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[edit] Admin coaching

Hello Shell, how are things going? The admin coaching has been rather inactive. Would you like to resume it asap, and I hope to see you on IM or IRC again. Regards --Terence Ong (Chat | Contribs) 05:49, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey Terence; things are going well. Hopefully you are too. The admin coaching went inactive about the time that you reapplied for adminship; I assumed you felt you were finished since you accepted the nomination and didn't even let me know about it. If you shoot me an email with an idea what times you're online, I'll see what I can do about getting IM working on hopping on IRC :) Shell babelfish 00:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I Am Going To...

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Thank you so much :) I'm not sure if I'll submit myself since I'm not incredibly active at the moment, but I really appreciate the compliment. Shell babelfish 00:54, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks

image:wiki-thanks.png Shell, I just want to say thank you for your comments on WP:PAIN yesterday. You were right when you wrote that "someone anonymously conned Paul to do their harassing for them," which is exactly what it was. Thank you for assuming good faith of me. :-) SlimVirgin (talk) 18:02, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely not a problem. I was really shocked at the way it was handled; it seemed a rather obvious fraud to me. At least you know if you're attracting trolls, you have to be doing good work - Keep it up :) Shell babelfish 03:08, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:TerryJ-Ho

He made an attack page on the mediation cabal [1] and called myself an Netaji "Paid agents" and "POV pushers". I updated the WP:PAIN page as well.Bakaman Bakatalk 23:02, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Got him. Hopefully the Mediation Cabal can work with the dispute that's going on and you can all reach a resolution. Happy editing! Shell babelfish 23:35, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Shell - How would you rate these comments [2]—The preceding unsigned comment was added by TerryJ-Ho (talk • contribs) .
That looks like someone disagreed with your interpretation of the article. Is there something I'm missing? Shell babelfish 20:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] blocked on wikipedia

hi, i dont know why but for some reason i have been blokced as my ip addess is the same as someone else? can you unblokc me please. i have been editing a lot on the fashion pages for the 1980s and unless ive upset someone for anything ive written on legwarmers then i would like to carry on.

ps ive only been on wikipedia for about 4 days so new to all of this thanks Jocasta shadow 23:55, 18 August 2006 (UTC) jocasta

Hi there. Actually, if you can post here, the block has already been removed. When you're blocked, the only page you can post to is your own talk page. If it happens again, just put {{unblock}} on your talk page and paste the message you're getting when you try to edit (make sure you include the IP address it gives you) and someone will be along to unblock you. Welcome to Wikipedia! Shell babelfish 00:02, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unblocking autoblocks

From User:Sakura Avalon and User:Scareslamfist, there is no reason to unblock an autoblock for users who have never made any real edits (see contributions). As it turns out, these are likely sockpuppets of the same banned user and the reason they were "caught" in the autoblock is because they are actually the same person (and IP) who was blocked for vandalism and attacks on other accounts, not innocent bystanders; based on the repeated vandalism they got unblocked and then just started up vandalizing again, while keeping these clean, stupid accounts requesting unblocks (which have a lot of requests from each). —Centrx→talk • 03:26, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Looked at the talk pages and figured it was legit, especially since it had been unblocked before. Hopefully someone is tagging these as sock puppets when they come up? It would be nice to have some notice about this IP on the admin notice boards, or perhaps a block on the IP itself? Would probably avoid future confusion. Shell babelfish 03:31, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I took care of it for this user and IP. The problem is that it happened at all, and it may happen again, and I probably didn't catch them all even for this guy; also, several admins did unblock, that makes it even worse. I posted about it at AN if any 2 cents want to be added or read. —Centrx→talk • 04:32, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Honest Mistake

I have already looked at the Music notability page and I feel we fit into this Robb Blake 22:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Has been featured in multiple non-trivial published works in reliable and reputable media (excludes things like school newspapers, personal blogs, etc...).

and

  • Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable; note that it is often most appropriate to use redirects in place of articles on side projects, early bands and such.

On top of that, we are part of a youth music and culture movement and have raised thousands of pounds for charities in the past.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Robb Blake (talk • contribs) .

Gotcha. If you can provide references for those claims, the article can be easily undeleted. You might want to glance at WP:CITE which has information about sources and citations. Let me know if there's anything else I can do. Shell babelfish 22:13, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

References for many papers don't exist - due to a small archive, so we've only managed to get one, The Maltese Times. As for the latter claim, I will simply link up two/three of the websites that the band members are actively involved in helping, regarding Unsigned Essex and combatting yob-culture. Robb Blake 22:25, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article Deletion

Hi. You marked an article for deletion and even after I added the hangon tag it was deleted by you. Please could you read my comment on the article talk page and reassess--Lotrgamemast 23:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I didn't mark the article for deletion myself, but that's neither here nor there. The article clearly doesn't meet our criteria for inclusion, which you can find at Wikipedia:Notability (music). Shell babelfish 23:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
I would disaggree as they have met the third point as verified here[3] and the sixth point is also done however I can't provide a source to the magazine. They also have a jingle on Kerrang Radio as confirmed by the the download on there site[4]. This makes three of the points met.--Lotrgamemast 23:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
In regards to criteria 3, the reference you gave reviews a concert, but doesn't indicate where or whether or not it was part of a tour. Unfortunately, that doesn't meet this requirement. For criteria 6, please see our verifiability policy, sources are required. And as far as the jingle, I cannot see how this meets any of the criteria either -- you'll also need to note that having the jingle available for download isn't a verfiable source. Shell babelfish 23:52, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Special:Contributions/202.53.95.4

There are more spam links, evidently not added by that IP [5]. I doubt they have more than tangential relevance to the articles. Thanks for blocking. --CharlotteWebb 09:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please undelete Pat Fish

I took a look. I'm not sure that he did anything notable outside the bad (the article isn't really well written right now), but founding that band does seem notable. Since asserting notability makes the article not eligible for speedy, I undeleted it. If you have time though, it really could use a major tune-up :) Shell babelfish 10:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Thank you. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 10:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Import Model Linda Lee

Why did you remove this image? This images was posted with the permission of the model herself, please repost the image.

