Were you ready for the article to be listed at WP:FAC? Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:13, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
I have started a discussion on possibly moving Nazi plunder. As you are currently a reasonably active editor, as well as a past contributor to the article, I hope you can find some time to make comments at renaming Nazi plunder. Un sch ool 17:46, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Per User talk:Vianello#As for some advices ( permalink), an admin from the Vietnamese Wikipedia could use some advice about dealing with page-move vandals. Since the admin that was asked doesn't know what to do to combat this vandalism, I've contacted you to see if you can give him some advice. If you can help, please reply at User talk:Vinhtantran#Re: Mass vandalism (to keep discussion centralized since I've posted this message at the talk pages of several admins). Thanks, Cunard ( talk) 00:34, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I will start by saying "hi!". Anyway, concerning the very openning sentence for The Beatles article, I was wondering might you be able to re-adjust it as this: The Beatles were a pop/ rock band formed at their native home of Liverpool, England in 1960. Also, I have this discography I've worked on for awhile now, ABBA discography, which I believe to be finally complete. Might you be able to check this out for me, nominate it as a Featured Article, if you think it's deserving enough (I think so, and hope it is), and in return, knowing you've done countless edits on making Wikipedia a better place, I will reward you with an Original Barnstar award. Even if the discography does not hold up as to being FA nominated material, at least re-adjust The Beatles' openning sentence and I'll still give you a Barnstar that you truly deserve. -- 76.198.234.254 ( talk) 15:50, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Look at this and tell me if you think there's a reason to be concerned. Radiopathy •talk• 17:42, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Thriller album will be appearing on the main page on Tuesday, please watchlist it. — Please comment R 2 23:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Could you cast your eyes over the files uploaded here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Bankhallbretherton . I sent a guidance note to his user talk and received a rather discourteous and confusing reply. He seems to be under the misapprehension that if he photographs a postcard or poster he can claim "I created it" and apply his own Commons licence. 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 00:24, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
What about this one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Haunted_House_of_Horror_(1969).jpg "All my own work" and a Commons Licence again 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 00:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Last one and I am off to bed now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lilford_Hall_PC.jpg 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 01:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure what the policy for adding to or editing info is on this site. Exactly how does one add further information about a particular subject without it being removed?
Sources were given correctly. Does that mean I have to list website sources too? How will I know if my efforts will be rewarded by seeing my newly added information is correct or up standard.
This site has changed too much for me to locate the expectations or rules for establishing my goal of sharing that I discovered. I don't understand how it could be of good faith.
Why can't blogs be listed? Do they not contain information intended for the subject linked to? What type of sites are only added as links? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Armoredavian ( talk • contribs) 11:30, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
There is an issue at the top of the list, Roy Acuff is out if sync (in the list, not musically, well maybe...) and at the top. It dates back to this edit, I am just on my way out the door and don't have the time to sort it out, but would appreciate if you could take a look at it. If you don't have a chance to fix it today I will look at it tomorrow. Cheers. -- kelapstick ( talk) 23:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Delivered by SoxBot ( talk) at 03:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
A favor please: I would normally ask User:A. B. or User:Ckatz since they are very familiar with WP:UNID who is a long term spammer. The spammer loves attention, and aims to promote his bogus websites by mentioning them in articles and in edit summaries. Per WP:DENY I avoid mentioning names etc. Anyway, the above two admins have been away for several days, and the spammer ( 124.185.79.154 and 124.185.18.187) is getting pushy at Rod Beckstrom. I think this is the most recent block (it would be hard for you to confirm that the users I've mentioned are the same, but some investigation makes it crystal clear). I'm hoping you will keep an eye on the page. If you want any more info, please reply here (or email). Thanks. Johnuniq ( talk) 05:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
