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In real life, I just lost my job. Combined with school, my mind is pretty much blown. I'll still be on, fighting vandalism and the like, but I am not really in a position to be able to handle things that require a large amout of thought. If you asked me for help recently (I believe I have two or three outstanding requests for my input on something.), you may wish to find someone else to do it. I'm truly sorry that I cannot live up to my commitments, but I don't think I will be able to make good judgment calls for a while, until my mind recovers.

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Chess, anyone?

Make a move...

J.delanoy vs. World

Chessboard

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Is there a shortage...

...of orange bars that I didn't get the memo on? ;-) Frank | talk 23:47, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I dunno, this one worked fine. I just ignored it until I got rid of all the people who had already been warned. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:51, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but my point is...how many times? Yes, I saw your earlier one about the clown who wrote "I know you're supposed to warn me 4 times" but in general...isn't it cheap enough to issue a couple more orange bars before swinging the hammer? Frank | talk 23:59, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't see this reply until now. Hmm, I can't remember who it was, but they had made a lot of extremely blatant vandalism, and Huggle was acting up, so it wouldn't warn him. I had his talk page open in Firefox to issue a warning with Twinkle, and I saw him vandalize twice more on Huggle, so I just blocked him. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I don't think it's a huge deal, but I personally try to err on the side of caution. "Huggle acting up" doesn't seem the best reason to quit warning vandals. They often do stop once they see we're serious, and for the ones that won't stop regardless, a couple of orange bars are pretty cheap to make an appeal less likely to succeed. Just my two cents. Frank | talk 18:13, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Newbie editor back and asking for your input

Hi, it's me again... Quad, remember? :P

First off, I wanted to thank you for your advice, as it was really useful. I've been adopted now, so I didn't bother you with more questions as I could have :) (and be glad for that) I've been using Lupin's tool along with Twinkle to revert some vandalism the past few days, and I think I've been doing fine... I actually saw you quite a few times reverting some pages (As I'm sure did millions of others :P). But I wanted to ask you a couple more questions, if you don't mind:

What is your experience with other tools previous to acquiring rollback privileges and the killing machine? Any recommendations or tips for a specific one?
Do you think having the vandalism obliterator removes the need for ANY other tools?
What's so good about rollback? I don't really get why people would apply for it having the tools I mentioned, but that's because I don't really understand what rollback actually does. What are the advantages of having it, and what new things are you able to do with it? This is apart from using Huggle, of course. Because I noticed Twinkle has a rollback feature, but according to my logic and what you said a few days ago, it can't be the same feature. And Lupin also, apparently (although I haven't tried that one yet, I usually find pages to revert with Lupin and revert and warn with Twinkle), but there is an option that says use non-admin rollback. So, yeah, kind of confusing to me.

Any input is appreciated. See you around, and keep up the anti-vandalism, you insane-ultra-fast-reverting-human/Huggle-hybrid, you :P

--QuadrivialMind (talk) 04:16, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Quad!

First, I want to say that I love that "insane-ultra-fast-reverting-human/Huggle-hybrid" name you called me. That is awesome! When I get the chance, I'm putting that in an "awesome quotes" section or somewhere.

But for now, down to business...

What is your experience with other tools previous to acquiring rollback privileges and the killing machine? Any recommendations or tips for a specific one?

I got rollback in January 2008. Although I didn't know it at the time, this was right after non-admin rollback had been implemented. Prior to that, only administrators had access to the rollback feature. Before receiving rollback, I fought vandalism by hand using the undo feature. After receiving rollback, I continued to fight vandalism by hand for around a month. Then I saw Jj137 on Huggle (which was really new then, basically no one knew about it) and he gave it to me. So I never actually used any tools before Huggle. As for other tools, I swear by Twinkle for minor cleanup if I run across it in my random browsing. It's very fast (especially for a script-based tool), easy to use, and incredibly versatile. The only drawback is that it doesn't filter edits for you, so if you're going to fight vandalism solely with Twinkle, you'll have to go to Special:Recentchanges, click on diffs, and hope you get there before a Huggler does. Another good tool (that does filter edits) is Mike's Wiki Tool. One drawback is that it is kind of hard to get MWT to work on Windows Vista. If you are running Vista and would like to give it a try, I could try to walk you through the steps to set it up. (If you decide to go ahead and use just Twinkle, and you have access to IRC, irc://irc.freenode.net/cvn-wp-en contains a useful stream of questionable edits that may make your life easier.)

