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Your Request for Adminship

Dear Killiondude,

I have closed your recent RfA as successful per the consensus of the community. Congratulations, you are now a sysop! Please make sure you're aware of the Administrators' how-to guide and are aware of the items on the Administrators' reading list. Finally, please don't hesitate in contacting me if you need anything. Best of luck in your new position! —Anonymous DissidentTalk 08:34, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow, completely unopposed...I wish I could have pulled that off! Mikaey, Devil's advocate 08:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Good job, little buddy. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:37, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Yes, congratulations on a unanimous RFA :) VI talk 10:24, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:
  1. Remember you will always protect the wrong version.
  2. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5)
  3. Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll.
  4. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block.
  5. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology.
  6. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able.
KillerChihuahua?!?
DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales. All rights released under GFDL.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate your support. Now, about blocking closedmouth... ;-) Killiondude (talk) 15:54, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

100-0-0

That's just incredible. Has this ever happened before?
No apologies for hugeness; this is epic.
Congratulations.
 Chzz  ►  16:32, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Yep, congratulations from me as well. -- Mentifisto 17:56, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Hmmm, I guess it has happened before, just look at WP:100. Apparently the record is held by BD2412, who got 183/0/0. Still, any candidate that runs for RfA unopposed is truly a remarkable candidate, and I wish you the best of luck from here on in. Mikaey, Devil's advocate 18:47, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations, now get to work! There are currently 230 pages up for review at CAT:SD. :) Plastikspork (talk) 19:38, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Ooh, good heads-up. I'd better get to work, too. ;-) JamieS93 be kind to newcomers 19:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Congrats KD. Until It Sleeps Wake me 03:37, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Not even one oppose? I was hoping for seven days of drama, so this was highly disappointing. I would ask that you convince a crat to re-open your RfA for 35 more days. Law type! snype? 03:42, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
@ Law: Oh geez. That would be horrible! Who would wish that on somebody? Hah. Thanks everyone for your comments. Killiondude (talk) 04:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Melih Abdulhayoglu

Congratulations, Killiondude! Looks as if being a sysop is a big honor! I'm happy for you.

You have kindly made some comments and edits at the Melih Abdulhayoglu article in the past. He has recently been cited by some notable publications, which Lakshmi and I have added to his article. I am hoping that now is the right time to remove the flags at the top of the article. Could you please tell me what I need to do, or to whom I need to propose that?

Thanks, and, again, congratulations. Katharine908 (talk) 21:09, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey, thanks! Well, I haven't had time to look at the article, sorry for responding so late. I did take a glance at the tags at the top, but that's about it. I suggest that you propose on Talk:Melih Abdulhayoglu that the tags be taken off due to the work done on the article, and see where that leads. If no one makes any comments after a few days, you can take them off yourself. Maybe if I get some time within the next several days, I'll take a closer look at the article. Killiondude (talk) 16:25, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

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Poke

Since you're active right now... Until It Sleeps alternate 17:42, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

I saw that a few minutes ago. Sure. :-) Killiondude (talk) 17:43, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks a million Killion. Until It Sleeps alternate 17:47, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Voices with Soul

You would be right, apart from the fact the image is being used to illustrate the band- which is obviously replaceable. J Milburn (talk) 01:43, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

My apologies, you're right. Killiondude (talk) 01:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

File:Tunnel Comp.jpg deletion

Thanks for doing this. I uploaded the pic by mistake, and couldn't figure out how to remove it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Plmelton (talk • contribs) 16:07, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

I figured that was what probably happened. :-) In the future, if that happens again, you can write {{db-author}} and it should get an administrator's attention. Killiondude (talk) 16:26, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

You deleted my template

Hello, I created a template to mark the prizren project I am working on.

16:42, 12 August 2009 Killiondude (talk | contribs) deleted "Template:Prizren-stub" ‎ (G6: Housekeeping and routine (non-controversial) cleanup)

now you deleted that template and i lost my template. please restore that work so I can reuse it. Also can you please explain why you deleted my template? How can I mark these pages?

thanks, mike —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdupont (talk • contribs) 19:34, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi Mike. I deleted it because another user moved the comments you left on Template:Prizren-stub to Template talk:Prizren-stub, and marked the template page for deletion. You might want to take a look at WP:TMP for what the "Template" namespace is for. Technically, the talk page should also be deleted per WP:CSD#G8, but I can leave it for you to copy or move elsewhere. Killiondude (talk) 20:19, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

World Vision Australia Page

Hi,

I see you've made some comments and suggestions about the World Vision Australia page. I'd be interested to know how you feel qualified to comment on the page and it's contents. I'm wondering if you're an employee of WVI or WVUS perhaps? Either way, I've made a couple of changes to reflect better accuracy of the page. If you're not an employee, I'd be especially interested to know!

Yes, the Ambassadors content needs a lot of work, which is now in-train.

