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You wikilinked twice to Balance Game 1984 in the current Balance Game article. Why? Wikider 09:13 11 February 2006
However, one should be chosen, per the manual of style, fifth bullet. Also, I will let you take care of this because you understand TPIR better, the introduction on the article Contestants' Row needs to be copyedited for word flow whenever you have the chance. Cheers, --wpktsfs17:16, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that page reads the way it does now in order to preserve edits made last night following a copy-paste move to One Bid. I'm waiting for that page to be speedied so I can move it there properly. -TPIRFanSteve17:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Request for edit summary
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An odd case. This fellow features mechaincal aspects and cybernetic-like mechanisms, yet in game he is depicted consuming organic foods usch as apple pie. Would Cyborg be a valid classification...? Or should I leave it as Unknown as before when I forst wrote the article...?-ZeroTalk18:29, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dude, I was joking about "hell freezing over". I don't know whether Gh87 really has connections with Doug Davidson. If he did, that would be good. If not, then oh well. 71.111.215.22419:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. When a sentence could refer to either a man or a woman, it is proper to use "he" to refer to said hypothetical person. On the other hand, it is never proper to use "they" in those circumstances, as "they" is by definition plural and cannot be used to refer to only one person. -TPIRFanSteve07:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I just feel that the color in the heading is too harsh (too much red), compared to other template boxes. I recommend changing the heading to a "soft" yellow or red (per the show's colors). Ideas? I'd make another change to a different color, but I don't want to be ridiculed. — Ian MankaTalk to me‼12:33, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I noticed that you reverted the info I added about the one episode of the Price is Right that just aired that feauted a trip to New Orleans that was taped before Hurricane Katrina. Just letting you know I wasn't doing any vandalism or anything, just trying to help out by adding that the game played was 1 Right Price, and that the woman won, just in case anyone who missed the episode was curious. That's all. But if you figure otherwise, I guess that's OK then, too. Jgera513:20, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
WikiProject Digimon Systems Update
I noticed some of your edits on the Digimon related articles, and you seem to know a lot about the topic. Also, your edit summaries were helpful, and even cleared up some questions I've had in the back of my mind. There's a WikiProject for Digimon, WikiProject Digimon Systems Update, where editors who are knowledgeable about Digimon try to organize their efforts in improving Digimon articles. I think your input on the project would be very beneficial. There's no time requirements or real "membership", it's just sort of a place set aside for discussion that applies to a group of articles. So when ever you feel like it, check it out and give us your thoughts. Be sure to check out the talk page too, where most of the activity takes place. -- Ned Scott01:13, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Plinko revert
Please do not revert info I added to the plinko page about the least won with five chips. It was on todays episode (june 14th, 2006 when a guy won only $500 with five chips hitting four zeros ) and I have it on tape to prove that it is the case. He asked off screen what the record for the least won with five chips won in the game and it was revealed to him to be one women who won zero with five chips. You have a habit of reverting things that you don't like but that doesn't make it wrong to be there. I have todays episode on tape if I need to prove that it is an actual fact I will. But there is no reason to revert it and especialy without an explanation. If a problem over this triva fact presists we can bring it up with the proper people till a resolution is resolved. But please do not remove it as it has every right to be there even if you don't approve. It is a very nice bit of trivia to know and a worthy addition. Thank you. PantheraLeo02:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bob makes up records all the time. This one certainly has a greater chance of being true than most of the others, but I don't know for certain that it is, and with all due respect, if I can't prove ot, I seriously doubt that you can. On the assumption that you have readded it, I'm taking it out again. -TPIRFanSteve03:00, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Makes up? Just because you don't know it doesn't mean it was made up. Bob asked his records keeper for the actual info on it and he was told that. I have it on tape and will gladdly make and AVI up of it for you if you so need. And you can remove it and Ill add it back. We can keep doing this for days. I got nothing better to do. That's fine by me. PantheraLeo03:02, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
fine we will go with your compromise. I don't agree but fine. I think it is true though and it is an interesting fact to note. But ok you put an effort to be fair and thats as best a compromise as we can do here. PantheraLeo03:06, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I just want to make it clear that The Price Is Right doesn't have a record book. No one there knows exactly how many times Plinko has been completely lost, how many times both showcases have been won, or how many times pretty much anything else has happened; even their count of perfect shows, which they do attempt to keep track of, isn't consistent. Bob even said on the air earlier this season that he makes the records up, so the fact that he said something happened some number of times doesn't make it true. -TPIRFanSteve03:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Pardon me for jumping into an old discussion. I remember watching the episode where the woman hit five $0's. It was around 1997 or 1998, and I think I wrote a recap of it at the time for alt.tv.game-shows if anyone insists on documentation. Panthera, your statement contradicts itself: if she hit five $0's, how can the guy who hit $500 and four $0's have the record for the least won with five chips?
