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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
Thanks for the support! MONGO 09:42, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
Don't worry, I lived in Indiana and I have a pretty good opinion of people from North America. :) Sarah Ewart 01:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I think there's a few million suitors standing at the altar waiting for you to get yourself up there. I've read User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Adminship.3F, User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Two_things_:.29, and User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Adminship (and the other section there with the same title). You certainly have plenty of people willing to nominate you. Count me as one of them. I saw a number of your comments on the Seabhcan arbitration and elsewhere which brought my attention to you. What really got me and pushed me over the edge of being willing to nominate you was this edit today on Malber's talk page. The ability to separate personal feelings from doing the right thing is exceptionally important and too often missing in administrators.
I don't seek out people to put as feathers in my cap in nominating people. RfA isn't a game, and nobody should be proud or ashamed of how many nominations they have or how many succeeded. I do seek out people whom I think would make outstanding administrators. Before nominating someone, I conduct thorough reviews which last sometimes as much as half a day's work to comb through everything. You say you want a smooth RfA and would rather wait too long than go up to soon [1]. Excellent attitude, and certainly understandable given the sometimes harsh environment that RfA can be. Thatcher131 had very much the same concerns. I had to drag him kicking and screaming to the altar finally. I expect he'll be a member of ArbCom someday. With my reviews, I try to find the things that could cause an RfA to trip up, so there are no surprises, nothing left unturned that could cause an RfA to derail. It's stressful enough without having to wonder if someone will find some soiled piece of laundry somewhere and air it out as the one devastating piece of evidence to destroy someone with. Such an attempt was made on Thatcher131's RfA, and it failed.
So, I don't care if you accept my offer to nominate you or not. It's not for me. It's for you. I you want my services in reviewing you for a nomination, I offer them. You've passed a number of my standards already, and six months of active editing is up on 3 January 2007. I think an RfA on or following that date would be appropriate, and highly successful. Have a look at User:Durin/My guidelines for admin nomination for more information on how I go about nominating someone. I don't guarantee that I will nominate someone; just that I will conduct the review. I'm at your service. -- Durin 17:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I didn't realize until recently that you're not already an administrator. From the above, you're obviously not in short supply of nominators. You'll have my support when your RFA finally opens; I also expect it to be stellar :) — Quarl ( talk) 2006-12-27 12:51Z
Hey, there was an 8-4 vote for deletion even after the first three keeps, this means that those who voted after she had read your reasons and voted based on them. If you think it should be overturned, reply back to me and I will undelete it so that you can start a new AfD to try to get a better consensus. Cbrown1023 02:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi who is this? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)-
Didn't mean to be rude just very confused. Please forgive me
PS: How do you have your watchlist watch everything you've edited?
WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks and again please forgive me. UMmmmm, no admins have stopped me over the edit count thing. Do u think it would be safe to keep it? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
How do you know if a watched page has been changed and do you think this is vandalism? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for being overly kind in your edit summary and not saying "fool of" in front of "an Arbitrator". :-) I'm sure you could have used the "not a personal attack when it's true" defence (not that it is one). ;-)
James F. (talk) 16:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Ok, that is a strange thing. Check out the edit times. Did you get a edit conflict or something? We both got him at EXACTLY the same time with exactly the same thing. User:Logical2u Talk 18:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I can't do anything here. I am being told that I am banned again and people are removing the few edits that I did make. Could you help me out here: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Yanksox removing my comments. Maybe I should just create an account, or change IPs, so that nobody can tell it's me... but why should I have to do that!-- 203.109.209.49 01:10, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
As an uninvolved administrator, have you considered taking action to stop Light Current from trying to taunt people and use the threat of retribution to drive them off? How does such behavior fit with the policies, goals and purposes of the encyclopedia? Hipocrite - «Talk» 01:29, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
AHa! Caught you both plotting! Dont count your chickens! -- Light current 03:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Ah. I thought there was a way to e-mail arbitrators. Is that mailing the mailing list or mailing them individually by wiki-mail? If you look at the 12 edits I made here, I was wondering if there was a better way to deal with this than putting the same message on the talk page of 9 arbitrators, 2 clerks and then explaining myself after the fact on my talk page. Oh well, together with your e-mail, something will hopefully happen, though unless someone gives the ArbCom a real world contact (e-mail or phone) to work with, they can't confirm or deny anything, so I'm left wondering what exactly they can do. That post that concerned both of us sounds real enough, but I agree with those who say that those who are concerned should contact the Foundation and get it sorted at WP:OFFICE level. There is a limit to what can be done on-wiki, as I am discovering (I don't have any e-mail address enabled). Carcharoth 00:08, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your advice. I will do my utmost to avoid all further personal development. Merry Christmas. — Theo (Talk) 22:33, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
take it easy, that was just contributions made from many people some of them were jokes, others were serious, i think i kno the person who runs this page and it makes me angry that he tries to act like he runs the school i go to... i didnt mean to hurt anyone... lol, but in many peoples opinion, Omar Collington IS a notable alumni, and Temini Matters is a joke alma mater at the school
thanks for the heads up
[2] Daakshayani 11:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Come see: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Club of New York. — ExplorerCDT 14:16, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asterion talk 16:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Diligence | |
I hereby award you the Barnstar of Diligence for your courageous opposition to administrative overextensions of power during AfD debates. Tarinth 22:57, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
Accepted with the caveat that the administrator in question is a good administrator, though I disagreed with him in this instance. Newyorkbrad 23:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Tarinth 23:14, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Check your email; I responded to something on my talk page in private over an hour ago and have not yet received a response. -- Cyde Weys 01:45, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi Newyorkbrad - see [3]. I bring this to you as you made a review on the RfC that seemed the most balanced and considered. Therefore if you have a problem with InShaneee's actions here, you would be respected. Personally I find it odd. Anyway - there is no offence meant on my part. Cheers Lethaniol 02:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Hey. I just read your e-mail to me. Just so you know, when you click the "e-mail user" link on someone's user page, and you send an e-mail, it does show your e-mail address to the user, as I knew this, and I saw yours. You wrote that it didn't, so I just wanted to make sure that you know you are wrong and people are seeing your e-mail. Also, I've decided to do the following:
So, if you send an e-mail to me by using Wikipedia, it will go to my real e-mail account (with my name), however, I will reply with my Wikipedia-only account (which will be for sending only). -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 20:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
I did email Thatcher131 about the matter a while ago, because she was the admin familiar with the situation who recommended that I unblock Velten the last time, but she didn't reply; I presumed she was occupied with other matters. If there's any more disruption from Velten, though, I'll probably contact her. Thanks. Extraordinary Machine 22:22, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the revert on my talk page, Brad. It was Cplot. Cheers, Redux 20:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Newyorkbrad,
I noticed your correction on the Speaker of the House of Representatives page that reverted an edit from a user named Eric! which incorrectly set the date for expiration of the 109th Congress as January 2nd. (I came across your username when I read your comments on Eric!'s talk page.) I noticed you keep a pretty close watch on the Speakers page and have since added it to my watchlist, too. I pretty much can't stand edits that could simply be corrected by properly reading the Constitution, probabaly because I assume everyone should know it inside and out. Anyways, from what I read on the Speakers' talk page, you seem to be far better than me in politely responding to the mistakes and questions of editors on that page. Kudos. JasonCNJ 19:17, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I was bold and made a suggestion on the Giano workshop [4] that I fear might get ignored for reasons having nothing to do with it's validity (or lack thereof) as a suggestion. I am not sure it would work, honestly, but things seem so heated and personal, its hard, as an outsider, to not think I (or other outsiders) could help. It's also hard not to get a bit ignored in such a discussion between old campaigners...;). I trust your judgement and I wanted to bring it to your attention, so that I can know if I'm totally off the mark here for some reason. (email me if you want to let me know w/o pouring fuel on any fires.) Cheers. Dina 21:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
★MESSED ROCKER★ 05:10, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
User:WikiMan53? I am starting to think less "kid" more "troll" but will admit bias towards the only opposer to my Rfa. (didn't look for diff, but can find it) ;) Dina 01:56, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, -- BostonMA talk 19:01, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Let's see. If Iran attacked the USA 10 times, and President Bush had to go into Iraq, before tommorow, which Congress would vote as fast as possible? The 109th? Or 110th? And if Bush and Cheney died Rice would be President? I don't know, it could be ethier. I now think that there has to be a Speaker of the House at all times. In that case who would it be? Hastert? BTW, I am logging off now, so don't expect a quick response from me. Carpet9 00:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
thank you for his good clerical work, in particular for the time you put in Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Deltabeignet/Evidence#Evidence presented by Uninvolved User:Newyorkbrad. — Sebastian 00:50, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
My mistake Newyorkbrad. Former Speaker Albert, wouldn't have disputed Dr Rices succession to the Presidency (as Secy of State is a part of the Executive Branch). He's worries were about a Legislative leader (Speaker/Pres pro temp) assuming Presidency, feeling that himself (House Speaker during VP vacancies Oct-Dec, 1973 & Aug-Dec, 1974), should only become Acting President. See Carl Albert page, for further details, on his hesistations. GoodDay 01:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your work helping to fight vandalism to Wikipedia articles. However, I am concerned by the sentence of your template reading "And most Vandal fighters assume it as Vandalism if you dont use a login." That is a serious overstatement and suggests that we assume bad faith for all IP edits, which is definitely not the case. I ask that you consider deleting or modifying this sentence. Or, if you took it from somewhere else, please let me know so I can discuss it with that person. Thanks, Newyorkbrad 23:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I know. Thanks. Essjay is currently in a short Wikibreak. I'll try to catch him when he returns. Redux 02:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello, I think you might want to converse with JC0312, he says 1947 Presidential Succession Act (along with the 25th Amendment) alows ONLY the Vice President to become President, when the President dies/resigns/is removed from office. He says the other officers can only become Acting President. GoodDay 23:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
So, when are you willing to become an administrator? I just thought I'd point out that it's "sometime after the first of the year." I know you have a host of people offering to nominate you, so I'll let them take precedence, but really, there's no earthly reason for you to wait. (Or maybe you do have an unstated reason, and what I'm trying to say is there's no reason for us to wait, all champing at the bit.) -- Michael Snow 23:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was pretty sure the edit might foul up the system, but I was left with no alternative means of reporting the user. I have indeed raised the issue on the bot's talk page (as that's where most feedback for it seems to be going). Still, it is useful to know about exactly what kind of dificulties this causes at AIV; i know what to be careful of if I'm ever forced to do so again (although since I raised the issue, I doubt anyone ever will be). Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 00:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for that response. I actually had not read through that link before. I want to be sure I understand this before moving forward, as I became concerned about unintentional 3rr issues due to the blanking warnings phenomena. -- Kukini 00:12, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
You can find them at the new user logs. Go ahead and request the checkuser. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 01:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
It's pretty obvious they're coming from one person, so just keep adding them to the IP check section. No need for a case subpage, given the IP check section does what you need :) I moved your case to here. Cheers NYB, Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 02:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick revert of the vandalism on my user page. -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 22:29, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Ah, ArbitBot! :-) Let's see...
