User talk:Bovlb

skip to bottom This user is fallible and encourages other admins to be bold in reverting their admin actions. Archive 2004 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2005 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2006 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2007 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 2008 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

All admins are fallible. Wheel wars are bad. I therefore follow a 1RR rule for admin actions. If you are an admin, and you disagree with an administrative action I have taken (e.g. block, protection, deletion), then please go ahead and reverse or modify it. You don't need to try to contact me first, although a notification afterwards would be polite. If I disagree with your change, then I will seek support from a third admin to reinstate mine. If you are a non-admin reading this, and you take issue with an admin action of mine, I recommend that you raise it with me in the first instance, and take it to other admins only once you exhaust that avenue. If I have blocked you, you should probably mention my policy in any {{unblock}} request.

I hate having conversations that are split between two pages: If I leave a message on your talk page, I will try to watch, so you are welcome to reply either there or here. If you reply here, please link to my original comment to avoid any confusion. If you leave a message for me here, I will usually reply here unless you request otherwise. I may refactor split conversations to make threading clear.

Adopting

If you want to "adopt" me on Wikipedia, feel free to do so. Contact me at (E-Mail removed for security purposes). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinni3 (talk • contribs) 08:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Response: [1]

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WQA: Twaz

History: [2], [3]

On Twaz's talk page you stated (in reference to the WQA I filed on him) "I wish that you had drawn it to my attention earlier so that I could try to help." I'm curious about your wording. Do you intend to help a specific side, or do you intend to assess the incident in an objective manner as an uninvolved 3rd party? I am not accusing you of anything, I'm just curious as to what you meant. —  scetoaux (T|C) 04:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Response: [4], [5], [6], [7]

Thanks

Hey man. I'm going to offer an apology to the user. I know I wasn't exactly acting perfect. However, he took it a little too far. I'll correct my ways in the future. I just don't like people instigating impolite discussion when they could approach me in a proper way. Just like you, I'm fallible. And of course, I welcome corrections to my editions. Anyways, thanks for steering me in the right direction. The politics of Wiki can be overwhelming. --InvisibleDiplomat₆⁶₆ 05:04, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

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I just reverted and blocked this user's IP who posted here. It looks like he didn't quite respond how we were hoping. Looking at what he said, he definitely placed conditions on his withdrawal of the legal threats ("I'll withdraw my legal proceedings if given an alternative" emphasis mine). It also appears that he has no intentions of contributing constructively, and rather, just wants to "air his grievances" wherever he can on Wikipedia. I directed the user to the unblock list, so we'll see if he does anything with that. Metros (talk) 11:32, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

This person is a waste of time. His IP address and account have been blocked an unblocked over and over as people have given him several chances to contribute. Instead, he's wasted an extraordinary amount of time with legalese bullshit, off-topic rambling nonsense, and insults (of the veiled and not-so-veiled variety) towards those he’s run afoul. It's obvious to me that he refuses to accept WP:NLT and WP:FREE and is perfectly happy socking in order to continue being extremely tedious and obstinate. — Scientizzle 18:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)