User talk:Metros/Archive 9

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[edit] Discussion notice

Thanks, I'll take a look. --Bobak (talk) 22:51, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: RFPP

There was a valid reason: there are some good IP editors out there, e.g. 68.39.174.238 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • http • block user • block log). I wasn't trying to be disruptive, or make a WP:POINT.

I hope you have a good Christmas and that we can get on in 2008! --Solumeiras talk 17:36, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but those articles are semi-protected for a reason. The second that they are unprotected will lead to a huge, massive influx of vandalism. There already are huge amounts of vandalism on those pages from sleeper accounts that wait until they are a few days old before they commit the vandalism. There is no reason that these should be protected for quite some time. Metros (talk) 17:38, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
  • OK, I understand it now, Metros. It was silly of me to suggest it. I know you and me haven't got on, but in 2008, can we try and get on?? For the record, though, I have been an IP editor before so I understand their frustration at not being able to edit certain articles. Thanks for your advice, --Solumeiras talk 17:50, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Deletion discussion response

We recieved this message: "A album that features (to quote the article) "mostly unheard independent musicians." There is no notability for this record as far as I can see. In addition, the user who created this article is Stonecutter Records (talk · contribs) which happens to also be the name of the label who released the album. Metros (talk) 19:06, 20 December 2007 (UTC)"


The remainder of the sentence reads: "...it also carries some star power with songs from Marty Casey & Lovehammers, and Howard Levy."

I can go into more depth about how Marty Casey came in 2nd place on "Rockstar: INXS", how Howard Levy is a legendary harmonica player, who co-founded Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, or how Andreas Kapsalis composed the film score for the popular documentary Black Gold

These are credible musicians and a credible project. Please do not delete this article, I can add this information to the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stonecutter Records (talk • contribs)

"We" refers to myself and a colleague who have interest in the label. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stonecutter Records (talk • contribs)

[edit] Offensive

Can you please not inform me that I am using Wikipedia as a blog, I really find that rude. Can you not do that again? I have also deleted your notice. Nillanilla3ee Talk 21:44, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

  • OK, I will try to contriibute more.

Nillanilla3ee Talk 21:50, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FYI

The page protection for the talk page of 76.247.222.101 (talk · contribs) has expired before the block expired and he is currently deleting stuff off the Talk page. I'm not familiar with this particular editor and since you are the blocking admin, I thought you would like to know about it. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 09:16, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ChampionMart MfD

Can i just ask how it is contradictory.  Sunderland06  14:47, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

One ChampionMart MFD you say it needs to be kept with the strongest keep possible. Then on Vintei's MFD you said that ChampionMart is "a waste of space." So in one instance you say it's great and needs to be kept and in another you said it's crap and only wastes space on Wikipedia. Totally contradictory. Metros (talk) 14:51, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
if i did say that ChampionMart is a waste of space then it is defiently a typing error.  Sunderland06  14:53, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
This is why you need to make sure you communicate clearly. In the future, please re-read your comments before you post them and consider using a spell checker. You seem to have a lot of grammatical and spelling errors that will cause people to have less respect for you on Wikipedia. Metros (talk) 14:58, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] There's a stopping point

Read my comment on ANI. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 15:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

What are you talking about with the "there's a stopping point"? As in a stopping point when you'll finally stop making user space edits that keep getting deleted by MFD and start making productive edits to the article space on a more regular basis? When is that coming? I'd like to be able to let everyone else know so we can celebrate the fact that we no longer have to deal with the stupidity of !voting on your MFDs on a weekly basis. Metros (talk) 15:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Warning

I did not deserve the warning you gave me. I really was doing some typo fixing to your talk page.  iXela  talk  15:32, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Doesn't matter. You were editing someone else's comments. If that user wants the edit fixed, they'll fix it themselves. Metros (talk) 15:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your block of Gp75motorsports

This was a manifestly excessive block of a good-faith user who was not being intentionally disruptive. I will reduce the block to 48 hours; personally I don't think you should have blocked at all, but I don't plan to wheel-war over this. (Further discussion should take place at the ANI thread, but I felt I should notify you personally of my opinion on this matter.) WaltonOne 18:03, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I didn't block him. Metros (talk) 18:04, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, wrong user talk page. Honest mistake. WaltonOne 18:06, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Vintei/shop

Why did you nominated shops to be deleted? I am going to tell you something: The goal of a shop is to help users (specially newcomers), not to earn money, or build an emporium of shops. Please read: WP:WWIN Macy's123 19:56, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

If you'd like to know why I nominated these for deletion, please read my nomination statement in the MfDs. Metros (talk) 19:58, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About Ace Ferella

"Far-fetched" isnt the word you are looking for. You see, there are thousands of professional wrestlers that wrestle at the age of 16 before there high school diploma's are actually finished, and they have a huge success with it, going on from independent promotions to wrestling paying careers. Gary, however, DOES wrestle at the UPWA, but hasnt shown up much recently. As for "Far-fetched" at the age of 16, in North Carolina if you havent known, there limit of age is 16 years old. Not 18 years old like most states. I would be more than glad if you can remove the warning on my article now, and thank you.

