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[edit] Banned User: Beh-nam

Hi, banned user beh-nam is hiding under this sockpuppet: User:AchamaenidPersian550.

[edit] Final exam

Thanks for giving me the edit count requirement! :D Could I take the final exam now? Voyaging(talk) 22:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Huh, how funny I was just about to drop you a note about this. After reviewing most of your recent contribs you far exceed a user in need of any further adoption and see you no longer needing any instruction from me and would feel more than comfortable allowing you to graduate without taking the final exam. If you would still like to take the test I am more than willing to administer it to you, you would just have to wait an hour or so for me to prepare it. Either way is fine with me, Tiptoety talk 22:39, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Hmm, I'll leave the decision up to you. I don't mind taking the test just for fun, but if you don't want to prepare it I really don't mind. Up to you :). Voyaging(talk) 00:46, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I think you have proven yourself, and ultimately a test would just be a waste of time. I will move your adoption subpage over into your userspace and add the graduation userbox to your userpage. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 04:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Tiptoety! It really has been a pleasure being your adoptee, I appreciate all the help and assistance you've given me! Where should I go next? Do you think an editor review would be in order at this time? Voyaging(talk) 20:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
You are very welcome! Hm? Where to go next eh? Well an editor review sounds like a great place to start to me. Or if you are interested in doing some admin work, maybe WP:ADMINCOACH. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 21:45, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I went ahead and put up an editor review. Check it out if you have time, thanks! Voyaging(talk) 22:20, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU

Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 17:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DHMO's RFA

Dude, given the issues on that RFA, and the fact it's laready been to WP:300 and fallen back, you might want to reconsider this. Just a heads up. Pedro :  Chat  19:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Your right, its probably for the best...well either way it looks to have already been removed. Thanks for the heads up. Tiptoety talk 21:44, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I block removed all the WP:100, WP:200 etc comments as they were looking increasingly bizare. I didn't want to tread on your toes, but having "WP:200!!" under support 190 was looking a bit silly so I just removed all similar comments including your own. Shame, as well - but then it's an unusual RfA. Pedro :  Chat  21:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE Adoption

Thanks a lot Tiptoety :D. It's very appreciated. Heh, I didn't know they had an account creator logo. Thanks again :D. Steve Crossin (talk)(email) 20:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In Soviet Russia, RFA opposes YOU!

(^^^ per your joke request above)

Tiptoety, I wanted to thank you for your participation in my recent RFA and also let you know that I've taken steps to address the concerns raised about the speedy deletion tags in an in-depth RFA analysis. your further comments are welcome. (also - templated thank spam below - now with 50% more divboxes!) cheers, xenocidic (talk) 03:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam
 :P Best of luck! Cheers, Tiptoety talk 03:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Archiving checkuser cases

When you archive a case, you also need to remove the transclusion from the RFCU page [1] and add the case to the archive page.[2] There is a procedural guide at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Procedures if you are interested in helping out on a more regular basis. Thanks. Thatcher 11:34, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Hey, thanks for the feedback on what I need to do to get rollback =). I'll continue to fight vandalism and I'll then come back after I have fought it for a while (month). Also, thanks for being nice about it. ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spyfox5400 (talk • contribs) 14:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem, let me know if you have any questions or there is anything I can do to help. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 14:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Knock Knock

Who's there? Someone without rollback permission. Will you help? --Noxia (talk) 16:25, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't want to be mean here, but per our conversation on Noxia's talk, they might need to get a little more comfortable with using undo properly before going to rollback. Franamax (talk) 17:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Declined - Per concerns raised above and on your talk page, get a little experience using the undo button or WP:TW and come back in a week. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 03:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for your comment and concern on my currently-running RfA. I have posted a response to your concern, should you like to review it. Regards, --InDeBiz1 Review me! | Talk to me! 03:22, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I saw. Thanks for the civil and quick response. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 03:22, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello, Tiptoety, and thank you for your recent participation in my RfA, which was closed per WP:NOTNOW after reaching a vote tally of 5/15/2. While I am disappointed in the outcome, I understand that it - as well as the comments left by yourself and others - was in the best interests of Wikipedia at this time. I plan to take everything that was written to heart and improve myself here on Wikipedia with a goal of perhaps accepting a nomination again in the future, should someone choose to nominate me. As a way of gathering further feedback, I have created a page in my user space for other editors to leave comments about things that they might have observed during my RfA and to continue my "education process," as it may be considered. If you would like to contribute to that page, it may be found here. Again, thank you for participating and I appreciate your comments! --InDeBiz1 (talk) 17:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adoption

