User talk:Ezeu/Archive9

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Mistake

Oh man! I'm really sorry! I thought I was writing that under a new reply with some other things. Sorry about that, glad you caught it. [Mαc Δαvιs] (How's my driving?) ❖ 21:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

No worries. --Ezeu 21:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Surprise!

You just admonished a user IP address!

Here is an even bigger one: Wikipedia has rules governing that as well.

Feeling selectively judgemental today, admin?

Racists are always morons, and will be addressed as such in any forum, message board, or summary. I care not whether they get their feelings hurt by the commentary.

Have a good one. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.22.22.101 (talk) 22:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC).

Thanks for sharing your opinion. Point remains that if you abuse wikipedia policy by being incivil, you will be blocked. Simple as that. --Ezeu 22:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Blocking IP addresses is considered officially 'silly' by policy here, with good reason. This IP will transfer to some other poor sod in a few days. Point remains. Ciao bello.

I will not argue policy with you, and yes I will block your IP if you do not follow the rules. --Ezeu 16:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Image:CathyFreeman-Stamp.jpg

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Re Ugandan topics TfD

Hi again Ezeu,

Template:Uganda topics has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page...

Thanks for taking the trouble to post the above. Rather than deletion, perhaps a review of the template's contents might be timely, with reference to similar templates; it would probably also benefit from addition of one or more links to Category:Uganda / Portal:Uganda / List of Uganda-related topics. Hope all well, David Kernow (talk) 19:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Project FUBELT

Well, you supposed cleanup on that page was really more of a complete emptying of any significant content. It is now less than a stub, something probably not even worth keeping for very long. But it was really more of hack job. You're supposed link to the Transwiki source (Wikisource?) on the notes describing the change is a broken link that does not work and leads really nowhere! Great "cleanup" job. I suggest you at least restore it to what it was before your attempt to almost basically eliminate the subject from the database. For example, the ending of the previous page had all the important subject connections and links (categories), and that should have never been touched at all. I guess if you don't fix the mess, I will have to go back and really clean up the mess you created. I'd appreciate it if you did it yourself, as behooves a respectable Wikimedia editor. Thanks. warshy 17:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

That article was a mess, consisting merely of excerpts, and inherently confusing. It is better as a stub, worth building on. Wikipedia articles are not supposed to be composed of cut-n-pastes of excerpts - those belong at wikisouce. The transwikied artice is here. See also the concerns raised about a year ago in the article's talk-page. Go ahead and improve the article, but do not haphazardly copy and paste chunks of texts that give little or no context to the reader. --Ezeu 19:44, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanations. More than that, the latest revision you did on the page seems to correct all the problems. It looks good now, again. The only recommendation I'd have, and which I will try to do myself also, is to check all the categories that were there in the original version, and check that none was overlooked. Thanks again for the good revision job! warshy 13:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Non-profit organizations

Thanks for the heads up - i didn't think i did it right. Hopefully, now it is right. How long does this usually take? I have been pretty frustrated by the inconsistencies in these categories when participating in Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories/uncategorized. Scarykitty 03:52, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, looks good. They are usually listed for five days, but may be closed earlier if participants ask for a speedy close and consensus is clear. Good of you for spending time doing some cleaning up. --Ezeu 06:39, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Pygmies from South America

How come and how do you know this? I remember reading about pygmies of South America in a book I have, now all I need to do is find the book so i can site it. TeePee-20.7 09:20, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I hope you find it. --Ezeu 20:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Your e-mail

Dear Ezeu: Thank you so much for your kind e-mail. You have made my day. :-)

I am really honoured that my message to you - humble as it was, and indeed it could have been better written - prevented you from feeling unwelcome as a result of your initial article creation being deleted. I can but try and make sure that I am respectful to people, and explain things to them; I don't always succeed in living up to my moralisms, I freely admit, thus making me something of a hypocrite at times. I think, though, at least if one tries, one is working towards a better goal, and if one can make any kind of difference somewhere, it's worth it.

Of course, it is to you, not I, that the credit is really due; for braving that initial period of rejection that nearly every single new Wikipedia editor encounters when they first start, and "learning the ropes", as it were. I offer you my most sincere congratulations for your progress, and my deepest thanks to you for continuing on our project; I do hope that you have the best of success in your editing endeavours. If any situation should arise in which I may be able to assist you further, please remember that I am always at your service. Yours, --NicholasTurnbull | (talk) 19:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Unholy Alliance

There's nothing published by PBS under their topic of "Religion & Ethics" that is not well reviewed and highly notable. The author is an ordained Baptist minister with a PhD from Harvard. It is an abuse to invoke the 3rv rule when I am systematically addressing your concerns. My latest edit (removing external links) is different from my previous one, and so is not strictly a reversion. 63.98.135.196 23:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

The book review is not notable, whomever the author may be.--Ezeu 23:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

