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Inbox Comments Go Here[edit]hello swatjester. i'm trying to find local wikipedians. i'm a reporter with the PB Post. would you be willing to chat? fred underscore marion at pbpost dot com. Thanks
Admin coaching - October 30 - Held requests[edit]As it's been a while since you signed up for admin coaching, I am just checking that you still wish to receive it. Leave a note on my talk page, and I'll assign you some of our free coaches. Let me know (on my talk page) if you have any questions. Cheers, Highway Grammar Enforcer! 08:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Wikipedia:WikiProject Law Enforcement[edit]Hello, from your edits on Law Enforcement articles, I am dropping by to leave a polite invitation to join the Law Enforcement wikiproject. Many thanks --SGGH 22:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC) Admin coaching - November 1 - New recruits[edit]Your coach is Mr. Lefty. Exactly what form the admin coaching takes is up to you and the coach to decide, but a general piece of advice I give is to set up a user subpage (for example User:EXAMPLE/Admin coaching) to keep coaching discussion together. That prevents things getting split up over two talk pages, which can get confusing! Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions. Cheers, Highway Grammar Enforcer! 17:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC) you in other languages?[edit]So, you have a "Swatjester in other languages site" but when I clicked it, it didn't exist. Create the page or I'll create it. Oh, and sorry about the vandalism on Xizes' homepage. Forgot to log on. Peace out dude. AstroBoy 00:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC) Oh and totally sweet home page, like, really. WARNING! WARNING![edit]All right, if you don't create yo "swatjester in other languages site the next time I log on (which is in 24h), I'll create, like it or not. Like your homepage though. Totally off the hook man. I used the idea for MY homepage, even though it's like plagarism, but hey? Copying one word off the internet is also plagarism. so remember, CREATE YOUR OTHER LANGUAGES HOMEPAGE! Peace out. AstroBoy 00:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC) NOTICE: THE ABOVE CONTENT IS NOT A THREAT WHATSOEVER. Never mind=[edit]Go ahead, leave it the way it is.AstroBoy 01:10, 8 November 2006 (UTC) creation has begun...[edit]Created your archive 6 and changed your number. AstroBoy 04:31, 14 November 2006 (UTC) Army service[edit]Saw the discussions on the various C3, C4 etc pages. Which units did you serve in in the Army? Buckshot06 23:59, 17 November 2006 (UTC) Thanks SwatJester. Hope the morale in the FL ARNG is good now having returned. Are you still in the Guard? Cheers Buckshot06 23:49, 19 November 2006 (UTC) Wendy Campbell[edit]The only sourced statement in the article to support the assertion is the accusation from the Jerusalem Post, and the claim by Sue Blackwell. She has denied the accusations. You talk about truth, but how are we supposed to judge her? See WP:V. -- Kendrick7talk 09:43, 24 November 2006 (UTC) I see it. Remember the standard in wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. The fact is there are two sourced claims of anti-semitism. While I personally think the category should be renamed "alleged anti-semites", it's survived something like 4 CFDs. Furtheremore, while truth is an absolute defense to libel, so is a good faith claim about a public figure the claimant believes to be the truth. The burden of libel in the united states is on the plaintiff, not the defendant. If Wendy Campbell has a problem with it, wikipedia has a libel email hotline she's welcome to mail, however we're not a censored project, and if she wants to claim libel, she must prove the falsehood of that claim. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 09:47, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
But she's not a reliable source because it's not verifiable. Remember what constitutes a reliable source: Another wikipedia article is not a reliable source. Jerusalem Post is a fact-checked primary source, as is Sue Blackwell. Thats 2 reliable sources to 0. If Wendy Campbell came out in the new york times tomorrow, then you'd have a point, but that hasn't happened. And I shouldn't have to point out that it is a guideline that the subjects of articles should not interfere on the editing of their own articles as they cannot possibly maintain a neutral point of view. I'm going to revert and add the category back in. I'm asking you not to remove it until you can find a RELIABLE source that says she is not: by reliable I mean a fact checked publication that is not a blog, personal web page, or the subject of the article itself. If not, I'll bring the page to WP:AN where they can debate whether claiming libel constitutes a violation of WP:NLT, but I hate to waste their time when the facts clearly support that I'm right. So please, allow the category to stay unless you can find such data, or better yet, create a new category called "alleged anti-semites". ⇒ SWATJesterReady Aim Fire! 10:00, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
