Aaaargghh. As if it weren't bad enough that I misspelt existence, I mangled deities, too. So embarrassing! Thanks for fixing it. Cheers. •Jim62sch• 19:20, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Regarding to the message you've left on my discussion page, your user page in Persian Wikipedia is: http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1:ElinorD. If you want, you can write down what you want to tell people in Persian in English in that page, and I can translate it for you into Persian, so People in Persian Wikipedia would get to know you better. The administrators have also deleted the pages that you wanted me to ask them to delete. So no worries. As I said again I don't mind it at all helping you setting up your Persian page in the Persian Wiki. Best Regards -- Kaaveh 17:38, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Best Regards: -- Kaaveh 17:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC) ...but I notice you are not an admin, and I really think we should curse you with it. Let me know if you are interested.-- Docg 18:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you removed all of the images from the Madness article. I'm quite new to wikipedia and would like to know what needs to be done in order to allow these images to be used. I thought I'd done enough in adding the fair use rationale, but obviously not! Let me know, thanks. Sam Orchard 14:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I notice that you transcluded your RfA before answering the questions. You may wish to undo that, answer the questions, then re-add it. You'll probably get opposes otherwise. - CHAIRBOY ( ☎) 23:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Please answer the questions there...I'm unsure otherwise. Thanks. G1 gg y ! Review me! 23:46, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I never got to thank you for being awesome and empathetic with the whole Orbicle thing (and I recalled that when I was examining your contributions). Thanks! As an expression of my thanks (and hopefully to brighten your day!), have one of my favorite Commons roses :-) -- Iamunknown 04:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I only get called Marskelly at the bar... Early congrats on your impending adminship. Marskell 14:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Elinor. I've posted an additional (totally optional) question to the RfA, just in case you didn't notice. Please feel free to ignore it, it won't change my opinion anyway. I'm just curious and so I've posted it to several ongoing RfAs, because I wanted to give candidates an opportunity to speak freely about some things that caught their interest on Wikipedia. — AldeBaer 18:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Yup, you sorted it. Sorry about that, I must have slipped during an edit conflict. Thanks for the help. LessHeard vanU 21:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC) Wow, that was close. Proabivouac 23:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, congrats on your well-deserved promotion, and I'm looking forward to see you helping us make this project succeed. Crum375 00:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
It is my pleasure to inform you that you are now an admin. Congratulations. You can feel free to do everything you're supposed to do and nothing you're not supposed to do. If you haven't already, now is the time look through the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Sorry if the one oppose spoiled a perfect RfA, but "a thorn makes the rose all the brighter." Best wishes and good luck, -- Cecropia 00:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Very pleased you have joined the admin ranks. It was a pleasure to support you. Congrats!-- MONGO 07:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC) ![]()
Congrats! Pleased to see that you passed with strong support from the community. Enjoy your new tools. FloNight 11:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
I appreciate all the messages of congratulations, and, indeed, the support I was given at my RfA. I have decided not to post boilerplate thank you messages to everyone who voted, as I've seen occasionally that it irritates people, though I suspect that those who have been kind enough to post here probably would not be among that category. However, I am very grateful to each and every one of you, and look forward to helping out as an administrator. ElinorD (talk) 22:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Good job :) I hadn't even got an account over there, let alone a sysop flag. User:MaxSem did the blocking and deleting. Phew! - Alison ☺ 10:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can go mad, block everyone lol just joking:) Congrats again. Merkinsmum 13:37, 13 June 2007 (UTC) ![]() ... but here's the real thing! Bishonen | talk 07:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC).
![]() 'Zilla point you to El C's stripey gallery of chips [/me intently filling pockets with cute pets, not snacks] bishzilla ROARR!! 07:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC).
