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RE:Huh?

Did you notice the :-) at the end? :-) --Agüeybaná 00:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Lol, now I did :). Jmlk17 00:10, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Get better

I saw "sick template" and thought "Wow, someone musta made a really cool one!" Damn my 90s lingo. Hope you get better soon :) ~ Riana 04:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Lol, thanks Riana :). Jmlk17 04:29, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Agreed, that 90s lingo does suck...get well soon! Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 05:08, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Lol, indeed. Thanks bud. Jmlk17 05:29, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Get well soon!

A little soup to make your body get better, and a small flower to raise your spirit! :) Get well son, my friend! Love, Phaedriel - 07:08, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so much! It means so much to me that my friends are wishing me well!  :) Jmlk17 07:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

My RFA

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 50 supports, 1 neutral, and 1 oppose. My goal is to keep earning your trust every time I grab the "mop". (And I'm always open to constructive criticism and advice!) Again, thanks. --Fabrictramp 15:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Very welcome... good luck! :) Jmlk17 21:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Reporting vandalism

The user was given a final warning on the 23rd, and vandalized again on the 26th (Exact same vandalization as in the past as well). This seems to fall within the guidelines as you posted. Is that not recent enough? Dubkiller 02:23, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

They only have one edit in the past few days... I dunno. I just am a bit iffy on blocking for that. Jmlk17 02:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Okay. It just seems a little discouraging when a "last" warning is given only to be followed up with another "last" warning to a user who's performed 15 vandal edits in the space of 5 days. Dubkiller 02:33, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
COMPLETELY understandable. I also apologize if I came off a bite bite-y as well. Jmlk17 02:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Not bite-y at all, I understand Wikipedia tries to give users the benefit of the doubt, but just voicing my side. Take care :) Dubkiller 02:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Sounds good. Jmlk17 06:23, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for the barnstar and the kind compliment! Both are very appreciated. Cheers and happy editing, Into The Fray T/C 09:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

You are very welcome! Keep fighting the good fight! :) Jmlk17 09:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

YAY!!!!

I've been looking for an admin for a while, and poof! You appear! Would you perhaps feel well enough to help me with something? If you're still feeling icky, feel free to say no, though. ArielGold 21:54, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Lol, you know my answer Ariel...what's up? :) Jmlk17 21:55, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Okay. This is going to take a while to formulate, and explain, so give me a couple minutes, and thanks! This is kind of a new one for me and I'd like to know how these types of situations are handled. ArielGold 21:56, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Lol, okay! Take your time :). Jmlk17 21:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Alright, this is obviously a school IP range:

From the contribs, I'd guess their school is doing a project of some kind on Louis-Joseph Papineau, (history), William Lyon Mackenzie, (history), and Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada), (history) (among others). The reason I think this is all the same school, is from these edits: [1] [2] [3] [4] Also, the edits stopped in mid-afternoon (school got out?)

So, my question is, how do you deal with something like this, it seems to me, going on assumption, that this is either a classroom with multiple computers connected to the internet at the same time, thus, the extremely similar IPs, but the same range, or at the least, a couple computers with dynamic IPs, but also obviously shared. So, oh wise one... what is done with things like this? ArielGold 22:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Damn, I hate those!  :). Anywho, I agree: it seems to be a school project or something of that sort. We can block the IPs and their entire range, especially seeing as how you don't need to edit the pages in order to do research. Plus, their vandalism really is pretty damn annoying in my honest opinion. I know there is a way to do that all with one fell swoop, but I am not sure exactly how to do it myself :(. As for the "wise one"...naw lol. Let me see what I can do in the meantime. Jmlk17 22:15, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I re-orded the list in order, and to avoid like, blocking a whole nation or something, lol. Perhaps a range block from 142.26.156.140 - 142.26.156.210 to start? Or 220? These are all nicely concentrated in the last three digits, which is a good thing. Let me know what the result is, and in the meantime, should I place a school/shared IP header on the pages? ArielGold 22:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Sounds good... learning experience for us both! Feel free to add the header if you like :). Jmlk17 22:19, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

WHOIS

OrgName: British Columbia Systems Corporation
Location: Canada [City: Cranbrook, British Columbia]
DNS.GOV.BC.CA.
OrgID: BCSC
Address: 4000 Seymour Place
City: Victoria
StateProv: BC
PostalCode: V8X-4S8
Country: CA
NetRange: 142.26.0.0 - 142.26.255.255
CIDR: 142.26.0.0/16
NetName: BCSYSTEMS5
RTechEmail: Colin.Kopp@gov.bc.ca

