User talk:Washburnmav

Hello! On Wikipedia, I spend a lot of time patrolling recent changes and copy editing. If, while doing so, you believe I have made a mistake, please note: Everyone makes mistakes, including (and sometimes, especially) me. Edits I revert, I generally revert as they appear to be vandalism of some sort. If you believe I have made a mistake, just undo my edit, and leave me a message pointing it out to me here. I'll be happy to work with you to fix it. And, if I have reverted your edit, whether vandalism or a mistake, please be aware that vandalism on this page will be quickly reverted. I am not here everyday. If you leave me a message and I don't respond immediately, don't panic! I will get back to you the next time I am online and see your message. Finally, welcome! Please put new posts at the bottom of this page. Prost!

This user talk page has been vandalized 4 times.

Talkback section

• Replied at my talk. –xeno (talk) 16:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback can be used to revert vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Happy editing! –xeno (talk) 18:45, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

RE: Mass Effect

Actually, I never played Mass Effect; I just loved the KOTORs so much that I had to add my two cents in when you guys were talking about it. Wikipedia's had a KOTOR 3 page in a couple incarnations, mostly unsourced junk, but there have been lots of rumors about it on other gaming forums; even that it might be an MMORPG. That would be nuts. GlassCobra 19:39, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. A KOTOR MMORPG would be death to productivity for me. *Sigh* My addiction grows... Washburnmav (talk) 20:00, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, quite. Add that on top of Starcraft II and Diablo III coming out soon...I'll just never get anything done ever again. GlassCobra 20:03, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Montreal Canadiens Page

Hi,

I recently tried to edit the Montreal Canadiens page in the Pro Hockey Hall of Fame section where you state "the Canadiens boast the most enshrined Hall-of-Famers with forty-two." Given the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs have 55 players inducted to the Hall of Fame, that is a very inaccurate statement. Please correct it.

66.46.154.109 (talk) 14:41, 23 July 2008 (UTC)Jeff

I edited the page per your wishes. I'm taking your word that this is an accurate statement, however you should find a reliable source to back it up and add it as a reference. Washburnmav (talk) 14:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Dizzee Rascal

My edits of the "Dizzee Rascal" page were true and documented. I'm not sure what you found issue with, but please reconsider. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.182.164.5 (talk) 14:56, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Your edit was not appropriate for the article. It was fundamentally too insignificant to be included, as well as being improperly sourced and inappropriately written. Please review wikipedia guidelines on editing and sources before editing further. Washburnmav (talk) 15:03, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

help! Re vandalism on Lennar site

I'm being ganged up on by two people claiming to be admin. who are deleting sourced text from the Lennar Corporation site. I'm too afraid to challenge them any further. I put notices on the discussion site and their talk pages and they gave me trouble about both, and removed what I said on the discussion page, even though I think they are not supposed to do that. Can you help? I don't know the process and don't want to screw up. I know you confronted Kneakie1, but now we have Jehochman and Ckatz to contend with. I also asked for help from Landon1980 and Tj9991. Landon1980 had encouraged me to call it vandalism--see my talk page, but this seems to be backfiring...--David Tornheim (talk) 21:44, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Those users are both admins. In the future you can verify whether users are admins or not by going here. I reviewed both Jehochman and Ckatz's edits and neither seem to be vandalism. They removed material they deemed to be incorrectly sourced. They used edit summaries, and explained themselves in the page discussion. This does not constitute vandalism. If you disagree with their edits, continue discussing your opinions in the article talk. If problems persist, refer to WP:DISPUTE for dispute resolution ideas and protocol. Be careful not to violate the 3-revert rule. You may also want to review my reverts to see what true vandalism is. Washburnmav (talk) 07:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. Now the question is, the reason they give for deleting is about as superficial as putting no reason at all. You can almost always make an argument that a position is not "neutral" not a "majority view", "too biased" "too one-sided" or that the authority is not of sufficient worth, etc. Basically, almost anything someone doesn't like can be deleted, or so it seems to me. Are there no protections? Are there any standards? I made an argument about this issue in responding at...User talk:Jehochman

--David Tornheim (talk) 21:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

When I logged in, it said I had a new message on your talk page:

"Hello, David Tornheim. You have new messages at washburnmav's talk page.