Well spotted - I was about to ask for that to be renamed - if you are able please do. Thanks. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 09:42, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
First, my dear Eli, please don't mention it - you're a wonderful addition to the ranks, and long overdue if you ask me! ;) Second, indeed, it was a beautiful pleasure, and seeing your name there was a most pleasant surprise. I've been contributing to Wikisource sporadically, poetry mostly. Knowing you're an English teacher, I know you can be a fantastic asset to the 'sourcers ranks as well ;) Third, indeed - Zilla's the greatest contributor ever - and that's not just a matter of size! And fourth... you've got mail! :) Love, Phaedriel - 17:27, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello, ElinorD. I just noticed the wonderful work you did on the Come Rack! Come Rope! article, and the great detail you supplied in the article. I thought I ought to say I am impressed. Algabal 17:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
You wrote:
If footnote 2 at the current version of Wikipedia:No personal attacks is to be believed, that judgement did not necessarily set as strong a precedent as the proponents of BADSITES would like to believe.
A link to a site that exposes editors does not place editors in danger of having their identities exposed. The site did that all by itself; removing one or two links to it does not magically make the leaked information private again. — Steve Summit ( talk) 00:47, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:Lladro.jpg![]() Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Lladro.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page. If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:15, 16 June 2007 (UTC) Image:Fontaninifigurines.jpgI have tagged Image:Fontaninifigurines.jpg as {{ no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{ non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC) Image:Fontaninicrib.jpgI have tagged Image:Fontaninicrib.jpg as {{ no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{ non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry. Checked, I believe the comment is still there, currently. – Luna Santin ( talk) 11:56, 16 June 2007 (UTC) -- howcheng { chat} 00:12, 17 June 2007 (UTC)Thanks. Needs a lot more work, though. ElinorD (talk) 09:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC) Hi ElinorD How does one apply for a page to be protected? Violentbob 11:21, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
This is an old, tired pattern. — Steve Summit ( talk) 00:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry..I tried to fix parse but got beaten by the time and when I changed it, I saw that you already fixed it..Thanks..-- Comet styles 13:43, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Oh well, Thanks for your help! I'll just have to use one of my own, (their not as good, as i do not consider myself a very good photographer. This is alright isn't it? Once again thanks for your help, —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Guildford Flames Fan ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 20 June 2007.
Elinor, might you look into Str1977's actions before saying no warning was necessary? Or do you support striking votes from an AFD page and altering comments? •Jim62sch• 17:05, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
You'll find the same for all messages in the MediaWiki namespace. As they can only be edited by administrators, protecting them would have no additional effect. While I wouldn't expect to see one deleted, this is possible, and would return it to its default text. You can see a list of all the configurable system messages and their default and current settings at Special:Allmessages. Warofdreams talk 00:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Can you please discuss/explain your changes on the Talk page before making changes to the article? The current version is not perfect, but reverting back to the "supreme reality" version undoes weeks of collaborative work. Let's fix the current version by evolving it, not reverting back to an even more problematic version, okay? -- Serge 18:05, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi Elinor, you reverted something on my watchlist using rollback, and I looked at your talk page (it's actually on my watchlist, but I've been busy lately) and saw that you had become an administrator. Congratulations. My editing has been down a bit recently, and I have several papers to work on over the summer. Could I ask you, as a favour, to keep an eye on the situation with User:Ferrylodge. KillerChihuahua asked me to look at the situation months ago, and I did, but didn't have much time to get involved. I did see that he was (in my view) acting unwisely, failing to collaborate properly with others, getting taunted by one person, and showing an inability to let go. Finally, after continuing to post on KillerChihuahua's page, despite warnings, he was blocked by Bishonen for harassment. Bishonen, incidentally, is extremely sensitive to the effect a block can have on a user — see Opposition vote no. 21 in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Carnildo 3 for one of the most impressive and insightful comments I've ever seen on Wikipedia. I can't disagree with the block, but I somehow wish she hadn't made it. There was then an RfC, and, as could have been predicted, support came flooding in for Bishonen. I couldn't bring myself to join in, even though it was obvious that Bishonen hadn't abused her powers, because it was turning into an RfC against a user who was already feeling shocked and offended by the block. I'm hoping that Ferrylodge will be able to move on, and that the people who opposed him will be generous and help him, but I did mention your name to him as someone who might be able to help him if he feels that he's being unfairly treated on talk pages. I hope you don't mind. I mentioned Phaedriel as well, but urged him not to go near her unless he's sure that her little girl is better. And I mentioned GTBacchus, whom I see you've encountered, and who (although I disagree with him on a lot) has an outstanding record of treating troubled users with dignity. You can read my post on User talk:Ferrylodge if you want more information. Cheers. Musical L inguist 19:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
You recently banned user:Chuffer for being a vandal. He/she didn't vandalize, even it he did, it was only once! I think the ban was a horrible error and has to be fixed. RuneWiki 777 21:37, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my addition to Cherie Blairs ever growing list of contorversies. It is a fair entry, and well doccumented at the time and I backed it up with its source. The consensus on her talk page has not been desicive as to whether any more of her controversies should be added. In all, i find your editing over zealous. 82.14.89.118 21:25, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, you just deleted some of my page history, and said that you could furnish me with the deleted material by email, I would very much appreciate that if its not too much trouble. I have responded in greater depth to your action on my usertalk page. Regards Nigosh 15:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
I think that in the process of clarifying the language to your very good compromise proposal, some versions have it substantially weakened.-- Mantanmoreland 16:01, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Your recent edit summary referring to a "link to an anoymous user's blog, staff profile, personal website, etc." has a very good point... it's the intent, purpose, context, and effect of a link that are significant, rather than what site the link is to. A link to a perfectly good academic site, one that is used as a reliable source uncontroversially elsewhere on Wikipedia, can be an "attack" if it's done to try to "out" somebody. This point gets missed when the focus goes instead to the concept of "linking to attack sites", as it often does, and leads to a desire to robotically suppress links simply on the basis of what domain name they go to. *Dan T.* 17:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, congratulations again on your promotion, and thanks for the heads up. Crum375 20:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
My dear Eli, once again, thank you so much for your warm thoughts and your heartfelt prayers for my little girl. There's much I need to tell you, but I'll save those words for email! ;) You are a wonderful friend, and sometimes I find it hard to believe that we've met such a short time ago. Love you, Eli - you truly are a beautiful, shiny person :) Hugs, Phaedriel - 05:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed that you recently became an admin. Belated Congratulations. I always see you at the top of my watchlist, daily, persistently reverting vandalism. You are always on point when it comes to that, and expeditious! Just wanted to say "Hi", and to let you know that you work does not go unappreciated. Thank you for being a great wikipedian!- Andrew c 03:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the 'heads up'. I've updated my user page as well as the articles with the up to date information. SkierRMH 19:52, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Huge improvement! I have felt that a userpage that seemed to be confrontational for the sake of it made you less effective in the excellent work you were doing, as an your image removals etc. might go more smoothly if you're seen as not unnecessarily annoying people. (Unfortunately, image cleanup is going to annoy some people, regardless of your intentions.) My one concern would be with your new photo. You seem to have suddenly, umm, aged a lot! Did all those grey/white hairs come from the stress of trying to uphold image policy? That would be bad news for me, as I've been intending to get more involved in that area. ElinorD (talk) 22:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, I have a problem with which I thought you might be able to assist me. The title of this page, Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi contains a superfluous honorific, contra the Manual of Style. Apparently someone believed this to be his first name. [1] Having removed the honorifics from the article, I attempted to move it, but there is already Abul Ala Maududi with a redirect, meaning I wouldn't be able to do a proper move (with history) unless Abul Ala Maududi is first deleted. Proabivouac 00:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
re WP:V and your protectionThere has been post protection editing. An excuse is that there is no protect tag. As the protecting admin could you please include the tag? Thanks. LessHeard vanU 21:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Hiyya. Quick sanity check - did you email me? - Alison ☺ 23:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Is it helpful when I re-form the 3RR diff's when they are not properly presented, to something clearer? Or is it more of a nuisance? Peace. Lsi john 23:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC) .. regarding that last block (Nleobold).. he had been warned, but the 3RR referral came after the report, when I realized he might not really understand the 3RR rule. (I updated the AN3RR with that comment, prior to your block). Sorry for not being more clear on that comment. Peace. Lsi john 23:22, 2 July 2007 (UTC) .. I just want to make sure he isn't punished for information he didn't have prior to his reverts. Thanks! Peace. Lsi john 23:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for catching that- it felt like it got added somewhere else, but the edit conflict scared and confused me D: -- ʇuǝɯɯoɔ ɐqǝɟ 01:47, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, just had to say that ice cream cone looks delicious! Happy editing --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 22:36, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
You'd get one. You know why. :) ~ Riana ⁂ 03:48, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
The general POV regarding predators in popular sources is an interesting subject. On the one hand, danger is still the "hook" to get people to sit and watch a half-hour nature program, but frequently the "misunderstood" predator is a main theme. (You are told you are more likely to get hit by lightning than killed by a wolf and so on—a bad use of statistics, to be sure.) Given that we are ourselves the most succesful super-predator on the planet, we're rapidly extirpating that category. If portraying Tigers sympathetically helps in preserving the species it's not entirely a bad thing. But then on Wiki we don't need to be sympathetic: let the facts speak for themselves. Thus, if I were to construct a section on the subject I'd like good statistics, properly presented, as on Cougar. Better not to have a section than to have a generic one. I will go back and look if I can find anything for Jaguar, though stats on primarly South American animals seem hard to come by. And to be honest, I'm avoiding Lion and Tiger for the timebeing; it's going to be a huge amount of work to do to those what I've done to other felines. One thing I have read numerous times: juveniles without an established range and old, injured animals are always the most dangerous. You may well read that we have no natural predators because even the large ones have evolved to avoid this large-brained biped with opposable thumbs; that Tigers are more likely to keep their distance from you than penguins is a fascinating fact of nature! But I don't entirely buy it. The large cats and the Brown and Polar Bear will prey upon us, even if the behaviour varies amongst individual animals. Most importantly, if you're looking in the eyes of a predator and convincing yourself that "maybe it feels a little sympathy, just a tiny ounce of non-predator in its heart" or, conversely, "it knows I'm a large-brained biped with opposable thumbs and that I'm the frickin' boss" then you are making a terrible anthropomorphic mistake. Case-in-point on the former error: Grizzly Man. See it if you haven't. Marskell 08:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC) |
Aaaargghh. As if it weren't bad enough that I misspelt existence, I mangled deities, too. So embarrassing! Thanks for fixing it. Cheers. •Jim62sch• 19:20, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Regarding to the message you've left on my discussion page, your user page in Persian Wikipedia is: http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1:ElinorD. If you want, you can write down what you want to tell people in Persian in English in that page, and I can translate it for you into Persian, so People in Persian Wikipedia would get to know you better. The administrators have also deleted the pages that you wanted me to ask them to delete. So no worries. As I said again I don't mind it at all helping you setting up your Persian page in the Persian Wiki. Best Regards -- Kaaveh 17:38, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Best Regards: -- Kaaveh 17:58, 3 June 2007 (UTC) ...but I notice you are not an admin, and I really think we should curse you with it. Let me know if you are interested.-- Docg 18:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you removed all of the images from the Madness article. I'm quite new to wikipedia and would like to know what needs to be done in order to allow these images to be used. I thought I'd done enough in adding the fair use rationale, but obviously not! Let me know, thanks. Sam Orchard 14:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I notice that you transcluded your RfA before answering the questions. You may wish to undo that, answer the questions, then re-add it. You'll probably get opposes otherwise. - CHAIRBOY ( ☎) 23:04, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Please answer the questions there...I'm unsure otherwise. Thanks. G1 gg y ! Review me! 23:46, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I never got to thank you for being awesome and empathetic with the whole Orbicle thing (and I recalled that when I was examining your contributions). Thanks! As an expression of my thanks (and hopefully to brighten your day!), have one of my favorite Commons roses :-) -- Iamunknown 04:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I only get called Marskelly at the bar... Early congrats on your impending adminship. Marskell 14:17, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey, Elinor. I've posted an additional (totally optional) question to the RfA, just in case you didn't notice. Please feel free to ignore it, it won't change my opinion anyway. I'm just curious and so I've posted it to several ongoing RfAs, because I wanted to give candidates an opportunity to speak freely about some things that caught their interest on Wikipedia. — AldeBaer 18:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Yup, you sorted it. Sorry about that, I must have slipped during an edit conflict. Thanks for the help. LessHeard vanU 21:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC) Wow, that was close. Proabivouac 23:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, congrats on your well-deserved promotion, and I'm looking forward to see you helping us make this project succeed. Crum375 00:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