Do you think having the vandalism obliterator removes the need for ANY other tools?

No I don't. I think each has its place. Huggle is only good at catching vandalism as it happens. After 15 minutes pass, Huggle is almost completely useless to combat vandalism unless the vandal attacks again. To draw a rough analogy, suppose that vandalism is bacteria, viruses, and/or poison, and Wikipedia is a human body. Huggle is equivalent to the body's skin. It stops practically everything, but once something gets through, the skin cannot do anything to stop it. Also, Huggle is a stand-alone application designed solely for fighting vandalism. As such, it is very difficult to do anything else while using it. Script-based tools such as Twinkle ride along in your browser, so suppose I am writing a rather long message like this one and I'm thinking about what to say next. I idly click on my watchlist and see that someone I had never heard of edited User:Jimbo Wales. I click on the diff, and find that they vandalized it. With Twinkle, I can just rollback the vandalism and warn the user with only a few clicks. I don't even have to type anything. Doing that with Huggle or other standalone antivandalism tools would be very awkward.

(a) What's so good about rollback? I don't really get why people would apply for it having the tools I mentioned, (b)but that's because I don't really understand what rollback actually does. What are the advantages of having it, and what new things are you able to do with it? This is apart from using Huggle, of course. (c)Because I noticed Twinkle has a rollback feature, but according to my logic and what you said a few days ago, it can't be the same feature. (d)And Lupin also, apparently (although I haven't tried that one yet, I usually find pages to revert with Lupin and revert and warn with Twinkle), but there is an option that says use non-admin rollback. So, yeah, kind of confusing to me.

(I labeled the different parts of your question to make it easier to read my answer)

(a) What's so good about rollback? I don't really get why people would apply for it having the tools I mentioned,

Rollback is implemented at the system level, right in MediaWiki, the software that runs Wikipedia. As a result, it is much, much faster and less demanding on the servers than any script-based tool could ever hope to be. As proof of what it is capable of doing, take a look at this link. There is no way you could ever do that with a script.

(b) but that's because I don't really understand what rollback actually does. What are the advantages of having it, and what new things are you able to do with it? This is apart from using Huggle, of course.

Rollback is essentially a hyperlink that calls on a special feature of MediaWiki that automatically figures out which revision is the last revision made by someone other than the current editor. Rollback then supplies the server with a unique hashed token to verify that the person who clicked the link is allowed to do so, and if everything is in order, the server undoes all consecutive edits by the page's last editor. (If you're interested, a rollback hyperlink looks something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=rollback&from=Remember+the+dot&token=f42e845f614ddf72344d166a4ba29d7c%2B%5C)

(c) Because I noticed Twinkle has a rollback feature, but according to my logic and what you said a few days ago, it can't be the same feature.

Twinkle's rollback feature mimics the MediaWiki one, but since it is a script is not as fast or efficient as the "real" one. The rest of my answer here would basically repeat the answer to part "b" of the answer to this question.

(d) And Lupin also, apparently (although I haven't tried that one yet, I usually find pages to revert with Lupin and revert and warn with Twinkle), but there is an option that says use non-admin rollback. So, yeah, kind of confusing to me.

Non-admin rollback is what you would be getting if you applied at WP:RFPERM. There are two user rights groups that have access to the MediaWiki rollback feature: Administrators and Rollbackers. I explained some of the background behind this in the answer to question a.

I hope that helps you out. If not, feel free to ask for clarification. I've got to go to sleep now, so I guess I'll ttyl. Cheers! J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 05:27, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That cleared up a lot, so thanks! If you don't mind, I'm going to copy and archive these answers on my talk page, for future reference. Cheers. --QuadrivialMind (talk) 21:08, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Offer to Erik

Hi J.d, saw your nice offer to Erik the Red on my talk. YOu might want to leave him a note on his own talk as I'm not sure he's watching me. Have a good weekend! TravellingCari 13:25, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, J. Thanks for your very fine offer, I'd love to have you nom me. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 19:55, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:

I have been trying to use the newest version, but I'm encountering the big problem (see link). Thanks for the reply, however, as I will look out for those problems when the problem is fixed. Montgomery' 39 (talk) 15:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chess

Are you going to make a move already? :-) Tan | 39 18:22, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:27, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I guess you gotta be quick to make a move! Tan | 39 18:40, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man, since it's "vs. the world" and not "vs. Tanthalas39", do you want me to let other people make moves in between? Tan | 39 04:04, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really mind if you make a move. If you want, go ahead. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 04:06, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I just saw your "rules" in the edit section where you wanted us to not make consecutive moves - I've already violated the spirit of the game. I'll let other people go in between. Tan | 39 04:08, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You bad person! *mouse hovers over Special:BlockIP/Tanthalas39 :D * J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 04:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ketchup

