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This Anon had vandalized my User Talk page, please either warn or block the IP, that's a IP that this account is on, I didn't do it, but someone else in my family did it. If you are going to block that IP, be careful, I have nothing to do with this except reverting the change. Thanks! Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 04:03, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Is it okay to place my Youtube channel external link on my User page? Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 17:19, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
This article has quite the long list of repeated citations to the same works. Would you oppose my introduction of {{ rp}} to consolidate these references without losing the page numbers? Please visit White Site to see it in use if you're not familiar with how it works. Nyttend ( talk) 01:51, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
Why can't I be administrator? I want special powers, and I want to be able to help even more. And I like special powers. But, why not? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 20:23, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Eh. How do I sign up? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 16:42, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, are you able to find any reliable source stating that Ham recently received an honorary degree from Bryan College? [1] -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 22:20, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
Your comment here is a ) inappropriate for an article talk page, as it has nothing to do with improving the associated article; b) pointless because the issue is resolved, and c) Incorrect in any case. DUE/UNDUE is about content. It is unfortunate that you add badly sourced promotional content to Wikipedia. I have not encountered your doing that in any article I watch; if you did I would challenge it in exactly the same fashion, and under PROMO/UNDUE/BLP you would not have a leg to stand on. I see the discussion above. The other editor had noted on their talk page that someone had advised them that the poor edit they made would be OK. Your advice was not good. Jytdog ( talk) 14:21, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
This IP want's to try to edit war when im undoing their vandalism, can you block this IP Address? Thanks! Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 02:34, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
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Since you seek improvement to the Kentucky article I invite you to the challenge. Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 00:57, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
This IP who recently added POV material on several articles was blocked but can still edit their talk page. As you can see, they have been constantly removing a template stating that they removed discussions off their talk page (vandalism warnings -- an apparent attempt to whitewash the talk page). Would you please remove their ability to edit their talk page so the template can be re-added? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 04:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
Could you edit this article /info/en/?search=World_War_I_by_country — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niko Seksi ( talk • contribs) 22:29, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please hide this slanderous edit? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 23:42, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
Is there a chance you could hide this edit as well? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 21:20, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Sorry for the trouble just trying to testing things out a bit, main thing I wanted to do was change UofL's logo. That old logo on the page didnt look as good.
Would you please hide the edits that these editors reverted: [2] [3] (I have to just say that it really irritates me when vandalism to this article and other YEC-related articles is labeled "good faith" by reverting editors; it has happened in the past). [4] -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 18:27, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Bert T. Combs article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 13 August 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 13, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 10:11, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the article, all the thoughts that went into it! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:47, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
Hey Acdixon
Have had some health issues. BUT I wanted to ask about what is or is not allowed as far as Building structures. Specifically, I was recenty able to get inside of the Capital Dome at Charleston WV and got some decent pics. My understanding has been that statuary is a no no on wikipedia. ANYthing else?? Many Tanks Coal town guy ( talk) 19:31, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Hey Acdixon, do we have a place to search for articles that do not have a ref?? We used to but it looks as though that tool is gone now.. Coal town guy ( talk) 19:13, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please revert this edit on Political appointments by Donald Trump? If you go on the talk page, it is clear that there is a consensus against including appointments of career diplomats (as they are not truly political appointments). The article was fully protected due to edit warring, and the protecting administrator did not reply to my request to revert it as of the time of my writing. I think it is clear that this editor is not acting in good faith, he is a troll (as seen in his copying my edit summaries in the page history, as well as copying my comments at the Wikipedia:Requests for page protection page. Would you please restore the consensus? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 01:29, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
Five years! |
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-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 05:30, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for today's Lawrence Wetherby, another Kentucky governor! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:02, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
