User talk:Raul654

For your tireless work in making Wikipedia better, for keeping Template:Feature up-to-date, for doing the grunt work of cleaning up Wikipedia:Featured article candidates, for mediating in disputes, for adding lots of really nice pictures, and for still finding the time to work on articles! In a few months you've already become a highly valued member of the community. Stay with us and don't burn out, please. --Eloquence Apr 10, 2004

Featured sounds

I noticed that you have participated in Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates in the past. There are now two candidates and the project appears to be abandoned. If you could look at the candidates and vote it would be appreciated. Zginder^{(talk) (Contrib)} 00:42, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Genesis vandal again

User:Uuger, only one account so far. Tim Vickers (talk) 17:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Vduer, User:Bdaay and User:Rcuub today, but only three accounts this time. Tim Vickers (talk) 18:07, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A few more this evening User:Pydan and User:Hriow. We've fully-protected the page until you can sweep out the sleeper accounts and IP block. Tim Vickers (talk) 00:36, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock-auto request

A user that has been caught in an autoblock is requesting an unblock. Since you handled the original block, perhaps you could review and see if an unblock is appropriate or not. See User talk:66.215.8.39. Thanks. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not an autoblock, it's a rangeblock. - Revolving Bugbear 19:59, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All quiet here

Sure has been quiet here :-) I know you've been awfully busy with the job change, so please let me know when you have time to review a new FAC award idea that's been bouncing around; I don't want it to move forward without checking with you. Nothing urgent. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:56, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FAC recusal for you

I'm going to recuse at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Oliver Typewriter Company and let you handle it; it has Support, but I'm just not comfortable passing it, although you may be. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:39, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article was resourced, so I've struck my oppose. Since I recused, probably should still leave it to you. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Farrell

Since when does Mike Farrell get to write in an OTRS ticket and say he hates a high quality photo of him that is not ultra-touched up, and it gets taken down and replaced with an ultra-touched up 9KB Mike Farrell shot? If he wants to release a high-quality, Michelle Merkin-esque photo of himself for GFDL, great. But since when do notables get to write in and simply ask that work we invest in obtaining GFDL high-quality images can be taken down simply because they don't like the way they looked that day, or whatever? Is celebrity vanity really going to be what dictates our media? David Shankbone 03:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:70.183.187.249

IP is asking to be unblocked, and I'm afraid I don't quite understand the original block reason. - Revolving Bugbear 22:56, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That IP has been used by several user:Raspor socks - Showerrug, BobLMartin, Patonq, and Hignit - and nobody else. Leave it blocked. Raul654 (talk) 23:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is suspicious too. I've done most of the Raspor RfCU's. Something fishy going on around here. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 23:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:VacuousPoet

This user is asking for an unblock and a review of the sock allegations against him. He has asked for you by name if that means anything. It seems strange to be asking for an unblock after a year out. Woody (talk) 23:34, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't do it. There are at least 5 different RfSS's for this guy. About the only reason to review it is to make the block even more permanent, but since it already is, enough said.OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 23:36, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody still needs to review the block and close the template. CAT:UNB is actually quite full at the moment. Woody (talk) 23:42, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It seems strange to be asking for an unblock after a year out. - It makes absolutely perfect sense to me. You wait for all the checkuser data to expire, and then ask for the block to be reviewed. I'll look into this more, but frankly I'm inclined to call this one in favor of the duck test. Raul654 (talk) 23:44, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. I simply asked you as he has specifically asked for you to review it. I know nothing about it though I am happy to decline the unblock, just thought I would ask you first. Woody (talk) 23:45, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to figure out why he thinks I'm friends with him. I've done just about every Sockpuppet and RfCU against the him, his puppeteer User:Kdbuffalo, and every sockpuppet that has shown up. This guy is bad news. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 23:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can see no evidence linking VacuousPoet to Kdbuffalo based on the one IP currently in the system, but that's not saying much. Raul654 (talk) 23:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, but it was about a year ago when we found him. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 02:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mehola Junction bombing