--Blast325 (talk) 21:36, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Show us some sources that say he's notable and we will keep the article, but none of that exists right now. Metros (talk) 21:40, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

If you would actually look at the bottom of the article, it gives you the official site of the UPWA. All of the wrestlers I've used as names that have faced against Ace Ferella are real names, and it shows proof on the home page of UPWA. --Blast325 (talk) 21:57, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Where are the sources that show where he wrestled against them and earned his titles? By the way, you argue that he's able to compete now because he's 16 and 16 is the age you can wrestle professionally at...so what about the part in the article where you say he first started wrestling in 2006, so before he was even 15 he was wrestling? Metros (talk) 22:03, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Gary isnt as important as you think he is. He doesnt come on every day for a on-air show of CBS, or anything like that. Yes, most fortunately he was wrestling in 2006, like I said he had a friend named John who helped him actually get into the South Bend Wrestling Association. He absolutely loved professional wrestling at that point and would do any thing to be in the ring. The owner accepted his form, and let him into the first independent promotion he was ever in. Also, I am his sports agent, and if you want I have a camera that I can take a picture of him right now and post it onto that article. I could tell him right now, if you want me to? The bad thing is he is sleeping at this point in my house, though. --Blast325 (talk) 22:16, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shops

If you really want to delete these, here's another one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Runewiki777/shop Enjoy, eh?-- Vintei  Talk  00:15, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Do you want more shops? clic here. Isn't your goal to destroy shops? Macy's123 10:17, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Please be civil, he doesn't want you to leave, he just thinks that shops might be too distracting. Marlith 22:06, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 76.247.222.101

Maybe this guy's talk page should be deleted and salted or something, he's completely nuts :-/ --Closedmouth (talk) 08:19, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion discussion

Can you please stop replying to all the deletion discussions that I attend in?  iXela  talk  16:36, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I've commented in two you've commented in. The first one is obvious for me to reply in since I'm the one who initiated it. The second one makes sense because it's based on the same principles that I nominated the other shops. So, no, I will not stop commenting there. Metros (talk) 16:46, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Well, he shouldn't of deleted my page without a fair and just discussion about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikimarruttman (talk • contribs)

He was clearly correct in his judgment of your article. Being upset with someone's actions does not give you a right to be disruptive and blank his talk page. Metros (talk) 17:53, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:

Yes, thank you very much!IslaamMaged126 (talk) 17:52, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smileys?

I did? Did you check the diffs? I know I didn't remove the smileys and I was joking about the signature. Yes, you were being difficult, and yes there was a warrant for WP:Dick. Yamakiri 12-23-2007 20:16:52

Yes you did. You removed about a dozen smilies it looks like. And I wasn't the one who left the comment that you called difficult. And like I said, his comments there were not difficult and were valid concerns. Also, you need to tone down your siganture a bit, thanks, Metros (talk) 20:19, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh, that's what that button does... Seriously! I've got alot of buttons up top of my screen, and I must've used the tab index somehow. Sorry for getting you confused with Mr.Z. Please see User:Yamakiri/monobook.js, and User:Yamakiri on Firefox/deluxe.js. User talk:Yamakiri 12-23-2007 20:27:17
And why exactly am I looking at your monobook? And why did you substitute your user links onto here? Metros (talk) 20:31, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
To show you I wasn't lying. Thank you for doing your "job" of sorts as an admin. User:Yamakiri 12-23-2007 20:41:31
Please don't post that annoying signature here again. Thanks, Metros (talk) 20:43, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Not to start a "thing" and out of curiousity...why don't you like strange and slightly unusual signatures? Just curious. Take Care and Merry Christmas...User:Neutralhomer 20:46, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Unnecessary clutter. Metros (talk) 20:49, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Sure thing! But only since it's Christmas. Pré tell (I think that's how you put the French expression). User:Yamakiri 20:52, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Oh, just saw that post (Why didn't I get an EC?) 20:53, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Make sense. Take Care....NeutralHomer T:C 20:54, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

YДмΔќʃʀï→ГC← 12-23-2007 • 23:29:15 has wished you well! Joy promotes WikiLove and hopefully this little bit has helped make your day better. Spread the WikiJoy by sharing the joy someone else, Try to brighten the day of as many people as you can! Keep up the great editing! Thank you for what you do!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

[edit] Melt the clouds of sin and sadness drive the dark of doubt away!

Joy

Marlith has given you a kitten! Kittens promote Wikilove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and keep up the excellent editing! Send kittens to others by adding {{subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Marlith 22:09, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parasitic twin

Be gentle. You may be dealing with that poor baby's parents. --Una Smith (talk) 22:28, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I wasn't referring to the child, I was referring to the massive blue cropping job. Metros (talk) 22:29, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
"Be gentle" still applies.  :-) That editor seems to be having trouble with using images on Wikipedia. Could you lend a hand? --Una Smith (talk) 23:06, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comment/question

I don't think my shop is the same as Vintei's shop and therefore shouldn't be included in Vintei/shop's Mfd. If you think my shop should be deleted, could you please make a new MFD for it? RuneWiki777 00:50, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Another thing. If my shop was just signature creation/making would it be ok? RuneWiki777 00:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] It was not my intention.

I'm sorry if i've caused an offense, it not my intention and i am trying to help out in articles like the one which I'm currently working on Spellforce 2: Dragon Storm and sometimes i do tend to ask help on users talk page if i don't know what to do, and I'm sorry. SKYNET (talk) 15:50, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

It's okay to use the talk pages to ask for help on these articles, but all I see out of you is socializing and making your user space and signatures look better. That is not what Wikipedia is meant for. Like I said, you have 700+ edits to user spaces but 14 to the articles. Metros (talk) 15:52, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm trying to find things to do, like fixing typo errors, or other things. SKYNET (talk) 15:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
Well good. I suggest you do that for awhile. Since my warning to you several minutes ago, you've made 16 edits and all of them have been to user spaces including 6 related to your online status and 1 related to your signature. Metros (talk) 15:57, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: 2007 Oregon State Beavers Football Team.

