User talk:RyanCross

Review

Ohai Ryan. Well, I went through each diff individually, and all I can say is that I'm very impressed. Things like this and this show your ability and willingness to improve the encyclopedia. Furthermore, those vandalism reverts were spot on, and you undid good faith edits which shows that you know the difference between vandalism and good-faith. Having said that, I think this was in error. although there was removal of content, there was also additional material being added, making it a good-faith edit that probably needed undoing instead of reverting. Also, I think this was probably badly phrased, and may have been interpreted in the wrong way. Although you're essentially right in what you're saying, that edits to userspace and user talk space edits aren't necessarily why we're here, suggesting that someone is not a "good member" is a bit ill-advised. I know what you meant, and he probably knew what you meant, but to someone else it could have come across as a bit dismissive. Wording is important, unfortunately; a badly phrased comment can lead to all sorts of problems. I was trying to get the lead of Monarchy of the United Kingdom up to scratch before mainpage day, and I phrased something slightly accidentally. I woke up the next morning to find a thread accusing the author (me) of pro-USA bias towards the monarchy! Which was quite amusing, but it goes to show how important phrasing is. :) Other than that I have no concerns. Would you like rollback back? You've demonstrated accurate vandalism reverts, so I think it's time to give it another go, but only with your consent. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 10:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, thanks for the long review. Yes, this was an error. Undoing it would have been better. And about this, I see now how it could be misunderstood, and I'll watch myself next time. Although, the editor I was commenting to was blocked indef earlier today, the first day he created his account. And about your rollback offer. You probably know, but I have been granted and have been revoked of rollback 3 times each. Although, I know I have improved greatly in reverting vandalism, telling good-faith edits from vandalism, I really don't want rollback right now. Knowing that an administrator thinks I would be fine with rollback is enough for me to know right now. I'll stick to navigation popups for now. But if I ever do decide I would like rollback granted again, I'll ask. Thanks for the offer, and the review though. I greatly appreciate this. :) -- RyRy5 (talk) 10:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)