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:Comment noted, thanks. [[User:Alphachimp|<span style="color:MidnightBlue">'''alphachimp'''</span>]] 13:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
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Maccast Deletion Review

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Edits at Uncle Ben's

Dear Alphachimp: I have noticed you have expereince in editing / updating http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Ben's

Would you consider assisting in making corrections to the content so that it is accurate. Here is the history and evidence to support the history:

www.huzenlaub.com and http://huzenlaubunclebens.blogspot.com/ and http://huzenlaubinthenews.blogspot.com/

JIm Shapiro

Hi: I am new to Wikipedia. My username is ArieltheUnicorn. I was utterly'dismayed'''''''at reading the messages about the article on Jim Shapiro. In fact, I used the link and read the article for myself to seee what all the fuss was about. My Dad always taught me to make up my own mind on things like this!! ;0) I AGREE COMPLETELY with the Administrators that the article should have been deleted IMMEDIATLEY!!!!! There was NOTHING positive in the article AT ALL!!! :( :( :( JIm Shapiro is apparently a complete SNAKE he is the type of attorney that all the jokes were made up about! You know, the ones that give the rest the bad reputation!

Deletion of The Maccast entry

Hi, On August 26th, 2007 I posted the following in your talkback and I have not received a response yet. Can you please upate me on this request? Thank you.

I am writing to request that you re-list the page related to my podcast. I currently have a page listing my bio here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Christianson and the Wiki link to the information on the podcast itself is a dead since this page was removed. Your rationale for de-listing was cited as CSD A7 - Unremarkable people, groups, companies and web content that does not assert the importance or significance of its subject. My podcast is listened to by over 25,000 people worldwide each week. I would argue that is "significant". The show provides entertainment value on par or equal to that of other radio and video shows that are listed elsewhere on Wikipedia. Please reconsider your decision to remove this content.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phylaxis (talk • contribs) 05:27, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the (apparently) invalid WP:AIV report. At the time, from what I understood, personal attacks in all forms are unacceptable. I was patrolling the sandbox, and found this, that looked like an attack. I warned, then he/she added this. I gave a final warning, and then the user added [1]. I thought that it was unacceptable for anyone to add something like " ALL OF THE WIKIPEDIA MODERATORS AND ADMINISTRATERS LOVE SUCKING COCK", "Wikipedier is a pussy", etc. I guess those kind of attacks don't warrent a block for WP:NPA, and I'll ignore such things in the future. Again, sorry for the invalid report.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 21:39, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Staten Island Railway stations

Hey Alphachimp, haven't seen you in a long time. Listen, I need to ask you a favor. Me and the other participants at WT:NYCPT have worked on creating articles for Staten Island Railway stations and have also modified {{Infobox NYCS}} for SIR article use. But we need to find the opening dates for the SIR articles. But we need to find the opening dates for the stations, and surprisingly; nycsubway.org and stationreporter.net have them. So let me know if you come across any sources that can provide this. I'll continue adding the infoboxes to the stations. Thanks.

Other than that, what's going on? I haven't seen you around the project for a long time. Knowing you're an admin an all, I really do hope you still do participate at the project. Marc Shepherd has also returned and we've also been getting a substantial amount of help from Larry V and NE2. So things at the project are okay, and I hope you're good too. So get back to me when you can, and enjoy your wikibreak. —Imdanumber1 (talk contribs  email) 20:11, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Barnstar of Diligence

The Barnstar of Diligence
I hereby award Alphachimp the Barnstar of Diligence for their continued work in making sure that editors reported to Administrators intervention against vandalism are hastily reviewed for their vandalism, and blocked if necessary! The community appreciates your actions, because without Administrators like you, vandals would be running loose everywhere! Thanks! ✬Dillard421✬ (talkcontribs) 07:18, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much! :D alphachimp 07:18, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to let you know

You didn't add a block notice to the the talk page. Was that intentional? Thanks for blocking the disruptive user, Enigma msg! 17:06, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't think that block went through, because it did not show up on block list. Sorry about that, it was an oversight on my part. alphachimp 06:08, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Castratingkittens

He's requesting unblock. While I would like to see him change the username, do four vanity edits really warrant an indefinite block? I'm inclined to unblock and offer another chance, unless there's more to the story. Daniel Case (talk) 08:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the username merited an indefinite block by itself. I have no objection if he changes his username. alphachimp 13:46, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind, looks like he was inidef blocked. alphachimp 13:47, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tagging of WikiProject Companies articles using Alphachimpbot

Hi. As per the discussion over at Bot Requests, are you still willing/able to help out with my request? If so, here is what I would like Alphachimpbot to do:

