--Urban Rose 17:02, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
You're welcome, and I'm glad you like it. It is a much more recent development than Lupin's tool, which is getting a bit out-dated now. Glad to be of help. Keep up the excellent work. :-) Lradrama 17:03, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] KMWeber

As has been confirmed in numerous RfC's, numerous complaints on AN/I, and an arbcom appeal Kurt has the right to to oppose people for whatever reason he choses to do so. His position is well known and the 'crats will apply the appropriate weight to his !votes. The constant harassment of him and others who share his opinion however, is (IMHO) unacceptable. I have seriously considered starting an RfC against people who mock him. His !votes only become disruptive because others make it a point to attack him. Simply ignore his vote and move on.Balloonman (talk) 18:01, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, but as soon as he sees a self-nom, he clearly does not read through any of it. Instead, he simply goes straight to the oppose section and copy/pastes his usual response. That is wholly unfair against the person who's RfA it is, and in my view, that is unacceptable. Lradrama 18:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
As an FYI, I crossposted this to the RFA talk page. Because it is a concern surrounding not just you and Dot, but others.Balloonman (talk) 18:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
OK, so what are your views on my perception of Kmweber? Lradrama 18:20, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Kmweber

Hey Lra,

I have no problem responding. Note I wasn't the one who called you "pigheaded" and I definitely disagree with whoever said that. I think I may have just used you as an example for a point, but had no problem with your involvement in the conversation there. My point is explained in that discussion, but to reiterate, I don't believe the KMweber issue should be resolved by encourage people to ignore him, or never comment to him, question him, etc. I used your diff because your diff (a reply to his vote in an RfA) had more to do with KM and less to do with his actual vote, which I don't think was useful. Also, as has been provided in that discussion, Kurt has responded to legit, civil questioning of his vote on several occasions, and he also often votes support. Ultimately, I was trying to say that if you want to question Kurt's vote, you should do so, but make it about the vote, not about him. Let me know if you want any more clarifications. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 21:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou. It is just that I appeared to get all the bad remarks in that discussion, and I do not believe I have done anything wrong. OK, I may have been getting a little passionate about proceedings, but my reference to Kurt wasn't intended to seem so centred around him. I was just tired of his reasons for opposing which don't seem to heed much thought.
And no, you were not the one who called me (and others it seems) a pighead, but I thought I'd just use one comment, as it generally applied to both of you. Thankyou very much for replying, it has cleared the things up I needed clearing up. Many thanks, Lradrama 21:09, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Not a problem. Sometimes when I'm making my case (as so many people attempt to on that crazy RfA talk page), I might use a diff here and there that seems to steamroll over a good editor, like yourself. Glad you gave me the chance to clear it up. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 21:31, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou. You have been much more clear and helpful than John Reaves (click here for relevant discussion) has been so far. Lradrama 21:34, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
I've thrown my thoughts in there, FYI. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 21:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes I've read them. Thankyou. It'll be interesting to hear what he has to say, but he was by no means being co-operative when I started talking to him. I think you have done a great job in sorting this whole big situation out tonight. The Kmweber saga has got tense before, but it sort of boiled over unexpectedly today. But I'm goin to make sure it won't happen again. Thanks once again, Lradrama 21:50, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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I have no idea who you are and I wasn't referring to you specifically, but if you are one of the people chronically replying to Kurt, than you are being pigheaded. If you think you are defending anything, you are deluded. Replies to Kurt are pointless and only feed the drama hungry. John Reaves 21:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Also, feel free to copy this reply anywhere else you've made these comments. John Reaves 21:05, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
WHY am I pigheaded? Exactly why? Lradrama 21:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps obstinate is a better word? Of course, you'll never be as bad off as Kurt... John Reaves 21:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
OK, I'm going to have to spell it out for you. With self-noms, Kurt does not take time to read through the answers to the questions OR the candidate's contributions list. Instead, he just copies and pastes his usual oppose note. This is not fair on the candidates, as they have not been fully reviewed by the voter. This is why myself, and so many others are against his way of operation. I can't make my point any clearer than that. Lradrama 21:19, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
And what do you mean by ...never be as bad off as Kurt...? Lradrama 21:20, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Just to comment here, John. I think Lra posted to us because he got caught up as a recent example in the Kurt issue. In fact, I believe he agrees that his recent comments on an RfA to Kurt didn't really need to be there (he agrees with their removal). However, he, and any other editor, has every right to bring up their disagreements with Kurt on talk pages and the like. The issue at hand is two things: 1. incivility, and 2. bogging down RfA's with pointless attempted arguments with Kurt. So I think (maybe) you would agree that Lra should voice his concerns with Kurt's voting on talk pages as long as it is civil... which Lra was being in that case, certainly not "pigheaded". As he also stated on RfA talk, he doesn't intend to argue with Kurt in the midst of RfAs in the future. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 21:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA thanks

