JAN 2012 - JUN 2012
Hello Baseball Bugs. Because I semi-protected one of the affected articles a few weeks ago, I noticed your post at ANI about the BLP vandal. Looking to see if any additional pages were targeted, I did a site specific google search and whilst en.wiki seems clear [1], it looks like other language wikis may have been hit: [2]. Are we absolutely certain that this is factually incorrect? - I want to be 100% sure before I go removing information from articles in languages I don't understand. CIreland ( talk) 18:52, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Since I trust your judgement in these matters, I would like to ask for your advice as to my best course of action in this ANI. While I do not feel that I have done anything wrong, I would like to understand this matter from the standpoint of a highly experienced editor such as yourself. Thanks. Ebikeguy ( talk) 20:48, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
very bold - and while I agree 100%, I knew it wouldn't stick. But nice try Bugs, I give ya credit for having the stones to do such a thing. :) — Ched : ? 13:58, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
If Savage - a syndicated columnist published internationally in dozens of markets for over twenty years - had just run a contest making fun of the Senator in 2003, and left it at that, then I would wholly agree with you. But that's not what Savage - an activist whose anti-bullying campaign drew the personal participation of the President of the United States - did. No, Savage - the author of five published books (each of which has its own Wikipedia article, and one of which formed the basis for an award-winning musical which also has its own Wikipedia article) - launched a careful campaign that has lasted over eight years, using his influence over tens of thousands of readers to induce them to participate in what is precisely the opposite of a Google bomb. This campaign by Savage - who for six years was the editor-in-chief of a major alternative newspaper and for five years has been its editorial director - has had enough of an impact on the Senator's political hopes that there has been substantial media coverage of the Senator's attempts to counter it.
That you, Baseball Bugs, had never heard of either Savage or his distasteful neologizing before seeing the article, is no excuse. You, Baseball Bugs, have written well over a hundred articles on subjects which are so obscure that I've never heard of them before seeing their articles. It would be far too POINTy of me to either delete them or suggest their merger, mind you, but do we really need an article on the song that was played over the end credits in Upstairs, Downstairs ? DS ( talk) 20:11, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
That's really a fun page! Hey, I posted a question there--maybe you have an answer. Or perhaps Mrs. Bugs does? Drmies ( talk) 22:34, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
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Just an FYI, ANY legal threat is grounds for an instant ban. See WP:LEGAL for more information. To get a faster response, you can check out our IRC channel. There is always at least one admin on. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 21:32, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Hey Bugs, I remember a while back you were asking about the copyright status for a public statue in the U.S. The WMF legal team just posted some information on this topic that might be useful to you: Commons:Public art and copyrights in the US. Cheers. Kaldari ( talk) 19:17, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
I noticed you commented on a thread called "when is a block not a block"...without making a funny joke. Time was when that'd have been right up your alley. You're slipping Purpleback pack 89≈≈≈≈ 16:51, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
I did a little following up on the July 2009 discussion over the name of this 1880s NL franchise. If you're inclined to do so, let me know what you think at Talk:Worcester Worcesters ``` W i k i W i s t a h ``` 23:09, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I originally blocked the guy per your report on AIV, but I'm not so sure. This doesn't look (at first glance) like a sock of ChristianHistory. I unblocked him for now. -- Luk talk 09:53, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
I know that you think it is obvious that it was a satellite state, but the discussion is not a straw poll but a debate that is going to be reviewed by a neutral third party user to make a decision based on the debate and its arguments - so showing your position is okay, but if you could add some evidence as well that would be more effective. For instance, you mentioned Soviet control over the Berlin Wall - if you could provide some reliable sources that demonstrate the Soviet control - that would help your argument.-- R-41 ( talk) 02:42, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi Baseball Bugs,
You are receiving this message either because you expressed an opinion about the proposed SOPA blackout before full blackout and soft blackout were adequately differentiated, or because you expressed general support without specifying a preference. Please ensure that your voice is heard by clarifying your position accordingly.
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Some seem to attract very strong opinions, alas, even when quite well-intentioned. I recommend that you use Flat earth in future, as few editors hold strong opinions thereon <g>. Cheers. Collect ( talk) 13:38, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 18:52, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Sorry 'bout that... Half Shadow 18:54, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
I checked the place & wowsers, that's alot of info for me to digest. When's this blackout suppose to hit & how many countries will it effect? GoodDay ( talk) 19:20, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
-- Kumioko ( talk) 20:07, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello Rabbit Who Wishes to Play BaseBall. Thank you for your recent edits to Wikipedia. However one of your edits might not possibly have been quite as constructive as we might like it to be. If you wish to experiment please use that thing there that has sand in it that cats go to do their businss and then kids go and sit in it and play and hopefully not catch any worms or anything, you know. Slight Smile 00:38, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for reporting this. Blocked now. JamesBWatson ( talk) 09:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
16:20, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
Fortheloveofbacon ( talk) 22:56, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
I just saw your message. I removed the section, but because that means I also removed your comment I thought it would be a good idea to let you know. I hope you don't mind. Feel free to revert me if you want to of course! Von Restorff ( talk) 00:55, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi Baseball Bugs. Regarding [3], I see the concern with the talk page comments of this IP user (and the far-reached analogy of IRC logs to quotes on Fluffernutter's page), but thought that AIV was not the best forum to address it. Perhaps WP:RFC on user conduct if the pattern persists? Hope that you are keeping well. -- Samir 04:20, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
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Apparently, the IP is blocked for personal attacks, not NLT...just fyi... Dreadstar ☥ 20:59, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Lynch 7 06:44, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the head's up, BB. I see they took the "Urgent" literally — it looked all over but the mopping up by the time I just got there! I've been seeing that antisemitic schmuck IP-hopping all over the place. Yeah, they had to semi-protect my user page as well. Wow, is that guy fucked up. I'll keep an eye out and keep a record of wherever I see him next; could be useful. With regards, Tenebrae ( talk) 22:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
As a professional sock spotter. You never seem to miss them; do you have a huge textbook of confirmed socks next to you or something? Basalisk inspect damage⁄ berate 12:40, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
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What's up, Doc?
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Stay editing my friend. The most interesting man in the world ( talk) 07:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
What to do about the hairy friend you spotted here? He keeps going. Is it Sean Archer123 a.k.a. Timmy Polo? Shouldn't it be reverted if it is him? This stuff is confusing! Von Restorff ( talk) 08:49, 29 January 2012 (UTC) p.s. How can I get you out of your hemisemidemi-retirement?
"I'm going to raise this issue on WP:ANI, as I think this is grounds for a permanent ban."
Did you ever do that? I looked at AN/I and saw nothing. CycloneGU ( talk) 15:47, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
@ Dave1185
Thank you for correcting the mistake I made. I have no problem with criticism, but there′s really no need to be rude! ⌘ 15:45, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Here is a carrot. Can you hide it? kthxbai, Von Restorff ( talk) 16:05, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Well, I can assure you that I acted with good intentions. A little more thought into the move may have done some good, yes, but I did what I thought was best at the time. I shall endeavour to put more thought into moves in the future.-- Tærkast ( Discuss) 19:18, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs. In the film Mr. Baseball, the "Jack Elliot" character is on second base and trash-talks the second baseman, who in the fiction is also a former MLB player playing in Japan. The Elliot character asks him, "you still spiking guys on the pickoff?" or words along those lines (haven't seen the movie in a long time). What does "spiking" mean in that context? Mashing the baserunner with cleats? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 10:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Good little movie. Clever, funny, and very, very well researched. -- Shirt58 ( talk) 10:54, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Ron Liebman, maybe? Daniel Case ( talk) 14:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
There's a baseball question for you on RDE you may find a decent challenge. I've exhausted my abilities. Perhaps you want to take a stab at it. -- Jayron 32 18:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Illinois Nazis: [6] ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Bugs, before pitchers and catchers have to report, you might be interested (if you haven't seen it already) in a discussion about whether fake "You Have New Messages!" banners closely resembling the real thing are permissible on User Talk Pages. I can see both sides of the argument, so this isn't canvassing (perish the thought). Take a sentimental journey back to what must be by now one of your favorite (or at least unwelcomely-familiar) spots, Wikipedia talk:User pages#RfC: Should "new messages" banner hoaxes be prohibited?. —— Shakescene ( talk) 19:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I was feeling mischeivous and just had to do it. It won't happen again. I know it's a violation, but I couldn't resist. Thank you for simply reverting and informing me, without making a huge situation over it. NaschyCushing ( talk) 01:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
That's a good scene, and it certainly brings to mind that Fawlty Towers episode that, at least first run, wasn't shown in Germany. (Basil to staff, preparing for German tourists: "Whatever you do, don't mention the war." ... [German tourist, to a concussed and confused Basil, over who started an unrelated argument: "Well, you started it." "No, you did, when you invaded Poland!"). Geez, I remember going to press screening of The Blues Brothers in 1980; seems like a long time ago now. The highlight for me was Aretha ... wow, did she belt it out! -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:08, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Why else would the Chairwoman of the DNC make such an invidious comparison? (remember that the next time they ask you for campaign contributions.)
