User talk:Keegan/April 06

User deletion

As far as I know, it shouldn't be necessary to delete an account. there are already thousands of junk accounts from sockpuppets and people blocked on sight for usernames, etc., so there shouldn't be any harm in there being one more. bureaucrats can change usernames, but I don't know that anyone can actually delete a user. by the way, good work on the matt leinart vandal sockpuppet category. i'm adding a few more from my block log. let me know if you need anything, and keep up the good work.--Alhutch 06:46, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is possible to delete an account. I think I saw this on User talk:Curps, but I'm not sure. Someone found a Curps imposter account that was blocked, yet didn't exist. Following on the dinosaur bones hence dinosaurs hypothesis, accounts which once were living and existant can become extinct and nonexistant. Of course, there are those people who say that the bones of the accounts were buried in the block logs by the infallible Jimbo the Merciful and don't actually prove the existence of accounts at all. :)—WAvegetarian•_{_{CONTRIBUTIONS}}^{^TALK}• ^{^EMAIL}• 04:29, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Leinart, etc.

Thank you for your note. I've been trying to do better. I would like to expunge some of my earlier comments that were borne out of taking some things too personally, but it looks like they are part of my "Permanent Record". :\ Mostly, I've been cutting back on too-personal shots in the edit summaries, but I'm not perfect. :) Wahkeenah 08:05, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The one thing that really gets under my skin is the refusal of another party to discuss things. I can handle heated discussions, arguments over how to do things. I just don't like being dissed. But as you say, it's all part of the learning process. :) Wahkeenah 08:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
good job on the sockpuppet check. keep it up.--Alhutch 06:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trench Warfare

Thanks for experimenting with the page Trench Warfare on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --— Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.227.80 (talk • contribs)

Please refrain from adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Trench Warfare. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.227.80 (talk • contribs)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.227.80 (talk • contribs)

Yawns. T K E 18:45, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. 151.203.227.80 18:47, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kicks up feet Man it's fun when they do this. T K E 18:50, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, you even have it worse than the rest of us... Well, at least he's been blocked (yay, a three-hour break...). For the record: 151.203.227.80 is a vandal itself. --Chodorkovskiy 19:03, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall pointers for your gf

I dont know how long she has been here, but here are some things she may or may not know by now: The Starbucks at Merrit Creek is much better than the one at Pullman Square and is worth the drive; Sams hotdogs are superior to Stewarts in every way; Hussons makes the best pizza (despite the creepy commercials) and Monty's is OVERRATED; Randy Moss is actually a good guy (despite what she might hear); tutoring at the student athletes program is a pretty good gig if she needs some spare cash; Gabriel Bros is a great place to find name brand clothes at Walmart prices (even if it requires some scavenging); and Julian's market in the South Side is the best place for meat and deli items (a bit pricey on other groceries, though). Oh yea, and if you can't go Greek, go Teke. :) Keep up the good work. youngamerican (talk) 12:16, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Java Joint does rock, but parking there is almost non-existant. Plus, it breaks my heart that the Calamity Cafe no longer exists (the former occupant). youngamerican (talk) 02:29, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hello TKE: Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a final tally of 77/3/0. I hope I can perform at the standards expected for administrators. If I make any mistakes, or you need anything, please let me know. Prodego ^talk 01:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hi TKE. Just a quick note to thank you for your support in my RfA, which recently passed 62/13/6. I will do my very best live up to this new responsibility and to serve the community, but please let me know if I make any mistakes or if you have any feedback at all on my actions. Finally, if there is anything that I can assist you with - please don't hesitate to ask. Cheers TigerShark 03:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #2

Barnstar Brigade
The Barnstar Brigade is a new program aimed at giving more very deserving yet unappreciated users barnstars. It will officially start on 2006-04-09, but signing up is encouraged before this date: "Here in Wikipedia, there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go un-appreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go un-noticed. Sadly, these editors often leave the project. As Esperanzians, we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. A project the size of Wikipedia has thousands of editors, so there are plenty of people out there who deserve recognition, one just has to find them. The object of this program is not to flood editors with Barnstars, but to seek out people who deserve them, and make them feel appreciated."
Stress Alerts
The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them.
Information
Welcome to the second issue of the new format Esperanza Newsletter - we hope you still like it! This week, it was delivered diligently by our new dogsbody. MiszaBot (run by Misza13): any execution complaints should go to him. Content comments should be directed at the Esperanza talkpage. Thanks!

The last AC meeting (full log)
The next elections: Approval voting as before and, also as before, an previous leadership member can run. Please submit your name for voting in the relevant section of this page. Voting starts on 2006-04-23 and ends on 2006-04-30. There will be three places up for grabs as KnowledgeOfSelf is leaving Wikipedia. Please see the previously linked page for full details. The Code of Conduct is now ready for extensive discussion! Specific comments should go to the Code of Conduct talk page, discussion of having one at all should be directed to the main Esperanza talk page. The current process for accepting proposals for new programs has been deemed fine. All Advisory Council members and the Admin Gen are to endevour to be bold when viewing discussion. If they feel that consensus has been reached, they will act accordingly.
A plea from the editor...
The propsed programs page is terribly underused! Please leave any comments, good or bad, on the page, to help us determine the membership's thoughts on the ideas there.
Signed...
Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 19:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom

I've been named party in an arbcom case, regarding AfDs. I'd ask that you go to WP:RFAR, go to the case entitled Monicasdude, and offer your thoughts as to my conduct in AfDs. If you'd like to know my thoughts about the case in general, that can be discussed on my talk page as well. Thanks. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 23:37, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Brittish

Yes, I believe it is, my apologies to those whom I've offended for following in the footsteps of my forefathers :). Though you may like my soapboxed comment on my User page. Thanks again, Mysekurity^[m!] 17:42, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

ROFL

ROFL!!!!.......I about died laughing reading that. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 18:22, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, I had a good chuckle too. The last time I remember coming across this was during the userbox fisacos. - Mailer Diablo 07:00, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

==Welcome to VandalProof== Thanks for your interest in VandalProof! You've been added to the list of authorized users, and feel free to contact me or post a message on VandalProof's talk page if you have any questions. AmiDaniel (Talk) 03:12, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Cardinal Zen vandalism revert

Be careful when you use a vandal-reverting tool. If a vandal makes several consecutive edits, it's important to revert all of the edits, not just one. See for instance [1], which left vandalism in place. -- Curps 06:41, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message, I was in the middle of typing one to you about it. I was trying out the VandalProof tool, but there's a script bug that wasn't letting me rollback properly. I moved over to my browser to fix it but you caught it already. Thanks for the work! T K E 06:44, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My sig

Strange, I'm surprised that I'd actually been noticed around the place. Still, people might forget who I am with this complicated new signature.ßlηguγeη | Have your say!!! 07:15, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Craig Cantin vs User talk:Craig.cantin

Hi there TKE! Just thought I ought to mention that the welcome message you added is on User talk:Craig Cantin instead of User talk:Craig.cantin. I made the same mistake myself when I tried to send a message to the user, and I had to have it speedily deleted! Con Dem^Talk 13:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whoah, hey, you're right. Tricky stuff, thanks for letting me know. T K E 16:36, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quote

I'm happy to see the quote having some legs. Curious what you'll find for next week. Have a good one! Georgewilliamherbert 06:53, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you!
Hello Keegan/April 06. Thank you for your support in my RfA! It passed with a final tally of 91/3/5. I am quite humbled and pleased by the community's show of confidence in me. If you need help or just want to talk, let me know. Cheers! -- F a ng Aili ^說嗎?

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude

Hello,

An Arbitration case involving you has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude. Please add evidence to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Monicasdude/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, Johnleemk | Talk 00:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scouting in Vatican City

Hey, you voted before I finished the nomination. Please check if you still want to delete. savidan^{(talk) (e@)} 06:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, I'm with you simultaniously. T K E 06:53, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

re: Just So You Know

You don't have to vote delete on your nomination, it's assumed since you're the nominator. Just make sure the editor of the article has been notified, and it's off to the races!

Okay I won't from now on. And as for notifying the editor, do I post to the editor that I have nominated this article for deletion? --so U m y a S ch 07:13, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thnx. :) --so U m y a S ch 07:24, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for supporting me in my RfA. I really didn't think people appreciate my work here that much, but it's nice to see you do: my Request was closed with 66 supports and 4 opposes. I'll do my best not to turn your confidence down. If in any point in the future you get the feeling I'm doing something wrong, do not hesitate to drop me a line. --Dijxtra 11:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup tag

Thank you for helping to identify Wikipedia articles for cleanup! In case you didn't know, it's not recommended to use subst: with the cleanup tag. Leaving the actual template in place helps make it easier to automatically refile the page later, and allows changes to the template to show up on all tagged pages. Thanks again, Beland 18:07, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I actually did know that. It was late and there was an AIV against the vandal and whatnot. Sorry! T e K E 19:37, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof 1.1 is Now Available For Download

Happy Easter to all of you, and I hope that this version may fix your current problems and perhaps provide you with a few useful new tools. You can download version 1.1 at User:AmiDaniel/VandalProof. Let me warn you, however, to please be extremely careful when using the new Rollback All Contributions feature, as, aside from the excessive server lag it would cause if everyone began using it at once, it could seriously aggitate several editors to have their contributions reverted. If you would like to experiment with it, though, I'd be more than happy to use my many sockpuppets to create some "vandalism" for you to revert. If you have any problems downloading, installing, or otherwise, please tell me about them at User:AmiDaniel/VP/Bugs and I will do my best to help you. Thanks. AmiDaniel (Talk) 06:51, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Enjoy :) --Tawker 05:52, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Why thank you very much. As you noted, I've done a little bit of everything here over the last twelve months trying to find the niche that I fit into best. I'll probably run for adminship later this summer when I have more time to devote to the wiki, but right now I'm content, given my small amount of free time, to do vandal fighting and gnome work—I really should use the minor edit box more often. —WAvegetarian•_{_{CONTRIBUTIONS}}^{^TALK}• ^{^EMAIL}• 14:15, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Barnstar and irony

I'm having fun right now because:

I've just used every type of wikimarkup hierarchical structuring format on talk pages in the last half hour (your's/yours[??] and the IP's)
I'm not studying for the mutliple tests I have next week.
I'm doing good work on the wiki.

Anyway, I'm still not sure how/why you came across my interaction with this person. Honestly, I don't really care. Thank you for your help in explaining stuff/calming them. I find that I am very good at explaining things including ref/help desk and working the help desk email list before it closed, but RC patrolling left me somewhat cynical and quick to jump to conclusions based on trends I observed. That's one of the reasons that I stopped RC work. I find I'm getting better, but being patient and sticking to AGF are the two areas I can improve in. Sorry, I just realized I was starting to write a self nom on your talk page. I'll save it for June:)—WAvegetarian•_{_{CONTRIBUTIONS}}^{^TALK}• ^{^EMAIL}• 04:15, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, I understand. Even being flamed, as long as I'm being civil it is fun for me. I like the user's conversation with you as well, you are AGF with the user as you should be; the person truly did need explaining. Translation problems make it more of a challenge, and all that more fun and valuable. RC patrolling can be a lot less stressful once you know the editing patterns of whom to pay attention to and warn and whatnot; driveby vandalism just gets driveby revision from me. And I came across your discussion in the Recent Changes using VandalProof, something you may be interested in. T e ke 04:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and since you don't have a licensing disclaimer, I'm stealing your welcome message :D T e ke 04:34, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is a synthesis of others that I have seen. That's why it's so long. Please feel free to use it. As for VandalProof, I have been aware of it for a long time, but until there is a mac compatible version...—WAvegetarian•_{_{CONTRIBUTIONS}}^{^TALK}• ^{^EMAIL}• 05:04, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was teasing about the license, I'm not always serious. Anyway, someday on the VandalProof. Until we meet again, happy editing! T e ke 05:21, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:TKE

I updated your boxen. The edit summary/diff explains quite well. —WAvegetarian•_{_{CONTRIBUTIONS}}^{^TALK}• ^{^EMAIL}• 04:24, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I hadn't a clue. T e ke 04:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Cel es tianpower ^háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that

I'm new and didn't realise I couldn't delete articles—I was going to delete it straight away, didn't mean to be an annoyance. Don't worry, I'm not going to create any more junk Callum85 18:17, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

:Absolutely not a problem, especially when I left a note for this guy at the same time as you and these [2] [3] were the responses I recieved. Anyway, read up on the links on how I make decisions on my userpage for a quick overview of the place. Contact me anytime you need! T e ke 18:24, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Defcon

Actually, that's my line... ;) Tito xd^{(?!? - help us)} 06:24, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:kev62nesl

Thank you for your help. Question, how do I go about proving something is the truth without being able to cite some reference that can be linked to or anyone, who doesn't work for my company, can look up. --kev62nesl

RFA thanks

TKE good buddy, thanks for your support on my RFA. On another note, I'm about to update my user and talk pages: If you like it, let me know, and I'll try and work up a version for you: you can even pick the colors. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 00:55, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Defcon

Thanks, but it still messes up the userbox version--it shows everything on the template page, not just the template, you know what I mean? See my userpage.--digital_me_{(Talk)(Contribs)} 04:48, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - maybe I'll be able to edit it succesfully one of these days!--digital_me_{(Talk)(Contribs)} 04:52, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

wheels

Probably not the best way to vandalize my page: I meant write stuff like jews did wtc. don't want to pop on one day and see your user page with a "this user is a sockpuppet of willy on wheels and has indefinately been banned" boilerplate. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 05:53, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

irony of all ironies

when I saw your "vandalism" I was listening to the song "You Vandal" by Saves the Day ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 07:15, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

QOTW

Heh. I'm honored. I do my best usually to keep editing fun, including humorous edsums when possible. Glad you enjoyed my combination of honesty and humor. :-) Cheers, Tom e r ^talk 08:44, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]