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Trioblóid le hathainmniú

An féidir leat súil a chur arís ar Wikipedia:RFCU#Here.27s_some_fun? Chonacthas gur choisc thú níos mó ná deichniúr aréir agus tá grúpa nua curtha síos ag MER-C. Stifle (talk) 13:35, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Blargh :b Ar ais arís? Beidh mé timpeall I gceann tamaillín - táim sa leaba fós! :) - Alison ^❤ 15:34, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Moving Article without agreement

Ali, pl check Great Britain and Ireland asap; some e-warriors are trying to merge it despite an active discussion which is not concluded. Sarah777 (talk) 23:39, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi Sarah. Everything seems fine for the moment; nothing's moved and the discussion seems to be ongoing ... - Alison ^❤ 06:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Only 'cos I moved it back twice and was running out of reverts! Sarah777 (talk) 14:10, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Deacon of Pndapetzim has joined the edit-warring tag-team. I thought you Admins were opposed to this type of behavior? Or does that not apply to British editors with a British pov agenda? Sarah777 (talk) 04:41, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Lack of action noted and contrasted with the block I got for alleged incivility under provocation by an warring Admin. Thanks a bunch Ali. Sarah777 (talk) 08:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Pentyrch

We had a request over at WP:EAR for someone to check out this article. I wouldn't know the first thing about the place, but figured you either would know or would know who to ask about it. If you have a minute, please check it out. Thanks. And great to hear from you, too. Pastordavid (talk) 15:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Another sockpuppet of User:Bennet556

User:Kilmarnockscotlandsteel has done the same kind of edits as User:Hurlfordkillie, namely numerous edits to Kilmarnock (see [1], including copyvios (gave a warning on that), vandalism of Huntington Beach, California (see [2]), and the new user account was set up two days [3] after User:Hurlfordkillie was blocked. I believe it is a sockpuppet of User:Bennet556. Thanks, Alanraywiki (talk) 21:30, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

 Confirmed - Alison ^❤ 21:34, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey. After another user turned up with similar edits to both the above (User:Letsstopsockpuppets) and then got blocked for the inappropriate username, another user (User:Falkirkwheelbush5123) has today arrived and restored all their edits ([4]). I think it's beyond doubt it's just another sockpuppet. Any chance of a block? Thanks. --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 17:09, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

← Confirmed - the following -

1. Hurlfordkillie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
2. Letsstopsockpuppets (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
3. Falkirkwheelbush5123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
4. Culkin32 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
5. Kristophern66 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Someone else can block or deal accordingly - Alison ^❤ 21:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

As always, thank you for your help! Alanraywiki (talk) 21:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 21:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

←Agus ceann eile, IP an t-am seo: User:78.144.156.65. Faoi Vicífhoclóir, caithfidh mé a rá nach bhfaca mé é riamh, ach b'fhéidir go ndéanfaidh mé é i bpointe sa todhchaí!! I haven't really the time at the moment, and when I do have the time I'd like to start contributing to the Irish language wiki first, but then maybe I'll have a look. Thanks! --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 20:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Agus  Confirmed arís, na cuntasaí seo a leanas:

1. Kristopher Nimbley (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
2. Kristopher12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Coiscthe go léir anois, agus an seoladh IP. Maith agat :) Oh, and you'd be very welcome at gawikipedia, too. Show up whenever you like, agus má bhfuil aon rud ag teastail uait, cur glaoch dom. Táim im' riarthóir taobh ansin freisin :) - Alison ^❤ 02:06, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Ceann eile. Go raibh maith agat. ;) --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 13:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Possible sock?

Hi Alison, you may find Special:Contributions/Cherry rose interesting. I don't care about this enough to file a SSP or RFCU request, but I know you are watching several people who edit on these topics as several of them are on probation. — Andrwsc (talk · contribs) 16:46, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that! Yes, it's pretty obvious who that is. I guess they had to create a sock account due to their ISP being rangeblocked recently - Alison ^❤ 17:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Sarah's last stand?

