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Hi! Please leave a message and I'll get back to you...

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have a question or need help. I'll do my best and can probably point you in the right direction if it isn't something I can sort out myself.

Will

London Meetup 13 spam

WJB,

Wikipedia:Meetup/London_13. Go on, you know you want to. ;-)

J.

James F. (talk) 22:48, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed I do... WJBscribe (talk) 12:14, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Username Jimbo online

I wanted to bring your attention back to User talk:Jimbo online#Your username. I am not comfortable with this username. I am assuming that most people do not maintain watchlisted user talk pages as a matter of routine, which is why I am posting here. Regards --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 03:54, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're right that I don't have his userpage watchlisted. There was a community discussion about his username back when I commented on it: [1]. The consensus seems to have been that his name is OK. I don't really agree, but there it is... WJBscribe (talk) 12:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ears burning?

I have dropped your name at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration. Jehochman ^Talk 22:35, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It may be take me a little time to catch up with playground politics while I have been away. WJBscribe (talk) 12:14, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the turn of events was most unexpected. If you told me nine months ago that this was going to happen, I never would have believed you. I do not think it is "playground politics" though. A substantial number of users have concerns that should be addressed, rather than swept under the carpet. Problems like this do not go away through suppression. It might be best for all concerned to take the underlying disputes to arbitration so that there can be some sort of resolution. Otherwise, this may turn into a long simmering feud, which is to nobody's benefit. Jehochman ^Talk 07:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Names

I assume your initials are WJB. I know what the W is but not the J and B. What do the letters stand for?--Andrzejestrować Zajaczajkowski Plecaxpiwórserafinowiczaświadzenie Poświadczyxwiadectwo-Bjornovich (talk) (contributions) 10:01, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, the other intials stand for James Blunt. WJB's secret is now out ;-) In all seriousness though, many of our contributors decide to edit without revealing their real names, and we should give utmost respect to everyone that does, and refrain from asking such questions. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 01:25, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

Hope you enjoyed your rest from Wikiland :) seresin ( ¡? ) 13:17, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More Welcomes :) Shell ^babelfish 13:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back. Hope you had a nice holiday. :) =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:47, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

+Welcome back. :) WODUP 23:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SUL rename query

Could you weigh in at User talk:EVula#Catonese User:Jason request? Thanks. EVula // talk // ☯ // 03:38, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

-- NawlinWiki (talk) 14:41, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. WJBscribe (talk) 21:49, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bot mechanism

I really don't care which system we use for creating bots, but I wish we could stick with one. The instructions to bureaucrats have said not to use Makebot for the past couple of months (I see that you have added it back today), so I standardised. I see that there's now a thread about which one to use at WP:BN. Warofdreams talk 01:04, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request to strike

You have accused me of improper behavior when you said, "It seems to me to be an abuse of an admin's recall pledge to start a request because one is dissatisfied with the community's feedback to an RfC about that admin - a pretty case of forum shopping."[2] I am asking you to strike this, or provide evidence that I can refute. I was not dissatisfied with the community feedback on her RFC. You have no idea what is going on in my mind, and you should not presume to know. The reasons I stated for starting the recall were 1/ the RFC showed colorable evidence of administrative abuse, 2/ Elonka had attempted to delete the RFC (she's done this once before, per Athaenara's comment), and 3/ Elonka had attempted to intimidate me, per the diff I supplied. Those were my reasons. If you would care to address the substance of my concerns, rather than dismissing them as "petty", we might make progress. Jehochman ^Talk 07:11, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't push it Jehochman. I have called your behaviour as I see it. The sentence begins with "it seems to me", people are free to agree with my opinions of your conduct or not - it is not affected by your excuses since. I will repeat here what I have said to you by email: since Elonka has been an admin, you have taken an unhealthy interest in her activities. You have followed her around the wiki and made comments to undermine her when she has been doing difficult dispute resolution work. In the diff you cite, she comments on the fact that a large proportion of your edits seem to be focused on her these days and I would tend to agree. You have made a number of comments targeted at me that I strongly object to, especially given you know it would be weeks before I would read them and be able to respond. Whenever my name has come up in discussion, you have casually dismissed my opinions with the fact that I am a "close friend" or "close associate" of Elonka. I now realise the advice I gave you previously fell on deaf ears as you are determined to think that my views are clouded by the fact that I enjoy talking to Elonka.

If you are surprised by my reaction to you these days, you might like to reflect on whether it was wise to accuse me of administrator abuses [3]. Personally, I think you have behaved with much in common with the playground bully. That some have been taken in by you and are clearly acting in good faith does not change the fact that I do not believe you are. WJBscribe (talk) 13:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well then, since we seem to have come to a stalemate, I suggest we avoid each other, as I plan to avoid Elonka. Hopefully in time the situation will improve. Feuding is not good for the wiki. While you were away I purposefully avoided speaking of you on many occasions. If I slipped up, I am sorry. I also thank you for the help you've given me previously. I am sorry things have come to this state. Jehochman ^Talk 16:07, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Don't push it Jehochman. I have called your behaviour as I see it. The sentence begins with "it seems to me", people are free to agree with my opinions of your conduct or not - it is not affected by your excuses since. I will repeat here what I have said to you by email: since Elonka has been an admin, you have taken an unhealthy interest in her activities. You have followed her around the wiki and made comments to undermine her when she has been doing difficult dispute resolution work. In the diff you cite, she comments on the fact that a large proportion of your edits seem to be focused on her these days and I would tend to agree. You have made a number of comments targeted at me that I strongly object to, especially given you know it would be weeks before I would read them and be able to respond. Whenever my name has come up in discussion, you have casually dismissed my opinions with the fact that I am a "close friend" or "close associate" of Elonka. I now realise the advice I gave you previously fell on deaf ears as you are determined to think that my views are clouded by the fact that I enjoy talking to Elonka.
 :If you are surprised by my reaction to you these days, you might like to reflect on whether it was wise to accuse ''me'' of administrator abuses [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMathsci&diff=231591322&oldid=231574759]. Personally, I think you have behaved with much in common with the playground bully. That some have been taken in by you and are clearly acting in good faith does not change the fact that I do not believe you are. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">[[User:WJBscribe|WJBscribe]] [[User talk:WJBscribe|(talk)]]</strong> 13:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
+Well then, since we seem to have come to a stalemate, I suggest we avoid each other, as I plan to avoid Elonka.  Hopefully in time the situation will improve. Feuding is not good for the wiki. While you were away I purposefully avoided speaking of you on many occasions. If I slipped up, I am sorry. I also thank you for the help you've given me previously.  I am sorry things have come to this state. [[User:Jehochman|Jehochman]] <sup>[[User talk:Jehochman|Talk]]</sup> 16:07, 29 August 2008 (UTC)