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Confusion with Basket bal0991

You have new message/s Hello. You have a new message at GorillaWarfare's talk page.

Why did I Contact You

First of all I'm here to answer your questions:

I contacted you about the vandalism because I usually pick random administrators when I find vandalism on Wikipedia. Also, I did actually edit Basket bal0991's talk page. He/she sent me a message but I answered on my talk page. I recently cleared a some messages off my talk page, and Basket bal0991's was one of them. Slayer2448 (talk) 18:44, 4 February 2011 (UTC)Slayer2448Slayer2448 (talk) 18:44, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I should have clarified. I meant that I could see in the history of his/her talk page that you had not edited the page except for when you posted the talkback. In other words, I saw that you didn't accidentally leave a warning on his page that could have confused him. As for when you find vandalism on Wikipedia, I assume you mean you contact an admin only when there's a problem like this. If not, I should clarify that when you find vandalism it's generally adequate to just revert the vandal and leave him or her a warning on his or her talk page. Also, to clarify, you seem to be leaving duplicate signatures a lot. Simply adding ~~~~ is adequate -- you don't need to double it. Cheers! GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 20:21, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Side note: I see on your user page that you have a link called "stats" that links to Help:User contributions. If you want this to link to your own contributions, you can replace the link with Special:Contributions/Slayer2448. If this isn't what you intended, then feel free to ignore this message. GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 20:24, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes, with stats somebody redirected my contributions page to Wikipedia:Special Contributions. It was fine with me, but I see what you mean. I haven't checked the history, but I'll see what I can do.~~Slayer2448~~

The article Robert Card has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This disambiguation page doesn't link to any pages with "Robert Card" in the title. None of the seven subjects mentioned seem to have a Wikipedia page.

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Warnings, etc.

You have new message/s Hello. You have a new message at GorillaWarfare's talk page.

Sawjan Suspected Sockpuppet

Thanks for the tip, but I don't quite understand where to report when I think a user is sockpuppet of another user. Please tell me here. Thanks! Slayer2448 (talk) 22:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Side note: I have an idea user Sawjan is a sockpuppet of either Aawjgnekr. Why? Because (s)he re-created the attack page Chase Oliver, which Aawjgnekr previously created. I think Sawjan might be a sockpuppet of a variety of vandalism-only accounts, which also might be sockpuppets of Aawjgnekr.

Slayer2448 (talk) 22:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have blocked the user. Aawjgnekr is a known sockpuppeteer, and it would be highly unlikely for two different people to create the same page. In the future, you can report any suspicions of sockpuppetry at WP:SPI. There is a section on how to do so there. GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 23:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You have new message/s Hello. You have a new message at Sawjan's talk page. GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 19:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Hey again, Slayer. I have a bit of an odd question, but I thought I'd ask. Are you interested in adoption? You seem to be pretty passionate about Wikipedia, and we have an adoption program for new users such as yourself. If you are, I'd be willing to adopt you. Let me know. GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 19:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, are you running for adminship? GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 19:12, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Slayer2448. I noticed you created a Requests for Adminship page some time ago; I was wondering as to what the status of that request might be. I think it's fair to warn you that new users are rarely successful at RfA and that the Wikipedia editing community sets very high standards for editors running for adminship. That being said, I strongly urge you to read Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship, User:Davidwr/Administration is not for new users, and Wikipedia:Not now, and ask you to reconsider whether you really do wish to go through with your candidacy; please understand that you stand very little to no chance of passing RfA at this point and that you are strongly discouraged from running for adminship. If you are still intent on running for adminship with that request and are absolutely positive this is what you want, please do let me know; otherwise, I'll go ahead and delete the RfA page for you in about a week or so from today. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:46, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm a little stumped. You see, I thought I since I had encountered much stuff on Wikipedia that administrators seem to deal with, I thought it would be easier to succeed with RfA.

Side Note: I'm wondering if I will have trouble succeeding because other users have thought me to vandalize Wikipedia. Slayer2448 (talk) 14:27, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your request for adminship was is not "live", if you will. I have fixed that, and it is now listed where other users can see it to !vote at WP:RfA. If you would like to make it live, I'm sure either of us would be willing to help you with that. However, I would also like to echo Eagles247's sentiment that you might consider withdrawing the request. GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 17:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't wish to pressure you at all, but I have to agree with Eagles247 and GorillaWarfare here. Your enthusiasm is great, but people almost never pass RfA these days if they haven't got at least few thousand edits under their belt, with a high proportion of those being on articles. Please keep up the good work - but I really would advise forgetting about adminship for a while. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'd also like to point out that my offer for adoption still stands, if you're interested. (See section above). GorillaWarfare talkcontribs 18:26, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure whether you have transcluded your RfA by now or not, but I've taken the liberty of leaving you a few words of encouragement on it. Do read them, and do consider GorillaWarfare's kind offer above - in fact you'll probably find that there is a whole bunch of us ready to pester you with all sorts of help and advice - for example, you could start by reading up on WP:DELETION, and WP:NOTABILITY then getting your feet wet at New Page Patroll. Good luck, and happy editing! Kudpung (talk) 18:44, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, roadfan!

Hello, Slayer2448, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Again, welcome! Imzadi 1979  03:25, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

'sup Dude?

Hello Slayer, would you like for me to edit your talk page logged on or not?

I don't know how to create an account, so can you tell me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.68.159.193 (talk) 20:52, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes when you edit my talkpage I'd prefer you be logged in.

OK, creating an account: At the top you'll see log in/create account tab simply click it. You'll then see the log in screen (after you create account you'll login in here) then at the top click on the create account tab. Fill out the form (e-mail is optional).

You may want to see WP:Password strength for more info. Slayer2448 (talk) 20:59, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]