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Hey there, Baseball Bugs! Happy new
Gregorian year. All the best for the new year, both towards you and your family and friends too. I know that I am the only person lonely enough to be running this thing as the new year is ushered in, but meh, what are you going to do. I like to keep my templated messages in a satisfactorily melancholy tone. ;)
Congratulations to Coren, Wizardman, Vassyana, Carcharoth, Jayvdb, Casliber, Risker, Roger Davies, Cool Hand Luke and Rlevse, who were all appointed to the Arbitration Committee after the ArbCom elections. I am sure I am but a voice of many when I say I trust the aforementioned users to improve the committee, each in their own way, as listed within their respective election statements. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to update the 2009 article, heh. Best wishes, neuro (talk) 00:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC) |
I trust you've read this article analyzing Baseball Bugs? [1] -- Mr. Vernon ( talk) 06:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
As gleaned from User talk:Jakezing ...
>Rules for my talkpage.
>"If you edit these You shall incur my wrath."
That seems a little harsh. Maybe the Barney Fife approach:
"Here at 'the Rock', we have two basic rules. Memorize them so you can say them in your sleep.
Or this time-honored variation:
In Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Film09
Teledildonics. I'm not a sex fiend, I swear. Dr. e X treme 00:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I wonder if you would be willing to take a look at the editing situation at Self-hating Jew [2]? Untwirl keeps adding material to the article that I moved to the talk page so there would be time to discuss it without reverts. Or would it be better to take it to a noticeboard? I want to prevent this turning into another mess like Hummus did. Malcolm Schosha ( talk) 17:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I just added 38 quotes with their respective origin in the discussion page. If my fellow Yogi fans allow, I'll delete the current text and substitute it with mine. Please place a note in my Talk page. Thanks. - Deep Atlantic Blue ( talk) 22:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
(feel free to delete once read). I know Wikipedia is not a chat room or forum, but I'm sorry, I just had to stop by and drop a line. I've seen so many of your posts, I had to mention your down-to-earth viewpoints, your total ability to spend so much time here, and still have the ability to not get all caught up in the who-ha ... hell, your sense of humor just blows my mind. I hope I can maintain that same perspective after I've been around a while. Thx for the smiles. Ched ( talk) 06:19, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed you removed the stadium photo from the Leavitt article. The photo accompanied the article when it ran recently as a DYK piece. I assumed the photo was available for reuse under Commons policy. Was that not the case? Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 18:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
So my question is this: does the request for use of the photo on the stadium's architect page need to be cleared, or can it now be reposted to the page? Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 01:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Because the "grainy" photo is in public domain and the other one is not. Per WP:NFCC non-free photos should only be used if and only if there is No free equivalent. The photo might be a little blurry, but it basically depicts the same thing. Being that WP is supposed to have free content, then we should have as little non-free content as possible. The emphisis should be on the prose, not tha pictures anyway. black ngold29 21:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
It kind of surprised me too, according to the Pirates' Encyclopedia (which is an awesome book, but I think it's now out of print) there are "no known photos" of it left. Which could simply mean that there are some somehwere, just not in the team's archives. I've never seen one of the first or second Exposition Parks either, although that gets pretty confusing because apparently people weren't too creative with their naming back then. black ngold29 21:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
You're stupid. Mayalld ( talk) 01:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I didn't know who they were impersonating. - Rjd0060 ( talk) 01:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Yes, but did he receive his obligatory 9 warnings? All the way from "Sir, we're running out of walls for you to write on" right up to "Now I'm not kidding mister!"? Bullzeye (Ring for Service) 06:09, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for adding a tune to a lengthy and tedious thread. Tumbling Tumbleweeds I often think Wikipedia editors need to sing more often, and say less. -- KP Botany ( talk) 21:56, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps Minnesota should declare Coleman & Franken half Senators, with 1-vote between them. It would be hilarious watching them trying to sit in their Senate chair, simultaneously. Hmm, I like the idea of appointing Barkley Acting Senator, until the Coleman/Franken stuff is resolved. GoodDay ( talk) 14:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hmmm Bugs has a fan. "ignorant = unsigned" ... would that we all could have such a devoted following. Hey Bugs, I noticed there were some reverts of your work over at the moon landing hoax article, I was gonna undo, but figured you're a big boy (well, for 13 1/2 anyway), and would rather handle it yourself. (Ched cracks open a Bud, "I love ya man") ... LOL Ched ( talk) 14:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Actually, that was the admin who issued the block. I noticed, checking my watchlist, that I had been blocked before I was officially notified. And if you look closer at my talkpage, a former admin (Nousernamesleft) who resigned due to inactivity reasons, defended my position. When I brought it up at ANI after I was unblocked, there were several editors in favor of the block and some not, so it was not unanimous that the blockage should occur. Dr. Blofeld, who has racked up 200,000 edits and has been repeatedly offered adminship, also supported me. I honestly understand why editors opposed my proposal, but I am still baffled as to why it took so long for a RFU to be checked and everyone in support of the block disregarded the fact that the supposed "edit war" (actually a few reverts and a lot of discussion) was over even before I was blocked. I am an editor in good standing, am a rollbacker, have written 2 FAs and several GAs, and have contributed 15,000 edits. I'm just pissed that I have this huge blotch on my record and no way of dealing with it. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs/ editor review)~ 22:24, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Just a quickie - I've protected the IP's talk page as requested, but as you'll see from this diff, the bots will automatically, and pretty promptly, remove any entries where the user is already blocked. WP:RFPP is a better bet next time, as there's no likelihood that the request will be archived or removed by a bot without it being dealt with. Thanks. Gb T/ c 17:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure this squirrel has already gotten deep into the supply of bad nuts that I can't possibly make him worse. And yes, I assume that the page will be wiped and locked down, so this was my last chance to laugh at the pathetic little sod, since his main user-talk page was locked-down by the time I found out what was going on. -- CalendarWatcher ( talk) 17:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I think you're talking about two different talk pages. User_talk:65.31.103.28 is protected (by me) for 1 year. It looks like Tan protected a different IP talk page for 6 hours. Gb T/ c 18:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
It will be interesting to see you prove that Einstein never had any mental "illness". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.207.21 ( talk) 11:19, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean about geolocate placing me? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:35, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
What is your problem? Why are you being a jerk? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
BASEBALLS BUGS IS AN UGLY IGNORANT FOOL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.49.166.166 ( talk) 23:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
You're stupid. Mayallld ( talk) 01:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
How about that obviously immature Basebuggs? Tanninglamp 20:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hehhehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe! ROFLMFAO! @ Baseball Bugs. That guy makes the dumbest jokes. You gotta love him for trying though. LMFAO! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! =D Cheers! Cheers dude 05:27, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Hehehehehehehe! Baseball Bugs is a cutie. 65.31.103.28 05:33, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
What is your problem? Why are you being a jerk? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I have a reliable source - http://www.conservapedia.com/Barack_Obama and want to add it to the article. Also please stop beaming messages to me via my TV. -- Cameron Scott ( talk) 15:04, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Am already composing an email to oversight the offending edits, which should help. (FWIW I'm surprised the page could be deleted, as there were over 5,000 revisions - I suspect the page crashed on Toddst1 as he was dealing with it.) Regards, Bencherlite Talk 13:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
When a Talker spells Christian as 'christin' (or whatever), it occurs to me the wingnuts are outsourcing the actual work of their smear campaigns to cheap labor in other countries. It's a reasonable explanation for the odd grammar and spelling of some of the trolls. Reminds me of when the Republican Party had a calling campaign about protecting jobs and outsourced it to an Indian call center. I think that's right - I remember it was outside the U.S. Flatterworld ( talk) 20:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
'To treat contemptuously' Half Shadow 04:05, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Not that you have anything to worry about, but Tanninglamp apparently believes you're a repeat violator, and this issue was wholly created by you... -- Onorem ♠ Dil 18:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
...whatever happened to that guy. Well, speak of the devil, here he is. It's an open proxy (i.e. not really in Poland). Oy. Makes my head hurt just looking at it. Antandrus (talk) 22:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I have posted a reply on the talk page of the article. Cheers! 82.230.24.185 ( talk) 17:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Re your question at AN/I about Tales23. The exact requirements of GFDL about tracking contributors are murky (in my opinion). But if a user is concerned that his edit was 'misappropriated,' we could get him to add the same edit again in the new article. The thread seems to exist because dougweller thought that NittyG's material was taken without proper attribution. So, if the article gets deleted, the problem is fixed. As to whether material should ever be copy-pasted between articles, that sounds like a question for a policy talk page. EdJohnston ( talk) 07:19, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
It took a few seconds longer, but Roberts (mainly) & Obama got through the swearing-in ceremony. GoodDay ( talk) 02:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
agreed. i just finished reporting him on the BLP noticeboard. a warped ethic at work here - slander and defamation are okey dokey for robert's article, but not for other people's articles. check out these edit summaries: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ruth_Parasol&diff=prev&oldid=264824272
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Barack_Obama&diff=prev&oldid=263735307
Anastrophe ( talk) 07:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
9 DegenFarang ( talk) 07:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
This ridiculous back and forth you're attempting has already been pointed out by moderators. This is your SECOND warning to cease threatening me when all five of us have refuted you and shown that your source is invalid, unless you can find an actual reason we should include your racist comments in the article we will CONTINUE to revert it. And pretending you have any power to ban me when moderators have already warned you to stop is laughable. Cease it or I will report you after your third warning. 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 10:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlquin
And I have reported you. I see you've stopped reverting the article since the last warning, but for some reason believe it is ok to then insult and threaten wikipedia users outside of the discussion page. No, its STILL against the rules. 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 11:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlequin
Hi Bugs, hoping to slip under the radar since you've been "reported" and I don't want to be seen to be associated with you in case the "moderators" link me with you...
Doctor Who is a time traveller; it looked to me like the anon IP thought they could travel through time and edit their previous comment to justify their "What are you talking about?"-comment. Now I come to think of it, 1984's "memory hole" might have been a better analogy.
This IP is funnee!
Cheers (and good luck evading those "moderators" now you've "been reported"!), This flag once was red propaganda deeds 11:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
And reported again. Its truly amazing that you actually think that you cannot be reported for threatening and insulting users outside of an articles dicussion page, really. We are all happy you've ended your ignorant, racist revert war, but im more than happy to see you blocked for this continued harrassment. :) 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 11:32, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlequin
Might you take a look over there? I inherited criteria from Cumulus Clouds (I know - amazing) but the new criterion being offered seems to be "if I can find it in Google, it belongs, no matter how pejorative" or the like. Merci! Collect ( talk) 12:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
"Biased removal" I think you have miscontrued a later talk page comment from me about not supporting the miracle angle, as being the reason for this removal which pre-dated it. On the contrary, I merely removed it because a bunch of news links had been removed previously, and this new one stood out like a sore thumb. I don't care either way, its not like EL sections are hard to manage. But your edit summary confused me is all. MickMacNee ( talk) 00:45, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
hope you have a great day DegenFarang ( talk) 16:56, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
I noticed, there actually were editors suggesting Obama's assumed office date shoul be January 21, 2009 (due to the re-swearing in). Were those folks, serious? GoodDay ( talk) 20:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
You have been interested in vandalism on baseball pages in the past. Just a note to let you know that I have found Jackal4 to be disruptive of late on such pages.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 09:02, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Is it correct that if runners fail to touch a base or one overtakes another then they can be out on appeal in all games of baseball? If so, surely this is a rule of the game as a whole rather than a rule of MLB? Dancarney ( talk) 10:15, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind that I want to appropriate some of the userboxes you have... and thank you for all of the humor on your page. If you ask me, the fourth pillar of Wikipedia should be "Remember to laugh." ("Memento ridere," in homage to
the Roman version of the saying.)
Separately, I see you just peeked in at SPLC - thank you for that as well.
