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Welcome to my talk page. If you've come to complain, whine, moan, question my judgment, my intelligence, my sanity, or tell me off in any way, that's fine. I'm a big girl who can take it. If you've come to chat, compliment me, have a laugh, or discuss articles that's even better.

The Aaliyah Memorial Fund

Well, I don't really understand why you chose to delete the article. Secondly, I stated it as plain and simple so whoever looks at it can understand the purpose of the memorial fund. If you feel that I am complaing, well your entitled to your own opinion and so am I.

Have a nice day.

Well, since I cannot complain, whine, moan or question your very right to walk the same planet as me, I guess I will just have to find something else to discuss. The youngster who was making all the vandalism edits in the Smallville series (which you addressed on his talk page) has written me at my email address, promising to visit upon me some good Old Testament pain and whatnot. Not that I am afraid (actually, it was refreshing - I haven't had a decent death threat since my last book of poetry was published), but I think that sort of thing is frowned upon in WP. Is there some sort of protocol to follow to uninvite this person to participate in our project?Arcayne 15:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's just because he has been blocked. I will extend the block to a month to discourage him. Generally I ignore emails like that, if he comes back, report ot to WP:AN/I Also did he use wikipedia email? If so what username did he use?Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:55, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well whatd'ya know I got one too! It contains the very eloquent "Get another blow job off ur Mom loser" which presumably means he doesn't even realise I am a woman. It also has the death threats of course. I forward his message to abuse@msn.com and bigpond and telstra internet Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You admins get all the fun. No fair, no fair. However, he did promise to stab me in the eyes. Sure, it's not the same as promising to make a radioactive spider bite me, but it gets points for imagery. Maybe he just needed to get a hug from his mommy or something.Arcayne 18:18, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He promised me that too. Must have plenty of money to come all the way from Melbourne to do that. Kids dont you just love 'em? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:21, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

was it the Telstra that marked him as an Aussie? Odd, them 'Roo-Folk are usually so mild, when they aren't making tv shows and whatnot. International threats are usually reserved for world leaders, New Yorkers and the like.Arcayne 18:27, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did a reverse DNS and It came up Australia, plus he checked my website (highly recommended, a v cool personal website ;-)) and I have statcounter that logs all IP addresses. I do this so I know how many hits I get. I rarely bother looking at IP addresses - I've better things to do, but in this case I did and that told me Melbourne, plus some other boring stuff, like the fact that this eye stabbing angel of death whose going to track me down hasn't yet manages to track down a better browser than IE. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:46, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am wondering if our Mister Eye-Stabby is back as a sock-puppet. Someone reverted the vandalism from this chimp. Might they be the same person, or is my cadre of satisfied customers growing by leaps and bounds?Arcayne 00:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dunno - not really worth asking for checkuser. I put an indefinate hard block on the account as an obvious sock. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 06:14, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okey-doke. Thanks for the help. Enjoy the day - there's nothing like basking one's face in the glow of a far-off, self-perpetuating nuclear explosion without having to feel abject fear.Arcayne 14:15, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thecrak

Thecrak has vandalised your Archive 17, I just thought I should ket you know--Cometstyles 16:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know, I think he is just being a newbie, Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 16:38, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

for this. You wouldn't believe what some of the participants of this page have to put up with. Now there are sock and meatpuppet accusations flying all over; it isn't a pretty sight. So anyways, thanks for removing this thinly veiled nonsense. --Hojimachong^talk _con 21:03, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I do what I can. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:05, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And it's appreciated. --Hojimachong^talk _con 21:08, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal report for User:Lsmith 54

The reason it was so harsh is that article, sometimes the exact same names is vandalized in the same section, notable people on a pretty regular basis.A mcmurray 21:36, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and that users vandalized Elkhart, Indiana to, which I also reverted, just fyi. Thanks for the prompt attention.A mcmurray 21:36, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I will watch the situation. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another admin decided to block. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:39, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, you have no idea how annoying it is reverting Kane, Pennsylvania all the time, or maybe you do. It stopped for a bit after I warned an anonymous IP and kept reverting it but now it started again with a registered user. Annoying.A mcmurray 21:40, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In case you aren't watching my talk page, thanks for the protection and I will rmv the tag when the time is up.A mcmurray 21:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: So Sorry for accidentally blocking you

Haha no worries. I hadn't even noticed you'd blocked me! Will 22:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

the time is up.A mcmurray 21:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: So Sorry for accidentally blocking you

Haha no worries. I hadn't even noticed you'd blocked me! Will 22:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: User talk:Mi nombre Mateo

I didn't know that he/she was an abusive sockpuppet. Kamope·?·! Sign! 11:44, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Messed with my user page right after I called his sockpuppet on vandalism on other pages. The coincidence was a little too thin.Arcayne 21:44, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

sock of JarlaxleArtemis?

In RC patrolling I came across this edit by new User:LiesUndoer - LiesUndoer's only edit. I reverted the edit and didn't see LiesUndoer on the list of Jarlaxle's suspected socks, but I didn't want to add the name because I'm not at all familiar with Jarlaxle or the rules about long term abuse cases. So I figured it would be faster to just tell you rather than read a whole lot of policy and diffs. Natalie 02:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have also just come across User:Lieundoer, who's only contrib was this template blanking. Also probably a sock. Natalie 02:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Focus in an eye.png listed for deletion

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Kick it

Gah, I meant kick it! Kick. Great typo, though! El_C 19:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah riiiiiight! K and S are nowhere near each other on a Qwerty keyboard. Not a typo; maybe a Freudian slip? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 22:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

[A Qwerty what?] K and L are, however, much closer :P, unlike for example, S and M... ! El_C 07:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Marbled_paint_stage_3.png listed for deletion

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Huns

OK. You are right. This was about approach, not about conclusions. Thanks. Nasz

Mr. Ray Lopez...

...has returned, under the name Anti Newberry (talk · contribs). Too early to say what he'll be doing, but his user-page claim that the name "is short for "Antioch Newberry" (I'm not too fond of my name)" isn't giving me much hope for anything less than a new round of limits testing. Just FYI. --Calton | Talk 23:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, looks like he was given a Username block by User:Gamaliel. Never mind. --Calton | Talk 02:56, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Bluegold

A user I believe you permabanned - User:Bluegold - has returned as Manopingo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). He recently appeared with same editing habit and detailed knowledge of wiki procedure. Myself and two other users thought it was him (see my talk page), but I wasn't sure. I made a edit to Finnian of Moville - a page I'd forgotten about - but which I thought might draw him. He wants to make out that the historian Thomas Owen Clancy is Scottish ... but he's American and only teaches in Scotland; anyways, he went and reverted my edit ... it's such an idiosyncratic bugbear that it his identity can be taken as certain on that alone! Besides virtually identical editing habits He also shares an Eircom IP address. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 22:36, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Manopingo also stated yesterday that he has "returned after nine months absence"[1]. Manopingo's sudden, rather intense focus on me, Calgacus, Ali-oops and Angus McLellan is also reminiscent of troublesome Eircom editor 86.42.159.149, aka 86.42.146.214 who was trolling around last summer under a variety of related IPs and bragging that he'd never be blocked as he doesn't have a static IP. ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:25, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And I tried to mediate. Duh - my bad. Sorry ... - Alison^☺ 01:25, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Now that's a great pair of tits.jpg listed for deletion

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Racoons eating human body parts

redirect now listed for deletion, sorry. (Thought you'd like to know) — Lenoxus 15:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

69.205.238.221 talk page

I was thinking maybe it should be cleaned up to just the warnings as it should be and remove all that un-talk page related silliness that was added. Since you protected it could you do that. Sets kind of a bad example if vandals see a talk page like that thinking they can go back and forth playing the insult game with someone on it. Thanks for stopping it on there though. --Xiahou 00:51, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's just people larking about, why would vandals look at other people's talk pages? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 00:58, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't feed the trolls

Theresa, I know you mean well, but per this edit please don't feed the trolls. Just trying to be helpful! Real96 07:28, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lighten up! He's not even a real troll and I blocked him minutes later. Sometimes engaging a kid in conversation can make him see that people rather than robots are watching him. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 07:30, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From AIV: I am jasonblair

I am jasonblair (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - Username is a clear violation of the username policy, see Jason Blair. —dgies^t_c 07:41, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Not that clear to me. What's wrong with this username? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 07:43, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Jayson Blair is a reporter who was famous when it was discovered he was plagiarizing and fabricating his stories. At the very least this is impersonating a famous person, and it also suggest an intent to introduce inaccuracies or copyright violations. —dgies^t_c 07:44, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Hmm - he's not that famous, the spelling is different, rather than blocking because of the username I'd rather keep an eye on the contributions list. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:04, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - It was a major story in America in 2003. Anyway it seems Woohookitty agreed and I doubt this will come up at WP:RFCN. —dgies^t_c 20:14, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Well, I'm going to have to assume that the socks that you banned are of User:Contrapuntal. While I do not have any authority to check on them, it wouldn't surprised me if they are his socks. Thank you very much for noticing the vandalism that was happening on my user page. ViriiK 09:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Revert