Thanks for your support in my RFA, that didn't quite make it and ended at 120/47/13. There was a ton of great advice there, that I'm going to go on. Maybe someday. If not, there are articles to write! Thanks for your support. Lawrence § t/e 18:02, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

You're very welcome, and I'm sorry to see that you didn't succeed. But I admire the attitude you are taking in the wake of the result of your RfA - yes, providing you take note of the pointers left for you, you will shine in the future. Keep up the excellent work! :-) Lradrama 18:54, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Theatre April 2008 Newsletter

[edit] RFA Thanks

Thank you for your comments on my RFA. Even though it failed with 28 supports, 42 opposes, and 15 neutrals, I am grateful for the suggestions and advice I have received and I do hope to improve as a Wikipedian. If you ever need my help in any endeavor, feel free to drop me a line. --Sharkface217 19:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome, and I'm sorry to hear that you didn't succeed. But I'm sure that, if you take note of the advice left on your RfA by the voters, it will stand you in very good stead for your next attempt. Best of luck, and happy editing! :-) Lradrama 18:11, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA...

Thank you...
...for your participation in my RFA, which closed with 85 supports, 2 neutrals and 1 oppose. I'm extremely grateful for all the the kind comments from so many brilliant Wikipedians I've come to respect and admire, as well as many others I've not yet had the pleasure of working with, and I'll do my best to put my shiny new mop and bucket to good use! Once again, thank you ;)
EyeSerenetalk 17:15, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
You're very welcome, and I'm glad to hear of your success. Best of luck, and keep up the excellent work! Happy editing! :-) Lradrama 18:13, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dear Frankie

Hello! Thanks for reverting the edit Mark45678 made yet again to this article. Ironically, what he persists in doing is contrary to what he claims in his last edit summary. Since this is the only article he has edited, I can't help but wonder if he has a personal connection to the film other than being a fan. In any event, thanks for backing me up - I hope if he deletes the New York Times review again he will be blocked. MovieMadness (talk) 14:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, I'm glad I could be of help to you. If he exceeds four warnings, including a last warning, he will be blocked, yes. Keep up the good work! (P.S. It is pretty difficult to gauge whether anyone on Wikipedia may have connections to real-life subject matters regarding the articles they make edits to. It's best to avoid pestering them about it, and make sure the contributions they make are encyclopedia-worthy, and if not, deal with them accordingly). Lradrama 17:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks a lot for the barnstar!! Happy editing! Thingg⊕⊗ 17:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "going to war"

Hi there,

I just request you read a bit of the history of the discussion on the Hospiality Service site. The point of where to draw the line of sites to list ( to avoid this becoming a directory of websites ) has been in dicsussion for a long time. This user has come in and bypassed that discussion to advertise a new website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.169.2 (talk) 17:17, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you have both argued this excellently on the talkpage. If Aaida is editing under the purpose of advertising, then that is wrong. However, all the same, an untidy edit war is occuring on the article, and this is forbidden, no-matter who is in the right. I apologise if you feel you are being dealt with unfairly, but don't worry, I will not take any action until I have thoroughly reviewed the case, but at the moment, I am extremely busy in real life with all sorts of commitments, meaning my editing time here is limited. I saw the edit war, and warned anyone involved in it, because that needs to stop. If you feel you are in the right, and you want intervention from elsewhere, post a discussion on Wikipedia:Administrators noticeboard. Thankyou, Lradrama 17:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for coming in. I do think that the network would extend the article with unique characteristics. Therefore, I do not think that it would extend the article to a directory. However, I tried to extend the article in the history section to offer a solution to the two discussing parties. Unfortunately, I did get involved in this discussion to much. I would be happy to reach an consenus in this and also develop this article further / bring it up to date, in line with the developments in this area of the recent years. --Aaida (talk) 17:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
well I don't understand what "unique characteristics" means. But for the concept of hospitality exchange there are literally dozens of websites. Some googling reveals many new ones are being created -- when an idea becomes popular copy sites start to appear which is natural. But to add this new one which has been aggressively promoted so far in wikipedia by multiple people behind the organisation and not to list the others' would be unfair to all those that have come before. That is, to add your preferred website would mean to be fair it would be necessary to add all those that came before. Hence the point of it becoming a directory of websites ( and non-website organisations too ). The question, as was in the disucssion before you came in with this mini-edit-war, is where to draw the line to avoid that. It is an article about a concept. But I don't se why we're elaborating this hear on the user talk page. Should we keep this to the other discussion page? --59.167.169.2 (talk) 17:38, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Both of you seem intent on doing what is best for the article. This is excellent, although the edit war is getting out of hand. If advertising / external links is the problem, then can you both please read this essay; Wikipedia:External links. This you can use to make sure both of you reach the ideal solution. I would have loved to have stayed around for longer and helped you both out with it much more than I can at present, but this stage of the year is always extremely busy for me, and I don't have enough time on my hands to do much more at this exact moment in time. Lradrama 17:35, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lady Aleena's RfA