arimareiji (
talk)
14:45, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't know how to proceed and could use the advice of someone more experienced, --if-- it's not unduly burdensome. If you'd rather not risk entanglement, I'd completely understand. But if you're feeling brave... Out of curiosity, I started digging around in SPLC. (I should have done so before saying anything at AN/I, but I try to burn my bridges while I'm crossing them.) When I did so:
Any suggestions? Is it more likely that I'm being overimaginative, or does this merit bringing up at SPI despite the fact that it comes across as forum-shopping? arimareiji ( talk) 17:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
hey bugs, I'm just curious .. how come you're not an admin? I know you have a sense of humor and all, but you've been around for a long time, and you clearly know right from wrong. just wondered. Ched ( talk) 02:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
i changed the wording of my last entry to jgr talk so your 'yes it is' does not make sense, as i did not end with the same statement. as i said i did this as you wrote yours, it was not in response to your comment. DegenFarang ( talk) 05:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Ridiculous with a capital R. Willking1979 ( talk) 19:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
ROFLMAO. Sarcasm, written at the educational level of intended target, is perfect. :) OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 20:23, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Hiya Bugs. Concerning their remarks on Obama's Inauguraton. Don't it just drive one fire breathing mad, when those TV personalities, don't do their research? It's bad enough CNN people, kept saying Clinton's Senate seat was vacant, way before Clinton resigned it. GoodDay ( talk) 21:06, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
...I can't let rants like this go without addressing them. I let WLU know but he may deffer because of COI. I don't see why, the need to block this guy is pretty blatant. Or should I just take it to AN/I? Padillah ( talk) 14:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Hee-hee! Enjoyed your comment at ANI. Bencherlite Talk 01:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Well, that was fun. First Talk:Barack Obama, then your page, then mine. I am worn out with all the reverting. Newguy34 ( talk) 06:27, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Sir. I wonder how you are feeling during what is likely to be your last few months editing Wikipedia. I would like to have been a fly on the wall during one of your sessions with your priest regarding your contemplated retirement! I will remember you as one of the most engaging figures I have encountered on Wikipedia. Are you a member of SABR - the baseball study group you mention from time to time? I plan to join the organization when I get older and bigger. Do you have any comments - pro or con - about SABR? Happy New Year and Best Wishes. -- Crackthewhip775 (talk) ( talk) 00:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey there Mr. Bugs, how you doin? Just to avoid the obvious humor, yes I do know there's a difference between baseball and football, but I thought you might enjoy other sports too so -- being from Pittsburgh (yep, I remember being at Forbes Field when I was young), I had to ask - do you have any picks or predictions for the Superbowl this year? Ched ( talk) 21:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
(O/D)re: Falk ... Are you fishing for verifiable "facts" that can be cited, sourced, and meet policy guidelines again Bugs? ;) Ched ( talk) 23:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of Peter Falk (and Columbo (TV series)), the theme of the NBC Mystery Movie is so ingrained in my head from my youth that every time I'm carrying a flashlight somewhere, I have to whistle the theme song of that show. Every time. And reading this thread reminded me of that theme, so I just had to pull it up again. Curse you, NBC Mystery Movie! -- Elkman (Elkspeak) 01:47, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Some administrator was picking on me so I had to leave Wikipedia. My mother asked me to review edits with her to prevent trouble. I think I should not have brought it up because administrators back each other up and start attacking others, like me. Ipromise ( talk) 07:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
If you want to restore the Catholic Church to traditional values, finding a way to keep child molestors out of the priesthood would be a good start. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 19:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
In the U.S., that is the viewpoint, not for the rest of the world. If I had not gone to college there is a 90% chance I would be living in a trailer and not a house. Yes, it is by choice. You choose to go to college or not to go. You choose to work or not to work. You choose to look for work or not look for work. I have worked jobs from the menial(tobacco fields, Kroger, etc.) to the not so menial(military and teaching). They were all my choice, not someone elses, not some hand of some higher power that placed me there. I got to the teaching job by a set of choices I made, not by luck. Am I rich? No. Is it anyone's fault? No. I made the career choice. That choice places me above "shack" living and well below rich and evil. The only things you are guaranteed are life, liberty, and the ==pursuit== of happiness. Note pursuit. If I lose my job due to poor output is that your fault? No, it is mine? If I lose my job to the economy that is every single American's who has contributed to this situation fault from the poor to the rich. Does that mean I sit on my ass and draw off of the gov? No. I will utilize the opportunity I have in the country to look for a job, even if it means going back to the fields. 76.177.225.127 ( talk) 23:58, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
You're wrong: I value your efforts to counter this incredibly persistent vandal. — EncMstr ( talk) 03:48, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
It doesn't matter now, 'cause they lost, but I thought you might have lamented the fact, as I did, that there was not enough said about the Cardinals' existence as the Chicago Cardinals and Comiskey Park. Or "Card-Pitt" or "Phil-Pitt." Also--in reading a biography of Pete Rozelle I recently came across the fact that when the old American Football League in 1960 put player names on the backs of jerseys it took the idea directly from Bill Veeck, who was the first sports owner to do so (1960 season). Or so it says. My memory goes as far back as, I think, '67 or '68, and the Sox had names on the jerseys (Joel Horlen, Walt Williams, et al). Lantana11 ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)Lantana11 Lantana11 ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
This is to invite you to add your views regarding my proposal at the MOS - capital letters talk page. That MOS should be changed to reflect standard English, rather than The Chicago Manual of Style. SMP0328. ( talk) 02:40, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
That's a good question. It's pronounced ROZE-uh-velt by both Tweed Roosevelt and everyone else in the know. In my case, (unfortunately for me), I grew up pronouncing it ROOS-uh-velt from my dad who was a real Franklin fan, so it was a "little" (actually a lot) humiliating at a 2006 symposium on TR at Dickinson State University (See http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.com/Symposia_2006.asp#Speakers ) when the moderator, Clay Jenkinson, during the first break in a 3 day event, told me, "Well Keith, if your gonna become a TR fan or eventually a scholar, the FIRST thing you gotta do is get the pronunciation of that last name right. It's NOT ROOS-uh-velt. It's ROZE-uh-velt." My red-faced reply, "OK, got it." was about all I could blurb out. Since then, it's a funny thing, I NEVER say it incorrectly! Doh/Doy! SimonATL ( talk) 18:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Some more support for that pronuciation: According to the Roosevelt Cylopedia, in a letter written to Rev. William W. Moir on October 10, 1898.) Roosevelt indicated, "As for my name, it is pronounced as if it was spelled 'Rosavelt,' That is in three syllables. The first syllable as if it was "Rose." See http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/TR%20Web%20Book/TR_CD_to_HTML571.html SimonATL ( talk) 03:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Poster child indeed. The Fife visual had me laughing out loud. Toddst1 ( talk) 02:08, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I saw your comment. Heh. AnyPerson ( talk) 02:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Note: [5] Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 02:43, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs, I was patrolling new pages and came across 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Didn't know if it was anything you'd be interested in working on or not. — Ched ( talk) 07:31, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
You said the cartoon is its own source. The cartoon named "Rabbit Transit" came decades before York's public transportation took on that name, so it is impossible for the cartoon to mention York's buses. Do you have an actual reference that York's transit is named after the cartoon? Sebwite ( talk) 05:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
I knew about the on-going additions. As for the block, I was confused, since the admin tab still said "unprotect" I assumed it was already semi-protected and that the user was autoconfirmed but unused. Either way, it was more appropriate to do a 3RR block, since it wasn't technically vandalism (or at least your wouldn't think so if you randomly showed up or checked the block log). I'll reprotect the article forthwith so when the block expires it'll still be safe. Steven Walling (talk) 05:20, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Hiya Bugs. I noticed in Obama cabinet at Presidency of Barack Obama, we've got Gates as Secy of Defense (2006- present). It should be (2009- present), a pratice we (and other encyclopedias) have done on other Prez cabinets. Example: William Seward in Andrew Johnson's cabinet is not listed as Secy of State (1861-69), or Dean Rusk in Lyndon Johnson's cabinet as Secy of State (1961-69). GoodDay ( talk) 00:02, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
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whats your problem? any reason you cant post on my talk? ㄭㄭ ( talk) 05:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Inre this diff. Hate to ask a dumb question... but did you clear your page cache? I was suffering the same thing over at AfD... it never happened at all and then one day my edits began acting as if they never "took"... but in "edit" they had taken. It was freaking me. I am not trying to make a dumb suggestion, but your situation sounds eerily similar. If you have cleared your cache, then the problem is a server one. If you haven't been clearing your page cache, and depending on your browser, you may be able to set its default to always clear the chache and so always look for new versions of previously viewed pages. Its possible that the internal command of your browser has been turned to "no" when it should be "yes". Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
A classic case of evil hand versus good hand. OhNoitsJamie Talk 10:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Yes, Baseball Bugs, those were my changes. Truth to tell, I am a writer by trade and writing means editing. Even though Wiki communications aren't really "writing" as such, I suppose, nevertheless my habit is to reread what I've done and see if it holds water a day later. A little goofy, but that's the real me. In this case, I thought you might not have yet seen my latest comment and thus made the revision, feeling it was more accurate and closer to what I wanted to say. To compound the confusion, I was going back and forth between Web pages and inadvertently logged out, thus the credit went to my IP address. Thanks for scrupulously wondering what happened, although I regret that you had to take the extra time. Lantana11 ( talk) 17:24, 9 February 2009 (UTC)Lantana11 Lantana11 ( talk) 17:24, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Note: Changes to "Super Bowl Edition":
No, I do not want to face another ANI situation. Please do not do that to me. It's brutal over there and I don't want to go through that again. You need to understand that I'm free to remove what I see fit on my own talk page. User:CadenS 22:48, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
The speech was recorded on 4 disks. 2 of those disks are on Rhapsody.com at http://www.rhapsody.com/theodore-roosevelt One part is here: 2. http://www.rhapsody.com/player?type=track&id=tra.21355962&remote=false&page=&pageregion=&guid=&from=&hasrhapx=false&__pcode= contains the and let me know what you think. Both FDR and TR, according to a Roosevelt Family history friend of mine, Linda Milano spoke with a NY Knickerbocker accent that was common to NY's upper classes. You can really hear an trace of England there too. Here is pronounced HE-arh, for example. This audio IS the finest sample we have of TR giving a public speech as opposed to merely reading from a manuscript. You'll also detect traces of his famous falsetto. Notice how it rises when he says, "Republican Parteeeeeee." YOU can tell ME what how YOU think FDR and TR's voice compare. FDR had a deeper baratone resonance in later years.
http://www.authentichistory.com/1900s/1912election/19120922_Theodore_Roosevelt-Abyssinian_Treatment_of_Standard_Oil.html SimonATL ( talk) 17:40, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
The problem with your edit is that you are using YouTube as a reference. YouTube is not peer reviewed -- anyone can put anything there. Anything. We can't use sources like YouTube; reliable sources are things like mainstream press, peer-reviewed journals, and so forth. Please read the policy. If there are other uses of YouTube in Wikipedia as a " reliable source", then those should be removed as well. Thank you Sfvace ( talk) 03:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
I hope that you will be able to help me in starting the RfC for the content dispute involving Pietru il-Boqli and myself. Tool2Die4 has also participated but is now blocked by his own choice. This was a three editors dispute.
You helped at ANI and I beg of you to help us now :)
Namely Pietru il-Boqli ceased discussion and washed his hands from the dispute but keeps on editing and "watching" over the article.
Thanks a lot.
Imbris ( talk) 20:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
"Why does anyone do anything?" - Debra Winger, Black Widow (1987 film). I can not argue about anyone's motives, but I suspect that this user's recent actions are a pique about past deletions of articles he created. Avoid feeding the trolls. Bearian ( talk) 16:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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I have just now initiated an RfC for the Self-hating Jew article. Since you were once briefly involved as an administrator in the article, and since you are completely uninvolved in the issues; if you are willing to take a look and give an opinion on the situation, it might be helpful. (But, if you are disinclined, because of the rather messy situation, that would be understandable.) the RfC is here [6]. Malcolm Schosha ( talk) 17:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Actually, the article by Rolling Stone is quite good.
A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 01:44, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
← <Ched pokes the evil twin/roommate/friend> Being the new guy in town, I'm curious about some of the inside references. I've seen some posts that refer to a user "Who shall NOT be named", and while I'm guessing that would be one who starts with a G..(and ends with a)..p, I'm also wondering if the whole Willy on Wheels and Gwarp are/were the same user?, or is that something only the wiki-oldtimers are privy to? The second question stems from the my originally going to post in your "twin/roommate/friend" section, but seeing the {{clear tag}}. Is that something that just automatically deletes stuff in that section?, is it some sort of archive switch?, ... or does it provide some other function? Well, that's about all for now - just curious. — Ched ( talk) 08:31, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Baseball, sig? i have some additional links for you, but i cant post them here since I am not sure if they wuould work, is there email to contact you, if so, thanx! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariuschip ( talk • contribs) 01:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Saw your name and had to click, love the Blazing Saddles reference. :) Soxwon ( talk) 20:09, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello BB; not sure I care enough about making the distinction about what is or isn't a POV-pushing image in this article, but at least I gave it a try. However, I'm not sure about how find a free picture which shows the more traditional form of gavage (as per my addition to the talk page) but maybe that'd be our best shot at finding a compromise everyine can live with.-- Ramdrake ( talk) 21:40, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Maybe I shouldn't have gone straight from the Muhammad/Images talk page which had great testimonies to freedom and anti-censorship to the "Aisha's Age" section on Talk:Muhammad. But I have the feeling I kind of walked into a tarpit there. After I read that, I clicked back over to reread your comments on the Images page, and decided to stick my toe in.
I love this stupid Wiki. (I've always been attracted to losers; story of my life...) I love the "Wiki is not censored" rule. I was so happy with Wiki for standing up to the on the Images page and not backing down. I don't want to see this argument be given the slightest nudge, and I see the "Aisha's Age" thing as a crowbar. Aunt Entropy ( talk) 23:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Again, Jackal4 has run amok on a number of baseball pages. Pls take a look at my comments on his discussion page -- perhaps you can talk sense into him. Many thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:01, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Funny. I'm just trying to do something short of again seeking administrative intervention.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:11, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Right. MLB.com is the official baseball site, and it uses RBIs in parlance. See http://mlb.mlb.com/search/?query=rbis -- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:40, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Yep ... user X96lee15 pointed out the most thorough treatment is at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Baseball/Archive_5#RBIs ... but Jackal4 ignored this, and went about deleting "s's" wherever he saw I had edited an article that had one.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
It was raised to him 2 days ago, and he continues to do it ... and I've again today written it on his page.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 07:38, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Reply to this. Don't be too sure of that - just because someone's not makin a bunch of noise - doesn't mean they're not listening — Ched ( talk) 13:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
No, I hadn't spotted that, thanks for pointing it out! Do we know who he is/was a puppet of, or was it just the general air of knowing too much? ╟─ Treasury Tag► contribs─╢ 08:58, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey there Bugs, how you doin this fine day? Just wanted to say thanks for chippin in on my med question at OM's page. Wasn't a question I could ask at a board or article talk page. User pages allow for some blunt replies (which is exactly what I was looking for). I'd rather someone tell me "Ched, you're wrong" than let me go on making a fool of myself. All pretty much along the lines I was thinking, (the med question - not the previous sentence in this post), but I don't mind asking when I don't know something either. Anyway, I appreciate you takin the time - hope you have a great day ;) — Ched ( talk) 17:11, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
That would be interesting. I doubt the exact locations of Exposition Parks I and II would be easy to find, I'm not really sure if they actually had grandstands; then again the Post-Gazette article does mention a fire. If I remember correctly SABR had to use old city planning maps to find home plate of Expo III. I looked up Recreation Park on Google Maps a while back ("at the corner of North, Grant, and Pennsylvania Avenues") and it's a parking lot (not surprisingly). I'm not that great with graphics or anything, but we could probably find pretty accurate longitudes and latitudes. black ngold29 15:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Found another image that's really good photographically, although it needs a lot of cleanup. Encyclopedic value is an important element of featured picture consideration. So maybe you'd know best where this would go. Suggestions? Durova Charge! 19:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
I know you do baseball articles. What makes a baseball player "notable" enough to have an article? It seems to me that probably everyone who ever played in the major leagues has an article. In chess, most grandmasters have some sort of an article, and that must be 500-1000 people. My opinion is that is too large of a number to be "notable". Bubba73 (talk), 19:31, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
You know, statements like this make me suspect you're not actually 13 1/2. - kotra ( talk) 23:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Since this seems to be from your era, around the time when you would have been playing yourself some dude got sold by the Red Sox. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to confirm whether this photograph satisfies pre-1923 public domain or has become an orphaned work. If the copyright has expired, I'll restore it for ya. Best, Durova Charge! 01:57, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, I've gone ahead and written to the library's staff. The image contains a control number and a copyright registration number. They should be able to determine when copyright was filed and whether it was renewed. Durova Charge! 22:41, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I didn't want to make the ANI discussion any longer, but I just wanted you to know your Oscar host line (him being a huge Jack fan) was comedy gold. Nice pun, amigo. Dayewalker ( talk) 04:03, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
ran across Municipal Stadium (Waterbury) while spell-checking (or is that spelcheking). Added what little I could find right of the bat (so to speak). Didn't know if you'd be interested or not. The preceding announcement is a CLD (Courtesy Link Drop), brought to you by the ever painful-to-the-nether-regions editor ... — Ched ( talk) 18:13, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I agree with you that Philadelphia is a city in the USA, but the song is not about the city. It is about a professional tennis team in the old-World Team Tennis league of the mid-1970s. Think back, you must remember the team ( Billy Jean King owned it). Other teams were called the Boston Lobsters and the New York Sets. (By the way, I noticed the entry above about Municipal Stadium in Waterbury. I've been there a few times. It was the home of several Eastern League teams, including the Elmira Pioneers who played there when their stadium was flooded out. Did you know that it had a running track cut across the outfield?) MCB in Boulder (2/23/2009) 67.177.195.177 ( talk) 05:15, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
LMAO.. Who says the only dumb questions are the ones that go unasked? ... good "catch & post"! — Ched ( talk) 23:36, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I have no idea what it is called - I found it in a forest when I was in Switzerland working for an NGO. I'll find you some co-ords. — neuro (talk) 19:53, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
For—by dint of your unshakable good humour—consistently and reliably lightening the mood, defusing conflicts, and making Wikipedia a better place to be. Steve T • C 14:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
Gawrsh! Thanks! May I quote you??? :) Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 14:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
I have responded to your post at ANI. BigDunc Talk 15:39, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs are you any good with templates or know someone who is? Soxwon ( talk) 15:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, you have been mentioned [8] on AN/I. Wildthing61476 ( talk) 15:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I agree (obviously) with your edits.-- Ethelh ( talk) 01:04, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
I agree with your "comma" point and edit, btw.-- Ethelh ( talk) 21:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you hear about the honest CEO? Soxwon ( talk) 14:35, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Oh wise and powerful Bugs, why do Rush Limbaugh fans seem to continually add unecessary information to the article in blatant disregard for conservative principles of limiting? Soxwon ( talk) 17:08, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Re: your light baiting of Tungsten Carbide. I suspect I know what you were up to. If so, it worked. Either way, it's not that big of a deal. Toddst1 ( talk) 23:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello "Baseball Bugs". You would have to deal with this removal. Your signature
has been deleted because the sentence "Mindless little parrot", because I think it is inappropriate. Sorry for information. I would not want you posting it again, because it will just be deleted.
