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Washington Post

My copy says the governor was forced to ask for his resignation.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

The AP story used by a number of the other refs on that page, directly conflicts with the Washington Post story.. it says: "The governor said Omeish resigned because he did not want the controversy to distract from the work of the 20-member commission appointed to study the effects of immigration and federal immigration policies on Virginia." .. I'm not naive though, I can read between the lines too.. given BLP concerns, maybe we should let our readers do the same?.. (I looked at the page due to an OTRS complaint from the subject). --Versageek 07:02, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your note. Actually, the two don't conflict. 1) The governor asked for his resignation. 2) Omeish agreed to resign, inasmuch as he didn't want the controversy to distract from the work of the commission.

I've no problem laying it all out, and even saving the people the trouble of clicking through, by saying x reports y, and z reports a. Does that sound good?

Tx for telling me what brought you to the pg -- I've been facing more than my share of vandalism at a couple of other pages I'm working on (such as Anwar al-Awlaki, who was the imam at this fellow's mosque, and who you will see more of in the news tomorrow).--Epeefleche (talk) 09:30, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

<-After more research, I see that Omeish has a blog where he makes it pretty clear he was asked & agreed to resign. (although, that's all he ever used the blog for.. ). I'm just a bit concerned with the overall negative tone of the article though... for instance:

• Why do we need to include that retort paragraph that dismisses Omeish's response that the meaning of 'jihad' is misunderstood? The journalist is basically saying "he's lying".. that's not very NPOV.
• Why do we note the organization his brother is involved in, is associated to terrorism by the UN.. wouldn't it be more NPOV to link to our article on that organization (which should reflect that information).
• Why don't we report about his wife & kids like we do on most biographies - he has that information posted publicly on his campaign site.
• Why don't we note that he parted ways with the Muslim American Society a few years ago? (This was reported in one of the refs that's already on the article.. I forget which though.. )
• What's the point of having that big picture of the Imam in his traditional dress?

I don't want to whitewash the thing, but at the same time - we shouldn't be painting him as a terrorist - we should present a balanced set of facts and allow readers to draw their own conclusions. --Versageek 21:30, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

An initial reaction (without having looked at this closely): 1) I think NPOV has an issue w/editors having POV, not publications -- at least that is the argument advances as to Electronic Intifada, etc., being quoted in articles and used as a source; 2) WP generally doesn't rely on the "is sourced to which says" thinking, because the "is sourced to" may be changed ... that for intstance is the reason its not sufficient to rely in the refs in the "is sourced to" mentions, but necessary to repeat them in the first article; 3) sounds good to me--I see it was already reflected in the infobox; I just added it to the article body, along with the fact that his wife has a PhD in molecular genetics; 4) will look for it; if from an RS, agree it should be mentioned; 5) looked at the size--it is "thumb", which is the regular size; if anything, since it is not a head shot but a body shot, wp would countenance consideration of it being larger to show features; I think that's the only wp pic of the imam, and he is quite notable, and if you check article from this month in the press many actually use the same pic. I'll look at it more closely w/in the next few days when I have a chance, and see if I can come up w/anything more on the article and to address your points.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:47, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

He (or someone posing as him) has decided its best to delete RS-supported material, charging that it is untrue and/or slander.--Epeefleche (talk) 15:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Best Wishes for 2010, FloNight♥♥♥♥ 23:55, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

AN/I

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:42, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

PS Please see the section on Threeblur0

I have restored the discussion on User:Threeblur0 at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Threeblur0 and have added new commentary. --Beirne (talk) 05:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Problems with my posts?

Hello,

I've noticed that my contributions to the computer recycling page have been removed on several ocassions now. I have changed the language of my text to reflect a neutral point of view, I have edited the format in which I cite sources, and still my contributions are deleted. Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong? I see I am getting warnings about advertisment, but I am not affiliated with the website I am using for my source. I am referring to an article on the website which I believe to be valid and useful information. Thank you very much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chriswriting (talk • contribs) 17:21, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

New proposal

Hi Versageek :) I've posted a new proposal here at the Village Pump. Would be grateful if you could give your suggestions there whenever you have time. Thanks ▒ Wirεłεşş ▒ Fidεłitұ ▒ Ćłâşş ▒ Θnε ▒ _―Œ ^{♣Łεâvε Ξ мεşşâgε♣} 04:29, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Yossigoldlust

