User talk:Willscrlt/Actions

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November 2006

Your AIAV report

You reported the following IP to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism 20 minutes ago:

I did not block him because he/she has not been vandalising for at least 30 minute before you reported him; also, they were not warned properly with the {{test1}} to {{test4}} series of warning templates, which are described in Wikipedia:Vandalism. For future reports, please ensure the user/IP has recently vandalised and are properly warned. Thanks! Kimchi.sg 14:20, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I get the 30 minute part now. The first time I read it, I totally misunderstood what it was saying. Sorry about that. I noticed that the test1-test4 process had not been followed. It just looked to me like several warnings for exactly the same thing had been given, but it was starting to look like empty threats instead of any liklihood of real action. I also realize that it was an anon IP, so it also gave me pause. I appreciate your patience as I get my feet wet here. I love Wikipedia, and I want to help out--but do so without causing any new problems. And believe me, I always read whatever policies I can find before taking any actions until I'm really familiar with it. :-)

December 2006

Your AfD nom

Hi, I noticed you had nom'd Kill Reality 2, and it needed a bit of tweaking for formatting and listing issues. It looks good now, and I hope I wasn't stepping on your toes. It just needed the proper "Subst" tag at the top of the discussion page, and a listing on the AfD page. I hope that helps. FYI - I saw this article yesterday, and was considering the AfD myself, so I'm glad you took care of it : ) Doc Tropics 16:53, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Doc. I appreciate the help. I'm still getting the hang of how stuff works in a Wikipedia way. I've moderated BBSes, Yahoo Groups, and other similar things. It's both fun and work. It does take a little time to get used to the "proper" ways of doing things in each new system. Plus, you can never forget that there are living, breathing, feeling people on the other side of the screen. Even people who vandalize and spam are people (though sometimes it might feel more like they are bottom feeders). ;-) I've seen your name around. I read your posts about that first flame war you experienced. Those are always fun things to experience (being sarcastic here). I like the way that Wikipedia is very democratic and yet very deliberate in the way it generally handles things. I don't always agree with certain decisions, but I believe in the process. I am glad there are people like you to help out with things like this around here. :-) --Willscrlt 00:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
I looked at the page, and I could not tell what the correct subst tag is. Without deleting my own page, could you let me know what you did that I didn't do, so that I can do it right in the future? Thanks! --Willscrlt 01:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Oh gosh, if you checked my Contrib History you've probably got a terrible opinion of me! But I'm happy to assist with what I can; more experienced editors have helped me with the tricky bits of WP, and the right way to repay it is by helping others who could use a hand.
I think that what happened is that after you put the AfD tag on the article, you clicked on "This arrticle's entry" and entered your text. without adding the template to the top of the page. I'm having trouble writing it down here so that it all remains visible but read step #2 here and look for "{{Subst:afd2...". Instead of entering your "reason" text onto the page seperately, it should be entered as a replacement within the template for "Reasons this article should be deleted".
I'm not 100% positive that was the problem, but it's the likeliest explanation. Just place that "Subst:afd2..." at the top of the AfD's discussion page and it should be fine. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask : ) Doc Tropics 02:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
You are correct. I added the tag and then clicked the link in the tag. Thanks for guessing and explaining what I did wrong and how I fix it in the future. It really helps! :-) BTW, I looked at your contributions, and I don't see anything there that would give me a negative opinion of you. Keep up the great anti-vandalism work! --Willscrlt 02:45, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Will, everyone appreciates a bit of recognition, especially in a volunteer effort like this : )

I noticed your comment at the Pump just now, and I posted below it. It seems that we have similar, but not identical, opinions. Debates like that one are always a good way to let everyone express their views, but one of the weaknesses of an open platform like WP is that a small-but-vocal minority can sometimes appear to carry more weight than a strong-but-silent majority. One of the advantages of the WP system though, is that a combination of reason and common sense will usually emerge as "consensus". See you in the trenches : ) Doc Tropics 03:11, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_December_5#E-Sword

Because you participated in the AfD, I thought I should inform you of the deletion review. --Karnesky 17:27, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

January 2007

Making redirects

You don't need to request a redirect. You can just make one by typing #redirect [[new page title]] on a page. If you think redirecting a page might be controversial, you can discuss it on the article's talk page. See Wikipedia:Redirect for help. Anyone can revert a redirect back to the original content (see Help:revert), so don't worry about doing them since it can be undone if anyone feels there wasn't enough warning. Angela. 23:31, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Your mediation with Insider and Will Beback

If you have concerns about the mediation case between Insider201283 and Will_Beback, please use the dedicated comment page rather than filling up my talk page with comments. All such comments have been moved to that page. Thanks! --Willscrlt (Talk|Cntrb) 10:28, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello Will, could you possibly email me regarding some issues I'd like to discuss privately. They should be shared privately with Will_B as well, so if you can contact him that would be great. Thanks very much for your help here, I VERY much appreciate it. I was frankly quite astounded to have someone appear who actually understands the area without being to close to it. I was preparing for undertaking a large dose of exhausting mediator education :-) --Insider201283 14:43, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
I can certainly understand if there are some things you would prefer to keep out of public record, especially if it relates to finances, but also realize that any such private communication could lead people to think we are working out a "back room" deal. At the very least, Will_Beback should be included in any discussions related to the case, whether via e-mail or otherwise. But he might not want you to have his e-mail address. --Willscrlt (Talk|Cntrb) 23:49, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Which is why I said he should be told too and asked you to do it :-) --Insider201283 23:58, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Willscrit, Feel free to contact me through my email account. [1]. -Will Beback · † · 00:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Stub coding

The best place would be WT:STUB. I can't say I care for it: it seems like an undue amount of "esoterica creep" to solve what seems like a non-problem. The more complex these templates get, the less accessible they are for the average editor, and the more liable people are to screw up when copying or further varying them (already a semi-regular occurrence, in my experience). Alai 23:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Merge proposals procedures

Please innaugerate the talk section and make sure both tags link to said talk for common discussion when proposing such. See {{Merge/doc}}, {{Mergeto/doc}}, {{Mergefrom/doc}} instructions, but basically, open the talk. Post your reasons, close that. Grab the section name. Put that in the templates. Oh, it's the new fashion to add date= lines, so the BOT doesn't have to. Best regards // FrankB 21:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Fixed it. Thanks. That was my first time merge tagging. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 07:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)


February 2007

MedCab case

Hi, can this case be closed? --Ideogram 20:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes. Sorry. It slipped my mind yesterday. I have closed it now at the MEDCAB. --Willscrlt (Talk·Cntrb) 22:50, 8 February 2007 (UTC)