User talk:Tedder

My Editing Was Fine

You see, I've heard many of people call litter boxes sandstorm and shit box. I myself call them that, and therefore I don't think the edit was unconstructive. It seemed fine, and usable to me. Please explain your reasoning. Thanks, you are a great person! --74.39.77.202 (talk) 18:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Content Review Appreciated

• Context: Internap (tedder)

Hi Tedder. I am hoping you can provide some additional feedback on why you reverted the edits I made yesterday to the Internap Wikipedia page. I did contact one of the editors you mentioned could retrieve the deleted content for me (Camaron) and was told that, in fact, the content hadn't been deleted; but the current page is showing the old content. In reviewing links Camaron sent me, I do believe that the content meets the notability, verifiability, no original research and reliable resources requirements. And we were very careful to make the entry neutral in language - merely expanding upon the current entry with factual information about the public company and its products. You mentioned you could review the content before it posts? I do apologize for not doing this beforehand (good to know it's an option for the future), but if you could please review and undo the revert you did yesterday (or let me know what language you feel is biased, and I will make necessary changes), it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! Kkeller0704 (talk) 19:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hi, Kkeller. It looked like a cut and paste copyright violation; were sections of this from Internap's annual report, or somewhere else?

I've copied your version of the article to your user space- it's here: User:Kkeller0704/Internap. You can modify that version, or just made incremental changes to the Internap article itself. There are a lot of guidelines you should be aware of- to avoid deluging you now, just know that additions to the article should be supported by reliable and verifiable third-party sources, such as major newspapers that have written about the company.

As a random nitpick, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) about using (r) and (tm) marks in the article. That's part of the reason I suspect it's copy/pasted.

That should be enough to get you started- let me know if you want me to look at your userspace changes. And thanks editing here! It sounds like you have some enthusiasm for the company, and it's certainly an article that needs some love. Cheers, tedder (talk) 19:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback Tedder. I'll be sure to take a look at the links and see what I can do. Will definitely run by you before adding if you don't mind. Kkeller0704 (talk) 20:02, 23 June 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

No problem at all! I'm more than happy to help. Drop me a line anytime. tedder (talk) 20:04, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Tedder. I've taken your recommendations into account and have revised the proposed Internap article content - on my userpage where you put it for revisions. All trademark symbols have been removed, and I've included links to the sources where data was pulled. If you could please review and let me know if it is okay to now post (and best way to do that - if I do it, or you since you originally reverted it), it would be much appreciated. Thanks again for your help. Kkeller0704 (talk) 14:24, 26 June 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Tedder - curious if you're around and if there's any chance you could review the edited Internap article content by this Wednesday morning/early afternoon? Would love to keep the ball rolling on this if possible. Thanks so much. Kkeller0704 (talk) 03:55, 30 June 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hi again Tedder. I saw you deleted my post asking if you saw my comments here, and the history said you had replied above, but I'm not seeing it. How am I missing it? Thanks again for your help! Kkeller0704 (talk) 17:43, 2 July 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hi- I'm really sorry, I confused you with the AGRIS post, also here on my talk page. I'm bad with names.

Anyhow, on to the article. The sections with references are okay, but overall the article is still leaning very hard towards being an advertisement for the company. What I'd propose is to add the sentences that have <ref> tags, and leave the rest in your userspace until you can source it. tedder (talk) 20:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Tedder. Glad to know it wasn't something I said ;) I'll probably take a look at this again early next week and post based on your advice and look into additional references for the other info. Until then, have a wonderful 4th! 173.71.106.21 (talk) 21:33, 2 July 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hi Tedder. I've made updates to the Internap article, taking into account all of the wonderful feedback you have provided. Could you please tell me how one would go about getting the comments at the top removed? Is there someone in particular to contact in order to have them review to make sure it now meets the neutral, expanded length and quality standards? Or are articles with these comments automatically reviewed periodically? Thanks again! Kkeller0704 (talk) 03:27, 14 July 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hi kkeller, I see the changes you've made. Technically, anyone can remove the top comments- just delete them. But in practical terms, the article is going to need some major cleanup to meet Wikipedia's standards. If nobody has done it in ~10 days, I'll try to tackle it. tedder (talk) 23:05, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, thanks Tedder. Any feedback on the "major cleanup" that is needed is appreciated. Thought I was good with neutral language, references, etc., but perhaps there's something specific I can address further? Kkeller0704 (talk) 15:42, 15 July 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

Hey. Some examples of really well-written corporate articles can be found at Category:FA-Class Companies articles. Note the tone and balance of those articles. I'll give this some more attention in 9-10 days if necessary. tedder (talk) 15:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

AGRIS

• context: Agris: International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (tedder)

Hey Tedder, rewrote sections of the article yesterday and didn't mean any harm by untagging it. (You didn't send any message to my talk page, so I thought it best to start a new section here.) I'm a new Wikipedian and have so much to learn! Could you kindly highlight which portions of the AGRIS article sound as if I were "advertising" AGRIS? Perhaps, it is not clear that AGRIS is a completely free service that anyone can use? I should like to correct the overall tone and your guidance is very much appreciated. If you feel you don't have time for this, would you kindly refer me to someone who you think can help out? Please, feel free to answer on my talk page. Thank you! Isiaunia (talk) 11:35, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

P.S. Please note that, criticism of AGRIS is also included, under "AGRIS: new vision" :-)Isiaunia (talk) 11:39, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Isiaunia, and welcome to Wikipedia. The real issue with the AGRIS article is that it isn't written from a neutral point of view. I would assume you work on/with AGRIS in some capacity? That's okay, but make sure to read WP:COI. The whole article exists as a glowing review towards AGRIS, which certainly isn't a neutral point of view. Instead of convincing readers that AGRIS is a great program, it should neutrally explain the program.

In reality, the advertising tag doesn't have to mean the project is commercial in nature. There is a "this article isn't from a neutral point of view" tag I could have used, and perhaps should have. But since the article is currently overwhelmingly positive, I figured the advert tag was proper.

Unfortunately, it's a topic I know very little about. If you need help rewriting it, let me know, and I can find someone who can help with the rewriting. Otherwise, the advert tag can remain and someone will eventually come along and improve it. Let me know if you need further clarification. Cheers, tedder (talk) 16:10, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello Tedder! Thanks for your clarification. I am currently working for FAO and do invoke the benefit of good faith. I would definitely very much appreciate being referred to someone who may help out. Have re-written sections of it, just out of curiosity, what does it look like right now? Always happy to learn. Cheers, Isiaunia (talk) 09:16, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi- and apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I kept seeing your note but forgetting.

I saw your changes to AGRIS, but it's going to take some more work to make it come from a neutral point of view. I'd dig into it, but my grammatical skills and knowledge of the subject are too weak. If you want to do it yourself, you can look at WP:NPOV and at the list of featured articles on Wikipedia (or the few featured articles in the agriculture project). In fact, a good article in the agriculture section that might be similar enough for ideas would be Avondale Agricultural Research Station. Especially note how it is laid out and neutral, and the lack of external links in the main article.

If you don't think you can fundamentally rewrite it, you can see if you can get other editors interested in helping out. Eventually someone may see the tag and solve it, but you can also try asking at WT:AG or WT:EAR. Since you've done a great job of writing content, there are probably editors who would be willing to reorganize it.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help further. tedder (talk) 00:13, 2 July

2009 (UTC)

Hello Tedder! Thanks for getting back. Great advice, and, suggestion, I'll take a look at what you have suggested. It's good that it deals with Agriculture :-) External links in the main article.... I'm afraid that may be unavoidable, if only for citation accuracy (also for grounding my statements)! Unless you have another solution? HOw can I go about that? Many thanks for helping out!! -- Isiaunia (talk) 18:56, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Instead of having external links in the article, use them as citations- wrap them in a ref tag, like this: <ref>http://foo.com/</ref>. That's definitely the best way to include the links, rather than including them as bare external links.. Cheers, tedder (talk) 20:03, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Tedder, very good suggestion and it's a pleasure to receive guidance!! Have a good day,Isiaunia (talk) 07:43, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello Tedder!! Some serious page restructuring has been going on since I last wrote to you, as inspired by the reference page you sent me. I'm removing external links from the article as I spot them. Would you mind taking a look at the page, seeing whether the style is anywhere closer to where it should be, please? Please feel free to repsond on my talk page. Thanks in anticipation, Isiaunia (talk) 12:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

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Re: Badagnani

Best to be ultra-civil in any disputes or discussions with or about him. If you look at the RfC/U, you'll see that those that support him like to find justification for their assumptions of bad faith. --Ronz (talk) 01:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. It's all good. tedder (talk) 01:44, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi. To provide some context: Ronz has a long history of disputes with Badagnani, and would like to see him banned[1]. Badagnani has a long history of contributing good content, but sometimes has some problems communicating clearly on talkpages, and occasionally adds imperfect source links. Please don't write Badagnani off as a troll. He is most definitely not a WP:TROLL, though he is not a perfect editor either. I find Ronz's black&white characterization of Badagnani (and of those who try to provide an outside perspective that doesn't align with his own) to be quite unfair.

(This is intended as a grain of salt.) -- Quiddity (talk) 22:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

As I've already pointed out, no one should be characterizing Badagnani as a "troll".

Like I said, "those that support him like to find justification for their assumptions of bad faith". I should have mentioned they like to make personal attacks, harass, and disrupt wikipedia to make their point too. All to justify what is overwhelming agreed upon as improper behavior and an inability to follow multiple Wikipedia policies and guidelines. --Ronz (talk) 00:16, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

As he says, Ronz did nip the "troll" talk in the bud, and deserves credit there. As far as the rest is concerned, whatever. I'll treat Badagnani and Ronz the same: focus on the content, discuss without edit warring, ESPECIALLY when an editor has already told you to stop reverting. tedder (talk) 02:54, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Trillium Charter School

I deleted Trillium Charter School but left the talk page in place. Please don't dally much creating a new page since some people don't like talk page without an article. —EncMstr (talk) 23:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem, it'll be there in 5 minutes. Thanks! tedder (talk) 23:02, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Spray School

Hi, since Spray School is the only school in Spray School District, the article you split out about it is a stub, and the split left a one-sentence sub-stub as the school district article, why did you split it? That does not make sense to me. Also, the article you split has a nonsensical sentence, no doubt created in error during some editing (whether by you or by someone before the split, I don't know). LadyofShalott 15:31, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the heads up on the confusing sentence. I saw the template, but didn't know why it was there. I'll fix the sentence, obviously.

