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Hangon

What on earth are you up to? I am not sure where you come from - but hey I think thats a bit odd to put that up for Afd - I really think that shows a lack of agf and a bit hasty - it has been up for about 5 mintutes? SatuSuro 03:00, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

And as you are so incredibly anonymous - if you are going to keep this - at least put it at the Australian afd if you are so keen - why on earth didnt you simply allow a prod - what makes such a difference? SatuSuro 03:05, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• I don't think where I come from (somewhere in the vicinity of Beetlegeuse) is really relevant. I don't get why you think I didn't assume good faith, I haven't accused you of vandalism or anything, just questioned the notability of this article, and the discussion is at AfD anyway, I welcome your remarks there. And please, calm down, it's just a Wikipedia article, it's not the end of the world for either of us one way or the other. And speaking of WP:AGF, there's a big fat accusation of bad faith in your remark. Beeblbrox (talk) 03:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Of course there is some level of irritation from me, what would you expect? - it was up for about two minutes and I havent even had a chance to put in the extra couple of references which would radically diminish any need for an afd anyway. the relevance would be quite clear - but you still havent put into the australian afd list yet seeing you are so keen. If there had been agf - a prod would have been sufficient and it could have been easily dealt with - i think you might take your context a little too seriously as well. If I ever seek to check new arts (1) popups - whow many edits - I as a practice never would throw an afd at a user around for a while - that I consider is something to be a little too hasty and out of context - if you peruse the general history of the Australian afd's over the last year or so - almost all are for fly bys and red links - the general practice at australian afd is for really stupid articles to end up there - I do not in view of what I had planned to add to the article would have even considered putting it up if i thought that it would lack WP:N - god i need you at the WP Indonesia project - you could cleanup about 2,000 articles for me like that with that level of enthusiasm - SatuSuro 03:20, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Maybe you could go ahead and make those improvements you were planning on now instead of ranting at me. Beeblbrox (talk) 03:25, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Half your luck :) I have to get off for my daughter to take her somewhere, I will be back later today perth wa time - hey we're all bozos on this bus :) SatuSuro 03:44, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps it should be we are all Zaphods on this bus SatuSuro 07:29, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I love a happy ending. Beeblbrox (talk) 07:33, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Well if you actually listen to all the tapes from the late Douglas Adams's original and recycled radio shows - the importance of improbability is very very very important - and should never be under-rated - and so like WP:DUCK not all non notable quarries are actually non notable quarries SatuSuro 07:43, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

KylieX2008

Any editor who continues to blatantly vandalize any article should be blocked. I have the right to request anyone to be blocked for that specific reason. It is not a threat! Additionally, I am not a child, I am an adult and I will not be spoken (by anyone) in the tone/fashion. I find that to be very disrespectful and uncivil. KM*hearts*MC (talk) 06:26, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Well, I for one did not see any "blatant vandalism", all I saw was two editors having a rather mundane content dispute. You didn't "request" that they be blocked, you said they would be blocked, as if you could block them. Even if you were an administrator, it would not be appropriate for you to block someone you were personally involved in a dispute with. Again, the proper way to solve these types of problems is to discuss it on the article's talk page. Wikipedia works by consensus, you can't just decide your version of events is the right one and threaten to block anyone who says otherwise. Beeblbrox (talk) 06:31, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Regardless of you 'feel of how I should have handled the situation, the situation is being handled. The vandalism is blatant because several editors (not just the anon IP user you are speaking of) have added the information and several editors have removed it because it has nothing to do with the tour. That is blatant vandalism...adding information to an article that has already been proven false several time. Do your research or else you come off looking like a jackass. KM*hearts*MC (talk) 06:50, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Well gosh, thanks for the lesson in civility. Beeblbrox (talk) 06:55, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

username

{{adminhelp}} So, I'm pretty sure that I created the account User:Beeblebrox just before I created this account. (It is the correct spelling of the name), but I forgot what the password was or whatever and just created another account. I've been doing this long enough now that I'd like to turn the other account into a doppleganger, but since the account exists, even though it has 0 contributions, I don't know if I'd be crossing some sort of line by just redirecting it here. I guess technically it already is a doppleganger just sitting there really... So anyway, can I do that, can you help, etc. Thanks for your time. Beeblbrox (talk) 07:14, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm investigating. Hang on. KrakatoaKatie 07:25, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Sorry - had to step away for a moment. User:Beeblebrox has no edits at all and nothing in the logs, including the account creation date, so it was probably created before the MediaWiki software was logging creation dates. That means it was created earlier than 2005 (or so). Since it has no edits and nothing in the logs, go to WP:USURP and a bureaucrat should be able to change you into a Beeblebrox. Let me know how it turns out! :-) KrakatoaKatie 07:42, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Wow, I've never actually talked to the 'crats before. Thanks so much for your help, we'll see on or around September 1st. Beeblbrox (talk) 08:13, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Have a cigar

Was Spike milligans joke with peter sellers (or versa vice) long before Ouglas Adams even dreamt of Zaphod - in this case have a parrot for your new head - and keep your fingers well away from that beak it can clean cut :) - SatuSuro 08:22, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

File:Biter.JPG

Met just before photographing at non other than Stathams Quarry (sic)

Question on appropriate behaviour

Just have a look at this talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Amarnath_land_transfer_controversy) I was wondering if you think I was out of line. I stated in my edit (and often times otherwise) "Use discussion facility before changing and unchanging, as well as redirecting." I did the same in saying I was requesting a lock (which is ultimately out of my hand anyways. But did I do the right thing in my response? Often times those involved in the debate (I can imagine those vilifying me are from the Indian side) get too emotional (see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Amarnath_land_transfer_controversy#NPOV_Status.3D (which I also just realised he made the more 'productive' edit after his name-calling).