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if (textofcase.shouldbeaccepted())
toBeAccepted = true;
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...on a slightly more serious note, thanks for the comment. I also notice that you're not an administrator yet, though you've declined several nominations. Would now be a better time for you? You could then help out protecting and unprotecting... thanks again! Flcelloguy ( A note?) 23:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply, one question do you have a link to the outside view you gave on Inshaneee's actions so that i can read it. Hypnosadist 16:17, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok thats were i got your name from, thanks for the quick answer. Hypnosadist 16:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for your support in my my RfA, which passed with a tally of 117/0/1. I hope that my conduct as an admin lives up to the somewhat flattering confidence the community has shown in me, and that your lack of concern for my ability is proven to be totally justified. Please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page should you need anything or want to discuss something with me.-- Nilf anion ( talk) 16:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC) |
Hi, I'm not really sure what you mean. The user broke 3RR, I'm don't see how it could be disputed. Could you please elaborate? Khoi khoi 01:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Angus mentioned it to me yesterday and I was going to wait a week or so to submit, but I managed to read through all the pages I wasn't overly familiar with ( WP:WHEEL, etc.) this morning and after encountering a vandal that I couldn't do anything about without the mop and bucket I figured now is as good a time as any to make the request. You should consider submitting sometime in the near future as well. You've been around nearly a year with this account and you've made some really valuable contributions.-- Isotope23 19:46, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
If you are at NYGASP tonight, I will be there. Come to the "Maslin Room" at intermission and say hello. The SavoyNetters will be hanging out there at intermission and after the show.( http://www.concentric.net/~oakapple/savoynet/) I am also hosting a singalong event on Saturday (Iolanthe and Trial by Jury). If you're interested, e-mail me at ssilversgs@yahoo.com. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 15:42, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey, thanks so much for supporting my recent RFA. A number of editors considered that I wasn't ready for the mop yet and unfortunately the RFA did not succeed (69/26/11). There are a number of areas which I will be working on (including changing my username) in the next few months in order to allay the fears of those who opposed my election to administrator.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you sincerely for your support over the past week. I've been blown away by the level of interest taken in my RFA and appreciate the time and energy dedicated by all the editors who have contributed to it, support, oppose and neutral alike. I hope to bump into you again soon and look forward to serving you and Wikipedia in any way I can. Cheers! The Rambling Man 19:03, 11 January 2007 (UTC) (the non-admin, formerly known as Budgiekiller)
Checked the link to Governors of New York. There's even a discrepency there. Harriman listed), yet in above paragraphs, he's listed as). I'll start listing the NY Gov bio articles (that need fixing) to term ending 'even-numbered' years. GoodDay 23:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for supporting me on an AfD by saying "Delete per Kicking222 and The RSJ". It's the first time I've seen someone support me on AfD, so thanks, again (of course, someone might have supported me on an AfD before, I might have just not seen it, but oh well :) •The RSJ• Talk | Sign Here 02:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! And I'll ask someone with oversight on that deletion summary. · j e r s y k o talk · 02:41, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
You seem to have a good head on your sholders and I second everything you said about ending the Husnock affair. Ive contacted those involved and asked them to tone things down. Can you have this case ended quickly? A threat was made against Husnock and people seem to be getting angrier by the day. Thank you for your concern and assistance. -A concerned Wikipedian —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.229.241.187 ( talk) 06:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC).
Hello again. I am trying to have a Checkuser run on Husnock to prove where he is, if for no other reason to clear some of the ips out of Dubai as being sockpuppets of him. I've given up proving to anyone that he isn't in the UAE, people don't appear to want to listen and whoever Pahuskahey is, his arrival and interjection into things didn't help anyone, least of all Husnock; I've advised him to simply abandon his account at this stage. However, deep down I hope this is still a decent website with good people on it and all I want to do is clear some of the air around Husnock having made or having not made certian posts. A checkuser would really help, espeically if it shows he is in another part of the world and couldnt have made some of these posts. I'm sure you'll agree and I thank you in advance for your help. - 213.42.21.79 14:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Gee, if you had waited one day, we could have had the same promotion date (just a year apart). I'm going to have to oppose you over this obvious personal insult. jk ;) NoSeptember 12:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
-- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 18:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Dude, I totally had dibs on nominating you before any of these johnnies/jills-come-lately; I think I first raised the issue when you had fewer than 2000 edits. I can't imagine why you wouldn't want me as your nominator; after all, the the first user whom I offered to nominate was soon thereafter indefinitely blocked, whilst the the first user whom I actually nominated was, as we all know, desysopped in disgrace :). Joe 18:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for backing me up on that or at least backing up the reasons I based that decision on. (I really wish I hadn't taken that case :-P) Good luck on your RfA! (not that I have any doubt in my mind that you won't pass). Cbrown1023 22:50, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll be on WP from time to time, due to caseload, rotten ISP. I'm to run all links by you. I'm sure BunchofGrapes filled you in. As of this timepoint, I've been following a weird bird incident. Can you list yourself on my page as a "Favorite Admin ?" Also need someone to keep a eye on my Userpage, talkpage. As for the bird incident, recently, Austin, Texas and Australia had experienced birds falling out of the sky DEAD. Google has some material on this matter. Seen the incident on the news myself. Really do appreciate the assisstance, patience. Martial Law 22:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
...for fixing that typo on my userpage. Somehow I notice other people's typos but never my own :) Opabinia regalis 01:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I tried to revert some obvious vandalism, and was astonished to see a new wiki page - a "spam filter" - rejecting my save due to the presence of a myspace reference in the article. To be safe, I deleted every reference to myspace that I could find. Add back at your own risk. :) Wahkeenah 01:40, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I see the new functions, but honestly I want to take a bit of time in my userspace to get familiar with them before I test out the shiny new buttons in the mainspace.-- Isotope23 20:48, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
...For your assistance. Be advised I'll be here from time to time. I am a paranormal investigator. Been tracking a few cases. Martial Law 01:37, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm almost certain that minority-party senators still sit in the President's chair to learn procedure, but to avoid a future error, I'll cite it outside wikipedia if I find it. Thanks for the update! 157.201.154.219 16:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
You so close to WP:200! You still have 5 whole days to get 31 support votes (your probably getting another one as I type this:) )-- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 02:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to go here and weigh in on the discussion? Thanks -- Appraiser 15:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Got a pix of the O' Hare UFO w/ this link: UFO Cases, incl. pix of O' Hare Airport UFO. This leads to source info., and the Ark case I'm on, which is People claim UFOs are "The Devil" and Ark. people claim UFOs are "The Anti-Christ/The Devil". Of the latter case, I have a primary witness who says these UFOs are a military exercise or someone trying to set up a hoax using aircraft. I'm heading to the UFO and UFO related discussion pages to place this matter. Martial Law 20:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Hell, blood, you gone and done a WP:200 ass kicking of RFA!
Okay, enough of that, I'm about to go to sleep and decided that I'd be the first of many, many, many to say well done, congratulations and way to go on your very impressive RFA. I most definitely look forward to seeing even more of you around WP and unreservedly offer you my support in the weeks and months to come, wherever possible. Good luck and nice one...! The Rambling Man 22:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm indifferent between "formulas" and "formulae"; the general usage trend is toward English forms of plurals, but I see that formula lists the Latin plural first. Maybe Wikiproject:Mathematics had a guideline on this; if they do, you can follow it; if not, as the principal author, make your choice.