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FWIW, I've also got Cy Young pitching and hot dog sales outside Ebbets Field. Would take me a while to get to by myself, but if you know other baseball fans who have Photoshop (or a willingness to install and learn GIMP which is free), send them my way and I'll get them going. Have you folks ever thought of doing a featured portal drive for the baseball portal?
Best wishes, Durova Charge! 06:16, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Please do not erase legitimate questions from the Mohammad talk page - no matter how incredibly redundant. Either ignore them, or paste the relevant link. The archive-bot will do its thing in time. Rklawton ( talk) 14:26, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
I was clearly wrong about what I said, but I don't appreciate being made to look that I'm intentionally trying to mislead people. That is not the case. I have replied to everyone on the ANI thread, my user talk and CadenS user talk. Thanks. — Cyclonenim ( talk · contribs · email) 19:00, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Ok, there's some "ahem" individual who seems to feel concensus doesn't apply to them. They have made three edits that have been reverted by myself and another person. My question, how do we get this person to the talk page, and also, if I reverted his last two edits (he made a mistake w/the first edit that he fixed with a second) is it one or two reverts (if I reverted again would I hit the 3 revert limit?) Soxwon ( talk) 03:18, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow i found it amazing you would defend whoever ended up blocking me for removing something that was sourced by youtube, giving the poster the benefit of doubt (pending the original DVD as a source, which is still NOT here) yet did nothing when they vandalized my argument that had a youtube vid, even though the start of the film had a NASA SIGNED document.
i know, IGNORE it and or distort what im saying and no doubt bias admins abuse power. you can find a reason get me blocked again. if all else fails, make me take it to the talk page and use the apeal to popular opinion fallacy. i dont know moon landing has evidence for/against it, though more against it, but its not a major issue. forget this, no wonder wikipedia is a joke. bye Sfvace ( talk) 07:50, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Here's your warning. Stop the edit warring. Jauerback dude?/ dude. 17:06, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm sick of this, where do I ask for it to be locked until we can sort this out and stop everyone sticking in their edits the moment they think they may or may not have consensus? Soxwon ( talk) 17:11, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Slightly off-topic, but I was noticed the Plaxicoed link led to his article, did you mean for it to go here: [11]? Soxwon ( talk) 19:59, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi :-) Could I just make a completely nonpartisan point, which I hope you won't take the wrong way... You clearly feel strongly about the inclusion of articles until they have time to mature. But I kind of take offence at being referred to as "lazy" and "deletion-happy". Would it be possible for you to argue your case without resorting to perjorative terms towards individual editors (yeah, me, really!) - it's a broad policy/philosophical, almost, concept that's being discussed, and I'd rather that I wasn't called names.
Thanks! ╟─ Treasury Tag► contribs─╢ 20:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
What had happened was that I was trying to edit a particular section using a template. Unfortunately, the template didn't work, because it just wiped out the section, rather than preserve it from automatic archiving, which was what I was trying to do. So I undid my revision, and by doing so, I unknowingly restored the offending edit. -- Whip it! Now whip it good! 02:35, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Please refrain from name-calling and insults on the Talk:Barack_Obama page.
64.53.138.18 (
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CAUTION Stop being an idiot a mushroom.
Baseball Bugs
What's up, Doc?
05:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Please stop the continued insults or you may be
blocked.
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WARNING Please stop being an idiot a mushroom.
Baseball Bugs
What's up, Doc?
12:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
May want to see about getting your user page and talk page semi'd. You're about to get freeped. www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202207/posts Check out post 50. -- Bobblehead (rants) 05:31, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Man, I need to stop sleeping. It's when I am sleeping that all the good stuff happens! This is just craziness!! Brothejr ( talk) 11:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Check out the last post on the Drudge Talk. Drudge mentioned the whitewashing controversy that those Free Republic/WND users were vandalizing your page for. It's on the front page of the Drudge Report (your famous Bugs)! Soxwon ( talk) 14:44, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, is it possible to stick it in w/o inserting said theories? I'd take a whack at it. Soxwon ( talk) 16:05, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Did your amps go to 11? Soxwon ( talk) 16:07, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Today, on this round of "What guideline is it?"... There's a guideline that says not to post things that change with relative frequency (sales figures, things like that)... So, what guideline is it? Padillah ( talk) 15:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
re: RfA I'll withhold my Support until you either accept or decline the nom Bugs. I strongly suspect that we would/will not agree on a number of issues, but then again, I'm never quite sure how to take some of your comments - you do have a sarcastic touch when you want to. I'm probably a bit more conservative than many of your supporters, but either way - I think you would make a fine admin. (and I won't nom a repeal of your rollback, if you don't flush mine .. lol) — Ched ~ (yes?) 20:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
←It's fully protected for a bit - nothing anyone can do now (other than admins), besides argue on the talk page. — Ched ~ (yes?) 22:25, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
re: RfA (revisited). Getting back to the real issue, I'll be adding my support when/if you accept the nom... which I gather you do by placing {{helpme}} on someone's talk page... but I digress. I've watchlisted the RfA. Good luck! Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 22:30, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs .. you should probably type in the "I accept" at the top. I assume since you've answered a few questions that you've decided to give it a go. Also, I posted links to an edit summary tools on the page - since the regular toolserver accounts appear to be having difficulty. Good Luck by the way — Ched ~ (yes?) 21:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Just a word of advice, Bugs—responding to opposes at RFA is a mug's game; it doesn't make you look good, and it doesn't make the rubes look bad. Try to stay above it all, cool and inebriated, like William Powell as Nick Charles. Deor ( talk) 05:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Just so you know, I've supported based upon our meetings this past week, despite Caden taking the opposite view and opposing you. I think you mediate quite finely. — Cyclonenim ( talk · contribs · email) 23:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I know you're always trying to help people out, but did you really have to try for adminship just so this guy could get you de-sysoped? ;-P (Now watch some of the way too literal Wikipedians take this wrong... should be fun.) Best of luck, if not this time then next.-- Fabrictramp | talk to me 13:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Please note my thoughts on your comments with respect to Nadia Suleman as posted here. Risker ( talk) 04:45, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Somebody named Mentifisto ( talk · contribs) suddenly accused me of being an ageist worst than sexists out there and people make a fun of me and badger under my vote, I am bluntly asking you. "How old are you?" and "why do you introduce you as a "13 and half years old" schooler?
I get to know that your name comes after the animation, Baseball Bugs in which the fictitious character Bugs Bunny stars but neither of them were created 13 and half years ago.-- Caspian blue 17:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
As I said at the RFA, I'm far more worried about your interest in a bastardisation of The One True Sport than the fact that you're a 13½-year-old rabbit. Guettarda ( talk) 17:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Back to the age thing... I am beginning to think you should put on your userpage, in 72 point bold, "I am not 131/2!" It's slightly worrying how it can be spelled out in the RfA and yet there are still oppose votes coming in due to your "age". This flag once was red propaganda deeds 18:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs - I feel that I've been mislead .. nay ... duped! I'm starting to doubt that you are truly in possession of a working "way-back" machine. The hopes that I could borrow this rare item, in the desire to travel extensively with Sherman and Mr. Peabody throughout our wonderful history, is what drove me to support your RfA. If indeed, you do not possess such an item, I think it is shameful for you to have hornswoggled your loyal and trusting fans in such a manner. >:-) — Ched ~ (yes?) 22:38, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
[15] [16] → Where in the hell do you get this stuff? I think your uncanny humor and Wiki-comedianship are a couple of reasons many Wikipedia editors stay sane around here. Not everything has to be uber-duber-serious all the time; a little miscellaneous metapedianism never hurts and can be indeed helpful, like you have shown time and time again especially at ANI. I wish I had the same iron tongue as you, but I don't. MuZemike 01:15, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow: http://thru-you.com/#/videos/ Half Shadow 03:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
The two latest baseball featured picture candidates got promoted. Any interest in the featured portal idea? Regards, Durova Charge! 04:04, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I screwed up on your admin bid. You're a good guy, but you really should walk away from the ANI. I actually don't watch it intentionally, even when I post something. You're smart and well-spoken, so I think you can do a great job. OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 06:48, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, we haven't worked together yet, but I've seen you at several articles I monitor closely for certain types of POV hanky-panky and outright policy violations. I was happy to support your RfA based largely on your activities in those difficult and controversial areas. There is one very small point I disagree with you on, and I hope we might discuss it soon, but I know you're busy right now and it's not a major concern. In the meantime, let me just say that OrangeMarlin usually knows what he's talking about and gives useful advice. Good luck with your RfA! Doc Tropics 00:43, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow! You thanked me that quickly! I'm even more impressed. You are most welcome. Daniel Case ( talk) 05:12, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry your RfA has turned out the way it did. As someone who has been twice burned by that process, I know what it's like, which is to say it's not you, its the process. Just focus on the high number of editors who supported you and keep up the good work here. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 16:56, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
"There's a new organization being formed. It's called 'Feminists, Homeless, and Blacks for Limbaugh." And they're meeting in a phone booth in Wichita." Soxwon ( talk) 14:42, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Baseball Bugs! Just popping in to confirm whether User:Wahkeenah (Baseball Bugs) is a legitimate sockpuppet account of yours or an excuse to impersonate you! Cheers. Imperat§ r( Talk) 00:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
LOL, little of both I suppose. Had to bust your chops on being a Cubs fan per Keeperpedia Rule No. 4 and because you'd do the same to me :) That said, I think you'd be a good admin and have no concerns, but sadly I don't think your RfA will pass. I saw your comment on someone's talk about someone nomming you so I went to RfA. Like I said, I'm supporting. I think moral support is silly for an experienced editor so I decided to have some fun. Can change the wording if you want me to. I'm leaving this here out of not wanting to over clutter the RfA. Oh and I'll be at the Yankees/Cubs game on 4.4 :) StarM 01:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) too many e/cs -- I take the A-Rod as either all about me-rod or oy-rod. I was in Hawaii when the steroids scandal broke. Is he the reason they haven't won? Nope -- no more than Moose -- but I woldn't miss him if we could get a solid offensive 3b. We won without him, and we'll win without him again StarM 03:06, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Slight change of topic: Bugs, I was looking at those photos of Sportsman's Park that someone linked in your RFA, and I noticed that an important feature of the park that I clearly recall doesn't seem to be present in them (although the resolution is not fine enough for me to be absolutely certain). At least when I used to attend Cardinals games as a kid, there was a chain-link screen between the top of the right-field wall and the roof over the bleachers there. (One of the hardest-hit balls I've ever seen was a line-drive double that Ron Fairly, as a young Dodger, hit off that screen; I swear, it was still rising as it hit.) Do you know anything about that feature of the park? (By the way, I've lived within walking distance of Wrigley since about 1990, though I only make it to one or two games a year.) Deor ( talk) 20:42, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
That edit was a joke. Feel free to revert it! (lol) Yesitsnot ( talk) 05:04, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Could I get a little please? I'm simply outnumbered, I've gotten over 21 citations for a point (some are a bit of a stretch, but I can guarantee 12-15 good ones) and my opponents STILL refuse to concede the point! It's on the Drudge Report talk page. Soxwon ( talk) 18:47, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) yYou could, of course, point out that I am a horrid stickler that cites must specifically back the claims they are used for, and where they are opinions that they must be cited as opinions, and not as fact. Collect ( talk) 20:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Exactly my point -- right now the article is littered with "conservative" every tenth word or so it seems. And two cites are more than enough when it is not stated as "fact." Look there and see how nicely NPOV the page is <g>. Collect ( talk) 14:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Annoyingly, there's a bit of a "black and white" situation with image policy- images are either free, or non-free. Unless you can get an email from the copyright holder (forwarded to the OTRS address, along with a link to where the images are uploaded) explicitly giving permission for the images to be released under a free license or into the public domain, then they have to be considered non-free. If they are non-free, they have to meet the non-free content criteria- they have to be irreplaceable, low resolution, no more uses than needed and absolutely necessary to the understanding of the article(s) in which they are used. Further, they need a rationale explaining how they meet all these criteria. As such, you have two possible routes to go down- you can either contact the copyright holder and get them released under a free license, or you can expand the rationale, while ensuring the images are absolutely necessary to fully understand the article. J Milburn ( talk) 19:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey BB, I went ahead and closed your RfA per your comment on the talk page. I want to encourage you to continue working on the project and continue your contributions. Take what others have said to heart and if you want to run again, do so. If you don't, don't feel pressured to run. I know it can be disenheartening to fail (I recently was buried in an RfB) but I think you will come out better for this. Take the comments and turn them into positives.--- I'm Spartacus! NO! I'm Spartacus! 18:13, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
"I'll take that as a nice way of saying that you learned from my mistakes. :)" you said.
No, it was a nice way of saying that until my interaction with you and W. marsh I had no clue about the community side of teh wiki existing. I had spent a few weeks of active editing doing vandalism patrol, but I had no idea of the depths that extend to run this show that we call Wikipedia. My lack of support or opposition was due to the fact that I was neutral. I sincerely mean a thanks in getting me involved in this project, however obtuse it was. Happy editing to you. Keegan talk 20:45, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Why bother running again, because if you follow the general advice given you will not be Baseball Bugs - and that wouldn't be fair to either you or those who appreciate what it is that you do. Of course, you are not going to win friends by being caustic in your responses or by displaying a sense of humour which precludes those factions who are being gently barbed by it but as you pointed out yourself sysopship is not about being mates with people (especially when peoples perceptions about admins being friendly in respect of one group of editors over another is one of the major issues as regards "admin abuse"). Also, stay on ANI - because someone with a great fund of technical knowledge who is not an admin is a real bonus for those with the flags; advice and comment from someone who isn't "admin club" is very useful - and never mind whose sensibilities you bruise. In short, do what Baseball Bugs does and never the other thing (and especially for something as transient as "adminship").
If you must, run for ArbCom next time...
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You've been able to go through this whole RfA with your trademark sense of humor intact, and I salute you for that, my rabbit amigo. Not everybody gets you, but I think that's just because some people take this project with differing levels of seriousness. I appreciate the humor, and look forward to you being done with this whole RfA so you can get back to helping out at ANI and other places. Take care! Dayewalker ( talk) 00:17, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
And check this out. *sigh* -- Ebyabe ( talk) 00:53, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Because it seems anyone who wants to become an admin has people line up to throw shit at them...
