User talk:YellowMonkey/Archive9

DVD+R/W's RfA

Thank you for your support in my RfA, which ended with the result of (74/0/0). If there is anything I can help with feel free to ask. Also, if there is anything I am doing wrong, please point that out as well. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Highest regards, DVD+ R/W 02:27, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Invasion of Panama

As you protected this article more than a week ago and there now is consensus on the talk page to rename it I would like you to unprotect. Añoranza 13:02, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The concensus is to rename it to Invasion of Panama, feel free to see the discussion page about it. Under the page for protection removal the above user mistated this as US Invasion of Panama, which there does not currently exist a concensus on. --zero faults ^{|sockpuppets|} 13:08, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's fine, although someone has already done it for me. Also, I only added the template as it was locked by another admin.Blnguyen | rant-line 03:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support

Dear YellowMonkey/Archive9,
Thank you very much for your support on my recent RfA. I am pleased to announce that it passed with a tally of 72/11/1, and I am now an administrator. I'll be taking things slowly at first and getting used to the tools, but please let me know if there are any admin jobs I can do to help you, now or in the future. —Cuivi é nen 02:24, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar. :) --☆TBC☆ (aka Tree Biting Conspiracy) 04:17, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks a ton for the DYK medal - I also had some 12 or so suggestions from the articles strted by me making it to the DYK. I hope this medal would spur me to take a more active role in creating articles. Thanks again!! --Gurubrahma 06:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

A big pixelated WikiThanks for the DYK medal! — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-19 07:06

RfA thanks!

Thanks for voting!
Hello YellowMonkey/Archive9, and thank you so much for voting in my recent RfA. I am pleased to inform you that it passed with a final tally of (119/1/3), into the WP:100, so I have now been cleared for adminship and will soon be soaring above the clouds. I was overjoyed, shocked, and humbled by the tally, and, most importantly, all the support. Thank you. If there is ever anything you need, you know where you can find me. Take care.

--Pilot|guy 22:57, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

...for everything, Blnguyen. :D Sorry for taking such a long time to respond to your messages, I've been a bit distracted lately. Since you asked, my finals went without a problem, though we're still waiting for the class rankings. :) Hope all is well with you. Kind regards, Sango 123 00:23, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user:70.152.38.70

Thanks for blocking 70.152.38.70, I was about to but then I got a phone call. DVD+ R/W 04:40, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Monobook.css

Hi whats up? Haven't seen you on Gchat for a couple of days. Anyway seems like you haven't made your monobook.css yet. Just copy the code from my monobook.css into yours & it will customize your view of wikipedia. The effect is quite nice. Try it! Cheers --Srikeit ^{(Talk | Email)} 05:21, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cz's vandal

We've been calling him the CT vandal. Check this and this for the fun. Yanksox ^(talk) 05:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What mailing list, sir? They're talk about my missteps on mailing lists now? Holy crap... - CrazyRussian talk/email 10:32, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Du Bist

Just drawing your attention to the VfD listing of part of the Wikiproject on Eurovision. The account used to make this VfD listing appears to have been warned in the past about trolling in various manners, so it might be an entirely frivolous thing in the first place. BigHaz 08:15, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say were safe anyway. Thanks for the notice.Blnguyen | rant-line 08:28, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You also might want to keep watch on the Boys And Girls (song) article. Someone rather overzealously deleted it, so I took that as a warning to make it more notable when I re-created it. The fact that she never performed it might make it less than notable, but non-performed songs are just as relevant to the ESC, IMO. BigHaz 08:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Got the source on the protest BigHaz 11:17, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hello Blnguyen, and thanks for voting in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of (68/19/3). I appreciated your comments, which I hope to take on board in order to gain your respect in my work as an administrator. Best of luck in your continued editing of the encyclopedia! Sam Vimes 17:47, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the orange juice! Here's your glass back (slightly deformed, mind ;)) Sam Vimes 22:49, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Project X

Well done and thanks for your help. Now get back to editing! -- I@n ≡ talk 01:48, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3 things I want to say...

For the "Accusation" section of your user page, it'd be funnier if you can provide the diffs where your accusers said those things. :)
Thanks for commenting in my RfA.
This talk page is becoming very long. Please consider archiving.

Kimchi.sg 01:13, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mwuaha

With your growing notariety, don't forget the only guy to comment on when you fancified your signature ;) Actually, it was only then that I realized the pun to your user name. Anyway, thanks for taking care of Wezzyf.baby and the sock. You've been an admin for what, a month? and already so much work. Keep up the solid work! Te ke 03:41, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simulpost! Te ke 03:43, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm familiar with Nguyen, since it's what, 60~70% of Vietnamese last names? When you changed it to characters I notice that it said "Blingin'" phonetically, which I never got. Te ke 03:46, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S.

The Notorious B.L.N. It kind of rolls off the tongue. Cheers! Samir धर्म 03:49, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quang Tran

Thank you for your message. Note that the pictures : Quang Tran.jpg and Quangtran.jpg should also be deleted. What is the policy for deleting pictures ? Should they be listed at AfD or at an other site ? Travelbird 03:56, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Meghalaya

Thanks Blnguyen! I am also able to access it now. But this does happen once in a while and gets resolved on its own in a few minutes. And this happens most often to the Meghalaya article. I have noticed it on atleast three different machines. Next time I get the message, I will take a screen shot and share it with you. May be something needs some fixing. Thanks for your attention. RMehra 07:59, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, i will apply again when i have the requirements, but how do i link it?

Ok next time, thanks for withdrawing me and nnot make me look like an idiot. Necrowarrio0

Ok, thanks for withdrawing without having me to do it.

sorry, i did not read the requirements fully. i will work harder and longer now for it. Thanks for making me not look like a fool. :) user:Necrowarrio0

User: Stanfordandson

Following his increasingly bizarre comments on the AfD of Du Bist, I'm about 99% certain that he's in violation of WP:POINT, which is admittedly only a guideline but a pretty strong one. The problem is, of course, that I can't exactly call him on that for fear of making a personal attack. Sorry to ask you to weigh in again, but would you be able to have a look at the situation? BigHaz 23:00, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up on the artists etc. I'll keep a weather eye out when I think of it. I do try to remember to categorise the songs, but it tends to be more of a case of typing up a handful and then thinking "Argh. Forgot to put categories beyond the country-stub!" rather than doing it as I go. Still, I hope I'll get better at it! Re Brian Kennedy, though, there were certainly rumours about him being gay prior to the performance. When I hit the Irish entries, I might see what I can scare up on the ol' interweb. BigHaz 03:50, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Blnguyen, what bothered me more were systemic actions by this user. I've asked him for comment on his talk page. Take care -- Samir धर्म 04:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edits by 217.194.34.116

Hi Blnguyen! Thank you very much for your support and attention on this. Your help is much appreciated. The user obviously seems to harbour a grudge against the Hindi language. RMehra 06:05, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

71.231.13.2

I guess I'm being lenient! -- Samir धर्म 06:10, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inappropriate block

It seems inappropriate to block User:A Sister and a Lover so hastily. The user didn't even make any real edits; no actual changes register in the page diffs. The user name seems like it could be controversial, but you shouldn't just block somebody without any warning like that. Give them a warning, suggest a new user name, mention the delicate sensitivities of other users, etc. No need for a block. Everyking 06:29, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I take the edit summaries as a wind-up. You can unblock if you want.Blnguyen | rant-line 06:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quang Tran

Hi, recently an AfD was completed for Quang Tran but it has been recreated with the same information. Not sure what an editor is supposed to do in this case so I thought I would ask you since you made the delete on the AfD. Thanks. DrunkenSmurf 19:14, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Forget it, an admin deleted the new copy. DrunkenSmurf 19:48, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Olympic barnstar

Sure, I'd be happy to design one. I'm about to call it quits for tonight though, so I'll see what I can do tomorrow. :) Cheers, Sango 123 02:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Check out Olympic Barnstar and Sportive Award. --evrik 15:12, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment left on Sango's page:

It seems like it would be a good idea, but twice (mine included) the idea was shot down. Mainly, I think this was because of the fact that the Olympic rings are a fair use image. If someone could think of a better way to create an Olympic barnstar without the rings, that'd be great and would make a wonderful proposal. For now, though, I'm not so sure that it'd work. Please, though, give it a try if at all possible! → JARED ^(t) 17:35, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am aware of the previous discussions and was thinking of using an Olympic Flame instead of the rings. The Running Man Barnstar already covers work in sports, but this could probably serve as an award for WikiProject Sports Olympics. Sango 123 18:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about deletion