The reason I came in in the first place -- Steve, I've never seen the I in The Price "i"s (or Is) Right capitalized before. I noticed that you made an edit to the 1975 Wheel of Fortune page that I created. Just a comment, not a criticism, from another g-r.net member. JTRH00:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The word "is" is always supposed to be capitalized when it's part of a proper noun. Not doing so is a very common mistake. -TPIRFanSteve04:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What is your problem?
I took the time to get some better quality images and replace them. This is not just your Wikipeida it is everyones. Just because something of yours gets changed or replaced is to be expected. It is progress and improvement. I am going to change the things back and I may report you as a vandal. Stop it! Cheesehead 198018:42, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia under the three-revert rule, which states that nobody may revert an article to a previous version more than three times in 24 hours. (Note: this also means editing the page to reinsert an old edit. If the effect of your actions is to revert back, it qualifies as a revert.) Thank you.- CobaltBlueTony19:14, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Of the two people who have gotten pissed at me today, one of them was replacing good-quality images with low-quality images, and the other was editing information into Pathfinder (The Price is Right pricing game) that was laughably false. I see no reason not to undo such changes, as the former is pointless and the latter makes the article less accurate. -TPIRFanSteve22:09, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The best way to avoid getting into a revert war in the first place is to talk about your changes first on the talk pages, and even get consensus on your opinion before proceeding. - CobaltBlueTony12:45, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have stopped tagging the articles with the unsourced tags in the hope that you'll go through them and fix the references and the statements needing citations. If you have any questions, please let me know. Sue Anne04:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Uh...what? Not only have I not removed any true information, you haven't replaced any. I have no idea what you're talking about. -TPIRFanSteve01:46, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. I see what you did now. If you'll check Cheesehead's Talk page, you'll find the dates of five shows on which Pathfinder was played perfectly. If you want, I can even link you to recaps of them. -TPIRFanSteve03:55, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Pricing games articles
How do feel about the article moves I am making. (I am wanting some feedback) — The King of Kings 02:03 June 24 '06
Well, I'm not sure some of the articles should necessarily be just the game's name or even the name plus "(game show)" (for instance, Shopping Spree, which I already moved to "Shopping Spree (The Price Is Right)", but once we figure out where everything should go and get all the redirects fixed, it probably won't hurt.
Actually, I'm more worried about the fact that someone seems to be creating copy/pasted versions of the articles with no edit histories. In fact, I just left a message about that on your Talk page. -TPIRFanSteve02:07, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, but I'm not the one copying/pasting. ;-) I just saw your edit to Shopping spree. I didn't check for other articles named shopping spree since I knew there was probably an article on it somewhere, I didn't know about an alternate gameshow. I ran into that problem earlier with, I think, Temptation. I'll try to avoid that in the future. Thanks for the feedback. — The King of Kings 02:13 June 24 '06
Your UNSOURCED edits cannot be verified. So unless you can prove them with an actual reference you should not go changing things. PERIOD! Buckner 198623:04, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I put in some interesting history behind some of the old games and I found out that you changed it.
