User talk:Moreschi

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death - when we've first with dealt the trolls, the spamvertisers, and those darned unreferenced BLPs.

Paul, first epistle to the Wikipedians.

Regrettably, I am now an adminstrator. This means I can do all sorts of terrifying things and am A Thoroughly Evil Person™. Despite my awesome powers for evil, by some inexplicable fluke I usually try to do the right thing, sort of.

Most of the time I will reply to your comments on your talk page, Meladina excepting. Short replies will be left here, lengthier ones on your talk. Please remember to speak as thou wouldst be spoken to.

Wikilurve is undesirable bullshit to be avoided at all costs: please speak plainly. In a bad mood? Go on, have a snarl, I don't mind, you'll feel better for it, and I usually don't snarl back: you don't, however, get to snarl anywhere else. If I've been a dick, please tell me about it, and I'll try to make amends: I really can be tactless, cretinous, moronic, and sometimes just plain dumb. I don't troll, though, so any of the above emanates from stupidity, not malice.

Ways to find me: simply leaving a message right here is the obvious option.

For matters arcane, you could try the email.
Alternatively, I can be found - not always, but sometimes - on IRC, using the nick CMoreschi.
If so, you'll find me in #wikipedia-en or #wikipedia-en-admins, but not #wikipedia. Do I really need to say why?
If you want to use GTalk, that's fine. Just ask via email for the name of my Gmail account.

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Please check the archives for anything older. Moreschi ^Talk 14:19, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting Turkish music sample page

You reason being Article is nothing but a peg on which it hang an illegal fair use gallery. It serves no encyclopedic purpose. It is an illegal list. That was not the reason with which I opened it. It's purpose - as with other music pages that incorporate it - like the music of America - is to pool together samples of Turkish music on one page. Plus illegal fair use is an oxymoron. I was in the process of giving reasons for their fair uses. And you spelt encyclopaedic wrong. I don't mind having my hard work deleted. I don't like such assumptions made however. That list was not illegal. Deff6 17:44, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

American spelling to keep my browser's spellchecker happy.

I'm sorry, but I'm still bemused as to what purpose that served. Fair use galleries are not permitted on Wikipedia. Does the article Turkish music exist? If so, then what's the point of a page just to collect together Wikipedia's music samples of Turkish music, which are fair use? Fair use galleries are not permitted, per Wikipedia:Non-free content. Bad fair use contravenes copyright law, and is certainly against Wikipedia policy. I can see nothing wrong with deleting a page that had no reason for existence other than to collect fair use samples. Moreschi ^Talk 17:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify, the articles Turkish music and American music are there to describe the music of these nations, not to collect samples of music. A page that has no purpose to collect music samples - is encyclopedic how? Especially when the samples in question are fair use. Moreschi ^Talk 17:58, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, nuts.

Guess I jumped the gun reverting your AIV edits. I'll admit, an edit summary on ROFL is a little misleading, especially when one hasn't had coffee yet. :)

Never mind. Stoke up on the stimulants, my apologies for the edit summary (the IP that made those reports is now blocked, bTW). Cheers, Moreschi ^Talk 16:15, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alfred Deller

Fantastic, thanks. Guy (Help!) 18:55, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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If you get a chance soon, watch "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" - they blow Army of Ghosts/Doomsday right out of the water. :) Will ^(talk) 01:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Apologies

Thinking back on the issue, I was probably more harsh than lenient. I should have given the user more feedback on what is appropriate for the images, and in not doing so, I may have caused the loss of a constructive editor for Wikipedia. I am taking full responsibility for that. I am also taking responsibility for my harshness in the replies, but please assume good faith in my edits; they were not meant to detract from Wikipedia or from another editor. I'll e-mail the user and leave an apology note on her talk page. Thanks, Seicer (talk) (contribs) 15:14, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. No problem, providing this does not reoccur. We all speak too harshly sometimes. Moreschi ^Talk 15:18, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I think it's time I stepped back for a bit anyhow and take a break. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 15:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My comment on the Carly images

Hi, I've posted a comment on my talk page on the issue of image deletions from the user page of Oh yEs itS caRly. I would appreciate it if you take a look and give your input. Happy editing. -- Diletante 02:02, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Responded, though I'm not so impressed. Nobody in particular did anything really wrong. Moreschi ^Talk 11:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help with article, Al Dukes

Hi, I'm not sure if I'm editing this properly, so forgive me if I put this request in the wrong spot. I'm trying to get Al Dukes' Wiki page semi-protected, it's been getting vandalized tonight. Can you help a gal out?Ginnysanchez 00:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can indeed, fair damsel - I see it's been fully protected for a bit by another admin. Hopefully that'll take care of the vandalism problems. Please let me know if not. Best, Moreschi ^Talk 11:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Opera Project multiple banners

