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Check out Talk:Main page, where there are a couple complaints about the shortness of Filippo Salvatore Gilii. I had skipped over that one when updating DYK, since it seemed too short to me. — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:40
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my User Page. -- Wisd e n17 16:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I see you have been doing some excellent work on these articles, good to see. I have been toying with the idea of working up some new articles on the Skaffie, Baldie and Zulu for some time now. There is already a decent article on the Fifie. I suspect your knowledge in this area is infinitely better than mine so I wondered if you would like to take the lead on this?
Also, as Tagishsimon pointed out, there is some duplication in your articles with the content of other existing articles such as the Fifie. In such cases it is useful to keep content to a summary level, and provide a link to the main article by using the template {{ main}}. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on articles for the other boat types. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:17, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I'd like to include the article in the next DYK update. Would you have any objection to the simplified wording I've suggested on the talk page. I agree with Lar that the hook is a bit obscure within the article. I would appreciate your thoughts, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 09:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Seeing your work particularly on DYK, I'm requesting your admin intervention against disruption episodes like following:
This is an official request which will be reflected on respective admin noticeboards. Thank you in advance, Ukrained 13:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I have received a complaint from User:Ukrained about your comments on Template talk:Did you know. I can see there is some history of nationalist related disputes between you, but I know I don't need to remind you of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. Please don't let these disputes spread elsewhere and lead you to violate these key policies. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Done! created some 13 archives. btw, some suggestions for DYK - given that there are so many old candidates still around, I feel that a principal reason is that many admins find it too daunting to update. We should reduce the work done by an admin. We should just stick to dyktalk rather than notifying users or expand templates. Also, newest articles shd go to special:newpages - I responded on the relevant thread on the DYK discussion page. -- Gurubrahma 17:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I've just noted your comments on Talk:Main_Page. I sincerely hope you haven't taken any offence to my remarks on the issue of the appropriateness of the originally featured image, or thought that I was in any way belittling the medical condition or the quality of article and images. I have re-read my postings and am now worried that they may be misconstrued as flippant and dismissive. I was merely aiming to comment on my astonsihment at the furore that seemed to have erupted over the originally featured image which, in my view, is the one that best illustrates the article on the main page. I was also trying to inject a little bit of humour but, with this imperfect digital communication medium, I am now worried that this may have been taken wrongly. I hope that clears things up (if necessary). Best wishes and happy editing. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not remove my comments from the Main Talk page. Perhaps you might endeavour to read all of the preceeding discussion before doing so. Thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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Did you know...
Hi, I made two nominations ( this and this) to DYK in the nick of time (within 5 days); the points are, IMO, meaty and the pages large in size. I am hoping that they were overlooked (since they were hardly there for a few hours, and surrounded by rejection debates) rather than rejected. Is it possible for you to reconsider them? Thanx, ImpuMozhi 12:45, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Brookie, I've added back the two articles you removed so that they get the minimum 6 hour exposure on the main page. Items being removed should also be archived on the template talk page, all the necessary instructions are there and at Wikipedia:Did you know/Guide. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
How do you get that template? FellowWikip e dian 01:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
That was my vain attempt at keeping DYK more alive and fluid. If several entries had decent pictures, I'd be for switching them around periodically. There's no real reason why one entry should remain at the top position with the picture. — BRIAN 0918 • 2006-06-09 16:08
Two more articles about Guantanamo detainees have been nominated for deletion:
One of your fellow admins, a guy named User:Stifle, voted to keep the first one, but said it needed serious POV trimming. He voted to delete the second one, on the grounds that wikipedia is not a soapbox. Of course you know who the soapbox complaint reminds me of. :-) It may be that the reminder precludes me from taking complaints that remind me of you know who with the seriousness they deserve.
I think I have been doing a pretty good job of writing about the Guantanamo detainees. I have had other complaints of bias, from other people besides our friend. But, in general, like him, they can't cite specific passages. And I am left with the impression that their complaint is evidence of their bias not mine.
I asked the guy who nominated those two recent articles, User:MilesToGo, to explain, in more detail, why he put an {npov} on the Rasool article. Instead he nominated it for deletion. (FWIW, I suspect MTG is a sockpuppet.)
Anyhow, I trust your judgement. I'd appreciate your opinion on whether I allowed an unconscious bias to taint these two articles.