I fear the Wiki community is fed up with Sarah's charges of political bias; her tampering with an AfD tag seems to have released alot of previously held back frustrations from others. I wish I could help get her out of trouble, but it seems I can only do so much; the rest is up to her. GoodDay (talk) 16:44, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I've made one more plea to her. GoodDay (talk) 19:09, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

:( I'm not sure if there's anything I can do, GoodDay. I'm all for giving her another-other-other chance but seems we're in the minority - Alison ^❤ 19:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I leave that task with you Alison. I wish you (and Sarah) good luck. GoodDay (talk) 20:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I think the ball is very much in Sarah's court now. A sea-change in her way of addressing perceived injustices is required, without that there is little any of can do. I hope she can make that change. By the way, Allie. I was sorry to hear about your recent off-wiki issues. If in the future you need an admin to make a difficult block in relation to this, drop me an email. Rockpocket 20:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I am backing out of this conversation before I get charged with bloodthirstiness again. But please consider what you're proposing and whether you actually think it is possible. If you think you can do something here, then more power -- and respect -- to you. - Revolving Bugbear 23:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, guys, and thanks, Rocky, for your kind words. All's well in that regard for the near future at least. I've followed up on ANI to the latest responses and will give things another while to see what other folks say. I'm really loath to give up on her :( - Alison ^❤ 11:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Krabs checkuser request

Hi Alison. I'm asking you because you may remember 216.83.121.194 and Krabs502. There has been another recent outbreak of hoaxes. I've managed to put together some suspects at User_talk:Zzuuzz#Yet_another_Krabs_sock. and I've blocked some open proxies, but I wonder if you'd mind checkusering for puppets and the like (no real hurry). Thanks. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 11:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

zzuuzz, I'll have a look at this in the morning. I'm sleep-editing here at the moment as it's 4:30am here :) - Alison ^❤ 11:39, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Help Needed

Hey Alison. Sorry for disturbing ,You dont know me. I just saw you on the checkuser request page and I thought you might be able to help me out. I know several users whose editing history are very similar so I thought it might be one person with several different accounts. Could you check the possible connection between user:Kayrat Tuntekov, user:Kesälauantait , and user:Lycander's Aim? One of them even had some disruptive edits on "Asia" page.At least two of them have been editing articles "blond" "Asia" and "Europe " with almost same intervals.I am a new user and I dont knoe how to ckech them or whatever you do.If they are not connected and Im wrong thats OK too. Thanks --Anna polly (talk) 15:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I see a formal RFCU case has now been filed here - Alison ^❤ 21:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

My lawyers will be getting in touch soon.

I have the evidence I require regarding... Well... Let's call it the Ulster connection ;). You could always stand down now of course. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.189.142.49 (talk • contribs)

Unlikely, sorry. I don't capitulate to anonymous bullies. Besides, it could be fun to see what this "Ulster connection" is. Better have your facts straight! - Alison ^❤ 15:58, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Mary Lou McDonald

I removed the copyvio notice as no action was needed and it isn't a copyvio.--Domer48 (talk) 18:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Domer. I've followed up with User:Setanta747 but you might also want to weigh in at Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2008 May 25/Articles to state your case, too. I'm really not seeing the issue here at all ... - Alison ^❤ 23:22, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Just a wee heads up Alison. :) --Setanta747 (talk) 00:24, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Flowerpotman ex machina

You have mail.....; just a thought. :O) FlowerpotmaN·(t) 23:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Good plan, and the followup one. I say yeah, go for it, by all means - Alison ^❤ 04:03, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Yet another sockpuppet of User:Bennet556?

I suspect User:Kristophern66 is a sockpuppet of User:Bennet556 because all these edits [5] were done within minutes of the new user account being set up [6], the edits are mainly for Kilmarnock, and the sockpuppeteer has already been identified as Kristopher Nimbley User:Nimbley66. Alanraywiki (talk) 19:23, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Plus see what I said above, in relation to User:Falkirkwheelbush5123. Thanks! --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 19:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Just if you need any more proof, one of the socks has created a page entitled Hlton Hotel Glasgow, while the other has created one at Glasgow Hilton Hotel. Thanks again. --Schcambo^{aon scéal?} 19:50, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

All  Confirmed, and more. See this section above - Alison ^❤ 21:08, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

you have e-mail

The title pretty much says it all. - Revolving Bugbear 01:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Reading now ... thanks! :) - Alison ^❤ 04:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

And now you have one from me too. Risker (talk) 16:18, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Risker. I'm on it :) - Alison ^❤ 17:58, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

No worries, it has already been addressed by others. Thanks! Risker (talk) 18:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

User talk:71.187.164.93

Someone at the above IP address (which you blocked for two weeks as Grawp) has filed an unblock request claiming collateral damage. Can you take a look? Thanks! KnightLago (talk) 02:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done - I can't unblock at this time, sorry. It's a softblock, though, so they should be able to edit through it with an account - Alison ^❤ 04:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Gaeilge Dúchasach, an ea?

