Hello, welcome to my talk page. Please try to keep it relatively organized by posting new topics on the bottom of the page, making relevant headings about your topic and using subheadings, not new headings, for replies. I will almost always reply on this page to messages. I reserve the right to make minor changes of formatting (headings, bolding, etc.) but not content in order to preserve the readablilty of this page. I also reserve the right to delete rude and/or insulting comments once I've warned someone about making such comments. Also, I'm much more informal than this disclaimer implies. Thank you. Rock on.
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Hi. You reverted me on Ted Kennedy. I was removing a vandal's (69.177.44.91) graffiti that he is adding to Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Rush Limbaugh. I think you reverted me by mistake. Please contact me if not and we can talk about it. - Tεx τ urε 18:30, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
I added a few lines to Grahm Junior College, so it's not a "nothing" anymore, but at least a substub (heck, maybe a full-blown stub). In any event, having reviewed the content of its Memorial web-page, I'm convinced it should be kept. -- BD2412 thimk 10:56, 2005 May 3 (UTC)
I am a bit annoyed by the fact that you bothered to look up my logged-in contribution history and post it under the VfD comments I posted, yet couldn't be bothered to add your own comments or put your signature next to your "addition" to the discussion.
Rather than stay annoyed, and wonder if you even realize that it is annoying, I thought I'd take the time to mention this to you. I think this is mildly hostile behaviour, and it should be discouraged.
At the very least, you should have the courtesy to sign your edits when making such comments.
P.S. The Book of Love is a red link. ;) -- Unfocused 19:12, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, I need to report the following user:Cukestroke who left this comment on my talk page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Classicjupiter2#What_happened_to_the_Keith_Wigdor_article.3F They could be that impersonator, but I need to ask you for your help in keeping this person off my talk page and not harrassing me or this artist they keep goofing on. Thanks. Classicjupiter2 20:31, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, please visit the discussion page for the Clinton article [1] and explain how the fact that some people get parodied as rationale for omitting information. Lots of people have birthdays too, yet we include them. plain_regular_ham 17:22, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
You voted once for the policy at Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Despite a 75% support that vote was rejected by the minority. A new vote has been called with a two week limit at Wikipedia talk:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Please take a moment to participate. Thanks. - Tεx τ urε 17:11, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
Hi Gamaliel, after the latest round of shenanigans, I've filed an arbitration request against The Number and Sollogfan. Please consider if you want to add yourself as a plaintiff. Cheers, -- MarkSweep 09:37, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
An edit of yours seems to have vanished from the history of Joe Scarborough. Any idea what happened? Mirror Vax 21:45, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
No problem with you overriding my edit. My usual policy is that when there is a dispute, I start from the side more politically distant from me, and then try to make specific edits that I hope will get consensus. I'm basically in agreement with you on what I'd like to see the article say, but I don't see that we'll ever get consensus on that, nor do I see how you and TDC reverting one another back and forth are ever going to reach consensus. Do you have a plan in mind, or are you just hoping you have more patience and fortitude than him? Because, having dealt with him in the past, that would be a lot of patience and fortitude. -- Jmabel | Talk 07:01, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you voted on several school VfD's. Can I get you to reconsider? I can't help noting that WP is filled with articles containing unencyclopeadic trivia on non-notable actors in bad TV shows; surely all of these should get blanket VfD's long before we start deleting articles on elementary schools? OMFG, just take a look at the mass of articles that WP has on Pokemon. Surely, an article on some hobunk elementary school in the middle-of-nowhere, Oklahoma, is more notable, encyclopaedic and important than some totally bogus, entirely fictional pokemon character? linas 19:39, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
I disagree for a number of reasons:
This project pretends to be an encyclopaedia, but what it really is is a bunch of stupid power mad kids like you who are running around trying to get everyone to bend to their wills. So we can spend hundreds of hours on something, and you pull it apart, then start hurling abuse and then ooh, you've blocked them. Well, aren't you special.
You're an idiot. And I am beginning to think all administrators here are. Stupid project.
Does it make you feel good to delete hundreds of hours of work, and then claim it to be vandalism? Does it make you feel good to remove all of the evidence of something, just so that you can tell lies about it?