As far as the district is concerned, it's certainly short. However, it can be improved; I've been going through doing a school cleanup, but there are sources to establish the district itself too. So my opinion would be to leave it as a stub, since there is potential for improvement. If you vehemently disagree, we could combine them, I suppose. But I'd rather have some discussion about it first.

I'll reply on Talk:Spray School also, as I see your note there. tedder (talk) 17:33, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

That deserves a barnstar!

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Awesome job on Oregon's high schools! LittleMountain5 20:53, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

LM5, thanks much! Back to work. tedder (talk) 05:48, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

		WPOR Award: Sponsored in part by the Big Gold Dude.
		You are hereby granted this shiny object for all your hard work at WikiProject Oregon! And for all your work on schools in June. Aboutmovies (talk) 20:31, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, AM. tedder (talk) 20:32, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

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File:Yoder Store - Yoder Oregon.jpg

Heh, I've always like that trainwreck pic... Anyway, nice pic of the Yoder store. I've gotta get around to uploading my pics of the store in Hopewell, Oregon, etc., etc. But not this weekend, gotta take pictures of hippies instead. Speaking of hippies, if I had a hall of shame, this would be my winner. Katr67 (talk) 22:06, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment! It was fun to get out and about. Here was my route for all the pictures. I thought the trainwreck pic was fun, and certainly implied that stopping could prevent consequences. OCF- obviously I'm wrong, but I thought it was last weekend. Was there a prep week or something? Finally, nice hall of shame! That's.. uh, special. tedder (talk) 23:25, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Ya know, somebody else I know thought it was last weekend too. I'm perfectly sober and I can tell you that it hasn't happened yet. But there are lots of folks who work pre-fair, and going out to the site on the 4th has become sort of a tradition too, so if you heard of someone going to OCF already, that might be why. Katr67 (talk) 23:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Aha, it must have been prefair, as the guy I knew that was headed down (from SEA) is a burner ranger and tends to be involved. tedder (talk) 23:37, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Anti-Spam Barnstar
		For beating me to all those spamlinks, you deserve this. -- Oldlaptop321 (talk · contribs) 22:57, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Heh, thanks :-) We were apparently sympatico on that, which is better than letting it be ignored. tedder (talk) 23:05, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Huell Howser and shredding EV+'s

Just so you have confirmation that the citation supports the content, here is the actual clip from the film. It's a legal clip at Spike TV that can be linked in the article, but I'm reluctant to because of the forced commercial viewing at the beginning.--Oakshade (talk) 05:22, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on that. FWIW, the backstory to my tag and revert is that the Huell article once said it was the GM cars he saw being destroyed; it was plausible that it was the Honda, but it needed someone to burn some energy to find it- thanks! And I agree, it's probably not worth linking to Spike- they're pretty low on the WP:V totem pole. If it gets challenged again, we can deal with it. (and yeah, I like that the clip starts out IMMEDIATELY saying 'Honda') tedder (talk) 05:26, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Ready for the mop?

Hey Tedder, you've expressed interest in becoming an admin, and you've been doing some bang-up work lately, including stepping up your activity on notice boards. I'd be very honored to nominate you -- are you ready for the fun and excitement that is RfA" :) -Pete (talk) 20:34, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Pete, I'd love to have your nomination- in fact, I'm honored that you would be honored to nom me! :-) I know you saw my RfA page a while back, but can you look at it again? The optional questions are just "practice answers", but starting with a statement, rather than simply a "thanks, I accept the nom" seems like an interesting idea- perhaps it'll catch on. Cheers, tedder (talk) 06:29, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Bot approval and administrator concerns by 69.226.103.13

Can you consider not being so defensive about community discussions before you become an administrator? I'm trying to find what was so outlandish and deserving of multi-pronged attack about my suggestion that community input should come from a community before you create a tool for them, and I can't. Discussion is part of belonging to a community. A throttle to discussion seems a sorry platform for starting a leadership campaign. That is my opinion. Fight me for it all you want. Bring on the big guns to attack me from multiple fronts. It's going to stick to me like glue. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 14:19, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

IP 103.13, I'm sorry you feel that way. I'm trying to discuss the tool with you- I'm unsure what you mean by a "multi-pronged attack", though. tedder (talk) 15:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

(FYI to talk page stalkers- the context is the discussion at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/TedderBot) tedder (talk) 15:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I mean others support your stance not to discuss the scripting tool/bot with the community at RFA-by going after my suggestion-not that you are coming at it from many angles. You say you are offering a tool that is a weapon for a community, using strong words to describe the tool as another in an "arsenal," but you haven't asked the community if they want the tool. In my opinion the response of least work would have been to post at the RFA talk page.

This is a lot of discussion about you not discussing something with an interested community. Why? What's wrong about discussing something for the community with the community? I don't get it. It's even part of the rules for bots. Why should the rules be changed for your bot so you don't have to discuss it?

There are too many words said on wikipedia +/- doing something when it would take 1/100th the volume to just do it. I suggested it, you disagreed, others disagree, the conversation goes on and on, trying to convince me not discussing something with the community is no big deal.

Why not be an original and go for the "why not discuss it?" Why consider the "don't discuss it with the community" line on wikipedia? This community runs on consensus. Leaders, in my opinion, should be willing to listen to the consensus, or consider discussing the consensus, in my opinion. I didn't ask you to discuss the tool with me, but with the community you are proposing it for. I made that request after reading discussions there. It seemed like a simple suggestion. Appears it is all but. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 16:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi- I think I understand your concern. You are concerned that I'm ignoring the process for a bot approval because I didn't discuss the tool/bot before coming to WP:BRFA, right? My feeling is that the "discuss first" rule was put in place because bots are generally making changes to articles, which can be a serious issue. In my mind, the amount of discussion necessary for a bot is proportional to the size of the changes (and the risk) it is making to Wikipedia. Something like a date delinking bot is controversial and requires a lot of discussion; something like fixing double redirects, not so much. tedder (talk) 16:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

No, my concern is the effort you're now putting into not discussing the bot with the community and the work you're putting into explaining why you're not discussing the bot with the community and your not discussing the bot with the community. Originally I wasn't concerned, just offering a suggestion. Now I'm concerned. I'm also verging on weirded out by it. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 17:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I think I know what you are saying. We disagree on how much work should be done beforehand, and I think we're having trouble connecting. I'm sorry. tedder (talk) 18:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

No, it really is just about discussing it with the community first. You've made it clear how strongly you don't want to discuss it with the community and how much support you will gather for not discussing it with the community first rather than taking 10 seconds and starting a community discussion. That's okay, because I can't change that. I get it. You won't discuss it first even if the rules say that-check. The rules don't apply to you-check. Community consensus doesn't apply to you-check. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Tedder, if you think you can understand this person, you're light years beyond me. From the beginning, it's been a meta-conversation that has had nothing whatsoever to do with specific courses of action. If I could gently suggest..just let it drop. If 103.13 has any specific concerns about your actions or behavior, there are noticeboards for that sort of thing. -Pete (talk) 00:01, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

In my opinion, showing politeness even to IPs with whom you disagree, rather than turning to personal remarks about them, would show you consider the community an important part of wikipedia. If you can't understand me, ask, but don't dismiss me so rudely as if rudeness is the norm for administrators on wikipedia, even if it is. I'm obviously reading this board.

There is a specific course of action, Pete: discuss the bot first with the community. This is the course of action listed by the BAG.

While I disagree with Tedder and think the RFAB board is being stick, I don't have a personal problem with Tedder. I'm just weirded out by how strongly he is resisting discussing his bot with the community he said he's going to offer it to as a weapon. I'm even more weirded out now by how many others in the community are strongly resisting this discussion. Especially administrators.

Without looking I guess discussion with the user and the community is the first thing on most of the noticeboards you point me to, Pete.

But no discussion with user, no discussion with community-check. I got it. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:15, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Consensus policies for those who can't or won't understand and don't think they apply to them, only to others:

"In order for a bot to be approved, its operator should demonstrate that it:"

"* performs only tasks for which there is consensus"

"Consensus is a partnership between interested parties working positively for a common goal. —Jimbo Wales"

"Community discussion takes place on various pages: ... These require collaborative effort and considered input from their participants to form a consensus and act appropriately upon the consensus."

"In determining consensus, consider the strength and quality of the arguments, including the evolution of final positions, the objections of those who disagree, and existing documentation in the project namespace if available. Minority opinions typically reflect genuine concerns, and their (strict) logic may outweigh the "logic" (point of view) of the majority."

And that's my opinion: consensus applies to everyone, even Tedder and Pete. I've stated it. You've twisted it into a thousand things, anything but discussing the bot with the community. So be it. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

103.13:

• Just because you assert repeatedly that somebody is resistant to discussion, doesn't make it so. A discussion has been taking place, even as you say somebody is resisting it. I haven't the slightest idea what you're on about there.
• Everybody else in the discussion recognizes that regardless of what the initial request was, there's not necessarily a bot in question; and if the thing is not created as a bot, then the bot approval rules have no bearing whatsoever. Yet you keep quoting the bot approval rules as though they are the final word on the matter.
• Now, you characterize the tool as a weapon, which is completely bizarre to me, but I guess it gives me a little insight into what lies behind your statements. For some reason completely opaque to me (or, I'd guess, anybody else in the discussion), you see the tool as a potential threat. I have no idea what that's about, but I suppose if you think it's a threat, you must have some reason. Expressing those reasons would probably get you a lot further than throwing up a lot of ill-informed process blocks, and questioning somebody's ability or desire to engage in a discussion. If you see possible damage to the project or to the community, by all means, bring it up. If not, well...do as you please, I guess. -Pete (talk) 09:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes! We agree! It's bizarre to describe a tool as a weapon, as something for an "arsenal." That's what caught my eye and keeps me focused on this. Tedder described the tool as one more "in the arsenal" for RFA.[2] Why, I asked myself, would anyone consider a scripting tool a weapon? How bizarre, I thought. Exactly the same word you use here!