If you have a moment can you have a look at the Multiple Opera Project banners topic on the project page? I know you were involved with these banners - maybe you made them? We need to decide about them because of the (imminent) bot run. (I am assuming that if the bot ran tomorrow it would ignore the singer etc banners and we'd have double bannering.) -- Kleinzach 11:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Warriors (book series)

Yesterday you tried a bit of help on WP:AN about the Warriors book series. I was wondering if you'd mind giving a bit more help at the talk page of the series where there's a lot of debate (me v. basically every editor of those articles) about the descriptions of the book covers that keep getting added to the various pages. See specifically Talk:Warriors_(book_series)#Rising_Storm_Cover and Talk:Warriors_(book_series)#Covers. The issue seems to be WP:ILIKEIT v. WP:OR/WP:V/WP:RS. Could I request you to lend some eyes over there? I need to step away from it before I go on some mass blocking spree or something. Check out the real gems posted lately by Redfur (talk · contribs). Metros 20:12, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Moreschi ^Talk 20:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Torrisholme vandal user:Fettlestick

This is just one of the dozens of socks of user:Graham Heavy. Check out the Torrisholme page history for an idea of the persistence of this person/group. I and others are no longer tagging the users as socks in an attempt to WP:DENY. Cheers! Flyguy649^talk_contribs 04:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So I realised. Well, he's blocked, and I've got some others to watchlist the page. Not much more we can do other than revert, block, and ignore. Cheers, Moreschi ^Talk 09:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. Flyguy649^talk_contribs 15:23, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tee Hee, as it were

I just wanted you to know that your use of the phrases "crap-looking books" and "spamvertising" made me giggle. Aloud. Thanks! Joie de Vivre 15:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I amuse someone. I try. Nice work picking up on the Psychic seduction article, it really is awful. Cheers, Moreschi ^Talk 18:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JP

Right. Ultramarine 21:03, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amazing! Ultramarine 21:08, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He never ceases to amaze. I loved this edit where he used an opinion piece in pravda as a source! C ^thirty-three 22:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hey there!

Hi!

I just went though your replies on User:Xcentaur/Admin coaching. Thanks for looking through. Riana mentioned you might become my co-coach. I'm grateful, and thank you for your time :)

Cheers!xC | ☎ 13:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, always glad to help fine users such as yourself and kind ladies such as Riana (who wanted someone more clueful on deletion). Please, anything else you want an opinion on, just ask. Cheers, Moreschi ^Talk 13:35, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

St. John's University

Would you please consider taking a detailed look at the edit history and discussion page regarding St. John's University. The editorUser:YoSoyGuapo continues to revert to an obviously bias version of the page, and will not engage individuals wishing to discuss his edits. It has been revealed to him that we do not question the content (rankings, scandels, etc), just the location of the content. Additionally, when he reverts, he omits valuable information that is undisputed. Any help you can provide would be extremely helpful. St. John's University (New York City), Talk:St. John's University (New York City) - Thanks - --TiconderogaCCB 14:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

<Sigh> Dispute resolution is that way. I recommend you both try it. Reporting each other to AIV is not correct. Moreschi ^Talk 14:12, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Will you at least consider reverting to the version of the article that is more supported by the discussion page than what is current before protecting it from edits. It must be obvious that I have made several attempts to reason with this editor, but to no avail. He will not enter dispute resolution as long as his version is currently protect.--TiconderogaCCB 14:16, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

meta:The Wrong Version. Please read. The protection doesn't last for ever. Moreschi ^Talk 14:17, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

please note that user is attacking me on my talk page [1] including "What the hell is you problem??? Do you lack any ability to reason? I have tried endlessly to engage you on discussion and talk pages, but instead you act like a 12 year old (which you quite possibly could be). Why do you continue to revert to an absurd version of the St. John's article? Did you get denied admission, are you a UConn fan" YoSoyGuapo 14:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Guys, I actually don't care. So long as you don't troll AIV, I'm happy. Dispute resolution is that way, including requests for comments. Have fun. Moreschi ^Talk 14:28, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

not a problem. thanks and that sounds like an idea to consider! YoSoyGuapo 14:31, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

St. John's University (New York City)

Wouldn't it make sense just to block the edit-warring users (as there are primarily only two) instead of protected the article altogether? -- tariqabjotu 15:00, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Probably. I thought protection preferable to blocking, as a last resort. They might prefer protection, rather than blocks. When the protection came off, and they restarted, then I did plan to drop the banhammer. But, if you wish to unprotect and block, you have my blessing. They certainly deserve it. I assume they've both violated 3RR. Moreschi ^Talk 15:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Right, and TiConderoga had been blocked already for violating 3RR on that article. -- tariqabjotu 15:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Psst.

A present awaits. :) Joie de Vivre 17:43, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yearg, matey. Thar be no email in the hold. Joie de Vivre 20:31, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Undeletoin?

When I was banned, a large number of my large number of userspace pages were deleted. I need those pages back, so I made a list of them.

Since you're an administrator, I would greatly appreciate it if you could restore those pages.

sigh*

Sorry.

~ Flameviper 19:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]