This sounds like a lot of your POV, considering the review is very well written, citing interesting outside information, and the author has written two books on religion: THE TALKING BOOK: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE BIBLE (Yale University Press, 2006) and A LOVE SUPREME: A HISTORY OF THE JOHANNINE TRADITION (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2005). First, read the review you dismiss so lightly at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week1008/review.html or is it your position that no review is notable? Also, why would you threaten me with the 3RR when I've reverted your edit only ONCE and that AFTER first addressing your concerns (outside links)? My new version was not identical to a previous version (the definition of a revert) because of my good-faith edits to address YOUR concerns. Now, you seem motivated by a POV consideration and to have reverted to an identical version. Isn't that right? 63.98.135.196 23:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

My position is that reviews are seldom notable enough to warrant mention on a disambiguation page, let alone have a Wikipedia article. In this case not even the reviewed book, let alone the person who wrote the review has a Wikipedia article. Maybe you shoud start an article about Allen Dwight Callahan and mention the book review and other stuff he has written there. --Ezeu 00:23, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I guess you didn't read what you deleted. Both the reviewed book AND its author have Wikipedia articles that specifically mention Callahan's review. 63.98.135.196 00:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

The man who wrote the book has an article, not the man who wrote a review about the book. --Ezeu 00:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

List of songs containing covert references to real musicians

You may want to weigh in at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 April 15#List of songs containing covert references to real musicians, since you were involved in a previous discussion of this article. - Jmabel | Talk 05:49, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, are you an admin? The user who vandalised my page is a banned user called User:Eoganan and User:Pan-ethnic. This person has vandlised my page many times, and always edits the same articles in the same POV fashion. He has a very consistent editing style. Can you block this IP? Is it OK to make this request? Thanks for any help. Alun 06:52, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I will give him a stern warning first. --Ezeu 06:54, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

It's a regular thing every few weeks or so with this person. Thanks for your help. Alun 07:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Yoweri Museveni

Regarding Yoweri Museveni, I removed the citation because the Executive Intelligence Review is not considered a reliable source due to it being the main organ of the LaRouche Movement. I'm not saying that the assertion being sourced in the article is necessarily untrue but if there's any question about it a more reliable source should be found. -Will Beback · † · 07:29, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I've used a different reference. --Ezeu 09:15, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Good, glad it worked out. Cheers, -Will Beback · † · 09:23, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Bill O'Reilly

Why did you revert my change? I did take it to talk, and suggested removing the critisism section since it is duplication of existing information on that page. It serves no purpose, and considering the article is already long it is a good part to remove. Perhaps you should visit the talk section before you critisize my changes. Arzel 01:00, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Was perhaps not a well thought through revert. I'll leave it to y'all to battle it out on the talk page.--Ezeu 02:36, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Robert Mugabe

Thanks for citing inflation in Zimbabwe on Robert Mugabe. KazakhPol 04:03, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

And thank you too for providing references, and for cleaning up the article. --Ezeu 04:08, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

The Game (game)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of The Game (game). Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Sorry to bring this back up but it is now verified by two published sources. Thanks. Kernow 15:43, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Rickey Henderson Image

What's up with that image? I cannot figure out why it doesn't appear. Timneu22 18:17, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I cannot figure it out either. I've sent a query to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). --Ezeu 18:23, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the templates!

Unfortunately none of them apply. I would like to remove the word "short" as I believe it will be a while and not "short" before I will want to be active here again. Sincerely, --Mattisse 15:06, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

August H. Auer Jr.

Sorry, do you have any idea about how that could have happened? I thought I had only changed one sentence? I did not do a revert. Is there any way to get an old page with just the "edit this page" tab?--Africangenesis 15:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I see that you have figured out how to do it. Cheers. --Ezeu 15:17, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2007

Hi Ezeu

Wikimania 2007, which is being held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 3-5, is offering opportunities for travel scholarships to Wikimania for active users of Wikimedia projects from the continent of Africa. Although the original scholarship deadline has passed, please, if you are interested, you may still apply at http://wm07schols.wikimedia.org/apply.php. Sincerely yours, Cary Bass 21:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Hmm - looks interesting :-) Didn't want to sound rude with my email - but less responsibility is easier sometimes .. Wizzy…☎ 09:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

No problems. --Ezeu 09:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Talk page

I am defending my rights within the law - so it isn't a threat, it is a concrete statement. What he did is an attempt at defamation of character, period. It is one thing to throw in a personal attack - but what he is doing is an attack upon my work, my reputation, and my character. It is unwarranted, unjust, and if it isn't retracted - it will be more. That isn't a threat, that is a fact. There have been lawsuits won for a whole lot less. I respond with passion because I am both innocent of what he claims (and quite shocked, actually, at such an attempt to claim what is completely arbitrary and subjective), and I am upset at the fact that there is no action as of yet. Rarelibra 13:01, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