Why did you issue a level 4 warning an hour and a half after their last edit? They stopped once it had been explained why they shouldn't be adding those links. 98.248.32.44 (talk) 04:41, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

I didn't see that he had responded to your warning on your talk page. I've retracted the level 4 warning. Hopefully he understands the concept now. --Versageek 04:55, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. 98.248.32.44 (talk) 05:05, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I was going to create an article about Jennifer Lynn Barnes and saw that the page had been created and deleted before, since you were the administrator to most recently delete the page do you consider the content at User:Shadowmaster13/Jennifer Lynn Barnes to be acceptable for addition to wikipedia? Or what suggestions would you make for it to be acceptable? Shadowmaster13 (talk) 10:55, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

It's certainly much better than the version which was deleted (which was a copyvio from her website). I'm a bit concerned that blogs are used as references, however I don't know the writing industry - so if the blogs belong to authoritative individuals/groups in the field of young adult books they may be ok. Has she had any independent media coverage of her writing? Anything like that would lend to her notability.. You may also wish to read Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Creative_professionals --Versageek 16:01, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Thankyou, I was unsure whether I had just simply rewritten what has already been deleted and so thought I would check with you, I will keep in mind notability before moving the article into the encyclopedia.Shadowmaster13 (talk) 05:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Yellow Pages

Hello, and thank you for reverting the recent changes to Yellow Pages. Commteam has been quite active today in enhancing Wikipedia's coverage of R.H. Donnelley's Dex directories, and I've tidied a couple of those contributions myself. I'm not sure whether this could be corporate activity, or how to go about finding out without risking the loss of a genuinely helpful newcomer. Advice from a more experienced editor would be appreciated. Certes (talk) 22:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

User page protection

I have semi-protected your user page for 24 hours due to harassment and vandalism. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reply. Thanks, Willking1979 (talk) 01:40, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism missed on HTML

Looks like in two cases this afternoon a pair of IPs vandalized HTML. You rolled back the second editor each time, but missed the first editor in both cases. Just a note to remember to look for interleaved vandal edits and restore an earlier copy of the page if necessary. Otherwise you can aid vandals in hiding their work; after all, an editor reverted vandalism, so the page must be good (or at least, that's how a lot of editors miss older vandalism). —ShadowRanger ^(talk|stalk) 23:33, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

gah! I hate when that happens. Thanks for catching it! --Versageek 00:50, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Chris Del Bosco

Thanks for your message, I must admit this whole uploading and editing is really a bit beyond my capabilities, I tried to upload a series of pictures I took at the X GamesXIV but could not really grasp what I was expected to do,Im an old fart. I going to give it another bash later Thanks again and regards --2oceans1 (talk) 04:54, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

You did wrong!

Hi Versageek, May I please ask you to see here? What I said to NE should have been said to you. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:46, 8 February 2010 (UTC) {{User:Stevertigo/Trout}}.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:59, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Tiger's Wood

I found this new article and tagged it as a hoax but then discovered it's not a hoax at all . . . what should be done with this? Is it notable, non-notable, a concern? Seems to be a potential heavy-handed BLP issue whether the rumors will become truth or not (because it seems to be more than just a rumor). -WarthogDemon 18:58, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I deleted it as a G10, negative unsourced BLP.. --Versageek 19:02, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

CU

Hi. Due to the urgency of the situation, could you please perform a CU for this request: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Paligun? I had to take it here as well: [1] Thanks. Grandmaster 19:36, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Confirmed sock reappears with IP

Hi Versageek, I hope you are doing well. :) Perhaps you could have a look at new material I placed at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Psalm Tours? Thank you for your time, Cirt (talk) 20:11, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

I've unblocked User:Ashot Arzumanyan based on his 'socking' after Psalm Tours was blocked, being a misunderstanding of our policies. I've also told him he best not use his account for advertising or promotion (like Psalm Tours was doing).. The IP is Armenian, but I can't tie it directly to this user or Psalm Tours. --Versageek 23:05, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

