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Block of User:Bad4nr

Although his edits were certainly vandalistic, he seems to have been mistakenly editing the wrong page. I hope you don't mind that I've gone ahead and unblocked, since he genuinely seems to have been in error. – GorillaWarfare ^{talk • contribs} 01:47, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mind at all. Thanks for taking care of that! Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 01:49, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Choir Practice (album)

Sorry, it looks like we both had the same idea at the same time. I've tried to incorporate your additions into the version I saved (mine had a bit more in it or I would have done it the other way round), but please feel free to edit it further. Thanks.--Michig (talk) 16:59, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks, it looks fine. Great minds thinking alike and all that. :) Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 17:02, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pedreña

On 15 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedreña, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the famous golfer Seve Ballesteros, who recently died, hailed from Pedreña, located across the bay from Santander in Cantabria? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

D&D artists, part 2

I'm back! That was a long, unexpected vacation. :) Would you care to help with some more requests? 108.69.80.43 (talk) 01:02, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but no more than three at a time, please! :) Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 01:30, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem - I'll give you two! :) How about Jeff Butler and Erik Olson? 108.69.80.43 (talk) 03:25, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's always tough searching for common names like these, as there are so many false hits. I gave it a go. Sorry I was not able to find anything for Olson. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 22:16, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great work on Butler! Would it help if I sent you to Olson's LinkedIn profile? [1] 108.69.80.43 (talk) 01:31, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 12:36, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is it Eric (as on linkedin) or Erik (as spelled by Wikipedia)? Anyway, I've checked both spellings and used search terms from various things in his profile, but sorry to report I've not found any sources. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 04:01, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, well, thanks for checking. 108.69.80.43 (talk) 12:07, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to take a slight momentary detour. :) There are a couple of (non-artist) bio articles from which I'd like to remove the notability template, so hopefully you might have some references for them: Michael Dobson (author) and Steve Miller (game designer). 108.69.80.43 (talk) 12:07, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great work on Dobson! Here is a bio if you need more info about him. :) 108.69.80.43 (talk) 02:41, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. If you wanted to add more of the business-related books he has written, you could add from the list at Google Books here. I added citations to the reviews I could find.

I've searched using various strategies for Miller (a very common name!) but was not able to find anything; sorry. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 04:41, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently he has also worked as a movie reviewer [2] (for Rotten Tomatoes?) if that helps. I'll try to find out more about him later. 108.69.80.43 (talk) 12:25, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't really find anything else; at the very least he wrote "150 Movies You Should (Die Before You) See" if that helps. 108.69.80.43 (talk) 01:34, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I tired including that in the search strategy, but still couldn't find anything. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 22:54, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking. 108.69.80.43 (talk) 04:18, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How about Joel Billings? Seems to be that someone who started a successful company like SSI should have something written about him... 108.69.80.43 (talk) 04:18, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found that the Austin American Statesman article was reprinted here in the Philadelphia Inquirer, in case you wanted to take a look. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 02:04, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! :) While we're on the topic of computer games, it seems odd to me that someone like Feargus Urquhart or Ray Muzyka would be so lacking in sources, or even Don Daglow or Chris Avellone for that matter. 108.69.80.43 (talk) 02:26, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Please, just delete edit summary made by that vandal... Thanks --WhiteWriter ^speaks 16:28, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've made a request through WP:RFO; it should be gone within minutes. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 16:30, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ooo, thanks very much. Disruptive editing of that level is incomprehensible to me... Thanks. --WhiteWriter ^speaks 16:34, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The anonymity of the Internet brings out some strangeness. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 16:38, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:The Flintstones (Fox Television series)

Generally don't you keep these, for AfD purposes, and esp since the page is a redirect and will be created at some point? CTJF83 11:46, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I had been thinking no, in this case, because it would eventually appear at a different title since they're supposed to be disambiguated by year not network (and there was nothing but project tags on the talk page anyway). But I see someone has already created a redirect at the "Fox Television" version of the title, so you're right that it would probably be useful. I'll restore the talk page and add an oldAfD tag there. Thanks. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 12:29, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, CTJF83 12:31, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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		The Original Barnstar
		I have so much praise I could give you Paul Erik. You are pretty much my archetypal quality editor, and I will leave it at that. I'm glad you are here and I'll miss you, to the extent I can miss anonymous internet strangers, when you are gone. I know this barnstar may seem like it is kind of coming out of nowhere, but you deserve it. Seriously. ☺ jorgenev 09:41, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; that's very nice of you! Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 12:12, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User:FictionalCharacterGuy