However, I did go back and clean up a few things and remove his personal attacks, as allowed by wiki. Thank you for pointing out this fact - and as an administrator, can you do something regarding his malicious attack upon my character? Rarelibra 13:17, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

He has apologized, so time to move on. --Ezeu 19:45, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

i need help!

hi!

i am a new wikipedian, so i dont know really what to do. my whole history is on my talk page(SteveNash11), but i left it there for a day and no one readed and posted any suggsetions. so then i decided to just ask directly to a random admin. i'm not sure if ur busy or not, so im terribly sry if ur not allowing this type of comment. to make a long story short, my dad told me to vandal wikipedia(and give me his account). i tried and it got blocked. it is fun, just like my dad said, but i dont know if its the right thing..........—The preceding unsigned comment was added by SteveNash11 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 8 May 2007 (UTC).

Vandalizing is a bad thing. People who vandalize are blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Ezeu 02:02, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

oh. i wonder why my dad does it....... anyways, do u think my edit to password strength is useful?—Preceding unsigned comment added by SteveNash11 (talk • contribs) 05:51, 8 May 2007 (TUTCalk

It looks like a good edit. But someone may disagree and remove it. --Ezeu 06:19, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

DP

You asked in your edit summary: "why was Democratic Party removed?" Because it isn't known as DP, according to its article. -- JHunterJ 01:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

There is at least one "Democratic Party" known as DP, Democratic Party (Uganda). There are also several other Democratic Parties referred to as DP[1], so a mention in the disambiguation page is warranted. --Ezeu 01:08, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the "warranted" chain there is "so a mention in the Democratic Party article is warranted, which will then in turn warrant its inclusion on DP." Without the addition on the article, another editor may come by later and remove it for the same reason I did. -- JHunterJ 10:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Color Africa

I have been trying to create an entry for an organization called, Color Africa. Because of a lack of sources I have been unable to do so. I have recently come across a couple of sources that should help solidify this entry. You can view these sources by viewing www.colorafrica.com/news.html. Please let me know if this is enough to once again recreate this article. 66.142.0.235 14:03, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Some more references from notable news sources would be good. --Ezeu 14:36, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Can you give me examples of "notable news sources" so that I know what to look for? 66.142.0.235 14:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

What I should have said is reliable source. --Ezeu 15:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Are city newspapers and city tv news sources not reliable? 66.142.0.235 17:03, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

They are often considered reliable. --Ezeu 17:20, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Another article has been written about Color Africa. You can view it by viewing www.colorafrica.com/news.html (It is the Eagle Press article). Let me know if I can now create an article about this project now, or if we still need more. 66.142.0.137 21:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't see that a mention in a home-owned weekly community newsletter (circulation 1,000) makes Color Africa a notable organization. --Ezeu 09:39, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

African-American organized crime

Hi Ezeu, could you please have a look at this request at African-American organized crime? Thanks in advance. -- FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up®} 15:39, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Men in skirts

Not satisfied with losing argument after argument on his own talk page, JzG has deleted the discussion we were having on the MIS talk page, and locked the page. Would you be so kind as to help me out? I am really fed up with that guy; he acts like god, and is doing everything he can to advance his personal prejudice on this subject. I have saved the debate on his talk page to my computer, in case he decides to delete and/or lock that aswell. Bards 14:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

It does seem to me that JzG is allowing his point of view and personal prejudice to drive his decisions in this case. There is clearly a small but growing number of men in the English speaking world who elect to wear skirted garments for whom a Wikipedia article, such as the one so arbitrarily deleted, would have been a valuable resource. Tazzymutt 15:31, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I recommend that you take the issue up at Wikipedia:Deletion review where others can have their say. There is a good chance the article will be re-created, and possibly sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion for further discussion. --Ezeu 17:04, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Ezeu. I guess that's what we needed to know. Tazzymutt 17:25, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Ezeu. I have requested a review here -

Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 May 12

Bards 21:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

A favor

Hi Ezeu, can you please take a look at this article, Garrett A. Morgan, and some of the discussion on the talk page. I don't know what to do, and do not want to jump to the wrong conclusions, ie (racist) propaganda, or sneaky discrediting, nor do I wish to, on the other hand, aggrandize or create other falsehoods in the other direction which may not be factual or "plumped up" either. Thanks for any input you can give. - Jeeny ^Talk 18:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Will take a look at it. --Ezeu 19:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

WikiThanks

Thank you so much for your help. :) - Jeeny ^Talk 01:56, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

For regularly improving articles related to Zimbabwe, particularly Robert Mugabe. Perspicacite 04:58, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Its my pleasure, and I thank you for your good work. --Ezeu 06:04, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Weird discussion page...