203.26.206.130 18:59, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
I finally got around to writing this. Please add more information if you can. Mike H 17:41, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
Hang on... are you the same Gamaliel whose Everything2 writeup for ' Tamagotchi' - a haiku, which goes "Shiro-bai ni / oikakerareu / tamagotchi" - are you that person? Fled, for just over a year? I too spent some time away from Everything2, but have returned, because there are two sides to my personality and Wikipedia only allows me to express the middle side. Small world, I run into your name via the Sollog mess and now I run into it again, by chance.- Ashley Pomeroy 23:20, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
You just sent me a message about my attempt to delete the page on John Landis. Thank you for making clear to me the rule against random users such as myself deleting entire articles. But I'm not sure how to approach the subject. The article was so full of factual errors and highly subjective remarks that it was a disaster. It didn't need just a little editing, it needed a complete re-write. I replaced what was there with a blurb from the IMDB, but I guess that might be a copyright violation, so it's a temporary solution at best. But here's my frustration: Navigating through the editorial procedures of Wikipedia is very labrynthine, and I can't for the life of me find the list of pages that needs such extensive re-writing. I found pages that mention the list, and talk about the list, but I can't find the list itself. unsigned comment from 69.177.110.87
Thanks, Gamaliel. Actually, I don't know if it's appropriate to post a thanks here, but thanks for your help anyway.
Hey there. You may wish to take a look at Image:Foxtrot wikipedia.jpg, which is the same as the one you uploaded ( Image:Wikifoxtrot.gif). Your version, however, is quite a bit smaller (GIF being more appropriate for such an image). Just thought you might want to know about the duplication in case you weren't already aware. violet/riga (t) 23:43, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
there two members of of the Economic social and cultural council of the African Union that should be articles themselves not redirects.
FYI, a Request_for_arbitration has been opened on user Internodeuser. I bring your attention to this and this edit where you have had prior dealings with this user. -- Longhair | Talk 12:48, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
I saw that you made two members of the Economic, social an cultural committee of the african union into redirects. these are not redirects but subsanitive articles. Now, they maybe stubs or sub stubs but they are still articles. i don't know if that can be changed but maybe you can think of something.
Hi, I saw that you moved Eponymous (album) to eponymous. Personally I don't think that's a good idea, since most people who link to "eponymous" will probably expect an explanation of the term, while those intending to link to the album will typically check first whether it's really there. In any event, if you prefer the current state of affairs, I would ask that you fix all the now-broken links pointing to eponymous. Cheers, AxelBoldt 15:28, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Just noticed that Ozomatli also has an album called "Eponymous", for what it's worth. AxelBoldt 15:31, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for voting on my RFA. Have some pie! I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of supporters (including several people that usually disagree with my opinion). I shall do my best with the proverbial mop. Yours, R adiant _>|< 08:11, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)
Hi, on 16 May 2005 you warned anon User:156.63.116.26 against vandalism but he hit the Shadow Hearts article [2] earlier today. -- TimPope 17:21, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Kappa has uncovered at least three prominent alumni of this school, including the current governor of New Mexico. -- Tony Sidaway| Talk 22:27, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Zeimusu | (Talk page) 06:54, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
When I tried to move the page, John F. Kennedy assassination to Assassination of John F. Kennedy, I got a message saying that it cannot be moved. -- SNIyer1 (talk) 21:18, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Hi there! I'm attempting to revitalize Wikipedia:Blocking policy/Personal attacks with a proposal that's far more lenient than the previous two, and requires multiple attacks and multiple opinions. The main point is that the remote threat of blocking may well discourage people from attacking. Anyway since you were involved in the previous version, I'd like your feedback on the new one. Thanks, R adiant _>|< 17:46, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
I've updated the page for Roy Lichtenstein. You may want to take a look and consider removing it from the list of articles requiring expansion :)
Cheers
-- John-Nash 17:11, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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I don't know where else to ask, so I'll ask you since you posted the violation on the page I posted. I had permission from the original author to post it, but I don't want to take down the violation page you posted, if that's bad form. I don't know exactly what the procedure is to overturn those, either I'm dumb, or the copyright violation listing page wasn't very helpful. Sorry for bothering you -- Danalog June 29, 2005 04:52 (UTC)