See Talk:Mehola Junction bombing. -- 212.199.49.9 (talk) 16:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FA

I wasn't fishing, but I won't say no!!!. I think the one with the most global appeal would be Barn Swallow. Thank you for the offer, it's probably the only Valentine Day present I'll get. Jimfbleak (talk) 16:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment

Hi. A little back, after a Talk page discussion, I placed this graph on Global Warming with "Relative weight of warming/cooling radiative forcing components as estimated by the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report" as the description, and I had given some thought to have the description clear and brief for non-experts. But that was later changed by UBeR (while I was blocked) to "The radiative forcing in 2005 relative to 1750 as estimated by the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report," but I think this description is not as informative, if not being outright cryptic, for a typical user of Wikipedia articles for this type of subject. I had created a new Talk page section proposing changing the wording back to its original, and asked for comments. Only UBeR responded a couple of days later with just I like my wording, actually. I asked him to explain that but he didn't and after a couple of more days, I finally changed the wording back to the original. He then almost immediately reverted me. I reverted back and explained on his talk page how he had ample opportunity to comment before hand but didn't. But he only reverted again, and appears not to want to get into a serious discussion. I have to avoid even a hint of getting into a revert war (which he knows all about), so I'm just requesting some other GW regulars to stop by and offer an opinion on the wording if they have one. Thanks in advance. -BC aka Callmebc (talk) 16:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think Raymond and/or WMC should decide this one. Raul654 (talk) 17:17, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also notice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Callmebc Raul654 (talk) 17:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Featherfin squeaker?

You got it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jourdy288 (talk • contribs) 22:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese photo submissions

Re:this - if there's a desire, I might be able to push through a Japanese translation for that page (and get someone who speaks it to handle the tickets). Raul654 (talk) 17:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure! They are fairly major celebrities in Japan and potentially so elsewhere so I think it would be of benefit to do as you suggest. Cla68 (talk) 01:13, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TFA for 19 Feb

Hi Raul,

I just noticed that Battle of the Gebora is scheduled for TFA on 19 Feb (thanks to Epbr123 for nominating it!). Just a small comment on the main-page blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 19, 2008 – I'm not sure if that's what's going to actually appear – there's a word missing:

"... sent a large Spanish army to raise the siege of important fortress town of Badajoz."

Needs a "the" between "siege of" and "important"

Ta. Carré (talk) 13:25, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and Soult could probably do with being linked. Sorry to be a pain. Carré (talk) 13:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tsk, and hopefully the last one – the article had a typo in it (how embarrassing), which I only spotted thanks to the main page blurb – the "Bajadoz" in the last sentence should be "Badajoz". Have fixed the article. Carré (talk) 13:52, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done all. Woody (talk) 14:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that Woody; I'll leave Raul's busy talk page alone now, and start practising on the "revert" button :) Carré (talk) 17:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Main page requests

Hello Raul. Strikes me that this process isn't working well as far as it goes. The limit of five requests is always reached so it's impossible to complete a request the way you'd like it. Back in January I asked for Bobby Robson to be considered on February 18 as it's his 75th birthday, once again I asked earlier this month (still on this page) and yet I got no response. Today I discovered you'd selected a 1998 tropical cyclone which struck in September of that year. How disappointing. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:33, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I still think the request process is a bit wonky but I'm grateful for your change of heart. All the best. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:50, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(e/c):Thanks for changing that Raul, I am sure that FOOTY is proud to have an article as the TFA. I have gone round and fixed the links to Isis to link to Hurricane Isis (1998) instead of Hurricane Isis. I assumed that is what you wanted? Woody (talk) 16:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's worth noting that Chelsea F.C. has been requested for 6 days after this and has been a FA for longer. Buc (talk) 17:24, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why not March 14, the anniversary of their founding? Either way, lets not badger Raul anymore, I am sure he hates it all already. Not everyone can have the mainpage date that they request, I certainly haven't. Woody (talk) 19:47, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or move Bobby R to another date. Buc (talk) 20:09, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:TFA/R is actually working fairly well in gathering feedback, and a thoughtful culture has developed there to give a good look at requests—I think, in part, because it's small. So I don't have a problem with five. It just needs to move a little faster. If the throughput increased (posting obviously supported articles quickly, for instance) we'd have less wonkiness. Marskell (talk) 19:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think what would help move it faster is if once Raul had decided if he was going to comply with a request, he removed it to make room for another. Like in this case, if Raul could confirm if he was going to put Chelsea F.C. on the MP or not it could then be removed. Buc (talk) 20:09, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I also think it's working well enough; it might help to remove requests that don't garner support faster, to make room for new requests. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TFA - March 30th

