User talk:Scarian/Archive 10

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Le link spammer

Would you say these link adds are useless? [1] 156.34.142.110 (talk) 20:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I took a quick look... I'd say the additions are quite trivia-ish... What'd you think? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 21:38, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

IP 70.138.106.139 is back from a 1 month block. Can you help me revert his newest edits? 156.34.216.115 (talk) 23:01, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Teamwork! there is no cabal :D . 156.34.216.115 (talk) 23:09, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

This guy is still at it. NOw he is adding his links into reference sections. Thoughts? ANI? oh wait.. forgot.. that place is useless :D . 156.34.218.194 (talk) 23:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

You're right, he's putting them in the wrong place... I'll rv his additions and then leave him a note, if he ignores that then I think it's a case for WP:ANI - hopefully someone will take heed ;-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 23:16, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:

• Thanks for the tip re. the guy with the bogus username. Heading over there ASAP. See ya! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 23:51, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

PMDrive1061 (talk) 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. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

• The idiot's back, this time with a thinly veiled attack page under the same title. Would you believe it's on AfD? Sigh... --PMDrive1061 (talk) 00:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

I must have a doppelganger...

Hi. You just sent me a message saying that I made an inappropriate edit to an article I don't remember ever visiting on a movie I've never heard of. I'm not offended, but I find it somewhat alarming that this vandalism was linked to my profile. Just thought I'd let you know. --72.26.64.159 —Preceding comment was added at 00:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Yup, that's because your I.P. address is dynamic. That means someone went on Wikipedia before you without logging in and obviously caused a little bit of trouble... Dynamic IP's sometimes switch so one person could have one for 5 minutes whilst another could have them for days... The way to cure it is to create an account (Recommended) or to find a static IP address :-) - If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 09:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

And you knew this before you sent them the message?Niubrad (talk) 10:33, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, what? Yes, of course... but there's always a point in sending a message :-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 10:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Adminship?

I've seen you around lots of times as a good user, so I would like to nominate you to be an administrator. Would you like to be one or not? NHRHS2010 04:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello NHRHS2010, thank you for your kind words but I have already been approached by other users with the interest of nomming me. Thank you though, perhaps I will go up for RfA within a couple of weeks. :-) Take care, friend. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 09:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you aboot?

This fella is having a bit of a struggle following project guidelines and has 3RR'd himself into trouble. Could you keep a watch? 156.34.218.194 (talk) 12:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing! :-) - Does he require a warning/friendly notice? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 12:38, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I see you've given him one... I'll report him for 3RR if he steps over again... but I think it might be unfair though... his English isn't too great and he might not even understand the warning. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 12:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

The edit summaries all point him to the project guidelines. He is just a fanboy who wants as much Queen coverage as he can get. Some band still have articles for every song. Most are slowly being done away with... like Queen's were... it's hard to move forward when editors keep taking us 2 steps back. 156.34.218.194 (talk) 12:58, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Scarian

Answer the questions and let's get ready to rumble :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 22:39, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Glad to see you're finally taking the plunge! GlassCobra 01:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

The very best of luck... If you can make it down to the Pembury this weekend, I'd be happy to buy you a pint! I've just been witnessing your vandalism fighting first-hand, and I can't think of anyone I'd rather see with the mop. haz (talk) 16:37, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for removing that nonsense from my talk page. I appreciate it! -Sukecchi (talk) 01:55, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

no

its my wikiproject the design was redesigned without council so im reverting

Please log in and discuss with those users about why "your" templates are being delete. And please may I ask you to stop removing those deletion tags; it's considered vandalism. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 02:52, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:SEGA

Hello, I have noticed that you have reverted vandalism on the Sega Project, I belive this is done by a banned user: User:Gaogier, editing again using the isp number 12.47.46.98 (talk · contribs), If there is anything you can do to help?  Doktor  Wilhelm  02:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Yup, he's been blocked now. Ryan Postlethwaite 02:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day!

User:Wilhelmina Will has wished you a happy Valentine's day, and good luck in love and friendship!