Lradrama...Thank you for supporting my nomination for adminship. Through it I have become aware of a great many people who can help me in my future editing endeavors. Even though I was not promoted, your support shows that I still have something to contribute to Wikipedia, even if it is minor edits to fix spelling and grammar to working in WikiProjects to help others make great articles. If you wish to further discuss the nomination, please use its talk page. Stop by my talk page anytime, even if it is just to say hello. Have a wonderful day! - LA @ 04:35, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
You're very welcome, and I am sorry to hear that you didn't succeed. However, looking on the bright side, many bits of advice have been left by everybody who voted, especially those who opposed, and once you have addressed these points, you should be ready for another go. Happy editing! Lradrama 12:36, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

for reverting my page. Dekisugi (talk) 14:27, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :-) Lradrama 21:09, 30 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] OH NOES!!11!

Getting blocked from editing would be such a terrible thing! Please, oh mighty whatever your name is, don't block me! I couldn't live! I would have to go off and become AN HERO if you did that to me! Please, please, please don't block me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.252.245.136 (talk) 21:23, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

erm, lol? weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 12:04, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I know... ;-) Lradrama 15:04, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you from Horologium

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed unanimously with the support of 100 editors. Your kindness is very much appreciated. I look forward to using the tools you have granted me to aid the project. I would like to give special thanks to Wizardman, Black Falcon and jc37 for nominating me. — Horologium
You're very welcome, and I'm glad to hear of your success. Well done! Happy editing, Lradrama 16:31, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 06:48, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello, thankyou for the message. Yes, I would like to help new users as much as possible, but what constitues highly active in your opinion? Currently a college student, and then moving onto drama school next year, I am always busy in real life and can only edit at certain times of day. Does this fit or not fit your criteria? Lradrama 09:27, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
Good point. I never did put the criteria on the page, although we discussed it on the talk page. Pretty much it is: 500+ edits per month and willing to help people who ask questions. Adminship is preferred, but not required. E-mail enabled is also not required. Useight (talk) 16:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, you have a very good project idea here I think. I usually make over 500+ edits each month, so yes, I have filled in my details. :-) Lradrama 15:16, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lady Aleena's future

Lradrama...Several people have expressed an interest in my next probable nomination for adminship. Messaging people when it happens would look a lot like canvassing, so I would prefer not doing that. If you are interested in it, you could add this to your watchlist. If it is created, you will know, maybe even before I do depending on how often you check your watchlist. If you wish to gush prior to it being officially up, have fun, but only when it happens please. I am in no particular rush. Have a very nice day! :) - LA @ 10:08, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Theatre May 2008 Newsletter

[edit] Just to say hai

Tinucherian has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend or a possibly new friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Have a great day ! -- TinuCherian (Wanna Talk?) - 10:09, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou, very much! I hope you have a great day also! Happy editing, ;-) Lradrama 16:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WBOSITG's RfA

Hello Lradrama, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in my RfA which was passed with a final tally of 114/10/4. I'm both shocked and honoured to gain so much support from users whom I admire and trust, and I hope I can avoid breaking that backing by being the best administrator I possibly can. I will take on board the opposition's comments and I hope to improve over the coming months and years. Once again, thank you! weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 20:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! Very pleased to see you succeeded. Happy editing! Lradrama 08:07, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi Lradrama, I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 23:03, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! Very pleased to see you succeeded. Happy editing! Lradrama 08:07, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 13:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure you will. Congrats! Lradrama 14:31, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Me too!

