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Thread moved here from my Talk page. Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 22:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
Before we get too far into things, I have a simple question for you. Regarding This, is it your intention from today forward to "box" every joke made at the reference desks, or just mine? I just want to know whether it is your lack of a sense of humor or your personal distate towards me that is leading to this behavior of yours. -- Jayron 32 20:54, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron:
I have no stake in the conflict between Wilminator & Bielle but I have looked at the discussion.
Thank you for your recent comment beginning: "Counsel for you is the same as I counseled him:" Very well put.
Best wishes, Wanderer57 ( talk) 03:44, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
You told me to drop a note on your talk page if I get any more questions about Chicago and your time there, so I got another Chicago question for you. You said that there is a Chicago Street Grid, which was planned out, but Manhattan also has a street grid that was planned too, which having been there I can tell that makes driving a nightmare there. You said that driving in Chicago was easy for you, but my friend who grew up in Chicago said that he didn’t need a car at all when he lived there. On the other hand, you said that the suburban residents clog up the freeway system horribly. That's not a good sign. I read that car ownership in Chicago is much higher than that of New York City’s, but is Chicago overall a car friendlier city? Will it be easier for me to drive when I go to Chicago this August? How does the car culture history there compare to that of New York City’s? Because when I went to New York City, it was a nightmare for me driving there. I’m used to cities like Tampa, Clearwater, etc. since those are the kind of cities I grew up in, so I'm a bit nervous about driving in Chicago when I go there. Willminator ( talk) 21:59, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Ok thanks, I feel more confident now. So, did you like Chicago better than all the cities and towns you lived in? If not, which city or town did you like better? Which one did you like the least? Just curious, what part of New York City did you live in when you lived there? Willminator ( talk) 02:48, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Plymouth holds a special role in American history. Rather than being [ entrepreneurs] like many of the settlers of Jamestown, a significant proportion of the citizens of Plymouth were fleeing religious persecution and searching for a place to worship as they saw fit.
Jamestown wiki Late in 1606, English entrepreneurs set sail with a charter from the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in the New World.
In these two paragraphs are the word entrepreneurs is used. I would think "settlers" would be a better term. It seems that someone with a modern perspective is trying to influence the direction of the page. What actually the Plymouth / Jamestown called themselves I don't know but I don't they they called themselves "entrepreneurs".
Thanks P-antibody ( talk) 07:58, 19 July 2011 (UTC) Jonathan
I appreciate your consideration of my concerns as reflected in your determination in the AN/I. While I have elected to forego any further discussion on the issue of POV tag placement/removal within the AN/I itself and am quite content in my acceptance of your determination (it is, after all, not that big of a deal anyway relative to the issue it represents), I do have some thoughts as to your rationale which you may or may not find to be persuasive. When my thoughts gel into something concrete I can relate, I will do so here. Thanks. JakeInJoisey ( talk) 16:26, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Can we please not edit war over the policy page? There's a section to discuss this on the talk page at
Wikipedia talk:User pages#Removal of current block notices, and several other users have objected to the attempt to change the policy here. Thanks.
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Hi Jayron: Schyler and I have been discussing his signature, and what follows from enquiring about the meaning of "one language", on his talk page. We have both said our piece, but have found no common ground. Neither of us wants to jump into any of the usual circuses, and we have thus agreed to ask you and Jack of Oz to comment. (Schyler picked the names and I agreed.) If there is still no meeting of the minds following your comments, we may ask a third user. If there is a conclusion, Schyler and I have agreed to accept it. (You may check this in the thread; if he has changed his mind, I am sure he will say so.) I agree not to argue with you, though I will answer any specific questions. I trust your common sense and would appreciate your help. Bielle ( talk) 03:39, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Heya,
"is lack of appetite a symptom of amoebosis" is a knowledge-question; there's no concern over WP:MEDICAL, as long as they don't get specific - such as, "Should I eat bananas to fix my condition", style-of-thing.
I'm pretty confident about that, and it looks like another person agreed [1].
I suggest it'd be best to put the original question back, and leave the appropriate part of DuncanHill's answer - ie that "Our article Amoebiasis should help answer that question", with the additional info that, if not, WP:RD could help.
You could've added a note that "the helpdesk cannot answer any medical questions' but, really, it's a ->RD type of question, not a concern.