So, I went to RFA to find out why Tedder thinks he should offer them another weapon for their arsenal. Reading the boards it seems the last thing the community there wants is another weapon. More confusion, not less. I thought that Tedder might want to touch base with that community since he's offering them a weapon and they seem to want fewer weapons not one more. Discussion seemed in order to clear up the confussion! I suggested discussion. The reaction to suggesting discussion is negative and bordering on attacking me personally. Even more confusion.

Thanks! Exactly what I said, Tedder's characterization of his script as a tool for the "arsenal" was "completely bizarre to me!" Thank you. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 16:53, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Actually, your characterization of this comes across as bizarre to me IP. Tedder clearly described this item as a tool, as your dif shows. After that, yes he wrote it was one for the arsenal, but could have used "shed" or "toolbox" or something else, just a choice of words, not necessarily defining. He called it a tool, and only you are considering it a weapon. Aboutmovies (talk) 18:18, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Not accurate. Tedder is the one who introduced the term "arsenal." But, I agree, that considering it a weapon, as Tedder did, comes across as bizarre. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 06:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I didn't say he didn't introduce the term arsenal, I said he didn't use the term "weapon". So, yes, what I wrote is accurate, and what you continue to write is inaccurate. Tedder did not to my knowledge start calling it a weapon, if we are only going off the dif you provided where he clearly, and unambiguously in plain English calls it a tool, that can be kept in an arsenal. You may want to read the definitions of arsenal, particularly #3 on Wikitionary or #4 on Dictionary.com. Or to write it clearly for you: an arsenal can be used to store anything, which would include, say tools, which is what Tedder called whatever it is this discussion is about. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:25, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

IP 103.13, I appreciate you bringing this to my talk page so we could discuss it further, but at this point I'd appreciate you discontinuing the conversation. I understand we have a difference of opinion on the matter. You are welcome to post on my user talk page about other topics, but you've make your opinion very clear on this topic and I'm asking you to stop. If you are truly concerned about my behavior, feel free to take it up at WP:ANI or elsewhere. tedder (talk) 06:30, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

And why not ask everyone else to stop going after me on your behalf? Truly weird. But, sure, glad to stop responding to inaccurate attacks on me on your talk page. --69.226.103.13 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC).

Montana Meth Project

If you have a moment, I'd greatly appreciate your input in this Talk page discussion. A person previously engaged in wholesale blanking is now discussing at the Talk page, and I'd like to encourage that. Thanks! Whatever404 (talk) 22:09, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

I've been following, I'll input if it goes further, okay? There's definitely a lot of axes being ground and COI on the edits/reverts, which is unfortunate for all involved. I agree with you, avoiding synthesis and knowing that COI is especially important. tedder (talk) 22:20, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm concerned that User:Ckjthem9002 might be a sockpuppet of User:Antoine1786, because the only edit Ckjthem9002 has made is to ask "when Montana Meth Project will be updated" with 2009 YRBS data. Soon thereafter, Antoine1786 requested that we "unprotect the article".

Antoine1786 previously made an abusive edit, describing wholesale blanking as "providing more evidence". Thus, I'm concerned that "unprotecting the article" will open the floodgates for more edit-warring and destructive, misleadingly titled edits. Suggestions? Help? Whatever404 (talk) 01:00, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

I've been watching the talk page drama. Perhaps it'll open it to edit-warring, but (among other reasons) it's going to be hard to prove a sock otherwise. In any case, it's only semi-protected, the user's arguments for unprotection are weak at best. tedder (talk) 01:07, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Glad you're on the case; thanks for keeping tabs. Whatever404 (talk) 01:16, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem. Not that I can solve everything (I'm not an admin), but at least there are a couple of us watching for things that quack loudly. tedder (talk) 01:17, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Good sir, I nominateth thee!

Thanks, Pete! I'll go add my bits to it and transclude. Out of the fire, into the frying pan it is. Here we go! tedder (talk) 00:06, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Shameless plug for Adminship

tedder (talk) 00:19, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject State Legislatures

Hello Tedder, I would like to let you know I started a new WikiProject and I was told you might be interested. Thanks --ilamb94 (talk) 04:03, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and way to go! It's a lot of work to get a WP going, so I appreciate the effort. I'm not very active in the legislature area, though, so I'll pass. Cheers, tedder (talk) 04:07, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Pete said something about you being good at automated tagging? --ilamb94 (talk) 04:12, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

I haven't ever done automated tagging, but I'm on the route towards bot creation, so if you give me a specification, I could probably help. tedder (talk) 04:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

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Tedder
Tedder and his bike
Nationality	Earth

I can spare some time. See if {{Infobox racing driver}} could be copied and modified a little to meet your needs. Obviously the "car no" part would need to be changed, but I'm guessing many of the other fields would work. Let me know. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:12, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Excellent! I'm looking for a somewhat generic motorcycle racer category. I'm specifically working on motocross/supercross, but I don't see much need to have a dozen templates to maintain. The current template I'm using is {{Infobox Motocross rider}}. What I like is that it has a fairly generic field for championships, though it does try to call it something very specific ("Grands Prix Championships"). Something fairly generic, that has all the bio fields, is all I'm really after.

In reality, motorcycle racers have a racer number, so the car number field can just be changed a bit :-) Otherwise, it could almost be copied directly across. Is there a way to inherit it and simply substitute the racer number, plus add a generic field for championships text? tedder (talk) 15:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

To the your right you will find what I have done so far. Let me know what tweeks you would like. If they are not already, all fields should be/will be optional in case they are not dead/no championships, etc. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:46, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

That is one hell of an awesome bike you've got there, Tedder! -Pete (talk) 19:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Especially when you consider all the championships I've won :-) AM, I'll test it out on a page or two and get back to you. I want to make sure to have time to do it, so it might be a day or so. tedder (talk) 20:55, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Signpost interview

Greetings! I will be conducting a group interview with WikiProject Oregon members for the Signpost. Peteforsyth suggested that you might be interested in participating. The interview will be taking place here. Instructions can be found on the interview talk page. Hope you can participate! --Cryptic C62 · Talk 15:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Definitely! I'll see you there. I stalkfollow Pete's page, so I knew this was happening. tedder (talk) 16:09, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Pioneer Courthouse Square and Dave Chappelle

Hi Tedder. Thanks for re-adding the Pioneer Courthouse Square event that was removed by someone. As a someone in the social sciences who deals with statistics, I know that the 4k is coming from new sources that quoting Mr Chappelle saying '4000 people', which of course was just an arbitrary number he was pulling within the comedic tone of the whole sentence. I don't feel 12k is viable, because the capacity to the venue is around 8k. And while, yes it was large, people were not spilling over completely into the streets, so it was not that large. Again, 8k is 'full' at the Square. At around 12:15am, from my professional assessment, I feel that was hit. However, sadly, news sources (reporters at 1am) don't have the training and capacity to be able to measure this correctly. So, they print what they guess. Regardless, thank you for reimplementing the data onto the page. --66.93.174.179 (talk) 21:00, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi, and I understand guessing the size of the crowd. However, Wikipedia is built around verifiability, so absent a more reliable source indicating the crowd size, giving it as 4k-12k is best- because those are the numbers being reported. Note original research is not allowed on Wikipedia- so our guesses are meaningless. tedder (talk) 21:04, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

RFA

Tedder, AtheWeatherman 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. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

I thought you deserved this for what you ahd to put up with at the discussion of the RFA. Heh, that was on the verge of going out of hand! Also, it is a good luck message in your RFA. Happy editing! AtheWeatherman 19:13, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Athe, it means a lot. I knew I was taking my chances by closing the discussion, so I'm glad to have confirmation that it was the right thing to do. I wouldn't have closed it if it was about me, but it wasn't. tedder (talk) 19:19, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks.

Thanks for closing the discussion on the talk page of your RFA. That solidified my support as it showed extreme maturity while being able to withstand extreme criticism.--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 22:00, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Gordonrox24. (oh, I finally get your username). Like I said above, I wouldn't have touched it if people were discussing ME and concerns- it would have been inappropriate for me to shut things down in that case. But it was just becoming an entrenched war. Cheers, tedder (talk) 22:18, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Why that it was. Thanks again!--Gordonrox24 | ^Talk 22:26, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I disagree with your closing the discussion. The discussion had more significance than is evident at first glance. It would have provided a precedent for future "nonsense votes". Aditya (talk) 17:58, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Looks like I'm a little late to the party, but yes, I agree with Gordonrox24 (no, Kahne rox! :D). It definitely solidified my support. Good luck (you've practically passed already). Regards, Airplaneman (talk) 14:24, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Heh, thanks Airplaneman. It means a lot. I'll be disappointed if you don't stop back by occasionally and correct me if I mess up.

And I don't see it as "practically passed", there's still plenty I could do to fail. Should I show where I hid the bodies? :-) tedder (talk) 18:54, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I also will be disappointed if you don't come by and correct me. My first talk archive is where I hid the bodies (is that how you use the phrase?). Best of luck. Airplaneman (talk) 16:36, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Yep

That was a better call. I jumped the gun, thanks.

