User talk:Anna Lincoln

hey, just saying hi from Costa Rica.Nashka (talk) 18:42, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi! --Anna Lincoln (talk) 07:34, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Anna, for the welcome! (From about a year ago; I obviously don't check my talk page too often...) And thanks also for your hard work on Wikipedia. ! תודה Cheers, --Moises de la vera (talk) 22:18, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem! Have fun editing. --Anna Lincoln (talk) 15:35, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

ok i will stop saying marmite and vegemite are good..... atleast let me have peanut butter.... kiddin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maximumsecurity (talk • contribs) 09:19, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

Make some good edits :) Anna Lincoln 09:21, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

I've been here on and off since 2002, hopefully I've come this time to stay :) --A Second Man in Motion (talk) 23:02, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I hope you find comfortable here, editing topics you like, and sharing information with colleagues. Cheers. --Anna Lincoln (talk) 16:54, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I finally found the answer to your question....

Hello, Anna Lincoln. You have new messages at Talk:2009 Russia–Ukraine gas dispute.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Replied there. --Anna Lincoln (talk) 07:32, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Removal of EU

I removed it from those places where it was NOT in the source. If it is not in the source it should not be in the article. Otherwise it is Original Research.--Blue Tie (talk) 19:13, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey, thanks for the cookie, much appreciated :). Glad to hear that it's working for you, and your contribs look good, so keep it up :). Regards - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 15:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm gonna spend some time using this shiny tool. See you pal Anna Lincoln 15:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Albert Pujols

On the above article, you changed "Musial" to "Musical", using AWB. Please be careful when editing baseball articles with AWB, because Stan Musial is a baseball player, and his name appears in a lot of other players' articles, because he's a Hall of Famer and holds a lot of records. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks! KV5 (Talk • Phils) 11:55, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, today is my second day using AWB. I'll be more careful in the future. Regards, Anna Lincoln 13:45, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

No problem, just wanted to let you know. Good luck with AWB! KV5 (Talk • Phils) 15:51, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I value comments from experienced users because they help me improve. I also started today with Huggle. See you around :-) Anna Lincoln 15:54, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

i do not consider it vandalism, but you are the boss, Ms. Anna Lincoln, if that is your real name.

it is big wiki art, but for you, for right now, OK. i will stop this non vandalism vandalism, just for you. thank you. Epic shiny pink bubble gum wrapper (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:07, 6 October 2009 (UTC).

I'm not the boss here, I'm just trying to keep the encyclopedia clean. If you want to do wiki-art, go to Wikipedia:Sandbox or use your own user page. --Anna Lincoln 15:09, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi there

You seem to be doing good work, but weren't you a bit quick to revert here? Looking at the diff, it appears someone has poor english skills, not poor intentions. Steven Zhang ^{The clock is ticking....} 08:47, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

My fault, you're right. I reverted myself. Anna Lincoln 08:49, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Anna Lincoln

you are an inspiration to us all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.136.163.200 (talk • contribs) 10:02, October 7, 2009 (UTC)

:-) Anna Lincoln 10:06, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

HI , r u there ? I need ur help.Hamprey (talk) 10:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

What can I do for you? Anna Lincoln 10:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

hola!

Entiendo que ud. vive en Espana. Soy un estudiante, estudiando la lingua espanol en mi universidad, en buffalo, NY. Me gustaria contrubuir a los articlos espanoles (y aprender la lingua como los espanoles) pero necesitare ayuda con algunos idiomas y completando oraciones. Me encantaria hablar y aprender mas sobre la cultura ahi con un hablador? maderno. Si tengo una pregunta o problema, puedo yo preguntarse? gracias, tommytalk2me 15:26, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Translation: I understand you live in Spain. I'm a student, studying Spanish language at my university, in Buffalo, NY. I would like to contribute to Spanish articles (and learn the language as a Spanish) but I will need help with some idioms and to complete sentences. I'd love to talk and learn more about the culture there with a modern speaker?. If I have a question or problem, can I ask? thanks, tommytalk2me 15:26, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Tommy. This is the English Wikipedia, where editors contribute and communicate in English. If you want to communicate in Spanish, you should go to the Spanish Wikipedia. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 07:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I, Zntrip, hereby award Anna Lincoln the Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for her great contributions to reverting vandalism on Wikipedia. – Zntrip 08:00, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much, this is my second barnstar ever! :-D I started using Huggle only a few days ago; prior to that, I did vandalism fighting manually :-S Anna Lincoln 08:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Gabriel Grant King

When an article is blanked by the only major contributor, it should be treated as {{db-author}} instead of reverting. 98.248.33.198 (talk) 08:08, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

