User talk:Philippe/Archive5

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Archive: User:Philippe/Archive

Messages for September, 2007

Please leave messages at the bottom of the page. - Philippe | Talk 23:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Those pesky usernames

Dear Philippe, for the second time I requested blocking the IP of the person creating admin-bashing usernames[1], but alas I see from the block log that they're back. Is it worth it to file another RFCU to block the IP again? If so I will gladly start another request. ~Eliz81^(C) 06:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I think you'd be fine to just keeping adding them to the same RFCU, and to report the name to WP:UAA. Thanks, those are some pretty ugly ones, aren't they? - Philippe | Talk 15:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Mitch McConahay‎

Hi,

Just wanted to inform you that the article Mitch McConahay‎ that you speedily deleted, has been recreated by the author -- ¿Amar៛^{Talk to me/My edits} 16:41, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Got it. It turns out I'm not dead! ... in case anyone was wondering where I've been.  :) -- Merope 17:41, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

You know, I was thinking about leaving you a message yesterday, and got offline before I did it. Where the hell have you been? Thanks for takin' care of that speedy for me. - Philippe | Talk 19:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Dangit, I thought she'd died, and I was finally Bitch Queen of All Wikipedia. Now I have to settle for being Bitch Princess again. -FisherQueen (Talk) 19:46, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Ah, but you're the real queen.  :) Real life stuff just caught up with me, I guess. I moved in with my boyfriend (so I no longer leave myself logged in at home) and work just got crazy busy for a while. But life is good and I'm now squishing vandals and it feels okay. I just wish I'd stop getting error messages. Work, Wikipedia, work! -- Merope 19:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

True Love can really interfere with your Wikicareer. Or so I've heard. I wouldn't know personally. Dammit. -FisherQueen (Talk) 19:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Wait ... if anyone's a QUEEN here... dammit, I lost my tiara. - Philippe | Talk 22:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

List of portable software protection

Hi, on List of portable software the requested protection had been semi, but it appears fully protected? Was that deliberate...? Just curious as I still wish to work on it, and had only asked for the semi for the IP vandals. Thanks! • Lawrence Cohen 21:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

What you're experiencing is... uhm... software problem? Oh wait! Server problem! Is there any way I can blame it on anything other than the effect of red-bull and vodka on a tired sysop? I'm afraid I'm going to have to accept responsibility for a mistake there. I've fixed it. :-) Thanks for letting me know, sorry about the inconvenience. - Philippe | Talk 22:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Heh, no inconvenience really! Thanks for the semi. It possibly isn't even needed, but as it's the half of the main bone of apparent contention at the AfD... well, it seemed like a good idea? Thanks for helping! • Lawrence Cohen 22:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Please Help

I have recently added information to Dicentra formosa I'm not exactly entirely sure how to add the references. If you could do it for me and/or show me how to, that would be greatly appreciated. The references are listed in said article's talk page. Thank you Riffsofcobain 03:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi there - the instructions for adding a reference are at Wikipedia:Citing sources - I'll be happy to do it for you, but can't get to it tonight. I'll take care of it in the morning, if you haven't by then. :-) - Philippe | Talk 03:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for takin' care of that guy who was vandalizing Future Trunks. I always feel like I'm doing something wrong when I have to revert a lot, justified or not. x.x Lychosis ^T/C 22:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I'm happy to help. That's what they keep us around for. ;-) - Philippe | Talk 22:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

IP Block

Would it be possible to block User:71.33.162.242 from editing Roller Coaster articles? It's become tedious to undo all of the annoying (and many bordering vandalism) edits he/she makes.

At the least, would it be possible to protect all of the Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster articles?

Thanks in Advance,

--Mooshykris 20:52, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

After a review of the user's contributions, I believe they're acting in good faith - as such, they don't meet the definition of vandalism. I'm sorry, but I'm not able to issue a block or protect the page under those circumstances. If you have evidence of bad faith, I can certainly look at it. - Philippe | Talk 21:50, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

++ Chris Bosh == The Chris Bosh article that was deleted wasn't a copy, and I had sources. Mr. Papaya 04:34, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Automated Tools Can Be a Curse :P

Sorry about this. I was trying the twinkle protection feature but obviously I had bugged up one part of the process and accidentally full protected the article. I automated tools are helpful but as you see getting too used to them can be a curse...that's the last time I protect anything with Twinkle. The old school way works just fine.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 22:59, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

No worries, no harm done. I use Twinkle for a lot, but I've had problems with the protection feature too. I still do protection the Old Skool way. :-) - Philippe | Talk 04:45, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Andrew Baron / Rocketboom

Thanks for the protection on these pages. I previously posted a RFC for each article but I'm not sure I did it correctly. The process recently changed and I don't see the bot picking up the changes. Can you check the bottom of Talk:Rocketboom and Talk:Andrew Baron when you have a moment? Cleanr 06:24, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Damon lomax

Maybe you didn't notice, but Talk:Damon lomax is a talk page for an article which no longer exists. Could you reconsider your speedy decline on this one?

-- Dethme0w 15:04, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

You're absolutely right. I'm not sure what I was thinking... probably thought it was a User talk instead of an article talk. Sorry about that. Looks like nawlins got it though. - Philippe | Talk 22:15, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Deleting re-created stuff

Man, check up on whether something has become "notable" or not before jumping in a deleting something, thinking it makes you a hero to the Wiki-dictators. Brophy's become noteable, whether you like it or not. His jersey was retired and was given awards... which makes him noteable, even by Wikipedia's narrow-minded definition. Fix what you ruined. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradn87 (talk • contribs) 18:40, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

OK, first things first... I place a very high premium on civility, and your talk of wiki-dictators and fixing what is ruined is certainly not welcome. Wanna try again, being pleasant this time? Second - I'm going to need to know what article you're talking about. Given that I delete a couple hundred a day some days, it'll be helpful if you'll narrow it down for me. At that point, I'm certainly happy to discuss my decision process with you. In general, if you're trying to recreate something that's been deleted previously, though, the best way is WP:DRV, and make your arguments there. - Philippe | Talk 22:16, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Eh, I found the article you're referring to, and stand by my deletion. There was an AFD on this about two weeks ago. That should go to DRV if you believe there's reason to override the valid AFD. - Philippe | Talk 22:31, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Yung D.

Template:Yung D. 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. — Mbisanz 19:41, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Shep of Fort Benton, Montana

Can you please undelete the Shep of Fort Benton, Montana article (in my user space if you wish)? Although I was not the original author, there was meaningful content in there, enough to justify a stub tag. There are plenty of hits on Google supporting notability and I will try to add more content. Thank you. --NeilN 03:11, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Done, it's at User:NeilN/Shep. - Philippe | Talk 03:14, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Nehrams2020 RfA Thanks

Thank you for your participation in my RfA, which closed successfully with unanimous support. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and vote and I can't wait to learn the new tools and further immerse myself into Wikipedia! Please don't hesitate to point out any errors I make so I can prevent them from occurring again. I'm always here to help, so if you ever need anything, just let me know. Also, thanks to Wizardman for nominating me and for guiding many other editors to become admins. Again, thank you and happy editing! --Nehrams2020 06:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Fabrictramp RFA

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 50 supports, 1 neutral, and 1 oppose. My goal is to keep earning your trust every time I grab the "mop". (And I'm always open to constructive criticism and advice!) Again, thanks. --Fabrictramp 16:45, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

70th St

Thank you for the clarification on the 70th St wiki page. Ive take note on the validity of the case. Appreciate your fast advise. :) --Killerserv(talk) 04:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Tagged Crg west again for CSD

I tagged Crg west again but this time for G12. They copy and pasted parts of their website. I just realized this after looking at the history. Spryde 18:00, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, it looks like it got deleted G11, which I don't think it was... but a G12 would have worked nicely. Good call. Thanks for letting me know. :) - Philippe | Talk 21:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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Bemanistyle Deletion

Hi Philippe, just had a question regarding the deletion log for the article Bemanistyle. I'm not here to contest the deletion, however since the history of the article is gone for normal users, I'm curious about the reason for the original deletion (since there were three deletions done within the period of a day, and I can only find the nomination/rationale for one--the very final one, I believe). If you don't mind letting me know, I'd appreciate it. There's some related Drama going on with AfD for some other fringe-related articles, so I'm not sure if it's just someone trying to make a POINT or not. Specifically, a user is going around nominating other articles for deletion just because his own article was deleted. Granted, that doesn't mean that the article I'm inquiring about should be revived, but it might be something that should be addressed separately. If you want the related AfD, please see StepMania and DDR Freak.

Thanks in advance, dougk (Talk ˑ Contribs) 05:52, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Sure, Doug: I did the initial speedy delete on it, and it looks like a couple other folks agreed with me. Basically, when I got it, the article didn't give any assertion of notability for the website: it looks like every other one of the thousands of forum websites on the internet. There were no references, and the only links were self-referential. Based on that, I believe that the article failed Criteria A7-web. - Philippe | Talk 14:54, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I've got no reason to argue with you there, despite however much I may like the website (and my own involvement with said site). Honestly, it'd be nice if it were more than just a forum, but I don't think I could prove otherwise (nor do I have any reason to expend a ton of energy doing so). Changing reality takes too much effort, I think. :P In any case, thanks once again, and take care! dougk (Talk ˑ Contribs) 17:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)