At User talk:Ashot Arzumanyan, the account is still talking in "We ..." - as if it is controlled or accessible by multiple individuals over at Psalm Tours. This is disconcerting to say the least, and quite possibly still a violation of WP:Role account. Cirt (talk) 23:08, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Comment: Please note, that 'We ...' is referring to the time when the role account was active and multiple users accessed it. It has nothing to do with the current situation. -- Ashot  ^(talk) 16:19, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Note: I'd like to draw your attention that role account Psalm Tours has never had sock puppets. Personal account Ashot Arzumanyan never coexisted with active Psalm Tours. I suggest that the block reason of Psalm Tours be changed to role account rule violation. -- Ashot  ^(talk) 16:19, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Request: Cirt blocked me also on Commons, so I kindly request to unblock my account there. Thanks for your time and sorry for all this story. -- Ashot  ^(talk) 16:19, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

This problem is already resolved. -- Ashot  ^(talk) 18:00, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I think you deserve this for unblocking me (an advanced wikipedian now!?) two months ago. Feel free to use this barnstar on your awards page (if any). Sincerely, Scieberking (talk) 07:24, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Ping

Please check your mail. If you don't see a recent one from me, please advise. (normally I hate these talk page notification of email thingies but I've sent you a couple...)

bot delivering welcome message?

Hi, XLinkBot seems to be delivering welcome messages. I thought that was highly discouraged? Or has the practice been endorsed? -- Banjeboi 17:50, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

The bot only posts to talk pages after it has reverted an external link addition from that user. We include a welcome message with the first spam warning, so as not to WP:BITE the n00bs/IPs. --Versageek 05:24, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

SPI

Hi. Since you performed CU on Hetoum's socks before, could you please have a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hetoum I? Thanks. Grandmaster 18:52, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

XLinkBot deactivated

This bot has been messing up some articles by replacing various pieces of punctuation with their HTML entities, so I set "reverting_on=0" on the bot's settings until you can fix this. You can check the bot's talk page for reports from editors. Thanks! Wickethewok (talk) 15:58, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

• Btw, this seems to be the first occurrence of the error in this edit: [2]. Wickethewok (talk) 16:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I was working on the bot, some necessary maintenance and some 'upgrading'. Unfortunately part of the 'upgrading' resulted in it retrieving decoded pages (using the API is not always complete). I have reverted the last edits, leaving the links for others. I hope that resolved that. I also reverted the coding to the point where I upgraded the page-retrieving, and the bot is now working fine again. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for turning it off quickly, Wickethewok. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 17:03, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks for taking care of it! :) Wickethewok (talk) 22:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

FYI

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Review of indefinite rangeblocks. –xeno^talk 17:25, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

BBML's manager is asking Wiki to email reguarding false posts of band memebers.

Hey,

Essentially I am trying to get BBML's band page more accurate. This page needs to only list Rachael Hughes & ND Shineywater as the members of BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT. Also, how do weupload a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BBML's MANAGER (talk • contribs) 04:59, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

XLinkBot

Hi, I'm just wondering if you could consider coming up with a way to prevent XLinkBot reverting this kind of edit. The edit was entirely constructive, certainly made in good faith and the link, although of questionable appropriateness, is not outright spam or anything unpleasant so I'm wondering if it would be better to programme it just to remove the link, rather than revert the edit that added it. Also for the record, I reverted the bot's revert. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:27, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

XLinkBot

Very nice bot, but one thing. do we want it showing the e-mail it reverted? Buggie111 (talk) 01:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Temple Lot

I know that you've been involved in an administrative capacity in the whole Temple Lot/J.S. controversies. Can you have a look at what's going on at Talk:Temple Lot, and particularly this edit. I'm not sure if this is another J.S. sockpuppet or not, but the behavior is problematic to me whether it is or not. Thanks. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:00, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Good land—and this (!). Should I be taking this to ANI? Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:37, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

XLinkBot false positive

Hey there Versageek. Your bot hit a false positive a few weeks ago. Care to take a look at User talk:209.44.123.1#April 2010 and see if the problem is fixable? NW (Talk) 23:54, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