Thanks. -- Geo Swan 02:17, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I think this particular claim is result of misinterpretation of sources. Original source used in article says that one regional branch was modelled under Gestapo, see [1]. I suggest to remove it from DYK. Sigitas 12:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. I'm so proud! :) Sláinte, -- Gordon Finn 12:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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Dear Cactus.man, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it, especially from an experienced editor and admin like yourself. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
stop blocking us from editing you punk. If you want some, come get some. Now'll we'll edit your page. Remix part 3 haha! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.225.189.4 ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
You updated DYK less than 12 hours after the previous update! Jooler 13:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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Cactus.man is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy! |
What new rules??? + + Lar: t/ c 19:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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The Working Man's Barnstar | |
For your continuing supervision of the DYKs, I, Piotrus, hearby award you with The Working Man's Barnstar. Wear it proudly and keep up the good job! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for telling me. You really made my day :) It will definitely not be my last contribution to DYK. Regards. Valentinian (talk) 21:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
are you in mid update at this moment? I ask because you don' tuse warns and an image I expected to use has already been protected... actually that was Pharos and it's in the news so the DYK isn't eligible. Anyway I just started a run, msg me back if you are in fact already updating.. + + Lar: t/ c 13:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Samir, thanks for doing the last DYK update, nice selection of articles and hopefully you will continue updating as a "new pair of hands". Just a few minor things to remember: don't forget to archive the previous items from the template to the top of Template_talk:Did_you_know#Archive, including a link to the featured image in parentheses; images hosted on commons should be uploaded locally to WP if they're not protected on Commons, and tagged with the {{ C-uploaded}} template; don't forget to actually protect the image and unprotect the previous one that's just been replaced (or speedy delete it if it was C-uploaded). I've fixed these bits and pieces, so no need for you to do anything, just wanted to let you know for your next update !!! Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have just now made a nomination for DYK of an article unstubbed on 24/June. It seems rather inconspicuous, in the middle os a sea of old nominations, so I am pinging you to draw attention -- if you ever promote it, it must be in the next 24 hours at the latest. Regards, ImpuMozhi 22:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Cactus,
I couldn't resist making the following userbox after reading the attached link. After being insulted on numerous occasions by trolls I decided to fight back the best way I know how -- with a witty userbox! Feel free to remove this from your talk page if you don't appreciate the humour. = )
Cheers,
Netsnipe (Talk) 05:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
File:Gavel icon.jpg |
WP: Policies & Guidelines This Wikipedian is proud to be a “Bureaucratic Fuck”. |
In this edit you claimed to have archived DYK, but articles like CornerShot aren't linked in the DYK archive. Did something go wrong? - Mgm| (talk) 08:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
David, your proposal for the main page is excellent. However, the lone square brackets around the edit links are wrong. Look at the portal template, or any other portal out there, and the main page is a portal after all. Bracketless is the correct form. With brackets contradicts the standard method and is visually "clunky". -- Cactus.man ✍ 13:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
You beat the bots? :-D -- Andeh 07:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
It's all on the RFA in its full glory, totally signed. Blnguyen | rant-line 08:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you letting me know about Nicole Manske DYK. I really appreciate it! Chris 16:33, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi Grue, I see you've started an update. I had one ready to start, but please carry on. Just FYI, in case you are going to use the Vitebsk Rail Terminal article and image, I have already uploaded and protected Image:Vitebsky vokzal.JPG from Commons. If you're not going to use this let me know and I'll delete it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Akash, I have replied to your query on Template_talk:Did_you_know. I would have included the article, but when I updated it was the last one to be selected without an image, so I had to bypass it. I see it also got passed over again, I think because Grue felt he had too many biographies. If I manage to get the next update done before anyone else I will definitely include it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 18:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Glad you enjoyed the underwater panthers :) And I love the Wikipedia Signpost -- our very own newspaper, how swish! Bookgrrl 12:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for contributing the impressive the pile of supports gathered on
my RfA, which passed with a final tally of
0x0104/0x01/0x00. I'm happy that so many people have put faith in my abilities as an admin and promise to use the tools wisely and do my best not to let you down. If I ever may be of assistance, just leave a note on
my talk page. Misza 13, the rouge-on-demand admin wishes you happy editing! NOTE: This message has been encrypted with the sophisticated
ROT-26 algorithm. |
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Thank you so much, my dear Cactus Man! :) Hearing words like your praise for my modest work makes me blush - but hey, don't let that stop you ;) Btw, I'll take this opportunity to tell you you look so CUTE in your pic at Facebook - correct me if I'm wrong, tho... you had not shaved yourself that particular day, right? ;) Big hugs! Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 11:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
A sad story, and one more couple who didn't get to be together because of the foolishness of politics and prejudice. I hope I've not bored you with this story, my dear unshaved Cactus Man - have a great weekend! :) Hugs, Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 12:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi! The link you provided in the sean Black RfA seems to be wrong. Any chance of reposting it? Thanks. -- Guinnog 16:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
And I'm currently using them on my own user page. Hope that's ok with you. Excellent quotes! -- Guinnog 16:33, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Could you please update DYK, it's not been updated in almost a day. Cheers, H ig hway Return to Oz... 17:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Discussion on CFD - proposal to merge all subcats of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies up into the main cat. Relevant categories which would be deleted are:
I think that this is a rather important discussion for editors interested in Scotland-related articles, especially Scottish politics and Scottish biographical articles (particularly local history). Please have a read and ponder, and contribute to the debate if you like. Thanks. -- Mais oui! 17:51, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar, it's much appreciated. My wiki time is a bit limited at the moment, so I'll not get much DYK updating done for a while, but I'll get back onto it when I have more time. There seems to be a few extra people helping with updates now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Keep up the good DYK work yourself. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
There is a problem with the content. the info is presented in a very biased way and does not constitute the actual chronology of events pertinent to the band and its members' reshufflings. the person who created this page is affiliated with the least noticeable band member and he keeps this nonsense as the real deal. this page either should be edited or deleted all together rather than continuing to display this disinformation. please intervene. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.25.103 ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 25 July 2006 UTC
I see you are making many edits to User:Langzi Userpage. They look legitimate but are coming from this IP address (also 60.229.220.120). Are you User:Langzi, and got logged out without realising it, or forgot to login? If you are Langzi, please log in and confirm on my talk page so that I don't need to investigate this any further. Many thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
*continues to hope I didn't screw the update up* Syrthiss 14:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up my userpage! -- Chris (talk) 11:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Is very important people know good, or bad about people. You remove it why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.175.139 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Answer: a copy of the birth certificate of Haroon Leghari is available for anyone interested. It is not a fake and is verifiable by checking the records of the registrar of births for The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Town Hall off Kings Road, Chelsea, London.
I trust as per law and any other verifiability purpose this suffices as proof until proven otherwise by objectos or editors. I would request that any reverts on the entry of Haroon Leghari ceases forthwith so that the public at large are aware of the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.133.70.3 ( talk • contribs) 06:50, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Check out Talk:Main page, where there are a couple complaints about the shortness of Filippo Salvatore Gilii. I had skipped over that one when updating DYK, since it seemed too short to me. — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:40
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my User Page. -- Wisd e n17 16:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I see you have been doing some excellent work on these articles, good to see. I have been toying with the idea of working up some new articles on the Skaffie, Baldie and Zulu for some time now. There is already a decent article on the Fifie. I suspect your knowledge in this area is infinitely better than mine so I wondered if you would like to take the lead on this?
