User:Secret/Archive3
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[edit] afd helper
I have built a script to speed up voting on AFDs and am looking for feedback. Please have a go! jnothman talk 11:44, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] School
Sorry, Jorge, you're wrong. I went to the worst school on earth, and it wasn't in Miami. 
SlimVirgin (talk) 19:30, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
Beach High? lol --JAranda | watz sup 19:35, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Your RfA and question
I understand your reasons for opposing and Im learned that removing red links are sometimes a no-no and spelling counts more than I thought which going to help me in the future. I have a quiestion to ask What is my average edits a day I want to find that out. Thanks --JAranda | watz sup 21:18, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
- The problem I have with the spelling and grammar isn't so much the spelling and grammar itself. It's the very lackadaisical attitude it portrays in making edits and that in making content additions to articles you're leaving a lot of work for other copyeditors to fix. It portrays that you simply do not care about the accuracy of your edits. You should be correcting your own errors where possible. Even in this message to me, there are several errors. "Im" instead of "I've", "which going" instead of "which is going", "quiestion" instead of "question", and improper structure of the last sentence. This is abysmal editing. I really didn't want to oppose your RfA on these grounds, but I do feel very strongly about this. Please, please improve. I mean no insult in asking or noting this, I just want to see you improve. As for average number of edits; it stands at 34.5 per day since your first edit on August 21st, and 53.6 over the last 30 days. --Durin 21:27, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
- Don't focus on the number of edits, it's understanding the process that really counts. I agree that spelling and grammar are important. Wikipedia's content should not read like a quick e-mail. The more mistakes, such as factual errors, grammar and spelling, that creep into wikipedia the more useless the encyclopedia becomes to future users. Wikipedia's credibility is a real issue and I think, with regard to spelling and grammar, there is a very low threshold. For one, they are more noticeable than factual errors, although in the long run it will be the errors that really burn wikipedia, if they persist. Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors :) David D. (Talk) 23:13, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] More spelling and grammar
After a comment you made on another users page, "And yeah I didn't know my english was that bad", i thought I might add some contructive (I hope you see it that way) comments about your user page. At present you have the following paragraph.
- I am a harsh but kind deletionist so I place deletion tags that I belive that the articles deserve it Ex:Bushhitler close obvious Keep Articles and edit some sports pages. I normally edit on my night time. I have a interest for reverting vandalism after I found a page getting vandalised in front of me which is acually hard work without a revert button to work with and welcoming users which I never got welcomed.
If I was to edit your user page, I will not :), I would change it to the following.
- I am a harsh but kind deletionist. In this role, I will place a deletion tag on articles that I believe deserve them, for example: Bushhitler, I will close obvious Keep articles and edit some sports pages. I normally edit during the night. I have become interested in protecting articles from vandalism, after I witnessed a page being vandalized, although reverting vandalism is actually hard work without the use of a revert button. I am also interested in welcoming new users since I was never formerly welcomed to wikipedia.
Now this paragraph may also have grammatical flaws, few are perfect, but I hope it will help you see how your sentence structure is quite fragmented. In places you have used tenses incorrectly and there are spelling/typo errors too. I hope you find this helpful. :-) By the way, welcome to wikipedia!!! David D. (Talk) 23:36, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Rfa
Hi, I was reluctant to oppose your Rfa because I feel you will be a very good admin soon. Just wait a bit and let it happen :-). If you renominate any time after 1/1/2006, please let me know because I'd certainly expect to support then. Good luck and don't take any negative comments on your Rfa personally. Thanks for offer of nomination but not right now - maybe I'll reconsider in 3-6 months (if I'm still around then). Dlyons493 Talk 01:37, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] My RfA
Success!!! Thanks for your support! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 08:04, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bob != admin
Thanks for the support for my (non-existent) adminship. My voting 'oppose' was nothing personal, for better or for worse I'm a bit of a stickler on timelines! But like I said to Xoloz, with under a thousand edits in two years of Wikipeding my RfA would be one grand waste of time thanks to the votes of edit count worriers. But I appreciate the sentiment. Lord Bob 17:07, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Adminship
Sure, that'd be great! I have a lot of free time on my hands and spend a lot of time on Wikipedia, but didn't think I should self-nominate (I'm not very modest). Thanks! PRueda29 23:51, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
Alright, finished answering the questions... what happens now? PRueda29 00:39, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sockpuppet
Sorry about that. I had not encountered you before, and, therefore, was not familiar with your user name. My welcome was 18 hours before your notice. Usually, when I welcome users I go through the User Creation Log and welcome about 30 people at a time. Sorry if I caused any trouble see you around. -- Psy guy (talk) 04:03, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] All the best!!