A short/sweet little message, which I hope has made your day better! Happy Valentine's Day!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:03, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Hello I have recieved a message that I have been vandilizing wikipedia. Note that I have not been vandelizing wikipedia. I recieved a message that the rom hacks list is not an appropiate topic for wikipedia so I removed it. ^[1]

Okie dokie, I did think you vandalising it because you blanked it. I've restored the blanked version now and I have requested speedy deletion. I shall remove the warning :-) - Thanks for reminding me to do that. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 15:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Im sorry about that. I wasn't intentially vandelising wikipedia, (The stuff I wrote was true) but I admit I rushed the article without reading the "My first article" page first. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthall1991 (talk • contribs) 15:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry, mate. If you need any help don't be afraid to ask. Why don't you take a look at Wikipedia:Introduction? It should give you background information on what Wikipedia is and how it works :-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 15:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I am really confused

Hi again, As administators rather users ask than to take matters into their own hands. I was wondering do you know how I can improve the article GoodTools, as I have read all the "editing articles" and "my first article" (Even though I am not actually the page creator) and can't find any rules the page is breaking in the guidelines, as GoodTools are used for ROMS EVERYWHERE. Its just Fran has put a message that it is not a very useful article and wants me to improve. I am just really confused.

Sorry to be a pain. Anthall1991 (talk) 15:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry, you're not being a pain ;-) - Okay, from the brief look I had there... I think you need more reliable sources... maybe online newspaper articles or anything non-bias or non-related to the company that makes them. Just anything that helps assert the significance of the article. I hope that at least helps a little. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 15:59, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:

Why is it unconstructive? BeenZaQ (talk) 16:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Because it's an unexplained removal... Why did you remove it buddy? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Buddy I explain you: because it's so old that now as we're living in 2008 we should be updated, aren't we?BeenZaQ (talk) 16:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Are we talking about the same edit here? I'm talking about this one right: [2]. I don't really understand what that has to do with 2008? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

And regarding turkish and bulgarian language, see where Turkey is and Bulgaria and where Transylvania is. That explains the redundancy of using them. BeenZaQ (talk) 16:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

see my pag.--BeenZaQ (talk) 16:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[3] that one yes, you see even you see that is old to use such a word: 'Rumanian' in 2008. BeenZaQ (talk) 16:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, then that's a content dispute. Unfortunately, what you're describing is WP:POV. To you it's "old to use" in 2008. But to others it might be perfectly acceptable. Please discuss those sorts of changes on the article's talk page and gain a consensus. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry, he's just playing dumb. I blocked him. He's our good friend, User:Bonaparte and he has been banned hundreds of times before: [4], [5] ;-) bogdan (talk) 16:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh man, I got played :-D - I really did think he was a user that didn't really know how to use Wikipedia. I spent half an hour writing to him trying to explain things! Ha, thank you for telling me, friend :-) Take care! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:29, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry too much about it, Scarian. :) A couple of weeks ago, I found myself explaining to (what appeared to be) a new user interested in RfA, only to find out that they were a sock of someone who clearly knew the Rfa process. Acalamari 19:59, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:

Its okay. Mistakes happen. Compwhiz II^(Talk)_(Contribs) 23:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Current FF pic

You know, I don't love it, but it was the best free image I could find on Flickr at the time. It's got the whole band, plus the logo. We can take another pass to see if there's something better out there now.

I think I'm more ticked that some jackass speedy-deleted the main Nirvana picture. (I listed it at Deletion Review to see if I can get the decision overturned - the reason he gave for deleting it aren't grounds for speedy deletion.) -- ChrisB (talk) 00:49, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

The easiest way to find pictures on Flickr (that we can use) is to go here and check all three boxes under Creative Commons before searching. (For Wikipedia use, they have to be unrestricted - ie, they can't be marked "non-commercial use only".) And you'll see pretty quickly - most of the available free ones really really suck. -- ChrisB (talk) 01:53, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Nah. Seems like mostly the same stuff from the last time I looked. I keep hoping that more images will get uploaded as the tour progresses. (It'd be great to find a group shot taken at a meet-and-greet - the width of any live shot containing the whole band seems like the biggest problem with these pics.) -- ChrisB (talk) 23:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

2007 Appalachian Football Team

How was this "vandalised" I was providing game summaries for the currently BLANK ones. Isn't that what you encourage? Filling in blank or missing information? 152.10.160.162 (talk) 01:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Um... Check the diff again, buddy: "It also stopped the arrogant trash talking of Elon fans." - That's not very nice is it? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 01:24, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Age of Secrets

This page was not vandalised, but an edit reverted from someone who could be classified as vandalising it, read the discussion section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterx45678 (talk • contribs) 22:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I reverted it because it was a large addition to the article. I've taken a quick peek at the talk page and I see only you have discussed it there. Please consider inviting other users to partake in discussion before making major changes? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 22:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Winchester College Football

This page was not vandalised. It was actually correctly updated as the most important match of the season took place recently. You may notice that this ip adress is attached to Winchester College. Please can you stop reverting these edits! 81.105.181.49 (talk) 19:01, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I reverted it because it seems like WP:OR and it needs sourcing. I'm going away from the computer for a while so I'll leave this note on your talk page. Please could you clean up the addition and, if possible, source it? Thank you. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 19:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you sure that was vandalism?

