User talk:Omicronpersei8

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Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Omicronpersei8! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. - Glen 07:50, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

PS: This'll help with the Ronnie Coleman vandal! :)

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		This RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar has been awarded for your excellent work defending Wikipedia from vandalism. Gray Porpoise 21:40, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Counter-Vandalism Unit

as a new user of Vandalproof, does that make me a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit? or is that something totally separate? Drmagic 23:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't think so, because that's just some title someone gave me a while back. There are no requirements for being in it -- you just put the proper userbox on your user page/talk page. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 23:57, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

For reverting my userpage. I had just reverted the same for two other people, so they decied that I would be a good target. Viridae^Talk 07:57, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

No problem, they were after me too. Nothing new, right? Omicronpersei8 (talk) 07:58, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Nope - and it doesn't suprise me. AOL vandals are so irritating. Viridae^Talk 08:02, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Likewise for me—your vandalism reverts are much appreciated. -- Scientizzle 08:30, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome any time. Thanks for doing my reverts, too. Omicronpersei8 (talk) 08:34, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Nonsense?

your rejection of my revision and claiming it to be "nonsense" is unsupported and wrong. The derogatory term, "Spic" is a derivative of the older "Spig" which evolved from the stereotypical response from a Mexican immigrant-"No Spigga de English" ("No Speak the English" My revision of the (incorrect) entry that already exists is correct and should stand in the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.102.254.142 (talk • contribs) 19:25, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

One supporting item: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/spic;_ylt=ArWu36BFIQN7H1zuxd21_.isgMMF —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.102.254.142 (talk • contribs) 19:29, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, you appear to be right. dictionary.com agrees too. I apologize -- I really thought it was just a racist joke edit. Omicronpersei8 (talk) 19:33, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

thanks for catching the Vandal

Thanks for stopping the vandalism to my userpage. Betacommand 02:33, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Re-introducing copyright violations

G'day Omicronpersei8,

I appreciate you're a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit, but this edit (reverting to a copyright violation) was rather silly, even for CVU. Please be more careful in future. Thanks, fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 09:32, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, judging by my talk page, I obviously do make mistakes. For some reason, I also have the dubious honor of being called out almost every time I do. I guess I figured, given that an IP blanking a page is usually a case of vandalism, and that errors like mine are easily reverted, that I would get some sort of understanding for not having gone back and checked three posts prior. Omicronpersei8 (talk) 18:35, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Mate, I fixed a copyright violation on an article (then reverted when it was re-introduced). You reverted me, with the edit summary "rvv". I'm sure you can understand why that might cause concern. As for being called out almost every time you make a mistake, well, that's a good thing. Just think how quickly you're learning! :) fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 08:02, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the lesson! -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 23:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Unblank the Talkpage

I see you unblanked the talk page of the IP adress I am using now. It is an IP adress from a pool, here is the RIPE Whois:

(Cut by Omicronpersei8 due to size; view previous content)

You could also have checked yourself. You can see the pool in the listing. It is true that this IP was assigned to me for a long time, but this is because we share a router that is almost always online, plus this IP survived last few resets (like 3 per year I suspect). However, we didn't pay for a static IP adress and it also happened before that the IP changed and it can change anytime. Moreover, even this IP is shared by more individuals who are connected to the router. Any the comments left on the talk page would certainly be inappropriate, moreover, these were no warnings, just messages for me, and I have seen them and I don't need them anymore. Please don't unblank the talk page. 85.70.5.66 22:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

That's not how it works here. Talk pages are preserved, regardless of who is currently using them, so that vandalism from a certain provider can be tracked, among other reasons. If you don't like the messages being in your user talk space, then create your own account. It's also very suspicious to me that you are specifically blanking a version of your talk page that shows that your IP has been trying to "recruit" voters for a poll [1]. Furthermore, seeing that your IP has been blocked for said actions and also having seen your IP's POV vandalism to the Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles page makes one unsure about complying with you before some deliberation.

User page blanking is generally considered a form of vandalism, especially when something is being "covered up"; the correct thing to do with conversations you don't want is archive them. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 23:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

How does it work here?

Talk page vandalism
Deleting the comments of other users from article Talk pages, or deleting entire sections thereof,  
is generally considered vandalism. Removing personal attacks is often considered legitimate, and it 
is considered acceptable to archive an overly long Talk page to a separate file and then remove the 
text from the main Talk page. The above does not apply to the user's own Talk page, where users 
generally are permitted to remove and archive comments at their discretion, except in cases of 
warnings, which they are generally prohibited from removing, especially where the intention of the 
removal is to mislead other editors.