It is my pleasure to inform you that you are now an admin. Congratulations. You can feel free to do everything you're supposed to do and nothing you're not supposed to do. If you haven't already, now is the time look through the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Sorry if the one oppose spoiled a perfect RfA, but "a thorn makes the rose all the brighter." Best wishes and good luck, -- Cecropia 00:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Very pleased you have joined the admin ranks. It was a pleasure to support you. Congrats!-- MONGO 07:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC) ![]()
Congrats! Pleased to see that you passed with strong support from the community. Enjoy your new tools. FloNight 11:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
I appreciate all the messages of congratulations, and, indeed, the support I was given at my RfA. I have decided not to post boilerplate thank you messages to everyone who voted, as I've seen occasionally that it irritates people, though I suspect that those who have been kind enough to post here probably would not be among that category. However, I am very grateful to each and every one of you, and look forward to helping out as an administrator. ElinorD (talk) 22:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Good job :) I hadn't even got an account over there, let alone a sysop flag. User:MaxSem did the blocking and deleting. Phew! - Alison ☺ 10:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can go mad, block everyone lol just joking:) Congrats again. Merkinsmum 13:37, 13 June 2007 (UTC) ![]() ... but here's the real thing! Bishonen | talk 07:51, 14 June 2007 (UTC).
![]() 'Zilla point you to El C's stripey gallery of chips [/me intently filling pockets with cute pets, not snacks] bishzilla ROARR!! 07:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC).
Well spotted - I was about to ask for that to be renamed - if you are able please do. Thanks. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 09:42, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
First, my dear Eli, please don't mention it - you're a wonderful addition to the ranks, and long overdue if you ask me! ;) Second, indeed, it was a beautiful pleasure, and seeing your name there was a most pleasant surprise. I've been contributing to Wikisource sporadically, poetry mostly. Knowing you're an English teacher, I know you can be a fantastic asset to the 'sourcers ranks as well ;) Third, indeed - Zilla's the greatest contributor ever - and that's not just a matter of size! And fourth... you've got mail! :) Love, Phaedriel - 17:27, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
Hello, ElinorD. I just noticed the wonderful work you did on the Come Rack! Come Rope! article, and the great detail you supplied in the article. I thought I ought to say I am impressed. Algabal 17:49, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
You wrote:
If footnote 2 at the current version of Wikipedia:No personal attacks is to be believed, that judgement did not necessarily set as strong a precedent as the proponents of BADSITES would like to believe.
A link to a site that exposes editors does not place editors in danger of having their identities exposed. The site did that all by itself; removing one or two links to it does not magically make the leaked information private again. — Steve Summit ( talk) 00:47, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:Lladro.jpg![]() Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Lladro.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page. If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:15, 16 June 2007 (UTC) Image:Fontaninifigurines.jpgI have tagged Image:Fontaninifigurines.jpg as {{ no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{ non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC) Image:Fontaninicrib.jpgI have tagged Image:Fontaninicrib.jpg as {{ no rationale}}, because it does not provide a fair use rationale. If you believe the image to be acceptable for fair use according to Wikipedia policy, please provide a rationale explaining as much, in accordance with the fair use rationale guideline, on the image description page. Please also consider using {{ non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry. Checked, I believe the comment is still there, currently. – Luna Santin ( talk) 11:56, 16 June 2007 (UTC) -- howcheng { chat} 00:12, 17 June 2007 (UTC)Thanks. Needs a lot more work, though. ElinorD (talk) 09:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC) Hi ElinorD How does one apply for a page to be protected? Violentbob 11:21, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
This is an old, tired pattern. — Steve Summit ( talk) 00:35, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry..I tried to fix parse but got beaten by the time and when I changed it, I saw that you already fixed it..Thanks..-- Comet styles 13:43, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Oh well, Thanks for your help! I'll just have to use one of my own, (their not as good, as i do not consider myself a very good photographer. This is alright isn't it? Once again thanks for your help, —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Guildford Flames Fan ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 20 June 2007.