It doesn't really matter about that specific 'case' though; I was leaving this message to hopefully avoid it in the future. Happy to discuss it further, if you want. Cheers, Chzz ► 16:00, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
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Jayron32, I have great respect for your work generally and I don't think we've ever had a difference of opinion; thus, I hope you'll have no reason to take this as anything other than well-meaning constructive feedback. Your "admissions" of being incorrect, like this one, ring hollow when I read them because they are all pretty much the same (just a few recent examples: [2], [3], [4], [5], etc). You assert when challenged that you're always wrong, immediately disengaging from any discussion (arguably rude to those you've just contradicted). I do believe you say this in good faith to defuse any conflict; however, my perception is that it's a cop-out similar to an insincere cookie-cutter apology, and frustrating for a person who's just been contradicted. I realize it's not meant to be an apology (that was just an analogy), but rather you mean it to be an explanation that you're always wrong; however, that's clearly (to me) insincere, because if you believe that you would not continue to (often correctly) assert that others are wrong on another page. When you disagree with someone, and they or others disagree, it would be far more meaningful if you engaged in that discussion or simply acknowledged your error (either very briefly or specifically in a content-specific way, but not generically). This is just MHO; feel free to disregard this, especially if I'm the only one who says something like this to you. If others feel this way, there might be something here for you to consider. All the best, and thanks for your many efforts to improve the WP - they really are important. -- Scray ( talk) 03:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
There's no doubt some legislators are unscrupulous. But I think the issue of money in politics is less about politicians basing their votes on what will bring them money (although they're not necessarily averse to trying to help out individual donors). Rather, it's about monied interests getting the people who already believe what they do into positions of power. -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 09:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hello again Jayron. How are you doing? I just asked a new question on the Reference Desk, but in general I'm just chilling out overseas. Unfortunately, my friend had to postpone his search for homes in Chicago and Detroit since he got layed off from his job. That means that the trip to Chicago will have to be until my friend gets a job. I wanted to go this month, but you know that times are tough in this country now. I'm still researching about Chicago and so far I found it to be an easier city to comprehend than New York City, so far. Chicago doesn't have the borough thing, confusing linguals, and a city model I'm more familiar with. I got one more Chicago question for you. Why is Chicago a global city of A status whereas Los Angeles is of A- status? Chicago's population has been declining for half a century, and now Los Angeles has almost double the population that Chicago has. Less people usually means a smaller economy. Willminator ( talk) 12:57, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, am I highly offended by this. [7] How dare you correct my gross errors in an effort to make me look less like an idiot? I will fight you to the death over this! On second thought, I'm not allowed to do anything to the death. Doctor's orders. So I guess I'll let it stand. But don't do it again, or I shall you taunt you a second time! :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:12, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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I will report directly in private to arbitrators. Thanks, Mathsci ( talk) 23:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC) |
That page is now off my watch-list. It occurs to me that your approach, switching to a general discussion, might work out well - that is, with more eyes on it, the creator might really get blistered for what he's doing. This is "wikipedia review" stuff that has no place on wikipedia itself (FYI, I've been on a couple of enemies lists myself, but that's of little concern, as their creators were eventually banished). ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:03, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
You may need a Bugzilla account if you wish to comment. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 23:50, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
I appreciate your cultural sensitivity. It's nice to see such helpful folks around on Wikipedia. I have had my fair share of punks, but you are a welcome cool breeze. Many thanks. Nameisnotimportant ( talk) 02:33, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
FYI Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 11:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for blocking this IP, would you consider revdel his edits to Talk:Leonardo DiCaprio Mt king (edits) 04:18, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
It is time to pay it some mind. The "Search" text in the search box is gray in IE, but solid black in Firefox. Marthelati ( talk) 10:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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This is tasteless and uncalled for. If you want to know why there's an "admins sux" crowd, it's because of thoughtless and arrogant crap like that. If shutting people up is all that matters to you, I recommend logging off for good. You'll never hear any of us again. SDY ( talk) 22:04, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
(undent) What you're calling "telling it like it is" is actually being condescending and arrogant. That's the exact problem I'm talking about, and part of the reason for the lack of respect. Admins enforcing the rules because they're the rules and "telling it like it is" without explaining why the rules make sense is part of why newbies consider this place arbitrary and bureaucratic. The Blue Wall is another problem, as you hinted at with your concern about bias, though I'm assuming that it's a subconscious assumption (admin v. user -> user must be wrong) rather than some goofy conspiracy. Don't bother talking down to me with the "haven't been here long enough." It's just insulting. SDY ( talk) 02:48, 7 August 2011 (UTC) |
Hi,
I wanted to explain to you why I felt it necessary to add a formal warning to that user [9] despite the fact that you'd already asked him to tone it down [10]
I've been trying to seek the simplest resolution to the concerns, without resorting to further action, for several days - as you can see here, and my edits to the related talk page, [11]. Thus, I felt compelled to place a clear warning. I hope the user will desist, but if xe does not, I shall post to ANI.
I hope you understand, and do not feel my warning was unnecessary given your earlier one. Best, Chzz ► 11:07, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
I am not 'buzzing' per your kind offer above, but...the plot has thickened; severe case of COI, since c. 2006; Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Swarcliffe Chzz ► 19:55, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I wish I could be as eloquent and removed as you seem to be when discussing topics about which I feel passionately. It's no wonder someone accused me of canvassing; it is really difficult for me to remove feelings and stick to reason. Thanks for your more grounded voice. CouplandForever ( talk) 18:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm contacting you because you participated in the proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles a few months ago; and particularly because you had some interesting ideas on how to implement the trial. I have set up a discussion page for various aspects of implementing the trial at WP:ACTRIAL. Please feel free to join the discussion if you are interested. I am not initially contacting a large number of users (in an attempt to keep the discussions contained and manageable), but feel free to invite any other users who might be helpful. Thanks. —SW— babble 00:11, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with this persistent vandal. I'm hoping after 6 months he gets the point, but I kinda doubt it. -- McDoob AU 93 02:44, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
There is a serious problem on the Swarcliffe page, as some editors are ignoring advice about the edits they are making. I have made a list of mistakes on the talk page, to which one editor replied, "I have no intention of going through the list of "errors" ". Help is very definitely needed here.-- andreasegde ( talk) 13:00, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
I wrote this [12], just minutes before your posting. My intention is to not reply. If anything is unsolved or unclear, please go to my talkpage. - DePiep ( talk) 00:56, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
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I saw you revert me at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment. Thank you for reverting me, I was just about to revert myself anyway. Techman224 Talk 03:57, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
I can understand your concerns with the medical type questions I come to the Reference Desk on occasion with, but really, I do know the policy, and I do have a very good understanding of when a question I have (or others have) can and cannot be answered within Reference Desk policy. In general, while I sometimes use myself as an example in a question, I usually want the answer in general and not as it relates to me. A good example of this type of answer to one of my questions is the second paragraph of Red Act's response. Really, that's all the information I was looking for and I would honestly feel like I was wasting my doctor's time if I just called him up on the phone to ask him "Hey, what makes more difference in whether you gain or lose weight: intake of calories, fat, carbs, or protein?" (which is the simple way of asking it that I was having extreme difficulty phrasing). But anyway, like I said, while I understand your concerns, I do know the policy and I don't ask a question without first thinking about whether it could be answered within that policy...if I think it really would require medical advice instead of medical information to answer, I don't ask it. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{ Talkback}} message on my talk page. 05:38, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
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Who / what is LC? Are they a famous, er, animal lover? (Feel free to email or msg me on IRC if in next 10 mins if preferred for DENY purposes) Egg Centric 00:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron, thank you removing the {{astray}} template that I had placed in the help desk. Miguel AG( talk) 03:19, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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That's an odd one. I wouldn't have done a false positive, not with that many rollbacks, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't drunk or stoned at the time. I'd be perfectly willing to unblock, but I'm curious why the reasons are gone. I admit, I don't leave the most informative messages, I tend to believe the diffs will speak for themselves, but as you can see from [13], ... well, it says I reverted an edit by Vitalevent. But that edit ... is not existent. I checked the histories on the articles they edited in March 2007 and that trend continues. For example, from 2006 Lebanon War, we have:
(cur | prev) 21:13, March 27, 2007 Golbez (talk | contribs | block) m (114,186 bytes) (Reverted edits by Vitalevent (talk) to last version by MartinBot) (undo) (cur | prev) 00:08, March 27, 2007 MartinBot (talk | contribs | block) m (114,186 bytes) (BOT - rv Vengeancetaker (talk) to last version by I m dude2002) (undo)
So where is Vitalevent's edit? There's nothing in the deletion log, nothing in Vitalevent's deleted contributions... could they have been oversighted? That's the only situation I can think of. -- Golbez ( talk) 05:10, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason why you just over-rode my decision to not protect Template:Dale Brown? On both RFPP and the template's talk page, well before you acted, I explicitly declined protection, particularly since the request came very soon after the template was reverted to the preferred version of the requester? And the fact that I'm not sure that an edit-warring block on one or more of the parties isn't a more appropriate solution? Qwyrxian ( talk) 03:12, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Apologies, your solution ended up being the correct one, by far. Due to comments made after the protection, I ended up leaving it in place; now, as a result of discussions, there is actually the very beginnings of a consensus forming for a possible solution. I'm glad you ended up conflicting with me and protecting, as my approach would almost certainly have resulted in blocks and even worse feelings than there are now. I shall consider this for the future. Qwyrxian ( talk) 06:04, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
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I can't act as an admin, and as an editor, I would argue that Dream Focus's edits are basically gaming the system. I'm not going to revert for fear of being blocked, but adding all the unlinked articles back as plain text instead of red links, he's messing up the template just as badly as before.— Kww( talk) 00:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Re your recent conversation about urine at WP:RD/S, I think you'll find that the troll is taking the p*ss. You may want to look at his contribution history, and at this diff. - David Biddulph ( talk) 17:41, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about that -- I was trying to remove the vandalism :) I misread the diff and thought your edit was the one that introduced it. Mea culpa. -- Colin Barrett ( talk) 04:24, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
if two reactions occured in a vessel such that temperature doesnot change.their enthalpies are different . how to relate their rate of reactions by arrhenius equation Chotu23 ( talk) 06:41, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Jayron32
Fleet Command here. I have question regarding our recent discussion. Tell me, what kind of person do you think I am?
No, I am not "chitchatting" as someone previously put it. It is strictly Wikipedia business: For a person to improve, having links to Wikipedia policies is not enough; he must know where he stands and how bad he is. So, please tell me: Do agree that I am "a deceitful person", that "I use under-handed tactic towards other administrators" and "talk down" to them?
I highly appreciate your spending time and effort answering to this question. It is very important to me.
Regards, Fleet Command ( talk) 22:15, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
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A few days ago, you mentioned that:
has a history as another IP. I'm new to this guy. What's the previous account? DMacks ( talk) 13:32, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Naughty block finger you have there. 8-) Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 19:00, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello Jayron, I want to let you know that I asked a question on the Humanities section of the Reference Desk that I know you might be interested in. The question has to do with the population decline that some American cities are experiencing, which for some reason all started declining in population in the 1950s. I included Chicago in the list by the way. I thought of you after I posted my question because I remember that a while back you explained to me about the reasons for Chicago's and Detroit's populations' decline on a previous question and because this is one of the many things that you're very knowledgeable about. By the way, I'm still planning to go to to Chicago with my friend like I told you a while back. I was planning to go there last month, but now I'm planning to go next year. My friend is still looking for work, but he is almost there now. I recently have been keeping an eye at some nice Chicago appartments online. Willminator ( talk) 01:40, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I missed this post. I was busy, and then he archived it.
As you know, he was finally blocked for 48 hours. It was only after I clearly pointed out his history, that his block was extended to 6 months.
You and others knew of his previous 3 blocks under a different IP. Yet, you allowed him to continue with a further 297 edits in 4 days. Almost all of these were disruptive.
I am very curious why you (and others) allowed this to continue so long. I'm also curious why nobody spoke up when the insufficient 48-hour block was given.