Thank You

Matthew

In order to be used on Wikipedia, images must be released under a "free" license such as the GFDL or a fair use justification must be made. Because of Wikipedia's license, we cannot allow photos that are copyrighted and used with permission or for non-commercial use only. You uploaded the picture under a license that is not acceptable and thus the pictures were deleted. For more detail information, please see Wikipedia:Image use policy. Shell babelfish 04:32, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Software Screenshot Question

Hi there, I'm new to adding article entries...so I just want to ask you what are the laws regarding screenshots from Google Earth? I made an article on B-52 Memorial Park, with a screenshot from Google Earth, which was removed by you. It is a freely available software where anyone can have access to the image. The entry on Google Earth has a lot of screenshots from the software. Why is this particular instance illegal?

Placed a duplicate of this question on the talk page for the B-52 Memorial Park as well.

Thanks in advance! Vnv lain 11:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey there, nevermind...I saw the fair use at the Google Earth Talk page. Sorry to have bothered you. Vnv lain 11:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Glad you found that :) As far as I know, Google Earth Images are considered to be under copyright, so a fair use justification needs to be used. They were really good photos though. Let me know if you want me to undelete them so you can change the licensing on them. Shell babelfish 04:35, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Demosfoni (talk · contribs)

I'm aware the user was already blocked, however since being blocked they've continued to be uncivil and make more personal attacks. Obviously the first block wasn't enough to get the point across.--Crossmr 05:39, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

We can protect his talk page if he keeps it up, but blocks are preventative, not punative. The personal attack intervention board is only to stop current harassment and not to deal with long term problems. Dispute resolution might be the way to go. Another thought - if he comes back from the 24 hours block (he hasn't make an edit in over an hour now) and starts with personal attacks again right away, I'll be happy to immediately re-block him. Shell babelfish 06:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unblock of Mjgm84 (talk • contribs • count)

I've unblocked Mjgm84 (talk • contribs • count) for the time being; he claims to have legitimately misunderstood the copyright tags, and promises not to cause issue with it again. I've told him to stay unblocked he needs to review the image use policy and copyright tag information, and to not have more copyright problems. -- Natalya 15:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately he went right out and uploaded two other copyright violating images :( I've left another message at his page urging him to stop and understand before he uploads anything else. Shell babelfish 18:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Mea culpa - he uploaded those earlier and didn't get a notification on his talk page until now. His recent edits were just notification that he was contacting the copyright holder. Shell babelfish 19:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I'll try to keep an eye on him too. -- Natalya 19:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
He's gotten another notice, but it appears to be for an image that was uploaded quite a while ago - just giving you the heads up. -- Natalya 15:25, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unblock of Kmaguir1 (talk · contribs)

I am just commenting to you as I saw your note on Kmaguir1's talk page about unblocking him. He has been unblocked, and immediately went to the Bell hooks page to insert an edit that was disputed a week or so ago by me because it violates WP:BLP. I explained myself on the talk page, and another user argued against my position, but we were able to reach a consensus that the information that violated WP:BLP should be removed. Now user Kmaguir1, as soon as he was unblocked, came and restored the information and did not respond to any of the discussion on the talk page (all he did was post a short note that the information was sourced and "substantive", but he ignored several arguments disputing the reliability of the source and the substantive nature of the information). I am not saying he should be blocked for this, but I think he should be watched; and if he starts reverting or brings another meat puppet to do his dirty work again, I think it would be fair to say that he is engaged once again in the behavior that got him blocked in the first place.--csloat 06:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I commented on Talk:Bell hooks about the advisability (or lack there-of) of criticism sections, especially un-sourced ones. Since he seems to be rather stubborn about inserting his views as opposed to discussion and following policy, it might make sense for those who have struggled with him over this to open a user conduct RfC over the behavior. Sometimes that doesn't get their attention and things end up all the way in ArbCom, but attacking our biographies simply isn't tolerated. As Jimmy's said, we need to focus on the quality and resolve some of the problems - people who don't share that goal should find some quiet math article to work on :) Shell babelfish 08:49, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks re Kamran Nazeer

Thanks a lot for your help with the article Emran Mian/Kamran Nazeer. I've gone back to the article to correct some minor inaccuracies in the biography. Emran was born in Glasgow, but as it says in his Bloomsbury biography as Kamran Nazeer, he grew up in New York, Jeddah and Islamabad and returned to Glasgow when he was 16 to start a law degree.

I've also deleted the information on 'Portrait' published by Minerva Press in 1995. This was a collection of things Emran wrote when he was 15/16 - his father had a small number of copies printed by a vanity press for distribution to friends and family. It is not in any case about his mother and should not be listed among his selected works. 'Send in the Idiots' is his first book published by a commercial publisher. Its UK edition has the subtitle 'Stories from the Other Side of Autism', while its US edition uses the subtitle 'Growing up in another world', but it's the same book.

thanks again, (Aed20 14:25, 24 August 2006 (UTC))

Hi Shell,

could you also take down the previous edits that contained the malicious gossip that you was on the discussion page that you removed? The diffs are:

[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

thanks again for your help with this, Aed20 10:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Glad to see you've been able to fix it up. The harmful edits have been deleted. Shell babelfish 10:55, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


That's great. I'm sorry though - I see I missed a few edits in my list. Apart from the ones by Concernedatuntruth, these aren't malicious obviously, but they repeat the earlier misinformation about the book and his family that's not in the public domain:

[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

thanks again for this,

Aed20 13:05, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Image:00050113hg1.jpg

You removed the speedy tag from this image. Would you be so kind as to properly tag it for deletion, instead of leaving it completely untagged? -- Ec5618 15:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Under what grounds? If you feel its a copyvio, you can list it at possibly unfree images or images for deletion. Shell babelfish 04:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wkfy

Hi... you added to wikify my first article, i've done some changes.. do you think it needs more? thanksDrCito 15:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Excellent improvements :) Personally I might space the photos out in the article a bit. You'll also want to look in to adding a references section - if the meat of the article is from the website, you certainly don't need to have it a second time in the references, but if there are any news or magazine articles on the group, its good to have those as well. If you have time for a bit of reading, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style goes into detail about how articles are usually formatted and can help with any style questions you have. I'd also be happy to answer any questions you might have. In all, a very good first article! Welcome to Wikipedia and happy editing! Shell babelfish 18:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
ok, I spruced it up and moved the pics... :) thanks... why when i make a search it still doesnt appear?DrCito 20:12, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
The search index is often out-of-date. New articles won't show up until the next time its updated, which can be weeks sometimes. I find it to be a lot easier (and much more up-to-date) to use Google and add site:en.wikipedia.org to search only Wikipedia when looking for things. Shell babelfish 20:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:People of Hong Kong descent

I'm afraid there wasn't any consensus to delete this category. It was intentionally depopulated and was therefore seemed to be empty. — Instantnood 16:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about that -- feel free to undelete it post-haste. Its sad when you can't trust other editors not to do that sort of thing :( You wouldn't happen to know if there's any tool to check how long a category's been empty? Shell babelfish 18:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Don't say sorry. :-) Would you be able to undelete it? — Instantnood 20:20, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks so much. :-D — Instantnood 20:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Its back and I'm going to have rather strong words for the editor that did that. Shell babelfish 20:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Just let him know such move is unacceptable is good enough. Strong words do not often help. :-) — Instantnood 20:41, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
This editor pulled a similar trick, successfully, with List of Japanese female pornstars. He claimed this list of names, 99% having no articles (and probably not needing articles), was unnecessary since a category would serve the same purpose. He then deleted, and when reverted, reverted his deletions of all names that had no articles. In other words, he made the list appear to be nothing but a category, rather than a list of names which did not need individual articles, and would not be represented by a category. Other editors voting on the deletion of the list saw nothing but the category he had edited the list down to, and then voted for its deletion. And now that the list has been deleted he is systematically nominating for deletion every article that existed on that category/list. Most likely this topic is not going to garner much support from the Wiki community, but Wikipedia does make a claim of not being censored... Dekkappai 06:42, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
That's sad indeed. But strong words wouldn't help much, really. — Instantnood 21:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Ah well, my idea of strong words is "its unacceptable to do this, please try this in the future", so I think we're on the same page ;) Shell babelfish 16:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Guess what... [34] [35] [36] Previous CfD discussions, and Wikipedia mechanisms and values, were clearly disregarded. — Instantnood 19:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for finally getting involved, its been a frustrating 2 days. I've compiled a full evidence page which details all of it, and the evidence that they're all the same user is pretty strong and obvious: User:Crossmr/incidentwithUser06201 I made this after I wasn't getting much help. its complete to the best of my knowledge.--Crossmr 18:54, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll add to RFCU, hopefully that will end this issue.--Crossmr 19:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
I award you this Barnstar for helping when no one else seemed to care. Crossmr 19:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

slight follow up here. I'm just wondering if the RFCU was really necessary, at the end of this message [[37]] he pretty much admits all those accounts are his, could we not just tag them as obvious?--Crossmr 19:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Nope, looks like it wasn't. Centrx caught some of the other things he did using all those accounts to move around vandalism warnings, so he's indef blocked the two other accounts and blocked the IP itself for 2 months so he's stuck using User06201 for now. He updated WP:PAIN with the info. Shell babelfish 20:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
I've requested it be closed. Thanks again for your help. If past behaviour is any indicator of future, I may need it again tommorrow. --Crossmr 22:57, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] US government portraits

Greetings. Back in May, you commented at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images/US government portraits. The issue has lain dormant for over two months, and is still unresolved. I have attempted to summarize the findings of fact, in the hopes of resolving this debate. Your comments here would be welcome. All the best, – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 17:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parents Music Resource Center

Could you elaborate on the comment you made here about fair use, and/or continue discussing the image? Λυδαcιτγ 00:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Because our fair use policy is rigidly defined. There is already one fair use image illustrating the music industry's response - a second image would be decorative. You might consider removing the first photo - you already link to the album pictured and its cover obviously isn't quite the statement that the Rage photo is. By doing so, you can make a better argument for the inclusion of the photo under fair use - don't forget, you need to update the image description page with a detailed fair use rationale for its use in the article or you cannot use it in the article.
Also, when I originally made that comment back in May, the article was much smaller and already contained mostly negative information about PMRC. Now that the article has been vastly improved, and its not the only image, it doesn't seem so out of place. Shell babelfish 16:23, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I dont understand why you deleted my photo's

I am the original author of the boot of beer page on wikipedia.

I took photo's myself in order to provide a visual example of what drinking a boot of beer looks like since the concept can be quite difficult to imagine.

After checking in on my page It has come to my attention that you have deleted my photos. I dont understand why?

I provided information regarding the source and expressed that they were shot by the author for example and that i provided full approval of them being posted.