Have another look at User talk:66.100.163.146. See also Wikipedia:Help desk#trying to correct an error. Are you quite sure that was vandalism? Some of the other edits appear to be constructive, as explained in the help desk message. If you're not sure whether an edit is a good-faith edit or not, you can just revert it and not place a warning template on the user's talk page. It's also a good idea, whether you place a warning template or not, to place a welcome template if it's a new user who hasn't received one yet. --Coppertwig (talk) 02:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, Scarian, for your response to this situation at the help desk and user talk page. And on an unrelated note, thanks for reverting this: Charming sentiment, but somewhat out of place. (I was checking the user's contribs after some vandalism appeared on my watchlist, and noticed your name.) --Coppertwig (talk) 12:45, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

No worries buddy. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 12:50, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Help desk questions not about Wikipedia

We don't move the question. See Wikipedia:Help desk/How to answer#How to handle questions belonging on the Reference desk. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, my apologies, I must've missed that. Sorry for inconvenience. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 13:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

No problem. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:18, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Question

Do you think Gwyn Ashton meets and exceeds notability standards? 156.34.142.110 (talk) 16:11, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Definitely not... that's a borderline speedy... defo an AfD pass. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Kinda figured as much. Needed an "incoming" moppers opinion. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 16:27, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

PS, score is sixty => nil. Will you still talk to me when you're famous? :D Just kidding. :) . 156.34.142.110 (talk) 16:29, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

AfD away. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 17:02, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Scarian, thanks for pointing my attention to the doubts about GA. I don't have personal stakes in it, I just think the guy's underrated. Let's see how it turns out. --Syzygy (talk) 08:55, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

... for the revert on my talk page a few days ago! :-) Funeral 16:41, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

User:Anchornewsreader's edits to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Hey Scarian! I have reverted his edits to the new airlines and destinations section saying that either he provide sources or stop adding them and he keeps undoing my edits. Will these airlines fly to the new airport? Thanks!! Bucs2004 (talk) 04:33, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I just know that it's speculation... I saw a lot of unsource additions in there and some "probablys"... Definitely revert material! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 21:15, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK notice

On 18 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jeff Groscost, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 05:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. :-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 09:22, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the revert on my user talk page. I see we're both currently going through RfA's...best of luck to you (although you look like you're doing okay so far...!). Regards, _GB^T/C 14:09, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

My pleasure, friend. I have yet to !vote on yours... Do you mind if I take a quick look at your contribs? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 14:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Feel free...not that I can stop you, in any way, of course! _GB^T/C 14:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Epcot vandalism

Hi, the post I placed on the EPCOT page is not vandalism, spaceship earth reopened on the 15th Feb after the renovations were complete, it temporarily opened in Dec for previews but has been closed since. [6] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.70.183.244 (talk) 15:42, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

My apologies. I didn't know of the context of the edit. I have removed the warning. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:

I don't know... I think so and I'd like to be an admin one day but I'm not sure if I'd pass an RfA yet. I don't think I've made enough major contributions yet. I'm flattered that you've bought this up, thanks, but I think it's too soon right now. Funeral 16:24, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I wrote Chinese Democracy, an A-class article, I think it's good enough to be a GA but it's unreleased so it can't have that status. That's the only major contribution I've made. It's nothing big, though. I helped get the Axl Rose article to GA but User:DanielEng did most of the work himself. Article writing isn't my strong-point - I mostly make small edits here and there, like this, I found that page with the random article function and wrote a bit in the lead and added an image. Funeral 16:35, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Maybe around March/April. I'll take a look at AfC, cheers. Funeral 16:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