You also took out my comment on Shell Game. Nickrj
Most of your edits were badly phrased (and I'm not completely sure I trust their accuracy, but I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt), and your addition to Shell Game was just plain inane; no one gives a crap about whether Bob bounces the ball or not. -TPIRFanSteve00:26, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well I thought I've always enjoyed Bob doing that whenever the game is played. Nickrj
Meat puppets are not acceptable replacements for sock puppets, nor do they give you very much credibility. I recommend strongly that you learn to deal with other editors on a more civil and trustworthy manner.
I can honestly say I have no idea who Plinky is. I've already admitted that I'm friends with Zinkin, but this new guy is...well, new. -TPIRFanSteve16:16, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nevertheless, the behavior is very suspicious. Please allow for admins to clear things up. If you are being honest, you will fare better. - CobaltBlueTony16:31, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I agree that it looks suspicious from your standpoint. Honestly, I'm wondering who it is, myself. I don't intend to take it upon myself to find out, though. -TPIRFanSteve01:35, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I'm no one's sockpuppet; I know Steve, but he's not posting under my name or vice versa, and I was fed up with people degrading Steve's work with false information long before he said word one. That said, having dealt with similar issues in my work (I'm a network admin myself), I understand the need to investigate sock puppetry charges, no matter how baseless -- and since Steve and I are just under two hundred miles apart from one another, this is as baseless as it gets. I just hope that there's a mechanism in place to punish those who make accusations that they know are false. And memo to Buckner: the fact that a person who knows a lot about a subject corrects many, many people on it AND PROVIDES EVIDENCE doesn't make him wrong, and if being corrected with the proper information is enough to "drive someone away," the person who's "driven away" should question why he/she felt it necessary to make changes in the first place. (Oh, and I've no idea who "Plinky" is either.) --Dzinkin13:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And why not, pray tell? And how are they any less reputable than a man who has admitted on national television that the "records" he talks about on the air are made up? -TPIRFanSteve23:59, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Try you might, but you are not going to drive me away
What bullying? You're performing copy/paste moves, and that isn't the correct way to move a page. I'm sure you're not intending to cause trouble, but you are clearly in the wrong here. -TPIRFanSteve12:07, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Price Is Right related articles - sourcing and other issues
Hello. I find the various articles related to The Price Is Right distressing as they seem to be unsourced, written for and by fans of the show, and have a definite WP:NPOV violating the Nationalistic bias clause. I would hardly consider a fan site for the show an accurate source of information, as it is unofficial. Such fansites tend to be filled with inaccurate and unverified information, much like message boards and usenet groups. An official source needs to be found for the information. Also, the disambiguation page that was up last night on The Price Is Right page would greatly help in removing the WP:NPOV Nationalistic bias problem, as it is very Nationalistic to think that anyone would just assume that the American version of The Price is Right is the be all and end all of the show. This would be a good case for disambiguation and moving the article that is there now to The Price Is Right (1972), as it would make things clearer and be consistant with the naming of articles. Respectfully submitted, Rekarb Bob16:57, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I fully understand the issues with using a fansite as a source. All I can do is tell you that I write the FAQ for Golden-Road.net and that I don't put information in that I don't feel I can verify; most date information is corroborated either by having seen the episodes in question myself, by other people who watched the shows in question and kept notes on them, or by tape or airdates provided onscreen when the episodes were reaired on Game Show Network. A large part of the goal of the site is to stop the kinds of rumors you are concerned about, although I can understand why someone not familiar with it might doubt that.