--Esprqii (talk) 23:54, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

On Lee Hiller, right? I think we'll be dealing with that one for a little while; there are claims to notability so it isn't eligible for speedy. But the current notability is slim at best. Probably worth monitoring and helping to improve for a while, then taking to AfD. tedder (talk) 00:02, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

re feline acne

Would you be so good and explain your deletion of links on my user page? Thank you.V.B. (talk) 15:28, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello V.B., I deleted them on Feline acne, but I don't believe I did so on your user page. I looked at the history to double-check. Can you provide me a diff to show me what you mean? tedder (talk) 18:44, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

I think VB meant "explain on my user page your deletion of links". Makes no sense otherwise. Gordonofcartoon (talk) 23:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm somewhat literal, so that helps. In any case, I explained where it was reported (Wikiquette alerts), and I'll explain at Talk:Feline acne if requested. As you know, the issue appears to be COI more than anything. tedder (talk) 23:58, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Big Steve (rapper)

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Your RFA…

…has demonstrated the necessary consensus for becoming an administrator, congratulations! -- Avi (talk) 00:10, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations! I'm sure you have seen WP:NAS, so now it's time to get to work. Have fun. Plastikspork (talk) 00:24, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Congrats Tedder! LittleMountain5 00:33, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

\o/ - Dank (push to talk) 00:35, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed, congrats. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

• Me too -- congrats! Proud to have such great reception for my first nominee. I'll look forward to seeing you 'round the mop closet! -Pete (talk)
• Congratulations! Try out your shiny new tools on the backlogs at WP:CSD, WP:AIV, WP:AFD, or WP:RFPP! (Those were the first ones I went to when I became a new admin.) -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:21, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

(deindenting, because I can) Thanks, all. I'm honored and humbled by your support. I've been out riding for 13 of the last 15 hours, what a delight to come home and see so many nice comments and some new buttons I need to figure out. More later, but I didn't want to make it look like I'd disappeared on such a day. tedder (talk) 08:12, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations. I hope you didn't take anything too personally. Keepscases (talk) 22:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I didn't, Keepscases, and (as I've said), I respect your opinion. I trust you'll pipe up if you see any evidence of me editing (or sysopping) in ways you were concerned about. Cheers, and see you around here- tedder (talk) 22:53, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. KillerChihuahua?!?

DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales. All rights released under GFDL.

Portals (album) deletion

I see you deleted the Arsonists Get All the Girls album Portals article, asserting CSD#A7. However, this article was not "an article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble", but rather "an article about a musical recording". Thus it would not qualify under WP:CSD#A7. It also would not qualify under WP:CSD#A9, as "the artist's article does not exist". (All quotes taken from WP:CSD, strikethrough mine). I see someone else has already restored the page. If you have another reason why you think it should be deleted, feel free to post it, but I think you should avoid speedy deletion, and instead put it up for consensus on the article's talk page. If I am in error somewhere here, please let me know how and why I am in error. Thanks! MrMoustacheMM (talk) 17:40, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer, MrM. You're right, the intent was A9, I somehow missed the link to Arsonists Get All the Girls. Thanks for the full explanation, and sorry for the hassle- I went through and manually merged in the extra content that was lost, feel free to improve or remove. tedder (talk) 18:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for re-merging the content, and I'll take a look at improving the article when I can. MrMoustacheMM (talk) 22:41, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

BQ

It's not on a Pioneer Courthouse scale, certainly. It's a series of sockpuppets, including the one today who was blocked and then unblocked for who knows what reason. If they don't want to semi-protect it, I reckon we'll just keep watching it. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:15, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. Reply over there and I'll prot it for you. I just wanted some clarification. (any idea why my reply isn't indenting correctly over there?) tedder (talk) 04:21, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

No idea. I fiddled with it a bit but nothing worked. Seems to be specific to that page. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:25, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing. :)

P.S. Congratulations on your shiny new adminship! I don't cruise the RfA pages, so I didn't know about it. Luckily, you didn't need my vote to put you over the top. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem, Bugs. Happy to help, especially for you. And thanks for the PS- I'm enjoying RFPP. tedder (talk) 04:46, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

How dare you edit my comments! I'm going to tell an admin about this! Oh, wait... :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:48, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Heh. Should I take myself to ANI? Nice to hear from you. tedder (talk) 04:51, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, be a good do-bee; report yourself to ANI, and block yourself for an appropriate interval. Then file two or three obscenity-laden unblock requests, forcing yourself to extend your block to some unbearable length, such as 3 days. During your block, you could be working on your autobiography, detailing your life as a dedicated Scout, titled Mein Kampfire. Once your block is well into its second day, post a weepy apology and a promise to do better until the next time. Then unblock yourself early, being sure to post many stern warnings to yourself. And if this behavior persists, file an RfC against yourself. That should scare yourself into compliance. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 05:11, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

You've thought about this for too long, bugs. I think that's why I like you. tedder (talk) 05:14, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

(Blush) Thanks. For sure, I know too much about how this joint operates. Be aware I'm writing this amateur prose during breaks while working, and late at night. I have to exercise my creative side now and then, or it gets rustier than an abandoned Chevy. You know what they say, a right-brain is a terrible thing to waste. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 05:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Stoppeth I say. Thou mocketh thy administry! —EncMstr (talk) 05:30, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

You're right. For one thing, that was far too girly a response. Being a straightened-arrow male, I never "blush". Although, pair o' docs-ically, I see red sometimes. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 05:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

You may as well unprotect the page now. The sock has won, using a pretext about links to accomplish getting that one thing removed that he found "objectionable". Another admin did the sock's work for him, deleting that one entry (taking the link pretext bait), and he's ignoring me now, so it's over, and protection is no longer needed. I can formally request unprotection, if you would prefer I do it that way. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:52, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I went ahead and requested unprotection. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I know you are frustrated, but User:Toddst1 seems to be correct- I mean, if it existed as an independent article (Band Queer), it would be appropriate to include there. tedder (talk) 00:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't care about the BQ thing as such. I'm frustrated over a sock using wikilawyering as a pretext to get something removed just because he finds it "offensive". Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:26, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

In fact, they ought to just unblock all the socks of Cokea, since he got what he wanted and probably won't be back anyway. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

So create the article, Bugs. It's the ultimate FU, and we all win that way.. tedder (talk) 00:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I'll let User:BQZip01 do that if he feels strongly about it. And besides, I already told Tanthalas, on the RFPP page, that I was not going to add it back. He already thinks I'm a jerk, so I don't need to give him any further evidence. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I saw that, and I wasn't worried you'd add it back just to edit war. But if you can source the article, it'd be pretty neat to create. tedder (talk) 00:32, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

User:BQZip01 is the one to do that, as he's from that school, and it's more his battle than mine. I'm trying to remember now how I ran into that BQ page. I think it was because of a sock (possibly a PCHS sock) who was walking through the two-letter articles one by one. But that was some weeks ago, and I don't recall the details. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:41, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I should jump in here and say I don't think Bugs is a jerk at all. S/he have worked together many times. However, in this case I think s/he is rather misinformed or just plain wrong.

Tedder, we could use your attention at Talk:BQ. User:BQZip01 seems hell-bent to get that definition in to the DAB page, guidelines be damned. Toddst1 (talk) 00:56, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Bugs is good at keeping an eye out for sockpuppets. I wish I could sniff them out that well. I jumped in on the dab page, thanks for the heads up. (I can't even leave the house for five hours? You kids..) tedder (talk) 02:34, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, I just reverted that sock. Maybe I should just leave it alone? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:45, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Also, I'll readily own up that I'm a he, not a s/he. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:47, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

I prefer "it". Anyhow, yeah, leave it alone Bugs. Even if it was removed in bad faith, it shouldn't be there. tedder (talk) 02:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

I was going to revert my edit, but Daedalus beat me to it. I think BQZip01 needs to find a source, and that should settle the matter. Then if the sock continues to delete it, he'll have to cook up another reason. His real reason is simply that he doesn't like it. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:53, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for helping. Is there any chance you could re-semi-protect the page too. I have no issue with discussing the merits of inclusion, but not with a harassing sockpuppet account whose sole purpose appears to be harassment of me. Semi-protecting BQ seems to be the best way to minimize this problem. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:45, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

BQZ, I will. Actually I think I'll full-prot for a short period of time, just to make it clear I'm not favoring anyone. tedder (talk) 03:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Fine by me. I just want the harassment to stop. — BQZip01 — ^talk 03:58, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Protection, good idea. Let the dust settle a bit. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:00, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

One quick point: It's Tanthalas that thinks I'm a jerk, not Todd. Although I'm probably moving up on Todd's list of "potentials". Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:57, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Bugs, want us to fill Todd in? I'm sure he can be brought along to the "Bugs is a jerk" camp in no time :-) tedder (talk) 03:48, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, all things considered, I'd prefer they arrive at that conclusion through a natural process, rather than being recruited. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 04:00, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiBacon results

Yeah, I'm posting on my own talk page as a placeholder for others. I've been running User:TedderBot with some initial results from my WikiBacon project over here: User:TedderBot/Bacon Results. Post feedback, concerns, and requests here. And yes, I'm engaging in some minor canvassing to get the conversation going. tedder (talk) 01:39, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Aha, the Kevin Bacon syndrome. It could also be handy for pinpointing where first encountering characters like User:Tecmobowl, may he rest in pieces. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed- want me to run it against you two? tedder (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

And just to show you how my right-brain works, your wikibacon blurb inspired me to make an update to The Twelve Days of Christmas. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The article? I'm confused.. tedder (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

It got me to thinking about bacon, so I checked that article to see if they have anything about "kosher bacon" (they don't) and then I saw a reference to "back bacon" that reminded me of a reference to that in the McKenzie Brothers' variation on "The Twelve Days of Christmas". That's not exactly 6 degrees of wiki-bacon, but it's in the neighborhood. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:26, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Ah. The crazy way our minds work, eh? (and look above- want me to run it between you and Tecmobowl?) tedder (talk) 02:29, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The wife hates it when I go off on one of those Baconesque tangents. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh, not really. I'm fairly certain where I first ran into him (speaking of train wrecks). Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:32, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

It was probably in either Black Sox scandal or Curse of the Black Sox. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:34, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

OK, go ahead and run it. (Grimace). Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Wrong on both guesses- first article was Eddie Cicotte. results here. tedder (talk) 03:41, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

That would fit also. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 08:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Hey Tedder, I looked at the bot output you shared -- it's very cool! It would be nice to have a bit more description of the two "modes" -- I don't quite understand what the two categories are. Is one purely chronological, listing the first time that the two people edited the same page, then the second time, etc. -- and then the other one lists the time when they edited in closest succession, followed by the second-closest succession, etc.? If so, I think there must be a clearer way to express that. But all in all, a neat tool, and one that seems versatile enough that it might have any number of applications. Personally, I'm planning to fire it into the middle of the next RFA I find and watch everyone scatter! Bwahhaha. I'm funny. -Pete (talk) 16:38, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Here are some specific suggestions. (I like the "bacon" reference, did not get it the first time!)

