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Hey, Ryan, I've just been monitoring Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, and a few times your name came up as the reporting editor. All of your reports are good ones, which unfortunately is more than I can say for some editors. Thanks. JamesBWatson ( talk) 15:17, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you, but now my text is gone, i really didnt know those rules. But now how can i get my text back?, how can i contact an administrator?, Thank you again ErwinFilipovic ( talk) 16:35, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
How long do you think it will take time to bring the text back on the screen? thank you. ErwinFilipovic ( talk) 19:19, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi there. Feel free to keep improving User:28bytes/Religion, Inc. (film), I don't mind the help at all. :) 28bytes ( talk) 20:27, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
In response to your cancellation of my edit concerning the value of the Gold Shipment mentioned, my Reference for the amount I entered was obtained by actually watching the movie and noting that it was mentioned several times throughout. What better citation do I need? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.30.19.192 ( talk) 14:54, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I have answered you question at User talk:JamesBWatson#Where to make huge changes to a page at. I hope my answer is helpful to you. It may also help to mention that, for personal reasons, I tend to have less time to spend on Wikipedia at weekends than in the week, so that messages that arrive between about Friday afternoon and Sunday evening are quite likely to wait for a while before I answer them. This doesn't mean, of course, that you should post messages then, just that you shouldn't be surprised if it is a while before you get an answer. JamesBWatson ( talk) 13:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan, I noticed that you had removed vandalism at the VCY America page - however John Redding22 posted the entire edit which includes the personal attack on his user page. What is the recommended procedure (if any) for dealing with this? Does personal attacks apply to user pages? Badgercheesehead ( talk) 23:23, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
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Hi. Just got round to checking Youth Energy Summit! and your copy edits of 39th Army (Soviet Union) - sorry I've been rather busy, but better late than never :-) The YES article has already had the lists removed by someone else, as you suggested, and the copy edit job looks pretty good! -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 16:18, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Ryan. Thanks for the message. There is sourcing on the page, but the thing has gone unimproved in a long time, and I'm not currently active with the Project. One source only verifies the position. The other has gone dead. There are G-hits, some are behind pay walls.
To look at your rationale, you write, "Unsourced BLP I think" If there is uncertainty, not a candidate for PROD. "the article gives very little information about the person." The solution for that is expansion, not deletion. "It does not establish notability." A state historian is probably notable. (When in doubt, AFD.) "I gain no knowledge by reading the article so it is not beneficial to the Encyclopedia." The solution for that is expansion.
Have you actually gone out and tried to source the thing, or have you tagged it based on a gut feeling? I would recommend an attempt to find sourcing and expand it, but I've not the time. If you've made an attempt and not been able to fix the thing, no objection to deletion. The Project is now in your hands. The best person to ask for advice when I was active was User:DGG. Is he still around? I trust you; act as you think best. Cheers, and happy editing. Dloh cierekim 02:35, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
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Yoicks! Smells like cool down blockism. <grin /> Sound advice though. Just beware when your RFA rolls around. Dloh cierekim 02:40, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I removed your deletion tags from several articles. Isocentric technique does not sound like nonsense to me,though I am not an expert, and First-order control & Higher-order control seem to need expansion & referencing, or merging into something more general, but not deletion.
Additionally, I see some deletion tags of yours have been removed by others: with respect to Three for a pig , there is no speedy criterion for "This article is just a manual for how to play the game" . Nor was Cedar Glen, California (weather) an instance of "no context"--though I am not sure it is an appropriate article & I want to see how similar material is handled--I think it probably needs merging.
Perhaps you might want to re-read WP:Deletion policy before nominating additional articles for deletion. It's important not to unnecessarily discourage new editors, and any article capable of improvement should be improved, not deleted. Not that I want to discourage deletion tagging: there's an abundance of garbage, new and old, that does need deletion to find and tag. As an admin , I delete about a dozen a day. DGG ( talk ) 00:41, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi. As you have asked me on my Talk page, here's a few thoughts...