Sadly, some fool has pasted in far too much content on the partnership so as to poorly reflect the work, scale and mission of World Vision Australia. Someone even suggested to merge us with WV India! (I don't think that was you, by the way)

Anyway, thanks for your comments. If you're an employee, best way to contact me is via lotus notes:Andrew.Batty@worldvision.com.au


Andrew Internal Comms Manager World Vision Australia

203.27.38.40 (talk) 02:31, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Andrew,
No, I am not an employee of World Vision. I have actually never edited World Vision Australia nor made any comments on the article on Talk:World Vision Australia. I have edited World Vision, but not that much. I did leave a comment on that article on Talk:World Vision, saying it needs some more work. No, I'm not an employee, but I have a mild interest in the World Vision. Anyone can comment on Wikipedia articles because this is Wikipedia, "The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit". No one owns any article. I'll take a look at the World Vision Australia article, and maybe help out there. Killiondude (talk) 04:54, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

about vandal Harout72

Hi, I see than an article was semi-protected by you, and it was request of the vandal Harout72. Please check about that again, because the only vandal is the user that made this request, he is manipulating his only version and hidden facts in the article of Modern Talking, Please don't let to be cheated by this user, remove this protection because we have rights in have a real serious and neutral article about this band, something that this user is trying to avoid since long time. -- 190.234.167.10 (talk) 08:46, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the specifics of things. I skimmed around different areas like the talk page for the article, Harout72's talk page, contributions, etc. In any case, there was a lot of edit warring over Modern Talking, and since I semi protected it, it seems to have stopped. It seems that people are now discussing things on the talk page, and I encourage you to collaborate productively there. It's not really appropriate to call someone a vandal who is only reintroducing referenced information. This is more of a content dispute. See also m:The wrong version. Killiondude (talk) 18:14, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Please unprotect this article because you are making a big injustice. More of us, who try to complete the information are not english speakers or have accounts in other wikipedia languages, today I made my account global for try to enter, please read all historial of this article, is being constantly manipulated by this user, who pretend to cheat with his wrong incomplete information, all kind of reliable sources had been show already, but he is blind to accept that, and just delete without any reason or right, he also contradicts himself all time, when support unnoficial sites but when the same sites tell about the facts we want to add, he says that is not reliable, where is the logic in that?. Harout72 in our eyes is definitively a vandal, even to the contributions and neutral decitions of other neutral users, he decide to revert it without any respect.--MT SIB (talk) 19:43, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

File Talk:Massimo Vignelli.jpg

All right, thanks for your time. Have a good one! Paperoverman (talk) 07:53, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikibreak

I am taking a wikibreak due to travel and will be back by 20th of this month. --Srinivas (talk) 15:50, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Cool. Have a fun time. Killiondude (talk) 16:22, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Re:File source problem with File:Altona.jpg

Hi! You may delete this image straight away. I uploaded it and listed it for deletion so I know it is a copyvio  :| Thanks, Chicken-7 talk 06:19, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

My apologies. I guess that should teach me to look at page histories more often. :) It's gone now. Killiondude (talk) 06:21, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

PROD deletion

Hello,

I noticed that earlier today you deleted iButton as an expired PROD. While I agree the article should go, it wasn't eligible for PROD deletion. The article was previous deleted via PROD and then recreated, which makes it ineligible for further PROD action. As such, I have restored it 7 sent it to AfD.

In the future, please make sure to check the deletion log (which pops up when you hit delete) and also the article's history (article with previously contested PRODs can't be deleted either) when deleting expired PRODs.

Thank you for all the work you do, ThaddeusB (talk)

Ah. Thanks for letting me know. I try to learn from my mistakes. :-) I'll keep an eye on that from now on. Killiondude (talk) 19:11, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Belated congratulations!

Glad you were so overwhelmingly approved! MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 02:29, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Why thank you. :-) Killiondude (talk) 07:14, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Can you help?

Hey you took down the Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento logo off the page I created because I didn't have the right copyright info and stuff. I was wondering if you could upload it then with all the correct info? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Themichaeljones (talk • contribs) 03:43, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I can do it. It will have to be uploaded under fair use, as it is a logo and is probably copyrighted. Killiondude (talk) 07:14, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 Done File:Sutter health.jpg. Killiondude (talk) 08:36, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Verygoodinput

The user in question vandalised Guitar tunings here. Given the previous vandalism and the account seems to be vandalism only, it might be a good idea to keep an eye on them.Autarch (talk) 11:46, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Yep, I have that IP's talk page on my watchlist. Thanks for leaving me a note though, I'll keep a close eye on them. Killiondude (talk) 16:53, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

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Tagging Image:Micharia-abyss3.jpg which is up for deletion per CSD

Hi Killiondude.

I'm quite new to this but can you explain to me why this picture is flagged? Or, better yet, can you explain what I'd need to post this or similar pub materials?

I'm still trying to understand why, for example, a screenshot of an image from one of my films is OK to be included in the Wiki commons but a shot of a poster from the same movie is not... I suspect I'm just setting the wrong licensing flag.

The publicity still of myself that I uploaded (and that you wrote me about) is also a mystery to me. Is it enough for me to say that I am the copyright holder of such materials (which I am)?