Why did you revert my notice? I am a legitimate editor with nearlly 1500 edits. The title was infact the name of the page that was continually being recreated. I did not mean to cause any trouble. Retiono Virginian 11:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I know you are a legit editor. I reverted and then oversighted your notice because of the info it contained. You'll note that I did in fact do as you suggested and protect the page in question. Sorry to have offended you. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 11:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A Question

If a user starts and account an inadvertantly adds contact and other information on their user page (not talk page), and later realizes this mistake and designs a new page, removing the prior information, can the prior versions of the page containing this information be removed while retaining the current version? Arcayne 20:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it can be done with wikipedia:oversight. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 05:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Blah Blah Blah Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely

The user's been blocked for inflammatory username. --KZ ^Talk ^• ^Vandal ^• ^Contrib 04:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's inflammatory about it? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 05:38, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was just too long, not inflammatory...Sorry for misunderstanding KZ ^Talk ^• ^Vandal ^• ^Contrib 06:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unblocked

Looks like you accidentally blocked Kafziel (talk · contribs). I am basing this on your block message, the fact that you blocked an administrator, etc. etc. I went ahead and unblocked this person. Please yell and scream if this was an obvious mistake and I'm stupid and you can't believe I did that. --Yamla 21:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was an obvious mistake, but mine not yours. Thanks for sorting it out. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. My mistakes tend to happen in the morning before I've had my coffee. :) --Yamla 21:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

141.157.161.15

Hello, Theresa. 141.157.161.15 is vandalizing pages. You can check out my user page for back story. Thanks. --Sergey Romanov 19:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This user Sergey Romanov is promoting a counterfeit website. Please check out the User Page for ARC-deathcamps.org

Is Wikipedia now promoting anecdotal blog statements over registerted authorities like ICANN and WHOIS?

Wikimedia has been notified.

The Genuine ARC Team www.deathcamps.org

So you are not saying that we have any copyright violations on Wikipedia then? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:01, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes we are saying that we are saying the Sergey Romanov is promoting a counterfeit website www.death-camps.org which infringes upon and violates our legal copyright for www.deathcamps.org

www.deathcamps.org is legally registerd "copyright" in both the US and EU, also domain registration can be validated at ICANN or whois.net. Thank you

-The Genuine ARC team

So then, that is nothing to do with us. If a website is infringing on your copyright you need to take it up with them. We can't do anything to help in that respect. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:20, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theresa, you are allowing a user to Post material that is in violation of our copyright and that in itself violates the Wiki charter. We are asking for Wiki as a legitimate organziation to take the time to review our very first www.deathcamps.org links here on wikipedia, some of them go back years. Since then they have suffered vandalising edits pointing to www.death-camps.org we are asking the Admins to assist us with this vandal problem. Not anecdotal evidence from us or Sergey Romanov, check the wiki history on www.deathcamps.org links Please.

Thank you The Genuine ARC Team

Creative

he's now using a sock--Vintagekits 23:03, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

vandal asking for unblock

Hi, you indefblocked Letsdothis (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) after a short bout of testing vandalism. He's now back with an unblock request and a promise that sounds fairly reasonable. Would you mind if I unblocked him? Fut.Perf. ☼ 23:36, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

not at all! Please do go ahead. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 23:38, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Guardian- congrats

Great converage in the Guardian [2]. Good to see a pretty positive article about Wikipedia... WjBscribe 02:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed! Well said :) - Alison^☺ 19:56, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Nice! :) Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 22:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you! Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 04:50, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hey, thanks...

just wanted to say thanks for unblocking me, sorry about those tests - it's just my friend told me you could edit it and we got a little carried away. Anyways, I'm going to go find out how to make good edits now, bye.

London

I'm going to be visiting London (from the U.S.) this July (14th - 23rd); is anybody going to be having any Wikipedian Meetups while I'm there? *Dan T.* 05:05, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

I wanted to say thanks for your polite message of concern that you placed on my page, and thanks as well for the page protection. I was becoming increasingly vexed by users who had already been asked politely not to post on my page repeatedly doing so in an effort to provoke me. It worked, and I ended up blocked (which was probably the aim in the first place). Anyway, you're someone here whom I both admire and respect, and I wanted to say no hard feelings for your intervention on my page. Jeffpw 00:02, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please, assume good faith. --Abu badali ^(talk) 02:56, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WTF? Are you deliberately trying to wind him up? Assume good faith yourself and stop checking his contributions. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 04:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stalking?

Please don't stalk other users, follow them to my talk page, and then make quips at them there. Policies like assume good faith are in place to help users get along, not to be useed passive agressivly as weapons. It is not funny or clever to try to wind people up. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 12:46, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I find your message unnecessarily offensive. Considering that user's recent behavior, I believed to have good reasons to keep an eye on his (public) logs. This is not considered stalking ("...this does not include checking up on an editor to fix errors or violations of Wikipedia policy, nor does it mean reading a user's contribution log; those logs are public for good reason"). When I saw the message he left on your user page where he attributed bad motivations to my steps, and felt it was appropriate to explain him that's not in line with the project community's spirit.

Now, I feel that Wikipedia:Assume good faith would also be a good suggested reading for you. And please, take that as a friendly advice.

All the best, --Abu badali ^(talk) 13:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since you were well aware of his recent behaviour, you should equally have been aware that he was very clearly upset with you, and you must have been aware that linking to AGF would have upset him further. It sure looks like stalking to me. I'm sorry if my repremand to you came over as offensive but I read your remark as a dig rather than trying to be helpful, and t be honest, I still read it that way. How did you think your remark would, in any way, be helpful? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:07, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NB from the stalking page "The term "wiki-stalking" has been coined to describe following a contributor around the wiki, editing the same articles as the target, with the intent of causing annoyance or distress to another contributor." This is what I am accusing you of. Yoy followed him here for no reason other than to continue to engage him when he made it perfectly clear he didn't want to talk to you. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:12, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You accuse me of acting with "the intent of causing annoyance or distress", even after I explained my reasons. That's why I point you to Wikipedia:Assume good faith. --Abu badali ^(talk) 17:22, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No seriously, you haven't explained your reason at all. I mean it, what was your reason, were you really trying to be helpful? How did you think you were being helpful? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here's where I explained my reasons. I checked up on this editor's log with the intent fix violations of Wikipedia policy (like WP:NPA), and not to cause annoyance or distress, as you affirmed. WP:AGF changed the way I used to see work in online communities, and I have even found applications to it on my everyday life. I think it's a helpful reading to a lot of people (Wikipedians or not). --Abu badali ^(talk) 17:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well you have nothing to fear on my talk page. If he had made a personal attack (and he hadn't, he was just spouting out of frustration and anger) then I would have pulled him on it. No need for you to do anything. In a situation like this, when someone is very upset with you personally, the best way to handle it is to walk away. Please just take my advice on bored for the next time this thing happens, taking a step back will often quell the situation, quoting policies to experienced editors can easily make things worse rather than better. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:56, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are many acceptable ways to spout out of frustration and anger in Wikipedia and this is not one of them. Anyway the case is over, the user has cooled of and apologized in more than one occasion.

"No need for you to do anything" - This is a volunteer project.

But overall, I appreciate the tone of this last message of yours. I agree with your advice that it's usually better to step away from some situations (I usually do that, and maybe it would be better if I have done it this time). Had you expressed these thoughts from the beginning, instead of accusing me of having bad motivations, we would have saved ourselves a good deal of friction. I hope we will meet again in a more pleasant situation to us all. Best regards, --Abu badali ^(talk) 19:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Wikipedia Fan Always

I really don't think this is a username vio. I think you should remove the block. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:19, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was reluctant myself, but considering "Ripple Effect Management" doesn't seem to exist online and what was written at Talk:Ripple Effect Management, I suspect we may be dealing with a troll here -- hence my lack of good faith. -- Netsnipe ► 18:24, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah fair enough. I didn't see that. I wish when admins check user contributions we could see deleted pages. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn

Watching User:GOD2012 for a bit?

I don't think myself and another editor being called "douches" and "cunts" by this person warrants watching for a bit. He's done nothing but attack in every edit. Please review the deleted pages. Hatch68 18:45, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to see if he recreates he pages. Lighten up. I get called names all the time, it's just kids. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I didn't know Wikipedia was tolerating that kind of personal attacks now. Hatch68 18:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We are not. That's why I deleted the page. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:50, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User: LegoAxiom1007

I don't think he is following the warnings that you or anyone else has given him, because he did another help me today as well as used rollback scripts. Do you think it is time? 20:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I gave him a week long block. I am 99% sure he is trolling but I am a big softie at heart and want to give him one last chancejust in case he really is a newbie. We'll see what he does if he returns. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 06:37, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BOT - Regarding your recent protection of History of the camera:

You recently protected[3] this page but did not give a protection summary. If this is an actual (not deleted) article, talk, or project page, make sure that it is listed on WP:PP. VoABot will automatically list such protected pages only if there is a summary. Do not remove this notice until a day or so, otherwise it may get reposted. Thanks. VoABot 07:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

bite?

I responded when I was accused of attacks and incivility. I attempted to point the user to guidelines about the minor edit idea, and got attacked.--Vidkun 14:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Read your post as if you were him. He thinks yo are calling him sneaky and a vandal. I'm sure that is not what you were trying to convey but it's clear that was how he took it. Remember on the internet he doesn't have your tone of voice as a clue so it's easy for people to get the wrong idea about what you mean. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Credit card?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Nice, Have a happy April fools day. Purgatory Fubar ^Converse or Snafu 00:09, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You really got me with this one. It's not April Fool's Day in my time zone yet! (Still, if I had to pay to edit, I'd be gone; I think a lot of other people would be too.) --Idont Havaname (Talk) 00:13, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nice. Glad to see someone had the courage to pull something like this off. Or was this planned? Mr.Z-mantalk¢Review! 00:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nah it's just me. I did tell the AC I would do it and nobody shouted don't. I note that it's been removed from recent changes already. That's a shame. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 00:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Still giggling... That was good! Can't wait till next year. JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 00:18, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Holy crap, you're still editing Wikipedia? That's swell! I remember you back in like 2004 or 2005. Wow, the memories. —Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker. 00:48, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

yep I take breaks now and then but I've bee editing for years. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 00:50, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your vandalism

I'm very disappointed to see a former ArbCom member setting such a poor example. :( —David Levy 01:38, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps only by your definition, David, that humor constitutes a poor example. Ninja! 03:32, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalising MediaWiki space with a phony Wikimedia Foundation message constitutes a poor example. —David Levy 03:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting how things you feel constitute vandalism are regarded as funny by the entire remainder of the Wikipedia community. Ninja! 04:01, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...except, of course, for the fact that they aren't. —David Levy 04:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

...except, of course, that you are demonstratably wrong. At least in my case; I thought it was funny. :-) --Iamunknown 05:19, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So...I'm the only member of the Wikipedia community who doesn't regard this as funny? That's odd, given the fact that someone else reverted Theresa's MediaWiki-space vandalism.

Every year, many people complain about this nonsense. And every year, we're labeled humorless killjoys. And every year, vandalism doesn't magically cease to be vandalism because it happens to be a particular date. —David Levy 05:29, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lighten up. Recent changes is not an article. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 06:48, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please direct my attention to the policy that permits the vandalism of non-article pages. —David Levy 10:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't talk like a robot. What harm did it do? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 11:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from misleading/confusing people, contributing to the assortment of needless distractions requiring reversion that divert attention from other tasks, and encouraging further vandalism? —David Levy 12:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:57, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from all of those things, nothing, I suppose. —David Levy 15:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No no no no! that's not how you play ;-) Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:27, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I find it funny that I am being regarded as one who opposes the "killjoys"; I have been labeled as such a "killjoy" in recent events surrounding BJAODN. I guess it just matters who you ask. --Iamunknown 06:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's happening around BJAODN? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 07:02, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll give you a more detailed account later today. (Sorry, gotta go.) In summary, WP:BLP / unfunny / GFDL concerns. --Iamunknown 07:04, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stop right there, this thread has gotten silly. I've half a mind to haul you all off downtown for a good flogging. Friday (talk) 18:31, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK I'll stop, although the thought of a good flogging from you does hold a certain strange appeal for me. But I will restrain myself from teasing David any longer. Sorry mate, no hard feelings? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:36, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comments along the lines of "do whatever you must to make you feel important" don't exactly help on that front. —David Levy 18:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep that was rude. I apologise. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:57, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apology accepted. No hard feelings. —David Levy 19:14, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please let others enjoy the joke.

It's not vandalism. --Well-meaning user 10:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you should let others decide whether it's lame or not. After all, Willy on Wheels was nominated for adminship last year - or was it the year before? And if it really is lame, suggest improvements. --Well-meaning user 10:14, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll not delete it again if you restore it. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, deal. I don't want to violate 3RR. --Well-meaning user 10:16, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gwen Gale situation

Thank you for supporting my protection. Right now, I don't want to assume that she purposefully made that comment out of the non-transcluded space, but it's hard not to with the distance that was placed :/—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 10:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images on credit card page

The fair use images on the credit card AFD page probably need to be removed, since they are not in article space. CMummert · talk 14:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have every intention of deleting the page tomorrow. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:58, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have every intention of enforcing policy today. —David Levy 16:04, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See, Theresa, the Well Meaning Wikipedians are everywhere. Jeffpw 17:45, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. What can you do eh? ~~OK David do whatever you must to make you feel important.~~ Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:24, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is a Foundation issue with legal ramifications. Policy dictates that such violations be removed on sight. I'm acting in good faith to maintain the site's integrity, and you respond by attributing my actions to self-importance. How utterly rude and insulting. —David Levy 18:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:56, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One day is not the end of the WMF world; none of these companies would do anything about April first FU misuse (that almost rhimes) because it would make them look like draconian idiots. El_C 19:02, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know but David Levy takes this all very seriously. And fair play to him. It's just a joke. I didn't want to get anyone truly upset as I seem to have to to him. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 19:06, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We are all fans of David Levy here. El_C 19:10, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I realize that you had no malicious intent. I'm not trying to be mean, but you have to understand that these pranks tend to multiply (with ever-increasing severity). People look to you as a role model, so such actions on your part send the message that vandalism is okay (at least today). —David Levy 19:14, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apology accepted. —David Levy 19:14, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Purgatory Fubar ^Converse or Snafu has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

When I ran accross the credit card post on RC my eyes bugged out, then i remembered that it was April fools. That joke was great! I am glad to see some people still have a since of humor. Thank you, that made my day. Purgatory Fubar ^Converse or Snafu 19:16, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

:-) --Iamunknown 19:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Servant Saber

This person User talk:Servant Saber does nothing but revert edits by others here Linda Rosing against the consensus of all other editors. Can he be stopped? 62.64.202.241 15:43, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help. Now he is abusing people. He must have broken the revert rule at least.62.64.218.57 18:24, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Role Model

Funnily enough I discovered this "role model" in Jenny Kleeman's piece in the Obs 25 March--I am too new to have discovered it through wikidiscussions. But I thought that this is the sort of thing that would be good to do. Further sniffing around I discovered the AFD announcement and had a good laugh. Also discovered the other stuff done-- with a velvet glove. Chapeau! And those great tits. I am so glad that they weren't deleted. Just be glad that you didn't have to paint the Stars and Stripes on them. Yes, for me a great role model--even if I am now one of those people who is given a seat on the bus. Bouquets! Joel Mc 18:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 11:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hiya

Hi Theresa,

Just using your diagram of a limelight during a lecture in one of our acting schools (in Australia). Thanks. We were wondering why so many of our theatres burned down - I guess it wasn't insurance after all.

Paul (sorry if I butted in - I'm a bit illiterate in terms of this type of chat)

Cool it's nice to know that my diagrams are being used outside Wikipedia. Thanks for letting me know. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 11:23, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:LegoAxiom1007

The user came off their block and immediately implemented Twinkle into their monobook.js and applied for VandalProof. In addition, the person has also made another poor suggestion to WP:RPP. I've blocked the account indefinitely. --Wafulz 17:12, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine by me. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:26, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Mike1231

I noticed you removed this user from the AIV noticeboard. I reported him there even though it was only one case of vandalism because of the serious nature of his posting of someone's telephone number on an attack page. I thought that was serious enough to warrant a block. Should I have just tagged the article and warned the user, not reported it to AIV? Thanks!--Xnuala (talk) 21:49, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to assume childish rather than evil motives. I think it was just his mates mucking about. So yep I would suggest tagging and warning. The main reason I removed the notice from AIV was because there was no repeat offence. Obviously for a one off vandalism, blocking will have no effect whatsoever since he wouldn't even be aware that he was blocked unless he tried to edit again. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:56, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your reply. Definitely makes sense, if the user doesn't continue to edit then a block wouldn't be particularly necessary.--Xnuala (talk) 22:22, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

LegoAxiom1007

User_talk:LegoAxiom1007#Enough seems to violate WP:BAN, can you explain why you feel justified in doing this? --Random832 04:33, 7 April 2007 (UTC) See also Wikipedia:Community sanction noticeboard#User:LegoAxiom1007 --Random832 04:41, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on the noticeboard, but I'm not really sure what you are asking. Can you be more specific? ( not here, on the noticeboard) Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 08:32, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy over our insertions on Ohio University Wikpedia page

Dear Theresa,

(We gave the same message below to Dirk, another Wikpedia administrator, who also deleted our contributions to the Ohio University Wikpedia page. Please review below and decide for yourself if our information is a POV or legitimate information that belongs on the Ohio University page.)

I believe that you may not be aware of the intense controversy in the United States surrounding a federal law - the Civil Rights Act, of which "Title Nine" or "Title IX" as it is often called, is a major section. Title IX has been used contrary to its original intent by university athletic directors to cut "minor" sports programs so they can use the money they save to fund their favorite "revenue" sports - sports that bring in revenue through ticket sales - sports like football and basketball.

Our issue with Ohio University is that it used Title IX as political cover to cut sports so it could have more money for its football and basketball programs.

This is not as much a point of view as it is a major trend affecting all United States universities - Olympic sports like track and field and also swimming and diving are being cut just so uniquely American sports like American football can have more money.

This unhealthy trend is contrary to the law. If you want independent confirmation that this is a major legal controversy in the US, then check out Title IX on Wikpedia and also on Google.

Wikpedia is used by high school seniors and their families during the process by which they choose a university to attend. Wikpedia's Ohio University web page was undoubtedly used by freshmen now attending Ohio University to select the school. Those same graduating high school seniors also had other university options. If the kind of information we have attempted to make available on Ohio University had been available to them, they would not have chosen that school and would now be attending a university where they could continue their athletic careers uninterrupted.

To give you some more perspective on how important this information is, unlike most European public universities where tuition is free, students at US universities must pay full tuition in addition to their living expenses. (I know as I lived in Europe for many years.) Selecting a university to attend is a MAJOR financial decision for any middle-class family since attendance is expensive. Keeping our information off this site deprives prospective students from learning information that may be decisive in their choice of a school. Indeed, in deleting our information and preventing them from knowing this you are cooperating with those people who wish to conceal this major controversy from prospective students and is a disservice to them.

The section on Ohio University Athletics dominates the page on the school. This is disproportionate to what the school has to offer. It appears that the page is managed mostly by Ohio University's Athletic Department, which, like most athletic departments at US universities, is more concerned with athletic honors than about helping student athletes graduate. Graduation success rates among the "revenue" sports at US universities are far below those of the minor sports or of the student bodies in general. The page promotes athletics, apparently at the expense of other information about the school. Shouldn't it be reduced to be proportionate to its importance to the school?

We are new to Wikpedia and will do our best to comply with its rules. We do not wish to abuse this privilege. However, in the interests of fairness, equal time, proportionality, and perspective, if we must limit our contributions to this particular page, shouldn't the athletic section be reduced to something proportionate to its own importance at Ohio University?

If you go to Ohio University's official website, http://www.ohio.edu/ you will see that Ohio University athletics is a relatively minor part of the university and does not deserve the prominence you allow it on the Wikpedia web page. Indeed, what you allow is essentially propaganda and the Athletic Department's POV on its own importance (very inflated) in the whole of the university.

If we are to be prevented from providing what we consider is very important information on Ohio University, then we ask you to reduce the size of the section on Ohio Athletics to something proportionate to its importance and stop allowing the Ohio University Athletic Department -- and its most active supporters - usually prominent business people who benefit financially from their association with university athletics (see the OU athletic web page section on Bobcat Boosters for independent confirmation - car dealers and other businesses) from using your service as a recruiting and propaganda tool for its own interests.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Save OU Sports

If you want the athletics section to be reduced then by all means go to the talk page and argue your case. I merely removed POV entries by yourself. It looks particlualy bad to repeatedly insert a link to your own website into a wikipedia article. Doing that immediately serts of alarms bells in other wikipedian's minds. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 13:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Reform

I commented in the discussion section on your proposal, for your consideration. —KNcyu38 (talk • contribs) 11:23, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that.

I'm really not use on doing this stuff. Anyway, can i still edit my images' captions concerning the copyright thing? please rpely. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Whiteandblueslu (talk • contribs) 20:43, 8 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Whelks

Do you really eat them with the operculums still attached? Aren't they crunchy and tough? Just wondering. Nashville Monkey 23:25, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No that is removed. What you see in the picture is the bit of flesh underneath. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 07:55, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, learn something new everyday. They look like they would be similar to conch, slightly firm to the tooth, then melting with flavor. Done a search, can't seem to get them here in the states. Thanks for the info. Nashville Monkey 12:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've never eaten conch so I can not compare. Whelks are chewy, with a good meaty flavour. Quite a lot of people do not like them. I didn't myself as a child but my father made me taste one again a couple of years ago and I was nicely surprised! Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:09, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the semi-protection on Microsoft Flight Simulator X. McNeight 14:18, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies

I apologize for what occurred on the Talk:Every Breath You Take page. I should have avoided any sarcasm that may have gotten through in the original post, and I should have dropped it once the other party involved started just personally insulting me. I should have just left it for discussing any concerns about the article and not allow it to turn into a forum where one side insults the other, and the other side essentially asks the other side to continue by responding. Once again, I apologize. --THollan 23:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And for the record, as my feminine handle might indicate, I'm not a "gentleman". I hope I'm ladylike though, for my Gram's sake.Raphaelaarchon 00:36, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. Raphael is a man's name so I assumed you were male :-( I removed part of your reply. Please do not make smary remarks on my talk page. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 00:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RaphaelA is the name, I was an archon on an MMRPG and I have an email with that, so I've used it as a screenname here and there: Raphaela Archon, Raphaelaarchon. You stopped a letter short :)

Anyway, on the EBYT page I've lined out a compromise, take a look and see if you think that is fair, fits Wiki standards and can resolve this contentious issue. I do think it is a 'control' issue when there is debatable material that several members feel strongly about, and one user takes it upon himself or herself to remove said material before it can be debated. Whether or not NOR applied or was wrongly applied was a matter of opinion, not settled fact, therefore my contention was that it was intemperate, unfair, and presumptive to simply keep deleting it. And another member had also contributed to that section and strongly disagreed with Thollan, and as you can read also took offense at his tone, before I even joined the conversation. I did take issue at what I perceived to be insults to my education, intelligence and understanding of music, instead of debate on the merits of the issue.

But, let all that pass. I hope this at least settles things until more users or a moderator can post their thoughts on the validity or invalid state of the entry in question.

RfA regulars

Hi there. I was looking over the talk page at WP:RFA, and I ended up at User talk:ChazBeckett/RfA Proposal, and I found myself agreeing with your comments about RfA regulars. One of the reasons I don't participate there regularly (well, hardly at all) is that I can't bring myself to say things about people whose editing habits I don't know, or don't know very well. A fairly radical change to RfA might be to require voters to show that they have interacted with the candidate, and to supply diffs (or at least to provide a diff in support of their vote, even if they haven't interacted with the candidate). This would bias RfA in favour of those who have interacted with a lot of people, and would turn it into an analysis of the candidate's editing habits. Whether this would be good or not, I don't know. Is this the sort of proposal that would address your concern? Carcharoth 13:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:216.165.158.7

Hi. I've unblocked 216.165.158.7, please see my posts on his page and on ANI]. Bishonen | talk 20:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I believe that the anon is a sockpuppet of DreamGuy (talk · contribs). I have posted evidence at the ANI thread. --El on ka 23:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have you been following the discussion at User talk:216.165.158.7 ? --El on ka 17:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest. I hadn't. But I see that David has blocked the IP for a month for continued disruption. Let me know if he comes back and I will block. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:05, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've actually compiled a list of 6 different accounts/IPs that this editor had been using to harass me over the last year. I'm wondering if I should post them somewhere, at his talkpage or DreamGuy's talkpage or your talkpage, to maintain a record? Or just keep them to myself for now? Thanks, El on ka 21:11, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked DreamGuy for a month too as David's block of the IP was anon only. . Hold on to the accounts for now. If any of them edit during this month let me know and I will will block them and reset the timer for block evasion. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:25, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another admin advised me to at least place sockpuppet templates on the various accounts, so I've gone ahead and done so: Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of DreamGuy. Hopefully this is sufficient, and I can wash my hands of it and get back to editing now! If there are any further problems (I hope not!) I'll let you know. Thanks again for the help. :) --El on ka 22:22, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theresa, I must have been in a hurry when I posted above; I meant to say I'd reduced your block of DreamGuy (whose IP this is, which he has made no secret of) to one week. I hadn't unblocked him, sorry I got confused about that. My week's block was about to run out when David apparently reblocked for a month. For being "a sock of a banned user" (? no, DreamGuy is not banned), and for making personal attacks while blocked (I agree he has been very surly; blocked users tend to), on his own talkpage, that nobody has any need to go to and be disrupted by... even apart from the fact that his page is now also semiprotected so that he has no venue of communication at all. Do you really approve of this, Theresa ? David hasn't posted any block message, hasn't asked for review on ANI, and seems to have ceased editing as soon as he had performed the block and the semiprotection. I've posted on his page, just in case he's still around, as it would obviously be proper if he posted a review request on ANI himself. But I'll do it if I don't hear from him. PS, there was no actual need to block the DreamGuy account. If you click on his contribs and compare them with the IPs block log, you'll see that he is blocked when his IP is. Bishonen | talk 23:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Could use some help, please

I'm hoping you can help with a small problem I am having. User: Abu badali seems to be checking my contributions and removing images from articles that I have uploaded. My feeling is that he is doing this in retribution for my support of the Rfc against him. He has stalked me in the past (you have challenged]] him about this), so I am not surprised. His latest episode has been to remove this image from the article about Princess Maxima of the Netherlands. If one looks at the licensing, it states clearly that the photo is available for use by the public, so long as the RFD (Dutch Information Service) is given credit for it. Its use on Wikipedia fulfills this criterion. The notice from the RFD says Deze foto mag worden gedownload, gebruikt en gereproduceerd zonder schriftelijke toestemming....Voorwaarde hierbij is wel het vermelden van het auteursrecht van de RVD.: This photo may be downloaded, used and reproduced without written permission...on the condition that it is stated the rights are from the RVD"

Abu Badil removed the photo with the edit summary "rm problematic commons image (source seems bogus)". I do not know if the source is "bogus' or not, as I did not upload it. I note, however, that it is the image used on the Dutch Princess Maxima article, and has been used for over 6 months without being deleted. Given that she is as important a person to Dutch society as Prince William would be to the British or Laura Bush would be to Americans, if there was a copyright problem with the image, I think the Dutch Wikipedia would have removed it long ago. I'd appreciate it if you could look at the image yourself and reach your own decision about it. If you don't see any problems with the image, please stop Abu Badil from deleting it again. Thank you. Jeffpw 08:20, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Theresa, Jeff approached me about this issue as well. I haven't had a chance to look into the harassment issue but I've asked Husky, who is a Commons "trusted user" and admin on Dutch Wikipedia, to look into the copyright status of the photograph as he seems best placed to do so. WjBscribe 12:43, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That seems to be the best thing to do. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:29, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

block 66.82.9.67

You gave the last warning to 66.82.9.67 IP user and now he vandalized List of Ambassadors from Serbia with removing some content and replacing it with profanities. Please block him now. thanks Avala 12:06, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, mix of good and vandal edits so it looks like a shared IP. The vandal appears to have stopped so a block will do no good. For future reference it's best to report vandalism at WP:AIV. That way you do not need to wait for a particular admin to come online.Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:45, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

thank you sooooooooooooo much... i've been battling with Thomas Logan for an hour and 15 minutes now :P yay, done ! thank you !!!! Matthew Yeager 08:03, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

he isnt blocked ? he is still making edits on his page. Matthew Yeager 08:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked users are permitted to edit thier talk page. The idea is they may want to communicate. However he isn't trying to communicate so I protected the page. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 08:15, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ahh, very cool. and thanks again for protecting the page and blocking him. Matthew Yeager 08:17, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DreamGuy and associated IP

I saw your comments on ANI regarding unblocking this user and the IP. It has been suggested that as the unblocking admin, you advise the user of the unblock and remove the blocked template from his talkpage and the IP's. Since I contributed to the ANI discussion I will try to keep an eye on the editor's future edits and hope for improvement. Regards, Newyorkbrad 16:20, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Username

well the friend i'm talking about is just fine with it!!! go lookup davisisgay! go hassel them!!!!1

I am afraid that we are not fine with it. I've blocked that username. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:16, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

OK, now I know what you mean. Just to tell you that User:Netsnipe has bitten me a few times when I was a newbie. Amos Han ^Talk 22:19, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any evidence of biting on that page. You reverted an anon blanking of a message and called it vandalism - note it wasn't a warning message , there was no suggestion of vandalism. You then continued to revert them when they reblanked and escillated the warnings threatening in the end to block them. Block them for what exactly? They hadn't actually done anything wrong. This is newbie biting. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 22:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Z machine picture in Thermodynamic temperature article

Theresa: I’m currently using a picture of the Z machine in the Thermodynamic temperature article. Two administrators who specialize in copyright issues for pictures have really been requiring an awful lot of me lately after they flagged the image for deletion. Please see this exchange. I think they’ve been dragging me through the coals for sport and have been abusing their authority. Please also see the image’s fair-use rationale I’ve created. I hope you will agree that as fair-use arguments go, this one is now pretty darn thorough. I’m wondering whether you think I should have to put up with any more of this. If you agree that this might be the case, is there anyone I can appeal to so they might review this? Greg L (my talk) 20:16, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Greg L (my talk) 20:37, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict):Yes you need to put up with it. They have every right to question the fair use rational. If someone asks a lot of you, the best possible response is to comply with the request! The image hasn't been deleted yet, so I added my voice to the argument. If the image is deleted, then we can ask for a wider review at the administrator's noticeboard to see what other people think. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:39, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again. I'll see what their response is to my latest rant (frustrated), and your kind support. I can be quite patient when I sense that others are 1) trying to be helpful and 2) are looking out for the overall best interests of Wikipedia. I'm no spring chicken though, and have begun to detect that some of these guys are hiding behind petty arguments for sport. I think I failed to address them as “Sir” so they’re making me drop and give them twenty. It’s just that, like them, I’m volunteering my contributions here; I don’t need additional aggravation. I’ll let you know if things turn for the worse. Greg L (my talk) 20:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

P.S.: In your statement “The fair use rational is obvious IMO,” what does IMO mean? Greg L (my talk) 23:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"In My Opinion" Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 05:30, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad to see everything is going well on the debate now and it looks like the image is unlikely to be deleted :-) Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:22, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like your comment was the key that settled things down immensely. Again, thanks. Separate question. I note the below exchange. It reminded me of this doozy an administrator got himself into. What do you find are the rewards of being an administrator? I don’t get it. Greg L (my talk) 02:48, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No I don't think so. I think your fair use rational is what did it. As for the advantage of being an admin, hmm what a question! I like to feel I really belong to wikipedia and it helps with that a bit I suppose, but I'm so vocal and I've been here so long I would feel that anyway. The admin tools are handy, reverting vandalism is much easier for me than a non admin. On the other hand you do get people accusing you of admin abuse just because you voiced an opinion and you get people thinking that your opinion is somehow more important because you ar an admin. This was much much worse when I was on the arbitration committee, so much so that I felt stifled and afraid to speak, and was part of the reason I decided not to run for another term. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 13:06, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Simon Dodd

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, we remind you not to attack other editors, as you did here: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. The personal attack was uncalled for and baseless. Please re-review WP:AGF.Simon Dodd 17:35, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's rich. I tell you not to use an inapropriate template on someone elses talk page and you respond by placing a template on mine. You are digging yourself a hole here and making yourself look very foolish. Can you see how leaving a welcome message on the talk page of someone who has been here years longer than you is plain stupid? Since it is clear that you do not understand templates please take my advice here . Stop using them. Try simply talking to people instead. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:07, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The template I used here is provided by Wikipedia as a "warning" for "Behavior towards editors and articles" speficially sanctioning "Personal attack directed at a specific editor." It's irrelevant what it says! The point is the purpose of the tag, not the text that Wikipedia - not me - has used to drive that point home. This is a perfect analog of the situation with the other user: I use a template exactly as it's directed at WP:WARN, and then cop abuse because the text WP has chosen to use isn't a perfect fit for the user.

The warning templates, as I understand them, aren't just to save me time typing a personal message, they form part of WP's internal regulation system. It's a warning not a dialog. My understanding is that in requesting future admin action against a user, that request will be turned down unless they have been warned. I therefore have to warn a user in order to preserve any future claim for admin action against them. That's what I've been told is the purpose of WP:WARN, and it is facially apparent from what WP:WARN says.

And if I'm using templates incorrectly, point me to the page or WP policy which explains their proper usage. If neither exist, you have no grounds whatsoever to complain that I don't understand how they work, because I'm sure as hell using them in accordance with WP:WARN.Simon Dodd 00:22, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Listen up and listen good. Pretty much everything you said above is wrong. You do not understand templates at all and you need to stop using them until you do. I've tried to explain, other admins have tried to explain but it is doing no good. So please, just stop using them. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 05:35, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You have not "tried to explain," Theresa, and neither have any other admins, with one significant exception. Instead, you've questioned my good faith, insulted me and in point of fact, lied about me.[4]. Your behavior in this matter has been absolutely indefensible for an admin; even if your understanding of templates is right and mine wrong, you've attempted to hang me based on an understanding that is totally at odds with what ~~exists~~ [EDIT: existed] in written policy. If the "spirit" is at odds with the text, the text has to prevail or be amended. I'm not going to respond further here, you've been reported at WP:AN, and further correspondence should be directed there. Simon Dodd 13:47, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I really am not intending to hang you! I was amazed that you would write something so outragous on someones talk page and then instead of apologising as FPAS adviced instead tried to justify your highly innapropriate action. That's why I asked if you two had a history, I couldn't believe that someone would be agressive to someone they hadn't had bad feelings towards. By history I meant on Wikipedia, what else would I mean? As for assuming bad faith,what am I supposed to assume, have you removed the warning from his page? Have you apologised to him? N0. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:35, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's certainly how it came across when you and several others decided to immediately presume bad faith and - to my complete astonishment - piled on instead of pausing to try and figure out why I used that tag and correct my usage. You say above that you tried to explain proper usage, but the record says otherwise. And that user and I don't even have a history worth mentioning on wikipedia! I have no idea who s/he is, and I don't really care. What I do care about is the integrity of the Ann Althouse article, and s/he started polluting that article, which irritated me enough that having removed them from participation in that article by appropriate admin intervention, I chose to use what I had understood to be the formal warning process instead of a personal note. And lastly, if you've understood at all what I've been saying was my understanding of the WP:WARN system, I can't even begin to understand why you want me to apologize for a problem that arose because WP failed to appropriately document its procedures.Simon Dodd 16:38, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rules are not a substitute for thinking. If it wasn't the right thing to do, it wasn't the right thing to do. If you think the documentation is inadequate, then improve it, or suggest an improvement on the talk page. Regards, Ben Aveling 22:11, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Per your request at WP:AN, I've substituted the newer "persistent abuse" tag for the "persistent vandalism" tag. I don't like making such post facto changes, because it confuses someone reviewing the subsequent debate, but as a good faith measure 'm willing to go along to get along.Simon Dodd 16:28, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for doing that. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 12:45, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done with Image:Longfellowwiggle.gif?

Just doing some random image cleanup and found Image:Longfellowwiggle.gif, which you uploaded in 2004 and said would be deleted "soon". Is it soon yet? :) Bryan Derksen 17:34, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree

I obviously disagree with your reversion and have restored my edit. One of the uses of disambiguation pages is to show someone that is looking for an article that the specific article they want doesn't yet exist. Have a look at Robert Johnson as a great example of how red links appear on disambiguation pages to point out that articles are needed. Have good days.—D'Ranged 1 ^talk 08:09, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's nice to know...

...someone knows a penis when they see it! Thanks for the revert on the glans page. Apparently whoever decided to add the pic really had no idea what they were talking about (or looking at). I did most of the current work on that, and am still hoping to finish it, but have been busy with other stuff. Oh, well... All the best. Esseh 10:41, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, Teresa. I think I've finally finished the workup on the glans article. I'm looking for people to give me some feedback. Thanks Esseh 20:27, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

checkuser

I ahve replied on the checkuser talk page. --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 17:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Answer to the ignominous mistake I made

I don't know how this mistake happened, I'm terribly sorry for that one. How the heck did I revert it. I don't know really (I looked into that help desk edit just by curiosity, the fact that I pressed a revert button must really be a mistkae, as I thought at one moment to give a {{subst:anon}} on the guy talk page, terribly sorry for that. -- Esurnir 05:12, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eltham College

I hate you!!! :(

I don't even know who you are. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It might be nothing...

...but an editor you indef blocked, Wiki Writer2 created the article Manão. This was the guy who was advertising on his user page that he writes articles for money. This article reads like something from an advertising brochure. I can't find anything online right now, but it just smells like a copyright vio. Any thoughts? IrishGuy ^talk 03:20, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure. It may be a copyvio it may not. I say leave it up unless we have some evidence. We can always remove it later. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:47, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Response

She said "Wikipedia Sucks", she also stated that "she has never been on a worse website", so I said, she can leave at any point, I feel that she needs to be blocked, and if I were an admin, she would be. Gherkin30 14:03, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Block her for what exactly? We can't block on a whim, we have to (by policy) block for a good reason. What would that be in this case? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:10, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

..Personal Attacks ("You dont have a life"), Distruption("WIKIPEDIA SUCKS!!!" posted on Jimbo Wales Talkpage, numerous breaches to Wikimedia Foundation guidelines and Incivillity ("Butt out of things that dont concern you", "you arnt an admin, dont place warning templates on my page"). To name just a few. Gherkin30 14:34, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nope sorry. I'm not convinced. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:40, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest that you take a look here, and here. Gherkin30 17:09, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for your leadership and maturity over the latest incidents involving myself and Gherkin30. I feel you have made the right decision. Gherkin30 can't seem to see that i am entitle to my own opinion and freedom of speech (in the typing sense). And this whole issue is trivial to say the least.

Thanks again, and if you ever need anything let me know :)

(Anna Vida 04:56, 5 May 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Spelling

I apologize for the my reversions. Was 'organization' the concern? Agtaz 21:34, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. The word can be spelled either way. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:36, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly which article did you see me reversion on?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Agtaz (talk • contribs) 21:38, 5 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Trafficking in human beings Why? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was just wondering. I was looking for articles that had errors like 'rumours' or 'colours'. Agtaz 21:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They are not errors! Colour for example is used by pretty much everyone outside of America. There are are alternative ways of spelling many words. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:45, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that. Agtaz 21:49, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:MOS "when either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic." The convention is to stick to the US style throughout for US-oriented articles, & vice-versa, so Agtaz would seem to have been correct. This comes up all the time. --CliffC 23:09, 5 May 2007 (UTC) --I noticed the change in Philadelphia crime family, which seems pretty US-oriented, :) --CliffC 23:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sexdrugsrock&&roll

21:49, 5 May 2007 Theresa knott (Talk | contribs) unblocked Sexdrugsrock&&roll (contribs) ( for crying out loud! be sinsible there is nothing wrong with this username)

Well, strictly speaking, it ought to be Sex&&drugs&&rock&&roll (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). ;-) Absent any other reason to block, Endorse unblock. Regards, Ben Aveling 22:01, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to User:Jimbo Wales

Correct me if I am wrong, but Mr. Wales founded Wikipedia along with Larry Sanger, right? According to what Mr. Wales says, that IP has as much right to edit his user page as you do. I have reverted your edit back to the last version. Thank youEsperanza Ortega 21:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

... for blocking User:Orange20. But this guy was funny :) - TwoOars ^{(T | C)} 22:46, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tom wall

Since you are active now, can you also please speedy delete this page and protect it? It is an attack page that was recreated [5]. - TwoOars ^{(T | C)} 22:55, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In need of a cool head

Sorry, no pun intended. If you've got a chance, could you pop over to the article on glans and see what's happening there. So far, I'm having little influence, and simply getting annoyed. Thanks, Teresa. Esseh 23:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be happy too in the morning. But I have to go to bed right now.Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 23:14, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Night-night. Esseh 23:17, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the help - right. Esseh 05:42, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Teresa. No problem, I've been pretty busy lately, too. As for the "current suggestion", I'm not sure what you mean. Might help to check out what had been done before the reversion, and compare it to the current version. I have had NO suggestions from anyone on the biology, sexuality and anatomy portals. Frankly, any suggestion from me that we discuss things and work it out have met with complete revisions from a very dogmatic individual. I will likely try again this weekend, and hope the troll has moved on. All the best. Esseh 01:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The suggestion on the article talk page on the 8th May. Please do not call other editors names just because they disagree with you. No one is being a troll here. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 13:02, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ohbabybabybaby

Your test3 template didn't work so I replaced it. Purgatory Fubar ^Converse or Snafu 21:17, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AI noticeboard

Explained as you requested. Please give me a feedback. What you think about deletion by Biophys of all my Wikipedia contributions? Vlad fedorov 04:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:69.140.94.120

Hello, I think you meant to protect, not unprotect this page (since you used the summary "abuse"), correct me if I'm wrong. GDonato (talk) 21:01, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers! I've sorted it now. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:04, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, no problem... --GDonato (talk) 21:07, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:84.78.113.127

Hi Theresa, I wouldn't mind some help off you please? I de-listed the above user from AIV as he hadn't be given a warning in over a month. I was in discussion here with User:Nardman1 about why I didn't block, and gave the user a final warning instead. As you'll see I'm a new admin, but do have a lot of experience with templates and their issuing. Do we block after such a long time has past between the warning being issued, admin discretion, just wouldn't mind your thoughts for future use. Cheers muchly ^Khukri 21:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC) Sorry I didn't realise that you were in a discussion over this or I would have piped in. I use my common sense in all admin decisions. Had the IP been a variable one, and I couldn't be sure that it was the same person vandalising then, yes I wouldn't have blocked unless he did it again. But a look at his comtributions shows that he very clearly is the same user. The fact that he added the link back, knowing that doing so in the past had caused warnings, and the fact that he did not make any attempt to talk to people on the talk page lead me to believe it was a bad faith edit. I treat spammers with far less AGF than I do vandals. (Who can, sometimes be turned around, and are usually just kids mucking about anyway, spammers OTOH are people looking to abuse our good work for their own ends). Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 22:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers for that. ^Khukri 22:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppets

Hi, the sockpuppets come back on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legendaire. Carlosguitar 20:55, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Talkin' AGE in Portuguese

Dear Theresa,

I "committed" a translation of your Association of Geriatric Editors to Brazilian Portuguese. You can find it here.

Thanx a lot!

Al Lemos 21:32, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Saving Microsoft Word diagrams

Hi, I've noticed your contributions both to the Wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Microsoft Word tutorial and other vector images drawn on Word, so I thought I'd come to you to ask a question.

Once the diagram is drawn/completed in the Word document, how do you save it? I mean, as an SVG file (or similar?) instead of a Word document. The tutorial was great to teach me how to create the image but I am seriously stuck with how to save it. I'm not sure whether I'm being stupid and there's a really obvious way of saving, or if there's a nifty trick.

Thanks heaps for your help! 97198 talk 08:51, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No you can't save it as a svg file. I always used to just hit "Print Scrn" in my keyboard then use paint to select the area of the image I wanted. That was years ago though. I now use inkscape which is heaps better and free. It runs on linux, Windows and Mac. I am in the process of writing a tutorial on meta. I'll add a link in a moment. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks heaps. Just one thing, if you paste the "Print Scrn" function-thing into Paint, won't it still save it as bitmap or jpeg? Sorry, I'm new to all this. 97198 talk 07:16, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it will! My original images were all pngs. Since then many have been redrawn as svg. That's why I am recommending inkscape. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:56, 2 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks heaps, I'll check it out. 97198 talk 04:49, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Sintheg2

Hi, I noticed you removed the above user from WP:AIV for not having a reason. I should have made it clear I was listing 4 users at the same time and he was one along with User:Crcar2, User:Ppk812 and User:Dingbat101. Please reconsider, or do I need to relist. -- Mattinbgn/^talk 10:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I looked into it a little more after I removed the request and have indef blocked. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:23, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Very quick, thanks! -- Mattinbgn/^talk 10:23, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding one of your reverts

Um, just wondering, does this revert [6] have a legitimate reason? I added that notice to attempt to reduce the number of bad AIV reports. Just wondering why was that edit reverted. A reply would be appreciated, thanks. Yamamoto Ichiro (山本一郎)(会話) 23:07, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's pointless and only adds confusionTheresa Knott | Taste the Korn 23:08, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, thanks for the response. Yamamoto Ichiro (山本一郎)(会話) 23:57, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE:

I know. I was in vandal-revert-report mode, so I evidently forgot that I posted the final warning :p In the future, could you please put new comments in a respective section? Thank you, ~ ΜΛGиυs ΛΠιмυМ ≈ √∞ 23:30, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you unprotect the Brock Lesnar article?

The article is in drastic need of major updates and corrections however I am unable to edit it because it is currently protected. All arguments concerning the previous edit war are over a month old and no newer arguments have arisen concerning it. I was not part of the previous discussions concerning the protection however I believe it doesn't meet the criteria for protection any longer and should be unprotected or at least taken down to semi-protection.Wikidudeman ^(talk) 01:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was vandalised only last week. The protection expires in a month. I don't think unprotection is a good idea yet. If you need to edit the article in the meantime, copy it to User:Wikidudeman/sandbox, make your edits, then let me know when you are finished and I will edit the article for you.

RFC

Since you were previously involved with this individual (username back then was Vesther) I thought you might want to give some input in to this discussion Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Mark_Kim_continues_uncivil_behaviour.--Crossmr 01:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've escalated this to an RFC if you'd like to give comment Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Mark_Kim. This is a continuation of the behaviour you were dealing with a year ago.--Crossmr 04:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Greenharpoon

Hi there; you have been an admin for much longer than I have, so I make this comment with some diffidence; do you not feel, given that he had already been told, that your comment to this user (who, clearly, does have at this time zero chance of promotion) smacks a little of WP:BITE? Please feel free to snarl at me if you need to.--Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:50, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. the link under the pic on your userpage is very disappointing!!!--Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:53, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was intended to come across as firm but not biting. Rereading it now though, yes it came across harsher than it should have.Fortunately he did not take offence. Do not worry about diffidence! I welcome people questioning my behaviour here. None of us are perfect. Oh and the link is may be disappointing but it is I hope, funny. That is some consolation?Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:55, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to ask, the article "The Icebound Land"[7] has a link about a site that sells books. Is that allowed/should it be there?

Greenharpoon 11:03, 27 June 2007 (UTC)Greenharpoon[reply]

I voluntarily go adios

Sorry but after 2 years, I'm voluntarily adios. The fact that you got involved in a conspiracy to place me under arbitration is the last straw. Therefore go to another editor if you want various articles to be edited. I don't have any time to waste with Wikipedia anymore. I leave Wikipedia with this one warning: there will be even more fragile editors like myself and soon there will be opposition to Wikipedia's oppresive rules that y'all will have to think things. I don't care about those articles anymore and nobody cared about my edits anyway. Sorry, but I'm voluntarily finished here. — Mark Kim (U * T/R * CTD) 12:52, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanx

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		This Barnstar of Diligence is awarded awarded in recognition of a combination of extraordinary scrutiny, precision and community service. Sandahl 06:11, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow I don't know what that was for but thank you anyway. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Pin and tumbler lock picking.PNG

Hi Theresa! Your image Image:Pin and tumbler lock picking.PNG is really great… did you draw it in Inkscape? If so, is there any chance you could upload an SVG version? Possibly to Commons? ;-) Thanks a bunch! bdesham ★ 13:47, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually that was done with a windows program before I idiscovered inkscape. It doesn't support SVG. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:07, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the help at Mujahideen. I'm not really involved in the discussion/edit war, but ended up getting dragged into it by accident, because I thought I was just reverting vandalism. Sorry for the incorrect entry at requests for page protection and causing you a bit of hassle in removing invalid vandalism warnings etc. So, really, thanks for taking the time to look at the issue properly! Angus Lepper^{(T, C, D)} 12:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Thank you for making that note about the 3RR on the talk page. Hopefully the editors concerned will cool down a bit. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 12:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replacement of Hellosophkitty's Talk page

Theresa knott, just curious why you blanked Hellosophkitty's Talk page? You removed my and others' contributions and replaced them with your missive. Hellosophkitty appears to be a newbie and young Wikipedian and I was monitoring activity to offer help where possible (I had responded to a help request at the Help Desk). I see you're an experienced Admin so I'm assuming this is an opportunity for me to learn more about WP practices. Thank you.
Jim Dunning | talk 18:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to her she is very young. What was on her talk page was a list of template messages that were, in my opinion, unlikely to be understood by her. I replaced those by a message of my own that I felt was more likely to be read. I didn't mean to tread on anyones toes, I was just trying to make the prose more relavent to someone of her age. Sorry I should have explained what I was doing in the edit summary. I've gotten into a bad habit of not adding good enough summaries. I shall have to try harder. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 19:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Elliott Gregory

Why do you keep on deleting Elliott Gregory's page he relaly needs this oppertunity! He wants to be know and to have his name on wikipedia could give him a future.

Because Wikipedia is an encylopaedia not a free advertising and self promotion venue. Why do you keep abusing it? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:45, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

But for people who know me and want to find out about me then this is a great place for them to look

So is facebook or myspace. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:04, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Elliott Gregory

Why can't someone like me have a page for them. I highly doubt that there will vere be someone else called Elliott Gregory that will become famous. there isn't a page about it at the moment so why can't i just fill the space for a while with something about me. It's going to make me happy and it's not going to affect anyone else so what's the problem with it?

Because wikipedia is an encylopedia! Everything has to be referenced, facts have to be double checked. We cannot double check facts about you because you are not famous and so no one has written about you. Using Wikipedia for self promotion is abuse. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:52, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How about if I can get lots of my friends to wirte small sections about me, and then get random people to write bits about me (if i for instance put out a bulletin on myspace then lots of people could write about me), would that be acceptable or do i actually have to be famous? Basically if i get lots of people to write about me will that be acceptable?

No you have to actually be famous. Acceptable sources for reliable info include published books written about you, newspaper articles in national newspapers, scholarly articles by university professors, TV and radio transcripts. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:03, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Darn it :). well i tried, i'll wait a few years and then hopefully i can make something of myself. I'll tell you if i do. Thanks for your help. x

Glad to be able to explain. Good luck and don't forgot to try the social networking sites I mentioned earlier, it worked for Lily Allen and a whole host of others. Or you could try Youtube. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 21:08, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User

You told me to contact you on the page I want you to revise. I want you to revise the User: Dark Grevious page because I am not using it any more.

Theresa, please note this diff where Grevious/Fluffy has faked a warning from me (by faking my sig and changing the timestamp himself) on a puppet account of his. He also faked a sig on my page, as was noted in the ANI complaint. MSJapan 16:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He also malformed an mfd request on User:Dark Lord Dylan, and claimed i did it, which is where the above talk relates to. You'd think I'd remember how to actually fill out an MfD after two years (and after doing one just last week!). I'd like something to be done about this; Gundor/Grevious/Dylan is nothing but a noncontributing editor who is simply annoyed that he can't use WP as his personal chat zone, and I'm a bit concerned that he's talking to himself to try to defame me. MSJapan 16:38, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He also seems to have used 65.126.113.88 to edit all of those pages. He's a community of one, apparently. MSJapan 16:41, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked most of the accounts and left a warning on User talk: Dark Grievous about pretending to be you. Let me know if you have any more problems with this user. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:37, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oversight

Hello. I have a really easy request to make about oversight and I hope it's possible. I can't say more here, as it would make my request redundant. Sorry to be a bother. Would it be possible to talk at my talk page? Thanks.

Seraphim ^Whipp 22:47, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure whether you watchlist talk pages or not so I thought I'd say I replied on my talk page :)

Seraphim ^Whipp 23:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank-you for doing that :-).

Seraphim ^Whipp 23:17, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Possibly unfree images

Theresa, you may be interested in a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Possibly unfree images#CopyrightByWikimedia which was prompted by recent edits by BetacommandBot, such as those to Image:Edit.JPG. —Bkell (talk) 00:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding User:Killercalendar and spam

I don't mean to be rude, but I also don't like to be called foolish. When I advised Killercalendar on how to deal with other editors he had a problem with (i.e. not confrontational), the jury was still out on his account being spam-only. DreamGuy, in my opinion, was being unfair by treating Killercalendar as if there were mounds of concrete evidence linking him to the IPs, partially because he got on my case a while back by making similar evidence-lacking accusations. If there's one thing I dislike more than being called foolish, it's hypocrites.

Anyways, I see now that Killercalendar is responsible for spam, but that's only with the gift of crystal-clear hindsight. I don't automatically assume people are being malicious, and you can't seriously tell me that's foolish. --clpo13 08:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When a user's initial edits are to either add links to an external site or to question the removal of links to an external site, then that is very strong evidence of COI. When that person has repeatedly spammed us in the past then the evidence is clear. I'm all for assume good faith but let's be sensible about it. That policy is there to prevent newbie biting and conflict among users, not to give spammers an easy ride. I think your dislike of DreamGuy clouded your judgment in this case. I'm sorry I by saying that you were being foolish offended you. That was not my intention. I'm happy to remove the phrase from my comment. I'll do it now. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 09:03, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.

Thanks.[8] Can you permanently delete these two from the edit history as they list someone, possible a real human being, by name?[9] KP Botany 19:27, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is no need to do that for simple and obvious vandalism like this. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 13:32, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's simple and obviously vandalism, but it's also extremely vicious and an unnecessary thing to carry in Wikipedia. After all, if this were a notable person and this their biography after their murder, Jimmy Wales himself would remove it from the edit history--but if it's a random vandal and she's not notable enough to have a biography, Wikipedia will maintain a history forever of this available to anyone? What for? This is beyond the pale, please reconsider deleting it from the edit history. KP Botany 14:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We get this kind of vandalism all the time. If we start oversighting it we will never do anything else except oversight vandalism all day long. If I oversight it we will have no record of the vandalism and the vandal will be able to complain that he was blocked unfairly. We don't even know if this is, in actual fact a real person. Oversight was never intended to deal with this type of thing, and I really don't think it is needed here. However I'll ask advice from others on this and see what they say. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 17:13, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good idea, discussing it in the community. I have never seen anything of this vicious a nature directed towards another person, particularly someone who has died, on Wikipedia. KP Botany 17:25, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, she's a living person, a dancer. I think the remark can just be removed, as the type of BLP remark that needs edited from public space on Wikipedia. KP Botany 18:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't realise that. OK, whilst I still think that it is not actually necessary to remove it, I'm going to remove it anyway to be sure. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reporting Vandalism

Hello. This user: User:Lucky number 49 has been commiting Vandalism by deleting many informations from this article

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freyja&diff=142019223&oldid=141790268

He has changed "Freyja"s back to Freya, and deleted a large part of what written in the article:

Freyja er tignust með Frigg. Hon giftist þeim manni, er Óðr heitir. Dóttir þeira er Hnoss. Hon er svá fögr, at af hennar nafni eru hnossir kallaðar, þat er fagrt er ok gersimligt. Óðr fór í braut langar leiðir, en Freyja grætr eftir, en tár hennar er gull rautt. Freyja á mörg nöfn, en sú er sök til þess, at hon gaf sér ýmis heiti, er hon fór með ókunnum þjóðum at leita Óðs. Hon heitir Mardöll ok Hörn, Gefn, Sýr. Freyja átti Brísingamen. Hon er ok kölluð Vanadís.

 + ::Gylfaginning, Eysteinn Björnsson's edition [10]

Freyja is most gently born (together with Frigg): she is wedded to the man named Ódr. Their daughter is Hnoss: she is so fair, that those things which are fair and precious are called hnossir. Ódr went away on long journeys, and Freyja weeps for him, and her tears are red gold. Freyja has many names, and this is the cause thereof: that she gave herself sundry names, when she went out among unknown peoples seeking Ódr: she is called Mardöll and Hörn, Gefn, Sýr. Freyja had the necklace Brísinga-men. She is also called Lady of the Vanir.

 + ::Gylfaginning, Brodeur's translation [11]

This user Lucky number 49 has been abusing his power and used it to delete correct informations. He is treating this page as his own homepage and deleting any things he does not like. I don't know what the other users did, but this user Lucky number 49 is damaging free encyclopedia by deleting useful informations on its articles.

222.252.228.117 10:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is a content dispute not vandalism.As I know nothing about the topic I cannot help. I suggest you ask editors involved in similar topics to add thier opinion on the talk page or you could start a WP:RFC on the subject. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 10:46, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry For The Bad Faith There

Glad I didn't bite him. :p If I'm not sure I'll ask one of you instead of reporting. -WarthogDemon 18:56, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sensible idea. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. I don't want to act in bad faith and 95% of the time, I keep good faith. If ever you see me do otherwise, please let me know. I need to emphasize {{User:Saoshyant/Userboxes/User oops}} more. Anyways, thanks and happy editing. -WarthogDemon 19:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And since you seem to be a bit irritated at me (probably just my paranoia) I just want to say I'm sorry once more. Happy editing. :) -WarthogDemon 19:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry. I wasn't irritated. I can be a bit abrupt at times, no harm intended. I shall have forgotten about this by dinner time. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 19:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:72.147.120.238

Fair enough. Thank you. --VS ^talk 22:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

John Bonham

That edit made way too much sense. Kudos to you. :) --健次(derumi)^talk 22:37, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fox In Socks

Hello, Theresa. Regarding this diff, your approach is commendable, but beware, this is a candidate for Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Light_current. ---Sluzzelin talk 01:25, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't realise who it was at the time (people really should use edit summaries). He was reverting to a version that delete another person's reply and so I tried to get the edit warring to be only about his comment. I see however that he reverted me anyway so my care was wasted.Now I know who it is I'll remove everything he wrote. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn

Yeah, my own philosophy is to only remove his posts, when no one has responded to them yet (happens more increasingly), or when they're simply gross and uncivil (happens constantly). Other editors follow banning policy more closely, and remove entire threads initiated by his dynamic IP (his writing is usually tell-tale), even if they're good questions receiving good answers. I don't really care that much, but, yeah, no good deed goes unpunished, and it bothered me to see your very careful approach being wasted. Take care. ---Sluzzelin talk 01:35, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Managergo

See this: [12]. -WarthogDemon 01:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for so swiftly defending my user talk page, and blocking the offending troll. I appreciate it. I dont like that rot on my talk page, but its not there because of your effort. Cheers, -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 11:37, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mongo again

Hi. He was not satified with the results of ANI, it appears. And, even though I have ceased and I thought the issue was resolved, he is not letting go. Besides being distrupive and a waste of time, I think its also rather against the spirit of WP. Since you were the kind and wise admin who told us both to knock if off, and resolved the silly dispute on talk for us, can you comment on his report here? I think the consensus on talk was that no block was necessary. Thank you.[[13]]Giovanni33 21:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]