And I still expect my cheese sandwich.
Half
Shadow
02:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
It was pretty rough... sorry about that (too). It is a quick way to learn though! Sarah sko1221 talk 05:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Fuck off with your awful puns. :( — neuro (talk) 06:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
FYI, Jackal4 has been blocked for the second time this month -- this time for a 30-day period. See [17].-- Epeefleche ( talk) 08:09, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
No problem. I don't support RfA candidates very often (you're the second, but I have a third lined up for when/if they decide to stand). My deciding factors are hugely variable - the first candidate I supported because of their timezone! In your case I believe Wikipedia benefits from a diverse range of administrators, from humour, and from detailed knowledge of (Wikipedia) history.
I actually prefer the US spelling of "honour", etc - I believe Noah Webster's greatest failing was not getting his revised spellings international acceptance. You seem to exemplify the "you" in honour, however...!
Anyway, all the best, and do let me know if/when you decide to endure another RfA (or RfB, or...)
Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 08:55, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Important -- I think that Jackal4 created a sockpuppet, which among other things attacked you immediately after you had him blocked. See [18]-- Epeefleche ( talk) 09:55, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Could they even be Tecmobowl?-- Epeefleche ( talk) 10:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Why exactly was the RFA closed(as you had a leading margin of support)? Either way, I will support you again, when/if you decide to go up for RFA in the future. Wacko Jack O 12:23, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Many successful admins did not get anywhere near the amount of support you have! And at least one nay vote has now been banned. Do not change for the sake of gaining support from the naysayers -- some were simply using the "any convenient excuse" for opposing when their real reasons may have been more personal. And do not take a left at Albuquerque. Collect ( talk) 13:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey. If you no longer want to discuss this then just say so and I'll stop. Anyway, I found your "If you want an admin who will kiss up to you, then I'm not your guy, and we're done here." comment rather disturbing. Your definition of "kissing up" seems to be "accepting critism". If you plan to continue editing Wikipedia for the forseeable future I suggest you leave your ego behind and try to take to heart comments people make about you ;-). Hard as it is to accept, they're trying to make you a better editor, and would love to see you become a superstar editor who everyone looks up to. I certainly would. Btw sorry for any stress I may have caused you :-).-- Patton t/ c 15:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
link Edit summary can be fun — Ched ~ (yes?) 23:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
link - see, edit summary has its perks ;) — Ched ~ (yes?) 23:52, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
While in the midst of a debate on whether images in an article were forbidden by policy on trademark, when said images are already 1) blatant original research and 2) add nothing important to the article, it occurred to me that Wikipedia might be able to use an essay on "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" Something in the same vein as dead-horse beating, but this behavior is a much more specific strain of pathogen.
Would you think the behavior is common enough that it would be useful to have a
WP:THISLOOKSIMPRESSIVE link to it? For that matter, would you know if there's any specific format, style, considerations, etc to keep in mind when writing essays?
arimareiji (
talk)
21:58, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I could see the potential for problems, but it all depends on how it is used. I'd prefer not to pass judgement until he's actually done something. — BQZip01 — talk 01:35, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm really sorry about you not getting adminship, because you're one of the few users around here that I know who truly deserves it. Your RFA was really a carnage, your qualifications were getting ripped apart simply because you have a sense of humor and they expect you to be a stiff robot in order to be a serious admin. If they want to know what a real "dramamonger" is, they should check out this dude. At least you toe the line with your Jon Stewart type of humour, and even when you cross it, you will apologize before push comes to shove.
To cheer you up,
Crackthewhip775 has given you a fresh pie! Pies promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a piping hot pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Bon appetit!
Spread the tastiness of pies by adding {{ subst:GivePie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Besides, you look like you need it :). -- Whip it! Now whip it good! 02:31, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
There is no unified mythology of Abrahamic religions. However, there are myths associated with the Abrahamic religions and Noah's Ark features in them. Cheers, Ben ( talk) 03:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Meanwhile, Joan of Arc is typically referred to in French as "Jeanne d'Arc" or some such, roughly pronounced "Zhawn Darc". And that is sometimes mis-translated as... what? Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 14:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
"If you shoot the pendulum, it stops swinging." -- Mao Zedong Plrk ( talk) 16:30, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on File:RipkenCert3000.JPG requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I6 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a non-free image with no fair use rationale uploaded after May 4, 2006 which has been tagged as not having a rationale for more than 7 days.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{
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to the top of
the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[Talk:File:RipkenCert3000.JPG|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
Plrk (
talk)
10:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Stating facts is not a violation of neutrality on Wikipedia, but it is stated in the opening paragraph that the team has had struggles throughtout their history, especially in the playoffs. So why do you have to make a a seperate section for playoff futility when you are basically critizing the team. Ositadinma ( talk) 20:10, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Your opinions appreciated at User:THF/Obama and User talk:THF/Obama. THF ( talk) 23:32, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Baseball Bugs/hidden, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Baseball Bugs/hidden and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Baseball Bugs/hidden during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Mrbzns ( talk) 02:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
←←It's probably just me, but early in the whole thing (the MfD, not the page itself), I saw the argument of WP:NOHARM; and I'm looking at the page titled "Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions", - now I'm wondering if that means we should avoid using NOHARM argument, or the wp:harmless part, because it does no harm to anything - if we are to avoid using the avoid pages (essay I might add, not policy or guideline) - then how does one avoid something we're to avoid .... Oh for heavens sake, will some one please stop me, I'm slipping in to a dark void with flash-backs of a Harry Mudd episode of Star Trek where robots can't figure out what a lie is... — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 17:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC) (note: This user knows the essay in question is not referring to user space - this user also fully expects a "Clinton" comment on the "figuring out a lie" part)
The NOHARM exception, however, is userspace. Collect ( talk) 23:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Hate to be the one to break up the mirth, but was I wrong in trying to cut back the Madoff investment scandal page? It seems like an enormous wad of prose. Soxwon ( talk) 03:23, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Lets drink Tea 02:09, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
-- Yarnalgo talk to me 06:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
[19] I don't know if it was your goal to become the number 1 contributor to ANI, but wasn't one of the suggestions given to you in your recent RFA to take the page off your watchlist? It's unhealthy to spend so much time there and you needlessly drew out that thread much longer than it had to be for what was essentially a non-issue. – xeno ( talk) 15:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs is back! To "Plaxico" the wrongdoers of the wiki!
Seriously, glad to see you return. Dayewalker ( talk) 03:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I deny you of retirement! Especially when NWA.Rep is back lol Dengero ( talk) 13:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I suspect this is the seventh inning, and BB is singing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" ... Collect ( talk) 13:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
(out) Using a whelk sounds pretty fishy to me. Collect ( talk) 21:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Yes, sports fans, due to an incredibly underwhelming response, I've decided to make a comeback. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 01:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for coming back bugs. I find it is important to take wiki-breaks here and there to avoid the need to take a permanent vacation. Chillum 02:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome home! Now, don't ever do that again. And if you must do it, don't close off your talk page - I didn't feel comfortable complaining about your retirement while the shutters were down. Now they're up, however... Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 09:46, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
I thought it was a green thingy from wormwood -- a leaf of absinthe? Collect ( talk) 11:13, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Yay! LessHeard vanU ( talk) 14:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Leastwise, don't do it after getting creamed in an RfA I started. I honestly did feel bad. Good to see you back. Padillah ( talk) 17:28, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Any editor, including IP editors, may remove warnings from their talk pages. They are not Scarlet Letters to be warn forever. If that is your only complaint about the user, I am not sure that is a blockable offense. -- Jayron32. talk. contribs 04:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey BB ... since you are an editor whom I respect, and the subject may interest you, feel free to chime in at [20] on my home page. A fellow editor has done good work taking a starting stab putting together a template and standards for "notable alumni" from a AAA baseball team.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:06, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
I want to thank you for illustrating my point regarding CENSEI on the ANI discussion :) Ray Talk 14:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello Baseball Bugs.
These kinds of comments: [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] are not conducive to a collegial working environment. May I suggest that if you wish to discuss politics, there are better places to do it than Wikipedia talk pages?
Regards, henrik• talk 20:13, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Figured I'd give you fair warning that I partly plagiarized your page here. Too good an idea to let it pass. Just read it twice. :)-- Ramdrake ( talk) 22:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you see they told O'Reilly? OH NO, whatever do I do? Seriously though, I was thinking the same things when i saw it, but I like to take a more diplomatic tact, at first at least. Wildthing61476 ( talk) 11:04, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
←The thread above mine where Bugs mentions it might not be a bad thing that Minnesota have only one Senator => smaller government. I personally feel the US government has gotten too big and spends too much money. To me, a smaller government that spends less money would equate to common sense. Apologies for the poor segue. The reason I don't discuss politics here is because I personally like O'Reilly, McCain, and many of the conservative platforms. In the past it seems (to me at least) that the Democratic party has a tendency to create more government programs, which leads to bigger government, which produces more government spending of our tax dollars. The fact that Bugs and I don't share the same political views doesn't mean that either one of us like our country any less than the other, or that one of us is less patriotic than the other; simply that I'd rather maintain a friendship - than debate political ideologies. I can understand the many feelings of distrust that have grown over the last 8 years, and even admit that Dubya wasn't exactly our "shinning moment". I'll even concede that Limbaugh gets on my nerves with his arrogance and ego - but I still agree with the bulk of "what" he says, (just not the "way" he says it). I respect the views of what many people now refer to as the "liberals", and on occasion will admit that they have valid points. If I normally avoid these types of political threads (along with the religious ones), I feel I have a better chance of maintaining friendships with people even if I don't agree with them on certain topics. I come from a state that thinks Arlan Specter is a republican, and that Ed Rendell is a good leader, so I often have problems with people who are supposed to be sharing the same political values as I do. So, where do we go from here? Have I dug my own grave on a page that often supports what I would consider "my political opponents"? Feel free to grab the shovels boys, and start filling up that aforementioned grave. But I still love my country! — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 16:10, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I don't know what the deal with that is. They retired number 70 for Ernie Stautner and haven't done any since. I'm sure they could retire some, but they simply don't let anyone new wear some of them instead. Even if they did start retiring some I would be surprised if they had the fifteen the Yankees do. black ngold29 00:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I changed my mind back and I will retire after all. (from Baseball Bugs) —Preceding unsigned comment added by John Smithton ( talk • contribs) 16:08, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
¶ Retirement? Are your 401(k) and Future Carrot Fund really strong enough to allow you to retire at the tender, young age of 13 yr 6 mo.? (That's 46 years before you can draw without penalty upon whatever might be left of your IRA, and over half a century before you can collect Social Security.) Is your employer still making contributions to the 401(k)? Is your IRA a Roth IRA? And hasn't the IRA retired (decommissioned) anyway (have you checked with Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams and the Provisional Army Command)?
And what's in those accounts anyway? Circuit City? Linens 'n Things? Lehman Brothers? AIG? Cohmad Securities ? AOL Time Warner (of course). Fuddelity Investments? Orange SA?
I'm genuinely concerned for your future, Bugs. Sincerely —— Shakescene ( talk) 20:08, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
How could I have lived so long without this invaluable reference? (...and how could it ever have been nominated for deletion?): List of United States presidential pets. It must have been Barney or Miss Beazley who was advancing the long-established Bush-Cheney-Fleischman press policy. —— Shakescene ( talk) 20:41, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Dunno if you're still watching his page. You might want to comment on my edit there. PhGustaf ( talk) 20:19, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm Itallian so please don't be racist, but I believe some women are very good at reversing out of driveways. So maybe, you don't need protection from the guy who is up. -- Itallian With A Two-Way Radio ( talk) 21:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I wouldn't put it as an achievement, I might be annoyed too if I was in his position. — neuro (talk) (review) 10:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for helping me out. Please tell BQZip01 the same. I can't edit his user page now. Axmannate ( talk) 13:14, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Please tell me you didn't mean your dig about liberals, and were merely playing to the audience: [27] KillerChihuahua ?!? 15:35, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs,
I am going to start off here on wikipedia helping out like you. Let me know where I can help. Hombre ocho del hacha ( talk) 19:00, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
He gawn. [28] Adios, hombrito. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 19:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow, I didn't know I had anything in common with that creep... → Dyl @ n 620 01:18, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
I am not too concerned with the fact that he's a self-proclaimed racist, but I am concerned about the way that he's being treated. Everyone deserves their "day in court", if you will, and banning him because he's a racist is not appropriate. Should he be blocked for incivility? Sure. Should he be banned for incivility when his prior offense was general disruption? No. That's all I'm saying. He's made his own bed and he should lie in it and a short block would be appropriate, not indef. — BQZip01 — talk 05:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for participating in my experiment. You are a gem of a human being. Time for me to move on. Naxenamight ( talk) 18:57, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
(ec)Your question about IP block is a fair one, but as he is autoblocked he must be using different IPs. You could ask a checkuser to consider a rangeblock, but I am very uncertain as to whether he would be thought disruptive enough to justify this. -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 21:01, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs, I'm trying to get up to speed on all this Sock stuff. I'm curious - I don't see it listed in the SPI report, so I'm asking you. Are CENSCI and Axman8 the same editor? There just seems to be so much in common, from style of editing, to posting to the other's talk page, to political motivations .. just seems to me to be a HUGE coincidence that all this stuff is revolving all around a ... what should I call it - "conservative movement"?. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut, being a conservative and all myself - but then again, I avoid those articles cause it just seems to take soooo much work to get even one sentence accepted into an article. Maybe I'm way off base on the CENSCI Axman connection, but boy the coincidences really seem to jump out at me. Just wondering. And didn't know if you could shed any light on the matter. — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 22:00, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
And where would I go to ask "officially" about it? .. AN, AN/I, SPI? ... I have to admit, watching your page is certainly educational! Kudos to you for that! — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 22:02, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Looks like someone was impersonating axmann after all. There is always a possibility Axmann was behind it though, whether tangentially or directly involved. The editing style was way off though. IMO it was a lonely troll with nothing better to do, or someone with a grudge just trying to cause ax further problems. I guess we will never know who it was or why they did it. If all those socks were related to a registered user the CU should have uncovered that. Would you support an unblock now given these new findings? He was already indef'd, so the only thing tainted is the community ban. I'm still of the opinion that the block will prevent further disruption, and that he more than deserved it. His new comment calling Spanish a "trash language" is further proof he is here for the wrong reasons. He is a disruptive SPA, bottom line. Landon1980 ( talk) 17:50, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, on a different note, your e-mail does not appear to be enabled. Is this intentional? -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 21:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
...and it's making me hungry. I'm slightly worried about this. Half Shadow 22:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Kind of like bottled water? (Evian backwards is naive after all) Soxwon ( talk) 23:47, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
JAN 2009 - MAR 2009
Happy New Year! |
Hey there, Baseball Bugs! Happy new
Gregorian year. All the best for the new year, both towards you and your family and friends too. I know that I am the only person lonely enough to be running this thing as the new year is ushered in, but meh, what are you going to do. I like to keep my templated messages in a satisfactorily melancholy tone. ;)
Congratulations to Coren, Wizardman, Vassyana, Carcharoth, Jayvdb, Casliber, Risker, Roger Davies, Cool Hand Luke and Rlevse, who were all appointed to the Arbitration Committee after the ArbCom elections. I am sure I am but a voice of many when I say I trust the aforementioned users to improve the committee, each in their own way, as listed within their respective election statements. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to update the 2009 article, heh. Best wishes, neuro (talk) 00:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC) |
I trust you've read this article analyzing Baseball Bugs? [1] -- Mr. Vernon ( talk) 06:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
As gleaned from User talk:Jakezing ...
