User talk:Zippokovich

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Welcome, Zippokovich!

I noticed your contributions to Stairway to Heaven, and thought I'd welcome you to Wikipedia. My name is Dan, a.k.a. TheJabberwock. Thank you for your contributions, and I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Some other hints and tips:

If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

Thanks again for contributing to Wikipedia. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian.

 TheJabberwʘck 04:02, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Jabberwock, thanks for the advice and the welcome. At the moment i'm working on my user page but when thats done i'll get back to edditing. I might not get much done for a while as i'm right in the middle of my exams as school.

Zippokovich 19:56, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Hey Zippokovich,

Visit my page and tell me how to get those box things on your page. User:Whadsisname

Whadsisname 17:24, 11 May 2006

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[edit] Hawker Sea Hawk

I reverted your edit to Hawker Sea Hawk specs. The listed specifications have been verified against a credible cited reference. Therefore, any changes or revisions must also come from a cited credible reference or they will be reverted. Thank you for contributing. - Emt147 Burninate! 03:45, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

I challenged your edit because you did not cite a source for it. Please add it to the |ref tag in the template using the cite.php format (WP:FOOT). Citing sources is always good idea, especially when changing referenced material. - Emt147 Burninate! 20:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

You da dude, thanx

whadsisname 08:29, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Look, i made an article all by myself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation_%28Mother_Earth%29

Revelation (Mother Earth)

whadsisname 09:46, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Rockin' dude,

Zippokovich 17:03, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Dyslexic Wikipedians

Category:Dyslexic Wikipedians which you have included on your user page has been proposed for deletion you can comment at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion#Category:Wikipedians by mental condition. --Salix alba (talk) 16:43, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gwen Media

Hi, Zippokovich: I added an advert tag to Gwen Media because it read like someone was trying to sell the merits of the website/company. "Famous for high-quality film" does not sound quite like a Neutral Point of View. Also, considering the topic, its easy to suspect advertisement, since pornographic companies are notorious for adverts and spamming. I suspect there might be several user whose primary real-life-job is writing wikipedia spam for porno companies. So, I hope I wasn't being too cautious. Although, I can tell you, porno-spam is usually not as annoying as single-issue users, especially those with a POV or that seem to be employed as wikipedia-moles. There is a certain one, related to COS that I know about.

CheersV. Joe 22:29, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:194.83.172.227

Hi there,

Sorry about the inconvinience caused to you by the block of 194.83.172.227. Thanks for bringing it up, and in the future a shorter block should probably alleviate many of the problems, while still stopping the vandalism. -- Natalya 04:21, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: blocking

Interesting. Looking at the logs and lists that I have access to, I don't see either IP address you mentioned listed as blocked. I don't have access to any of the tools that link usernames to IP addresses, so I can't verify which address he was using. The block in question was only the sixth that I've placed, so I'm still learning on that front. I've been told that a collateral damage block like this would last for 24 hours due to the autoblocker. I'm seeking input from higher-ups, but I suspect the result will be a removal of that block. Stay tuned... Slambo (Speak) 21:47, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

As I guessed, the advice back was to unblock and a pointer to another page that I didn't know about to clear the autoblocker. Should be fine now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Slambo (Speak) 22:24, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Star Wars newsletter

Project updates
Greetings, Star Wars editors! Deckiller here. It's the first edition of the WikiProject Star Wars newsletter, and yes, it's a semi-ripoff of the Esperenza newsletter. I think it's important to begin with some good news: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Jabba the Hutt have reached featured article status! Kudos to the editors who helped obtain these achievements!

WikiProject Star Wars is also on a mission to improve Star Wars articles using the following ideas:

  • An out of universe perspective versus an in universe perspective (see Wikipedia:Writing about fiction and the future ammendments to our manual of style)
  • Evolving lists into regular articles
  • Moving excess information and specifics to Wookieepedia (and providing links to Wookieepedia per the "see also" and/or "external links" sections)
  • Enhanced communication amongst WikiProject members
  • More to come

These should provide the basic steps needed to improve and "encyclopedia-fy" the Star Wars series of articles.
Things to do
There are plenty of Wikipedia:WikiProject Star Wars/things to do. An update to the page is coming very soon, and it will represent the new and exciting changes that Star Wars pages will be receiving!
Out-of-universe versus in-universe perspectives
Although details are forthcoming, I would like to take this time to explain the gist of this concept. Wikipedia has generally agreed that fictional articles should write about the topic from a "real world" perspective, focusing on real world issues and topics, with a section or two for plot synopsis and so on. Jabba the Hutt is a solid character example, and Clone Wars (Star Wars) is quickly moving toward an out of universe perspective.
Article evolution

As many of you know, lists of minor Star Wars-related themes are very common on Wikipedia; however, since these may be seen as violations of Wikipedia policy (and having seperate articles would breach even more policies), the tentative solution is to create general articles on a list's topic (for example, turning List of Star Wars devices into Technology of Star Wars, which allows us to cover everything from hyperspace to comlinks in a general encyclopedic fashion). This can be very tough for some broad topics, so the key is organization. I encourage all editors to list their ideas on the WikiProject talk page. It will be a very difficult — but tangible — effort.