That one is tough to avoid, it picked up on the "referrer=" in the URL, ~99.95% of the time that a URL contains that string, it's someone trying to make money from click-throughs. The URL was valid without the referrer= string as well, it was probably just the place that the IP copied the URL from that included it. --Versageek 17:06, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Checkuser request

I don't suppose these two editors are related: [3]?--Chaser (talk) 05:49, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Not related to CoM's sock, possibly related to: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gaydenver/Archive, "Likely Group 1", not enough behavioral evidence for any action though. --Versageek 18:21, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Articles

I added the speedy tag to 2010 Imperial County earthquake and 2010 Offshore Oregon earthquake because they were prodded but I figured that that would get rid of them quicker. I'm willing to re-PROD them but I really don't want to go through the AFD process if it has already been PRODed. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:52, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

You can re-PROD if you'd like, there is a similar article at AFD now and it appears the outcome will be delete. --Versageek 03:56, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Done. Thanks. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:32, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Comcast Edits

Please have the courtesy to explain why you undid the Comcast edits. Burr Hubbell —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhubbell (talk • contribs) 17:33, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

I reverted based on the part of the edit I saw in pop-ups, then realized there was an additional portion I hadn't seen initially - so I reverted myself, then removed your speculation about why Comcast rebranded (which is considered Original research and fails our neutral point of view policy). , while leaving the sourced mention of the "Golden Poo" award.. It looks like your most recent edit removed both sections again. --Versageek 17:49, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I have a question, when I log in today I saw this change: changed rights for User:Frcm1988 from (none) to IP block exemptions ‎ (range block collateral mitigation), what does it mean?, thanks in advance for your answer. Regards. Frcm1988 (talk) 18:29, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

You share an IP range with a rather large group of accounts which have been spamming tourism information for months. I hard blocked that range and I gave you and one other user an IP Block exemption, so you could continue to edit. --Versageek 18:48, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh I see. I can't believe so many Peruvian accounts were made only for advertisement. Thanks for the answer. Frcm1988 (talk) 18:53, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Mfd close please?

Thanks for speedily deleting this spamfest. Any chance you can close the related Mfd discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:R Charlie Caccamis/Renu Cleaning? Ordinarily I would NAC it but I have participated in the discussion. Thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 17:46, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you – ukexpat (talk) 18:14, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

hi

May i know the reason why this page was deleted?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anti_Legal-_Terrorism_Day

We are NGO and we are celebrating this day every year..

Regards Atit

The article was moved here, I deleted the redirect page that was left behind by the move. --Versageek 21:22, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Dear Versageek

I am following OOH industry trends and would like to post a paragraph on recent developments in the field. In particular, attempts to aggregate fragmented information on billboard pricing and availability. At the moment there is only one company doing this that I am aware of: www.bookabillboard.com. Could you suggest a way to post relevant links and info without getting it removed?

Thanks, OOHTrends —Preceding unsigned comment added by OOHtrends (talk • contribs) 21:17, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

I changed the submission and moved it to a different section of the article. Please review and edit if necessary. Sincerely, --OOHtrends (talk) 02:22, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

fio baby

fio baby is amazing! How can you delete his page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.184.66.91 (talk) 23:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Please see WP:MUSICBIO. --Versageek 15:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Polo the Clown

Yes, I am a real person, just as the article describes. It is promotional but also relevant to Wikipedia readers, because it touches on scientific discovery. Having authored and published on Wikipedia in the past, I know I was sloppy in not citing references or tightening up the formating. The Evil Eye phenomenon is just that, an explained phenomenon, and one of great meaning to millions of people worldwide. My documenting of the ancient prejudice in present day America has historical significance for serious scholars of folklore, religion, medicine, and science.

My "paralletics" theory is also worthy of Wikipedia publication, as it presents what I believe to be a valid theory on quantum physics. I published the theory in its entirety in my Land Beyond Time story, so I would be spoiling the ending to create a page for it. Part of the reason why I published the theory is to test it mathematically with trained physicists, but also as a social experiment to gage the reaction of my readers. I'll have you know that my best fans are geeks, such as yourself--who else would militantly follow a science fiction series? Paralletics is much more than a plot device in a comic book. As I put it, I cannot present it as truth, it is a theory. I consider it not just entertainment for sci fi geeks, but actual intelligent innovation in the vast abyss of the information superhighway. Just off the top of my head, there is probably a page created for Fritos and Doritos, well, this is a quantum theory based on Einstein's most prominent breakthroughs. Even if I got the idea all wrong, it still carries more weight as far as being intelligent discourse, as compared with the majority of published entries devoid of relevance.