No no no, I'm not saying that SHE's not a reliable source, I'm saying that she's not a reliable source on wikipedia due to the "anyone can edit, and anyone can claim to be anyone else), and she's not a reliable source on her own personal pages (due to the personal page aspect not being a RS, and due to the guideline on people not editing their own articles). What I'm saying is she's only be a reliable source if she was commenting in a reliable secondary source: a newspaper, magazine, etc. THAT would be acceptable. But there is nothing to that. And I don't follow your analogy: If the NY times claims I like ice cream, and I hate ice cream, it doesn't matter: unless I get the new york times to retract their statement or publish something saying I like ice cream, or unless I come out publically in the washington post saying "Ice cream sucks, popcorn for life", I belong in the "People who like ice cream category". ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 10:17, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
The NYT is always a reliable source because they're assumed to be fact checked. Therefore, they would not publish it without it being true, (or opinion, which does not conform to the scale of truth). I agree with you that the category sucks, but we have to work within the framework we're given. The proper solution in my belief, is to include a footnote to Wendy's claim within the article, claiming that Wendy disputes that she is an anti-semite. That way, its included in the category, but anyone interested in the topic will clearly see that it is disputed. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 10:41, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
It maybe, but wikipedia isn't about fairness or media exposure. She's notable enough to have produced a documentary and received newspaper commentary and academia commentary, she's notable enough for inclusion. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 19:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC) Warrior on Warriorism[edit]I didn't know "personal attacks" against the banned sockpuppets of the already banned users are not allowed. It's interesting :) --HanzoHattori 07:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC) Personal attacks are not allowed against anyone. Doesn't matter who they are. Two wrongs do not make a right.⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 07:14, 25 November 2006 (UTC) Broken link[edit]Hello, A link found on your main User page, "Swatjester in other languages" is broken (or will be soon when the article linked to gets speedily deleted since you didn't write it and that it seems close enough to nonsense.) You might want to update this link, and also make sure that it remains in your user namespace (i.e. User:Swatjester/other.) --Sigma 7 12:44, 25 November 2006 (UTC) hanzohattori[edit]I know of no mediation and I'm not mentoring the guy in any serious way, but I have made a couple suggestions to him to help him get his generally useful edits retained. He clearly gets overheated and someone should give him a strong message that it's not okay to make personal attacks the next time he makes one. But at the same time, while I don't in any way feel his comments are justified, he's been pushed in several instances by a user who just won't listen to reason and doesn't get WP:OWN. So, while I'm not mentoring him per se, if you have dealings with him in the future, do keep me posted. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 14:00, 25 November 2006 (UTC) The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue IX - November 2006[edit]The November 2006 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated delivery by grafikbot 23:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC) Calling in the Calvary[edit]Just holler next time you need backup. Oh, and the Deletionist Cabal is drooling over the chance to take Grendel 6.5 to AfD. --ElaragirlTalk|Count 23:02, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your support at RFA[edit]I wasn't going to send thank-you cards, but the emotional impact of hitting WP:100 (and doing so unanimously!) changed my mind. So I appreciate your confidence in me at RFA, and hope you'll let me know if I can do anything for you in the future. Cheers! -- nae'blis 23:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC) Response to talk at Reginhild[edit]Quote "You mentioned on Talk:6.5 Grendel that you consider all your wikipedia posts public domain. Unfortunately there is a disclaimer everytime you post that says "You agree to license your contributions under the GFDL." That is definitely not the same thing as public domain. You might want to be aware of that. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 16:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)" Yes, I felt I had to post a licence agreement in order for my contribution to not be deleted here at Wikipedia. I consider my "forum postings" public domain (not Wikipedia page posts) as I stated in the 6.5 Grendel talk. Thanks for your clarification Reginhild 00:49, 29 November 2006 (UTC) Not Again?[edit]What are you talking about? Firearms 2 (computer game) deletion question[edit]I responded. —Doug Bell talk 00:36, 6 December 2006 (UTC) Your comment on my RFC[edit]Hi, I was struck that you said on my RFC "he doesn't really discuss it". Did I miss a message from you? If so, I apologize. —Chowbok ☠ 02:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
