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Quite some time ago, you performed a brief review regarding my potential for an RfA; you didn't think I was there yet, and I would agree. I'd understand completely if you're too busy right now, but would you be able at some point to check out how I am looking now? dci | TALK 22:38, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm ready for the test.— cyberpower Offline Merry Christmas 14:21, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey Worm, what would you think about unblocking Carthage44 as time served per my comment. Ryan Vesey 03:40, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Dave (or staplers). I added a green box to the top of here similar to my talk page one. Can you get the text to centre in the middle of the box? I tried aligning code (borrowed from tables) but it didn't work. Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 14:34, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Right now Pedro Bugle redirects to Pedro, South Dakota. The Pedro Bugle [1] would certainly be considered a defunct newspaper. My question is, should the redirect page be categorized as Defunct newspapers of the United States, should the target page be placed in the category, or should none of the pages be placed in the category? I also have this issue with Murder of Maria Ridulph. Should Maria Ridulph, a redirect, be placed into 1957 deaths? Ryan Vesey 22:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
OK...so thanks to your advice i have someone offering to change the licence of an image i need to CC-BY at the strictest. This is the image My question is what would happen if he changed the license back after i upload it to a stricter one where we can't use it? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 14:23, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I saw your name listed at the top of " Editors willing to be asked to nominate a user" section. I don't know if you're still actively interested but I will go ahead and try anyway.
Consider Shirt58 for adminship. I have interacted with him once or twice but followed his editing pattern. I think, with his considerable experience and amiable attitude (plus almost as charming a voice as mine ) he will really make a fine administrator.
The fact to note here is that I have never nominated anyone before and have generally avoided RfA with only a few comments in that category. Hence, it will be a great support if you reviewed his editing and nominated him and I can co-nominate with you. Cheers and thank you, Mr T (Talk?) (New thread?) 12:29, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi WTT and Mrt3366. Just to state this clearly. Yes, I would like to be nominated for adminship. I would be honoured if you could co-nom me.
Were this to happen, I might write this oppose:
Are you two sure about the co-nom?
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Looking for guidance and restoring large deletions from an article talk page, WormTT. User:Ttellouc is an SPA who edits only Alphonso Jackson. I stumbled onto the page while checking recent changes for vandalism on 1 Oct 2012. Tried to intervene in contentious exchanges between Ttellouc and a couple of ISP contributors and thought it was working (gave each half barnstars). Alas, I now see that Ttellouc blanked much of the article's talk page including all of the exchanges and discussions of recent changes contrary to WP:ARCHIVENOTDELETE. He also deleted related exchanges from his talk page but it's his page and he has latitude to delete contents there.
Please roll back the Talk:Alphonso_Jackson page so the discussions of content are again visible. I can only revert the most recent. Then I ask for your advice. Should this go to WP:ANI? I would advise him first, of course. Or should I just warn him even though it will likely sound like a threat? I'm no longer a disinterested party since I edited the article and commented on talk pages of the ISPs and Ttellouc. Your advice would be appreciated. Will watch for your reply here. DocTree ( ʞlɐʇ· cont) Join WER 06:30, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey all :).
I'm dropping you a note because you've been involved in dealing with feedback from the Article Feedback Tool. To get a better handle on the overall quality of comments now that the tool has become a more established part of the reader experience, we're undertaking a round of hand coding - basically, taking a sample of feedback and marking each piece as inappropriate, helpful, so on - and would like anyone interested in improving the tool to participate :).
You can code as many or as few pieces of feedback as you want: this page should explain how to use the system, and there is a demo here. Once you're comfortable with the task, just drop me an email at okeyeswikimedia.org and I'll set you up with an account :).
If you'd like to chat with us about the research, or want live tutoring on the software, there will be an office hours session on Monday 17 December at 23:00 UTC in #wikimedia-office connect. Hope to see some of you there! Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 23:21, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Hall of Famer! I'm consider starting up an adoption course of my own and adopting a few editors. As I understand it, most adopters out there have copied your work, but just the same I'll ask first: Is it ok if I copy your curriculum? AutomaticStrikeout ( T • C) 00:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Shirt58 ( talk) 08:01, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Worm! You previously suggested a two-way interaction ban between myself and the user originally known as Malleus Fatuarum, who is now using the name Malleus Fatuorum. I don't know what other names he has used, if any. (On my talk page you pointed out this diff where he said "Perhaps you assume too much. Certainly Malleus has never been an admin, and never will be, but I'm not Malleus. That's just the name of this account.") When you suggested the interaction ban, he was strongly opposed to such an arrangement.