Haigh, a Stifle! I've been meaning to bug you about this one before ach ní raibh aon seans agam.

As a Gaelgóir, I'm wondering if you'd be interested in setting up an account and contributing over at the Irish language Wiktionary? We could use all the help we can get over there, having gone from a dead wiki with 30 words last August to a wiki with almost 1,000 Irish words and counting. It's fun and a peaceful break away from Wikipedia. Pretty-please? - Alison ^❤ 21:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty rubbish at the layout and formatting of Wiktionaries in general. I also can't understand IPA pronounciation guides. I'll drop over if I can but I don't know if I'll be of a lot of use. Stifle (talk) 09:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Latest Checkuser

Hello, just wondering what the situation is with regards to the latest Checkuser case put forward by ONiH. Thanks, Counter-revolutionary (talk) 11:56, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Counter-rev, I have issues regarding the privacy of the individuals mentioned in the case and, given the history of the sock-puppeteer, need to be sensitive and careful. The whole issue right now has been both discussed in private amongst checkusers and is now actively being handled by the Arbitration Committee. The reason I put it on hold was to ensure other enwiki checkusers didn't encounter it and run the case without being aware of the background. I know you're more than aware of the circumstances, and of the background to both accounts - Alison ^❤ 18:01, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I have no idea of the background to either, which is why I'd like any aspersions to be displaced by a checkuser! I do hope one takes place, thanks, Counter-revolutionary (talk) 23:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

The point here is that nobody should be casting any Cistercians at this point in time. While it's filed under the Sussexman moniker, I strongly doubt this is Sussexman (as do you!) because both of us already know who it is. In deference to their privacy, I recommend both of us not speculate until ArbCom have dealt with this. Last time you were this insistent regarding a sock, you 'outted' one of your colleagues who was doing the RtV/Clean Break thing - Alison ^❤ 05:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I outted Kitty in full awareness of what I was doing, as I am in this case. I imagine you are correct in assuming this is not (directly) concerned with Sussexman. --Counter-revolutionary (talk) 23:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Please talk to Traditional Unionist (if you haven't already done so)

Traditional Unionist is annoyed that you blocked him for 3RR but didn't block the other party to that dispute. Please read this section of his talk page and explain to him your thought process. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 14:50, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Traditional unionist is in no way annoyed.Traditional unionist (talk) 15:20, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, TU. Shalom, both myself and TU have discussed this matter by email and we're both clear on where things are at right now - Alison ^❤ 18:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Need impartial admin input

Can you cast your eye over the discussion on this edit conflict issue, and see if you can't help resolve. Otherwise I'm going to have to open an RfC (again) and I'd rather avoid the waste of everyone's time. Guliolopez (talk) 16:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I've weighed in over there on the talk page, as well as yours. As you say, it's a rather classic case of POV and OR - Alison ^❤ 17:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Ho...hum.

Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 07:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Indeed - Alison ^❤ 07:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

"Impartial" being just as important a qualification as "admin", I should hope.

Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 07:56, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

As ever. However, some people have difficulty in accepting that fact - Alison ^❤ 08:04, 30 May 2008 (UTC) (fact, yes)

I'm going to reserve judgment on the first part of that. I would have agreed with the second part but for the last word.

Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 08:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

If you get to use that word at whim, then so should I ;) - Alison ^❤ 08:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I do?

Lapsed Pacifist (talk) 09:00, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

*Ping*

One checks out, see if any others are beating the sheets.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 16:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done - keep at it :) - Alison ^❤ 18:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

What about this one? It fits the pattern of a weird username showing up, making 10 innocuous edits, and then 4 days later - bam. If I'm right, maybe we can nip this in the bud. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:15, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

And also this one. Same pattern. The user appears to look for links to the sample image and remove those. That's a pattern that also happened last night. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep. Plenty more where they came from, and blocked now! Also, PPG, all dealt with too ;) - Alison ^❤ 05:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Found a couple made on the same days as the latest confirmed socks but didn't block (didn't have a clear enough link)...I think they're still worth checking however. Take a look at this, this, this, this, this, this. This one I blocked because of the username but check if it needs a hardblock.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 23:04, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Ha, well what do you know, check this, obvious confirm, blocked it.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 23:10, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