OK, thanks! -- Danalog June 29, 2005 05:05 (UTC)
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You asked that I "Please follow Wikipedia:Naming conventions when choosing titles of articles." It would be helpful to me if you could tell me what's wrong with my current practice - and how you would like me to fix them. Thanks. MulgaBill 3 July 2005 00:26 (UTC)
Could you please respond to my comments at the end of Talk:Pablo_Neruda#TDC.27s_version? It seems to me that some of what you are reverting should stand, although most of it I'd be glad to be rid of. Are you even reading what you are reverting? -- Jmabel | Talk July 3, 2005 23:22 (UTC)
I have read that, considering your use of the name "Gamaliel," apparently for the saint, it would be permissible to retain my user name, obviously after the Doctor. Could you confirm this?-- Thomas Aquinas
I am not trying to insult you, but you and Rhobite are the only editors that want to keep the Lori Klaustis paragraph. Five other editors voted to remove it. Why do you insist on ignoring the other editor's opinons on the fact that this paragraph has been decided to have no bering on the issue? Don't give me a "well, it has been decided already." because the decision has changed. Now, you either respect it, or you're letting or true colors show. You decide. 67.18.109.218 5 July 2005 19:50 (UTC)
You were adding nonexistant users to the vote. Which is why I reverted you. -- Hoovernj 7 July 2005 03:41 (UTC)
Gamalie, please don't go around reverting people when you don't know what the fuck is going on. SPUI says on his talk page that he likes vandalism and please don't revert. Please read and understand this before meddeling again. GraySocks 17:18, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
I am the Editor and Publisher of Exit Online and adapted my bio on Heyen specfically for use on Wikipedia. I trust others will enhance it. PLEASE DO NOT COPYVIO this piece! Thanks 21:28, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
I found that you disregared my notice. DO NOT Revert to Copyvio on this page. You and others on this service seem to be motivated by misguided zealousness in ferreting out "violations" whether they exist or not. There is nothing to "resolve" on this article. LEAVE IT ALONE! 01:12, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
As noted in the Discussion page, there is no "resolution" needed. Nor is "somehow" an acceptable assertion on how to "substantiate" one's right to use their own material (or other material to which they have rights). You are making the claim of a copyright violation, but I can find no indication that you attempted to contact us at Exit Online regarding any copyright issues. Your actions also reflect the sort of pettiness on the part of many admins that lead contributors to simply stop contributing. You folks seem to waste a lot of your time and ours making hasty, ill-considered decisions that seem to stem from misguided overzealousness!
It should also be obvious that there are only so many things one can say in a biographical blurb: birth, childhood, education, achievements, personal life, death, etc. These facts will invariably be similar to other information on the person that might be found somewhere -- such brief summaries cannot be compared to in-depth considerations of the person's life or work. 05:31, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
Not quite, Gamaliel. You're deliberately attempting to frustrate and annoy, failing to answer questions, and now resulting to the language of the bully. Hardly the hallmarks of a professional. I've noted the snide comments you posted on the Copyvio page, the sort of pre-emptive attack designed to cover yourself. Another hallmark of the bully.
Anon 07:14, 13 July 2005 (UTC) comment actually from
User:4.157.77.100
Can you provide me with a brief background of where this dispute has gone and how we arrive at the current point? What has been your involvement? -- Francs2000 | Talk 15:16, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
I just wanted to say "Thank you" for providing the source for the assertion about supporting a constitutional amendment to ban abortion. -- DLJessup 16:17, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
I was just wondering why this image was up for deletion, and as an administrator i was wondering if you could tell me where i could find the information for such cases and how i can vote. comment by User:7121989
Hi, I recently started an article, but then i realized that this history is listed under my ip (68.147.148.132); therefore, i created an account Bobm987. Can you please merge these to things into just my account, along with the ip's post history? comments from User:Bobm987
You beat me to welcoming a new user. Ah well. Good to see an active WP:WC. Redwolf24 05:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
Dear gamaliel,
Did not know I had to be a member to revise text.
I just signed up, so I will proceed to edit the 1 section I had previously changed in Karl Roves' bio.
In 1980 Karl Rove was indeed fired from the Reagan/Bush campaign. It is a documented fact. He was fired for leaking information to a reporter. That reporter was in fact Robert Novak.
I was surprised not to find this juicy tid-bit on wikipedia.
Anyway...........sorry for the confusion.
I don't know how full your plate is at the moment, but if you have a chance could you take a look at Harry Magdoff (one of the co-founders of Monthly Review)? User Nobs01 ( talk · contribs) has turned the article into a TDC-style smear job using what looks like pretty dodgy sources. Thanks, -- Viajero | Talk 10:34, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the edit to my user page. The strange thing is that the anon vandal had only one other edit that day, three minutes earlier, an article edit in which I can't see any change. I followed the contribs expecting to find other vandalisms to correct, but apparently s/he was too lazy to create any. So, what's this, I'm not good enough for a really first-rate vandal? They have to send the rookies to practice on me? I'm insulted. JamesMLane 07:41, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for blocking the latest nitwit. His only other edit is a right-wing attack on Democratic Underground, so I guess this latest spree of vandalism is somebody's idea of compassionate conservatism. JamesMLane 07:52, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
Take a look at the delete process now on Tom G. Palmer. Nskinsella
Your vote to KEEP Tom G. Palmer and to DELETE Stephan Kinsella seems inconsistent and unfair. Are you sure you are being consistent and not arbitrary? Stephan Kinsella 15:40, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
... Kinsella's views on contract theory, causation and the law, intellectual property, and rights theory (in particular his estoppel theory) are his main contributions to libertarian theory. ... In contract theory, he extends Murray Rothbard's [3] and Williamson Evers's [4] "title transfer" theory of contract, linking it with inalienabiltiy theory while also clarifying that theory ("A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Binding Promises, Title Transfer, and Inalienability" [5]). Kinsella sets forth a theory of causation that attempts to explain why remote actors can be liable under libertarian theory ("Causation and Aggression" [6]). Kinsella, as a practicing intellectual property attorney, also gives non- utilitarian arguments for intellectual property being incompatible with libertarian property rights principles ("Against Intellectual Property" [7]). Kinsella advances a " discourse ethics" argument for the justification of individual rights, using an extension of the concept of estoppel ( A Libertarian Theory of Punishment and Rights).
Hi. Thanks for replying to me over on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Don Saklad. I didn't want to clutter that up any more than I have already, so I am replying to you here.
I have another question about the Votes for Deletion policy. Was it acceptable for User:Texture to edit other users' vote texts at all? -- Takeel 13:37, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for restoring the dispute tags on Project Verona... As you have probably seen, Nobs01, along with TJive, have been contributing a huge amount of work, which I'll call "original research" to be polite, calling one New Deal era left-winger after another a "Soviet spy" as a matter of fact. They are such persistent and active contributors, and so dead-set on working on this topic, that I don't have a clue on as to how I'll find the time to keep this vast amount of misinformation out of Wikipedia. Let me know if you have any ideas. 172 | Talk 19:22, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Gamaliel. Thank you very much for quickly reverting vandalism on my talk page. This lovely edit somehow says that User:Apple123 doesn't quite like me, even though I've never encountered him/her before. It seems strange how this user created an account yesterday, made 3 edits outside of User talk:Sango123, then defaced one particular user's talk page. Thanks again, Sango 123 20:19, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking the user for 3RR violations, and for providing an outside opinion.
You might be amused that he has posted a request for permanent page protection for the article, which he says is being damaged in an edit war. Robert McClenon 23:16, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
You left a warning for User talk:210.55.230.21 and it looks like they are up to it again. Please take whatever action you feel is appropriate. Thanks! - Thatdog 21:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, if you ignore the discussion and just revert to what you feel the page should be, I will place an RFC against you regarding your actions. Several people have communicated to you about this, and you have ignored them. There has been a clear consensus that the entry has no bearing or need in the article, therefore it should be removed.
Please, instead of reverting, perhaps you should cooperate. You're letting your views come into play too much into this issue. unsigned comment by User:138.180.100.140
Gamaliel, Bletch and myself have brought up a possible compromise on this article, I just wanted to see your input on it. Also, I do apologize about the trolls, it is summer time after all.
Conradrock 15:22, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
I have requested an RFC against you. See [8]. Have a good day! 67.18.109.218 22:47, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
I have been unable to find anything at Wikipedia:Requests for comment that forbids an anonymous user from filling an RFC. If there is such a restriction it must be recorded elsewhere. If there is, I'd like to see it because if this RFC is invalid, it probably ought to be stopped now because if someone starts claiming it's invalid after it's already started, I think it will create a mess.-- Heathcliff 02:01, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
It says clearly "The following schools are under watch for continuous organic growth and improvement". It's up to Grider what kind of article to accept there, and frankly Vfding an article and then listing it there with the tag "Must be saved!" is blantant trollery which you should not be supporting. Kappa 19:12, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
The anonymous anti-Liefeld user who was vandalizing the talk page has started inserting POV comments into the article and otherwise messing up sections of the article against the consensus discussions (which he mostly heckled rather than contributing to). (I assume it's the same guy; he won't log in or sign his posts, but the style doesn't change.) His comments make clear he either doesn't care about NPOV, to whatever little extent he understands it. Following the discussions while the page was protected, I've tried to tone down the POV overtones (mostly removing implications that I actually agree with). Any suggestions, before this goes to hell again? N. Caligon 20:02, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
Hello, welcome to my talk page. Please try to keep it relatively organized by posting new topics on the bottom of the page, making relevant headings about your topic and using subheadings, not new headings, for replies. I will almost always reply on this page to messages. I reserve the right to make minor changes of formatting (headings, bolding, etc.) but not content in order to preserve the readablilty of this page. I also reserve the right to delete rude and/or insulting comments once I've warned someone about making such comments. Also, I'm much more informal than this disclaimer implies. Thank you. Rock on.