What didnt i provide that made you delete my photo's?

please contact me ASAP as i care deeply about this topic and am upset and feel that my pictures were unfairly removed

-Colin

raymonamer@yahoo.com

None of the photos you submitted contained a license tag with their copyright status. The photos were tagged with a note for seven days requesting their copyright status after which they're deleted. Since you have now uploaded two of them to Wikimedia Commons and correctly tagged them, you can insert them back into the article as they are. For further information, you'll want to read the image use policy. Shell babelfish 16:06, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted image of Jerusalem Gates map

Could I ask why have you deleted the image of the map of Jerusalem Quarters and Gates? The image was created originaly in hebrew by wikipedia user named Asaf (he:user:אסף) I had translated it into english. Asaf had allowed using it for educational purposes and for free; as I had stated with the image/ v8ing 4 U'r responde pc84 11:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Please see WP:IUP#Free_licenses. Images restricted to educational use are not used on Wikipedia; since our content is released under the GFDL, images must be usable by anyone who would redistribute our content. Perhaps you could talk to him about using the GFDL or CC-by-SA 2.5 licenses - the image can be undeleted if that's the case? Shell babelfish 12:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Holywarrior

I'm afraid he persists with threats and challenges in Talk: Kancha Ilaiah. He has violated WP:AGF here in this diff and made accusations against my sources (which I believe are valid in the context of the precise language of the edit that we are disputing). Dispute is being moderated by a third party User:Ben W Bell but I fear that the intervention of an admin may be necessary to make sure things don't get out of hand.Hkelkar 13:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Would you like to discuss Kancha Ilaiah.HW 15:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Honestly, I'm not familiar with the gentleman, so I'm not sure how much help I can be, but I'd be happy to listen. Shell babelfish 15:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I want you to voice if the version conforms to WP:BLP.Infact not knowing is better for you.HW 15:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Image:00050113hg1.jpg

While I agree that an image being "useless" is not a speedy deletion criteria, but if it is determined to be a copyright violation, then it can be speedied. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 21:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

True, but it wasn't determined, someone just thought it was a copyvio and provided no supporting evidence. Since they also said useless, I was more inclined to hold off on the deletion. Shell babelfish 15:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Normally, I would have, but once Jimbo laid the hammer down on Publicgirluk, I think Drini took that and decided to apply that solution to this photo. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 19:23, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Not a problem, I wouldn't have been surprised if it was a copyvio anyways :) Shell babelfish 19:25, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] TDZK AfD

Just a short question on two AfDs you recently processed. I am well aware that the outcome of one AfD should not be used to determine the outcome of a similar AfD, but your reasoning for declaring no concensus on Space: Glory through Conquest seems to should have, at the very least, resulted in no concensus for TDZK. I do not plan on submitting a deletion review regarding this, but I am curious as to why one went one way and the other went another way. Thanks. - Malykyn 22:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

If it was just about notability concerns, people made a strong case that it didn't meet our guidleines, however, another concern was more important. Verifiability is one of our principle policies - since the site had no outside references for the information presented in the article, it failed that policy. There's a lot of games out there that sit on the bubble - for instance, Shilla or Thardferr - they both have thousands of very dedicated fans, numerous fan sites and have won website awards at some time in the past, but when you really think about it thousands in terms of the actual number of people using the web isn't even a drop in the bucket. It does seem like our guidelines WP:WEB and WP:SOFTWARE could use some tweaking to deal with online games and how to establish their notability. Maybe you could suggest some changes? Shell babelfish 15:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I do intend to do just that at some point; it worries me to see so many webgames fail AfDs for NN, especially when neither WP:WEB nor WP:SOFTWARE can accurately determine their notability, as they are both guidelines for items fundamentally different than a webgame. Thank you for the clarification, though. The article most definitely had verifiability problems; hopefully, at a point when the game is notable enough, there will be sufficient third-party information to allow for verification, too. - Malykyn 01:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invest 98L

Invest 99L had redirected to 98L. Wikizach then moved the R1-tagged 99L back to the deleted 98L spot. Please delete both. – Chacor 17:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Got em. Shell babelfish 17:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) Thanks for your help. – Chacor 17:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tonycdp

Thanks for your comments. I get the impression Tonycdp was trying to provoke a response. Unfortunately for him I know how to keep cool. Arbitration procedures are quite stressful and usually bring out the worst out of some people. Thanks again, E Asterion u talking to me? 18:35, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem, it does get very nasty at times. Just keep that cool head and let people know if the attacking starts up again. Shell babelfish 18:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Image:Indonesian Rupiah.jpg

Because I uploaded the current version! Alr 18:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Ready for more Admin coachine

I'm just checking now with the next batch of potential trainees if they still want admin coaching. It might be good to try and do some time zone matching, but it might not always be possible as I usually try and assign people as quickly as possible (so not always much choice). Sometimes though I do a bigger batch, and in cases like that it would be useful. No harm adding to your entry on the coaching list your time zone :) Meeting up on IRC (or similar) can be very helpful, but if it isn't possible to do that, I just use a user subpage to keep discussion together (or you could use email) so doesn't matter if there is a time delay between messages. Thanks again for helping out! Petros471 21:54, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

BusterD is your next trainee. My coaching notes list Voice of All as a free coach, so he can help you out. Petros471 13:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] why?

why did you delete the Southern Fried Funk page our band made?