I see you've been reverting changes to Ianto Jones to show that he's still alive. What evidence do you have to support that he's still alive? Whilst I may want him to still be alive he is obviously dead. And as no time technology is involved with the Hub being destroyed and the Tardis nowhere in sight, there's no chance of a "reset" as seen in the finale of Series 3. Jammy ( talk) 22:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Could you re-protect her, please? Or maybe semi-protection? A few tabloids rumors led to edit war. Barraki ( talk) 21:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I find it funny, your insisting on a by the book interpretation of Wiki rules to remove information even when it is an astute observation (in this case by me when I wrote that the Chief Blue Meanie Character in the film Yellow Submarine is clearly based on the character Norma Desmond in the film Sunset Boulevard. If you have any doubts, I suggest you watch both films and look for the resemblance, which is obvious. How's that for reference? Character one is based on character two in said film. What else do you need?) Your erasing of such insights is, ironically, very Blue Meanie in it's bureaucratic by the rule book action. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedps1998 ( talk • contribs) 21:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Like a Blue Meanie Bureaucrat, you're not even consistent in enforcing the so-called rules. The following passage to the very same section I wrote to contains the following, which isn't sourced: "The term 'Blue Meanies' is actually a metaphor for bad people in government and corporations, who force their wills on good people (Pepperlanders), and carelessly deplete and ruin the natural environment, resources, colour and landscape. They are carefree about their destructive ways and will do whatever necessary to crush those (the Beatles) who oppose them." Yes? Said what source? What I am able to realize is your policing here is arbitrary, and inconsistent, and along with making snide comments about what I may or may not be able to realize is very Blue Meanie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedps1998 ( talk • contribs) 22:16, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi again Rod and apologies if, once again, I ask you to look into something. A debate, which in my view is now locked, is taking place on the Andy Murray discussion page. Although it looked like we had reached a consensus a couple of days ago, that appears not to be the case any longer and the problem has grown in that the discussion is now taking place in multiple threads on different pages. I've been thinking of how to resolve it and the only way that I can see is that it needs a firm hand to consolidate it (i.e. pull it all into one place) and formally confirm what the rules mean. If they mean something other than that which I've been saying, so be it. I would appreciate your help - thanks. David T Tokyo ( talk) 05:22, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
You have reverted my edit concerning large crocodiles at Murchison Falls. It is a shame you feel able to "correct" things you know nothing about.
During the 1950s and early 1960s the crocodiles at Murchison Falls were considered one of the wonders of Africa. I stayed at Paraa Lodge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in 1962, and saw these animals with my own eyes, up close, from a boat that was smaller than many of the crocs.
As I stated, the reason the crocs reached such a huge size was the food supply. You are perhaps unaware (read the Wikipedia article) that at Murchison Falls the Nile is forced through a very narrow gap, and in order for this to happen, the water above the falls moves very rapidly. Any fish caught in this has no alternative but to go over the falls and be killed. The river is extremely rich in fish, and some of them are themselves huge. The food supply is therefore abundant, and there is no need to expend any effort to secure it. This means that old (and therefore large) crocodiles can still eat - and get larger. Australian salt-water crocs are not so pampered.
I shall endeavour to find some independent corroboration for this, and it is possible that I might be able to find some photographs in my late father's collection. However, the fact that there were huge crocodiles at Murchison is not in dispute by anybody who knew East Africa fifty years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sebrof ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
This anonymous IP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/65.50.103.227 dives into Nigella Lawson every few days and deletes the intobox image ... has also in the past attempted to replace it with a non-wikipedia picture of her. No edit summaries so not sure what his/her beef is with the current image. Any help would be appreciated. 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 12:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
I removed an occurrence of the (purported) surname which appeared in a comment on the talk page of this article. I do not know what, if any, further action should be taken to erase it / discuss with the IP who left the comment. Rachel Pearce ( talk) 15:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
MAJOR flagcrufter has run-amuck. The Real Libs- speak politely 16:19, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Rod said: "I am not doubting the veracity of your edit, it's just that any information added to Wikipedia must be verifiable using reliable sources. Thanks."
So you'll be deleting this, presumably:
"Wildlife experts, however, argue that the largest crocodile so far found in the Bhitarkanika was almost 25 feet (7.6 m) long, which could be traced from the skull preserved by the Kanika Royal Family. The crocodile was shot near Dhamara in 1926 and later its skull was preserved by the then Kanika King. Crocodile experts estimate the animal at about 7.62 metres (25.0 ft) long, as the size of the skull was measured one seventh of the total length of the body.[citation needed]"
When you've finished, there won't be much of Wikipedia left.
Sebrof ( talk) 19:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
The physical evidence of these crocs has gone. Apart from the Idi Amin period, there was little hunting of these animals (they were after all in a game park in latter years), so there are no skins, no skeletons, no formal records. I don't know if they are mentioned in Karamoja Bell's books, but if not, then, as witnesses like me fade away, their existence may be forgotten. It seems a shame that there is no place in Wikipedia for things that occurred and were witnessed, but were not written down in books. How much of what has been known to humanity may be lost through unimaginitive pruning?
I should have thought that this particular snippet could in fact have a place if prefaced by something like: "A witness claims to have seen...".
Sebrof ( talk) 20:06, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
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Delivered by Mike Peel ( talk) 20:02, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Rodhullandemu. Are you an administrator of Wikipedia? If so, please don't block Zozca. I want to give him one chance, but he can only get a chance, if he will pardon for forgiveness. I just want an apology from Zozca. Thank you.-- Mark Linton ( talk) 20:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all your support in recent months, I'm glad that we were able so overcome disagreement in the distant past. I have decided to leave Wikipedia and I won't be returning. My email is always open, please take care of yourself. — Please comment R 2 15:17, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for doing this and have a great day! K69 ( talk) 18:10, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
is it generally forbidden to link to youtube? How do you know that there's a copy right violation concerning this (old and probably unreleased) audition video? I think a link would add to the Jackson 5 page of wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.185.229.209 ( talk) 14:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
...for the speedy keep (shows I was right :-P ) and the unfortunate block of the editor. ( talk→ BWilkins ←track) 14:42, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
It seems this user has a few good-faith edits (hard to tell though), so could you perhaps revisit your VOA block? Cheers, – Juliancolton | Talk 00:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I had applied for pemission to use AWB. However, before I could check whether it was granted the page was cleaned up, adn I can't find any info on the archive pages. -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 13:33, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
In the past, you have raised a concern about my talk page "wizard" system. I have changed this to an FAQ-based system ( User talk:Stifle/FAQs), and would appreciate your feedback at User talk:Stifle/FAQs/feedback or elsewhere. Stifle ( talk) 12:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes.. thousands of kids go to summer camp each year. But how many world famous entertainers, singers, actors, etc go to summer camp each year. Please undo your removal of the Camp Kawanhee For Boys reference in the Enrique Iglesias page. It is a noteworthy fact that he attended this summer camp. It would be a non-noteworthy fact if there were a reference to you and your summer camp experience because you are not a famous and influential person. Furthermore, expanding on the bio of famous individuals only adds to the pool of information from which we draw, if we quash that information then where do we end. For example, millions of kids go to college every year so should we delete those references too??? -- You Talkin' to Me??? ( talk) 15:43, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Maybe you could reinforce to this user that this is indeed not encyclopaedic content. I left a note on his talk page. He started a new section at the article's talk page. Thank you. Radiopathy •talk• 04:09, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I've started a discussion on whether Anton Peterlin should be listed in the Everton first team squad here. Your input would be appreciated. Dancarney ( talk) 10:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for catching this so quickly, wholly my mistake. Cheers, Gwen Gale ( talk) 13:13, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
What I ment is that he was the WWI veteran man from the 19th century. Sorry for the mix-up. Plyjacks ( talk) 00:17, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
I was going to put a vandal warning on User talk:Ultimate sickness for this and this (which I reverted). However, judging by the talk page and the contribs leaving more warnings is unlikely to be helpful. I have no idea whether it is better to leave these editors alone until they leave school (and I know WP:AIV is not interested in this low level of vandalism), so I thought I'd leave it for your judgment (sorry!). Johnuniq ( talk) 01:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I have deleted your edit and added sources confirming that Richardson was an American citizen. I am baffled by your comments. Nobody said that she was a citizen because she lived in America. She applied for and received American Citizenship, and that has been well documented. I certainly do not need to be regularly undoing vandalism.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 08:48, 28 July 2009 (UTC))
Well, I have added sources to the page, I would hope that should be acceptable. Thank You.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 09:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC))
Delivered by -- Tinu Cherian BOT - 12:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu,
I'm an editor on the Elvis Aritcle and I'm really not sure why I am contacting you. I have recently made a comment on the Elvis Talk Page,under the discussion Tiltled: "A Stolen Suggestion", where I have mentioned this article and have made a comment earlier title: "Just An Observation" and yes again, I mentioned this article in there to.
I must admitI'm a huge fan of the late John Lennon and would love to participate with this article,but hence you don't need me. But in saying that in my discussions I have mentioned about the Lennon Article being GA and I admire this,you did it and my only wish is that we could get the Elvis article to a GA rating as well. But I fear that this won't happen at the rate were going,till hell freazers over.
Again I admire and respect what you've done with this article and thank's for listening.-- Jaye9 ( talk) 05:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
I would suggest that we leave in Tesco's computers for schools for the historical record but I will reduce it to one line. I imagine that this was inserted by their marketing department but wikipedia is not an advertising forum. Seen as you are a senior editor, I would appreciate your thoughts before proceeding.