Re: this edit and this warning. It seems to me that your mouse must have hit the wrong edit or something. The IP reverted this vandalism, and you re-instated it. I've taken the liberty of removing the warning you mistakenly gave the IP, and warning User talk:Oliviamaskof instead. -- Zsero (talk) 18:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you're right. Thanks. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:29, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Obama-Ayers controversy

Hi J.delanoy- User:Threeafterthree has violated 3RR on the Obama-Ayers controversy article for the last four consecutive days (10-7 to 10-10). He has inserted BLP violations and his edits have been disruptive. After another user placed a NPOV warning on his talk page today, he removed it and then reverted again. He is not a new user and has previously been warned. Could you please block. Thanks, IP75 (talk) 21:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He reverted me, undid my level 1 NPOV warning without explanation, and then reverted again, saying my revert must have been a mistake. WP:AN3 might be a better place for this, however. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:35, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism by 66.204.14.7

Hi J.delanoy. I see that you promised to block 66.204.14.7 for any further vandalism -- which I just reverted on the Hot L Baltimore page. I didn't go far back on that user's record but none of what I saw were useful edits. Too bad he/she is using a school account but it's getting to be irritating, isn't it? —Blanchette (talk) 21:39, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ARBMAC

Hello J.delanoy. I'm contacting you as I see that you were recently involved with the application of sanctions under this Arbcom probation. Could you please have a look at this? I've proposed User:Tocino to be banned as per the probation. I believe that there's a consensus for such action. Could you please have a look into it and eventually ban the user if you, too, agree that there's plenty of grounds for a ban? Thank you. Best regards, Húsönd 23:30, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to let you know that I saw this post. I'll work on it tomorrow, right now, I really need to unwind. I was at school from 8:00am - 2:00pm and at work from 3:00-10:00 doing the crappiest job they offer. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 05:29, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

*PING* :-) Húsönd 17:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!!

Thank you so much! RainbowOfLight ^Talk 06:13, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen you around for a long time, J.delanoy, and I respect you. Another user has suggested I apply for adminship. Do you think I should? While I've mostly been doing Huggle these days, I have a history of working on articles, and also just going through the articles for copyedit list and copyediting. RainbowOfLight ^Talk 06:25, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I don't have time now to look at your contribs, as it is 2:30am local time. I'll take a gander tomorrow. Cheers! J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 06:27, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused...

I thought IP's were not allowed to delete their own warnings/notices. I usually revert them to help others know what warnings to give to repeat vandals. What is the policy on this? That would really help me out if you let me know.... Beano (talk) 06:34, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear J.delanoy, 169.233.115.203 blanked his talk page after he was blocked. Is that acceptable? Have a nice day! AdjustShift (talk) 08:05, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For some inexplicable reason, per Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines#User_talk_pages, users are allowed to remove warnings, even block notices. The only thing you are not allowed to remove is an unblock request. I agree that it makes no sense, but yeah. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:42, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion

Hello, J.delanoy. Personally, I don't want to take part in this political lynching. Notice that they have not talked about my edits on articles they just have gotten their feelings hurt by political beliefs. The admin who is leading this charge is a questionable character and I don't want to give credence to his "discussion". --Tocino 17:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I cannot force you to comment, but you are only hurting yourself if you do not. The identity of the person who started the conversation is irrelevant. I did not even look at that conversation or any of Husond's reasons before I started looking around. Your assertion that "They have not talked about my edits they just have gotten their feelings hurt by political beliefs" is also irrelevant. I came to my conclusions based solely on my own research. Other users' opinions on you did not influence me in the slightest. Your own edits are what caused me to say what I did. I once again ask you to say something in response to my request on the talk page. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:35, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How long would the ban last and is there an appeals system? I would rather not deal with User:Husond. --Tocino 17:38, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, I was apparently not paying attention too well. I've removed my comments (at least temporarily) from the article's talk page until I have more time to look deeper. Right now I have to go to work in 10 minutes, so I'll see what I can do later. [1] J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:54, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, please give me time to make a defense. My dad is staying with me for the next few days so I probably won't have time to write a case until Monday. Thanks for your understanding. --Tocino 18:00, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey!