Lradrama, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations on your success! Glad to hear of it! Keep up the excellent work. :-) Lradrama 13:33, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU has a new format

Due to popular demand, HAU has a new look. Since the changes are so dramatic, I may have made some mistakes when translating the data. Please take a look at WP:HAU/EU and make sure your checkmarks are in the right place and feel free to add or remove some. There is a new feature, SoxBot V, a recently approved bot, automatically updates your online/offline status based on the length of time since your last edit. To allow SoxBot V to do this, you'll need to copy [[Category:Wikipedians who use StatusBot]] to your userpage. Obviously you are not required to add this to your userpage, however, without this, your status will always be "offline" at HAU. Thanks. Useight (talk) 17:18, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks for notifying me. I will make the necessary ammendments. Lradrama 13:35, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks!

RfA: Many thanks
Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 05:36, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Congratulations on your success! Glad to hear of it! Keep up the excellent work. :-) Lradrama 13:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks again!  :) --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 18:06, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help needed

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Worrying vandalism to suicide We need someone to call the Ilford Police: 020 8478 1123. Can you? --S.dedalus (talk) 04:15, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I can see where your concern is coming from, but to be honest, it just looks like the average vandalism one tends to get on Wikipedia. To experienced R.C.Patrollers, this is nothing new. Further more, I am only a Wikipedia administrator, resitricted to intervention within the Wiki-community only and not outside, real-life matters. This type of thing is out of my hands. BTW can you not call the number? Lradrama 13:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, and no I could get through on the long distance call. To be safe it seems others have now contacted the local department. Always best to be safe where these sorts of statements are concerned. --S.dedalus (talk) 00:19, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, OK, well as long as it's been seen to then. Happy editing. Lradrama 06:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spot on!

Though, its probably my fast internet:) But im going to have a break now just to let you take care of it for a while. Thanks, good luck and thanks for the barnstar, i appreciate it. Roadrunnerz45 (talk 2 me) 12:33, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome! Happy editing. ;-) Lradrama 12:35, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks so much for your support in my RfA, which closed successfully this morning. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 19:49, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

You're quite welcome! Glad to see you succeeded. Congrats, and, happy editing! Lradrama 13:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Lradrama/Huggle

Odd. I would consider myself an experienced user, for a start. Anyway, I'm open to suggestions. What would you like me to do about this percieved problem? -- Gurchzilla (talk) 14:14, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

It's nothing to do with yourself in that way. You created a fine tool. But with one or two RfAs in mind, I think that some candidate's are using the tool in order to have a high edit count while doing little else on Wikipedia. Lradrama 14:18, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
You say that like it's a bad thing. A high edit count is only a problem to someone who suffers from editcountitis Gurchzilla (talk) 14:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
No no, a high edit count is a good thing, but only when a user has earned it. Huggle increases ones edit count to a massive amount in a short space of time. This is fine, so long as the candidate branches out into other areas of Wikipedia. But certainly one of the candidate's hasn't done this. I don't think some supporters have looked beyond the edit count, which can thus me misleading. Lradrama 14:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
To save both of you repeating yourself, you might want to read this conversation, in which Gurch answers most questions you're likely to raise. — iridescent 14:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, thankyou. I have a bus to catch & will read it soon... Lradrama 14:42, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Gurch my good friend. :-) I have re-written the essay. Those lot at RfA where I raised the issue could seem to grasp what I was getting across, so I've re-done the whole thing. Sorry if it seemed like an attack on you or your tool, it wasn't meant to be like that. Whatever, it got blown way out of proportion... Lradrama 16:18, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
The next version of Huggle will allow access to be controlled in a number of ways. It can be limited by number of edits, age of account, possession of rollback or presence on an approval list. Which, if any of these, are used remains to be seen -- Gurchzilla (talk) 18:46, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
That's a good idea. I think age of account & presence of an approval list are the most significant of those. Tools like this are always best in hands of those who are experienced and thus capable. Lradrama 19:51, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

Thanks very much! Hopefully he won't be too disheartened by the "strong opposes" he's gained in the RfA. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 10:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I hope not. There's nothing worse than getting shot down in flames after having the courage to nominate's oneself in such a public affair. Opposes should be more of an explanation as to how a candidate can improve for future attempts, not a strong, heated blast of opinion. Happy editing, Lradrama 14:51, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Don't sweat