E-mail me if you need help putting your hands on the American Mathematical Monthly article or any other references. Regards, Newyorkbrad 22:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Not sure if it's worth it given the FAC comments, but a quick Google search on "robotics 'polar coordinates'" does turn up some hits (not counting the obvious WP forks) if you want to take a look at them. Newyorkbrad 00:33, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the reverts on my user and editor review pages. :) -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 23:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Brad! I think there must have been some quirk in the software because I didn't get any edit conflicts. I saw Floria's edit but it looked like she'd only removed the last comment. Weird. I was blocking the accounts at the same time so maybe I just screwed up multi-tasking. Sarah 19:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
What to do when I know something is wrong, but have no source and can have no source?
Sorry for picking on you, there is absolutely zero urgency to this. I respect your judgment, and I wanted to consult an uninvolved New Yorker. Also, while I am often careful and considered, I am not always so. Sometimes I am a lousy editor, so don't expect to see too much too good from me in this.
For whatever reason, I got drawn to List of bus routes in the Bronx and then List of bus routes in Brooklyn, and aside from causing trouble and fuss, I noticed that the Brooklyn article included a route that is, more or less Hassidic only, (operated by a Hassidic company, serving Hassidim, providing service from Williamsburg to Crown Heights, without stopping in between).
Unfortunately, I did not do a good job trying to remove the material. I provoked the editor on the page (looks like the page owner but that's another story.) His response was that the company has a franchise for the route, and that there is no source saying they don't provide service to outsiders, and so it should stay.
The original franchise application was made in the late 80s (or early 90's?). NYCDOT was under pressure from UMTA (today's FTA) to encourage privitization. The company had been hassled by brownies for idling and stopping where there was no bus stop, or, if I remember correctly, stopping at TA bus stops. They applied for a franchise. It was clever. I think Dov Hikind got involved, pushing for them. I do not remember my connection; I think I helped prepare 3rd party comments for an indirectly involved commissioner or assistant commissioner. We understood that this company was going to get busstops from the city, and maybe idling locations (imp for keeping A/C effective in the summer). We also understood that even though they were agreeing to be a common carrier, no one from outside their communities would try to board the buses, so we knew there would be no complaints.
So, now I see it in a list of (implicitly) public bus routes, and I want to take it out. Is that wrong? If so, why? If it was appropriate to seek to remove the material, how should I have gone about effecting the change? (if you look at the article and talk page, you'll see that I just angered the two other editors)
Thanks in advance for any ideas/criticism/comments, etc. And again, I have retreated from those pages. There is no urgency to my request. Thanks. Jd2718 02:47, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Got a pix fom a pilot: Pix taken by Pilot or Aircrew. Thought you may want to see this. Do apologise if I had acted in error. Martial Law 21:10, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
The other pix is above this one, in "UFO info". Martial Law 21:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Found this. It is the Firefighter's protocol for handling UFOs. It is: Firefighter's Disaster Control: UFOs. Martial Law 22:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
With the RfA complete and over, and a day to recover on top, I finally feel able to click a few buttons and write a few comments.
Of those, there's about a dozen editors I hadn't come across before, whom I particularly want to write a comment to. RfA is a good chance to see how others see you. It also shows a light on others, and those who judge sometimes show themselves in a flattering or unflattering light too. An inevitable aspect of any giving of opinion, so to speak. I don't think our paths have crossed, and yet you showed a high degree of confidence that I would use the access honestly and well. I'd like to live up to that, as being the best and most relevant "thank you" I can think of for your support and help. That, and to catch you around some time and see some of the areas you edit in, as well.
As a new user of admin access, I might well benefit from guidance for a while to come. I trust my existing approach overall, but its an area one doesn't really want to make even a single mistake, and where the judge is the eyes of ones peers. So advice would be a Good Thing.
To start that off, I've already asked for advance guidance from other long-standing admins active in a couple of areas that I'm likely to be involved in long term - dispute handling, and suspected socks. As time goes on, I might want to come back to you for advice on these and other issues too. If you feel like watchlisting User:FT2/Advice sought, I'd appreciate it :) it's my initial step to ensuring this new access is taken as responsibly as possible, during the next while.
Otherwise, do keep in touch, happy editing in 2007, and once again - many thanks! :) FT2 ( Talk | email) 01:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Well, you've broken the WP:200 barrier comfortably - if anything was a dead cert for success this year then your RfA would be it. I'm sure that the Bureaucrats will be queuing up to be the one to issue you with your shiny new set of admin tools. I would offer you assistance with any questions that you have about using them but I feel that I should be the one coming to you with questions about my judgement calls! Best wishes and happy mopping, (aeropagitica) 03:08, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
You're everywhere, aren't you... omnipresent like some sort of lawyer wikideity... ★MESSED ROCKER★ 04:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your kind words. I have actually already purchased both of those books on Amazon and am waiting for them to arrive. I think I should have found them before writing the article, but it seems to have come out pretty well anyway. I have an interest in Spanish-American War-era politicians and government right now and may try and advance another article from there up to FA. JRP 06:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Here is my reply to your reasonable question. -- Fyslee 10:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
My reply is simpler: Ilena has never shown she can make edits peacefully. -- Ronz 14:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Heya, not sure where you want to start, but I've found that CAT:CSD is a nice jumping off point. -- Brad Beattie (talk) 23:01, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome, and as long as you asked, there is something you can do. There is a minor error on the main page in the "Did you Know" section that needs to be fixed. In the Seb Clover blurb, it says he set "the a world record". Either "the" or "a" needs to be deleted. -- DS1953 talk 06:42, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've admired your work in ArbCom and elsewhere from the sidelines for a while, I am sure that you as administrator will be an even more valuable contributor to Wikipedia. Orderinchaos78 13:25, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Brad, my pleasure to help out. You're going to make a fine admin.
I'm fairly certain that this is what happened: Two teenagers, presumably males by their style, were doing homework and chatting on AIM, MSN or something and using Wikipedia. Clayzer is the actual Clay that the article was made about. The other account said, "Hey man, I'm gonna make articles about you" and so he did. They got deleted, no problem. As I said on AN/I, it is a game to them and I'm sure that the kids are experienced with forums and online communities, so they started splashing about after the block. No problem there, it's usual. You posted on AN/I , which was the proper thing to do. The kids found it, and the trolling began and Youser kept giving them chips and salsa to eat. The 24.xxx... IP that I blocked would have been Clayfanfriend, whatever his name is because you didn't block the IP, just the username (which is good, you shouldn't risk collateral for something like that), and Clayzer wasn't blocked so it didn't make sense that he'd log out to post.
I think what I've learned since getting the bit is that since you are the one processing the information submitted, you begin to see the patterns. Instead of just slapping a CSD template on a page and moving on, you are the one sorting through the mess so you have the opportunity to track down kids like this and put them in time out.
Also, it is odd when things happen like an admission of guilt, or someone apologizing, or someone working with you when you deleted their article instead of going batshit. Those times do occur, though, so they are more valuable when you get a thanks (I actually got an email from a user that I warned that apologized!)
Keep up the good work. Teke ( talk) 19:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've been a bit busy recently, so missed the actual RfA, but needless to say you have my general support should you ever need it. Stephen B Streater 19:05, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
If you are a Admin, add yourself to my list of Favorite Admins, and make yourself a copy of my toolbox. I've got a lead concerning the O' Hare UFO matter. A police officer has also taken a pix of the UFO inquestion. Checking link. Martial Law 21:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
You'll need this guide, since you are now a admin. I found it lying around here. Place it where you can get to it, preferrably on a sub page or on your user page. This guide is WP:AHTG, restricted to Admins. Find in my toolbox tools of this nature, such as "How to block errant Wikipedians" as well. I may be a Admin myself someday. Martial Law 01:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Newyorkbrad, congrats on becoming admin, I have another cplot sock for you: YallPunks. Keep up the good work. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 02:02, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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Congrats on your adminship, and the huge support it received. I would've also if I had been aware of it. Milto LOL pia 01:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Good move! Obviously you've been following and had seen the other related blocks. I undid your reversion on my talk page simply as pro forma; I don't mind vandals attempting to communicate with me. In fact, I'd rather they did. -- Durin 03:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
A while back you were concerned about Asher Heimermann ( talk · contribs)'s use of his real name since he's a minor. Would you mind taking a look at User:Asher_Heimermann/Contact? He created this today and it transcludes on both his talk and user pages. It seems really, really unwise, Metros232 23:56, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Since nothing has happened, I have deleted the sub-page in question and commented out the relevant transclusions. Maybe you could have an urgent word with whomever was supposed to be "keeping an eye" on this? HTH HAND — Phil | Talk 11:05, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the message. I think what I was thinking about was that there is no reference to differing levels of judicial scrutiny, etc. on the Bill of Rights page. I think that when people aren't alerted to the ways in which those right in the BOR are interpreted, it propagates folksy myths about what they are. For instance, not until I was in law school did I learn anything about the incorporation debate (that still rages). I have more time now, so I may effort to amend the BOR article to alert people to the nuance in how we interpret the document, which is fundamental to our notions and understanding of it. Thanks for the reply. -- DavidShankBone 15:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
True, your comments carry merit, and history was on your side. But let's abide by WP:DFTT and not turn WP:AIV into a farcical exchange. -- 210 physicq ( c) 02:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Please send me a link to the page that describes how to upload and use it ... and you can delete this thread. Thanks! Newyorkbrad 01:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Brad,
If you ever get a free minute here on Wikipedia, I would be most honored if you wrote a critique of my contributions at my Editor Review, found here.