Also, as Tagishsimon pointed out, there is some duplication in your articles with the content of other existing articles such as the Fifie. In such cases it is useful to keep content to a summary level, and provide a link to the main article by using the template {{ main}}. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on articles for the other boat types. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:17, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I'd like to include the article in the next DYK update. Would you have any objection to the simplified wording I've suggested on the talk page. I agree with Lar that the hook is a bit obscure within the article. I would appreciate your thoughts, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 09:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Seeing your work particularly on DYK, I'm requesting your admin intervention against disruption episodes like following:
This is an official request which will be reflected on respective admin noticeboards. Thank you in advance, Ukrained 13:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I have received a complaint from User:Ukrained about your comments on Template talk:Did you know. I can see there is some history of nationalist related disputes between you, but I know I don't need to remind you of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. Please don't let these disputes spread elsewhere and lead you to violate these key policies. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Done! created some 13 archives. btw, some suggestions for DYK - given that there are so many old candidates still around, I feel that a principal reason is that many admins find it too daunting to update. We should reduce the work done by an admin. We should just stick to dyktalk rather than notifying users or expand templates. Also, newest articles shd go to special:newpages - I responded on the relevant thread on the DYK discussion page. -- Gurubrahma 17:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I've just noted your comments on Talk:Main_Page. I sincerely hope you haven't taken any offence to my remarks on the issue of the appropriateness of the originally featured image, or thought that I was in any way belittling the medical condition or the quality of article and images. I have re-read my postings and am now worried that they may be misconstrued as flippant and dismissive. I was merely aiming to comment on my astonsihment at the furore that seemed to have erupted over the originally featured image which, in my view, is the one that best illustrates the article on the main page. I was also trying to inject a little bit of humour but, with this imperfect digital communication medium, I am now worried that this may have been taken wrongly. I hope that clears things up (if necessary). Best wishes and happy editing. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not remove my comments from the Main Talk page. Perhaps you might endeavour to read all of the preceeding discussion before doing so. Thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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Did you know...
Hi, I made two nominations ( this and this) to DYK in the nick of time (within 5 days); the points are, IMO, meaty and the pages large in size. I am hoping that they were overlooked (since they were hardly there for a few hours, and surrounded by rejection debates) rather than rejected. Is it possible for you to reconsider them? Thanx, ImpuMozhi 12:45, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Brookie, I've added back the two articles you removed so that they get the minimum 6 hour exposure on the main page. Items being removed should also be archived on the template talk page, all the necessary instructions are there and at Wikipedia:Did you know/Guide. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
How do you get that template? FellowWikip e dian 01:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
That was my vain attempt at keeping DYK more alive and fluid. If several entries had decent pictures, I'd be for switching them around periodically. There's no real reason why one entry should remain at the top position with the picture. — BRIAN 0918 • 2006-06-09 16:08
Two more articles about Guantanamo detainees have been nominated for deletion:
One of your fellow admins, a guy named User:Stifle, voted to keep the first one, but said it needed serious POV trimming. He voted to delete the second one, on the grounds that wikipedia is not a soapbox. Of course you know who the soapbox complaint reminds me of. :-) It may be that the reminder precludes me from taking complaints that remind me of you know who with the seriousness they deserve.
I think I have been doing a pretty good job of writing about the Guantanamo detainees. I have had other complaints of bias, from other people besides our friend. But, in general, like him, they can't cite specific passages. And I am left with the impression that their complaint is evidence of their bias not mine.
I asked the guy who nominated those two recent articles, User:MilesToGo, to explain, in more detail, why he put an {npov} on the Rasool article. Instead he nominated it for deletion. (FWIW, I suspect MTG is a sockpuppet.)
Anyhow, I trust your judgement. I'd appreciate your opinion on whether I allowed an unconscious bias to taint these two articles.