edit

Hi. My edit wasn't vandalism. I was reverting it back to the orignal, which was back to the true encyclopedic version of that article. I accidentally saved a format I was only playing with. The discussion with Jamie will give you the history. Sorry about that. I will only play in sandboxes when I want to learn formats/templates for now on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.46.253.166 (talk) 16:39, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Undoing the addition of a redirect is pretty suspect. Especially in the previous edit where a user undid another of your edits, it seems very much like vandalism. But, of course, I'm not away of any previous history to do with the article/redirect in question... Why not create an account? :-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, I see. I will make an account. Thanks. :) --72.46.253.166 (talk) 16:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, y'all. Just wanted to insert my two cents about this. When I reverted 72.46.253.166's edit (my revert), I was reverting it because s/he had inserted the {{delete}} tag into the article, probably thinking it would delete the content of the page and return it to normal (with the redirect) rather than post up a speedy-deletion notice. It looked like a good faith edit rather than intentional vandalism, so I've been kind toward the user when reverting it, assuming it was good faith. After they made a comment on my talk page about restoring it to the previous version with the redirect, I thought it was the best thing to do, since Ali al-Sistani has been a redirect to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani since April 2006. I understand your concern about their first edit (adding content to the page), but with the "oops - mistake" edit summary, I figured it was an innocent mistake rather than intended vandalism. I don't think that this editor is necessarily at fault or should be labeled a vandal unless there's evidence for that. I hope that helps some. :) --JamieS93 17:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I registered for an account. The edit was in good faith. I don't want to revert it back because someone else will see a new user and revert it again. Sorry I caused some mayhem. --Bluetoblackin miami (talk) 17:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry mate :-) - Happy editing! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 17:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll try to add what I put in that fake article, but I don't know if it is quality enough to go. The websites I used are already referenced and his other books don't even have proper titles. I'll see if I can get better info. --Bluetoblackin miami (talk) 18:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

well now...

Well my friend... are you about to roll over 100 sups without have one single prickish oppose vote? My prediction is yes. And well deserved (Libs shades his a** kissing well :D) 156.34.225.77 (talk) 00:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Grammar error alert! It's prediction! Anyway, this is what my screen says:

Scarian

Voice your opinion (talk page) (100/0/0); Scheduled to end 22:36, February 20, 2008 (UTC)

Enigma ^msg! 01:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Congrats. Not only are you about to be sysopped, but your name now appears on WP:100! :D Enigma ^msg! 06:41, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

Greetings, Scarian. I see you have recently put a warning on this IP's talk page for vandalism. Thank you. I would like to tell you that this is a school IP from George Washington Academy, an American high school in Morocco. I am not the one who made those edits; I am in fact a very devoted Wikipedian. I think you should probably contact the school administration via their website in case of repeated vandalism from this IP in order to enforce disciplinary measures against the students responsible for the degradation of the encyclopedia. Regards, 196.12.206.198 (talk) 08:42, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Wiki mentoring

Hey there Mr. 100. Got a favour. I have been assisting User:Sssoul as he works on adding citations and formatting for a few guitar player lists. He is very keen on learning all the fine tunings of Wikipedia and asks lots of questions specific to the pages he is working on. I am not always around to provide him answers (when I know the answers)... and rather than just send him to the help desk I thought I might ask someone (you) directly to be of some assistance when he has any wiki-roadblocks.(help desk is more general... it's nice when the "helper" knows the direction the "helpee" is trying to get to... y'know wha' I mean?) If you want to help out just introduce yourself to Mr. Sssoul and tell him Libs sent ya. He is really getting the gist of it all. But a link to the odd policy/guideline helps along the way. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 13:18, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

PS. I am going to borrow your Sanbbox2 to work on a band template. Once I get it into shape can you actually create the Template article and just copy/paste my navbox out of your sandbox into the article? It's just a simple little box for the band Blue Oyster Cult. Shouldn't take long. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 13:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[7] - Sssoul is done :-) - and yeah of course... Didn't I build it for you anyways and you didn't use it? :-D - Catch you soon! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 13:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

The box was originally a sock drawer storage place... I am just going to borrow it for encyclopedia building... I'll let you know when I am done. Thanks. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 13:50, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

sssoul here - but i'm a she-sssoul! (my guitar-geekiness often leads people to assume i'm male - isn't that interesting - but ... well, i'm not!)

pleased to meet you, Pat, and thanks for the help. i do have a sort-of-immediate question about the Jagger/Richards page - i marked a couple of things as needing citations, but (see the discussion page there) if i understand policy here right, they really are prime candidates for immediate deletion. i want to be civil and all that, though, so ... [scratching head] ... which policy prevails, the "remove it at once" policy or the "be nice first" policy? thanks Sssoul (talk) 14:06, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey Sssoul... one link Pat forgot to mention... WP:BOLD = BE BOLD! :D. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 14:29, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

whoops... sorry for my gender bender :D

Pat... I'm done with your sandbox.