Hi Jorge, excuse me for this tardy reply. I do hope that my Oppose vote is not taken by you personally. As far as spelling and grammar go - they are no big deal, 'coz one can improve these very fast. English is not my first language - still, I've been able to learn it. Since it is your native language, I believe that you'd easily master the grammar. Give yourself some time till March and you'd definitely improve on the spelling and grammar bit. I too fight vandalism in my own, small way and I too do not hv a rollback button. I do hope that access to roll-back buttons is easily available. All the best, --Gurubrahma 15:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Don't leave
Just take a wikibreak and then come back.--MONGO 23:36, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Don't go
Don't let the vandals get to ya! If you leave, they'll have won! We shouldn't let that happen. PRueda29 23:36, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Vandals and Wikibreaks
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An Award | |
| I hereby award you the Resilient Barnstar for fervently resisting the attacks of abusive vandals for the good of Wikipedia. |
Just remember, usually if you get attacked and vandalized by abusive users, it means you're doing something right. Keep up the good work, and come back soon! Cheers, Bratschetalk | Esperanza 02:18, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Blocks
Both users are blocked, but sadly, we cannot block the IPs since it would be blocking AOL, and you know how frustrating that can be. The only thing we can do is try to keep up with them until they get tired... Titoxd(?!?) 03:30, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
- Not yet, he's just an angry user, and he's probably going to be mad for a week or so. However, if it persists, then yes, we should get a special template. Hopefully it won't come to that. Titoxd(?!?) 03:37, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Cheers
Hi Jorge, I just happened noticed that your having problems with vandals, and that your taking a wikibreak, so I'm here to offer you a joke hopefully will will bring your stress level down :-D
- Two buddies are sharing drinks while discussing their wives. "Does your wife ever...well, you know...does she...well, let you do it doggie style?" Asks one of the two. "Not exactly," his friend replies. "She's more into the trick dog aspect of it." "Oh I see. Kinky stuff huh?" "No, whenever I make a move, she's most likely to roll over and play dead!"
I hope you enjoy that joke and that it brings a smile to your face and brings that stress-o-meter down :-D. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk. 05:45, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] You're back!
I'm glad you've decided to return! Vandals can attack all they want, it just makes them look bad. PRueda29 16:57, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Impostor Alert
Just noticed a recently created Imposter of you: User:Arando56, thought i'd let you know. PRueda29 18:17, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
- I blocked this one, is it another doppelganger or an impostor? Also Jaranda. -- Curps 18:42, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Man, those vandals
What ever you do, or did, they would only go after people who are really cramping their style. Keep up the good work. David D. (Talk) 19:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wikibreak?
Is it safe to assume you wont be taking a wikibreak? If so, please remove your name from the Esperanza alerts page so we dont have to stress over you about leaving. Sorry if this message sounds rude, please dont take it that way. — Moe ε 19:18, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Script problem
Hi, Not 100% sure what you're doing but should <\/SCRIPT> just be </SCRIPT>? Dlyons493 Talk 23:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
- You could also try cutting from that page and pasting into your monobook?
[edit] Your criticism of me to others
I find it unfortunate, you chose to say this about me. It's quite untrue. Spreading false info about people to others is hurtful. If you have a problem with me, please tell me before you tell others. I'm always open to constructive criticism. I have improved many more school articles than I created (see my edit history for proof). And, if a school is on my watch list, I'll revert any vandalism I see. And a very large number are on my watch list. Compared to more famous articles, the level of vandalism of school articles on my lengthy watch list is pretty modest (with a few problem cases, I repeatedly fixed). Most schools that have been AFD'd are on that watch list, so it's not like I vote to keep and forget. In fact, I frequently improve the article before and after the vote (as well as others that were never AFD'd). As far as school articles, I've made, there's been incredibly little vandalism to repair. Wikipedia could do a lot more to prevent vandalism, like focussing on the actual vandals. But, I respect your right to your opinion about school articles, but not your opinion of me, which I find pointlessly hurtful. Also, please notice how I am sending you this message directly, rather than going around to other people's talk pages, to say bad things about you. --rob 00:03, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Responed about it in your talk page.