You can remove this notice at any time by removing the "Talkback" or "Tb" template."

However, I don't see anything except the above from a while ago. Typo from someone else? I don't really understand how the e-mail-type thing works exactly. I know it's based on the "tb" template.--David Tornheim (talk) 01:48, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

That talkback template was left 4 days ago. It was regarding the last response I made to your comments above. You must have read my response before you got the tb template and been confused. No porblem. The "e-mail" thing is very simple, you're just editing people's talk pages to leave them messages. If someone edits your talk page you will see the default "you have new messages" template. The tb template is merely a courtesy. When I respond to your comments on my own talk page, I inform you of my response with a tb template on your talk page. It is certainly not mandatory, and not everyone uses it. Washburnmav (talk) 14:27, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

I thought it might be it. It seems like sometimes it warns me and sometimes it doesn't. I'll delete the tb template you left & see if it still does that.--David Tornheim (talk) 17:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

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Use of Huggle - be more careful

You managed to revert someone undoing what was essentially blanking United States Constitution and then warned them for vandalism. More speed, less haste, please Fritzpoll (talk) 14:27, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

I apologize sincerely. I promise to me more careful with my edits in the future. It is tempting to be hasty with Huggle but I will be sure to check my edits more carefully from now on. Thanks for the heads up. Washburnmav (talk) 14:33, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem - these things happen, even when trying to do it manually! Fritzpoll (talk) 14:41, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

My apologies too

I was too hasty with huggle too. I apologise for giving you an unnecessary warning.

Thanks, TheSuave (talk) 15:55, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

The Randi Rhodes Show

I recently added to The Randi Rhodes Show page that the show can currently be heard on XM radio 167 America Left. You responded to this as a attempted vandalism which is incorrect since I'm a avid lister to the show and wanted to express to the Wikipedia readers where they can find this interesting and entertaining show. Please either revert your edit to my edit or explain to me why my edit was listed as vandalism. Thanks 24.88.255.25 (talk)

I was unaware that the station was named "American Left" and assumed that you were adding vandalism suggesting they were on the "american left", i.e. liberals. It was a misconception. Your edit has been reinstated, and the warning on your page removed. Same with the Bill Press edits. Happy editing. Washburnmav (talk) 16:21, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

User 65.34.237.38

Use 65.34.237.38 blanked part of your talk page. I undid it and put a warning on their talk page. Chexmix53 (talk) 21:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

RickK anti-vandalism barnstar

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I just blocked someone you reported to AIV. Ironic... the circle of life vandalism continues ;> Keep up the good work =) –xeno (talk) 22:30, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! It's nice to be appreciated. Ah the irony =)... Washburnmav (talk) 22:39, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Dildozer

Can there be a disambiguation page between Dildozer the album and Dildozer the band?

Dildozer does not seem to be notable enough for this encyclopedia. Please find a reference to support their notability as a band. Remember to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks. Washburnmav (talk) 05:50, 31 July 2008 (UTC)). Thanks. Washburnmav (talk) 05:47, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Camelia Voin

Greetings Thanks for reviewing my additions. I am writing you about Camelia Voin page. I added links to several performances on You Tube of this singer and I noted they have been removed. I was not able to find specific instructions for this type of links. On the other hand I found links to You Tube on pages of other singers. I am new to Wikipedia and I appreciate your advice. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.0.73.221 (talk) 18:17, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing, and for being so courteous about your edit reversion. It is not often reversions are met with such courteous responses! I reverted your edit for a couple reasons. You formatted the links as internal links instead of external. External links should be within single brackets ([]), internal links are in double brackets ([[]]). Articles should also generally only have one link to youtube, if any. Let me know if you have any more questions. Please remember to sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). Washburnmav (talk) 20:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Edit reversion

Thanks for realising you reverted my edit to Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet incorrectly, but in future try not erase your comments from talk pages (as you did to mine) - instead strikethrough them using the <s></s> tags. Thanks. 84.69.198.85 (talk) 21:42, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Ok, sorry for the inconvenience. Washburnmav (talk) 21:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

• For Huggle misfires, I think (most) people would prefer you take the comment right out. For anything else, strikethrough is more appropriate. In the future, perhaps just leave a quick note after deleting your comment. –xeno (talk) 22:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC)