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I've been working on this first attempt Wikipedia article. If you have time to take another look I would most appreciate it. I would like to bring it into standards (as I have time) as I believe there is a global community of interest which deals with the same information. Open to your advice and don't take it personally. Mark S. Patrick ( talk) 15:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd go through the user's contribs. If I can't find them all, I'd ask for diffs. -- Shark face 217 23:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I really admire your user & talk page. I hope you don't mind, but I created my own version of yours. I'm pretty sure it's Ok with you, right?-- RyRy5 Got something to say? 02:34, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
I have 1 question. If you look at the bottom of my userpage, you should see something saying that "my userpage was originaly designed by Excirial". I would like to turn that into an entire bar. Not just a bar under my userboxes. Can you fix that? RyRy5 Got something to say? 22:16, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
I've done some remedial work on the article. Please review. -- Dweller ( talk) 15:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments on my RFA. Even though it failed with 28 supports, 42 opposes, and 15 neutrals, I am grateful for the suggestions and advice I have received and I do hope to improve as a Wikipedian. If you ever need my help in any endeavor, feel free to drop me a line. -- Shark face 217 20:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I changed some words and expressions you commented before and also I added more categories. Please, let me know if you see something wrong. If you agree that all is ok you could delete advertisments? Thank you Joan Joan Rosell ( talk) 15:10, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey Excirial, I believe I have met your quota. You may check the link for my special contributions. There should be about 43 reports to WP:UAA since sign up, but I believe 40 were blocked. [1]. Nice idea for a challenge, lucky me that I do this all the time, hehe. Cheers mate and happy editing. Wisdom89 ( T / C) 03:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
I have absolutely no idea why it was deleted, but I recreated and tried to fix it. Even though it doesn't exist in the real world, it's worth mentioning. See Ya', tfullwood 18:19, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
After much deliberation on the Award Center Talk Page, I have decided to scrap the References Tagging Challenge. I will award barnstars according to completion of the challenge for those who signed up earlier but who haven't completed the challenge. How far have you gotten with this challenge so far? -- Sharkface T/ C 21:05, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
From the external links Stigmater is indeed another band entirely, and does have some claim of notability unlike the Nemesis articles I've had to chase down, delete and protect. However this is entirely irrelevant as I have deleted the article as a copyrvio of this external link. –– Lid( Talk) 12:15, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I think he's blockable now, too, he's been at it after your warning. Gwen Gale ( talk) 16:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I may have inadvertently contributed to the issuance of two uw-create notices with respect to the same deleted page. Would you object if I removed your create3 warning? I don't think it's going to make much difference in the long run, but I feel a little guilty about having "over-warned" this new user. Accounting4Taste: talk 20:07, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I declined to speedy the above article as it is a building. I suggest you take it to WP:AFD. Thanks. KnightLago ( talk) 20:32, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Regarding your opposition to the publishing of the E-Players Card. I find it overwhelmingly authoritarian that some articles on the subject of online gambling exist with total impunity, for example GoldenPalace.com, and some articles are immediately removed from Wikipedia. You removed my article so fast that i didn't even have time to correct any mistakes or non-neutral language. It amazes me what power you have on this site, a site that clearly in due course will become the subject of power hungry censors with the aim of dictating importance (as they see it at least) to the rest of the world. You say that my article is not content worthy of an encyclopedia yet forget that the traditional sense of encyclopedia is challenged by Wikipedia in the first place. I won't bother anymore with E-Players card nonetheless because watching you control and destroy the very ideals on which the internet is based is entertainment enough. If you've forgotten what those ideals are try thinking along the lines of free and uncensored information for all.
Don't worry about the time dude. It's not about shiny awards, it's about helping the Wiki : ) I hope your feeling better man. Thanks for the star! Wisdom89 ( T / C) 20:07, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm not quite sure whether or not this is the right place to post this complaint, but here goes: I recently created a wikipedia account so that I could make a wikipedia page for my band Satan's Juice, however, it has repeatedly been deleted by the "wikipedia authorities" (one of whom, I assume, you are). I do not understand this. Everything written in that article, though perhaps exaggerated in some places, can be confirmed by the band's members. On top of this, as you may have noted from the sheer length of the article that has now been deleted, much time and energy has been invested in its creation. Therefore, I would ask you consider leaving the article on your site, or, if you are not able to help me, redirect me to the right person, or, if you maintain that the "Satan's Juice" article should not be considered wikipedia-worthy material, please respond on my "talk-page" (I'm not sure where that is) and state your reasons to this effect.
