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Messages Archive Dates: 30/10/2006-07/12/2007 07/10/2006-24/12/2007 24/01/2007-18/02/2007 18/02/2007-02/03/2007 We have a problem See User talk:Elvispforlife and Special:Contributions/Elvispforlife and you welcomed him... edit - nevermind, I fixed it. Af648 07:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC) RfA Nomination Greetings Ryan Postlethwaite, welcome to Wikipedia. If you would like to nominate yourself as an admin or nominate someone else, please visit this page. Thanks!  Meteoroid »  01:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Above comment seems a little out of place, so I'll use this section. We're ready to go! Majorly (o rly?) 09:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC) I would more than support. – Chacor 09:44, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Excellent :) Majorly (o rly?) 09:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Thank you guys for all the support it is very much appreciated, a few more tweeks and we'll be ready to go RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 19:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Going to put it on the main page then? Majorly (o rly?) 19:55, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Go on then :-S RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 19:56, 3 March 2007 (UTC) I've done it RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 20:00, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Wish I was on earlier to catch this nom! Best of luck to you, I believe you will definitely earn the tools ;).¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 01:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Re:Red Rain Could you open a peer review? I prefer to log in my comments there. Thanks! =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC) Yeah, not a problem, got work now, so i'll open one when I get back, thanks for all your help RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 08:44, 3 March 2007 (UTC) I'm happy to do what I can, though it's not really my field. I see User:Worldtraveller has commented on the talk page. It might be worth contacting User:CrazyC83 who wrote filed a previous peer review on it and also the India and Meteorology Wikiprojects. --Cherry blossom tree 12:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC) I wonder if anyone has university contacts to find out if GC-MS has been done on the samples? Normally this would have been one of the first tests when something unusual like this turns up. The silly space spores story has run long enough, and it's time for the nonense to be grounded. Unfortunately a number of people who didn't know any better ended up believing it. I'm not sure that an April Fool will do much other than give yet more unwarranted publicity to the fringe astrobio community. Davy p 04:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia talk:Welcoming committee#Hey Good evening (GMT time); hope you're well! I've read your above comment, so let me answer for the committee. User:The Transhumanist, User:Audacity, User:FrankB and myself were the four original users who both revamped the welcome page, and TT proposed a bot to do exactly what you were suggesting. Unfortunately, it was rejected by the other WelCom Welcoming Agents; I still think it's a great idea, but there is simply no way we can go against the community consensus. Hope this clears things up! Kind regards, anthonycfc [talk] 05:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC) Replied here RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 22:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC) icon-based links how do i place icon-based links to Wikia sites on WP articles? As this is different than placing a simple link, could you please clarify?--Rlakshmipriya 17:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC) Replied here RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 22:58, 4 March 2007 (UTC) u've got me wrong.i can understand the usage of links.i need to know how i can place a link in the image form like an icon.--Rlakshmipriya 03:55, 5 March 2007 (UTC) User:IMayBeTrailerTrash,ButILoveStarTrek Thought you might find this one interesting. --Kukini hablame aqui 01:11, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Ended up being a troll. Go figure. --Kukini hablame aqui 01:15, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Blocked for trolling, and by looking at the contribs, the user is a probable sock puppet (Due to going straight to WP:AN/I with their first contrib). Asside of that, username wise, well, I count 36 characters, in my opinion its a bit long, even if coherant, I'm not sure how I'd go on WP:RFCN - this is why WP:U needs to be clearer, how would you go? Allow or Disallow? RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 01:20, 5 March 2007 (UTC) You see, if we ever really had a discussion about what "extremely" is defined as, I think I would move us more towards 45 than 35. But, it seems that there are people who would rather have the power to decide what "extremely" means based on their own "common sense" despite the fact that not defining this allows them to vary their definitions based on how much they like or dislike another person. So much for rule of law and transparency in practices. Oh well...I have a feeling it will all work out eventually. --Kukini hablame aqui 01:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Yeah, I definately agree, tomorrow I plan to go back to Wikipedia talk:Username policy and put in a propoer proposal, 45 letters seams fine to me, but maybe with the added statement, that 40-45 may be ambiguous and all usernames must comply with all the other requirements of WP:U RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 01:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks. Thanks for the welcome wagon, Charlie.NewuserNed 01:37, 5 March 2007 (UTC) No problem, any questions, give me a shout here RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 01:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Apology accepted Was your button finger a bit drunk too? LOL --SooperJoo 16:32, 5 March 2007 (UTC) heh, no unfortunately not this time, sorry again RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 16:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for March 5th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 10 5 March 2007 About the Signpost New Yorker correction dogs arbitrator into departure WikiWorld comic: "The Rutles" News and notes: Picture of the