Do you do conflict resolution? Burner0718 ^{Jibba Jabba!} 17:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can try if you want, but I'm not that good at it. What's up? J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:55, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

this and this. But now it looks like it may be calming down thanks to Gwen Gale. Thanks. Burner0718 ^Wutsapnin? 01:53, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, I sent you an email. It's about a chat invite. Burner0718 ^Wutsapnin? 01:59, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Accepted. I think you're right about Gwen taking care of the ANI thing, so I won't bother saying anything there. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:04, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hey, I always see you around beating me to reverts. Keep up the good work! dvdrw 02:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC) But also the occasional block- and now on edit-conflicted semi-protects. And I goofed. Good eye, I didn't mean to change the move protection. dvdrw 03:07, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a big deal. I do stuff like that all the time. For example, just a couple days ago, I accidentally full-protected someone's editor review for 31 hours. Luckily no one tried to review him... >_> J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Elgin

Can you please block the user here for repeated csd tag removals from Paul Elgin article. Thanks Waterden (talk) 00:47, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, since I deleted the page, I think I'll wait and see what he does now. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:48, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Was third creation and I had to put tag back on at least seven occasions. Warnings did not stop him. Bed time for me 2.00 am here. Have fun ! Waterden (talk) 00:51, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of the "Paul Elgin" Page

Hello,

I am trying to add an article for business entrepreneur Paul Elgin. Why is this page keep being deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Htentceo (talk • contribs) 00:49, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Htentceo. Your article about Mr. Elgin was deleted because it did not say why he is notable, or special. This will sound more blunt than I intend it to, but what has Mr. Elgin done that other people would want to know about? Has he had any substantial coverage in established, neutral, third-party sources?

Also, the article was written much like a resumé or an advertisement. One of the core policies on Wikipedia is that all articles must maintain a neutral point of view. Articles including phrases like,

"In the spring of 2006, Paul founded Catch 22 Clothing, an urban-sophisticated lifestyle brand catering to the mature, conservative & sophisticated individual. Through aggressive radio, online, and print promotions, Catch 22 Clothing quickly gained the attention of consumers nationwide.

are not neutral; they are more suited to a press release or a quarterly financial report than an encyclopedia article.

If you still don't understand something, feel free to ask. You may also wish to look at our page about writing your first article for more information about our policies and guidelines for articles to be included. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thank you for the explaination. So should I omit the areas in which you are referring to?

As for Paul Elgin's contributions, His clothing line Catch 22 Clothing is one of the pioneers in coining the phrase "Stunna Shades" during the Bay Area Hyphy Movement, as Catch 22 was the first company to trademark the phrase and place it on eyewear product nationwide for sale. Catch 22 Clothing has also been showcased in national magazines and on major network television.

Paul Elgin has also done graphic design for well known actresses Zoe Saldana and Jennifer Lora. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.34.111.250 (talk) 01:15, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still not sure that constitutes notability, but I am probably not the best person to ask about that. If you do create the page again, definitely try to rewrite it without the advertising part, and be sure to include citations to reliable sources. If you want, I can copy the deleted page to your userpage so you can work on it there before moving it back to the mainspace. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:18, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will repost without suggestive advertising. I will have it rewritten a bit as well. However now my page is deleted. I was not trying to be insubordinate in any way by removing those speedy deletion tags earlier; It is my first time contributing to Wikipedia and I was unsure of the process. I was also unaware of where to read the warning messages! Could you please re-instate my user page and post the deleted version so I can make the necessary edits? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.34.111.250 (talk) 01:29, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. The page is (or will be) at User:Htentceo. Just so you know, I think you got logged out somehow. You may want to log back in before making edits to your userpage, or it may confuse anyone who sees you doing it. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello J. Delanoy...can you review my user profile, and the updated article on Paul Elgin and let me know if this is acceptable? Thank you. Htentceo (talk) 17:54, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Confused...

I recieved a message from you explaining that me removing the article on the social pressure of bras was vandalisim.... But I do not understand, is this not a site to edit articles? How am I vandalising anything?

Alot of young women who search these terms (although yes by their own choosing) will/do get confused with seeing these things and it only fuels their own upset about the way they are. The articles shouldn't provoke any kind of upset, confusion or frustration, an encylcopedia is supposed to bring a reader sole knowledge. You have to think about what kind of impact this free for all editing is giving on young women. Nobody can just point out and say, "yes, the average person changes their clothing 3 times a day" or be able to sum up average of this, averages of that... There's alot of that on articles I've read. But yet we're all different. I don't know if anyone else has spoken up on the topic but I urge you to remove that section, seeing I cannot....