Imagine what life would be like if nobody had ever said anything they'd go on to regret in future. You didn't do wonderfully, but you did OK. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 11:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou, bringing that discussion back to life was quite uncomfortable. But as they say, one learns from one's mistakes, and I've moved on since then. Lradrama 11:49, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Sorry if you felt bad reliving it, I didn't intend that. Just curious as to if there was anything I needed to know while defending him. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 11:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
It's fine, don't worry about it. You were perfectly correct in wishing to see the discussion. I just don't feel as if he's a very civil user, and on-the-whole a Wikipedian people wouldn't wish to work with after an encounter like that. Lradrama 11:53, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question

What was the reason you used rollback on this edit? It didn't actually look like vandalism to me (more like a borderline joke edit), and was in the process of removing it manually rather than with rollback. I'm not criticizing, I'd just like to know why. Thanks. Acalamari 19:05, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

It clearly violates POV & as you said, more of a joke. All the same it's not supposed to be entered onto a Wikipedia article & why manually remove it when you can just use rollback? Jokes are basically vandalism anyway, wouldn't you agree? Lradrama 19:14, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the explanation. Personally, it's not something I would have reverted with rollback, but I don't object to your use of it there. You're right that jokes don't belong articles. Interestingly enough, after I posted my message on your talk page, someone decided to vandalize it. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 19:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I've just noticed it. Thankyou for reverting it. Can I just ask exactly why you used rollback there? Sorry, a bad joke, which are no more permitted on Wikipedia than good ones - better revert it, but do it manually please. ;-) ;-). Best wishes and happy editing. Lradrama 19:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

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Thankyou. :-) Lradrama 19:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
You're welcome! Acalamari 19:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

This page...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Smizik is being vandalized. Read the second paragraph!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.183.185.9 (talk) 19:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou for that, it was clearly POV & I have removed it. Lradrama 19:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Erm, I've just realised who you are! Erm, what can I say, erm, thanks! Lradrama 19:12, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Accidental recreate of csd article

Hi, you just wiped out Sukhmanpreet singh sidhu, but I was editing it to remove an errant template while it was waiting for deletion. My edit recreated the article without warning me yet that it had just been deleted. Could you delete the accidental recreated article? Thanks. ju66l3r (talk) 08:23, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

That's absolutely fine, no worries. I've deleted it again. Thanks for letting me know. Happy editing! :-) Lradrama 08:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Award

Thank you very much for the award, it is a nice surprise. :) Personally I think he should be blocked now, it is his second sin of the same kind. He was warned in September when blocked to refrain from such actions. He exactly knew what he was doing when using multiple IP sockpuppets, I have blocked all of them. The funniest part of his last block affair was when he tried to convince the community he edits from Prague from some college and the second account from the USA. Of course WP:RFCU confirmed that he lied. - Darwinek (talk) 13:48, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

You're most welcome. I have considered his position, and weighed up both positive & negative facts about him. He is an experienced editor, with contributions going back to 2006. However, despite his time here, he refuses to co-operate at times, so I have blocked him for 1 month. In that time, he can reflect on his position within this community & gather his thoughts. Whether he returns reformed I do not know, but if he is still the same disruptive editor, he should be blocked indefinately. Lradrama 13:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you. Hope he will think about his behaviour during that time. By the way, I noticed you are an Englishman=football fan by birth :), do you plan to watch the Euro 2008? - Darwinek (talk) 14:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Despite not being a dedicated football fan myself, I will however be following it. I don;t watch football unless it's something really important. So, yes I will be watching it to see how we get on. Lradrama 21:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Good. :) Bolekpolivka requested unblock, see his talk page and deceptive rationale. It will be good to watch it to be sure. - Darwinek (talk) 21:30, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I've seen that unblock request. He's trying to make it seem as if we're conspiring against him somehow. Lol ;-) Lradrama 21:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
The unblock request has been rightfully declined. Infact, the image he tried to create about us was exactly this; User:Lradrama/Chess (a musical description of an admin). (I don't mind if you don't find it funny, it amused me and that's all that matters). Hehe Lradrama 21:44, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
It is great and true unfortunately. Many people think we are monsters, corrupted etc. - Darwinek (talk) 21:50, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Logging in