So, on those articles, I must agree with the reverting of your tagging. But please don't take it personally. There is an awful lot to learn about deletion policies and CSD tagging, and there's certainly nobody hounding you here - there is a CSD category that admins patrol, so if one person rejects a number of your tags, it almost certainly just means they're doing a pass through that list (In fact, I recently went through it and rejected about 15 tags from the same editor, but I didn't get accused of hounding ;-). Anyway, try to see it as part of the learning experience, and get as much benefit as you can from this feedback from experienced editors. Best regards -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 12:10, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
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On my talk page, you'll find the answer to your question. Wekn reven i susej eht Talk• Follow 16:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan!
I would suggest deleting as much information about yourself, particularly about your partner, to avoid real-world harassment of you or her. You might also open a new account, without a real-world user name. Ask an administrator for help.
Good luck at university. Study statistics! ;)
Best regards, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 15:57, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
I just want to say thanks for what you said at that RfA. Thanks. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 17:01, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
JamesBWatson ( talk) 09:49, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Despite my misgivings about this template, I would never have contemplated nominating it for deletion, because I would never have thought there was any chance of getting it deleted. However, you were bolder than me, and although it is clearly not going to be deleted, it seems that the discussion you initiated is likely to produce a useful improvement in the situation. Congratulations. JamesBWatson ( talk) 11:06, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I've left a comment at User talk:JamesBWatson#Page Protection Request -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 14:17, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I noted that you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/.cbp as a redirect because the page was merged. I'm not contesting this (well maybe just a slight protest). I am a little uncomfortable with the concept of redirecting if the reasoning is because somebody (in this case the article creator), merged the content while the AFD was in progress; in this case the article creator couldn't even be bothered to participate in the AFD. I've seen this happen before as a tactic to pre-empt the AFD by merging and claiming licensing terms require the article be kept as a redirect for attribution history. The AFD itself did not have a strong consensus for a merge. I'm not asking for this to be overturned, but I would like your thoughts on this. Regards. -- Whpq ( talk) 15:30, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Woah, mea culpa I totally read some of the arguments on that page wrong. It certainly was a controversial close. I read many of the statements to be that it should not be redirected to a disambiguation page. I was fairly tired and must have been a little caught up in the idea of closing an AFD myself. I can't believe I missed that, and on further review, based on the discussion on the page it seems that a redirect was an incorrect close. I apologize for my mistake. Ryan Vesey ( talk) 19:21, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I see you have found some meta sections of the encyclopedia that interest you. Just wanted to say that even through in this instance I did not agree for deletion, I think you did a good job of explaining your rational, was open to discussion with other views which you might not have been aware of, and most importantly (IMO) showed the attribute of taking those views into consideration, and coming to a compromise on how best to address the issue for both sides of the discussion. These are things that separate a good editor with that of a great collaborator. If you are ever interested in taking a peak over at wp:DYK sometime, there are a number of things that can be done that allow you to collaborate with a wide variety of editors from many different facets of the site and can always need help. It really helped me when I started with learning many of the policies, views, and other inter-working of this place. No pressure thru :) Again was good seeing your name across my watchlist again. Kindly Calmer Waters 03:11, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
You say you are "going to step away rather than further any issues". I am sure that is wise. I have my own opinions about the issues involved in the arguments that have taken place, but I will not go into them here, because they have nothing to do with my role in acting as a mentor for you. The good thing is that you have realised that stepping away is the right thing to do. However, you did so only after you had got in a little too deep, including making one edit 3 times in well under an hour. I used to feel very frustrated at one time when changes that I was convinced were right were being prevented. However, I eventually came to realise that, among the 3 million plus articles in English Wikipedia, there must be countless places where I potentially could make an improvement, and 99.9% of them I will never do, because I have a finite amount of time. This being so, if a particular one gets missed, so what? There are many more being missed too, and one more is not a big deal. I can achieve more by walking away from it and doing useful stuff elsewhere than by spending a lot of time on that one. I won't say that that means that I am not disappointed when I feel a particular thing has gone the wrong way, but being disappointed is not the same as being frustrated and angry. The ability to know when to walk away from problems is, I believe, vital to any regular Wikipedia editor who wants to stay sane, and I am glad you managed to do it this time. If you can do the same next time too then that will be good. JamesBWatson ( talk) 21:04, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
I will do as you say. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.31.102 ( talk) 23:14, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
