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Thank you! I should put more stuff in my to-do list, I've been having nice surprises :) Fvasconcellos 21:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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Cheers for sorting out my TOC, had to look close to see what you'd done, but its better now - not going to revert you :) Would have done it mayself if I had a clue about writing stuff like that - guess it is your profession! Thanks again RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 16:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
You have been involved in the flag debate on the Northern Ireland talk page. If you remember there were four option listed about the way forward. If you wish you can go here and make your position clear. regards-- Vintagekits 22:02, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for creating this. Cheers, :) MikeReichold 00:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your improvements to the Steve Stanton page. Great reorganization! -- Yksin 00:23, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar! :) -- Yksin 20:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Greetings Alison, welcome to Wikipedia. If you would like to nominate yourself as an admin or nominate someone else, please visit this page. Thanks! Mete oroid » 01:38, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Tuatha Dé Danann, the first on the list, is not part of S Myth. It wasn't 100 years ago or 200 years ago either. Well, if the edges are going to be blurred, and the waters muddied, what does that make of Wikipedia. At best a second rate encyclopedia. Or we can aim to higher ideals and make a first rate encyclopedia. It's up to the editors. Manopingo 19:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
At least people will know I made my stand. When folks examine WP files in 200 years time, they'll see that one man stood up for the true history. He's going to get barred, but that's the price of being true! Good night Ali, good night. Manopingo 23:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Nice to see you watching, Irish one. Manopingo 23:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Some people won't talk. The edits i am concerned about were done without talk. Ali, I know you are a fine editor. Yep, you may not have noticed, in all the broil, it's coming around. The reverts weren't reverts, but corrections. I'll have a look later. Manopingo 23:58, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, I noticed your replacement of the Enzyme inhibitor ref section with the reflist template. What is the advantage of this reformatting? I can't seem to find any new features. If this is advantageous, I'll reformat some of my other articles. TimVickers 18:09, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
I've emailed you........... RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for trying to act as a mediator. However, there really isn't an issue here. This user is a sock of the permabanned User:Bluegold and is - believe me - beyond being brought into the fold of reasonable conversation. I've brought it up on Theresa_knott, the blocking admin and can only wait until she responds. Regards, Calgacus ( ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 00:25, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of all those usurpation requests! You're a champ :) – riana_ dzasta 02:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
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Reading through Ali-oops' Talk archives, I've come to the conclusion that she is one of the finest contributers to Wikipedia. She contributes superlatively to many Irish-related articles, keeps a level head throughout altercations (of which there have been many), and is generally a quality contributor and User. She also contributes to the Irish language Wikipedia, Meta, Wiktionary, and Commons, and regularly fights vandalism, sock-puppetry, and policy-ignorant users. Her unique knowledge of Irish culture brings a fresh perspective to that section of the Encyclopedia, and conversly she is able to translate that information to and from the Irish 'Pedia. Her qualities surmise a strong character and resilient editor, and she always greets a stubborn user or fellow editor with a smile (or the equivalent Unicode character). The best thing, however, is that she works at APPLE. I post this Barnstar to Ali-oops' page to recognize one of the few great editors on Wikipedia, and simultaneously I hope others can follow her example. z ε n .ıl 03:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC) |
I read through your entire Talk archives, and seriously - you are a super editor. Cheers! z ε n .ıl 03:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Nice; you beat me to fixing the references on that article. I barely had chance to do one when I had to do something else. I come back, and find the references done! I suppose next time I should be quicker. :) Acalamari 19:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
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You deserve this barnstar for your work on my userbox. You did more than improve the wording: you improved the color and overall look. Acalamari 17:49, 7 March 2007 (UTC) |
Sure you may! If you want to have the scheme work with your current status changer then edit the User:Persian Poet Gal/Status portion with your own. If you do not have a status changer page, replace that portion with text of whether you are online or offline. If you want to create a status changer page manually do so by placing the online or offline text on a page called User:Ali-oops/Status or you can follow the directions here to implement an automatic status changer. Feel free to ask me any questions if you are having trouble! ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 20:11, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
So, it seems that User Talk: NaeNae18 vandalized your talk page? Well, you probably saw on his talk page that he vandalized my userpage. I told him not to vandalize, which is why he decided to vadalize my userpage. I suspect he then looked at my contributions, saw you in there, and vandalized your talk page. Acalamari 20:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you please revert your move at Conolly's Folly. The family who built the monument were the Conollys: for evidence see the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland, 1837, Oxford Biography Index, etc. More references can be provided. -- Damac 23:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
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Hello Alison! Thanks for the kind words and the shiny bauble. When you're completely and obviously wrong, like I was, apologising is a lot easier than sulking, or pretending you never were wrong. And congrats on the Did You Know thing. Thanks again and all the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:29, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
It seems that we are being chastised for putting up our link and being accused of deleting others. Just the opposite seems to be happening. Our link which leads others to an information site as well as the suggested 'Standard of Care' sent to WPATH for consideration as well as a contact site for those confused is continually being deleted. It is stated that ours is a duplicate site. It is not any more that than the myriad of sites dealing with transsexualism and transgenderism. If only one site dealing with a subject then I might suggest no need for those duplications either. Our site HTTP://www.harrybenjaminsyndrome-info.org/ is a separate site that is run by six women who have had corrective surgery. We are part of a larger group of women born with HBS and who feel unaligned with those that consider themselves as transsexual or transgender. We did not trans anything; we affirmed our physical sex to our brain gender. I can be reached directly at DianePa@yahoo.com and my real name is Diane. I had my surgery 35 yrs ago in Bklyn, NY by Dr R. Granata and my primary doctors were Harry Benjamin and Charles Ihlenfeld. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DianePa ( talk • contribs)
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Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. -- WikiInquirer 18:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC) talk to me
I don't like to ask people about their watchlists, but do you have my user/talk page in yours? Whether you do or not, I'll add yours to mine. Acalamari 21:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks very much for doing that. The lead clearly makes sense to me now, and the jargon at least is out of the lead and wikilinked. I agree the article needs more fleshing out, but for now my immediate concern has been met. Thank you kindly.- Andrew c 01:17, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, thanks an absolute bunch for supporting me in my Rfa and sticking up for me when it got a bit heated, your a really great woman and I hope this helps.......... Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 21:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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For all your help with my Rfa, especially supporting me throughout and updating my count every time it changed Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 21:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC) |
Please stay away from my user-page. I consider your interference as a personal attack. I notice that you class such edits on your own user page, by other editors, as vandalism. Please refrain, enough! Thank you. Manopingo 00:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the mop, Alison! AnthonyCFC's about to revamp my userpage, but when he's done, could you add it to my userpage for me?! I've tried and ballsed up! Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 18:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Another user gave a review. After they gave theirs, I gave one for you. Just so you know. Acalamari 19:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
The Transhumanist 04:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! Feeling rather Madonna right now ;) – Riana agree to disagree? 08:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
In your haste to improve the hydroxyzine article, the UCB south africa drug pamphlet was removed from the references section, but left inside the ref tags. Also, i can vouch to say that it is much more in-depth than the online version replacing it, which is more-or-less the same as the Rx article, and lists far fewer of the contraindications and side effects that were found and prescribed for those in third-world countries.
The main reason it was included was a concensus between James and I, that it would contain more adverse effects and would act as a "worst case scenario" for those in western countries, due to the range experienced in Africa.
Still, thanks for your contributions! :-)
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Thanks Alison for cleaning up the references in the Business process outsourcing in the Philippines! Aks2007 23:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
Acalamari 17:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, you'll have to excuse me, i thought the RfA was a request for adminship with regards to server monitoring and soforth; i got the impression that from her contributions and soforth that she may not have been suitable, but i see it's for the sysop flag on mediawiki. I'll vote in the reciprocal; put me down for Support instead.