Best wishes,
Skreen ( talk) 21:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
I hadn't realised that the People from Epworth category was a sub-category of People from Lincolnshire - sorry. Zozzie 9t9 ( talk) 08:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I would like to be informed as to how my edit to Michael Jackson was disruptive or a personal view at all. I was merely following a wikipedia notice that suggested I create links to the new article A Place With No Name within other articles. I found it extremely necessary to start a section of the article labeled "Posthumous Career" as his first pre-recorded song has been leaked. My logic was not from a personal point of view at all, I was thinking that if an individual desired to find out what songs have been leaked from Jackson, they would have no other way of doing so, than looking at his article. Once again it would be much appreciated if you showed me a piece of my edit that shows the slightest bit of personal bias. Thank You, -- JDelo93 ( talk) 16:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Additionally, I observed that you marked my edit as vandalism to a prior edit by Pyrrhus16. I would, once again, like you to show me in what way the edit i made was vandalism when i did not change a word in the edit by Pyrrhus16. I added to it with significant sources and truthful facts. I would really appreciate it if you reevaluated my edit with more thought. Thank You -- JDelo93 ( talk) 17:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
TMZ is fairly reliable and is also not the only news source listed, they provide the clip of the song in the web link if you want to argue reliability. The fact that the song bears resemblance is not original research it is in the TMZ article as is a quote by a former America band manager verifying the resemblance. Also, the future events to be anticipated are very reliably sourced, i have linked the story of the Epic Records President confirming future song releases, and even explained so in my edit. Simple source misunderstandings or wrongly worded sentences should NOT constitute as vandalism, nor should i have received a message threatening to ban me from wikipedia. If possible I would like to request a removal or voiding of that notice. -- JDelo93 ( talk) 20:55, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I am very, very sorry.I tried to improve a page of total drama action.Sorry again jjonduncan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjonduncan ( talk • contribs) 00:52, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu/Archive/25,
I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in
United States legal articles to take a look at
WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".
Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.
What you can do now:
Regards, Andrew Gradman talk/ WP:Hornbook 05:44, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
"Cunt" is not necessarily profane, and the issue here is denigrating a fellow editor, not a scientific discussion of human anatomy. And if there are worse examples elsewhere, then we need to fix them all, not give up. Crum375 ( talk) 23:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback|Griffinofwales}}
Discussion about the refactoring at Jimbo's page.
Griffinofwales (
talk)
23:12, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
There was no misunderstanding. Griffinofwales was blocked for continuing to revert war. Please don't wheel war again like you've just done in your unblock. You're clearly involved and not the person to be undoing my admin actions. Ryan PostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Just a note: You are right in insisting that the British spelling is "enrol" and "enrolment"; however, there is no such word as "enroled". Even the British spelling is "enrolled". Ccrashh ( talk) 20:02, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I got enthusiastic and made the change before you made your reply. Does the current version count as a "headed linear list"? The left and right columns make it easy to add the userboxes and to identify people who're using them, respectively.
Also -- even though I created this page for the benefit of WP:Hornbook, I think it ought to be hosted by WP:LAW, so feel free to move it to the page of your preference. Andrew Gradman talk/ WP:Hornbook 22:37, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
I have an IP that might be a candidate for adoption. The IP does vandalize Wikipedia, but it also fixes things here. Since we have a policy of welcoming newcomers, I was wondering whether you (or someone you know) could adopt this IP, and try to get it to be 100% productive. As far as I know, the IP has never been blocked here (does have 3 lvl4 warnings however), but is blocked for a week at simpleWP (my other project). The IP number is 99.151.253.124. Please leave a tb or a response at my talk page. Thanks for all the stuff you do here! Griffinofwales ( talk) 23:57, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Delivered by SoxBot ( talk) at 05:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Why have you deleted my edit? I am in no way affiliated with Johnny Falstaff. I just LOVE the song, and am trying to turn people on to this great version. What Gives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.158.25.2 ( talk) 19:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for correcting my post. It was an error on my part; my source was not authentic. My apologies. Dantesqueman ( talk) 01:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I just thought I would ask you for some help in dealing with a seemingly confused editor User:Unschool. I recently made some small edits to improve the sentence structure on the lead of the Abraham Lincoln article. This is all I did, all the info in the lead remains the same. But for some reason, he seems to think I have "Changed" the lead into something else which i clearly have not. If you could care to take a look for me...-- Frank Fontaine ( talk) 09:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Were you ready for the article to be listed at WP:FAC? Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:13, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
I have started a discussion on possibly moving Nazi plunder. As you are currently a reasonably active editor, as well as a past contributor to the article, I hope you can find some time to make comments at renaming Nazi plunder. Un sch ool 17:46, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Per User talk:Vianello#As for some advices ( permalink), an admin from the Vietnamese Wikipedia could use some advice about dealing with page-move vandals. Since the admin that was asked doesn't know what to do to combat this vandalism, I've contacted you to see if you can give him some advice. If you can help, please reply at User talk:Vinhtantran#Re: Mass vandalism (to keep discussion centralized since I've posted this message at the talk pages of several admins). Thanks, Cunard ( talk) 00:34, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I will start by saying "hi!". Anyway, concerning the very openning sentence for The Beatles article, I was wondering might you be able to re-adjust it as this: The Beatles were a pop/ rock band formed at their native home of Liverpool, England in 1960. Also, I have this discography I've worked on for awhile now, ABBA discography, which I believe to be finally complete. Might you be able to check this out for me, nominate it as a Featured Article, if you think it's deserving enough (I think so, and hope it is), and in return, knowing you've done countless edits on making Wikipedia a better place, I will reward you with an Original Barnstar award. Even if the discography does not hold up as to being FA nominated material, at least re-adjust The Beatles' openning sentence and I'll still give you a Barnstar that you truly deserve. -- 76.198.234.254 ( talk) 15:50, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Look at this and tell me if you think there's a reason to be concerned. Radiopathy •talk• 17:42, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Thriller album will be appearing on the main page on Tuesday, please watchlist it. — Please comment R 2 23:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Could you cast your eyes over the files uploaded here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Bankhallbretherton . I sent a guidance note to his user talk and received a rather discourteous and confusing reply. He seems to be under the misapprehension that if he photographs a postcard or poster he can claim "I created it" and apply his own Commons licence. 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 00:24, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
What about this one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Haunted_House_of_Horror_(1969).jpg "All my own work" and a Commons Licence again 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 00:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Last one and I am off to bed now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lilford_Hall_PC.jpg 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 01:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure what the policy for adding to or editing info is on this site. Exactly how does one add further information about a particular subject without it being removed?
Sources were given correctly. Does that mean I have to list website sources too? How will I know if my efforts will be rewarded by seeing my newly added information is correct or up standard.
This site has changed too much for me to locate the expectations or rules for establishing my goal of sharing that I discovered. I don't understand how it could be of good faith.
Why can't blogs be listed? Do they not contain information intended for the subject linked to? What type of sites are only added as links? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Armoredavian ( talk • contribs) 11:30, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
There is an issue at the top of the list, Roy Acuff is out if sync (in the list, not musically, well maybe...) and at the top. It dates back to this edit, I am just on my way out the door and don't have the time to sort it out, but would appreciate if you could take a look at it. If you don't have a chance to fix it today I will look at it tomorrow. Cheers. -- kelapstick ( talk) 23:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Delivered by SoxBot ( talk) at 03:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
A favor please: I would normally ask User:A. B. or User:Ckatz since they are very familiar with WP:UNID who is a long term spammer. The spammer loves attention, and aims to promote his bogus websites by mentioning them in articles and in edit summaries. Per WP:DENY I avoid mentioning names etc. Anyway, the above two admins have been away for several days, and the spammer ( 124.185.79.154 and 124.185.18.187) is getting pushy at Rod Beckstrom. I think this is the most recent block (it would be hard for you to confirm that the users I've mentioned are the same, but some investigation makes it crystal clear). I'm hoping you will keep an eye on the page. If you want any more info, please reply here (or email). Thanks. Johnuniq ( talk) 05:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
I see you've been reverting changes to Ianto Jones to show that he's still alive. What evidence do you have to support that he's still alive? Whilst I may want him to still be alive he is obviously dead. And as no time technology is involved with the Hub being destroyed and the Tardis nowhere in sight, there's no chance of a "reset" as seen in the finale of Series 3. Jammy ( talk) 22:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
Could you re-protect her, please? Or maybe semi-protection? A few tabloids rumors led to edit war. Barraki ( talk) 21:58, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