For an example, let me point you to the Final Fantasy WikiProject. Some of us over at that WikiProject decided to turn various components of Final Fantasy X, such as Pyreflies, Yevon, and the backstory — into an article describing the world of Spira. Location descriptions were given a List of locations in Spira article, and the details themselves were placed on the Spira (Final Fantasy X) page. This is a decent template to follow — however, we will need to place priority on out-of-universe, "real life" topics and perspectives in realtion to the article.

Sounds confusing, eh? It won't, for examples will be popping up left and right in the near future!
Signed...
— Deckiller 03:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Standard Grade Exam results

  • Physics - 1
  • Chemistry - 1
  • Biology - 1
  • History - 1
  • Computing - 1
  • English - 1
  • Maths - 2
  • Music - B (Int 2)

[edit] Your VandalProof Application

Dear Zippokovich,

Thank you for applying for VandalProof! (VP). As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact the just released 1.3 version has even more power. Because of this we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. The reason for this is that not enough mainspace edits. Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again soon. Thank you for your interest in VandalProof. Computerjoe's talk 12:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Blocking

Hello, Zippokovich. Your screenshots have been moved or deleted, so if your autoblock hasn't expired already, could you please copy and paste the text you find in your block message onto my talk page? Thanks, Sango123 16:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I can't find any autoblocks currently in effect from my block on Xenochria's account, so you should be able to edit freely. Please contact me if this problem persists. Thanks, Sango123 16:55, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject_Martial_Arts

You are listed as a participant in this Wikiproject, which appears to have ground to a halt - I'm contacting all participants to try to get things rolling again... hope you can help! -- Medains 08:56, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

<<unblock|The IP given (72.14.192.48) the block is NOT my IP (80.177.9.206), this has happened before and I’m fed up... I have not done my vandalism so unblock me NOW>>

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reasons:

Wikipedia:Autoblock of 72.14.192.48 already lifted. I suggest you disable Google Web Accelerator for wikipedia.org in future because you're going to get autoblocked more and more often unfortunately since vandals started using it to mask their IP address. --  Netsnipe  ►  06:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Request handled by:  Netsnipe  ►  06:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Horray for Captain Ricochet EP

hey man, i was just wondering, has your EP been shipped worldwide? i would really like to hear you're guys' music. with a sweet (and very creative) name like Captain Ricochet, you're music has to be cool. peace WereWolf 23:05, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Sweet songs! you guys rock! if i went to you school, i'd buy that EP in a heartbeat.

P.S. we're done writing songs for our EP, and i'm going to post the album cover on my userpage soon. rock on, and furrys rule!!! WereWolf 00:34, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Werewolf

Werewolf left wikipedia after my page recieved a huge number of vandalisms, and i left for a week to get things back under control. he's on yahoo IM as carcollector7. I'm glad i'm not the only furry here on wikipedia! *wags his raccoon tail* RaccoonFox • Talk • Stalk 22:58, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I'm back

Hey, just wanted to say I'm back on the 'pedia, write back. WereWolf 00:43, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] hey

hi there! I haven't talked to you in a while, so i just wanted to say "hi" WereWolf 03:52, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Everything is okay here. I got myself a boyfriend! Anyway, study hard, and don't freak out about the tests. That makes things worse.

WereWolf 01:20, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Could you help me write this article?

Hello,

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me write either Seikichi_Iha or Shorin-ryu_Shido-kan. Tkjazzer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Mclarenhighschool.jpg

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[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:Executor-classSSDfromFoC.jpg)

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[edit] WikiProject Furry

Looking for something to do? WikiProject Furry is improving articles on furry and anthropomorphic topics, and we'd like to have you on board.

Our current goal is to raise Anthrocon, furry convention and furry fandom to good article status and beyond - but if that doesn't take your fancy, there are plenty of other articles to work on. Give it a go and let us know how you're doing!

You received this one-time invitation because you are a Furry Wikipedian. GreenReaper 23:26, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Blindpewbandlie.jpg

I have tagged Image:Blindpewbandlie.jpg as {{no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. MER-C 07:28, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:FoCEclipseSSD.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:FoCEclipseSSD.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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