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Hi. Would you please remove all of the unfree images you are claiming Wikipedia:Fair use on from your userspace? Also, some of them need a proper Wikipedia:Fair use rationale. Thanks. Jkelly 04:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I know you watch my pages but I responded with You're welcome; thanks for the flower! However, I would like to add this: I felt I had to ask Ryan to be the co-nominator; as he's known you longer than I have. Also, did you know your RfA has been vandalized already? Acalamari 23:07, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your congratulations! On to the janitor's closet... Natalie 23:31, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, there seems to be a bug somewhere. Blocks aren't being recorded correctly. If I try to reblock that user the system tells me they are already blocked, so I believe the block is correctly in the database but is not being shown in the UI. I'm currently tracing another user account that seems to be suffering from the same problem. Gwernol 00:46, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Good lookin' out, Alison. <respect knuckles> :) A Train take the 23:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, this is just my opinion of course, but your contribs show a far greater percentage of minor edits than is typical. That implies that either you're not doing much :) or you have a different idea of what "minor" means than most people. That's not particularly problematic (there's no firm rule about it anyway) but it may confuse people. For instance, I would not consider a !vote on AFD of RFC/username to be "minor" because such an edit is "typical" for such a page. >Radiant< 11:39, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Because Shotokan school of karate in 20th century have created many schools Fudokan is one of them ( Snake bgd 15:41, 16 March 2007 (UTC))
Longer answer on my user talk. (I tend to like keeping conversations together.) -- Yksin 16:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
http://biznes.onet.pl/2,1504112,wiadomosci.html The article is in Polish, ask some Polish-speaking wikipedians to translate if you don't believe me. ;-) Kowalmistrz 17:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, 'tis me that's in it, and if you ever come over to Dublin, join me for tea, at my demesne, overlooking Dublin Bay. Just saw today, one of the really nicest admins on WP, Robducar, has made a break. I've seen it so often. (Mano)- 86.42.148.197 19:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I know you are a very nice person and all alison, but you are getting in the later years in your life and you should really reconsider your decisions on what to do with the rest of it... you probably don't have many years left and wasting them on Wikipedia is a very bad idea. I am sure you are good at what you do but you should live life, find a man, do the dirty before you are too old that you cant feel it anymore, or you have a heart attack from it. Just look'n out for ya!
Your friend,
canoesRevenge — Preceding unsigned comment added by CanoesRevenge ( talk • contribs)
No problem. I have an idea, I'll post it on the Pharma talk later. I'll be very busy for the next few days... Fvasconcellos 15:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Looks like the troll cabal is running out of time... WjB scribe 03:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Your front page stop icon Template:NoEditUserpage used to prevent vadalism and directs the editor to Wikipedia:How to edit a page has been nominated for deletion [5]. -- Masterpedia 04:11, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
…for both your corrections and critique
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You're now an admin. Go forth and use the shiny new tools to help keep the project improving. Spend some time on the admin's reading list and don't hesitate to ask questions if you're unsure. Have fun, and again, congrats. - Taxman Talk 12:05, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Many, many congratulations. Happy adminning! -- Guinnog 17:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Whoot! - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦ ♫ 02:08, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting vandalism on my talk page. :) Cocoaguy ここがいい contribs talk Todays Pick 00:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting vandalism on my userpage. I'm having a real problem with KazakhPol repeatedly changing my page... Djma12 ( talk) 00:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hmm, thats interesting. We clearly differ in our interpretation of incivility. I would consider it incivil to post a vandalism warning to another user's talkpage when you know the other user is editing in good faith, a violation of WP:AGF, to be incivil. Per WP:NPA I can remove personal attacks in their entirety, no discussion needed, and WP:3RR does not apply. My editing of his userpage can in no way be considered vandalism. I already complained about this on WP:AN/I. The user in question was warned by Llama Man for making personal attacks. KazakhPol 00:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
For the record, I didn't write that barnstar. All I know is that some user keeps on changing my userpage without even so much as discussing it on my talk page. Djma12 ( talk) 00:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. First, thanks for reverting the clever comments left on my user page. :) I was going to add this info to AIV, but the user was blocked in the meantime: User:Mgenty2k5 was vandalising McEachern High School at the same time as User:68.19.3.11 in much the same style. To me it looks like the same person. Happy editing. Robotman 1974 01:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison,
I noticed pannectomy listed on your "To-Do" list. It's been awhile since my 3rd year surgical rotation, but I seem to remember that a pannectomy is a modified abdominoplasty, for which there is a wiki page available. (Please correct me if I am wrong.) I can go ahead and create a redirect if you feel it is appropriate.
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Thanks for looking at 195.224.58.122. Severo 14:59, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you come take a look at this article and lend a hand? User:Hfarmer keeps adding a lot of unsourced and poorly sourced information about this woman's birthdate, old name, aliases, and a recent alleged hospitalization that has not been reported in the press. I have cited a range of policies about use of the "hungangels" blog and message board as a news source, but the editor is unpersuaded and quite recalcitrant. Thanks! Jokestress 16:17, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on your RFA. Please read Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses#Shared IPs. If the IP address clearly belongs to a primary or secondary school, don't hesitate handing out 6 month anon-only blocks at a time. Thanks. -- Netsnipe ► 17:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
You can drop {{schoolblock|comments}} and other templates right into the reason box on the blocking page. Take a look at MediaWiki:Blockedtext if you're curious what blocked users see. -- Netsnipe ► 20:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Congrats Alison on your successful RFA! I had no doubts that you would pass :). Enjoy the mop and bucket, look forward to colliding with you on the various usual admin haunts: WP:AIV, WP:CSD, and WP:ANI. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 17:58, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
I would like to archive my talk page, but I'm not so sure I should. You see, in Sarah's opposition, she posted links to messages on my talk page to show others' why she opposes. If I archive those messages, I'm concerned that the links won't link to those messages anymore. Should I wait until after the RfA until archiving; or if I do archive, will it be worth asking Sarah to re-link them? My talk page is getting huge. Acalamari 18:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's loose ends. Also my legs falling asleep. But I digress. HalfShadow 20:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Happy day birthday to the new admin. And hopefully you haven't gone Awfully Awfully yet. Well I want to give you one a big huge sloppy hug right now! How was that? Oh boy, I enjoyed that hug too! (Editor takes needed sip of water). Oh my dear, you wikis out there don't know what you are missing! Pant pant, hasta manana! BTW, I think Ali is as cute as angels!!!. You are a really good admin, a good start, and a lot of heart! Keep up the good work!- Blackrockguy 01:45, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Is blanking a user talk page, including warnings, really prohibited? Any interested editors can always view the history and the block log. WP:USER only says that "removing warnings from one's own talk page is often frowned upon." – Pomte 04:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, in view of the extraordinarily high level of vandalism originating from the Florida State University site, whom you have just blocked for one week - which includes several attacks on your user page, an absolute torrent aimed at User:Gwernol, and significant numbers of equally mindless edits on other pages - is it not finally time that they received a long block, and that communication was made with the powers-that-be at the College to attempt to stop it at source? As we all know, WP:POLICY allows for this in the case of serious and ongoing disruption comimg from an unknown or shared IP.-- Anthony.bradbury 15:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok. Yes, I am busy right now, and thank you for your support. Whether contacting the University would produce any result I have absolutely no idea; the only comment that I would make is that attempting to contact the University must stand more chance of a positive result than not doing so would.-- Anthony.bradbury 00:30, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Hippy420 is an obvious drug reference and getnaked is an obvious sexual reference, so my train of thought went towards containing sexual and drug innuendo. However, if you still disagree I guess you can go ahead with WP:RCFN. -- Wafulz 18:37, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