But unlike certain self-aggrandizing real-estate magnates/would-be media celebrities whose names I'm far too polite to mention, I know that Mr. Bugs takes his endorsements very seriously, knowing what a grave responsibility he bears to those who trust in his erudition, sagacity, patriotism, steadiness and good judgement.
DNC chairwoman: Trump, Romney ‘both like firing people’
By Justin Sink (The Hill) – 02/02/12 11:56 AM ET
DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) said the expected endorsement of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney by reality show host Donald Trump was “a non-news event” and mocked both for making millions “firing people” during an interview Thursday morning.
“It really wouldn’t be surprising if Donald Trump supports Mitt Romney, because they both like firing people and they’ve both made millions doing it,” Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC. “Donald Trump is such a cartoon character, an endorsement no matter who he chooses is like Bugs Bunny making an endorsement.”…
continued with video at http://thehill.com/video/campaign/208263-wasserman-schultz-trumps-support-is-like-bugs-bunny-making-an-endorsement
Användare:Le Lapin Vert. I didn't know you had relatives in Sweden! Slight Smile 02:11, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
To dream, perchance to sweep (or mop); eye, there's the rub, to shuffle that mote of coal off the internet, or to at least to give them a pause, to refresh ourselves. Alas, poor Weekly Reader; we knew them hornblowers; especially in the Biblical sense. 0:) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:50, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
I do hope you're getting dessert out of this, Bugs. If I want some I'll have to make it myself. Oh, I'm also glad you closed that section; let the other one die out as well please... pretty please... Drmies ( talk) 00:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Baseball Bugs, I don't know how I could have been any more clear about dropping the issues related to User:Mistress Selina Kyle. You could not leave things alone. This is disruptive behaviour that is not acceptable. Take the week off. Risker ( talk) 00:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
And words of wisdom from the frequently unwise. The next time you are on ANI, defending your integrity, your honour, and your carrot-hoard, ask yourself "what would The Rabbit do?". Your namesake was clearly a student of Sun Tzu, and understood that victory belongs not to those who react the most noisily, but to those who study the enemy's weak points, and know how to tell when the most effective strategy is to do nothing. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Per consensus on ANI, you are now unblocked. Don't run with scissors. Toddst1 ( talk) 05:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
It needs the context in the userbox.
I see a lot of grey, if I can. White is blinding, Black is forbidding, but all the relative shades of grey inbetween are interesting, and can be precisely defined, on various scales.
Anyway, that's enough of that crap. Don't let the wotsits grind you down. Begoon talk 12:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
...what did you do now Bugs? ... sigh .. now I have even more stuff I have to go read - geesh. What on earth has happened to this place? — Ched : ? 17:26, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm posting this on your talkpage rather than in the long discussion on the noticeboard because it's hard to find anything in that discussion.
It is obvious that there is a fair amount of dissatisfaction with your manner of participating on AN and ANI. Some of the editors commenting in the discussion disagree whether your pattern of commenting on the threads is so disruptive as to actually warrant a pageban, versus just having everyone grit their teeth and continue to put up with it—but there are relatively few editors suggesting that your participation is actually helpful or productive toward resolving the issues raised on AN/ANI.
Given these facts, do you have any suggestions as to how you might change your approach to these discussions to address the concerns that have been reached? If you have any ideas along these lines, right now would be a very good time to say so. Regards, Newyorkbrad ( talk) 22:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I made my comment at AN before I saw this section here, but I want to reiterate what Brad said above, and will go further. Would you consider a voluntary topic ban of some duration, or a pledge to dial back the tone and volume (number of posts) of your commentary? If it helps, I too used to post to AN and ANI very frequently (in the days before I was on ArbCom). This was pointed out to me, and though at the time I justified it by saying to myself that I was being helpful, I still resolved to cut back on the amount I posted to AN and ANI, and it did actually help to not spend so much time at those venues. Even if you aren't prepared to voluntarily accept a topic ban, sometimes posting less is more. People may listen more when someone posts less frequently. I hope you will consider this and what others are saying. Carcharoth ( talk) 01:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm pissed now, because I was thinking of saying/asking pretty much exactly what NYB and Carch have, omly hours earlier, in a section above. I could have been in the lead of such accomplished editors, and I let it slip through my fingers. :) I let it go at the time 'cause Bugs, my experience is that you get really defensive when you first get criticisms and refuse to admit you were wrong in any way for a while. But you do think about it, and I think you do eventually change (if grudgingly) and every so often I see comments from you which let on that maybe yeah you might have changed things a tiny bit. From my experience at the RefDesks (which you came to after a past bout of AN/I ban-Bugs discussions), you came a long way after much discussion. Except for a few nagging problems, I think you're actually pretty consistently helpful there now, with an acceptable amount of whimsicality mixed in. I'll echo the comments above then, can you just tone it down and think more about what exactly you are helping when you comment? As I hope you saw when you stepped back from troll-fighting at the RDs, you are not the sole defender of this wiki. I won't ask you to not insist on the last word, I'll bet that would be the toughest of all. :) Bet I can prove it right in this thread! :) Franamax ( talk) 02:18, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Well, timidly weighing in now ... I didn't weigh in on the AN or ANI because 1) sometimes you really really make me laugh (you're not as good as The Fat Man Who Never Came Back at bringing levity and sanity to this place, but you are sometimes funny :), and 2) there is a terrible tendency taking hold at ANI where some admins who know nothing about anything and don't intend to do the homework to learn something about anything think They're All That And More, and they're quite willing to make everyone else miserable because it satisfies their need for power, so I didn't want to join in that mess of nimwits opining. But, seriously Bugs, your contrib count on that page alone indicates that something has gone too far. ANI is no longer useful for anything, and how are we going to deal with the inept adminning there and get reason to prevail unless we first improve the signal-to-noise ratio? If some sense of decorum can return there, then the really bad, lazy, shoot first investigate later, corrupt adminning will stand out, and be easier to deal with. Those folks won't get the power they seem to need, because they'll look foolish compared to the thoughtful and thorough admins, and maybe they'll go play somewhere else. So, I join in those asking (not demanding) that you stay away for a couple of months, just on the principle that "if what you're doing isn't working, stop doing it". ANI isn't working, and the result is often that the "guilty" walk and the "innocent" are shot. How about going to review some FACs? :) :) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 04:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
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Your message above reminded me of those times when socks/trolls/vandals were running amok and the Admins then were paying enough attention to all of the good you've done in defending something very dear to all of us - Wikipedia, without which there would no platform for anyone of us to build, contribute, discuss and deliberate. And for being that lone sane voice that's clear as a crystal amidst all the confusion when it comes to being a "Defender of the Wiki", hence the barnstar. Cheers and best. (PS:Admins are like cops, we need them. Although they maybe dicks at times but at least they're not assholes, like them socks/trolls/vandals.)
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Bugs - a few people have raised the idea of appointing YOU as the AN/I clerk. While it is certainly a bizarre idea on many levels, it also has a perverse logic to it. Classify it under "It's so crazy it just might work".
