Me neither, but apparently it can. The problem was you reverted an edit and literally milliseconds after I clicked revert which reverted your edit and then warned you, haha. Apologies again, and thanks for the cookie! :) Regards, CycloneNimrodtalk?contribs?22:40, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for your input and editing on my article on Richard the Second, which I just added here a few minutes ago. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to assist in the polishing of my little contribution. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, also for the kind words and the Cookie. I see you are doing a fine job in patrolling the new pages, so please accept this token of my appreciation:
The Barnstar of Diligence
For your sustained effort in keeping an eye on Wikipedia's contents, and for your assistance in polishing articles to make them shine! Ecoleetage (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
RE: Edit made with my sock
No, I apologise for reverting your edits, I didnt understand why you did it. Thank you for politely explaining, I will undo my edits prompting me to be taken out of the catogory. Thank you =]. Yours, [[::User:Police,Mad,Jack|Police,Mad,Jack]] ([[::User talk:Police,Mad,Jack|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Police,Mad,Jack|contribs]])☺ 18:20, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I have changed the license on the photo you requested [1]
also note: this photo [2] was published in the book 'Weird Indiana'
also note: Gobbler Rock, the one in these photos, fell a few years ago. There are still several rocks-in-trees around Brown County but I am unsure if any remain in Yellowwood SF.
also note: I think that here in Brown County, the Yellowwood trees are only able to grow on the south facing sides of hills. Yellowwood also has some Bald Cypress trees which are a southerly species as well...
Here is a rock-in-tree from Brown County State Park [3]
Inkscape. Straight-line tool for the ".01", which I then skewed, and a font called "Visitor BRK" for the "cabal". Not exactly the next Mysid, but... 21655ταλκ/01ҁ15:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Regrettably I had to decline your speedy as thew subject is a piece of software, not a person. However I'd stongly support an AfD if you felt inclined: for some odd reason I can't find my button to nominate it myself!! Kim Dent-Brown(Talk)15:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Barnstar
Hi Delanoy,
Thank you so much for the barnstar! I see you have quite the collection yourself. I do tend to create a lot of disambiguation pages; I'm glad someone sees the value in them!
Just leaving a note to say the yellow is very hard to read in your signature. I am suggesting you change it. Thank you! SwirlBoy3901:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hehe, thanks for the revert. I should have realized that when fighting vandalism, I'm bound to have some on my own user page and talk page. I haven't fought vandalism for a month or two but now I guess I should dedicate some time to that. Gary King (talk) 20:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for reverting 92.11.181.165's edit from my page too! Although I'm not sure whether it was vandalism or a disgruntled protest. Either way, thanks :) Gail Wilson (talk) 20:15, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, looks like you've got a bit of a vandal problem here, would you like me to semi-protect your talkpage for a few days? SQLQuery me!20:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) :-D Sometimes, it just has to be done. I'm loath to protect talk pages but sometimes vandalism gets to the level of being an extreme time-waster ... - Alison❤01:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(I'll just keep this here so that the conversation flows better.)Yeah, usually it is. I can handle it if they vandalize my userpage, its just that with the talk page, those new messages banners drive me nuts. J.delanoygabsanalyze05:01, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Re:Admin Noticeboard
Done, mostly, save for the reasons I put on the noticeboard. A real lot of talkpage 'scars' for today then? ;-) Keep up the good work. Lradrama20:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Lol you're are quite welcome. That message was enough to convey how you felt. I know how you feel, my userpage and talkpage together have been vandalised over 80 times. :-S. You might want semi-protection. Very best wishes, Lradrama20:44, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it's up to you. I've never had mine protected no matter how bad it has got, I just see it as one of the things you've gotta accept when you're a recent changes patroller. Thankyou for the cookie! Happy editing, Lradrama08:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Lradrama has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Just a reminder you should know better than to break 3RR when the edits in question are clearly not "simple and obvious vandalism". Although there's no consensus on the matter rollback should be reserved for the clearest cases of vandalism. – Zedla (talk) 20:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It turns out the IP was a proxy for a banned user, I think you get the point though. Best to leave the reverting to other editors if things start to get out of hand. – Zedla (talk) 21:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This user page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. It was last substantively updated 14 August 2008. If you want to revive discussion regarding the subject, you might try contacting the user in question or seeking broader input via a forum such as the village pump. It was last substantively updated 14 August 2008.