I apologize. Can you help me find some sources, because I really want my team to be recognized. Tech43 (talk) 18:16, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I am truly sorry for my poor editing skills. I'm just not very good. Metros, give me some advice on how to improve. I really do want to improve. Tech43 (talk) 18:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Try talking to the editors at Wikipedia:WikiProject College football. They could give you ideas about how to improve the Beavers article. Metros (talk) 18:20, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and did you take a look at my earlier contributions to this site? I actually did do good things for NASCAR articles. Can you please acknowledge this? Because you kind of made me want to quit this site. I've almost lost my passion. All thanks to you. Tech43 (talk)

I also wanted to inform you that I did put my stuff back on there, because I feel that I was making positive contributions to this site. I don't why you don't like me. What did I do to you. I have been on this site for 19 months, I have created 4 articles, and yet YOU spit on that! Well, guess what? I am a good contibutor. I'm not here all the time, OK? I don't have time time to focus very much, ok? I TRY to get better yet you insult me for no good reason? Give me an explanation of why you don't like anything I do. Tech43 (talk) 18:41, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Because your edits are not appropriate in that state. You cannot go around talking about how a victory is a "nice win" or how they "crush" the opponents. You have to stick to a neutral point of view and use sourced facts and not your personal commentary. Metros (talk) 18:42, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, what if I went back, and I added more neutral commentary? Would that work? Tech43 (talk) 18:45, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Do you have sources to back up what you're saying? Metros (talk) 18:46, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to go try find some. I don't how to make links to other pages. Teach me. Contrary to my name I know nothing about technology. Tech43 (talk) 18:48, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Two good places to start are Wikipedia:Citing_sources and Wikipedia:Citation_templates. These give you a good idea on how to format your sources into these articles. Metros (talk) 18:50, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Oh, and sorry for my outburst earlier. I have a bad temper sometimes. Tech43 (talk) 18:51, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Personal commentary

As you removed my personal commentary and only mine, I must question why the edit that I made was singled out for your own editing, and why the rest of the page Talk:Jamie Lynn Spears remains dripping with personal commentary. Zchris87v 04:56, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Concern

Hello, Metros. Thanks for protecting Category talk:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of TougHHead. But I have concern for this, because the protection template states that "If you cannot edit this page and you wish to make a change, you can discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or create an account." Perhaps you could un-protect the talk page in a while? Thanks.

PS, sorry TougHHead keeps making immature socks to harass you. JetLover (talk) (Report a mistake) 02:00, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
I don't think it's necessary. The protection of the category page is only semi and the only IP users that have used it so far (and will likely be the only ones who'd ever want to use it) have been TougHHead's IPs. If it becomes an issue, I will reconsider, but I don't think it's a necessary change to make. Metros (talk) 02:07, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Improvement

Metros, I wanted to say thank you. When you told me I spent too much time socializing, and not enough time editing, you did a good thing. I realized, I wasn't being a very good member of this community. Thanks to your message, and our arguement thingie, I have commited myself to being better at this site. I really have made some good contributions lately, and while i'm still talking to people, i'm working too. You probaly don't care very much, but I just wanted to say thank you anyways. Sayonarra, Tech43 (talk) 02:56, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Page protection

Sorry for requesting that, it's just I haven't got a copy of MediaWiki 1.12 to download so I can't actually test the new feature! --Solumeiras talk 15:46, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

It's not your personal testing ground. We implement it when necessary, not when you feel like seeing what it looks like. Metros (talk) 15:56, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Sorry for that. Just got myself a WAMP server, use it for running my personal wiki. If I want to create pages on non-notable things, it's an alternative outlet for such things, safely on 127.0.0.1. Apologies for that page protection thing. I've just started getting back into mainspace editing again, which can only be a good thing. As regards these "shops" on MfD, well, I agree with your points made about them. If I created a page about infoboxes and how to use them in my userspace, would that get on Miscellany for deletion or do you think the community would allow it?? But it's certainly true, that for the most part, these things lean too much towards community-building. It's all about balance, isn't it?? --Solumeiras talk 18:12, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Port Charlotte High School

If you want citations, why the hell do you remove them after they are put in place? —Preceding unsigned comment added by GO-PCHS-NJROTC (talk • contribs)

No, I didn't remove any of your references. I just properly formatted them. So check your facts before you get to yelling at other editors. Also, I see nothing on the page you're linking to as a reference that provides any of that information. Metros (talk) 17:39, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Okay, now I better understand, but what did distract me was the "citation needed" template. If it's cited n references, why does it still need a citation? Does it need more citations? I'll get more I guess. GO-PCHS-NJROTC (talk) 17:45, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
I see nothing on that page that you're linking to that gives any of the information that you placed in the article. Where, for example, is the information about the awards? Or the information about the hurricane which destroy part of the facility? Metros (talk) 17:53, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Destroy part of the faculty? That's not exactly what I meant, the practice area was damaged, not the team or instructors who used the practice area. And I apologize for the confusion, that link was incorrect, clicking the "Clubs & Activities" icon on that page pulls up what you're looking for. Although http://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/schools/pchs/clubs.htm is displayed when following the link, the URL http://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/schools/pchs/frames.htm will still show in the address bar. Various clubs and groups, including NJROTC and MUN, will be found on this page. About PCHS can be found at http://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/schools/pchs/aboutpchs.htm. How did you convert the references to the "proper format"?
I never said "destroy part of the faculty;" I said "destroy part of the facility." Your citations need to point directly to the information you're talking about. It can't be "here's a link to this page and if you click a link there it'll bring you to this page which will then bring you to this page for this information." So if there NJROTC information is at a particular web page, please link directly to that as your resource and directly to the relevant pages. Metros (talk) 18:10, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
You also cannot copy and paste information from that website to here. Metros (talk) 18:14, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hey

I call every one a waste of sperm meaning that the comment they make is like there child and its a waste of time and space that they to try and vandalize pages.--DarkFierceDeityLink 20:16, 30 December 2007 (UTC) And why am I on your watch page(the thing with Jamie lyn spears was my sister who doesnt like her b/c she is having a baby.)