Thanks. -- Geo Swan 02:17, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I think this particular claim is result of misinterpretation of sources. Original source used in article says that one regional branch was modelled under Gestapo, see [2]. I suggest to remove it from DYK. Sigitas 12:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. I'm so proud! :) Sláinte, -- Gordon Finn 12:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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Dear Cactus.man, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it, especially from an experienced editor and admin like yourself. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
stop blocking us from editing you punk. If you want some, come get some. Now'll we'll edit your page. Remix part 3 haha! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.225.189.4 ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
You updated DYK less than 12 hours after the previous update! Jooler 13:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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Cactus.man is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy! |
What new rules??? + + Lar: t/ c 19:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
![]() |
The Working Man's Barnstar | |
For your continuing supervision of the DYKs, I, Piotrus, hearby award you with The Working Man's Barnstar. Wear it proudly and keep up the good job! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for telling me. You really made my day :) It will definitely not be my last contribution to DYK. Regards. Valentinian (talk) 21:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
are you in mid update at this moment? I ask because you don' tuse warns and an image I expected to use has already been protected... actually that was Pharos and it's in the news so the DYK isn't eligible. Anyway I just started a run, msg me back if you are in fact already updating.. + + Lar: t/ c 13:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Samir, thanks for doing the last DYK update, nice selection of articles and hopefully you will continue updating as a "new pair of hands". Just a few minor things to remember: don't forget to archive the previous items from the template to the top of Template_talk:Did_you_know#Archive, including a link to the featured image in parentheses; images hosted on commons should be uploaded locally to WP if they're not protected on Commons, and tagged with the {{ C-uploaded}} template; don't forget to actually protect the image and unprotect the previous one that's just been replaced (or speedy delete it if it was C-uploaded). I've fixed these bits and pieces, so no need for you to do anything, just wanted to let you know for your next update !!! Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have just now made a nomination for DYK of an article unstubbed on 24/June. It seems rather inconspicuous, in the middle os a sea of old nominations, so I am pinging you to draw attention -- if you ever promote it, it must be in the next 24 hours at the latest. Regards, ImpuMozhi 22:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Cactus,
I couldn't resist making the following userbox after reading the attached link. After being insulted on numerous occasions by trolls I decided to fight back the best way I know how -- with a witty userbox! Feel free to remove this from your talk page if you don't appreciate the humour. = )
Cheers,
Netsnipe (Talk) 05:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
File:Gavel icon.jpg |
WP: Policies & Guidelines This Wikipedian is proud to be a “Bureaucratic Fuck”. |
In this edit you claimed to have archived DYK, but articles like CornerShot aren't linked in the DYK archive. Did something go wrong? - Mgm| (talk) 08:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
David, your proposal for the main page is excellent. However, the lone square brackets around the edit links are wrong. Look at the portal template, or any other portal out there, and the main page is a portal after all. Bracketless is the correct form. With brackets contradicts the standard method and is visually "clunky". -- Cactus.man ✍ 13:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
You beat the bots? :-D -- Andeh 07:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
It's all on the RFA in its full glory, totally signed. Blnguyen | rant-line 08:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you letting me know about Nicole Manske DYK. I really appreciate it! Chris 16:33, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi Grue, I see you've started an update. I had one ready to start, but please carry on. Just FYI, in case you are going to use the Vitebsk Rail Terminal article and image, I have already uploaded and protected Image:Vitebsky vokzal.JPG from Commons. If you're not going to use this let me know and I'll delete it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Akash, I have replied to your query on Template_talk:Did_you_know. I would have included the article, but when I updated it was the last one to be selected without an image, so I had to bypass it. I see it also got passed over again, I think because Grue felt he had too many biographies. If I manage to get the next update done before anyone else I will definitely include it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 18:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Glad you enjoyed the underwater panthers :) And I love the Wikipedia Signpost -- our very own newspaper, how swish! Bookgrrl 12:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for contributing the impressive the pile of supports gathered on
my RfA, which passed with a final tally of
0x0104/0x01/0x00. I'm happy that so many people have put faith in my abilities as an admin and promise to use the tools wisely and do my best not to let you down. If I ever may be of assistance, just leave a note on
my talk page. Misza 13, the rouge-on-demand admin wishes you happy editing! NOTE: This message has been encrypted with the sophisticated
ROT-26 algorithm. |
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Thank you so much, my dear Cactus Man! :) Hearing words like your praise for my modest work makes me blush - but hey, don't let that stop you ;) Btw, I'll take this opportunity to tell you you look so CUTE in your pic at Facebook - correct me if I'm wrong, tho... you had not shaved yourself that particular day, right? ;) Big hugs! Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 11:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
A sad story, and one more couple who didn't get to be together because of the foolishness of politics and prejudice. I hope I've not bored you with this story, my dear unshaved Cactus Man - have a great weekend! :) Hugs, Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 12:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi! The link you provided in the sean Black RfA seems to be wrong. Any chance of reposting it? Thanks. -- Guinnog 16:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
And I'm currently using them on my own user page. Hope that's ok with you. Excellent quotes! -- Guinnog 16:33, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Could you please update DYK, it's not been updated in almost a day. Cheers, H ig hway Return to Oz... 17:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Discussion on CFD - proposal to merge all subcats of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies up into the main cat. Relevant categories which would be deleted are:
I think that this is a rather important discussion for editors interested in Scotland-related articles, especially Scottish politics and Scottish biographical articles (particularly local history). Please have a read and ponder, and contribute to the debate if you like. Thanks. -- Mais oui! 17:51, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar, it's much appreciated. My wiki time is a bit limited at the moment, so I'll not get much DYK updating done for a while, but I'll get back onto it when I have more time. There seems to be a few extra people helping with updates now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Keep up the good DYK work yourself. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
There is a problem with the content. the info is presented in a very biased way and does not constitute the actual chronology of events pertinent to the band and its members' reshufflings. the person who created this page is affiliated with the least noticeable band member and he keeps this nonsense as the real deal. this page either should be edited or deleted all together rather than continuing to display this disinformation. please intervene. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.25.103 ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 25 July 2006 UTC
I see you are making many edits to User:Langzi Userpage. They look legitimate but are coming from this IP address (also 60.229.220.120). Are you User:Langzi, and got logged out without realising it, or forgot to login? If you are Langzi, please log in and confirm on my talk page so that I don't need to investigate this any further. Many thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
*continues to hope I didn't screw the update up* Syrthiss 14:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up my userpage! -- Chris (talk) 11:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Is very important people know good, or bad about people. You remove it why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.175.139 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Answer: a copy of the birth certificate of Haroon Leghari is available for anyone interested. It is not a fake and is verifiable by checking the records of the registrar of births for The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Town Hall off Kings Road, Chelsea, London.
I trust as per law and any other verifiability purpose this suffices as proof until proven otherwise by objectos or editors. I would request that any reverts on the entry of Haroon Leghari ceases forthwith so that the public at large are aware of the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.133.70.3 ( talk • contribs) 06:50, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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Archive 1 | ← | Archive 3 | Archive 4 | Archive 5 | Archive 6 | Archive 7 | → | Archive 10 |
Check out Talk:Main page, where there are a couple complaints about the shortness of Filippo Salvatore Gilii. I had skipped over that one when updating DYK, since it seemed too short to me. — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:40
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my User Page. -- Wisd e n17 16:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I see you have been doing some excellent work on these articles, good to see. I have been toying with the idea of working up some new articles on the Skaffie, Baldie and Zulu for some time now. There is already a decent article on the Fifie. I suspect your knowledge in this area is infinitely better than mine so I wondered if you would like to take the lead on this?
Also, as Tagishsimon pointed out, there is some duplication in your articles with the content of other existing articles such as the Fifie. In such cases it is useful to keep content to a summary level, and provide a link to the main article by using the template {{ main}}. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on articles for the other boat types. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:17, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I'd like to include the article in the next DYK update. Would you have any objection to the simplified wording I've suggested on the talk page. I agree with Lar that the hook is a bit obscure within the article. I would appreciate your thoughts, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 09:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Seeing your work particularly on DYK, I'm requesting your admin intervention against disruption episodes like following:
This is an official request which will be reflected on respective admin noticeboards. Thank you in advance, Ukrained 13:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I have received a complaint from User:Ukrained about your comments on Template talk:Did you know. I can see there is some history of nationalist related disputes between you, but I know I don't need to remind you of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. Please don't let these disputes spread elsewhere and lead you to violate these key policies. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Done! created some 13 archives. btw, some suggestions for DYK - given that there are so many old candidates still around, I feel that a principal reason is that many admins find it too daunting to update. We should reduce the work done by an admin. We should just stick to dyktalk rather than notifying users or expand templates. Also, newest articles shd go to special:newpages - I responded on the relevant thread on the DYK discussion page. -- Gurubrahma 17:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I've just noted your comments on Talk:Main_Page. I sincerely hope you haven't taken any offence to my remarks on the issue of the appropriateness of the originally featured image, or thought that I was in any way belittling the medical condition or the quality of article and images. I have re-read my postings and am now worried that they may be misconstrued as flippant and dismissive. I was merely aiming to comment on my astonsihment at the furore that seemed to have erupted over the originally featured image which, in my view, is the one that best illustrates the article on the main page. I was also trying to inject a little bit of humour but, with this imperfect digital communication medium, I am now worried that this may have been taken wrongly. I hope that clears things up (if necessary). Best wishes and happy editing. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not remove my comments from the Main Talk page. Perhaps you might endeavour to read all of the preceeding discussion before doing so. Thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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Did you know...
Hi, I made two nominations ( this and this) to DYK in the nick of time (within 5 days); the points are, IMO, meaty and the pages large in size. I am hoping that they were overlooked (since they were hardly there for a few hours, and surrounded by rejection debates) rather than rejected. Is it possible for you to reconsider them? Thanx, ImpuMozhi 12:45, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Brookie, I've added back the two articles you removed so that they get the minimum 6 hour exposure on the main page. Items being removed should also be archived on the template talk page, all the necessary instructions are there and at Wikipedia:Did you know/Guide. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
How do you get that template? FellowWikip e dian 01:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
That was my vain attempt at keeping DYK more alive and fluid. If several entries had decent pictures, I'd be for switching them around periodically. There's no real reason why one entry should remain at the top position with the picture. — BRIAN 0918 • 2006-06-09 16:08
Two more articles about Guantanamo detainees have been nominated for deletion:
One of your fellow admins, a guy named User:Stifle, voted to keep the first one, but said it needed serious POV trimming. He voted to delete the second one, on the grounds that wikipedia is not a soapbox. Of course you know who the soapbox complaint reminds me of. :-) It may be that the reminder precludes me from taking complaints that remind me of you know who with the seriousness they deserve.
I think I have been doing a pretty good job of writing about the Guantanamo detainees. I have had other complaints of bias, from other people besides our friend. But, in general, like him, they can't cite specific passages. And I am left with the impression that their complaint is evidence of their bias not mine.
I asked the guy who nominated those two recent articles, User:MilesToGo, to explain, in more detail, why he put an {npov} on the Rasool article. Instead he nominated it for deletion. (FWIW, I suspect MTG is a sockpuppet.)
Anyhow, I trust your judgement. I'd appreciate your opinion on whether I allowed an unconscious bias to taint these two articles.
Thanks. -- Geo Swan 02:17, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I think this particular claim is result of misinterpretation of sources. Original source used in article says that one regional branch was modelled under Gestapo, see [1]. I suggest to remove it from DYK. Sigitas 12:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. I'm so proud! :) Sláinte, -- Gordon Finn 12:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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Dear Cactus.man, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it, especially from an experienced editor and admin like yourself. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
stop blocking us from editing you punk. If you want some, come get some. Now'll we'll edit your page. Remix part 3 haha! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.225.189.4 ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
You updated DYK less than 12 hours after the previous update! Jooler 13:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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Cactus.man is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy! |
What new rules??? + + Lar: t/ c 19:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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The Working Man's Barnstar | |
For your continuing supervision of the DYKs, I, Piotrus, hearby award you with The Working Man's Barnstar. Wear it proudly and keep up the good job! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for telling me. You really made my day :) It will definitely not be my last contribution to DYK. Regards. Valentinian (talk) 21:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
are you in mid update at this moment? I ask because you don' tuse warns and an image I expected to use has already been protected... actually that was Pharos and it's in the news so the DYK isn't eligible. Anyway I just started a run, msg me back if you are in fact already updating.. + + Lar: t/ c 13:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Samir, thanks for doing the last DYK update, nice selection of articles and hopefully you will continue updating as a "new pair of hands". Just a few minor things to remember: don't forget to archive the previous items from the template to the top of Template_talk:Did_you_know#Archive, including a link to the featured image in parentheses; images hosted on commons should be uploaded locally to WP if they're not protected on Commons, and tagged with the {{ C-uploaded}} template; don't forget to actually protect the image and unprotect the previous one that's just been replaced (or speedy delete it if it was C-uploaded). I've fixed these bits and pieces, so no need for you to do anything, just wanted to let you know for your next update !!! Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have just now made a nomination for DYK of an article unstubbed on 24/June. It seems rather inconspicuous, in the middle os a sea of old nominations, so I am pinging you to draw attention -- if you ever promote it, it must be in the next 24 hours at the latest. Regards, ImpuMozhi 22:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Cactus,
I couldn't resist making the following userbox after reading the attached link. After being insulted on numerous occasions by trolls I decided to fight back the best way I know how -- with a witty userbox! Feel free to remove this from your talk page if you don't appreciate the humour. = )
Cheers,
Netsnipe (Talk) 05:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
File:Gavel icon.jpg |
WP: Policies & Guidelines This Wikipedian is proud to be a “Bureaucratic Fuck”. |
In this edit you claimed to have archived DYK, but articles like CornerShot aren't linked in the DYK archive. Did something go wrong? - Mgm| (talk) 08:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
David, your proposal for the main page is excellent. However, the lone square brackets around the edit links are wrong. Look at the portal template, or any other portal out there, and the main page is a portal after all. Bracketless is the correct form. With brackets contradicts the standard method and is visually "clunky". -- Cactus.man ✍ 13:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
You beat the bots? :-D -- Andeh 07:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
It's all on the RFA in its full glory, totally signed. Blnguyen | rant-line 08:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you letting me know about Nicole Manske DYK. I really appreciate it! Chris 16:33, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi Grue, I see you've started an update. I had one ready to start, but please carry on. Just FYI, in case you are going to use the Vitebsk Rail Terminal article and image, I have already uploaded and protected Image:Vitebsky vokzal.JPG from Commons. If you're not going to use this let me know and I'll delete it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Akash, I have replied to your query on Template_talk:Did_you_know. I would have included the article, but when I updated it was the last one to be selected without an image, so I had to bypass it. I see it also got passed over again, I think because Grue felt he had too many biographies. If I manage to get the next update done before anyone else I will definitely include it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 18:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Glad you enjoyed the underwater panthers :) And I love the Wikipedia Signpost -- our very own newspaper, how swish! Bookgrrl 12:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for contributing the impressive the pile of supports gathered on
my RfA, which passed with a final tally of
0x0104/0x01/0x00. I'm happy that so many people have put faith in my abilities as an admin and promise to use the tools wisely and do my best not to let you down. If I ever may be of assistance, just leave a note on
my talk page. Misza 13, the rouge-on-demand admin wishes you happy editing! NOTE: This message has been encrypted with the sophisticated
ROT-26 algorithm. |
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Thank you so much, my dear Cactus Man! :) Hearing words like your praise for my modest work makes me blush - but hey, don't let that stop you ;) Btw, I'll take this opportunity to tell you you look so CUTE in your pic at Facebook - correct me if I'm wrong, tho... you had not shaved yourself that particular day, right? ;) Big hugs! Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 11:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
A sad story, and one more couple who didn't get to be together because of the foolishness of politics and prejudice. I hope I've not bored you with this story, my dear unshaved Cactus Man - have a great weekend! :) Hugs, Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 12:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi! The link you provided in the sean Black RfA seems to be wrong. Any chance of reposting it? Thanks. -- Guinnog 16:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
And I'm currently using them on my own user page. Hope that's ok with you. Excellent quotes! -- Guinnog 16:33, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Could you please update DYK, it's not been updated in almost a day. Cheers, H ig hway Return to Oz... 17:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Discussion on CFD - proposal to merge all subcats of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies up into the main cat. Relevant categories which would be deleted are:
I think that this is a rather important discussion for editors interested in Scotland-related articles, especially Scottish politics and Scottish biographical articles (particularly local history). Please have a read and ponder, and contribute to the debate if you like. Thanks. -- Mais oui! 17:51, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar, it's much appreciated. My wiki time is a bit limited at the moment, so I'll not get much DYK updating done for a while, but I'll get back onto it when I have more time. There seems to be a few extra people helping with updates now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Keep up the good DYK work yourself. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
There is a problem with the content. the info is presented in a very biased way and does not constitute the actual chronology of events pertinent to the band and its members' reshufflings. the person who created this page is affiliated with the least noticeable band member and he keeps this nonsense as the real deal. this page either should be edited or deleted all together rather than continuing to display this disinformation. please intervene. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.25.103 ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 25 July 2006 UTC
I see you are making many edits to User:Langzi Userpage. They look legitimate but are coming from this IP address (also 60.229.220.120). Are you User:Langzi, and got logged out without realising it, or forgot to login? If you are Langzi, please log in and confirm on my talk page so that I don't need to investigate this any further. Many thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
*continues to hope I didn't screw the update up* Syrthiss 14:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up my userpage! -- Chris (talk) 11:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Is very important people know good, or bad about people. You remove it why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.175.139 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Answer: a copy of the birth certificate of Haroon Leghari is available for anyone interested. It is not a fake and is verifiable by checking the records of the registrar of births for The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Town Hall off Kings Road, Chelsea, London.
I trust as per law and any other verifiability purpose this suffices as proof until proven otherwise by objectos or editors. I would request that any reverts on the entry of Haroon Leghari ceases forthwith so that the public at large are aware of the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.133.70.3 ( talk • contribs) 06:50, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Check out Talk:Main page, where there are a couple complaints about the shortness of Filippo Salvatore Gilii. I had skipped over that one when updating DYK, since it seemed too short to me. — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:40
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my User Page. -- Wisd e n17 16:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I see you have been doing some excellent work on these articles, good to see. I have been toying with the idea of working up some new articles on the Skaffie, Baldie and Zulu for some time now. There is already a decent article on the Fifie. I suspect your knowledge in this area is infinitely better than mine so I wondered if you would like to take the lead on this?
