I have nominated Theodore Ts'o, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theodore Ts'o. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? → Aza Toth 12:53, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Real quickly: When I archived
Talk:MaraDNS, I removed the entire flame war discussion which you participated in about nine months ago because there was a link triggering the spam filter in the discussion. If you wish to restore this discussion to the archive, be my guest.
Samboy (
talk) 18:06, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
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Nothing "snarky (lol at your choice of words) about saying Gabe worked for Microsoft. It's a fact, and it was already there. It's either coincidental that the system he despises is a direct competitor to his former employer, or not. However you want to view it is fine. But that doesn't merit a removal. Zombie007 ( talk) 07:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Put bias aside. I can see reading your talkpage you're a Microsoft fan anyway. Zombie007 ( talk) 07:09, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
When removing duplicate links please take a moment to ensure that all linked are valid. Your link to the Mac OS X v 10.5 page was an invalid link. NightKhaos ( talk) 10:43, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
You might be interested in this CFD discussion. Cheers, Postdlf ( talk) 19:09, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Your recent evisceration of the List of frequently misused trademarks was ill-advised and counter-productive. As an index of articles which assert that certain trademarks are commonly used generically, the list provided a review point for editors covering the subject.
The proper forum for adding and deleting items from an index list is the home article being indexed, not the list. If you actually believe that "Band-Aid" is not used generically, you should first delete the reference from Band-Aid, then update the index list.
Your drive-by deletions removed articles from the list which are mentioned in the main article, as well as entries whose articles point to the list. You removed entries which are sourced in their primary articles, but you left intact entries with no source at all regarding their generic use.
Please go back and undo your damage so we can resume using the list as an index of articles in the subject area.
Regards, ComputerGeezer ( talk) 00:50, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
If you feel that the list itself needs citations, why delete it when you can simply copy sources from the original article? However, on the deletionist side of things, ComputerGeezer is correct; if you believe the list is in error, you should also be removing the claim from the parent article and removing it from the accompanying category. You're only doing one third of your task here. Celarnor Talk to me 02:43, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Well, whilst this article (which is one of the refs I produced) doesn't use the term trademark, it actually does use the term Airfix generically. So I personally think you are wrong on that one. But the cat may be deleted anyhow. Crispness ( talk) 12:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
I worried about a single-purpose account adding information to what appears to be their own garage band to the Freedoom article, which was previously just a redirect to the relevant section of Doom WAD. If you have time to look at this, I would appreciate it. Samboy ( talk) 16:38, 22 August 2008 (UTC) (Time to go back to my Wiki retirement)
Oops. Hope you'll agree Infobox police officer is a better fit. Bazj ( talk) 18:51, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about that. The perils of global search-and-replace. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 23:54, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hello, I was wondering what made you think that Image:WebKitss.png was a screenshot of Safari? According to my computer, it's WebKit, however obviously, WebKit isn't a browser - so the chrome part of the picture was Safari, but the insides were WebKit.-- daniel folsom 22:02, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
This is just a friendly note that edit warring on Webkit really doesn't help things. Discuss issues on the talk page instead of reverting and broadsiding via edit summaries. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 19:13, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
I could have sworn there used to be a policy that non-free images couldn't have a resolution of more than 300 px on either dimension, but I'll be damned if I can find it now. I've asked User:Melesse (who actually reduces all of the images that other people tag for reduction) for clarification on this; I think it unlikely that I completely fabricated that policy, but it may well have been changed while I wasn't paying attention. If so, my apologies for the tagging. Sarcasticidealist ( talk) 04:01, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
The image you recently added to the article on the Safari web browser is inferior to the displaced image in that it depicts a less relevant web page, has a tab displaying a YouTube video, and is of an older version. It seems more appropriate, therefore, that the displaced image be in the infobox, and the older image be used later in the article. — Anonymous Dissident Talk 04:47, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my two entries in the "List of generic and genericized trademarks" page. I added them without sources, and I didn't even try to find sources. Rookie mistake, my apologies! You were undoing the entries aroung the same time I was attempting to undo them, and since you got to them first (I think), I thought I'd thank you. Have a good day. Vchao ( talk) 22:27, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thanks for telling me how 2 act "mom" maybe i will approach the confirmation of a new ipod in a more mature way. i deeply apologize.
I have returned the precursor to the dock section as a few of my fellow RISC OS users have helped out by producing an article on the Icon bar, along with the right references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.230.97 ( talk) 10:05, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that you removed a link to Apple's System 7 forums from the System 7 page. Although I generally agree with not using posts as references, this link was not a reference but a link to the closest thing available to a System 7 page on Apple's website. If you did this intentionally, that's fine, I just wanted to check that you thought about it first (since the comment for it as kinda generic). :)-- Steven Fisher ( talk) 21:57, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
please dont erase stuff from my user page. edit your own damn page fuck my sig love- brento1499 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brento1499 ( talk • contribs) 23:08, October 11, 2008
Excuse me? I could've swore every single Mac app Wikipedia page has 512x512 icons. If this isn't the case, I'm very sorry. We both know this is the case though, don't we?