some jerk keeps deleting the pages i make due to "patent nonsense" and what I'm wondering is, who cares if someone puts up a weird post. if it's not in the way of anything you did or infringing apoun anyones intellectual post, then why be a jerk and delete it? i would like a reply to these questions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennychild ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thank you for the explination. that would have been nice to have before it got deleted.and you are not a jerk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennychild ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Errr ... actually, that was a new article on which I was filing an AfD, and even there it was only the extreme unnotability of it that had me doing so that fast. Speeding an article moments after creation gives the creator zero time to respond, let alone improve it or provide proper sources, and for anything other than blatant vandalism or an attack page is obnoxious. May I inquire as to the extreme haste involved? RGTraynor 18:23, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I sent it to AfD as a nn neologism. Dloh cierekim 18:49, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I am grateful for your offer and accept it. Xp54321 ( talk) 20:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I thing I set my auto-archiving thing up correctly but I have a question. Will the archiving bot automatically create an archive box or do I have to do that myself?(Which I don't know how to do.) Xp54321 ( talk) 20:26, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Xp54321 ( talk) 20:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
You accidentally created this in article space at Excirial/ArchiveTemplate. I moved it into your userspace for you. — Gwalla | Talk 23:20, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Guess what? I got a barnstar! This is so exciting! Could you help me start an awards page? Xp54321 ( talk) 02:34, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Signed: Xp54321 ( talk) 01:15, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your generous offer. However I really don't understand all that fancy code yet so I'll have to pass for now. Xp54321 ( talk) 15:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
This entry is no different than entries for many advocacy groups. Defining a political organization is inherently promotional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ASBacon ( talk • contribs) 21:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
This article either qualifies as a G11 promotional article, or an A7 non notable website. The article makes no claim to Notability, has no References and contains the name of the website it promotes quadruple in just three lines. Can you still say this article should stay? Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 22:01, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Nunh,
I see you blocked the above user for 3 days. After reporting him, i came to the conclusion that it is almost certainly a sock of the indef blocked user User:Chickensarecool123. The accounts created the same article minutes after eachother, and both users replaced their user talk page with exactly the same text after being warned. Can this one be upped to indef for being a sock? Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 12:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Excirial, I submitted a page twice called dsyawywd (stands for Don't Swing Your Arms While You Walk Day)...its just a little funny joke im trying to pass around with my friends, it is a reference to an episode of seinfeld...Im new to submitting pages to wikipedia and dont want to get blocked because Im doing somthing wrong, can you help me out?
Edit: sorry i forgot to sign it Spazoidspam ( talk) 13:21, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Spazoidspam ( talk) 14:04, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Check out my new userpage! RyRy5 renovated it for me.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 13:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words and the barn star. Both are much appreciated. — Bellhalla ( talk) 14:43, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I just noticed that you warned this now-blocked user with the speedy removal warning notices. Just a quick reminder to subst: all user warning templates, so instead of {{uw-speedy1}}
it would become {{subst:uw-speedy1}}
. I don't want to be a nag, but templates can change, and we need to know exactly what warnings a user has received. :) Keep uo the good work though! Regards,
Stwalkerster [
talk ] 21:13, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Kind sir, this is my second entry that you have flagged today. If I didn't know better I might think that you are picking on me. Please read my profile info and carefully re-read the entries that I have submitted and tell me if you honestly think I am submitting non-objective "promotional/advertising" content. I welcome your response and I admire your commitment to this community venture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rolah ( talk • contribs) 20:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to explain your personal editing policies. I mispoke - you flagged my second attempt at submitting an article on a different subject. So it was two separate incidences that led me to speculate. Orange Mike explained the process for submitting an article as a member of a corporate entity in thorough detail, so the next time I start an article I will let you know about it and we can take it from there. Cheers and happy editing/flagging/patrolling. Rolah ( talk) 17:26, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
What is the template for the userbox saying your a new page s patroller. I am one now. So this is how they mark pages for csd so fast.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 22:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Just downloaded everything necessary for awb. But I don't see where to start the program. (No desktop icon,start menu has nothing) Does it start automatically? I would hate to download something and found I couldn't use it a second time.It's currently on because I activated its exe file right from where I extracted it to.Help!I am approved. Xp54321 ( talk) 22:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow you're amazing I was about to report that abdullah guy using tw but found you had already done it. Nice job!.
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For lightning fast strikes against vandalism. I present this barnstar.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 23:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC) |
Thanks for the compliment XP :) Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 05:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
This is the version you would have seen when speedy deleting that. Please note that the under construction tag requests that you do not tag for deletion while the tag is in place, as I am literally writing it as we speak. That is the function of the under construction tag. I appreciate you didn't intend any harm, and as per regulations I have not removed the speedy tag, merely added the hang on. Kind regards, SGGH speak! 09:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
My excuses for the arnoob article. It was full of injokes between me and my brother (arno) and I was about to delete in in a couple of hours anyways. Same for the Brechzor article. Guess I underestimated the wiki admins :) Have a nice day Anni666 ( talk) 15:28, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, it seems you recently ran into a known bug (#13) with Twinkle. This is the problem diff. In the interest of further tracking this issue, could you report what browser (version) you are using ? (Also, do you remember seeing an error, or having "slow/unstable" internetconnection that day?) Hopefully that will help is in finding the cause. -- TheDJ ( talk • contribs) 17:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
how do i accept your adoption?