Main Task

Additional Tasks, not required but would be nice if they are easy to accomplish

  • Set the class parameter of the WikiProject Companies banner to "Stub" if a stub template is used on the article
  • If the banner for WikiProject B&E ({{Business}}) is already on the talk page, but the class & importance parameters have not been set, then remove it (this was agreed with WP B&E participants at this discussion)

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks! Richc80 (talk) 12:54, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look into setting it up and get back to you. alphachimp 13:45, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am beginning to set up the bot for this run. Thanks for your patience. alphachimp 03:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Perfect, thanks again for your help!! Richc80 (talk) 22:52, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

71.193.17.159

Thank you for responding to my request to block this IP. --InvisibleDiplomat666 17:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to nominate you for a position in the Bureaucracy. After reviewing some of your contributions, I think you would make a great addition on behalf of the Wiki community. Please reply on my talk page. --InvisibleDiplomat666 17:56, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much! At this point I'd rather not be a bureaucrat, simply owing to the time required for such a post, and the unnecessary stress that would come about as a result of the nominating process, but thanks again :D. alphachimp 22:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

:) AGK § 18:42, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LOL. That would be me. Found out from Metros I gotta go through a validation and creation process for the nomination. So, if you concur I would be happy to nominate you for RfB. --InvisibleDiplomat666 19:01, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I responded above. alphachimp 22:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Long time

Just popping in to remind you about the possible botting. On a completely unrelated topic how long did it take you to become an admin? I know it is very off topic but I am a curious person. –– Lid(Talk) 10:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Your name popped up while browsing which surprised me as I thought you had vanished sometime last year, nice to see you. As it turns out it takes fourteen months from that comment for me to become one and due to you helping me out a fair bit way back when this means you are indirectly responsible for the hundreds of complaints on my talk page from creators of articles I have deleted. Now how do you feel? –– Lid(Talk) 11:04, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

haha, there's nothing quite like causing lots of complaints. Congratulations on your relatively new adminship. I wish I had known so that I could have voted. Keep up the good work, alphachimp 20:07, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why was my page deleted?

Hello. I posted an article about the North American Nunchaku Association and you removed it. Please let me know why. There should be no reason it was removed.

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hikeba (talkcontribs) 02:26, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article failed WP:CSD criteria A7 regarding the notability of groups. alphachimp 03:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weird HelperBot behavior

I dunno how often you monitor the AIV Helperbot talk pages, but there have been a couple of weird report deletions by Helperbot2 recently (User talk:HBC AIV helperbot2#Odd report removal). I am guessing there is a race condition where helperbot reads the page, as user submits a report, then helperbot writes the page back?

If so, you probably already thought of this, but I suppose the bot (or, sigh, another bot) could detect this kind of condition by looking at the helperbot edit summary and if there were modifications that did not match the edit summary, restoring those?

I dunno, just thinking out loud. Or maybe this race condition happens so rarely that it doesn't matter :) --Jaysweet (talk) 15:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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hi! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.255.15.72 (talk) 09:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Not vandalism

Alpha, I have checked the edit you mention:

( diff) (hist) . . m Pimenta‎; 20:53 . . (+393) . . IceCreamAntisocial (Talk | contribs) (link spp)

...and (to the best of my knowledge, have found him clean. Not guilty. All he wrote seems totally true to me.

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Deleted GraalOnline article maliciously recreated secretly in german...

The GraalOnline article that was deleted due to WP:WEB, NPOV, and other issues noted in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/GraalOnline has been secretly reposted at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graal_Online , with little to no changes except for the language translation... The English page was nearly unanimously voted for removal and barring any significant changes should not be allowed back in any language... Vipercat (talk) 22:13, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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delete my account

I wasn't sure who to ask or where to ask so here goes.

I was simply wondering if you could please permanently delete my account on wikipedia. Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Romanmelnik (talkcontribs) 07:24, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Megladon

Why did you delete megladon article????!!!! I needed it for a school report!

David Soyer

David played in the Navy Band, not the Army Band. He tells me he started as a Musician First Class, and left as Second Class. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.130.49 (talk) 23:46, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is Alpachimp Kidding or is He an Asshole?

"Imagine a room with 1000 tiny monkeys with 1000 huge typewriters. Now imagine hundreds upon thousands of those rooms, pushed together more tightly than any architect could possibly conceive. Now imagine a single head monkey to lead them all - sorting, filing, and publishing the work of the many monkeys and many typewriters. That monkey is the Alphachimp, and he welcomes you to Wikipedia."

Are you this narcissistic in real life? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.71.104.81 (talk) 05:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

block this IP 70.158.32.194 again?