Thanks for your input.
Stevenrasnick 23:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I noticed you removed a number of Thinksecret references, with a "thinksecret.com is gone" edit summary. I'm not sure what the rule is, but wouldn't it be better to just leave the links as is (with a note that the site does not exist anymore), or replace them links with archive.org links? I feel that replacing them with citation needed makes it look as if there never was a proper source for the statement.
I've done one "semi-revert" here. OK by you? -- Mvuijlst ( talk) 22:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm trying to learn how Wikipedia works. You reverted an edit I did today, and gave no explanation that I can find to why. Would you care to show me what I did wrong, or point me to where I can find this information myself? 19 October 2008, Andrés —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.253.76.56 ( talk) 22:37, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Could you perhaps lay off the word 'vandalism'? There's no reason to assume that this was indeed vandalism. That was the IPs one and only edit, so chances are they were just experimenting. Take a look at WP:BITE and WP:AGF. Cheers :) Talk Islander 22:18, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi
I don't know if you're aware already, but you're the subject of a Wikiquette alert. I couldn't see any notification on your talk page.
Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 01:09, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Just because an application runs as a web service doesn't mean it's any less an application. Please post to the discussion pages before making large sweeping changes based on your own personal criteria. David ( talk) 18:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I feel harassed. Yes, a year ago I made some mistakes and made some edits I shouldn't have made. You won. I haven't made those mistakes again, and I just want to move this in to the past because it really upsets me to remember it. However, another editor doesn't want to let go of it and in this edit is trying to restart an argument that has been resolved months ago.
I consider this harassment. I am asking for this editor to leave me alone and just let it rest. Samboy ( talk) 20:33, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated Theodore Ts'o, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theodore Ts'o. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? → Aza Toth 12:53, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Real quickly: When I archived
Talk:MaraDNS, I removed the entire flame war discussion which you participated in about nine months ago because there was a link triggering the spam filter in the discussion. If you wish to restore this discussion to the archive, be my guest.
Samboy (
talk) 18:06, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading Image:Hl2ep2 gorge.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot ( talk) 05:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading Image:Hl2ep2 cinematicphysicsshack.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot ( talk) 05:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Nothing "snarky (lol at your choice of words) about saying Gabe worked for Microsoft. It's a fact, and it was already there. It's either coincidental that the system he despises is a direct competitor to his former employer, or not. However you want to view it is fine. But that doesn't merit a removal. Zombie007 ( talk) 07:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Put bias aside. I can see reading your talkpage you're a Microsoft fan anyway. Zombie007 ( talk) 07:09, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
When removing duplicate links please take a moment to ensure that all linked are valid. Your link to the Mac OS X v 10.5 page was an invalid link. NightKhaos ( talk) 10:43, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
You might be interested in this CFD discussion. Cheers, Postdlf ( talk) 19:09, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Your recent evisceration of the List of frequently misused trademarks was ill-advised and counter-productive. As an index of articles which assert that certain trademarks are commonly used generically, the list provided a review point for editors covering the subject.
The proper forum for adding and deleting items from an index list is the home article being indexed, not the list. If you actually believe that "Band-Aid" is not used generically, you should first delete the reference from Band-Aid, then update the index list.
Your drive-by deletions removed articles from the list which are mentioned in the main article, as well as entries whose articles point to the list. You removed entries which are sourced in their primary articles, but you left intact entries with no source at all regarding their generic use.
Please go back and undo your damage so we can resume using the list as an index of articles in the subject area.
Regards, ComputerGeezer ( talk) 00:50, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
If you feel that the list itself needs citations, why delete it when you can simply copy sources from the original article? However, on the deletionist side of things, ComputerGeezer is correct; if you believe the list is in error, you should also be removing the claim from the parent article and removing it from the accompanying category. You're only doing one third of your task here. Celarnor Talk to me 02:43, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Well, whilst this article (which is one of the refs I produced) doesn't use the term trademark, it actually does use the term Airfix generically. So I personally think you are wrong on that one. But the cat may be deleted anyhow. Crispness ( talk) 12:39, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
I worried about a single-purpose account adding information to what appears to be their own garage band to the Freedoom article, which was previously just a redirect to the relevant section of Doom WAD. If you have time to look at this, I would appreciate it. Samboy ( talk) 16:38, 22 August 2008 (UTC) (Time to go back to my Wiki retirement)
Oops. Hope you'll agree Infobox police officer is a better fit. Bazj ( talk) 18:51, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about that. The perils of global search-and-replace. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 23:54, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi,
As a regularly contributing UK Wikipedian, we were wondering if you wanted to contribute to the Oxford bid to host the 2010 Wikimania conference. Please see here for details of how to get involved, we need all the help we can get if we are to put in a compelling bid.
