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Zeitgeist The Movie

Thanks for pointing that out. I've salted the page. Just a little note: In the future, it helps to use the optional parameter of {{db-repost}} − e.g., {{db-repost|Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zeigeist the Movie}} — when the re-creation is under a different title; this helps admins to find the original deletion discussion. In any case, thanks for pointing out the repost! — TKD::Talk 01:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

That is a disturbing policy. I've read the discussion at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Zeitgeist_the_Movie and I'm deeply disturbed at the inability of Wikipedia to consider independent media as notable. I would think that a 2 hour film that took a year to research would be at least notable. I understand that you are enforcing what is officially accepted policy but if a film like this can't make it into Wikipedia, either the policy is being misapplied or the policy is misguided. I find this sets a distrubing precedent: Indy media that confronts the mainstream media will not be able to earn "notability" enough to get listed on Wikipedia. The Internet is flowering with excellent new films and Wikipedia seems to be the only place that censors them. As someone more experienced with Wikipedia than I, do you think there is any hope of this changing or is Wikipedia set in its ways? --Lxpk 04:39, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

24 Character Infoboxes

HI, I notice that you are a member of WikiProject 24 and as such I would like to draw your attention to [1]. It is someting I feel quite strongly about, that would affect a large number of articles on 24 characters, which I would like the opinions of others on. asyndeton 19:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [2]. -WarthogDemon 01:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Two Articles Of The Same Thing - A Question

The articles claimed two first place finishes at regional events and a ranking of 1063rd at a major event, not very impressive at all. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 01:42, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [3]. -WarthogDemon 01:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
No prob, and good call on the COI. The way that major poker tournaments work is that 99% of participants are the suckers who willingly hand over money to the top finishers. Texascop may have actually made some money at a couple of tournaments, but his article will have to wait until at least a top ten finish at a major event. Cheers, ˉˉanetode╦╩ 01:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:User:comeon

Hi, I am just thinking of myself bcoming an administrator in wikipedia, so, I tried there. I really want to be an admin, can you please be kind to help me, and, are you an admin?Holmes.sherlock 10:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [4]. -WarthogDemon 15:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Hey, can I be an admin too? I also want to do a lot of stupid stuff I can't do as just a li'l ol' editor. I'd get permanently blocked within an hour, but it'd be fun while it lasts. :) Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [5]. -WarthogDemon 00:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm just making fun of that other user. I wouldn't want to be an admin. It's too much work. It would be like managing an orphanage filled with clones of Dennis the Menace. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 00:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Reply

Advice well taken :D. Arguing with the anons about the merger just sucks. SpigotMap 22:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

~*Passes the buck*~

Here ya go! All yours, m'dear! Ariel♥Gold 00:37, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [6]. -WarthogDemon 02:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Rappelz

Talk to Phyber, include a link to WP:EL and explain that spamming fansites is a bad idea. If he doesn't listen, WP:AIV. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 05:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [7]. -WarthogDemon 05:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

You userpage

Heyya. I just indefinitely semi-protected your userpage due to silly amounts of vandalism. Gogo Dodo's original prot wore off and it started up again. Hope you don't mind :) - Alison ☺ 22:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [8]. -WarthogDemon 01:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Calumet, Colorado

(continued from my talk page) -- here's a good site with some stuff: [9]. That ties it in with the coal mining history in general. Here's the link to the historical society [10] -- my experience with county historical societies is they're extremely helpful; they just love to get random queries about obscure things within their domain. Have fun! Antandrus (talk) 23:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
I'm awarding you this prestigious Defender of the Wiki Barnstar because you have gone above and beyond to prevent Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes. Wikidudeman (talk) 22:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [11]. -WarthogDemon 02:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Random Smile!