If you do want to explore the idea, I'd be willing to work with you to establish a set of terms and conditions which we could then take to the community for approval. Cheers Manning ( talk) 04:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Dave - First we need Bugs to agree in principle. Then we need to develop a set of T&C that Bugs is willing to live by. Then we need to take it to the community for discussion and approval - not just the idea of Bugs as "clerk" but the very idea of clerking itself. It all seems a bit unlikely, but if Bugs wants to proceed I think there are enough people willing to help out. Manning ( talk) 10:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
For Baseball Bugs to go from being possibly "hung out to dry" permanently from AN/I to being the clerk would be brilliant, and if AN/I could be run as efficiently as AN/V (complete with helper bot), it could be a major evolutionary step. Speaking of evolution, I just can't wait to see what we find in this lake. Hopefully it's only good things. ;> Doc talk 05:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just a courtesy note to inform you that I am mentioning you by username in the Discussion report including in the next issue of The Signpost. You can see the draft text here. Please leave any feedback on the talk page there. -- Surturz ( talk) 06:58, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I just re-enabled mine .. try it now. — Ched : ? 13:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if you noticed, but he was warned by Arbcom for his behavior in the Muhammad case which closed a few days ago. Tarc and Anthonyhcole have a bit of history related to that. You have yet to be appointed ANI clerk, so let someone else deal with them two until then. ASCIIn2Bme ( talk) 16:04, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
you've got mail — Ched : ? 16:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
BB, if I recall correctly you said you'd take a one month holiday from commenting at ANI. [7] If so, what's this about? [8] Will Beback talk 20:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
<--Dave, I know you've looked at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#A_serious_issue_needing_to_be_dealt_with.; please do so again, at your leisure--and don't be discussing that other editor again. Bugs, are you in charge yet of ANI? If so, feel free to close that discussion. Gotta go--Fiddler on the Roof is on TV. Toodles, Drmies ( talk) 03:47, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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See Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#aroused_by_cartoon_characters. Discuss, with particular reference to "I dream of Genie, she's a light brown hare" [9] ;-) AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:36, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
TC will get a stiffy when he see's what you did, lol. He iro 05:03, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs, please refrain from making comments such as the "Weekly Reader" one on any Arbitration case page. That's not a personal attack, I grant you that, but it's an inflammatory remark all the same and you're perfectly aware of it. If you have something constructive to add to the discussion, do feel free to intervene, but please do not post anything provocative. Thanks. Salvio Let's talk about it! 20:13, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
NOTE - I am currently swamped with work projects and will have at most only a small daily time slice for wikipedia. );
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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Wyland Whales Apple Valley MN.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. MGA73 ( talk) 21:59, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
he just doesn't get it; I'm about to give up. Now he messed up the formatting. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 05:57, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Happened to be in a discussion on AN/I today, and it reminded me of our very disparate view of things a few weeks ago. I thought it only proper to tell you I'm impressed with your work over at the reference desks - the answer about the coffins was great. Risker ( talk) 05:05, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Bugs, you may already have seen it but the discussion you started at AN/I now has a proposal from me for an extension of your AN/I topic ban. Just letting you know in case you miss it. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 00:51, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hey, Bugs! Wow - this is a "dilly of a pickle". What is going to happen with this, do you think, and what is it leading towards? You must know that they are going to get you broken on the wheel if you go back to your "old ways" on either of those two boards - a more formal, RfC-based community topic ban will be requested if this one doesn't pass (or they will bring the old one back, as has been suggested). I think you've honored the spirit of your self-imposed topic ban, and started a thread that was very ill-advised. The desire to silence you grows stronger, or at least remains strong, and perhaps it's best to stay on a break from it, as you have been. All the best, and good luck with this unpleasantness! Doc talk 00:39, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I don't think SoG crowd is going to do stuff now that I've blown the whistle. Soxwon ( talk) 19:56, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Regarding the ANI thread on Besse Cooper...I don't view my engaging at Talk:Besse Cooper as a " caution", and I certainly don't appreciate the thought that me being an administrator makes a difference. This is a case of WP:CONSENSUS, pure and simple, and any editor can - and should - feel free to engage in the discussion. I already expressed the opinion that it wasn't a matter for ANI...for you to then say (paraphrasing) "it's resolved because an admin stepped in" suggests far more than I intended or feel is appropriate. Of course, you're free to disagree, but I don't like the thought that an admin saying "we need to achieve consensus" carries any more weight than, for example, if you had said so. Frank | talk 19:04, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello Baseball Bugs, approximately two months ago, you and I spoke of an IP hopper (which you named "Kermit") who was causing disruptions on The Muppets article and other associated ones. Shortly thereafter, the page was given semi-protection and the IP blocked from editing. It had appeared to end successfully. Unfortunately, it looks like Kermit is back at it again (under a new IP). I'm hoping you can assist me on tackling this problem again. I have written a new section on the article's talk page and left two messages on Kermit's talk page. I would be much obliged to your help, thanks! ~ Jedi94 ( talk) 21:30, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs. My apologies for inadvertent trolling here. I guess I read too much This Modern World and Tom the Dancing Bug cartoons, and should have flagged the comment "political cartoonists who hate freedom" as satirical. Then again, I started the Republican Party Reptile article, so who knows what my political views really are? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 11:57, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
You can read my explanation of the information provided on my user page, which is from where Keysanger took it. More than likely, he has a scheme in plan; but he likes to keep me in suspense. The key determinant of why neither Arafael or me wrote that is that message is that the alleged name provided to User:Arafael was false. In fact, it was probably somebody from Wikimedia Chile who created some fake account and made the Facebook post (in order to accuse us of canvassing). Regards.-- MarshalN20 | Talk 13:19, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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I think people who read that into the image are a little too focused on penis size. There is an extraordinarily wide range of body shapes, races, penis sizes, arm length, etc etc. You can't show them all in one image, and you can't try to insist on every characteristic being some median or average. If there's a consensus that too many things are out of proportion, then find a better one (or get a consensus that the old one is better). No, I don't agree that the image is some kind of stereotype, but that isn't even what WP is saying; he's saying that the image creator, and those supporting this image, are doing it for racist reasons. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 01:08, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs! Your attitude towards anonymous contributors at the reference desk is being discussed at Wikipedia_talk:RD#Proposed_interaction_ban.2C_User:Baseball_Bugs_and_anonymous_editors. Since I don't know if you've been notified, I'm posting the link here, in case you might want to comment! -- NorwegianBlue talk 20:56, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
I dunno if you've noticed, but there's a discussion about you on the talk page.
APL ( talk) 10:03, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Why the long face Bugs? Please don't let those knuckleheads at the R/D talk page get you down. I hope to see you back at your finest real soon. Bred Ivy ( talk) 22:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Personally, I'm looking at the Rays or the Red Sox making the series for the AL (with the Angels taking the west and the Tigers taking the Central). As for the NL, I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Marlins over the Phillies. For the Central, I'm going with the Cubbies and for the west...I'm going to go out on a limb and pick the Dodgers. Soxwon ( talk) 13:50, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
You might be interested in this discussion:
Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Proposal on "Wikipedia is Not a Social_Network"
Is
WP:NOT an extended collaborative essay, or has it been invoked in so many edit summaries that it's now the kind of POLICY that can get your work haled before ArbCom or the dozen exclusionist XfD pages/censorship boards/field tribunals/military commissions/kangaroo courts?
—— Shakescene (
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There is a discussion which concerns you at Wikipedia talk:Reference desk#Deleted Birther soapboxing. Spinning Spark 19:41, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Would you consider undoing this edit? It's great that you're not bothered by it, but, taunting aside, the talk page is better served by having a meaningful section header, so that the content can be discerned by looking at the table of contents. TJRC ( talk) 23:07, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
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I saw your edit on Sluzzelin's talk page. If the sock is related to the named, banned editor, who is Salvidrim!? Just wondering. Bielle ( talk) 23:21, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Happy opening day. Toddst1 ( talk) 03:13, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Kipling, "The Islanders" —— Shakescene ( talk) 09:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)ye fawned on the Younger Nations for the men who could shoot and ride!
Then ye returned to your trinkets; then ye contented your souls
With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals.