On this one, I stand behind TPIRFanSteve. Not to cause a further argument, but take the pricing game articles, for instance. Yeah, they're about the American versions (I understand some of the international versions vary in some way or another), but it is very clear that by watching the show you can see what the game rules are and what happens in the event of either a win or loss. I too understand that fansites sometimes are unreliable, but I have to wonder what kind of sourcing Rekarb Bob considers reputable? Time and again, CBS's Web site has been called into question, and so has Bob's "memory" as to notable achievements in a given game. As for the picture issue posted elsewhere on this userpage, I think a fair solution would have been to post both images on that particular pricing game's talk page, and then let us decide which photo is the better one; perhaps someone out there could have found an even better one. Finally, I respectfully ask that everyone involved with this issue take a time out and a deep breath, and discuss any further matters related to the wiki-TPiR and its related wikipages on the appropriate talk pages. [[Briguy5274812:39, 6 July 2006 (UTC)]][reply]
Response
Meh, that's okay. I just should have read more closely to what was being discussed. However, I don't know if that anon was insinuating that the opposition to the move were all supposedly your socks, which I obviously cannot be. Ryulong05:04, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nah, he's just attempting to warn other people about me -- which I suppose would be alright if there were actually anything to warn them about, but there's not. -TPIRFanSteve05:07, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Broken redirect
You recently created the page BlackTailmon, which reads in its entirety "#REDIRECT [[BlackTailmon]]". (You'd be surprised how often this happens!) I can't figure out what article you were trying to reference. Please fix this if you can. --Russ Blau(talk)00:00, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Er...yeah. I really hope I can get away with not having that Sockpuppet thing up now (I hope it's clear by this point that the accusations were false), but aside from that...I'm gonna blank it again. -TPIRFanSteve02:10, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If someone does end up putting that sock stuff again, tell them it's your page and they have no right to post things you don't want on your page.
Gee, I don't think asking another user to help defend you on these forums is sockpuppetry, although TPIRFanSteve probably doesn't need any help. In any case, I can say he's a legitimate user. I also populate the golden-road.net Web site, and he is a frequent contributor. As for the sockpuppetry issue, I second the thoughts of Lambertman. It's time for Buckner 1986 to either provide proof that TPIRFanSteve has used sockpuppets (which may be pretty hard as it is) or give Steve the benefit of the doubt, pull in his horses and move on. [[Briguy5274812:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)]][reply]
Stack the Deck
I heard this new game is coming out, do you have any details?
No, and I'd prefer to keep it that way. I don't like to know too much about new games until I can actually watch them on the air. -TPIRFanSteve01:44, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've deleted the pages you brought to my attention, and explained my reasoning at at ANI and on Buckner 1986's talkpage. I've also, as you already know, removed the "suspected sockpuppet" tags from where they shouldn't have been. For what it's worth, I appreciate the motivation behind this sort of message, but in hindsight it didn't turn out to be very helpful — I think this is a case where admin intervention would have been helpful earlier. Ah, well, it's settled (I hope?) now. Please don't hesitate to contact me &mdsah; or any one of nine hundred admins :-) — if you need anything, and I'll see what we can do. Happy editing! fuddlemark (befuddle me!) 14:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, okay. Those aren't all accurate airdates (and I know for certain that one isn't) -- some of those are just approximate dates that he puts in because his tables won't work properly if some date isn't entered. You've done nothing wrong, though. -TPIRFanSteve00:38, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Steve, I would like to compliment you on keeping all pages Price-related neat, organized, and in concise fashion. Well, I gotta keep an eye out for vandals. Keep up the good work, though. --D.F. Williams 03:03, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Actually, I and every other staffer I discussed the article with thought it was a fanboyish piece of junk that, if anything, took too long to be deleted. -TPIRFanSteve22:08, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It has nothing to do with the old article. It has everything to do with the fact that golden-road.net does not meet the notability requirements. Hatch6804:58, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What do you think of Stack the Deck?
Have you watched the Stack the Deck pricing game yet? The first part where the contestant is asked which prize is $X is suspicious. You know. Bob asks if Prize A or Prize B is $2.99. I have never see even one contestant get one of those choices wrong. So each contestant ends up winnings all three of the numbers they can win. What you do you think is going on there? Will (Talk - contribs) 06:00, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What do I think is going on? I think you're looking for reasons to criticize the show. Have some freakin' faith that they aren't discriminating against people or rigging things. -TPIRFanSteve15:30, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I was assuming the show goes to great lengths to be legit. However, I don't believe they are being succesful avoiding potentional lawsuits. In the case of Stack the Deck, all they would have to do is display all six prices on TV. -Will Pittenger07:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
1.) That certainly isn't what you made it sound like.
There is 100% proof to when Triple Play is played. I know that, you know that, every Price Is Right loyal viewer knows that. Just watch the show very carefully and you'll know when Triple Play is going to be played. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.118.108.222 (talk) 15:46, 17 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
That's not the point. No normal person cares about predicting what the next pricing game is going to be. I have no intention of leaving that in the article if you've re-added it. -TPIRFanSteve23:49, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Colombian Price is Right
Bonjour TPIRFanSteve !
Thank you for reviewing my English which is not always good!
I'm a big fan of TPIR, I discovered everything in the wrong order: I first discovered Colombian TPIR as a young boy in my natal country and afterwards I discovered the original US TPIR via cable TV in Colombia.
I've been living in France for almost seven years now and every time I go to the US I watch TPIR, for me it's the best TV Show ever and I will really miss it after Bob Barker retires (I'm also a big fan of him and have even collected most of the Miss Universe Pageants he hosted).
Colombian TPIR was not very generous, but it was funny (mostly because of the triqui-traque feature). US TPIR is funny, generous and very entertaining. Nothing to do with the now discontinued French Juste Prix which was completely dull. But the game which replaced it (Attention à la Marche) is even worse.
As you are aware, I'm trying to clean up some of the references and smooth out or remove sections that are uninformative or too trivial. I know you watch this and the other TPIR articles like a hawk. I'm assuming that you have found these edits constructive, as I have only seen some minor tweaking from you on this work. The article has changed significantly, and I am hoping to have this promoted to GA or maybe even FA before Barker retires. I would like to renom for peer review, but I want to make sure there is a solid, stable article in place. Any ideas what there is left to tackle? Please pass along to anyone else who you know has contributed, and in the next day or so, I will post a similar note to the article's talk page. Comments, criticisms? —Twigboy05:51, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Nominated for good article. Keep your fingers crossed. Oh, and to answer your question: I don't have AIM/ICQ/iChat/Y!M/MSN — my life's full enough without adding to it. Give my regards to the left side of the state. —Twigboy22:22, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Grand Game Cue.
I just want to clear something up.
In regards to:
(I seriously doubt you know the name of that cue...and I doubt that *that* is its name, because it was used on The Price Is Right first.)
First off: How do you know the actual theme was used on The Price Is Right first? It was a MORE ELABORATE version of the cue. It's not the actual cue.
Second: *That* *is* its name. Still don't believe? This site has it all: http://gsthemes.tekcities.com/nam.html
I don't mean to be rude, I'm just clearing something up.
I'd like to thank you for "following me around" the pricing game cleanup I've been doing. I'm sorta sitting down to do them in blocks of a dozen or so. Your edits are helpful after the fact. Two things I will note: re: you above discussion on this page, it is actually an accepted writing technique to use "they" as a hypothetical person, and more gender sensitive (particularly since TPIR equally has male and female contestants - perhaps even more woman than men. It's called singular they, and it is one of those things in English that is both accepted by some, and rejected by others (like the serial comma, for example). I have changed most of the articles I've edited to be "they" instead of "he", as well as present tense, instead of past tense (I have only been doing active games so far). I also wanted to note that most of what you're editing (eg: the bonus game being replaced by the shell game) were the same trivia that have been there for a long time. I just put it into the body of text instead of point form. I'm adding virtually no new information to these articles. Just cleaning them up.
The other thing I want to mention is, that while the articles are generally well written, and your edits after mine have been good, the one problem is that there is no citation. "Shell Game is now known to have been created specifically to replace Bonus Game" - this is great, but if you don't cite it, how does anyone know that this is in fact true? Almost none of the games I've edited have citation for this sort of fact, which it really ought to. A few of the trivia bits I've deleted have been the kind of thing that really would need citation to stay in as anything other than trivia.
My only problem with your uncitation is issues like the Clock Game issue. I believe you when you say that you have never heard of the Clock Game being reshot because of someone calling out the price. But if someone else claimed they had never heard of the producers creating the shell game specifically to replace bonus game, even though you knew it was true, wouldn't you try to add it back? If noone cites, it's just one person's recollection vs. another's. Whose to say that just because you haven't heard of it, that the person who added it to the article hadn't seen it himself. You have to be careful of those issues of not-generally-known facts without citation, unfortunately. TheHYPO05:48, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks again
Thanks for the typo cleanup and jerk-reverting on the latest batch of articles. You'd be surprised how many times I've CAUGHT myself swapping prices and prizes. And a few still slip through. It's annoying to type "the prices of the prizes" over and over again! TheHYPO05:58, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Bob
I'm guessing that the Barker article is going to get hit hard by those who want to put a finishing date on Bob's hosting run. Just letting you know that I'm watching it like a hawk. :) --WoohookittyWoohoo!04:40, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I have to disagree. No one, including Barker, is employed as the host of The Price Is Right right now. I've edited Barker's page to say as much, although I won't push the issue if it gets changed back. -TPIRFanSteve04:21, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Rosie O'Donnell as potential Price as Right host
hi, I added back the section about Rosie as a _possible_ host for the show. The section is small as has a good source. Even if you don't agree the section should stay at least until someone else is maned as host. If you have a ref to indicate that she won't be considered then that could be included. Benjiboi01:51, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I guessed you might have some insider info! In any case as soon as a different host (assuming not Rosie) is announced the section could probably be reduced to a sentence as part of post-The View plans but until then I suggest leaving as is. Benjiboi02:16, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
They are going to delete all TPIR pricing game articles
The are nominating all TPIR pricing game articles up for deletion - because "they don't have reliable sources". See here.
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I suppose I'll comply since it's the rules of the site, although I can't say I feel the editor in question deserves any such consideration. -TPIRFanSteve02:14, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
To be quite honest, I don't really care what the actions of any people were outside of Wikipedia. My job here is to attempt to keep discussion on Wikipedia about Wikipedia and its content, not about the merits (or demerits) of users on other sites. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka02:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
User TPIRFanSteve has not deleted the old versions of the pages with my name on them and I'd like action taken, thanks Hdayejr01:51, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As a matter of fact, yes, I have -- except for the old ones you dug up today that I wasn't even aware still existed, seeing as they were part of a page that appeared to have been completely deleted. Given that you asked Ian for help getting them deleted earlier today, and given that you found the pages yourself and have the address that needs to be e-mailed in order to get pages removed, I can't really say I understand why you're now attempting to dump this on me (at least, other than the fact that you hate me). -TPIRFanSteve01:55, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
...or then again, maybe the people who I've been asking to delete these things just haven't followed the requests properly. Yet another e-mail has been sent; hopefully, it'll get done right this time.
I really wonder sometimes why I bother with this site. I certainly don't enjoy having to defend my reputation from you in front of a group of people most of whom I don't even care about. -TPIRFanSteve02:06, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, perhaps I wouldn't have considered you a reasonable suspect had you not threatened to kill me and Dave Zinkin in the past. But yeah, my fault, of course. -TPIRFanSteve21:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Your libel and slander above about "threatning to kill you" has already been sent to that address for you to enjoy your editing block. Enjoy the summer! :D Hdayejr14:37, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If I stop trying to show the world that you're a jerk, will ya stop harassing me? 'Cause this is really getting tedious, and I don't want to deal with it any longer. -TPIRFanSteve02:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Just when I thought this mess was behind us, we get started again. I'll try and clean up whatever other edits need oversight. I must stress -- please do not make libelous or threatening comments against another user.
This is your last warning. If you continue to make personal attacks on other people, you will be blocked for disruption. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka23:16, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You know, I'm sorry, but I have to say something about this. This entire thing is about people, not content. I understand site policy, and I don't want this to drag on any longer, but you've got to admit that given these circumstances, that's a pretty unhelpful suggestion. -TPIRFanSteve02:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I know this has nothing to do with Wikipedia, but you're serious when you said that they make those stats up on the spot? I'm sorry; I didn't know, or else I wouldn't have added that statement. I'm sorry. Ksy92003(talk)04:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. It's a common mistake...Bob himself actually said on the air once that "some people actually believe we know what we're talking about." :-)
There's only a very small number of stats that they really keep on-hand, and most of them involve either Golden Road, Plinko, or the Showcase. -TPIRFanSteve23:06, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Fact is there are some records that The Dob has and Steve has tried to say they don't exist. Hdayejr14:41, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Kinda like how you just tore up the Rich Apuzzo page. I think you and Orangmike are probably the one and the same...it's checkuser time! You were warned weeks ago to stop. Hdayejr23:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Really strange that you undid my undo 5 minutes after the fact. I think Orangemike is your "sockpuppet"....????? Cya on the flip side of the ban!Hdayejr23:30, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
VANDALISM
You really want off here, dont you? I've already posted the incident on the incident board and you still are keeping it up? Hdayejr23:39, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The fact is you are stalking me and other users. How would you even know about Rich all the way up there in PA anyhow? You must have me on the "watch" list and you know you are a stalker back to ATGS! Hdayejr23:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you really want to know, I found him in your contribution history when I went to see if you'd decided to flame me on any userpages besides mine. -TPIRFanSteve00:04, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the admission above. You just confirmed my theory of you being a stalker. At least you told the truth this time! Hdayejr00:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In addition to everyone else's complaints about you, I'm not sure if you're aware that you need to leave my talk page alone, but please stop messing with it. Loansince06:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
User talk:Hdayejr
Hdayejr may blank comments from his page if he wishes; you should not edit war with him there. Your contributions on his are serving only to inflame the issue, and are continuing an off-wiki dispute that does not belong there or on any other Wikipedia page. Hdayejr is blocked for a week; please leave him alone. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk00:45, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect, you're essentially telling me that Hdayejr can say whatever he wants about me on his Talk page and I'm not allowed to do anything about it. While I'll do my best to keep silent, I hope you can understand how that may not sound like the most appealing course of action from my perspective. -TPIRFanSteve01:04, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If he say somthing about you on his talk page that you are unhappy about, just tell one of the 4 admins who have been dealing with the situation. There is never any need for you to edit war over someone elses talk page. Theresa Knott | The otter sank11:58, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The offending edits already been deleted and purged from the history; this is what was left behind. You will see a break in the diffs here. Personally identifiable information was posted by another sock which is now blocked as well.—Twigboy04:08, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Stop it
Whoops, I accidentally wrote my comment in the vandalism section where all of the several complaints about you are. My bad! Anyway, leave my user talk page alone and stop adding material back on it Loansince07:14, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Ready Aim Fire! 07:01, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia operates on the principle that every contributor has a right if they wish to remain completely anonymous. Wikipedia policy on that issue is strictly enforced. Posting private information about a user with the intent to annoy, threaten or harass, specifically their (alleged) name and/or personal details, is strictly prohibited as harassment, and users who do that are often immediately blocked from editing Wikipedia. Such posting can cause offense or embarrassment to the victim of the posting, not least because it means that their name, and any personal criticism or allegations made against them can then appear on web searches.
Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks will lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 22:39, 1 July 2007 (UTC)