He's recently re-affirmed his interest in my activities on Wikipedia, and on SandyGeorgia's talk page he appeared to be raising an interaction ban as a "threat" of some sort. I'm not really sure why he would think that would be considered threatening :) Sandy, being wise, archived the whole nonsense.
I've seen enough of this sort of immature behaviour, and I know exactly what an interaction ban involves, per WP:IBAN. How do we take this forward and get it put in place? -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 04:51, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Writ Keeper, can I get a 2nd opinion on this edit? Demiurge appears to disagree with me. Ryan Vesey 05:49, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Worm!
I've been wondering if you would permit me to file a request to use the AutoWikiBrowser tool. I would like to use it to speed up tasks such as this one, which I carried out yesterday and made around 500 edits manually. I have also worked in bot-related areas.
Thanks! Thine Antique Pen ( talk) 20:04, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
It's off topic at that discussion, but your "yet" made me chuckle : )
And if the guides are to be believed, you have a much better chance than I do : )
Anyway, thanks for my smile of the day : ) - jc37 09:23, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Today i realised
i can't spell so good anymore... =[
Although it is nice to see there's people looking at the article. Even if they never rate it...
ツ Jenova
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And on a separate note...There's a plaque on the top right of This building, bearing the date "1931". Is that likely to be when the building was constructed? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 16:43, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Here's a strange one...i'm kinda involved in a "Mailwatch" (something to do with the Daily Mail) blog post here...Luckily not mentioned by name (I don't want the attention)... ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 09:14, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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Congratulations on getting in ArbCom! You sure had my vote and a lot of other people's too. Hopefully you'll work well in a team with the other arbs, so here's the Teamwork Barnstar in advance to ensure good turnouts. :) Rcsprinter (post) No, I'm Santa Claus! @ 19:38, 18 December 2012 (UTC) |
Hey, Worm, if you're not too busy, could you keep an eye on this article? BACKGROUND: User:Curb Chain and User:Beyond My Ken have been edit-warring on it. BMK brought it to my attention; I replied with a fairly lengthy opinion about Curb Chain, along with my opinion about the issue itself, and also telling BMK that his use of rollback was inappropriate. As the edit war was about 20-ish hours stale, I didn't think any admin action was necessary. After posting that, Curb Chain reverted again; I issued both him and BMK a (hand-written) warning, saying that any further reverts would result in a block. Curb Chain questioned whether I was involved; I don't think I am, but of course, when you're involved, realizing that you're involved is the first thing to go. To be safe, I told him I would recuse from any admin action, and suggested that you would be a good admin to take a look at it with an unbiased eye. Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 20:29, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm sure your talk page and email will be exploding soon enough, so wanted to get mine in early ;) Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
My condolences on your election. Have a great, stress-filled two years :). Seriously, though, congrats — Oli OR Pyfan! 19:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I guess since you are an Arb we should probably finish our adoption lessons so you can shut it down.— cyberpower Offline Merry Christmas 13:58, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Well how does that work out? Ryan Vesey 08:48, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi WTT. Thanks for your email. If the 2012 phenomenon doesn't happen, lets talk about things in 2013.-- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:29, 20 December 2012 (UTC) And just in case it does, I love you, bro/sis/gender identity of your lived experience, whatever, still love you.