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Hi. You reverted me on Ted Kennedy. I was removing a vandal's (69.177.44.91) graffiti that he is adding to Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Rush Limbaugh. I think you reverted me by mistake. Please contact me if not and we can talk about it. - Tεx τ urε 18:30, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
I added a few lines to Grahm Junior College, so it's not a "nothing" anymore, but at least a substub (heck, maybe a full-blown stub). In any event, having reviewed the content of its Memorial web-page, I'm convinced it should be kept. -- BD2412 thimk 10:56, 2005 May 3 (UTC)
I am a bit annoyed by the fact that you bothered to look up my logged-in contribution history and post it under the VfD comments I posted, yet couldn't be bothered to add your own comments or put your signature next to your "addition" to the discussion.
Rather than stay annoyed, and wonder if you even realize that it is annoying, I thought I'd take the time to mention this to you. I think this is mildly hostile behaviour, and it should be discouraged.
At the very least, you should have the courtesy to sign your edits when making such comments.
P.S. The Book of Love is a red link. ;) -- Unfocused 19:12, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, I need to report the following user:Cukestroke who left this comment on my talk page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Classicjupiter2#What_happened_to_the_Keith_Wigdor_article.3F They could be that impersonator, but I need to ask you for your help in keeping this person off my talk page and not harrassing me or this artist they keep goofing on. Thanks. Classicjupiter2 20:31, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, please visit the discussion page for the Clinton article [1] and explain how the fact that some people get parodied as rationale for omitting information. Lots of people have birthdays too, yet we include them. plain_regular_ham 17:22, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
You voted once for the policy at Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Despite a 75% support that vote was rejected by the minority. A new vote has been called with a two week limit at Wikipedia talk:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Please take a moment to participate. Thanks. - Tεx τ urε 17:11, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
Hi Gamaliel, after the latest round of shenanigans, I've filed an arbitration request against The Number and Sollogfan. Please consider if you want to add yourself as a plaintiff. Cheers, -- MarkSweep 09:37, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
An edit of yours seems to have vanished from the history of Joe Scarborough. Any idea what happened? Mirror Vax 21:45, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
No problem with you overriding my edit. My usual policy is that when there is a dispute, I start from the side more politically distant from me, and then try to make specific edits that I hope will get consensus. I'm basically in agreement with you on what I'd like to see the article say, but I don't see that we'll ever get consensus on that, nor do I see how you and TDC reverting one another back and forth are ever going to reach consensus. Do you have a plan in mind, or are you just hoping you have more patience and fortitude than him? Because, having dealt with him in the past, that would be a lot of patience and fortitude. -- Jmabel | Talk 07:01, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you voted on several school VfD's. Can I get you to reconsider? I can't help noting that WP is filled with articles containing unencyclopeadic trivia on non-notable actors in bad TV shows; surely all of these should get blanket VfD's long before we start deleting articles on elementary schools? OMFG, just take a look at the mass of articles that WP has on Pokemon. Surely, an article on some hobunk elementary school in the middle-of-nowhere, Oklahoma, is more notable, encyclopaedic and important than some totally bogus, entirely fictional pokemon character? linas 19:39, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
I disagree for a number of reasons:
This project pretends to be an encyclopaedia, but what it really is is a bunch of stupid power mad kids like you who are running around trying to get everyone to bend to their wills. So we can spend hundreds of hours on something, and you pull it apart, then start hurling abuse and then ooh, you've blocked them. Well, aren't you special.
You're an idiot. And I am beginning to think all administrators here are. Stupid project.
Does it make you feel good to delete hundreds of hours of work, and then claim it to be vandalism? Does it make you feel good to remove all of the evidence of something, just so that you can tell lies about it?