Check the Talk page re "strikeout." I have nailed down the time and place for the infamous 5K Inning, though some details remain obscure. WHPratt ( talk) 13:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Only one night back then. Custom evolved due to calendar uncertainties in the Diaspora. Got kept because old customs never die, even when there's a set calendar.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 13:04, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Baseball Bugs, I stumbled upon your (4-year-old) participation in this file deletion discussion through Silent Wind of Doom's talk page. I'm currently defending a few of my uniform images in deletion discussions, and I'm wondering whether you're aware of any similar, more recent incidents I could learn from...and whether you would mind looking at my argument to help me plug any holes. Thanks! Two Hearted River ( paddle / fish) 18:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Happy Easter, we spoke about Easter at Xmas if you remember! Cheers. -- Richhoncho ( talk) 16:17, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Or a "snow check" as it were. — Ched : ? 00:42, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
There's no indication in either article that he coined that term. If it's true, let's put it in the article body (with a reference) instead of referring to it obliquely through the see also section. Pburka ( talk) 03:53, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Until that AN/I thread, I had no idea you could diff two different pages at once. I learn something new every day! 28bytes ( talk) 15:03, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Ah, my mistake! I should've noticed the split roof on the right field side like I noticed it on the LF side in the other photo. I'll request a re-naming of the file and I'll fix the series article. Thanks for the spot! Delaywaves • talk 00:22, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
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I trust that is crystal clear. → ROUX ₪ 23:48, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Er, you really need to visit Conservapedia. The entire site is nothing but an obnoxious personal attack. Viriditas ( talk) 06:35, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Totally. I've watched the "tape" at least a dozen times now, and to me Ryan's stand-and-whine is almost as bad as Jim Joyce's call that robbed Galarraga of his rightful perfect game. If Ryan had started running when he realized he needed to run—as you say, if he'd just done his job—that would have been at worst a VERY close play...and who even knows how accurate Pierzynski's throw would have been under paramount pressure.— DCGeist ( talk) 04:52, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
Ugh. See [20]. JoeSperrazza ( talk) 00:54, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
This guy wants to apologize, for what little that's worth. Getting their request off the queue if nothing else. Danger! High voltage! 07:33, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Say it ain't so, Joe? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:56, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Please acknowledge the explanation I give in my edits: They are clearly following WP:MOS. Thanks. -- 79.223.4.134 ( talk) 23:22, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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For your comment I will concede that someone who does not reproduce does impact evolution, in a "subtractive" way, by taking his own specific genetics out of the collective gene pool. George Carlin would be impressed with your wit. -- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 01:16, 8 May 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. To be mentioned in the same sentence with The Master is both thrilling and humbling. :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→
Hey Bugs! Regarding the spacing thing, a single blank line in the edit box actually won't generate the blank line when it's rendered, you need two of them to do so. Unfortunately there are people and automated processes that go around removing double blank lines. That's where the hidden comment comes in -- the comment doesn't generate anything itself, but the combination of the blank line above it and the blank line below it creates, when rendered, the single line of blank space.
As for the complaint about mobile phone, these folks have been trotting out that for years, and I've asked them for some sort of proof for years, but no one has actually done so. They seem to just assume that the blank line is in some way bad on a mobile device, without ever having checked to see if it's the case. I'm a reasonable guy (really!), and if someone would just show me the problem, I'd stop immediately, but no one ever has. The truth of the matter is, their complaints aren't based on observed problems, there complaints are based on their belief that MoS must be followed no matter what, which is not the case, not as long as it remains a guideline and not a policy. Best, Beyond My Ken ( talk) 02:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
you seem to ask me a question about "Crystal ball to support OR ?" but that was a question in relation to a comment above your comment, not actually yours.
It's basically the concept of determining what the article title should be based upon legal research and speculating what might happen in the future. Penyulap ☏ 11:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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Wanted to get you a hot dog, would have been more appropriate. Anyway. Thanks for the heads up on the request for deletion of the List of Unbreakable Records. That's a beautiful list, why would anybody want to delete it? I'm glad I got the chance to speak up for it. Listmeister ( talk) 20:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
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In the Jeff Greenfield Meta Theory of American politics I hadn't encountered before. See Romney’s Daffy Duck vs. Obama’s Bugs Bunny: Sufferin’ succotash! Is it rabbit season in 2012? and the original 2008 column Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck: Why voters always choose the wascally wabbit for president. (about Obama vs Clinton). —— Shakescene ( talk) 00:45, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Bugs, it would probably pay to attend to people's suggestions that you stop soapboxing in a thread where they repeatedly suggest to you that you stop this. Posting references to reliable sources that draw into question material previously posted, or references to similarly "critical" perspectives is absolutely fine and a highly productive way to answer the original poster's question. As is linking to articles. Fifelfoo ( talk) 02:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Perhaps we have a case of reincarnation here? -- Lecen ( talk) 01:50, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
this? ( talk→ BWilkins ←track) 23:21, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Dave needs help here. Evidently he feels that there exists a template that is perfectly suited for use against him. Lend a hand if you would against vandalism by !voting to have this heinous template deleted. 31.186.86.42 ( talk) 17:45, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, this is the second time that I can recall where you have edited a conversation that I have closed. While I do really appreciate the humor in that particular joke, somebody came along right after you and offered quite explicit medical advice. That's the problem with continuing to edit a closed section, even if your specific content isn't a problem - it effectively reopens it. I would just kindly like to ask you to consider leaving closed conversations lie, unless you have a reason not to. Regards, Falconus p t c 23:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
I am working on an Cote d'Ivoire-to-Ivory Coast RM here. If no one else is interested, I'll drop it. Kauffner ( talk) 04:09, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
on the Mike Royko article.
That was actually a spill over from the Herb Caen article. I added nationality into the Caen article but left the SF-based part since 3 or so editors wanted it that way. Regards, -- Mollskman ( talk) 12:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I just had to say it. Great day for baseball. Toddst1 ( talk) 13:19, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Bugs. I've read a couple interesting reviews of this book [22] and thought I would make you aware of it. On a sad note I noticed that one of the pictures of the Bugs the Bunny has been deleted from your user page dag nab it :-( I hope that you are well and Cheers MarnetteD | Talk 22:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Suggestion: next time, per wp:legal threats report it to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents It has been reported: Report Cheers! Jim1138 ( talk) 23:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Frame from an old print of the cartoon "Falling Hare".jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 ( talk) 00:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
This reversion of yours appears to me to be bullying. You said in the edit summary, "No consensus. Don't revert again or I'll report you for edit warring." However, your own action was the exact thing you were warning against; a knee-jerk reversion in the face of, as you plainly state, "no consensus". In that case, longtime article conditions stand, no change is to be made, but you did not honor that. Binksternet ( talk) 01:47, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
I noticed ANI on my watch list and that piqued my curiosity. There seems to be a slow wheel war over his user rights. Since at least two of the rights are ones you can't use while blocked (I have no idea about reviewer), I can't fathom why it would matter, why a Commons admin would care, or why three different en admins would feel compelled to remove the permissions or why one admin would feel compelled to restore them. -- B ( talk) 04:28, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
The ways of the Wiki, they are mysterious. He iro 05:54, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Interesting experiment this weekend...Thank you for your participation. Singapore Sister didn't get that much attention, but the results in general were much better than expected. 2A02:AF8:6:1400:0:0:1:90 ( talk) 00:56, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Sorting through some papers, I came across a set of 4 (attached) tickets for the 1998 World Series between the Blue Jays and "National League Champions". I wonder whose fantasy this was? The Jays only came third in the ALE that year. Looks like I paid $180.00 for the tickets, so I was a dreamer, too. I wonder why I didn't turn them back in? Bielle ( talk) 17:59, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Baseball Bugs, as you are someone who has shown that you can be objective, would you mind commenting at Talk:Anal_sex#WP:RfC: Is it a how-to violation/unencyclopedic to clearly state sex precautions?? Three editors from Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not, and three outside of that policy page thus far, have commented, but more outside comments are needed. Flyer22 ( talk) 00:54, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
This is Zsf... I would like to request a SPI because I have dozens of sockpuppets waiting to disrupt Wikipedia. Just a heads up.