3nd AFD nom for List of Battlefield 1942 mods[edit]You may be interested in the List of Battlefield 1942 mods AFD. Bfelite 14:07, 15 June 2006 (UTC) Law school[edit]How is that going? KillerChihuahua?!? 20:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC) yeah...=[edit]yeah.....wat r u talking about man.............u left me a message......but i dont get it............ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adelyna (talk • contribs) 01:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC). Thank you for voting[edit]
Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can[edit]I hope I'm writing this in the correct space[edit]I was wondering if, when you have some spare time (as if anyone ever does) you could recommend what I should do to resolve the Derek Smart article dispute. Is there a place I should go to, or a form to fill out? As an aside, I think that Kerr Avon is being more earnest in his efforts to discuss before acting, so hopefully there's no need to escalate, but still if you could recommend a proper course of action should it come to that, I would appreciate it. Please feel free to use my talk space (I think I can do less damage that way). And as another aside, I thought I was one of the last five people who knew what a "grognard" was. I'm pleased to meet one of the other four and to learn that they are not extinct! Mael-Num 05:02, 13 December 2006 (UTC) I think it's beyond you and Kerr Avon. Hell it didn't start with you guys. It started with WarhawkSP, Supreme Cmdr, the IPs, and a half dozen other accounts. It involves interpretation of policy. RFC is only going to be useful here as a checkbox to move towards Arbitration. I think mediation would work if everyone agreed to it. I've asked for administrator intervention, and I think the page should remain semiprotected for the time being. As is, the only real solution is to have those that actually understand policy enforce it, (those being admins), and enforce it strongly and switfly (with temporary blcoks). ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 05:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC) Thanks for voting[edit]I appreciate the feedback that I received during the RfA process. Unfortunately, I withdrew my candidacy. However, your participation is appreciated. I have made my New Years Resolution (effective immediately) to attempt to vote on at least 50 WP:XFD/week (on at least 5 different days), to spend 5 hours/week on WP:NPP, to be active in WikiProjects and to change the emphasis of my watchlist from editorial oversight to vandalism prevention. I have replaced several links that I had on my list to some that I think are more highly vandalized (Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds, my congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., my senator Barrack Obama and Jesse Jackson). My first day under my newly turned leaf was about what I hope a typical day to be. I quickly found a vandal, made a few editorial changes to Donald Trump, voted at WP:CFD and WP:AFD, continued attempted revitalization of Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chicago and proposed a new stub type as a result of WP:NPP patrol. I hope this will broaden my wikipedia experience in a way that makes me a better administrator candidate. I hope to feel more ready to be an admin in another 3000 or so edits. TonyTheTiger 15:54, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
David Ruben RfA[edit]
Will be at the Las Vegas Cuban Restaurant at about 12:45 with Wikipedia sign in hand. Hope you can make it. Bastiq▼e demandez 15:09, 16 December 2006 (UTC) Subpage[edit]I saw the anon editing your user page and checked to ensure it wasn't vandalism. But I did see the links and wondered if you had seen "Consensus on vandalism user subpages". I'm not really bothered but it appears that others are. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 19:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC) Was not aware. Well, I won't complain if someone else changes it, but tbh I really don't pay attention to it, and I think the whole discussion is silly.⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 00:20, 19 December 2006 (UTC) Thanks[edit]
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Thank you for your support[edit]Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 20:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC) Derek Smart[edit]Some thoughts about your question. First, a Wikipedia article on someone like this who may be notable but is not a public figure should basically contain facts about their career and achievemnts. This guy is not someone important in the wider world like, say, George W. Bush or even Richard Dawkins, whose actions or beliefs need scrutiny in the public interest - and we should report neutrally on that scrutiny. And then, what if the situation were like this? (Just asking a hypothetical question.) What if 90 per cent of the 80 per cent of unfavourable stuff about Smart consisted of discussion on blogs, in Usenet posts, in posts on message boards, etc., all by fans just sounding