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[edit] Vandalism?

You could just call it what it is (selective removal of comments) and leave it there for people to see and make their own judgements, without calling it vandalism. Guettarda 03:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm trying to find a policy to match with selective removal of comments. I agree that the term vandalism is too harsh, but I can't seem to find anything else for the RfC yet. SYCTHOS^talk 04:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Not everything covered by an RFC has to be policy. It's a request for comment on a general pattern of behaviour. Even though you won't find policy to support that, it can be misleading to other editors. And, after all, we don't own our user pages. Altering comments isn't acceptable (see for example Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/BigDaddy777/Workshop#Removing_comments_on_Talk_page_in_violation_of_Guidelines

Guettarda 04:41, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Section filed against WP:OWN and WP:3RR. Thanks! SYCTHOS^talk 04:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your comments to me

In many places, you said, "Very untrue. The comments posted above were to question the strength of your argument, as per WP:SOCK it is prohibited to use a sockpuppet to create a illusion of a broader support for your side of the argument. Your "campaigning" comes from you and your sockpuppet, and you even admitted that you use sockpuppetry to aid yourself in AfD. SycthosTalk 05:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)"

This is a complete lie. I never admitted using sockpuppets to "aid myself in AfD"; nor have I ever done this, even when I did use sockpuppets in my first days in Wikipedia!

If you look at the history, an admin checked IPs and confirmed that I never did this to sway a vote and I still never have done this.

You need to get your facts straight and show that you care for the folks at Wikipedia. This atrocious lie/accusation at the top of many pages is inexcusable and I'd like an apology; and I think the good people that you may have influenced with this lie should receive an apology as well. --Jason Gastrich 04:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I acknowledge your attempts to evangelize Wikipedia, but your argument will not stand without a statement disputing against it. First of all, if your statements remain true, then why is Wiggins2 blocked 24 hours for "external campaigning group spamming talk pages to pack Wikipedia debates"? User:Big Daddy is another one of your main sockpuppets. If you look at its contribution history, there is no doubt that you have violated WP:SOCK for using sockpuppets to create an "illusion for a broader support" for your position.

I do not appreciate your constant and veiled use of euphemisms and words/phrases with a slightly more negative connotation when used against others. This is a complete lie is not correct, as you have, in fact, used sockpuppetry for AfDs. Also, I, in fact, do care for the folks on Wikipedia. If I didn't care, I would not even mind editing any mistakes I catch in articles, reverting and simple vandalism I see, or voicing my opinion in Wikipedia debates. I openly apologize to you if I have offended you, but I would also request you to conform to Wikipedia's WP:NPOV policy. Thanks. SYCTHOS^talk 05:21, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inside view by Perfecto

Thank you. -Perfecto

No problem! I always format articles and discussions if I see the need to, and I completely agree with your opinion! SYCTHOS^talk 01:48, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Untitled Batman sequel

Hi Sycthos! A couple notes: First, you appear to have subst'd a db- entry on the untitled batman sequel page. Speedy delete tags are usually left in normal template form. Second, I couldn't the pre-existing version in the deletion log, are you certain it was under the same name? I'd like to see the original before deleting and protecting against recreation. Thanks! - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:14, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the speedy delete tip. I have been doing that with every speedy delete nomination I have created so far, my mistake. I actually do not know how the article is duplicate, but Bugs5382 from the talk page of that article seems to know. I'll go ask him now. SYCTHOS^talk 19:35, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeah. I looked up it up in the deletion log. It was not under the same name, but the content was almost exactly the same. It's been a while since I looked it up original. I know it was deleted before. I added the future tag and then someone keep editing the article with speculation and then I put up the Afd. the person who was doing the editing never added to the discussion when I asked what was going on. --^BuGs^ 22:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I went a step further... Batman_Begins_2. --^BuGs^ 22:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! SYCTHOS^talk 22:55, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I'm a vandal?