- Thank you very much for the reply/retraction, I really appreciate it. Vandalism is my number one concern here, and sneaky vandalism (aka hoaxes) is probably my obsession. I hope we and others can work together on thinking of ways to fight it better, and that means more than just reversions. Also, I won't speak of any specific AFD conributors (I would have to carefully examine edit history first). But, I think we agree, that people shouldn't just say "keep and expand" unless they periodically actually expand/improve/fix the articles. My personal view, is that, our edits speak for us, far more then our AFD votes/comments do. I think I show what school articles should be, by my edits (create/improve), and I think all school supporters should speak with their edits more than their votes. --rob 00:26, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] RfC
Thanks for the note. I've responded over on that page. :) Ambi 01:22, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] AOL block
Someone using AOL and apparently IPs very similar to yours just went on a spree of user / user talk page vandalism. They used a different IP each time, and I blocked them all for 15 minutes. If there is a specific one that affects you, I will unblock it. :) -Greg Asche (talk) 02:37, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
- Just curious, Aranda, but if the AOL IP blocks are affecting you, how come you're able to edit this page? Are the blocks just affecting specific pages, where the IP stays the same? Thanks. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 02:38, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
- TimStarling (I think) wrote a feature (probably while at Wikimania) so that blocked users can still edit their talk pages. BTW, since I keep edit conflicting with you, some free advice: It is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Cheers, Alphax τεχ 03:48, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
WRT the Criminal Record vandal, glad to help ;D I check and I beleive it was a total of 3 times and so 46 is correct. 68.39.174.238 07:12, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion
{Could u delete this please User:Aranda56/monobook.js not working and it wont take my speedy Tag. Thanks --JAranda | watz sup 05:24, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Done :) Oran e (t) (c) (@) 05:27, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Are you sure the user is blocked? I cant find such evidence, I dont know whats up. [1]. Oran e (t) (c) (@) 05:40, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks from Pamri
Hi, Thanks for voting at my RFA. I am now a wikipedia administrator. I hope I can keep your trust. Thanks again. --Pamri • Talk • Reply 16:21, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] RfA thanks
[edit] Re: I need a favor
64.12.116.72 is now unblocked. Acetic'Acid 22:53, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Johann Wolfgang's RfA
Thank you for your support on my RfA. I will use my new abilities with the common interest in mind. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Johann Wolfgang [ T ...C ] 03:15, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Urgent transmission from the United Federation of Planets
Hey, on 20:24, 22 Oct 2005 I also have seriously considered leaving wikipedia, and I most certainly would if it wasn't for the dicouragement from a number of users.
I agree, there is a fatal flaw. Vandals, trolls and malactors are given respect and are even protected somewhat in some circles. There is A reason to continue here. Resistance isn't futile. We must resist vandals, trolls and malactors who often disguise themselves as if they are here to do anything usefull.
You leaveing delights the people you hate. We will get rid of the pests one way or another. Just hang in there. --Cool Cat Talk 04:39, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- You quit, they gain a small victory, which will fuel their desire to keep trying to make this Wiki a waste dump. Don't give them the delight of seeing you quit! I agree with Cool Cat, resistance is never futile as long as someone is listening. And I'll make sure someone listens. That I promise. Titoxd(?!?) 06:07, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
[[Image:JeriRyan-as-Seven.JPG|left|frame|{{{size}}}|In the spirit of Cool Cat and Titoxd's comments, I, Nlu, award you with a reminder that resistance is not futile. You must comply with our entrities.]] --Nlu 07:08, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- Rember that Wikipedia is losing a great editor - you should feel proud - you have done much justice and good work on this site - Wikipedians generally spit out good editors, while digesting crappy ones. Don't worry, something will come back to them - maybe a WikiKarma or something. 65.35.197.181 01:03, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] My RFA
Thank you very much for supporting my rather contentious request for adminship, but now that I've been promoted, I'd like to do a little dance here *DANCES*. If you have any specific issues/problems with me, please feel free to state them on my talk page so that I can work to prevent them in the future, and thanks once again! ALKIVAR™
07:58, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] FireFox RFA
Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.