Seems like I'm going to have to get used to the new way to log in if they don't sort the problem out. *Sigh* D.M.N. (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorted! We can log in the normal way again! Lradrama 20:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Ah, great stuff. While I'm talking to you, you may notice me tremble pass the door called RFA within the next month or so.... D.M.N. (talk) 20:58, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I have seen you very active around the RfA and Admin noticeboard areas as of late. Would it be your first shot at RfA? Lradrama 21:00, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Nope. You will remember me as "Davnel03" before I asked for my username to be changed. I was blocked indef last April for legal threats, after I retracted them in July I was unblocked. My previous three RFAs failed, the first one because of experience, the second and third mainly because of the legal threat, but also because it was too soon afterwards. Spartaz (talk · contribs) has helped me quite a bit with admin coaching, and that has helped a lot. Hopefully people will see that the block is in the past (over a year ago), and that I should have a good chance of becoming admin. It shouldn't be a self-nom either, I think I will have at least 3-4 people co-nomming me. :) D.M.N. (talk) 21:08, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, I remember you from Wikipedia:Wikiproject Formula One, and I also remember you being the first person to award me a barnstar, back in April last year (that's about a year and a month ago!). I wish you the best of luck with the RfA & I'm sure I'll come across it, as I'm round that area of the site a lot. Just one thing; if you do get negative comments from people who participate, don't take them to heart - see them as advice to help you keep improving. :-) I wish you the very best of luck with it. Lradrama 21:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. If it does start going well, the chances are it could get sock-hounded by blocked sockpuppeter Cowboycaleb1, who's basically, let's say, harrasing me for the past few months.... D.M.N. (talk) 21:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU

Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 22:23, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IP troll

Hi there - I don't think we disagree that this is a problem user. My take on things was that, if he can switch between IPs that easily, indef blocks risk causing collateral damage for no greater protection to Wikipedia than extended IP blocks. Perhaps a rangeblock is in order, but that's far beyond my technical capabilities! Regards, BencherliteTalk 11:28, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

It's OK I can see your concerns. The 6 month block is fine. I'm glad we were able to sort this out quickly and efficiently. Thankyou. It is what working on Wikipedia should be like all the time. Best wishes, Lradrama 11:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
A barnstar and a Wikismile from different people on the same day? I really ought to do some real work... Much appreciated. Cheers, BencherliteTalk 11:34, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
No worries, happy editing ;-) Lradrama 11:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: AN

THANK YOU!!!!!! I cannot express through a keyboard how much I mean that. I just did a quick search on Youtube to try to find a video to express what I mean, but there is nothing forceful enough....... I guess I'll just leave it at that. J.delanoygabsanalyze 20:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Lol you're are quite welcome. That message was enough to convey how you felt. I know how you feel, my userpage and talkpage together have been vandalised over 80 times. :-S. You might want semi-protection. Very best wishes, Lradrama 20:44, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Well, I've been vandalized more than 250 times altogether (probably closer to 300 after that spat...) and nothing has come close to ticking me off like that. Those guys were egging each other on, and I was their primary target. I don't know... I really hate to get my talk page protected... *sigh* I guess I'll just treat this as an isolated incident. If something like that happens again, I'll request permanent semi-protection for my talk page and create a subpage for non-autoconfirmed users similar to User:Riana's. Again, thank you. J.delanoygabsanalyze 20:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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Well, it's up to you. I've never had mine protected no matter how bad it has got, I just see it as one of the things you've gotta accept when you're a recent changes patroller. Thankyou for the cookie! Happy editing, Lradrama 08:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The IP troll is back

Please see this diff. I thought there was a range block.... BalkanFever 10:10, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Blocked, 6 months as per the others. BencherliteTalk 10:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Range block for a troll? BencherliteTalk 10:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
OK good work guys. Lradrama 15:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks =)

Hey L.d., I just wanted to thank you for your participation in my recent RFA. Who would've thought the hardest part would be getting out all this RFA spam?! anyways, please find a templated thank-you below, in addition to this thoughtful hand-typed message. your comments are also welcome at my in-depth RFA analysis. cheers, xenocidic (talk) 12:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam
Well done! Glad to hear of your success :-) Lradrama 15:57, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the Protection!

Thanks for the revert to my userpage. Johnman239 <3 (talk) 18:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, anytime! Happy editing :-) Lradrama 19:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:User talk:69.181.185.39

Thanks for your consern. I'm editing my own talk page just do not want to log in. I'm going to delete your message too. Please do not put it back. Thanks.--69.181.185.39 (talk) 20:25, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

OK. Why do you not wish to log in? Infact, if your deleting my previous message, I'll just leave a copy here...you might not receive it then...nvm. Lradrama 20:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Theatre June 2008 Newsletter

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks, Lradrama, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.

I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements.
Thank you again.
AngelOfSadness talk 23:20, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Well done! I'm very pleased to see you did well. I always knew you would be a good admin, all the way back from July last year, when I first met you on here. Best wishes, and happy editing! Lradrama 12:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)