Thanks.

m

Tekkonkinkreet (talk) 11:41, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi! It needs a "fair use rationale". Please see WP:RAT. It is a rationale giving justification for why a "non-free" image is being used in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, and as such, it doesn't like using content that is copyrighted (which is what fair use images are--copyrighted images). If you see WP:RAT, you'll notice you can provide a fair use rationale in a few different ways. You can fill out a template and stick that on the file's page, or you can see the other examples listed there. For an example of what a non-free use rationale might look like, you can see here, the box that says "Non-free media use rationale for The Problem of Pain". That's a template version that somebody filled out. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Killiondude (talk) 16:27, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Charles Frederick Menninger

You speedily deleted Charles Frederick Menninger because of copyright infringment, but the reason I had done that is because there was similar cut-and-pasting done from the same website ([1]) done for the introduction on the Menninger Foundation itself. Of course, I copy and pasted a whole lot more. If you deleted my article because it was copy directly from the website, and the copyright applies to even a few sentances, maybe you should look at that article's introduction. Thanks. Rhetth (talk) 21:30, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

It was a copyright violation. Just because another article may or may not have done copy and pasting, doesn't mean doing it again is okay. Perhaps you weren't aware, that's fine. But now you know. Killiondude (talk) 21:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)


User talk:Pfa.ruiz

Thanks for putting that tag / explanation over there. I know I should have put a friendly notice on the talk page, but I couldn't find the right template. Next time I will know. Emargie (talk) 17:58, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem. It was the first in the user warning series for linking to external websites. :-) Killiondude (talk) 19:14, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Penn. Renaissance Faire

The stand alone article on this subject properly belongs in the larger article Mt. Hope Estate where the event is part of "something bigger". There is not enough significant coverage specifically on the Penns. Ren Faire from reliable secondary sources to warrant a stand alone article. Articles from local newspapers are essentially publicity: schedules, admittance charges, times, dates, events, etc. This is not significant coverage. Some of the sources cited date to 1998 and 2003. These are surely outdated and need to be replaced with material from 2008 or 2009. When I have the time in the next day or two, I will do so. As a stand alone article, Penn. Ren Faire was "padded" with a good deal of material that was irrelevant to the subject such as Daisy Grubb's remodeling of the house, and a good deal of "spinning and stuffing" about things like roast pigs and turkey legs. All of which made the article unencyclopedic and impressed me as an advertisement. Now, the subject is appropriately placed in a larger article and can expand from there, and, if expanded to vast proportions, broken off into a stand alone article. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 00:29, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Bruce Schulman

Why did you delete Bruce Schulman & Associates? This was not warranted. For someone that is one of the forefathers of IB it has some very good content and should be included in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattpearson99 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Please see our notability guidelines. That article didn't have an assertion of notability, and fell under our criteria for speedy deletion. Killiondude (talk) 23:12, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Edit filter block

re this, did you mean to block User talk:85.75.163.31 indef?--Jac16888Talk 23:16, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I did, at the time, but I shouldn't have. I replied on the AN discussion. Thanks for giving me a head's up. Killiondude (talk) 23:49, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
cheers--Jac16888Talk 00:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Autoreviewers

Many thanks for giving me Autoreviewer rights Dormskirk (talk) 23:01, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
No problem. I can see you're a great addition to Wikipedia. Thanks for producing so much content. :-) Killiondude (talk) 23:07, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

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Topic

I suppose thank you for taking some interest in the situation I described. I would like to talk to you. it should be clear I don't use IRC and I know that most editors and admins dislike talking off Wikipedia. still I would welcome the chance to IM you. failing that we could talk on each other's talk pages. I couldn't edit until just now, but yeah... you probably aren't quite following the case yet. go ahead and ask me some questions if you want. Blastingoff (talk) 07:59, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2009_August_11#File:Pokerstars_20051215_Check.jpg

Someone has deleted the file that you closed as no consensus. Please check in on this and hit my talk page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:00, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Looks like Keegan took care of that by emailing you. I think it was due to the privacy policy. Killiondude (talk) 04:57, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

User name deletion

Thanks for your message. How long should I wait before I tag my old name for deletion? – 01011000 04:34, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Well personally, I would like to see all renamed users keep the redirects from their previous usernames in tact. But if you really want to have the redirects deleted, you can tag them in a day or two and you should be fine. Killiondude (talk) 04:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Never got a fair justice.