off making the same repetitive points about his abrasive personality? I tend to think we should discount that kind of stuff unless it has been mentioned by a reliable source (which is what we should attribute). What if 90 per cent of the favourable stuff actually related to the quality and market impact of his games, and appeared in professional reviews in notable magazines? On this scenario, once the actual facts about him were dealt with in the article (which, again, should take up most of it), it's not at all obvious to me that the rest of the article should be weighted to criticism, even if it were 80:20 in the sense I've described. I can think of other people who, for various reasons, cop incredible flack from fan communities, but it is not the kind of criticism that a casual reader would (should?) expect Wikipedia to report. I want to be clear that I'm only trying to explore this and have no brief for Smart - God knows, he doesn't sound like someone I'd really want to defend, and I stumbled across the article entirely by accident. But I think someone reasonable should be raising these issues and the pro-Smart editors have maybe not been all that reasonable so far. Anyway, might there not be some element of what I'm describing? Or might it not at least look like that to friends or fans of Smart, or to Smart himself? I'm not sure the arbitrators can settle this, but these points would have to be considered by any neutral people who came in to clean up the article. It's also possible that these questions might mitigate any wrongdoing on both sides, if the answers are currently unclear and both sides acting in good faith on their interpretation of what is supposed to happen. Of course, none of this could excuse incivility, personal attacks, revert warring, etc. Metamagician3000 09:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Your understandable frustration[edit]Hey man, don't let them get to you. I think you're doing a fine job and you've been one of the clear thinkers in the DS case. Keep up the good work and don't leave! - (Nuggetboy) (talk) (contribs) 18:26, 8 January 2007 (UTC) I'm not leaving. I just said it was enough to make me consider it. I'm not actually going anywhere. It's just another article. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 18:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC) I just want to say "ditto" to Nuggetboy's comments above about your recent problems with Supreme_Cmdr. I'm staying out of the whole "use of Usenet files" controversy; my problem with SC is based on the conflicts I've had with him and Warhawk over simple format changes, as shown here (I was the anon in that section), here and more recently here. In the last case, I think SC missed (or possibly ignored) my point entirely, that he looks foolish when he's arguing that Usenet posts are not a reliable source on the Smart page, then uses them repeatedly as examples when he's character assasinating another editor. In addition, the statement that "they can't deal with the fact that the man is a pure genius" seemed a tad obsessive. Anyway, keep a stiff upper lip. Cardinal2 00:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Well, I'm pleased that based on the AN/I response that at least other uninvolved admins have seen it and agree with my stand. I'm having a tough time right now, I just lost my grandfather to a long and painful battle with several terminal illnesses, so it's not the best day for me to be dealing with all this. Hopefully when I return from the funeral this will all be resolved. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 00:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC) "My substantive issue with this case is 1) to get ArbCom to rule on the inclusibility of disputed links 2) to take action against the personal attacks and incivility on both sides 3) to enforce a cessation of the edit warring that is disrupting the page." I think these are laudable goals. For what it's worth, I am defending Supreme Cmdr (where such defense seems warranted) because it seems to me that almost no one else is. Supreme Cmdr is by no means blameless, and I know that, and I hope my comments have made that clear, but I do not think that justifies what I perceive to be a lynch mob mentality. As it happens, my grandfather, who was my second-closest relative after my mother, died on Sunday. I am not one for expressing sentiment to people (or about people) whom I do not know, but you do have my sympathy. -- BBlackmoor (talk) • 2007-01-12 18:49Z
Howdy ho[edit]Sorry for the late return of the message, I took a few months off. But I'm back, hope you're editing well! Teke (talk) 03:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC) Supreme Commander[edit]I think you erred in refering to Supreme Commander as an article of interest for the Cmdr. That game is not a Smart production and to my knowledge the Cmdr has not edited it. However, he certainly has been a presence at Smart's other games such as Universal Combat and Battlecruiser3000, and I think that is what you meant. Cheers--Beaker342 22:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Ooops, I did exactly that. Must have switched in my head the article with his name. At least I got Universal Combat right. Thanks. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 22:24, 12 January 2007 (UTC) RE: Goatopia[edit]"Welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome your help to create new content, but your recent additions (such as Goatopia) are considered nonsense. Please refrain from creating nonsense articles. If you want to test things out, edit the sandbox instead. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 07:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)"