User Baseball Bugs and Tecmobowl have edited 163 unique articles together.

REWRITE AS: 163 articles have been edited by both X and Y.

This is the "time distance" between the two users. In other words, this shows collaboration or edit wars between the users.

REWRITE AS: Among pages that both people have edited, this list shows the pages where their edits were closest in time. This usually reveals periods of close collaboration or edit wars between the two editors.

Article: User talk:Tecmobowl (time between edits: 34 seconds) Edit #1 by Baseball Bugs (diff) at 2007-06-24T16:29:39Z Edit #2 by Tecmobowl (diff) at 2007-06-24T16:30:13Z

Might consider bolding "time between edits" to make it clear what's being used to rank the entries. Also, instead of using the word "diff," I'd suggest just linking the text "Edit by Baseball Bugs" and "Edit by Tecmobowl". Also remove the fairly meaningless "#1" and "#2".

This shows the first time a user edited in articles the other user has already edited in. This shows when the user's paths first crossed.

REWRITE AS: Among pages that both people have edited, this list shows the pages where both made edits the earliest, without regard to how soon one edit was after the other. This may be useful in determining when the two editors first "met" one another.

(similar tweaks to the individual entries)

-Pete (talk) 16:52, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Let's WP:AGF and leave comments about "edit wars" out of anything posted by the bot.

And, as it's still planned to use it as a weapon at RfA[3] I'd like that issue of whether the community wants another "weapon" for "the arsenal" raised at WP talk:RfA before the bot is offered as a weapon. --69.226.103.13 (talk) 18:04, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

How about more value-neutral "close interaction between users," instead of "collaboration" or "edit wars"? -Pete (talk) 18:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Neutral works, I like "close interaction". I'll have some changes made to it today.

IP 69.226.103.13, since you are having trouble maintaining decorum, I've asked you before to stay off my talk page, and to take it to ANI if you consider that abuse. Please don't post further. tedder (talk) 18:24, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Pete- what do you think now? I missed two words in the intro ("77 unique articles have.."). I appreciate the feedback, considering I tend to write English like I code. tedder (talk) 20:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Better! It's a complicated concept to put in words..fairly technical. Think there might still be room for improvement/clarity, but I'm stumped as to how. But what you have will definitely work. The more I'm thinking about this, the more I'm realizing how useful it will be...I routinely run into situations where I just can't quite remember where I know somebody from. This will be a great er, trowel to have in the garden shed. -Pete (talk) 05:45, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

You have asked for feedback. So, I love this concept, which will obviously be incredibly useful both in ordinary interactive editing and in admin work. When can I have it? --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 15:05, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like positive feedback, Anthony, eh? Feel free to make a few requests here; otherwise I'll have an interface up in the next week or so. tedder (talk) 06:22, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Train wreck

I should keep that picture as my work PC's wallpaper, to remind me on bad days that things could be worse. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:07, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Heh. tedder (talk) 02:29, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Page protection

Thanks for semi-protecting Report about Case Srebrenica. While you're about it, could you please block Arthur999 (talk · contribs) - the user account created by the IP vandal - as an obvious sockpuppet of the banned Darko Trifunovic (talk · contribs)? -- ChrisO (talk) 08:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Looks like it was taken care of- good. tedder (talk) 13:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

editing of school article

Hi I noticed one of your last edits deleted a substantial amount of content from the article St George Girls' High School - content that is neither unnecessary nor uncommon in other related school articles. I understand that there have been a few issues with uncited references in the alumni section, but the other material I believe to be mostly correct. Please explain your reason for deleting the material. For now, I have restored it, and made some minor edits, deleting the content that were obviously incorrect or vandalised. Thanks. --Welcome to the dark side. (talk) 13:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi WttDS- you mean St. George Girls' High School, right? Here's my main cleanup. What I removed was due to WP:WPSCH/AG. For instance, the song (which was duplicated) is likely copyrighted and not very unique (almost all schools have a song of some sort).

Next was the "Faculties", calendar, and school clubs. Wikipedia is not a directory, that level of information isn't unique or very encyclopedic. If there is something unique in those sections it may be re-added, provided it's received coverage outside of the school (in a credible newspaper, or an award from the government).

Finally, I removed non-notable alumni- those are alumni that are redlinked (don't have articles of their own). This is a shortcut for meeting WP:BIO. Wikipedia's definition of notability is "notable to the world", not "notable inside the school". So simply going on and becoming a doctor doesn't make someone notable according to Wikipedia's guidelines. Cheers, tedder (talk) 13:38, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry i didn't read your message until now. I kind of went and found citations for the alumni. I also thought that some alumni were unnotable but I left a few of the more notable ones on (some aren't notable to the world though, but they are notable in Australia).

Also, I removed the school hymn but not the school song -- i've posted a discussion on the discussion page though.

What we are missing is a History of the School section. However, i think we need to keep the other school events - personally I think it's unfair as most other school articles include all of these (and even in much more detail, if you look at the Sydney Technical High School article) and this one wouldn't.

Thanks again.--Welcome to the dark side. (talk) 14:45, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Good job on the cleanup! In general, it appears to follow WP:WPSCH/AG. I'll reply to the rest of it on the school page. It's "unfair" that not all articles match (like Sydney Tech), but that doesn't mean it's incorrect. In other words, other pages are in need of cleanup, but now one less page needs cleanup. tedder (talk) 16:17, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. However I'm not sure about the red-links. I've posted something up on the Talk:St. George Girls' High School page about this. --Welcome to the dark side. (talk) 01:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Pioneer

Did someone disable the Pioneercourthouse vandal filter? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:20, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I dunno. I just gave myself permission to go look into it. I'll report back here. tedder (talk) 18:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

If you need to know which one it is, I can tell you. I can't read the contents, of course. But this has happened before. Some sysop decides it's affecting performance, or isn't needed, or something like that, and disables it - and then the vandal pounces. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

175, found it, and I know why it doesn't work. Will take to email. (so, if anyone is reading this and wants to know, email me) tedder (talk) 18:31, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I just sent you an e-mail. In the course of writing it, I remembered why - I think. You can tell me if I'm right - and what we can do about it. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:34, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Protection requests

I come to you directly because it's more than one problem. One individual with many IP accounts (117.., who had been blocked numerous times under different accounts in the past, and now came back again) keeps his sneaky vandalism. This user was known for his constant vandalism, POV edits on different India-related articles and disruptive editing. Yesterday one article was semi-protected because of him. Now he is back at it, and he does it very deviously on the Aishwarya Rai article; he intentionally creates spelling mistakes when he adds something (diff). I reverted the sp. mistakes and corrected the other thing he added (he clearly added it for a reason: to make his sneaky vandalism unnoticed), and he has been reverting me repeatedly. Generally, this article has already been semi-protected many times for very long periods. It is regularly vandalised, generally on a daily basis, so I think a semi-protection is generally very relevant and timely this time as well.

Apart from that, there's something that upsets me even more. I took my time to copyedit and clean up the John Abraham (actor) article which was more of a fansite. He started reverting me here too (calling my edits vandalism). I reverted him, but I'm sure he'll keep doing that. I'm fed up. I don't how much the WP:RBI can be followed when this individual keeps coming with a new IP address every hour.

I request you to semi-protect these articles. Shahid • ^Talk2me 19:17, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi- I understanding coming directly, but you should probably go to WP:EAR or WP:ANI for this. It's too complicated for me to handle (considering I'm a newbie with the mop). It might be possible to use WP:3RR in this situation, but I don't have enough confidence to jump into this (yet!). Cheers, tedder (talk) 19:29, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, but his edits are complete vandalism, so 3RR is not really relevant here. An article was protected yesterday because of his editing and today you see that his edits are vandalism. He has had many user accounts on Wikipedia, all of which were blocked. Just see the John Abraham history, all my copyedits, around 20 edits were reverted twice. And the Aishwarya Rai article is anyway a constant object of IP vandalism (see the history of today). Shahid • ^Talk2me 19:32, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The edits I looked at (like this) can't be classified as complete vandalism; they can be classified as incorrect and POV, but not vandalism. What are the blocked account(s)? tedder (talk) 19:37, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

What? It is not editing. It's an absolute revert of all my copyedits! So it's not vandalism? Many accounts, it was two-three months back, and most of them were blocked by User:YellowMonkey (he happens to have a checkuser). But it's not relevant now when I spend time to copyedit an article which looks a fansite (just see how it looked before), it gets reverted by a vandal who is also a well-known sock-puppet, and an admin tells he cannot help me with it. Shahid • ^Talk2me 19:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Shahid, I understand the frustration. And an admin should be able to help you, but probably not me. Again, I just became an admin a week ago, and I don't want to stomp around and cause trouble. So please don't take it personally, but if you file at WP:ANI, you should get a response rather quickly. tedder (talk) 19:49, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I understand. Well, congrats on the successful RFA, and all the best in your work as an admin. Shahid • ^Talk2me 19:52, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and sorry I can't help out more. tedder (talk) 20:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The Fox and the Hound

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Hello, I can understand The Fox and the Hound being put under protection until other issues are resolved, but what I'd like to know is whether or not my clean-up was acceptable. It's had a Cleanup tag since last week — inserted by User talk:Collectonian herself — and that is all I did: improve the grammar, split some of the paragraphs in order to make them easier to read, and provided some additional information about the film characters appearing in the comics. User talk:Collectonian refuses to discuss the matter with me on principle but what I'd like to know is this: if the edits had been done by someone other than myself, would they have been accepted? Your opinion would be welcome. Thank you.--Marktreut (talk) 20:06, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Marktreut, I'm not willing to get into a content dispute, especially with a sockpuppet investigation going on. tedder (talk) 20:33, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