Year, milestones Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 06:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC) Vandalism I can see people are allowed to vandalise my userpage without any correct response. Embargo 19:17, 6 March 2007 (UTC) RfA thanks Hi, Ryan. Just a quick note (I know you are busy right now with something ;)) - thanks for your support at my RfA. Much appreciated, and the very best of luck with yours. I'm sure it will be ok in the end. :) Bubba hotep 21:40, 6 March 2007 (UTC) Greetings Hey Ryan, you might want to give this a look. Your input is valuable. NikoSilver 13:53, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Re: No problem, your welcome :) Artaxiad 16:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC) Award time! The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar For twice reverting tests on my user page, and making such a neat job of it, I, Anthony, award you, Ryanpostlethwaite, the RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar. Keep up the great work! anthonycfc [talk] 00:40, 8 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks. Thanks for the revert. :) Acalamari 21:27, 9 March 2007 (UTC) No problem, glad I could help Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 21:28, 9 March 2007 (UTC) Heh - I think we're all watching each other here :) - Alison☺ 21:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC) I've just submitted the vandal to RFC/U. There's something about the name I noticed. Acalamari 21:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks for reverting that insightful and informative comment on my talk page! (and congrats on your soon-to-be adminship!) delldot talk 02:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations!!! Congrats on your successful RFA! :) Knew you'd make it. - Alison☺ 20:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Cheers alison! I really can't believe it. I'm like a kid at christmas, theres all these new buttons to play with :) Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 20:52, 10 March 2007 (UTC) It'll get old fast, trust me. – Steel 21:05, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations, as Alison says, you are now an administrator. If you haven't already, now is the time to look at the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Best wishes, Warofdreams talk 20:56, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Nice; your RfA passed with 80 in support, 8 against, and 3 oppose. It seems that near the end, Sarah changed from oppose to support. Acalamari 21:11, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations from me too. The Rambling Man 21:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations and happy mopping! — S.D. 21:22, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congrats! Leebo T/C 21:31, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Yeah, congratulations Ryan! Good luck with your new mop :) If you need some help, my talk page is always open. Majorly (o rly?) 21:41, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Oh by the way, you've taken Arjun01's place of being the newest user who is an admin... just thought I'd let you know. Majorly (o rly?) 22:04, 10 March 2007 (UTC) From a regular old user who's seen you on RFCN, congrats! Philippe Beaudette 22:16, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations Ryan! Best of luck with the admin tools, and if you ever need any help, feel free to contact me. =) Nishkid64 22:25, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Congrats, I know you will use the tools well! Philip Gronowski Contribs 01:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Congrats! And thank you for reverting some vandalism to my talkpage. Seems I was far too busy at RfD to notice.... Ooops! WjBscribe 03:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC) For the record, I find it fairly ridiculous that someone can be revealed as a plagarist and still pass RFA. It sends entirely the wrong message about what the community cares about (or perhaps the community has some pretty strange priorities). Regardless, you have tried to be pretty contrite about it and clean things up, which is a good thing. Keep in mind though that some of us will continue to check up on your contributions from time to time. Dragons flight 20:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Sounds like Ryan is an ex-plagiarist, in fairness. It's hardly fair to brand someone for life given that he's contrite and has done his best to make amends - Alison☺ 20:53, 11 March 2007 (UTC) For journalists and publishers, plagarism is a career ending event, and so in the real world it often is a life long brand. On wiki perhaps it shouldn't be so bad, but I feel we certainly ought to have a heck of a lot longer memory than 3 weeks. Dragons flight 20:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC) For the record, I think Dragons flight was right to bring it up at the RfA, without a doubt. And I do think it was a major mistake on Ryan's behalf. But believe me, the people who voted support will be keeping a much closer eye on him than the ones that didn't – me included. Bubba hotep 21:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC) reply Short term block is {{subst:uw-block1}} while an indef block is {{subst:uw-block3}}. I believe block templates can be found with other warning templates at WP:UTM. Congrats on your RfA. :) IrishGuy talk 23:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Cheers, that helps a million! Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 23:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC) congrats! Congratulations! I got a few seconds to check my wikipedia and wanted to congratulate you! -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 04:04, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Congrats from me too, Ryan. If you need any help, give us a shout! :) Bubba hotep 11:21, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Congratulations on you successful nomination and good luck in all your future endeavors.:) ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 14:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Thank you for your reassurance. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 18:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Excellent news to hear of your promotion :-)! Matthew 19:56, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Bravo! Use them wisely! Had I known you earlier than when we met, I'd have probably expressed opinion there too. NikoSilver 20:01, 11 March 2007 (UTC) I am very glad you are an admin now. Well-deserved Ryan. -- FayssalF - Wiki me up ® 21:05, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Your RFA & me Hey, congratulations one more time. Thanks for your note on my talk page, you asked if I was planning to run for admin soon. Well, for interest's sake, I ran in January under my old username of Budgiekiller (ask if you wish...) and failed - read it here. I would be happy to run again but suspect that, for one thing, renom after just two months would show an unhealthy desire for the mop! So, in short, yes I'll run for adminship in the future. But when, I don't know. But this is your party, so nice one, enjoy, congrats one last time and hope to bump into you many times in the near, middle and distant future. The Rambling Man 20:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your support, more soon. Enjoy your new buttons! The Rambling Man 20:48, 11 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page! > Kamope < 00:36, 12 March 2007 (UTC) No probs, the IP's blocked now Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 00:39, 12 March 2007 (UTC) My usual rant In case you hadn't noticed I responded in my talk. (I do that frequently to preserve continuity). Your input will be appreciated. Goodnight. ;-) NikoSilver 00:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Hah, I slept before you did! Well, you're probably right: I have devoted a lot of time to this minor issue. IMO, the particular name is "potentially offensive and inflammatory", either if used by Greeks, or Slavs, or Bulgarians or whoever (check the citations in the subpage). Further, its use despite all other country/usenames being blocked is double standards. Finally, 5 admins blocked all other countries, and 4 users/admins agreed that this would be wise because they resemble "speaking on behalf of a country" ("imply authority"). Should we unblock all the rest, or should we block that one in particular? We have a problem with consistency, you know... NikoSilver 10:33, 12 March 2007 (UTC) I'll try to find some time around noon UTC. We have two problems: "Implies authority" and "consistency/double-standards". The only problem is not only with this particular username, as e.g. User:Australia is free and not blocked. The fact that a large number of countries (113/~200) is blocked, gives an advantage to those not blocked in certain disputes. Among others, they can fool new users that they edit with authority, they can confuse in watchlists (22:18 Fictionlandia (diff; hist) . . (0) . . Fictionlandia (Talk | contribs)), and they can create article-like userpages with POV that the community has proven that it fails to police. The latter can also confuse absolutely unfamiliar readers (non-editors) for being the respective WP article. We definitely don't need these problems, and the utility of solving them surpasses whichever liberties may be oppressed (to those who don't deserve them in the first place). NikoSilver 00:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Done. Check User talk:NikoSilver/CountryUsernames. I have removed all user-specific information, and have made an outline of the case with the applicable policies. Where is "group account" prohibited? Kindly see if you want to add/change anything else also. NikoSilver 10:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Mop time!! In ur Wikiez, mopping up ur trollz You so need one of these on your userpage :) - Alison☺ 18:04, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Congrats, Ryan! --Kukini hablame aqui 18:10, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Block of 71.133.46.40 You may wish to shorten the blocking period of that IP. It appears to be a shared IP, and has in recent days also had some very constructive edits that I've checked on. --Auto(talk / contribs) 21:29, 12 March 2007 (UTC) replied here Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 21:36, 12 March 2007 (UTC) None For Me. Actually, Ryanpostlethwaite, there really is no point in me ever having an RfA. You see, other users won't trust me when it comes to usernames. They're likely to think I'll block names like mad. I really should abandon RFC/U completely; I seem to cause nothing but trouble every time I list a user. Acalamari 23:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC) I should also leave RFC/U alone in case I'm blocked for reporting too many users...which is my I don't think I'll report anyone there again unless I have to. Acalamari 23:45, 12 March 2007 (UTC) Keep your head up, your not going to get blocked! You do great work. I've replied properly here :) Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 23:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC) I liked your conversation with Ali-oops on my talk page. :) A shame I wasn't in that discussion. Acalamari 02:53, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Re: Barnstar Thanks for the Good Humor barnstar, Ryan! I'm not much of a comedian (or at least I don't try to be), so I was pretty shocked when I found out what kind of barnstar it was. Well thanks again, Ryan, and happy editing! // DecaimientoPoético 00:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Well whether or not it was meant as humour, it made me laugh, and not any things on the wiki make me laugh! Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 00:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Heh, I'm glad to know that I can have that kind of effect on people! :D // DecaimientoPoético 00:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Hey there Hi there Ryan. I was wondering if you could do me a favour and protect Groanio's talk page? I keep on getting badgered by him and it seems unlikely to stop. I kinda wanna end this quickly and don't want to take up space by filing a report... Philip Gronowski Contribs 00:38, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Done, hope it helps Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 00:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Thank you, I owe you one now. Philip Gronowski Contribs 00:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for March 12th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 11 12 March 2007 About the Signpost Report of diploma mill offering pay for edits Essay tries to clarify misconceptions about Wikipedia Blog aggregator launched for Wikimedia-related posts WikiWorld comic: "Cartoon Physics" News and notes: Wikimania 2007, milestones Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 05:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your message Hey Ryan, thank you for your message, I really appreciated your