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I have fixed the location of your talk page archive move. It is now at User talk:Starship9000/Archive (October 2012 - January 2013) GB fan 00:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
You could use WindSeeker as a guide. When were the rides announced? Where there any problems that the rides had? What's the deign of the ride? Reception (if available)? Features? I can't really help any further or else I would be doing all the work which I can't. The WindSeeker article should help a lot as it is similar to the SkyScreamer.-- Dom497 ( talk) 15:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
-- Starship9000 ( talk) 21:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
![]() | This user helped promote SkyScreamer to good article status. |
Should I nominate it to good status? How do you nominate that article to good status. -- Starship9000 ( talk) 14:36, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Do you think it is in good status. If yes, I will nominate it. How's that?-- Starship9000 ( talk) 16:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
S9000, you've been told this a number of times before: Do not edit with both this account and the IP User:74.131.177.233. It's been quite obvious from the beginning that that IP is you, so you're fooling no one who looks into it, but using both creates the impression to casual editors that two different people are editing. That's deceptive and it's not allowed.
And to answer the question you asked on Luigi2453's talk page, if your IP account is blocked, that block is for the editor (you), not just that particular IP, so you will not be allowed to edit with this account either. Nor can you create another account. You simply will not be allowed to edit at all uintil the block is lifted.
Look, you've asked a lot of people for help, and many of them have extended themselves to assist you. Everyone who does so wants to believe that you are a good faith editor. So, please, stop messing around, always edit with this account, and stop using the IP to make vandalistic edits. If you want to be an editor here, you must behave and follow the rules. If you can't do that, you are of no value to the project. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 02:31, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
It does still need more. There's still way to little to show that that roller coaster is notable. You need more secondary sources than just a roller coaster database. Ladyof Shalott 02:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
A Google/Bing search using the ride's name and its park's name should turn up a few things, I would think. -- McDoob AU93 18:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I've been following your edits on Wikipedia for a bit now. I admire your eagerness to create new articles and to expand old ones, but I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled about what your motivations appear to be, such as asking about when you can add a userbox after a certain activity is completed.
Yes, Wikipedia editors reward each other for jobs well done. Yes, userboxes give other editors an idea of who you are and what you've done. That said, those are bonuses ... things that go with the main purpose of most everyone here, and that is to build an online, free encyclopedia to share knowledge with others around the world. So, to myself and to many other editors, the goal is the encyclopedia, and the awards are icing on the cake. You appear to be after the awards, with the encyclopedia's improvement being a byproduct. Frankly, that worries me a bit.
I'm going to ask a very bold question, and I would appreciate an honest answer. Why exactly are you here? Are you here to contribute to an online encyclopedia, or are you here to create an online presence for yourself, like a Facebook page?
-- McDoob AU93 17:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I am here to edit amusement parks, roller coasters, bridges and buildings and structure articles here to contribute on this encyclopedia and edit these type. I am here to create articles in the sandbox and the draft articles. For the
SkyScreamer article, should I add a trivia content or is there anything else I should add to it? --
Starship9000 (
talk)
17:17, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I was a bit confused by your tags and talk page message. What I have done is, delete the sub-page by WP:CSD#U1 user request to delete sub-page, and its talk page by WP:CSD#G8 page dependent on a deleted page. If that was not what you wanted, leave a note below here. Regards, JohnCD ( talk) 22:09, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind that I made a few improvements. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:47, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
I do not mind. --
Starship9000 (
talk)
18:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
I have reverted your edit here [1] which added content incorrectly positioned for the page, I'm also not sure how you came to the conclusion that this was indeed another sockpuppet? Theroadislong ( talk) 20:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
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Starship, regarding the recent discussion on my talk page, you are evading the conditions of staying unblocked. We know the exact street address of your IP and a technical investigation will prove that you and the IP are the same user.
I will relist those conditions here:
If you make one single further breach of these conditions, you will be blocked indefinitely until you are old enough to understand that Wikipedia is a serious project. I hope that we will not have to resort to blocking you again. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 02:03, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for
your contributions. I am glad to see that you are discussing a topic. However, as a
general rule, talk pages such as
Talk:Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are for discussion related to improving the article,
not general discussion about the topic. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting
our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. Thank you. I agree with your statements, but we are not permitted to use Wikipedia as a forum.
TBr
and
ley (
what's up)
02:14, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 05:33, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, maybe you should come back in one year when you might be able to understand Wikipedia better? Please ask your parents about this and see what they think. Please tell us what your parents think.
Please also tell us if you are planning to ask your parents what they think. :) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 00:34, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, we need to get serious for a moment. You said you would take a break for a while ... you haven't done it. In fact, you've said you want to promote an article before you take the break (sounds a lot like "just five more minutes, mom!" to me). You've now added Twinkle and are making very questionable reverts. I think it's time for a binding decision to be made. Do you plan on taking a break from Wikipedia for a year, or do you plan on staying as an active editor?
If you take the break, I would wish you good tidings and look forward to seeing you after a year. If you decide to stick around, there are critical problems that I think need to be solved and that CAN be solved with some hard work and discipline. Here is what I, personally, would recommend:
I would ask the other editors (Demiurge, Drmies, LadyOfShalott, etc.) who have followed you to offer their suggestions (and to modify my own) for a proper mentorship program, as well. The goal is one that will help you grow as an editor, which I think would help you a lot as you continue through school. And there should (and will) be some awards along the way ... when they're earned.
-- McDoob AU93 07:39, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
I am willing to take on User:Starship9000 on as an adoptee under the following terms:
I think there are some proposed terms for these conditions. The following terms should be added to the things I can edit:
There are also stuff that should not be edited added on here. The stuff I think I should not do or edit are:
Thanks! -- Starship9000 ( talk) 01:39, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, the conditions set out by GoPhitings are very reasonable. The problem is that although you are enthusiastic and keen to help Wikipedia, your good faith edits are too often wrong. This comes from not knowing about how stuff works here. Editors need a lot of clue before they can work in the 'management' areas, and you haven't got that yet. Read GoPhiting's suggestions very carefully, because under my conditions I should already have blocked you yesterday. Remember, that if you do get blocked, it's not a punishment, it's just to prevent people from constantly having to clean up your good faith mistakes. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 02:54, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship9000, your adoption page is located here. Please remember to abide by the terms set forth above. Good luck and welcome aboard. Go Phightins ! 00:28, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
You removed the orphan tag from Jarrett's Joy Cart but the article is still an orphan, no other articles link to it. I have replaced it. Your comments on the article talk page were also not helpful or correct. Theroadislong ( talk) 16:14, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Have you begun your adoption by GoPhitings yet? For one thing, people do not join Wikipedia just to get barnstars - GA are very hard to do and you would need to successfully make several before you get a barnstar for it; for the moment, I do not believe you have sufficient experience. Please also do not spend time moving pages that are almost certain to be deleted or redirected. Thanks. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, I just posted your first test. Go Phightins ! 18:03, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
I have been following your issues on here and I was wondering if you have heard of Simple Wikipedia. It looks like you don't want to have to read the complicated rules here, and I understand that. There is a version of Wikipedia that is designed to be less complicated and you might find it easier to participate there. Check out the Simple start page and let me know what you think. If you choose to stay at English Wikipedia, you need to take your adoption more seriously and actually read the rules. Andrew 327 02:04, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, I have deleted this file that you uploaded today. As you were told on your Commons talkpage, it has an incompatible license: the Flickr page from which you took it states top left "all rights reserved". It is therefore not a free image as you stated when you uploaded it, and we cannot have it here. This is a serious legal matter. Please do not upload files unless they are photographs you yourself have taken or you are sure they are free to use for any purpose. In addition, there is a night image of the bridge on Commons already: File:Ponte 25 de Abril at night.jpg, so I have put that into the article. At the bottom of the article you will see under External links a link to the Commons category on the bridge; always check there first, as there is very often already a suitable picture. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading
File:NinjaCoastermodel.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a
claim of fair use. However, it is currently
orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed.
You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see
our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Hazard-Bot ( talk) 04:32, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Here is the list of attractions at the park's own site. Yngvadottir ( talk) 05:07, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Your welcome! I will close this conversation and that is the end of it. -- Starship9000 roller coaster lover 22:25, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
![]() |
Award of First Success | |
Well Starship, it took three tries, but the third one was a charm
![]() |
Hello. When I was looking around, I noticed that you changed your signature from the generic one to a colored one, but I then noticed that the link to your talk page links to User talk:Starship instead of this page. You should probably fix the link. Zappa O Mati 01:43, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
I believe this was in the adoption agreement, but if it was not, it is now. You may not upload images to Wikimedia Commons or to Wikipedia itself. This, for example, is obviously not your own work...even if you're claiming it as fair use, which is a questionable argument to begin with, fair use images cannot be uploaded to the Commons. Go Phightins ! 01:57, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Why can't I nominate a article to GA Status during the adoption? I really want to have 1 good article and will you please let me nominate the Tsing Ma Bridge article to GA Status although it is part of the adoption! And you should be active on Commons as well like Fastily although he retired from wikipedia and is active on Commons. Thanks! -- Starship9000 (roller coaster fan) 02:19, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Weren't you directed not to create new articles, even in userspace, during this mentorship period? Ladyof Shalott 05:52, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
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I have fixed the location of your talk page archive move. It is now at User talk:Starship9000/Archive (October 2012 - January 2013) GB fan 00:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
You could use WindSeeker as a guide. When were the rides announced? Where there any problems that the rides had? What's the deign of the ride? Reception (if available)? Features? I can't really help any further or else I would be doing all the work which I can't. The WindSeeker article should help a lot as it is similar to the SkyScreamer.-- Dom497 ( talk) 15:47, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
-- Starship9000 ( talk) 21:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
![]() | This user helped promote SkyScreamer to good article status. |
Should I nominate it to good status? How do you nominate that article to good status. -- Starship9000 ( talk) 14:36, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Do you think it is in good status. If yes, I will nominate it. How's that?-- Starship9000 ( talk) 16:15, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
S9000, you've been told this a number of times before: Do not edit with both this account and the IP User:74.131.177.233. It's been quite obvious from the beginning that that IP is you, so you're fooling no one who looks into it, but using both creates the impression to casual editors that two different people are editing. That's deceptive and it's not allowed.
And to answer the question you asked on Luigi2453's talk page, if your IP account is blocked, that block is for the editor (you), not just that particular IP, so you will not be allowed to edit with this account either. Nor can you create another account. You simply will not be allowed to edit at all uintil the block is lifted.
Look, you've asked a lot of people for help, and many of them have extended themselves to assist you. Everyone who does so wants to believe that you are a good faith editor. So, please, stop messing around, always edit with this account, and stop using the IP to make vandalistic edits. If you want to be an editor here, you must behave and follow the rules. If you can't do that, you are of no value to the project. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 02:31, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
It does still need more. There's still way to little to show that that roller coaster is notable. You need more secondary sources than just a roller coaster database. Ladyof Shalott 02:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
A Google/Bing search using the ride's name and its park's name should turn up a few things, I would think. -- McDoob AU93 18:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I've been following your edits on Wikipedia for a bit now. I admire your eagerness to create new articles and to expand old ones, but I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled about what your motivations appear to be, such as asking about when you can add a userbox after a certain activity is completed.
Yes, Wikipedia editors reward each other for jobs well done. Yes, userboxes give other editors an idea of who you are and what you've done. That said, those are bonuses ... things that go with the main purpose of most everyone here, and that is to build an online, free encyclopedia to share knowledge with others around the world. So, to myself and to many other editors, the goal is the encyclopedia, and the awards are icing on the cake. You appear to be after the awards, with the encyclopedia's improvement being a byproduct. Frankly, that worries me a bit.
I'm going to ask a very bold question, and I would appreciate an honest answer. Why exactly are you here? Are you here to contribute to an online encyclopedia, or are you here to create an online presence for yourself, like a Facebook page?
-- McDoob AU93 17:12, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I am here to edit amusement parks, roller coasters, bridges and buildings and structure articles here to contribute on this encyclopedia and edit these type. I am here to create articles in the sandbox and the draft articles. For the
SkyScreamer article, should I add a trivia content or is there anything else I should add to it? --
Starship9000 (
talk)
17:17, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I was a bit confused by your tags and talk page message. What I have done is, delete the sub-page by WP:CSD#U1 user request to delete sub-page, and its talk page by WP:CSD#G8 page dependent on a deleted page. If that was not what you wanted, leave a note below here. Regards, JohnCD ( talk) 22:09, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind that I made a few improvements. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:47, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
I do not mind. --
Starship9000 (
talk)
18:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
I have reverted your edit here [1] which added content incorrectly positioned for the page, I'm also not sure how you came to the conclusion that this was indeed another sockpuppet? Theroadislong ( talk) 20:57, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
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Starship, regarding the recent discussion on my talk page, you are evading the conditions of staying unblocked. We know the exact street address of your IP and a technical investigation will prove that you and the IP are the same user.
I will relist those conditions here:
If you make one single further breach of these conditions, you will be blocked indefinitely until you are old enough to understand that Wikipedia is a serious project. I hope that we will not have to resort to blocking you again. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 02:03, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for
your contributions. I am glad to see that you are discussing a topic. However, as a
general rule, talk pages such as
Talk:Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are for discussion related to improving the article,
not general discussion about the topic. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting
our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. Thank you. I agree with your statements, but we are not permitted to use Wikipedia as a forum.
TBr
and
ley (
what's up)
02:14, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 05:33, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, maybe you should come back in one year when you might be able to understand Wikipedia better? Please ask your parents about this and see what they think. Please tell us what your parents think.
Please also tell us if you are planning to ask your parents what they think. :) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 00:34, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, we need to get serious for a moment. You said you would take a break for a while ... you haven't done it. In fact, you've said you want to promote an article before you take the break (sounds a lot like "just five more minutes, mom!" to me). You've now added Twinkle and are making very questionable reverts. I think it's time for a binding decision to be made. Do you plan on taking a break from Wikipedia for a year, or do you plan on staying as an active editor?