Yes, which is why it's a personal attack and inappropriate. Metros (talk) 20:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
How the hell is it a personal attack if the person who really is being an idiot and inappropriate messing something up that other people read this is why wikipedia is not allowed in school reports for idiots who mess things up and i call there comment a waste of sperm maybe the person who writes the comments is a waste of sperm also and i dont know why i'm getting yelled at i changed half the stuff idits put and you can check your self also i even asked help v/c the moron kept putting it back pn.--DarkFierceDeityLink 20:24, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Because you're not supposed to sink down to their level. If you keep going around calling them "idiots," "morons," or "wastes of sperm," or any other incivility, you will be blocked. Metros (talk) 20:30, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

EveryDayJoe45 this guy right he said something to me that was rude and I really don't see anyone removing his text or giving him a prosonal attack thing explain that to me.--DarkFierceDeityLink 19:16, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

I left a message to that user about personal attacks. But, you need to apologize to EveryDayJoe45 for your nonsense. You warned him for vandalism on an article that, as far as I can tell, he has never edited before. You called him a waste of sperm. You were nothing but incivil to him. You owe him an apology. Metros (talk) 19:37, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commentary

Yeah I thought about that as I was posting it. Pretty much true, but probably not necessary in a resolved tag ;-) Avruchtalk 20:36, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User: Technogreek43

That is me. You see Metros, I am throwing that name away. I was putting my page back up. It was my page after all. I'm trying to redeem nmyself right now. Don't ruin it for me. 98.161.53.217 (talk) 02:40, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

If you want to edit your user page, use your user account. There's no need to be editing it through an IP. To see another user editing someone else's user page like that appears to be vandalism which is why it was reverted. Metros (talk) 02:41, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Alright. i will log in 1 lat time, and revert back to when I was active. I'm sorry that I'm leaving. Before i fade off, I want to wish you and your family a safe and happy new year. That will be all. 98.161.53.217 (talk) 02:43, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Friends with template

I don't know - I guess people generally have wider latitude in userboxes stored in userspace than templates stored in template space. I don't think the box/template is really necessary, but if I wanted to delete it from his userspace that seems like it'd be an MfD issue. Also - he has added it to his userspace, but it still exists as a template (appropriately, since the TfD isn't over). The template should be deleted regardless. Avruchtalk 04:59, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Argh, thats irritating. Damn AWB. Avruchtalk 05:02, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User's using talkpages as a forum

Metros,

I'm concerned about these users,

Ichliebezuko

Lover of the sand

VampiricCat

Oreo lover

A pyrate's life for me...

They are constantly using their talkpages as a forum, i've been monitoring them for awhile and they have disobeyed your warning. →Yun-Yuuzhan→ 17:23, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I did it for a reason

That warning you gave me was unnecasary. I did that for a reason. You see, this user is my brother, and he has decided to leave Wikipedia. I put the Retired thing up because he asked me to. It was not vandalism. User:Nillanilla3ee 23:53, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

He can sign in and do it himself if he wants. Metros (talk) 23:54, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FYI

Nothing bad yet, but after his unblock, User:Neutralhomer has resumed his stalking of my contribs, as shown here on a page he's never edited before. I don't want to "tattle", but this is how everything has started the last few times. JPG-GR (talk) 19:17, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

and he has re-added the abusive header to his talkpage. βcommand 22:01, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Which I have nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User talk:Neutralhomer/TopDeely a minute or two before your post. Thanks though, Metros (talk) 22:03, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Metros....If you don't like the header, don't post on the page. I don't think editors should have "Rouge Admin" userboxes, because they are incivil in their own right, but they aren't going anywhere. So, if you are to delete my header as incivil, you will have to do the same there...and with Calton's rules too. Gotta show some consistency in your actions, or it looks like you have it out for me. - NeutralHomer T:C 22:15, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
I replied to your ANI post. - NeutralHomer T:C 22:33, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Possible violation of username to another user

Metros i've found a user called User:A pirates life for me which is very simular and a possible sock to User:A pyrate's life for me... should this be dealt with. Vorta What do you want 21:28, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oops!

Heh...sorry 'bout that. Merely following WP:EDITOR, or so I thought 'till I discovered he was banned. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 03:27, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

While you're here, care to explain the point of this? How is obsessing over this guy a good thing? Metros (talk) 03:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
(shaking) I dunno anymore. Here's why below. It's a message to Goodshoped35110s that Herman left.

Hello Everybody, a little message to Goodshoped35110 and who else might read it. . . First off, I would like to say I love your comment(s) about the "automated rifle" when talking about taking me off wikipedia(Herman). And I would like to say that, well, your right, and that you will need that kind of fire power, especially when I finally assemble the project that I am currently working on. I currently have assembled, through an online blog to have "Herman" launch non-stop wiki attacks from multiple places in the United States. I also currently have a member who is undercover, trying to obtain the administrator position to unleash unheard of havoc. The damage that would be dealt would make even the megaliths of war look subordinate in comparison.

The next thing worth mentioning is that you don't have all of our sock puppets listed, but rather are missing many, including the ones in Spanish, Germane, Russian, and like this one, pig Latin. You will never defeat Herman, in fact, the guerrilla war thats being arranged will be the Virgina Poly Tech Massacre all over again. This will be ready and executable approximately in mid February. I need the finishing touches. Get ready for this.

Can You Handle it?

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Goodshoped35110s"

I don't know if this is for real or not, but still, you know? --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 15:26, 12 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Uh Oh

I just wanted wanted a cool signature. But I don't know how. But I'll stop the template stuff if you want me to--Angel David (talk) 15:30, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I didn't mean any offense. I removed a warning on my talk page a long time and I got in trouble.--Angel David (talk) 16:07, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Can you show me where it is that you "got in trouble" for removing warnings? Metros (talk) 16:26, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Well I removed something *scratches head". but if was about my bad behaviour. I belive it is somewhere here--Angel David (talk) 16:37, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FYI

See Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Angel David. Friday (talk) 16:58, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kind of like jumping up and down screaming 'SHOOT AT ME!'...