- Technolita —Preceding unsigned comment added by Technolita (talk • contribs) 01:22, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Technolita. The reason I said it was vandalism is because you removed sourced content from the article. I really appreciate your concern about how young women may take that section, but I am not sure exactly what you think the inclusion of that information will do. If you think it will cause a problem, what you should do is open a discussion on the article's talk page and voice your concerns. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:29, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

Thank you for granting me rollback access. The fact that you trust me with this is even more important than the tool itself. Ulric1313 (talk) 05:55, October 13, 2008

You should have had it long ago. I saw you revert vandalism on 3 or 4 pages on my watchlist, looked at your contribs, and was like "Whoa". Have fun, and keep up the good work! J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 05:58, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Images added

With reference to Abyssinian Roller, please remember to remove any image request templates if you add an image to an article. I probably forget to do this myself sometimes, but reminders are good for helping with that. Richard001 (talk) 08:23, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

149.254.200.244

Hey J, when looking at a definite vandal, you might want to take a look at their edit history. You fixed two of 149.254.200.244's acts of vandalism, but you left two unchanged.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 17:00, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Job

Sorry to hear you lost your job. I offer my sympathy and condolences and wish you luck in finding a replacement. Useight (talk) 05:46, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 06:05, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tothewind

Good sir, you have besmirched and deleted an ongoing project I have about the nature of a "real police state." As this is a personal opinion, I'd appreciate your compliance in letting me build a case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tothewind (talk • contribs) 05:52, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:OR. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 06:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Protection of Katarzyna Dolinska (Indefinite)

Hey, The article of Katarzyna Dolinska is a redirect to America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 page since the article had recreated three times before changed it to redirect per deletion discussion page. The protection was expired at 14:39 GMT on 10/14/2008. [2].

Can you please full protect the redirect article indefinitely, not semi. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.96.106.74 (talk) 13:41, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Premature blockulation

See: User talk:Bnawltr001. He may have a point on this. What think you? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking care of that. Mooch ass grassy ass, Dan K. Shane, and mercy buckups... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:12, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for yelling at me. *eep* I hope I didn't mess up their project too much... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Hey there. Just a note saying, thanks for your great nomination! My RFA passed, and I look forward to continuing to help the wiki with my contributions, admin-ish and not! Hopefully I won't get it too' wrong. :P Cheers again, Ale_Jrb^talk 20:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Possum

It wasn't vandalism, I have a right to speak my thoughts on other people, I didn't erase things on that person's page, so it wasn't vandalism. And also, I didn't get a FIRST warning —Preceding unsigned comment added by L0W3R1D3R (talk • contribs) 23:02, October 14, 2008

No, you cannot say whatever you want to. Read WP:NPA. That page is not optional. Your edit here was pure vandalism, and the message you left on Possum's talk page was a completely inappropriate reaction to his warning. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:07, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know where you are, but I'm in America. And in America we can say whatever we want. —Preceding unsigned comment added by L0W3R1D3R (talk • contribs) 23:17, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I live in America as well. And you are right you can say whatever you want if you are not in a place owned by private citizens or corporations. Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation, not the government, and they have allowed users of this site to collectively make the rules. See WP:FREE. You cannot say whatever you want here. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:24, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

I'm simply curious why you submit yourself to seach out vandalisers. Do you not have a life? Are you trying to keep you mind off your unemployment? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tallguy49 (talk • contribs) 23:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be more appropriate for me to ask you, "I'm simply curious why you submit yourself to vandalize Wikipedia. Do you not have a life? Is there anything constructive you could do instead of attempting to deface and destroy other people's work?" We may both be wasting our time, but at least I'm doing something constructive. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Question for you