Thanks in advance dude,
S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 05:07, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Guy! I need your help on something. I uploaded this photo: Image:Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes.jpg and I'm not sure if the tagging for it is correct. I have an email with the photo and permission to use it here. It is a candidate for speedy delete due to the current tag. Thanks. JungleCat Shiny!/ Oohhh! 23:51, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
You posted that there was an arbitration on me on Barrett v. Rosenthal. But I believe the only two people now involved in the arbitration are Fyslee and Ilena,. Am I misreading that? Jance 06:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Link is on Wikipedia Paranormal's Talk page. Am planning on setting up a article. Only sources are the Chicago Tribune and UFO Casebook links. Running that by you ASAP. Martial Law 07:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
MSNBC: UFO @ O' Hare, UFO Casebook: Alleged Pix of O' Hare UFO, , Pilot Audio Report About UFO, Multiple Witnesses spot UFO
There are 7 others, but I'll use these 4 links as source material. Martial Law 20:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
You'll make a good Admin, based on the evidence I've seen. Martial Law 20:44, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Good catch on Brad Beattie, for some reason Taxman deleted it (instead of archiving it) yesterday, and the day before he did the same to FT2 - must be a mental hiccup ;). As for 1ne he is listed as WikiFanatic (8 Dec 2005), he has changed his name several times. NoSeptember 17:48, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
No problem. However, I think a ban on the IPs would not prove to be very useful as (although I haven't checked) I believe most of them are open proxies being used by the(se) spam bot(s). I think a much more efficient way of going at it would be to simply ban the phrase supermortgagerate.info from wikipedia as I don't see any article that would contain it for a non-malicious purpose. Yonatanh 18:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Brad, the link to the sockpuppet case was actually on his user page. I'm pretty conservative with Mykungfu socks, but this one was extremely blatant (not least because St. John's University is one of his favorite targets). Let me know if you have any other questions. | Mr. Darcy talk 18:22, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Oi! [6] Show some respect or you'll be next on the hit list! WP:LOC Sarah 18:38, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Not like I know what I'm talking about but if it is obvious linkspam and part of a concerted effort I've been doing 24 hr blocks, though I'm considering bumping it to 48. You can always report them on WP:OP if you suspect it is an open proxy (I just found out about this project a couple of days ago) and usually if the same spam is coming from multiple IPs it is going to be open proxies or hijacked zombie machines doing it. I've been indef blocking anything I can verify as an Open Proxy and tagging it with {{openproxy}}, though since I'm fairly new at ID'ing these I've been collecting anything I couldn't ID conclusively at User:Isotope23/OP and if they continue to be used for spam I was planning on sending them to WP:OP (or if just for obvious vandalism and no other edits blocking them as vandals). Hope that helps.-- Isotope23 19:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Would it be improper of me to suggest that participants in the RfA be listed in this format?: Fyslee ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) It would ease all of our attempts to conduct research. -- Fyslee 19:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
You said: "I saw your block review at User talk:James Donal "Jimbo" Wales. It looks to me from his contributions, including his edit on the "real" Jimbo's page, that he's just blatantly trolling. Given that he has no contributions other than the silliness about his name, the bureaucrats wouldn't grant a name-change request from him even if he picked a valid name; they would just tell him to create a new account. I suggest just saying enough is enough and removing the request for unblock, but I didn't want to do anything without consulting you."
Thank you. Jance 20:57, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Seen this on FOX News: www.petakillsanimals.com. There ia a criminal trial going on in one of the Carolinas. Matter is on the PETA discussion page. Martial Law 01:29, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
And advance congratulations to you as well, good sir. May the Brad Cabal reign supreme! -- Brad Beattie (talk)
I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an Administrator. You should find the following forums useful:
Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge! Redux 05:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Have fun. Delete some things. -- Cyde Weys 05:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations Mr Administrator!!! Sarah 07:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, you've been an admin for a while now, and have continued to edit as an admin, but you have not used your tools yet. Perhaps you are a bit gun-shy. Well let me tell you, you have less than a 3% chance of causing permanent and irreparable harm to Wikipedia by using your tools. And if you do, we'll just desysop you and forget this whole episode happened. Ok? Sound fair? So, go forth and use them buttons. NoSeptember 16:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Good job with the WP:200! The only downside will be if you decide to send out individual thank-yous... -- Mr. Lefty ( talk) 16:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
"...my RfA, which closed favorably..." Favorably? I guess you could say that... You could also call it a landslide victory, and almost get away with saying it was unanimous if you ignored those two opposes per random numeric criteria. -- tjstrf talk 17:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations Brad, and I too look forward to your being an admin. You've done great work already. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 18:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations; that's exciting! Well done (not that anything else was expected!). -- Natalya 18:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
There's been an avalanche. Congratulations × Meegs 18:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations and happy mopping! S .D. ¿п? § 18:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Now that you're an admin, I can consider pursuing an RfA; Roman Hruska would surely tell us that for every Cardozian editor like you whom we sysop, we also must confer the tools on a Carswellian (or, in more modern terms, an O'Connorian) editor, of which I am surely one. Many congratulations on your promotion; I am certain that the project will be better for your having more tools with which to do the awesome work you do. Joe 19:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
I wish you had told me about your RfA. I'm not sure we've ever had any direct contact but I've certainly seen your edits show up in my watchlist on a regular basis. I'd definitely have voted in favour. That said, it doesn't look like you had any problem getting a consensus. Congratulations! -- Yamla 18:09, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your wonderful message and Congratulations! I suspect you've finally counted those chickens. :-P Cbrown1023 19:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congrats and good luck, you'll do us proud. -- Muchness 19:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Super congratulations, I know you will do fantastic things with the tools. Viridae Talk 21:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations on your new Record!
No, not the
RfA vote record, which you yourself point out above that you missed.
Your new record is:
Newyorkbrad - the RfA Thank You Spam record holder!
Congrats! Job well done ;). NoSeptember 21:24, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Wow, I didn't think you'd take the time to thank everyone! Congratulations, you've definitely earned your mop. I've run into your contributions before, and look forward to doing so again in the future :) Fvasconcellos 21:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you, Puppy, for your words of wisdom. As a new admin I am most welcome to advice from my canine friends, unless with chihuahuas one must always watch out for a possible BITE violation. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
No problems mate, swing that mop like your were being paid for it! Cheers, Dfrg.ms c 1 . 2 . Editor Review 08:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Congrats mate. -- Szvest - Wiki me up ® 10:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I have to second the disappointment of the thread starter above. After returning from being "away" from Wikipedia for a bit, I find that you've had an RfA, and I was unable to support : (
Of course, it's a great consolation that your RfA was successful : )
Wishing you all the best - jc37 15:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
A belated congratulations on your passing of your RFA! Good luck with your tools. I've joined in the crowd too late, but well better late than never. ;) Terence Ong 18:11, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Brad, can you fix this [7] and get Nik to supply the missing info? I've got to take off for a while. Thatcher131 14:28, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I wonder what the most exotic locations are that Wikipedia has been edited from? I guess you'd have to have some timestamped photographic evidence, including a view of the screen being used to make the edit, but I wonder if Mount Everest, and the North Pole and the South Pole are beyond the bounds of possibility? ;-) Carcharoth 16:37, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Simply expand this section. There's really no need to merge 2 articles. GoodDay 23:08, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Just between you and me (!), I think he's just a troll with too much time on his hands. Nuke the kid from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. -- Dennisthe2 02:47, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
What do you think of the FBI and the US Dept. of Homeland Security calling ELF,ALF, Earth First Single Issue Terrorists/Domestic Terrorists ? FBI website is www.fbi.gov, then you hit SEARCH, and get that kind of info. Same for the Department of Homeland Security. Some believe that these are'nt terrorists, while the US, other govt.s call these people terrorists. Be warned, due to the 9-11 attacks and hysteria, programming exists that can trace you. Martial Law 04:54, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Google search: FBI and Single Issue Terrorists and/or Domestic Terrorists, the already named terrorist groups. Martial Law 05:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I can't believe I missed out on your RfA! Not that it would have changed the outcome much, but I think my support would have sounded something like 'Absolutely awe-inspiring user, just the sort I aspire to be' :) Take care, and enjoy the mop. Cheers, riana_dzasta 14:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I would ask you to have a word with Giano regarding this. -- Ideogram 19:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Is it then appropriate for a user involved with an arbcom case to alter, change or otherwise remove wording that has been made in the request for comments section? Case in point, a user making a comment on my behalf was altered by the one who disagrees with it. Thereby changing it simply because he/she doesn't like how it was worded. I find that simply wrong. If a person wants to make a statement, then it should be up to the arbitrators to alter, change or otherwise remove it, rather than the combatant who is involved in the case. Simply wishing some clarity, and I'll thank you in advance for your assistance in helping me see what is and is not appropriate Mystar 04:02, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
I understand your position and greatly appreciate your thoughts and help on this matter. I have done as you suggested and added my confusion as to why the user did that, as well as also asking for clarification of that action on the page as well. Again thanx and hope you week gets off to a great start!
Mystar
05:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Your attempt to be neutral apparently primarily consists of telling me to drop it. The fact that Irpen continues to make slanderous accusations against me is apparently not important to you. -- Ideogram 04:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Archives from July 5 to October 26, 2006 are at User talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive1.
Archives from October 26 to December 19, 2006 are at User talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2.
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Thanks for the support! MONGO 09:42, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
Don't worry, I lived in Indiana and I have a pretty good opinion of people from North America. :) Sarah Ewart 01:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I think there's a few million suitors standing at the altar waiting for you to get yourself up there. I've read User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Adminship.3F, User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Two_things_:.29, and User_talk:Newyorkbrad/Archive2#Adminship (and the other section there with the same title). You certainly have plenty of people willing to nominate you. Count me as one of them. I saw a number of your comments on the Seabhcan arbitration and elsewhere which brought my attention to you. What really got me and pushed me over the edge of being willing to nominate you was this edit today on Malber's talk page. The ability to separate personal feelings from doing the right thing is exceptionally important and too often missing in administrators.
I don't seek out people to put as feathers in my cap in nominating people. RfA isn't a game, and nobody should be proud or ashamed of how many nominations they have or how many succeeded. I do seek out people whom I think would make outstanding administrators. Before nominating someone, I conduct thorough reviews which last sometimes as much as half a day's work to comb through everything. You say you want a smooth RfA and would rather wait too long than go up to soon [1]. Excellent attitude, and certainly understandable given the sometimes harsh environment that RfA can be. Thatcher131 had very much the same concerns. I had to drag him kicking and screaming to the altar finally. I expect he'll be a member of ArbCom someday. With my reviews, I try to find the things that could cause an RfA to trip up, so there are no surprises, nothing left unturned that could cause an RfA to derail. It's stressful enough without having to wonder if someone will find some soiled piece of laundry somewhere and air it out as the one devastating piece of evidence to destroy someone with. Such an attempt was made on Thatcher131's RfA, and it failed.
So, I don't care if you accept my offer to nominate you or not. It's not for me. It's for you. I you want my services in reviewing you for a nomination, I offer them. You've passed a number of my standards already, and six months of active editing is up on 3 January 2007. I think an RfA on or following that date would be appropriate, and highly successful. Have a look at User:Durin/My guidelines for admin nomination for more information on how I go about nominating someone. I don't guarantee that I will nominate someone; just that I will conduct the review. I'm at your service. -- Durin 17:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
I didn't realize until recently that you're not already an administrator. From the above, you're obviously not in short supply of nominators. You'll have my support when your RFA finally opens; I also expect it to be stellar :) — Quarl ( talk) 2006-12-27 12:51Z
Hey, there was an 8-4 vote for deletion even after the first three keeps, this means that those who voted after she had read your reasons and voted based on them. If you think it should be overturned, reply back to me and I will undelete it so that you can start a new AfD to try to get a better consensus. Cbrown1023 02:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi who is this? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)-
Didn't mean to be rude just very confused. Please forgive me
PS: How do you have your watchlist watch everything you've edited?
WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks and again please forgive me. UMmmmm, no admins have stopped me over the edit count thing. Do u think it would be safe to keep it? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
How do you know if a watched page has been changed and do you think this is vandalism? WikiMan53 T/ C edits Review Me! 22:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for being overly kind in your edit summary and not saying "fool of" in front of "an Arbitrator". :-) I'm sure you could have used the "not a personal attack when it's true" defence (not that it is one). ;-)
James F. (talk) 16:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Ok, that is a strange thing. Check out the edit times. Did you get a edit conflict or something? We both got him at EXACTLY the same time with exactly the same thing. User:Logical2u Talk 18:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I can't do anything here. I am being told that I am banned again and people are removing the few edits that I did make. Could you help me out here: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Yanksox removing my comments. Maybe I should just create an account, or change IPs, so that nobody can tell it's me... but why should I have to do that!-- 203.109.209.49 01:10, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
As an uninvolved administrator, have you considered taking action to stop Light Current from trying to taunt people and use the threat of retribution to drive them off? How does such behavior fit with the policies, goals and purposes of the encyclopedia? Hipocrite - «Talk» 01:29, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
AHa! Caught you both plotting! Dont count your chickens! -- Light current 03:56, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
Ah. I thought there was a way to e-mail arbitrators. Is that mailing the mailing list or mailing them individually by wiki-mail? If you look at the 12 edits I made here, I was wondering if there was a better way to deal with this than putting the same message on the talk page of 9 arbitrators, 2 clerks and then explaining myself after the fact on my talk page. Oh well, together with your e-mail, something will hopefully happen, though unless someone gives the ArbCom a real world contact (e-mail or phone) to work with, they can't confirm or deny anything, so I'm left wondering what exactly they can do. That post that concerned both of us sounds real enough, but I agree with those who say that those who are concerned should contact the Foundation and get it sorted at WP:OFFICE level. There is a limit to what can be done on-wiki, as I am discovering (I don't have any e-mail address enabled). Carcharoth 00:08, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your advice. I will do my utmost to avoid all further personal development. Merry Christmas. — Theo (Talk) 22:33, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
take it easy, that was just contributions made from many people some of them were jokes, others were serious, i think i kno the person who runs this page and it makes me angry that he tries to act like he runs the school i go to... i didnt mean to hurt anyone... lol, but in many peoples opinion, Omar Collington IS a notable alumni, and Temini Matters is a joke alma mater at the school
thanks for the heads up
[2] Daakshayani 11:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Come see: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Club of New York. — ExplorerCDT 14:16, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asterion talk 16:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
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I hereby award you the Barnstar of Diligence for your courageous opposition to administrative overextensions of power during AfD debates. Tarinth 22:57, 28 December 2006 (UTC) |
Accepted with the caveat that the administrator in question is a good administrator, though I disagreed with him in this instance. Newyorkbrad 23:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Tarinth 23:14, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Check your email; I responded to something on my talk page in private over an hour ago and have not yet received a response. -- Cyde Weys 01:45, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi Newyorkbrad - see [3]. I bring this to you as you made a review on the RfC that seemed the most balanced and considered. Therefore if you have a problem with InShaneee's actions here, you would be respected. Personally I find it odd. Anyway - there is no offence meant on my part. Cheers Lethaniol 02:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Hey. I just read your e-mail to me. Just so you know, when you click the "e-mail user" link on someone's user page, and you send an e-mail, it does show your e-mail address to the user, as I knew this, and I saw yours. You wrote that it didn't, so I just wanted to make sure that you know you are wrong and people are seeing your e-mail. Also, I've decided to do the following:
So, if you send an e-mail to me by using Wikipedia, it will go to my real e-mail account (with my name), however, I will reply with my Wikipedia-only account (which will be for sending only). -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 20:58, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
I did email Thatcher131 about the matter a while ago, because she was the admin familiar with the situation who recommended that I unblock Velten the last time, but she didn't reply; I presumed she was occupied with other matters. If there's any more disruption from Velten, though, I'll probably contact her. Thanks. Extraordinary Machine 22:22, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the revert on my talk page, Brad. It was Cplot. Cheers, Redux 20:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Newyorkbrad,
I noticed your correction on the Speaker of the House of Representatives page that reverted an edit from a user named Eric! which incorrectly set the date for expiration of the 109th Congress as January 2nd. (I came across your username when I read your comments on Eric!'s talk page.) I noticed you keep a pretty close watch on the Speakers page and have since added it to my watchlist, too. I pretty much can't stand edits that could simply be corrected by properly reading the Constitution, probabaly because I assume everyone should know it inside and out. Anyways, from what I read on the Speakers' talk page, you seem to be far better than me in politely responding to the mistakes and questions of editors on that page. Kudos. JasonCNJ 19:17, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I was bold and made a suggestion on the Giano workshop [4] that I fear might get ignored for reasons having nothing to do with it's validity (or lack thereof) as a suggestion. I am not sure it would work, honestly, but things seem so heated and personal, its hard, as an outsider, to not think I (or other outsiders) could help. It's also hard not to get a bit ignored in such a discussion between old campaigners...;). I trust your judgement and I wanted to bring it to your attention, so that I can know if I'm totally off the mark here for some reason. (email me if you want to let me know w/o pouring fuel on any fires.) Cheers. Dina 21:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
★MESSED ROCKER★ 05:10, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
User:WikiMan53? I am starting to think less "kid" more "troll" but will admit bias towards the only opposer to my Rfa. (didn't look for diff, but can find it) ;) Dina 01:56, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, -- BostonMA talk 19:01, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Let's see. If Iran attacked the USA 10 times, and President Bush had to go into Iraq, before tommorow, which Congress would vote as fast as possible? The 109th? Or 110th? And if Bush and Cheney died Rice would be President? I don't know, it could be ethier. I now think that there has to be a Speaker of the House at all times. In that case who would it be? Hastert? BTW, I am logging off now, so don't expect a quick response from me. Carpet9 00:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
thank you for his good clerical work, in particular for the time you put in Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Deltabeignet/Evidence#Evidence presented by Uninvolved User:Newyorkbrad. — Sebastian 00:50, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
My mistake Newyorkbrad. Former Speaker Albert, wouldn't have disputed Dr Rices succession to the Presidency (as Secy of State is a part of the Executive Branch). He's worries were about a Legislative leader (Speaker/Pres pro temp) assuming Presidency, feeling that himself (House Speaker during VP vacancies Oct-Dec, 1973 & Aug-Dec, 1974), should only become Acting President. See Carl Albert page, for further details, on his hesistations. GoodDay 01:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your work helping to fight vandalism to Wikipedia articles. However, I am concerned by the sentence of your template reading "And most Vandal fighters assume it as Vandalism if you dont use a login." That is a serious overstatement and suggests that we assume bad faith for all IP edits, which is definitely not the case. I ask that you consider deleting or modifying this sentence. Or, if you took it from somewhere else, please let me know so I can discuss it with that person. Thanks, Newyorkbrad 23:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I know. Thanks. Essjay is currently in a short Wikibreak. I'll try to catch him when he returns. Redux 02:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello, I think you might want to converse with JC0312, he says 1947 Presidential Succession Act (along with the 25th Amendment) alows ONLY the Vice President to become President, when the President dies/resigns/is removed from office. He says the other officers can only become Acting President. GoodDay 23:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
So, when are you willing to become an administrator? I just thought I'd point out that it's "sometime after the first of the year." I know you have a host of people offering to nominate you, so I'll let them take precedence, but really, there's no earthly reason for you to wait. (Or maybe you do have an unstated reason, and what I'm trying to say is there's no reason for us to wait, all champing at the bit.) -- Michael Snow 23:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I was pretty sure the edit might foul up the system, but I was left with no alternative means of reporting the user. I have indeed raised the issue on the bot's talk page (as that's where most feedback for it seems to be going). Still, it is useful to know about exactly what kind of dificulties this causes at AIV; i know what to be careful of if I'm ever forced to do so again (although since I raised the issue, I doubt anyone ever will be). Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 00:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for that response. I actually had not read through that link before. I want to be sure I understand this before moving forward, as I became concerned about unintentional 3rr issues due to the blanking warnings phenomena. -- Kukini 00:12, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
You can find them at the new user logs. Go ahead and request the checkuser. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 01:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
It's pretty obvious they're coming from one person, so just keep adding them to the IP check section. No need for a case subpage, given the IP check section does what you need :) I moved your case to here. Cheers NYB, Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 02:22, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick revert of the vandalism on my user page. -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 22:29, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Ah, ArbitBot! :-) Let's see...
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...on a slightly more serious note, thanks for the comment. I also notice that you're not an administrator yet, though you've declined several nominations. Would now be a better time for you? You could then help out protecting and unprotecting... thanks again! Flcelloguy ( A note?) 23:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply, one question do you have a link to the outside view you gave on Inshaneee's actions so that i can read it. Hypnosadist 16:17, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok thats were i got your name from, thanks for the quick answer. Hypnosadist 16:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you for your support in my my RfA, which passed with a tally of 117/0/1. I hope that my conduct as an admin lives up to the somewhat flattering confidence the community has shown in me, and that your lack of concern for my ability is proven to be totally justified. Please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page should you need anything or want to discuss something with me.-- Nilf anion ( talk) 16:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC) |
Hi, I'm not really sure what you mean. The user broke 3RR, I'm don't see how it could be disputed. Could you please elaborate? Khoi khoi 01:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
Angus mentioned it to me yesterday and I was going to wait a week or so to submit, but I managed to read through all the pages I wasn't overly familiar with ( WP:WHEEL, etc.) this morning and after encountering a vandal that I couldn't do anything about without the mop and bucket I figured now is as good a time as any to make the request. You should consider submitting sometime in the near future as well. You've been around nearly a year with this account and you've made some really valuable contributions.-- Isotope23 19:46, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
If you are at NYGASP tonight, I will be there. Come to the "Maslin Room" at intermission and say hello. The SavoyNetters will be hanging out there at intermission and after the show.( http://www.concentric.net/~oakapple/savoynet/) I am also hosting a singalong event on Saturday (Iolanthe and Trial by Jury). If you're interested, e-mail me at ssilversgs@yahoo.com. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 15:42, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey, thanks so much for supporting my recent RFA. A number of editors considered that I wasn't ready for the mop yet and unfortunately the RFA did not succeed (69/26/11). There are a number of areas which I will be working on (including changing my username) in the next few months in order to allay the fears of those who opposed my election to administrator.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you sincerely for your support over the past week. I've been blown away by the level of interest taken in my RFA and appreciate the time and energy dedicated by all the editors who have contributed to it, support, oppose and neutral alike. I hope to bump into you again soon and look forward to serving you and Wikipedia in any way I can. Cheers! The Rambling Man 19:03, 11 January 2007 (UTC) (the non-admin, formerly known as Budgiekiller)
Checked the link to Governors of New York. There's even a discrepency there. Harriman listed), yet in above paragraphs, he's listed as). I'll start listing the NY Gov bio articles (that need fixing) to term ending 'even-numbered' years. GoodDay 23:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for supporting me on an AfD by saying "Delete per Kicking222 and The RSJ". It's the first time I've seen someone support me on AfD, so thanks, again (of course, someone might have supported me on an AfD before, I might have just not seen it, but oh well :) •The RSJ• Talk | Sign Here 02:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! And I'll ask someone with oversight on that deletion summary. · j e r s y k o talk · 02:41, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
You seem to have a good head on your sholders and I second everything you said about ending the Husnock affair. Ive contacted those involved and asked them to tone things down. Can you have this case ended quickly? A threat was made against Husnock and people seem to be getting angrier by the day. Thank you for your concern and assistance. -A concerned Wikipedian —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.229.241.187 ( talk) 06:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC).
Hello again. I am trying to have a Checkuser run on Husnock to prove where he is, if for no other reason to clear some of the ips out of Dubai as being sockpuppets of him. I've given up proving to anyone that he isn't in the UAE, people don't appear to want to listen and whoever Pahuskahey is, his arrival and interjection into things didn't help anyone, least of all Husnock; I've advised him to simply abandon his account at this stage. However, deep down I hope this is still a decent website with good people on it and all I want to do is clear some of the air around Husnock having made or having not made certian posts. A checkuser would really help, espeically if it shows he is in another part of the world and couldnt have made some of these posts. I'm sure you'll agree and I thank you in advance for your help. - 213.42.21.79 14:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Gee, if you had waited one day, we could have had the same promotion date (just a year apart). I'm going to have to oppose you over this obvious personal insult. jk ;) NoSeptember 12:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
-- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 18:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Dude, I totally had dibs on nominating you before any of these johnnies/jills-come-lately; I think I first raised the issue when you had fewer than 2000 edits. I can't imagine why you wouldn't want me as your nominator; after all, the the first user whom I offered to nominate was soon thereafter indefinitely blocked, whilst the the first user whom I actually nominated was, as we all know, desysopped in disgrace :). Joe 18:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for backing me up on that or at least backing up the reasons I based that decision on. (I really wish I hadn't taken that case :-P) Good luck on your RfA! (not that I have any doubt in my mind that you won't pass). Cbrown1023 22:50, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
I'll be on WP from time to time, due to caseload, rotten ISP. I'm to run all links by you. I'm sure BunchofGrapes filled you in. As of this timepoint, I've been following a weird bird incident. Can you list yourself on my page as a "Favorite Admin ?" Also need someone to keep a eye on my Userpage, talkpage. As for the bird incident, recently, Austin, Texas and Australia had experienced birds falling out of the sky DEAD. Google has some material on this matter. Seen the incident on the news myself. Really do appreciate the assisstance, patience. Martial Law 22:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
...for fixing that typo on my userpage. Somehow I notice other people's typos but never my own :) Opabinia regalis 01:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I tried to revert some obvious vandalism, and was astonished to see a new wiki page - a "spam filter" - rejecting my save due to the presence of a myspace reference in the article. To be safe, I deleted every reference to myspace that I could find. Add back at your own risk. :) Wahkeenah 01:40, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I see the new functions, but honestly I want to take a bit of time in my userspace to get familiar with them before I test out the shiny new buttons in the mainspace.-- Isotope23 20:48, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
...For your assistance. Be advised I'll be here from time to time. I am a paranormal investigator. Been tracking a few cases. Martial Law 01:37, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm almost certain that minority-party senators still sit in the President's chair to learn procedure, but to avoid a future error, I'll cite it outside wikipedia if I find it. Thanks for the update! 157.201.154.219 16:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
You so close to WP:200! You still have 5 whole days to get 31 support votes (your probably getting another one as I type this:) )-- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 02:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to go here and weigh in on the discussion? Thanks -- Appraiser 15:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Got a pix of the O' Hare UFO w/ this link: UFO Cases, incl. pix of O' Hare Airport UFO. This leads to source info., and the Ark case I'm on, which is People claim UFOs are "The Devil" and Ark. people claim UFOs are "The Anti-Christ/The Devil". Of the latter case, I have a primary witness who says these UFOs are a military exercise or someone trying to set up a hoax using aircraft. I'm heading to the UFO and UFO related discussion pages to place this matter. Martial Law 20:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Hell, blood, you gone and done a WP:200 ass kicking of RFA!
Okay, enough of that, I'm about to go to sleep and decided that I'd be the first of many, many, many to say well done, congratulations and way to go on your very impressive RFA. I most definitely look forward to seeing even more of you around WP and unreservedly offer you my support in the weeks and months to come, wherever possible. Good luck and nice one...! The Rambling Man 22:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm indifferent between "formulas" and "formulae"; the general usage trend is toward English forms of plurals, but I see that formula lists the Latin plural first. Maybe Wikiproject:Mathematics had a guideline on this; if they do, you can follow it; if not, as the principal author, make your choice.