>Rules for my talkpage.
>"If you edit these You shall incur my wrath."
That seems a little harsh. Maybe the Barney Fife approach:
"Here at 'the Rock', we have two basic rules. Memorize them so you can say them in your sleep.
Or this time-honored variation:
In Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Film09
Teledildonics. I'm not a sex fiend, I swear. Dr. e X treme 00:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I wonder if you would be willing to take a look at the editing situation at Self-hating Jew [2]? Untwirl keeps adding material to the article that I moved to the talk page so there would be time to discuss it without reverts. Or would it be better to take it to a noticeboard? I want to prevent this turning into another mess like Hummus did. Malcolm Schosha ( talk) 17:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I just added 38 quotes with their respective origin in the discussion page. If my fellow Yogi fans allow, I'll delete the current text and substitute it with mine. Please place a note in my Talk page. Thanks. - Deep Atlantic Blue ( talk) 22:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
(feel free to delete once read). I know Wikipedia is not a chat room or forum, but I'm sorry, I just had to stop by and drop a line. I've seen so many of your posts, I had to mention your down-to-earth viewpoints, your total ability to spend so much time here, and still have the ability to not get all caught up in the who-ha ... hell, your sense of humor just blows my mind. I hope I can maintain that same perspective after I've been around a while. Thx for the smiles. Ched ( talk) 06:19, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed you removed the stadium photo from the Leavitt article. The photo accompanied the article when it ran recently as a DYK piece. I assumed the photo was available for reuse under Commons policy. Was that not the case? Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 18:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
So my question is this: does the request for use of the photo on the stadium's architect page need to be cleared, or can it now be reposted to the page? Regards, MarmadukePercy ( talk) 01:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Because the "grainy" photo is in public domain and the other one is not. Per WP:NFCC non-free photos should only be used if and only if there is No free equivalent. The photo might be a little blurry, but it basically depicts the same thing. Being that WP is supposed to have free content, then we should have as little non-free content as possible. The emphisis should be on the prose, not tha pictures anyway. black ngold29 21:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
It kind of surprised me too, according to the Pirates' Encyclopedia (which is an awesome book, but I think it's now out of print) there are "no known photos" of it left. Which could simply mean that there are some somehwere, just not in the team's archives. I've never seen one of the first or second Exposition Parks either, although that gets pretty confusing because apparently people weren't too creative with their naming back then. black ngold29 21:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
You're stupid. Mayalld ( talk) 01:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I didn't know who they were impersonating. - Rjd0060 ( talk) 01:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Yes, but did he receive his obligatory 9 warnings? All the way from "Sir, we're running out of walls for you to write on" right up to "Now I'm not kidding mister!"? Bullzeye (Ring for Service) 06:09, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for adding a tune to a lengthy and tedious thread. Tumbling Tumbleweeds I often think Wikipedia editors need to sing more often, and say less. -- KP Botany ( talk) 21:56, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps Minnesota should declare Coleman & Franken half Senators, with 1-vote between them. It would be hilarious watching them trying to sit in their Senate chair, simultaneously. Hmm, I like the idea of appointing Barkley Acting Senator, until the Coleman/Franken stuff is resolved. GoodDay ( talk) 14:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hmmm Bugs has a fan. "ignorant = unsigned" ... would that we all could have such a devoted following. Hey Bugs, I noticed there were some reverts of your work over at the moon landing hoax article, I was gonna undo, but figured you're a big boy (well, for 13 1/2 anyway), and would rather handle it yourself. (Ched cracks open a Bud, "I love ya man") ... LOL Ched ( talk) 14:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Actually, that was the admin who issued the block. I noticed, checking my watchlist, that I had been blocked before I was officially notified. And if you look closer at my talkpage, a former admin (Nousernamesleft) who resigned due to inactivity reasons, defended my position. When I brought it up at ANI after I was unblocked, there were several editors in favor of the block and some not, so it was not unanimous that the blockage should occur. Dr. Blofeld, who has racked up 200,000 edits and has been repeatedly offered adminship, also supported me. I honestly understand why editors opposed my proposal, but I am still baffled as to why it took so long for a RFU to be checked and everyone in support of the block disregarded the fact that the supposed "edit war" (actually a few reverts and a lot of discussion) was over even before I was blocked. I am an editor in good standing, am a rollbacker, have written 2 FAs and several GAs, and have contributed 15,000 edits. I'm just pissed that I have this huge blotch on my record and no way of dealing with it. ~ EDDY ( talk/ contribs/ editor review)~ 22:24, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Just a quickie - I've protected the IP's talk page as requested, but as you'll see from this diff, the bots will automatically, and pretty promptly, remove any entries where the user is already blocked. WP:RFPP is a better bet next time, as there's no likelihood that the request will be archived or removed by a bot without it being dealt with. Thanks. Gb T/ c 17:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure this squirrel has already gotten deep into the supply of bad nuts that I can't possibly make him worse. And yes, I assume that the page will be wiped and locked down, so this was my last chance to laugh at the pathetic little sod, since his main user-talk page was locked-down by the time I found out what was going on. -- CalendarWatcher ( talk) 17:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I think you're talking about two different talk pages. User_talk:65.31.103.28 is protected (by me) for 1 year. It looks like Tan protected a different IP talk page for 6 hours. Gb T/ c 18:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
It will be interesting to see you prove that Einstein never had any mental "illness". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.207.21 ( talk) 11:19, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean about geolocate placing me? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:35, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
What is your problem? Why are you being a jerk? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
BASEBALLS BUGS IS AN UGLY IGNORANT FOOL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.49.166.166 ( talk) 23:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
You're stupid. Mayallld ( talk) 01:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
How about that obviously immature Basebuggs? Tanninglamp 20:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Hehhehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe! ROFLMFAO! @ Baseball Bugs. That guy makes the dumbest jokes. You gotta love him for trying though. LMFAO! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! =D Cheers! Cheers dude 05:27, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Hehehehehehehe! Baseball Bugs is a cutie. 65.31.103.28 05:33, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
What is your problem? Why are you being a jerk? 69.14.244.157 ( talk) 20:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
I have a reliable source - http://www.conservapedia.com/Barack_Obama and want to add it to the article. Also please stop beaming messages to me via my TV. -- Cameron Scott ( talk) 15:04, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Am already composing an email to oversight the offending edits, which should help. (FWIW I'm surprised the page could be deleted, as there were over 5,000 revisions - I suspect the page crashed on Toddst1 as he was dealing with it.) Regards, Bencherlite Talk 13:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
When a Talker spells Christian as 'christin' (or whatever), it occurs to me the wingnuts are outsourcing the actual work of their smear campaigns to cheap labor in other countries. It's a reasonable explanation for the odd grammar and spelling of some of the trolls. Reminds me of when the Republican Party had a calling campaign about protecting jobs and outsourced it to an Indian call center. I think that's right - I remember it was outside the U.S. Flatterworld ( talk) 20:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
'To treat contemptuously' Half Shadow 04:05, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Not that you have anything to worry about, but Tanninglamp apparently believes you're a repeat violator, and this issue was wholly created by you... -- Onorem ♠ Dil 18:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
...whatever happened to that guy. Well, speak of the devil, here he is. It's an open proxy (i.e. not really in Poland). Oy. Makes my head hurt just looking at it. Antandrus (talk) 22:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I have posted a reply on the talk page of the article. Cheers! 82.230.24.185 ( talk) 17:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Re your question at AN/I about Tales23. The exact requirements of GFDL about tracking contributors are murky (in my opinion). But if a user is concerned that his edit was 'misappropriated,' we could get him to add the same edit again in the new article. The thread seems to exist because dougweller thought that NittyG's material was taken without proper attribution. So, if the article gets deleted, the problem is fixed. As to whether material should ever be copy-pasted between articles, that sounds like a question for a policy talk page. EdJohnston ( talk) 07:19, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
It took a few seconds longer, but Roberts (mainly) & Obama got through the swearing-in ceremony. GoodDay ( talk) 02:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
agreed. i just finished reporting him on the BLP noticeboard. a warped ethic at work here - slander and defamation are okey dokey for robert's article, but not for other people's articles. check out these edit summaries: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ruth_Parasol&diff=prev&oldid=264824272
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Barack_Obama&diff=prev&oldid=263735307
Anastrophe ( talk) 07:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
9 DegenFarang ( talk) 07:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
This ridiculous back and forth you're attempting has already been pointed out by moderators. This is your SECOND warning to cease threatening me when all five of us have refuted you and shown that your source is invalid, unless you can find an actual reason we should include your racist comments in the article we will CONTINUE to revert it. And pretending you have any power to ban me when moderators have already warned you to stop is laughable. Cease it or I will report you after your third warning. 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 10:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlquin
And I have reported you. I see you've stopped reverting the article since the last warning, but for some reason believe it is ok to then insult and threaten wikipedia users outside of the discussion page. No, its STILL against the rules. 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 11:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlequin
Hi Bugs, hoping to slip under the radar since you've been "reported" and I don't want to be seen to be associated with you in case the "moderators" link me with you...
Doctor Who is a time traveller; it looked to me like the anon IP thought they could travel through time and edit their previous comment to justify their "What are you talking about?"-comment. Now I come to think of it, 1984's "memory hole" might have been a better analogy.
This IP is funnee!
Cheers (and good luck evading those "moderators" now you've "been reported"!), This flag once was red propaganda deeds 11:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
And reported again. Its truly amazing that you actually think that you cannot be reported for threatening and insulting users outside of an articles dicussion page, really. We are all happy you've ended your ignorant, racist revert war, but im more than happy to see you blocked for this continued harrassment. :) 121.221.33.231 ( talk) 11:32, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Harlequin
Might you take a look over there? I inherited criteria from Cumulus Clouds (I know - amazing) but the new criterion being offered seems to be "if I can find it in Google, it belongs, no matter how pejorative" or the like. Merci! Collect ( talk) 12:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
"Biased removal" I think you have miscontrued a later talk page comment from me about not supporting the miracle angle, as being the reason for this removal which pre-dated it. On the contrary, I merely removed it because a bunch of news links had been removed previously, and this new one stood out like a sore thumb. I don't care either way, its not like EL sections are hard to manage. But your edit summary confused me is all. MickMacNee ( talk) 00:45, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
hope you have a great day DegenFarang ( talk) 16:56, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
I noticed, there actually were editors suggesting Obama's assumed office date shoul be January 21, 2009 (due to the re-swearing in). Were those folks, serious? GoodDay ( talk) 20:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
You have been interested in vandalism on baseball pages in the past. Just a note to let you know that I have found Jackal4 to be disruptive of late on such pages.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 09:02, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Is it correct that if runners fail to touch a base or one overtakes another then they can be out on appeal in all games of baseball? If so, surely this is a rule of the game as a whole rather than a rule of MLB? Dancarney ( talk) 10:15, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind that I want to appropriate some of the userboxes you have... and thank you for all of the humor on your page. If you ask me, the fourth pillar of Wikipedia should be "Remember to laugh." ("Memento ridere," in homage to
the Roman version of the saying.)
Separately, I see you just peeked in at SPLC - thank you for that as well.
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I don't know how to proceed and could use the advice of someone more experienced, --if-- it's not unduly burdensome. If you'd rather not risk entanglement, I'd completely understand. But if you're feeling brave... Out of curiosity, I started digging around in SPLC. (I should have done so before saying anything at AN/I, but I try to burn my bridges while I'm crossing them.) When I did so:
Any suggestions? Is it more likely that I'm being overimaginative, or does this merit bringing up at SPI despite the fact that it comes across as forum-shopping? arimareiji ( talk) 17:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
hey bugs, I'm just curious .. how come you're not an admin? I know you have a sense of humor and all, but you've been around for a long time, and you clearly know right from wrong. just wondered. Ched ( talk) 02:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
i changed the wording of my last entry to jgr talk so your 'yes it is' does not make sense, as i did not end with the same statement. as i said i did this as you wrote yours, it was not in response to your comment. DegenFarang ( talk) 05:32, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Ridiculous with a capital R. Willking1979 ( talk) 19:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
ROFLMAO. Sarcasm, written at the educational level of intended target, is perfect. :) OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 20:23, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
Hiya Bugs. Concerning their remarks on Obama's Inauguraton. Don't it just drive one fire breathing mad, when those TV personalities, don't do their research? It's bad enough CNN people, kept saying Clinton's Senate seat was vacant, way before Clinton resigned it. GoodDay ( talk) 21:06, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
...I can't let rants like this go without addressing them. I let WLU know but he may deffer because of COI. I don't see why, the need to block this guy is pretty blatant. Or should I just take it to AN/I? Padillah ( talk) 14:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Hee-hee! Enjoyed your comment at ANI. Bencherlite Talk 01:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Well, that was fun. First Talk:Barack Obama, then your page, then mine. I am worn out with all the reverting. Newguy34 ( talk) 06:27, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Sir. I wonder how you are feeling during what is likely to be your last few months editing Wikipedia. I would like to have been a fly on the wall during one of your sessions with your priest regarding your contemplated retirement! I will remember you as one of the most engaging figures I have encountered on Wikipedia. Are you a member of SABR - the baseball study group you mention from time to time? I plan to join the organization when I get older and bigger. Do you have any comments - pro or con - about SABR? Happy New Year and Best Wishes. -- Crackthewhip775 (talk) ( talk) 00:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey there Mr. Bugs, how you doin? Just to avoid the obvious humor, yes I do know there's a difference between baseball and football, but I thought you might enjoy other sports too so -- being from Pittsburgh (yep, I remember being at Forbes Field when I was young), I had to ask - do you have any picks or predictions for the Superbowl this year? Ched ( talk) 21:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
(O/D)re: Falk ... Are you fishing for verifiable "facts" that can be cited, sourced, and meet policy guidelines again Bugs? ;) Ched ( talk) 23:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of Peter Falk (and Columbo (TV series)), the theme of the NBC Mystery Movie is so ingrained in my head from my youth that every time I'm carrying a flashlight somewhere, I have to whistle the theme song of that show. Every time. And reading this thread reminded me of that theme, so I just had to pull it up again. Curse you, NBC Mystery Movie! -- Elkman (Elkspeak) 01:47, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Some administrator was picking on me so I had to leave Wikipedia. My mother asked me to review edits with her to prevent trouble. I think I should not have brought it up because administrators back each other up and start attacking others, like me. Ipromise ( talk) 07:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
If you want to restore the Catholic Church to traditional values, finding a way to keep child molestors out of the priesthood would be a good start. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 19:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
In the U.S., that is the viewpoint, not for the rest of the world. If I had not gone to college there is a 90% chance I would be living in a trailer and not a house. Yes, it is by choice. You choose to go to college or not to go. You choose to work or not to work. You choose to look for work or not look for work. I have worked jobs from the menial(tobacco fields, Kroger, etc.) to the not so menial(military and teaching). They were all my choice, not someone elses, not some hand of some higher power that placed me there. I got to the teaching job by a set of choices I made, not by luck. Am I rich? No. Is it anyone's fault? No. I made the career choice. That choice places me above "shack" living and well below rich and evil. The only things you are guaranteed are life, liberty, and the ==pursuit== of happiness. Note pursuit. If I lose my job due to poor output is that your fault? No, it is mine? If I lose my job to the economy that is every single American's who has contributed to this situation fault from the poor to the rich. Does that mean I sit on my ass and draw off of the gov? No. I will utilize the opportunity I have in the country to look for a job, even if it means going back to the fields. 76.177.225.127 ( talk) 23:58, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
You're wrong: I value your efforts to counter this incredibly persistent vandal. — EncMstr ( talk) 03:48, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
It doesn't matter now, 'cause they lost, but I thought you might have lamented the fact, as I did, that there was not enough said about the Cardinals' existence as the Chicago Cardinals and Comiskey Park. Or "Card-Pitt" or "Phil-Pitt." Also--in reading a biography of Pete Rozelle I recently came across the fact that when the old American Football League in 1960 put player names on the backs of jerseys it took the idea directly from Bill Veeck, who was the first sports owner to do so (1960 season). Or so it says. My memory goes as far back as, I think, '67 or '68, and the Sox had names on the jerseys (Joel Horlen, Walt Williams, et al). Lantana11 ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)Lantana11 Lantana11 ( talk) 07:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
This is to invite you to add your views regarding my proposal at the MOS - capital letters talk page. That MOS should be changed to reflect standard English, rather than The Chicago Manual of Style. SMP0328. ( talk) 02:40, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
That's a good question. It's pronounced ROZE-uh-velt by both Tweed Roosevelt and everyone else in the know. In my case, (unfortunately for me), I grew up pronouncing it ROOS-uh-velt from my dad who was a real Franklin fan, so it was a "little" (actually a lot) humiliating at a 2006 symposium on TR at Dickinson State University (See http://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.com/Symposia_2006.asp#Speakers ) when the moderator, Clay Jenkinson, during the first break in a 3 day event, told me, "Well Keith, if your gonna become a TR fan or eventually a scholar, the FIRST thing you gotta do is get the pronunciation of that last name right. It's NOT ROOS-uh-velt. It's ROZE-uh-velt." My red-faced reply, "OK, got it." was about all I could blurb out. Since then, it's a funny thing, I NEVER say it incorrectly! Doh/Doy! SimonATL ( talk) 18:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Some more support for that pronuciation: According to the Roosevelt Cylopedia, in a letter written to Rev. William W. Moir on October 10, 1898.) Roosevelt indicated, "As for my name, it is pronounced as if it was spelled 'Rosavelt,' That is in three syllables. The first syllable as if it was "Rose." See http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/TR%20Web%20Book/TR_CD_to_HTML571.html SimonATL ( talk) 03:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Poster child indeed. The Fife visual had me laughing out loud. Toddst1 ( talk) 02:08, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
I saw your comment. Heh. AnyPerson ( talk) 02:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Note: [5] Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 02:43, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs, I was patrolling new pages and came across 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Didn't know if it was anything you'd be interested in working on or not. — Ched ( talk) 07:31, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
You said the cartoon is its own source. The cartoon named "Rabbit Transit" came decades before York's public transportation took on that name, so it is impossible for the cartoon to mention York's buses. Do you have an actual reference that York's transit is named after the cartoon? Sebwite ( talk) 05:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
I knew about the on-going additions. As for the block, I was confused, since the admin tab still said "unprotect" I assumed it was already semi-protected and that the user was autoconfirmed but unused. Either way, it was more appropriate to do a 3RR block, since it wasn't technically vandalism (or at least your wouldn't think so if you randomly showed up or checked the block log). I'll reprotect the article forthwith so when the block expires it'll still be safe. Steven Walling (talk) 05:20, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Hiya Bugs. I noticed in Obama cabinet at Presidency of Barack Obama, we've got Gates as Secy of Defense (2006- present). It should be (2009- present), a pratice we (and other encyclopedias) have done on other Prez cabinets. Example: William Seward in Andrew Johnson's cabinet is not listed as Secy of State (1861-69), or Dean Rusk in Lyndon Johnson's cabinet as Secy of State (1961-69). GoodDay ( talk) 00:02, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
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whats your problem? any reason you cant post on my talk? ㄭㄭ ( talk) 05:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Inre this diff. Hate to ask a dumb question... but did you clear your page cache? I was suffering the same thing over at AfD... it never happened at all and then one day my edits began acting as if they never "took"... but in "edit" they had taken. It was freaking me. I am not trying to make a dumb suggestion, but your situation sounds eerily similar. If you have cleared your cache, then the problem is a server one. If you haven't been clearing your page cache, and depending on your browser, you may be able to set its default to always clear the chache and so always look for new versions of previously viewed pages. Its possible that the internal command of your browser has been turned to "no" when it should be "yes". Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
A classic case of evil hand versus good hand. OhNoitsJamie Talk 10:00, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Yes, Baseball Bugs, those were my changes. Truth to tell, I am a writer by trade and writing means editing. Even though Wiki communications aren't really "writing" as such, I suppose, nevertheless my habit is to reread what I've done and see if it holds water a day later. A little goofy, but that's the real me. In this case, I thought you might not have yet seen my latest comment and thus made the revision, feeling it was more accurate and closer to what I wanted to say. To compound the confusion, I was going back and forth between Web pages and inadvertently logged out, thus the credit went to my IP address. Thanks for scrupulously wondering what happened, although I regret that you had to take the extra time. Lantana11 ( talk) 17:24, 9 February 2009 (UTC)Lantana11 Lantana11 ( talk) 17:24, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
Note: Changes to "Super Bowl Edition":
No, I do not want to face another ANI situation. Please do not do that to me. It's brutal over there and I don't want to go through that again. You need to understand that I'm free to remove what I see fit on my own talk page. User:CadenS 22:48, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
The speech was recorded on 4 disks. 2 of those disks are on Rhapsody.com at http://www.rhapsody.com/theodore-roosevelt One part is here: 2. http://www.rhapsody.com/player?type=track&id=tra.21355962&remote=false&page=&pageregion=&guid=&from=&hasrhapx=false&__pcode= contains the and let me know what you think. Both FDR and TR, according to a Roosevelt Family history friend of mine, Linda Milano spoke with a NY Knickerbocker accent that was common to NY's upper classes. You can really hear an trace of England there too. Here is pronounced HE-arh, for example. This audio IS the finest sample we have of TR giving a public speech as opposed to merely reading from a manuscript. You'll also detect traces of his famous falsetto. Notice how it rises when he says, "Republican Parteeeeeee." YOU can tell ME what how YOU think FDR and TR's voice compare. FDR had a deeper baratone resonance in later years.
http://www.authentichistory.com/1900s/1912election/19120922_Theodore_Roosevelt-Abyssinian_Treatment_of_Standard_Oil.html SimonATL ( talk) 17:40, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
The problem with your edit is that you are using YouTube as a reference. YouTube is not peer reviewed -- anyone can put anything there. Anything. We can't use sources like YouTube; reliable sources are things like mainstream press, peer-reviewed journals, and so forth. Please read the policy. If there are other uses of YouTube in Wikipedia as a " reliable source", then those should be removed as well. Thank you Sfvace ( talk) 03:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
I hope that you will be able to help me in starting the RfC for the content dispute involving Pietru il-Boqli and myself. Tool2Die4 has also participated but is now blocked by his own choice. This was a three editors dispute.
You helped at ANI and I beg of you to help us now :)
Namely Pietru il-Boqli ceased discussion and washed his hands from the dispute but keeps on editing and "watching" over the article.
Thanks a lot.
Imbris ( talk) 20:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
"Why does anyone do anything?" - Debra Winger, Black Widow (1987 film). I can not argue about anyone's motives, but I suspect that this user's recent actions are a pique about past deletions of articles he created. Avoid feeding the trolls. Bearian ( talk) 16:15, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
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I have just now initiated an RfC for the Self-hating Jew article. Since you were once briefly involved as an administrator in the article, and since you are completely uninvolved in the issues; if you are willing to take a look and give an opinion on the situation, it might be helpful. (But, if you are disinclined, because of the rather messy situation, that would be understandable.) the RfC is here [6]. Malcolm Schosha ( talk) 17:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Actually, the article by Rolling Stone is quite good.
A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 01:44, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
← <Ched pokes the evil twin/roommate/friend> Being the new guy in town, I'm curious about some of the inside references. I've seen some posts that refer to a user "Who shall NOT be named", and while I'm guessing that would be one who starts with a G..(and ends with a)..p, I'm also wondering if the whole Willy on Wheels and Gwarp are/were the same user?, or is that something only the wiki-oldtimers are privy to? The second question stems from the my originally going to post in your "twin/roommate/friend" section, but seeing the {{clear tag}}. Is that something that just automatically deletes stuff in that section?, is it some sort of archive switch?, ... or does it provide some other function? Well, that's about all for now - just curious. — Ched ( talk) 08:31, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Baseball, sig? i have some additional links for you, but i cant post them here since I am not sure if they wuould work, is there email to contact you, if so, thanx! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mariuschip ( talk • contribs) 01:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Saw your name and had to click, love the Blazing Saddles reference. :) Soxwon ( talk) 20:09, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello BB; not sure I care enough about making the distinction about what is or isn't a POV-pushing image in this article, but at least I gave it a try. However, I'm not sure about how find a free picture which shows the more traditional form of gavage (as per my addition to the talk page) but maybe that'd be our best shot at finding a compromise everyine can live with.-- Ramdrake ( talk) 21:40, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Maybe I shouldn't have gone straight from the Muhammad/Images talk page which had great testimonies to freedom and anti-censorship to the "Aisha's Age" section on Talk:Muhammad. But I have the feeling I kind of walked into a tarpit there. After I read that, I clicked back over to reread your comments on the Images page, and decided to stick my toe in.
I love this stupid Wiki. (I've always been attracted to losers; story of my life...) I love the "Wiki is not censored" rule. I was so happy with Wiki for standing up to the on the Images page and not backing down. I don't want to see this argument be given the slightest nudge, and I see the "Aisha's Age" thing as a crowbar. Aunt Entropy ( talk) 23:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Again, Jackal4 has run amok on a number of baseball pages. Pls take a look at my comments on his discussion page -- perhaps you can talk sense into him. Many thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:01, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Funny. I'm just trying to do something short of again seeking administrative intervention.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:11, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Right. MLB.com is the official baseball site, and it uses RBIs in parlance. See http://mlb.mlb.com/search/?query=rbis -- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:40, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Yep ... user X96lee15 pointed out the most thorough treatment is at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Baseball/Archive_5#RBIs ... but Jackal4 ignored this, and went about deleting "s's" wherever he saw I had edited an article that had one.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
It was raised to him 2 days ago, and he continues to do it ... and I've again today written it on his page.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 07:38, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Reply to this. Don't be too sure of that - just because someone's not makin a bunch of noise - doesn't mean they're not listening — Ched ( talk) 13:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
No, I hadn't spotted that, thanks for pointing it out! Do we know who he is/was a puppet of, or was it just the general air of knowing too much? ╟─ Treasury Tag► contribs─╢ 08:58, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey there Bugs, how you doin this fine day? Just wanted to say thanks for chippin in on my med question at OM's page. Wasn't a question I could ask at a board or article talk page. User pages allow for some blunt replies (which is exactly what I was looking for). I'd rather someone tell me "Ched, you're wrong" than let me go on making a fool of myself. All pretty much along the lines I was thinking, (the med question - not the previous sentence in this post), but I don't mind asking when I don't know something either. Anyway, I appreciate you takin the time - hope you have a great day ;) — Ched ( talk) 17:11, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
That would be interesting. I doubt the exact locations of Exposition Parks I and II would be easy to find, I'm not really sure if they actually had grandstands; then again the Post-Gazette article does mention a fire. If I remember correctly SABR had to use old city planning maps to find home plate of Expo III. I looked up Recreation Park on Google Maps a while back ("at the corner of North, Grant, and Pennsylvania Avenues") and it's a parking lot (not surprisingly). I'm not that great with graphics or anything, but we could probably find pretty accurate longitudes and latitudes. black ngold29 15:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Your enthusiasm is infectious. Found another image that's really good photographically, although it needs a lot of cleanup. Encyclopedic value is an important element of featured picture consideration. So maybe you'd know best where this would go. Suggestions? Durova Charge! 19:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
I know you do baseball articles. What makes a baseball player "notable" enough to have an article? It seems to me that probably everyone who ever played in the major leagues has an article. In chess, most grandmasters have some sort of an article, and that must be 500-1000 people. My opinion is that is too large of a number to be "notable". Bubba73 (talk), 19:31, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
You know, statements like this make me suspect you're not actually 13 1/2. - kotra ( talk) 23:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Since this seems to be from your era, around the time when you would have been playing yourself some dude got sold by the Red Sox. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to confirm whether this photograph satisfies pre-1923 public domain or has become an orphaned work. If the copyright has expired, I'll restore it for ya. Best, Durova Charge! 01:57, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Well, I've gone ahead and written to the library's staff. The image contains a control number and a copyright registration number. They should be able to determine when copyright was filed and whether it was renewed. Durova Charge! 22:41, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I didn't want to make the ANI discussion any longer, but I just wanted you to know your Oscar host line (him being a huge Jack fan) was comedy gold. Nice pun, amigo. Dayewalker ( talk) 04:03, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
ran across Municipal Stadium (Waterbury) while spell-checking (or is that spelcheking). Added what little I could find right of the bat (so to speak). Didn't know if you'd be interested or not. The preceding announcement is a CLD (Courtesy Link Drop), brought to you by the ever painful-to-the-nether-regions editor ... — Ched ( talk) 18:13, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I agree with you that Philadelphia is a city in the USA, but the song is not about the city. It is about a professional tennis team in the old-World Team Tennis league of the mid-1970s. Think back, you must remember the team ( Billy Jean King owned it). Other teams were called the Boston Lobsters and the New York Sets. (By the way, I noticed the entry above about Municipal Stadium in Waterbury. I've been there a few times. It was the home of several Eastern League teams, including the Elmira Pioneers who played there when their stadium was flooded out. Did you know that it had a running track cut across the outfield?) MCB in Boulder (2/23/2009) 67.177.195.177 ( talk) 05:15, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
LMAO.. Who says the only dumb questions are the ones that go unasked? ... good "catch & post"! — Ched ( talk) 23:36, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
I have no idea what it is called - I found it in a forest when I was in Switzerland working for an NGO. I'll find you some co-ords. — neuro (talk) 19:53, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
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Gawrsh! Thanks! May I quote you??? :) Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 14:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
I have responded to your post at ANI. BigDunc Talk 15:39, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs are you any good with templates or know someone who is? Soxwon ( talk) 15:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, you have been mentioned [8] on AN/I. Wildthing61476 ( talk) 15:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I agree (obviously) with your edits.-- Ethelh ( talk) 01:04, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
I agree with your "comma" point and edit, btw.-- Ethelh ( talk) 21:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you hear about the honest CEO? Soxwon ( talk) 14:35, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Oh wise and powerful Bugs, why do Rush Limbaugh fans seem to continually add unecessary information to the article in blatant disregard for conservative principles of limiting? Soxwon ( talk) 17:08, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Re: your light baiting of Tungsten Carbide. I suspect I know what you were up to. If so, it worked. Either way, it's not that big of a deal. Toddst1 ( talk) 23:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello "Baseball Bugs". You would have to deal with this removal. Your signature
has been deleted because the sentence "Mindless little parrot", because I think it is inappropriate. Sorry for information. I would not want you posting it again, because it will just be deleted.
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FWIW, I've also got Cy Young pitching and hot dog sales outside Ebbets Field. Would take me a while to get to by myself, but if you know other baseball fans who have Photoshop (or a willingness to install and learn GIMP which is free), send them my way and I'll get them going. Have you folks ever thought of doing a featured portal drive for the baseball portal?
Best wishes, Durova Charge! 06:16, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Please do not erase legitimate questions from the Mohammad talk page - no matter how incredibly redundant. Either ignore them, or paste the relevant link. The archive-bot will do its thing in time. Rklawton ( talk) 14:26, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
I was clearly wrong about what I said, but I don't appreciate being made to look that I'm intentionally trying to mislead people. That is not the case. I have replied to everyone on the ANI thread, my user talk and CadenS user talk. Thanks. — Cyclonenim ( talk · contribs · email) 19:00, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Ok, there's some "ahem" individual who seems to feel concensus doesn't apply to them. They have made three edits that have been reverted by myself and another person. My question, how do we get this person to the talk page, and also, if I reverted his last two edits (he made a mistake w/the first edit that he fixed with a second) is it one or two reverts (if I reverted again would I hit the 3 revert limit?) Soxwon ( talk) 03:18, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow i found it amazing you would defend whoever ended up blocking me for removing something that was sourced by youtube, giving the poster the benefit of doubt (pending the original DVD as a source, which is still NOT here) yet did nothing when they vandalized my argument that had a youtube vid, even though the start of the film had a NASA SIGNED document.
i know, IGNORE it and or distort what im saying and no doubt bias admins abuse power. you can find a reason get me blocked again. if all else fails, make me take it to the talk page and use the apeal to popular opinion fallacy. i dont know moon landing has evidence for/against it, though more against it, but its not a major issue. forget this, no wonder wikipedia is a joke. bye Sfvace ( talk) 07:50, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Here's your warning. Stop the edit warring. Jauerback dude?/ dude. 17:06, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm sick of this, where do I ask for it to be locked until we can sort this out and stop everyone sticking in their edits the moment they think they may or may not have consensus? Soxwon ( talk) 17:11, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Slightly off-topic, but I was noticed the Plaxicoed link led to his article, did you mean for it to go here: [11]? Soxwon ( talk) 19:59, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi :-) Could I just make a completely nonpartisan point, which I hope you won't take the wrong way... You clearly feel strongly about the inclusion of articles until they have time to mature. But I kind of take offence at being referred to as "lazy" and "deletion-happy". Would it be possible for you to argue your case without resorting to perjorative terms towards individual editors (yeah, me, really!) - it's a broad policy/philosophical, almost, concept that's being discussed, and I'd rather that I wasn't called names.
Thanks! ╟─ Treasury Tag► contribs─╢ 20:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
What had happened was that I was trying to edit a particular section using a template. Unfortunately, the template didn't work, because it just wiped out the section, rather than preserve it from automatic archiving, which was what I was trying to do. So I undid my revision, and by doing so, I unknowingly restored the offending edit. -- Whip it! Now whip it good! 02:35, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Please refrain from name-calling and insults on the Talk:Barack_Obama page.
64.53.138.18 (
talk)
05:03, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
CAUTION Stop being an idiot a mushroom.
Baseball Bugs
What's up, Doc?
05:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Please stop the continued insults or you may be
blocked.
64.53.138.18 (
talk)
12:07, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
WARNING Please stop being an idiot a mushroom.
Baseball Bugs
What's up, Doc?
12:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
May want to see about getting your user page and talk page semi'd. You're about to get freeped. www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202207/posts Check out post 50. -- Bobblehead (rants) 05:31, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Man, I need to stop sleeping. It's when I am sleeping that all the good stuff happens! This is just craziness!! Brothejr ( talk) 11:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Check out the last post on the Drudge Talk. Drudge mentioned the whitewashing controversy that those Free Republic/WND users were vandalizing your page for. It's on the front page of the Drudge Report (your famous Bugs)! Soxwon ( talk) 14:44, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Hmm, is it possible to stick it in w/o inserting said theories? I'd take a whack at it. Soxwon ( talk) 16:05, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Did your amps go to 11? Soxwon ( talk) 16:07, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Today, on this round of "What guideline is it?"... There's a guideline that says not to post things that change with relative frequency (sales figures, things like that)... So, what guideline is it? Padillah ( talk) 15:15, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
re: RfA I'll withhold my Support until you either accept or decline the nom Bugs. I strongly suspect that we would/will not agree on a number of issues, but then again, I'm never quite sure how to take some of your comments - you do have a sarcastic touch when you want to. I'm probably a bit more conservative than many of your supporters, but either way - I think you would make a fine admin. (and I won't nom a repeal of your rollback, if you don't flush mine .. lol) — Ched ~ (yes?) 20:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
←It's fully protected for a bit - nothing anyone can do now (other than admins), besides argue on the talk page. — Ched ~ (yes?) 22:25, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
re: RfA (revisited). Getting back to the real issue, I'll be adding my support when/if you accept the nom... which I gather you do by placing {{helpme}} on someone's talk page... but I digress. I've watchlisted the RfA. Good luck! Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 22:30, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs .. you should probably type in the "I accept" at the top. I assume since you've answered a few questions that you've decided to give it a go. Also, I posted links to an edit summary tools on the page - since the regular toolserver accounts appear to be having difficulty. Good Luck by the way — Ched ~ (yes?) 21:37, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Just a word of advice, Bugs—responding to opposes at RFA is a mug's game; it doesn't make you look good, and it doesn't make the rubes look bad. Try to stay above it all, cool and inebriated, like William Powell as Nick Charles. Deor ( talk) 05:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Just so you know, I've supported based upon our meetings this past week, despite Caden taking the opposite view and opposing you. I think you mediate quite finely. — Cyclonenim ( talk · contribs · email) 23:44, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I know you're always trying to help people out, but did you really have to try for adminship just so this guy could get you de-sysoped? ;-P (Now watch some of the way too literal Wikipedians take this wrong... should be fun.) Best of luck, if not this time then next.-- Fabrictramp | talk to me 13:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Please note my thoughts on your comments with respect to Nadia Suleman as posted here. Risker ( talk) 04:45, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Somebody named Mentifisto ( talk · contribs) suddenly accused me of being an ageist worst than sexists out there and people make a fun of me and badger under my vote, I am bluntly asking you. "How old are you?" and "why do you introduce you as a "13 and half years old" schooler?
I get to know that your name comes after the animation, Baseball Bugs in which the fictitious character Bugs Bunny stars but neither of them were created 13 and half years ago.-- Caspian blue 17:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
As I said at the RFA, I'm far more worried about your interest in a bastardisation of The One True Sport than the fact that you're a 13½-year-old rabbit. Guettarda ( talk) 17:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Back to the age thing... I am beginning to think you should put on your userpage, in 72 point bold, "I am not 131/2!" It's slightly worrying how it can be spelled out in the RfA and yet there are still oppose votes coming in due to your "age". This flag once was red propaganda deeds 18:20, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs - I feel that I've been mislead .. nay ... duped! I'm starting to doubt that you are truly in possession of a working "way-back" machine. The hopes that I could borrow this rare item, in the desire to travel extensively with Sherman and Mr. Peabody throughout our wonderful history, is what drove me to support your RfA. If indeed, you do not possess such an item, I think it is shameful for you to have hornswoggled your loyal and trusting fans in such a manner. >:-) — Ched ~ (yes?) 22:38, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
[15] [16] → Where in the hell do you get this stuff? I think your uncanny humor and Wiki-comedianship are a couple of reasons many Wikipedia editors stay sane around here. Not everything has to be uber-duber-serious all the time; a little miscellaneous metapedianism never hurts and can be indeed helpful, like you have shown time and time again especially at ANI. I wish I had the same iron tongue as you, but I don't. MuZemike 01:15, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow: http://thru-you.com/#/videos/ Half Shadow 03:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
The two latest baseball featured picture candidates got promoted. Any interest in the featured portal idea? Regards, Durova Charge! 04:04, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I screwed up on your admin bid. You're a good guy, but you really should walk away from the ANI. I actually don't watch it intentionally, even when I post something. You're smart and well-spoken, so I think you can do a great job. OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 06:48, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, we haven't worked together yet, but I've seen you at several articles I monitor closely for certain types of POV hanky-panky and outright policy violations. I was happy to support your RfA based largely on your activities in those difficult and controversial areas. There is one very small point I disagree with you on, and I hope we might discuss it soon, but I know you're busy right now and it's not a major concern. In the meantime, let me just say that OrangeMarlin usually knows what he's talking about and gives useful advice. Good luck with your RfA! Doc Tropics 00:43, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow! You thanked me that quickly! I'm even more impressed. You are most welcome. Daniel Case ( talk) 05:12, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry your RfA has turned out the way it did. As someone who has been twice burned by that process, I know what it's like, which is to say it's not you, its the process. Just focus on the high number of editors who supported you and keep up the good work here. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 16:56, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
"There's a new organization being formed. It's called 'Feminists, Homeless, and Blacks for Limbaugh." And they're meeting in a phone booth in Wichita." Soxwon ( talk) 14:42, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Baseball Bugs! Just popping in to confirm whether User:Wahkeenah (Baseball Bugs) is a legitimate sockpuppet account of yours or an excuse to impersonate you! Cheers. Imperat§ r( Talk) 00:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
LOL, little of both I suppose. Had to bust your chops on being a Cubs fan per Keeperpedia Rule No. 4 and because you'd do the same to me :) That said, I think you'd be a good admin and have no concerns, but sadly I don't think your RfA will pass. I saw your comment on someone's talk about someone nomming you so I went to RfA. Like I said, I'm supporting. I think moral support is silly for an experienced editor so I decided to have some fun. Can change the wording if you want me to. I'm leaving this here out of not wanting to over clutter the RfA. Oh and I'll be at the Yankees/Cubs game on 4.4 :) StarM 01:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) too many e/cs -- I take the A-Rod as either all about me-rod or oy-rod. I was in Hawaii when the steroids scandal broke. Is he the reason they haven't won? Nope -- no more than Moose -- but I woldn't miss him if we could get a solid offensive 3b. We won without him, and we'll win without him again StarM 03:06, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Slight change of topic: Bugs, I was looking at those photos of Sportsman's Park that someone linked in your RFA, and I noticed that an important feature of the park that I clearly recall doesn't seem to be present in them (although the resolution is not fine enough for me to be absolutely certain). At least when I used to attend Cardinals games as a kid, there was a chain-link screen between the top of the right-field wall and the roof over the bleachers there. (One of the hardest-hit balls I've ever seen was a line-drive double that Ron Fairly, as a young Dodger, hit off that screen; I swear, it was still rising as it hit.) Do you know anything about that feature of the park? (By the way, I've lived within walking distance of Wrigley since about 1990, though I only make it to one or two games a year.) Deor ( talk) 20:42, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
That edit was a joke. Feel free to revert it! (lol) Yesitsnot ( talk) 05:04, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Could I get a little please? I'm simply outnumbered, I've gotten over 21 citations for a point (some are a bit of a stretch, but I can guarantee 12-15 good ones) and my opponents STILL refuse to concede the point! It's on the Drudge Report talk page. Soxwon ( talk) 18:47, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) yYou could, of course, point out that I am a horrid stickler that cites must specifically back the claims they are used for, and where they are opinions that they must be cited as opinions, and not as fact. Collect ( talk) 20:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Exactly my point -- right now the article is littered with "conservative" every tenth word or so it seems. And two cites are more than enough when it is not stated as "fact." Look there and see how nicely NPOV the page is <g>. Collect ( talk) 14:09, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Annoyingly, there's a bit of a "black and white" situation with image policy- images are either free, or non-free. Unless you can get an email from the copyright holder (forwarded to the OTRS address, along with a link to where the images are uploaded) explicitly giving permission for the images to be released under a free license or into the public domain, then they have to be considered non-free. If they are non-free, they have to meet the non-free content criteria- they have to be irreplaceable, low resolution, no more uses than needed and absolutely necessary to the understanding of the article(s) in which they are used. Further, they need a rationale explaining how they meet all these criteria. As such, you have two possible routes to go down- you can either contact the copyright holder and get them released under a free license, or you can expand the rationale, while ensuring the images are absolutely necessary to fully understand the article. J Milburn ( talk) 19:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey BB, I went ahead and closed your RfA per your comment on the talk page. I want to encourage you to continue working on the project and continue your contributions. Take what others have said to heart and if you want to run again, do so. If you don't, don't feel pressured to run. I know it can be disenheartening to fail (I recently was buried in an RfB) but I think you will come out better for this. Take the comments and turn them into positives.--- I'm Spartacus! NO! I'm Spartacus! 18:13, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
"I'll take that as a nice way of saying that you learned from my mistakes. :)" you said.
No, it was a nice way of saying that until my interaction with you and W. marsh I had no clue about the community side of teh wiki existing. I had spent a few weeks of active editing doing vandalism patrol, but I had no idea of the depths that extend to run this show that we call Wikipedia. My lack of support or opposition was due to the fact that I was neutral. I sincerely mean a thanks in getting me involved in this project, however obtuse it was. Happy editing to you. Keegan talk 20:45, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Why bother running again, because if you follow the general advice given you will not be Baseball Bugs - and that wouldn't be fair to either you or those who appreciate what it is that you do. Of course, you are not going to win friends by being caustic in your responses or by displaying a sense of humour which precludes those factions who are being gently barbed by it but as you pointed out yourself sysopship is not about being mates with people (especially when peoples perceptions about admins being friendly in respect of one group of editors over another is one of the major issues as regards "admin abuse"). Also, stay on ANI - because someone with a great fund of technical knowledge who is not an admin is a real bonus for those with the flags; advice and comment from someone who isn't "admin club" is very useful - and never mind whose sensibilities you bruise. In short, do what Baseball Bugs does and never the other thing (and especially for something as transient as "adminship").
If you must, run for ArbCom next time...