This lapse cost me and others plenty of time and aggravation while we were trying to work. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
I was about to pack it in when I found a wierd glitch in my contribs. I reverted the article to 21:04, 22 August 2011 to remove vandalism - (.. can't read and ...homosexuality...). But the diffs has me putting in the offensive material, which I didn't. There's no question I reverted from 02:06, 16 September 2011 to 21:04, 22 August 2011. Ever see something like that? Slight Smile 03:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hello, how are you? It feels like it has been a while. Maybe it has been. I have good news for you since things have been going in favor of Chicago for my friend. My friend has taken off Detroit, his hometown, as his option of buying a house, apartment, condo, etc because, although getting a place to live is cheaper in Detroit than Chicago, Detroit has much higher unemployment and lower standards of living. You were right. So, that’s where things are at now. Therefore, Chicago, where my friend grew up, is now the only option for him to find a place to live and move there, though it’s going to be more expensive and harder to find a house or something like that there although I’ve been keeping an eye on some apartments there as I told you before.
So anyway, thanks for your answer to my new question on the Reference Desk. I got a new Chicago question for you. I read that as of 2009, there are 6,999 yellow taxicabs in Chicago (the second biggest number of yellow taxicabs in the U.S) and 13,237 yellow taxicabs in New York City (the biggest number of yellow taxicabs in the U.S), which includes the 5 boroughs. Would I be correct to deduce, that if I apply the answer you gave me and the answers others have given and will give me in the Reference Desk about why so many taxi cabs in Manhattan, that much of Chicago’s taxicabs 6,999 yellow cabs would be concentrated in The Loop for similar reasons that much of New York City’s 13,237 yellow cabs are concentrated in much of Manhattan? Did you see a lot of taxi cabs while you lived in Chicago? As I mentioned in the question on the Reference Desk, New York City government wants to add 6000 new yellow taxicabs in the outer boroughs. Could the reasons why New York City wants to add more taxicabs in the outer boroughs be applied and relevant to adding more taxis in Chicago outside of the Loop? Chicago is a more car friendly place though like you told me before. Willminator ( talk) 21:07, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
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Jayron, you've previously commented about my complaint here [15] about user Kurdo777's disruptive edits on the Azerbaijani American article. Nothing was done to the complaint, so user Kurdo777 came up with a disingenuous strategy - to go badmouth me in retaliation to another user [16], who then followed his advice and got involved. How's removing, without any discussion or explanation on the talk page, a whole long paragraph with some 18 verifiable and reliable quality sources that are crucial to the article, contributing to the improvement of the article or alleviating the complain that some editors are acting in bad faith when trying to keep this article as short and uninformative as possible? See these edits: [17] and [18]? On top of this, user Beyond My Ken (BMK) goes to the page of an admin who he knows blocked my account over a 3RR dispute on another article with him (BMK), and tries to justify his edits to her (but not on the talk page of the article itself) while getting that admin to intervene again against someone she blocked before [19] This is clearly editing in a very bad faith, with two editors being driven by some personal feelings, and in the case of Kurdo777, ready to say and do anything, however untrue and false. I have significantly improved and expanded the article in question over the past month, whilst Kurdo777 and now BMK are only removing information and trying to put every roadblock they can. Very unfortunate. -- Saygi1 ( talk) 23:51, 27 September 2011 (UTC) Since you were the only administrator who commented on this issue, please note that Saygi1 continues to remove the dispute tag without a consensus on the talk page [20], and despite objections several other editors. [21] I've raised the issue of Saygi1's disruptive conduct here [22] and here [23], and as you can see, those two Wikipedians also agree that there is an issue with Saygi1's conduct and behavior in general. A WP:SPA by the name of User:5aul is also making blind sweeping reverts on the same page, and removing the tag, without as much as an edit summary. [24] I suspect the latter of being the meatpuppet of Saygi1 who himself is most likely an ArbCom sanction-evading sock-puppet/reincarnation of an old user, given the fact that he was editing at an expert level of familiarity with complicated Wikipedia codes from the get-go, and that this topical area was subject of several ArbCom, and most regular Azerbaijani editors have bee subject to such sanctions. Kurdo777 ( talk) 01:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
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The IP you blocked for personal attacks/harassment is likely the same as this one, who has attempted to avoid an EW block several times before by IP-hopping. This address and also this one have been blocked. He has also shown up here and here. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen ( talk) 06:28, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
This is just a friendly note that the RDH discussion you participated at Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2011_September_23#College_dating.3B_sociology.3B_hookups_vs_relationships is still live. You may also want to offer suggestions or take part in the discussions at the Talk:College dating. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 19:01, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
If you can think of anything that belongs in the Bert Bell article under See Also, then your help would be greatly appreciated. I only have History of American football. 66.234.33.8 ( talk) 17:01, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi, you wondered why Trollolololololololololol showed up at UAA again after you'd declined it. I was explaining it, but got an edit conflict as the user was blocked. Anyways, if you're still curious, it reappeared because reports which were accidentally wiped out were restored. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:03, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello! I've started a peer review on Titration, and would be much obliged if you could give me some input. Thank you very much for your time. :) Neonfuzz ( talk) 17:47, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
I didn't delete the text on purpose. That was apparently a glitch since my A7 tag somehow went through twice. And I still don't see how it's NOT an A7. "Multiple albums" by itself is not a claim to fame. Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 00:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
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Portal:American football, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:American football and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Portal:American football during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Buggie111 ( talk) 02:40, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
After seeing the result of the discussion at AN/I, I went ahead and added the banned user templates to the Noloop and Mindbunny user pages. I hope you don't mind. — Oli OR Pyfan! 02:04, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
The discussion has been moved to Wikipedia space, restarted and and listed on Cent, RfC, and the VP, and will take place here. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 04:12, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
Thread moved here from my Talk page. Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 22:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
Before we get too far into things, I have a simple question for you. Regarding This, is it your intention from today forward to "box" every joke made at the reference desks, or just mine? I just want to know whether it is your lack of a sense of humor or your personal distate towards me that is leading to this behavior of yours. -- Jayron 32 20:54, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron:
I have no stake in the conflict between Wilminator & Bielle but I have looked at the discussion.
Thank you for your recent comment beginning: "Counsel for you is the same as I counseled him:" Very well put.
Best wishes, Wanderer57 ( talk) 03:44, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
You told me to drop a note on your talk page if I get any more questions about Chicago and your time there, so I got another Chicago question for you. You said that there is a Chicago Street Grid, which was planned out, but Manhattan also has a street grid that was planned too, which having been there I can tell that makes driving a nightmare there. You said that driving in Chicago was easy for you, but my friend who grew up in Chicago said that he didn’t need a car at all when he lived there. On the other hand, you said that the suburban residents clog up the freeway system horribly. That's not a good sign. I read that car ownership in Chicago is much higher than that of New York City’s, but is Chicago overall a car friendlier city? Will it be easier for me to drive when I go to Chicago this August? How does the car culture history there compare to that of New York City’s? Because when I went to New York City, it was a nightmare for me driving there. I’m used to cities like Tampa, Clearwater, etc. since those are the kind of cities I grew up in, so I'm a bit nervous about driving in Chicago when I go there. Willminator ( talk) 21:59, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Ok thanks, I feel more confident now. So, did you like Chicago better than all the cities and towns you lived in? If not, which city or town did you like better? Which one did you like the least? Just curious, what part of New York City did you live in when you lived there? Willminator ( talk) 02:48, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Plymouth holds a special role in American history. Rather than being [ entrepreneurs] like many of the settlers of Jamestown, a significant proportion of the citizens of Plymouth were fleeing religious persecution and searching for a place to worship as they saw fit.
Jamestown wiki Late in 1606, English entrepreneurs set sail with a charter from the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in the New World.
In these two paragraphs are the word entrepreneurs is used. I would think "settlers" would be a better term. It seems that someone with a modern perspective is trying to influence the direction of the page. What actually the Plymouth / Jamestown called themselves I don't know but I don't they they called themselves "entrepreneurs".
Thanks P-antibody ( talk) 07:58, 19 July 2011 (UTC) Jonathan
I appreciate your consideration of my concerns as reflected in your determination in the AN/I. While I have elected to forego any further discussion on the issue of POV tag placement/removal within the AN/I itself and am quite content in my acceptance of your determination (it is, after all, not that big of a deal anyway relative to the issue it represents), I do have some thoughts as to your rationale which you may or may not find to be persuasive. When my thoughts gel into something concrete I can relate, I will do so here. Thanks. JakeInJoisey ( talk) 16:26, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Can we please not edit war over the policy page? There's a section to discuss this on the talk page at
Wikipedia talk:User pages#Removal of current block notices, and several other users have objected to the attempt to change the policy here. Thanks.
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Hi Jayron: Schyler and I have been discussing his signature, and what follows from enquiring about the meaning of "one language", on his talk page. We have both said our piece, but have found no common ground. Neither of us wants to jump into any of the usual circuses, and we have thus agreed to ask you and Jack of Oz to comment. (Schyler picked the names and I agreed.) If there is still no meeting of the minds following your comments, we may ask a third user. If there is a conclusion, Schyler and I have agreed to accept it. (You may check this in the thread; if he has changed his mind, I am sure he will say so.) I agree not to argue with you, though I will answer any specific questions. I trust your common sense and would appreciate your help. Bielle ( talk) 03:39, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Heya,
"is lack of appetite a symptom of amoebosis" is a knowledge-question; there's no concern over WP:MEDICAL, as long as they don't get specific - such as, "Should I eat bananas to fix my condition", style-of-thing.
I'm pretty confident about that, and it looks like another person agreed [1].
I suggest it'd be best to put the original question back, and leave the appropriate part of DuncanHill's answer - ie that "Our article Amoebiasis should help answer that question", with the additional info that, if not, WP:RD could help.
You could've added a note that "the helpdesk cannot answer any medical questions' but, really, it's a ->RD type of question, not a concern.
It doesn't really matter about that specific 'case' though; I was leaving this message to hopefully avoid it in the future. Happy to discuss it further, if you want. Cheers, Chzz ► 16:00, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
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Jayron32, I have great respect for your work generally and I don't think we've ever had a difference of opinion; thus, I hope you'll have no reason to take this as anything other than well-meaning constructive feedback. Your "admissions" of being incorrect, like this one, ring hollow when I read them because they are all pretty much the same (just a few recent examples: [2], [3], [4], [5], etc). You assert when challenged that you're always wrong, immediately disengaging from any discussion (arguably rude to those you've just contradicted). I do believe you say this in good faith to defuse any conflict; however, my perception is that it's a cop-out similar to an insincere cookie-cutter apology, and frustrating for a person who's just been contradicted. I realize it's not meant to be an apology (that was just an analogy), but rather you mean it to be an explanation that you're always wrong; however, that's clearly (to me) insincere, because if you believe that you would not continue to (often correctly) assert that others are wrong on another page. When you disagree with someone, and they or others disagree, it would be far more meaningful if you engaged in that discussion or simply acknowledged your error (either very briefly or specifically in a content-specific way, but not generically). This is just MHO; feel free to disregard this, especially if I'm the only one who says something like this to you. If others feel this way, there might be something here for you to consider. All the best, and thanks for your many efforts to improve the WP - they really are important. -- Scray ( talk) 03:31, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
There's no doubt some legislators are unscrupulous. But I think the issue of money in politics is less about politicians basing their votes on what will bring them money (although they're not necessarily averse to trying to help out individual donors). Rather, it's about monied interests getting the people who already believe what they do into positions of power. -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 09:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
The link on your user page no longer works! I think what you want is http://www.cracked.com/article_15236_more-accurate-wikipedia-warnings.html
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Hello again Jayron. How are you doing? I just asked a new question on the Reference Desk, but in general I'm just chilling out overseas. Unfortunately, my friend had to postpone his search for homes in Chicago and Detroit since he got layed off from his job. That means that the trip to Chicago will have to be until my friend gets a job. I wanted to go this month, but you know that times are tough in this country now. I'm still researching about Chicago and so far I found it to be an easier city to comprehend than New York City, so far. Chicago doesn't have the borough thing, confusing linguals, and a city model I'm more familiar with. I got one more Chicago question for you. Why is Chicago a global city of A status whereas Los Angeles is of A- status? Chicago's population has been declining for half a century, and now Los Angeles has almost double the population that Chicago has. Less people usually means a smaller economy. Willminator ( talk) 12:57, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Yes, am I highly offended by this. [7] How dare you correct my gross errors in an effort to make me look less like an idiot? I will fight you to the death over this! On second thought, I'm not allowed to do anything to the death. Doctor's orders. So I guess I'll let it stand. But don't do it again, or I shall you taunt you a second time! :) ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:12, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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I will report directly in private to arbitrators. Thanks, Mathsci ( talk) 23:18, 3 August 2011 (UTC) |
That page is now off my watch-list. It occurs to me that your approach, switching to a general discussion, might work out well - that is, with more eyes on it, the creator might really get blistered for what he's doing. This is "wikipedia review" stuff that has no place on wikipedia itself (FYI, I've been on a couple of enemies lists myself, but that's of little concern, as their creators were eventually banished). ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:03, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
You may need a Bugzilla account if you wish to comment. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 23:50, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
I appreciate your cultural sensitivity. It's nice to see such helpful folks around on Wikipedia. I have had my fair share of punks, but you are a welcome cool breeze. Many thanks. Nameisnotimportant ( talk) 02:33, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
FYI Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 11:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for blocking this IP, would you consider revdel his edits to Talk:Leonardo DiCaprio Mt king (edits) 04:18, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
It is time to pay it some mind. The "Search" text in the search box is gray in IE, but solid black in Firefox. Marthelati ( talk) 10:35, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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This is tasteless and uncalled for. If you want to know why there's an "admins sux" crowd, it's because of thoughtless and arrogant crap like that. If shutting people up is all that matters to you, I recommend logging off for good. You'll never hear any of us again. SDY ( talk) 22:04, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
(undent) What you're calling "telling it like it is" is actually being condescending and arrogant. That's the exact problem I'm talking about, and part of the reason for the lack of respect. Admins enforcing the rules because they're the rules and "telling it like it is" without explaining why the rules make sense is part of why newbies consider this place arbitrary and bureaucratic. The Blue Wall is another problem, as you hinted at with your concern about bias, though I'm assuming that it's a subconscious assumption (admin v. user -> user must be wrong) rather than some goofy conspiracy. Don't bother talking down to me with the "haven't been here long enough." It's just insulting. SDY ( talk) 02:48, 7 August 2011 (UTC) |
Hi,
I wanted to explain to you why I felt it necessary to add a formal warning to that user [9] despite the fact that you'd already asked him to tone it down [10]
I've been trying to seek the simplest resolution to the concerns, without resorting to further action, for several days - as you can see here, and my edits to the related talk page, [11]. Thus, I felt compelled to place a clear warning. I hope the user will desist, but if xe does not, I shall post to ANI.
I hope you understand, and do not feel my warning was unnecessary given your earlier one. Best, Chzz ► 11:07, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
I am not 'buzzing' per your kind offer above, but...the plot has thickened; severe case of COI, since c. 2006; Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Swarcliffe Chzz ► 19:55, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I wish I could be as eloquent and removed as you seem to be when discussing topics about which I feel passionately. It's no wonder someone accused me of canvassing; it is really difficult for me to remove feelings and stick to reason. Thanks for your more grounded voice. CouplandForever ( talk) 18:25, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm contacting you because you participated in the proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles a few months ago; and particularly because you had some interesting ideas on how to implement the trial. I have set up a discussion page for various aspects of implementing the trial at WP:ACTRIAL. Please feel free to join the discussion if you are interested. I am not initially contacting a large number of users (in an attempt to keep the discussions contained and manageable), but feel free to invite any other users who might be helpful. Thanks. —SW— babble 00:11, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with this persistent vandal. I'm hoping after 6 months he gets the point, but I kinda doubt it. -- McDoob AU 93 02:44, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
There is a serious problem on the Swarcliffe page, as some editors are ignoring advice about the edits they are making. I have made a list of mistakes on the talk page, to which one editor replied, "I have no intention of going through the list of "errors" ". Help is very definitely needed here.-- andreasegde ( talk) 13:00, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
I wrote this [12], just minutes before your posting. My intention is to not reply. If anything is unsolved or unclear, please go to my talkpage. - DePiep ( talk) 00:56, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
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WoW! You are a very good Admin! Eclipse Manager ( talk) 12:01, 22 August 2011 (UTC) |
I saw you revert me at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Entertainment. Thank you for reverting me, I was just about to revert myself anyway. Techman224 Talk 03:57, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
I can understand your concerns with the medical type questions I come to the Reference Desk on occasion with, but really, I do know the policy, and I do have a very good understanding of when a question I have (or others have) can and cannot be answered within Reference Desk policy. In general, while I sometimes use myself as an example in a question, I usually want the answer in general and not as it relates to me. A good example of this type of answer to one of my questions is the second paragraph of Red Act's response. Really, that's all the information I was looking for and I would honestly feel like I was wasting my doctor's time if I just called him up on the phone to ask him "Hey, what makes more difference in whether you gain or lose weight: intake of calories, fat, carbs, or protein?" (which is the simple way of asking it that I was having extreme difficulty phrasing). But anyway, like I said, while I understand your concerns, I do know the policy and I don't ask a question without first thinking about whether it could be answered within that policy...if I think it really would require medical advice instead of medical information to answer, I don't ask it. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{ Talkback}} message on my talk page. 05:38, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
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Who / what is LC? Are they a famous, er, animal lover? (Feel free to email or msg me on IRC if in next 10 mins if preferred for DENY purposes) Egg Centric 00:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron, thank you removing the {{astray}} template that I had placed in the help desk. Miguel AG( talk) 03:19, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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That's an odd one. I wouldn't have done a false positive, not with that many rollbacks, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't drunk or stoned at the time. I'd be perfectly willing to unblock, but I'm curious why the reasons are gone. I admit, I don't leave the most informative messages, I tend to believe the diffs will speak for themselves, but as you can see from [13], ... well, it says I reverted an edit by Vitalevent. But that edit ... is not existent. I checked the histories on the articles they edited in March 2007 and that trend continues. For example, from 2006 Lebanon War, we have:
(cur | prev) 21:13, March 27, 2007 Golbez (talk | contribs | block) m (114,186 bytes) (Reverted edits by Vitalevent (talk) to last version by MartinBot) (undo) (cur | prev) 00:08, March 27, 2007 MartinBot (talk | contribs | block) m (114,186 bytes) (BOT - rv Vengeancetaker (talk) to last version by I m dude2002) (undo)
So where is Vitalevent's edit? There's nothing in the deletion log, nothing in Vitalevent's deleted contributions... could they have been oversighted? That's the only situation I can think of. -- Golbez ( talk) 05:10, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason why you just over-rode my decision to not protect Template:Dale Brown? On both RFPP and the template's talk page, well before you acted, I explicitly declined protection, particularly since the request came very soon after the template was reverted to the preferred version of the requester? And the fact that I'm not sure that an edit-warring block on one or more of the parties isn't a more appropriate solution? Qwyrxian ( talk) 03:12, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Apologies, your solution ended up being the correct one, by far. Due to comments made after the protection, I ended up leaving it in place; now, as a result of discussions, there is actually the very beginnings of a consensus forming for a possible solution. I'm glad you ended up conflicting with me and protecting, as my approach would almost certainly have resulted in blocks and even worse feelings than there are now. I shall consider this for the future. Qwyrxian ( talk) 06:04, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello Jayron32! I hope you enjoy this cookie as an amicable greeting from a fellow Wikipedian, SwisterTwister talk 05:22, 6 September 2011 (UTC) |
I can't act as an admin, and as an editor, I would argue that Dream Focus's edits are basically gaming the system. I'm not going to revert for fear of being blocked, but adding all the unlinked articles back as plain text instead of red links, he's messing up the template just as badly as before.— Kww( talk) 00:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Re your recent conversation about urine at WP:RD/S, I think you'll find that the troll is taking the p*ss. You may want to look at his contribution history, and at this diff. - David Biddulph ( talk) 17:41, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about that -- I was trying to remove the vandalism :) I misread the diff and thought your edit was the one that introduced it. Mea culpa. -- Colin Barrett ( talk) 04:24, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
if two reactions occured in a vessel such that temperature doesnot change.their enthalpies are different . how to relate their rate of reactions by arrhenius equation Chotu23 ( talk) 06:41, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Jayron32
Fleet Command here. I have question regarding our recent discussion. Tell me, what kind of person do you think I am?
No, I am not "chitchatting" as someone previously put it. It is strictly Wikipedia business: For a person to improve, having links to Wikipedia policies is not enough; he must know where he stands and how bad he is. So, please tell me: Do agree that I am "a deceitful person", that "I use under-handed tactic towards other administrators" and "talk down" to them?
I highly appreciate your spending time and effort answering to this question. It is very important to me.
Regards, Fleet Command ( talk) 22:15, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks, OpenInfoForAll ( talk) 22:41, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
A few days ago, you mentioned that:
has a history as another IP. I'm new to this guy. What's the previous account? DMacks ( talk) 13:32, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Naughty block finger you have there. 8-) Georgewilliamherbert ( talk) 19:00, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello Jayron, I want to let you know that I asked a question on the Humanities section of the Reference Desk that I know you might be interested in. The question has to do with the population decline that some American cities are experiencing, which for some reason all started declining in population in the 1950s. I included Chicago in the list by the way. I thought of you after I posted my question because I remember that a while back you explained to me about the reasons for Chicago's and Detroit's populations' decline on a previous question and because this is one of the many things that you're very knowledgeable about. By the way, I'm still planning to go to to Chicago with my friend like I told you a while back. I was planning to go there last month, but now I'm planning to go next year. My friend is still looking for work, but he is almost there now. I recently have been keeping an eye at some nice Chicago appartments online. Willminator ( talk) 01:40, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I missed this post. I was busy, and then he archived it.
As you know, he was finally blocked for 48 hours. It was only after I clearly pointed out his history, that his block was extended to 6 months.
You and others knew of his previous 3 blocks under a different IP. Yet, you allowed him to continue with a further 297 edits in 4 days. Almost all of these were disruptive.