1942 nom[edit]Hi, you might be interested in the List of Battlefield 1942 mods afd. Bfelite 15:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC) The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XI - January 2007[edit]The January 2007 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated delivery by grafikbot 21:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC) Light relief[edit]Hi Swatjester, if you need a laugh, you might be interested in this http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Devin79&diff=prev&oldid=100169349 Regards, Jdorney 22:37, 30 January 2007 (UTC) WP:MILHIST Coordinator Elections[edit]The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process is starting. We are looking to elect seven coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by February 11! Delivered by grafikbot 11:38, 31 January 2007 (UTC) Adminship[edit]Could I interest you in running again for adminship soon? I'd be happy to nominate you. JoshuaZ 22:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
Nomination[edit]Ok, I've started a page Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Swatjester (2). Feel free to accept whenver you want. JoshuaZ 01:31, 9 February 2007 (UTC) Derek Smart page unprotected?[edit]I dropped by the Derek Smart page yesterday and found that someone had removed the page protection, even though the Request for Arbitration isn't complete yet. Granted, it's in a motion to close, but it's apparently been that way for a while, and I'm not about to prod the arbitrators. Anyway, it appears that shortly thereafter, an anon account proceeded to make an edit that is almost word-for-word the same as SC's and WarHawk's edits before the protection was instituted. The SEC statement was altered, the Ars Technica statement was removed, and some more info on a new game was added. You seem to have had experience with these specific areas of contention. Any thoughts on what to do here? Cardinal2 18:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Re: Lincoln template[edit]Ohh, thank you so much for reminding me! It's a stupid typo mistake, because at first I intended to write "he's the greatest US president" but then I'm afraid such claim may make some people feel annoyed so I changed to "one of the greatest US president(s)". The result is I forgot to change to plural as you see. Again, thank you, I will fix it. Causesobad → (Talk) 06:17, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Knifers[edit]You need to stick an afd notice on Knifers and log it as up for delete here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, otherwise the afd is not valid and the page you created will probably be deleted (but do it properly and I will vote to delete), SqueakBox 22:34, 13 February 2007 (UTC) I see you have done it now, you should have afd it first then created the other page. Cheers, SqueakBox 22:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC) Okay. I read your bit in the other cannabis article and then couldnt find the afd notice or the log, chasing around looking at your contribs and then suddenly it weas sorted. An edit conflict, SqueakBox 22:40, 13 February 2007 (UTC) I deliberately keep my archive page that way but I am thinking about giving an explanation at the top of the page. I wish everyone else did as archived pages are difficult to search through. IMO while humans like short pages computers like long pages, so say in a years time I want to find what you said I just type in the word Jester and I will find your comment, SqueakBox 22:47, 13 February 2007 (UTC) WikiProject Military History elections[edit]The Military history WikiProject coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting seven coordinators to serve for the next six months from a pool of sixteen candidates. Please vote here by February 25! Delivered by grafikbot 14:55, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations![edit]
If you have questions, feel free to leave a talk page message for me or any other admin. Again, congratulations! Essjay (Talk) 01:47, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Congrats[edit]Now run over to CSD where we have backlog :) JoshuaZ 02:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