Also, as Tagishsimon pointed out, there is some duplication in your articles with the content of other existing articles such as the Fifie. In such cases it is useful to keep content to a summary level, and provide a link to the main article by using the template {{ main}}. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on articles for the other boat types. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:17, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I'd like to include the article in the next DYK update. Would you have any objection to the simplified wording I've suggested on the talk page. I agree with Lar that the hook is a bit obscure within the article. I would appreciate your thoughts, thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 09:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi. Seeing your work particularly on DYK, I'm requesting your admin intervention against disruption episodes like following:
This is an official request which will be reflected on respective admin noticeboards. Thank you in advance, Ukrained 13:07, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ghirla, I have received a complaint from User:Ukrained about your comments on Template talk:Did you know. I can see there is some history of nationalist related disputes between you, but I know I don't need to remind you of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. Please don't let these disputes spread elsewhere and lead you to violate these key policies. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:03, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Done! created some 13 archives. btw, some suggestions for DYK - given that there are so many old candidates still around, I feel that a principal reason is that many admins find it too daunting to update. We should reduce the work done by an admin. We should just stick to dyktalk rather than notifying users or expand templates. Also, newest articles shd go to special:newpages - I responded on the relevant thread on the DYK discussion page. -- Gurubrahma 17:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Hello Bill, I've just noted your comments on Talk:Main_Page. I sincerely hope you haven't taken any offence to my remarks on the issue of the appropriateness of the originally featured image, or thought that I was in any way belittling the medical condition or the quality of article and images. I have re-read my postings and am now worried that they may be misconstrued as flippant and dismissive. I was merely aiming to comment on my astonsihment at the furore that seemed to have erupted over the originally featured image which, in my view, is the one that best illustrates the article on the main page. I was also trying to inject a little bit of humour but, with this imperfect digital communication medium, I am now worried that this may have been taken wrongly. I hope that clears things up (if necessary). Best wishes and happy editing. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:20, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not remove my comments from the Main Talk page. Perhaps you might endeavour to read all of the preceeding discussion before doing so. Thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 17:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
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Did you know...
Hi, I made two nominations ( this and this) to DYK in the nick of time (within 5 days); the points are, IMO, meaty and the pages large in size. I am hoping that they were overlooked (since they were hardly there for a few hours, and surrounded by rejection debates) rather than rejected. Is it possible for you to reconsider them? Thanx, ImpuMozhi 12:45, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Brookie, I've added back the two articles you removed so that they get the minimum 6 hour exposure on the main page. Items being removed should also be archived on the template talk page, all the necessary instructions are there and at Wikipedia:Did you know/Guide. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 15:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
How do you get that template? FellowWikip e dian 01:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
That was my vain attempt at keeping DYK more alive and fluid. If several entries had decent pictures, I'd be for switching them around periodically. There's no real reason why one entry should remain at the top position with the picture. — BRIAN 0918 • 2006-06-09 16:08
Two more articles about Guantanamo detainees have been nominated for deletion:
One of your fellow admins, a guy named User:Stifle, voted to keep the first one, but said it needed serious POV trimming. He voted to delete the second one, on the grounds that wikipedia is not a soapbox. Of course you know who the soapbox complaint reminds me of. :-) It may be that the reminder precludes me from taking complaints that remind me of you know who with the seriousness they deserve.
I think I have been doing a pretty good job of writing about the Guantanamo detainees. I have had other complaints of bias, from other people besides our friend. But, in general, like him, they can't cite specific passages. And I am left with the impression that their complaint is evidence of their bias not mine.
I asked the guy who nominated those two recent articles, User:MilesToGo, to explain, in more detail, why he put an {npov} on the Rasool article. Instead he nominated it for deletion. (FWIW, I suspect MTG is a sockpuppet.)
Anyhow, I trust your judgement. I'd appreciate your opinion on whether I allowed an unconscious bias to taint these two articles.
Thanks. -- Geo Swan 02:17, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I think this particular claim is result of misinterpretation of sources. Original source used in article says that one regional branch was modelled under Gestapo, see [2]. I suggest to remove it from DYK. Sigitas 12:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. I'm so proud! :) Sláinte, -- Gordon Finn 12:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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Dear Cactus.man, thanks so much for your support during my recent successful request for adminship. I really appreciate it, especially from an experienced editor and admin like yourself. Take care -- Samir धर्म 08:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
stop blocking us from editing you punk. If you want some, come get some. Now'll we'll edit your page. Remix part 3 haha! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.225.189.4 ( talk • contribs) 08:35, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
You updated DYK less than 12 hours after the previous update! Jooler 13:56, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
![]() |
Cactus.man is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy! |
What new rules??? + + Lar: t/ c 19:43, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
![]() |
The Working Man's Barnstar | |
For your continuing supervision of the DYKs, I, Piotrus, hearby award you with The Working Man's Barnstar. Wear it proudly and keep up the good job! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for telling me. You really made my day :) It will definitely not be my last contribution to DYK. Regards. Valentinian (talk) 21:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
