User talk:Kerowren/Archive 1

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

Hello, Kerowren, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! --Midnightcomm 03:50, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

HackThisSite Article[edit]

I just want to thank you for working on writing a revision to the HackThisSite article. I appreciate it and I believe that the HackThisSite community and Wikipedia community at large appreciate it. Keep up the good work!

If you come upon any issues with the article feel free to contact me, I will be poking around anyway.

Thanks again, --EJFox 06:37, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem, love HTS Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 02:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but I am doing my best[edit]

Dear Kerowren, only native speakers can be expected to write and speak flawless English... I am a Dutchman and allthough I am fluent in English, French and German it would be foolish of me to believe that my English (or any other foreign language) is perfect!
By the way, how many mistakes did I make in "Order of Columbus"? -- Robert Prummel 01:17, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey Robert, sorry if the template was a little too harsh. The mistakes in fact were more superficial than anything as the article is very small, so there's nothing to worry about :-). You can take a look at the log for the changes that I made. -- Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 04:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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License tagging for Image:Hackbloc hacking ninja .png[edit]

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Cane Corso Debacle[edit]

Thank you, Kerowren![edit]

Dear Kerowren,

Thank you for your assistance on the Cane Corso page! There have been a couple of users who have been deleting content on this page without reason:

(Feb 2007) 64.52.227.138 - This user deleted content and photos, then added their link to canecorsoworkingclub.com so perhaps it is the owner of that site, David and Stacey Kuneman?

(Mar 2007) Zoe DeVita (aka 69.204.223.67, 69.204.211.47 and 68.198.8.214) - This user has REPEATEDLY deleted content and has been replacing it with a link to her personal dog breeder website. I have sent her a message through her talk page as follows:

"FYI, Wikipedia does NOT permit external links to personal web pages such as your dog breeder website. It is also proper etiquette to refrain from deleting photos that are within Wikipedia's guidelines simply due to any personal vendetta you may have."

She has not responded to me, but continues to act against Wikipedia's etiquette and guidelines. I've received advice from another kind Wikipedia editor like yourself who says: "if you're experiencing recurrent, long-term vandalism on an article, you might want to file a report at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Also check out WP:Vandalism for other ways of reporting and dealing with vandalism."

Any further assistance or guidance you provide will be greatly appreciated...thank you! Canecorso 03:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey you're welcome, I try to do my best. If the user Zoedevita is also behind I.P. 68.198.8.214 then you will be glad to know that he or she has been blocked (at least for two days): block log -- Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 16:48, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Please Help Kerowen!![edit]

HELP Kerowen!!!

First and foremost I am Zoe DeVita and do not hide behind an alias or phony IP’s. Canecorso aka Leilani Souza from California Cane Corso is a breeder and created canecorso.com to make money and sell puppies. It is a farse that she has an informational site. What it is a “FRONT” to make it “APPEAR” like there is informational content when in reality people pay her to advertise their kennel for the sale of our beloved breed. All you have to do is go on the webpage and it is blatently advertised on the front page along with breeders willing to pay her a ridiculous amount of money. That is her “motive” for her internet wars against anyone that tries to add a picture or other “valid” informational content to the Cane Corso page.

Canecorso aka Leilani Souza took it upon herself to delete my link to my history page that has valid information and beautiful pictures depicting the history of the Cane Corso. It is Canecorso behind all the deletes and she is trying to pin it on me so that my link will not be allowed there. Please please Kerowen help to look into this issue because you are being mislead and deceived.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. Zoe DeVita —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zoedevita (talk • contribs) 14:50, 4 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Facts Only, Period[edit]