As for corroboration, there is a plethora of Evil Eye documentation, to begin with. As for my story concerning the "struggle between the jettaturs and the antijatturs," it is published in Variety as well as the Kabbalah Centre website and recorded on Youtube. Speaking of which, the Kabbalah Centre has their page locked so as to silence any criticism. Kabbalah itself is an ancient belief system, but the fact remains, the Kabbalah Centre is an international cult modeled after Scientology. The cults would have us believe that "There is no difference between a fledgling religion and a cult," that "All religions started out at one time as cults." Mainstream organized religions aren't using mind control. I'm sure many would completely disagree with that statement and I'm not downplaying indoctrination, but what these particular cults are doing to people is programming their brains like computers, almost like the Stepford wives. To get the other side of the story out there is important. Despite my personal battle and its entertainment value as showcasing supernatural belief in present day America, there is value in exposing a slick machine that tears families apart by isolating exploited followers. For the Kabbalah Centre to follow is the footsteps of Scientology is a bad sign, that's like a young banker looking up to Bernie Madoff. Greed drives the machine but also feeds it, as Scientology and now Kabbalah amass fortunes which they in turn use to buy politicians, recruit, build, and hire lawyers to squelch dissent by threatening nosey journalists and former members with slap suits. My standing up to them, as recorded in the entry, is much more than a magician's publicity stunt. This is an international movement growing every day, with foreign ambitions such as a shady charity in Malawi. Without getting too much into the story, Madonna "adopted" a child from Malawi and is trying to collect more. The child was not up for adoption, nor were the parents willing to give up their offspring. I would call that kidnapping. The media doesn't report on it and our government doesn't care. They paid off the local government to smuggle the young victim out of the country. And then there is Bill Clinton's involvement in all this. What does he have to do with Jewish mysticism and an out-of-control superstar kidnapper--I don't know. Let's just say that I have my suspicions.

The point is that by deleting me, you are inadvertently helping them to cover up the story--precisely what they want. These celebrity cults are all about image and to tarnish the perfect picture is to show the man behind the curtain. I've taken up enough of your time. Please weight what I am writing. The Polo the Clown story is proof of witch hunt hysteria in the United States and proof of a major cult's role in it. Not only to make a name for myself, but I would really like to nail them for all the things they pulled and got away with. Paralletics is entirely relevent--it relates to Einstein's monumental contributions to human understanding. The article is also the story of a clown character, but do not let that diminish the importance of the bigger picture here.

yours truly, Polo

p.s. I might ad that I now see how it is confusing as the character is referred to as fictional. In a sense it is, but in some ways it is not. To my fans it's all an act and all in good fun, but to fanatical antijatturs such as the Berg family, it is real enough to warrant discrimination. To them, anyone who looks at them wrong is a "Destroyer of Worlds." A person who happens to be born with firey blue eyes is to be scorned, feared, avoided, and hated and this is what is being taught worldwide in their "Centres." As far as my supernatural rep goes, that has and is being documented and extends beyond the Berg family and their fastfood salvation.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.91.203.107 (talk) 06:17, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Please see WP:OR and WP:BIO --Versageek 12:19, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Wrongly tagged

You wrongly tagged me. The edits I made are legitimate. I have a malicious ex-husband that put false information and bad links there. I updated the page to reflect the real data.Molleeb (talk) 21:23, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

I tagged the article for speedy deletion because the article fails to mention anything that indicates the site meets our notablity guidelines for web content. --Versageek 21:30, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

WP:STOCKS

Versageek, I see you reversed my speedy on WP:STOCKS. I understand your reasoning, but policy is clear:

G10. Pages that disparage or threaten their subject
or some other entity, and serve no other purpose. These "attack pages" may include slander, legal threats, or biographical material about a living person that is entirely negative in tone and unsourced. These pages should be speedily deleted when there is no neutral version in the page history to revert to. Both the page title and page content may be taken into account in assessing an attack. Articles about living people deleted under this criterion should not be restored or recreated by any editor until the biographical article standards are met.