I talked to User:Kansen on accident, I read the wrong date. Anyway, what was he doing in WIKIPEDIA? Honestly...people these days (not you). Also, can you try to answer my question here? Thanks... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.31.102 ( talk) 02:04, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your assistance and advisement on proper standards and etiquette on User Talk pages for retractions of previous statements... I can certainly see the rationale behind it and understand where deletion could cause problems in contentious article edits where user discussion should be documented through the moderation cycle. I have been an owner and moderator of an active online forum and should have known better. I hope it didn't cause problems and I will use your advice for all of my future work here. Thanks. -- Avolareaz ( talk) 02:54, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
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My oppose rationale at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Curtis23_3 could have been clearer. That page is closed, so I'll elaborate here. Ultimately, we want assurance that the candidate has a broad knowledge of policy. It is difficult to ascertain that directly, so we accept a surrogate - some measure of experience, coupled with spot reviews of edits to see if there is evidence of cluefulness. An edit count in itself isn't a perfect measure of experience, but it is easily measured, so a good starting point. I don't have a minimum number of edits. I've supported a candidate with under 3,000 edits. However, when some has a small number of edits I expect a nomination form someone I trust, or, if a self-nomination, I expect it to start with "while I only have n edits, let me explain to you why I have adequate experience". That isn't what happened with Curtis, whose opening was "Hello, I am Curtis23. I have been on Wikipedia for almost 2 years now and have made over 2,000 edits." Huh? Over 2,000 edits? While he does go on to list what projects he is involved with, there is not a word explaining why he has a lot of experience despite a low edit count. If you aren't clueful enough to realize that 2,000 edits will be viewed as extremely low and requires some explanation, you don't have the level of clue needed to be an admin.-- SPhilbrick T 14:40, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
I have created the page (or am in the process of creating I should say) the Battle of Moira, but accidentally started out as Battle of moira. I'm a bit new to this, and was trying to wipe out the original page. But I'm leaving that for now, any help would be appreciated. I'm going to get back to the actual battle! lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucius Winslow ( talk • contribs) 23:49, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
I have replied to your messages on my talk page under the headings What do you think of this? and What to do about users who don't care about policy. JamesBWatson ( talk) 11:00, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan. I have no problem with you taking the adoption tests tests, I'm sure I have time mark them. The only issue is that many of the questions are designed to make the person think about the lesson, with no clear correct answer. I've had a couple of people run though the course who were not being adopted, would you like to actually try taking the course? It all depends on how confident you are - I can set up the course page with all lessons and questions there and you can read/answer the ones you like? WormTT · ( talk) 10:08, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
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I have posted to Wikipedia:Help desk#Watching only a single TfD? PrimeHunter ( talk) 21:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Because I can see them faster. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Since 6.18.2011 ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
An SPI was filed at the time and all accounts were blocked. Best just leave this under WP:RBI. WormTT · ( talk) 08:00, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Your restored vandalism here. -- The Σ talk contribs 21:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! Kilmer-san ( talk) 00:04, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
A section for you here. Thanks again for all the work. A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 00:47, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 00:47, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 19:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 19:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey, did you know that if you save the Wikipedia Main Page on your watchlist, it shows up in the “Article” section, NOT the “Wikipedia” section? Wow! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 05:39, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I've posted a couple of suggestions for you at WP:HD in reply to your question. Mjroots ( talk) 18:39, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
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If anyone wants to post a comment for discussion on the talk page given to me, fine. That's what the page is there for. Beyond that, it's nobody else's concern what's on my page, or how the page looks, unless what I've posted is illegal, or immoral. I know I'm not the standard for anything in this life. Yet, I'd never post things other than comments on a stranger's talk page. I can't believe your gall. You have a lot to learn. Please don't contact me anymore about this. Canihaveacookie 6/20/2011, 12:32 ( UTC-5)
Hi, since you asked, as I come across things I can just suggest them. You can, of course, only work on what you like, but talking about historical issues rather than theological, I noticed that Bethany, Bethabara, Ænon and Samaria all need help. In general, the historical areas where the early ministry of Jesus took place all need help. Cheers. History2007 ( talk) 14:31, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
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Are you sure this was vandalism? It looked to me like User:Alzarian16 was encouraging User:Guoguo12's recent activity. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa ( talk) 21:13, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Just so you know, Alzarian's edit actually wasn't vandalism. I thought the same as you when I first saw it, but Guoguo actually came back for three edits. :) Nolelover Talk· Contribs 23:51, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Ryan! Would you reformat your quotation, please? (It seems to have messed up the numbering.) Cheers, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 00:03, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the message. I actually do have this account but forgot to login when editing the Duke article. Gotta keep my school's Wikipedia page looking fresh. bigminisachin1231 ( talk) 01:07, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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Just to confirm what I mentioned yesterday. You have completed the adoption course and should feel entitled to display the following barnstar proudly.
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Well done for completing my adoption course in record time and with the highest mark I've ever given! You clearly have a good grasp of wikipedia policies and the "wikipedia way" and so I have no doubt you will go on to great things. WormTT · ( talk) 08:21, 4 July 2011 (UTC) |
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Hey, thanks for doing so. Not that you helped me but we needed a third person with a solution for it. I will try to keep it civil but it seems that he won´t understand it for now. Kante4 ( talk) 20:43, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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Personal information from minors may be deleted, as I have stated on two other pages. Read, please! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 07:16, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hey, Ryan, I've just been monitoring Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, and a few times your name came up as the reporting editor. All of your reports are good ones, which unfortunately is more than I can say for some editors. Thanks. JamesBWatson ( talk) 15:17, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you, but now my text is gone, i really didnt know those rules. But now how can i get my text back?, how can i contact an administrator?, Thank you again ErwinFilipovic ( talk) 16:35, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
How long do you think it will take time to bring the text back on the screen? thank you. ErwinFilipovic ( talk) 19:19, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi there. Feel free to keep improving User:28bytes/Religion, Inc. (film), I don't mind the help at all. :) 28bytes ( talk) 20:27, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
In response to your cancellation of my edit concerning the value of the Gold Shipment mentioned, my Reference for the amount I entered was obtained by actually watching the movie and noting that it was mentioned several times throughout. What better citation do I need? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.30.19.192 ( talk) 14:54, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I have answered you question at User talk:JamesBWatson#Where to make huge changes to a page at. I hope my answer is helpful to you. It may also help to mention that, for personal reasons, I tend to have less time to spend on Wikipedia at weekends than in the week, so that messages that arrive between about Friday afternoon and Sunday evening are quite likely to wait for a while before I answer them. This doesn't mean, of course, that you should post messages then, just that you shouldn't be surprised if it is a while before you get an answer. JamesBWatson ( talk) 13:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan, I noticed that you had removed vandalism at the VCY America page - however John Redding22 posted the entire edit which includes the personal attack on his user page. What is the recommended procedure (if any) for dealing with this? Does personal attacks apply to user pages? Badgercheesehead ( talk) 23:23, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
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Hi. Just got round to checking Youth Energy Summit! and your copy edits of 39th Army (Soviet Union) - sorry I've been rather busy, but better late than never :-) The YES article has already had the lists removed by someone else, as you suggested, and the copy edit job looks pretty good! -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 16:18, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Ryan. Thanks for the message. There is sourcing on the page, but the thing has gone unimproved in a long time, and I'm not currently active with the Project. One source only verifies the position. The other has gone dead. There are G-hits, some are behind pay walls.
To look at your rationale, you write, "Unsourced BLP I think" If there is uncertainty, not a candidate for PROD. "the article gives very little information about the person." The solution for that is expansion, not deletion. "It does not establish notability." A state historian is probably notable. (When in doubt, AFD.) "I gain no knowledge by reading the article so it is not beneficial to the Encyclopedia." The solution for that is expansion.