How did I vandilise the delete page, I simply forgot to sign my message... Vninja

Sorry for any mistakes. However, it seemed like vandalism, as you were adding unsigned text into somebody else's post, which gave me the impression that you were trying to change what somebody else is trying to say. SYCTHOS^talk 00:26, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Closing AfDs

Hi there. I am a sysop that have been active in RC patrol as well as WP:RFPP. I would like to spend some time in closing AfDs. Can you give me some tips, pointers and wikilinks about this procedure? Pls respond on User_talk:Jossi my talk page. Thanks. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 00:47, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey! My response is now on your talk page. SYCTHOS^talk 01:08, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wit

How did you develop such stellar wit? You slay me. 24.0.91.81 03:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: The Fight Network

What are you doing!?!?!

I was in the process of adding some new info to the page, why have you deleted everything?? What vandalism crap are you talking about, I wasn't finished yet?! Please look before you leap next time! I am the one who created this damn page so why would I vandalize it, huh?!" HeMan5 04:38, 01 February 2006 (UTC)

First of all, I cannot locate my edit on The Fight Network on my contributions history. Secondly, as stated on its deletion log, The Fight Network has never been deleted. Yes, I have warned an IP address (24.42.152.63), but that is not the original creator of the article (69.198.108.51). Please clarify the situation.

Finally, you should take a look at Wikipedia's civility rules. SYCTHOS^talk 21:46, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your help with the spelling and reverting on the Safe sex page. It's most appreciated. Chooserr 00:07, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

No problem! SYCTHOS^talk 02:46, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My thanks

For your quick action in reverting the attacks on my userpage. I would not be very surprised to learn that the IP was operated by Philip Schmidt, since it can be traced to Washington...

Once again, thank you.

–ArmadniGeneral (talk • contribs) 05:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

No problem (although it is surprising that the U.S. Congress would do something like this)! SYCTHOS^talk 19:22, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, we've all heard of the approval given by some Congressmen for staffers to whitewash their articles, but the most immature of the crap seems to be coming exclusively by the staffers'/interns' own initiative. You know the type, young kids in their twenties or so, strongly political and opinionated (obviously), and arrogant by their own status. The actual involvement of the Congressmen seems to only be the tip of the iceberg. –ArmadniGeneral (talk • contribs) 20:12, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CIA World Factbook Copyright Question

You mentioned that my inclusion of the CIA World Factbook text on Israel in the Israel article was a copyright violation. However, CIA_World_Factbook says that the Factbook is in the public domain. Doesn't that make it okay to include in a wikipedia article (every edit page says "public domain resources can be copied without permission")?

Ah, thanks. I did not notice that. Yes, you can copy from the CIA World Factbook, but please try to paraphrase it a bit to make it less of a "direct copy." Thanks for alerting me! SYCTHOS^talk 00:16, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tell the truth is vandalism?

If you aren't Brazilian, take your body off. Cabral is a Killer. It is documented here, the history of Brazil is a History of Coward Man killing indigenan people —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.58.154.212 (talk • contribs) .

I meant to delete the spam comments on the bottom (including "heya guys this is boring". I did not intend to delete the real comment on the top, but that is what the last reversion has done. Fixed. SYCTHOS^talk 00:29, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Participant alert regarding Wikiproject on Advertising

The Wikiproject No Ads, created as a backlash against the Answers.com deal, has served an important function in providing a space for users to express their disagreement with the Foundation proposal. While the current controversies about userboxes raise questions about political and social advocacy on Wikipedia, there should be greater flexibility regarding advocacy about Wikipedia in the Wikipedia namespace. Reported and linked by Slashdot and other press sources as a unique and spontaneous occurence in Wikipedia history, it has apparently had some impact as, despite being scheduled to begin in January, not a peep has been heard about the trial and proposed sponsored link since the deal's controversial announcement months ago. Currently, however, there is an attempt to delete the project or move it off Wikipedia altogether. Since the Foundation has provided no additional information and has not attempted to answer the specific questions that participants in the project raised, it is unclear if the Answers.com deal has been abandoned or simply delayed. Until the situation becomes more clear, I believe the group should still have a place in the Wikipedia namespace. Sincerely, Tfine80 00:31, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Sycthos/afcaccept

Hi Sycthos. I generally like the idea of your afc notification templates. Here are a few thoughts

