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Spencer's Gifts

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UCR FAC

Hello Szyslak,

Hey, I'll be traveling today and tomorrow, and beyond that won't have much time this week to edit the article. As far as I can tell, all it should need further are passive voice adjustments and other random MOS fixes.

Best regards,

Amerique^dialectics 23:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Apparently, a bot was set to archive after only two opposes (or no "support") in five days. I don't know if Raul was aware of it being de-listed or not. Anyway, I don't see a need to rush to resubmit it, but in the meantime I intend to go over the WP:MOS with a fine-toothed comb, checking section by section for discrepancies.

What do you say leaving it off FAC for a week or so, continuing to work on it, and then resubmitting an iron-clad flawless version with the best feature writing since Hemingway, as it were? Amerique^dialectics 00:37, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok, great. Like I said I'm busy this week, but should be able to contribute more substantially by the weekend. Amerique^dialectics 01:07, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Re:Unprotection... I'd be cool with that. If ST shows up we could just protect again. Amerique^dialectics 01:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

You were right! It was Raul that delisted it. I only had the subpage watchlisted. Hmm. Amerique^dialectics

Found this on the FAC talk page, by way of explanation: [1]. Still, kind of messed up that the guy couldn't have just said that. Great work on the UC talk template/categories, by the way. This is a far vaster project than I thought. Amerique^dialectics 16:44, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, it doesn't look like requesting unprotection was a good move. However, I'll not request protection again unless the vandalism gets out of hand. In the meantime, I recommend going to WP:Requests for Rollback. Amerique^dialectics 23:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Cool with protection. But now, I'm burned out on the UCR article. Taking a vacation. Amerique^dialectics 21:12, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi, Szyslak. You've probably noticed by now that you have a shiny new rollback tool. It's supposed to be nothing special, almost like, say, installing twinkle, but the tool is much, much faster. If you have any questions or you need any help, feel free to contact me at my talkpage. --Maxim_(talk) 02:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Amusing

User:SummerThunder, User:Mmbabies ... is there a full moon out tonight? I ran across a short-lived edit to the UCSC article that you might find amusing: [2]. It lasted for about two minutes. I presume it took the IPvandal quite a bit longer to craft it. It's almost a shame. =) --Dynaflow babble 10:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

What makes something notable.

What makes something notable? Angstyraccoon (talk) 21:14, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Makes sense. It doesn't look like it applies does it? Sorry about the mistake. I actually received an e-mail from the author afterwards, seems he'd hit the right moment to look himself up, and he expressed his reluctance to be on Wikipedia, because he's so new and doesn't want to get slandered. Probably good it got taken down then. Sorry to bother you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angstyraccoon (talk • contribs) 00:38, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay so I have a question, I came upon a article that isn't notable or significant. Why hasn't it been deleted? The article title is: Cigarro & Cerveja. Angstyraccoon (talk) 05:30, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

I wish to thank you for being supportive of my effort to regain my adminship. Though it was not successful, your support was still very much appreciated, as were your efforts to clarify some issues that arose. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!--MONGO 17:50, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

UCSC athletics

Hey Szyslak, I don't care much for athletics myself, but I'm curious, what do you think was the motivation for the students at SC to vote against funding intercollegiate athletics? Although I understand they voted for a $5 fee increase for athletics last year, they defeated two earlier referendums that would have put UCSC athletics funding closer to parity with other DIII institutions, while students at UCR (in 1998) and UCSD (more recently last year) voted for dramatic fee increases for their respective programs.

I can see UCR students in 98 voting to fund DI athletics, because basically there was (and is, unfortunately, even with DI) nothing much going on in Riverside, and SD I'm kind of surprised isn't at the DI level already but I can see them voting for it as a deliberate move to create school spirit at (and as the UCSD article reflects) a notoriously apathetic institution. As UCSC is not politically apathetic would you say they voted against funding athletics as an outgrowth of their general anti-growth or "anti-UC" sentiments or was the vote more reflective of a simple disinterest or apathy towards athletics?

Probably both, I think. Amerique^dialectics 18:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, maybe the student track club can use the dog run for their track meets, ha ha ha! Incidentally, I've read a lot of stuff on how MRC Greenwood was the primary beneficiary in the perks scandal that lead to Dynes and Denton's respective "downfalls," so to speak, but it seems too drawn-out a story to write up in it's entirety on the SC page. (Denton, because of Greenwood and Dynes, probably thought getting her significant other hired at an exorbitant salary was sop at the UC.) Perhaps a "History of the UC" article could cover the whole sordid mess eventually. A friend of mine who graduated from SC the year Denton died said "she had a bad year," didn't show up for the commencement ceremony, and basically committed suicide the day before her medical leave was to expire, poor thing. I also understand she didn't feel safe on campus due to the parking obstacle that went through her window and the "diversity skit" that she was a captive audience for; a mob of students blocked her car and performed this 5-minute skit in front of her as she was trying to get out of her driveway. A lot could be written on just her chancellorship, brief as it was, alas. Amerique^dialectics 21:19, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Dog run, yeah, I'm surprised the university had the audacity to ask the students to fund a rec center after that. Amerique^dialectics 20:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

The Animated (1985 film)

Hi. I see you found the The Animated (1985 film) article. I probably should point out that the IP edit that added the hoax tag was actually me in a unwitting logged out capacity (and fiddling with a connection via mobile phone); actually I saw a change to Live-action/animated film on my watchlist in one browser window and cut and pasted the link into another browser which didn't automatically log me in....; anyhoo :O), long story short, the IP edit that added the hoax tag was me and I was only getting a chance to sort it all out when I saw you had already got there.

Actually the reason the Live-action/animated film article is on my watchlist is that I had fun and games trying to sort out another bizarre set of edits, which I'll have to come back to later in the day. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 10:22, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Replied ....

on my talk page. Cheers ^Khukri 09:39, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

He's back...

Just before you caught ST's latest IP, I had a hell of a time getting him blocked, as my AIV report was "declined" at first, on the grounds that it wasn't "obviously" ST, and because the report was "supposed" to be at WP:SSP. Oh, and there were no admins watching AIV for almost an hour. szyslak 12:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I saw that. And it was even after ST altered your AIV report. I've found that, because not everybody is familiar with him, it helps to be a little bit more descriptive in AIV reports on him. Mine went to the front of the line. --Dynaflow babble 18:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you! Socal gal at heart (talk) 12:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Celebrate! UCR FA!

Celebrate!

Hey hey! I almost can't believe it. Honestly, if that article hadn't been such a POV wreck in the first place I don't think I would have bothered with Wikipedia to the extent that I have. I'm glad you were there to see it through... I don't think anyone else from that period other than ElKevbo still edits WP. Let's hope the shining FA star, not unlike the UC "Fiat Lux" star in the seal, wards all angry and bitter UCR grads away from that article, and lets everyone know that, yes, UCR is the least of the UCs. Amerique^dialectics 02:07, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Edits to Wikipedia:perennial proposals

You do realize that the two cites you added to the section on prohibiting anonymous users do not support the policy, especially when it comes to sprotecting all articles? The first cite only shows that 31% of edits are made by anons, but doesn't show whether they are good or bad. The second cite is to a non WP:V blog made by somebody who privately analyzed "several" WP articles, and expects us all to draw conclusions from this! What? In fact, we have no idea what requiring registration and even autoconfirmation would do to the average IP, because it's never been looked at. Either retrospectively on an article sprotect/desprotect basis, or prospectively and randomly by assigning articles to one class or the other. The argument that IP-vandalism would be undetered by requiring 10 seconds to register, applies equally well to the argument that this would not deter people bent on adding good content, who have the same 10 seconds. When it comes to the issue of sprotection of all articles, the very policy admits of a belief that vandals are deterred by the > 4-day wait between attempts and bans for that account, more than are new nameusers who wish to add good content, and must wait the same time, but only once (since they presumably won't be blocked). Basically, since most vandlisms are made by anon-IPs, and we have no evidence whether sprotection deters good-users more than it deters vandals, we really don't know the answer. This policy has no substance to "rebutt". It exists in a vacuum, at the whim of the Foundation and Jimbo (neither of whom have to do the nitty gritty work of dealing with vandalism in the trenches). SBHarris 01:42, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

RFA thanks

Thanks for your support in my RFA, that didn't quite make it and ended at 120/47/13. There was a ton of great advice there, that I'm going to go on. Maybe someday. If not, there are articles to write! Thanks for your support. Lawrence § t/e 17:49, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

FYI re ANI notice

At WP:ANI#Repeated extreme incivility by User:Ottava Rima towards you and others. Wasted Time R (talk) 05:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

McDonalds map

You've mistaken Fiji for Vanuatu. Also the map would be more useful if countries were coloured different shades of the same colour. Kransky (talk) 01:46, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Survey request

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Harry Potter

Hi there,

I read your userpage and saw that you copy edit. Would you mind copy editing this article for me, as it's going through FAC at the moment and needs little fixes throughout according to a comment from one user.