Okay, so going from that, I can't really narrow down the school's name, although perhaps you can with your fancy tools. Should I just use the {{SharedIPEDU}}? ArielGold 22:27, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Lol yeah, but guess what? Alison already blocked them for 24 hours about an hour ago...lol. Jmlk17 22:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
The whole range? Huh... I mean, I knew some were blocked, but I figured that was just for the vandalism. Hrmmmm... lol. Well I feel useless I guess, lol. ArielGold 22:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Lol! It's all good. She actually blocked them for just 12 hours, but I personally think that is not going to do anything. If it really is a classroom full of kids (like it seems to be), then a longer block would be needed. I jumped it up to a week. But hey, I had to learn how to do a range block lol! Good work as always Ariel :D. Jmlk17 22:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Well, at least I guess you learned something about range blocks from this, even if it was already taken care of, I just didn't see any block notices on the logs, so I take it range blocks don't show up? How can someone tell if the user is blocked or not, then? (Well, someone non-admin like me, I mean). ArielGold 22:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Didn't even show up for me! <Huff> I don't think range blocks show up...or if they do, I have NO clue how to find 'em!  :) :) Jmlk17 22:39, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
LOL well good to know it isn't just me. Interesting though, I mean, I was really close to reporting a few of those IPs, but they had not yet received a full set of warnings, and when it was happening, I was busy just reverting all the many edits, realizing that they were different IPs nearly each time, so I really wasn't sure how to handle it. So, once they stopped, I went back and gathered up all the info, looked through all the diffs, and then started looking for an admin I knew, who wouldn't mind me bugging them. lol. Oh, okay so that brings me to my question: If the blocks don't show up, and I had reported them, how would the admin reviewing AIV know if they were blocked or not? ArielGold 22:42, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Oh, and also, I forgot to tell you, you've got mail, lol ArielGold 22:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Well, when we go to block someone, fill out the form with the information and click "Block", it will either go to a new screen saying "So and so has been blocked", or will stay with the same screen, saying that the user has already been blocked. :) Jmlk17 22:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Ahh, okay so it is similar to rollback, where if it has already been reverted, you sort of stay on the same page, gotcha. And, as always, for being here for me to come to with silly issues, and complex ones, thank you so much! ArielGold 22:52, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Si! Always a pleasure :). Jmlk17 23:22, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

~*Bonk*~

Replied to your email. ArielGold 00:08, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Advertising?

I don't know if this is the place to do this, but my page, L2-Paradise, was deleted due to "blatant advertising". With all due respect, the server I am on is a large community and its history is of some importance to some people. There are other sites on wikipedia that seem to be doing more promoting than my page, like 4chan, especially since I did not post any link to our site or to a vote site to promote us, just historical data. —Preceding unsigned comment added by L2PCloud (talkcontribs) 00:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

My apologies for the confusion. I must have entered the wrong information during the deletion process. I deleted the article for issues of notability. Jmlk17 08:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

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Bad Art

Thanks for the heads up about the deletion of the "Bad Art" article. I haven't been able to get onto the internet for a while since I bought a computer with Vista pre-installed and found it was incompatible with my broadband service. I'm still working around the problem.

"Bad Art" was a style that used to be written up in art textbooks when I was at art school in the 1990s. One of my tutors on fine art foundation level did a whole presentation on it with slides and references. The usage of the term has dwindled since then and it will probably disappear altogether. Although it is a real topic in art history I agree with the article's deletion. Perhaps a brief mention of "bad art" should be included in a broader article on "Notable dead ends in art history" or some such thing. (-: --wayland 08:17, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Lol, I completely understand! Glad to have the background on the whole issue though, thank you! Happy editing! Jmlk17 08:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)


Super Speedy Block

Man that was quick! I thought something was wrong with the admin page because my entry disappeared so fast!
Many thanks for your quick intervention!
LookingYourBest 10:41, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Anytime :). I'm not a fan of the vandals, and I try and stay on top of fighting them. Thanks for the compliment, and happy editing! :) Jmlk17 10:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Why deleting Ride Tek page?