The article was deleted because it failed to assert any encylopedic notability and frankly looked quite a bit like a hoax. Please see our guidelines at Wikipedia:Notability (music) and you might also want to look at our requirements for verifiable sources. Shell babelfish 00:56, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply to you on my talk page

Please see my talk page. I would, of course, like to "clean up" my talk page. Please reply to my query about the block, and then I can delete these material pertaining to it (I hope), if you don't mind my doing so after reading my replies to you. The long comment is just there temporarily so that you can read it. [. . . .] Thanks. Sorry for the inconvenience. After you read this, I hope that you will delete it. Thanks again. --NYScholar 01:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC) [I have deleted an inadvertent mistaken assumption made earlier in this comment.] Please note that I did request that you delete this comment after you read it. The issue regarding the "short block" was apparently resolved within an hour. Since you replied with guidance about how to "archive: a talk page, I took your advice and did so. You can find our discussion now in Archive 1, along with my explanation of the mistaken statement removed here (ellipsis). Please remove this comment now if you can (added bold print to my previous request too). Thanks again. --NYScholar 21:14, 3 September 2006 (UTC)]

I'm sorry, but I do not archive ongoing discussions from my talk page. Its considered rather rude. I see you have chosen not only to archive every communication you've received, but also selectively remove those complaining about your behavior. I had hoped that with a little time you would be willing to learn about Wikipedia, but this doesn't appear to be the case. I've directly quoted section and paragraph of copyright law dealing with fair use; I've thoroughly detailed why I feel the image meets that criteria. So far, all you've done is tell me I'm wrong and I should look at updated law - when asked to provide proof the law had been updated, you claimed that is was updated in July 2006, which turned out to be patently false. You've made no argument against any of the points I made - continually stating you're right and we must get permission certainly isn't going to get you anywhere. Since you are uninterested in further discussion, I would suggest you take no action against any further images. Doing so will likely result in a permenant ban from Wikipedia. Shell babelfish 23:07, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Articles for deletion

I noticed that you relisted the debate Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Route 309A (Florida). However, you forgot to move it back onto yesterday's page, so I'm moving it onto today's for further discussion. Just thought I'd let you know. Please respond on my usertalk :) —Xyrael / 08:30, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, this happened more than once. It's not a problem, I can fix it, but you may want to reread Wikipedia:Deletion process. Thanks :) —Xyrael / 08:38, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Replied on your page too, but this was completely my fault. The silly script I used malfunctioned and I didn't catch it :( Thanks for finding them! Shell babelfish 23:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Did you happen to be using the normal AfD script? It requires doing it manually I believe, but I'm not sure. I'd be interested to learn which one you're using. Thanks. —Xyrael / 09:05, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • smacks forhead* I was using one I was working on coding and completely forgot I switched over to Voice of All's monobook. Argh! Shell babelfish 20:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion of a Page - User Page for Project BSE

Why did u delete the user page and discussion page for PRoject BSE

Thanks, Project bse 11:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)Niyati

Because you are not allowed to use Wikipedia user pages for other projects. Please see Wikipedia:User page for information on how to properly use userpages. Shell babelfish 23:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why did you delete a picture I posted

I was wondering why you deleted an image I posted. I have permission. It is from a Church's Website. I spoke with the pastor (head person) of the church about posting it and he approved it. The picture was sutton_jerry.jpg. I mentioned this in my upload summary. I attempted to IM you using AIM. Thank you for your time.

Rmatz 00:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)RMatz

Issue resolved and image retagged. Shell babelfish 01:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Troubling developments regarding Netaji, Holywarrior, and Bakaman

I noticed that both Netaji and Holywarrior have been blocked. While I'll talk about Netaji later (and do not necesarily contest the block, just that a week is too harsh, given that most of edits have not been so bad), I am troubled by Holywarrior's constant defiance to admin authority. Here, in the diff I provide, he has stated that he will ignore admin warnings and continue to vandalize the articles. I believe that his sentence should be extended for threatening vandalism so that he may have some more time to cool off and contribute meaningfully to wikipedia. Please let me know what you think.

diff:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AHolywarrior&diff=73732800&oldid=73729633

Regards,

Densagueo 11:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Holywarrior has made some sort of accusation against me for intervening (in his talk page). I wish to point out that I do not mean any personal malice against any user involved. I observed these arguments, blocks etc going on in articles I was interested in and simply would like to volunteer as a neutral third party and let everybody involved know of what's going on, and have made edits to that effect. If you wish for me to "butt out" then I will gladly do so and wish all parties well.Densagueo 12:52, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Everyone involved in this ridiculous edit and personal attack war is at the end of their rope. Multiple admins have admonished them that community patience is wearing thin and if the situation continues, bans may be in order. If Holywarrior really does continue his behavior, as he threatens, he'll shortly find himself blocked again. Shell babelfish 21:58, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Hi even though the block period has expired you may like to explain something here.I don't mind being blocked again , which is now equally ridiculous. HW  08:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Seems like you are having Off time there ; maybe our time zone does not match.I want to wait for your Reply and choose not to edit anything from now,till cleared (which I think I haven't ).Sorry for edits I have made . HW  08:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why did you delete the directory link I posted?

I submitted a link earlier to the chocolate fountain page and it was removed. You referenced your own policy to justify its removal, when that very same policy states that links that may be used occasionally include: "A web directory category when deemed appropriate by those contributing to an article, with preference to open directories." Aybarbara 23:30, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Can you explain how its appropriate to link to a directory listing for US Chocolate Fountain Rental companies? What is that supposed to add to the article? Shell babelfish 23:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely. The chocolate fountain is used by many as a substitute for a wedding cake. Many people rent one. The directory is a ad-free index of many rental companies around the country. The one link currently in the article is to a UK based company that offers rentals. I don't think it is the best resource.

