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and give me the benefit of your opinion? Thanks, Pdfpdf ( talk) 03:52, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Learn something new about my fellow Wikipedians every day. — Realist 2 01:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
This says that your efforts resulted in a private UK Act of Parliament about 20 years ago. Which one?-- Aepe D ( talk) 19:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
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Do you think the above thing should be semi-protected, certainly no reason to have IP's vandalizing it? — Realist 2 19:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
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I started a train here: [1] repectfully have a different point of view concerning Fair use imagery in important visual arts articles and the need for galleries... Modernist ( talk) 22:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
We have the offical cover, that's a reliable chart company. I think we have the correct cover here. — Realist 2 13:37, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at it? Caught in a rangeblock, it seems. Best, Sandstein 16:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Remember Be Black Hole Sun agreed to stay away for at least three months. And also agreed no to sock anymore. Well... he lied again. You know who has a problem with honesty. The Real Libs- speak politely 23:16, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
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Could you also IP-protect Kaaba? There's a picture there that IP's remove all the time and thats all they do. thanks! -- Matt57 ( talk• contribs) 15:17, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
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Since you granted me rollback, for the 1st time, but removed it, since i got carried away, thanks rod. Take care and best wishes. M.H. ITrue Romace iS Dead 01:02, 25 November 2008 (UTC) ^^
I did an initial rewrite on the entry. I'm still missing lots of information that should be included in the next few days (I've found two sources from which I was able to draw loads of interesting new facts) and I'm still not sure what to do about the logo competition. Perhaps reduce it to something short and merge it in a section on fan involvement or something. Anyway, I'd like to know what you think of my edits so far. - Mgm| (talk) 10:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
You sent me a message saying to list a reliable source to change A day in the life genre to symphonic rock. Well, the "Symphonic Rock" page says that A day in the life is the earliest example of symphonic rock. So either they need to change the statement in "Symphonic Rock" or change the genre in A day in the Life. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Palaciopalermo12 ( talk • contribs) 01:29, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
-- Rodhull andemu 01:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
What was all that bollocks about the Liberty Belle? I didn't follow that at all. Anyway the campaign continues. I have made some improvements to Horace Walpole but it still stinks. Frank Ramsey ( talk) 21:56, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
I find this inappropriate - we have a sister project Wiktionary which you could have directed the editor to! LessHeard vanU ( talk) 13:37, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
I see you deleted the image, could you read this and give me advise, cheers. — Realist 2 23:45, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
for reverting vandalism to my user page and blocking the user. Oda Mari ( talk) 15:04, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know Jamalar is editing again, when all the article she edits pop up on my watchlist it's a sure sign. Jamalar seems to be making some effort with this account, although we both know she would return to her normal ways if she could get away with it. — Realist 2 17:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
I sometimes wonder how I ever managed to get that article featured. — Realist 2 18:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
how do you get a user's mainspace edit count
thanks, 98.164.215.57 ( talk)
posted: 20:23, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu:
You proposed to delete the band page I created for Eela Craig. I'm a little surprised to see that recommendation. I agree that not every local xyz band be put on Wikipedia, but this is an internationally known band - which I created by the way, because their contribution to another page was missing (Fairlight CMI instrument).
Either way, the guidelines for notability of bands lists that any one of the criteria should apply and criterion is:
5. Has released two or more albums on a major label
which is easily matched by Eela Craig. Quite frankly, and that, of course, is my personal opinion, is that any recording band should have the right to be on WP. Plus, if it's good enough for the German WP, I dont'see why it shouldn't be allowed on the English version...
I am a new editor and don't know how to formally dispute your deletion suggestion and would appreciate a pointer on how to do so (WP's instructions for editors are rather lengthy and cumbersome to follow...)