...wasn't it? HalfShadow (talk) 00:08, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

They're so cute when they want attention. Metros (talk) 00:09, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
And you have to admit, it was quite nice of him to spare you the effort of looking for him. HalfShadow (talk) 00:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] *ahem*

But you can't argue that my edits to the Wikipedia namespace weren't useful. Besides, I'm an ACC clerk who signed up before the ban started, so I'm only carrying out my job. I know my edits to "user talk" spaces haven't been that useful, but that's why I'm cutting down on them. Heck, I was willing to leave PeeWee alone before the thread at ANI started. Therefore the ban is unnecesary. --User:Gp75motorsports 20:38, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

No, the ban is necessary as we're trying to get you to focus on the mission of the encyclopedia which is to be...an encyclopedia. Metros (talk) 20:40, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Wow, your creation of the user name wasn't correct. The user requested "Patrick Maun" to be his user name. You said it was similar to "Patrickmaun". So then you created "P. Maun". But you haven't noted that anywhere nor do I see any discussion between you and this user about coming to an agreement with "P. Maun" as the new user name. Metros (talk) 20:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Dammit! Something's up with my account. Does the "but should be created shortly" message automatically show up when I put "0-edit user" up? --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 20:54, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Now it does, but it didn't at first because you didn't have that in. There is nothing wrong with your account, just the actions you took. You didn't fill in the full template. Have you actually read all of Wikipedia:Request_an_account/Administrators? If you read it, it says that in events where the user name is similar, you leave that for admins to create; you don't make that judgment. See Wikipedia:ACC#CWB for example. Algebraist isn't an admin but made the notation of the similarities and then an admin, Od Mishehu, came along to do it.
So, while your edits are good intentioned, they're still not fully "useful" as you term it. You still haven't addressed why you decided to make it with another name. Metros (talk) 21:06, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
I just gave a reason after I read this. Notify me on my talk if there's anything else wrong with it. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 21:15, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
You should take heed of what advice you got here from Tra. But, of course, all of this is moot because, according to your topic ban, you shouldn't be editing those pages anyway for a few months. Metros (talk) 21:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

He is trying to help. Just because he is getting things wrong doesn't mean he should be prohibited from editing WP:ACC or any other projectspace area. WaltonOne 22:04, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

No, but his topic ban is a good reason to prohibit him from editing WP:ACC or any other projectspace area. Metros (talk) 22:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
But the topic ban was unjustified, as I've said. By all means stop him from editing his userspace, but I don't see what good it does to stop him editing projectspace. Has he made a large number of unconstructive projectspace edits? I just don't want to see a good-faith user, any good-faith user, driven off the project by draconian sanctions. I'm not blaming you for this; you're only implementing the consensus at ANI. But that particular ANI decision was a poor one. WaltonOne 22:25, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
The basis of the projectspace ban (in my opinion, I can't speak for all those involved) is probably how much GP has focused on trying to form his projects through the Wikiproject council and other related things. I can't speak for the entire reasons behind it though, just one of the things I see to justify it. And like I said, you're the only one standing up saying it's unjustified. Metros (talk) 22:36, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
I don't really see how excessive creation of projects is disruptive. WaltonOne 22:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism to my page

Thanks for reverting! Ros0709 (talk) 21:59, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: My Comment

) I honestly don't remember how I came across your talk page. If I had to guess, you made an edit on an article that I visited or something of that nature. I apologize if I offended you in any fashion.--InDeBiz1 (talk) 23:01, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Uh huh. You wouldn't happen to be someone I know as another user name would you? Metros (talk) 23:03, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Nope, this is the only user name that I have. I have done a little editing under the IPs of my work and my residence, however, when I've forgotten to log in.--InDeBiz1 (talk) 23:14, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Uhhh

Okay this is going to lead to a battle of my conscience. Which one do I listen to? Yamakiri or Metros--Angel David (talk) 23:06, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, considering that I'm an admin who could actually carry out (or, in this case, refuse) the deletion...I'd say trust the admin. Metros (talk) 23:12, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Actually, I am not going to request my page for deletion. You are right. Sorry Yamakiri wherever you are. I like my user page too much to have it deleted.--Angel David (talk) 01:50, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Great, now go do something useful or an admin may come along to protect your user page to prevent you from editing it so frequently while not doing anyhting productive. Metros (talk) 02:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Please note "I'm not sure how other people think of this (admins in particular)". Sorry, at least I'm trying to help. You don't have to attack me for it. User:Yamakiri02:30, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
There are absolutely no attacks in this comment I left you. Metros (talk) 02:38, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your review

Thanks! For #1, though, I meant "I had to place a speedy tag on it", but I only realized the mistake after I saved the page. And #2, that was the way it was when I walked in. But thanks anyway! --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 14:41, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blocking users for violation of what?

This boilerplate regards this edit.

What policy is this violating, and if you don't have a policy, what guideline? Or are you making up rules and threatening to enforce them? Thanks. User:TableManners 05:24, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Disruption. Metros (talk) 05:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
You're the one disrupting my productive edits with threats. You should weigh the quality of my contributions against your own personal annoyance at the edit summaries and consider which is more important to the project. User:TableManners 05:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
No, your edit summaries are disruptive. Why do you need to link to an article about the legal drinking age while editing a template? It's disruption and it's misuse of AWB. Metros (talk) 05:36, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Umn, my "not using AWB" edits are most usually because I am not using AWB. I did have a problem for a bit and corrected it at your prompting. In any evernt, I am not saying you're wrong, but that you're using the threat of brute force admin blocks instead of reason. User:TableManners 05:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Page protection

Sorry for those requests, Metros, I was only trying to ensure that some pages aren't indefinitely semi-protected. --Solumeiras talk 00:03, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edit summaries

I just want to reiterate that I do agree that my edit summaries were annoying and I apologize. User:TableManners 00:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Corey Delaney debate closure

I closed it per EconomicsGuy's comments at the footer of the page. I was being bold when I did it. --Solumeiras talk 14:22, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Harry Potter RFC