E-mail me if you need help putting your hands on the American Mathematical Monthly article or any other references. Regards, Newyorkbrad 22:43, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Not sure if it's worth it given the FAC comments, but a quick Google search on "robotics 'polar coordinates'" does turn up some hits (not counting the obvious WP forks) if you want to take a look at them. Newyorkbrad 00:33, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the reverts on my user and editor review pages. :) -- TeckWiz Talk Contribs @ 23:04, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks Brad! I think there must have been some quirk in the software because I didn't get any edit conflicts. I saw Floria's edit but it looked like she'd only removed the last comment. Weird. I was blocking the accounts at the same time so maybe I just screwed up multi-tasking. Sarah 19:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
What to do when I know something is wrong, but have no source and can have no source?
Sorry for picking on you, there is absolutely zero urgency to this. I respect your judgment, and I wanted to consult an uninvolved New Yorker. Also, while I am often careful and considered, I am not always so. Sometimes I am a lousy editor, so don't expect to see too much too good from me in this.
For whatever reason, I got drawn to List of bus routes in the Bronx and then List of bus routes in Brooklyn, and aside from causing trouble and fuss, I noticed that the Brooklyn article included a route that is, more or less Hassidic only, (operated by a Hassidic company, serving Hassidim, providing service from Williamsburg to Crown Heights, without stopping in between).
Unfortunately, I did not do a good job trying to remove the material. I provoked the editor on the page (looks like the page owner but that's another story.) His response was that the company has a franchise for the route, and that there is no source saying they don't provide service to outsiders, and so it should stay.
The original franchise application was made in the late 80s (or early 90's?). NYCDOT was under pressure from UMTA (today's FTA) to encourage privitization. The company had been hassled by brownies for idling and stopping where there was no bus stop, or, if I remember correctly, stopping at TA bus stops. They applied for a franchise. It was clever. I think Dov Hikind got involved, pushing for them. I do not remember my connection; I think I helped prepare 3rd party comments for an indirectly involved commissioner or assistant commissioner. We understood that this company was going to get busstops from the city, and maybe idling locations (imp for keeping A/C effective in the summer). We also understood that even though they were agreeing to be a common carrier, no one from outside their communities would try to board the buses, so we knew there would be no complaints.
So, now I see it in a list of (implicitly) public bus routes, and I want to take it out. Is that wrong? If so, why? If it was appropriate to seek to remove the material, how should I have gone about effecting the change? (if you look at the article and talk page, you'll see that I just angered the two other editors)
Thanks in advance for any ideas/criticism/comments, etc. And again, I have retreated from those pages. There is no urgency to my request. Thanks. Jd2718 02:47, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Got a pix fom a pilot: Pix taken by Pilot or Aircrew. Thought you may want to see this. Do apologise if I had acted in error. Martial Law 21:10, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
The other pix is above this one, in "UFO info". Martial Law 21:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Found this. It is the Firefighter's protocol for handling UFOs. It is: Firefighter's Disaster Control: UFOs. Martial Law 22:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
With the RfA complete and over, and a day to recover on top, I finally feel able to click a few buttons and write a few comments.
Of those, there's about a dozen editors I hadn't come across before, whom I particularly want to write a comment to. RfA is a good chance to see how others see you. It also shows a light on others, and those who judge sometimes show themselves in a flattering or unflattering light too. An inevitable aspect of any giving of opinion, so to speak. I don't think our paths have crossed, and yet you showed a high degree of confidence that I would use the access honestly and well. I'd like to live up to that, as being the best and most relevant "thank you" I can think of for your support and help. That, and to catch you around some time and see some of the areas you edit in, as well.
As a new user of admin access, I might well benefit from guidance for a while to come. I trust my existing approach overall, but its an area one doesn't really want to make even a single mistake, and where the judge is the eyes of ones peers. So advice would be a Good Thing.
To start that off, I've already asked for advance guidance from other long-standing admins active in a couple of areas that I'm likely to be involved in long term - dispute handling, and suspected socks. As time goes on, I might want to come back to you for advice on these and other issues too. If you feel like watchlisting User:FT2/Advice sought, I'd appreciate it :) it's my initial step to ensuring this new access is taken as responsibly as possible, during the next while.
Otherwise, do keep in touch, happy editing in 2007, and once again - many thanks! :) FT2 ( Talk | email) 01:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Well, you've broken the WP:200 barrier comfortably - if anything was a dead cert for success this year then your RfA would be it. I'm sure that the Bureaucrats will be queuing up to be the one to issue you with your shiny new set of admin tools. I would offer you assistance with any questions that you have about using them but I feel that I should be the one coming to you with questions about my judgement calls! Best wishes and happy mopping, (aeropagitica) 03:08, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
You're everywhere, aren't you... omnipresent like some sort of lawyer wikideity... ★MESSED ROCKER★ 04:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your kind words. I have actually already purchased both of those books on Amazon and am waiting for them to arrive. I think I should have found them before writing the article, but it seems to have come out pretty well anyway. I have an interest in Spanish-American War-era politicians and government right now and may try and advance another article from there up to FA. JRP 06:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Here is my reply to your reasonable question. -- Fyslee 10:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
My reply is simpler: Ilena has never shown she can make edits peacefully. -- Ronz 14:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Heya, not sure where you want to start, but I've found that CAT:CSD is a nice jumping off point. -- Brad Beattie (talk) 23:01, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome, and as long as you asked, there is something you can do. There is a minor error on the main page in the "Did you Know" section that needs to be fixed. In the Seb Clover blurb, it says he set "the a world record". Either "the" or "a" needs to be deleted. -- DS1953 talk 06:42, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've admired your work in ArbCom and elsewhere from the sidelines for a while, I am sure that you as administrator will be an even more valuable contributor to Wikipedia. Orderinchaos78 13:25, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Brad, my pleasure to help out. You're going to make a fine admin.
I'm fairly certain that this is what happened: Two teenagers, presumably males by their style, were doing homework and chatting on AIM, MSN or something and using Wikipedia. Clayzer is the actual Clay that the article was made about. The other account said, "Hey man, I'm gonna make articles about you" and so he did. They got deleted, no problem. As I said on AN/I, it is a game to them and I'm sure that the kids are experienced with forums and online communities, so they started splashing about after the block. No problem there, it's usual. You posted on AN/I , which was the proper thing to do. The kids found it, and the trolling began and Youser kept giving them chips and salsa to eat. The 24.xxx... IP that I blocked would have been Clayfanfriend, whatever his name is because you didn't block the IP, just the username (which is good, you shouldn't risk collateral for something like that), and Clayzer wasn't blocked so it didn't make sense that he'd log out to post.
I think what I've learned since getting the bit is that since you are the one processing the information submitted, you begin to see the patterns. Instead of just slapping a CSD template on a page and moving on, you are the one sorting through the mess so you have the opportunity to track down kids like this and put them in time out.
Also, it is odd when things happen like an admission of guilt, or someone apologizing, or someone working with you when you deleted their article instead of going batshit. Those times do occur, though, so they are more valuable when you get a thanks (I actually got an email from a user that I warned that apologized!)
Keep up the good work. Teke ( talk) 19:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've been a bit busy recently, so missed the actual RfA, but needless to say you have my general support should you ever need it. Stephen B Streater 19:05, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
If you are a Admin, add yourself to my list of Favorite Admins, and make yourself a copy of my toolbox. I've got a lead concerning the O' Hare UFO matter. A police officer has also taken a pix of the UFO inquestion. Checking link. Martial Law 21:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
You'll need this guide, since you are now a admin. I found it lying around here. Place it where you can get to it, preferrably on a sub page or on your user page. This guide is WP:AHTG, restricted to Admins. Find in my toolbox tools of this nature, such as "How to block errant Wikipedians" as well. I may be a Admin myself someday. Martial Law 01:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Newyorkbrad, congrats on becoming admin, I have another cplot sock for you: YallPunks. Keep up the good work. ¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 02:02, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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Congrats on your adminship, and the huge support it received. I would've also if I had been aware of it. Milto LOL pia 01:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Good move! Obviously you've been following and had seen the other related blocks. I undid your reversion on my talk page simply as pro forma; I don't mind vandals attempting to communicate with me. In fact, I'd rather they did. -- Durin 03:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
A while back you were concerned about Asher Heimermann ( talk · contribs)'s use of his real name since he's a minor. Would you mind taking a look at User:Asher_Heimermann/Contact? He created this today and it transcludes on both his talk and user pages. It seems really, really unwise, Metros232 23:56, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Since nothing has happened, I have deleted the sub-page in question and commented out the relevant transclusions. Maybe you could have an urgent word with whomever was supposed to be "keeping an eye" on this? HTH HAND — Phil | Talk 11:05, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the message. I think what I was thinking about was that there is no reference to differing levels of judicial scrutiny, etc. on the Bill of Rights page. I think that when people aren't alerted to the ways in which those right in the BOR are interpreted, it propagates folksy myths about what they are. For instance, not until I was in law school did I learn anything about the incorporation debate (that still rages). I have more time now, so I may effort to amend the BOR article to alert people to the nuance in how we interpret the document, which is fundamental to our notions and understanding of it. Thanks for the reply. -- DavidShankBone 15:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
True, your comments carry merit, and history was on your side. But let's abide by WP:DFTT and not turn WP:AIV into a farcical exchange. -- 210 physicq ( c) 02:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Please send me a link to the page that describes how to upload and use it ... and you can delete this thread. Thanks! Newyorkbrad 01:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Brad,
If you ever get a free minute here on Wikipedia, I would be most honored if you wrote a critique of my contributions at my Editor Review, found here.