Elinor, might you look into Str1977's actions before saying no warning was necessary? Or do you support striking votes from an AFD page and altering comments? •Jim62sch• 17:05, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
You'll find the same for all messages in the MediaWiki namespace. As they can only be edited by administrators, protecting them would have no additional effect. While I wouldn't expect to see one deleted, this is possible, and would return it to its default text. You can see a list of all the configurable system messages and their default and current settings at Special:Allmessages. Warofdreams talk 00:11, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Can you please discuss/explain your changes on the Talk page before making changes to the article? The current version is not perfect, but reverting back to the "supreme reality" version undoes weeks of collaborative work. Let's fix the current version by evolving it, not reverting back to an even more problematic version, okay? -- Serge 18:05, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi Elinor, you reverted something on my watchlist using rollback, and I looked at your talk page (it's actually on my watchlist, but I've been busy lately) and saw that you had become an administrator. Congratulations. My editing has been down a bit recently, and I have several papers to work on over the summer. Could I ask you, as a favour, to keep an eye on the situation with User:Ferrylodge. KillerChihuahua asked me to look at the situation months ago, and I did, but didn't have much time to get involved. I did see that he was (in my view) acting unwisely, failing to collaborate properly with others, getting taunted by one person, and showing an inability to let go. Finally, after continuing to post on KillerChihuahua's page, despite warnings, he was blocked by Bishonen for harassment. Bishonen, incidentally, is extremely sensitive to the effect a block can have on a user — see Opposition vote no. 21 in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Carnildo 3 for one of the most impressive and insightful comments I've ever seen on Wikipedia. I can't disagree with the block, but I somehow wish she hadn't made it. There was then an RfC, and, as could have been predicted, support came flooding in for Bishonen. I couldn't bring myself to join in, even though it was obvious that Bishonen hadn't abused her powers, because it was turning into an RfC against a user who was already feeling shocked and offended by the block. I'm hoping that Ferrylodge will be able to move on, and that the people who opposed him will be generous and help him, but I did mention your name to him as someone who might be able to help him if he feels that he's being unfairly treated on talk pages. I hope you don't mind. I mentioned Phaedriel as well, but urged him not to go near her unless he's sure that her little girl is better. And I mentioned GTBacchus, whom I see you've encountered, and who (although I disagree with him on a lot) has an outstanding record of treating troubled users with dignity. You can read my post on User talk:Ferrylodge if you want more information. Cheers. Musical L inguist 19:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
You recently banned user:Chuffer for being a vandal. He/she didn't vandalize, even it he did, it was only once! I think the ban was a horrible error and has to be fixed. RuneWiki 777 21:37, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for removing my addition to Cherie Blairs ever growing list of contorversies. It is a fair entry, and well doccumented at the time and I backed it up with its source. The consensus on her talk page has not been desicive as to whether any more of her controversies should be added. In all, i find your editing over zealous. 82.14.89.118 21:25, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, you just deleted some of my page history, and said that you could furnish me with the deleted material by email, I would very much appreciate that if its not too much trouble. I have responded in greater depth to your action on my usertalk page. Regards Nigosh 15:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
I think that in the process of clarifying the language to your very good compromise proposal, some versions have it substantially weakened.-- Mantanmoreland 16:01, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Your recent edit summary referring to a "link to an anoymous user's blog, staff profile, personal website, etc." has a very good point... it's the intent, purpose, context, and effect of a link that are significant, rather than what site the link is to. A link to a perfectly good academic site, one that is used as a reliable source uncontroversially elsewhere on Wikipedia, can be an "attack" if it's done to try to "out" somebody. This point gets missed when the focus goes instead to the concept of "linking to attack sites", as it often does, and leads to a desire to robotically suppress links simply on the basis of what domain name they go to. *Dan T.* 17:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, congratulations again on your promotion, and thanks for the heads up. Crum375 20:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