I find it funny, your insisting on a by the book interpretation of Wiki rules to remove information even when it is an astute observation (in this case by me when I wrote that the Chief Blue Meanie Character in the film Yellow Submarine is clearly based on the character Norma Desmond in the film Sunset Boulevard. If you have any doubts, I suggest you watch both films and look for the resemblance, which is obvious. How's that for reference? Character one is based on character two in said film. What else do you need?) Your erasing of such insights is, ironically, very Blue Meanie in it's bureaucratic by the rule book action. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedps1998 ( talk • contribs) 21:42, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Like a Blue Meanie Bureaucrat, you're not even consistent in enforcing the so-called rules. The following passage to the very same section I wrote to contains the following, which isn't sourced: "The term 'Blue Meanies' is actually a metaphor for bad people in government and corporations, who force their wills on good people (Pepperlanders), and carelessly deplete and ruin the natural environment, resources, colour and landscape. They are carefree about their destructive ways and will do whatever necessary to crush those (the Beatles) who oppose them." Yes? Said what source? What I am able to realize is your policing here is arbitrary, and inconsistent, and along with making snide comments about what I may or may not be able to realize is very Blue Meanie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thedps1998 ( talk • contribs) 22:16, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi again Rod and apologies if, once again, I ask you to look into something. A debate, which in my view is now locked, is taking place on the Andy Murray discussion page. Although it looked like we had reached a consensus a couple of days ago, that appears not to be the case any longer and the problem has grown in that the discussion is now taking place in multiple threads on different pages. I've been thinking of how to resolve it and the only way that I can see is that it needs a firm hand to consolidate it (i.e. pull it all into one place) and formally confirm what the rules mean. If they mean something other than that which I've been saying, so be it. I would appreciate your help - thanks. David T Tokyo ( talk) 05:22, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
You have reverted my edit concerning large crocodiles at Murchison Falls. It is a shame you feel able to "correct" things you know nothing about.
During the 1950s and early 1960s the crocodiles at Murchison Falls were considered one of the wonders of Africa. I stayed at Paraa Lodge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in 1962, and saw these animals with my own eyes, up close, from a boat that was smaller than many of the crocs.
As I stated, the reason the crocs reached such a huge size was the food supply. You are perhaps unaware (read the Wikipedia article) that at Murchison Falls the Nile is forced through a very narrow gap, and in order for this to happen, the water above the falls moves very rapidly. Any fish caught in this has no alternative but to go over the falls and be killed. The river is extremely rich in fish, and some of them are themselves huge. The food supply is therefore abundant, and there is no need to expend any effort to secure it. This means that old (and therefore large) crocodiles can still eat - and get larger. Australian salt-water crocs are not so pampered.
I shall endeavour to find some independent corroboration for this, and it is possible that I might be able to find some photographs in my late father's collection. However, the fact that there were huge crocodiles at Murchison is not in dispute by anybody who knew East Africa fifty years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sebrof ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
This anonymous IP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/65.50.103.227 dives into Nigella Lawson every few days and deletes the intobox image ... has also in the past attempted to replace it with a non-wikipedia picture of her. No edit summaries so not sure what his/her beef is with the current image. Any help would be appreciated. 21st CENTURY GREENSTUFF 12:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
I removed an occurrence of the (purported) surname which appeared in a comment on the talk page of this article. I do not know what, if any, further action should be taken to erase it / discuss with the IP who left the comment. Rachel Pearce ( talk) 15:01, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
MAJOR flagcrufter has run-amuck. The Real Libs- speak politely 16:19, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Rod said: "I am not doubting the veracity of your edit, it's just that any information added to Wikipedia must be verifiable using reliable sources. Thanks."
So you'll be deleting this, presumably:
"Wildlife experts, however, argue that the largest crocodile so far found in the Bhitarkanika was almost 25 feet (7.6 m) long, which could be traced from the skull preserved by the Kanika Royal Family. The crocodile was shot near Dhamara in 1926 and later its skull was preserved by the then Kanika King. Crocodile experts estimate the animal at about 7.62 metres (25.0 ft) long, as the size of the skull was measured one seventh of the total length of the body.[citation needed]"
When you've finished, there won't be much of Wikipedia left.
Sebrof ( talk) 19:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
The physical evidence of these crocs has gone. Apart from the Idi Amin period, there was little hunting of these animals (they were after all in a game park in latter years), so there are no skins, no skeletons, no formal records. I don't know if they are mentioned in Karamoja Bell's books, but if not, then, as witnesses like me fade away, their existence may be forgotten. It seems a shame that there is no place in Wikipedia for things that occurred and were witnessed, but were not written down in books. How much of what has been known to humanity may be lost through unimaginitive pruning?
I should have thought that this particular snippet could in fact have a place if prefaced by something like: "A witness claims to have seen...".