Blnguyen-

My entry was deleted by you and I'm inquiring as to further explination of why. I am genuine and forthright with my entry and not sure why it warrents deletion. The reason states that it is a random group of people, which is true (even though I'm not sure why random). Why does a group of people not warrent an entry? I've updated with more references that I believe make it a more contributing entry to Wiki. Any insights would be helpful. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nordexpress (talk • contribs)

I've replied on your talk page, although, I need the title of the article before I can help you.Blnguyen | rant-line 01:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

For both your vote of support in my RfA and your kind words on my talk page just now! I wanted to close the rest of June 17 AfDs but gotta go AFK now. I'll give you and other sysops the honours.

And yes, now I understand your pain at being turned into a delete processor. This is more of a janitor's job than a sysop's job. :) Kimchi.sg 02:08, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't delete my entry...

My entry documenting HCLL software by Mediware does not violate any copyright laws... Questions? Please email me at tyler.snook@gmail.com

Newspapers, eh?

Then here you go, an entry into the Upholder of the Wiki Order _{There is no cabal}: —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teke (talk • contribs)

I did some digging to find it, I knew I'd seen it a couple times. It's appropriate, and my pleasure. Happy editing to you! Te ke 04:42, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Thanks! At first I didn't notice you awarded me the award. It was a nice surprise, and maybe I needed it after days and days spent in checking the style of willingful but not-so-styilish users (it seems that a few people read encyclopedias in this world...). Bye and good work. --Attilios 11:04, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Cel es tianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Blnguyen. It was very much appreciated! :) Sarah Ewart (Talk) 05:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chen Yonglin

Hi Blnguyen, just wanted to let you know that I unprotected Chen Yonglin per request at WP:RFPP. I've got a close eye on it though. Cheers mate -- Samir धर्म 06:04, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mao: The Unknown Story

Hi. I'm not sure that the page is ready to be unlocked completely - no one seems to be talking on the talk page. However I was wondering if I could propose adding a little content. If you would be willing could you please insert something and then lock it again? It's just a comment by one of the academics that is already listed at the bottom, but I realised his comments were never added to the "debate" section, which is a bit of an oversight. Can you tell me what you think? If I ask for it to be unlocked the whole edit war will start up again, I'm quite sure of that. John Smith's 14:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure you're busy a lot of the time, but can I get some feedback please? John Smith's 11:50, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I got a bit swamped and forgot your message, I've emailed you.Blnguyen | rant-line 01:01, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal Sockpuppet

I notice that you reverted vandalism by user:Janx Jrotum of the Windham County, Vermont article. Please be advised, this person is now using the name user:Hirenon Krubi. This individual has revandalized that page as well as a number of other Vermont related articles. I'm going through and reverting them, and have placed a notice on his or her talk page, but given that this individual has already been blocked under the previous name, he or she will probably be back. Thanks, for any asistance you can provide.Cbvt 23:30, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A bit sorry I'm late on this and missed it amongst the flood. It appears he also resurfaced as User:Pehehe Nhihhse. Blnguyen | rant-line 01:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SAthyan BHrama

Hi, can u give me ur email address? please reply..would like to be ur friend, and thanks for the various tips..

--Sathy 07:03, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A page move, when you get the chance

Just wondering if you could rename Love, Shine a Light to "Love Shine A Light". There's no comma in any of the sources I've consulted, and the capitalisation will standardise it with the other songs in that category. I've tried to rename it myself, but there seems to be something stopping me. BigHaz 09:47, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've done the move, to Love Shine a Light. It was not possible for a non-sysop to do because BigHaz edited the target page when it was a redirect (as a result of a move to the comma version). Kimchi.sg 10:03, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

...hopefully. Just wondering if you received the e-mail I sent several days ago. :) Cheers, Sango 123 17:55, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Ball Stopping" deletion

Hi!

I wonder why did you delete the "Ball Stopping" entry.