There were no warnings on my talkpage. The fact that the other users discussed the block with me doesn't matter - these were not the blocking admins, just people who watched this and encouraged me to get an account etc., these comments are no warnings. Per WP:VAN, I can remove the text at my discretion. The block log is sufficient for any user, and should someone really be interested in what happened to that IP, anyone can check the history of the talkpage.

However, to restore the {helpme} and {unblock} tags, not spending the time checking what you've restored and then spend ten minutes writing this "I am sooooo much better than you" comment on your talkpage is making me think that you are too zealous. You know that disrupting wikipedia {helpme} and {unblock} processes by maliciously placing these tags on someone else's talkpage should be considered vandalism? You even got someone to come and warn me about misusing {helpme}. Luckily, I didn't get blocked for your actions. I should place a warning on your talk page but I assume good faith and believe that you didn't want to do this. However, I will report you to AN/I and ask someone to calm you down in your zealousness. Greetings 85.70.5.66 06:40, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

They weren't warnings, but were clear indicators of questionable goings-on. Commander Keane's edit wasn't a warning, just a comment. I didn't tell anyone to go to your talk page. I've asked, and there appears to be no clear rule against me doing those reverts, as long as I don't exceed three. Some people did advise against it, after I followed the okay of the first post in my query to Village pump (policy). I won't bother reverting again, at any rate, and thanks for going the extra mile and archiving your talk page. Sorry if you're feeling cornered; I'll back off.

Regarding {{helpme}} and {{unblock}}, those were my fault, and I wasn't really thinking about it, but the person who replied afterwards didn't seem too troubled about it, and was just addressing some of your comments. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 06:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, sorry, I already posted on AN/I because I thought you are gonna revert again, I will strike it out though. 85.70.5.66

I would rather you leave it. Maybe you're right about me being overzealous. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 06:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Crossposted from WP:ANI:

• Omicronpersei8 is actually being noble. Omi asked for advice at the Village Pump to which I responded, and I believe the actions taken were based on my advice. To the best of my knowledge Omicronpersei8's hasn't actually violated any policy, or even guideline. --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 07:14, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I guess the moral of this story is: Free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it :) I'm pleased that things worked out well. Kudos to you both. --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 07:16, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the defense. I should probably have waited and deliberated longer before doing the edit. You certainly aren't implicit in any errors I've made here. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 07:18, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Quick Review

Hi Omi, I just pulled up your stats using Intertiot/Tool2 and quickly perused your contribs. I think your contributions and conduct fairly scream "Admin material!" and I'll be looking forward to voting "Support" on your RfA a few months from now :) --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 07:51, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

You are a swell guy/gal for saying that. I think I've proven I really need to review site guidelines quite a bit more before even thinking about something like that, though. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 07:53, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm a guy, and I often assume other editors are male unless some subtle clue (like the name "Linda123") suggests otherwise. As for the things you need to learn, that will come with time and it won't take long. Keep in mind that it's almost impossible to interact in this community without occassionaly getting involved in some minor controversy from time to time. The important part is how you handle yourself when the feces is hitting the fan. BTW - I actually had a somewhat similar incident recently: I had asked advice from an Admin with over 10K edits, and then I followed it. But another editor made a minor fuss so I reverted myself, we talked it over, and then we managed to reach a good consensus. It was definitely a learning experience, and I suspect you feel the same. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see you around :) --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 08:20, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

For diligence in fighting vandalism across Wikipedia, I award you the RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar. Thank you! Johntex

RE: User:216.55.235.57

Whenever you have to revert an edit like what you had to do at article Omarosa Manigault, you should let the vandalizer know that vandalism isn't allowed so that the IP Anon would know that you would not tolerate it again. Just my 2 cents. — The Evil in Everyone (U * T/R * CTD) 22:00, 9 July 2006 (UTC) P.S. Generally in situations like this, it's best to act anonymously to the vandalizer to protect your reputation.

I usually give a leeway of two or three vandalisms before a warning, but thanks for the input. And why should I hide my identity? -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 22:02, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

The reason why I recommended hiding your identity is because generally, whenever it's a vandal, it's to prevent the vandal from getting revenge against you.

In other words, I usually fight vandalism harshly, but should I just give the Vandalizer some chances to clean up before action needs to be taken? In addition, I usually use the {{test1}} template for the first revert so that people can actually be aware that the sandbox is the place to do all of their tests.

But if you know how to combat vandalism, then I won't debate any longer, since I'm pretty sure you know what to do. — The Evil in Everyone (U * T/R * CTD) 22:06, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

pssst...

You might want to archive your talk page. It is getting a bit long. If you need help, I can show you how. Thanks. Heavy Metal Cellist^talk_contribs

I will probably do that at the end of this month. That cool with you? -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 22:32, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I'll do it now. I'm getting messages more rapidly than I had anticipated. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 06:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

'nother Barnstar

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar My first patrol and I see your name all over the place, figured you should have one more of these. Kedi the tramp 22:52, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Hehe...