... and today's Augustus O. Stanley! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Precious six years! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:11, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Acdixon, would it be OK if you hid this edit summary, which has nothing to do with the IP's edit? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 19:01, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Me and another editor warned a annon of unexplained content removal on Newspeak then another anon decided to revert my changes too. Can you deal with them? I know of Assume good faith but I don't want to start a Edit War Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 01:51, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I recently nominated Fawad Khan for FAC but now I want to have it peer reviewed. Can you please tell me how to withdraw a FAC. Amirk94391 ( talk) 15:09, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please delete this redirect so I can accept this AfC draft to the same name: Draft:U.S. Route 85 in Colorado? I also know that there is an option to merge page histories -- please do whatever necessary so I can move this draft. -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 02:28, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello. I have a question. There is a discussion in the Bulgarian Wikipedia about how the dates should be written. For now the dates are written mostly in the Biography section of a person and there are no dates in brackets in the beginning of the article right after the name of the person. I think the better alternative is the one with the brackets just as it is here in the English Wikipedia. Can you tell me why your alternative with the brackets is better? I want the things in the Bulgarian wiki to become the same as in the English one. If there is voting in the BG wiki, will you join me? -- 77.236.166.12 ( talk) 08:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon. I am an agnostic so I am not promoting either Theism or Atheism but I am concerned that the official Wikipedia view of religious articles such as Answers in Genesis is not neutral. There seems to be a strong pushing of a militant atheist point of view. I doubt if I can do anything to change this but I thought I would let you know how I feel. Synthetic Woolly Mammoth ( talk) 17:57, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.
13:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
This Anon had vandalized my User Talk page, please either warn or block the IP, that's a IP that this account is on, I didn't do it, but someone else in my family did it. If you are going to block that IP, be careful, I have nothing to do with this except reverting the change. Thanks! Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 04:03, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
Is it okay to place my Youtube channel external link on my User page? Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 17:19, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
This article has quite the long list of repeated citations to the same works. Would you oppose my introduction of {{ rp}} to consolidate these references without losing the page numbers? Please visit White Site to see it in use if you're not familiar with how it works. Nyttend ( talk) 01:51, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
Why can't I be administrator? I want special powers, and I want to be able to help even more. And I like special powers. But, why not? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 20:23, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Eh. How do I sign up? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 16:42, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, are you able to find any reliable source stating that Ham recently received an honorary degree from Bryan College? [1] -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 22:20, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
Your comment here is a ) inappropriate for an article talk page, as it has nothing to do with improving the associated article; b) pointless because the issue is resolved, and c) Incorrect in any case. DUE/UNDUE is about content. It is unfortunate that you add badly sourced promotional content to Wikipedia. I have not encountered your doing that in any article I watch; if you did I would challenge it in exactly the same fashion, and under PROMO/UNDUE/BLP you would not have a leg to stand on. I see the discussion above. The other editor had noted on their talk page that someone had advised them that the poor edit they made would be OK. Your advice was not good. Jytdog ( talk) 14:21, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
This IP want's to try to edit war when im undoing their vandalism, can you block this IP Address? Thanks! Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 02:34, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here! |
Since you seek improvement to the Kentucky article I invite you to the challenge. Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 00:57, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
This IP who recently added POV material on several articles was blocked but can still edit their talk page. As you can see, they have been constantly removing a template stating that they removed discussions off their talk page (vandalism warnings -- an apparent attempt to whitewash the talk page). Would you please remove their ability to edit their talk page so the template can be re-added? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 04:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
Could you edit this article /info/en/?search=World_War_I_by_country — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niko Seksi ( talk • contribs) 22:29, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please hide this slanderous edit? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 23:42, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
Is there a chance you could hide this edit as well? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 21:20, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Sorry for the trouble just trying to testing things out a bit, main thing I wanted to do was change UofL's logo. That old logo on the page didnt look as good.
Would you please hide the edits that these editors reverted: [2] [3] (I have to just say that it really irritates me when vandalism to this article and other YEC-related articles is labeled "good faith" by reverting editors; it has happened in the past). [4] -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 18:27, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Bert T. Combs article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 13 August 2017. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 13, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie ( talk - contribs - library) 10:11, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for the article, all the thoughts that went into it! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:47, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
Hey Acdixon
Have had some health issues. BUT I wanted to ask about what is or is not allowed as far as Building structures. Specifically, I was recenty able to get inside of the Capital Dome at Charleston WV and got some decent pics. My understanding has been that statuary is a no no on wikipedia. ANYthing else?? Many Tanks Coal town guy ( talk) 19:31, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
Hey Acdixon, do we have a place to search for articles that do not have a ref?? We used to but it looks as though that tool is gone now.. Coal town guy ( talk) 19:13, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please revert this edit on Political appointments by Donald Trump? If you go on the talk page, it is clear that there is a consensus against including appointments of career diplomats (as they are not truly political appointments). The article was fully protected due to edit warring, and the protecting administrator did not reply to my request to revert it as of the time of my writing. I think it is clear that this editor is not acting in good faith, he is a troll (as seen in his copying my edit summaries in the page history, as well as copying my comments at the Wikipedia:Requests for page protection page. Would you please restore the consensus? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 01:29, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
Five years! |
---|
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 05:30, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for today's Lawrence Wetherby, another Kentucky governor! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:02, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
... and today's Augustus O. Stanley! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Precious six years! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:11, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
Hello,
Beginning in September 2017, the Wikimedia Foundation Anti-harassment tool team will be conducting a survey to gauge how well tools, training, and information exists to assist English Wikipedia administrators in recognizing and mitigating things like sockpuppetry, vandalism, and harassment.
The survey should only take 5 minutes, and your individual response will not be made public. This survey will be integral for our team to determine how to better support administrators.
To take the survey sign up here and we will send you a link to the form.
We really appreciate your input!
Please let us know if you wish to opt-out of all massmessage mailings from the Anti-harassment tools team.
For the Anti-harassment tools team, SPoore (WMF), Community Advocate, Community health initiative ( talk) 19:52, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would it be OK if you hid this edit summary, which has nothing to do with the IP's edit? -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 19:01, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
Me and another editor warned a annon of unexplained content removal on Newspeak then another anon decided to revert my changes too. Can you deal with them? I know of Assume good faith but I don't want to start a Edit War Gary "Roach" Sanderson ( talk) 01:51, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I recently nominated Fawad Khan for FAC but now I want to have it peer reviewed. Can you please tell me how to withdraw a FAC. Amirk94391 ( talk) 15:09, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon, would you please delete this redirect so I can accept this AfC draft to the same name: Draft:U.S. Route 85 in Colorado? I also know that there is an option to merge page histories -- please do whatever necessary so I can move this draft. -- 1990'sguy ( talk) 02:28, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello. I have a question. There is a discussion in the Bulgarian Wikipedia about how the dates should be written. For now the dates are written mostly in the Biography section of a person and there are no dates in brackets in the beginning of the article right after the name of the person. I think the better alternative is the one with the brackets just as it is here in the English Wikipedia. Can you tell me why your alternative with the brackets is better? I want the things in the Bulgarian wiki to become the same as in the English one. If there is voting in the BG wiki, will you join me? -- 77.236.166.12 ( talk) 08:59, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
Hello Acdixon. I am an agnostic so I am not promoting either Theism or Atheism but I am concerned that the official Wikipedia view of religious articles such as Answers in Genesis is not neutral. There seems to be a strong pushing of a militant atheist point of view. I doubt if I can do anything to change this but I thought I would let you know how I feel. Synthetic Woolly Mammoth ( talk) 17:57, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
Hello, Acdixon. Voting in the 2017 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 10 December. All users who registered an account before Saturday, 28 October 2017, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Wednesday, 1 November 2017 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.
If you wish to participate in the 2017 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
This is to let you know that the Lawrence Wetherby article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 2, 2018. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 2, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:13, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
On 15 December 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dan Johnson (Kentucky politician), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 02:39, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Dan Johnson (Kentucky politician), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page New York ( check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)
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Happy Saturnalia | ||
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free and you not often get distracted by dice-playing. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:49, 17 December 2017 (UTC) |