Do you mind if I "borrow" your adoption program? I find it very convenient and helpful for new users. Tell me what you think. « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie 23:43, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

First off I would like to give recognition to User:Hersfold for ultimately giving me the basis and idea for the program. Second you are more than welcome to copy the idea, and even some of the lessons if you wish, but I hope that you change it to be your own. The idea of the adoption program is that every user is able to choose fro a diverse group of adopters all with different programs, some may fit users better than others and if we all have the same program it will defeat that purpose. Like I said before, my answer is yes, so have at it. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 01:35, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for

reverting the vandal on my talk page. Maybe that's why I couldn't access WP last night or work out what was going on. A joke told by an actor in Silver City goes something like (with heavy Polish accent): An official is asking a migrant about patriotism and loyalty and why he should be admitted to Australia. The applicant asserts many things finishing with, "And if I meet Hitler, I SHOOT him!!!" The official looks down at his notes and writes... "trah-ble mairker". ; ) Julia Rossi (talk) 01:18, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

You are more than welcome, all in a days work!
Thanks for the laugh, that was one of the better ones on this page :P Tiptoety talk 01:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Please do! It's a fine solution. (Yep, that joke – the parallels with wp abound.) : )) Best, Julia Rossi (talk) 01:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Y Done - Happy editing. Tiptoety talk 01:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Half Hour?

Half hour eh? Well you probably need this then :): importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/moverevert.js');

Make sure you are using FF3 or IE to operate it.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 04:21, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I use FF5, so that would not work, but thanks for the thought! :D Tiptoety talk 04:23, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
3.5? It should work...FireFox 2 however doesn't.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 04:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Btw the part that says "Mozilla/5.0" ain't your version number :P.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 04:31, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Oh, yeah... then I have no idea what version of FF I have :P, all I know is I have the newest one. Either way, I went ahead and added the code. Thanks! Tiptoety talk 04:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for rollback

Just wanted to thank you for looking over my request and granting me rollback. Much thanks, Leonard^Bloom (talk) 05:11, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

You are very welcome, use the tool wisely. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 05:13, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Nengo

As you requested, I created a new version of the page. Please make a update. -- Taku (talk) 05:26, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Tiptoety talk 05:33, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you again. But it seems I can't just add era names with year numbers. See 1200. The new version is causing a problem. I'm going to fix the error. But meantime could you revert it to the old version? -- Taku (talk) 05:44, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
I just went ahead and moved the protection down a level, feel free to make non-controversial changes to fix the problem. I will reprotect once you are done. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 05:51, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My comment to User:Voyaging

I just thought you should comment on this comment I left since you were his adopter. Thanks. Oh, by the way, User:Steve Crossin is doing very well with my adoption. I'm glad to be his adoptee. I really think I'm very more experienced than I was before. Although I have been going through his adoption rather slow, he is doing great and I have learned a lot from him. Regards, RyRy5 (talk) 06:15, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 12:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A is for Apple at COTW

Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Protection request

Would I be able to request that my userpage be permanently semi protected? It was protected recently but has now expired. ——Ryan | t • c 11:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected Tiptoety talk 16:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you ——Ryan | t • c 16:24, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hihey

One day little Johnny was digging a hole in his back yard. The next-door neighbor spotted him and decided to investigate. "Hello Johnny, what are you up to?" he asked. "My goldfish died and I'm gonna bury him," Johnny replied. "That's a really big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?" asked the neighbor. "That's because he's inside your cat!"

Heya Tip, I'm just dropping by to leave you this joke and to say thank you for all the wonderful work you do. I knew you'd make a superb admin. Cheers. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 17:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

 :P Thanks for the laugh! And thanks for all the great work you do too! Cheers, Tiptoety talk 17:34, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks, man. Tan | 39 17:32, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 17:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "I'm sorry?"