I would be quitting Wikipedia after 3 days, as I see no fair justice has been delivered ever. However, I just wanted to thank you, that atleast you decission in matters relating to me weren't those expected by me. They weren't harsh and strick, ignoring other's faults. May you live long. Regards, Bye. --LineofWisdom (talk) 08:16, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

tn

The Teamwork Barnstar
Thanks for 'keeping it real'; it's great to see that, now you have your über powers, you're still in-touch with us humble mortals. I hope that you are cultivating your beard. Srsly; thx.  Chzz  ►  23:21, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey thanks Chzz for the barnstar. Every admin is just a regular editor with a few extra buttons. :-) Killiondude (talk) 23:46, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

reply to good advice

Thank you very much for your helpful comments and personal assistance! I have reviewed the WP:PROD but i still am not sure where the problem may lay. Some of what you said is still confusing however: We have many many articles and documents that are scanned which are readily viewable on the (non-advertising, non profit)website archive. I will look to use more citations from historical articles, but if they are only linked to scanned articles, will that help the "bad" status of the page??? All refferences are linked either to an ISBN book or a website containing "scans" of the original article. My question the is: Is that not enough, or does it have to wait for review on another level??? I try to assume these references are "EASILY" viewable and verifiable by any parties. --Hindsite (talk) 00:15, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Replied on Talk:AVANT. Killiondude (talk) 05:34, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Template:Charmed Companions

Thank you very much for your input! and congratulations on your recent landslide victory!
 —  .`^) Paine Ellsworthdiss`cuss (^`.  07:13, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you very much. :-) Killiondude (talk) 07:17, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


O'Cayz Corral

Hi, I appreciate your help with Brainerd (band) and I'd like to dive in again here and do another entry. This one is for O'Cayz Corral, a seminal music club in Madison, Wisconsin where many great bands played before they were anybody important. O'Cayz later burned down, and the latest incarnation is called the High Noon Saloon, which I'd like to put together sometime as well. My question is this, when I logged in, it tells me that my user name has been deleted. I'm not quite sure where I should begin this new entry?Blackanguskhan (talk) 02:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, I see you've already started putting some stuff on your userpage. That's a good start. Essentially, all information posted to an article has to come from third party sources like newspapers, magazines, books, etc. So I would suggest that your first step be to look for old news articles from the local paper about it. Maybe there's some articles on the web (or in print) that talk about it? You need to show Wikipedia that it is notable. Killiondude (talk) 05:20, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Curse of Chick Hearn

On August 11th, you deleted Curse of Chick Hearn under CSD G6. In case you haven't been informed since then, material that has been merged elsewhere can't be deleted as long as the destination article exists. The full history is required for proper attribution under our licensing agreements. As such you should have declined that speedy and redirected the article instead. I have restored the page & made the redirect, but wanted to make sure you were aware of that clause for future reference. --ThaddeusB (talk) 06:25, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Thad. It was a moment of stupidity on my part. I remember reading that one, and now I'm not sure why I didn't decline it... Thank you for bringing that to my attention. I appreciate it. Killiondude (talk) 06:36, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

re: cross namespace redirects

Can't actually see that difference, but I'm presuming it's the one where Little Lewis tagged? Little Lewis used a speedy deletion, so therefore he was tagging per the criteria for speedy deletion, under speedy deletion for cross-namespace redirects (CSD R2). As CSD says, R2 only applies to redirects from the mainspace, to any other namespace, excluding a few, one of which is the template namespace (see WP:CSD#R2). Cheers - Kingpin13 (talk) 08:15, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, no problem here with the article being deleted. I was in a bit of a hurry 'cause I was trying to explain to Little Lewis as well as removing the tag :). Thanks - Kingpin13 (talk) 08:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Waldo McBurney

Please undelete this image — there's no way that the discussion was clearly in favor of deletion. DRV will be filed if you don't believe that you should undelete. Nyttend (talk) 14:06, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

I actually spent a lot of time reviewing those FFDs yesterday (there were at least one or two other noms that were in similar situations as that file), and I feel like it was a good close. If you don't feel like it was a good close feel free to take it to DRV. Thanks, Killiondude (talk) 16:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the good news about Electric Park

I'll put the finishing touches on the proposed list article currently residing at User:B.Wind/sandbox1 so it can be moved without complications (and if you move it before it's finished, no big deal - I'll put the cats on and prepare the dab page at Electric Park (disambiguation) regardless of siting of the article). Thank you for all your help - and I'll probably need to ask for more a bit later, when I organize the White City amusement park section later on (I'm putting together a list article for that right now). B.Wind (talk) 20:50, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

No worries. Thanks for all your work. Just tell me when you want things moved. :-) Killiondude (talk) 20:54, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks again. It's ready now - I'll add the cats and do some more cleaning up after the move (I'll probably reduce the redlinks, at least for the time being). B.Wind (talk) 20:56, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Okay, done. I noticed that there are lots of dupicate refs, so "ref name" values would probably be useful. I know it's not really "done", but just a reminder. :-) Killiondude (talk) 21:07, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks - I'm going to have to learn how to combine cites as I barely know how to use <ref> after using a now-obsolete method for a few years... With any luck, I might have the list article covering White City amusement parks next weekend. Even though the list is shorter than for Luna Park, there will be more work organizationally since we already have articles for at least four amusement parks with that name - and a White City dab page that should not be touched. At least White City (amusement park) is available. B.Wind (talk) 21:39, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and another question

Thank you for your post. I will start posting on en.wikipedia asap. Another question: can I write on all the topics & areas of wikipedia I want? Or I have to stay away from articles where my father has posted? I write this because I want to have clear rules from an admin. Thanks again. Sincerely.--LittleTony (talk) 23:47, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Edit wherever you want. Just don't meatpuppet for your father. Killiondude (talk) 23:59, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
OK. I will follow your instructions. Thanks again.--LittleTony (talk) 00:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Mouse / raton

"A War of Words Over Wikipedia’s Spanish Version", NY Times tech blog  Chzz  ►  10:38, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Interesting. Thanks for the link. :-) Killiondude (talk) 17:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Relisting FFDs

I notice that you've relisted several FFD discussions lately. Please be aware that in accordance with WP:DPR#FFD item 8, FFD discussions with no comment other than the nominator are closed as delete rather than relisted. Stifle (talk) 08:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I was just trying to help out with some of the backlogs that were forming with old noms. I'll remember that in the future, thank you Stifle. Killiondude (talk) 20:48, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

List of insurgents killed in Iraq

I was looking over the article and trying to find a way to restructure the article so it is not in violation of the OR rule or others. And I think I found a way and have made my proposition at the discussion page. I would like your thoughts on it. Thank you. MidnightBomber (talk) 04:58, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

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Disney page protections

Hello. Can you please unprotect a few pages such as Home on the Range (film), Robin Hood (1973 film), and Oliver & Company, all of which don't really need protect or get a lot of vandalism, and I would like to work on the plot summeries and stuff. Those are just three, another one is Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. The way all these pages get protected just doesn't make sence to me. Lighteningluster (talk) 19:00, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

The logs for those pages ([2][3][4][5]) indicate that User:Bambifan101 has targeted those pages in the past. Please contact Tanthalas39 or User:Collectonian to request that they be unprotected, as per the log entries. Alternatively, you could add the {{editsemiprotected}} template to the talk pages of the respective articles, and be very specific about the changes you'd like to see happen. Or you could wait until your account becomes autoconfirmed in a few days. Killiondude (talk) 00:14, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Zaxby IPs?

I'm watching the ongoing drama of Zaxby's block, and I know I can't be the only one who is suspicious of User:75.47.135.123 and User:75.47.222.59. Both appearing within the past 24 hours, both editing similar articles and making redirect requests, both editing Zaxby's user page and talk page, and one of them following Zaxby's modus operandi of blanking the talk page regarding warnings. Can't be a coincidence... Should this go to Checkuser or something? IIIVIX (Talk) 20:13, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm not very familiar at all with SPI... I don't know too much about it myself. Feel free to start an investigation or whatever. If you do, leave me a note, and I'll add my two cents there. I agree that it is a little fishy. Killiondude (talk) 00:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
This is a bit more obvious. Clear sockpuppetry for the purposes of reposting his user page, once again. IIIVIX (Talk) 14:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
Got it. Blocked indef. They're quite persistent. Thanks for letting me know. Killiondude (talk) 15:43, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you...huh?

Thank you for protecting the Cash Money Records article. However, did you mean to semi-protect rather than fully protect? Because only (predominantly?) IP addresses have contributed unconstructively to that article recently. Not registered users. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 04:07, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I did hit the wrong button. I changed it right now. But for future reference, semi-protection limits the ability to edit the page to those with autoconfirmed status (so some registered users aren't allowed to edit it). Thank you for pointing that out to me. Killiondude (talk) 04:35, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey

what did ya mean on my talk page? and would you like to particapate in my User:BigPadresDUDE/Secret Page Challenge? or join Wikipedia:WikiProject San Diego Padres? BigPadresDude 05:33, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

ah cool man but what about the spc? and what do you think of me as a editor? go here Wikipedia:Editor_review/BigPadresDUDE or reply on my talkpage i just wanna see what people think of me and i think everyone HATES me BigPadresDude 05:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

User Ryulong

Thank you for your message. Please give me advice on how to proceed. I think we have a case of emotioinal ownership here. No matter what I propose he just reverts it. Neither I nor the FIND function in my browers can see the phrases he sees in his sources. I am taking care not to violate 3RR and to give other people a chance to chime in, but aside from Rylong and MiamiDolphins3 there are not editors frequenting there. So I tried to go to WT:UNI for more perspectives. I welcome your advice. Racepacket (talk) 22:55, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

I look at a few of the sources, and they call the University of Miami "the U". I'm not sure what your "find" function is set to, maybe something is set to search for case-sensitive matches? In any case, the sources certainly call it "the U". I'm not sure about Ryulong taking ownership of the article, I haven't investigated enough. But as far as the specific case of "the U", it seems he is right. Maybe the ANI thread will reveal more. I personally can't do more in-depth investigating right, due to real life work. Killiondude (talk) 23:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate your help. A big stumbling block is that in the course of checking references, I found footnote 3 for "Miami of Florida" goes to an ESPN website that has a page for each football team, and the institution's name is abbreviated as "Miami (FL)". No footnote is needed, but he constantly adds the footnote back in. User Ryulong admitted it two years ago. The second stumbling block is "The U." I am not opposed to having a discussion in the Athletics section on "The U" with any or all of its meanings, but what is there now is misleading to the reader. Thanks. Racepacket (talk) 00:04, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Well, the page that is linked with the third footnote ([6]), calls the university simply "Miami" several times. I think that's why it is being used as a reference. Instances like "Miami vs. FSU", "Miami and Florida State are trying to recapture their past glory...", "Telemaque will not play for Miami on Monday night...", etc.
If you see MOS:BOLDTITLE, it says, "if the subject of the page has... more than one name... each additional name should be in boldface on its first appearance." So it is not, in fact, misleading to the reader to state in the first sentence that some people call the university simply "Miami" or "The U", especially since there are references that show that this terminology is in use, and it is apart of Wikipedia's Manuel of Style to state the other terms used to refer to the school. Killiondude (talk) 01:09, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
I agree that the reference in footnote 3 shows the school is called Miami. Ryulong insists that it shows that the school is called "Miami of Florida" and the Find funcition on my browser does not see that and apparently neither do you. Why can't I delete Footnote 3, which is attached to "Miami of Florida"? Similarly, Ryulong has added a footnote to a new movie to be called "The U," but that does not prove that people will immediately understand it as Miami. I don't see how the footnotes help the reader. Also, I also agree that MOS:BOLDTITLE says the first reference of each name should be bold. It does not say the first reference of each name must be in the first sentence, See University of Wyoming. Yet, Ryulong will not tolerate moving it out of the first sentence.
I see that User:Ryulong goes frequently to ANI, but is that an adequate substitute to working through problems logically with the other editors. That is why I proposed mediation. What do you suggest? Racepacket (talk) 02:06, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
"It does not say the first reference of each name must be in the first sentence" It's not that big of a deal to have references in the lead section. If that's how it was, then just continue with it unless there's consensus to change it.
"..."The U," but that does not prove that people will immediately understand it as Miami" - There are 3 other, uninvolved people on the ANI thread that stated they see nothing wrong with the whole The U name. Many sources and Google searches have shown that people do indeed refer to it as such. I see nothing wrong with referring to it as "The U", especially if you state in the article that some call it that, and you provide some examples (sources, if you will). I think it is being nit-picky to say that the addition of The U in the article is an issue, especially after this many people have stated they see nothing wrong with it.
As far as comparing it to University of Wyoming, each article is different, and we work through consensus. You can have lead sections that have references, that's perfectly acceptable (like in this article). Killiondude (talk) 05:16, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Heads up! There's still an open RfD from August...

While the RfD listings from August were removed from the page within the past 24 hours, there is still one open August discussion that needs admin attention: Navpop. 147.70.242.54 (talk) 01:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for the head's up! I relisted on Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2009 September 9. Killiondude (talk) 01:15, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

9/9/9


Happy California Admission Day.

I stumbled across this fact on commons.

Cheers,  Chzz  ►  17:29, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Block reduction

just so you know, I've reduced your block of User Talk:66.229.210.4 from indefinite to 3 months, we don't block Ip's indefinitely unless they're proxies, and comments like that should just be ignored as meaningless, they'll get bored pretty quickly--Jac16888Talk 23:57, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

I kept them on my watchlist, so I saw. But thanks for leaving a note and explaining. :-) Killiondude (talk) 00:07, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
No problem. Seems hes figured out how to get onto a proxy, User talk:78.154.132.241, shame its already blocked :D --Jac16888Talk 00:09, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Nazneen Ghaani

Denied the deletion of this article? For what reason? Or do you have to even supply one? Ccrashh (talk) 21:30, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

It didn't meet the requirement that you tagged it for, which was WP:A3. It doesn't meet A7 either. I suggest taking it to AFD. Killiondude (talk) 21:35, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
The problem with it is I can find no other reference to this actress - except as a cast member in this TV show. No age, no previous body of work. Nothing. Hardly notable enough to warrant an article. But whatever, the AFD process seems unwieldly...I'll just leave this as it is, and drop it from my watch list. Thanks. Ccrashh (talk) 21:45, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
If you have Twinkle turned on, it's not that hard at all. Just a couple of clicks. I'm not saying the article shouldn't be deleted, I'm just saying that it has to go through another venue besides speedy deletion. Killiondude (talk) 21:56, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Ah. I see now. I'm so dumb sometimes. Just saw the "xfd" tab...sigh. Thanks. Now I understand the difference between "speedy deletion" and AFD. Hopefully, I did the process correctly this time. Ccrashh (talk) 00:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
There is a middle option too; don't forget about proposed deletion. Whilst CSD is for 'blatant junk' when no discussion is required, if in any doubt, it is better to use a PROD - at least then the user has a chance to rectify problems. Thus you can avoid AfD, which does require input from lots of people.  Chzz  ►  23:05, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

The Veils - Death & Co.

Please stop wasting other people's work, this file is useful —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Best Awful (talk • contribs) 10:17, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

...huh? I was going through new pictures, and I thought that one was an orphaned fair use image, but it wasn't, so I reverted my actions. It's best not to ask someone to "stop wasting other people's work" if you don't understand what I did. Killiondude (talk) 15:50, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

The Veils - Death & Co.