You're right. I got confused because Superstar1991, when blanking the article, removed the speedy deletion template placed by ClubOranje. The removal of a speedy deletion tag is normally considered vandalism and revertable. I didn't realise that Superstar1991 was the very creator or the article. Anna Lincoln 08:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Slowacki

Err, Ukraine is always referred to as "the Ukraine". 124.190.113.128 (talk) 09:47, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

No, it's not. Please read the article Ukraine. Not a single "the Ukraine" there. Anna Lincoln 09:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

It's just another one of those quirks of English. There is a specific point when Ukraine is referred to as "the Ukraine", and this is one of them. Podagrycznik (talk) 09:59, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

I simply don't believe you. Anna Lincoln 10:01, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Tahir Abbas

Hi, you advised User:Drtahir007 that they could request speedy deletion per G7 but WP:CSD says that this can only be used, "provided that the page's only substantial content was added by its author" as this isn't the case would you mind telling them that they can't actually and also notify them of WP:OWN as the editor is the subject of the article. See also Wikipedia:Coin#Tahir Abbas. Thanks Smartse (talk) 10:19, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

You're right, I missed that part of the policy. I told the user to ignore my message. I talked to him about WP:AfD and WP:OWN. Thanks, Anna Lincoln 10:29, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Cheers :) Smartse (talk) 14:26, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

:-) Anna Lincoln 16:15, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		You have beaten me in reverting vandalism more than five times!  Merlion  444  10:48, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the star. It was not my intention to beat you :-) It's however true that, when you revert many times, some of them Huggle says the page had already been reverted. I also think that people in the US will have faster internet connections and will reach WP servers faster than me. Regards, Anna Lincoln 10:52, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

I do not use Huggle, I use Twinkle instead.  Merlion  444  11:02, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Twinkle is a famous tool, maybe I'll use it some day in the future. Anna Lincoln 11:11, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

My talk page

Thank you for reverting my talk page. I hate people whose changes are reverted in some article, and then they decide to attack users instead. Ilyushka88 (talk) 10:57, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

No problem! Yes, some users do so, but they are usually fast reverted and eventually blocked. Cheers, Anna Lincoln 10:59, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I feel you deserve this barnstar. Almost every time I am about to revert vandalism using huggle, you already have reverted it. You are very fast. Also thank you for reverting my talk page! Ilyushka88 (talk) 11:01, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Ooohhh three Anti-Vandalism Barnstars in a day! Thanks a lot ;-) I spot vandalized pages fast because I only revert eye-catching, obvious vandalism. I skip dubious edits. Anna Lincoln 11:12, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you again. This one seems to be real pain. He tried to put that damn goatse picture to Limp Bizkit and started vandalizing my user talk when i reverted that. You do great job! Ilyushka88 (talk) 09:14, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

I have reverted him more that 10 times :-C Admins at AIV are in a lazy moment now. Anna Lincoln 09:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Your comment

What do you mean my edit is vandalism? How would one go about removing non-sense page written off top of his head that is clearly not encyclopedic material? Cantaloupe2 (talk) 19:36, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

You can't remove all contents from an article, that blanking is normally considered vandalism. Instead, you can add templates, as you have done in your last edit. You can also nominate an article for deletion at WP:AfD. Regards, Anna Lincoln 19:44, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Shaun O'Hara

Anna, you reverted my correction of Shaun O'Hara's birthplace and called it "unconstructive". I don't get it because I cited a source for my information--O'Hara's profile page on Giants.com, the official site for the team. The reference to O'Hara's birthplace of Chicago didn't even have a source cited to it. What gives, Anna Banana? Help me out here.Winstonwolf33 (talk) 19:26, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

My bad, apologies - I redid your edit and removed my message. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 20:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Wow, you respond quickly.

I'd just like to say hello, and compliment you on your speed! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.190.68.171 (talk) 08:49, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Why don't you reform and become a lawful contributor? Anna Lincoln 08:51, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

plz

jst above u said y dnt u reform and become a lawful contributor. i would like to become one

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshy 99 (talk • contribs) 09:02, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Just follow the links at Template:Welcome and learn how to. Anna Lincoln 09:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

4 would be too many :p

I was gonna give you a barnstar for your vandal fighting, but now I see you have 3 already. Nonetheless, good job! Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 09:32, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much anyway ;-) Anna Lincoln 09:34, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Gah, EC and I was about to award one too. Keep up the good stuff.  Chzz  ►  09:37, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Mine was re. User_talk:Ilyushka88  Chzz  ►  09:38, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your warm messages and for praising my actions :-) Anna Lincoln 09:39, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

G4U =

u hav some really awsm edits and so damn fast — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshy 99 (talk • contribs) 09:45, October 19, 2009 (UTC)

Now become good and abandon vandalism. Anna Lincoln 09:53, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Not really sure how to post on this, but...