good day. -- Blizzardof12345 ( talk · contribs) 20:50, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Please let me know which page you would like to resolve this on? It seems that you are taking the discussion all over the place. Thank you. 2605:AC00:F000:102:206:4FFF:FE61:92B5 ( talk) 21:25, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I know Dave1185 is your good friend, but please do not remove comments from my talk page as you did with . Thank you for your coöperation. Leontopodium alpinum ( talk) 13:04, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
What's really ironic is the OP going out of his/her way to be rude while complaining about my perceived discourtesy. Clarityfiend ( talk) 03:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
You know, I didn't really get bothered when the 174 forst moved in on my gig, but the foul language...that's just tacky. There's no need for it. Trolling is best when you hide in plain site. The longer it takes for the subject to realize he's been had, the better. 174 is a disgrace to the troll community and the sooner he is effectively blocked, the better. 218.247.129.7 ( talk) 02:47, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi! Maldonado91 deleted some criticism of Russia from the Syrian Uprising article. I have restored it, but is he permitted to delete such criticism? Am I doing something wrong? It was sourced OK, just something from Amnesty International. Fanzine999 ( talk) 22:45, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, Maldonado91 went further this time and deleted everything to do with Russia. How do I report him? I don't know how to do it. =( Fanzine999 ( talk) 08:49, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
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Hello Baseball Bugs. Because I semi-protected one of the affected articles a few weeks ago, I noticed your post at ANI about the BLP vandal. Looking to see if any additional pages were targeted, I did a site specific google search and whilst en.wiki seems clear [1], it looks like other language wikis may have been hit: [2]. Are we absolutely certain that this is factually incorrect? - I want to be 100% sure before I go removing information from articles in languages I don't understand. CIreland ( talk) 18:52, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Since I trust your judgement in these matters, I would like to ask for your advice as to my best course of action in this ANI. While I do not feel that I have done anything wrong, I would like to understand this matter from the standpoint of a highly experienced editor such as yourself. Thanks. Ebikeguy ( talk) 20:48, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
very bold - and while I agree 100%, I knew it wouldn't stick. But nice try Bugs, I give ya credit for having the stones to do such a thing. :) — Ched : ? 13:58, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
If Savage - a syndicated columnist published internationally in dozens of markets for over twenty years - had just run a contest making fun of the Senator in 2003, and left it at that, then I would wholly agree with you. But that's not what Savage - an activist whose anti-bullying campaign drew the personal participation of the President of the United States - did. No, Savage - the author of five published books (each of which has its own Wikipedia article, and one of which formed the basis for an award-winning musical which also has its own Wikipedia article) - launched a careful campaign that has lasted over eight years, using his influence over tens of thousands of readers to induce them to participate in what is precisely the opposite of a Google bomb. This campaign by Savage - who for six years was the editor-in-chief of a major alternative newspaper and for five years has been its editorial director - has had enough of an impact on the Senator's political hopes that there has been substantial media coverage of the Senator's attempts to counter it.
That you, Baseball Bugs, had never heard of either Savage or his distasteful neologizing before seeing the article, is no excuse. You, Baseball Bugs, have written well over a hundred articles on subjects which are so obscure that I've never heard of them before seeing their articles. It would be far too POINTy of me to either delete them or suggest their merger, mind you, but do we really need an article on the song that was played over the end credits in Upstairs, Downstairs ? DS ( talk) 20:11, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
That's really a fun page! Hey, I posted a question there--maybe you have an answer. Or perhaps Mrs. Bugs does? Drmies ( talk) 22:34, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Bugs, I remember a while back you were asking about the copyright status for a public statue in the U.S. The WMF legal team just posted some information on this topic that might be useful to you: Commons:Public art and copyrights in the US. Cheers. Kaldari ( talk) 19:17, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
I noticed you commented on a thread called "when is a block not a block"...without making a funny joke. Time was when that'd have been right up your alley. You're slipping Purpleback pack 89≈≈≈≈ 16:51, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
I did a little following up on the July 2009 discussion over the name of this 1880s NL franchise. If you're inclined to do so, let me know what you think at Talk:Worcester Worcesters ``` W i k i W i s t a h ``` 23:09, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I originally blocked the guy per your report on AIV, but I'm not so sure. This doesn't look (at first glance) like a sock of ChristianHistory. I unblocked him for now. -- Luk talk 09:53, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
I know that you think it is obvious that it was a satellite state, but the discussion is not a straw poll but a debate that is going to be reviewed by a neutral third party user to make a decision based on the debate and its arguments - so showing your position is okay, but if you could add some evidence as well that would be more effective. For instance, you mentioned Soviet control over the Berlin Wall - if you could provide some reliable sources that demonstrate the Soviet control - that would help your argument.-- R-41 ( talk) 02:42, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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Some seem to attract very strong opinions, alas, even when quite well-intentioned. I recommend that you use Flat earth in future, as few editors hold strong opinions thereon <g>. Cheers. Collect ( talk) 13:38, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 18:52, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Sorry 'bout that... Half Shadow 18:54, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
I checked the place & wowsers, that's alot of info for me to digest. When's this blackout suppose to hit & how many countries will it effect? GoodDay ( talk) 19:20, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hello Rabbit Who Wishes to Play BaseBall. Thank you for your recent edits to Wikipedia. However one of your edits might not possibly have been quite as constructive as we might like it to be. If you wish to experiment please use that thing there that has sand in it that cats go to do their businss and then kids go and sit in it and play and hopefully not catch any worms or anything, you know. Slight Smile 00:38, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for reporting this. Blocked now. JamesBWatson ( talk) 09:42, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
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I just saw your message. I removed the section, but because that means I also removed your comment I thought it would be a good idea to let you know. I hope you don't mind. Feel free to revert me if you want to of course! Von Restorff ( talk) 00:55, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi Baseball Bugs. Regarding [3], I see the concern with the talk page comments of this IP user (and the far-reached analogy of IRC logs to quotes on Fluffernutter's page), but thought that AIV was not the best forum to address it. Perhaps WP:RFC on user conduct if the pattern persists? Hope that you are keeping well. -- Samir 04:20, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
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Apparently, the IP is blocked for personal attacks, not NLT...just fyi... Dreadstar ☥ 20:59, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for the head's up, BB. I see they took the "Urgent" literally — it looked all over but the mopping up by the time I just got there! I've been seeing that antisemitic schmuck IP-hopping all over the place. Yeah, they had to semi-protect my user page as well. Wow, is that guy fucked up. I'll keep an eye out and keep a record of wherever I see him next; could be useful. With regards, Tenebrae ( talk) 22:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
As a professional sock spotter. You never seem to miss them; do you have a huge textbook of confirmed socks next to you or something? Basalisk inspect damage⁄ berate 12:40, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
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Stay editing my friend. The most interesting man in the world ( talk) 07:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
What to do about the hairy friend you spotted here? He keeps going. Is it Sean Archer123 a.k.a. Timmy Polo? Shouldn't it be reverted if it is him? This stuff is confusing! Von Restorff ( talk) 08:49, 29 January 2012 (UTC) p.s. How can I get you out of your hemisemidemi-retirement?
"I'm going to raise this issue on WP:ANI, as I think this is grounds for a permanent ban."
Did you ever do that? I looked at AN/I and saw nothing. CycloneGU ( talk) 15:47, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
@ Dave1185
Thank you for correcting the mistake I made. I have no problem with criticism, but there′s really no need to be rude! ⌘ 15:45, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Here is a carrot. Can you hide it? kthxbai, Von Restorff ( talk) 16:05, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Well, I can assure you that I acted with good intentions. A little more thought into the move may have done some good, yes, but I did what I thought was best at the time. I shall endeavour to put more thought into moves in the future.-- Tærkast ( Discuss) 19:18, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs. In the film Mr. Baseball, the "Jack Elliot" character is on second base and trash-talks the second baseman, who in the fiction is also a former MLB player playing in Japan. The Elliot character asks him, "you still spiking guys on the pickoff?" or words along those lines (haven't seen the movie in a long time). What does "spiking" mean in that context? Mashing the baserunner with cleats? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 10:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Good little movie. Clever, funny, and very, very well researched. -- Shirt58 ( talk) 10:54, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Ron Liebman, maybe? Daniel Case ( talk) 14:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
There's a baseball question for you on RDE you may find a decent challenge. I've exhausted my abilities. Perhaps you want to take a stab at it. -- Jayron 32 18:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Illinois Nazis: [6] ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Bugs, before pitchers and catchers have to report, you might be interested (if you haven't seen it already) in a discussion about whether fake "You Have New Messages!" banners closely resembling the real thing are permissible on User Talk Pages. I can see both sides of the argument, so this isn't canvassing (perish the thought). Take a sentimental journey back to what must be by now one of your favorite (or at least unwelcomely-familiar) spots, Wikipedia talk:User pages#RfC: Should "new messages" banner hoaxes be prohibited?. —— Shakescene ( talk) 19:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I was feeling mischeivous and just had to do it. It won't happen again. I know it's a violation, but I couldn't resist. Thank you for simply reverting and informing me, without making a huge situation over it. NaschyCushing ( talk) 01:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
That's a good scene, and it certainly brings to mind that Fawlty Towers episode that, at least first run, wasn't shown in Germany. (Basil to staff, preparing for German tourists: "Whatever you do, don't mention the war." ... [German tourist, to a concussed and confused Basil, over who started an unrelated argument: "Well, you started it." "No, you did, when you invaded Poland!"). Geez, I remember going to press screening of The Blues Brothers in 1980; seems like a long time ago now. The highlight for me was Aretha ... wow, did she belt it out! -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:08, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
Why else would the Chairwoman of the DNC make such an invidious comparison? (remember that the next time they ask you for campaign contributions.)