Hi I didn't support you but I hope you will do well and change my opinion, and earn my respect as an Arbiter. As per our previous, I consider you involved in issues regarding myself and will request and expect you will recuse - Thank you for volunteering to help, good luck and best wishes - Youreally can 19:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Redemption at last. I've come to realize over the past year one of the biggest bonehead moves I made was not voting for you in 2011. I'm glad I had a chance to rectify that this year and your bid was successful. Will you be starting an adopt an arbitrator program for the less enlightened on the committee? NE Ent 20:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Well done :) -- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 20:24, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations from me too! Well done. Bazonka ( talk) 20:49, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Congrats from a lurker! Intothat darkness 21:22, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
We're nearly a day later and I'm still astounded by the amount of support that I've received regarding in these elections. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come over and say hi in the above sections, offering me their congratulations, I really do appreciate it. All I can really say beyond expressing my shock and pride at the result is to express my thanks to everyone who put their faith in me and I will do my utmost to make sure that it was not misplaced. Thank you all. WormTT( talk) 17:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
How many bytes is a long long? I typed 64 why it says wrong answer? -- RexRowan Talk 16:05, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
sizeof(long long)to find out? WormTT( talk) 16:11, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Worm, see you are trying to resolve an issue at the article on Trappist monks. I wanted to let you know that due to an unrelated minor wikidrama I'm involved with, I happened to notice your attempts to resolve this spat. Just wanted you to be aware that there is a "tag team" of User:Yworo and User:Curb Chain consistently harassing Beyond My Ken on some other articles, [2] combined with some pretty serious (IMHO unjustified) allegations by Curb Chain against the admin who was previously trying to resolve this situation. [3]. I'm not taking a position here, just providing you information on past patterns to factor in as you see fit. You did a really good job resolving an issue with me and another user once, and I think you have good judgement, so wanted to be sure you have the big picture here. Montanabw (talk) 19:30, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hey! I just wanted to whish you a happy new year 2013.... and a happy two-year ArbCom tenure :) I see that you've already made your first contribution as an arbitrator. I hope this two years ahead of you bring you very much joy, experience and happyness. Good luck and happy editing. — ΛΧΣ 21 17:03, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
For anyone who needs a PGP security, find my public key block below. WormTT( talk) 13:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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Can we finish up the adoption? I also left replies for you there.— cyberpower ChatOffline 13:26, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
MathewTownsend has been blocked.-- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 00:04, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Re
[4]; it's been my observation that previous arbitrators would only bold an action when they are taking it. Usually I've either seen decline, or "inclined to decline" (as RD did above your post). I think you'll find over the next couple years that you won't need to worry about formatting for emphasis as much as every word you post officially is likely to be carefully parsed and analyzed. Welcome to the seventh level of hell the arbitration committee and please accept my apology for voting for you.
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Eden Bar | |
Names | Eden 1940-1942 Eden Bar 1942-1990 |
Location(s) | 116 Sherlock Street, Birmingham, B5 6NB |
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Dave, since you taught me this, can you tell me what's gone wrong with the collapsing section in the infobox below? (or fix it =P)
Thanks and happy new year!
ツ Jenova
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This is how it looks in actual use. It's a good reminder of which eras i need to research more for these buildings. Thanks for the help ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 09:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Could you sign your comment on motion 2? I was going to add the unsigned template thingy, but I didn't think it would be appropriate or even allowed. Thanks -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 14:55, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted a rename, is this expressly forbidden by Arbcom as well ? I have banned from seeking renames until 2014 by a 'crat. -- Simone 13:02, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
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I was researching something for the amendment and I came across this I posted over two years ago. (Content not important, juts what it's about.)
Kinda Important The above is reasonable guesses from reading the block log. I am going to address only the Uccha block, the first mentioned. The block was not due to any of the other factors that have been complained about - it was a one off that was quite reasonable, although a stop would have been just as good, Uccha was not to know that. The unblock was not to "willy nilly" continue but because the problem was fixed - the symptom however can recur. As I have pointed out many times, there is an approximately 0.3% rate of failing to get an article into it's correct dated category - and that I then sort those articles manually. (This is also explained in detail on my FAQ.) This is perfectly acceptable, because it does not require re-work and does not create any problems. That is what I referred to when I said "as far as it can be" - the symptom not the problem. Further I had discussed with the blocking admin about the problem before the block they said on blocking: "As SmackBot was still doing the same thing, I've now blocked it. Feel free to unblock when you've fixed the problem. Ucucha 13:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)" There are two factors to consider here because of the sheer volume of work there will be more incidents. (For example SmackBot gets a message about every 10,000 edits. I get one about every 200 edits.) Comparing them with a user who has maybe edited 120 article on tran-Siberian railways, making a total of 10,000 edits and concluding that I am a "worse" editor because there are more incidents is fallacious anyway. Even looking at the list in relative terms is not valid. This is elementary probability theory. Do I have to explain it or do you all get it? Rich Farmbrough, 20:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC).
(No-one called me on the proabability argument by the way.)
The meta-issue here is that I have just redone all the work to create this reply, for the amendment, and it was not really even necessary then (and I doubt anyone read it). And I have just gone through reading the comments in that thread, some of which are really unpleasant, and some of which are heartwarming. But overall once this amendment is over I'll really need a break from this process, which is the most soul-destroying thing I have ever done.
Rich
Farmbrough, 22:59, 4 January 2013 (UTC).
I'm almost done with the GA review for Richard Rennison, just a few quibbles that need to be addressed. Drop by when convenient--thanks for your work on this one -- Khazar2 ( talk) 20:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Worm,
I uploaded a file with permission from my friend, can you help me to keep it so it doesn't get removed? Thank you! [5]. -- RexRowan Talk 12:19, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Dave can you take a look at Talk:Mail Online when you get a chance please. I don't want to be heavily involved with it as i don't feel much will come of it. Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 23:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello WTT. Can you please block the user Presidentsomeday0000? I think that user is not being a good editor. Thanks, (and hopefully this makes sense.) CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 03:35, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I've not taken part in any arbitration activity before and have only been watching it recently due to the Hex issue and while waiting for the Doncram issue to show up. As such, I'm not familiar with normal behavior there. Perhaps Nyttend is correct that I am incorrectly bringing him up (although I doubt that and I assume that Nyttend is solely attempting to weasel out of any accountability. It's not appropriate for this case, but I feel Nyttend has serious accountability problems. His talk page archives show far too many examples of hatted discussion for an administrator, his archaic method of talk page discussion makes following issues difficult, and he often refuses to see errors in his actions or correct them.) In any case, let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. Ryan Vesey 15:40, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
According to an IP - Hi Dave (and to any talk page staplers )
Could you please tell me if this revision is in any way okay, if it is perfectly fine - please explain to me why - if it's not, I'll have it reverted.
This IP who continues to edit war over the issue, violating 3RR whilst they're at it, believes that I am bias towards the subject, because I'm Greek - ( the hilarious section) my reply - I have also abstained from editing the article, because I don't believe it's appropriate I edit it, based on those accusations - true or not - (not, nor never has been) I'll avoid it.
Any takers? — MST☆ R (Chat Me!) 01:19, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dave. I have started a discussion about the location of the February train the trainer course that you've signed up to. You might be interested in commenting - see [7]. Thanks, Bazonka ( talk) 21:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
This really is the crux. Nothing has changed. As I said to Coren yes I will endeavour to be more civil, yes I will endeavour to be more responsive. But I have always been trying to improve. And nothing will convince me to say that I was gratuitously uncivil, when I wasn't. Certainly I have said things I regret, some of them less polite than others. But nothing rising to a level that is remotely sanctionable, and certainly not as a "patten of behaviour"
As to responsiveness, that is obviously harder to quantify. But if you read the talk pages (and some of the case pages) of the ArbCom case you will see some people dropped in to say rather nice things about me. You can also peruse my talkpage history, up to the point I was banned from archiving it. The situation where someone is sanctioned (as I was) for not responding to a complaint at 3 in the morning is untenable.
But be that as it may, I constructed a bug logging system, during the case, which was actually used productively, including by parties to the case. This was because the then drafting Arb, NewYorkBrad, was posing questions in the workshop designed to build consensus. That time should have been spent digging up diffs in a combative mode, rather than working to resolve the underlying issues, which were, in my opinion, more about perception than anything else. I specifically offered in addition a remedy which would have made unresponsiveness effectively blockable - I think I am probably the only defendant of an arbcom case to make such an offer. Why did this collegial strategy backfire? Because the drafting arb changed, and a proposed finding was written which not only included every "bad" proposal by those bringing the case but went far beyond!
So as I say, nothing has changed, except nearly a year of my life has been wasted, and the project has not had the benefit of my efforts. But as a believer and practiser of Kaizen, had I not been sanctioned, things would have changed. It is impossible for me to be a more responsive bot operator when I am not operating bots.