Why the Ride Tek's page has been delated? As a roller coaster fan I was trying to update the list of Roller coaster manufactures on wikipedia. It was a basic description like this Vekoma —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelo Penone (talkcontribs) 15:48, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

It was a notability issue. Jmlk17 23:07, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Changed a block

I changed the block of this user from soft to hard, and used "abusing multiple accounts" as my summary, for that user, judging by their name, was an obvious sock. If you take a look that that user's sockpuppet category, you'll be able to recognize the name pattern. I thought it was best that you know. Acalamari 17:11, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I appreciate the heads up, thank you :). Jmlk17 23:08, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome; glad to help. :) Acalamari 17:23, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar! :] -- ALLSTAR ECHO 23:35, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Very welcome :). Jmlk17 23:36, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

New hockey season

Hi! I reverted one of your edits to the Joe Sakic article. The WP:HOCKEY guidelines states that statistics may only be updated after the en of the season. I noticed that you added the new season to many other articles and I don't have any time to revert them since the time is 02.13 am where I'm at. Could you please revert them to avoid constant updates during the season? --Krm500 00:14, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Sure thing... mind slippage on my part lol! Jmlk17 00:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay...

Take a peek at NCCC accomplishments, pretty please? I just spent like 40 minutes cleaning it up somewhat, nearly every line was italicized, and bolded, and there were little to no sections (the TOC was halfway down the page lol). However, this really seems to be just a page with collections of quotes praising the National Civilian Community Corps, and I'm not sure why this article is really needed. There is already an article about it at National Civilian Community Corps, and this article is basically a copy of that one, copied and pasted but then added all these quotes. It seems to me that the accomplishments, if indeed, deserving of their own article, should be listed as what was done, not a collection of quotes that politicians have said about the program. What are your thoughts? ArielGold 00:24, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately, to be honest, I think NCCC accomplishments should be put up for an AfD. It really is just a copy-paste sort of effort from National Civilian Community Corps, plus the quotes. I would aim for the AfD myself personally :). Jmlk17 00:26, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Well, that was what I first thought too. I'm not sure why it was split and moved, except perhaps to just remove the ugly formatted / disorganized text from the main article. You wanna AfD it? :D hee hee ArielGold 00:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Okay :). <Pulls out his Javascript> Jmlk17 00:36, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
LOL feel free to copy my reasoning above if you want. ArielGold 00:37, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thank ya! :-D. Jmlk17 00:40, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Okay, may have a related issue with User:71.166.147.45, who is the one that added all of that, and continues to add it back way violating 3RR nearly every day since the 22nd. I just reverted their adding it back again to the main article, and left a note, but they have not been notified of this before, so can't really report them for a 3RR. (Even though they are at 7 today alone, and way more yesterday). It seems this information came solely from them, and was never thought to be appropriate, and another editor decided to simply move to the new article rather than get into a revert war. Not a bad idea, but still this editor is adding it back, so ... hmm... This all started, judging by the history, around September 19th. Think it would be worth requesting a 48 hour semi-prot on it? ArielGold 00:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Lol, the problems just follow you huh? A semi-protect is probably in order... would you like me to do it without the "paperwork" at rfpp? Jmlk17 00:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey I just ran across it doing RC patrol! Not my fault, lol. I tend to revert issues, and then stay around the article to clean things up or add tags, or sections, etc., so my bad, lol. As for protection, that's completely up to you if you think it is appropriate to drop a very short protection on it, I think that since it is just the one IP, it would not be too hard to start warning the editor about the 3RR policy if you wanted to wait and see, plus I'm not sure they've seen the talk page message about the information being moved to another article yet, so... up to you, dear. I probably would wait a day or so before protecting it, though. (But then I don't matter, lol) ArielGold 00:51, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Lol, sounds good. Oh, and as for your humidity (email), hah! It's about 70 degrees and sunny and oh so nice here ;). Jmlk17 00:52, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
Bah! ArielGold 01:06, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar

Thanks so much! Just doin' my job. :) I'm glad I'm keeping you busy! Hope to see you around! Love, Neranei (talk) 01:14, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Sounds good! :) Jmlk17 01:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
It's nice and shiny! Now, back to work! Neranei (talk) 01:17, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Ice Hockey Newsletter

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Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy has just been promoted to featured list status, while the bot was delivering the newsletter. Maxim(talk) 02:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