I am very curious why you (and others) allowed this to continue so long. I'm also curious why nobody spoke up when the insufficient 48-hour block was given.
This lapse cost me and others plenty of time and aggravation while we were trying to work. Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 01:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
I was about to pack it in when I found a wierd glitch in my contribs. I reverted the article to 21:04, 22 August 2011 to remove vandalism - (.. can't read and ...homosexuality...). But the diffs has me putting in the offensive material, which I didn't. There's no question I reverted from 02:06, 16 September 2011 to 21:04, 22 August 2011. Ever see something like that? Slight Smile 03:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hello, how are you? It feels like it has been a while. Maybe it has been. I have good news for you since things have been going in favor of Chicago for my friend. My friend has taken off Detroit, his hometown, as his option of buying a house, apartment, condo, etc because, although getting a place to live is cheaper in Detroit than Chicago, Detroit has much higher unemployment and lower standards of living. You were right. So, that’s where things are at now. Therefore, Chicago, where my friend grew up, is now the only option for him to find a place to live and move there, though it’s going to be more expensive and harder to find a house or something like that there although I’ve been keeping an eye on some apartments there as I told you before.
So anyway, thanks for your answer to my new question on the Reference Desk. I got a new Chicago question for you. I read that as of 2009, there are 6,999 yellow taxicabs in Chicago (the second biggest number of yellow taxicabs in the U.S) and 13,237 yellow taxicabs in New York City (the biggest number of yellow taxicabs in the U.S), which includes the 5 boroughs. Would I be correct to deduce, that if I apply the answer you gave me and the answers others have given and will give me in the Reference Desk about why so many taxi cabs in Manhattan, that much of Chicago’s taxicabs 6,999 yellow cabs would be concentrated in The Loop for similar reasons that much of New York City’s 13,237 yellow cabs are concentrated in much of Manhattan? Did you see a lot of taxi cabs while you lived in Chicago? As I mentioned in the question on the Reference Desk, New York City government wants to add 6000 new yellow taxicabs in the outer boroughs. Could the reasons why New York City wants to add more taxicabs in the outer boroughs be applied and relevant to adding more taxis in Chicago outside of the Loop? Chicago is a more car friendly place though like you told me before. Willminator ( talk) 21:07, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
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Jayron, you've previously commented about my complaint here [15] about user Kurdo777's disruptive edits on the Azerbaijani American article. Nothing was done to the complaint, so user Kurdo777 came up with a disingenuous strategy - to go badmouth me in retaliation to another user [16], who then followed his advice and got involved. How's removing, without any discussion or explanation on the talk page, a whole long paragraph with some 18 verifiable and reliable quality sources that are crucial to the article, contributing to the improvement of the article or alleviating the complain that some editors are acting in bad faith when trying to keep this article as short and uninformative as possible? See these edits: [17] and [18]? On top of this, user Beyond My Ken (BMK) goes to the page of an admin who he knows blocked my account over a 3RR dispute on another article with him (BMK), and tries to justify his edits to her (but not on the talk page of the article itself) while getting that admin to intervene again against someone she blocked before [19] This is clearly editing in a very bad faith, with two editors being driven by some personal feelings, and in the case of Kurdo777, ready to say and do anything, however untrue and false. I have significantly improved and expanded the article in question over the past month, whilst Kurdo777 and now BMK are only removing information and trying to put every roadblock they can. Very unfortunate. -- Saygi1 ( talk) 23:51, 27 September 2011 (UTC) Since you were the only administrator who commented on this issue, please note that Saygi1 continues to remove the dispute tag without a consensus on the talk page [20], and despite objections several other editors. [21] I've raised the issue of Saygi1's disruptive conduct here [22] and here [23], and as you can see, those two Wikipedians also agree that there is an issue with Saygi1's conduct and behavior in general. A WP:SPA by the name of User:5aul is also making blind sweeping reverts on the same page, and removing the tag, without as much as an edit summary. [24] I suspect the latter of being the meatpuppet of Saygi1 who himself is most likely an ArbCom sanction-evading sock-puppet/reincarnation of an old user, given the fact that he was editing at an expert level of familiarity with complicated Wikipedia codes from the get-go, and that this topical area was subject of several ArbCom, and most regular Azerbaijani editors have bee subject to such sanctions. Kurdo777 ( talk) 01:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
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The IP you blocked for personal attacks/harassment is likely the same as this one, who has attempted to avoid an EW block several times before by IP-hopping. This address and also this one have been blocked. He has also shown up here and here. ~~ Lothar von Richthofen ( talk) 06:28, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
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If you can think of anything that belongs in the Bert Bell article under See Also, then your help would be greatly appreciated. I only have History of American football. 66.234.33.8 ( talk) 17:01, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi, you wondered why Trollolololololololololol showed up at UAA again after you'd declined it. I was explaining it, but got an edit conflict as the user was blocked. Anyways, if you're still curious, it reappeared because reports which were accidentally wiped out were restored. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:03, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello! I've started a peer review on Titration, and would be much obliged if you could give me some input. Thank you very much for your time. :) Neonfuzz ( talk) 17:47, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
I didn't delete the text on purpose. That was apparently a glitch since my A7 tag somehow went through twice. And I still don't see how it's NOT an A7. "Multiple albums" by itself is not a claim to fame. Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 00:29, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
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Portal:American football, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:American football and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Portal:American football during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Buggie111 ( talk) 02:40, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
After seeing the result of the discussion at AN/I, I went ahead and added the banned user templates to the Noloop and Mindbunny user pages. I hope you don't mind. — Oli OR Pyfan! 02:04, 9 October 2011 (UTC)