User talk:The Wordsmith

Please note that if you post something for me here, I'll respond to it here.

If I posted on your talk page, I have it watched so you can reply there.

It just makes for easier reading. Thanks.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 4 months and 4 days.

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I didn't even know about WillC until about a few months ago. I started using that sig around March or April of last year to show my own made up nick name. My name is William C, hense WillC. Go to my history of my user page and look at the About Me section before I became semi-retired. It states the samething there.--WillC 01:00, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm assuming good faith that your name is William C, and i'm not trying to accuse you of intentionally impersonating him (if it came across that way, it was unintentional). However, even if that is actually your name, my interpretation of the guideline is that the signature is not allowed because we have an actual User:WillC. If you wanted to change your sig to read WilliamC of something like that, I think it would be perfectly acceptable. Of course, you could also use your actual username, or something completely different. I just don't want other people to be confused when they try to contact you or look at the edit summaries, as I was. Firestorm ^Talk 01:08, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

No one is going to confuse the two of us. WillC is not that active. I even contacted him about having the same name. He deleted the section and never replied to me. My full name is William Mark-Howard Chaudoin. Check this. The reason I use WillC is because it sounds like "We'll see".--WillC 01:18, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I would prefer having input from other editors on the matter, but you don't seem to be using it for the purposes of impersonation, so I'm not inclined to pursue it any further. Firestorm ^Talk 01:26, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Alright, hey if I sound a little annoying or like a jackass, I'm sorry. I'm just not in a great mood. I would rather not discuss the out of universe format anymore. The discussion on the format has been going on since July because users like the fan's perspective format better. No offense if you do, it is I would like peace with the project. The more discussion takes place the more I have to change the articles I write and it gets really hard after you've finished an article and you have to re-write everything you just wrote. It is really stressful.--WillC 01:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

That's fine. Every editor is entitled to a bad day once in a while. I can certainly understand your frustration at having your work criticized and having to rewrite it. Be assured that I have no issue with you as a person or as an editor, and I am taking this position solely because I feel it would be for the betterment of the Wiki. Firestorm ^Talk 01:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I hope you can understand my position at believing the Out of Universe format is helpful to the project as a whole. I also hope you agree with GaryColeFan's idea of a compromise. I believe that is the best action at the moment. Just a small explanation with a link to the move. Just giving the main points. I believe that way, both parties get their way. The OOU stays intacted and articles do not have the long description.--WillC 08:51, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

WP:ER

Firestorm, your ER has been open past one month (the time limit), I need to archive it due to the backlog at ER. Do you wish to keep it open any longer, if not I need to archive it.--Truco 02:38, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

That's fine, I got the feedback I needed. No need to keep it open any longer. Thanks for the heads up, though. Firestorm ^Talk 04:02, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism on LSM

Hey, I just noticed that you issued a relatively new user (User talk:SinBot) a level 4 vandalism warning for an edit they made to Living Stream Ministry that you apparently thought was inappropriate. Their edit summary, however, would seem to suggest that they were simply removing an unsourced statement, and that's what it looked like their edit did. Incorrectness of their username aside, I don't think it's appropriate to be issuing such warnings to inexperienced users who don't seem to be actually trying to do anything wrong. Do you think you could back off a little bit and assume good faith? Thanks. KhalfaniKhaldun 06:41, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm, i'm not quite sure why Huggle did that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention; I have converted it into a level 1 warning. Firestorm ^Talk 06:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Gotchya. I've been running into Huggle problems like that a bit lately. Someone left me a warning on my talk page the other day that wasn't even meant for me. =/ KhalfaniKhaldun 07:03, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, its been problematic lately. Anyways, happy editing! Firestorm ^Talk 07:11, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Mistaken vandalism

Sorry about that mistake of mine on [1]. It wasn't vandalism, just a new user who clicked the wrong button while using Lupin :-D TravisAF (talk) 01:32, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem, I figured it was something like that. No real harm done. Firestorm ^Talk 01:33, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

thanks

Thanks for your imput on the RfC/U on me. I value your opinion highly. There has also been an AN/I and AN3 on me, and I fear it will vastly slow my ability to work in the mediation. Ah well. Collect (talk) 03:25, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem. As I just wrote on the RFC/U's Talk page, I have butted heads with you several times and think that most of your positions are wrong, but I believe that you are here in good faith. Firestorm ^Talk 03:31, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Still not a single one of the complainants has shown any dispute resolution attempts in the past <g> and Phoenix seems determined to use the votestacked RfC/U to punish me. Now, of course, he figures you are a secret ally over all this time ... this is the single oddest RfC/U I have ever seen. I refuse to play the votestack game, and this should be noted at some point. Thanks! Collect (talk) 20:16, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

It is very odd, and it does seem that the RFC is intended to be punitive, rather than preventative as it should be. Of course, you and I know that we have very wide gaps in editing philosophy and are probably the two most unlikely people to be "secret allies" on the wiki. Up until the Rick Warren thing, I had never even heard of you, lol.

As a sidenote, I do suggest you agree to my offer of mentorship. I think you could really benefit from it as an editor. I know you don't think you've done anything wrong, but you do have a tendency to push your idea of what the wiki should be a little too aggressively. Firestorm ^Talk 20:29, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Heck, on some things maybe I can cross-mentor you as well -- my 27 years online should be good for something <g>. Did you read my userspace essays? I would, moreover, like this to be an informal understanding, and let the RFC/U officially die -- it is a teensy bit contentious at this point, and I seriously doubt the votestackers would let this go through. Collect (talk) 22:24, 16 April 2009 (UTC)