Sorry, I read a message saying the file was on speedy delation

Regarding User talk:8I.24.07.715

It isn't an IP userpage, that's a registered user, the 1 of the 81 is actually an I. Please delete it as you did.— Dædαlus Contribs 04:40, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for deleting those pages so that I could tidy things up before leaving.--Sky Attacker Here comes the bird! 04:50, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

It seems we need admin intervention with Fix it again Tony

Hi Killiondude, I know you're still online and have been watching the RfD discussion regarding the redirect Fix it again Tony. The speedy tag has been removed and reverted four times in the past two hours. I'm not touching this (or the RfD discussion on this anymore as I've made my point); because of the abuse of the tag, I'd urge a 24 hour protection of the redirect. Cooler heads need to prevail here. Thanks. B.Wind (talk) 18:50, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the heads up. I've left a note on that user's talk page and reverted the redirect once more. If anything further happens, I'll take administrative action. :-) Killiondude (talk) 19:05, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. A cool down period is most definitely needed here. B.Wind (talk) 19:13, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Before cooling delete the redirects, after that we can think if we need those --Typ932 T·C 19:30, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
"Let's discuss it on this RfD and come to a conclusion this way" Where did you disappear when you promised to dicuss?--Typ932 T·C 20:02, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
This is speedy case and you disappear ?? --Typ932 T·C 20:10, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
I declined the speedy. And by "let's discuss" I meant, let's see how the RfD carries out. Also, calling my warning a "personal attack" as you did in one of your edit summaries, isn't very factual. And calling for me to be desysopped is nothing short of ludicrous. Killiondude (talk) 20:22, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Calling ur warning as attack??? huh, this is serious case and should be decided straight away, if you cant decide the very obvious case Ill ask other admins to make the right decision--Typ932 T·C 20:28, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
See WP:PARENT. Killiondude (talk) 20:34, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Stop the nonsense and delete the blatant joke redirect , I dont want or need to see any WPs. --Typ932 T·C 20:37, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
It's apparent that I'm not going to. Please stop posting on my talk page, as it appears this conversations is going nowhere. Killiondude (talk) 20:39, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Excuse me, I was confusing you and another editor I was dealing with in this situation when I said that calling for my desysop was ludicrous. Sorry. Killiondude (talk) 20:45, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

File:Fiestadelinmigrante.jpg

So, Can you explain me? The author use an [self|pd] license, but he didn't take that picture. He put that the source of the image is that site, but this site has copyright, try do enter and see. This image has copyright, so it can be in public domain. Loco085 - Give me a msg 03:57, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

I couldn't find the picture on the link you said it was a copyvio of, so that's why I removed the speedy deletion tag. But I just noticed that that same website is listed as the source, so I placed a relatively speedy deletion tag on it, because that picture is not found on that "source". Killiondude (talk) 05:49, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

User_talk:Collectonian - further cleanup?

Would restoring back to revision [7] (01:56, 22 September 2009 ) be reasonable? (Don't know what's going on, so I'll defer to you) Shenme (talk) 07:02, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind, she done did dat already. Shenme (talk) 07:05, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

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Clearing an edit

Just curious, what did you mean by your edit summary regarding the deletion of Battle of Alcântara (1580)? If I read it correctly, it seems like you didn't actually mean to delete the whole thing, just a specific edit. ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 13:08, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I was trying to remove just one edit but my computer/Internet was having issues. Thanks for pointing out that I didn't restore it. All fixed now. Killiondude (talk) 16:37, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Stub deletion

Can you delete this too? It probably shows up as a sub category at CSD. Thanks, ZooFari 04:07, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Yup. Done. :-) Killiondude (talk) 04:08, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Brent Harris

Can't you give me a little time to put something together?--Levineps (talk) 03:10, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

You might want to review what speedy deletion means. Additionally, I deleted it nearly 24 hours after it was created. If you want to work on it without a chance of deletion, you might work on it in your userspace first. Killiondude (talk) 03:20, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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MfD headers

Thanks for closing MfDs. When you close an MfD please remember to place the {{mt}} tag above the MfD headers. I did that right here. Best, Cunard (talk) 06:53, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I see you did it to both of the ones I closed, thanks, I'll remember that. Killiondude (talk) 06:59, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry

I am sorry for being a pain in the butt. Your pal always, Danger^Mouse (talk) 16:14, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

San Timoteo Canyon

Hello Killiondude. Back in May you included a category indicating that San Timoteo Canyon is a Protected area. Do you have any reference info to support that categorization? I wasn't aware the canyon had any special protection status, but would be interested in learning about it, if it does. Thank you. MissionInn.Jim (talk) 00:41, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Well, I didn't categorize it very specifically, I guess. I'll fix it. The category tree goes "Protected areas of California" --> "Parks in California" --> "California state parks". This page shows that the land is indeed controlled by the California State Parks division. I think I was trying to check categories on articles as I was dealing with all the links from the "Protected Areas of California" templatebox that I redid back in May. Killiondude (talk) 06:59, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
I realize now I should have done a Google searh and I could have answered my own question. I didn't realize a state park was being developed in the canyon. Thank you for your response. MissionInn.Jim (talk) 14:24, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

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"hardly suggests that..."