My dear Eli, once again, thank you so much for your warm thoughts and your heartfelt prayers for my little girl. There's much I need to tell you, but I'll save those words for email! ;) You are a wonderful friend, and sometimes I find it hard to believe that we've met such a short time ago. Love you, Eli - you truly are a beautiful, shiny person :) Hugs, Phaedriel - 05:06, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed that you recently became an admin. Belated Congratulations. I always see you at the top of my watchlist, daily, persistently reverting vandalism. You are always on point when it comes to that, and expeditious! Just wanted to say "Hi", and to let you know that you work does not go unappreciated. Thank you for being a great wikipedian!- Andrew c 03:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the 'heads up'. I've updated my user page as well as the articles with the up to date information. SkierRMH 19:52, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Huge improvement! I have felt that a userpage that seemed to be confrontational for the sake of it made you less effective in the excellent work you were doing, as an your image removals etc. might go more smoothly if you're seen as not unnecessarily annoying people. (Unfortunately, image cleanup is going to annoy some people, regardless of your intentions.) My one concern would be with your new photo. You seem to have suddenly, umm, aged a lot! Did all those grey/white hairs come from the stress of trying to uphold image policy? That would be bad news for me, as I've been intending to get more involved in that area. ElinorD (talk) 22:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Hi ElinorD, I have a problem with which I thought you might be able to assist me. The title of this page, Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi contains a superfluous honorific, contra the Manual of Style. Apparently someone believed this to be his first name. [1] Having removed the honorifics from the article, I attempted to move it, but there is already Abul Ala Maududi with a redirect, meaning I wouldn't be able to do a proper move (with history) unless Abul Ala Maududi is first deleted. Proabivouac 00:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
re WP:V and your protectionThere has been post protection editing. An excuse is that there is no protect tag. As the protecting admin could you please include the tag? Thanks. LessHeard vanU 21:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Hiyya. Quick sanity check - did you email me? - Alison ☺ 23:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Is it helpful when I re-form the 3RR diff's when they are not properly presented, to something clearer? Or is it more of a nuisance? Peace. Lsi john 23:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC) .. regarding that last block (Nleobold).. he had been warned, but the 3RR referral came after the report, when I realized he might not really understand the 3RR rule. (I updated the AN3RR with that comment, prior to your block). Sorry for not being more clear on that comment. Peace. Lsi john 23:22, 2 July 2007 (UTC) .. I just want to make sure he isn't punished for information he didn't have prior to his reverts. Thanks! Peace. Lsi john 23:23, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for catching that- it felt like it got added somewhere else, but the edit conflict scared and confused me D: -- ʇuǝɯɯoɔ ɐqǝɟ 01:47, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, just had to say that ice cream cone looks delicious! Happy editing --Malevious Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 22:36, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
You'd get one. You know why. :) ~ Riana ⁂ 03:48, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
The general POV regarding predators in popular sources is an interesting subject. On the one hand, danger is still the "hook" to get people to sit and watch a half-hour nature program, but frequently the "misunderstood" predator is a main theme. (You are told you are more likely to get hit by lightning than killed by a wolf and so on—a bad use of statistics, to be sure.) Given that we are ourselves the most succesful super-predator on the planet, we're rapidly extirpating that category. If portraying Tigers sympathetically helps in preserving the species it's not entirely a bad thing. But then on Wiki we don't need to be sympathetic: let the facts speak for themselves. Thus, if I were to construct a section on the subject I'd like good statistics, properly presented, as on Cougar. Better not to have a section than to have a generic one. I will go back and look if I can find anything for Jaguar, though stats on primarly South American animals seem hard to come by. And to be honest, I'm avoiding Lion and Tiger for the timebeing; it's going to be a huge amount of work to do to those what I've done to other felines. One thing I have read numerous times: juveniles without an established range and old, injured animals are always the most dangerous. You may well read that we have no natural predators because even the large ones have evolved to avoid this large-brained biped with opposable thumbs; that Tigers are more likely to keep their distance from you than penguins is a fascinating fact of nature! But I don't entirely buy it. The large cats and the Brown and Polar Bear will prey upon us, even if the behaviour varies amongst individual animals. Most importantly, if you're looking in the eyes of a predator and convincing yourself that "maybe it feels a little sympathy, just a tiny ounce of non-predator in its heart" or, conversely, "it knows I'm a large-brained biped with opposable thumbs and that I'm the frickin' boss" then you are making a terrible anthropomorphic mistake. Case-in-point on the former error: Grizzly Man. See it if you haven't. Marskell 08:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC) |