I have perused the wikipedia community looking for the right person to ask my question. You seem like the right chap. You may not have a good answer for me, but i will try anyway. Let me give you a bit of background about myself, so that you can give me a more complete answer, if possible. For starters, I have been noticing how quickly you have been reverting the evil menace known as VANDALISM. Great job. I see your user name all over the place, so I know that you work tirelessly at it. As for me, I have only really been doing this editing thing for about two months now. Like you, I love reverting vandalism and do it every chance I get. Recently, I was granted Rollback rights which has made my mission so much easier. I have noticed that many editors who revert vandalism use either Huggle (which I understand is broken, but everyone still uses it), or Twinkle. I use internet explorer, so I don't think I can use Twinkle. I considered Huggle, but I can't do anything, because the page says its broken. I just want to be able to add a message or a warning to a vandals talk page automatically. I see others doing it, or at least I presume that they are doing it. So far, I have been cutting and pasting, which can be draining at times, and doesn't add all of the information, such as the page vandalized. Is there something easy I can do, or is it hopeless?--Jojhutton (talk) 00:09, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Huggle is somewhat unstable, but unless you are an admin, there is nothing really majorly wrong with it. If you do have rollback, I would recommend that you try it out. Otherwise, I would recommend downloading Firefox and installing Twinkle. Other than Huggle and Twinkle, I have never used any vandal-fighting tools that are easy to install. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well then, how do I get Huggle? I have been using Rollback and its great, but it doesn't seem to add the all important warning on the vandals talk page.--Jojhutton (talk) 00:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the link. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Just a heads up, I happened to see this: [3], and you may want to semi-protect your userpage. You must be pretty popular with vandals! Anyway, keep up the vandalism-reversions, Spencer^T♦^C 00:43, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I also noticed that. It must be the price of reverting so musc vandalism.--Jojhutton (talk) 01:01, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you get really popular on certain pages, IPs give you appropriate gifts on your userpage. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:24, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I feel for you

Sorry about RL. It's tough. I've had a couple of bad breaks myself, and I've always came out of them feeling stronger, and knowing that I can overcome the challenges life throws in my way. I guess the RfA is off, then. That's fine. DO you know anyone else who might nom me? Good luck, and I hope you can sort things out soon. Sincerely, Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:10, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll probably still be able to write a nom for you; I already pretty much know you. It's just that a couple of people had asked me other stuff that is far more difficult, and I don't think I would be able to make a good call with those. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:43, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about your job

Hey. I know we don't really know each other, but I just read you lost your job, and you really seem like a nice guy, so I'm wishing you the best of luck. Hope things get better for you soon mate. Take it easy. --QuadrivialMind (talk) 05:48, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talk page! StaticGull Talk 14:31, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And the best of luck in RL, too. StaticGull Talk 14:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good shooting Tex!

Hey, thanks for your efforts in fighting vandalism here on Wikipedia. Cheers! 206.211.166.17 (talk) 16:05, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mollie Gondi

An anonymous user created Mollie Gondi article. Which in fact, she's not notable in a losing reality show. Which it should redirected to old deleted Mollie Sue Stennis-Gondi article. The article doesn't meet to fail the notability requirements. Which it was a deleted article per deletion discussion. Can you delete it? Thanks. 125.212.121.121 (talk) 16:28, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

vandalism

how is it vandalism? someone was adding spam.--Billthevampire (talk) 17:25, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, sorry. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:27, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism...

209.7.63.70 I think that the Vandalism of the Holocaust page is too much they need to be blocked for 12 hours or something like that. Now in the past 2 days they have had 6-7 vandalism edits, I think its time to slow them down a little bit don't you think?! Hairy Perry 17:47, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, doesn't seem too bad to me. Is there someone specific who is vandalizing? J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No there isn't anyone specific, but don't you think that 6 vandalism edits in the past two days are quite enough to justify a 12 hour block atleast? Hairy Perry 17:55, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So, I'm guessing thats a no, right?! Hairy Perry 18:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC) Oh BTW, I don't even know you, but sorry to hear that your life is going bad right now, but just remember somebody else got it worse than you and things have to get worse before they get better, ok take it easy fellow wikian, happy editing! Hairy Perry 18:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers

AngelOfSadness talk has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

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For the user talkpage reverts. It was very much appreciated. AngelOfSadness talk 17:55, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No prob. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:59, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal

Was that a vandal J, because your name isn't even on that subjects history. Hairy Perry 19:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC) Well he got me to, but thanks to AngelOfSadness its not there anymore...Hairy Perry 19:02, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Chinese milk scandal/Official test failures/Test results recognized by Vietnam Department of Health

Nothing wrong with the list, it taken from vi:Vụ bê bối sữa Trung Quốc 2008 118.68.184.1 (talk) 19:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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+==2008 Chinese milk scandal/Official test failures/Test results recognized by Vietnam Department of Health==
+Nothing wrong with the list, it taken from [[:vi:Vụ bê bối sữa Trung Quốc 2008]][[Special:Contributions/118.68.184.1|118.68.184.1]] ([[User talk:118.68.184.1|talk]]) 19:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)