There's nothing in that criteria which allows such pages if the subject agrees with them being listed. I'll refrain from putting the speedy back up, but I'm interested in hearing your take on this. KoshVorlonNaluboutes,Aeria Gloris 17:46, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

The page doesn't threaten or disparage any of the people listed on it. The entries are about things that people did in good faith which had unintended consequences. It's a humorous reminder to think carefully before doing things. --Versageek 01:28, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Deletion of a Page

Dear Versageek- whomever you may be, I noticed you swiftly deleted my page about my poetry society: The Unsaid Poetry Society. Perhaps when I re-instate this page and allow you (and others) the privilege to recognise the contents of the society you shall rethink/reconsider your decision. Until then I understand, citing your informative rules on why it was my page was deleted. Perhaps you thought my page some form of self-promotion. Thank you for your administrative prowess and observations in this matter- and in general, Regards Dr Oliver F Doherty —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ofdoherty (talk • contribs) 03:34, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Satpanth information

The information provided by you in the page called satpanth is not not true. Infact being this a religious matter, I would request you to keep the matter pending. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kutchipatel (talk • contribs) 14:52, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Please discuss in detail the changes you wish to make to the article on the article's talk page. --Versageek 16:24, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

I have added information on the talk page as per your request. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kutchipatel (talk • contribs) 07:52, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Actually, all you did was modify another user's comments to say the info on the page was wrong (when the other user actually said it was correct). You need to explain what specific facts in the article are incorrect and provide reliable sources for the material you wish to change or add. Please do not modify other user's comments on talk pages, create a new section for your comments. --Versageek 08:13, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

I see you did add more specific details to the talk page. Thank you. --Versageek 08:19, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

I have created new section on the talk page as required by you. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kutchipatel (talk • contribs) 13:13, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Still I havent recd any comments on above talk page regarding my request. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kutchipatel (talk • contribs) 14:05, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I have still not seen any changes on the page of Satpanth. I have already given my request to please look into matter. Satpanth is not only part of Muslim but it is followed by Hindu also. you can also visit www.satpanth.org for more information. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kutchipatel (talk • contribs) 04:47, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

I have just read your talk

please don't delete the new page that i just created- I just add one link at your page, and that will be the last from me editing your page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gibe 0571 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

External links - screenshot method

I feel many still not able to produce good screen shot, that's why I added the link. It's not commercial, Any reason it was removed? And any way I can update my blog for compliant? thx for enlightening.

Modbus.ug (talk) 04:10, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

XLinkBot undoing updated information

Hi, I updated the out-of-date Silent Descent wikipedia page and nearly everything I did was reverted by XLinkBot. The information on that page is now out-of-date again.

Please consider addressing this as the information is now at least 12 months old.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sunnymajim (talk • contribs) 16:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Small favour

Would you mind hardblocking that IP for a couple of weeks please? Guy (Help!) 21:51, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Done --Versageek 00:47, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks much. Looks like another ISP complaint to write up, ho hum. Guy (Help!) 13:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Whack-a-mole: Brian Brackfield (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Would you mind doing the honours again? Sorry about this. I guess he's changed his IP address. Guy (Help!) 17:03, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Recent spambot SPI

Regarding your recent blocks of spambots whose only edits were to the sandbox, would you take a look at the following users with similar (congruent, actually) contributions?

• Deutschklose (talk · contribs)
• Gohollandgo (talk · contribs)
• Jetlagorange (talk · contribs)
• Snailroom (talk · contribs)
• Closedcircle (talk · contribs)
• Vivaespanas (talk · contribs)
• Democracydialogue (talk · contribs)
• Orangemidgets (talk · contribs)

Cheers, -M.Nelson (talk) 02:26, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for cleaning up my talk page. :) -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Hellosparta

Howdy. This user (Hellosparta) is caught in a range block that has been explictly marked as checkuser related. Since the blocking admin (J.delanoy) has indicated limited availability, could you take a look at the request? Kuru (talk) 14:47, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