Thank you for that. I actually needed it today. =D MissMJ 02:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [12]. -WarthogDemon 02:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Redirect question

Only if it bothers you. Redirects are cheap and don't hurt anything, but you're free to request speedy deletion under WP:CSD#G7 or really WP:CSD#G6. Cheers. --MZMcBride 04:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: 86.62.20.38 Query

Re your message: That IP is a vandalism bot. Probably an infected home computer. Why a year? Eh, felt like it. Actually, I should probably find out what others are doing with that. I've seen indef, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year. -- Gogo Dodo 05:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [13]. -WarthogDemon 05:56, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Re your message: Not really. Actually, I'm not entirely sure {{tl:blocked proxy}} is all that good of a reason. It's really more like "Infected PC that is vandalizing Wikipedia". I asked if the other admins will settle on a particular block length and reason. Probably won't get a consensus, but we shall see. If you look at the contributions for that IP, you will recognize the pattern on detecting it. Random word-looking edits in a single line, random amount of lines added, always editing the whole article (no section header in Recent Changes), always an anonymous IP, edits in mainspace only, and a very fast edit rate. -- Gogo Dodo 06:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Block/Deletion log

Okay now I'm a bit confused, those pages show actions that have already happened, so how are they of help if the editor in question hasn't been reported yet? lol. Smack me if I'm being stupid, but maybe I'm just reading what you wrote wrong or something, lol. Ariel♥Gold 06:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [14]. -WarthogDemon 06:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
LOL Yeah that's what I thought you meant, but you know what they say about assumptions! But yeah, I do that too, great resource, to be sure. Thanks again dear! Ariel♥Gold 06:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

My talk page

Thanks for sorting out the posting from Holmes.sherlock on my talk page. A somewhat confused user, I think...! Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 12:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [15]. -WarthogDemon 18:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I note your comments, but to be honest I've been watching this user for a while, and I think we're either dealing with (a) a very young user who doesn't understand the concept, or (b) a user who doesn't really care. I can see a lot of edits, but nothing of a remotely constructive nature - I think he'd probably be happier on MySpace! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Giles Bennett (talk • contribs).
Replied here: [16]. -WarthogDemon 19:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Friends

I would say take it to WP:MFD. The closest Speedy criteria I can think of myself is G2 - Test, but that doesn't quite fit either. Not really Nonsense or Vandalism either. I started to stick a PROD template on it (WP is NOT Myspace), but the PROD template complained in large read letters that it was nto for use in Wikipedia space. So I think that MFD is likely the best place for it. Not fast, but I'm not sure if there is that much of a rush anyway. - TexasAndroid 18:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [17]. -WarthogDemon 18:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I still don't think that it is quite an appropriate speedy deletion, but it's certainly not one I would protest in any way. I just did not feel comfortable speedy deleting it myself. If Jaranda felt comfortable doing so, that's his choice. :) - TexasAndroid 18:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [18]. -WarthogDemon 18:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: My Editor Review

Replied here: [19]. bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

And replied here: [20]. -WarthogDemon 18:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here (like this?) [21]. bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Replying right here: [22]. -WarthogDemon 19:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Just thought it would be worth prodding to the front of your head again. =] Hope all is well. bwowen talk•contribs 00:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I hope that wasn't for me

"Please don't blank this. If it has been fixed, an admin will see that it has been fixed and remove it him/herself. Blanking it yourself looks suspect." (Taken from WP:UAA.)

I do hope that wasn't aimed towards me, because I didn't blank anything. Savie Kumara 19:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [23]. -WarthogDemon 19:54, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Your wikilove...

..is appreciated! Hope you're not too zonked out. Keep spreading the love. The Rambling Man 20:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:UFA

I have replied to your comment on WP:UFA I think the user should be indef blocked because they have been abusing multiple accounts, see the page itself. The sunder king 21:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [24]. -WarthogDemon 21:18, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Someone will come along and notice it soon--The sunder king 21:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:wondering

HI. thanks, I really thinks this helps! Many THanks. Holmes.sherlock 01:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Tried To Help An Odd Editor And Now Not Sure What To Do