And I've just promoted Art Ross Trophy. And Clarence S. Campbell Bowl is at FLC. This should be the last update. Maxim(talk) 00:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
New recognized content

By Maxim

Especially due to the featured topic drive, there have been many new featured lists promoted concerning NHL awards. Here's the full list of all the 13 FL's promoted since the last newsletter.[1][2]

  1. Hart Memorial Trophy
  2. James Norris Memorial Trophy
  3. Vezina Trophy
  4. Conn Smythe Trophy
  5. Frank J. Selke Trophy
  6. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  7. Lester B. Pearson Award
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  10. King Clancy Memorial Trophy
  11. Jack Adams Award
  12. Presidents' Trophy
  13. List of Calgary Flames players

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  1. ^ The last one, List of Calgary Flames players, is the only one not associated with the featured topic drive.
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Did You Know?

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Featured Topic Drive

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Started by User:Scorpion0422, the aim of this drive is to make NHL awards a featured topic. A featured topic is basically a set of very high quality articles (good articles and featured articles/lists). In this case, the topic is NHL awards. Many users have helped, including Scorpion0422, Resolute, Serte, Hasek is the best, Maxim, Croat Canuck, Spike Wilbury, FutureNJGov, and T Rex/Dinosaur puppy. The progress has been very good; there are 12 featured lists promoted, and 2 good articles:

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  2. James Norris Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
  3. Vezina Trophy (Scorpion)
  4. Conn Smythe Trophy (Serte)
  5. Frank J. Selke Trophy (FutureNJGov)
  6. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
  7. Lester B. Pearson Award (Scorpion)
  8. Calder Memorial Trophy (Croat Canuck)
  9. Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
  10. King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
  11. Jack Adams Award (Maxim)
  12. Presidents' Trophy (Scorpion)
  13. Stanley Cup (Earlier collaboration, very many involved)
  14. Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup (Maxim)

Check the project page if you are interested in helping out. Although it's closer to being done than not, there's still work to be done. The next topic that might be tackled is Stanley Cup, but this remains purely speculative and in discussion.


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Adoption request

Can you please adopt me? I really want to learn more stuff about editing Wikipedia, because I am still very 'beginner level' (Shokwaav 13:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC))

I am not around very much at times, but if you would still like... sure. :) Jmlk17 22:14, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
You seem to already have been adopted however. Best of luck! :) Jmlk17 03:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Afd nomnations

In the future, when you create new 2nd afd nominations, there are slight changes to the template which must be followed (see the instructions in the note when you click "edit." This is so that we can preserve the old afd. I have fixed your nomination of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White guilt by moving the debate to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White guilt (2nd nomination). Yahel Guhan 21:53, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Much obliged. Jmlk17 22:13, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello

Hello - I saw a page I wrote deleted within an hour of its creation. I believe I made the case for its significance and I wonder if you read the justificaiton or just auto delete anyone who wrote a page of bio... . Wiki has bios on hundreds of people who did various things in Internet history - some major, some minor... I created the first e-commerce business and set the stage for a million businesses that followed. I made a case for this pioneeering work... a major item in Internet history... Most of my teachers are in WIki and so are several ancestors. I'd appreciate a dialog over this entry rather than get shuffled into the auto-delete basket. What is your criteria for auto-delete???I'd appreciate some discussion on this and restoration of the page.Alexanderrandall5 04:03, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I answer this on this user's page. Certainly, Jmlk17 you should feel free to comment upon something addressed to you, but I think I've offered a workable solution to the issue.[5] KP Botany 04:54, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you very much KP. Alex, I will readily agree to a discussion, and hopefully we can work out an article for you. Jmlk17 06:19, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Health Issues

Hey man, everything going okay? I hope all is well with you. GlassCobra (Review) 06:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in man. I'm hanging in there, but am still pretty decently sick. I have a nagging cough that just won't go away, but I'm alive! I appreciate the checking in though :). Jmlk17 06:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Definitely. Get well soon! If you have a chance, I was thinking about finding myself an admin coach; I'm getting close to the fateful 3000 edit mark. Would you consider it? GlassCobra (Review) 06:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm down :). Jmlk17 06:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Really? That's awesome, thank you! I'm sorry I missed you on AIM, I had gone to bed a little bit after I posted on your talk page. Let's get started when you're back up to 100%, okay? GlassCobra (Review) 16:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