I just thought that I'd drop by and give a quick thanks for licensing the layout of your user page under the GFDL. I really like it (in fact I liked it so much I used it myself) ;) Oh and congrats on your recent RFA! -- ImmortalGoddezz 18:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Well that was a tough one, eh? Thanks for your help, much appreciated :) -- Spe bi 22:07, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. As noted above, I've already range blocked 512 of the FSU IP addresses today for 1 month. This covers the set that the FSU vandal usually uses (presumably a frat house or computer lab range). Hopefully this will stop this minor irritant for now. Best, Gwernol 00:17, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Interesting point raised by Riana and yourself. I think an experiment should be conducted to see how much more abuse female administrators/vandal fighters get compared to their male counterparts. I think a male admin should volunteer to be renamed Susan for a month and report back on how different an experience they have :-). WjB scribe 01:25, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
As a procedural note, user:Susan is taken but is a candidate for usurpation. So Ryan would have to wait at least a week before assuming the name. In fact, if logged today the request would be performed on April 1st! Oh, and I'd get a promise from the crats that they'll be willing to change your name back again afterwards ;-). WjB scribe 02:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Feel free to add your side here— Ryūlóng ( 竜龍) 01:30, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I was hoping to copy/steal those cute icons you have at the top of your user & usertalk pages (user; talk; sandbox; &c) but when I tried to copy & paste the source text I couldn't find the right bit. Is it protected or admin only or something? Thanks -- Turangalila ( talk) 06:00, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering since I voted neutral at your RfA... Sorry again; I can't stand it when people are angry at me... Sorry... :( Spawn Man 09:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I read a lot on IPL hair removal sofar. Can anybody, however, tell me what is meant by Pulse sequence, pulse intermission and pulse width. What do these parameters mean? Best regards, Sigrid — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.177.20.121 ( talk • contribs)
Hi there;I see that you have this article on your list for cleanup. Having just ploughed through the article, may I wish you the very best of luck! In my professional view it needs a total rewrite, and achieving this without offending any pressure groups will be a real triumph, if you can achieve it. In my opinion sexual dysmorphism is only a subset of somatic dysmorphism, and should be treated, sympathetically, but in the same way (i.e. you don't cutthe leg off). This is, of course, a minority view, which I do not flaunt. If I can help with this, or any other medical article, let me know. Am I right in assuming that you have a medical qualification?-- Anthony.bradbury 01:50, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
So someone vandalised Persian Poet Gal's userpage by incrementing her vandal count... Doesn't your reverting that mean her count is now incorrect?!? Ahh, my head hurts... :-) WjB scribe 04:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you please indefinitely block Geminemini ( talk · contribs)? All the user did was vandalize multiple pages. The short block will allow the continuation of vandalism, but an indefinite block will stop it entirely from this user. I don't think the project will be at any loss. The Behnam 05:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
For blocking that madeinchina person. Turok 1 just keeps getting worse. The Behnam 07:51, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I think we're still on the main page. Best not to protect at all. — coel acan — 08:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I should clarify that when I said "main page articles are supposed to be fully unprotected" that only applies to today's featured article, AFAIK. If any other article on the main page shows up at WP:RFPP, there's no reason not to protect, again, AFAIK. If it comes up and you're not sure, WP:AN, of course. — coel acan — 08:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
216.248.68.143 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) has kept adding libelous and inappropriate information about a living person despite numerous warnings. If the IP doesn't get it by now, I don't think he ever will. He'll probably just start at it again in 31 hours. Can you please extend to indef? The Behnam 08:34, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to go on about Tesco, Alison. I'll desist. Actually I was getting a lot of stick from "IrishGuy" (an American) and he wound me up rather. I even got a Warning. Bill Tegner 09:00, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
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Damn girl, I can't get in a word at RFPP without edit conflicting with you... maybe we should just redirect it to your talk page? :p Keep up the good work! – Riana ঋ 09:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC) |
Hi there, you said that the article was protected beacuse of an user, Verdict. I saw that account and it has been blocked by some sort of community thing so it wont be back. Can you atleast give the article a try? Things may have calmed down and i dont think any admin will do any edit any time soon. I just created this account beacuse i couldnt edit that page. I saw it was protected so i thought if i create an account i could edit but i couldnt. Please give it a try, it really needs update as well as improvment. Tiger
Hi Alison, I've changed this user's block to "indefinite" because 100% of their edits were inserting profanity. Do you have any qualms about this? -- Wafulz 03:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, I'm posting on your talk page since you left the blocked noticed for Antholog1793. I thought (s)he was blocked indefinitely? How come (s)he is able to revert his/her talk page? -- Semper discipulus 00:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, no problem, these things happen all the time on WP:RFPP. It's ok to have a different analysis of a protection request. :-) Regards, Hús ö nd 04:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. I just wanted to check to see if the message you left on my talk page was directed towards the unlogged IP or towards me. I'm confused because I thought I've remained civil the whole time! Thanks for taking a look :) Kntrabssi 04:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
I assume the comments you left on my talk page were actually intended for anon editor 4.239.138.147. You might want to leave comments on that user's talk page. I already explained the situation to him at his talk page, but you may have something to add. You also might want to redact the WP:AIV posting, as it appears this user has legitimate concerns ( WP:AGF ) about the article in question, and is merely handling it wrong. This is probably not real vandalism, but an editor who doesn't know the system. WP:BITE may apply here. -- Jayron32| talk| contribs 05:10, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The article you cite actually lifted all that content from my site hairfacts.com, which I donated here as my first article to Wikiepdia in 2004. Jokestress 06:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hola, Alison! Thanks for signing my page! Have a great day! DTD
And you were worried about tempting fate... Have you seen the state of my talkpage!?!?! WjB scribe 22:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Dear Alison, please explain what my comments are "disparaging", becuase it is serious accusation of me. Biophys was given a number of warnings for his uncivil behavior [7]. He publishes rumors and hoaxes, please see some points here Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biophys. Moreover, Biophys himself does edit warring over me. You could actually help us both - please see the mediation Cabal case on Boris Stomakhin. Respectfully. Vlad fedorov 06:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Please also, see there how Biophys covers his deletions of texts diff. He deleted from the article well-sourced information that Albats father himself was from KGB bodies, because it weakens her reliability. But it is a fact. And no valid explanations were presented by Biophys. Vlad fedorov 07:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
This example (diff) was related to violation of WP:BLP by Vlad. He inserted poorly sourced defamatory statements about a living person he disliked (women journalist and researcher, Harvard graduate). I posted my comments here: Talk:Yevgenia_Albats#Violation_of_BLP_rules and here Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Yevgenia_Albats Biophys 20:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Since you are probably not familiar with Russian politics, I have to explain that Vlad inserted also unreliable negative information about another female journalist who was in opposition to Putin's government: Anna Politkovskaya who was recently killed. See my comments here: Talk:Anna_Politkovskaya#Arutunyan_claims_and_POV. I am telling this because negative information about both women, Anna Politkovskaya and Yevgenia Albats came from the same unreliable source. Actually Yevgenia Albats tried to protect her murdered colleague, Anna Politkovskaya from defamation after her death. Vlad disseminates all this defamatory disinformation in Wikipedia, in my opinion. Biophys 23:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
My last negotiation attempts can be found here: Talk:Nikolai_Koltsov (see (Nature(journal)), Talk:Persecution_of_political_bloggers#Vlad.27s_claims, Talk:Active_measures#We_must_find_a_compromise. I believe that Vlad's actions after these explanations and attempted negotiations constitute clear vandalism. Biophys 15:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the proper image. I don't know my way around the 'media' areas of Wiki as of yet :-) Bastun 09:57, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Shall I quote the Sex Pistols for you? A Train take the 18:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about the edit-conflict. DMacks 19:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I seriously doubt they would vandalize Wikipedia. :) Acalamari 19:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I appreciate blocking 70.16.208.83. He was a nuisance. You are great!!:)-- 70.111.231.43 19:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Please look into a user before reporting that they are committing vandalism. Your report of me to AIV was highly insulting. I have been an established editor on Wikipedia since 2004 and have not had any problem. Therefore, to suddenly find myself accused of "a massive vandalism campaign" is quite alarming. Please read and familiarize yourself with the guideline WP:AGF before accusing any others of vandalism.