Can you create an article called Template:Blue Öyster Cult and then copy/paste the contents of Sandbox2 into it. Leave out the nowiki/nowiki at the bottom arounf the category link... I just did that so that your sandbox would become a part of the category. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 14:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! IRC is annoying when you're inside a closed network with flip/floppy proxies. I've never bothered to use it. What would be my benefits? If anyone is talking top secret stuff about me behind by back... I don't want to know :D . 156.34.142.110 (talk) 16:10, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Bah, it's just easier if you ever need me in a rush ;-) - So with the proxy problems that means you can't get on? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 16:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Note

For when I get home: 85.12.64.149 Dea is Without Wax (talk) 15:24, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

boldness is as boldness does (or something!)

Pat, thanks for having a look at that contentious stuff on the Jagger/Richards page and confirming my sense of it - i'm still a bit reluctant to delete those bits, since calling these issues "emotion-laden for some fans" is a total understatement, and for better or worse my screen name here will be recognizable to people who frequent Stones fan forums and often get er "emotion-laden". i'll try eliminating the most dubious bit first, how's that, and if you or some other editor can add a comment supporting that, that would be great. meanwhile, i'll look into downloading the chatzilla gizmo ... thanks again for your good help. Sssoul (talk) 16:09, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the support - i've done the removals and left some updates on the discussion page over there. Sssoul (talk) 16:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA and message

First off, no problem. I enjoy keeping things updated. I also got the chance to add it to WP:100, which was fun. :) As for the message I'm trying to write, I don't think I'm the right person to do it. I've never written a standardized message before. I was hoping someone, somewhere, had one written already! You would think there would be, no? With all the warning of vandals going on? Enigma ^msg! 16:16, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Vandal

Yeah - I noticed that. Sorry. I left him a message on his talk page. Again, Sorry - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:34, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Looks like an easy pass on the RFA. 104 supports now :) - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:36, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

IRC Cloak request

I am Scarian on freenode and would like the cloak Wikipedia/Scarian. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 19:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RFA

.: Thank you! :.

Thank you for participating in my 2nd RfA and supporting me! My RfA passed unanimously at 79 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral. I would like to take this opportunity to thank AndonicO and Rudget for nominating me. I also want to thank LaraLove for persuading me to keep going after I failed my first RfA. To be really honest, I am surprised that my RfA passed without any oppose or neutral. Being an administrator means more responsibilities, especially when I'm now an administrator on both English Wikipedia as well as WikiSpecies. I promise everyone that I will use the tools effectively to serve the community. If you need help on anything, don't hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Last but not least, remember the motto for Ohana: "When it comes to family, nobody gets left behind." Once again, thanks for placing your trust in me to help the community. OhanaUnitedTalk page 18:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

...

I dont know why you keep saying im vandalizing this website. Im not! So stop threating me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.90.174.173 (talk) 23:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

My apologies, I have thus removed the warning. The presence of "Lol" was suspicious. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 23:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Check this one

Check out this hopeless page - Norman Beaker. And then check out the name of the busy editor on it. Then Check out this IP activity 80.7.118.38 (talk · contribs). Someone is really trying hard to promote himself. 156.34.216.55 (talk) 00:21, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

The article should be deleted... have all the IP's edits been undone? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 00:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I undone'd them all. Check out Ictaros (talk · contribs). A linkspammer. I done undid all of his doin's too. Should have his link blacklisted though just to be on the safe side. 156.34.216.55 (talk) 00:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Okie dokie, I'll make some inquiries about black listing the link. Good catch. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 00:49, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Another one. Just started. I haven't reverted any (fingers are sore :D ) 156.34.216.55 (talk) 00:52, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I've rv'd that new one and I've submitted a blacklist report for the Ictatos guy. Check it out. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 01:02, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

You need a shave Pat :D 156.34.142.110 (talk) 17:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