Woot! Teke (talk) 20:38, 16 February 2007 (UTC) Block of 69.144.120.6[edit]I see you blocked 69.144.120.6 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) with an expiry of 24 hours for the most recent vandalism spree. You may not have been aware that this user has been blocked 7 times before escalating to 1-month blocks, and shows a dearth of positive contributions. You may wish to extend this block. —Dgiest c 19:42, 16 February 2007 (UTC) Hi, I noticed you removed the db-bio template on this article. Are you suggesting that the article asserts sufficient notability or just that a school is not a proper subject for the "bio" tag? Thanks! -- Butseriouslyfolks 02:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Jellybeans[edit]Here are some Jelly beans for you. I love jelly beans as they have sugar in them and most people love sugar. But on the other hand just receiving somthing from somone else just makes you happy and also just giving this to you makes me happy. I hope to spread the jelly beans all over Wikipedia, so here, you can have this lot. Please enjoy them. (I like the lime ones.) Editors need a bit of a sugar high too. An apple a day keeps -The Doctor- away. Or does it! (talk)(contribs) 02:20, 22 November 2006 (UTC) NYS[edit]Thank you! SlimVirgin (talk) 08:45, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Request unprotection[edit]Hi Was just trying to find someone who could help me... I'd like to request de-protection of Suzanne Khan, because it re-directs to the wrong person. I've already put in a request on its talk page Talk:Suzanne Khan, just wondering if you could have a look.... Thanks! xCentaur | ☎ 09:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Please Explain[edit]You have been posting around the place this sort of thing:
I don't get it at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Swatjester (which you link to) it says the application failed. What gives? Albatross2147 12:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Could you direct me to a recent personal attack made by Hanzo which justified this block? The block does not appear to show what attack it is based on. └ OzLawyer / talk ┐ 17:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Sock attack reverting[edit]Thanks for the revert on my User Page. Cheers! --EarthPerson 18:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
He appears to be using an account on another ISP to get around the block. See Special:Contributions/72.235.14.99. Both IPs trace back to Honolulu[1][2]. Cheers, cab 06:52, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
RfA thanks from that guy whose nom was right above yours[edit]Hi, Swatjester, I just wanted to thank you for your support on my RfA, which was successful with a final tally of 61/0/2. Hope you're having as good a time using the new admin tools as I am. :-) If you have any comments about my use of the tools I would be glad to hear from you on my talk page. Thanks again! Heimstern Läufer 07:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC) Reggae Reggae Sauce[edit]I don't think that article was spam! It's certainly notable enough for an aricle, so I doubt that it was created by the maker. 85.210.63.238 08:31, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Sanbox blanking[edit]Thanks for reverting the blank on my sandbox, it was me who blanked it out buy I did not sign in. my mistake. Thanks any way. On a related note I aseem to have a problem with a user who is stalking my edits, what is the process to take care of this problem ? Thanks RaveenS 16:06, 22 February 2007 (UTC) government documents cannot be copyrighted?[edit]Where did you hear that? Works of United States federal government employees are excluded from copyright protection by a specific statute that only covers US federal government employees. It does not cover state or local governments. Is there another law you're relying on? --Butseriouslyfolks 07:51, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
CSD A7 at 9412 (Internet radio station)[edit]An editor has asked for a deletion review of 9412 (Internet radio station). Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Haikupoet 21:33, 25 February 2007 (UTC) I'm curious to know what's up with the deletion here. As far as notability goes, it's a station that's been on the iTunes Radio service for quite a long time (at least two years) and it's the number one item on a Google search for "9412", which would seem to indicate to me that it's at least a fairly popular station. I actually would have contested deletion on those grounds had I known it was up for deletion in the first place. Haikupoet 21:23, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Morikami Park[edit]Have you seen this? -- Donald Albury 12:36, 26 February 2007 (UTC) Schools[edit]Believe me, I appreciate that. I'm working on an outside-the-box fix for the situation, but it's still in the nascent stages as of yet. It's going to be more work than I expected, but I'm hoping to be able to get it together. --Butseriouslyfolks 03:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XII - February 2007[edit]The February 2007 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Delivered by grafikbot 16:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC) While the bus system itself is arguably notable, I don't think the individual buses even come close. On the other hand, there is not one source in the lengthy history section, and most of the balance of the article is a just list of buses, so maybe Unitrans should be deleted on that basis. I've seen similar series of articles listing all the engines that ran on this or that train line but never one for a college bus service. In particular, I don't see how anybody could seriously argue that two specific buses purchased for spare