While it may seem unlikely that Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb or the boxer, James J. Corbett appeared in vaudeville, all of them did and, with the exception of Ruth, did so successfully. They are all on the List of vaudeville performers that I have spent massive amounts of time creating. Thank you. *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 21:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
What is that people don't get about reporting vandals AFTER a final warning. I mean what is the logic of:
I mean serious- can we block people for stupid AIV reports? WjB scribe 21:46, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for tagging User:24.88.62.175's talk page with level 4 warning. Someone using this IP address vandalized my user page twice. Amos Han Talk 00:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry Alison, we took care of this one at the same time, but took different decisions. I hope it's okay. :-) Regards, Hús ö nd 00:12, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting the vandalism of User:Mist25 to my homepage. If you see his edits, he has been trolling across articles and talk pages with extremely racist ( Anti-Brahman/ Dalitstan-type) vandalism and personal attacks. Can anything be done here? Mihirtheone 04:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your support on my
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Hi, just wanted to give a thanks and a kudos to some pretty speedy work on the WP:AIV. I've had to report a fair few today and yesterday evening, all of which seem to have been taken on board by yourself. Cheers! Gekedo 16:12, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello Allison,
My cry baby competitor Steve Jones is complaining about DD214.us, which is a purely information only website (He is even favorably mentioned there). The mere fact that I sponsor the site seems to irk him. Did you bother to review the site? It is not spam, but provides useful information (that Mr. Jones doesn't want his prospective customers to see.)
You've fallen into his trap. Review the site on its merits, not by a competitor's self-interest.
Thanx. Martin dd214.us — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.178.52 ( talk • contribs)
You mean there isn't a Wikipedia guidance policy on the Congress of Industrial Organizations? (Hey, I'm a labor activist, I make that typo all the time; but usually I catch it 'cuz it gets redlinked.) Thanks for backing me up on this case. -- Orange Mike 18:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for all your hard work in updating my tally. Acalamari 18:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC) |
Alison,
Thanks for reviewing the "dd form 214" article. Sorry if I botched the wrong request for protection. There is a lot more that could be said, about the dd 214 form, but since I am in the business of obtaining them, alhough most of my business is historical military research, I have avoided editing the subject, because I didn't want to be prejudicial (sp). The independent researcher list is helpful to some extent, but most of the people on the list don't actually have researchers at that facility so I didn't add it. I think that the link to the NPRC is the most important link and should either appear in the text or at least ahead of the researcher list. Unfortunately most of the "Researchers" that do get records actually charge customers for faxing the request in themselves, which it what the NPRC actually tells them how to do on the link to the NPRC (Archives) that I posted. In reallity these " Researchers" are not getting the record, just charging to fax the request in. I am not skilled enought to edit, so if you want a better explanation, and want to edit the text to warn customers, I would be happy to discuss it further. Steve at lyonresearch dot com
Thanks
Steveljones 20:11, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you tell me how to make that signature you use, for my account? If possible please leave me a message at my account. Thanks! -- DGS43825 20:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello. You probably know this already seeing as you've been doing this much longer than I have. For edits like the one you commented on here User talk:69.230.178.81, I usually use {{ subst:test-self}} because the user reverted his or her own test. ~a ( user • talk • contribs) 22:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thank you for blocking the vandal and protecting my user page! -- KFP ( talk | contribs) 00:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you previously blocked this user ( User talk:202.180.87.231#Your_edit_to_Template:Med-stub). Today this user vandalized Help:Reverting. Thought you'd like to know. JBazuzi 00:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah that's the reason I only started with a frienly talk page warning, but his actitude was irrelevant and irritating, either way I didn't really violate WP:Civil, but he should have been warned by an admin they are the only users he seems to respect according to his edit but meh I won't keep a meaning less conflict like that alive I really don't care,I have to much work on other aspects of Wiki to mind that, Cheers! - 凶 05:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok. - 凶 05:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
That was my first posting to AIV. Thanks for acting on it quickly. YechielMan 05:23, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm laughing quite hard at that one actually ;-). I think Acalamari's been getting quite a lot of that lately- I think I remember something along similar lines on Persian Poet Gal's talkpage... WjB scribe 05:33, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
A sock of User:Mickie fan has appeared. User:Trish Stratus fan same exact edits to Melina Perez Bmg916 Speak to Me Leave Your Mark 00:13, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! I've fixed it. Rklawton 04:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Usernames with the prefix Wiki are not in violation. I don't imply official role in Wikipedia, nor do I imply authority, such as sysop or bureaucrat. Wikipedia would be in violation. I reported that username because of the word pshycotic and death. It has become appearent that I don't understand the username policy enough to report blatantly inappropriete usernames at WP:AIV.-- Wikipedier ( talk • contribs) 04:05, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
I did not know that Wikipedia terms were not allowed, and I think I at least chose a good-faith username, as I looked at it as one. I am requesting to have my username changed, but I don't know how long that will take.-- Wikipedier ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, it seemed inappropriate, anyway maybe I was wrong, apologies! Telly addict 15:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[9] I hope you were joking. You do realize that such usernames are usually created solely to disparage their subject? --May the Force be with you! Shre shth91 16:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, could you take a look at an unblock request for me. I blocked Falcon866 indefinitely. He's generally quite a good contributor but has on two occasions gone on vandal sprees (including page moves that have needed admins to fix). He says he won't do it again but frankly I don't believe him. Would you mind taking a look at his talkpage and seeing if you agree? WjB scribe 17:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
I see you've put the {{userinfo}} tags at the top of your talk page. I put them on mine a few days ago. In fact, I got the idea from Natalie Erin, as she had the {{userinfo}} tags on her talk page. :) Acalamari 17:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome, Alison! As it happens, I'm already a Wikipedian. I just wanted to make a few quick edits, you see. Thanks anyway! -- 194.125.94.156 19:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Why did you revert messages left as vandalism? The ones you removed, i was well aware of, i have even replied to them. Cheers, Jonomacdrones ( talk) 23:12, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I've seen you around WP:PHARM and stuff, and just wanted to say congrats on your adminship. I think you'll do a great job. :) -- Galaxiaad 05:41, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your support in my recent successful RfA, and for your subsequent congratulatory message. Scary at first, isn't it!-- Anthony.bradbury 10:19, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the reversion, which I failed to spot - testing my new mop and bucket. That makes 51 vandalisms to my pages.-- Anthony.bradbury 12:26, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
I am curious as to why you chose to delete my article about the Pasatiempo Golf Club in California on 31/03/07. Reason cited was "blatant advertising". I am very disappointed in your descision. I had been adding some information about a place and an important historical golfing figure (course designer and golfing professional Alister MacKenzie) which was not available on wikipedia. I am not connected to this golf club in any way so i can assure you advertising was not my intention. Steve Bell 18:53, 31 March 2007
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Thank you! I should put more stuff in my to-do list, I've been having nice surprises :) Fvasconcellos 21:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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Cheers for sorting out my TOC, had to look close to see what you'd done, but its better now - not going to revert you :) Would have done it mayself if I had a clue about writing stuff like that - guess it is your profession! Thanks again RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 16:40, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