Have you actually gone out and tried to source the thing, or have you tagged it based on a gut feeling? I would recommend an attempt to find sourcing and expand it, but I've not the time. If you've made an attempt and not been able to fix the thing, no objection to deletion. The Project is now in your hands. The best person to ask for advice when I was active was User:DGG. Is he still around? I trust you; act as you think best. Cheers, and happy editing. Dloh cierekim 02:35, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
P.S. If the thing gets deleted please remove the link from
User:Dlohcierekim/create. PMR
Yoicks! Smells like cool down blockism. <grin /> Sound advice though. Just beware when your RFA rolls around. Dloh cierekim 02:40, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I removed your deletion tags from several articles. Isocentric technique does not sound like nonsense to me,though I am not an expert, and First-order control & Higher-order control seem to need expansion & referencing, or merging into something more general, but not deletion.
Additionally, I see some deletion tags of yours have been removed by others: with respect to Three for a pig , there is no speedy criterion for "This article is just a manual for how to play the game" . Nor was Cedar Glen, California (weather) an instance of "no context"--though I am not sure it is an appropriate article & I want to see how similar material is handled--I think it probably needs merging.
Perhaps you might want to re-read WP:Deletion policy before nominating additional articles for deletion. It's important not to unnecessarily discourage new editors, and any article capable of improvement should be improved, not deleted. Not that I want to discourage deletion tagging: there's an abundance of garbage, new and old, that does need deletion to find and tag. As an admin , I delete about a dozen a day. DGG ( talk ) 00:41, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi. As you have asked me on my Talk page, here's a few thoughts...
So, on those articles, I must agree with the reverting of your tagging. But please don't take it personally. There is an awful lot to learn about deletion policies and CSD tagging, and there's certainly nobody hounding you here - there is a CSD category that admins patrol, so if one person rejects a number of your tags, it almost certainly just means they're doing a pass through that list (In fact, I recently went through it and rejected about 15 tags from the same editor, but I didn't get accused of hounding ;-). Anyway, try to see it as part of the learning experience, and get as much benefit as you can from this feedback from experienced editors. Best regards -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 12:10, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
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On my talk page, you'll find the answer to your question. Wekn reven i susej eht Talk• Follow 16:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan!
I would suggest deleting as much information about yourself, particularly about your partner, to avoid real-world harassment of you or her. You might also open a new account, without a real-world user name. Ask an administrator for help.
Good luck at university. Study statistics! ;)
Best regards, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 15:57, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
I just want to say thanks for what you said at that RfA. Thanks. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 17:01, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
JamesBWatson ( talk) 09:49, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Despite my misgivings about this template, I would never have contemplated nominating it for deletion, because I would never have thought there was any chance of getting it deleted. However, you were bolder than me, and although it is clearly not going to be deleted, it seems that the discussion you initiated is likely to produce a useful improvement in the situation. Congratulations. JamesBWatson ( talk) 11:06, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I've left a comment at User talk:JamesBWatson#Page Protection Request -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 14:17, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I noted that you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/.cbp as a redirect because the page was merged. I'm not contesting this (well maybe just a slight protest). I am a little uncomfortable with the concept of redirecting if the reasoning is because somebody (in this case the article creator), merged the content while the AFD was in progress; in this case the article creator couldn't even be bothered to participate in the AFD. I've seen this happen before as a tactic to pre-empt the AFD by merging and claiming licensing terms require the article be kept as a redirect for attribution history. The AFD itself did not have a strong consensus for a merge. I'm not asking for this to be overturned, but I would like your thoughts on this. Regards. -- Whpq ( talk) 15:30, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Woah, mea culpa I totally read some of the arguments on that page wrong. It certainly was a controversial close. I read many of the statements to be that it should not be redirected to a disambiguation page. I was fairly tired and must have been a little caught up in the idea of closing an AFD myself. I can't believe I missed that, and on further review, based on the discussion on the page it seems that a redirect was an incorrect close. I apologize for my mistake. Ryan Vesey ( talk) 19:21, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I see you have found some meta sections of the encyclopedia that interest you. Just wanted to say that even through in this instance I did not agree for deletion, I think you did a good