But unlike certain self-aggrandizing real-estate magnates/would-be media celebrities whose names I'm far too polite to mention, I know that Mr. Bugs takes his endorsements very seriously, knowing what a grave responsibility he bears to those who trust in his erudition, sagacity, patriotism, steadiness and good judgement.
DNC chairwoman: Trump, Romney ‘both like firing people’
By Justin Sink (The Hill) – 02/02/12 11:56 AM ET
DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) said the expected endorsement of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney by reality show host Donald Trump was “a non-news event” and mocked both for making millions “firing people” during an interview Thursday morning.
“It really wouldn’t be surprising if Donald Trump supports Mitt Romney, because they both like firing people and they’ve both made millions doing it,” Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC. “Donald Trump is such a cartoon character, an endorsement no matter who he chooses is like Bugs Bunny making an endorsement.”…
continued with video at http://thehill.com/video/campaign/208263-wasserman-schultz-trumps-support-is-like-bugs-bunny-making-an-endorsement
Användare:Le Lapin Vert. I didn't know you had relatives in Sweden! Slight Smile 02:11, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
To dream, perchance to sweep (or mop); eye, there's the rub, to shuffle that mote of coal off the internet, or to at least to give them a pause, to refresh ourselves. Alas, poor Weekly Reader; we knew them hornblowers; especially in the Biblical sense. 0:) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:50, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
I do hope you're getting dessert out of this, Bugs. If I want some I'll have to make it myself. Oh, I'm also glad you closed that section; let the other one die out as well please... pretty please... Drmies ( talk) 00:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Baseball Bugs, I don't know how I could have been any more clear about dropping the issues related to User:Mistress Selina Kyle. You could not leave things alone. This is disruptive behaviour that is not acceptable. Take the week off. Risker ( talk) 00:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
And words of wisdom from the frequently unwise. The next time you are on ANI, defending your integrity, your honour, and your carrot-hoard, ask yourself "what would The Rabbit do?". Your namesake was clearly a student of Sun Tzu, and understood that victory belongs not to those who react the most noisily, but to those who study the enemy's weak points, and know how to tell when the most effective strategy is to do nothing. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:36, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Per consensus on ANI, you are now unblocked. Don't run with scissors. Toddst1 ( talk) 05:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
It needs the context in the userbox.
I see a lot of grey, if I can. White is blinding, Black is forbidding, but all the relative shades of grey inbetween are interesting, and can be precisely defined, on various scales.
Anyway, that's enough of that crap. Don't let the wotsits grind you down. Begoon talk 12:40, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
...what did you do now Bugs? ... sigh .. now I have even more stuff I have to go read - geesh. What on earth has happened to this place? — Ched : ? 17:26, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm posting this on your talkpage rather than in the long discussion on the noticeboard because it's hard to find anything in that discussion.
It is obvious that there is a fair amount of dissatisfaction with your manner of participating on AN and ANI. Some of the editors commenting in the discussion disagree whether your pattern of commenting on the threads is so disruptive as to actually warrant a pageban, versus just having everyone grit their teeth and continue to put up with it—but there are relatively few editors suggesting that your participation is actually helpful or productive toward resolving the issues raised on AN/ANI.
Given these facts, do you have any suggestions as to how you might change your approach to these discussions to address the concerns that have been reached? If you have any ideas along these lines, right now would be a very good time to say so. Regards, Newyorkbrad ( talk) 22:20, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
I made my comment at AN before I saw this section here, but I want to reiterate what Brad said above, and will go further. Would you consider a voluntary topic ban of some duration, or a pledge to dial back the tone and volume (number of posts) of your commentary? If it helps, I too used to post to AN and ANI very frequently (in the days before I was on ArbCom). This was pointed out to me, and though at the time I justified it by saying to myself that I was being helpful, I still resolved to cut back on the amount I posted to AN and ANI, and it did actually help to not spend so much time at those venues. Even if you aren't prepared to voluntarily accept a topic ban, sometimes posting less is more. People may listen more when someone posts less frequently. I hope you will consider this and what others are saying. Carcharoth ( talk) 01:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm pissed now, because I was thinking of saying/asking pretty much exactly what NYB and Carch have, omly hours earlier, in a section above. I could have been in the lead of such accomplished editors, and I let it slip through my fingers. :) I let it go at the time 'cause Bugs, my experience is that you get really defensive when you first get criticisms and refuse to admit you were wrong in any way for a while. But you do think about it, and I think you do eventually change (if grudgingly) and every so often I see comments from you which let on that maybe yeah you might have changed things a tiny bit. From my experience at the RefDesks (which you came to after a past bout of AN/I ban-Bugs discussions), you came a long way after much discussion. Except for a few nagging problems, I think you're actually pretty consistently helpful there now, with an acceptable amount of whimsicality mixed in. I'll echo the comments above then, can you just tone it down and think more about what exactly you are helping when you comment? As I hope you saw when you stepped back from troll-fighting at the RDs, you are not the sole defender of this wiki. I won't ask you to not insist on the last word, I'll bet that would be the toughest of all. :) Bet I can prove it right in this thread! :) Franamax ( talk) 02:18, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Well, timidly weighing in now ... I didn't weigh in on the AN or ANI because 1) sometimes you really really make me laugh (you're not as good as The Fat Man Who Never Came Back at bringing levity and sanity to this place, but you are sometimes funny :), and 2) there is a terrible tendency taking hold at ANI where some admins who know nothing about anything and don't intend to do the homework to learn something about anything think They're All That And More, and they're quite willing to make everyone else miserable because it satisfies their need for power, so I didn't want to join in that mess of nimwits opining. But, seriously Bugs, your contrib count on that page alone indicates that something has gone too far. ANI is no longer useful for anything, and how are we going to deal with the inept adminning there and get reason to prevail unless we first improve the signal-to-noise ratio? If some sense of decorum can return there, then the really bad, lazy, shoot first investigate later, corrupt adminning will stand out, and be easier to deal with. Those folks won't get the power they seem to need, because they'll look foolish compared to the thoughtful and thorough admins, and maybe they'll go play somewhere else. So, I join in those asking (not demanding) that you stay away for a couple of months, just on the principle that "if what you're doing isn't working, stop doing it". ANI isn't working, and the result is often that the "guilty" walk and the "innocent" are shot. How about going to review some FACs? :) :) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 04:35, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
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Your message above reminded me of those times when socks/trolls/vandals were running amok and the Admins then were paying enough attention to all of the good you've done in defending something very dear to all of us - Wikipedia, without which there would no platform for anyone of us to build, contribute, discuss and deliberate. And for being that lone sane voice that's clear as a crystal amidst all the confusion when it comes to being a "Defender of the Wiki", hence the barnstar. Cheers and best. (PS:Admins are like cops, we need them. Although they maybe dicks at times but at least they're not assholes, like them socks/trolls/vandals.)
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Bugs - a few people have raised the idea of appointing YOU as the AN/I clerk. While it is certainly a bizarre idea on many levels, it also has a perverse logic to it. Classify it under "It's so crazy it just might work".
