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Persian Poet (talk · contribs)

Hi aeropagitica, can you please explain why his/her username is inappropriate? Khoikhoi 23:15, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

The username is very close to Persian Poet Gal, as reported on WP:AIV. It is a softblock, so the user can register a new identity, if required. (aeropagitica) 23:30, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Request to Unblock

I disagree that 75.15.203.99 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) was blocked on a complaint of vandalism. I have checked his posts and they do not fall under the term vandalism, therefore I request that the block should be removed and his edits be reposted. trueblood 01:01, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Multiple users found that edits by an anonymous user operating under IP 75.15.203.99 constituted vandalism. I documented these and requested the block - which I believe was justified. The same user appears to have switched to IP 75.15.204.215 and continued vandalizing articles. Other editors have since reverted these edits. Given the record of vandalism and uncivil behaviour by User:Trueblood786, I am starting to wonder if User:Trueblood786 may have been the anonymous editor in question and sought to avoid accountability by editing under the IPs mentioned above.

Other editors who have acted on the vandalism in question include User:Eagle 101 and User:The Haunted Angel (both recipients of multiple barnstars including The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar) and User:Eliyahu S. Regards -- Aylahs ^(talk) 02:18, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Rewriting an Existing Article

Hi, I want to do a rewrite of the Malamute page (naturally!) and am wondering about the etiquette of that, informal or not, as I don't want to step on anyone's toes. I was basically thinking of starting from scratch (the original is nearly entirely unsourced) in a sandbox I make under my username using some of the reliable websites about its history and standards as well as two books I own.

I've also gone over WP:CITE and don't know how best to cite the article. I plan to use my book sources most since they are heavily researched and won't change/disappear as websites might. What do you think I should do for that?

Also, any Wikipedia pages I should especially take a look at before I start this venture? ≈Krasniy^t/_c 06:26, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello! The way that I would go about this would be to outline by plan for the article on its Talk page - what needs to change and why. This will let you take in to account other editors' views on the subject and may prevent you from wasting time on something unnecessary. It doesn't need to be a point-by-point account, just broad strokes. I would then create a user sub-page called something like User:Krasniy/Alaskan Malamute and copy the text of the article over to work on. That way, no one should revert your changes before they are ready for you to paste back in to the live version.

The structure of the article at the moment is fine, so you can follow that layout. Follow the format described in WP:CITE or WP:FOOT. Take a look at the citation templates for examples. Harvard referencing seems to be quite good for books - I have used that before. As for looking at Help pages to assist you, I would always start with Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles, Wikipedia:The perfect article and Wikipedia:Article development - the first two in particular. Let me know if you need any help, I will do what I can! Regards, (aeropagitica) 18:06, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

It's me again

Where can I find information about uploading pictures that I have taken and licensing issues that might come from it? Also, how do you reply to my messages and leave a copy on my own talk page? Thanks again, Rougeblossom 21:35, 8 January 2007 (UTC)