Rich
Farmbrough, 14:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC).
Worm or one of his staplers, would it be acceptable for me to add this excellent PDF as an external link of Palace of Murlo until I can use it to expand the article? Ryan Vesey 00:32, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the compliment. Do you have any suggestions in removing the heading at the top of the page? "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Tunzi
Oops...I forgot to sign... Daryl77 ( talk) 00:53, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daryl77 ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
First of all, congratulations for winning a position in the ArbCom. No, don't ask how I voted (you'll know).
Now, to the main idea. You know the argument last October/November? And someone stripped of my RB feature? I'd like to ask from you personally if this week/month is the right time to regain one. Just a simple yes or no and a light-toned reason (I'm too tense over talking some hard sermon these days). Pits Confer Guests 10:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, My Name is john, I would like for you to tell me how i can improve and what i should do. Please reply on my user page or talk page martjoh ( talk) 13:21, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Can anyone enlighten me on the issues on Aaron Swartz and JSTOR? As far as I can see, the copyright of the articles Aaron downloaded belong to the authors not JSTOR. JSTOR is a non profit organization and yet it has stakeholders. I am confused, exactly what law did Aaron breach and how was the 35 years and 1 million dollars conclusion calculated? -- RexRowan Talk 10:01, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
My friend Henry is a newbie here and please send him some love and welcome him so he doesn't feel intimidated by the new technology and stuff User:Henry W. Gould. Thank you! -- RexRowan Talk 10:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
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I got bored of blocking spam accounts and deleting nonsense today; thought I'd drop you a pint since we haven't communicated in a while. Enjoy! Now, back to clearing out CAT:CSD... Yunshui 雲 水 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC) |
Get this made into your paperweight, Worm. http://www.metropolis2.co.uk/Bish/Atlas-Farnese.jpg --Cheers, RexxS ( talk) 23:21, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Worm, I posted a comment on Penyulap's talk page. I'd like to help and as I've "met" Pen over on Pesky's talk page, maybe Pen will hear what I had to say because I want to approach Penyulap as the friend of a friend (and thus, maybe, I can be viewed as a friend as well). I also made a suggestion for you. I think this editor can be brought back into useful editing, somehow, as the discussions Pen has had with Pesky suggest a fair amount of goodwill is possible. Anyway, I might be wrong, but maybe if you can pop over there and see if you want to try my idea, then we can see if Pen will agree also. I thought you handled the situation with me, JLAN and MathewTownsend (now blocked as a Mattisse sock) quite elegantly, so I think you would be fair about looking at what's going on with Penyulap. Montanabw (talk) 17:29, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm an Indian Wikipedian wishing to make a difference and help develop Wikipedia as best as possible... I've been a user for about 3 years but haven't done much... So I was wondering if you would like to take me under your wing and teach me a few tricks of the trade!!! I also wish to become an Administrator in the near future, all with your help... I am espically attracted towards Apple, Economics, British Rock Music, Sitcoms, Indian History and Politics, Sports, etc., ... Hoping to see you become my mentor quite soon... Ajayupai95 ( talk) 14:39, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Worm That Turned, you signed up to the WMUK training event but the venue has changed. The response from the community is that a different location would be easier for volunteers to get to. As such the training session will be held in Manchester on the same dates. If you are still able and want to attend could you please confirm as much in the sign up section so we know you'll be there. Richard Nevell (WMUK) ( talk) 15:06, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello Worm,
I received email back from OTRS team regarding the images of Henry W. Gould, they had trouble validating the fact whether I am appointed to release his photos to the commons for projects. My friend Henry is very old and not sure how these licensing processes work, so if you could clarify this with him about his images on his talk page, it would be great. User talk:Henry W. Gould -- RexRowan Talk 10:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
There's only one lesson remaining in my adoption course. Once that's done, you only have one adoptee left.— cyberpower ChatOnline 13:49, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Currently Botik of Peter the Great reads that the the boat was built in the 1640s. A New York Times article references testing to discover where it was created. It mentions one theory that the boat was a gift in the 1580's to Ivan the Terrible. My source was relatively clear that it was built in the 1640s. "The boat apparently was built in the 1640s in England, or by..." The book was published in 2003 and uses a footnote to a book published in 2000. My OR is that the testing dated the boat to Peter the Great. Would writing "An earlier theory held that the boat was a gift from Queen Elizabeth to Ivan the Terrible in the 1580s" be acceptable? The OR here is presenting the theory as an earlier theory while the New York times article presents it as an acceptable theory. Ryan Vesey 23:50, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
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You may join by adding your name to the list here. We are currently trying to hold all discussions on the Hang Out Zone. We would love to have some feedback from you at the talk page. Should you join, please also watchlist/keep an eye on the Hang Out Zone, so you can be aware of all the discussions that are going on.