Therefore, if you have time, please copy edit the article for me.

Thanks, The Helpful One ^Review 16:08, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ucdavis aggies.gif)

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Proposed deletion of Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, California

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AfD nomination of Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, California

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FACR

Szyslak/Archive 7, you posted at one or more of the recent discussions of short FAs. There's now a proposal to change the featured article criteria that attempts to address this. Please take a look and consider adding your comments to the straw poll there. Mike Christie (talk) 19:34, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm just sick and tired of trolling

Perhaps I was over the top. But the reason I reacted is because I am sick and tired of seeing trolls engaging in a war of attrition by bringing up this already-settled issue every six to nine months. This is one of the reasons Wikipedia is losing competent editors like crazy, because intelligent people have better things to do than play such games. --Coolcaesar (talk) 08:50, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, Szyslak/Archive 7!

Willking1979 (talk) 02:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

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TfD nomination of Template:Totally-disputed-section

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Linguistics

Hi, do you have Linguistics on your watchlist? Supriyya is back, trying to redefine linguistics according to what she wishes it meant, and Garik and I are having difficulty persuading her she's acting against consensus as there are only two of us at the moment. More contributors to the discussion are needed! —Angr 10:05, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Research request: Rodomontade

Hi Szyslak. I'm a student at UCSC doing a research project about Wikipedia. I noticed in the UCSC talk page that you actually went to UCSC as well, and I'd be really interested to talk to you about your thoughts on Wikipedia. Please let me know if that would be possible. I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks. Rodomontade (talk) 18:37, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Arbitration Committee and User:ArbCom

Hi Szyslak, Do you still control the passwords to User:ArbCom and User:Arbitration Committee? I was going to suggest (on WT:ARBCOM or somewhere) that ArbCom take them over, so that Special:Emailuser/Arbitration Committee sent an email to their mailing list (the same reason that User:Oversight was created). But before I do that, I wanted to check that you are actually the one they should talk to. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:58, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Great. I've suggested here that they contact you about it. It's been four years, so I suspect another week or so isn't going to hurt anything. And, congratulations on your foresight; you were four years ahead of the times. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for putting up so much interesting information on Chris Latta

I just wanted to thank you very earnestly for putting up so much interesting and fascinating information on the late, great Chris Latta. He brought so much joy and happiness to my life, and enriched that of so many others. I felt a little sad that Chris wasn't able to get the respect and accolades that he would have received had he lived up until the present day. I do regret not getting the chance to thank your father. I am sure he would be very proud of the work you are doing to honor his memory on Wikipedia.

Best wishes,

Albert —Preceding unsigned comment added by Albert Cheng (talk • contribs) 04:59, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

File:18th Birthday.jpg

Hey, Szyslak. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!-- MisterWiki talk contribs 02:43, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Mentorship

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Please consider reviewing my edit at Wikipedia:Mentorship#Unintended consequences. In the search for a mentor deemed acceptable by ArbCom, I plan to cite this as a useful context for discussing what I have in mind. --Tenmei (talk) 21:12, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of University of California, Santa Cruz

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You are now a Reviewer

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Nomination for merging of Template:BLP dispute

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Happy Birthday

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Invitation to join WikiProject United States

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Recent death

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Fair use rationale for File:Kresge College.jpg

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File:Kresge College.jpg

I don't dispute your copyright on the photo (I left your license intact) but the sign itself is sufficiently creative that it has a copyright of its own. Kelly ^hi! 01:08, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Given that you claimed it as your own image, I've undone the copyright tagging by Kelly, although it's practically impossible to get away with removing a proposed image deletion tag. I think all you can really do is ask for an OTRS ticket to be e-mailed. This will stop the proposed image deletion, although we'd have to wait and see if it's acceptable. If the OTRS is denied, then it would have to be considered a non-free image.

I dispute the copyright even less than Kelly, but Wikipedia users don't get the final word. mechamind90 07:22, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

I don't think this image is worth either a non-free use rationale or an OTRS ticket, so I say we just go ahead and delete it.

I uploaded this image back in 2005. In my first few weeks as a Wikipedia editor, I decided all the U.C. Santa Cruz residential college articles needed images. I was about to move away from Santa Cruz, so I didn't have much time. So one day, I rode my bike around campus and took some pictures with a disposable camera. When I got to Kresge College, it was getting late. I wanted a picture of the unique buildings in the area (which we now have), but just about the only place I could get sufficient light was at the entrance, where I snapped a photo of this pretty sign (and that's also why the redwood trees in the background show up so poorly). I practically forgot about this image until the long-overdue migration of the images to Commons (which is greatly appreciated, by the way!). From the beginning I never liked this image so much, especially because of the flash reflections in the painted areas of the sign, which I tried to crudely mitigate with iPhoto. So, while I appreciate all of your help with this issue, I've tagged it for speedy deletion under WP:CSD#G7 (author request). szyslak (t) 08:12, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about the problem - yes, I moved over the other images to Commons...thanks for taking and uploading them! Kelly ^hi! 12:12, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Mc Donalds Map

hi Szyslak, Im working on a project about fastfood/mcdonalds for my bachelor degree at the university of applied science in muenster/germany. could you maybe tell me where you got the data for your mcdonalds map from? it would be very useful for my research! I would appreciate it very much! best regards, jan (jan.lichte@cuplin.de) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.101.185.244 (talk) 14:47, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday!

Hey, Szyslak. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Ramesh Ramaiah talk 16:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

New cfds regarding "Old Fooians"

Two new cfds propose the renaming of some twenty categories. Most of those who took part in last year's cfd "Former pupils by school in the United Kingdom" seem unaware of them, so I am notifying all those who took part in that discussion, to improve the quality of the discussion by broadening participation to more fully achieve consensus. Please consider contributing here and here. Moonraker (talk) 13:26, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Cleanup

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Paul McCartney FAC

Thanks for your help editing Paul McCartney, much appreciated! ~ GabeMc (talk) 22:11, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks again for all your help. For clarification ... I always thought periods go inside quotes if they did so in the original source, and outside if they did not. Can you point me to where the MoS clarifies this? Thanks Szyslak, you've been a huge help. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 21:28, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

I had gone through all the quotes and made sure the periods were in the appropriate place, so if they were outside, they likely belong there, I'll double check your work, and move them back as needed. Also, I was wondering, were you planning to !vote at the FAC? Just curious. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 21:55, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Sgt. Pepper Straw Poll

There is currently a straw poll taking place here. Your input would be appreciated. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 02:55, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thanks Szyslak! You assisted in various ways on the Paul McCartney FAC. Thank you! Without your help and support McCartney would not be a FA today! ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 21:41, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

"The/the" request for formal mediation

FYI, I have requested formal mediation here to decide the "The/the" issue, hopefully once and for all. Feel free to add your name there if you so wish. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 00:24, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Stop

I have asked you politely to stop commenting on my talk page. After your comment, "you have no right to order people off your talk page", I ask you to please look at WP:Harassment.--andreasegde (talk) 21:03, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I haven't made a single comment on your talk page since I said, "Not that I plan to continue this discussion..." I was done. Anyway, on what grounds do you want me off your talk page? Because that discussion made you uncomfortable? Because I talk too much? Because you said so? I am thoroughly familiar with WP:HA, especially the part about accusing others of harassment. Now if you really and truly feel that I'm harassing you, feel free to complain to an admin, who will promptly block me in that case. szyslak (t) 21:20, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Goodbye. 'Nuff said.--andreasegde (talk) 21:25, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Because you said so. Okay. szyslak (t) 21:27, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I thank you.--andreasegde (talk) 21:30, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Penyulap is disrupting the poll at Sgt Pepper

Now User talk:Penyulap is disrupting the straw poll at Sgt Pepper. What should I do, can you help with this please? ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 01:18, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

There is now more disruption occuring there. Please take a look. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 23:56, 22 July 2012 (UTC)