He doesn't seem to be part of the problem for that range. I gave him IPExempt status, not sure if there is an auto-block that would keep him from editing now and the auto-block finder doesn't seem to be working for me. --Versageek 16:59, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response; I'll close it out. Kuru (talk) 02:40, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Tahan

If I understand right, your XLinkBot removes bad external links, but why did it undo constructive edits by Rightous2 with this revert? Slightsmile (talk) 19:07, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

This has been answered at User talk:XLinkBot#Tahan. Johnuniq (talk) 02:11, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

BOT Overzealous

I just replaced a link which had clearly been marked previously as "broken" with the correct one, and your bot just undid that. Please make it stop, that's ridiculous and vanalism. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Farm&action=history —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.26.11.110 (talk) 13:47, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Neither WordPress, nor Geocities were in place there. Please have a look at the policies and guidelines the bot was referring to. Thanks. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 14:24, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Regarding your revert on Design

This edit has no explanation on why you think the content is valid enough to add back in with no explanation. Please chime in here if you wish to defend the content. I can't see how it meets Wikipedia's guidelines at all, so any defence you could give would help the passage remain. Wentomowameadow (talk) 14:21, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

notes.co.il -> wordpress.com

Hi,

In this edit your bot reverted the changing of a notes.co.il domain to wordpress.com . The change to wordpress.com was fine, though. notes.co.il was a popular Israeli blog service, which was edited for quality and hosted many blogs by notable personalities. Unfortunately, the company closed down and most of the blogs that were hosted there, moved to wordpress.com . --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 11:47, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Conversation on admin noticeboard re: block of ISP for low-income users

I have started a conversation regarding a block of an ISP for low income users that was initiated two and a half years ago and was recently lifted. You were one of the people that helped review the initial block or helped review it when it was lifted. I am cordially inviting you to join in the conversation.
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Two and a half year block of ISP for low-income users
Thank you very much for you thoughtful consideration. - Hydroxonium (talk | contribs) 03:07, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

rejected link

Hi Versageek. I am a new user. I tried to add a link and it was rejected. I thought it would add value to the article. I do not own the link and I am not the admin. I just thought it would be useful. Could you please review, and if you deem it valid, please reverse the rejection?

subject: Northern Exposure added link to a discussion group.

Thank You. Smokeymts (talk) 22:23, 5 August 2010 (UTC)Smokeymts

Barnstar

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		For all the awesome work of XLinkBot. IronGargoyle (talk) 23:20, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

why did u redirect my page?

Hello! I've just create new page http://en.wikipedia.org/Viettel_CHT Why did you redirect him to Viettel_Mobile? It's diffirent page. Pleaes tell me why. Thanks

why did u redirect my page?

Hello! I've just created new page http://en.wikipedia.org/Viettel_CHT Why did you redirect him to Viettel_Mobile? It's diffirent page. Pleaes tell me why. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dongsycuong (talk • contribs) 01:19, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Darts

Why did you delete the redirect for WP:WikiProject Darts, lots of WikiProject have redirect's to projects that don't include Wikipedia:. Mr.Kennedy1 ^talk 13:58, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Ping

Hi,
you have mail. :)
Cheers, Amalthea 14:03, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

BDS Vircon

I note that you've deleted the above page, as the author I believe it's a relevant to Wikipedia because the firm is one of the leading proponents of Building Information Modelling which is paradighm shift to the way construction projects are managed. The firm itself has worked on numerous major iconic buildings in creading 3D CAD models that are used for the construction and management of those buildings.Sydney350 (talk) 22:45, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Please read our guidelines on notability for corporations. It's possible the company may qualify, but you shouldn't write the article like an advertisement or prospectus. You need to include references from reliable third party sources which establish that the company meets our guidelines. --Versageek 23:14, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Dick Wetmore

Hi Versageek,

I'm trying to edit the article on Dick Wetmore, but the BOT keeps reverting it back to the first iteration in which I had too many lines from an online source. I have been changing the content, but each time I improve it, the BOT reverts it to the first time. Hope you can help me:)

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Itwasthelark (talk • contribs) 22:08, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

About the Addition/Removal of the external link on [ USS Missouri (BB-63) ]

Dear Versageek,

This is AlanbirdVIEW from Taiwan, a definite new Wikipedia editor (but extremely heavy user!!) committed to contributing a bit to its community.

per the revision I made to the page [ USS Missouri (BB-63) ] on 17:06, 18 September 2010 and followed by your BOT--Reverting: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Missouri_(BB-63)&diff=385566265&oldid=385563662

I have no doubt on what has been decided and changed, due to the 'LONG STANDING POLICY' I observed on the editing section.