Could you point out, with diffs, where I attacked anyone? Chafford (talk) 17:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[3] Tiptoety talk 17:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
No, what you see there is me telling him to keep his page the way it is so admin action can be made easier, that, was not an attack, I would need to have insulted him for it to have been an attack. Chafford (talk) 17:40, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Checkuser: Still waiting

Well, where is it, I am waiting and growing impatient. Chafford (talk) 20:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, we're not hunting all over to find one, and I'm still looking into the matter. It's not exactly urgent, but it certainly does need resolving. Ryan Postlethwaite 20:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Why dont you post it on the official requests for checkuser page huh? Or dont you want the community to see this? I hope you realise you have no grounds for this and no evidence to back up your claims. Chafford (talk) 20:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
I've already said we're not looking for a CU. I'm still trying to figure out who you may have been. I'm totally unconvinced that you're a new user, given your earliest contributions but users can't just be checkusered on a whim. Ryan Postlethwaite 21:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks, Tiptoety, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.

I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements.
Thank you again.
AngelOfSadness talk 23:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Oops

Original message

Heh - yeah, I set it up to automatically update. It works for you because you've also got Henrik's AfC script. For most users, it'll just go to the edit screen and make them do it manually, or tell them it's fully protected. ;-) No trouble, though. Hersfold non-admin(t/a/c) 00:18, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User talk:71.107.173.13

Did you have to leave "blanked" as your edit summary in regard to this? I don't mean to be rude.. but it seems like you're screwing with the guy. Can't you just... block him? CrazyChemGuy (talk) 04:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

You are about 30 seconds late, as I just blocked him. :D Tiptoety talk 04:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry to rip you off...

...but your userpage is just too nice not to steal. I changed around a good bit of stuff, but if you think it's still too similar, just let me know and I'll be glad to futz around with it some more :) --jonny-mt 14:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Nah, your fine! If I did not want people to use it I should not have put it on Wikipedia! :D Like I always say: "Whats mine is yours!" Cheers, Tiptoety talk 15:41, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Deleted my page

You just made me extremely angry. Why in hell did you delete my userpage? I worked on it and it's just all gone. Is it something that could have been easily removed from the page instead of removing my whole entire page? I demand it to return to me. Please.--Xxhopingtearsxx (talk) 16:28, 9 June 2008 (UTC) Oh, okay. give me a copy.--Xxhopingtearsxx (talk) 16:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I deleted your page in accordance with WP:CHILD due to the fact that you had personal information on it. Like I said before, I am only willing to provide you a copy via email. Tiptoety talk 18:16, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFR

We edit conflicted at WP:RFR, in case you missed my note there, can you revisit? Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 18:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Let me take a look. :D Tiptoety talk 18:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Tip - I saw your note on the respective talkpage, looks good. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 18:47, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You

Thank you for your comments on my RFA. I withdrew it. I just wanted to show you a quote by Jimbo in regards to Signbooks and such, [4]. As for the administrators as team leaders, I am just trying to say that is my view on them. I am saying they are a team leader because they get the blunt of questions and criticisms, not because they are above anyone else. The fake messages bar was stupid on my part. But I have to disagree with you saying I am here for all the wrong reasons. You must not have seen many of the articles I have contributed to (how little they may be), and some other edits I have done. But again, thanks for the comment. :) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 21:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi there Tinkleheimer, thanks for taking the time to try and address my concerns, but unfortunately I think you only furthered them. I feel that building the community is a great and strongly encourage it, but the only reason community building should be done is to benefit the project (ie meet ups, IRC) and quite frankly at this day and age sign books do just the opposite and have lead to a community all right, but in no way one that helps to build a encyclopedia. As for the whole Jimbo argument I must say that just because Jimbo says does not mean it is right, or that I have to agree with it. I would also like to point out that Jimbo made that comment over 2 years ago, when sign books were not causing the issues they are now and people were not gamming Wikipedia and turning it into a Myspace. Also, just because Jimbo said it is alright does not mean you have to do it. As for your team leader analogy, I guess I do not get it. I as a administrator get blamed for the mistakes of my so called “employees”? How do we get the blunt of criticism any more than an active editor does? I hope you take this RfA as a learning curve and will be back even stronger than ever saying, “I told you so” Tiptoety talk 22:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Thats what I was meaning for the blunt of criticisms. When an editor does something wrong, they come to you to fix it. Same within a store, if someone doesn't do their job, it is the responsibility of the team leader to fix it. As for the signbook, I personally do not see how it hurts. And like Jimbo said, even 2 years ago, it promotes comradeship (I know that isn't the exact word but it's the jist of it). I don't see as Wikipedia as just a bunch of random people editing articles, I see it as a bunch of random people working together to build an encyclopedia. Everyone that has signed has worked with me or observed me working with someone...erm, I don't know what I'm trying to say, I will get back to you. ;)