FYI

This movie that is supposedly so "important" that it deserves an article, has 0 news coverage: [6]. I'd actually guess that CambridgeBayWeather and WarthogDemon are upholding notability guidelines, and it is making someone who doesn't understand those, upset. ArielGold 07:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Lol, I'm catching some hell right now on IRC for my lack of typing skills on that whole mess at RFPP :). Jmlk17 07:48, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Well... the movie is as notable as Jmlk17's nose hairs... If it is as infamous as Jmlk17's spelling, it might deserve an article...:p --DarkFalls talk 07:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
ROFL DF! And J, I edit conflicted with you 6 times trying to fix your errors, lol! ArielGold 07:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah yeah yeah... laugh it up :). Jmlk17 07:54, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
You're giving me an invitation to laugh at you? Sweet... Well I think Jmlk17's nose hairs are a bad example. Given how long they are, I'm surprised there isn't an article on it... --DarkFalls talk 07:58, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yards worth man, yards! Jmlk17 07:59, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
I was going to say something about p.... never mind. :) --DarkFalls talk 08:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Die4Die talk page

Hi. I would like the link at the bottom of my talk page removed.I do not have the technical skill to do it at this point. I object to there even being a list like that, because any one can complain about any name.I think that the linking of my talk page to that list is an attack. Could you help me rectify this,please?Die4Dixie 10:11, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Are you speaking of the category at the bottom? Jmlk17 05:49, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes. After a much needed sleep, I would like to request that the category on my talk page be removed. I strongly believe that the report was made in bad faith, which was apparent after his suggestions of alternative names. Soon after you posted your request to discuss it, the reporter bandwagoned. The user objected to me changing Sean Hannity's nationality. You can see the discussion there. He then misconstrued my comments, taking them out of context, and said that my discussion on that talk page was racist????? Anyway, I'm concerned that a user can misuse that reporting to try to foster mistrust amongst editors. Regardless of how illogical their argument might be, the continued link there, IMHO, would seem to give some kind of weight to his assertions. I had no problem with you polite and dignified request to talk about my user name, but my perception that the user was merely trying to cause me some wikigrief made me a little short and testy.Thanks for any consideration you might giveDie4Dixie 03:46, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Very welcome. Sorry about WP:BITE issues :(. Jmlk17 06:17, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. I guess what I wanted was the semi protected template " users whose usernames users have expressed concern over" or something like that removed from my talk page. Is that possible?Die4Dixie 16:51, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
It is your talk page, so in the end, you can do with it as you wish, but I would suggest that for the time being, you leave it up. At least until the discussion over your username is done. :) Jmlk17 06:39, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a new administrator!

Thanks, Archive9!
Thank you for voicing your opinion in my RfA, which passed today with a unanimous 79/0/0 tally. It feels great to be appreciated, and I will try my best to meet everyone's expectations. If you have any advice or tips, feel free to pass them along, as I am sure that I will need them! Cheers, hmwith talk 21:22, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Very welcome, good luck! :) Jmlk17 05:48, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Samulili

I had left a note for you at Aktron's RfA but it was soon withdrawn and you may not have had the chance to see it. Instead of posting it again on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Samulili, I thought I'd just draw your attention to my previous post. :) - TwoOars (Rev) 00:52, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I dunno. I suppose it's due to my previous contact with the admin on the Czech Wiki. And don't worry about "harassing the opposers"; it's part of Rfas lol.  :) Jmlk17 05:51, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Rofl

Did you read the talk page of Taylor Bradford? :D ArielGold 07:00, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Nope...but now I did :). Jmlk17 08:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Hee hee. That was my lesson for the day I guess, eh? lol ArielGold 08:34, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
No worries though. I just hesitate to have an article on someone who's only claim to notability is their death. I hate saying that, as I do understand and feel for the loss, but is it still not exactly notable :). Jmlk17 08:36, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, boy that really threw me though. I mean, it isn't specified in WP:N anywhere that this is an issue, just says "significant media coverage", and I mean, obviously this is a notable event, but I do see the issue, just really threw me lol. Live and learn, eh? ArielGold 08:42, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Very much so my friend! Jmlk17 08:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi, saw you salted this title not long ago. I was thinking it should probably redirect to D.O.A. (band), which is notable. Any opinions? Chubbles 07:17, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Is it one and the same? Jmlk17 08:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