User talk:70.158.32.194 gets warned for vandalism multiple times every month. You temporarily blocked this IP once before. Please take a look. Thanks. 158.228.211.10 (talk) 21:22, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nanos Valaoritis

The article on Nanos Valaoritis was first written by me. I now notice at the bottom of the article under References that a claim is made for the article having originally appeared in the Greek version of Wikipedia and translated from that source. This is not true. If it appears in the Greek version, then that version was translated from my initial English version. -- Michael Haag —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelhaag (talkcontribs) 14:23, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nanos Valaoritis

Further to my remark about the erroneous Reference, I have now deleted the false statement that the Valaorites article was translated from the Greek. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelhaag (talkcontribs) 14:26, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AIV helperbot

Hi Alphachimp! Could you take a look at a suggestion for the AIV helperbot? Thanks - Kingpin13 (talk) 19:18, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ultralingua

You deleted an article about Ultralingua some time ago. I was not the author and never saw the article in question. I have prepared a new article about Ultralingua, based on similar articles about proprietary software, that have not been deleted. Please review this article before I post it, and leave a message on Kudpung (talk) 09:12, 8 May 2009 (UTC)my talk page.[reply]

It's in my sandbox at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kudpung/Sandbox

Many thanks.Kudpung (talk) 09:12, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hi, if you are who asked about penultimate as opposed to final, yes, they were all on the NEXT to last shows, all of them had special shows put aside for their lasts, and the penultimate ones were the ones that (I guess cause it went down that way with Carson) they have chosen to book people to "serenade"

-Marc

Mshaiman (talk) 21:13, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RFC: socionics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Socionics Tcaudilllg (talk) 20:52, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy birthday!

Hey, Alphachimp. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day!
-- I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 14:02, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Account request has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. GrooveDog (talk) 01:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletions

This delete (which you beat me to by just a couple seconds) probably should have been as "attack page" or some such, rather than "patent nonsense" (which it wasn't). It's not a huge deal, especially with such obvious vandalism as this, but it does help to keep the deletion logs organized in case something ever comes up. Thanks, rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 04:32, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

True. Good catch. I'll mark that as such in the future. :) alphachimp 04:34, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Reconsideration of Deletion / Canasta

I would like to suggest that the deletion of the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canasta_(band) be reconsidered. Below is information supporting the criteria for notability (music) as well as additional supporting documentation.

1. Has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician or ensemble itself and reliable.[note 1] This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentaries...

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcfwxz95ldse
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7205498
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/chicagomusic/1071188,sound072408.article
http://www.canastamusic.com/webapps/popups/contentpopup.php?content=/press/2005-06-Trib.xhtml
http://www.canastamusic.com/webapps/popups/contentpopup.php?content=/press/2005-11-17-TheOnion.xhtml
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/canasta_we_were_set_up/
http://www.popmatters.com/shorttakes/2004_12_26_archive.shtml
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/canasta-we-were-mixed-up/
http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?b=artist.php?id=159

7. Has become the most prominent representative of a notable style or of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability.

From the above Sun-Times article, by Jim Derogatis...

"Though its popularity can be traced to the indie duo Cardinal in the early ’90s, the ork- (short for “orchestral-”) pop genre has produced some of the best bands in the Chicago underground in the last decade, starting with Yum-Yum and continuing with the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, the 1900’s and Head of Femur. Canasta certainly deserves a place on this list..."

10. Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article.) A link to the trailer for Diminished Capacity (IFC Films), starring Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda, which features Canasta's "Slow Down Chicago" (it comes in about halfway through)... http://ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?filmId=776


6. Is a musician who has been a member of two or more independently notable ensembles, or an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians. Canasta's vocalist is a member of The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, who's already featured on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Yard_Gospel_Choir)...

Other information of note...

Canasta was involved in Barack Obama's online campaign: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E6CD48AEE4C3053E

And was invited to join Barack Obama at Chicago’s gorgeous Riviera Theatre (capacity: 2500), as part of a fundraiser for his Democratic Primary bid: http://www.canastamusic.com/images/photoalbum/ChangeRocksDecember7,2007/photo/0 http://www.canastamusic.com//shows/flyers/2007-12-07-ObamaPoster2.jpg

Several television commercials that made use of our music, including Mission Federal Credit Unions and Oklahoma City Community College, all viewable here... http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8532266C07419B76

  • Canasta has performed for sizeable audiences all over the country, including stops at the SXSW Festival (Austin), CMJ Music Marathon (NYC), CMJ Rock Hall Fest (Cleveland) and Tomorrow Never Knows Fest (Chicago).
  • In their hometown, they have headlined the legendary Metro, held the esteemed “Practice Space” residency at Schubas and played sold-out gigs at Double Door, Empty Bottle, Subterranean and Schubas.
  • They’ve shared stages with artists such as Wilco, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Macy Gray, Grizzly Bear, Kaiser Chiefs, Sloan, Devotchka, Voxtrot, Menomena, White Rabbits, The Lemonheads, The Delgados, The Dears, The Posies, Jeremy Enigk, The Clientele, The New Amsterdams, Crooked Fingers, American Music Club, Longwave, Earlimart, Califone, Annuals, etc.
  • Both of their self-released CD's, including the Find the Time EP, as well as the full-length, We Were Set Up, have sold out of their first 1,000 copies.
  • While preparing demos for their sophomore follow‐up, Canasta invited talented friends to remix and re-imagine their debut record’s songs, resulting in We Were Mixed Up. All in all, it’s nearly 100 minutes of music, re‐imagined by some of the most talented folks Chicago has to offer, including members of Office, The Hood Internet, Brighton MA, Allá and others. The album is available as a free digital download from their website.
  • Canasta's debut full-length was recorded with Ted Cho (Poi Dog Pondering) at North Branch Studio, home to Smog and Jeff Tweedy, and mastered by Mike Hagler (Wilco, The New Pornographers). The album featured guest appearances from vocalist Edith Frost, upright bassist Barry Phipps (The Coctails), trumpeter Max Crawford (Archer Prewitt), pedal‐steel guitarist Steve Dorocke (Freakwater) and cellist Alison Chesley (ex‐Verbow).

--Gouache23 (talk) 16:20, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting your orders sir....

My name is Arun.....I have applied for auto wiki browser.....Pls verify....Last time u disapproved.....So pls evaluate and reply...Any answers welcome.... tc.... [[::User:ARUNKUMAR P.R|ARUNKUMAR P.R]] (talk · contribs) 09:18, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alphachimpbot

Hey there Alphachimp,

i noticed that your bot isnt running. I was hoping you could start 'er up agian. There appears to be quite a bit of work to be done. Thanks,

Tim1357 (talk) 02:28, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. I don't want to consume needless Wikimedia resources though. What is the current consensus on "subst"ing templates? alphachimp 16:34, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well I'm for it, but just me does not count as consensus. You had consensus at the BRFA right? That should still "count" as enough right? Tim1357 (talk) 18:09, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Review of indefinite rangeblocks. –xenotalk 17:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Hey, Alphachimp. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day!
-- Sainsf<^> (talk) 16:17, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hope you love it and sign my Guestbook! --Sainsf<^> (talk) 16:17, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Armbrust Talk Contribs 22:17, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Man-Faye

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-Faye (4th nomination)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-Faye (4th nomination). --Gwern (contribs) 11:13 4 August 2010 (GMT) 11:13, 4 August 2010 (UTC) (Using {{Please see}})[reply]

Public domain and Wikipedia.

Wikipedia and public domain for upcoming edits.

Please discuss seriously about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Wikipedia_and_public_domain_for_upcoming_edits. Rishikeshan (talk)ERROR: Please enter the username parameter when using the {{Talkback}} template - thus {{Talkback|<username>}}.

Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators, a page you substantially contributed to, 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/Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- DQ (t) (e) 00:12, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Translating a page

Thanks for the welcome Alphachimp. Can you look at the new page I created and let me know if I did it right? It's a translation of an existing page in the Catalan Wikipedia (Viquipedia), plus I added a few references.

Here's my page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lizcastro/Toni_Strubell_i_Trueta

And here's the original: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Strubell_i_Trueta

What do you think?

Lizcastro (talk) 11:41, 19 October 2010 (UTC) Liz[reply]

Removing Betty Martini's info--Mission Possible...your own agenda?

Why would you possibly choose to remove all of Betty's info she's compiled to inform the public of the dangers of excitotoxins? Plus so much more of her hard work to serve to keep the public awake in order to guard their own health? Could it be that you have fallen in line with the agendas of Big Pharma and the Global Elite for population control? If her name is mentioned anywhere, so should her mission be. The fact that you've deleted her page on this is suspect.

Please consider a re-post, and thank you for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.12.16.4 (talk) 14:15, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thank you

thank you :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.254.33.148 (talk) 02:48, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome :) alphachimp 21:18, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday!

Hey, Alphachimp. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!
Have a great day!
Miguel AG (talk) 11:48, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Payzone

I notice Payzone article was previously deleted by yourself, am I okay to re-add it if the text is compliant? RoyalBlueStuey (talk) 10:25, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity

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Comment noted, thanks. alphachimp 13:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

legend you are