job of explaining your rational, was open to discussion with other views which you might not have been aware of, and most importantly (IMO) showed the attribute of taking those views into consideration, and coming to a compromise on how best to address the issue for both sides of the discussion. These are things that separate a good editor with that of a great collaborator. If you are ever interested in taking a peak over at wp:DYK sometime, there are a number of things that can be done that allow you to collaborate with a wide variety of editors from many different facets of the site and can always need help. It really helped me when I started with learning many of the policies, views, and other inter-working of this place. No pressure thru :) Again was good seeing your name across my watchlist again. Kindly Calmer Waters 03:11, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
You say you are "going to step away rather than further any issues". I am sure that is wise. I have my own opinions about the issues involved in the arguments that have taken place, but I will not go into them here, because they have nothing to do with my role in acting as a mentor for you. The good thing is that you have realised that stepping away is the right thing to do. However, you did so only after you had got in a little too deep, including making one edit 3 times in well under an hour. I used to feel very frustrated at one time when changes that I was convinced were right were being prevented. However, I eventually came to realise that, among the 3 million plus articles in English Wikipedia, there must be countless places where I potentially could make an improvement, and 99.9% of them I will never do, because I have a finite amount of time. This being so, if a particular one gets missed, so what? There are many more being missed too, and one more is not a big deal. I can achieve more by walking away from it and doing useful stuff elsewhere than by spending a lot of time on that one. I won't say that that means that I am not disappointed when I feel a particular thing has gone the wrong way, but being disappointed is not the same as being frustrated and angry. The ability to know when to walk away from problems is, I believe, vital to any regular Wikipedia editor who wants to stay sane, and I am glad you managed to do it this time. If you can do the same next time too then that will be good. JamesBWatson ( talk) 21:04, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
I will do as you say. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.31.102 ( talk) 23:14, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
I talked to User:Kansen on accident, I read the wrong date. Anyway, what was he doing in WIKIPEDIA? Honestly...people these days (not you). Also, can you try to answer my question here? Thanks... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.31.102 ( talk) 02:04, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your assistance and advisement on proper standards and etiquette on User Talk pages for retractions of previous statements... I can certainly see the rationale behind it and understand where deletion could cause problems in contentious article edits where user discussion should be documented through the moderation cycle. I have been an owner and moderator of an active online forum and should have known better. I hope it didn't cause problems and I will use your advice for all of my future work here. Thanks. -- Avolareaz ( talk) 02:54, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
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My oppose rationale at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Curtis23_3 could have been clearer. That page is closed, so I'll elaborate here. Ultimately, we want assurance that the candidate has a broad knowledge of policy. It is difficult to ascertain that directly, so we accept a surrogate - some measure of experience, coupled with spot reviews of edits to see if there is evidence of cluefulness. An edit count in itself isn't a perfect measure of experience, but it is easily measured, so a good starting point. I don't have a minimum number of edits. I've supported a candidate with under 3,000 edits. However, when some has a small number of edits I expect a nomination form someone I trust, or, if a self-nomination, I expect it to start with "while I only have n edits, let me explain to you why I have adequate experience". That isn't what happened with Curtis, whose opening was "Hello, I am Curtis23. I have been on Wikipedia for almost 2 years now and have made over 2,000 edits." Huh? Over 2,000 edits? While he does go on to list what projects he is involved with, there is not a word explaining why he has a lot of experience despite a low edit count. If you aren't clueful enough to realize that 2,000 edits will be viewed as extremely low and requires some explanation, you don't have the level of clue needed to be an admin.-- SPhilbrick T 14:40, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
I have created the page (or am in the process of creating I should say) the Battle of Moira, but accidentally started out as Battle of moira. I'm a bit new to this, and was trying to wipe out the original page. But I'm leaving that for now, any help would be appreciated. I'm going to get back to the actual battle! lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucius Winslow ( talk • contribs) 23:49, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
I have replied to your messages on my talk page under the headings What do you think of this? and What to do about users who don't care about policy. JamesBWatson ( talk) 11:00, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan. I have no problem with you taking the adoption tests tests, I'm sure I have time mark them. The only issue is that many of the questions are designed to make the person think about the lesson, with no clear correct answer. I've had a couple of people run though the course who were not being adopted, would you like to actually try taking the course? It all depends on how confident you are - I can set up the course page with all lessons and questions there and you can read/answer the ones you like? WormTT · ( talk) 10:08, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