Itfc+canes=me ( talk) 19:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Please be careful - there is no possible way that Joels Drift was a candidate for speedy deletion. Thanks! — iride scent 15:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
On Personja, you tagged db-WP:NOT dictionary, but the first non-criterion on the CSD page is this (that it is not a CSD). While I agree with the tag, just bringing this to your attention. Cheers. Prashanthns ( talk) 19:52, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your offer, Excirial, I accept. Basically I just want to know how everything works on Wiki, how you make things and whatnot. Reading stuff doesn't exactly help me because I won't get it, I pretty much learn from experience. I'm learning how to upload files onto Wiki and customize my userpage currently. I'll let you know if I have any questions. Thanks again!-- Panic!out U've Been Discoed! 21:20, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey I've noticed that you've reverted my edits on my own talk page without any sort of conversation or edit summery. Don't ever do anything like this again. Thanks! JohnnyMrNinja 18:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
I just lost rollback. Put in RfA. Some admin noticed bad reversions, removed it. Two admins really. Any advise? User review going on for me now. Link on top of my userpage.Xp54321 (Vandals Beware!!!,Contribs) 02:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Would you mind taking a look at the changes I've made to Dennis Tedlock, to see if you still think it should be deleted? Thanks. Scog ( talk) 13:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
This page is currently under construction and hasnt been finished yet. Please remove the tag before I do. Dancerman2008 ( talk) 19:51, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Dude, Please do not delete Objective articles, that is not what this is about. People have donated money and don't want to be defrauded by you taking away non defamatory objective articles. Please ask for a third review before you delete a page when there is a dispute. Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by DonDon101 ( talk • contribs) 19:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Dancerman2008 and DonDon101 appear to be the same person. Xp54321 ( Vandals Beware!!!, Contribs) 20:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the barnstar! I enjoy it! :) Captain panda 21:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
I can always turn off my modem and turn it on again with a brand new IP. I just wanna ruin someone else's pretentious editing. Ever checked out the portuguese wikipédia? It sucks, and people would probably ask you if this NPOV thing is edible. You are supposed to thank me for keeping brazilians away from the english one, by blocking whatever IPs are assigned to me. But since you do not like Stone Cold Steve Austin, and is also a robot, I think I cannot expect this from you. At least thank me for being cannon fodder for you, Mr. Editor. If you ever join the admins and lift slimvirgin with your finger, remember me, who crossed your path and was slain by you in a gentlemanly fashion.
Regards,
200.153.176.5 ( talk) 09:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
And that's the bottom line, because 200.148.114.244 ( talk) 15:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC) said so!
Why did you delete this article? -- Particleman24 ( talk) 20:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah sorry, I should have explained it better. I updated the talk page so it will hopefully make more sense... TIM KLOSKE| TALK 20:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
It's borderline, isn't it. Gwen Gale ( talk) 21:14, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
There is almost no information about women in interior design of note on the Wikipedia website (despite the fact that fictitious character Grace Adler gets a pretty lengthy entry). I teach the history of interior design at a university and am trying to rectify this situation by having my students contribute research they have done on notable women in the profession. The page on Vivian Woofter keeps getting deleted but she is a figure of importance to interior designers just as Norman Foster or Louis Sullivan is to architects. I realize that you may not have heard of her and there are not a great number of books or articles written on her but that is because women have been ignored or marginalized and study of the history of interiors is relatively new. I understand how it could be misconstrued as simply a biography of any individual but I assure you that she is a person of note. She worked as the head of Interior Design for the State Department for 20 years and was responsible for the interior design of embassies and American Field offices all over the world. She has had a prolific career and is a figure who the women who study interior design should be able to find information on. Denying her a place in Wikipedia would be both unfortunate and send the wrong message to a generation of female students who can easily find relatively minor (male) architects discussed at great length. I love Wikipedia and encourage my students to interact with it as often as possible and I appreciate the time and effort you and others put into this wonderfully democratizing knowledge process. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Best wishes, Hannah —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monster213 ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! My first one :) Got bored of doing my James Cagney rewrites so thought i'd have a go at the new pages, i seem to rather like doing it! Ged UK ( talk) 16:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Damn, you guys are fast! 70.236.11.83 ( talk) 18:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey. Can you tell me if the wiki page "Yiannis Hadjiantoniou" was created by the user Yiannishaj please? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.228.170.161 ( talk) 16:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
read the article's talk page -- 209.184.113.67 ( talk) 17:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I'M NOT GOING ABOUT THIS PROPERLY: i've never edited wiki before. i just made a change/correction to the inaccurate information in the potable water page, which said that heating water to 100 degrees celsius will kill all pathogens. this is dangerous misinformation, as many pathogens (and espcially their spores) must be heated to at least 118 degrees to be elimiated, which is why in canning procedures, pressure cookers and other methods of heating water higher than boiling point without evaporation are used. THANK YOU, AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY FOR JUST THROWING THIS RANDOMLY IN HERE, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.:) Writting by User_Talk:99.227.246.129
My edit was constructive, and I did provide a rationale in the edit summary. I'm not about to get into an edit war with you, but if you believe the item on the Phoenix mission is indeed a "weather rock", please provide appropriate references. The references given never mention "weather rock" (I know, I checked), except for the Slashdot article, where the reference to "weather rock" is obviously a joke. -- 128.104.112.147 ( talk) 19:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
The section that I removed is considered controversial and I have moved it to talk page for further discussion. This was clearly stated in my edit summary. So I don' think it is a unconstructive edit. Please provide more information other than just a template next time you tried to push the button. ( Cowboybebop98 ( talk) 19:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC))
Hello, Excirial, I accept your adoption offer. Basically all I want to know is how things on Wikipedia work, especially uploading files; I learn best by experiencing so direct links are helpful. Thank you very much!-- Panic!out U've Been Discoed! 20:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Can you explain what This This This and This edit are all about? I was one inch away from adding a content removal warning for the first edit. Apart from that i have issued NPA and Vandalism warnings for edits similar to the latter in the past. Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 09:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow, aren't you vigilant I admire that.
Wannabe Wiki (
talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Why did you just take off all my references that I was adding to the page...? I am slowly trying to clean it up and you just deleted it all? Lady Raven. 10:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
"Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Etiquette of Indian dining has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 10:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)"
Thanks for the welcome. But, am not very new to Wikipedia. As the case is, I have indeed provided an edit summary: "→Right hand: added the "{{ fact}}" template and a hidden comment". You can verify this at [3].
Moreover, in the hidden comment I have provided the complete reasoning for my action that is adding the hidden comment. Regarding the {{ fact}} template it is pretty evident (at least, so do I feel) that such a statement requires to be backed by a reference. Being an Indian I've never really heard of such an explanation. It's not just the food, but even in many other aspects like social ceremonies, the right hand is considered the "auspicious" hand.
Likewise, I have also discussed some issues in the talk page of the article.
So, I'd be glad if I'd be told more precisely how my actions have been deemed "unconstructive".
Thanks for being watchful even of a relatively neglected article.
Regards.
—KetanPanchal taLK 11:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Is faster than mine. Blink, and you beat me to the revert. Huggle, right? :) DarkAudit ( talk) 13:58, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Gurch, what is this [4] revert all about. I guess this was a little huggly miss? :). Apart from that, if it is an unintentional miss, could there be something wrong with the user whitelist? I am pretty sure i am on that list, and as far as i know, it should ignore/prevent reversions from trusted users. Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 18:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
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I hereby award you this barnstar for making this website a much better place! -- Schfifty Three 20:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC) |
I was adding more info for St. George's School (Vancouver). I live in Vancouver and I know what people think...how was that vandalism!?!?
Just in case you were wondering what this was, it was definite vandalism (and almost undoubtedly racially motivated). The message that replaced the article's content reads (in Romanian): "Death to the crows," with "crows" being a metaphor for the Romani people. -- Kuaichik ( talk) 20:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate your trying to stop advertising, as is the rules, but i was in no way trynig to advertise the pirate captain. I am simply a fan of the Pirates! in an Adventure with... series and, after 4 books, felt the Pirate Captain deserved a page. Also, I had only just started it and was certain to reword it anyway. I had only done one edit. And I was soon to sort it out properly. I'm really not anything to do with the books' publication and the sentence I'd written can't have suggested that. If there was also a problem with the content, I can only say that other characters from fiction have a page (i.e Arthur Dent, of 5 books and a tv series, first person that came to mind) and the Pirate Captain is now a willing candidate. I also had back up sources to show his truths. If this was advertising I'm sure that every character/film/dvd page is also advertising. Was there any other reasons for its deletion?
Arthur7 ( talk) 21:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I noticed you used a template to warn people of an AIV report, which template is it? Arienh4 (Talk) 14:46, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
You have helped me once before in the past, so I decided once again to ask for your help. I was wondering whether you could guide me in how to put images on wikipedia pages, this very basic action is one I just can't seem to figure out! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hari iyer44 ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I ran into you a couple times while patrolling the recent changes, and on the Lawn mower article. I have just started being active in fighting vandalism and I wanted to ask you something. What is the next step after you issue several warnings and the user continues to vandalize? Do you report them all on ANI or is there a quicker way. I ran into this several times today, and sometimes it took hours for them to be blocked from editing. So my really what I'm asking is, is there something else I should do after issuing warnings that will speed the process? Thanks and have a great day, Landon1980 ( talk) 13:16, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
sry about that ... jst an edit conflict, u beat me to the vandal Eli + 13:35, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Your revert is inappropriate, that's why I'm going to revert it on my own. THe article is about the County of Tyrol, just a short note about the VV battle is necessary. I was going to write it. If you don't agree, list your reason in the talk page. Thank. Regards.-- 78.13.167.236 ( talk) 10:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Are the messages I receieved automatically sent or did I really do something wrong? I still can't see anything wrong or bad with the internal links I added. -- Ozculer ( talk) 11:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the recent edits back and forth and propose a compromise. I have been trying to summarize the organization's goals in a sterile way, but Yaf keeps injecting his political opinion about each of the goals into the page. He has been blocked before on firearms related pages for unfairly editing others content, which is what he has done here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.15.42.55 ( talk) 20:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed that you reverted the caption on Brent's photo in Twink as vandalism. That is a content dispute, not vandalism, as vandalism is ... a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Arguing about the phrasing of a caption just isn't vandalism, it's a disagreement. Overusing the term robs it of it's usefulness, I think, and we would be better off using it against uncontroversial vandals. — Becksguy ( talk) 23:05, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
It pisses them off - using a template that says "here is a basic guide to editing" is rather insulting, plus can you explain WHY you have stuck that ugly template on my page - when I'm engaged in normal editorial activity. -- Allemandtando ( talk) 10:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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I've been working on this first attempt Wikipedia article. If you have time to take another look I would most appreciate it. I would like to bring it into standards (as I have time) as I believe there is a global community of interest which deals with the same information. Open to your advice and don't take it personally. Mark S. Patrick ( talk) 15:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd go through the user's contribs. If I can't find them all, I'd ask for diffs. -- Shark face 217 23:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I really admire your user & talk page. I hope you don't mind, but I created my own version of yours. I'm pretty sure it's Ok with you, right?-- RyRy5 Got something to say? 02:34, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
I have 1 question. If you look at the bottom of my userpage, you should see something saying that "my userpage was originaly designed by Excirial". I would like to turn that into an entire bar. Not just a bar under my userboxes. Can you fix that? RyRy5 Got something to say? 22:16, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
I've done some remedial work on the article. Please review. -- Dweller ( talk) 15:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments on my RFA. Even though it failed with 28 supports, 42 opposes, and 15 neutrals, I am grateful for the suggestions and advice I have received and I do hope to improve as a Wikipedian. If you ever need my help in any endeavor, feel free to drop me a line. -- Shark face 217 20:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I changed some words and expressions you commented before and also I added more categories. Please, let me know if you see something wrong. If you agree that all is ok you could delete advertisments? Thank you Joan Joan Rosell ( talk) 15:10, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey Excirial, I believe I have met your quota. You may check the link for my special contributions. There should be about 43 reports to WP:UAA since sign up, but I believe 40 were blocked. [1]. Nice idea for a challenge, lucky me that I do this all the time, hehe. Cheers mate and happy editing. Wisdom89 ( T / C) 03:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
I have absolutely no idea why it was deleted, but I recreated and tried to fix it. Even though it doesn't exist in the real world, it's worth mentioning. See Ya', tfullwood 18:19, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
After much deliberation on the Award Center Talk Page, I have decided to scrap the References Tagging Challenge. I will award barnstars according to completion of the challenge for those who signed up earlier but who haven't completed the challenge. How far have you gotten with this challenge so far? -- Sharkface T/ C 21:05, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
From the external links Stigmater is indeed another band entirely, and does have some claim of notability unlike the Nemesis articles I've had to chase down, delete and protect. However this is entirely irrelevant as I have deleted the article as a copyrvio of this external link. –– Lid( Talk) 12:15, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I think he's blockable now, too, he's been at it after your warning. Gwen Gale ( talk) 16:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I may have inadvertently contributed to the issuance of two uw-create notices with respect to the same deleted page. Would you object if I removed your create3 warning? I don't think it's going to make much difference in the long run, but I feel a little guilty about having "over-warned" this new user. Accounting4Taste: talk 20:07, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I declined to speedy the above article as it is a building. I suggest you take it to WP:AFD. Thanks. KnightLago ( talk) 20:32, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Regarding your opposition to the publishing of the E-Players Card. I find it overwhelmingly authoritarian that some articles on the subject of online gambling exist with total impunity, for example GoldenPalace.com, and some articles are immediately removed from Wikipedia. You removed my article so fast that i didn't even have time to correct any mistakes or non-neutral language. It amazes me what power you have on this site, a site that clearly in due course will become the subject of power hungry censors with the aim of dictating importance (as they see it at least) to the rest of the world. You say that my article is not content worthy of an encyclopedia yet forget that the traditional sense of encyclopedia is challenged by Wikipedia in the first place. I won't bother anymore with E-Players card nonetheless because watching you control and destroy the very ideals on which the internet is based is entertainment enough. If you've forgotten what those ideals are try thinking along the lines of free and uncensored information for all.
Don't worry about the time dude. It's not about shiny awards, it's about helping the Wiki : ) I hope your feeling better man. Thanks for the star! Wisdom89 ( T / C) 20:07, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm not quite sure whether or not this is the right place to post this complaint, but here goes: I recently created a wikipedia account so that I could make a wikipedia page for my band Satan's Juice, however, it has repeatedly been deleted by the "wikipedia authorities" (one of whom, I assume, you are). I do not understand this. Everything written in that article, though perhaps exaggerated in some places, can be confirmed by the band's members. On top of this, as you may have noted from the sheer length of the article that has now been deleted, much time and energy has been invested in its creation. Therefore, I would ask you consider leaving the article on your site, or, if you are not able to help me, redirect me to the right person, or, if you maintain that the "Satan's Juice" article should not be considered wikipedia-worthy material, please respond on my "talk-page" (I'm not sure where that is) and state your reasons to this effect.
some jerk keeps deleting the pages i make due to "patent nonsense" and what I'm wondering is, who cares if someone puts up a weird post. if it's not in the way of anything you did or infringing apoun anyones intellectual post, then why be a jerk and delete it? i would like a reply to these questions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennychild ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thank you for the explination. that would have been nice to have before it got deleted.and you are not a jerk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennychild ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Errr ... actually, that was a new article on which I was filing an AfD, and even there it was only the extreme unnotability of it that had me doing so that fast. Speeding an article moments after creation gives the creator zero time to respond, let alone improve it or provide proper sources, and for anything other than blatant vandalism or an attack page is obnoxious. May I inquire as to the extreme haste involved? RGTraynor 18:23, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I sent it to AfD as a nn neologism. Dloh cierekim 18:49, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I am grateful for your offer and accept it. Xp54321 ( talk) 20:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I thing I set my auto-archiving thing up correctly but I have a question. Will the archiving bot automatically create an archive box or do I have to do that myself?(Which I don't know how to do.) Xp54321 ( talk) 20:26, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Xp54321 ( talk) 20:47, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
You accidentally created this in article space at Excirial/ArchiveTemplate. I moved it into your userspace for you. — Gwalla | Talk 23:20, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Guess what? I got a barnstar! This is so exciting! Could you help me start an awards page? Xp54321 ( talk) 02:34, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Signed: Xp54321 ( talk) 01:15, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your generous offer. However I really don't understand all that fancy code yet so I'll have to pass for now. Xp54321 ( talk) 15:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
This entry is no different than entries for many advocacy groups. Defining a political organization is inherently promotional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ASBacon ( talk • contribs) 21:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
This article either qualifies as a G11 promotional article, or an A7 non notable website. The article makes no claim to Notability, has no References and contains the name of the website it promotes quadruple in just three lines. Can you still say this article should stay? Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 22:01, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Nunh,
I see you blocked the above user for 3 days. After reporting him, i came to the conclusion that it is almost certainly a sock of the indef blocked user User:Chickensarecool123. The accounts created the same article minutes after eachother, and both users replaced their user talk page with exactly the same text after being warned. Can this one be upped to indef for being a sock? Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 12:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Excirial, I submitted a page twice called dsyawywd (stands for Don't Swing Your Arms While You Walk Day)...its just a little funny joke im trying to pass around with my friends, it is a reference to an episode of seinfeld...Im new to submitting pages to wikipedia and dont want to get blocked because Im doing somthing wrong, can you help me out?
Edit: sorry i forgot to sign it Spazoidspam ( talk) 13:21, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Spazoidspam ( talk) 14:04, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Check out my new userpage! RyRy5 renovated it for me.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 13:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words and the barn star. Both are much appreciated. — Bellhalla ( talk) 14:43, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I just noticed that you warned this now-blocked user with the speedy removal warning notices. Just a quick reminder to subst: all user warning templates, so instead of {{uw-speedy1}}
it would become {{subst:uw-speedy1}}
. I don't want to be a nag, but templates can change, and we need to know exactly what warnings a user has received. :) Keep uo the good work though! Regards,
Stwalkerster [
talk ] 21:13, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Kind sir, this is my second entry that you have flagged today. If I didn't know better I might think that you are picking on me. Please read my profile info and carefully re-read the entries that I have submitted and tell me if you honestly think I am submitting non-objective "promotional/advertising" content. I welcome your response and I admire your commitment to this community venture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rolah ( talk • contribs) 20:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to explain your personal editing policies. I mispoke - you flagged my second attempt at submitting an article on a different subject. So it was two separate incidences that led me to speculate. Orange Mike explained the process for submitting an article as a member of a corporate entity in thorough detail, so the next time I start an article I will let you know about it and we can take it from there. Cheers and happy editing/flagging/patrolling. Rolah ( talk) 17:26, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
What is the template for the userbox saying your a new page s patroller. I am one now. So this is how they mark pages for csd so fast.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 22:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Just downloaded everything necessary for awb. But I don't see where to start the program. (No desktop icon,start menu has nothing) Does it start automatically? I would hate to download something and found I couldn't use it a second time.It's currently on because I activated its exe file right from where I extracted it to.Help!I am approved. Xp54321 ( talk) 22:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow you're amazing I was about to report that abdullah guy using tw but found you had already done it. Nice job!.
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For lightning fast strikes against vandalism. I present this barnstar.:) Xp54321 ( talk) 23:24, 15 May 2008 (UTC) |
Thanks for the compliment XP :) Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 05:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
This is the version you would have seen when speedy deleting that. Please note that the under construction tag requests that you do not tag for deletion while the tag is in place, as I am literally writing it as we speak. That is the function of the under construction tag. I appreciate you didn't intend any harm, and as per regulations I have not removed the speedy tag, merely added the hang on. Kind regards, SGGH speak! 09:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
My excuses for the arnoob article. It was full of injokes between me and my brother (arno) and I was about to delete in in a couple of hours anyways. Same for the Brechzor article. Guess I underestimated the wiki admins :) Have a nice day Anni666 ( talk) 15:28, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, it seems you recently ran into a known bug (#13) with Twinkle. This is the problem diff. In the interest of further tracking this issue, could you report what browser (version) you are using ? (Also, do you remember seeing an error, or having "slow/unstable" internetconnection that day?) Hopefully that will help is in finding the cause. -- TheDJ ( talk • contribs) 17:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
how do i accept your adoption?
Itfc+canes=me ( talk) 19:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Please be careful - there is no possible way that Joels Drift was a candidate for speedy deletion. Thanks! — iride scent 15:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
On Personja, you tagged db-WP:NOT dictionary, but the first non-criterion on the CSD page is this (that it is not a CSD). While I agree with the tag, just bringing this to your attention. Cheers. Prashanthns ( talk) 19:52, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your offer, Excirial, I accept. Basically I just want to know how everything works on Wiki, how you make things and whatnot. Reading stuff doesn't exactly help me because I won't get it, I pretty much learn from experience. I'm learning how to upload files onto Wiki and customize my userpage currently. I'll let you know if I have any questions. Thanks again!-- Panic!out U've Been Discoed! 21:20, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey I've noticed that you've reverted my edits on my own talk page without any sort of conversation or edit summery. Don't ever do anything like this again. Thanks! JohnnyMrNinja 18:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
I just lost rollback. Put in RfA. Some admin noticed bad reversions, removed it. Two admins really. Any advise? User review going on for me now. Link on top of my userpage.Xp54321 (Vandals Beware!!!,Contribs) 02:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Would you mind taking a look at the changes I've made to Dennis Tedlock, to see if you still think it should be deleted? Thanks. Scog ( talk) 13:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
This page is currently under construction and hasnt been finished yet. Please remove the tag before I do. Dancerman2008 ( talk) 19:51, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Dude, Please do not delete Objective articles, that is not what this is about. People have donated money and don't want to be defrauded by you taking away non defamatory objective articles. Please ask for a third review before you delete a page when there is a dispute. Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by DonDon101 ( talk • contribs) 19:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Dancerman2008 and DonDon101 appear to be the same person. Xp54321 ( Vandals Beware!!!, Contribs) 20:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the barnstar! I enjoy it! :) Captain panda 21:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
I can always turn off my modem and turn it on again with a brand new IP. I just wanna ruin someone else's pretentious editing. Ever checked out the portuguese wikipédia? It sucks, and people would probably ask you if this NPOV thing is edible. You are supposed to thank me for keeping brazilians away from the english one, by blocking whatever IPs are assigned to me. But since you do not like Stone Cold Steve Austin, and is also a robot, I think I cannot expect this from you. At least thank me for being cannon fodder for you, Mr. Editor. If you ever join the admins and lift slimvirgin with your finger, remember me, who crossed your path and was slain by you in a gentlemanly fashion.
Regards,
200.153.176.5 ( talk) 09:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
And that's the bottom line, because 200.148.114.244 ( talk) 15:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC) said so!
Why did you delete this article? -- Particleman24 ( talk) 20:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah sorry, I should have explained it better. I updated the talk page so it will hopefully make more sense... TIM KLOSKE| TALK 20:52, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
It's borderline, isn't it. Gwen Gale ( talk) 21:14, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
There is almost no information about women in interior design of note on the Wikipedia website (despite the fact that fictitious character Grace Adler gets a pretty lengthy entry). I teach the history of interior design at a university and am trying to rectify this situation by having my students contribute research they have done on notable women in the profession. The page on Vivian Woofter keeps getting deleted but she is a figure of importance to interior designers just as Norman Foster or Louis Sullivan is to architects. I realize that you may not have heard of her and there are not a great number of books or articles written on her but that is because women have been ignored or marginalized and study of the history of interiors is relatively new. I understand how it could be misconstrued as simply a biography of any individual but I assure you that she is a person of note. She worked as the head of Interior Design for the State Department for 20 years and was responsible for the interior design of embassies and American Field offices all over the world. She has had a prolific career and is a figure who the women who study interior design should be able to find information on. Denying her a place in Wikipedia would be both unfortunate and send the wrong message to a generation of female students who can easily find relatively minor (male) architects discussed at great length. I love Wikipedia and encourage my students to interact with it as often as possible and I appreciate the time and effort you and others put into this wonderfully democratizing knowledge process. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Best wishes, Hannah —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monster213 ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! My first one :) Got bored of doing my James Cagney rewrites so thought i'd have a go at the new pages, i seem to rather like doing it! Ged UK ( talk) 16:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Damn, you guys are fast! 70.236.11.83 ( talk) 18:50, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey. Can you tell me if the wiki page "Yiannis Hadjiantoniou" was created by the user Yiannishaj please? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.228.170.161 ( talk) 16:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
read the article's talk page -- 209.184.113.67 ( talk) 17:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I'M NOT GOING ABOUT THIS PROPERLY: i've never edited wiki before. i just made a change/correction to the inaccurate information in the potable water page, which said that heating water to 100 degrees celsius will kill all pathogens. this is dangerous misinformation, as many pathogens (and espcially their spores) must be heated to at least 118 degrees to be elimiated, which is why in canning procedures, pressure cookers and other methods of heating water higher than boiling point without evaporation are used. THANK YOU, AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY FOR JUST THROWING THIS RANDOMLY IN HERE, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.:) Writting by User_Talk:99.227.246.129
My edit was constructive, and I did provide a rationale in the edit summary. I'm not about to get into an edit war with you, but if you believe the item on the Phoenix mission is indeed a "weather rock", please provide appropriate references. The references given never mention "weather rock" (I know, I checked), except for the Slashdot article, where the reference to "weather rock" is obviously a joke. -- 128.104.112.147 ( talk) 19:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
The section that I removed is considered controversial and I have moved it to talk page for further discussion. This was clearly stated in my edit summary. So I don' think it is a unconstructive edit. Please provide more information other than just a template next time you tried to push the button. ( Cowboybebop98 ( talk) 19:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC))
Hello, Excirial, I accept your adoption offer. Basically all I want to know is how things on Wikipedia work, especially uploading files; I learn best by experiencing so direct links are helpful. Thank you very much!-- Panic!out U've Been Discoed! 20:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Can you explain what This This This and This edit are all about? I was one inch away from adding a content removal warning for the first edit. Apart from that i have issued NPA and Vandalism warnings for edits similar to the latter in the past. Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 09:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Wow, aren't you vigilant I admire that.