And this one, too. What does "Account created automatically" mean on the user creation log? They all seem to have that notation rather than "New user account". NawlinWiki (talk) 00:33, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Please check: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. I have a theory... NawlinWiki (talk) 00:58, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

←Guys - I have a theory on this, too. I'd say hold off blocking until something bad happens. Don't want to talk about it on here for reasons obvious but yeah, hold off. PPG - your first set of accounts checks out okay, so don't block! - Alison ^❤ 01:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

I really don't mean to be a pest, I'm just trying to let the other well meaning souls get on with their work without this guy's disruption. Thank you very much! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 19:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I understand your frustration. And thank you, BTW, for taking the time to file that case and get it all sorted out for the other folks on there :) - Alison ^❤ 19:14, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

NTWW

We're starting; would you like to join us? :) Anthøny 21:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Missed it :( I was out walking in the park ... - Alison ^❤ 00:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Request for assistance

Hello Alison. You may remember that I once asked you to oversight my userpage. The reason for it was because the page history contained my IP address. I am now at RfA, and the deletion of the userpage's history is being used as a reason to oppose at my RfA. "People should also be wondering why his userpage was deleted. I believe I remember the reason, but can't prove it without seeing the deleted revisions." I was wondering if there's anything you could do to help? Thank you, Enigma ^message 22:23, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

• I've removed the comment made by me and related discussion to reduce visibility. I'm sorry this issue came up. There was no intention on my part to expose Enigma in any way. I agree it should be oversighted. --Hammersoft (talk) 22:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
• The matter's become more urgent, as my attempt at reducing visibility of the situation was highlighted by another editor of the RfA. I've asked him to remove his comments and my response to his comments on that point. Still, an oversight is needed here (just the edit by the IP on Enigma's userpage, not the stuff on the RfA). --Hammersoft (talk) 22:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Hi there. Right now, it looks like everything's okay, and that I don't need to make a statement there as to the deleted revisions. Is this right? Can either of you provide diffs to the edits which need to be oversighted? Thanks - Alison ^❤ 00:46, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
    • My request was more along the lines of whether you could comment on the reason for my request. I believe I stated it in the e-mail, but Hammersoft doesn't appear to believe me. No matter. Enigma ^message 00:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

←Enigmaman - I have the original email from May 1 right here and it clearly states that you needed your userpage deleted/oversighted due to genuine and serious concerns regarding your privacy. I evaluated this, saw a genuine, valid concern and acted accordingly - Alison ^❤ 00:57, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for confirming. The reason that it doesn't matter now is because the RfA has already successfully tanked thanks to successive pile-on opposes. Thank you for going back and looking, anyway. :) Enigma ^message 01:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• It was not clear to me earlier what sequence of events transpired. I was under the impression that Enigmaman's userpage had been deleted to avoid having the IP address that edited that page showing, but that no oversight was done to remove the edit made by the IP. I was thus acting under the impression that Enigmaman's privacy was at stake in making my earlier comments on this page to get the edit by the IP oversighted. From what I'm reading above now, it appears that the page was deleted and the edit by the IP was oversighted. From my chair, no action required then. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:21, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, that's what it was. Also, I don't want to sully Alison's talk with an argument, but I really wish you'd think things through before making allegations. It reflects badly on both you and me. Enigma ^message 23:08, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• I have no idea what you are referring to. All I was trying to do was help you. If you want to continue this conversation, you can do so on my talk page. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:57, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I liked the old pic!

But you baleeted it! Viridae^Talk 11:11, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

It had to go. Too much bewb. If you *really* have to see it, it's on ED now (meh!) - Alison ^❤ 18:04, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Anna polly

Hi Alison. I see that User:Anna polly made a checkuser request to you above and actually helped find quite a few socks at RCU. However, I suspect that Anna polly herself (or himself) might be a sock of User:Polscience. Could you check that for me? Regards, Húsönd 17:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure, Husond. Can you provide me a little evidence for your suspicions, though? Tks ;) - Alison ^❤ 17:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Allie :) -- lucasbfr ^talk 18:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Stalking my edits? :-) Yeah, Anna polly is  Confirmed as being a Polscience sock. Also Allbm (talk · contribs) - Alison ^❤ 18:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Worse, I was looking at the newuser/userblocks channel on IRC :D -- lucasbfr ^talk 18:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Kesälauantait sent me an email message complaining about User:Anna polly, and noting that the IP in question was a public IP. He asserts that only a few of the socks listed in the RFCU are his. If you wish, I'll forward the email. Meanwhile I'll ask him to make a statement on his own Talk page, which he should still be able to edit while blocked. EdJohnston (talk) 18:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