Sebrof ( talk) 20:06, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
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Delivered by Mike Peel ( talk) 20:02, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Rodhullandemu. Are you an administrator of Wikipedia? If so, please don't block Zozca. I want to give him one chance, but he can only get a chance, if he will pardon for forgiveness. I just want an apology from Zozca. Thank you.-- Mark Linton ( talk) 20:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all your support in recent months, I'm glad that we were able so overcome disagreement in the distant past. I have decided to leave Wikipedia and I won't be returning. My email is always open, please take care of yourself. — Please comment R 2 15:17, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for doing this and have a great day! K69 ( talk) 18:10, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
is it generally forbidden to link to youtube? How do you know that there's a copy right violation concerning this (old and probably unreleased) audition video? I think a link would add to the Jackson 5 page of wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.185.229.209 ( talk) 14:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
...for the speedy keep (shows I was right :-P ) and the unfortunate block of the editor. ( talk→ BWilkins ←track) 14:42, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
It seems this user has a few good-faith edits (hard to tell though), so could you perhaps revisit your VOA block? Cheers, – Juliancolton | Talk 00:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
I had applied for pemission to use AWB. However, before I could check whether it was granted the page was cleaned up, adn I can't find any info on the archive pages. -- Rsrikanth05 ( talk) 13:33, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
In the past, you have raised a concern about my talk page "wizard" system. I have changed this to an FAQ-based system ( User talk:Stifle/FAQs), and would appreciate your feedback at User talk:Stifle/FAQs/feedback or elsewhere. Stifle ( talk) 12:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes.. thousands of kids go to summer camp each year. But how many world famous entertainers, singers, actors, etc go to summer camp each year. Please undo your removal of the Camp Kawanhee For Boys reference in the Enrique Iglesias page. It is a noteworthy fact that he attended this summer camp. It would be a non-noteworthy fact if there were a reference to you and your summer camp experience because you are not a famous and influential person. Furthermore, expanding on the bio of famous individuals only adds to the pool of information from which we draw, if we quash that information then where do we end. For example, millions of kids go to college every year so should we delete those references too??? -- You Talkin' to Me??? ( talk) 15:43, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Maybe you could reinforce to this user that this is indeed not encyclopaedic content. I left a note on his talk page. He started a new section at the article's talk page. Thank you. Radiopathy •talk• 04:09, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I've started a discussion on whether Anton Peterlin should be listed in the Everton first team squad here. Your input would be appreciated. Dancarney ( talk) 10:39, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for catching this so quickly, wholly my mistake. Cheers, Gwen Gale ( talk) 13:13, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
What I ment is that he was the WWI veteran man from the 19th century. Sorry for the mix-up. Plyjacks ( talk) 00:17, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
I was going to put a vandal warning on User talk:Ultimate sickness for this and this (which I reverted). However, judging by the talk page and the contribs leaving more warnings is unlikely to be helpful. I have no idea whether it is better to leave these editors alone until they leave school (and I know WP:AIV is not interested in this low level of vandalism), so I thought I'd leave it for your judgment (sorry!). Johnuniq ( talk) 01:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I have deleted your edit and added sources confirming that Richardson was an American citizen. I am baffled by your comments. Nobody said that she was a citizen because she lived in America. She applied for and received American Citizenship, and that has been well documented. I certainly do not need to be regularly undoing vandalism.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 08:48, 28 July 2009 (UTC))
Well, I have added sources to the page, I would hope that should be acceptable. Thank You.( 75.69.241.91 ( talk) 09:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC))
Delivered by -- Tinu Cherian BOT - 12:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu,
I'm an editor on the Elvis Aritcle and I'm really not sure why I am contacting you. I have recently made a comment on the Elvis Talk Page,under the discussion Tiltled: "A Stolen Suggestion", where I have mentioned this article and have made a comment earlier title: "Just An Observation" and yes again, I mentioned this article in there to.
I must admitI'm a huge fan of the late John Lennon and would love to participate with this article,but hence you don't need me. But in saying that in my discussions I have mentioned about the Lennon Article being GA and I admire this,you did it and my only wish is that we could get the Elvis article to a GA rating as well. But I fear that this won't happen at the rate were going,till hell freazers over.
Again I admire and respect what you've done with this article and thank's for listening.-- Jaye9 ( talk) 05:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello,
I would suggest that we leave in Tesco's computers for schools for the historical record but I will reduce it to one line. I imagine that this was inserted by their marketing department but wikipedia is not an advertising forum. Seen as you are a senior editor, I would appreciate your thoughts before proceeding.