You have been involved in the flag debate on the Northern Ireland talk page. If you remember there were four option listed about the way forward. If you wish you can go here and make your position clear. regards-- Vintagekits 22:02, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for creating this. Cheers, :) MikeReichold 00:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your improvements to the Steve Stanton page. Great reorganization! -- Yksin 00:23, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar! :) -- Yksin 20:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Greetings Alison, welcome to Wikipedia. If you would like to nominate yourself as an admin or nominate someone else, please visit this page. Thanks! Mete oroid » 01:38, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Tuatha Dé Danann, the first on the list, is not part of S Myth. It wasn't 100 years ago or 200 years ago either. Well, if the edges are going to be blurred, and the waters muddied, what does that make of Wikipedia. At best a second rate encyclopedia. Or we can aim to higher ideals and make a first rate encyclopedia. It's up to the editors. Manopingo 19:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
At least people will know I made my stand. When folks examine WP files in 200 years time, they'll see that one man stood up for the true history. He's going to get barred, but that's the price of being true! Good night Ali, good night. Manopingo 23:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Nice to see you watching, Irish one. Manopingo 23:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Some people won't talk. The edits i am concerned about were done without talk. Ali, I know you are a fine editor. Yep, you may not have noticed, in all the broil, it's coming around. The reverts weren't reverts, but corrections. I'll have a look later. Manopingo 23:58, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, I noticed your replacement of the Enzyme inhibitor ref section with the reflist template. What is the advantage of this reformatting? I can't seem to find any new features. If this is advantageous, I'll reformat some of my other articles. TimVickers 18:09, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
I've emailed you........... RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for trying to act as a mediator. However, there really isn't an issue here. This user is a sock of the permabanned User:Bluegold and is - believe me - beyond being brought into the fold of reasonable conversation. I've brought it up on Theresa_knott, the blocking admin and can only wait until she responds. Regards, Calgacus ( ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 00:25, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of all those usurpation requests! You're a champ :) – riana_ dzasta 02:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
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Reading through Ali-oops' Talk archives, I've come to the conclusion that she is one of the finest contributers to Wikipedia. She contributes superlatively to many Irish-related articles, keeps a level head throughout altercations (of which there have been many), and is generally a quality contributor and User. She also contributes to the Irish language Wikipedia, Meta, Wiktionary, and Commons, and regularly fights vandalism, sock-puppetry, and policy-ignorant users. Her unique knowledge of Irish culture brings a fresh perspective to that section of the Encyclopedia, and conversly she is able to translate that information to and from the Irish 'Pedia. Her qualities surmise a strong character and resilient editor, and she always greets a stubborn user or fellow editor with a smile (or the equivalent Unicode character). The best thing, however, is that she works at APPLE. I post this Barnstar to Ali-oops' page to recognize one of the few great editors on Wikipedia, and simultaneously I hope others can follow her example. z ε n .ıl 03:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC) |
I read through your entire Talk archives, and seriously - you are a super editor. Cheers! z ε n .ıl 03:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Nice; you beat me to fixing the references on that article. I barely had chance to do one when I had to do something else. I come back, and find the references done! I suppose next time I should be quicker. :) Acalamari 19:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
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You deserve this barnstar for your work on my userbox. You did more than improve the wording: you improved the color and overall look. Acalamari 17:49, 7 March 2007 (UTC) |
Sure you may! If you want to have the scheme work with your current status changer then edit the User:Persian Poet Gal/Status portion with your own. If you do not have a status changer page, replace that portion with text of whether you are online or offline. If you want to create a status changer page manually do so by placing the online or offline text on a page called User:Ali-oops/Status or you can follow the directions here to implement an automatic status changer. Feel free to ask me any questions if you are having trouble! ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 20:11, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
So, it seems that User Talk: NaeNae18 vandalized your talk page? Well, you probably saw on his talk page that he vandalized my userpage. I told him not to vandalize, which is why he decided to vadalize my userpage. I suspect he then looked at my contributions, saw you in there, and vandalized your talk page. Acalamari 20:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you please revert your move at Conolly's Folly. The family who built the monument were the Conollys: for evidence see the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Lewis's Topographical Directory of Ireland, 1837, Oxford Biography Index, etc. More references can be provided. -- Damac 23:09, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
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Hello Alison! Thanks for the kind words and the shiny bauble. When you're completely and obviously wrong, like I was, apologising is a lot easier than sulking, or pretending you never were wrong. And congrats on the Did You Know thing. Thanks again and all the best, Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:29, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
It seems that we are being chastised for putting up our link and being accused of deleting others. Just the opposite seems to be happening. Our link which leads others to an information site as well as the suggested 'Standard of Care' sent to WPATH for consideration as well as a contact site for those confused is continually being deleted. It is stated that ours is a duplicate site. It is not any more that than the myriad of sites dealing with transsexualism and transgenderism. If only one site dealing with a subject then I might suggest no need for those duplications either. Our site HTTP://www.harrybenjaminsyndrome-info.org/ is a separate site that is run by six women who have had corrective surgery. We are part of a larger group of women born with HBS and who feel unaligned with those that consider themselves as transsexual or transgender. We did not trans anything; we affirmed our physical sex to our brain gender. I can be reached directly at DianePa@yahoo.com and my real name is Diane. I had my surgery 35 yrs ago in Bklyn, NY by Dr R. Granata and my primary doctors were Harry Benjamin and Charles Ihlenfeld. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DianePa ( talk • contribs)
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Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. -- WikiInquirer 18:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC) talk to me
I don't like to ask people about their watchlists, but do you have my user/talk page in yours? Whether you do or not, I'll add yours to mine. Acalamari 21:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks very much for doing that. The lead clearly makes sense to me now, and the jargon at least is out of the lead and wikilinked. I agree the article needs more fleshing out, but for now my immediate concern has been met. Thank you kindly.- Andrew c 01:17, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, thanks an absolute bunch for supporting me in my Rfa and sticking up for me when it got a bit heated, your a really great woman and I hope this helps.......... Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 21:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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For all your help with my Rfa, especially supporting me throughout and updating my count every time it changed Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 21:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC) |
Please stay away from my user-page. I consider your interference as a personal attack. I notice that you class such edits on your own user page, by other editors, as vandalism. Please refrain, enough! Thank you. Manopingo 00:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the mop, Alison! AnthonyCFC's about to revamp my userpage, but when he's done, could you add it to my userpage for me?! I've tried and ballsed up! Ryanpostlethwaite contribs/ talk 18:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Another user gave a review. After they gave theirs, I gave one for you. Just so you know. Acalamari 19:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
The Transhumanist 04:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! Feeling rather Madonna right now ;) – Riana agree to disagree? 08:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
In your haste to improve the hydroxyzine article, the UCB south africa drug pamphlet was removed from the references section, but left inside the ref tags. Also, i can vouch to say that it is much more in-depth than the online version replacing it, which is more-or-less the same as the Rx article, and lists far fewer of the contraindications and side effects that were found and prescribed for those in third-world countries.
The main reason it was included was a concensus between James and I, that it would contain more adverse effects and would act as a "worst case scenario" for those in western countries, due to the range experienced in Africa.
Still, thanks for your contributions! :-)
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Thanks Alison for cleaning up the references in the Business process outsourcing in the Philippines! Aks2007 23:56, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
Acalamari 17:17, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, you'll have to excuse me, i thought the RfA was a request for adminship with regards to server monitoring and soforth; i got the impression that from her contributions and soforth that she may not have been suitable, but i see it's for the sysop flag on mediawiki. I'll vote in the reciprocal; put me down for Support instead.
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Hi. Would you please remove all of the unfree images you are claiming Wikipedia:Fair use on from your userspace? Also, some of them need a proper Wikipedia:Fair use rationale. Thanks. Jkelly 04:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I know you watch my pages but I responded with You're welcome; thanks for the flower! However, I would like to add this: I felt I had to ask Ryan to be the co-nominator; as he's known you longer than I have. Also, did you know your RfA has been vandalized already? Acalamari 23:07, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your congratulations! On to the janitor's closet... Natalie 23:31, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, there seems to be a bug somewhere. Blocks aren't being recorded correctly. If I try to reblock that user the system tells me they are already blocked, so I believe the block is correctly in the database but is not being shown in the UI. I'm currently tracing another user account that seems to be suffering from the same problem. Gwernol 00:46, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Good lookin' out, Alison. <respect knuckles> :) A Train take the 23:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, this is just my opinion of course, but your contribs show a far greater percentage of minor edits than is typical. That implies that either you're not doing much :) or you have a different idea of what "minor" means than most people. That's not particularly problematic (there's no firm rule about it anyway) but it may confuse people. For instance, I would not consider a !vote on AFD of RFC/username to be "minor" because such an edit is "typical" for such a page. >Radiant< 11:39, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Because Shotokan school of karate in 20th century have created many schools Fudokan is one of them ( Snake bgd 15:41, 16 March 2007 (UTC))
Longer answer on my user talk. (I tend to like keeping conversations together.) -- Yksin 16:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
http://biznes.onet.pl/2,1504112,wiadomosci.html The article is in Polish, ask some Polish-speaking wikipedians to translate if you don't believe me. ;-) Kowalmistrz 17:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, 'tis me that's in it, and if you ever come over to Dublin, join me for tea, at my demesne, overlooking Dublin Bay. Just saw today, one of the really nicest admins on WP, Robducar, has made a break. I've seen it so often. (Mano)- 86.42.148.197 19:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
I know you are a very nice person and all alison, but you are getting in the later years in your life and you should really reconsider your decisions on what to do with the rest of it... you probably don't have many years left and wasting them on Wikipedia is a very bad idea. I am sure you are good at what you do but you should live life, find a man, do the dirty before you are too old that you cant feel it anymore, or you have a heart attack from it. Just look'n out for ya!
Your friend,
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No problem. I have an idea, I'll post it on the Pharma talk later. I'll be very busy for the next few days... Fvasconcellos 15:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Looks like the troll cabal is running out of time... WjB scribe 03:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Your front page stop icon Template:NoEditUserpage used to prevent vadalism and directs the editor to Wikipedia:How to edit a page has been nominated for deletion [5]. -- Masterpedia 04:11, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
…for both your corrections and critique
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You're now an admin. Go forth and use the shiny new tools to help keep the project improving. Spend some time on the admin's reading list and don't hesitate to ask questions if you're unsure. Have fun, and again, congrats. - Taxman Talk 12:05, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Many, many congratulations. Happy adminning! -- Guinnog 17:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Whoot! - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦ ♫ 02:08, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting vandalism on my talk page. :) Cocoaguy ここがいい contribs talk Todays Pick 00:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting vandalism on my userpage. I'm having a real problem with KazakhPol repeatedly changing my page... Djma12 ( talk) 00:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hmm, thats interesting. We clearly differ in our interpretation of incivility. I would consider it incivil to post a vandalism warning to another user's talkpage when you know the other user is editing in good faith, a violation of WP:AGF, to be incivil. Per WP:NPA I can remove personal attacks in their entirety, no discussion needed, and WP:3RR does not apply. My editing of his userpage can in no way be considered vandalism. I already complained about this on WP:AN/I. The user in question was warned by Llama Man for making personal attacks. KazakhPol 00:36, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
For the record, I didn't write that barnstar. All I know is that some user keeps on changing my userpage without even so much as discussing it on my talk page. Djma12 ( talk) 00:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. First, thanks for reverting the clever comments left on my user page. :) I was going to add this info to AIV, but the user was blocked in the meantime: User:Mgenty2k5 was vandalising McEachern High School at the same time as User:68.19.3.11 in much the same style. To me it looks like the same person. Happy editing. Robotman 1974 01:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison,
I noticed pannectomy listed on your "To-Do" list. It's been awhile since my 3rd year surgical rotation, but I seem to remember that a pannectomy is a modified abdominoplasty, for which there is a wiki page available. (Please correct me if I am wrong.) I can go ahead and create a redirect if you feel it is appropriate.
Cheers,
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Thanks for looking at 195.224.58.122. Severo 14:59, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you come take a look at this article and lend a hand? User:Hfarmer keeps adding a lot of unsourced and poorly sourced information about this woman's birthdate, old name, aliases, and a recent alleged hospitalization that has not been reported in the press. I have cited a range of policies about use of the "hungangels" blog and message board as a news source, but the editor is unpersuaded and quite recalcitrant. Thanks! Jokestress 16:17, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on your RFA. Please read Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses#Shared IPs. If the IP address clearly belongs to a primary or secondary school, don't hesitate handing out 6 month anon-only blocks at a time. Thanks. -- Netsnipe ► 17:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
You can drop {{schoolblock|comments}} and other templates right into the reason box on the blocking page. Take a look at MediaWiki:Blockedtext if you're curious what blocked users see. -- Netsnipe ► 20:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Congrats Alison on your successful RFA! I had no doubts that you would pass :). Enjoy the mop and bucket, look forward to colliding with you on the various usual admin haunts: WP:AIV, WP:CSD, and WP:ANI. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 17:58, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
I would like to archive my talk page, but I'm not so sure I should. You see, in Sarah's opposition, she posted links to messages on my talk page to show others' why she opposes. If I archive those messages, I'm concerned that the links won't link to those messages anymore. Should I wait until after the RfA until archiving; or if I do archive, will it be worth asking Sarah to re-link them? My talk page is getting huge. Acalamari 18:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's loose ends. Also my legs falling asleep. But I digress. HalfShadow 20:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Happy day birthday to the new admin. And hopefully you haven't gone Awfully Awfully yet. Well I want to give you one a big huge sloppy hug right now! How was that? Oh boy, I enjoyed that hug too! (Editor takes needed sip of water). Oh my dear, you wikis out there don't know what you are missing! Pant pant, hasta manana! BTW, I think Ali is as cute as angels!!!. You are a really good admin, a good start, and a lot of heart! Keep up the good work!- Blackrockguy 01:45, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Is blanking a user talk page, including warnings, really prohibited? Any interested editors can always view the history and the block log. WP:USER only says that "removing warnings from one's own talk page is often frowned upon." – Pomte 04:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, in view of the extraordinarily high level of vandalism originating from the Florida State University site, whom you have just blocked for one week - which includes several attacks on your user page, an absolute torrent aimed at User:Gwernol, and significant numbers of equally mindless edits on other pages - is it not finally time that they received a long block, and that communication was made with the powers-that-be at the College to attempt to stop it at source? As we all know, WP:POLICY allows for this in the case of serious and ongoing disruption comimg from an unknown or shared IP.-- Anthony.bradbury 15:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok. Yes, I am busy right now, and thank you for your support. Whether contacting the University would produce any result I have absolutely no idea; the only comment that I would make is that attempting to contact the University must stand more chance of a positive result than not doing so would.-- Anthony.bradbury 00:30, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Hippy420 is an obvious drug reference and getnaked is an obvious sexual reference, so my train of thought went towards containing sexual and drug innuendo. However, if you still disagree I guess you can go ahead with WP:RCFN. -- Wafulz 18:37, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