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i will try to remember thanks for tellin me
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01:16, 22 June 2011 (UTC)Since 6.18.2011
I have posted to Wikipedia:Help desk#Watching only a single TfD? PrimeHunter ( talk) 21:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Because I can see them faster. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Since 6.18.2011 ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
An SPI was filed at the time and all accounts were blocked. Best just leave this under WP:RBI. WormTT · ( talk) 08:00, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Your restored vandalism here. -- The Σ talk contribs 21:37, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! Kilmer-san ( talk) 00:04, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
A section for you here. Thanks again for all the work. A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 00:47, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 00:47, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 19:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
TALKBACK=go here. Thanks! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 19:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey, did you know that if you save the Wikipedia Main Page on your watchlist, it shows up in the “Article” section, NOT the “Wikipedia” section? Wow! A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 05:39, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
I've posted a couple of suggestions for you at WP:HD in reply to your question. Mjroots ( talk) 18:39, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
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Sumsum2010· T· C 23:40, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
If anyone wants to post a comment for discussion on the talk page given to me, fine. That's what the page is there for. Beyond that, it's nobody else's concern what's on my page, or how the page looks, unless what I've posted is illegal, or immoral. I know I'm not the standard for anything in this life. Yet, I'd never post things other than comments on a stranger's talk page. I can't believe your gall. You have a lot to learn. Please don't contact me anymore about this. Canihaveacookie 6/20/2011, 12:32 ( UTC-5)
Hi, since you asked, as I come across things I can just suggest them. You can, of course, only work on what you like, but talking about historical issues rather than theological, I noticed that Bethany, Bethabara, Ænon and Samaria all need help. In general, the historical areas where the early ministry of Jesus took place all need help. Cheers. History2007 ( talk) 14:31, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
A comment by a person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 16:06, 2 July 2011 (UTC) |
Are you sure this was vandalism? It looked to me like User:Alzarian16 was encouraging User:Guoguo12's recent activity. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa ( talk) 21:13, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Just so you know, Alzarian's edit actually wasn't vandalism. I thought the same as you when I first saw it, but Guoguo actually came back for three edits. :) Nolelover Talk· Contribs 23:51, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Ryan! Would you reformat your quotation, please? (It seems to have messed up the numbering.) Cheers, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 00:03, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the message. I actually do have this account but forgot to login when editing the Duke article. Gotta keep my school's Wikipedia page looking fresh. bigminisachin1231 ( talk) 01:07, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Ryan.
Just to confirm what I mentioned yesterday. You have completed the adoption course and should feel entitled to display the following barnstar proudly.
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The Worm That Turned Adoption Course Barnstar | ||||||||||
Well done for completing my adoption course in record time and with the highest mark I've ever given! You clearly have a good grasp of wikipedia policies and the "wikipedia way" and so I have no doubt you will go on to great things. WormTT · ( talk) 08:21, 4 July 2011 (UTC) |
And for good measure, there's also this
The Adoptee Graduation Barnstar | ||
Congratulations Ryan on graduating from my adoption. Your level of competence and knowledge are exemplary and there is nothing more I feel I can teach you. You are of course welcome to come back to me for any questions, but for now, know that this barnstar confirms that you have enough knowledge to be a significant part of this community. WormTT · ( talk) 08:24, 4 July 2011 (UTC) |
happyfourth A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. ( talk) 19:27, 4 July 2011 (UTC) |
Hey, thanks for doing so. Not that you helped me but we needed a third person with a solution for it. I will try to keep it civil but it seems that he won´t understand it for now. Kante4 ( talk) 20:43, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | |
This Working Man's Barnstar is given to Ryan Vesey for Wikifying 31 articles in the June 2011 Wikification drive. Again, thanks for participating! Sumsum2010· T· C 00:14, 6 July 2011 (UTC) |
Personal information from minors may be deleted, as I have stated on two other pages. Read, please! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 07:16, 6 July 2011 (UTC)