A week or two ago I also posted links to more relevant sources of information, including a page of top dipping suggestions and a frequently asked questions page but those were also deleted. Aybarbara 23:57, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps then it would be a good idea to look at the wedding cake article and notice the types of links provided. Also, those links you posted earlier were to an ebay store of all things :( Shell babelfish 00:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

They were content pages in an eBay store. They provided a lot more information on the subject of chocolate fountains and dipping items. Aybarbara 00:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Then the proper thing to do (as per the WP:EL guidelines) is to add said information to the article to improve it, not link to a commercial site. Shell babelfish 00:25, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Per the policy: "in some cases this is not possible for copyright reasons or because the site has a level of detail which is inappropriate for the Wikipedia article." Aybarbara 00:31, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help with userpage

Im Erik Brown, Hey can you tell me why everytime I add to User:2wordsforya it puts a weird box around it? And how do I add cool stuff like you and User:TJ Spyke?SUCK IT! 23:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

That weird box happens any time there's spaces in front of your paragraph, just take out the spaces and you're good. My user page is a bit complex - tables within tables, but if you give me an idea what you want, I'd be happy to help. For the userboxes, check out Wikipedia:Userboxes. Shell babelfish 23:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Are you for real? Come on, now. I have been contributing a little bit here and there over the years and didn't even get how your user accounts worked. I have learned so much from Wikipedia over the years I wanted to participate in the community. How lame is it that when new people actually try to contribute to the community they get told to "suck it"? I realize I'm a nobody in the world of Wikipedia, but I'm disappointed. I hope those comments were not written by Shell. Aybarbara 23:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

No, I didn't write it, that's another users signature. Please be civil with other Wikipedia editors. Shell babelfish 23:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Block

Could you please point out incivility on my part? I want to know which of my comments is incivil, though I don't dispute the warning stuff.Bakaman Bakatalk 01:02, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


Here's a few examples of the ongoing issues:

  • Calling other editors trolls [38]
  • Talk about holding other editor's leashes and calling editors gremlins [39]
  • Claiming edit wars were "reverting vandalism" and admins didn't bother to look at the situation since *gasp* you got blocked too. [40], [41], [42], [43]
  • Calling other editor's work garbage [44]
  • Imply other editors are ignorant [45]

And this is just at a glance. This is the sixth seperate time you've been blocked for edit wars and incivility. I'm sorry, I'm just not sure what else can be done to explain that these behaviors simply aren't tolerated. Please discuss instead of reverting, and use dispute resolution to resolve editing disputes. Shell babelfish 05:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Diff 8 was in a discussion of whether author Kancha Ilaiah was a reputable authority on hinduism, it was't even aimed at another editor, and was a response to a CAPS lock rant. Diff 2 was a response to JFD saying I was holding the leash to the gremlin (he used Subhash_bose as the example of my gremlin)[46]. 1 block was for a throwaway account Holywarrior dug up, and another by (aeropagitica) was found to be one where I was not at fault [47] (though I didnt AGF at that point).Bakaman Bakatalk 00:17, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Of course you have an answer for everything. I'm not interested in arguing over the issue - you've been blocked multiple times for the same issues and the disputes you're having over Indian related articles keep popping up on administrator noticeboards. Just try to play nice by discussing instead of reverting, working for consensus and using the dispute resolution process when talking isn't working. Shell babelfish 00:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Does the RfC and MedCab count? The RfC against me failed (dismissed as harrassment) and the MedCab was used by editors to call me nice things like "paid agent" and "fascist" etc.Bakaman Bakatalk 00:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Those sound like things that other people initiated though. Have you considered using the dispute resolution process yourself to help resolve some of the issues you're encountering? Shell babelfish 01:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Doesn't that mean I'll be automatically banned/blocked?Bakaman Bakatalk 01:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Of course not. You're welcome to ask for mediation or put up an article RfC to help achieve consensus over editing disputes. If editing and policy problems keep happening with one editor, you can file a user RfC on their conduct, ask for mediation and if that doesn't resolve it, eventually file a case for ArbCom. There's lots of options when talking with someone isn't working. Just be civil about it and don't let them draw you in and cause problems for yourself. Shell babelfish 01:51, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Ok. I'll think about it. 4 blocks of mine have come from wars with User:BhaiSaab while 2 have come from User:Holywarrior. I may think about an RfC, as User:Denusageo, User:Subhash_bose, User:Hkelkar and User:Babub have had the same kind of problems as I had with him.Bakaman Bakatalk 02:04, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
That's a very good idea, and much better than letting others get you involved in edit wars :) Shell babelfish 02:07, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question about image HarajukuT.jpg

Hello! I noticed that you deleted the image HarajukuT.jpg off of the Stereotypes of Asians article due to improper licensing. The photograph of a T-shirt was taken by an amateur with the purpose of selling the shirt on E-bay, and she gave me permission to use her image with no specified restrictions. Is this image acceptable on Wikipedia? I wasn't sure what to put as licensure from the drop down list though. Could you please give me a clue? Thanks. --Drenched 06:29, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Its a long message, so I answered here. Shell babelfish 19:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Question about image GifnockPanorama picture at Giffnock.

Just wondering why this image was removed? Cheers --Coolmark18 13:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Licensing problems with the image; full explanation on your talk page. Shell babelfish 19:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Cheers for the fast response, Shell. Yes I did make the photograph myself. I'll just reload it again under the GFDL license. I didn’t realise the one I had given it was not allowed on Wikipedia. (I thought it would have been, since that was an option). Cheers again, --Coolmark18 20:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Aww Cheers =) --Coolmark18 20:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] will hoge

why was the will hoge picture deleted? I obtained permission from the photographer months ago & had no problems. the photo was removed & replaced with one of Will Farrell so the same pic was reloaded under a new title on 09/02 & is now gone. Please explain.