That's a goatee? :D 156.34.142.110 (talk) 18:46, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Back in November (Movember) my co-workers and I (the males) had a moustache contest as part of the "Movember" Cancer Fund Drive. Rule 1 was start the month clean shaven... something I haven't been since 1977. Rule 2... don't shave for the whole month... pretty simple. By the second week I looked like Sam Elliott in the Ghost Rider movie and my co-workers gave up :D. We still raised over $1000 donation for the Canadian Cancer Society. I usually go with the "Evil Spock" look. But, since my hair is pretty grey anyways, this whole Sam Elliott look is a keeper. Now if I only had the flaming horse. 156.34.142.110 (talk) 20:00, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:

Hi are you the guy that deleted my bit on the london to brighton run as I was trying to add some info. - what did I do wrong was it in the wrong place - - Well it was actuslly written by a chap called Eric Parsons but he died a few years ago. It was written for the magazine of Surrey Sporting Motor Club which has disbanded. I am the only person with the text on my computer because I was editor of the magazine and typed it up into a readable form. It contains a lot of interesting facts and I thought it worth airing for the benefit of others as the stuff that was currently on Wiki was very sketchy. There is nothing contentious and it adds some background info. Regards Geoff —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sabresix (talk • contribs) 00:48, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Please read WP:RS and WP:COPYVIO. Your additions are highly suspect and should be first discussed on the article's talk page. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 00:53, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Where do I find that? Does this article have an owner that I can send a message to who edits it then? Regards Geoff —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sabresix (talk • contribs) 01:00, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Articles don't have owners buddy. But the article does have a talk page... On the article there is a discussion tab that you can click and it brings you to a page where you can propose additions to the article. I recommend that you discuss your changes there first. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 11:18, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

unsettling phenomenon

well Pat, i told you those "emotional issues" would get me! i went back to look at my nice work on the Jagger/Richards page and *all* my great changes have disappeared. they're still listed in the history, and there's no sign of anyone "undoing" them, but the article has reverted to its former state: the contentious statements are back, the "citation needed" tag is gone, the great reference i unearthed and added to footnote 5 has disappeared, and all my lovely stylistic/factual corrections have simply disappeared. i went to the chat gizmo and the person there said it's probably a "browser error" but ... [scratching head] ... it's 3AM here now so i guess i will go to sleep mystified, but if you can check it out and let me know what happened - or better yet, what i need to do to restore my good changes - that would be lovely. thanks and see you around Sssoul (talk) 02:23, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

update: call off the hounds - i found a version in the history and copy&pasted the changes back in. so all's well, i guess, but if i somehow managed to inadvertently undo them all myself while making some subsequent change - yikes, i hope i don't do that again! that was freaky. and now it's 3:40 AM so i think i'm done for the night. thanks for your support! Sssoul (talk) 02:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, get in touch on my talk page. WjBscribe 22:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:100!! Congratulations! - Rjd0060 (talk) 22:41, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah. I've been closely tracking that one. According to the page, you're the 8th highest in supports without a dissent. :) Enigma ^msg! 22:48, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Congrats! Happy editing. Please though, Don't delete the main page. I took the liberty of removing your {{rfa-notice}} tags. Best of luck to you. Always remember though, If in doubt, ask, if you know, then DO!. Cheers. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 22:51, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Aye congratulations - well deserved sir. If you need anything, just give me a ping. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:56, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Well done on your new position! 'Grats! I'm sure you will use your new powers wisely, sir. I noticed your new picture on your user page! You guys certainly look like a great couple. Lol, you look like a metalhead! Not how I expected you to look, I have to say. Well, take care. Blizzard Beast ^$ODIN$ 23:01, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Allow to me join the teeming throng in extending my condolences congratulating you. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. - Philippe | Talk 23:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! :-) —αἰτίας •discussion• 23:07, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

The admins' T-shirt.

Congratulations on your successful RfA! Make sure to check out the new admin school. Good luck and feel free to ask me if you have any questions! GlassCobra 23:19, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Oohhh! Shiny new buttons! Oohhh! JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 23:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Long live heavy metal, forever,for sure. In my heart, it never dies. Lol. Blizzard Beast ^$ODIN$ 00:17, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

You gets a T-Shirt nowadays eh? You're lucky, back in my days we had to get up half an hour before we went to bed, lick the lake clean - and every night when we came home our father would slice us in half and dance upon our graves!--Alf ^melmac 10:15, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Thought I'd stop by to add my congratulations to the long list above. WP:100, eh? Well played indeed! _GB^T/C 13:19, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Aye, congratulations. Rudget. 17:35, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I'll chime in here, congratulations. If you want some helpful admin scripts (they make the job so much easier), ask me or take a peek through my monobook. Good luck, please don't hesitate to ask if you need help with something. Best of luck! Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 23:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

May I point out that the Dark side was deleted, but will rise again soon? Pick your friends wisely, you won't want to be on the wrong side when the time comes... ;) Congratulations, Pat. · AndonicO ^Hail! 23:53, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Congradulations Grasshopper!

