User talk:AlisonW

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Please note that whilst I am always interested in hearing about different tla arguments (eg.rfa) I am highly unlikely to actually get involved unless I already have some connection to the matter under discussion. Please do NOT email me direct or dump tons of information here therefore as, if anything, it might energise me to come in on the opposing side. Thank you.

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If you spent half the time you currently do prettying your user page, or using WP to chat with others, on actually creating and improving *articles*, think how much better this Free Encyclopaedia would become!

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Personal attacks

Comment removed as it implied there were personal attacks on my userpage, which there clearly are not. --AlisonW (talk) 22:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Labelling those who suggested deleting your article as trolls, homophobes and ... deletionists is a personal attack on those editors. --Stephen 22:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Rubbish! (a) I do not identify any specific editors, (b) I note you left out 'sockpuppets' (why?), (c) the truth is an absolute defence, and (d) :such a statement about an article does not contravene either the policy nor the guideline you referenced. --AlisonW (talk) 22:04, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

I left out 'sockpuppets' because you just added it in, you previously had 'other' in the diff I copied. I'll seek a 2nd opinion on WP:AN. --Stephen 22:11, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Nope, wasn't 'just' added, but you of course welcome to talk with others should you wish. --AlisonW (talk) 22:15, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

You might want to weigh in on the AN thread at some point, specifically concerning your wishes regarding RtV and the issue of the userpage. Avruch ^T 00:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Role edits

Per the statement on your userpage ("Alison Wheeler is Chair of Wiki Educational Resources Ltd, the legal name of the Wikimedia UK chapter. This means that sometimes she makes 'role' edits on a more official basis in addition to her 'personal' edits.") could you please elaborate on what "role" edits you're actually allowed to make? It's my understanding (and many others) that being the chair of a chapter gives you no official role within the foundation. Ryan Postlethwaite 01:46, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't, as (I believe) other members of the Foundation have already told you. I have removed that statement plus the blatant personal attacks per the consensus on AN. I would hope that, as an administrator, you would have the decorum and common sense to respect the consensus of the community here. I will be exceedingly disappointed if you abuse your rollback tool again to re-revert in both a misleading claim to official editing status as well as personal attacks. Daniel (talk) 08:05, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

RE: comment you removed on March 4

I had no involvement in the AfD of your article, nor any personal opinions regarding it's deletion. I was simply repairing incoming links to Alison Wheeler following a fairly routine page move, and made a simple, polite request on your talk page. I'm sorry if you have been receiving personal attacks from others, but I feel that the comment you made towards me was a little uncalled for. PC78 (talk) 13:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Modernista!

Hi - just want to say message received on the blocking of the Modernista user account. I replaced it with a contact to me personally. I'm not sure whether this is allowed or not - maybe I should look into hosting this discussion elsewhere? TimBlount (talk) 16:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews

Hello Alison,

I am from Wikimedia Sister project Wikinews (en.wikinews.org) and I am currently interviewing the chairs of multiple Wikimedia chapters for the site. As you are the chair of the Wikimedia UK chapter I would like to request a short interview with you via IRC. If you are happy with this please contact me at my talk page so I can arrange a time to carry out the interview.

Thanks for your time,

--Smaalbig (talk) 19:06, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for agreeing. Next week or later would be fine. --Smaalbig (talk) 06:27, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

If your not busy it would be great if I could interview you today. The interview will probably take 5-10 minutes. if you are OK with having the interview today please indicate on my talk page. Don't worry if you can't. --Smaalbig (talk) 16:35, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Peer review:Catherine de' Medici

I know you are interested in this article, and I wondered if you'd be prepared to peer review it. I've not forgotten this [1] comment of yours, and, in a nice way, it has motivated me to come back to you now. It's taken several months, about twenty books, and the diversion of a number of "main" articles, but I've finally reached a point where I think the article's not too shabby. I'd very much appreciate a review from you; but if you can't spare the time, I understand. qp10qp (talk) 02:49, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Femi Oguns

Hi Alison,

Thank you for your message. Whilst I do disagree with you, I do not feel the article is of significant importance to enter into a flame war, or likewise, over it. I'm certainly not a sock puppet - and nor is Bibiqueen a sock puppet of my creation. You point that the vandalism was in fact coming from myself is an interesting one, and although I can see where you're coming from, it is clear from previous edits which Femi Oguns had undertaken himself that he was desiring to wipe the page clean, rather than correct or discuss the article and for these reasons I thought to protect the page.

If Femi is desirous to make the page more favorable to himself (which is understandable, although not really the domain of WP) there are of course better ways than wiping an article or decimating it almost entirely, which on most occasions left nonsense text.

Thank you for your sensible attitude towards the issue though, even if we do not agree on this occasion!

Tamsin jones (talk) 15:20, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments regarding banning of User:Femi Oguns

Alison, I'm a little puzzled by your comments on User:Femi Oguns page. Maybe you could help me understand since I'm not very involved in BLP issues. I see that User:Bibiqueen is an SPA that created the article Femi Oguns. This edit, which is among those you changed, would appear to have BLP issues, but changing the others regarding sourced reviews of plays rather than the playwright, seems a little overcautious and maybe unwarranted. User:Femi Oguns and an IP blanked the article several times and removed sections without ever leaving any edit summary. Although I can see that both User:Bibiqueen and User:Tamsin jones are certainly SPAs, information is pretty limited with which to accuse them of sockpuppetry and they certainly don't appear to me to meet the definition of vandalism. Certainly the claim that they have solely attacked the article on this actor/playwright is not justified - Bibiqueen created the article and there have been no substantial edits by anyone else, if it were soley an attack article it should be deleted. I'm sure you know that User:Femi Oguns is not banned and that you can unblock the user. Not being much involved with BLP issues, and having come upon this only because of a misdirected WP:RFPP, I will leave that to you.--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 16:11, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, that's fine. I thought from your comments that all of your changes were based on WP:BLP concerns. Thanks. If you want to unblock the user, go ahead. I would rather not do so unless there is an actual request from the user, though I'll gladly do so if a formal request is posted.--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 16:23, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Revert @ Modernista!