203.26.206.130 18:59, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
I finally got around to writing this. Please add more information if you can. Mike H 17:41, May 21, 2005 (UTC)
Hang on... are you the same Gamaliel whose Everything2 writeup for ' Tamagotchi' - a haiku, which goes "Shiro-bai ni / oikakerareu / tamagotchi" - are you that person? Fled, for just over a year? I too spent some time away from Everything2, but have returned, because there are two sides to my personality and Wikipedia only allows me to express the middle side. Small world, I run into your name via the Sollog mess and now I run into it again, by chance.- Ashley Pomeroy 23:20, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
You just sent me a message about my attempt to delete the page on John Landis. Thank you for making clear to me the rule against random users such as myself deleting entire articles. But I'm not sure how to approach the subject. The article was so full of factual errors and highly subjective remarks that it was a disaster. It didn't need just a little editing, it needed a complete re-write. I replaced what was there with a blurb from the IMDB, but I guess that might be a copyright violation, so it's a temporary solution at best. But here's my frustration: Navigating through the editorial procedures of Wikipedia is very labrynthine, and I can't for the life of me find the list of pages that needs such extensive re-writing. I found pages that mention the list, and talk about the list, but I can't find the list itself. unsigned comment from 69.177.110.87
Thanks, Gamaliel. Actually, I don't know if it's appropriate to post a thanks here, but thanks for your help anyway.
Hey there. You may wish to take a look at Image:Foxtrot wikipedia.jpg, which is the same as the one you uploaded ( Image:Wikifoxtrot.gif). Your version, however, is quite a bit smaller (GIF being more appropriate for such an image). Just thought you might want to know about the duplication in case you weren't already aware. violet/riga (t) 23:43, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
there two members of of the Economic social and cultural council of the African Union that should be articles themselves not redirects.
FYI, a Request_for_arbitration has been opened on user Internodeuser. I bring your attention to this and this edit where you have had prior dealings with this user. -- Longhair | Talk 12:48, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
I saw that you made two members of the Economic, social an cultural committee of the african union into redirects. these are not redirects but subsanitive articles. Now, they maybe stubs or sub stubs but they are still articles. i don't know if that can be changed but maybe you can think of something.
Hi, I saw that you moved Eponymous (album) to eponymous. Personally I don't think that's a good idea, since most people who link to "eponymous" will probably expect an explanation of the term, while those intending to link to the album will typically check first whether it's really there. In any event, if you prefer the current state of affairs, I would ask that you fix all the now-broken links pointing to eponymous. Cheers, AxelBoldt 15:28, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Just noticed that Ozomatli also has an album called "Eponymous", for what it's worth. AxelBoldt 15:31, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for voting on my RFA. Have some pie! I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of supporters (including several people that usually disagree with my opinion). I shall do my best with the proverbial mop. Yours, R adiant _>|< 08:11, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)
Hi, on 16 May 2005 you warned anon User:156.63.116.26 against vandalism but he hit the Shadow Hearts article [2] earlier today. -- TimPope 17:21, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Kappa has uncovered at least three prominent alumni of this school, including the current governor of New Mexico. -- Tony Sidaway| Talk 22:27, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Zeimusu | (Talk page) 06:54, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
When I tried to move the page, John F. Kennedy assassination to Assassination of John F. Kennedy, I got a message saying that it cannot be moved. -- SNIyer1 (talk) 21:18, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Hi there! I'm attempting to revitalize Wikipedia:Blocking policy/Personal attacks with a proposal that's far more lenient than the previous two, and requires multiple attacks and multiple opinions. The main point is that the remote threat of blocking may well discourage people from attacking. Anyway since you were involved in the previous version, I'd like your feedback on the new one. Thanks, R adiant _>|< 17:46, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
I've updated the page for Roy Lichtenstein. You may want to take a look and consider removing it from the list of articles requiring expansion :)
Cheers
-- John-Nash 17:11, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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I don't know where else to ask, so I'll ask you since you posted the violation on the page I posted. I had permission from the original author to post it, but I don't want to take down the violation page you posted, if that's bad form. I don't know exactly what the procedure is to overturn those, either I'm dumb, or the copyright violation listing page wasn't very helpful. Sorry for bothering you -- Danalog June 29, 2005 04:52 (UTC)