Whoever taught you knew their Wiki-sh*t :D . And now... your first admin task.. tee hee... User:Andrewk619 is stealing images online and uploading them... lying about their source and claining them as his own. He's just one in a million who do that. He warrants a warning. if he uploads a band logo then just go ahead and block him permanently :D

Y'know... now that you're an admin... you can go ahead and edit the Wiki front page. Yup... you can. Go ahead... give it a try :D .I kid, I kid 156.34.216.55 (talk) 01:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Done ;-) - I deleted them and also added a warning... Anything else, Master? Scarian^{Call me Pat} 09:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Anything else?... hmmm?? I'll have a coffee :D .. actually you can look at the dubious uploads of this guy. They strain hard for fair-use but me thinks they are not sourced properly and are not 'permissioned' properly... it's really straining to push them into several articles and just copy/pasting the FUR out of the images that already exist in the articles he's placed his pics. Thoughts? 156.34.216.55 (talk) 01:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh man, you'd have to ask someone with a fair amount of image knowledge. I really only know the basics. Sorry, Libsey :-( Scarian^{Call me Pat} 09:51, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

3RR Warning

Thanks for alerting me but Sir please do look at this WP:RPP page, too. Thanks! --SMS ^Talk 14:16, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Your userpage.

Don't worry. It will be done by then. :) CWii_{(Talk|Contribs)} 01:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, Its pretty much done :). You old page is at User:Scarian/Oldpage. You just need to fill out the front page. CWii_{(Talk|Contribs)} 13:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

WP:AIV.

Nearly blocked you like I did Jj137 and Addhoc... ;) · AndonicO ^Hail! 01:43, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't really care how many times you violated what: you asked to be blocked, and that's my ticket. :) And the Rouge Admins continue... don't you know that red links are Rouger... (click it, and you'll see the Rougest of the Rouge). · AndonicO ^Hail! 09:55, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Why, you did. · AndonicO ^Hail! 12:51, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again

For tipping me off about the uw-warn template. I've used it like 4 times already, and when I've gotten responses, they've been positive. I'm declaring that template a success. :) Enigma ^msg! 03:21, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, now I've encountered the first problem. Guy just reverted my edit. I guess I should just leave it alone, right? After all, users are not necessarily required to warn vandals. It's just encouraged. The guy deserved the message because he did revert vandalism without leaving a message. Enigma ^msg! 21:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Childress article

The vandal has returned despite the semi-protection tag. Could I please have the rollback feature to make fixing this sort of vandalism easier? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller (talk • contribs) 11:41, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Doug, after looking at your contributions I have decided that you don't quite need the rollback feature just yet. Maybe you could get WP:TWINKLE instead? Also, the roll back feature is only given to people whom have shown that they can be trusted/actually require it. Have a go with twinkle for a few weeks and get back to me and I'll see about giving it to you. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 12:16, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, I just am not clear how to easily revert and avoid the 3R problem. And I asked for it to be protected, I thought it was semi-protected, but it seems as though it isn't, so this guy is just going to keep vandalising. Thanks for the quick and useful response-- I've installed TwinkleDougweller (talk) 13:48, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

AHHH

Your page changed! Is that the result of you being an admin now? Or is that just something you added in? Peace. Blizzard Beast ^$ODIN$ 19:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks. And thanks for the Dissection thing as well. I don't want to be banned from those pages, but if it will stop Twsx from edit warring... Blizzard Beast ^$ODIN$ 19:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

username block

Username blocks are only meant for obvious violations of the username policy. So if it ever becomes obvious that the user in question has some vendetta against red-haired people (for instance, they make offensive edits to the red hair page several times or something) then it's perfectly justified. But as it is, there's no obvious violation - maybe the person is a 10 year old kid who really hates ginger. Maybe they hate ginger-haired cats. Who knows - but it's not really enough for an indefinite block. ugen64 (talk) 23:22, 22 February 2008 (UTC)