Regarding this edit whatever made you think they'd only uploaded two pictures?! If you check their log they've uploaded seven pictures, all of which have been deleted for copyright reasons, or are currently tagged. They were warned for copyright violations as far back as January, yet in October they were still uploading disallowed images.

Why didn't you check this, and will you now reconsider? ╟─TreasuryTag►most serene─╢ 20:51, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

He's blocked for disruptive editing anyway. Not sure there's any purpose in pursuing the copyvio problem yet. If he does it again, he can be reblocked just as easily. PeterSymonds (talk) 21:54, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Launchballer

Me again. How can I make a table transclucent or transparent?--Launchballer 18:55, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

You can add style="background:transparent" to the beginning of the table to make it transparent. I don't think you can make it translucent. You can see Help:Tables for more info. :-) Killiondude (talk) 19:17, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

RFD backlog thank-you

Hey there Killiondude! Thank you for responding the the backlog over at WP:RFD. As far as WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2009 October 11#Child's Play (2009) goes, your relisting did have the side effect of getting me to notice the newly created section, and after some fits and starts, work out a suitably source section. Cheers! -- ToET 06:38, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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I'm new

I've been using wikipedia for long, but as an user I'm new to it. Plz guide and help me to create new articles here.--Bikash ghosal (talk) 07:47, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

User:BoxingExperts edits like a sock (or alternate account) of blocked user User:Zaxby

Hi, as the blocking admin of User:Zaxby, I thought I'd draw your attention to a new account, User:BoxingExperts who is making edits quite similar to Zaxby's old edits on the Jeff Gordon page. Both Zaxby and this new account, BoxingExperts make small incremental changes to Jeff Gordon's actual finishes, standings, and points differences. See e.g., BoxingExperts recent edits: [8] [9] and older edits by Zaxby [10] [11]. In order to see these as the systematic attempt to introduce inaccurate information into wikipedia that they are, you will have to go to a reliable source, like nascar.com [12] and compare the official results, standings and points differences against what Zaxby used to edit, and what BoxingExperts is now doing. The short summary is that both editors consistently improve the official stats by a few places for finishes, by one or two places for standings and generally improve the overall points position for Jeff Gordon. I don't have enough evidence to prove that this new account is a sock, but the pattern is suspicious, and I'd like to request a check user to see if it is the same IP address, or if there is some other way to verify whether this new account is indeed a sock of Zaxby's blocked account. Thanks, Edhubbard (talk) 19:36, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm not an expert on SPI cases, but I know a checkuser would not look into anything at this point. It is a bit suspicious, but until there's any more (or clearer) evidence that this may be Zaxby, maybe you can just leave a note for BoxingExperts, explaining to them why their edits were wrong? :-) Killiondude (talk) 20:38, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

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yourh elp

"Patrick Bertrand 05:27, 25 October 2009 (UTC)" yhank you for your help i d ave the copyright on at picture portrait of theodore earl butler. the photograph is over 70 years old thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pbweil (talk • contribs) 05:27, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

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Toni Basil

I'm curious, what did you have to delete Toni Basil for? Dismas|(talk) 08:14, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

To make way for a history merge between a user's sandbox page and the article itself. I restored all the original revisions of the article, so nothing is "lost". :-) A user came into the Wikipedia help channel (#wikipedia-en-help), and I was helping them a little with that article and stuff. They took out some wikilinks, but as a newbie, I think they did a lot of good. Killiondude (talk) 08:34, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
I think you've been seriously hornswoggled. The user who you're dealing with, CatchyJ, showed up last night making mostly the same edits as TBasil930, who identified themselves as "Team Basil" and was clearly editing with promotional intent. In short, we've got serious sockpuppetry, COI, and promotional editing issues, not to mention the almost complete deformatting of the article and the use of an almost entirely inappropriate set of references (which may not even match up to the text). There were multiple users, myself included, who objected to the changes, and I don't believe that any of us were consulted before the text we objected was reinstated. In short, there's clearly no consensus for this massive rewrite, substantial objection to it, and substantial policy reasons for not allowing it to stand. I think the pre-promotionalized version should be restored. (And I don't think the reviser is a real "newbie," since he/she is acting like a publicist. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 14:48, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I trust what you're saying is accurate. Feel free to revert to the last good version. If there's any salvageable content, maybe you could try to keep that. I won't have enough time to look into the sockpuppetry stuff, so if you want that dealt with, maybe you could try talking to the user first to let them know how Wikipedia works with regard to COI editing and sockpuppets. Most of the time, people just don't realize that Wikipedia has to remain neutral, but I understand how frustrating it can be to work with COI accounts. If talking with them doesn't work, there's WP:COIN or WP:SPI if the socking becomes a large problem. I'm sorry for any frustration I may have caused you. Killiondude (talk) 18:04, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Did I forget to thank you? ..

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 04:29, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
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