← I also got that email and am working through it at the moment. I'll followup with the checkuser who ran the original case in a while here. Busy ... :) - Alison ^❤ 18:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Alison. :-) I will send you an e-mail shortly. Regards, Húsönd 18:51, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I also have User:Kesälauantait's email, or a similar one. He admits to using a dozen throwaway accounts for various reasons, and to having the three named accounts at the top of the list. As a general comment, it would be a matter for admin discretionary evaluation to look over the edits of the accounts and decide whether they are acceptable alternate accounts, disruptive socks, or something in between. I was struck by the fact that many of the accounts I flagged only have edits on one day, but I did not take the time to check to see if this was in order to avoid scrutiny for repeated bad behavior or if the accounts were just abandoned for no apparent reason. (Doing that kind of analysis would make the CU job an order of magnitude more time consuming, and would make me judge, jury and executioner.) Having made the technical finding I prefer to leave such judgement calls for an independent review. Whether all 40-some accounts I flagged are him, or only a dozen, is something Allie and I can think about, and recheck the technical findings. Thatcher 19:14, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• Although I am struck by just how few of those accounts don't have edits related to human hair color or Asian geography. Several of them have posted to User talk:Husond, and this edit seems at least deceptive. Thatcher 19:20, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I've received the e-mail as well. Kesälauantait (whom until now I knew as Kotlyarov) explains that most of the accounts were not his (he uses a public IP), and that those that he recognizes as his were not meant to serve as socks, instead alternative accounts to be used in different topics. Maybe he should be given the choice to have one of the accounts unblocked and use that one only in the future. He certainly deserves a second chance not just per his explanation, but also per WP:AGF. And let's not forget that sockpuppeteer Polscience has proven in many occasions to be a particularly shameless liar so his claims about Kesälauantait's death threats at RCU are most likely false. Húsönd 20:01, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

It would be tedious to go through all the contributions of the various Kesälauantait socks, but if it were up to me I'd consider an unblock after some passage of time, at least a month. There is enough smoke here. Even in his email, K. admits that he edited the Asia article from three alternate accounts in a matter of a few days. This is not an innocent usage of multiple accounts. If K. is allowed to resume editing, he should first affirm on his Talk page that he is willing to limit himself to editing with a single account. EdJohnston (talk) 22:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The email Allie forearded to me is the same as the one I received directly. I will post a reply on User talk:Kesälauantait. Thatcher 23:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

← Out of fairness, User:Anna polly sent an email to unblock-en with a screen capture of an email she claims to have received from User:Kesälauantait. (Could be fake, or not) -- lucasbfr ^talk 12:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

E-mail

Hi Alison, I believe the title says it all. :) There's something I need to talk to you about. Acalamari 02:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

could you possibly mark an image as copyvio for me?

Have a bite - this one's fresh!

[7] is an extreme obvious copyvio of [8]. I've been hopelessly failing to put the templates up properly on here and commons but it's not working as it's late lol and I've not done it before. If Alison or a Watcher of her page could sort it, it would be much appreciated. Love from The Defender of the Parkin.:) Sticky Parkin 02:25, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Done on the commons image. ww2censor (talk) 02:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, guys! I've gone ahead and deleted the commons image as a copyvio. Then I felt guilty so I found a properly-licensed image on Flickr, uploaded it and changed the article on both the English and French Wikipedias to show the new pic. Job done :) - Alison ^❤ 06:20, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh how evil, I had made and photoed one especially last night, so I was forced to eat all those calories, now you turn up a pic that's much nicer than mine, anyway! I'll bill you for the lipo I'll need lol -just joking, thanks a lot, I couldn't get the templates to work at all for some reason. Perhaps you have an idea of what I was doing wrong, in case I have to do it again? :)? Out of interest, how did you come across the free-license pic, I find them hard to come by online? Sticky Parkin 12:29, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