When an anon with a volatile IP needs to warned for something, we bite the bullet and warn them on the IP's talk page knowing that others may be the ones that end-up getting the message because getting the warning out is really important. AFC notifications aren't as important, so do you think it's worth posting these notifications to, say, AOL IP talk pages? I honestly think notifying acceptance isthe much more important of the two, not just so that they know that they can start editing the new article, but also to hammer-home the message that they should register instead of continuing to use AFC.
Have you thought about linking back to the submission (like this), where we've usually already offered explanation. It's far less personal, but easier for us. Actually, that's no kind of reason. Nevermind.
I could always create my own decline template, but since you're in the early stages here, I'll share my full thinking with you. Generally, I think your two decline templates are too rigid. The simpler one places the "Reason" parameter directly into a sentence. To use this correctly, and avoid grammatical nightmares, it seems like a lot of work. It also bars us for offering longer explanations. One solution I'm thinking of is using a construction similar to the Template:Prod, which says It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: {{{concern}}}, and can somewhat-gracefully accept a wide range of phrases, full sentences, or even multiple sentences. In this case, Hello! Your request posted in Articles for Creation for the article {{{article}}} has been declined for the following reason: {{{Reason}}} would gracefully accept all of our usual reasons, verbatim from the AFC page, such as
- Wikipedia is WP:NOT a slang usage guide.
- linkspam, self-promotion, and neologism
- Article lacks context (WP:CSD A1)
- We cannot accept copyrighted text borrowed from either web sites or printed material. Perhaps you would like to rewrite the article in your own words. Thanks.
- I believe this is a youth league team for a synagogue, and not notable enough for inclusion in wikipedia.
- I think this topic is better-covered as it is, as part of Air traffic control. I've removed the red link from that article, as well.

That's it. Again, I like the idea, especially if it'll help dissuade people from submitting article after article (like this week's U.S. Navy ships and villages in Kent, England). ×Meegs 23:59, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your suggestions! As you have listed your opinions, I will list my corresponding replies:

I am a bit confused by your statement, but if you are saying I should remove the AOL/multiple IP message on User:Sycthos/afcaccept, I agree.
Eh, it's a bit of a hassle on the person who sets the message template.
That's a pretty good idea. I have just remodeled all of the declining templates to match with those of WP:CSD.

Again, thanks for the feedback! Reply here if you wish. Happy editing! --SYCTHOS^talk 00:33, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Hello again.

Oops I missed that instruction altogether. Actually, it pretty much reflects my feeling: these messages aren't important enough to post to the talk pages of shared IP addresses. On the accept template, maybe there should be a more liberal policy, but I'm not so sure.
Forget 2. It's just as much work on our end for a worse result. It's better to just repeat the rationale on the talk page.
I like that. Since all your uses of the the template are subst:ed, I played around with User:Sycthos/afcdecline, taking the change even further by giving {{{Reason}}} its own indented section. I also removed the signature parameter – including it seems to break the pattern of similar templates (like Template:test2), and it's the same amount of typing whether the tildes are inside or outside the template. Feel free to revert or propagate either change to the other templates.

×Meegs 01:30, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template for AFD results

Heya, last time you gave me some good pointers on closing AFDs. .. so here I am again. I would like to know the template for placing a notice in the talk page to announce the AFD results. Thanks in advance. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 01:16, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Sycthos! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Cheers, ✎ Peter M Dodge ( Talk to Me • Neutrality Project ) 15:20, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Civil2 proposed for deletion

I noticed that you have previously worked on Template:Civil2. I thought you should know that it is currently proposed for deletion. Please consider adding your comments at templates for deletion. -- Aylahs ^(talk) 16:25, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the warning. --SYCTHOS^talk 18:53, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you.

Wow, you reverted my user page vandalism, and I didn't even notice! Thank you! --PostScript 00:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:CVU status

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[edit] AfD nomination of At the Point of No Return

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[edit] Lean wit It, Rock wit It

Hi, please see WP:NAME#Music. Wikipedia has its own naming conventions and regardless of song covers. Spellcast (talk) 04:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

All right, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks. --SYCTHOS^talk 20:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Spellcast (talk) 07:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

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