Best wishes,
Skreen ( talk) 21:27, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
I hadn't realised that the People from Epworth category was a sub-category of People from Lincolnshire - sorry. Zozzie 9t9 ( talk) 08:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I would like to be informed as to how my edit to Michael Jackson was disruptive or a personal view at all. I was merely following a wikipedia notice that suggested I create links to the new article A Place With No Name within other articles. I found it extremely necessary to start a section of the article labeled "Posthumous Career" as his first pre-recorded song has been leaked. My logic was not from a personal point of view at all, I was thinking that if an individual desired to find out what songs have been leaked from Jackson, they would have no other way of doing so, than looking at his article. Once again it would be much appreciated if you showed me a piece of my edit that shows the slightest bit of personal bias. Thank You, -- JDelo93 ( talk) 16:54, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
Additionally, I observed that you marked my edit as vandalism to a prior edit by Pyrrhus16. I would, once again, like you to show me in what way the edit i made was vandalism when i did not change a word in the edit by Pyrrhus16. I added to it with significant sources and truthful facts. I would really appreciate it if you reevaluated my edit with more thought. Thank You -- JDelo93 ( talk) 17:05, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
TMZ is fairly reliable and is also not the only news source listed, they provide the clip of the song in the web link if you want to argue reliability. The fact that the song bears resemblance is not original research it is in the TMZ article as is a quote by a former America band manager verifying the resemblance. Also, the future events to be anticipated are very reliably sourced, i have linked the story of the Epic Records President confirming future song releases, and even explained so in my edit. Simple source misunderstandings or wrongly worded sentences should NOT constitute as vandalism, nor should i have received a message threatening to ban me from wikipedia. If possible I would like to request a removal or voiding of that notice. -- JDelo93 ( talk) 20:55, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
I am very, very sorry.I tried to improve a page of total drama action.Sorry again jjonduncan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjonduncan ( talk • contribs) 00:52, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi Rodhullandemu/Archive/25,
I'm asking Wikipedians who are interested in
United States legal articles to take a look at
WP:Hornbook, the new "JD curriculum task force".
Our mission is to assimilate into Wikipedia all the insights of an American law school education, by reducing hornbooks to footnotes.
What you can do now:
Regards, Andrew Gradman talk/ WP:Hornbook 05:44, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
"Cunt" is not necessarily profane, and the issue here is denigrating a fellow editor, not a scientific discussion of human anatomy. And if there are worse examples elsewhere, then we need to fix them all, not give up. Crum375 ( talk) 23:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
{{talkback|Griffinofwales}}
Discussion about the refactoring at Jimbo's page.
Griffinofwales (
talk)
23:12, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
There was no misunderstanding. Griffinofwales was blocked for continuing to revert war. Please don't wheel war again like you've just done in your unblock. You're clearly involved and not the person to be undoing my admin actions. Ryan PostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Just a note: You are right in insisting that the British spelling is "enrol" and "enrolment"; however, there is no such word as "enroled". Even the British spelling is "enrolled". Ccrashh ( talk) 20:02, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I got enthusiastic and made the change before you made your reply. Does the current version count as a "headed linear list"? The left and right columns make it easy to add the userboxes and to identify people who're using them, respectively.
Also -- even though I created this page for the benefit of WP:Hornbook, I think it ought to be hosted by WP:LAW, so feel free to move it to the page of your preference. Andrew Gradman talk/ WP:Hornbook 22:37, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
I have an IP that might be a candidate for adoption. The IP does vandalize Wikipedia, but it also fixes things here. Since we have a policy of welcoming newcomers, I was wondering whether you (or someone you know) could adopt this IP, and try to get it to be 100% productive. As far as I know, the IP has never been blocked here (does have 3 lvl4 warnings however), but is blocked for a week at simpleWP (my other project). The IP number is 99.151.253.124. Please leave a tb or a response at my talk page. Thanks for all the stuff you do here! Griffinofwales ( talk) 23:57, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Delivered by SoxBot ( talk) at 05:54, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Why have you deleted my edit? I am in no way affiliated with Johnny Falstaff. I just LOVE the song, and am trying to turn people on to this great version. What Gives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.158.25.2 ( talk) 19:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for correcting my post. It was an error on my part; my source was not authentic. My apologies. Dantesqueman ( talk) 01:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I just thought I would ask you for some help in dealing with a seemingly confused editor User:Unschool. I recently made some small edits to improve the sentence structure on the lead of the Abraham Lincoln article. This is all I did, all the info in the lead remains the same. But for some reason, he seems to think I have "Changed" the lead into something else which i clearly have not. If you could care to take a look for me...-- Frank Fontaine ( talk) 09:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC)