User talk:Hemlock Martinis/Archive 8

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alas, Batman!

it's time we unite to defeat the common enemy, Elco!

hey why are we talking here? we both have aim and myspace...

ménage à trois

Thanks for helping in stopping the censorship on the article. If you can keep an eye on it and help out reverting to keep the image that's appreciated. Also, any opinions on the RfC are welcome. Thanks, Atom 12:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA question

Hello, may I ask you a question about your recent comment at the RfA? You of course have every right to offer your opinion unchallenged, but I was curious about something, if you have a moment. If you would rather not discuss it though, I understand. --Elonka 04:59, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, I don't mind at all! What is your question? --Hemlock Martinis 05:00, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was curious what harassment that you were referring to? Could you please supply a diff? Also, I was wondering if you had had an opportunity to read my answer to question #3? Thanks. --Elonka 05:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did read your response and while DreamGuy's actions may be questionable, I do believe that monitoring him like this ([1]) was unfair and that another time you reacted in a very snarky manner ([2]) when the situation did not call for it. I'd vote strongly against DreamGuy as well if he was up for adminship because these kinds of conflicts ultimately do not benefit Wikipedia. If a resolution to your conflict with DreamGuy is achieved in a civil and judicious manner, I will change my vote. --Hemlock Martinis 05:16, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So, even though my last actions in the matter were back in January, you are saying that as long as DreamGuy maintains his stance, that you could not support me for adminship, is that correct? --Elonka 05:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, failing an actual resolution, can you provide examples of any attempts by you to peacefully resolve the dispute and his refusal to do so? --Hemlock Martinis 05:41, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I tried multiple times to engage in good faith communication at his talkpage. My messages were usually immediately deleted, often with antagonistic edit summaries. --Elonka 06:08, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'll look into it a bit further. --Hemlock Martinis 06:10, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(followup) The RfA has been closed. Unfortunately consensus was not reached, and the nomination was not successful, but I do thank you for participating. I do intend to continue contributing in a positive manner to Wikipedia, and if there is anything that I can do in the future to help further address your concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. --Elonka 10:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE: vandalism on Rugby World Cup

Hi there! I think that you might be mistaken. I actually attempted to rollback the vandalism. Cheers hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 00:57, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at your change [3], it clearly shows you had inserted the "IS PLAYED BY HOMOS" part. --Hemlock Martinis 01:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I believe that this was unintentional. Admins have access to a "rollback" feature which allows them to revert all edits by a vandal. It seems that Hoopydink inadvertently reverted back to another vandalized edit. It appears he did not actually insert the vandalism. - Mike | Talk 01:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake, I apologize. --Hemlock Martinis 01:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, no worries mate. hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 01:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Stub → Category:stubs

Redirecting Category:stub to Category:stubs is a good idea (although I've never made that exact typo, I probably will eventually), but it created an unforseen technical problem: category:stub appeared on its target page as a subcategory of category:stubs. For next time (if there's a next time, as categories aren't redirected very often), when redirecting a category, it is necessary to use this text: #REDIRECT [[:Category:stubs]], with a colon before the category, so as to avoid that problem. Picaroon9288 00:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ack, I can't believe I didn't catch that! Thank you very much for the tip! --Hemlock Martinis 00:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Diffusion - Extrajudicial prisoners

Go you! Thanks for all your hard work. Yonmei 09:00, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! :D --Hemlock Martinis 09:27, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Autodidact

How was Nikola Tesla an autodidact? He had a fine high school (U.S. terminology) education, then a superb math and physics education at the Technical University of Graz, Austria, although he left without graduating. Then he took graduate courses at another university, again without graduating. I see Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin and Michael Faraday as well known autodidacts, and Nathan Stubblefield as a lesser known autodidact, but can't see how Tesla qualifies. Regards. Edison 18:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't put the category there to begin with. I've just been diffusing them based on nationality so that there's not so much clutter in Category:Autodidacts. If it's not appropriate, then it should be removed. --Hemlock Martinis 18:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Just stopped by to say thanks for the work you've done with Special:CrossNamespaceLinks. Keep it up! -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 20:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Law in Star Trek

Thank you for your recent edits in converting episode citations to proper references. The article was a mess when I did my re-write, but I didn't have time to go back and wikilink the refs. Wl219 19:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PopeofPeru's userpage

Hi Hemlock. I don't see how a list of messages congratulating the user on some awesome vandalism is in any way helping the encyclopaedia, and it falls foul of WP:NOT a webhost, amongst other things. Am I missing something? Proto::► 07:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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List of Deceased Wrestlers

I don't know why it's a problem. There is an extraordinary number of wrestlers who have died from steroid use, suicide, etc, usually before the age of 45. I grew up watching wrestling as a child, and I'm intrigued/shocked by this fact. Wikipedia contains all sorts of quirky lists (All Nintendo games featuring Mario, or All things Bart Simpsons has written on the chalkboard, etc), why should this be subject to such ridicule? - wfresch