Thanks - JLeditor ( talk) 00:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
They are still fighting over the image. — Realist 2 13:19, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
He has made two identical copes of the same special edition cover. Could you at least delete the one I haven't tagged as it's a redundant. I still have to wait the few days to expire before someone deletes the other special edition cover I tagged. This guy is getting on my nerves a little, he's been blocked for this before. — Realist 2 21:59, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
you can searching about islam michael jackson http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=Islam+Michael+Jackson&btnG=Search+News and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_RoK_wrDw
Thoughts on this? My understanding of english slang isn't perfect. Aside the edits, is the name OK. — Realist 2 01:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
what did i do?
"Editing from 88.110.0.0/17 (your account, IP address, or IP address range) has been disabled by Rodhullandemu for the following reason(s):"
Collective punishment is not a solution!
Laughable excuse. And pointless non-remedy. All you are achieving is making people disconnect and reconnect to a get a new IP outside the range. Banning an IP from certain pages would make SOME sense, banning them from the whole site makes non whatsoever unless they have a static address (and don't know what an open proxy is). 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 13:19, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
It doesn't stop anyone. I have stumbled on this block just TWICE. And each time I just disconnected and reconnected. So, unless this person is brain-dead it's just making innocent people's interaction difficult.
You are right, I don't understand how much of a pest he/she/it is, but frankly I don't care. How would you like to get an ASBO just because you live next door to some window smasher? You have a gripe with Tiscali (assuming that the guy isn't using a trojan) not ME.
Great. Okay, I'll complain to Tiscali if you take the guy who just ripped me off on Ebay through the County Court system for me? That sound fair? You want me to wash your car when I am finished???
LOL! It's not YOU that is being inconvenienced, so you have no right to decide what is "worth it" for others.
You are pointlessly abusing your privilege. Please lift the ban and be reasonable. 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 15:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
LOL! Is all I have to say... 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 16:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
It would and I would graciously accept your apology should you wish to proffer it! 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 16:58, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Basically, you can't pretend to have anonymous editing AND ban dynamic ranges. You may as well give up the pretence when you start that. It's a charade.
And as for MY so called rudeness= you cast the first stone by blocking me, and a load of other innocent people! I'll leave you to little giggly snide remarks now.
88.111.37.94 ( talk) 20:29, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I am an Administrator/Sysop on the Wikipedia website en.wikipedia.org. For the last six months or more, one of your clients, whose name is apparently William J. Howes, of Worcestershire, has been persistently blocked from our site and is now effectively banned since no Administrator/Sysop is willing to unblock him.
Having blocked all his named accounts indefinitely, he persists in editing using an anonymous IP address within your ranges. It has got so serious that I have been forced to block three separate CIDR ranges amounting to a potential 81,920 of your customers. I'm sure they will find this as unacceptable as we do. His abuse has also necessitated the development of a script to monitor his edits, and its output can be seen here: http://james.dev.greenhead.ac.uk/dev/wjh1992.html You will see blocked IP addresses, but they are part of the ranges. By clicking on the "contribs" link, you will be taken to his edits, but they are many, and almost all unwanted.
We have also set up separate pages to manage your client here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_WJH1992
with discussion and analysis here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_talk:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_WJH1992
On any reading of your Terms and Conditions of Use here: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/legal/aup/ he is in breach of Condition 10.2 as we have explicitly denied him access to our website on numerous occasions.
We have tried to persuade him to go away for a while, return and edit properly, and apart from the insults we get, he promises to do this but returns with the same nonsense within 24 hours. Our time is better spent than reverting all his useless edits, and we would appreciate some intervention from you. We would rather not involve the police under the Computer Misuse Act 1981, but we don't rule it out either. I look forward to hearing your response.
Regards,
Don't be stupid. The Wikipedia servers are in America, I am in the UK and don't have access to the firewall logs. I have given you IP addresses, dates and times and the name of your client. From these you can work out from which account the abuse is coming. At present 81920 of your IP addresses are blocked from editing Wikipedia and you owe it to your customers to work out which of them is committing a criminal offence, and stop them.
You don't need the firewall logs, it is not a case of someone hacking into Wikipedia servers, it is a case of someone gaining access who has specifically been forbidden access.
Thanks.
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I can't nominate it for deletion because creation by IPs is disabled. -- 92.17.56.95 ( talk) 17:20, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey Rodhullandemu,
I would like your permission to use this quote, "The defendant must be functionally unaware that his actions are legally wrong at the time of the offense to satisfy this requirement", from the McNaughton Rules Wiki page. I appreciate your response.
Thank you 38.102.244.86 ( talk) 20:58, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
In the middle of editing, I found myself suddenly blocked. I am not sure why you did it. What is happening? I have never been close to being a vandal!! -- Natsubee ( talk) 16:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu, could you lift the autoblock on the IP address that User:Jonnyh93 used. I also share this IP, and considering he only made 7 disruptive edits it seems a bit much to block the IP? Cheers, Jack ( talk) 16:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
He is not caught in an autoblock. He is the reason for the autoblock. J.delanoy gabs adds 16:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Could use your input regarding this disruption (and this language/behavior) by Shutterbug ( talk · contribs). Please also see related AE thread (could use your input there as well). Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 22:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
The reply by Shutterbug ( talk · contribs) wholly ignores the fact that he was disruptive by adding back in a source to a "free web" hosting site that is both a dubious site and an attack site. And Misou ( talk · contribs) (read: Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/COFS) participated in conjunction with the other sock to re-add it back in, again. Cirt ( talk) 23:14, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu. Since you know more about The Beatles than any admin I have encountered, I wonder if you could take a look at an ANI report I made about original research, POV, and personal attacks here. My comments on the anon's talk page are here, and you can look at the edit summary comments in the edit history of I Am the Walrus. I'm not necessarily asking for any admin action on your part unless you feel that it is appropriate. But I would welcome your opinion on the matter, either at the ANI report, the anon's talk page, or here. Thanks very much. Ward3001 ( talk) 16:30, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I just put in that reference because the official spoilers hadn't been updated, I've changed it now Alex250P ( talk) 17:35, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes, but digitalspy is a reliable source. I've referenced the OFFICIAL spoiler page not the forum it includes pictures etc. Alex250P ( talk) 17:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Here we go again... wonder how long it'll be before they are blocked again. ~~ [ジャム] [talk] 22:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Re:
this, what's the process for an anon that has only made 4 edits, all within a 10 min period, and all very mildly amusing rubbish vandalism? Thanks,
Pdfpdf (
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13:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rod, are you still open to providing a short nomination here. I've decided to bite the bullet so to speak. Any comment would be appreciated. It's going live on Saturday-ish. Best, — Realist 2 18:30, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
DYKBot ( talk) 22:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
whoever you think you are, I am not the one you are looking for, I am just an ordinary reader of this homepage, looking into it from time to time. it appears to me that someone uses my IP address to put inapproriate notes. I have never ever written any note here and not have any intention to do so. please investigate the case yourself. yours faithfully, rene regal —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.80.145.139 ( talk) 23:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Lennon Joke Sorry, it was a joke. I was making a basic change to grammar and forgot to take out the joke part. 71.41.126.43 ( talk) 03:36, 8 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.41.126.43 ( talk) 03:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
You, stopping your weird answer-questions-for-jimbo thing on his talk page. That would be cool. I know you want to piggyback on his fame for some time in the spotlight, but you're really just embarrassing yourself. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.105.121.61 ( talk) 04:55, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Just thought you should know that Rian13 is beginning to fall back into her bad habits again. I've urged her to think again and hope it works. Cheers. Paul Largo ( talk) 21:34, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Could I get your opinion on these edits: 1, 2. Do they qualify as trivia or do they show (as I think) that a company decided to add a Wikipedia page verbatim to it's corporate website instead of writing it's own information? Trying to clear up a non-consensus backed dispute. Thanks... NeutralHomer • Talk • December 10, 2008 @ 00:19
Just out of curiosity, let's say (hypothetically of course) that I'm, oh, Angelina Jolie's sister. (For anyone reading this, yes I do know Angelina Jolie doesn't have a sister - that's why it's hypothetical.) Let's say I go through proper Wikipedia channels and prove this beyond a doubt to the proper Wikipedia authorities. What happens then? Obviously WP:COI comes into play. Is my account (assuming I choose a username) marked as a relative of the actress? Am I allowed to say, add what college she - okay, her kids - are attending, without being fact-checked? I know WP has a list of famous people who have edited their own article, but what about relatives? If any famous relatives are "out" here on Wikipedia and editing their relatives' articles, are they generally well-respected? RainbowOfLight Talk 03:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Can I just point out that I don't have any objection to providing objective sources for the block. The problem is that there are none!! When the block was first placed a week ago, it was between 2 - 3 days before there was any public comment on the issue (media releases). Discussion on the issue was very slow, and it was almost after a fourth day before the problem became widely known about. The delay was caused by the lack of working hours over the weekend.
Hi. Im still new to editing wikipedia and wondered why you changed my edit on the alvaro arbeloa page? I dont mean to get at you I just want to know what was wrong with it to avoid that sort of thing again. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acidulantes ( talk • contribs) 12:36, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Jamalar seems to be playing with IP's again and not in a good way. I'm reverting at light speed. — Realist 2 16:41, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi
I was about to warn
User:Rian13 for his misuse of fair use images
here and
here when I noticed that he has been warned and blocked for same issues a number of times. Since you gave him a bolded last and final warning and are familiar with the user I'm bringing this to you directly.
Cheers,
Amalthea
21:31, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
I had the impression I did not need to give an edit summary as the "undo" page says "If you are undoing an edit that is not vandalism, explain the reason in the edit summary rather than using only the default message." However, if you are happy to sort it out, please carry on. Thanks. DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered ( talk) 22:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
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When I did my rewrite, I dug up all the sources I could find, but I didn't find enough about the BGT tour which is kind of a major omission. Is this something you can fix?- Mgm| (talk) 23:55, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey there- I noticed you blocked 77.99.105.58 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) indefinitely. Is there any particular reason for this? Per Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses, IP addresses should almost never be indefinitely blocked. Was this a mistake? Thanks, VegaDark ( talk) 00:23, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
You said on User talk:S. Dean Jameson "if you have a recipe for three sausages, four bananas and some onions, I could do with it, because it's all I currently have in my fridge". Well you might have eaten now but my suggestion would've been to fry the sausages with the onions, if you have some bread to eat them with then even more yum. As to the bananas- cook them, they go sweet and tasty, even nicer if you have a bit of sugar to sprinkle on them, that could make a very basic version of this simple treat. [3] There you are- two courses. Hope this helps.:) As to SDJ, I've warned him against badgering in the past, and others advised him against it as he was doing it to opposes on the arb voting pages. Sticky Parkin 02:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
What I said to Balloonman applies to you too, thank you. — Realist 2 17:30, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
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User5802 ( talk) 19:20, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Sorry for my mistake regarding Jeremy Clarkson. What I changed was what I took for fact. I had heard it from another source and seen it on his page so I assumed it to be true. I went back to the page and it was gone, so I put it back —Preceding unsigned comment added by Twalker94 ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rod
I was left somewhat angry and upset the other night after my encounter with you over Chesterfield. I hope not to bore you with my opinions of this incident in detail but there were a couple of things I was wondering, the first of which was whether you were considering apologizing to me? Best wishes, DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered ( talk) 08:40, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
I took that photo actually, and sold it to the Sun. I own the rights to it. Er, who the hell are you anyway? Traumatised ( talk) 14:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks for the Question44 block. Remember to tweak it because he abuses his talk page. Scarian Call me Pat! 22:56, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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and give me the benefit of your opinion? Thanks, Pdfpdf ( talk) 03:52, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Learn something new about my fellow Wikipedians every day. — Realist 2 01:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
This says that your efforts resulted in a private UK Act of Parliament about 20 years ago. Which one?-- Aepe D ( talk) 19:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
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Do you think the above thing should be semi-protected, certainly no reason to have IP's vandalizing it? — Realist 2 19:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
-- Efe ( talk) 04:53, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
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I started a train here: [1] repectfully have a different point of view concerning Fair use imagery in important visual arts articles and the need for galleries... Modernist ( talk) 22:22, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
We have the offical cover, that's a reliable chart company. I think we have the correct cover here. — Realist 2 13:37, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at it? Caught in a rangeblock, it seems. Best, Sandstein 16:24, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Remember Be Black Hole Sun agreed to stay away for at least three months. And also agreed no to sock anymore. Well... he lied again. You know who has a problem with honesty. The Real Libs- speak politely 23:16, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
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I would have emailed you, but you aren't enabled. Is there any way I can help about your library situation? I have access to storage (well, possibly) 'oop north' which is I assume where you live. It is a great evil to be parted from one's books. Let me know if there is any small way I can be of help. The Land Surveyor ( talk) 12:31, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Could you also IP-protect Kaaba? There's a picture there that IP's remove all the time and thats all they do. thanks! -- Matt57 ( talk• contribs) 15:17, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
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Since you granted me rollback, for the 1st time, but removed it, since i got carried away, thanks rod. Take care and best wishes. M.H. ITrue Romace iS Dead 01:02, 25 November 2008 (UTC) ^^
I did an initial rewrite on the entry. I'm still missing lots of information that should be included in the next few days (I've found two sources from which I was able to draw loads of interesting new facts) and I'm still not sure what to do about the logo competition. Perhaps reduce it to something short and merge it in a section on fan involvement or something. Anyway, I'd like to know what you think of my edits so far. - Mgm| (talk) 10:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
You sent me a message saying to list a reliable source to change A day in the life genre to symphonic rock. Well, the "Symphonic Rock" page says that A day in the life is the earliest example of symphonic rock. So either they need to change the statement in "Symphonic Rock" or change the genre in A day in the Life. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Palaciopalermo12 ( talk • contribs) 01:29, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
-- Rodhull andemu 01:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
What was all that bollocks about the Liberty Belle? I didn't follow that at all. Anyway the campaign continues. I have made some improvements to Horace Walpole but it still stinks. Frank Ramsey ( talk) 21:56, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
I find this inappropriate - we have a sister project Wiktionary which you could have directed the editor to! LessHeard vanU ( talk) 13:37, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
I see you deleted the image, could you read this and give me advise, cheers. — Realist 2 23:45, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
for reverting vandalism to my user page and blocking the user. Oda Mari ( talk) 15:04, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know Jamalar is editing again, when all the article she edits pop up on my watchlist it's a sure sign. Jamalar seems to be making some effort with this account, although we both know she would return to her normal ways if she could get away with it. — Realist 2 17:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
I sometimes wonder how I ever managed to get that article featured. — Realist 2 18:45, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
how do you get a user's mainspace edit count
thanks, 98.164.215.57 ( talk)
posted: 20:23, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu:
You proposed to delete the band page I created for Eela Craig. I'm a little surprised to see that recommendation. I agree that not every local xyz band be put on Wikipedia, but this is an internationally known band - which I created by the way, because their contribution to another page was missing (Fairlight CMI instrument).
Either way, the guidelines for notability of bands lists that any one of the criteria should apply and criterion is:
5. Has released two or more albums on a major label
which is easily matched by Eela Craig. Quite frankly, and that, of course, is my personal opinion, is that any recording band should have the right to be on WP. Plus, if it's good enough for the German WP, I dont'see why it shouldn't be allowed on the English version...
I am a new editor and don't know how to formally dispute your deletion suggestion and would appreciate a pointer on how to do so (WP's instructions for editors are rather lengthy and cumbersome to follow...)