As noted on the talk page, the clean up tag is purely because of the issues with the references and could just as easily be removed. You didn't improve anything with your edits. The paragraphs are already in good format and breaking them up reversed earlier clean up done by good editors. And the "comics" section you added was referenced to a copyright violating, non-reliable source. And its not that I refuse to discuss with good editors, I refuse to discuss with you specifically because you are sockpuppeting and wikihounding and engage in numerous other bad editing practices. I have yet to see you make a decent contribution anywhere. And yes, I would have reverted those edits by anyone else as they degraded the article, not improved, and go against the MoS. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 20:39, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Request for Protection

I would appreciate if you could post a Protection lock on my biography page Shahriar Afshar, as well as the its discussion page, due to a recent breach of confidentiality that has caused confidential information to be posted on my biography page. I cannot discuss the details here, but if you e-mail me, I would be happy to explain. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards. --Prof. Afshar (talk) 23:41, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Replying via email, removed email address to avoid spam. tedder (talk) 02:23, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Avon Lake High deletion

Why was my contribution to notable alumni deleted again after I reverted it yesterday? I cannot understand why Larry Cox is being deleted. Amnesty International is a well-respected human rights organization (non-profit, as well. I have placed the same contribution and link with links to the Amnesty International article. It has not been removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Csturgeo (talk • contribs) 14:23, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Csturgeo. I deleted Mr. Cox because his name is currently linked to a sports player on Wikipedia: Larry Cox. Having a wikipedia article is a common shortcut to establishing notability of an individual. The best course of action would be to create the article on Larry Cox (human rights) and then re-add him. Cheers, tedder (talk) 12:24, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Happy Tedder's Day!

User:Tedder has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Tedder's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Tedder! Peace, Rlevse ~ A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:13, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Aw, thanks Rlevse! tedder (talk) 06:21, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Dudes 'n' stuff

I'm glad my edit summary brought a semi-laugh. It gets difficult at times around here, I must say, especially when it concerns people widely considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time and my being an anti-al and all. Thanks for squelching the issue. I was going to go to AN/I when they decided tomorrow to once again return the less than well-sourced content. Fanboys, I think. I'd be glad to do a little talk page housekeeping on the Pacino talk page. I usually end up doing that at some point when I've had to post much to a talk page. In other stuff, congratulations on acquiring the tools. I'm not at all convinced being an administrator is all it is cracked up to be, and I get too annoyed to ever consider it, but keep the faith. Regards. Wildhartlivie (talk) 07:32, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and having the tools isn't necessary to be a good Wikipedian (yes, like you). I'm enjoying helping out with RFPP and weird moppish things, like cleaning up really old AFDs.

Back to Pacino, thanks. Normally I'd just do it myself, but I know it's somewhat your domain on Wikipedia and would probably do it with more patience than I would :-) See you around, of course. tedder (talk) 12:01, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Labh Singh

Thanks for saving the article Labh Singh from recent vandalism and protecting it.

I would like to point towards recent vandalism done by respected editor User:Sinneed. I could not document all of his vandalism points, but following should help to clear out some of his/her vandalism traits.

• In edit 1, User:Sinneed has deleted two very important references and the related text without any discussion. in first reference, third paragraph clearly says "Police said Sukhdev Singh, himself a former police constable, was responsible for a string of murders and a Major Bank Robbery and 2nd reference clearly saysLabh Singh masterminded a bank robbery of Rs. 6 crore from a branch of Punjab National Bank in Ludhiana. This is reputed to be the largest ever bank robber. He has also lied in his edit summary "Source is already a named source in the article, and it doesn't mention the bank robbery. Warning...if I can figure out which of the IP herd made that change easily". This edit summary was a complete lie. Because, as proved above, reference do talk about the bank robbery.
• In edit 2, User: Sinneed has added useless "CN" (alongwith a threatBrief CN for the association with Bhindranwale. I'll drop it today without a source" for Labh Singh's association with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale), when this reference clearly says that in "early 80s, he came under the influence of Bhindranwale and resigned from the police forc, reference 2 clearly says that ..Labh Singh, a close confederate of (Sant) Bhindranwale's", and in the same page Labh Singh says "I can't show my back to Sant Ji, I will fight with him and face martyrdom in this place.

• here User:Sinneed has simply changed the section "Association with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale" to "Joining Sikh militants" to further his POV, eventhough above mentioned references clearly prove subject's association with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

• Here User: Sinneed has again lied in his edit summary "source is about that person but doesn't tie to the murder of the publisher" eventhough the reference clearly say that "In Punjab his name figured in the 38 cases of violence taking place between 1983 and 86, including the one in which the editor of the Hind Samachar group of newspaper Ramesh Chander was gunned down in Jalandhar".

Please note User:Sinneed's vandalism is huge. It appears that he is simply destroying the article, killing the references and hard work of other respected editors.--144.160.130.16 (talk) 20:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

• I look forward to your joining me on the article discussion page.- sinneed (talk) 20:08, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm not going to get involved with this- take it to dispute resolution. Thanks. tedder (talk) 20:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

No worries! Thanks again for protecting it. Wiki editors hard work is valuable, atleast it will not get vandalized for some more time. --144.160.130.16 (talk) 21:59, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Danny McBride

Please unlock the page for editing. There are now sources showing his death. [4] BurienBomber (talk) 16:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Please post it to the talk page, and (preferably) find other sources. Besides that one paid publishing source, I haven't found any. tedder (talk) 22:04, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

I did post it to the talk page before posting it here. Can you please explain why an obituary in the LA Times is not considered a reliable source? Thanks. BurienBomber (talk) 01:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

You did post it there, sorry. I'm on the road and hadn't seen it. The issue is that the source is really legacy.com, not latimes.com. The former site runs "paid obits", which is not the most reliable. See this comment for why it's important to have a more solid source. tedder (talk) 01:17, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I was perplexed why the source I used to post Mr McBride's untimely death was deemed 'non-notable'. It was factually correct as it turned out - something I would personally have vouched for a few days ago when I first posted the report. The source I used is, in my lengthy experience of these unfortunate occurrences, accurate, timely and reliable. Indeed, I got news of Michael Jackson's demise via thedeadrockstarsclub.com website quicker than via the BBC or Reuters. I appreciate that Wiki is not a news agency, or required by 'its charter' to proclaim births, marriages or deaths in an instant. However, Wiki's creditability is not best served by reports of deaths appearing, disappearing, and then re-appearing in quick succession. Burienbomber (above) states 'that are now sources showing his death' - sure the Los Angeles Trumpet (or whatever) has more clout.... BUT there was a source proclaiming this fact several days ago.

I do appreciate that I am corresponding with another editor, who has no more say in how Wiki operates than I do, but McBride died on 23 July - it is now the 29th ! Just venting my spleen - regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:57, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I understand venting, and the only say that I have is that I'm the one who locked the article, so I am somewhat forcing the issue. However, because it isn't being reported outside of that website, it's harder to be sure- and if we (as Wikipedia) are going to say someone is dead, we should be really sure, not just "first".

Just because a website is right doesn't mean it is a reliable source. Near the top of the page, WP:BLP says: "We must get the article right. Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." That's the guiding principle I'm using by not unprotecting the article until a very solid source is found. tedder (talk) 01:04, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

List of high schools in Oregon

Hey, your note in reply to my teasing you about your RFA reminded me... Just a heads up, some months ago, when I was doing heavy work on the list of missing Oregon schools and the OSAA page, I had cleaned up the HS list, rearranging the schools by city instead of alphabetically, and untangling all the Portland-area schools with the use of subheaders. It looked really awesome, improved usability and took a long time. But of course my browser crashed and it was late and I didn't have the heart to recreate it and then I got distracted... Anyway, do you have any ideas about how it should look? If I try this again, I'll a) save my work in a text editor and b) run the new-and-improved version by you before I save. I don't want to spring any unwelcome surprises on you! Katr67 (talk) 18:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Hey. Sorry for the delay- sort of a tl;dr story about the heat and being on my laptop only until it improves.

I don't mind the "county alphasorted" look, though it does get a little messy on the bigger counties. The indented Portland area is sort of a disappointment, because it feels like about half are sorted and the other half are independent.

My problem with subcategorization (in general) is finding a scheme that works and is easy to maintain. The problem with lumping by city is that schools will be near that city, but are actually in a different city, so they'll get lumped elsewhere. For instance, Laurelwood Academy "should" be listed in Eugene, though it's actually in Jasper.

Another method I thought of is sorting by district, as is done in Multnomah County. But how do you deal with CAL?

These are things that make my brain hurt. I'd be inclined to simply alphasort and leave it alone. This is part of why the reqphoto categorization bothers me :-) I won't complain about any system you choose, though some are harder to maintain than others. tedder (talk) 01:16, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Random ramblings

Ignoring you for now. Will get back later today or tomorrow, okay? tedder (talk) 22:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

No worries. Katr67 (talk) 23:33, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Just saw the userspace vandalism. Not even creative! What's up with that? I'm across the river hiding from the heat.. tedder (talk) 23:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Important question: Are you upwind or downwind from Camas? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 01:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Camas is a place? I thought it was a smell! Yeah, old joke. I'm upwind, in my <sarcasm>favorite city</sarcasm>. tedder (talk) 01:04, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, at least you're into the joke. :) I've been to Oregon a few times, and when I caught a whiff of Camas, it was abundantly clear why they built it well east of Portland. Vancouver, Washington, eh? You might say Vancouver, WA, is to Vancouver, BC, as... well, as Portland, ME, is to Portland, OR. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 01:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

SPI post on Bugs page...

... You could always just put out this sign, and hope they find their way to you. ;) — Ched :  ?  22:53, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh, that's how it's done? :-) That's why I buy packs of socks, they all match and I don't care if I lose one or two. Wait, that analogy just broke down completely. Hmm. tedder (talk) 22:59, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Hard telling about that one, since I'm unfamiliar with its history. I'm much better at finding socks connected with articles I've worked on. I'll take a look. I tell ya one thing - if I were a checkuser, I wouldn't fool around with those guys for long. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:19, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Obvious meatpuppet, at least, and the usual sock ploy of "I know this guy but I'm not him". SPI will tell us. It's possible they're different. But if SPI says they're the same, his next move will be to say, "OK we share the same PC," which is another typical sock ploy. Single-purpose accounts, focused on that one guy. That's just my opinion, I could be a loon. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

You are a loon, what does that have to do with the speed of an unladen swallow? :-)

Indeed, the "I know the guy" reminds me of the PCH threat "He'll do bad things.." tedder (talk) 00:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

What do you mean? An African swallow or a European swallow? Unfortunately, I can't add any actually useful info to the SPI. Those folks are well aware of the typical ploys these guys use. And when the socks essentially own up to it, that makes it easier. The only question now is whether they're willing to do a "sweep" and look for other socks. They might, but because of the narrow impact of it, they might not, unless he comes back again. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:30, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Noticed that you were online

If you wouldn't mind, and feel like flexing your delete tab, could you please delete User:Javert/userChrome.css? Twinkle isn't working and apparently you can't tag .js or .css pages for speedy deletion. Thanks much, javert (stargaze) 01:10, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

 Done. Glad to help! tedder (talk) 01:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Splendid. :) I appreciate your help. javert (stargaze) 01:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

And on that note, I just noticed there is nobody with Bot experience listed at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users/North America. Just a thought... -Pete (talk) 01:50, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

That's an interesting list. I don't know that I want to be on it, and I'm certainly not a competent botperson yet.. tedder (talk) 01:53, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Email

Plz check your email. Thanks!--Afshar (talk) 15:37, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

reading it. tedder (talk) 17:02, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Huh?

I have no idea what your comment on my talk page is in reference to. Please clarify? ThuranX (talk) 16:50, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Wow. I don't have any idea, either. I went through your contribs and my contribs and can't figure out why I left that, or who I really meant it for. Huh. My apologies! tedder (talk) 17:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Now I'm even more confused. ThuranX (talk) 19:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. Me too. Maybe you could do something so it would make sense? Heh. Really sorry, I normally give context, I'm guessing I didn't because it was something like a sockpuppet issue. That's why I should always give context, eh? tedder (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Shahriar Afshar

I'm also an admin. I am in contact with Shahriar Afshar via email. Apparently, you have been helping him with his personal info problem. Can you contact me via email (my Wikipedia email button is enabled) to discuss what you've done and what the next steps are? I have directed him to WP:OVERSIGHT as the long-term solution to his problem. I just don't want to get into a situation where the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

--Richard (talk) 17:47, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I'll drop you a line. He said he was contacting you. tedder (talk) 17:57, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I explained my reasons for the removal of non-biographical data from Afshar's page on the talk page, to which there was no response. Please explain there why this material should be restored. --Michael C. Price ^talk 03:54, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Will do. tedder (talk) 03:56, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ThaddeusB

I wanted to take a moment to delivery a personal thank you (not "thank spam" :)) for your involvement in my RfA. (It passed 117-2-7 in case you hadn't seen.) I was flattered my your statement that I make "most of us look 'not worthy'", especially considering that you are far from lacing in clue yourself. I certainly will work hard to be that "overwhelming net positive" you envisioned. Feel free to drop me a line about how I'm doing at any time. :)

Thanks again, ThaddeusB (talk) 05:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Bajaj Pulsar

I saw that you have reverted the removal ofthe specs of a discontinued model-Pulsar 200. I had removed the details (which I had added when it was under production)- the rationale behind it was that then specs of6 or more previous models of 150 cc and 180 cc should be added. But it seems that even discontinued model specifications are used for bikes- I guess I was wrong afterall:0 PS: I am assuming you are an admin and involved in the motorcycle project- just wanted to know if theres any guideline for providing information about discontinued models?trakesht (talk) 09:00, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Current Events section of House of Yahweh Article

• Context: House of Yahweh

I am in agreement with the removal of the text in your recent edit to the article. [5]

The effort was to prevent the presentation of this previous edit [[6]]. Which appeared to me to be an unnecessary, or rather an incomplete removal of text. An edit that was, at best, an attempt to prevent the "advertisement" appearance of the section. At worst, an attempt to bias the reader's perception of the organization.

I see now that the ref note #4 in the section should have been sufficient in providing the opportunity for the reader to acquire any further information on the expansive subject, should they desire it.

I hope that I was not out of line in my effort. I appreciate your level approach in this matter. Also I would like your take on the removal of the "advertisement" tag. Thanks! 75.93.52.220 (talk) 06:50, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Sleeping Bear

I regret it and have reverted it. It's uncalled for. Unfortunatly it will live on in the history... Proxy User (talk) 02:54, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

I understand- I really do. It happens. Oh well, right? tedder (talk) 02:56, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Erikupoeg

I have reported the ongoing issues with User:Erikupoeg - [here]. Thank you for your participation.--Rubikonchik (talk) --Rubikonchik (talk) 22:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Graham Norton

Tedder, I'm responding here to a message you left because I mistakenly made an edit without logging in, and would prefer that if you have a response, you do it in reference to my Kaihoku account, not the IP address. The edit was Graham Norton, regarding him being gay, and my IP was User:69.234.102.28. Basically, you told me I made an edit without sourcing or reference. However, had you looked 2 sentences down you would have seen the reference (where it describes two men that he has dated). Fairly obvious. I had simply put my edit at the beginning of the wrong paragraph. Surely it would have been far easier for you to make that connection and correct that error? Rather than revert it and call it a "vandalism", which it certainly was not, and avoid the hassle of putting a message on the IP page's talk page. Kaihoku (talk) 22:45, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Kaihoku. Obviously, there's no way I could have known the edit was being made by you, not an IP editor. Having said that, an edit from (what looks like) a new editor stating "Z is openly gay" reeks of vandalism, even if it's true. This is especially true because you did not use an edit summary. For instance, if you said "adding sexuality to lede", it would have been straightforward. But, again, adding four words with zero context really looks like vandalism- especially in a paragraph that now says "Norton is openly gay. In 1988 he was mugged (..)"!

I used Template:Welcomeunsourced, as it's a very friendly greeting to a user- not "this is vandalism", but "a statement such as you posted should give reliable sources". As an experienced editor, obviously you are aware of that and WP:BLP's emphasis on sources; there was no way to expect an IP would be aware of that.

To prevent such an instance from happening in the future, I'd suggest posting a message to the IP talk page indicating it is your "accidental edit" account, and to post to User talk:Kaihoku. Cheers, tedder (talk) 23:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello Tedder. All good points. I'm still surprised you didn't make the connection with the second paragraph-- that would have supplied context. Typically I try to read the whole section before making edits. Anyhow, thanks for the suggestions, reminders and the response. Kaihoku (talk) 03:59, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

photo request list

I'm going on a 5-week trip to Oregon's Mexico (thanks katr) and will hit a lot of southwest Oregon. Need a photo? Post it to the list below. tedder (talk) 18:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

• (in GPS) Glendale Jr/Sr High School the "pirate high school" tedder (talk) 18:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
• (in GPS) Buncom, Oregon LittleMountain5 19:32, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
• (in GPS) Golden, Oregon LittleMountain5 19:32, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
• (in GPS) Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort These would be nice if you get a chance, but don't go out of your way. :) Thanks, LittleMountain5 19:32, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
• (in GPS) Register Guard building off I-5 at Belt Line, west side. That is if you are taking I-5. I didn't know it was there when I went to Eugene on Friday, and then I couldn't figure out how to get there. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
  • We may end up cutting over to the coast at Corvallis- if so, I'll do this in a different trip. tedder (talk) 16:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

I just went through that way but didn't stop. Pretty drive, very twisty=fun on a motorcycle? Oregon Route 34/U.S. 20, correct? So...Philomath, Flynn, Alsea, Tidewater, Burnt Woods, Blodgett, Waldport...there are a few other wide spots in the road along there. Alsea has that picturesque-derelict-main-street-buildings thing going on. Katr67 (talk) 21:16, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Usurpation at no-wiki

The old account has been renamed. Your SUL-account will be created next time ou visit no-wp. Haros (talk) 05:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and  Done tedder (talk) 16:13, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Portobelo Ruins and bay.jpg

Hello. I just uploaded your image of Portobelo bay to Commons with your usernime as author, hope you don't mind. Can you remember which fort it was where the photo was taken? Gloria or? --Ukas (talk) 01:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi- I don't mind at all, thanks! The fort was the one on the west end of town, right by the boat launch/dock. I don't know there was more than one; if this isn't enough information, can you give me an EL with a map or info?