RE:Page protection

Thank you Alison, and yes, the page went blank. Well, I was going to undo the request too but I see you got to it first. It took a while to revert the vandalism on both the talk page, has you may see, becuase no admin was immediantly present, but I suppose he was dealt with. Thank you for undoing the request too. Ciao! ;) --♣ẼгíćЏ89♣ (talk) 07:13, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep! It's all sorted now, and thanks for reporting it, too - Alison ^❤ 07:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

User:HornetFather19

Hi Alison. Looking at this edit made by you, it looks like he's not a sock of Hornetman16. If that is the case, then who is he a sock of. D.M.N. (talk) 07:45, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that account is not Hornetman16 (talk · contribs). I know who the sockmaster is and have contacted them via email, asking for an explanation - Alison ^❤ 07:50, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I take it you can't reveal here who the sockmaster is. Could you e-mail me with the name with the sockmaster account, in case they have been with WP:PW before. On that note, I think we should leave a note about this at WT:PW... D.M.N. (talk) 07:54, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Not yet, please. There are actually two, separate sockmasters here, over a number of accounts. Before anything further happens, I'd like them to have an opportunity to provide an explanation if possible. Thanks - Alison ^❤ 07:58, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I have had extensive email correspondence with the real Hornetman16 in the past, and he has claimed on numerous occasions that he is being framed. Seeing as this has turned out to be true, this may call for a review of his ban. Thoughts? The Hybrid 08:07, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Even if this one is not his, he's had plenty confirmed in the past. SirFozzie (talk) 08:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

What Foz says above. I've checkusered his sock account enough times in the past and his last confirmed sock was only some weeks back. Right now, I'm trying to discern what's proven and what's not as I'm certain there will be an unban request at a later date. Just not right now! :) I need to run checks as early as I can to ensure the checkuser data doesn't go stale. But yes, he's already got quite a history on here - Alison ^❤ 08:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, as you're the one with all of the information, I will trust your judgment. Cheers ^^ The Hybrid 08:19, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm struggling to take the fact that a few good faith editors are involved in this. I need to trawl through the archives of WP:PW to see when it was last brought up. D.M.N. (talk) 09:11, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Like I said, please ... just chill for the moment - Alison ^❤ 09:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

OK. Sorry for a little over-reaction. As I said earlier, I wanted to clarify the above with you. Thanks, D.M.N. (talk) 09:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Alright, sorry. The thing is, there is no good explanation for this behavior on the part of the sockpuppeteers. I'll log off and go to bed to clear my mind, as I'm obviously exhibiting some bad behavior myself right now. Cheers, The Hybrid 09:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

OK. I think I need a break with some tea and cookies. ;) D.M.N. (talk) 09:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Eh, pop in some old NWA/WCW tapes (something with Sting versus Flair), and relax, it'll all get taken care of in the end :) SirFozzie (talk) 09:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

No question. It is obvious that due to his previous sock puppeteering history we cannot endorse his unbanning. Take your time Alison. We trust that you will resolve this issue. ^{--UnquestionableTruth--} 09:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Let me just say before this goes any further, that everyone at WP:PW really thanks you for helping us clear all of this up. iMatthew _T.C. 10:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

It's not like I'm a very active rc-patroller at this project, but I do have some rather obscure pages on my watchlist and find I need to revert vandalism every now and then. Would that be sufficient to get access to the rollback function here? (I'm used to having it elsewhere, so I get kind of frustrated without it - however: having it would probably only save me some 6-8 clicks a month or something, so it's really no big deal ;o) Regards, Finn Rindahl (talk) 08:55, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done - have fun! :) - Alison ^❤ 09:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! Finn Rindahl (talk) 09:03, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Michael Gomez

I am aiming to nominate this article for GA and to be a FA on 21 June. If you can suggest any improvements to the article please let me know.--Vintagekits (talk) 12:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Bennet556, back again

This time he's using his full real-life name: User:Kristopher James Owen Nimbley. By the way, Bennet556 is himself a reincarnation of User:Nimbley6 and User:Nimbley112007.

Do we have any recourse to keep him out more permanently, rather than playing whack-a-mole forever? This kid is just not getting the point. Kevin Forsyth (talk) 14:45, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Please E-mail me

I don't have E-mail set up for my account it never seems to work I dunno why but it never sends me that message or what ever. You can Probably bring t up on my talk page or give me the subject it's on or what ever. <font-family:"Tahoma">ZACH 20:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)