OK, thanks! -- Danalog June 29, 2005 05:05 (UTC)
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You asked that I "Please follow Wikipedia:Naming conventions when choosing titles of articles." It would be helpful to me if you could tell me what's wrong with my current practice - and how you would like me to fix them. Thanks. MulgaBill 3 July 2005 00:26 (UTC)
Could you please respond to my comments at the end of Talk:Pablo_Neruda#TDC.27s_version? It seems to me that some of what you are reverting should stand, although most of it I'd be glad to be rid of. Are you even reading what you are reverting? -- Jmabel | Talk July 3, 2005 23:22 (UTC)
I have read that, considering your use of the name "Gamaliel," apparently for the saint, it would be permissible to retain my user name, obviously after the Doctor. Could you confirm this?-- Thomas Aquinas
I am not trying to insult you, but you and Rhobite are the only editors that want to keep the Lori Klaustis paragraph. Five other editors voted to remove it. Why do you insist on ignoring the other editor's opinons on the fact that this paragraph has been decided to have no bering on the issue? Don't give me a "well, it has been decided already." because the decision has changed. Now, you either respect it, or you're letting or true colors show. You decide. 67.18.109.218 5 July 2005 19:50 (UTC)
You were adding nonexistant users to the vote. Which is why I reverted you. -- Hoovernj 7 July 2005 03:41 (UTC)
Gamalie, please don't go around reverting people when you don't know what the fuck is going on. SPUI says on his talk page that he likes vandalism and please don't revert. Please read and understand this before meddeling again. GraySocks 17:18, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
I am the Editor and Publisher of Exit Online and adapted my bio on Heyen specfically for use on Wikipedia. I trust others will enhance it. PLEASE DO NOT COPYVIO this piece! Thanks 21:28, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
I found that you disregared my notice. DO NOT Revert to Copyvio on this page. You and others on this service seem to be motivated by misguided zealousness in ferreting out "violations" whether they exist or not. There is nothing to "resolve" on this article. LEAVE IT ALONE! 01:12, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
As noted in the Discussion page, there is no "resolution" needed. Nor is "somehow" an acceptable assertion on how to "substantiate" one's right to use their own material (or other material to which they have rights). You are making the claim of a copyright violation, but I can find no indication that you attempted to contact us at Exit Online regarding any copyright issues. Your actions also reflect the sort of pettiness on the part of many admins that lead contributors to simply stop contributing. You folks seem to waste a lot of your time and ours making hasty, ill-considered decisions that seem to stem from misguided overzealousness!
It should also be obvious that there are only so many things one can say in a biographical blurb: birth, childhood, education, achievements, personal life, death, etc. These facts will invariably be similar to other information on the person that might be found somewhere -- such brief summaries cannot be compared to in-depth considerations of the person's life or work. 05:31, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
Not quite, Gamaliel. You're deliberately attempting to frustrate and annoy, failing to answer questions, and now resulting to the language of the bully. Hardly the hallmarks of a professional. I've noted the snide comments you posted on the Copyvio page, the sort of pre-emptive attack designed to cover yourself. Another hallmark of the bully.
Anon 07:14, 13 July 2005 (UTC) comment actually from
User:4.157.77.100
Can you provide me with a brief background of where this dispute has gone and how we arrive at the current point? What has been your involvement? -- Francs2000 | Talk 15:16, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
I just wanted to say "Thank you" for providing the source for the assertion about supporting a constitutional amendment to ban abortion. -- DLJessup 16:17, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
I was just wondering why this image was up for deletion, and as an administrator i was wondering if you could tell me where i could find the information for such cases and how i can vote. comment by User:7121989
Hi, I recently started an article, but then i realized that this history is listed under my ip (68.147.148.132); therefore, i created an account Bobm987. Can you please merge these to things into just my account, along with the ip's post history? comments from User:Bobm987
You beat me to welcoming a new user. Ah well. Good to see an active WP:WC. Redwolf24 05:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
Dear gamaliel,
Did not know I had to be a member to revise text.
I just signed up, so I will proceed to edit the 1 section I had previously changed in Karl Roves' bio.
In 1980 Karl Rove was indeed fired from the Reagan/Bush campaign. It is a documented fact. He was fired for leaking information to a reporter. That reporter was in fact Robert Novak.
I was surprised not to find this juicy tid-bit on wikipedia.
Anyway...........sorry for the confusion.