IP vandal

Hello... this isn't a random issue - there is an ongoing and persistent attempt to delete information from Wikipedia that reveals how magic tricks are done. It almost always involves deleting the methodology, rather than just blanking the article. This has been going on for months. --Ckatzchatspy 08:22, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I may not be up to date on the whole issue myself; is there a discussion at WP:AN/I or anything? Jmlk17 08:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

thanks

Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}!  — Timotab Timothy (not Tim dagnabbit!) 08:52, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Lol, no problem! Happy editing! :) Jmlk17 08:53, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the cleanup on my talk page! Nburden 08:52, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Anytime :). Jmlk17 08:53, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

PLEASE WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE

Good evening, on one of the current rfa's, you put the phrase "hell yes". Please note that "hell" is a sware word and an inapropriate word to use on an online encyclopedia. You may use that language in other places but please keep your language clean here on Wikipedia. Thanks for you cooperation. --bobsmith319 00:56, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I sincerely hope this is considered as a humorous comment/joke, because Wikipedia not censored, so Jmlk is free to use any language he wishes when making comments. Additionally, "hell" is hardly considered "inappropriate language" by most editors, and I doubt anyone reading the RfA would be offended by such a simple word to express the enthusiasm of support. ArielGold 01:15, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Ah, thank ya lol. Jmlk17 05:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

True, Wikipedia is not censored, but to prevent future arguements with other users, I would suggest not using such language. I actualy wasn't joking. Eventhough the word is fairly minor, its still considered a sware word and thus probably shouldn't be written on Wikipedia where possible. :) --bobsmith319 00:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I would just like to say that this section really made me laugh, especially "sware words." :D GlassCobra (Review) 01:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

To be fair, it was not used as a swear word, but rather as a point of expression, an emphasis on my approval :). Jmlk17 06:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Plus dude, we're not censored ;). Jmlk17 06:56, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks! :D

Thanks Jmlk17/Archive9
I would like to thank you for your participation in my successful RfA, which passed with a tally of (44/10/5)[1]. Whether you supported, opposed or were neutral in my RfA, I appreciate your participation and I hope that we can continue to work together to build a stronger and better Wikipedia.

Regards, nattang 04:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Very welcome, and good luck! :) Jmlk17 05:38, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Not sure if I should bring this to you...

but 24.118.153.134, an IP that you blocked in the past few months has started deleting material, adding poor grammar, and reverting constructive edits. I'm new to this sort of thing, so is there anything that can or should be done about it? Hewinsj 04:47, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Reporting here is more than fine, but in the future, you may want to fill out a report at AIV. It's a bulletin board for admins to take a look at reported vandals, and block them accordingly. It can often be a faster response time, as I am offline more often than not, and there is always someone checking AIV. Happy editing! :) Jmlk17 05:42, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick response. In the future I'll head over there. Hewinsj 13:35, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Sure thing :). Jmlk17 06:35, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Brett Favre Page

Hi, could you revert the Brett Favre page to version 161943358 by user Brandi Gibson at 3:38, 3 October 2007. That's the version it should be before the user Snowfire51 keeped reverting it, if you please revert it to the correct version, it can be discussed further from there one in the discussion page, Thanks --Teri Kosman 08:36, 3 October 2007 (UTC)Teri KosmanTeri Kosman 08:36, 3 October 2007 (UTC)--

