User talk:Secret
Please don't spam me with stuff like newsletters, and GA reviews, I will ignore it. Also because of long standing harassment from ED, my user talk page is semi-protected. If you are a IP or a new editor and need to speak to me, leave me a message here. Also note if you come only to vandalize or harass me, it WON'T WORK, and I'm more than willing to give a nice block and contact your IP server (depends on how severe it is)
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A notification that the Templates for Discussion discussion (oy, repetition) has been taken to a deletion review discussion. The Article Rescue Squadron was notified, and as notifications to previous involved parties isn't normal practise, I and a few ARS members agreed that, in the interests of transparency and fairness, we should let everyone know...hence this talkpage message ;).
If anyone has an issue with me sending these out, do drop me a note on my talkpage. Regards, Ironholds (talk) 10:30, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Fæ
A request for comments has been opened on administrator User:Fæ. You are being notified due to your prior participation in ANI, RfA, or RfC discussions regarding this user. Thank you, MadmanBot (talk) 19:59, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Admin Coaching
I see on the status page that you are looking for a coachee. I am a dedicated newpage patroller, and have always wanted to become an admin, but I feel that my lack of contribution to content is holding me back. I have trouble finding where I could write content, so I mainly do maintenance tasks. It seems, from the reading the RfAs, that the ability to do maintenance is lucrative, but that writing content, which is Wikipedia's core, is important as well. I would also like to become more involved with the community more, but don't know where to begin. I have always wanted to become an AfD contributer though :). If you can take me in and train me, I would appreciate it. Thanks.--Yutsi Talk/ Contributions 15:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 January newsletter
WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is 
Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by 
Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is 
Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!
The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.
A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.
12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.- 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.- Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.
We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.
A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: File:SHI.JPG
Hello Secret. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of File:SHI.JPG, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: It is an image file, so F10 does not apply. WP:FFD is the way to go. Thank you. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:59, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Response
I haven't specifically been on Wikipedia's IRC Channel, but I am fairly experienced with IRC, as it's a safe haven for computer people like myself. I am of course willing to accept your offer as a coach, seeing that I was the one to request it. I've been editing Wikipedia for a while, and am getting serious about adminship now. Becoming a Wikipedia admin has been my dream from the start. Thanks for your help.--Yutsi Talk/ Contributions 15:52, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Typo?
In this you refer to "Sam Blackster". I assume you mean "Sam Blacketer" --SPhilbrick(Talk) 20:39, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Wade Key
Thanks for the review, I'll expand the article per your suggestions. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:15, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Pres Mull
I've responded at the page, if you haven't noticed. – Connormah (talk) 23:57, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
I saw it and it got approved. Secret account 23:58, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Strawberries
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Hi mate! Here, have some strawberries. Von Restorff (talk) 03:55, 3 February 2012 (UTC) |
DYK for Eric Hosmer
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On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eric Hosmer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after being selected third overall in the 2008 MLB Draft, Eric Hosmer was given a six million dollar signing bonus, the largest in Kansas City Royals history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eric Hosmer.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter
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Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2012/Submissions/Secret
Hi- I've removed the good article review from the page, as it is not yet eligible. You cannot claim points for a good article review until they are closed; see the review through to the end, and then you can claim. If you have any questions, please contact me on my talk page. Thanks, J Milburn (talk) 18:43, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Ad hominem and the Fae RfC
Secret, in my opinion, your comments accusing others of having dubious reasons for engaging in dispute resolution ("some kind of agenda" and "disruptive trolls") I have listed in this section in relation to the Fae RfC constitute an ad hominem attack on the drafters of the RfC. Since ad hominem arguments attack the character of the person (in an attempt to damage the credibility of their message), I believe such debate tactics violate WP:NPA. Also, an ad hominem argument is a logical fallacy, and thus provides little help in addressing the validity of the issues raised in the statement of dispute. Please refrain from ad hominem arguments in the future. Thank you. Cla68 (talk) 10:59, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
- I have raised the issue of this "warning", which Cla68 is spamming to multiple editors, at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Cla68 now posting "warnings" to editors. Please feel free to comment on this issue on that page. Prioryman (talk) 11:12, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
- Prioryman thanks, that isn't a personal attack, and I just said that comment in general, not on any specific editor. Thanks Secret account 21:40, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
List of animals with fraudulent diplomas
Your rv was correct, but the original edit was not in good faith - it had been tried before. Good catch. --Lexein (talk) 07:37, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
DGG page move
Thanks. I was just checking which CSD rationale to use when you did it. - Sitush (talk) 04:20, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
RE: Selena
Hey do you want to work on the article together in a sandbox? Best, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 00:29, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
My RfA
Thanks for your support at my RfA, which was successful and nearly unanimous. Be among the first to see my L-plate! – Fayenatic L (talk) 14:10, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
On implications
I appreciate the thought behind the unblock conditions you proposed at AN, which I have no doubt were written in good faith, but I must admit that I'm a little pissed at the implication in #5 that, as one of the people who offered to mentor last time around, I'm not "knowledgeable [about] copyvio/plagiarism/fact checking concerns." I'm no Moonriddengirl (who is?) but I've pulled plenty of other people's copyright violations off this site. (I just wiped another one a couple of hours ago, in fact.) 28bytes (talk) 06:28, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Replied in your talk page. I meant WP:INVOLVED, which most of the mentors, with you being the exception clearly are. So I apologize if you were offended, and fixed AN. I'm sure most of the community wouldn't want people who had issues with Rlevse before to be the ones checking his content. It's not an issue of trust, as I trust everyone from both sides, but more of an solution to resolve potential concerns that an average editor looking at the discussion might have. The mentoring issues handpicked by Rlevse was one of main concerns in the last discussion about an unblock. Secret account 06:57, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
- I posted the new section below before seeing this. I'll add that I agree that 28bytes is the exception, but I see that's already been clarified, so no need to say more, other than that I'm slowing gaining experience in copyvio issues, I'm not involved with PS/Rlevse (AKAIK) and am willing to be part of a reviewing team.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 15:00, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Unblock
I read your proposed list of unblock conditions at AN with extreme interest, as I had begun drafting a set of unblock conditions myself. However, there are two timing issues. I did not post mine, because I concluded that the community wasn't quite ready, and it might be best if a few months elapsed first. I could be wrong on that, and it could be that the second timing issue help persuade me to wait: the second timing issue is that I expect to be very busy with off-wiki activities until 3 April, and thought that might be a good time to start. I'm extremely busy over the next couple days, so won't be able to justify contributing to the AN thread.
My list substantially overlaps yours, in many important respects. I agree re: mentors, but did want reviewers. I agree that the proposed "mentors" were problematic, not because I have any issues with any of them, bur because some were professed friends. I had some incomplete thoughts on DYK and FAC restrictions, so we are in broad agreement about the concept.
My own, personally selfish hope, is that the AN thread goes nowhere at the moment, and we revisit the issue in another month. I often don't get my wish :) so if the discussion does continue, I'll try to weigh in later, but I did want to chime in as a voice in support of an unblock with proper conditions, and a commitment to be part of the solution.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:55, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 February newsletter
Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was Grapple X (submissions), again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was 
Tigerboy1966 (submissions), thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were Ruby2010 (submissions), 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 
Miyagawa (submissions) and 
Casliber (submissions). February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from Ruby2010 (submissions). At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.
The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.
The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:06, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 11:43, 7 March 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Tito Dutta (Send me a message) 11:43, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