~~leblanc74~~

Please see response on your talk page. Shell babelfish 19:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Blake911

Is there anything to be done about thhis [[48]]? He seems to have it in his head that I' m part of some rival of his and I'm out to get him. In reality, his articles are all not notable (save for one that actually was worth a keep vote) and he takes it personally when an AfD occurs and attacks people and their contributions in retaliation. What's really frustrating is he edits other's commentso n his own talk page to make himself appear innocent. I don't think he's aware that everything written is on file. While I want to assume good faith, I'm doubting this one will come around, even with some good community intervention. Any reply is appreciated. Regards, Shazbot85Talk 05:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

He's been blocked for the continuation on his talk page after the warning. I have to suggest that it doesn't appear Blake is swayed by your arguments, so it might be best to refrain from discussion with him. Feel free to drop me a line if you experience further issues. Shell babelfish 11:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] will hoge atl pic

i must have inadvertantly listed it to be used as wikipedia only. it is to be freely used per the owner, which was listed when i uploaded it. the instructions on how to list a photo should be more clear. please reinstate photo. ~~leblanc74~~

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[edit] Personal attack resolution

WikiThanks

Just a little thankyou for being the one to answer the report and allow me to once more edit wiki without fear of being attcked. After so much distress, it meant a lot Crimsone 16:49, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

You're very welcome. Its never fun to edit which such a hostile environment dragging you down. Just remember, that the better your edits are, the more you improve the encyclopedia by removing spam and vandalism, the more idiots you'll attract. So I guess this means you're doing the right thing :) Shell babelfish 22:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re:JB196

Hi there. I appreciate the comment and I am trying to keep as cool a head as possible, but its not fair to say I have been enaging in personal attacks or that I have not remained civil. I guess a case could be made for WP:POINT but as far as the other two, I have been wholly respectful to everybody I've dealt with over these last few days, although I was not always treated with the same respect. You have no right to accuse me of "harassing" a user when no such harassment exists, ESPECIALLY when another moderator (Extraordinary Machine) has backed up that the method I supposedly used to make said personal attack is actually an entirely allowed action here oN Wikipedia. As a moderator, you should know better than to make negative comments about other user's integrity when they are not warranted. What is your position on bullet's attack of myself by bullet? Why did you delete my comment on the Personal Attack Intervention board without commenting on it??JB196 00:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Judging by the various warnings about policy infractions on your talk page, you seem to be having difficulty editing in the Wikipedia spirit. When people point out these actions, you seem to go on the attack for instance [49], [50]. You have horribly cluttered a poor article with citation templates without first checking the link provided and the articles of the wrestlers themselves. You consistantly edit war over your changes to articles and seem to display problems with ownership. Even after editors counselled you to leave off you campaign against bulletproof on your 3RR reports, you went venue shopping and brought it to personal attacks. You even went so far as to edit war on another user's talk page including accusing him of vandalism and deleting other people's comments from said page [51]. You were cautioned of your behavior on your 3RR block appeal. Also, please see the comments made by multiple administrators here about your edit warring.
Essentially, you're being silly and you can stop or face escalating blocks. You might want to take a really long read over the policies you're citing, since you seem to have difficulty in following them. Shell babelfish 01:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

JB196 has just filed 2 3rr reports against me for supposedly violating the rule on my OWN talk page. [52]. The other one is for the Vic Grimes article. [53]. Now the truth is that I am not familiar with the subject in that article. The Only thing I was doing is Reverting Vandalism as the definition of vandalism is (From Wikipedia:Vandalism) ...any addition, deletion, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia... This was the original version [54]. This was after JB196 reverted [55]. Please note the major decrease of quality for the article. And why did he revert? Because he wasn't credited in the article itself as the "Author". "Then can I start citing myself in articles? I mean I did the research I want authorship rights. No rights? Then I retract all contributions I've made to an article." This falls under WP:VAIN. I truly believe I was reverting vandalism and so do other contributors [56]. I believe this is his way of getting back at me for his recent block (See Here). He has been bringing this issue up to other numerous admins in a crusade to get me blocked. I believe his time would be much rather well spent reflecting upon his previous actions than going from one admin to another in order to complete his vendettas against me. All I was doing is reverting vandalism and for some reason I got caught in this mess. Please help clarify these two. It is he who has not assumed good faith and has personally attacked and harassed me for upholding Wikipedia Policy. -- bulletproof 3:16 01:22, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree with you and, as you noted, his complaints have gone unheard on all the admin noticeboards. I have also left a note on WP:PAIN stating that his claim is baseless. If he continues in this manner, he will be blocked for disruption. In the meantime, find a peaceful boring science article that needs some fixing up :) Shell babelfish 01:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
For what it's worth (as an uninvolved party), I am in complete support of Shells conclusions based on everything I have so far seen in this area - especially the article diffs. Crimsone 01:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you. I am personally past this thing. But for some reason, ever since he returned from his previous block he has spent most of his time plotting to get me blocked for something I didn't do. [57]. Could you help clear the two 3rr reports against me BTW? I honestly Hope that he can move on and stop plotting revenge against whomever may disagree with him. I'm sorry if I dragged you into this mess too. My apologies .-- bulletproof 3:16 01:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm afraid the WP:3rr rule is explicit. As such, if you have broken it, then it will be dealt with accordingly. If you haven't broken WP:3RR, then you've little to worry about. However, if broken, they may take account of extenuating circumstances. While I shan't really be able to do anything about it personally, I shall at least take a look at the report if that is of any comfort to you. Crimsone 01:44, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
I actually closed the 3RR reports - they were filed, as all these other reports as retaliation for JB196 being blocked for edit warring. The supposed reverts were just bulletproof removing ranting and harassment from his talk page and JB196 putting it back. Shell babelfish 01:46, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
I had just looked, and was just about to say that :) Given the nature of the edits you were making, I sincerely doubt that 3RR would have held against you anyway had it been checked due to the constructive nature of them. I just won't say something untill I've seen it first. It's a pity you don't show barnstars on your userpage Shell, because I would say that you deserve a few! lol Crimsone 01:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

You know, I never could find a good way to get them on my userpage with the layout I have. They're all over here though :) Shell babelfish 01:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

That's great - as soon as I get around to it (probably shortly), you can have one or two more :) Crimsone 01:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Well thank you, that's very sweet of you :) Shell babelfish 01:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
You're very welcome :D I don't bother with barnstars much, but I feel you truly deserve them. I've added them tidily to the page. I hope the formatting is acceptable Crimsone 02:12, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
As you're the admin who syslocked JB's talk page can you go in and re-add the comments against him he deleted as disruption? I don't know why he decided now was the time to delete them apart from that they could be used as evidence against him. –– Lid(Talk) 05:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Just so you know...