are you in mid update at this moment? I ask because you don' tuse warns and an image I expected to use has already been protected... actually that was Pharos and it's in the news so the DYK isn't eligible. Anyway I just started a run, msg me back if you are in fact already updating.. + + Lar: t/ c 13:27, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Samir, thanks for doing the last DYK update, nice selection of articles and hopefully you will continue updating as a "new pair of hands". Just a few minor things to remember: don't forget to archive the previous items from the template to the top of Template_talk:Did_you_know#Archive, including a link to the featured image in parentheses; images hosted on commons should be uploaded locally to WP if they're not protected on Commons, and tagged with the {{ C-uploaded}} template; don't forget to actually protect the image and unprotect the previous one that's just been replaced (or speedy delete it if it was C-uploaded). I've fixed these bits and pieces, so no need for you to do anything, just wanted to let you know for your next update !!! Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:59, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I have just now made a nomination for DYK of an article unstubbed on 24/June. It seems rather inconspicuous, in the middle os a sea of old nominations, so I am pinging you to draw attention -- if you ever promote it, it must be in the next 24 hours at the latest. Regards, ImpuMozhi 22:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi Cactus,
I couldn't resist making the following userbox after reading the attached link. After being insulted on numerous occasions by trolls I decided to fight back the best way I know how -- with a witty userbox! Feel free to remove this from your talk page if you don't appreciate the humour. = )
Cheers,
Netsnipe (Talk) 05:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
File:Gavel icon.jpg |
WP: Policies & Guidelines This Wikipedian is proud to be a “Bureaucratic Fuck”. |
In this edit you claimed to have archived DYK, but articles like CornerShot aren't linked in the DYK archive. Did something go wrong? - Mgm| (talk) 08:13, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
David, your proposal for the main page is excellent. However, the lone square brackets around the edit links are wrong. Look at the portal template, or any other portal out there, and the main page is a portal after all. Bracketless is the correct form. With brackets contradicts the standard method and is visually "clunky". -- Cactus.man ✍ 13:32, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
You beat the bots? :-D -- Andeh 07:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
It's all on the RFA in its full glory, totally signed. Blnguyen | rant-line 08:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you letting me know about Nicole Manske DYK. I really appreciate it! Chris 16:33, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi Grue, I see you've started an update. I had one ready to start, but please carry on. Just FYI, in case you are going to use the Vitebsk Rail Terminal article and image, I have already uploaded and protected Image:Vitebsky vokzal.JPG from Commons. If you're not going to use this let me know and I'll delete it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 10:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Akash, I have replied to your query on Template_talk:Did_you_know. I would have included the article, but when I updated it was the last one to be selected without an image, so I had to bypass it. I see it also got passed over again, I think because Grue felt he had too many biographies. If I manage to get the next update done before anyone else I will definitely include it. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 18:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Glad you enjoyed the underwater panthers :) And I love the Wikipedia Signpost -- our very own newspaper, how swish! Bookgrrl 12:00, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for contributing the impressive the pile of supports gathered on
my RfA, which passed with a final tally of
0x0104/0x01/0x00. I'm happy that so many people have put faith in my abilities as an admin and promise to use the tools wisely and do my best not to let you down. If I ever may be of assistance, just leave a note on
my talk page. Misza 13, the rouge-on-demand admin wishes you happy editing! NOTE: This message has been encrypted with the sophisticated
ROT-26 algorithm. |
![]() |
Thank you so much, my dear Cactus Man! :) Hearing words like your praise for my modest work makes me blush - but hey, don't let that stop you ;) Btw, I'll take this opportunity to tell you you look so CUTE in your pic at Facebook - correct me if I'm wrong, tho... you had not shaved yourself that particular day, right? ;) Big hugs! Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 11:02, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
A sad story, and one more couple who didn't get to be together because of the foolishness of politics and prejudice. I hope I've not bored you with this story, my dear unshaved Cactus Man - have a great weekend! :) Hugs, Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 12:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi! The link you provided in the sean Black RfA seems to be wrong. Any chance of reposting it? Thanks. -- Guinnog 16:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
And I'm currently using them on my own user page. Hope that's ok with you. Excellent quotes! -- Guinnog 16:33, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Could you please update DYK, it's not been updated in almost a day. Cheers, H ig hway Return to Oz... 17:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Discussion on CFD - proposal to merge all subcats of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Scottish constituencies up into the main cat. Relevant categories which would be deleted are:
I think that this is a rather important discussion for editors interested in Scotland-related articles, especially Scottish politics and Scottish biographical articles (particularly local history). Please have a read and ponder, and contribute to the debate if you like. Thanks. -- Mais oui! 17:51, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar, it's much appreciated. My wiki time is a bit limited at the moment, so I'll not get much DYK updating done for a while, but I'll get back onto it when I have more time. There seems to be a few extra people helping with updates now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Keep up the good DYK work yourself. Cheers. -- Cactus.man ✍ 08:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
There is a problem with the content. the info is presented in a very biased way and does not constitute the actual chronology of events pertinent to the band and its members' reshufflings. the person who created this page is affiliated with the least noticeable band member and he keeps this nonsense as the real deal. this page either should be edited or deleted all together rather than continuing to display this disinformation. please intervene. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.25.103 ( talk • contribs) 17:07, 25 July 2006 UTC
I see you are making many edits to User:Langzi Userpage. They look legitimate but are coming from this IP address (also 60.229.220.120). Are you User:Langzi, and got logged out without realising it, or forgot to login? If you are Langzi, please log in and confirm on my talk page so that I don't need to investigate this any further. Many thanks. -- Cactus.man ✍ 12:48, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
*continues to hope I didn't screw the update up* Syrthiss 14:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up my userpage! -- Chris (talk) 11:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Is very important people know good, or bad about people. You remove it why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.175.139 ( talk • contribs) 13:59, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Answer: a copy of the birth certificate of Haroon Leghari is available for anyone interested. It is not a fake and is verifiable by checking the records of the registrar of births for The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Town Hall off Kings Road, Chelsea, London.
I trust as per law and any other verifiability purpose this suffices as proof until proven otherwise by objectos or editors. I would request that any reverts on the entry of Haroon Leghari ceases forthwith so that the public at large are aware of the facts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.133.70.3 ( talk • contribs) 06:50, 31 July 2006 (UTC)