Thanks. I had it put in the front page, but then moved it in here after seeing that you keep these in here.

It's been fun to wander through Lupin's Recent IP Edits, got busted 12 dudes on first patrol. Either I'm fast... or just have way too much time on my hands. ;P

Thanks and I'll keep in my mind if I ever need anything. Good luck with those punks! Kedi the tramp 23:10, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

User should be deleted

User Andrewia frequently vandalizes under other IP's and even vandalized my own page.

He should be deleted from Wikipedia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.233.172.247 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

All I know is that I'm seeing two people doing what looks like user page vandalism and I feel like I should intervene. If you have a problem with that person, take it to somewhere like WP:AN. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 03:39, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Are you Alegoo92? -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 03:40, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Alegoo92?

Well yes, my sons use that predominantly, but I may occasionally use it also. --216.233.172.247 04:00, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay, well, I reverted the vandalism to that user page. I don't really understand what was going on between Alegoo92 and Andrewia, but it appears to have stopped. If I see what looks like vandalism to said user pages, I will likely revert them again unless I recognize the IP, so it may be best to log in while editing your user page. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I warned Andrewia and according to him, he was joking. [2] - Gogo Dodo 04:12, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

It's just so hard to tell sometimes. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:19, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

No worries. I reacted the same way you did. -- Gogo Dodo 04:29, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

And thanks for the heads up, by the way. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:29, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Wake Forest Student Government Picture

What was wrong with the picture??? I didn't steal it from anyone. It was an original photo. No vandalism whatsoever. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 161.253.53.127 (talk • contribs) 04:09, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

What happened was you accidentally put "thum" by itself on a line and I clicked the rollback button to remove it. I never expected vandalism or copyright infringement from you -- I was just trying to get that little error out of the way. This machine is slow, so when the rollback finally happened, it also overwrote your newer edit. However, it doesn't appear to have removed the image. Am I wrong about that?

Sorry for the confusion. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Okay, now I see what happened. The reversion went back to your previous edit, that had the JPG extension of the file in lowercase, which was an invalid link. My bad. I plead "mechanical failure". -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:17, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Bittorrent Trackers

I started adding a list of tracker scripts to the page and the sections were deleted. It would be one thing if I was adding a list of trackers, but as these are scripts to start a tracker, there is no reason to remove these. Please keep this in mind as I change the names to include the word "scripts". Also, I changed the word "indexes" to "indexers", as it is... wrong. Index reflects function, indexer reflects purpose. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.18.53.172 (talk • contribs) 04:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I realize now that you are adding the titles of software trackers, but at first I thought you were going to list public tracker sites. That was my misunderstanding, but it's really a better idea to initialize a section with content, not placeholder messages. At any rate, as I said in my edit comment, I was only going to revert your edit once and then step back. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:48, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Link for reader reference. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 04:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. --expert01 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.18.53.172 (talk • contribs) 05:54, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar!

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar I award you this Barnstar in recognition of the tireless efforts you put in to patrol the Recent Changes. People like you keep Wikipedia prestine, and that's the way I like it. Keep the good work up! Killfest2 06:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Speedying a prodded page

If you want to speedy-delete a prodded page (like Kitten Huffing), please leave the prod tag there (so the page has both a prod and a speedy tag). That way, if the speedy-delete fails, the prod is still there. --ais523 09:38, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I'll replace it, but my train of thought is that there's no way it'll not be speedied, unless this is some big joke I'm not in on (and I think that's the case). If you noticed, I SD'd it and an admin removed it claiming it wasn't nonsense, switching to {{prod}}. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 09:40, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Did you notice that the redlink Category:Inside jokes was added at the bottom? This is a well-known Uncyclopedia article; like Kitten huffing, it should probably simply be a redirect to Uncyclopedia. However, given the page history, it seems unlikely that that'll happen for the time being; if it's still like that in a few days, AfD might be needed to kill it. --ais523 09:43, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I figured as much; thanks for letting me in on it. Now I only feel halfway stupid! -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 09:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I've just marked it copyvio. Luckily, Uncyclopedia seems to be on a non-commercial licence... --ais523 09:49, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

AOL vandalbot

Hi. I range blocked for another 12 hours (comes back immediately after the block). Cheers TigerShark 09:56, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Excellent. Thank you. I don't suppose there's anything that can really be done except range blocking. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 09:57, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Why did you remove my changes?

Because you're a racist troll. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 12:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Do not edit or remove my postings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.133.207.244 (talk • contribs)

No. -- Omicronpersei8 (talk) 12:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)