We are also in the process of forming a new UK Wikimedia chapter to replace the soon to be folded old one. If you are interested in helping shape our plans, showing your support or becoming a future member or board member, please head over to the Wikimedia UK v2.0 page and let us know. We plan on holding an election in the next month to find the initial board, who will oversee the process of founding the company and accepting membership applications. They will then call an AGM to formally elect a new board who after obtaining charitable status will start the fund raising, promotion and active support for the UK Wikimedian community for which the chapter is being founded.
You may also wish to attend the next London meet-up at which both of these issues will be discussed. If you can't attend this meetup, you may want to watch Wikipedia:Meetup, for updates on future meets.
We look forward to hearing from you soon, and we send our apologies for this automated intrusion onto your talk page!
Addbot ( talk) 21:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering what made you think that Image:WebKitss.png was a screenshot of Safari? According to my computer, it's WebKit, however obviously, WebKit isn't a browser - so the chrome part of the picture was Safari, but the insides were WebKit.-- daniel folsom 22:02, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
This is just a friendly note that edit warring on Webkit really doesn't help things. Discuss issues on the talk page instead of reverting and broadsiding via edit summaries. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 19:13, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
I could have sworn there used to be a policy that non-free images couldn't have a resolution of more than 300 px on either dimension, but I'll be damned if I can find it now. I've asked User:Melesse (who actually reduces all of the images that other people tag for reduction) for clarification on this; I think it unlikely that I completely fabricated that policy, but it may well have been changed while I wasn't paying attention. If so, my apologies for the tagging. Sarcasticidealist ( talk) 04:01, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
The image you recently added to the article on the Safari web browser is inferior to the displaced image in that it depicts a less relevant web page, has a tab displaying a YouTube video, and is of an older version. It seems more appropriate, therefore, that the displaced image be in the infobox, and the older image be used later in the article. — Anonymous Dissident Talk 04:47, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my two entries in the "List of generic and genericized trademarks" page. I added them without sources, and I didn't even try to find sources. Rookie mistake, my apologies! You were undoing the entries aroung the same time I was attempting to undo them, and since you got to them first (I think), I thought I'd thank you. Have a good day. Vchao ( talk) 22:27, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thanks for telling me how 2 act "mom" maybe i will approach the confirmation of a new ipod in a more mature way. i deeply apologize.
I have returned the precursor to the dock section as a few of my fellow RISC OS users have helped out by producing an article on the Icon bar, along with the right references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.230.97 ( talk) 10:05, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that you removed a link to Apple's System 7 forums from the System 7 page. Although I generally agree with not using posts as references, this link was not a reference but a link to the closest thing available to a System 7 page on Apple's website. If you did this intentionally, that's fine, I just wanted to check that you thought about it first (since the comment for it as kinda generic). :)-- Steven Fisher ( talk) 21:57, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
please dont erase stuff from my user page. edit your own damn page fuck my sig love- brento1499 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brento1499 ( talk • contribs) 23:08, October 11, 2008
Excuse me? I could've swore every single Mac app Wikipedia page has 512x512 icons. If this isn't the case, I'm very sorry. We both know this is the case though, don't we?
Thanks for your input.
Stevenrasnick 23:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I noticed you removed a number of Thinksecret references, with a "thinksecret.com is gone" edit summary. I'm not sure what the rule is, but wouldn't it be better to just leave the links as is (with a note that the site does not exist anymore), or replace them links with archive.org links? I feel that replacing them with citation needed makes it look as if there never was a proper source for the statement.
I've done one "semi-revert" here. OK by you? -- Mvuijlst ( talk) 22:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm trying to learn how Wikipedia works. You reverted an edit I did today, and gave no explanation that I can find to why. Would you care to show me what I did wrong, or point me to where I can find this information myself? 19 October 2008, Andrés —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.253.76.56 ( talk) 22:37, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
Could you perhaps lay off the word 'vandalism'? There's no reason to assume that this was indeed vandalism. That was the IPs one and only edit, so chances are they were just experimenting. Take a look at WP:BITE and WP:AGF. Cheers :) Talk Islander 22:18, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi
I don't know if you're aware already, but you're the subject of a Wikiquette alert. I couldn't see any notification on your talk page.
Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 01:09, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Just because an application runs as a web service doesn't mean it's any less an application. Please post to the discussion pages before making large sweeping changes based on your own personal criteria. David ( talk) 18:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I feel harassed. Yes, a year ago I made some mistakes and made some edits I shouldn't have made. You won. I haven't made those mistakes again, and I just want to move this in to the past because it really upsets me to remember it. However, another editor doesn't want to let go of it and in this edit is trying to restart an argument that has been resolved months ago.
I consider this harassment. I am asking for this editor to leave me alone and just let it rest. Samboy ( talk) 20:33, 12 December 2008 (UTC)