I don't know how full your plate is at the moment, but if you have a chance could you take a look at Harry Magdoff (one of the co-founders of Monthly Review)? User Nobs01 ( talk · contribs) has turned the article into a TDC-style smear job using what looks like pretty dodgy sources. Thanks, -- Viajero | Talk 10:34, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the edit to my user page. The strange thing is that the anon vandal had only one other edit that day, three minutes earlier, an article edit in which I can't see any change. I followed the contribs expecting to find other vandalisms to correct, but apparently s/he was too lazy to create any. So, what's this, I'm not good enough for a really first-rate vandal? They have to send the rookies to practice on me? I'm insulted. JamesMLane 07:41, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for blocking the latest nitwit. His only other edit is a right-wing attack on Democratic Underground, so I guess this latest spree of vandalism is somebody's idea of compassionate conservatism. JamesMLane 07:52, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
Take a look at the delete process now on Tom G. Palmer. Nskinsella
Your vote to KEEP Tom G. Palmer and to DELETE Stephan Kinsella seems inconsistent and unfair. Are you sure you are being consistent and not arbitrary? Stephan Kinsella 15:40, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
... Kinsella's views on contract theory, causation and the law, intellectual property, and rights theory (in particular his estoppel theory) are his main contributions to libertarian theory. ... In contract theory, he extends Murray Rothbard's [3] and Williamson Evers's [4] "title transfer" theory of contract, linking it with inalienabiltiy theory while also clarifying that theory ("A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Binding Promises, Title Transfer, and Inalienability" [5]). Kinsella sets forth a theory of causation that attempts to explain why remote actors can be liable under libertarian theory ("Causation and Aggression" [6]). Kinsella, as a practicing intellectual property attorney, also gives non- utilitarian arguments for intellectual property being incompatible with libertarian property rights principles ("Against Intellectual Property" [7]). Kinsella advances a " discourse ethics" argument for the justification of individual rights, using an extension of the concept of estoppel ( A Libertarian Theory of Punishment and Rights).
Hi. Thanks for replying to me over on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Don Saklad. I didn't want to clutter that up any more than I have already, so I am replying to you here.
I have another question about the Votes for Deletion policy. Was it acceptable for User:Texture to edit other users' vote texts at all? -- Takeel 13:37, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for restoring the dispute tags on Project Verona... As you have probably seen, Nobs01, along with TJive, have been contributing a huge amount of work, which I'll call "original research" to be polite, calling one New Deal era left-winger after another a "Soviet spy" as a matter of fact. They are such persistent and active contributors, and so dead-set on working on this topic, that I don't have a clue on as to how I'll find the time to keep this vast amount of misinformation out of Wikipedia. Let me know if you have any ideas. 172 | Talk 19:22, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
Hi, Gamaliel. Thank you very much for quickly reverting vandalism on my talk page. This lovely edit somehow says that User:Apple123 doesn't quite like me, even though I've never encountered him/her before. It seems strange how this user created an account yesterday, made 3 edits outside of User talk:Sango123, then defaced one particular user's talk page. Thanks again, Sango 123 20:19, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for blocking the user for 3RR violations, and for providing an outside opinion.
You might be amused that he has posted a request for permanent page protection for the article, which he says is being damaged in an edit war. Robert McClenon 23:16, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
You left a warning for User talk:210.55.230.21 and it looks like they are up to it again. Please take whatever action you feel is appropriate. Thanks! - Thatdog 21:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
Gamaliel, if you ignore the discussion and just revert to what you feel the page should be, I will place an RFC against you regarding your actions. Several people have communicated to you about this, and you have ignored them. There has been a clear consensus that the entry has no bearing or need in the article, therefore it should be removed.
Please, instead of reverting, perhaps you should cooperate. You're letting your views come into play too much into this issue. unsigned comment by User:138.180.100.140
Gamaliel, Bletch and myself have brought up a possible compromise on this article, I just wanted to see your input on it. Also, I do apologize about the trolls, it is summer time after all.
Conradrock 15:22, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
I have requested an RFC against you. See [8]. Have a good day! 67.18.109.218 22:47, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
I have been unable to find anything at Wikipedia:Requests for comment that forbids an anonymous user from filling an RFC. If there is such a restriction it must be recorded elsewhere. If there is, I'd like to see it because if this RFC is invalid, it probably ought to be stopped now because if someone starts claiming it's invalid after it's already started, I think it will create a mess.-- Heathcliff 02:01, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
It says clearly "The following schools are under watch for continuous organic growth and improvement". It's up to Grider what kind of article to accept there, and frankly Vfding an article and then listing it there with the tag "Must be saved!" is blantant trollery which you should not be supporting. Kappa 19:12, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
The anonymous anti-Liefeld user who was vandalizing the talk page has started inserting POV comments into the article and otherwise messing up sections of the article against the consensus discussions (which he mostly heckled rather than contributing to). (I assume it's the same guy; he won't log in or sign his posts, but the style doesn't change.) His comments make clear he either doesn't care about NPOV, to whatever little extent he understands it. Following the discussions while the page was protected, I've tried to tone down the POV overtones (mostly removing implications that I actually agree with). Any suggestions, before this goes to hell again? N. Caligon 20:02, 3 August 2005 (UTC)