You keep reverting the edit I'm making to the Pepsi Center page. Not only are the other two South Park episode appearances on the page without citation, but I then posted a link proving that the Pepsi Center appears in the episode "W.T.F.", and you continue to change the page back. Stop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.59.86.236 (talk) 10:24, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

My apologies, W.T.F. is an expletive that many vandals insert in random articles. I removed my warning and restored your edit. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 10:30, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

81.145.152.172

Anna Lincoln - you have reverted changes I have made to the page user B34nz

I have eddited this to include a description of the user on the site reddit.com

I have correctly sourced the information and provided background links

Please advise why you consider it vandalism to note his current activities? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.145.152.172 (talk) 10:28, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

IP, see WP:PA. Ilyushka88 (talk) 10:36, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

The page User:B34nz should normally be edited only by the user itself. Appart from that, in the edit you made, you called him "homophobic and racist", "who frequently uses anti-islam and anti-gay remarks". This is called attacking or disparaging the user. Such edits are not permitted in Wikipedia. Now go and read Wikipedia:No personal attacks, as Ilyuska88 said. Anna Lincoln 10:42, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

anna - re: user b34nz

Why should a user be the only person allowed to edit their wiki? Can i set up a new wiki to discuss this individucal? If i source comments from his user page that support the statement that he is homophobic and racist will you allow the edits to remain? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.145.152.172 (talk • contribs) 10:53, October 19, 2009 (UTC)

We do not need to have list here of people that are homophobic and/or racist. Maybe he does not want to have that information about himself in Wikipedia. Ilyushka88 (talk) 10:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

The subject is not notable enough, so forget creating an article on him and move on, there is plenty of work to do here, try visiting and improving other articles. (An user page is not the same as an article page on the subject, if this enlightens you). Cheers, Ilyushka. Anna Lincoln 11:00, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft

Hi Anna, how can amending (but not deleting) offensive language be unconstructive or vandalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.41.73.114 (talk) 08:27, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Hello. Policy at WP:NOT#CENSORED says that "words and images that would be considered offensive, profane, or obscene by typical Wikipedia readers should be used if and only if their omission would cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate". Anna Lincoln 08:29, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Anna, Its a totally ridiculous policy which allows offensive language but threatens users when they amend such language. Please explain how amending the word to F*cking would "...cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate"? The word has only been amended, it and the whole sentence have not been deleted. Thanks, Tony. 80.41.73.114 (talk) 08:51, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

The word "fucking" is more easily read than "f'cking", that may be confused with a word in another language. You must abide with policy, no matter if you find it "ridiculous". Anna Lincoln 09:02, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

I wonder in which other language the word "f*cking" could be confused? I've seen many other examples of entries where this word has been abbreviated, I assume to avoid offence. So, we MUST abide with policy, no matter if it offends or is not applied uniformly. Bobbieball (talk) 09:36, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

"F*cking" is read more difficultly than "fucking". You say "I've seen many other examples of entries where this word has been abbreviated". I haven't, please give me examples. And yes, you must abide policy or else you will end up blocked. Anna Lincoln 09:40, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

I found some [[1]]. You win, I give up, it seems that you're right. Go and make the change. Anna Lincoln 09:44, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

I've made the change but now received another 'warning' from pablomismo. Surely all the warnings you issued should now be deleted or a note made that my amendment has been approved?

Groupon article

Hi Anna,

Can you please let me know how you suggest i insert the name of a company competitors in its page? I am following the same model it was done for Intel. I am quoting Boston.com, which seems reputed source. Any sugestions? Thanks, Pedro —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedro.tudela (talk • contribs) 08:36, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

BuyWithMe is a non-notable competitor of Groupon because it is a very small company even to have its own article in Wikipedia, which has been speedy tagged. Talking about BuyWithMe in this context constitutes advertising, which is not tolerable. Anna Lincoln 08:41, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

IMHO they are notable competitor. Mentioned in Boston.com, fox.com and other very relevant media. They are present in 3 cities, groupon in 10. Group buying is a new category, quite interesting to follow. Would love to see more companies added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedro.tudela (talk • contribs) 09:10, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Go and argue that at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/BuyWithMe, because the article has been nominated for deletion. Anna Lincoln 09:12, 20 October 2009 (UTC)