If you do want to explore the idea, I'd be willing to work with you to establish a set of terms and conditions which we could then take to the community for approval. Cheers Manning ( talk) 04:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Dave - First we need Bugs to agree in principle. Then we need to develop a set of T&C that Bugs is willing to live by. Then we need to take it to the community for discussion and approval - not just the idea of Bugs as "clerk" but the very idea of clerking itself. It all seems a bit unlikely, but if Bugs wants to proceed I think there are enough people willing to help out. Manning ( talk) 10:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
For Baseball Bugs to go from being possibly "hung out to dry" permanently from AN/I to being the clerk would be brilliant, and if AN/I could be run as efficiently as AN/V (complete with helper bot), it could be a major evolutionary step. Speaking of evolution, I just can't wait to see what we find in this lake. Hopefully it's only good things. ;> Doc talk 05:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just a courtesy note to inform you that I am mentioning you by username in the Discussion report including in the next issue of The Signpost. You can see the draft text here. Please leave any feedback on the talk page there. -- Surturz ( talk) 06:58, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I just re-enabled mine .. try it now. — Ched : ? 13:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I don't know if you noticed, but he was warned by Arbcom for his behavior in the Muhammad case which closed a few days ago. Tarc and Anthonyhcole have a bit of history related to that. You have yet to be appointed ANI clerk, so let someone else deal with them two until then. ASCIIn2Bme ( talk) 16:04, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
you've got mail — Ched : ? 16:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
BB, if I recall correctly you said you'd take a one month holiday from commenting at ANI. [7] If so, what's this about? [8] Will Beback talk 20:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
<--Dave, I know you've looked at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#A_serious_issue_needing_to_be_dealt_with.; please do so again, at your leisure--and don't be discussing that other editor again. Bugs, are you in charge yet of ANI? If so, feel free to close that discussion. Gotta go--Fiddler on the Roof is on TV. Toodles, Drmies ( talk) 03:47, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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See Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#aroused_by_cartoon_characters. Discuss, with particular reference to "I dream of Genie, she's a light brown hare" [9] ;-) AndyTheGrump ( talk) 04:36, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
TC will get a stiffy when he see's what you did, lol. He iro 05:03, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs, please refrain from making comments such as the "Weekly Reader" one on any Arbitration case page. That's not a personal attack, I grant you that, but it's an inflammatory remark all the same and you're perfectly aware of it. If you have something constructive to add to the discussion, do feel free to intervene, but please do not post anything provocative. Thanks. Salvio Let's talk about it! 20:13, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Wyland Whales Apple Valley MN.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. MGA73 ( talk) 21:59, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
he just doesn't get it; I'm about to give up. Now he messed up the formatting. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 05:57, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Happened to be in a discussion on AN/I today, and it reminded me of our very disparate view of things a few weeks ago. I thought it only proper to tell you I'm impressed with your work over at the reference desks - the answer about the coffins was great. Risker ( talk) 05:05, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Bugs, you may already have seen it but the discussion you started at AN/I now has a proposal from me for an extension of your AN/I topic ban. Just letting you know in case you miss it. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 00:51, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
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Hey, Bugs! Wow - this is a "dilly of a pickle". What is going to happen with this, do you think, and what is it leading towards? You must know that they are going to get you broken on the wheel if you go back to your "old ways" on either of those two boards - a more formal, RfC-based community topic ban will be requested if this one doesn't pass (or they will bring the old one back, as has been suggested). I think you've honored the spirit of your self-imposed topic ban, and started a thread that was very ill-advised. The desire to silence you grows stronger, or at least remains strong, and perhaps it's best to stay on a break from it, as you have been. All the best, and good luck with this unpleasantness! Doc talk 00:39, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I don't think SoG crowd is going to do stuff now that I've blown the whistle. Soxwon ( talk) 19:56, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Regarding the ANI thread on Besse Cooper...I don't view my engaging at Talk:Besse Cooper as a " caution", and I certainly don't appreciate the thought that me being an administrator makes a difference. This is a case of WP:CONSENSUS, pure and simple, and any editor can - and should - feel free to engage in the discussion. I already expressed the opinion that it wasn't a matter for ANI...for you to then say (paraphrasing) "it's resolved because an admin stepped in" suggests far more than I intended or feel is appropriate. Of course, you're free to disagree, but I don't like the thought that an admin saying "we need to achieve consensus" carries any more weight than, for example, if you had said so. Frank | talk 19:04, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello Baseball Bugs, approximately two months ago, you and I spoke of an IP hopper (which you named "Kermit") who was causing disruptions on The Muppets article and other associated ones. Shortly thereafter, the page was given semi-protection and the IP blocked from editing. It had appeared to end successfully. Unfortunately, it looks like Kermit is back at it again (under a new IP). I'm hoping you can assist me on tackling this problem again. I have written a new section on the article's talk page and left two messages on Kermit's talk page. I would be much obliged to your help, thanks! ~ Jedi94 ( talk) 21:30, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs. My apologies for inadvertent trolling here. I guess I read too much This Modern World and Tom the Dancing Bug cartoons, and should have flagged the comment "political cartoonists who hate freedom" as satirical. Then again, I started the Republican Party Reptile article, so who knows what my political views really are? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 11:57, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
You can read my explanation of the information provided on my user page, which is from where Keysanger took it. More than likely, he has a scheme in plan; but he likes to keep me in suspense. The key determinant of why neither Arafael or me wrote that is that message is that the alleged name provided to User:Arafael was false. In fact, it was probably somebody from Wikimedia Chile who created some fake account and made the Facebook post (in order to accuse us of canvassing). Regards.-- MarshalN20 | Talk 13:19, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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I think people who read that into the image are a little too focused on penis size. There is an extraordinarily wide range of body shapes, races, penis sizes, arm length, etc etc. You can't show them all in one image, and you can't try to insist on every characteristic being some median or average. If there's a consensus that too many things are out of proportion, then find a better one (or get a consensus that the old one is better). No, I don't agree that the image is some kind of stereotype, but that isn't even what WP is saying; he's saying that the image creator, and those supporting this image, are doing it for racist reasons. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 01:08, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi Bugs! Your attitude towards anonymous contributors at the reference desk is being discussed at Wikipedia_talk:RD#Proposed_interaction_ban.2C_User:Baseball_Bugs_and_anonymous_editors. Since I don't know if you've been notified, I'm posting the link here, in case you might want to comment! -- NorwegianBlue talk 20:56, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
I dunno if you've noticed, but there's a discussion about you on the talk page.
APL ( talk) 10:03, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Why the long face Bugs? Please don't let those knuckleheads at the R/D talk page get you down. I hope to see you back at your finest real soon. Bred Ivy ( talk) 22:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Personally, I'm looking at the Rays or the Red Sox making the series for the AL (with the Angels taking the west and the Tigers taking the Central). As for the NL, I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Marlins over the Phillies. For the Central, I'm going with the Cubbies and for the west...I'm going to go out on a limb and pick the Dodgers. Soxwon ( talk) 13:50, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
You might be interested in this discussion:
Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Proposal on "Wikipedia is Not a Social_Network"
Is
WP:NOT an extended collaborative essay, or has it been invoked in so many edit summaries that it's now the kind of POLICY that can get your work haled before ArbCom or the dozen exclusionist XfD pages/censorship boards/field tribunals/military commissions/kangaroo courts?
—— Shakescene (
talk)
05:20, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
There is a discussion which concerns you at Wikipedia talk:Reference desk#Deleted Birther soapboxing. Spinning Spark 19:41, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Would you consider undoing this edit? It's great that you're not bothered by it, but, taunting aside, the talk page is better served by having a meaningful section header, so that the content can be discerned by looking at the table of contents. TJRC ( talk) 23:07, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
From ANI:
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I saw your edit on Sluzzelin's talk page. If the sock is related to the named, banned editor, who is Salvidrim!? Just wondering. Bielle ( talk) 23:21, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Happy opening day. Toddst1 ( talk) 03:13, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Kipling, "The Islanders" —— Shakescene ( talk) 09:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)ye fawned on the Younger Nations for the men who could shoot and ride!
Then ye returned to your trinkets; then ye contented your souls
With the flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals.