Hi, I see that you blocked FictionalCharacterGuy (talk · contribs) and warned him not to create a new account to avoid the ban... well I'm not 100% sure, but I think that JJRWilkinson (talk · contribs) and 114.77.180.7 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) are the same user; they have been making the same kinds of unsourced, style-violating edits as FictionalCharacterGuy. Again, I don't know for sure, but this is just a heads up. Thanks, Gran² 22:25, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for alerting me. Those look very much like the same user as FictionalCharacterGuy. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 20:07, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For an update, see here. I'll keep an eye on the IP. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 20:44, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

74.61.246.104

An anon you previously blocked for editwarring continues to do so on the Envy and post-rock pages.Inhumer (talk) 01:17, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. I had blocked because their previous edits were clearly vandalism such as this, and I should have just noted "vandalism" in the block log, rather than adding "edit warring". Their recent edits since their block appear to be in good faith, and since they've never been warned about the consequences of edit warring, I've added a warning to their talk page instead of blocking them now. We'll see if that helps; if not, a block can be issued (and it might be faster to report it to the noticeboard WP:ANEW as I might not be around consistently). Thanks again. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 05:07, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You!

Thank you for locking UFC 132. I posted on two other admin talk pages to see if someone would lock it. I would try to revert the vandalism, but it was coming too fast. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 00:29, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Yes, I protected it because I had seen your messages on other admins' talk pages. Thanks for that. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 00:31, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Paul

Sir, I was under the belief that John Mayer had died. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.44.150.37 (talk) 06:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I wouildn't think you were serious about you're statement that you thought John Mayer died when you added, "John Mayer died in world war 6" to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Planetary Chaos Redux (talk • contribs) 06:56, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

sorry

sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by D1V1N1TY HUNTER (talk • contribs) 11:33, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks for your message. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 11:36, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

User:Vietminh

Hi. Could you give me some insight as to why Vietminh (talk · contribs) vandalized your user page in 2010? I have concerns about this "alternate" account. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 00:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It was after I warned them after they made disruptive edits to the Justin Bieber article. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 00:52, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Baggage claim AfD debate

Hello,

Thanks, and feel free to add Keep to your comment, if that is your intention. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:02, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I sometimes approach AfD as discussions rather than votes—one of my quirks. :) Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 05:06, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) So are you gonna add those damn sources, or are you gonna hope the Magic Article Fairy sprinkles her pixie dust on them and adds them for you? Get to adding. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 05:07, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, encouraging collaboration? Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 05:09, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My observation is that WP:BEFORE places a far greater burden on the nominator, TenPoundHammer in this case, than on an editor who chooses to comment in an AfD debate. The Hammer seems to disagree. I agree with you that these are discussions rather than votes, and that one policy-based recommendation outweighs 10 "I like its" or "I don't like its". However, a bolded recommendation just makes it easier for the closing administrator to sort out the opinions. I wish you well, and appreciate your participation in this discussion. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:19, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Old block asking for unblock

Back in 2009, you blocked User:A Haydu for disruptive editing. I looked back through xyr contributions, and xe basically made 2 good edits, followed by 2 vandalism edits, at which point xe was blocked indefinitely. Xyr created an unblock request today which states that xe was 15 when the edits were made, and is more grown up now. I'm inclined to give a 17 year old a chance to not undo the mistakes xyr 15 year-old self made. As you were the blocking admin, will an unblock be okay with you? Qwyrxian (talk) 06:14, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moshi Monsters

Hi Paul,

Hope you're well.

I represent Moshi Monsters and would like to update these Wikipedia entries with some new factual information. I am happy to edit these entries myself, but if you would prefer, I can email you with a bulletpoint list of edits/additions (all with references), for you to update the article.

Please let me know which you would prefer.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Alex 77PR

Alex77PR (talk) 09:48, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]