Addressing Zoedevita's first sentence, I previously stated that Zoedevita "may also be known as 68.198.8.214" only because their actions were identical in repeatedly removing the CaneCorso.com link and my gallery photos and adding a link to Zoedevita's personal breeder website.
It is a fact that I removed Zoedevita's link to her personal breeder website, not only in which her history page violates Wikipedia's copyright guidelines but links to personal breeder websites are not permitted. The link I removed was a link to her Italica Cane Corso website she uses to sell her puppies. Nothing personal against her, as I would have removed any link to any personal breeder website on this page, per Wikipedia's guidelines. It is also a fact that Zoedevita has repeatedly deleted not only the link to CaneCorso.com, but specifically all of my gallery photos as well. For the record, I have never placed a link here to my personal breeder website, California Cane Corso, and none of my gallery photos are in violation of Wikipedia's guidelines. Perhaps it is Zoedevita who might have something personal against me!
Wikipedia is not the place for Zoedevita's personal allegations concerning me and/or my information website CaneCorso.com. This site was created for general breed information (just take a look at the comments/opinions posted by many viewers in the guestbook!) and it is no different than the CaneCorso.org site or other similar sites in the way that people pay for a puppy ad and people pay for a membership. This site also contains a Cane Corso Event Calendar, List of Breeders Worldwide (yes, Zoedevita is even on this list!), List of Cane Corso OFA Hip & Elbow Dysplasia Scores, Breed Rescue Information, Breed Standards in many different languages, Cane Corso Video Collection, List of Cane Corso Champions and Working Titles...need I go on?
The Cane Corso page should not be a personal battleground for disputes or allegations like Zoedevita's accusatory paragraph above. It should be facts only, period. I have no reason to "pin" anything on Zoedevita; her link to her personal breeder website with a copyright violation is simply not permitted on Wikipedia and she has repeatedly been trying to add it again and again (as I'm sure you've seen on the history page). I have not misled or deceived you as Zoedevita has stated, I have only submitted the facts as stated above. Thank you for your consideration!
Canecorso 09:37, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the FACTS!![edit]

Here are the FACTS!!

FACT: Canecorso.com was removed by an Admin of Wikipedia for obvious reasons…….PERIOD

FACT: Canecorso.com is a for-profit entity put in place to sell puppies or create a venue to do so.

FACT: Canecorso.org is a non-for-profit breed club. There is a huge difference between these two entities.

FACT: canecorso admitted to personally taking off my link because she “felt” it was in violation with Wikipedia’s rules. Canecorso is not an administrator. Canecorso.com lists breeders that pay her money to advertise so they can sell puppies. Isn’t that what she is accusing me of?

FACT: Canecorso.com aka California Cane Corso aka Leilani Souza is trying to create a monopoly for her for profit entity and took it upon herself to police this website and cut out competition.

FACT: Since 2000 I Zoe DeVita have had 2 litters to date. I hardly think putting my informational History link up here will be any means for me to sell puppies. If those are the rules that is fine with me.

FACT: Publicly Zoe DeVita does not have any personal resentment or hard feeling towards Canecorso or anyone.

Zoedevita 18:04, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correction, Zoedevita[edit]

It is your OPINION only, not a FACT when you state "CaneCorso.com is a for-profit entity put in place to sell puppies or create a venue to do so." You have no clue what the website is truly about, but you have a right to your own opinion and the public can judge for themselves without you trying to make your "opinion" a "fact".

FYI, viewers are also administrators at Wikipedia, so again you are misrepresenting your "opinion" to be a "fact". If you have read Wikipedia's guidelines, you would know that the link you placed to your personal breeder website is in violation and can be removed by anyone here, including me.

You are wrong again in that it is your OPINION only not a FACT that I am "trying to create a monopoly for her for profit entity and took it upon herself to police this website and cut out competition". Again, we are all administrators here at Wikipedia and your personal breeder website is not "competition" it was a "violation". Unlike your website, CaneCorso.com is NOT a personal breeder website, so it's not even in the same category! Let me explain:

Your personal breeder website "Italica Cane Corso" and my personal breeder website "California Cane Corso" are both websites created specifically to market puppies for sale. I believe you got your first Cane Corso in 2003 and you say you have had 2 litters; I got my first Cane Corso in 2001 and I have had 3 litters. It doesn't matter how many litters we have, links to our personal breeder websites are simply NOT allowed on this page!