My RFA standards are still being refined, but I rarely base my support on arbitrary cut-offs like number of edits, or length of time editing. More often I will attempt to determine the clue level of a candidate. If high levels of clue are present, they will earn my support, regardless of whether or not they have 5000 non-huggle edits and 6 months of regular activity. This is based on a fairly brief review of their contributions, moreso on their answers to the questions. I have an optional question that I often pose to candidates that helps with this.
Self-noms and the acceptance line
Neglecting to follow the bolded instruction #6 to delete the acceptance line in the self-nomination instructions will cause me to register a neutral unless a preponderance of clue has already been detected.
I do this because it is a fairly simple and easy instruction to follow. Not following it is (in my opinion) indicative of a deeper tendency to not thoroughly read and follow instructions generally. Adminship is no big deal, but applying for adminship is. The fact that a candidate hasn't fully versed themselves in the process of RFA prior to jumping in doesn't build confidence that they will accurately follow guidelines and policies in applying administrative actions.
An example of how this could apply to a real-world admin situation: When blocking for an inappropriate username, it is customary to uncheck the "Prevent account creation" and "Autoblock any IP addresses used" boxes. However, an admin who doesn't thoroughly follow instructions might not do this and as such Wikipedia could lose an otherwise constructive contributor.
One user has mentioned that leaving this line in could be justified by ignore all rules. Quite frankly, I disagree. There is no good reason to ignore this rule, and following it is painless. Attention to detail is a quality I value in an administrator.
As I mentioned, leaving this line in isn't always a deal breaker and if the candidate's actions indicate to me that this oversight is an anomaly, I may change to, or otherwise support. Furthermore, if they remove the line using only a herring, I will most certainly lend my support, though I may ask that they first bring me a shrubbery.
I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2 . Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).
To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).
To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)
Thanks for the review! Actually, I don't really get that involved in admin-related areas such as the ANI or AFD, since my main area of focus is stub and DYK? (I currently have slightly less than 20) creating. I have actually outright criticised at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Fritzpoll this notion of users having to have so-and-so amounts of edits at the ANI and AIV to become admins. Mainly I will probably work at DYK which I have a deal of experiance too. It's just so hard to contribute "behind the scenes" per se when there is so much encyclopedia building to do! Also, about the GA and FA thing -- I've never written an FA from scratch, but I turned Lazare Ponticelli from a stub into one and now I have Mary Meader (which, by the way, was not even linked to before I came) at GAC. I'm also slowly working on William Tubman to make it a GA and (hopefully, although there isn't that many sources available) an FA. Compare that to the monstrous task of starting, along with User:Blofeld of SPECTRE, articles on towns in Burkina Faso! So evidently I am pretty busy right now so I don't have the time to contribute to council discussions. I probably won't actually nominate myself until at the least mid to eng of July, if not later, and my bloch back when I first logged in certainly doesn't cast me in a very good light. However, I will try to heed your suggestions and I again thank you for your review! I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed]19:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Query re your great reversion page and help needed with citation style
Great page, I'm tempted to nick it. But why do you say "Any edit that includes text generated by clicking on the buttons above the editing window. (e.g. Bold textLink titleItalic textSubscript text[1])"
I am trying to do inline citations with Harvard referencing and failing. Could you look at Cahokia and the Young & Fowler reference and tell me what I'm doing wrong (not that it may last long, if you look at the talk page some editor is trying to make me get a scholarly journal to verify that particular quote is 'true' in the sense of archaeologically correct or something in the book by Young & Fowler, which is already published by a university press and has had 2 rave scholarly reviews). Thanks, I prefer Harvard referencing but haven't tried it before and it is frustrating that I can't make it work. Doug Weller (talk) 17:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there - I'd like to get some opinions from you as an AV person on an idea I'm thinking about. You know PseudoBot, right? Reverting redlinks on the date pages seems to be going very well, almost no false positives, and much crap kicked out. I'm wondering whether it'd be a good idea to expand it to sections of other articles that have the same problem. I'm thinking of things like the "Notable Alumni" section of articles about schools, or the "People with the forename Foo" section of some human-name-disambiguation pages - things with bulleted lists that should all have valid links. I had a "List of (nationality)" on my watchlist for a while, and dropped it off because it was too much trouble to keep clean. It could be done technically either by marking the section with a non-displaying template, or (probably better) by specifying the section name or names in a displayed template on the talk page. I think this could be a lower-key alternative to semi-protection - the bot would likely (as PseudoBot) only revert edits beginning with a bullet added by new users or anons. Thoughts? Pseudomonas(talk)18:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm lost, dazed and confused :-)
J. Delanoy,
I see you tagged the Gary Karp page for Speedy Delete.