LessHeard vanU (
talk)
23:23, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
You've been able to go through this whole RfA with your trademark sense of humor intact, and I salute you for that, my rabbit amigo. Not everybody gets you, but I think that's just because some people take this project with differing levels of seriousness. I appreciate the humor, and look forward to you being done with this whole RfA so you can get back to helping out at ANI and other places. Take care! Dayewalker ( talk) 00:17, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
And check this out. *sigh* -- Ebyabe ( talk) 00:53, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Because it seems anyone who wants to become an admin has people line up to throw shit at them...
And I still expect my cheese sandwich.
Half
Shadow
02:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
It was pretty rough... sorry about that (too). It is a quick way to learn though! Sarah sko1221 talk 05:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Fuck off with your awful puns. :( — neuro (talk) 06:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
FYI, Jackal4 has been blocked for the second time this month -- this time for a 30-day period. See [17].-- Epeefleche ( talk) 08:09, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
No problem. I don't support RfA candidates very often (you're the second, but I have a third lined up for when/if they decide to stand). My deciding factors are hugely variable - the first candidate I supported because of their timezone! In your case I believe Wikipedia benefits from a diverse range of administrators, from humour, and from detailed knowledge of (Wikipedia) history.
I actually prefer the US spelling of "honour", etc - I believe Noah Webster's greatest failing was not getting his revised spellings international acceptance. You seem to exemplify the "you" in honour, however...!
Anyway, all the best, and do let me know if/when you decide to endure another RfA (or RfB, or...)
Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 08:55, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Important -- I think that Jackal4 created a sockpuppet, which among other things attacked you immediately after you had him blocked. See [18]-- Epeefleche ( talk) 09:55, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Could they even be Tecmobowl?-- Epeefleche ( talk) 10:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Why exactly was the RFA closed(as you had a leading margin of support)? Either way, I will support you again, when/if you decide to go up for RFA in the future. Wacko Jack O 12:23, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Many successful admins did not get anywhere near the amount of support you have! And at least one nay vote has now been banned. Do not change for the sake of gaining support from the naysayers -- some were simply using the "any convenient excuse" for opposing when their real reasons may have been more personal. And do not take a left at Albuquerque. Collect ( talk) 13:20, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey. If you no longer want to discuss this then just say so and I'll stop. Anyway, I found your "If you want an admin who will kiss up to you, then I'm not your guy, and we're done here." comment rather disturbing. Your definition of "kissing up" seems to be "accepting critism". If you plan to continue editing Wikipedia for the forseeable future I suggest you leave your ego behind and try to take to heart comments people make about you ;-). Hard as it is to accept, they're trying to make you a better editor, and would love to see you become a superstar editor who everyone looks up to. I certainly would. Btw sorry for any stress I may have caused you :-).-- Patton t/ c 15:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
link Edit summary can be fun — Ched ~ (yes?) 23:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
link - see, edit summary has its perks ;) — Ched ~ (yes?) 23:52, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
While in the midst of a debate on whether images in an article were forbidden by policy on trademark, when said images are already 1) blatant original research and 2) add nothing important to the article, it occurred to me that Wikipedia might be able to use an essay on "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" Something in the same vein as dead-horse beating, but this behavior is a much more specific strain of pathogen.
Would you think the behavior is common enough that it would be useful to have a
WP:THISLOOKSIMPRESSIVE link to it? For that matter, would you know if there's any specific format, style, considerations, etc to keep in mind when writing essays?
arimareiji (
talk)
21:58, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I could see the potential for problems, but it all depends on how it is used. I'd prefer not to pass judgement until he's actually done something. — BQZip01 — talk 01:35, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm really sorry about you not getting adminship, because you're one of the few users around here that I know who truly deserves it. Your RFA was really a carnage, your qualifications were getting ripped apart simply because you have a sense of humor and they expect you to be a stiff robot in order to be a serious admin. If they want to know what a real "dramamonger" is, they should check out this dude. At least you toe the line with your Jon Stewart type of humour, and even when you cross it, you will apologize before push comes to shove.
To cheer you up,
Crackthewhip775 has given you a fresh pie! Pies promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a piping hot pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Bon appetit!
Spread the tastiness of pies by adding {{ subst:GivePie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Besides, you look like you need it :). -- Whip it! Now whip it good! 02:31, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
There is no unified mythology of Abrahamic religions. However, there are myths associated with the Abrahamic religions and Noah's Ark features in them. Cheers, Ben ( talk) 03:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Meanwhile, Joan of Arc is typically referred to in French as "Jeanne d'Arc" or some such, roughly pronounced "Zhawn Darc". And that is sometimes mis-translated as... what? Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 14:20, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
"If you shoot the pendulum, it stops swinging." -- Mao Zedong Plrk ( talk) 16:30, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on File:RipkenCert3000.JPG requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I6 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a non-free image with no fair use rationale uploaded after May 4, 2006 which has been tagged as not having a rationale for more than 7 days.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{
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to the top of
the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[Talk:File:RipkenCert3000.JPG|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
Plrk (
talk)
10:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Stating facts is not a violation of neutrality on Wikipedia, but it is stated in the opening paragraph that the team has had struggles throughtout their history, especially in the playoffs. So why do you have to make a a seperate section for playoff futility when you are basically critizing the team. Ositadinma ( talk) 20:10, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Your opinions appreciated at User:THF/Obama and User talk:THF/Obama. THF ( talk) 23:32, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
User:Baseball Bugs/hidden, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Baseball Bugs/hidden and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Baseball Bugs/hidden during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Mrbzns ( talk) 02:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
←←It's probably just me, but early in the whole thing (the MfD, not the page itself), I saw the argument of WP:NOHARM; and I'm looking at the page titled "Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions", - now I'm wondering if that means we should avoid using NOHARM argument, or the wp:harmless part, because it does no harm to anything - if we are to avoid using the avoid pages (essay I might add, not policy or guideline) - then how does one avoid something we're to avoid .... Oh for heavens sake, will some one please stop me, I'm slipping in to a dark void with flash-backs of a Harry Mudd episode of Star Trek where robots can't figure out what a lie is... — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 17:30, 18 March 2009 (UTC) (note: This user knows the essay in question is not referring to user space - this user also fully expects a "Clinton" comment on the "figuring out a lie" part)
The NOHARM exception, however, is userspace. Collect ( talk) 23:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Hate to be the one to break up the mirth, but was I wrong in trying to cut back the Madoff investment scandal page? It seems like an enormous wad of prose. Soxwon ( talk) 03:23, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Lets drink Tea 02:09, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
-- Yarnalgo talk to me 06:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
[19] I don't know if it was your goal to become the number 1 contributor to ANI, but wasn't one of the suggestions given to you in your recent RFA to take the page off your watchlist? It's unhealthy to spend so much time there and you needlessly drew out that thread much longer than it had to be for what was essentially a non-issue. – xeno ( talk) 15:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs is back! To "Plaxico" the wrongdoers of the wiki!
Seriously, glad to see you return. Dayewalker ( talk) 03:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I deny you of retirement! Especially when NWA.Rep is back lol Dengero ( talk) 13:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I suspect this is the seventh inning, and BB is singing "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" ... Collect ( talk) 13:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
(out) Using a whelk sounds pretty fishy to me. Collect ( talk) 21:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Yes, sports fans, due to an incredibly underwhelming response, I've decided to make a comeback. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 01:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for coming back bugs. I find it is important to take wiki-breaks here and there to avoid the need to take a permanent vacation. Chillum 02:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome home! Now, don't ever do that again. And if you must do it, don't close off your talk page - I didn't feel comfortable complaining about your retirement while the shutters were down. Now they're up, however... Cheers, This flag once was red propaganda deeds 09:46, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
I thought it was a green thingy from wormwood -- a leaf of absinthe? Collect ( talk) 11:13, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Yay! LessHeard vanU ( talk) 14:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Leastwise, don't do it after getting creamed in an RfA I started. I honestly did feel bad. Good to see you back. Padillah ( talk) 17:28, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Any editor, including IP editors, may remove warnings from their talk pages. They are not Scarlet Letters to be warn forever. If that is your only complaint about the user, I am not sure that is a blockable offense. -- Jayron32. talk. contribs 04:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey BB ... since you are an editor whom I respect, and the subject may interest you, feel free to chime in at [20] on my home page. A fellow editor has done good work taking a starting stab putting together a template and standards for "notable alumni" from a AAA baseball team.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 06:06, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
I want to thank you for illustrating my point regarding CENSEI on the ANI discussion :) Ray Talk 14:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello Baseball Bugs.
These kinds of comments: [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] are not conducive to a collegial working environment. May I suggest that if you wish to discuss politics, there are better places to do it than Wikipedia talk pages?
Regards, henrik• talk 20:13, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Figured I'd give you fair warning that I partly plagiarized your page here. Too good an idea to let it pass. Just read it twice. :)-- Ramdrake ( talk) 22:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Did you see they told O'Reilly? OH NO, whatever do I do? Seriously though, I was thinking the same things when i saw it, but I like to take a more diplomatic tact, at first at least. Wildthing61476 ( talk) 11:04, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
←The thread above mine where Bugs mentions it might not be a bad thing that Minnesota have only one Senator => smaller government. I personally feel the US government has gotten too big and spends too much money. To me, a smaller government that spends less money would equate to common sense. Apologies for the poor segue. The reason I don't discuss politics here is because I personally like O'Reilly, McCain, and many of the conservative platforms. In the past it seems (to me at least) that the Democratic party has a tendency to create more government programs, which leads to bigger government, which produces more government spending of our tax dollars. The fact that Bugs and I don't share the same political views doesn't mean that either one of us like our country any less than the other, or that one of us is less patriotic than the other; simply that I'd rather maintain a friendship - than debate political ideologies. I can understand the many feelings of distrust that have grown over the last 8 years, and even admit that Dubya wasn't exactly our "shinning moment". I'll even concede that Limbaugh gets on my nerves with his arrogance and ego - but I still agree with the bulk of "what" he says, (just not the "way" he says it). I respect the views of what many people now refer to as the "liberals", and on occasion will admit that they have valid points. If I normally avoid these types of political threads (along with the religious ones), I feel I have a better chance of maintaining friendships with people even if I don't agree with them on certain topics. I come from a state that thinks Arlan Specter is a republican, and that Ed Rendell is a good leader, so I often have problems with people who are supposed to be sharing the same political values as I do. So, where do we go from here? Have I dug my own grave on a page that often supports what I would consider "my political opponents"? Feel free to grab the shovels boys, and start filling up that aforementioned grave. But I still love my country! — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 16:10, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I don't know what the deal with that is. They retired number 70 for Ernie Stautner and haven't done any since. I'm sure they could retire some, but they simply don't let anyone new wear some of them instead. Even if they did start retiring some I would be surprised if they had the fifteen the Yankees do. black ngold29 00:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I changed my mind back and I will retire after all. (from Baseball Bugs) —Preceding unsigned comment added by John Smithton ( talk • contribs) 16:08, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
¶ Retirement? Are your 401(k) and Future Carrot Fund really strong enough to allow you to retire at the tender, young age of 13 yr 6 mo.? (That's 46 years before you can draw without penalty upon whatever might be left of your IRA, and over half a century before you can collect Social Security.) Is your employer still making contributions to the 401(k)? Is your IRA a Roth IRA? And hasn't the IRA retired (decommissioned) anyway (have you checked with Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams and the Provisional Army Command)?
And what's in those accounts anyway? Circuit City? Linens 'n Things? Lehman Brothers? AIG? Cohmad Securities ? AOL Time Warner (of course). Fuddelity Investments? Orange SA?
I'm genuinely concerned for your future, Bugs. Sincerely —— Shakescene ( talk) 20:08, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
How could I have lived so long without this invaluable reference? (...and how could it ever have been nominated for deletion?): List of United States presidential pets. It must have been Barney or Miss Beazley who was advancing the long-established Bush-Cheney-Fleischman press policy. —— Shakescene ( talk) 20:41, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Dunno if you're still watching his page. You might want to comment on my edit there. PhGustaf ( talk) 20:19, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm Itallian so please don't be racist, but I believe some women are very good at reversing out of driveways. So maybe, you don't need protection from the guy who is up. -- Itallian With A Two-Way Radio ( talk) 21:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
I wouldn't put it as an achievement, I might be annoyed too if I was in his position. — neuro (talk) (review) 10:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for helping me out. Please tell BQZip01 the same. I can't edit his user page now. Axmannate ( talk) 13:14, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Please tell me you didn't mean your dig about liberals, and were merely playing to the audience: [27] KillerChihuahua ?!? 15:35, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs,
I am going to start off here on wikipedia helping out like you. Let me know where I can help. Hombre ocho del hacha ( talk) 19:00, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
He gawn. [28] Adios, hombrito. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 19:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow, I didn't know I had anything in common with that creep... → Dyl @ n 620 01:18, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
I am not too concerned with the fact that he's a self-proclaimed racist, but I am concerned about the way that he's being treated. Everyone deserves their "day in court", if you will, and banning him because he's a racist is not appropriate. Should he be blocked for incivility? Sure. Should he be banned for incivility when his prior offense was general disruption? No. That's all I'm saying. He's made his own bed and he should lie in it and a short block would be appropriate, not indef. — BQZip01 — talk 05:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for participating in my experiment. You are a gem of a human being. Time for me to move on. Naxenamight ( talk) 18:57, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
(ec)Your question about IP block is a fair one, but as he is autoblocked he must be using different IPs. You could ask a checkuser to consider a rangeblock, but I am very uncertain as to whether he would be thought disruptive enough to justify this. -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 21:01, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey Bugs, I'm trying to get up to speed on all this Sock stuff. I'm curious - I don't see it listed in the SPI report, so I'm asking you. Are CENSCI and Axman8 the same editor? There just seems to be so much in common, from style of editing, to posting to the other's talk page, to political motivations .. just seems to me to be a HUGE coincidence that all this stuff is revolving all around a ... what should I call it - "conservative movement"?. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut, being a conservative and all myself - but then again, I avoid those articles cause it just seems to take soooo much work to get even one sentence accepted into an article. Maybe I'm way off base on the CENSCI Axman connection, but boy the coincidences really seem to jump out at me. Just wondering. And didn't know if you could shed any light on the matter. — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 22:00, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
And where would I go to ask "officially" about it? .. AN, AN/I, SPI? ... I have to admit, watching your page is certainly educational! Kudos to you for that! — Ched ~ (yes?)/ © 22:02, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Looks like someone was impersonating axmann after all. There is always a possibility Axmann was behind it though, whether tangentially or directly involved. The editing style was way off though. IMO it was a lonely troll with nothing better to do, or someone with a grudge just trying to cause ax further problems. I guess we will never know who it was or why they did it. If all those socks were related to a registered user the CU should have uncovered that. Would you support an unblock now given these new findings? He was already indef'd, so the only thing tainted is the community ban. I'm still of the opinion that the block will prevent further disruption, and that he more than deserved it. His new comment calling Spanish a "trash language" is further proof he is here for the wrong reasons. He is a disruptive SPA, bottom line. Landon1980 ( talk) 17:50, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Bugs, on a different note, your e-mail does not appear to be enabled. Is this intentional? -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 21:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
...and it's making me hungry. I'm slightly worried about this. Half Shadow 22:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Kind of like bottled water? (Evian backwards is naive after all) Soxwon ( talk) 23:47, 29 March 2009 (UTC)