If you take the break, I would wish you good tidings and look forward to seeing you after a year. If you decide to stick around, there are critical problems that I think need to be solved and that CAN be solved with some hard work and discipline. Here is what I, personally, would recommend:
I would ask the other editors (Demiurge, Drmies, LadyOfShalott, etc.) who have followed you to offer their suggestions (and to modify my own) for a proper mentorship program, as well. The goal is one that will help you grow as an editor, which I think would help you a lot as you continue through school. And there should (and will) be some awards along the way ... when they're earned.
-- McDoob AU93 07:39, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
I am willing to take on User:Starship9000 on as an adoptee under the following terms:
I think there are some proposed terms for these conditions. The following terms should be added to the things I can edit:
There are also stuff that should not be edited added on here. The stuff I think I should not do or edit are:
Thanks! -- Starship9000 ( talk) 01:39, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, the conditions set out by GoPhitings are very reasonable. The problem is that although you are enthusiastic and keen to help Wikipedia, your good faith edits are too often wrong. This comes from not knowing about how stuff works here. Editors need a lot of clue before they can work in the 'management' areas, and you haven't got that yet. Read GoPhiting's suggestions very carefully, because under my conditions I should already have blocked you yesterday. Remember, that if you do get blocked, it's not a punishment, it's just to prevent people from constantly having to clean up your good faith mistakes. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 02:54, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship9000, your adoption page is located here. Please remember to abide by the terms set forth above. Good luck and welcome aboard. Go Phightins ! 00:28, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
You removed the orphan tag from Jarrett's Joy Cart but the article is still an orphan, no other articles link to it. I have replaced it. Your comments on the article talk page were also not helpful or correct. Theroadislong ( talk) 16:14, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Have you begun your adoption by GoPhitings yet? For one thing, people do not join Wikipedia just to get barnstars - GA are very hard to do and you would need to successfully make several before you get a barnstar for it; for the moment, I do not believe you have sufficient experience. Please also do not spend time moving pages that are almost certain to be deleted or redirected. Thanks. -- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 03:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, I just posted your first test. Go Phightins ! 18:03, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
I have been following your issues on here and I was wondering if you have heard of Simple Wikipedia. It looks like you don't want to have to read the complicated rules here, and I understand that. There is a version of Wikipedia that is designed to be less complicated and you might find it easier to participate there. Check out the Simple start page and let me know what you think. If you choose to stay at English Wikipedia, you need to take your adoption more seriously and actually read the rules. Andrew 327 02:04, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Starship, I have deleted this file that you uploaded today. As you were told on your Commons talkpage, it has an incompatible license: the Flickr page from which you took it states top left "all rights reserved". It is therefore not a free image as you stated when you uploaded it, and we cannot have it here. This is a serious legal matter. Please do not upload files unless they are photographs you yourself have taken or you are sure they are free to use for any purpose. In addition, there is a night image of the bridge on Commons already: File:Ponte 25 de Abril at night.jpg, so I have put that into the article. At the bottom of the article you will see under External links a link to the Commons category on the bridge; always check there first, as there is very often already a suitable picture. Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading
File:NinjaCoastermodel.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a
claim of fair use. However, it is currently
orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed.
You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see
our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the " my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Hazard-Bot ( talk) 04:32, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Here is the list of attractions at the park's own site. Yngvadottir ( talk) 05:07, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Your welcome! I will close this conversation and that is the end of it. -- Starship9000 roller coaster lover 22:25, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
![]() |
Award of First Success | |
Well Starship, it took three tries, but the third one was a charm
![]() |
Hello. When I was looking around, I noticed that you changed your signature from the generic one to a colored one, but I then noticed that the link to your talk page links to User talk:Starship instead of this page. You should probably fix the link. Zappa O Mati 01:43, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
I believe this was in the adoption agreement, but if it was not, it is now. You may not upload images to Wikimedia Commons or to Wikipedia itself. This, for example, is obviously not your own work...even if you're claiming it as fair use, which is a questionable argument to begin with, fair use images cannot be uploaded to the Commons. Go Phightins ! 01:57, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Why can't I nominate a article to GA Status during the adoption? I really want to have 1 good article and will you please let me nominate the Tsing Ma Bridge article to GA Status although it is part of the adoption! And you should be active on Commons as well like Fastily although he retired from wikipedia and is active on Commons. Thanks! -- Starship9000 (roller coaster fan) 02:19, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Weren't you directed not to create new articles, even in userspace, during this mentorship period? Ladyof Shalott 05:52, 24 February 2013 (UTC)