Thanks in advance dude,
S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 05:07, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Hey Guy! I need your help on something. I uploaded this photo: Image:Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes.jpg and I'm not sure if the tagging for it is correct. I have an email with the photo and permission to use it here. It is a candidate for speedy delete due to the current tag. Thanks. JungleCat Shiny!/ Oohhh! 23:51, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
You posted that there was an arbitration on me on Barrett v. Rosenthal. But I believe the only two people now involved in the arbitration are Fyslee and Ilena,. Am I misreading that? Jance 06:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Link is on Wikipedia Paranormal's Talk page. Am planning on setting up a article. Only sources are the Chicago Tribune and UFO Casebook links. Running that by you ASAP. Martial Law 07:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
MSNBC: UFO @ O' Hare, UFO Casebook: Alleged Pix of O' Hare UFO, , Pilot Audio Report About UFO, Multiple Witnesses spot UFO
There are 7 others, but I'll use these 4 links as source material. Martial Law 20:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
You'll make a good Admin, based on the evidence I've seen. Martial Law 20:44, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
Good catch on Brad Beattie, for some reason Taxman deleted it (instead of archiving it) yesterday, and the day before he did the same to FT2 - must be a mental hiccup ;). As for 1ne he is listed as WikiFanatic (8 Dec 2005), he has changed his name several times. NoSeptember 17:48, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
No problem. However, I think a ban on the IPs would not prove to be very useful as (although I haven't checked) I believe most of them are open proxies being used by the(se) spam bot(s). I think a much more efficient way of going at it would be to simply ban the phrase supermortgagerate.info from wikipedia as I don't see any article that would contain it for a non-malicious purpose. Yonatanh 18:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Brad, the link to the sockpuppet case was actually on his user page. I'm pretty conservative with Mykungfu socks, but this one was extremely blatant (not least because St. John's University is one of his favorite targets). Let me know if you have any other questions. | Mr. Darcy talk 18:22, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Oi! [6] Show some respect or you'll be next on the hit list! WP:LOC Sarah 18:38, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Not like I know what I'm talking about but if it is obvious linkspam and part of a concerted effort I've been doing 24 hr blocks, though I'm considering bumping it to 48. You can always report them on WP:OP if you suspect it is an open proxy (I just found out about this project a couple of days ago) and usually if the same spam is coming from multiple IPs it is going to be open proxies or hijacked zombie machines doing it. I've been indef blocking anything I can verify as an Open Proxy and tagging it with {{openproxy}}, though since I'm fairly new at ID'ing these I've been collecting anything I couldn't ID conclusively at User:Isotope23/OP and if they continue to be used for spam I was planning on sending them to WP:OP (or if just for obvious vandalism and no other edits blocking them as vandals). Hope that helps.-- Isotope23 19:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Would it be improper of me to suggest that participants in the RfA be listed in this format?: Fyslee ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) It would ease all of our attempts to conduct research. -- Fyslee 19:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
You said: "I saw your block review at User talk:James Donal "Jimbo" Wales. It looks to me from his contributions, including his edit on the "real" Jimbo's page, that he's just blatantly trolling. Given that he has no contributions other than the silliness about his name, the bureaucrats wouldn't grant a name-change request from him even if he picked a valid name; they would just tell him to create a new account. I suggest just saying enough is enough and removing the request for unblock, but I didn't want to do anything without consulting you."
Thank you. Jance 20:57, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Seen this on FOX News: www.petakillsanimals.com. There ia a criminal trial going on in one of the Carolinas. Matter is on the PETA discussion page. Martial Law 01:29, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
And advance congratulations to you as well, good sir. May the Brad Cabal reign supreme! -- Brad Beattie (talk)
I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an Administrator. You should find the following forums useful:
Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge! Redux 05:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Have fun. Delete some things. -- Cyde Weys 05:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations Mr Administrator!!! Sarah 07:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, you've been an admin for a while now, and have continued to edit as an admin, but you have not used your tools yet. Perhaps you are a bit gun-shy. Well let me tell you, you have less than a 3% chance of causing permanent and irreparable harm to Wikipedia by using your tools. And if you do, we'll just desysop you and forget this whole episode happened. Ok? Sound fair? So, go forth and use them buttons. NoSeptember 16:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Good job with the WP:200! The only downside will be if you decide to send out individual thank-yous... -- Mr. Lefty ( talk) 16:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
"...my RfA, which closed favorably..." Favorably? I guess you could say that... You could also call it a landslide victory, and almost get away with saying it was unanimous if you ignored those two opposes per random numeric criteria. -- tjstrf talk 17:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations Brad, and I too look forward to your being an admin. You've done great work already. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 18:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations; that's exciting! Well done (not that anything else was expected!). -- Natalya 18:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
There's been an avalanche. Congratulations × Meegs 18:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations and happy mopping! S .D. ¿п? § 18:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Now that you're an admin, I can consider pursuing an RfA; Roman Hruska would surely tell us that for every Cardozian editor like you whom we sysop, we also must confer the tools on a Carswellian (or, in more modern terms, an O'Connorian) editor, of which I am surely one. Many congratulations on your promotion; I am certain that the project will be better for your having more tools with which to do the awesome work you do. Joe 19:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
I wish you had told me about your RfA. I'm not sure we've ever had any direct contact but I've certainly seen your edits show up in my watchlist on a regular basis. I'd definitely have voted in favour. That said, it doesn't look like you had any problem getting a consensus. Congratulations! -- Yamla 18:09, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your wonderful message and Congratulations! I suspect you've finally counted those chickens. :-P Cbrown1023 19:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congrats and good luck, you'll do us proud. -- Muchness 19:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Super congratulations, I know you will do fantastic things with the tools. Viridae Talk 21:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations on your new Record!
No, not the
RfA vote record, which you yourself point out above that you missed.
Your new record is:
Newyorkbrad - the RfA Thank You Spam record holder!
Congrats! Job well done ;). NoSeptember 21:24, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Wow, I didn't think you'd take the time to thank everyone! Congratulations, you've definitely earned your mop. I've run into your contributions before, and look forward to doing so again in the future :) Fvasconcellos 21:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thank you, Puppy, for your words of wisdom. As a new admin I am most welcome to advice from my canine friends, unless with chihuahuas one must always watch out for a possible BITE violation. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
No problems mate, swing that mop like your were being paid for it! Cheers, Dfrg.ms c 1 . 2 . Editor Review 08:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Congrats mate. -- Szvest - Wiki me up ® 10:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I have to second the disappointment of the thread starter above. After returning from being "away" from Wikipedia for a bit, I find that you've had an RfA, and I was unable to support : (
Of course, it's a great consolation that your RfA was successful : )
Wishing you all the best - jc37 15:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
A belated congratulations on your passing of your RFA! Good luck with your tools. I've joined in the crowd too late, but well better late than never. ;) Terence Ong 18:11, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Brad, can you fix this [7] and get Nik to supply the missing info? I've got to take off for a while. Thatcher131 14:28, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I wonder what the most exotic locations are that Wikipedia has been edited from? I guess you'd have to have some timestamped photographic evidence, including a view of the screen being used to make the edit, but I wonder if Mount Everest, and the North Pole and the South Pole are beyond the bounds of possibility? ;-) Carcharoth 16:37, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Simply expand this section. There's really no need to merge 2 articles. GoodDay 23:08, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Just between you and me (!), I think he's just a troll with too much time on his hands. Nuke the kid from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. -- Dennisthe2 02:47, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
What do you think of the FBI and the US Dept. of Homeland Security calling ELF,ALF, Earth First Single Issue Terrorists/Domestic Terrorists ? FBI website is www.fbi.gov, then you hit SEARCH, and get that kind of info. Same for the Department of Homeland Security. Some believe that these are'nt terrorists, while the US, other govt.s call these people terrorists. Be warned, due to the 9-11 attacks and hysteria, programming exists that can trace you. Martial Law 04:54, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Google search: FBI and Single Issue Terrorists and/or Domestic Terrorists, the already named terrorist groups. Martial Law 05:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I can't believe I missed out on your RfA! Not that it would have changed the outcome much, but I think my support would have sounded something like 'Absolutely awe-inspiring user, just the sort I aspire to be' :) Take care, and enjoy the mop. Cheers, riana_dzasta 14:56, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
I would ask you to have a word with Giano regarding this. -- Ideogram 19:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Is it then appropriate for a user involved with an arbcom case to alter, change or otherwise remove wording that has been made in the request for comments section? Case in point, a user making a comment on my behalf was altered by the one who disagrees with it. Thereby changing it simply because he/she doesn't like how it was worded. I find that simply wrong. If a person wants to make a statement, then it should be up to the arbitrators to alter, change or otherwise remove it, rather than the combatant who is involved in the case. Simply wishing some clarity, and I'll thank you in advance for your assistance in helping me see what is and is not appropriate Mystar 04:02, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
I understand your position and greatly appreciate your thoughts and help on this matter. I have done as you suggested and added my confusion as to why the user did that, as well as also asking for clarification of that action on the page as well. Again thanx and hope you week gets off to a great start!
Mystar
05:27, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Your attempt to be neutral apparently primarily consists of telling me to drop it. The fact that Irpen continues to make slanderous accusations against me is apparently not important to you. -- Ideogram 04:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)