Done. Jmlk17 08:39, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Umm, excuse me? The user above is an obvious sockpuppet of the banned user Starwars1955. He edits 4 times (to create and blank user and talk pages), then asks for full page protection on Brett Favre, and you give it to him. Then you revert to a previous version at his request. Please unprotect the Brett Favre page. There is no edit dispute going on, there is only one banned user with multiple sockpuppets, finding new avenues to screw with the wikipedia community. If you want more information, ask me on my talk page; otherwise, I will enlist the help of another administrator who knows what the score is with this troll. –King Bee (τγ) 11:13, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
I'll revert my edit, as it was my mistake, but I'm not going to unblock it. Please take it to WP:RFPP. Jmlk17 11:24, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Christ. This is nonsense, but at the very least, you need to block "Teri Kosman". –King Bee (τγ) 11:33, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Sorry if you're frustrated, but I honestly can't take the time to figure out the details. Try WP:AN/I please. I don't mean to "blow you off", but I am signing offline for awhile as soon as a post this message. Jmlk17 11:35, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
If you can't take the time to figure out the details, then just undo what you did (the page protection). I am not going to send a request to WP:AN/I every goddamned time a new sockpuppet of this jerk shows up and convinces another admin to do what he wants. Anyway, I'll leave you be. Cheers, –King Bee (τγ) 11:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
See the thing is, I'm not a checkuser or anything. I'm a regular user with a few extra tools, and I had no inkling of sockpuppetry. Jmlk17 06:37, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, but you didn't even look to see if the claims made by the user were true. He said that I and others were accusing each other of being sockpuppets and constantly reverting our edits; this is just false. All I'm saying is that you should take a few minutes next time to see if the claims made on RFPP are true before protecting a page or satisfying the whims of certain editors. –King Bee (τγ) 15:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your intervention regarding another sockpuppet's request to lift semi-protection of the page. Well spotted. Skybunny 18:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I try my best :). Jmlk17 21:32, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I noticed you sprotected suicide - any particular reason? The last IP vandalism was 34 hours before the sprotect tag, so that particular one is probably not coming back. The page, by virtue of its content, will always be a magnet for vandals, so unless you're planning to permanently sprotect it, it's probably not worth it in this case. Orpheus 11:06, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

It may be the fact it's 5am here... I'll unprotect it, as it seems to be a mistake for now :). Jmlk17 11:08, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Bearian's RfA

I just want to thank you (a bit late) for supporting my RfA, which passed 63 to 1. Thanks again, and I hope to do my best. Bearian 01:46, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Very welcome. Good luck! :) Jmlk17 01:49, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA comment

Please explain your !vote on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/The Placebo Effect 2; it was very vague, and isn't particularly helpful to the candidate. EVula // talk // // 15:45, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Commented on the Rfa page just now. Jmlk17 02:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! It's always good for the candidate to know where they can improve (even if the RfA passes, there can be room for improvement). EVula // talk // // 05:57, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Twinkle

LOL! Well I just removed the line in my monobook.js and re-added it after Aza fixed it (be sure to ctrl-r to refresh). He added some new items to the notices as well. And here you are! Woo hoo! Check my monobook to see how I have mine set up if you want to just copy the first few lines. But hey I was just looking for someone online! Do you have a minute or two? ArielGold 03:39, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes ma'am I certainly do! Thank you... <fiddles with monobook>. Jmlk17 03:40, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh, I like the date and time thing that was added. Jmlk17 03:42, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Did you get it working? What date/time thing? Oh... you mean you copied mine? Okay that is a purge function. Click on the date/time at the top, and it will purge the cache of the page you're on. So, for the other issue, I personally consider protection a last resort, but frankly, I'm getting tired of reverting unsourced, defamatory, POV opinion/commentary edits to Amy Grant. Please see User:ArielGold/sandbox2 for full details. Would partial protection for a week or two be acceptable in the situation? Yes, it is only one editor, but on a rotating IP, and I'm not sure that a range block can be done because it seems to be a large range covered, and could have collateral damage if a range block was applied. What are your thoughts? ArielGold 03:46, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
That's a large range for a range block, so I would avoid that route. Looking over the history of the page, there is definitely enough evidence for a protection, so I tossed on a semi-protect for 10 days. We'll see if that helps out. :) Jmlk17 03:51, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah that's why I said I didn't think a range would work. Thanks for the protection, I wasn't really sure if it would be accepted at RFPP, just because it is obviously just one person, and has only been going on for a couple of days, but the disruption was still as if it were multiple editors since the IPs rotate. On the up side, it is not an overly active page, so protecting it isn't really going to stop the page progression, but I wasn't sure if I was right or wrong. Thank you for taking care of that! You rock! (And did you get my monobook stuff, or is there a new time/date thing for Twinkle that I'm not seeing? lol) ArielGold 03:56, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, it's all good now, thank you. :) Jmlk17 07:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I'd like to IfD that image as orphaned, thanks. (I'm trying to clean up licensing issues with images using the deprecated {{Military-Insignia}} template.) After it's deleted I don't mind keeping it on my watchlist in case User:Roitr socks come back to it; we can cascade-protect it if that's that the case. Thanks again. Videmus Omnia Talk 03:49, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Done. :) Very welcome! Jmlk17 03:54, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Utilize