[edit] Protection request

Hi, would it be possible for my userpage to be semi-protected indefinitly? I've tried numerous things (including the current state of the page which makes it rather hard to edit) to cut down on vandalism from users I revert while on RC patrol, but even on this system it was vandalized again on my last RC patrol. The presence of comments regarding my alleged sexuality, among other things, distracts me from editing.

Also, I'm afraid I don't know any knock-knock jokes that are actually good, but here's a picture of a bunny with a waffle on its head:

The pancake macro isn't a free image. CrazyChemGuy (talk) 22:09, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done - And thanks for the picture (how did you know I like both bunnies and waffles?) Tiptoety talk 22:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CTU list

Hi, you changed the minor CTU agents in 24 back to its bulleted list format. I can see that no one else came forward to support my sortable table format, but only 4 people said they prefer the older version. I guess I should include you in that count as well (you made the change yet voiced no opinion). 5 outnumbers 1, so I can deal with it, but that seems like a very small number considering the audience that Wikipedia has the potential to draw. In your experience as an admin, do these matters always resolve with such paltry amounts of comment? TunaSushi (talk) 22:40, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I too supported changing it back to the older version, and saw a clear consensus to do so. As for the amount of users that voiced their opinions it really varies depending on the article, topic and whether or not it is controversial. Seeing as it is an article that not too many users have on their watchlist, is not a policy page, and only had to do with manual of style I would say "Yes, that seems like a pretty normal number of users". Now if it was in regards to a policy, or actual content itself I would have left it open a bit longer to see what others had to say, but being it manual of style... I saw a clear consensus. Tiptoety talk 22:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] On User:Charsada

Dear Tiptoety, thank you very much for blocking Charsada. Could you please also revert the changes that Charsada has introduced in the past 24 hours? My attention was drawn to Charsada's odd behaviour by his moving and redirecting of the entry on Jamal a-Din Asadabadi, which he has turned into Jamaluddin al-Afghani (see: [5]). Yesterday I left a polite note for him/her on his/her talk page ([6]); you could see my later related remarks here: [7]. As I do not know how to revert changes (I did an attempt yesterday, but was not successful), may I hereby request you kindly to undo in particular the above-mentioned change of Asadabadi to Al-Afghani? With thanks in advance and kind regards, --BF 23:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC).

Y Done Tiptoety talk 23:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much! Kind regards, --BF 00:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC).

[edit] Re: Kliq

I guess. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I'd say delete it, but IDK, have you talked to LAX. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
No, but he is able to undelete if he sees fit to do so. Tiptoety talk 00:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Alright, let's just go with what happens. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I talked to him outside of Wikipedia, and he informed me that his decision will be based upon NiciVampireHeart's decision, as she is the only one left using the userbox. -- iMatthew T.C. 01:03, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User: Imperial Star Destroyer

I noticed that you protected my page. Can you semi-protect it again for a couple of months? Imperial Star Destroyer (talk) 15:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Y Done Tiptoety talk 15:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Imperial Star Destroyer (talk) 15:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Could you also semi-protect my talk page, please? Imperial Star Destroyer (talk) 17:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

No, talk pages are not semi-protected except in response to extreme vandalism, and even then it is only for a few hours. What happens when a legit user/or IP wants to talk to you? Tiptoety talk 17:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

It's just that an asshole keept on vandalising my page, and after I revert his messages on my talk page, he just undoes it. I can ignore him, but it is'nt a permanent solution. Banning him only keeps him away for a few days and then his IP changes. Imperial Star Destroyer (talk) 20:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Meat/bun ratio problem

I now have enough sources for the article Meat/bun ratio problem which was previously deleted because of little content and/or no references. Would you mind restoring it so I can work on it? --FlagFreak TALK 03:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit]  :(

nt Enigma message 06:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)