I'll cease now, but I'd rather leave my last comment in. I started writing them before it closed and it took me an hour to finish. Reginmund (talk) 02:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Closed means closed no matter how long it took you to write your comments. Metros (talk) 02:45, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Harry Potter rfar

I'm sorry you got brought into that conversation on my talk page but I want to thank you for disengaging. Accusations of wiki-stalking and harassment are serious and it would have been very easy to become angry, but you didn't. I'm sure you wouldn't, but I hope you don't also leave because of this situation. Seraphim Whipp 04:16, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, trust me, I'm not even close to leaving. I've been dealing with Rhytmnation2004's accusations for a while now. Don't worry about me :) Metros (talk) 04:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Hehe good :)! Seraphim Whipp 04:21, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Apparently the message that I'm going to be away for awhile

isn't getting through. Can I put a message on my userpage saying so? --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 01:59, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

No. Besides, the fact you keep editing is kinda contradictory to your statement that you're away. Metros (talk) 02:04, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Maybe I should say partially away. I'm just here to scrounge up info, gain experience, and come up with good ideas for guidelines. I'm an admin there, see, so I need to know what guidelines are good and which are bad. I have to say, being a sysop is fun, isn't it? --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 02:10, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BoL

As I recall, the ban that actually had consensus was to keep him _out_ of certain namespaces, not to limit him to a defined set; I even specifically mentioned categories at the time as a specific example of one that there's no reason for him not to edit - it was only later that it was mistakenly rephrased into limiting him to article, talk, and user talk; and I don't think there is any ACTUAL consensus to limit him to those namespaces to the exclusion of categories, templates, portals, images etc. —Random832 15:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Talk to Riana. He's the one who placed the notification at User_talk:Blow_of_Light#Notification_of_topic_ban. If you believe that the consensus was inappropriately interpreted, bring it up to Riana. Metros (talk) 15:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Riana said "I'm not expecting you to follow the above exactly to the letter" - I don't think it was intended to be interpreted literally, and you are the one advancing an overly harsh interpretation. —Random832 16:20, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I think Riana's statement was based on allowing BoL to be able to use AIV as necessary and other project-related tools so long as there's no abuse of it. That's been my interpretation. Metros (talk) 17:10, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
So basically what can I do? —BoL 22:57, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edit war notification

There's an edit war going on over The Matrix between User:Alientraveller and an IP, just so you know. It hasn't been going on long, as evidenced by the article's history, but I'll keep an eye on just in case. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 20:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kintrala

An editor I am thoroughly ashamed to have welcomed. She has amassed her four warnings IN HER ONE DAY ON WIKIPEDIA. Could you do me a favor and block her? Thanks. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 20:42, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Givingchildrenhope

You remember the prod you gave this user, right? It's a promotional username. proof. —BoL 00:58, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help

I need help reverting vandalism, since I'm back 75% full-time. Namely, other editors keep beating me to the punch. Is there a faster way for a non-admin like myself to get there faster? 'Cuz I don't feel very effective with less than 10 reverts. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 00:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kansas Attorney General Article

I have upgraded the Kansas Attorney General page which you previously edited, from a redirect page to an article. --TommyBoy (talk) 03:28, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mario & Luigi image rationale

Rationale added. Thanks for the heads up. I actually thought that I had done that earlier before nominating—I must have mistaken it for another image. Anyway, thanks. Ashnard Talk Contribs 19:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Briggs Animal

Not to be incivil here, but I was still racing go-karts when they introduced the Animal. Trust me, I know all about this. I fixed it so it wouldn't be so unencyclopedic, but it's still true. --Gp75motorsports REV LIMITER 18:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Great that YOU know, but you have no citations in there. Metros (talk) 21:57, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gp75

See my comments on his talk. Keilana|Parlez ici 01:58, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Replied there. Keilana|Parlez ici 02:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your message on my talkpage

I will try and avoid doing this. Please feel free to expand on the matter at Wikipedia:Editor review/Solumeiras. Thanks, --Solumeiras (talk) 22:00, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Only warning

Based on this edit and further discussion of your general purpose here on Wikipedia, consider this your only warning for disruption. Any further nonsense like that and you'll be blocked. Metros (talk) 02:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

It was a joke and the article is a blatant hoax I've been considering slapping a CsD tag on.

I self-reverted immediately afterwards [1], hence there was no disruption. ☯  Zenwhat (talk) 02:19, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Your joke was inappropriate and unnecessary. Metros (talk) 02:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is serious business. ☯  Zenwhat (talk) 02:23, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Also, the policy at WP:DISRUPT does not define disruptive editing as editing which is merely "inappropriate" or "unnecessary." If that were the case, then roughly 1/2 of the Wikipedia community would be blocked right now and your complaints themselves ought to be regarded as disruptive. As such, they shall be ignored. Thank you. Goodbye. ☯  Zenwhat (talk) 02:25, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notification of revert on User_talk:Jimbo_Wales

Hi Metros. This is to let you know that I undid your reversion of a legitimate comment on Jimbo Wales' talk page. As you probably know, reversion is generally used to quickly revert vandalism - but I don't understand how that comment could be construed as vandalism - and I have no more insight into your action because of the automatic edit summary. If I am missing something (note that I am aware of the block on Zenwhat's account), please let me know. Thanks, --Iamunknown 05:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

The post, in the light of Zenwhat's other posts during the surrounding time frame, appeared as disruptive. It appears as nothing but a conspiracy-theory laced delusion with its odd rhetoric and attacks on a living person (like calling the journalist insane). I took this out after his block and it had no bearing, whatsoever, on the block being perforned. I just believed that, especially when coupled with everything else, it was disruptive. Metros (talk) 10:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No Block

So, even though I blocked myself for 24 hours, I can edit again?TomPhan (talk) 13:38, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

You didn't block yourself. You don't have the ability to block, therefore, you didn't block yourself. Metros (talk) 13:39, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
But what about the recent results of checkuser?
Well in light of that, you're now indefinite blocked. Metros (talk) 13:57, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ANI template