Thanks - JLeditor ( talk) 00:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
They are still fighting over the image. — Realist 2 13:19, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
He has made two identical copes of the same special edition cover. Could you at least delete the one I haven't tagged as it's a redundant. I still have to wait the few days to expire before someone deletes the other special edition cover I tagged. This guy is getting on my nerves a little, he's been blocked for this before. — Realist 2 21:59, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
you can searching about islam michael jackson http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=Islam+Michael+Jackson&btnG=Search+News and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_RoK_wrDw
Thoughts on this? My understanding of english slang isn't perfect. Aside the edits, is the name OK. — Realist 2 01:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
what did i do?
"Editing from 88.110.0.0/17 (your account, IP address, or IP address range) has been disabled by Rodhullandemu for the following reason(s):"
Collective punishment is not a solution!
Laughable excuse. And pointless non-remedy. All you are achieving is making people disconnect and reconnect to a get a new IP outside the range. Banning an IP from certain pages would make SOME sense, banning them from the whole site makes non whatsoever unless they have a static address (and don't know what an open proxy is). 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 13:19, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
It doesn't stop anyone. I have stumbled on this block just TWICE. And each time I just disconnected and reconnected. So, unless this person is brain-dead it's just making innocent people's interaction difficult.
You are right, I don't understand how much of a pest he/she/it is, but frankly I don't care. How would you like to get an ASBO just because you live next door to some window smasher? You have a gripe with Tiscali (assuming that the guy isn't using a trojan) not ME.
Great. Okay, I'll complain to Tiscali if you take the guy who just ripped me off on Ebay through the County Court system for me? That sound fair? You want me to wash your car when I am finished???
LOL! It's not YOU that is being inconvenienced, so you have no right to decide what is "worth it" for others.
You are pointlessly abusing your privilege. Please lift the ban and be reasonable. 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 15:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
LOL! Is all I have to say... 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 16:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
It would and I would graciously accept your apology should you wish to proffer it! 88.111.37.94 ( talk) 16:58, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Basically, you can't pretend to have anonymous editing AND ban dynamic ranges. You may as well give up the pretence when you start that. It's a charade.
And as for MY so called rudeness= you cast the first stone by blocking me, and a load of other innocent people! I'll leave you to little giggly snide remarks now.
88.111.37.94 ( talk) 20:29, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
I am an Administrator/Sysop on the Wikipedia website en.wikipedia.org. For the last six months or more, one of your clients, whose name is apparently William J. Howes, of Worcestershire, has been persistently blocked from our site and is now effectively banned since no Administrator/Sysop is willing to unblock him.
Having blocked all his named accounts indefinitely, he persists in editing using an anonymous IP address within your ranges. It has got so serious that I have been forced to block three separate CIDR ranges amounting to a potential 81,920 of your customers. I'm sure they will find this as unacceptable as we do. His abuse has also necessitated the development of a script to monitor his edits, and its output can be seen here: http://james.dev.greenhead.ac.uk/dev/wjh1992.html You will see blocked IP addresses, but they are part of the ranges. By clicking on the "contribs" link, you will be taken to his edits, but they are many, and almost all unwanted.
We have also set up separate pages to manage your client here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_WJH1992
with discussion and analysis here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_talk:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_WJH1992
On any reading of your Terms and Conditions of Use here: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/legal/aup/ he is in breach of Condition 10.2 as we have explicitly denied him access to our website on numerous occasions.
We have tried to persuade him to go away for a while, return and edit properly, and apart from the insults we get, he promises to do this but returns with the same nonsense within 24 hours. Our time is better spent than reverting all his useless edits, and we would appreciate some intervention from you. We would rather not involve the police under the Computer Misuse Act 1981, but we don't rule it out either. I look forward to hearing your response.
Regards,
Don't be stupid. The Wikipedia servers are in America, I am in the UK and don't have access to the firewall logs. I have given you IP addresses, dates and times and the name of your client. From these you can work out from which account the abuse is coming. At present 81920 of your IP addresses are blocked from editing Wikipedia and you owe it to your customers to work out which of them is committing a criminal offence, and stop them.
You don't need the firewall logs, it is not a case of someone hacking into Wikipedia servers, it is a case of someone gaining access who has specifically been forbidden access.
Thanks.
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I can't nominate it for deletion because creation by IPs is disabled. -- 92.17.56.95 ( talk) 17:20, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey Rodhullandemu,
I would like your permission to use this quote, "The defendant must be functionally unaware that his actions are legally wrong at the time of the offense to satisfy this requirement", from the McNaughton Rules Wiki page. I appreciate your response.
Thank you 38.102.244.86 ( talk) 20:58, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
In the middle of editing, I found myself suddenly blocked. I am not sure why you did it. What is happening? I have never been close to being a vandal!! -- Natsubee ( talk) 16:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu, could you lift the autoblock on the IP address that User:Jonnyh93 used. I also share this IP, and considering he only made 7 disruptive edits it seems a bit much to block the IP? Cheers, Jack ( talk) 16:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
He is not caught in an autoblock. He is the reason for the autoblock. J.delanoy gabs adds 16:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Could use your input regarding this disruption (and this language/behavior) by Shutterbug ( talk · contribs). Please also see related AE thread (could use your input there as well). Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 22:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
The reply by Shutterbug ( talk · contribs) wholly ignores the fact that he was disruptive by adding back in a source to a "free web" hosting site that is both a dubious site and an attack site. And Misou ( talk · contribs) (read: Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/COFS) participated in conjunction with the other sock to re-add it back in, again. Cirt ( talk) 23:14, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu. Since you know more about The Beatles than any admin I have encountered, I wonder if you could take a look at an ANI report I made about original research, POV, and personal attacks here. My comments on the anon's talk page are here, and you can look at the edit summary comments in the edit history of I Am the Walrus. I'm not necessarily asking for any admin action on your part unless you feel that it is appropriate. But I would welcome your opinion on the matter, either at the ANI report, the anon's talk page, or here. Thanks very much. Ward3001 ( talk) 16:30, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I just put in that reference because the official spoilers hadn't been updated, I've changed it now Alex250P ( talk) 17:35, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes, but digitalspy is a reliable source. I've referenced the OFFICIAL spoiler page not the forum it includes pictures etc. Alex250P ( talk) 17:37, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Here we go again... wonder how long it'll be before they are blocked again. ~~ [ジャム] [talk] 22:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Re:
this, what's the process for an anon that has only made 4 edits, all within a 10 min period, and all very mildly amusing rubbish vandalism? Thanks,
Pdfpdf (
talk)
13:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rod, are you still open to providing a short nomination here. I've decided to bite the bullet so to speak. Any comment would be appreciated. It's going live on Saturday-ish. Best, — Realist 2 18:30, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
DYKBot ( talk) 22:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
whoever you think you are, I am not the one you are looking for, I am just an ordinary reader of this homepage, looking into it from time to time. it appears to me that someone uses my IP address to put inapproriate notes. I have never ever written any note here and not have any intention to do so. please investigate the case yourself. yours faithfully, rene regal —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.80.145.139 ( talk) 23:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Lennon Joke Sorry, it was a joke. I was making a basic change to grammar and forgot to take out the joke part. 71.41.126.43 ( talk) 03:36, 8 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.41.126.43 ( talk) 03:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
You, stopping your weird answer-questions-for-jimbo thing on his talk page. That would be cool. I know you want to piggyback on his fame for some time in the spotlight, but you're really just embarrassing yourself. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.105.121.61 ( talk) 04:55, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Just thought you should know that Rian13 is beginning to fall back into her bad habits again. I've urged her to think again and hope it works. Cheers. Paul Largo ( talk) 21:34, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Could I get your opinion on these edits: 1, 2. Do they qualify as trivia or do they show (as I think) that a company decided to add a Wikipedia page verbatim to it's corporate website instead of writing it's own information? Trying to clear up a non-consensus backed dispute. Thanks... NeutralHomer • Talk • December 10, 2008 @ 00:19
Just out of curiosity, let's say (hypothetically of course) that I'm, oh, Angelina Jolie's sister. (For anyone reading this, yes I do know Angelina Jolie doesn't have a sister - that's why it's hypothetical.) Let's say I go through proper Wikipedia channels and prove this beyond a doubt to the proper Wikipedia authorities. What happens then? Obviously WP:COI comes into play. Is my account (assuming I choose a username) marked as a relative of the actress? Am I allowed to say, add what college she - okay, her kids - are attending, without being fact-checked? I know WP has a list of famous people who have edited their own article, but what about relatives? If any famous relatives are "out" here on Wikipedia and editing their relatives' articles, are they generally well-respected? RainbowOfLight Talk 03:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Can I just point out that I don't have any objection to providing objective sources for the block. The problem is that there are none!! When the block was first placed a week ago, it was between 2 - 3 days before there was any public comment on the issue (media releases). Discussion on the issue was very slow, and it was almost after a fourth day before the problem became widely known about. The delay was caused by the lack of working hours over the weekend.