Hey,

Can you please check out User talk:MasterofsuspenseEX(exclusive). There's some weird stuff that ask you to join this so called 'MASTEROFSUSPENSE' clan to vandal wikipedia.SSBM Pro 01:50, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

That user has been blocked from editing since April. I have blanked the page. --Ezeu 09:46, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Man in a skirt

So, let's see if I have this correctly. Man in a skirt (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) was blocked on the 8th of May. His unblock request was then declined on the 9th. You then turn up weeks later and in a seemingly drive-by fashion unblock him, overruling more than one fellow admins in the process, and without a note to anyone's talk page or AN saying this is what you've done, and ignoring that there was more to the block than just a sock accusation. – Steel 13:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

From our blocking policy: "Administrators should not unblock users blocked by other administrators without first attempting to contact the blocking administrator and discuss the matter with them. It may not necessarily be obvious what the problem necessitating blocking was, and it is a matter of courtesy and common sense to consult the blocking administrator. If the blocking administrator is not available, or if the administrators cannot come to an agreement, then a discussion at the administrators' noticeboard is recommended." ^(H) 13:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

• Ezeu, this was discussed at the time; this is almost certainly a reincarnation of Dr1819 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Mugaliens (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), this user is a very adept Wikilawyer, and will happily talk all four legs off a donkey, but he is only here to promote an agenda. I have reblocked. Last time it took literally months to subside. Guy (Help!) 14:10, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Alright, I'll chill. --Ezeu 20:58, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

People opposed to apartheid

Ah. Have put in a redirect in the meantime. Is there any way that you know of to change the classification of the errant pages by bot? Category:Apartheid in South Africa —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Suidafrikaan (talk • contribs) 19:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC).

Perhaps try at Requests for work to be done by a bot. --Ezeu 18:18, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Idi Amin GA on hold

 GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Nehrams2020 00:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Can you block vandal?

User talk:Alexduncan1 seems that's the only purpose of this account. I don't know or have time to gather further evidence, but think you can. - Jeeny ^Talk 02:52, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Jeeny, Alexduncan1 has not vandalized since the last warning. If (or rather when) the user resumes editing in the same disruptive manner, he will be blocked. --Ezeu 06:09, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the revert

Thanks for the revert done on my userpage. I really appreciate it. Chris 13:31, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Removal of content at Talk:Scrotum

In this diff, you removed a comment by User:Jacketeer from Talk:Scrotum, identifying it as "nonsense". I feel that you stepped over the line by removing what was a clearly stated concern about content, so I have reverted the edit. Please contact me if you would like to discuss this. Joie de Vivre 00:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

No, I do not want to contact you about this, it is not an issue I wish to squabble about. However, I recommend you to view other edits made by the person who added that "nonsense", and if after doing so you still believe that comment to be seriously meant, useful, and not mere trolling, then so be it. That editor wrote in the talk-page of Indigenous Australians that "Do you think the article should say something about why they look like apes? They really do. It's got to be genetics", and that is the user you want to help create Wikiproject:Racism?[2] --Ezeu 00:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

AGF got the last laugh this time. I will do more research next time. No need to get irked. Sorry for any unrest. Do you have an interest in a Wikiproject:Racism? It's been on my mind for a while. Joie de Vivre 00:58, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I see how his edit at Scrotum could seem bonafide. Yes, I would like to participate in creating a Wikiproject:Racism. It disturbs me that such a project does not exist. --Ezeu 01:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Great! I am really interested to get this going. Do you think a sole Racism project is the best tack, or should it be more inclusive of other -isms such as sexism? Joie de Vivre

I took a quick look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals, and at existing projects at Category:WikiProjects - I can see Wikiproject:Racism being rejected for being too broad in context, but I still believe it is worth a try. The trick is to formulate the project description well. --Ezeu 01:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back to me. I just added my name here. Do you think that the Discrimination project is just far too broad, that Racism and Sexism projects would be under an umbrella category?

Relatedly, have you read White Privilege:Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack? Joie de Vivre 01:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

I have added myself to the list. I am not sure that Discrimination is better broken down into smallar, more specific projects. I have seen too many small projects die for lack of engagement. Perhaps it is better to belong to a braod project than to a dead project.--Ezeu 03:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Discrimination WikiProject

Thanks for signing up for the Discrimination WP, it's good to start seeing interest. This is my first attempt at starting a WikiProject. I was surprised such a project didn't exist; this category of articles seems like one that would deserve coordinated attention. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 16:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Expungement request

e ezeu, could you please delete Dingane kaSenzangakhona so I can move Dingaan there?? I rationalised the amaZulu kings'articles a few days ago but couldn't do this one last move. See List of Zulu kings and the related histories if you'd like to check. Tebello TheWHAT!!?? 08:43, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Done.--Ezeu 19:09, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Perfect! Thanks a lot!! Tebello TheWHAT!!?? 19:27, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

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