Oh, I sort of remember the second one- it's accessed through the city center to the north. Right? I don't have photos of that one. tedder (talk) 01:44, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

There were three forts to start with, recently uploaded this map. Todofierro (Iron castle) was in the North-West corner of the bay, most likely was destroyed, San Jeronimo the smallest fort, probably near the dock in north and Gloria I think south from the town. These forts originally continued as smaller fortifications with gun positions and such, and my memory of the place doesn't help me at all. I think your photo is probably from San Jeronimo. --Ukas (talk) 14:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Hmm. It's probably Gloria, though I'm not 100%. I remember that it was at the road entrance to town and there was some sort of ruins on thie hillside. Based on the map you indicated, that would be Gloria. Jeronimo still exists, but IIRC is partially submerged and used by locals to launch canoes and such. The port/dock is at the entrance to town, which also indicates Gloria. tedder (talk) 16:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

You're probably right. There's another image in commons Portobelo.jpg, which is categorized under Castillo Santiago de la Gloria. Does this look familiar? --Ukas (talk) 00:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Ukas, that looks like the same place. Obviously it's OR at this point, but I'd tend to believe it :-) tedder (talk) 01:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

With this information I feel pretty safe to use it in Finnish article of the battle of Portobelo, thanks for your help. --Ukas (talk) 03:46, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

HD notice

Hello, Tedder. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at WP:HD regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Tool to find all pages which two editors edited. Thank you. --decltype (talk) 11:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! replied. tedder (talk) 21:06, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

RFPP request

I am dealing with a sockpuppet abusing his IP talk page, the user is User:MaxPayne87 and the blocking admin is not available. Momo san ^Gespräch 21:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I'll take care of it- in the future, make sure to mention if you've contacted the blocking admin. tedder (talk) 21:07, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

John Hughes

Thanks for the quick protection on this page. It will make my life much easier. Wperdue (talk) 21:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem! tedder (talk) 21:16, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

More vandalism

The vandal is continuing to create socks or else using sleepers. Can you protect my userpage too? I asked at AN for someone to run a checkuser or block the IP. <>Multi-Xfer<> (talk) 03:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done More than happy to do so. Looks like that user is blocked, we'll play whack-a-mole if more pop up. tedder (talk) 03:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again. :-) <>Multi-Xfer<> (talk) 03:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Gladly! That's why the tools exist. tedder (talk) 03:32, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

the disney protects

Thx for doing that. Regarding your comment of Make sure to file a sockpuppet report for the socks, we have. The most recent one was rejected with the followup suggestion of protection the pages again. We're maintaining a list of related vandal edits here, so you can see some of the history and IP address range. SpikeJones (talk) 04:04, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Sweet- glad you've filed and are tracking it. I've been through the WP:LTA thing too- see Wikipedia:Long term abuse/Pioneercourthouse.. keep the vandallog up, warn all IPs and users, and report them as soon as they cross the bar. It's harder if it isn't obvious vandalism, and it's also harder when a sockpuppet investigation hasn't been completed. Once the latter occurs, it's easier to block them on the first hint of "jump in dot". I'd be happy to help out with page protection as necessary. tedder (talk) 04:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Advice always appreciated from those who've been there before. Will keep you posted, but usually the page prots seems to keep things at bay. We'll see. Thx again. SpikeJones (talk) 04:22, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. The one thing I forgot- know that it's a game of whack-a-mole, and it should take less work for "us" than for the sock. So keep your vandal report up to date, and don't burn yourself out. tedder (talk) 04:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

And they've hit again, from yet another IP in the range. This is fun, yes? SpikeJones (talk) 12:06, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

page protection requested.... and denied. Jah jah jah. SpikeJones (talk) 13:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

I see why it was denied- not much activity. Until a SPI is approved and everything is linked, it's hard to protect a bunch of pages. tedder (talk) 16:10, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey

Thanks buddy ;) — Ched :  ?  02:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

De nada. Sometimes, I enjoy following RFPP more than sorting out the issues themselves :-) tedder (talk) 02:45, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Exotic Magazine

Hello Tedder. Thank you for assisting in removing the speedy deletion. I agree that the Exotic's entry needs to be turned into a stub as my original entry was upsetting many in the way it sounded like an advertisement. Truly, that was not my intention. I actually thought I was assisting to improve Wikipedia as when I was reading the Portland, Oregon entry and saw Exotic mentioned under the Media subsection with a RED link, I figured I should make a small page for people that wished to know more about it. I wrongly assumed that since there was an "intention" of a link but no page created, I should step-up to the plate. In fact, when I clicked the red link, it took me to a "no page exists.. create this page" and so I attempted to do so.

Obviously, the stub is very very basic now and if you need any further information to assist in adding to the stub, please feel free to ask me. At this point, I feel it is better to stay away from editing the page as it seems to spark massive COI rants. I will say that you can use the previous information that is NOT deemed as advertising (perhaps rewrite it a bit) as it is wholly owned by Exotic Magazine (assumed business name) / XMAG LLC. (the parent company) and I am the single managing member of XMAG LLC. If a formal email needs to be sent, please direct me as to what it needs to contain and where it needs to be sent.

My apologies for any early contention on my part but clearly, I'm fairly passionate about this. Not only because it is my "baby" but I feel it is being attacked unfairly. Initially, I assumed you were not being evenhanded in your approach as well, but now I have realized that you are just trying to operate along Wikipedia's guidelines. Thank you and again, any assistance, direction or advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. bryan (talk • contribs) 19:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bryan -- saw your note here, hope you don't mind if I butt in. I can appreciate where you are coming from, and will readily admit that Wikipedia as a whole does not deal cleanly with this sort of situation -- frequently leading to frustration on the part of people in your position. If I'm one of the people who seemed to be attacking you, I hope you will accept my apologies -- that was not my intent.

As for reproducing material from your marketing kit, we actually have a procedure set up for exactly that sort of situation. See this page. Please note, however, that (1) you must release the text for use in any venue, not just Wikipedia (sounds strange, I know, but there are good reasons for that) and (2) providing this permission, as you probably understand by now, isn't likely to get the content included; it merely removes one technical hurdle to including some of it.

Feel free to contact me directly/privately if you like. -Pete (talk) 19:24, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Bryan. Yes, having a redlink indicates people are hoping the article will exist, but it must still follow Wikipedia's standards. I may add information back, but I'll probably wait until the article for deletion wraps up. At least we can have a long discussion about it, rather than having it speedied. I can tell you are passionate about it, but Wikipedia's pillars must still be followed.

You'll probably still be needed to edit the article, but pay attention to the feedback you've gotten on the AFD and the talk page. It comes down to one thing: reliable sources are needed to establish notability. I suspect you're having trouble grasping what Wikipedia means by reliable sources- if so, feel free to ask. I'm more than willing to help you out.

Note it isn't a content issue- most of us are laissez-faire liberal types- but we are sticklers that Wikipedia isn't used to promote businesses, that new articles follow all of Wikipedia's standards, and so on. Cheers, tedder (talk) 19:32, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

the john fisher school

look at the talk. theres an argument —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.193.64.106 (talk) 12:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

To put this comment by 69.193.64.106 in context, this is one of the suspected (but alternating) IPs (beginning 69....) who has repeatedly engaged in mass deletion of text and, apart from one unhelpful comment on the The John Fisher School talk page today (I guess this happened because he was prevented from making his edit by the semi-protection!), has refused to engage in any dialogue on the issue.

Please know, Tedder, that Wikipedia editors such as myself and Sayerslle will appreciate the semi-protection you installed on The John Fisher School page. Let's hope for a period of calm. Thank you. Marlon232 (talk) 13:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Yep, it's pretty easy to sniff out. tedder (talk) 16:05, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

I have nothing to do with any other IP. I even checked the locations and their far away from me. marlon is making bad faith accusations and edit warring. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.193.64.106 (talk) 02:22, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Tedder, can you please take a look at The John Fisher School page when you have time. It appears the IP has now got himself a registered account and is creating havoc. Thanks. Marlon232 (talk) 13:54, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

I have had a registered account for a long time. stop assuming bad faith. Husounde (talk) 14:08, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

In any case, you are both violating WP:3RR. Leave it alone. Take the anything productive to the talk page, but stop edit warring. tedder (talk) 15:11, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, sorry. I should of been more constructive earlier on. Thanks nevertheless.Marlon232 (talk) 15:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Bug

Hello. I saw on a talk page that a script you use marked a comment as being written by me. I did not write the comment, I only replied to it before your script found it. I think this is a bug in the script's logic. Thanks.--TParis00ap (talk) 18:53, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey, it wasn't a script, it was a human :-) I marked the first comment as being from someone else- your comment was signed, theirs wasn't. tedder (talk) 19:23, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem. I fixed it to show the right person. I just figured you used one of those scripts to do it.--TParis00ap (talk) 22:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Nicki Minaj

I don't know why you rejected my rfpp request, I don't understand why you just reverted vandalism to the Nicki Minaj article yourself, I don't understand why at least 5 different IPs were vandalizing the page just yesterday alone, I don't understand why you don't think the obnoxious personal attacks are not block worthy, but would you please protect Nicki Minaj? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 02:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

I understand the frustration, but ignoring the one blocked IP, the level of vandalism isn't very high. I started watching the page because you were frustrated. However, WP:ROUGH makes it clear what level of vandalism is required. tedder (talk) 02:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

The Way of All Flesh (album)

I would like to thank you personally for semi-protecting that page for one week. It is truly appreciated. I'm just going to tell you that I've never had the attitude that certain articles were mine, if that is what you were saying with the phrase "be careful of ownership". I did like reading that wikipedia page on ownership, though, so thanks for that. I did know that article ownership is not a good practice on wikipedia, but that page did make me more aware of this principle than I was beforehand. It is nice to know that I won't be likely to deal with such a dispute within the next seven days, and hopefully never again. Backtable^{Speak to Me}about what I have done 21:21, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. The reason I brought up WP:OWN is that it appears your time has been spent protecting the "right" version, even though the information is not reliably sourced. You appear to be entirely correct- but it'd be better to improve the article so the violations are clearer than "you haven't listened to the music". tedder (talk) 21:28, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, that's cool. I own the album, and I plan on sourcing its liner notes soon to back up this information, along with information I plan on introducing from the liner notes at that time. I did source blabbermouth to back up my claim, but I do realize that that page needs more sources than just blabbermouth, which is something that I will fix with the aforementioned plans for the article. Backtable^{Speak to Me}about what I have done 21:43, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your Big Brother Help

I was really trying to fix that stupid chart so thanks for helping. I don't even know who though put down Natalie as having been evicted. But yeah, thanks :) User:Revan46 01:10, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't even know anything about Big Brother, the last episode I watched was sometime in the first season. But it came up on WP:RFPP, so I tried to help a little. tedder (talk) 03:49, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

read list of best selling artist

harout72 says articles published by major record companies such as Sony Music are acceptable but for michael jackson its different why is this

Momo san Gespräch what to block me even though i am giving facts about this presons sales

http://www.michaeljackson.com/ie/news/michael-jacksons-it-be-presented-theaters-around-world http://press.sonymusic.com/2009/06/26/sony-comments-on-the-passing-of-michael-jackson

is'nt Wikipedia a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit no owns wikipedia people should know this

i am only trying to help