Hi. Im still new to editing wikipedia and wondered why you changed my edit on the alvaro arbeloa page? I dont mean to get at you I just want to know what was wrong with it to avoid that sort of thing again. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acidulantes ( talk • contribs) 12:36, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Jamalar seems to be playing with IP's again and not in a good way. I'm reverting at light speed. — Realist 2 16:41, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi
I was about to warn
User:Rian13 for his misuse of fair use images
here and
here when I noticed that he has been warned and blocked for same issues a number of times. Since you gave him a bolded last and final warning and are familiar with the user I'm bringing this to you directly.
Cheers,
Amalthea
21:31, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
I had the impression I did not need to give an edit summary as the "undo" page says "If you are undoing an edit that is not vandalism, explain the reason in the edit summary rather than using only the default message." However, if you are happy to sort it out, please carry on. Thanks. DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered ( talk) 22:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
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When I did my rewrite, I dug up all the sources I could find, but I didn't find enough about the BGT tour which is kind of a major omission. Is this something you can fix?- Mgm| (talk) 23:55, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey there- I noticed you blocked 77.99.105.58 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) indefinitely. Is there any particular reason for this? Per Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses, IP addresses should almost never be indefinitely blocked. Was this a mistake? Thanks, VegaDark ( talk) 00:23, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
You said on User talk:S. Dean Jameson "if you have a recipe for three sausages, four bananas and some onions, I could do with it, because it's all I currently have in my fridge". Well you might have eaten now but my suggestion would've been to fry the sausages with the onions, if you have some bread to eat them with then even more yum. As to the bananas- cook them, they go sweet and tasty, even nicer if you have a bit of sugar to sprinkle on them, that could make a very basic version of this simple treat. [3] There you are- two courses. Hope this helps.:) As to SDJ, I've warned him against badgering in the past, and others advised him against it as he was doing it to opposes on the arb voting pages. Sticky Parkin 02:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
What I said to Balloonman applies to you too, thank you. — Realist 2 17:30, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
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User5802 ( talk) 19:20, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Sorry for my mistake regarding Jeremy Clarkson. What I changed was what I took for fact. I had heard it from another source and seen it on his page so I assumed it to be true. I went back to the page and it was gone, so I put it back —Preceding unsigned comment added by Twalker94 ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi Rod
I was left somewhat angry and upset the other night after my encounter with you over Chesterfield. I hope not to bore you with my opinions of this incident in detail but there were a couple of things I was wondering, the first of which was whether you were considering apologizing to me? Best wishes, DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered ( talk) 08:40, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
I took that photo actually, and sold it to the Sun. I own the rights to it. Er, who the hell are you anyway? Traumatised ( talk) 14:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks for the Question44 block. Remember to tweak it because he abuses his talk page. Scarian Call me Pat! 22:56, 20 December 2008 (UTC)