Metros, what's up with the ANI template you're using such as the one you posted at User talk:Undead warrior#Discussion at ANI about your rollback_usage? The link to the discussion is red, and I'm assuming that's because it doesn't link to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#An editor abusing Rollback privileges but just links to An editor abusing Rollback privileges. Is this your own template or one found on WP? Either way, it appeats to be a broken template. Also it seems redundant to have 2 links to ANI in the template anyway: the first is working and goes to ANI, the second is not working but is supposed to go directly to the section at ANI. Just FYI. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ echo 02:04, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, that is odd. It's {{ANI-notice}}. Lemme play around with it in my sandbox for a few and get back to you. Metros (talk) 02:07, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, there does seem to be a couple of issues with the template that I can't quite grasp (I'm not an expert on templates by any means). It appears that the topic parameter wants you to link to WP:ANI/Whatever rather than just Whatever (I think most people would just assume that the topic title goes in there and that's it). What's also odd is that the "reason" portion makes for a weird syntax if you don't know where the parameter shows up in the template. I didn't so it's a weird sentence in the post to him; I just assumed it'd get tacked onto the end of the message (like the final option parameter on most warning templates that allow you to replace "Thanks" with your own message). Metros (talk) 02:18, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Ahh, ok. Just seemed odd to me so I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Thanks. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ echo 02:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

The only reason I had reverted the color change was to make it easier for me to find things in the template in order to make the standardized tempates. Every time I would try and make one/save one, I would get an edit conflict and would have to start all over. As you can guess, that got me fairly frustrated after aboug 5 times. I have finally completed Drudkh, Satyricon, and Dissection. Undeath (talk) 03:03, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

So you reverted him for your own benefit? Wow. That attitude is not going to help your cause to ever get your rollback privileges back. And you can make your own sandbox to create these templates then just copy and paste them over to template page when they're ready to go to avoid edit conflicts. Metros (talk) 03:06, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I didn't mean it in that sense. I reverted it because I had warned him that his edits were unconstructive so therefore not needed. He kept doing it. I kept losing my information. I took that as vandlism so I started to rollback. Undeath (talk) 03:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Why were they "unconstructive"? He changed it to the more standard colors away from the non-standard black. How is his good-faith attempt to reach the standard vandalism and "unconstructive" but your use of the non-standard colors okay? Metros (talk) 03:34, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I dubbed them as unconstructive when I had warned him and he didn't stop. I was letting little notices in my reverts trying to say that I am standardizing them, but he did not stop. (i'll be signing off for a while. wikibreak is iminent) Undeath (talk) 03:45, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
So then standardize them. You don't need to revert and argue with him when you could have easily bypassed all that and just standardized the templates. What the hell does it matter if you standardized them while they were in the normal colors or in your non-standard black? So his edits were unconstructive because you didn't like them, gotcha. Metros (talk) 03:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Your tone is very unpofessional. It is not necessary to say phrases such as "what the hell" to other users. For one, it is not civil. It is only antagonizing the situation. Undeath (talk) 04:34, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Well I'm sorry you feel that way. Your actions are very unprofessional in reverting others just because you think your way is the best when you're actually in the wrong. So I guess we're even. Metros (talk) 12:32, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Even?? Hardly. You basically did a personal attack. Your little tirade was meant as a demeaning/condescending remark. I was not trying to cause harm when I did what I did, it just happens, or so far of what people think, that I did cause harm. I do believe that the situation was blown way out of proportion and I was not given the chance to redeem my efforts. Note, I had used the rollback feature the "right way" multiple times before te template deal. Undeath (talk) 16:59, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Something Fishy

Oh yeah, BTW, the admin Nishkid64 who blocked me stated that I did not engage in dialog on the page I was reverting. However, I did here. But wait a minute, something odd has occurred. That edit does not show in the history section [here. Something fishy is going on. Wiki Raja (talk) 04:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Undead warrior

This user has approached me regarding the revocation of his roll-back rights. I have some concerns about the way this has been handled (not specifically by you)

  1. The decisions seem to have been made before the user was notified of the noticeboard discussions (something that happens too often imho)
  2. Although I understand that the user should have been aware of the correct procedures from when the power was given, it is easy for an inexperienced user to make errors, and the near-simultaneous notification of the debate and removal of rights seem to have given little opportunity to get it right
  3. Although Undeath has made mistakes, he does a good deal of work tagging articles, and two or three times recently has pointed up vandalism for me to act on. I would like to see a limit on the length of suspension of rights, especially since he was not notified of the discussion right from the start of the proceedings.

Please give some thought to the above, Jimfbleak (talk) 17:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't the one who took away his rights. If you look at the thread on ANI where this was discussed, you have consensus of about seven admins and/or other users to have it removed. The basic way that the rollback rights have functioned in its preliminary stages has been a one-strike system. You misuse it and it's gone. The rollback tool should be used in cases of blatant vandalism only, not disputes. Since Undead warrior can't grasp this, I don't forsee anyone restoring his rights to him anytime in the near future. Metros (talk) 18:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Metros, your tone is getting increasingly more condescending. I can "grasp" the concept, I just did the wrong thing once. Undeath (talk) 00:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Glad you can but you still seem to believe that what you did was proper and the only reason it isn't proper is because others say it wasn't. Can you please explain to me why what you did was wrong so that I know that you do grasp the concept as you say you do? Can you also explain what you believe the rollback tool should be used for? Then I will be able to see if you actually do understand what's going on, Metros (talk) 00:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
I know now that I am not supposed to use the rollback on "disputes", but at the time of the incident, I was not thinking it was a mere dispute. I will not argue that point any further. If everyone else thinks that it is a dispute, so be it. I cannot change that now. I've already stated that the rollback tool is used for reverting vandalism. Once again, I thought that is what I was doing, but if others disagree, then I guess I am wrong. I will not be arguing that point again either. I feel like this is going in one big circle. Undeath (talk) 04:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you!