Whether you believe me or not, I assure you that the edit at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3APersonal_attack_intervention_noticeboard&diff=74248329&oldid=74246726 was entirely, 110% unintentional on my part. I would never nor have I ever intentionally removed anybody’s comments from any page with the exception of my user page. That being said, I understand you’re thinking that it was unintentional, although it was not. I was simply knee deep in all of that text and was trying to cut and paste that one sentence but instead seem to have cut out the entire paragraph in the process.

Is it OK if I read that reply of mine that has since been reverted due to my removing that entire paragraph? (of course I would not also remove that entire paragraph again…I know to be more careful this time!). I do not see any reason why that reply should not be allowed to be readded.

Also your use of the word “Continue” indicates that I have removed other users’ statements before and that is not true.

Thanks in advance. - JB186JB196 02:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear that wasn't intentional. However, about "continue", you had just removed my comments from your talk page minutes earlier [58] and that's certainly not the only example. The fact that you're asking to continue this disupte really concerns me. Please drop it as you have been asked by many level headed contributors. Shell babelfish 02:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
I removed the comment from the talk page because I never once made a personal attack on bullet and your comment said I did.
I am not "asking to continue this dispute" by any means. I hope it is over like we all do. I am asking if I can re-state my side of the story before it got reverted - all it involves is two sentences as what bullet stated about me in his post was blatantly untrue.JB196 02:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Seriously, just stop. We've heard your side of the story on every noticeboard you could get on and your story has been soundly rejected in every incarnation. Shell babelfish 02:52, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Well I am cool with that as long as people stop posting nasty things (such as bullet's last post) and borderline personal attacks about me on those pages, so let's just close the whole debate then.JB196 02:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
That sounds like a good idea. Editing is more fun anyways :) Shell babelfish 02:55, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CAT:CSD

Hi Shell, I noticed you working at the backlogged CAT:CSD. The redirects just keep flooding in don't they. What do we do about all of the categories? Do we delete them under C1? Keep up the deleting! DVD+ R/W 04:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I looked at the categories and I'm honestly not sure. It does appear that those templates aren't currently in use and so the categories are also not in use, however, the templates are listed at the wikiproject for userboxes. *shrugs* Shell babelfish 04:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Well, at least the articles are now taken care of. Well done. DVD+ R/W 04:40, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Olivesburgh, OH and Olivesburgh, Ohio

A few minutes ago, you speedily deleted Olivesburgh, OH, which was a redirect to Olivesburgh, Ohio, which doesn't exist. This was a perfectly reasonable thing to do under the circumstances, but I wonder if you could undelete Olivesburgh, Ohio, which was deleted for being too short an article. The article is a stub, and it could be expanded a bit with U.S. Census Bureau information. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 04:34, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Done. Shell babelfish 04:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Olivesburgh is a spelling error; it's been Olivesburg, Ohio since the 1890s. I've expanded it quite a bit, although I didn't use any census data. ClairSamoht - Help make Wikipedia the most authoritative source of information in the world 22:26, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mfd

Hi. I'm the guy who nominated User:Cute 1 4 u/About Me for MFD. When I looked back it was deleted, along with the mfd nomination. Could you please tell me what happened?--Edtalk c E 00:46, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Everything was deleted for privacy reasons. Thank you for pointing out that the page had been recreated. Shell babelfish 03:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply, but for courtesy, could you consider notifying the mfd nominator nexttime after you delete without following the mfd process? I didn't even know that her page was deleted before and recreated.--Edtalk c E 21:12, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request delete account Rudwolf

Hi, I am Rudwolf from spanish wikipedia, I think this page --Rudwolf was created by vandalim, it was create in my birthday!, or maybe is pure coindence, when I begun in spanish wikipedia I tried to create an acoount in english wikipedia with the same name user but I could not' this page has been abandoned 3 months ago, I request delete this account, i want this page wiil be my user page to contribuite to english wikipedia as I'm doing in spanish wikipedia, I hope you read this and give to me the reason. Thanking for you atention, I remain. You can write me in my discussion page

Hola, soy RudwolfRudwolf de la wikipedia en español, pienso que esta página --Rudwolf fue creada por vandalismo, ¡fue creada en mi cumpleaños! o quiza es pura coincidencia, Cuando empeza en la wikipedia en español intente crear una cuenta en la wikipedia inglesa pero no pude, esta pàgina ha estado abandonada tres meses, quiero que esta página sea mi página de usuario para contrbui en la wikipedia inglesa como lo estoy haciendo en la wikipedia en español, espero que leas esto y me dé la razón. Gracias por su atención, espero respuesta. Puedes escribirme en mi página de discusión

I really wish I could help you, but as it looks like you've discovered, only b'crats can delete an account. Good luck! Shell babelfish 04:09, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I've moved my admin coaching chat to the appropriate location

User:BusterD/Admin coaching. I'm a bit confused about these first steps. If you could give me some hints I'll make every effort to learn. BusterD 00:10, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thulasikanth Selvagunachandran

I have noticed when you closed the above AfD, you did not remove the category template, "REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD". By deleting this when closing it pulls the discussion out of the category. I have deleted it from this discussion, but if you could review any other closures you have done recently and remove the tag from them it would be greatly appreicated. Thanks. --Gay Cdn (talk) (email) (Contr.) 14:20, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I only closed one other today, but apparently it did the same thing. My script has gone wonky :( Shell babelfish 14:43, 9 September 2006 (UTC)