Ariel Schapiro ("Ball Stopping" entry creator)

The reason was that it was proposed for deletion with {{prod}} for five days without objection, so it was removed under the deletion policy.Blnguyen | rant-line 23:21, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ball Stopping Re-Creation

Hi Blnguyen, Just created the Ball Stopping entry again, hoping to know the reason of the deletion proposal.

Thanks for your quick answer!!! Ariel Schapiro.

Islam in India

Thanks for the callup, I have done a major revert and explained my opinion on the talk page. But I feel this is by no means the end of it as the person who added the section Atrocities against muslims seems to have put a bit of writing effort into it. I expect my revert to be reverted. Nobleeagle (Talk) 01:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, I think your page could do with an archive... :) Nobleeagle (Talk) 01:59, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Block of User:172.144.0.222

FYI: I removed your 48 hour block to impose a longer one. In my opinion, there is no reason for us to tolerate someone who is clearly a returning vandal who is using intentionally profane edit summaries. Wikibofh_(talk) 03:33, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a major problem with blocks like this. There is no actual evidence that this is a returning vandal. And by blocking an IP that is probably dynamic or shared for a month, you are creating a large possibility for collateral damage. --Woohookitty^(meow) 08:38, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can change it if you want then - I'm a dunce with IP technics - so do as you please with the technical details.Blnguyen | rant-line 08:41, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well with IPs, you have 3 types. You have static IPs. Those are folks who are on the same IP address every time they logon. Those are easy to spot because they generally edit the same articles over and over again. People using cable modems or DSLs are usually static.

Then you have shared IPs. These are often at schools. Several students share the exact same IP address. So blocking the IP blocks every user using the IP from editing. 90% of the time, the talk page of the IP user says it's from such and such a school. This almost always means shared IP.

Finally, you have dynamic IPs. With them, their IP # changes every time they go online...and with AOL and other ISPs, it'll even change while they are online. These you can spot by either looking at the talk page (where it says it's from an ISP or whatever). Or the other clue is an edit history with edits to totally different articles. The problem with blocking dynamic IPs for longer than say an hour or 3 hours is that once that vandal logs off, his IP is assigned to a different person. So if you block the IP for longer than a few hours, you are probably stopping legit editors.

If you have any questions, let me know. I'm not an expert either. Just knowing the difference between the 3 types will help you out alot as a new admin. I mean, blocking an IP that might be dynamic or shared for 1 week could literally be blocking 40-50 users (or more) from editing. We can always block longer later. --Woohookitty^(meow) 08:54, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

For the barnstar, I will treasure it. It was so nice after the previous discourse. Thanks again. .--Dakota ~ 05:34, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I won't pop this under another heading, but thank you not just for so graciously awarding me a barnstar, but also for awarding them to a diverse range of editors. It is good to see you recognise the contributions of so many, and this is just our way of paying tribute to this good-heartedness. I'll see you around the wiki. Harr o5 07:57, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template talk:Did you know

Please don't forget to update the refresh clock on the talk page. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-26 08:00

Afi0956

Our paths crossed when I was blocking Afi. Seeing as he has a history of this kind of actions (and since he's been warned multiple times, I've extended the block to a month. Hope you don't mind. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:30, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for my shiny precious! (barnstar)--Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 10:28, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for the tech barnstar. Much appreciated. - Ganeshk (talk) 15:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for blocking me. :) - Ganeshk (talk) 06:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Belated Congrats

And from me too. Hope to see you next year at the same time.Blnguyen | rant-line 04:22, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, thank you very much. Please, no pictures; I haven't put on my makeup. joturn e r 04:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

Thanks for that! :) michael ^talk 05:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for unblocking the IP address. I am really mad at him for doing it, although he is only 12. Anyway, he is grounded from the computer for 2 months, but I will make sure to lock it after I am done. Again, thanks, Thetr u thbelow 06:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CSD and DYK

CSD -- I'm multitasking and finishing a presentation while on WP tonight, but I applaud you on your now quintuple century. Will pitch in soon. DYK -- Have been following the conversation for a bit, and will throw in my .02 soon. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 07:01, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, I'm going through the recent new page creations for junk which got through the net - too much IMO. I'll maybe go at images later. Harr o5 07:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I know what you mean

Everyday I try to do some [1]. I know what you mean, there are so many, I wish there was some script to automate it. Thank you for all your good work.--Dakota ~ 15:36, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

Just letting you know I had to unblock the Ganeshbot. When I logged in with that, system autoblocked my IP again. Hope you don't mind. Let me know if it was a mistake. - Ganeshk (talk) 21:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Contribution

Hi

I see you decided to delete my contribution ("Heartline") about a UK group with whom I have no connection beyond admiring their work. I'm sorry that you did that - I thought one was able to make any contribution to the collection of knowledge on Wikipedia that might be of value to others.