for putting the smelly fish away! :D Actually, this is the first time my talk page gets vandalized in 2 and a half years here at en.wiki... --Vlad|-> 21:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Glad I could be there for this momentous occasion :) Metros (talk) 21:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For reverting vandalism on my talk page, I - Milk's Favorite Cookie hereby award you the 'RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar' Thanks again! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Smell the Fish

has redacted his legal threat. His block has been shortened. - Revolving Bugbear 21:45, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

What? The user did nothing but trolling and you're willing to unblock for that? It seems pretty likely to me that he's the sockpuppet of someone which is why he'd go to 4 random user talk pages to leave those messages (he probably has past history with each of those). I can't say I'm jumping for joy over this decision. Metros (talk) 21:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I didn't unblock. User:Mike Rosoft did. I was just notifying you. - Revolving Bugbear 22:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
Well, it looks like Mike Rosoft has reinstated the indefinite block at this point. Metros (talk) 22:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
That's cool too. - Revolving Bugbear 22:18, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:ANI thread about a rollback you granted

Thanks for the message. I thought my rollback message would prevent these things. Thanks again. Malinaccier (talk) 22:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Apology

I feel that I owe you an appology. My tone taken against you, in parts, was something I normally do not do. I'm a generally calm person (online) and I don't like to get frustrated at people. Please accept my apology. Thanks and sorry-Undeath (talk) 00:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Query: Triberocker

I requested a checkuser on Triberocker. The outcome was “likely”. But I see no indication from his blocklog or from his talk page that action has been taken. I read on RfC that “In most cases, any block or other action based on the outcome will not be taken by the checkuser-people or the clerks. Instead, you will have to do this yourself.” but I'm not an admin.

Whom or what should I contact to seek some administrative further action? —SlamDiego←T 22:55, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Since you seem to be less active on Wikipedia right now, I tossed the query to Luna Santin. (I figured that I should let you know, to avoid inadvertantly getting two admins working at cross-purposes.) —SlamDiego←T 23:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

At the suggestion of Luna Santin, I have posted Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#“Likely” (not merely suspected) sock- or meatpuppetry by Triberocker. —SlamDiego←T 02:23, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SunStar Net

Please see this if you get a chance. He's trolling Durova now, conned her into posting a ban appeal for him. "Please give me another chance, I'll be good now!" *sigh*. So predictable. I sent you a couple of emails yesterday...not sure if you got them? Sarah 02:52, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spun out geordies list

I have spun out the controversial list mainly due to its length. Could you transfer the protection you have made to it, and I think the main article could then be unprotected. MickMacNee (talk) 14:39, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Edits on Bow High School

I have merely been restoring edits by a user who is making changes to an area currently being discussed on the article's talk page. I will continue to do so if the user keeps on making the changes until the talk page discussion is completed. Dimension31 (talk) 01:23, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

And you will be blocked for 3RR violation if you continue to revert other users. Metros (talk) 01:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:Jason Smith (Casey)

Just as a tip: Generally I find that it helps to tell the user about the non-free images on his/her talk page, especially if it's a brand new user (like this one). In this case, we also have a person who claims to be that person, so the situation is a little more confusing to him (apparently).

Cheers! - Revolving Bugbear 19:24, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I was in the process of working up an explanation but Jayron32 had already added a good explanation before I could. Metros (talk) 19:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Gotcha. Just checking :) - Revolving Bugbear 19:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Articles I Edit

It looks like you seem to be watching a lot of the articles I have been working on. I think that you have been voting in AfD discussions against the consensus just to spite me. I just wanted to make you aware that I notice this and will be requesting third party comments in this issue unless you believe I am mistaken and can explain why. Dimension31 (talk) 04:31, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Voting "against the consensus"? What are you talking about? I voted in one AFD you created and there was no consensus there. I voted there because the person is notable. Metros (talk) 11:52, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
By the way, voting in AFDs is definitely not an abuse of admin powers as anyone can comment in an AFD. Metros (talk) 13:49, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
I never said that it was. My point is that deliberately going against the AfD's consensus to cause trouble is against Wikipedia policies. Dimension31 (talk) 21:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Didn't call it abuse of administrator's rights at all, ever? As I said, there was no consensus in the AFD as of yet. In addition, you clearly don't understand what the purpose of an AFD is. A person disagreeing with consensus and presenting alternative arguments is perfectly fine. In the case of the AFD you're referring to, I presented an argument about his notability that is perfectly solid based on our established guidelines for biographies. Just because a person disagrees with you doesn't mean that it's abuse of powers or disruptive. Metros (talk) 02:29, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Warnings

Huggle seems to be doing it every time I revert, but next time I'll remember to change it. Sorry. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually the User was continuing vandalism. Those were not good faith edits. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
I see what you mean. Never mind. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:06, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Actually, looking at it further, they all do appear to be in good faith. They aren't the greatest edits in the world, but I don't think it's obvious vandalism. He was just trying to add extra details to the captions. Metros (talk) 03:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I see what you mean. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 03:11, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Binghamton Crosbys dispute

You keep deleting my posts of the current members of our group and saying that it's "unnecessary." i don't agree with that and would like to post our current members in case someone reading our wikipedia page wants to contact us (for example, through finding us on facebook). please don't delete my update of our page.

Wikipedia articles aren't so people can contact you. This is not a directory. It's been long established that articles such as this do not need rosters or officer lists. Metros (talk) 20:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User talk:71.205.245.233

I unblocked this IP. Bearian (talk) 20:42, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bow High School

The section in question was notable enough to be featured in two newspaper articles. Please do not revert edits, especially ones that are well cited, without first discussing the change on the talk page. Dimension31 (talk) 01:30, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

As far as I can see, it was featured in the school's newspaper. That's not notable. Metros (talk) 01:35, 21 February 2008 (UTC)