Why undo my deletion of the template/logo/tag/whatever you call it.

1. It contains misinformation:

"The website for this company obscures our logo with their own, and may lead the viewer to believe that Wikipedia serves as their homepage provider. This is not correct. Wikipedia has no affiliation with Modernista and has requested that Modernista cease this use of our website."

Correct would be: "This website uses the last visited site as its background, please be aware of this when clicking on the link" (NOTE: This is already posted 2-3 times elsewhere in the article but we can go "full american" and plaster the page with disclaimers... fine by me.)

Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia written from a neutral point of view and does not endorse nor condemn Modernista, but is opposed to being used as a promotional mechanism in this manner for any third party.

Wikipedia might need to look a tad bit beyond its own navel. It is actual a novel concept of going "site-less" It is most definitly not using Wikipedia to promote itself (that might actually be counterproductive to some audiences)

2. Its highly annoying.

3. The icon used is misleading and "!" would be more appropriate, this isn't a "stop" warning, just a "pay attention"

I will not bother fixing it again. I did, you undid, I will now direct ppl over there that need a laugh :)

Have a nice day 195.216.82.210 (talk) 12:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Modernista!/Notice

Modernista!/Notice, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Modernista!/Notice and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Modernista!/Notice during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Lawrence § t/e 18:02, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

London Meetup - April 13th

Hi Alison. London Wikipedia Meetup number 8 is happening next Sunday lunchtime (April 13th 1pm) in Holborn. Come along!

I enjoyed your talk at London Wiki Wednesday in December. It would be interesting to chat with you again.

-- Harry Wood (talk) 10:11, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. As it happens, the 13th is my birthday, so it is likely I shall be elsewhere! --AlisonW (talk) 10:54, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

OTRS question

Alison, I saw this Wikipedia:AN#Call_for_help and wondered if there is anything I can do to help, realizing that I'm a new admin. I thought maybe if there is a way to help you might be able to suggest something. Thanks. --Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 22:11, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Modernista! Discussion

Will you please allow me to remove my own posts from the discussion page at Talk:Modernista!? TimBlount (talk) 15:28, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

That is not how the discussion system on WP works. I refer you to [[[Wikipedia:Talk#Own_comments]]. --AlisonW (talk) 18:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Is there a reason you think it's necessary that the thread I started remains in the discussion? As far as I'm concerned it is inconsequential to the article. The response from an IP user doesn't really add anything.TimBlount (talk) 19:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Request regarding London Overground

I know that you're an Admin person who regularly contributes to articles about public transport.

I'm not sure if you're aware but the "argument" on London Overground over non-free content has flared up once more, again over the use of artist's impressions of the new stock that will be brought into use over the next few years. I've been threatened with a banning by the editor who insists that they can't be used, even though the issue seemed to have been resolved a few months ago.

Any chance of some help to try and sort it out once and for all? D-Notice (talk) 21:14, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Not sure if you're aware, but the editor has been banned temporarily. D-Notice (talk) 21:19, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

The argument has flared up again. Any chance of trying to sort it out once & for all? D-Notice (talk) 21:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe that's a fair statement to make. The failure of the image to meet either interpretation of NFCC#8 is not in doubt. Repeatedly re-adding the image constitutes vandalism, and there is no policy against reverting it. 81.110.106.169 (talk) 21:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Template talk:Central Line

Well I was the one who converted it to BS7-2 but others chipped in: but if I thank you on behalf of all I'm sure they won't mind. Having worked on the line as a guard in 1980 gave me a bit of a head start here. While you're here would it be possible for you to make available the icon for UK motorway/road bridges where the motorway is vertical and the rail line horizontal, as given that I could work some specific improvements to the east end of this template? Thank You. Britmax (talk) 15:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

London Meetups - Sunday May 11th

We're hoping to have regular meetups in London. The next one is on May 11th Wikipedia:Meetup/London 9. Another Sunday lunch in Holborn. Come along! -- Harry Wood (talk) 11:34, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Interview

Quite a while back you should you would be OK with an IRC interview with Wikinews. If you still want to go ahead with this it would be great of you could specify at time for the IRC interview (virtually any time between 4 and 10 PM BST on weekdays would be great) --Smallbig (Anonymous101 on Wikinews) 16:00, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Remove

Is it possiblt to remove the discussion page of article "Hi" or at least make the talk page only for non unknown users?Mooncrest (talk) 10:28, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Blocked an Impersonator

Just wanted to let you know that I blocked a possible impersonator of you earlier: AlissonW (talk · contribs)

Cheers,¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 21:16, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Template:Chelsea-Hackney Line

...looks fabulous. Thank you! -- Earle Martin [^t/_c] 04:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Interview

I am trying to find a wikipedia administrator who would readily do an interview for a research project I am conducting from the perspective of a wikipedia insider. If you'd like to do this, please email me at goat77 (AT) gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goat77 (talk • contribs) 18:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't do a great deal of WP admin currently si I suggest you find someone else who is willing to help you. --AlisonW (talk) 19:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)