I wonder if you'd care to let me know why you decided that this course of action was appropriate.

Ian

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Ian Neal (talk • contribs)

Hello Ian, I deleted it because Blue520 (talk · contribs) proposed for it to be deleted via {{prod}} template for the stated reason "Notability, fails to show or assert verified notability to the levels outlined by WP:MUSIC." I'm guessing the main problem was that they didn't explain that the group had done international tours/ released CDs or did well in the charts, which are a general criteria for the inclusion of music groups on wikipedia.Blnguyen | rant-line 00:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Space Trek

I'm wondering how those lists qualify as empty?

As the criterion put it, "It is a very short article providing little or no context (CSD A1)". Since there isn't even an article called Space Trek, what are these supposed to be referring to? My guess is WP:NSFT, but even if real there's literally no context there. --Calton | Talk 01:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Username block

I put those username block requests there for lack of a better place. Is there an official place for such a request? AdamBiswanger1 01:54, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Tikimann

Following your block, this user created User:Tikimann7979 to vandalize two user pages. May I recommend an indefinite block for the puppetmaster? :) RadioKirk (u|t|c) 03:12, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, thanks. :) RadioKirk (u|t|c) 03:22, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A vandal's back

You blocked User:Janx Jrotum for vandalism, now the same person seems to be using a new account: User:Pehehe Nhihhse. This new account has only vandalized three pages so far, but they are all pages Janx Jrotum vandalized and the same kind of vandalism (changing census data, deleting wikilinks to townships). I have given the first three warnings, but they seem to have already stopped for now. I thought you might want to know, and was not sure if you could keep an eye on this user (or should I just report this when I see more vandalism?). Thanks, Ruhrfisch 03:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for blocking the new account - I was not sure if we had to wait for four warnings and vandalism after that before asking that action be taken. I have a lot of PA pages on my watchlist so if I see this behavior again I will let you know. Thanks, Ruhrfisch 03:22, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A note of thanks

Thank you for reverting vandalism to my talk page and blocking User:Jimjones005. -- Scientizzle 05:02, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Birthday thanks

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Love the computer monkey pic at the top of this page. :) -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 05:23, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		Deletions are dirty work, but somebody's gotta do it. Lately, that someone has been you. And how! TJive 07:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		I hereby award you, Blnguyen, this barnstar for your extreme diligence and patience in exposing fraud, disruption, vandalism, and racist attacks on Wikipedia. Please keep up the great work! TJive 07:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Grosso Heckler

Thanks. That user certainly wasn't the only one vandalizing the page (a few users replaced his pic with deep sea diving pictures - fantastic) but really should have known better. Oh, I'd be upset too. Though I doubt Wikipedia would be the first place I'd go to take out my frustration - unless Wikipedia's serving beer these days. Ytny 07:20, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Burmesedays

Dear admin, can you please keep an eye on this guy who added links to his messageboard in many articles. I left a message in his talk page but he hasn't stopped yet. I am going off for lunch and won't be around for the next couple of hours. Tintin (talk) 08:08, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Tintin (talk) 09:50, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Current Events

Actually, the tag reads that the article contains a current event, not that the article itself is. But you raise a good point, so I deleted it. --Milton 08:13, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:PatCheng

This user is complaining about your block and says that she has emailed you regarding it and you refuse to discuss it. Is that true? The Uninvited Co., Inc. 21:17, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This user has emailed me with an apology for past behaviour. (Look on her talk page for a copy). The apology seems sincere so I assumed good faith and unblocked. I will block again at the first sign of funny business but I am hoping that I will not need to and Pat will become a productive user. Forgive and forget. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:19, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Haris Cizmic AfD

In spite of the histrionics in the discussion, Author eventually made a good-faith effort to make his page meet Wikipedia standards. Please see my revised comments a the top of the discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Haris Cizmic. --DarkAudit 20:34, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi just a suggestion

Hi, it's just a siggestion but why don't you make another archive. the chat si getting a bit long. user:Necrowarrio0/font: blue

Srikeit's Monobook

Alright, I salvaged some of the JavaScript which I can use, such as giving quick warnings to vandals and getting extra tabs and links. I left out the rest. Thanks for that. I don't have the Nehru-Gandhi family pages on my watchlist, I'll put them on now... Nobleeagle (Talk) 00:52, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mail?