very kind comments. However, I then saw your conversation with Allison on Acalamari's talk page and I realised that you're just a charmer and you're on a roll with charming the Wiki-ladies! ;-D LOL Seriously, though, I know that you won't abuse the tools. I would never have come back around to support if I'd thought that was a possibility. I have been impressed with you and your work for ages now and when I saw your name on the nom list I went straight to the RfA page with the full intention of offering my strong support. If the diffs had all been from your early days, it really wouldn't have been such a concern to me. But it was the recent incident that really threw me. I didn't feel let down, though, so don't worry about that. I do understand that happened was a mistake and not some malicious thing you deliberately set out to do. I hope your first days of adminship have been all you hoped for. Please feel free to give me a yell anytime if you ever need any help or support. All the best, Ryan, Sarah 13:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Co-Nomination. You've known Alison longer than I have. Would you be interested in being the co-nominator on her RfA? (Sorry if I beat you to being the nominator.) Acalamari 18:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Excellent co-nomination; you wrote about some things that I missed/didn't know about. I don't know about you, but I'll give my support as the nominator if she accepts. Acalamari 19:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Actually, we have to wait anyway. Acalamari 19:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC) What?! She hasn't accepted?! Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 19:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Not yet; don't forget she could actually be answering the questions. Acalamari 19:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC) I'm not to hopefull then, I asked her a couple of weeks ago and she said no! Lets just keep our fingers crossed, she'd make a great admin Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 19:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks for doing those additions with the edit counts; I thought they had to be put in when the candidate accepted. Obviously not. Acalamari 20:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Actually, they do, but nevermind, it shouldn't be a problem :P Majorly (o rly?) 20:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Cheers Majorly, I'll update them if she excepts (didn't realise) Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 20:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC) WikiThanks Thank you, Ryan, and you Acalamari for being so supportive with the nom and for updating my counts. I've to keep a low profile during the process and get back to business here but I just want you both to know just how much I appreciate it :) - Alison☺ 22:57, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Your User talk vandalism Hi there, I just noticed as I was patrolling the changes using VandalProof that you were having problems on your user page (or user talk page - I can't remember lol) anyway I'm glad to see you have sorted it out! Tellyaddict 19:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Your welcome! The IP address blanked the warnings on there talk page so I reverted it, I'll keep an eye out there too incase he does it again. Again - your welcome! Tellyaddict 19:05, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Sorry to keep leaving messages but he she is requesting unblock but has also removed there vandalism warns in the process, you may wish to review it and posibly revert it so his/her warnings appear to other editors! Tellyaddict 19:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Yeah cheers, I've just noticed that, I've asked User:Majorly to review it for me because he's neutral in it all Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 19:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Yamla's already declined the request. Acalamari 19:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC) (reduce indent); thanks, once again, for helping out. That IP had no business in posting business like that to the public, and I thank you for speedily reverting it. I'd give you a barnstar, but consider the original seconded! anthonycfc [talk] 19:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC) hehe, yeh no probs, wikipedia isn't the place for the stuff maria was putting - shes got a 24 hour cooling off period, and if she wants to contribute constructivly, she can do so after that. Hope everythings ok Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 19:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Good evening (GMT time); everything is relatively okay, but (as Maria kindly pointed out) I've got some stuff to sort out, so see you after the WikiBreak. Again, a thousand thank you messages! anthonycfc [talk] 19:35, 13 March 2007 (UTC) ... :) see you around. anthonycfc [talk] 19:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC) PUA. 1 Acalamari 21:29, 13 March 2007 (UTC) Late on the RfA. I can't believe it; neither of us were the first to give out support to Alison, and we're the ones to nominate her! :) Not only that, but it seems some joker has vandalized the RfA already. --sigh-- How nice of that person to do that; at least it shows that the vandals know they'll have one more vandal-fighter to worry about. Acalamari 16:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Glad to support your RfA Ho ho ho! Go ahead, copper, run me through WP:RFCN. You'll never find my hundred socks, a majority of which are now part of the Cabal! De-sysoping will be the least of your worries. (although I must stress I am not threatening you with legal action. because that would be wrong.) Anyways, be of good cheer and try to not get bogged down. --Pigmandialogue 18:08, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Hehe! That one certainly made me laugh, still considering an NPA warning...... actually I'll let you off on this one since you did support my Rfa ;) Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/talk 18:10, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Another Place. Look at this. Both Gamaliel and I show up there. Acalamari 22:35, 14 March 2007 (UTC) You have been indefinitely blocked from editing in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for repeated abuse of editing privileges. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. lolhat contribs/talk 21:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)