I just thought that I'd drop by and give a quick thanks for licensing the layout of your user page under the GFDL. I really like it (in fact I liked it so much I used it myself) ;) Oh and congrats on your recent RFA! -- ImmortalGoddezz 18:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Well that was a tough one, eh? Thanks for your help, much appreciated :) -- Spe bi 22:07, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. As noted above, I've already range blocked 512 of the FSU IP addresses today for 1 month. This covers the set that the FSU vandal usually uses (presumably a frat house or computer lab range). Hopefully this will stop this minor irritant for now. Best, Gwernol 00:17, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Interesting point raised by Riana and yourself. I think an experiment should be conducted to see how much more abuse female administrators/vandal fighters get compared to their male counterparts. I think a male admin should volunteer to be renamed Susan for a month and report back on how different an experience they have :-). WjB scribe 01:25, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
As a procedural note, user:Susan is taken but is a candidate for usurpation. So Ryan would have to wait at least a week before assuming the name. In fact, if logged today the request would be performed on April 1st! Oh, and I'd get a promise from the crats that they'll be willing to change your name back again afterwards ;-). WjB scribe 02:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Feel free to add your side here— Ryūlóng ( 竜龍) 01:30, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I was hoping to copy/steal those cute icons you have at the top of your user & usertalk pages (user; talk; sandbox; &c) but when I tried to copy & paste the source text I couldn't find the right bit. Is it protected or admin only or something? Thanks -- Turangalila ( talk) 06:00, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering since I voted neutral at your RfA... Sorry again; I can't stand it when people are angry at me... Sorry... :( Spawn Man 09:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I read a lot on IPL hair removal sofar. Can anybody, however, tell me what is meant by Pulse sequence, pulse intermission and pulse width. What do these parameters mean? Best regards, Sigrid — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.177.20.121 ( talk • contribs)
Hi there;I see that you have this article on your list for cleanup. Having just ploughed through the article, may I wish you the very best of luck! In my professional view it needs a total rewrite, and achieving this without offending any pressure groups will be a real triumph, if you can achieve it. In my opinion sexual dysmorphism is only a subset of somatic dysmorphism, and should be treated, sympathetically, but in the same way (i.e. you don't cutthe leg off). This is, of course, a minority view, which I do not flaunt. If I can help with this, or any other medical article, let me know. Am I right in assuming that you have a medical qualification?-- Anthony.bradbury 01:50, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
So someone vandalised Persian Poet Gal's userpage by incrementing her vandal count... Doesn't your reverting that mean her count is now incorrect?!? Ahh, my head hurts... :-) WjB scribe 04:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you please indefinitely block Geminemini ( talk · contribs)? All the user did was vandalize multiple pages. The short block will allow the continuation of vandalism, but an indefinite block will stop it entirely from this user. I don't think the project will be at any loss. The Behnam 05:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
For blocking that madeinchina person. Turok 1 just keeps getting worse. The Behnam 07:51, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I think we're still on the main page. Best not to protect at all. — coel acan — 08:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I should clarify that when I said "main page articles are supposed to be fully unprotected" that only applies to today's featured article, AFAIK. If any other article on the main page shows up at WP:RFPP, there's no reason not to protect, again, AFAIK. If it comes up and you're not sure, WP:AN, of course. — coel acan — 08:41, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
216.248.68.143 ( talk · contribs · WHOIS) has kept adding libelous and inappropriate information about a living person despite numerous warnings. If the IP doesn't get it by now, I don't think he ever will. He'll probably just start at it again in 31 hours. Can you please extend to indef? The Behnam 08:34, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to go on about Tesco, Alison. I'll desist. Actually I was getting a lot of stick from "IrishGuy" (an American) and he wound me up rather. I even got a Warning. Bill Tegner 09:00, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
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Damn girl, I can't get in a word at RFPP without edit conflicting with you... maybe we should just redirect it to your talk page? :p Keep up the good work! – Riana ঋ 09:47, 25 March 2007 (UTC) |
Hi there, you said that the article was protected beacuse of an user, Verdict. I saw that account and it has been blocked by some sort of community thing so it wont be back. Can you atleast give the article a try? Things may have calmed down and i dont think any admin will do any edit any time soon. I just created this account beacuse i couldnt edit that page. I saw it was protected so i thought if i create an account i could edit but i couldnt. Please give it a try, it really needs update as well as improvment. Tiger
Hi Alison, I've changed this user's block to "indefinite" because 100% of their edits were inserting profanity. Do you have any qualms about this? -- Wafulz 03:43, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Alison, I'm posting on your talk page since you left the blocked noticed for Antholog1793. I thought (s)he was blocked indefinitely? How come (s)he is able to revert his/her talk page? -- Semper discipulus 00:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, no problem, these things happen all the time on WP:RFPP. It's ok to have a different analysis of a protection request. :-) Regards, Hús ö nd 04:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Alison. I just wanted to check to see if the message you left on my talk page was directed towards the unlogged IP or towards me. I'm confused because I thought I've remained civil the whole time! Thanks for taking a look :) Kntrabssi 04:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
I assume the comments you left on my talk page were actually intended for anon editor 4.239.138.147. You might want to leave comments on that user's talk page. I already explained the situation to him at his talk page, but you may have something to add. You also might want to redact the WP:AIV posting, as it appears this user has legitimate concerns ( WP:AGF ) about the article in question, and is merely handling it wrong. This is probably not real vandalism, but an editor who doesn't know the system. WP:BITE may apply here. -- Jayron32| talk| contribs 05:10, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The article you cite actually lifted all that content from my site hairfacts.com, which I donated here as my first article to Wikiepdia in 2004. Jokestress 06:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Hola, Alison! Thanks for signing my page! Have a great day! DTD
And you were worried about tempting fate... Have you seen the state of my talkpage!?!?! WjB scribe 22:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Dear Alison, please explain what my comments are "disparaging", becuase it is serious accusation of me. Biophys was given a number of warnings for his uncivil behavior [7]. He publishes rumors and hoaxes, please see some points here Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biophys. Moreover, Biophys himself does edit warring over me. You could actually help us both - please see the mediation Cabal case on Boris Stomakhin. Respectfully. Vlad fedorov 06:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Please also, see there how Biophys covers his deletions of texts diff. He deleted from the article well-sourced information that Albats father himself was from KGB bodies, because it weakens her reliability. But it is a fact. And no valid explanations were presented by Biophys. Vlad fedorov 07:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
This example (diff) was related to violation of WP:BLP by Vlad. He inserted poorly sourced defamatory statements about a living person he disliked (women journalist and researcher, Harvard graduate). I posted my comments here: Talk:Yevgenia_Albats#Violation_of_BLP_rules and here Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Yevgenia_Albats Biophys 20:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Since you are probably not familiar with Russian politics, I have to explain that Vlad inserted also unreliable negative information about another female journalist who was in opposition to Putin's government: Anna Politkovskaya who was recently killed. See my comments here: Talk:Anna_Politkovskaya#Arutunyan_claims_and_POV. I am telling this because negative information about both women, Anna Politkovskaya and Yevgenia Albats came from the same unreliable source. Actually Yevgenia Albats tried to protect her murdered colleague, Anna Politkovskaya from defamation after her death. Vlad disseminates all this defamatory disinformation in Wikipedia, in my opinion. Biophys 23:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
My last negotiation attempts can be found here: Talk:Nikolai_Koltsov (see (Nature(journal)), Talk:Persecution_of_political_bloggers#Vlad.27s_claims, Talk:Active_measures#We_must_find_a_compromise. I believe that Vlad's actions after these explanations and attempted negotiations constitute clear vandalism. Biophys 15:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for restoring the proper image. I don't know my way around the 'media' areas of Wiki as of yet :-) Bastun 09:57, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Shall I quote the Sex Pistols for you? A Train take the 18:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about the edit-conflict. DMacks 19:13, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I seriously doubt they would vandalize Wikipedia. :) Acalamari 19:29, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I appreciate blocking 70.16.208.83. He was a nuisance. You are great!!:)-- 70.111.231.43 19:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Please look into a user before reporting that they are committing vandalism. Your report of me to AIV was highly insulting. I have been an established editor on Wikipedia since 2004 and have not had any problem. Therefore, to suddenly find myself accused of "a massive vandalism campaign" is quite alarming. Please read and familiarize yourself with the guideline WP:AGF before accusing any others of vandalism.