I tried tagging {hangon} after your tag, but it just won't go in the right place.
SO - I don't know if I'm even getting my explanation/contest in to you or whoever needs to see what's up with the Gary entry.
If you can, maybe email me and let me know you got my explanation, or what's up. I am totally lost in this world of Wiki. What I do know is that I have data/info to present on a very Wiki-worthy topic (www.garykarp.com art movement).
...is ok to use following Wikipedia policy, looks derivative, but the accepted rationale is that the licensed cartoon character is derivative of something PD even earlier, so the lack of green skin makes it a PD concept. Sorry for stirring that one up. Gwen Gale (talk) 01:25, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Barack Obama
What's your opinion on the whole mess over at that article right now?It's on my watch list and an admin just fully-protected it.This is a perfect opportunity for me to learn about policy concerning: edit wars,3RR,BLP,and protection policy.Can you think of anything else?Post more scenarios concerning these subjects on my talkpage, please.Xp54321 17:37, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
U R A GOD!
Sir I would just like to say you are my idol and i hope to one day be as renowned as you. If you need anything please have me do it. All I ask is that you consider taking me on as your apprentice.--Milst Epja 03:32, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, J.delanoy, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.
U sound alot like another peson I know, who would have told me the same thing. U wouldn't happen to be Andrew Bissel would you? --Milst Epja 00:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry sir it's just something the guy I'm talking about would do as he won't reveal himself first in a blind confrontation. Plus u vaguely match his disrciption. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neoonyxalchemist --Milst Epja 02:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I don't have to worry about my identity being figured out, because none of my friends will get a wikipedia account. (Though they can all get a myspace because "it's not lame" as they say.--Milst Epja 02:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neoonyxalchemist (talk • contribs)
If it was that'd be boss, but it suits and expresses my thoughts on another plane that I can't always reach. Thus it is posted on my page, but alas is not mine, but is in fact found in the same place on wikipedia, which is why I posted it. Thank you for your input and i also agree with your opinion on poetry, but can understand the true meaning. Thanks again and would it be over-stepping my boundaries if I called you sensei? Oh and out of curiosity, what's with the "Yoda thing" ? --Neoonyxalchemist (talk) 03:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey in Yesterday U were Wrong
I've been a user for seven months more than you. This is a major embarassment sire and how do we catch vandals and where did you get your box things?--Neoonyxalchemist (talk) 04:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey What Do U mean "Holy Crap"
Is the poetry that deep or did u think u would be in the pressence of greatness if we were face to face? I'll let u in on a secret I am actually rather famous where I'm from and my works have pages on this very site. --Neoonyxalchemist (talk) 04:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Gotcha!
That was A joke it's on my page. the title of this also coincides with your answer to my question on the whole "Sensei thing" I got it I'll just refer to u as J.d. Is that ok?
OK i got it the thing on this is not a place to hold grudges was well recieved. In the future I will refrain from personally attacking others on here for we're all just here to make this site better and more reliable.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Neoonyxalchemist (talk • contribs) 04:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm back for I've just seen why I can't leave. My pain of a brother (Onyx 0) has just shown me that I must stay, become trained, and stop vandals like him. Never Gonna Stop --Neoonyxalchemist (talk) 17:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank You!
I read what utold Onyx 0 and although I doubt I really have the potential to become an admin or a potent vandal buster, your words are much appreciated. --Neoonyxalchemist (talk) 20:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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