The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any queries about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thanks!FireFox 18:07, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
Don't let the vandals win. If you let them get to you, you're encouraging them to attack other users and deface more articles. Don't quit the battle, fight the war. -- PRueda29 Ptalk29
[edit] My RfA
I just wanted to leave you a brief note to thank you for supporting my successful request for adminship. — Phil Welch 21:58, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Congrats
gosh, darn it, I have to go an' ruin a nice clean page with my grubby markings, sheesh Congratulations on your 3,000th edit milestone! Alf melmac 00:53, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Thank you
Very much for your kind support of my adminship. I'll do my best to live up to your and my other supporters' expectations. If you have any comments or concerns on my actions as an administrator, please let me know. I'll endeavor to follow your advice on increasing my article creation as best I can, as well. Thank you! — MC MasterChef :: Leave a tip — 03:23, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks!
Hey thanks again for nominating me. I was actually hoping someone would (I didn't wanna nominate myself). I'm also kind of surprised no one opposed. I'm also glad you're back again, and didn't let those vandals get to you. -- PRueda29 Ptalk29
[edit] Poker freeroll
Hi, I have removed the speedy deletion tag from this. It's not incoherent and it likely is spam, but, there is no provision of CSD for that, so I'm afraid it needs to get a VfD. If you want to make a case for it I'd listen, but I don't think I've ever seen any criterion which fits its case. gren グレン 06:13, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Admin nomination
Thanks! --Nlu 04:47, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Mochi
--Nlu 05:26, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Psy guy's RfA
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Thanks for supporting my RfA. It recently closed with final tally of 51/1/2. I sincerely appreciate it and I hope I can live up to your expectations. I will try my best to be a good administrator. If you ever need anything, just let me know. Thanks! -- Psy guy (talk) 05:33, 12 November 2005 (UTC) |
[edit] Thanks!
Thanks, Jorje, for your vote of support on my nomination to become an administrator. I passed, and my floor rag has since been bestowed upon me. Please let me know if you need me to help with anything in particular! —BrianSmithson 17:04, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Braddock on Miami Article
Actually, Kendall is an unincorporated neighborhood in Miami, so technically Braddock is in Miami; though it isn't really notable enough to get listed. -- PRueda29 Ptalk29 23:23, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] RfA
Just for future reference, can you tell me how to create an admin nomination page if I have already had one (but now two)? Thanks. Wikiwoohoo 15:01, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of victims of the American Civil War
Could you please revisit the discussion, read my comments there and consider changing your vote?
I think two reasons used to delete this are faulty:
- This list includes information which would be lost if categorized. Categories cannot list the date and manner of death in a organized manner as lists do. Categorizing would lose the info.
- Wikipedia is not a memorial doesn't apply as that rule is for people who do not deserve an article. These people played major roles in the American Civil War and therefore do not fall under the memorial clause of WP:NOT. They already have articles, and lists listing closely related people should not be deleted because they happen to be dead.
Thanks for your attention. - Mgm|(talk) 10:09, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Signature
Try copying and pasting this into your "nickname" box in Special:Preferences, and clicking on the "Raw signatures" textbox:
This will display Jaranda(watz sup) 04:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC) when you sign with the four tildes. Titoxd(?!?) 04:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Politics
I see where you're coming from re. reverting my changes to this page, but seeing that I created it and no one's touched for years, I wouldn't really call it vandalism. May I, however, suggest that you don't watch the recent changes too much - there's so much more to be enjoyed in life than doing that sort of thing. --HighHopes 22:49, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Thank you
Just wanted to drop by and thank you for responding to my RfA. It might be of interest to note that my Talk page contributions have doubled since the RfA began. I appreciate your input. .:.Jareth.:. babelfish 00:00, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ianblair23's RfA
G'day Aranda56,
I would like to thank you for supporting me on my RfA. It closed with the final tally of 57/0/0. I can only hope I can live up to the expectations that this wonderful community of ours demands from each of its administrators. If you ever need anything, please just let me know. Cheers! -- Ianblair23 (talk) 04:56, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[edit] Your comments
"Please do not add commercial links — or links to your own private websites — to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --Jaranda(watz sup) 18:31, 17 November 2005 (UTC)"
Referring to the above, The links you deleted were the efforts of hours of my work, I am not the owner of the site, nor do I have any financial interest in it. I added external links to individual StadiumFind pages, merely because I am a fan of both WikiPedia and StadiumFind. I understand your position on trying to keep WikiPedia clean, and whole-heartedly agree with you. StadiumFind seems to offer unique content not found on wikipedia, and in my humble opinion, deserved the links.
Thank you for your time.
[edit] Staples Center
Why did you add the {{cleanup}} tag to the Staples Center article? BlankVerse 16:13, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