Re your message: Oh, yes, I remember that user name. I saw his request for adminship at various places. I don't think it's really necessary to up the warnings. My suggestion is to nicely offer to help again. If he declines, well, there isn't much you can do then. You can't force him to accept your help. =) (And don't forget that you really are not under any obligation to help). As for the adopting thing, you can nicely point him to the adopter criteria saying something like he might want to read it before he adopts somebody. As for his adoptees, better to leave them alone instead of intervening. I think they will eventually figure things out when he is either unresponsive or unhelpful. He reminds me of another young, eager editor. That didn't turn out too well, but maybe this time it will be different. My main advice would be to be gentle. Being more forceful isn't likely to work. -- Gogo Dodo 06:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, one more thing... Like I said, you are not obligated to help. If you don't want to help, yet you don't want to strand him, I'm willing to give helping a shot. -- Gogo Dodo 06:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [25]. -WarthogDemon 21:23, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Re your message: I see that CattleGirl has offered to adopt him. Instead of jumping in the middle, let's see how she does. One person helping out is better than two, I think. It's better to have a single person as contact. I will leave her a note offering to help out if necessary though. -- Gogo Dodo 04:08, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Is your email address still with a certain ISP that is five letters long? I noticed you disabled your email on here. -- Gogo Dodo 04:33, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [26]. -WarthogDemon 04:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Re your message: Oh, right, you contacted me first. Back in July you sent me an email. I was going to email you something. I just wanted to make sure that the address you used is still valid. -- Gogo Dodo 04:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [27]. -WarthogDemon 04:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Re your message: Hopefully it will. If not, well, I'll try again... -- Gogo Dodo 04:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [28]. -WarthogDemon 05:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Re your message: That's too bad. =( I see he took a parting shot at you and another editor, but I suspect what did it was the last two comments left on his Talk page. I think he "left" once before though. -- Gogo Dodo 21:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Random Smile

Thank you for the Random Smile! I greatly appreciate it! Chris 12:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Same goes for me, Warthog. (Wikimachine 16:00, 21 August 2007 (UTC))

Bentley Little

The paragraph looks suspect to me. It doesn't really tell me anything beyond that he doesn't like computers (unsourced) and that he is notable. The second link fails WP:EL as rich media (java starts working when I go into the website) although I don't see how the first fails WP:EL (fan sites by themselves don't seem to). Regards, SeveroTC 22:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Removing reports

Hi. Generally, if it looks (in the user's contributions) like they have been vandalising but have not received sufficient warnings, I would just comment on the report. However, it appeared in those contribs like the edits were made in (perhaps misguided) good faith with only a single warning, so it was appropriate to simply remove the report. I guess commenting or removing reports is just a case-by-case thing, but I certainly wouldn't feel obliged to simply comment on every report that is clearly premature. Thanks ck lostsword•T•C 01:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Pokemon films

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Pokemon films, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Pokemon films is a redirect to a non-existent page (CSD R1).

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Pokemon films, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. CSDWarnBot 03:13, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

For the record, it was a redirect to a misspelled page. The page with the correct spelling is protected from creation. Forgot to mark the page as such after that had happened, whoops. :P -WarthogDemon 03:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Random smile

Thank you ever so kindly. —Viriditas | Talk 04:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Please be careful

Please be careful while reverting edits, such as this one. Thanks! — Super-Magician (talk • contribs • count) 21:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [29]. -WarthogDemon 21:24, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
So removing statements about a music star's penis is bad? I'll keep that in mind... >_> -WarthogDemon 21:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Good revert Warthog, your reversion was quite inappropriate Super Magician. Ryan Postlethwaite 21:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [30]. -WarthogDemon 21:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Like I just said to all of you, I do not need four people attacking me all at once about a single mistake I made. Yes, I understand I should be more careful, but to the best of my knowledge, I have not made many other mistakes reverting vandalism using Twinkle. — Super-Magician (talk • contribs • count) 21:27, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
For clarity I have not attacked, merely pointed out your mistake. Haven't done anything further than that other than confirming with Ryan that my edit was acceptable. -WarthogDemon 21:46, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
And I'm sure just advising youSuper-Magician to take care and talk things over wasn't an attack either. The Rambling Man 21:49, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [31]. -WarthogDemon 21:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
No, that wasn't directed at you Mr Hog-mon...! The Rambling Man 21:53, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [32]. -WarthogDemon 21:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Not to worry, you should just be amazed by the number of stalkers you have! The Rambling Man 21:58, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: Er huh

Sorry about that. The main message was ok, he had however edited "wikimedia" and replaced it with "wiprickkimedia." Might have been some harmless mischief.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 23:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: [33]. -WarthogDemon 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Um good question, the images are vastly different (they have alternative spellings)...I'll leave a note on the article talk page.¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Yep we have a vandal: Talk:Gwoyeu_Romatzyh#Suspicious_Picture_Change...¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 23:23, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Replied here: [34]. -WarthogDemon 23:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Nice Catch

Dang, you got me there! :-) The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 23:50, 22 August 2007 (UTC)