Hi, why did you revert my change? -- Crucially 08:22, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

No need to change an article just for jargon use. :) Jmlk17 08:24, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Sorry for asking both here and in the article talk page, didn't know where the correct place was. I just read the article and was bothered by the use of 'utilize' and changed it. I just find it confusing. Crucially 08:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
If that's the case, feel more than free to revert my edits :). Jmlk17 08:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Or rather, as a non native speaker, I used to find it confusing until I started writing and studying English. So I just find it as a barrier of entry to non native speakers. Crucially 08:51, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
No problem. :) Jmlk17 09:01, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Admin Coaching

Hey man! If you're feeling back up to snuff, I'm ready to start whenever you are! GlassCobra (Review) 16:02, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. Anywhere particular you'd prefer to start on? Jmlk17 03:52, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

The above user has been constantly copying the content at Naruto: Clash of Ninja (series) and creating duplicate articles. In addition, he has uploaded a series of images for these new pages, which would not find use on the original page. Despite constant attempts to open discussion, he has ignored any such entreaties. I've redirected his duplicates, but I can't see most of them ever being a search option. Deletion of the redirects and the images (consensus has decided against using more than one cover image out of fair use issues) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Sephiroth BCR (Converse) 05:17, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Man, that's quite a few lol. Thanks for the heads up, and I'll start diving through it right away! :) Jmlk17 05:21, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey I noticed you declined the full-protect. I was wondering what measures could be taken to block this editor and his various sockpuppets (i.e. checkuser, IP block). There are so many sockpuppets that he ages I think this would help for the time being and maybe be able to block his IP address. Thanks for any help. (I will watch your page)
Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 05:23, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I know... the sockpuppets keep piling up! I declined the full protection mainly because the banned user themself is asking for it. If you check out the log, I actually did fully protect a few days ago, but a different admin changed the protection level soon after. As for enforcing the ban on the user; we're doing the best we can, and are actually keeping up quite well with their efforts, but an IP block isn't working with them. Jmlk17 05:29, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah I saw the protection, I almost cant wait for the season to end and this whole fiasco to be over. Yeah I am actually amazed at how many editors and admins this guy/girl has made angry. There has to be at least 8 or so of us who are watching that page and all the other pages and taggging and reverting and...and...haha its amazing how much one person can disrupt so many people. Thanks for your help though and if you ever need any help or anything, feel free to drop me a line!
Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 06:24, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Not a problem at all. Glad you guys on up to the task, and are on it! Happy editing! :) Jmlk17 06:26, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

You're up late!

Are you still around? ArielGold 07:56, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but heading to bed soon... what's up? :) Jmlk17 08:16, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh not much now, go get some good sleep, and don't work too hard tomorrow! ~*Hugs*~ ArielGold 08:18, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Alrighty. :) Night! Jmlk17 08:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

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Dziekuja = Polish for "Thank You". Many thanks for blocking that user, he was really starting to irk me. Take Care....NeutralHomer T:C 23:58, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

All part of the job my friend. :) Jmlk17 23:59, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Not vandalism

Hi, I am kind of confused, because my intent was the opposite of vandalism, I was trying to make a correction. It says in the article that the first half of season eleven ended on April 18, 2007, and began airing again on October 3, 2007. This is not correct however, because October 3, 2007 marked the START OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON. Each season is aired in two halfs, the first is aired in the spring, and the second is aired in the fall. So the first half didn't "start again" (which when worded doesn't exactly seem "possible"), the second half merely just started. - 99.237.9.80 02:22, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Good point actually... I must have missed that. :) Jmlk17 02:23, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I changed it so it says that the first half started airing (blah, blah, blah, I won't write the whole thing), and resumed airing new episodes on October 3, 2007. This seems "constructive". - 99.237.9.80 02:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Smile :)

Well, thank you! A smile is always a nice thing to see, especially around here. :) Jmlk17 02:33, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

NPWatcher

Can you approve me for NPWatcher here I need an admin to do it and he is on a wikibreak. Shawnpoo 02:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Done. :) Have fun! Jmlk17 02:38, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
thank you Shawnpoo 02:40, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Sure thing. Jmlk17 03:12, 9 October 2007 (UTC)