Hi Raul. I was wondering whether you were willing to put the December to Dismember (2006) article as the TFA on March 30th. My reasoning for it possibly being on this date is being the biggest wrestling event on the year, WrestleMania XXIV takes place on that date, and I feel it would be very appropriate for December to Dismember (2006) to be on the front page on that date. If you accept the request, I believe you would not able to put the infobox image on the front page due to Wikipedia's image policy, therefore could you put this image which is also in the article on instead? Regards. D.M.N. (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Any response? D.M.N. (talk) 16:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you not respond to your comments by accident, or simply ignore them? D.M.N. (talk) 16:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Free music project

Thankyou very much. Free music is very important to me so I enjoy helping to add it to Wikipedia. Graham87 06:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yum kippur war

I have made changes to yum kippur war page. Last time you reverted those changes, although they have a cited source. What is the reason? User:midwestEditor —Preceding comment was added at 05:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Like to take care of this

You were the blocking admin. Thought you might like a heads up on this unblock request: User talk:12.75.22.52. Later. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 06:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FAC reminder

Two left for you:

Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:14, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Signpost

Raul, a FAC tutorial is going to run in a few weeks; I raised some questions on the talk page, at User talk:Yannismarou/Signpost tutorial - Getting an article to featured article status. Can you look when you have a chance? Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:18, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Clivia miniata1.jpg

What a nice photo! I thought it exceptional! B 110 _{communicate (that means talk)} 05:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cool movie too. Basketball 110 _{what famous people say} 02:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you :) Raul654 (talk) 20:01, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dispatch

Raul, I don't know the ChrisO story; can you add a paragraph? User:Karanacs/DispatchHappyMe SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:35, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to thank you Raul for the idea of including me in the Feb. 18 Signpost Dispatch. I'm thrilled that my edits have been recognized and I'm happy to have contributed thusfar, as I will continue to do. I also didn't get a chance to thank you, yet again, for accommodating me on the Ronald Reagan TFA for Feb. 6. Hopefully we will cross paths soon again! Best, Happyme22 (talk) 06:43, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

66.215.0.0/16

Can we please unblock this? It is creating an excessive amount of unblock requests. John Reaves 17:42, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have narrowed the block range from /16 to the relevant /18. Assuming legitimate users are distributed evenly throughout the subnets, this should cut down the number of unblock requests by a factor of 4. Raul654 (talk) 18:10, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "About Might" User

Thank you for removing the abusive edit on my talk page by "About Might". Also, thanks for the revert on the "Project Steve" page. While Glenn Branch does edit the page, the COI issue was discussed some time ago and settled. For myself, I will note so far as I recall (and the edit history supports this), I've never edited the "Project Steve" article, contrary to the claim by "About Might". --Wesley R. Elsberry (talk) 02:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to thank you as well, as the primary author of the Project Steve page. I have no COI issues with the NCSE or Project Steve and I am not a meat puppet for them.--Filll (talk) 02:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

See User talk:The Elders. It seems he has been caught up in the block of 68.109.234.155 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) which was blocked as it was used by Raspor. Can the block be set to anon-only? Your input would be appreciated, thanks. Woody (talk) 18:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So there's a legit user on that IP? Hrm. All right, I'll switch it to anon-only/account creation blocked. Keep an eye on him, though - it could be Raspor. Raul654 (talk) 18:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing, am a bit wary as all they have done is register then ask for an unblock. No contributions to judge them on yet. Thanks. Woody (talk) 18:13, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I want to change my nick name