Check the Talk page re "strikeout." I have nailed down the time and place for the infamous 5K Inning, though some details remain obscure. WHPratt ( talk) 13:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Only one night back then. Custom evolved due to calendar uncertainties in the Diaspora. Got kept because old customs never die, even when there's a set calendar.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 13:04, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Baseball Bugs, I stumbled upon your (4-year-old) participation in this file deletion discussion through Silent Wind of Doom's talk page. I'm currently defending a few of my uniform images in deletion discussions, and I'm wondering whether you're aware of any similar, more recent incidents I could learn from...and whether you would mind looking at my argument to help me plug any holes. Thanks! Two Hearted River ( paddle / fish) 18:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Happy Easter, we spoke about Easter at Xmas if you remember! Cheers. -- Richhoncho ( talk) 16:17, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Or a "snow check" as it were. — Ched : ? 00:42, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
There's no indication in either article that he coined that term. If it's true, let's put it in the article body (with a reference) instead of referring to it obliquely through the see also section. Pburka ( talk) 03:53, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Until that AN/I thread, I had no idea you could diff two different pages at once. I learn something new every day! 28bytes ( talk) 15:03, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Ah, my mistake! I should've noticed the split roof on the right field side like I noticed it on the LF side in the other photo. I'll request a re-naming of the file and I'll fix the series article. Thanks for the spot! Delaywaves • talk 00:22, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
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I trust that is crystal clear. → ROUX ₪ 23:48, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Er, you really need to visit Conservapedia. The entire site is nothing but an obnoxious personal attack. Viriditas ( talk) 06:35, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Totally. I've watched the "tape" at least a dozen times now, and to me Ryan's stand-and-whine is almost as bad as Jim Joyce's call that robbed Galarraga of his rightful perfect game. If Ryan had started running when he realized he needed to run—as you say, if he'd just done his job—that would have been at worst a VERY close play...and who even knows how accurate Pierzynski's throw would have been under paramount pressure.— DCGeist ( talk) 04:52, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
Ugh. See [20]. JoeSperrazza ( talk) 00:54, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
This guy wants to apologize, for what little that's worth. Getting their request off the queue if nothing else. Danger! High voltage! 07:33, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Say it ain't so, Joe? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:56, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Please acknowledge the explanation I give in my edits: They are clearly following WP:MOS. Thanks. -- 79.223.4.134 ( talk) 23:22, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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For your comment I will concede that someone who does not reproduce does impact evolution, in a "subtractive" way, by taking his own specific genetics out of the collective gene pool. George Carlin would be impressed with your wit. -- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 01:16, 8 May 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. To be mentioned in the same sentence with The Master is both thrilling and humbling. :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→
Hey Bugs! Regarding the spacing thing, a single blank line in the edit box actually won't generate the blank line when it's rendered, you need two of them to do so. Unfortunately there are people and automated processes that go around removing double blank lines. That's where the hidden comment comes in -- the comment doesn't generate anything itself, but the combination of the blank line above it and the blank line below it creates, when rendered, the single line of blank space.
As for the complaint about mobile phone, these folks have been trotting out that for years, and I've asked them for some sort of proof for years, but no one has actually done so. They seem to just assume that the blank line is in some way bad on a mobile device, without ever having checked to see if it's the case. I'm a reasonable guy (really!), and if someone would just show me the problem, I'd stop immediately, but no one ever has. The truth of the matter is, their complaints aren't based on observed problems, there complaints are based on their belief that MoS must be followed no matter what, which is not the case, not as long as it remains a guideline and not a policy. Best, Beyond My Ken ( talk) 02:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
you seem to ask me a question about "Crystal ball to support OR ?" but that was a question in relation to a comment above your comment, not actually yours.
It's basically the concept of determining what the article title should be based upon legal research and speculating what might happen in the future. Penyulap ☏ 11:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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Just lettin' you know that I'm still here. :) Hope all's been well, my friend! — Cinemaniac ( talk • contribs) 22:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
The article has already been though quite a bit of clean up. The tags are over the top. If you read the article you will see that this is indeed the case. Yworo ( talk) 21:40, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
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Wanted to get you a hot dog, would have been more appropriate. Anyway. Thanks for the heads up on the request for deletion of the List of Unbreakable Records. That's a beautiful list, why would anybody want to delete it? I'm glad I got the chance to speak up for it. Listmeister ( talk) 20:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
OK, I have finally given in and decided to create an account. What now? Curt Figknoll ( talk) 23:59, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
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In the Jeff Greenfield Meta Theory of American politics I hadn't encountered before. See Romney’s Daffy Duck vs. Obama’s Bugs Bunny: Sufferin’ succotash! Is it rabbit season in 2012? and the original 2008 column Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck: Why voters always choose the wascally wabbit for president. (about Obama vs Clinton). —— Shakescene ( talk) 00:45, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Bugs, it would probably pay to attend to people's suggestions that you stop soapboxing in a thread where they repeatedly suggest to you that you stop this. Posting references to reliable sources that draw into question material previously posted, or references to similarly "critical" perspectives is absolutely fine and a highly productive way to answer the original poster's question. As is linking to articles. Fifelfoo ( talk) 02:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Perhaps we have a case of reincarnation here? -- Lecen ( talk) 01:50, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
this? ( talk→ BWilkins ←track) 23:21, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Dave needs help here. Evidently he feels that there exists a template that is perfectly suited for use against him. Lend a hand if you would against vandalism by !voting to have this heinous template deleted. 31.186.86.42 ( talk) 17:45, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, this is the second time that I can recall where you have edited a conversation that I have closed. While I do really appreciate the humor in that particular joke, somebody came along right after you and offered quite explicit medical advice. That's the problem with continuing to edit a closed section, even if your specific content isn't a problem - it effectively reopens it. I would just kindly like to ask you to consider leaving closed conversations lie, unless you have a reason not to. Regards, Falconus p t c 23:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
I am working on an Cote d'Ivoire-to-Ivory Coast RM here. If no one else is interested, I'll drop it. Kauffner ( talk) 04:09, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
on the Mike Royko article.
That was actually a spill over from the Herb Caen article. I added nationality into the Caen article but left the SF-based part since 3 or so editors wanted it that way. Regards, -- Mollskman ( talk) 12:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I just had to say it. Great day for baseball. Toddst1 ( talk) 13:19, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Bugs. I've read a couple interesting reviews of this book [22] and thought I would make you aware of it. On a sad note I noticed that one of the pictures of the Bugs the Bunny has been deleted from your user page dag nab it :-( I hope that you are well and Cheers MarnetteD | Talk 22:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Suggestion: next time, per wp:legal threats report it to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents It has been reported: Report Cheers! Jim1138 ( talk) 23:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Frame from an old print of the cartoon "Falling Hare".jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 ( talk) 00:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
This reversion of yours appears to me to be bullying. You said in the edit summary, "No consensus. Don't revert again or I'll report you for edit warring." However, your own action was the exact thing you were warning against; a knee-jerk reversion in the face of, as you plainly state, "no consensus". In that case, longtime article conditions stand, no change is to be made, but you did not honor that. Binksternet ( talk) 01:47, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
I noticed ANI on my watch list and that piqued my curiosity. There seems to be a slow wheel war over his user rights. Since at least two of the rights are ones you can't use while blocked (I have no idea about reviewer), I can't fathom why it would matter, why a Commons admin would care, or why three different en admins would feel compelled to remove the permissions or why one admin would feel compelled to restore them. -- B ( talk) 04:28, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
The ways of the Wiki, they are mysterious. He iro 05:54, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Interesting experiment this weekend...Thank you for your participation. Singapore Sister didn't get that much attention, but the results in general were much better than expected. 2A02:AF8:6:1400:0:0:1:90 ( talk) 00:56, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Sorting through some papers, I came across a set of 4 (attached) tickets for the 1998 World Series between the Blue Jays and "National League Champions". I wonder whose fantasy this was? The Jays only came third in the ALE that year. Looks like I paid $180.00 for the tickets, so I was a dreamer, too. I wonder why I didn't turn them back in? Bielle ( talk) 17:59, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Baseball Bugs, as you are someone who has shown that you can be objective, would you mind commenting at Talk:Anal_sex#WP:RfC: Is it a how-to violation/unencyclopedic to clearly state sex precautions?? Three editors from Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not, and three outside of that policy page thus far, have commented, but more outside comments are needed. Flyer22 ( talk) 00:54, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
This is Zsf... I would like to request a SPI because I have dozens of sockpuppets waiting to disrupt Wikipedia. Just a heads up.
good day. -- Blizzardof12345 ( talk · contribs) 20:50, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Please let me know which page you would like to resolve this on? It seems that you are taking the discussion all over the place. Thank you. 2605:AC00:F000:102:206:4FFF:FE61:92B5 ( talk) 21:25, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I know Dave1185 is your good friend, but please do not remove comments from my talk page as you did with . Thank you for your coöperation. Leontopodium alpinum ( talk) 13:04, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
What's really ironic is the OP going out of his/her way to be rude while complaining about my perceived discourtesy. Clarityfiend ( talk) 03:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
You know, I didn't really get bothered when the 174 forst moved in on my gig, but the foul language...that's just tacky. There's no need for it. Trolling is best when you hide in plain site. The longer it takes for the subject to realize he's been had, the better. 174 is a disgrace to the troll community and the sooner he is effectively blocked, the better. 218.247.129.7 ( talk) 02:47, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi! Maldonado91 deleted some criticism of Russia from the Syrian Uprising article. I have restored it, but is he permitted to delete such criticism? Am I doing something wrong? It was sourced OK, just something from Amnesty International. Fanzine999 ( talk) 22:45, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, Maldonado91 went further this time and deleted everything to do with Russia. How do I report him? I don't know how to do it. =( Fanzine999 ( talk) 08:49, 30 June 2012 (UTC)