While it may seem unlikely that Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb or the boxer, James J. Corbett appeared in vaudeville, all of them did and, with the exception of Ruth, did so successfully. They are all on the List of vaudeville performers that I have spent massive amounts of time creating. Thank you. *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 21:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
What is that people don't get about reporting vandals AFTER a final warning. I mean what is the logic of:
I mean serious- can we block people for stupid AIV reports? WjB scribe 21:46, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for tagging User:24.88.62.175's talk page with level 4 warning. Someone using this IP address vandalized my user page twice. Amos Han Talk 00:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry Alison, we took care of this one at the same time, but took different decisions. I hope it's okay. :-) Regards, Hús ö nd 00:12, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for reverting the vandalism of User:Mist25 to my homepage. If you see his edits, he has been trolling across articles and talk pages with extremely racist ( Anti-Brahman/ Dalitstan-type) vandalism and personal attacks. Can anything be done here? Mihirtheone 04:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your support on my
Request for adminship, which was successful, with votes of 49/0/0.
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Hi, just wanted to give a thanks and a kudos to some pretty speedy work on the WP:AIV. I've had to report a fair few today and yesterday evening, all of which seem to have been taken on board by yourself. Cheers! Gekedo 16:12, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello Allison,
My cry baby competitor Steve Jones is complaining about DD214.us, which is a purely information only website (He is even favorably mentioned there). The mere fact that I sponsor the site seems to irk him. Did you bother to review the site? It is not spam, but provides useful information (that Mr. Jones doesn't want his prospective customers to see.)
You've fallen into his trap. Review the site on its merits, not by a competitor's self-interest.
Thanx. Martin dd214.us — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.178.52 ( talk • contribs)
You mean there isn't a Wikipedia guidance policy on the Congress of Industrial Organizations? (Hey, I'm a labor activist, I make that typo all the time; but usually I catch it 'cuz it gets redlinked.) Thanks for backing me up on this case. -- Orange Mike 18:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for all your hard work in updating my tally. Acalamari 18:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC) |
Alison,
Thanks for reviewing the "dd form 214" article. Sorry if I botched the wrong request for protection. There is a lot more that could be said, about the dd 214 form, but since I am in the business of obtaining them, alhough most of my business is historical military research, I have avoided editing the subject, because I didn't want to be prejudicial (sp). The independent researcher list is helpful to some extent, but most of the people on the list don't actually have researchers at that facility so I didn't add it. I think that the link to the NPRC is the most important link and should either appear in the text or at least ahead of the researcher list. Unfortunately most of the "Researchers" that do get records actually charge customers for faxing the request in themselves, which it what the NPRC actually tells them how to do on the link to the NPRC (Archives) that I posted. In reallity these " Researchers" are not getting the record, just charging to fax the request in. I am not skilled enought to edit, so if you want a better explanation, and want to edit the text to warn customers, I would be happy to discuss it further. Steve at lyonresearch dot com
Thanks
Steveljones 20:11, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Can you tell me how to make that signature you use, for my account? If possible please leave me a message at my account. Thanks! -- DGS43825 20:24, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello. You probably know this already seeing as you've been doing this much longer than I have. For edits like the one you commented on here User talk:69.230.178.81, I usually use {{ subst:test-self}} because the user reverted his or her own test. ~a ( user • talk • contribs) 22:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thank you for blocking the vandal and protecting my user page! -- KFP ( talk | contribs) 00:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you previously blocked this user ( User talk:202.180.87.231#Your_edit_to_Template:Med-stub). Today this user vandalized Help:Reverting. Thought you'd like to know. JBazuzi 00:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah that's the reason I only started with a frienly talk page warning, but his actitude was irrelevant and irritating, either way I didn't really violate WP:Civil, but he should have been warned by an admin they are the only users he seems to respect according to his edit but meh I won't keep a meaning less conflict like that alive I really don't care,I have to much work on other aspects of Wiki to mind that, Cheers! - 凶 05:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok. - 凶 05:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
That was my first posting to AIV. Thanks for acting on it quickly. YechielMan 05:23, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm laughing quite hard at that one actually ;-). I think Acalamari's been getting quite a lot of that lately- I think I remember something along similar lines on Persian Poet Gal's talkpage... WjB scribe 05:33, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
A sock of User:Mickie fan has appeared. User:Trish Stratus fan same exact edits to Melina Perez Bmg916 Speak to Me Leave Your Mark 00:13, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! I've fixed it. Rklawton 04:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Usernames with the prefix Wiki are not in violation. I don't imply official role in Wikipedia, nor do I imply authority, such as sysop or bureaucrat. Wikipedia would be in violation. I reported that username because of the word pshycotic and death. It has become appearent that I don't understand the username policy enough to report blatantly inappropriete usernames at WP:AIV.-- Wikipedier ( talk • contribs) 04:05, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
I did not know that Wikipedia terms were not allowed, and I think I at least chose a good-faith username, as I looked at it as one. I am requesting to have my username changed, but I don't know how long that will take.-- Wikipedier ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, it seemed inappropriate, anyway maybe I was wrong, apologies! Telly addict 15:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[9] I hope you were joking. You do realize that such usernames are usually created solely to disparage their subject? --May the Force be with you! Shre shth91 16:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, could you take a look at an unblock request for me. I blocked Falcon866 indefinitely. He's generally quite a good contributor but has on two occasions gone on vandal sprees (including page moves that have needed admins to fix). He says he won't do it again but frankly I don't believe him. Would you mind taking a look at his talkpage and seeing if you agree? WjB scribe 17:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
I see you've put the {{userinfo}} tags at the top of your talk page. I put them on mine a few days ago. In fact, I got the idea from Natalie Erin, as she had the {{userinfo}} tags on her talk page. :) Acalamari 17:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome, Alison! As it happens, I'm already a Wikipedian. I just wanted to make a few quick edits, you see. Thanks anyway! -- 194.125.94.156 19:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Why did you revert messages left as vandalism? The ones you removed, i was well aware of, i have even replied to them. Cheers, Jonomacdrones ( talk) 23:12, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I've seen you around WP:PHARM and stuff, and just wanted to say congrats on your adminship. I think you'll do a great job. :) -- Galaxiaad 05:41, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your support in my recent successful RfA, and for your subsequent congratulatory message. Scary at first, isn't it!-- Anthony.bradbury 10:19, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the reversion, which I failed to spot - testing my new mop and bucket. That makes 51 vandalisms to my pages.-- Anthony.bradbury 12:26, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
I am curious as to why you chose to delete my article about the Pasatiempo Golf Club in California on 31/03/07. Reason cited was "blatant advertising". I am very disappointed in your descision. I had been adding some information about a place and an important historical golfing figure (course designer and golfing professional Alister MacKenzie) which was not available on wikipedia. I am not connected to this golf club in any way so i can assure you advertising was not my intention. Steve Bell 18:53, 31 March 2007