What do you mean by "mail delivered"??Bharatveer 04:25, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ok . Understood now; i have replied to u. Regards.Bharatveer 04:35, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Other Wikipedia

I was wondering if you would like to join this test wiki. I am an admin/b-crat there, and I would be happy to make you a b-crat there, as you would be great there. We have a list of great users, so join first if you want, let me know, and I will promote you! Shalom--Thetruthbelow 04:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have made you a sysop so you can edit the main page, the MediaWiki pages and all that fun stuff. Enjoy! Shalom--Thetruthbelow 06:14, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AIV

When you cleared WP:AIV did you notice the vandal I left there? It was so odd, I didn't quite know where to put it... Viridae ^Talk 05:51, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok just wondering. Viridae ^Talk 06:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Swerling

You deleted this man's biographical article. Notwithstanding that he is a prominent Conservative Party (UK) figure on the Right of the party, a past chairman of the Conservative Monday Club, and that he is one of England's leading Law Lecturers/experts, is it possible for you to say why he has been deleted? For instance, could we know (1) who proposed the deletion and (2) how it can be contested. Thanks. 86.139.185.202 11:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was proposed for deletion via the {{prod}} mechanism by User:HOTR on the grounds"Non-notable vanity? bio of a minor lawyer and political figure, never elected to public office and whose only possibly notable position was held in the 1970s (editor of a club magazine)." As this was not contested, or you forgot to, you may simply recreate the article and see what happens.Blnguyen | rant-line 01:21, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I too am interested as HOTR appears to be 'chasing' as many articles on Tory right-wingers as he can find and deleting them. Swerling was very notable (there are umpteen newspaper references to him), he was a Consultant to a major firm of City of London solicitors, and one of the country's leading Law experts. He was also Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club. So HOTR's reasons are obviously biased. I had not looked at the article for some time and when I came back to view it, it was gone. How can one "recreate" it? Can one see the original article in an archive somewhere? It seems wrong to ask people to research the article all over again. Where, for instance, will we locate photos? Is there somewhere to appeal for restoration? Hope you can advise. 213.122.47.42 15:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you start an account, and get back to me, I can send you the deleted contents. You can restart the article, as there has not been an Community debate about it, but rather only that nobody seemed to care if it was removed or not.Blnguyen | rant-line 02:40, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for your nice words, Blnguyen - I really appreciated them! -- Nataly a 11:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ruffus, Ruffus (Estonian band) and copyvios

Sorry to keep pestering you, but since you're an admin and attached to the Wikiproject, I thought you'd be the most logical first port of call here.
The article Ruffus seems to have gone through a series of different incarnations - occasionally being about the Estonian performers of "Eighties Coming Back" in '03 and occasionally about an Irish three-piece. The Irish version tends not to be Wikified, and when not Wikified it was flagged as a copyvio (it was then written up better, before going back to the original text).
Basically, the issue seems to be that the Irish band is far from notable (particularly as currently written up - the link to the Dutch 'pedia is to the Estonian ESC entrants) and the copyvio issue surrounds their entry as well. My gut feeling is that the Estonians should go under "Ruffus" with the Irishmen (re-written) at "Ruffus (Irish band)" at which point the notability issue can be duked out elsewhere. I'll go and make the relevant changes, but I just thought I should let someone know what I'm planning since the articles seem to have had issues with them. BigHaz 12:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
PS: Of course, joke's on me since I can't make the Estonians return to their rightful place. I'll do it manually.
Joke's still on me, the wretched talk pages don't seem to have moved properly (I clicked the relevant boxes, so I think I'll just leave it alone now).

Blocked

I am confused... How was I blocked from editing my profile???

:I never blocked you. Are you autoblocked?Blnguyen | rant-line 01:24, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]