I am glad you state that you don't have any personal resentment towards me, as this surely did not seem the case when you repeatedly deleted specifically only my gallery photos! These photos were not in violation of Wikipedia's guidelines and you have not given any reason as to why you were deleting them, so you get my point. I have no problem with you (like I said earlier, I would delete any personal breeder website link placed on this page) and I hope that you do not take offense to me correcting your "facts" to be simply your "opinions" here.

Canecorso 19:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kurów[edit]

Very thx that you made article about my hometown. You are great! Pietras1988 ^TALK 15:54, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

My pleasure. -- Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 21:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HackThisSite[edit]

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I have removed your request to move Talk:HackThisSite/rev1 to HackThisSite from WP:RM. Both articles have a long and overlapping history, so a move is not appropriate. The two articles need to be merged, which does not require administrator rights. You should make the desirable changes to HackThisSite (by simply copying across the improved article, if the other version contains nothing not covered by the new version), and convert the new version into a redirect, marked with {{R from merge}}. --Stemonitis 10:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. -- Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 20:35, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for helping me on the inaccurate media reports of the VT massacre article. I'm up and comming in the wiki community and have tried to be delicate about the changes I make to articles. Would it be fair of me to call the complete deletion of a section without talk or consideration, but just personal wish, an act of vandalism on wikipedia? Should I report people when they do this?Youngidealist 05:24, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would say only if the deletion was done with a malicious intent. But if the problem persists, it is advisable to get an RfC so as to prevent an edit war.-- Kerowren (talk • contribs • count) 05:31, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, I'll figure out how that works and keep it in mind for future reference. Thanks again-Youngidealist 06:10, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Skarioffszky is still reverting the page in an edit war without talking about it first. He and I are both at our three revert limit right now. Would you mind going back to comment and, if you feel it is necessary, undo his revert? Youngidealist 21:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re Live Earth[edit]

Yes, I noted that (you're not the first to move or delete criticism) But the section IS needed in the intro to balance the article from being too single-tracked. All copy-edits are welcome, of course, yet the critique is an important part of this event. Camptown 22:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Isrev[edit]

I have nominated Template:Isrev, which you created back in late November 2006, for deletion here. I am unclear about the purpose of the template, and if you have any comments/suggestions related to the nomination, I'd be happy to respond/oblige. Cheers, Gracenotes^T § 02:23, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, I didn't mean that I was unclear; rather, that the purpose of the template was unclear to me. Thank you for your helpful description of the template. Couldn't it be merged into {{cleanup-rewrite}} (i.e., this article needs a rewrite, and one is being drafted at [page])? Gracenotes^T § 17:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it can, actually. The wording of the {{cleanup-rewrite}} template seems to be best on a main article. The {{isrev}} template is best suited for a draft page. -- Kerowren ^{(talk • contribs • count}⁾ 21:58, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

nods* In that case, it could probably be merged into {{workpage}}. That template could use some of the functionality of yours, and it's more widely used as well. Gracenotes^T § 01:11, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, this one does seem to be the most similar, but there are some principle differences. {{workpage}} appears to be more of a "scrap page" template; it's being used for journal notes, and text-snippets, and sand boxes. {{isrev}} is made to be used on a page that almost definitely be made into an article of similar project-page: ex. User:Athrash/X Template <~ something that might look like this. -- Kerowren ^{(talk • contribs • count}⁾ 21:32, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Hm. The functionality does appear to be mergeable, in my opinion (if there is such a word as "mergeable"), but your template is certainly not causing any harm. I had thought it was a mainspace template :) I've withdrawn the TFD nomination. Thank you for your explanations, Gracenotes^T § 00:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]