Hi! I think my nick name is very very long! I want to change it as Angelo only! Please change it for me! Thank you so much!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 20:28, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

user:Angelo already exists, and has made a number of edits. Per the rules layed out at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations, you cannot have it. Raul654 (talk) 20:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I need to wake up!

tr:Vikipedi:Contact us/Photo submission

There you have it. It will be renamed soon enough. -- Cat ^chi? 23:17, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Excellent. Thank you. Is there some equivalent of the Contact page that can link to that, so it's not an orphan? Raul654 (talk) 00:00, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tomorrow's FA

Hiya... I dunno if things are currently chaotic enough for you, so I thought I'd add to it. :P Heh, anyway, feel free to troutslap me, but I noticed in preparing for tomorrow's vandalism that there wasn't an entry for the next few days on Wikipedia:Today's_featured_article/February_2008, though there usually is. Anyway, cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 00:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Featured article dispatch workshop

I set up a basic shell (and archives) for coordinating the weekly dispatch at Wikipedia:Featured article dispatch workshop. The 25th is approaching! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New mailing list

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 21:31, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Melissa Baker photo

The photo that you added to Melissa Baker is copyrighted by the author (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fashionwirepress/2250299010/ ). I am actually communicating with him about releasing some photos for WP though. I was trying to get two other photos from the same shooting that are a little better for the encyclopedia though (www.flickr.com/photos/fashionwirepress/2259389619/ and www.flickr.com/photos/fashionwirepress/2260185746/).--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:20, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm aware it's copyrighted - the author agreed to license it under a creative commons license (along with a number of other pics). Raul654 (talk) 02:25, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have been communicating with the author via flickr mail since Feb 17th and he just communicated this to me. However, he has not changed the licensing on flickr. Should I instruct him to do so?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 14:37, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Meh - having him update the Flikr license is not necessary for us, nor all that big a deal. If you want to ask him, sure, but it's not essential. Raul654 (talk) 19:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SA

Why not throw out his arbcom restrictions? No wonder he does whatever he wants. — Rlevse • Talk • 18:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Your unblock

The problem here is, ScienceApologist has already had shorter blocks. He's already been through Arbcom. By removing the reality of the situation from him - by endorsing that longer blocks will be retracted into trivial ones upon emailing - you are preventing him from recognizing his position and learning. What do you want -- drive him into a community ban instead?

Two arbcom clerks both agreed that 1/ a comment that "anyone believing in this is a moron or an absolute whacko" meets WP:NPA ("disparaging") and that 2/ those "believing" (and targetted) are not believers in the abstract, but editor-believers. The comment continued, "the perceived slights by those who believe in EVP is not our concern". I disagree. Gratuitous incivility to even those completely wrong, is our concern, if it is posted on the wiki.

I notice and acknowledge the circumstances that have been described by all sides at WP:AE. The problem is, SA has had a lot of rope. Lots of it. Other admins are trying to help him recognize "you just don't do that" without him hitting a ban (I tried myself in January before matters got busy here), which requires setting clear (and sometimes unpleasant) boundaries. As Rlevse commented, your untoward reduction basically makes that unnecessarily more difficult. WP:AE is a final stop where the only concern is breach of arbcom decisions. There more than anywhere, WP:BLOCK comes into play -- if there is disagreement, discuss it with the blocking admin.

I feel this was ill judged in an already difficult situation, and would ask that you take this well, and please consult more beforehand with the blocking admin themself, where circumstances may exist, before reduction in future.

Please bear in mind the real possibility that your actions may at times not always benefit the project as you'd wish, if they don't follow current communal norms and expectations, or respect others' approaches a little more.

FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 21:40, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add that, in the past, SA has indicated that he sees inappropriate comments and behavior, at least in some circumstances, as a strategy for gaining attention because, if he gets blocked, then people are forced to pay attention to what he says. Given this, all his actions and comments surrounding a block must be carefully scrutinized. - Revolving Bugbear 21:47, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The way to address that possibility is via discussion. The unblock here was (according to the unblocking admin) via forum shopping. A discussion was shortcut by solicitation to a third party admin's (probably) unwise decision. My comment, I feel, stands. FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 22:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In case it wasn't clear, I was agreeing with you, FT2. And I agree with these comments re discussion. - Revolving Bugbear 22:16, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FT2's message explains why I blocked; this isnt about one unfortunate use of the word "moron" - it's how it was used, and that on inspection I found a pattern of SA using incivility as a tool to dominate discussion and control the article content. Arbcom has already dealt with this. Short blocks have already been tried and then lifted.

I'm not sure yet whether I want to take action against this unblock; not because you are an ex-arb - just that it is going to require more discussion before the block takes affect again, and more sympathetic people will be trying to keep SA unblocked, so it's going to be a huge time sink, for me, for SA, for others. John Vandenberg (talk) 22:35, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I support the block and don't support the unblock, for all the reasons stated above. In short, the unblock was a bad call. Sumoeagle179 (talk) 01:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I said in the AE, SA has been given too many do-overs. This unblock is likely to encourages his uncivil behavior. Anthon01 (talk) 01:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And the block is likely to see yet another content improving editor being removed from the project while rewarding those that provide nothing. Shot info (talk) 06:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Problematically, from an administrative viewpoint, so may long-term unrectified patterns of incivility and personal attack. No matter who by. That is a concern too. FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 17:23, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the unblock took a lot of courage on Raul654's part. SA's violation was very trivial. Perhaps a more creative remedy is required in this particular users case. Perhaps he should be asked to avoid commenting on talk pages altogether and therefor communicate via wikimail accept to remind people to activate their emails. He is obviously very Knowledgeable about science and is thereby an asset to wikipedia. There is no rule that requires talk page participation is there ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Albion moonlight (talk • contribs) 08:49, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, now this WNDL42 (talk) 06:14, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blocking IP Range

Range used by SciBaby Your IP address is 66.215.xxx.xxx You recently blocked this I.P. Range. I'm going to assume SciBaby is a "bad user" and has messed up some articles. Just know that I'm in it, and had to make an account to get around it. Thanks! Xplosneer (talk) 06:34, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template colors

Resolved

See the WikiProject Kansas template at Talk:Fred Phelps... - ✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 08:11, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NM, I did it. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ ^echo 19:22, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Edgar Allan Poe (featured article)

Hello, Mark! I'd just like to note that January 19, 2009 will be the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth, so I highly recommend saving the article to be featured on that date. —David Levy 13:44, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oliver FAC

Sandy indicated I might want to ping you about the Oliver Typewriter Company FAC. I understand you keep busy (to make a gross understatement), but have you had an opportunity to look into its closure? ЭLСОВВОLД _talk 16:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Feb 25 dispatch

Wikipedia:FCDW/February 25, 2008, by Marskell. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:00, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest we use Wikipedida:FCDW/March 3, 2008 for April Fools, or we won't have enough time. I can give it a go if you don't have time, but I don't have a lot of background on the April Fools FAs (I do know where to look, so I can at least get it started). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Socks disrupting FAC

Raul, I know you're busy, so VirtualSteve may get to this before you, but where there's three, there may be more, not sure how your iterative tool works?

Ineversigninsodonotmessageme (talk · contribs)
Gabriellerosey (talk · contribs)
Glitter1959 (talk · contribs)
71.192.59.22 (talk · contribs)

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:10, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Raul, BIguyen got to it, all confirmed, and more. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:14, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dogbook

I'm most pleased to have you as our first contributor.[1]--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 00:41, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arb on user page

Raul, I noticed that on your user page it still indicates you're an arbitrator. Have you considered modifying that to "ex" or "former" or removing it? Just a thought. Take care. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:43, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep - you're right. I've been meaning to give my userpage a facelift. Raul654 (talk) 01:06, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]