parts and never actually used to transport passengers belong in Wikipedia. Also, there are almost no links to the individual bus articles other than from Unitrans and the author's page, although the articles are of fairly recent vintage. There's an active user maintaining these articles, and he's obviously spent a lot of time on them, so it's going to be contentious. I think on that basis alone they should go through the AfD process. I would nom the individual bus articles based on WP:N and Unitrans on WP:V. Is that what you were thinking? --Butseriouslyfolks 03:17, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Happy Spread-the-funny and-slighty-random-love day![edit]RV related to Tevanian[edit]Swatjeser: Thanks for the lengthy comment, however my page had been attacked without explanation and I had to do a lengthy investigation to find out that two people, including yourself/sockpuppet, were retaliating because a legitimate edit I had made to the Tevanian article. A more appropriate place for a discussion would have been on the Tevanian page, and the false accusations were totally uncalled for, especially considering that the reason for the retaliation was not initially clear to me. Also, you mentioned that the Tevanian article and my RV cleanup was the reason my RFA had failed. You are mistaken. The RFA failed due to other reasons regarding minimum contribution requirements to Wikipedia which I currently do not meet. The quality of my contributions, and my response to RV has been exempulary and you are free to research that here -- Your assumption that the RFA failed because of your disagreement with me is highly presumtious and exhibits the very nature of the problem we have here, which is that you are using your preconceptions and presenting them as fact -- is Wikipedia the right place for this? I am sure you know the answer to that.
I need some clarification if possible, explain how this is a personal attack: "The trash you posted is old I was already blocked for that. sorry, hater." Thanks. Babe Ruth[edit]Thank you for reverting the editorial about Ruth's record being "tainted" due to baseball being segregated. I found Bob Jenkinson's book about Ruthian homers recently, which puts that notion to the lie. The fact is, Ruth was the greatest slugger the game has ever seen or likely ever will see. He was also a terrific pitcher, as is well-known. And at least in his younger years before he got really chubby, he was an excellent fielder and baserunner. In short, he could do everything. He was the "real" Roy Hobbs. And I don't even like the Yankees. But I like power hitting, and although he crushed my Cubs in 1932 (on a 490-foot "called shot" homer at Wrigley) I've become a Babe Ruth fan over the years. d:) Wahkeenah 09:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC) adminship[edit]the link at the top of your page goes to a failed RFA. could you provide the link of the successful RFA? thanks. 66.92.170.227 00:51, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Request for Comment on Burt Reynolds[edit]A Request for Comment on Burt Reynolds' birthplace has been opened at Talk:Burt Reynolds#Request for Comment. -- Donald Albury 20:56, 10 March 2007 (UTC) adminship[edit]the link at the top of your page goes to a failed RFA. could you provide the link of the successful RFA? thanks. 66.92.170.227 00:51, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Request for Comment on Burt Reynolds[edit]A Request for Comment on Burt Reynolds' birthplace has been opened at Talk:Burt Reynolds#Request for Comment. -- Donald Albury 20:56, 10 March 2007 (UTC) Reggae Reggae Sauce[edit]I don't think that article was spam! It's certainly notable enough for an aricle, so I doubt that it was created by the maker. 85.210.63.238 08:31, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Offer to mediate "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them"[edit]Thanks for offering to do informal mediation with these parties. I hope they work with you to resolve their conflict. Take care, FloNight 19:42, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Deletion recreation[edit]I believe you deleted this article per the AfD discussion, and the main proponent has recreated it. I thought a deletion review process would be in store if there was objection to the AfD process. Can you clarify what's happening here? Thanks! --Keesiewonder talk 20:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC) I have redeleted the article and yes, Deletion review is the correct process. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 20:49, 14 March 2007 (UTC) Thanks, but, I'm sorry to say it's back. --Keesiewonder talk 21:04, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi...you've recently relisted this AfD to generate further discussion... I'm still concerned this AfD has not been listed as a second nomination: the first result was keep. ( 1st Nomination discussion.) Aren't all 2nd nominations meant to be clearly marked for those who do not read everyone else's statements, but prefer to simply look at the article and respond? Can AfDs be closed and relisted, or do 1st nomination dates have a natural expiry date? I'm still fairly new and curious, thanks. Regards, --Greatwalk 03:24, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Er huh? According to the article, [9], it says "This article is being considered for deletion for the 2nd time in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy." That seems pretty clearly marked to me. The link goes to [10] which is "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New South Wales University Theatrical Society (2nd nomination)". It seems pretty clear that it is a second nomination. As for the relisting procedure, all AFD's have a 5 day period. On the 5th day, if a clear consensus is reached, the article is kept or deleted or whatever the consenus was. If no clear consenus is reached on the 5th day, or if not enough people have offered an opinion on the article, it can be "relisted", which simply extends the current nomination beyond another 5 days, it doesn't make it a new one. ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 05:26, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
AI[edit]Thank you for making a report on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Reporting and removing vandalism is vital to the functioning of Wikipedia and all users are encouraged to revert, warn, and report vandalism. However, administrators are generally only able to block users if they have received a recent final warning (one that mentions that the user may be blocked) and they have recently vandalized after that warning was given. The reported user has not yet been blocked because it appears this has not occurred yet. If this user continues to vandalize even after their final warning, please report them to the AIV noticeboard again. Thank you! ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 21:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I agree. Its moot. Thanks for correcting the error on biochemnick's page. -MrFizyx 22:45, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Internet troll squads[edit]Please see that Biophys removed a tag for deletion although there is no any dispute on the deletion discussion talk page. Diff http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internet_troll_squads&diff=prev&oldid=115829443. Vlad fedorov 18:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC) Re: Tim Ingold[edit]Regarding your warning messsage put on my talk page:
So, unless you give me any hint of the violation, I do not have any clue to the situation. Thanks for your clarification. --IslesCapeTalk 00:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
Lying Liars[edit]Hi SwatJester, My frustration may have been partially based my misunderstanding you. At one point, you said: I think we can go ahead and include everything that is not struck out, with the exception of the plagiarism section which we should rework a little bit more before including. Any objections? ⇒ SWATJester On Belay! 16:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC) As I understood it, that referred to a draft to which there were still numerous objections, and to which new items had recently been added. I was frustrated that you would take that approach so quickly, and surprised that other editors seemed to be allowing that text to mostly stand. But it seems like I might have misunderstood what was going on. Since then, you have started what seems like a very workable system, in which we can discuss individual items, and clearly see what conclusions are being reached. Now that I understand where you're going with this, I can see that my post may have been an overreaction. I'm happy to work within the system you've proposed. Thanks for your help in keeping us focused. -Pete 00:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC) experience[edit]I certainly hope you are not arguing that your thousands and thousands of edits make you somehow a better reader than me. Because that IP has productively edited Black people, including reverting vandalism. The comment is a legitimate question: are the articles being handled differently? It happens to be one I don't have an answer for - as I've only glanced at White people and have not edited it. I happen to think it is ok if the articles are handled differently. But that doesn't make the question wrong. You think there is reverse racism? Address it on his talk page. After a gazillion edits I would have thought you would have figured that out. Jd2718 05:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Question[edit]On AN, you wrote about a user: "Has anyone noticed that he's not actually contributing to the encyclopedia, and just social networking? No constructive edits since October of last year? It's time for a "time-out" block for this kiddy." My question is: what do you feel should be done to users who go months (or years) at a time without contributing anything, mainspace, userspace, or anywhere? I presume (hope) the answer is nothing; it would be crazy to block people from editing for not editing. Personally, I don't see what the difference is. Is perfecting one's signature or signing autograph books harmful? Of course not—and a person who does those things exclusively is actually closer to becoming a mainspace contributor than someone who isn't active at all, since they are engaged, right? Why would we want to discourage them? Everyking 09:54, 19 March 2007 (UTC) |