ps- Just as a heads up, I'm running this text by another admin too. Lihaas (talk) 18:15, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Well, firstly I am not an administrator, but I am interested in dispute resolution and I will help you as best I can. I would say that, for the most part, you have been very patient and calm in the face of some very rude and obnoxious behavior. You are quite correct that we should seek consensus and only add sourced material to articles, especially when there obvious controversy. The only thing I think I would done differently is your remarks on the section relating to the article's protection. I would have just let those remarks lie there in their bald incivility and not replied at all. You didn't actually do anything wrong or incivil as far as I can see, but there are always problems when there are articles with national or regional pride on the line. Just keep a cool head and don't rise to their baiting. If you find yourself getting really frustrated, there are millions of other articles to look at and edit. When I find myself in a situation like this, I find it very helpful to go do something else for a while, either on Wikipedia or in "the real world". I hope this helps. Beeblbrox (talk) 19:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

adopter

do u know if ur allowed to have more than one adopter --Daisy404 (talk) 18:55, 24 August 2008 (UTC)daisy404--Daisy404 (talk) 18:55, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• I would ask on the adopt a user project page about that. If you just need a little help right away you can just type {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will usually show up to help right away. Beeblbrox (talk) 19:13, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the update...

...I will be throwing pies again! Ecoleetage (talk) 21:43, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Karthik Kumar N G (Vishwa)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Karthik Kumar N G (Vishwa), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karthik Kumar N G (Vishwa). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? TerriersFan (talk) 16:57, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Current date and time

Wikipedia:Current date and time was created because I couldn't find a simple page with the whole date and time on it. The little clock in the corner doesn't give enough info. Every time the page is loaded, it will update the date and time on it. It is funny that something so small can cause so much work. It wasn't meant as a joke either. I don't want to have to load Wikipedia:Magic words and scroll all the way down to the date section and then figure out the date and time. LA (If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page.) @ 03:03, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Antarctica university

Someone has been mis-spending their youth an awful lot creating the Antarctica University website. The clinchers for me were: the "giving" page and the list of trustees which, strangely, matches the characters in Glengarry Glen Ross. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 17:33, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

• Right as you were deleting it, I was looking at their "official" website. It smelled awfully hoaxy, then I noticed a reference to THX1138 and I knew it had to be. I suspect it will end up needing to be create-protected in the end. Beeblbrox (talk) 17:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

• See also the "endangered aborigines" on the home page. JohnCD (talk) 17:51, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

• I can't imagine what would posses someone to put all that effort into a website for an organization that doesn't exist. If the site was at least really funny, that would be one thing...Beeblbrox (talk) 17:55, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

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'90210' move

Hey. Wanted to know if all the links that still feature the old title are supposed to automatically update? I've been changing some. Is there a time limit for the redirect thing (i.e. -- a point in which the old link will no longer work)? Were you planning on changing these links? --James26 (talk) 06:16, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

• There is a bot that is supposed to handle most of that, but it sometimes doesn't get everything. I'll probably double check it in a day or so. Beeblbrox (talk) 17:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about? What links? There are no links in my talk page!! Open your eyes and think!!--navy.blue 84 (talk) 17:40, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• You created the page Navy.blue84:Example in article space and said it was your talk page. You seem to be having a bit of trouble getting going at Wikipedia, click here to learn about getting a mentor to help you along. And there's no need to be rude. Beeblbrox (talk) 17:45, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• And I don't know what it is you're trying to do with the links in your signature, but you've got that all screwed up too. Beeblbrox (talk) 17:47, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

I am working on it. You could have put more in your post then what you did. There is no links in my signature.--Navy blue84 (talk) 17:49, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• Anyone looking at this page can see that the (seriously screwed up) signature at the top of this section is not the same as the one you just left. Beeblbrox (talk) 17:55, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
• I am new here and working on it. I hope this works.--Navy blue84 (talk) 17:57, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• Your current signature seems to be working just fine. If you ever need help, just put a message on your talk page with {{helpme}} at the top of it and someone will come help you, usually right away. Good Luck! Beeblbrox (talk) 18:00, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Don't delete my page. I am editing it. I was in the midest of making a change when you put the delete junk there. You need to give people some time to make edits.--Navy blue84 (talk) 18:04, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Clarification

When you say that you have changed your mind, do you mean you no longer want anything renamed or that you would now like to be renamed to Beeblebrox (rather than have that as a doppleganger)? WJBscribe (talk) 21:46, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• I meant that I would like to be renamed "Beeblebrox" and I guess keep "Beeblbrox" as doppleganger. Sorry about the vagueness. Beeblbrox (talk) 21:53, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

No problem, done. You should be able to recreate Beeblbrox via this link - let me know if you have difficulties and I will do it for you. WJBscribe (talk) 22:32, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• I recreated "Beeblbrox" and it seems to automatically redirect user and talk pages here, so, if that's what is supposed to happen, I think we're done. Thanks so much, it's good to have two heads again! Beeblbrox (talk) 22:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

You are a nerd. I bet you play World of Warcraft and wear glasses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.131.132.246 (talk) 02:18, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Hey thanks for coming out from under your bridge, but there aren't any billy goats to eat here just now. Beeblebrox (talk) 05:44, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Kia ora!

I just wanted to thank you for helping with A Greensill's article. Kia ora! WahineToa (talk) 00:55, 5 September 2008 (UTC)