Wannabe Wiki (
talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{
subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Why did you just take off all my references that I was adding to the page...? I am slowly trying to clean it up and you just deleted it all? Lady Raven. 10:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
"Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Etiquette of Indian dining has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 10:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)"
Thanks for the welcome. But, am not very new to Wikipedia. As the case is, I have indeed provided an edit summary: "→Right hand: added the "{{ fact}}" template and a hidden comment". You can verify this at [3].
Moreover, in the hidden comment I have provided the complete reasoning for my action that is adding the hidden comment. Regarding the {{ fact}} template it is pretty evident (at least, so do I feel) that such a statement requires to be backed by a reference. Being an Indian I've never really heard of such an explanation. It's not just the food, but even in many other aspects like social ceremonies, the right hand is considered the "auspicious" hand.
Likewise, I have also discussed some issues in the talk page of the article.
So, I'd be glad if I'd be told more precisely how my actions have been deemed "unconstructive".
Thanks for being watchful even of a relatively neglected article.
Regards.
—KetanPanchal taLK 11:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Is faster than mine. Blink, and you beat me to the revert. Huggle, right? :) DarkAudit ( talk) 13:58, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Gurch, what is this [4] revert all about. I guess this was a little huggly miss? :). Apart from that, if it is an unintentional miss, could there be something wrong with the user whitelist? I am pretty sure i am on that list, and as far as i know, it should ignore/prevent reversions from trusted users. Excirial ( Talk, Contribs) 18:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
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I hereby award you this barnstar for making this website a much better place! -- Schfifty Three 20:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC) |
I was adding more info for St. George's School (Vancouver). I live in Vancouver and I know what people think...how was that vandalism!?!?
Just in case you were wondering what this was, it was definite vandalism (and almost undoubtedly racially motivated). The message that replaced the article's content reads (in Romanian): "Death to the crows," with "crows" being a metaphor for the Romani people. -- Kuaichik ( talk) 20:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I appreciate your trying to stop advertising, as is the rules, but i was in no way trynig to advertise the pirate captain. I am simply a fan of the Pirates! in an Adventure with... series and, after 4 books, felt the Pirate Captain deserved a page. Also, I had only just started it and was certain to reword it anyway. I had only done one edit. And I was soon to sort it out properly. I'm really not anything to do with the books' publication and the sentence I'd written can't have suggested that. If there was also a problem with the content, I can only say that other characters from fiction have a page (i.e Arthur Dent, of 5 books and a tv series, first person that came to mind) and the Pirate Captain is now a willing candidate. I also had back up sources to show his truths. If this was advertising I'm sure that every character/film/dvd page is also advertising. Was there any other reasons for its deletion?
Arthur7 ( talk) 21:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I noticed you used a template to warn people of an AIV report, which template is it? Arienh4 (Talk) 14:46, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
You have helped me once before in the past, so I decided once again to ask for your help. I was wondering whether you could guide me in how to put images on wikipedia pages, this very basic action is one I just can't seem to figure out! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hari iyer44 ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I ran into you a couple times while patrolling the recent changes, and on the Lawn mower article. I have just started being active in fighting vandalism and I wanted to ask you something. What is the next step after you issue several warnings and the user continues to vandalize? Do you report them all on ANI or is there a quicker way. I ran into this several times today, and sometimes it took hours for them to be blocked from editing. So my really what I'm asking is, is there something else I should do after issuing warnings that will speed the process? Thanks and have a great day, Landon1980 ( talk) 13:16, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
sry about that ... jst an edit conflict, u beat me to the vandal Eli + 13:35, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Your revert is inappropriate, that's why I'm going to revert it on my own. THe article is about the County of Tyrol, just a short note about the VV battle is necessary. I was going to write it. If you don't agree, list your reason in the talk page. Thank. Regards.-- 78.13.167.236 ( talk) 10:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Are the messages I receieved automatically sent or did I really do something wrong? I still can't see anything wrong or bad with the internal links I added. -- Ozculer ( talk) 11:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the recent edits back and forth and propose a compromise. I have been trying to summarize the organization's goals in a sterile way, but Yaf keeps injecting his political opinion about each of the goals into the page. He has been blocked before on firearms related pages for unfairly editing others content, which is what he has done here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.15.42.55 ( talk) 20:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed that you reverted the caption on Brent's photo in Twink as vandalism. That is a content dispute, not vandalism, as vandalism is ... a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Arguing about the phrasing of a caption just isn't vandalism, it's a disagreement. Overusing the term robs it of it's usefulness, I think, and we would be better off using it against uncontroversial vandals. — Becksguy ( talk) 23:05, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
It pisses them off - using a template that says "here is a basic guide to editing" is rather insulting, plus can you explain WHY you have stuck that ugly template on my page - when I'm engaged in normal editorial activity. -- Allemandtando ( talk) 10:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)