Yet, my original belief and intention to add this Video [YouTube - JAPANESE SIGN FINAL SURRENDER on USS Missouri] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh57jkS0Vaw) was because I thought this historical news footage should be a tribute and well explains the honorable history of Missouri.

If there will be any chance you would manually re-consider put it back for good, please let me know.

Thank you for your understanding! n.n -- AlanbirdVIEW (talk) 00:27, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Box

Hi Versageek, is there something wrong with the box? --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 09:35, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Network issues, maybe conflicting DHCP assignments. I modified the ranges on my DHCP servers & it seems to be resolved now. --Versageek 20:32, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Redirect for Wikipedia:WikiProject Darts

Hi, I posted a message to you a while back about the deletion of WikiProject Darts which was a redirect to Wikipedia:WikiProject Darts. Why did you delete it when there are lots of projects that have redirects to their projects called WikiProject Football etc. Could I please get a reply. Thanks. Mr.Kennedy1 ^{talk guestbook} 11:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Clearly your active as your are making loads of edits, so why do you refuse to reply to my enquiry. You are an admin, aren't you? Mr.Kennedy1 ^{talk guestbook} 15:29, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

I've been doing things that only require mouse clicks, typing this reply required I locate a functioning keyboard. I deleted the redirect because it was tagged for deletion & cross-namespace redirects are generally discouraged. I'm not a big fan of keeping things because other stuff exists but I have no strong feelings about the existence of this particular redirect. --Versageek 20:31, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, sorry for getting annoyed with you. I never knew it was tagged for deletion you see. Mr.Kennedy1 ^{talk guestbook} 21:34, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Reverting SKS Microfinance IPO edits

Hi!

I was wondering why did you delete my edits to the microfinance page? I know I am a new user, but I think that the IPO debate is a very important issue for the development of microfinance. I will appreciate any comments/suggestion/advices you have!

Thank you, Liza

The detailed IPO information should go on the SKS Microfinance page, rather than putting that information on the page which describes what microfinance is. --Versageek 23:05, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply, Versageek!

So do you think my contribution looks good enough to put on SKS' page? I think a brief info about the debate between Yunus and Akula on the nature of microfinance can be included in the microfinance page. Won't you agree?

Thank you, Liza

Yes, it looks good for the SKS Microfinance page, that page could really use a rewrite/reformatting if you want to give it a try when you add your information. :) And, yes - a brief mention about the debate between Yunus and Akula on the nature of microfinance would be great for the Microfinance page. --Versageek 19:04, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Why is the XLinkBot continuously reverting all my work on my company page? I was given the job of updating this page by the company itself.

-Film-Makers' Cooperative Joseph —Preceding unsigned comment added by Filmmakerscoop (talk • contribs) 17:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Appropriate blog and twitter links

What are the appropriate ways to link to a person's blog or twitter feeds? I just discovered that the CEO of Best Buy Inc. was twittering and blogging, I think that is very important information that is hard to seek out and is appropriate for there wikipedia page.

Let me know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolass (talk • contribs) 01:37, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Sockpuppet

Hi, would you please confirm this sockpuppet using the wiki-tools at you disposal and close both of their accounts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Yomangani

Thank you WritersCramp (talk) 13:16, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Or get WritersCramp to chill out, whatever is easier. Yomangani^talk 13:20, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

German university in Cairo

hello, I'm Ahmed from Egypt, please review what your bot deleted, we are fighting to get a student union in our university, all our discussions were on facebook, that's why I put most of my links there.

   thanks for your understanding 
      3rby (talk) 22:41, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

A few loose ends...

As you deleted the article[4] while its AFD was still in process,[5] perhaps you might then go and close the AFD itself as moot. I do not think anyone will question either the good faith deletion or an early close to this open AFD. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:42, 10 October 2010 (UTC)