Cheers, TheOriginalSoni ( talk) 04:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Do you have a preference of the types available here specifically for use in a montage? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 16:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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Belated congratulations on being elected to the Arbitration Committee! ö Brambleberry of RiverClan 01:56, 24 January 2013 (UTC) |
This sockpuppeteer, whom you idef blocked about 6 months ago, has posted on my talk page from an IP asking for return of his talk page access. Why he has come to me I know not, although I have probably been involved with one of his many socks in the past. My immediate inclination was to say no, but if he is going to edit via IP then perhaps we might think about it. Your input, please? His request, on the face of it, is reasonable, but he does have a very long history of socking, vandalism and block evasion.-- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 17:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Something to keep an eye on ...
User:Mir Almaat 1 S1 ... the one whose primary purpose seemed to be posting to Penyulap's talk page ... well, he's been inactive since September. Until today, that is. I may be being overly cynical, but I suspect the return to activity may not be entirely unconnected with the tiptoeing towards some kind of resolution on Pen's talk. It does, however, conveniently mean that Mir's IP addy isn't stale ;P
I think we'll be able to move somewhere with Pen, hopefully; the situation with any lurking ne'er-do-wells who may suddenly want to become involved again will need some careful watching. Pesky ( talk) 17:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Maybe a better question might be to ask him what he would do in the future that would improve the project. If he had some positive ideas, it would be easier to consider an unblock on a 'moving forward' basis. Unfortunately I'm not sure you'll get a positive response out of him at the moment - he's not very 'cute' (good at tailoring his response to what his audience might like to hear) and I don't know how he'd take the question. I do think he didn't intend to create the account whose creation I blocked him for, but I don't think he's ever understood that his actions did cause that to happen, and it never helped that Rich F. kept describing his socks as alternative accounts. I'm not sure Pen actually understands the difference. Elen of the Roads ( talk) 01:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
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Quite some time ago, you performed a brief review regarding my potential for an RfA; you didn't think I was there yet, and I would agree. I'd understand completely if you're too busy right now, but would you be able at some point to check out how I am looking now? dci | TALK 22:38, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm ready for the test.— cyberpower Offline Merry Christmas 14:21, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey Worm, what would you think about unblocking Carthage44 as time served per my comment. Ryan Vesey 03:40, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Dave (or staplers). I added a green box to the top of here similar to my talk page one. Can you get the text to centre in the middle of the box? I tried aligning code (borrowed from tables) but it didn't work. Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 14:34, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Right now Pedro Bugle redirects to Pedro, South Dakota. The Pedro Bugle [1] would certainly be considered a defunct newspaper. My question is, should the redirect page be categorized as Defunct newspapers of the United States, should the target page be placed in the category, or should none of the pages be placed in the category? I also have this issue with Murder of Maria Ridulph. Should Maria Ridulph, a redirect, be placed into 1957 deaths? Ryan Vesey 22:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
OK...so thanks to your advice i have someone offering to change the licence of an image i need to CC-BY at the strictest. This is the image My question is what would happen if he changed the license back after i upload it to a stricter one where we can't use it? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 14:23, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
I saw your name listed at the top of " Editors willing to be asked to nominate a user" section. I don't know if you're still actively interested but I will go ahead and try anyway.
Consider Shirt58 for adminship. I have interacted with him once or twice but followed his editing pattern. I think, with his considerable experience and amiable attitude (plus almost as charming a voice as mine ) he will really make a fine administrator.
The fact to note here is that I have never nominated anyone before and have generally avoided RfA with only a few comments in that category. Hence, it will be a great support if you reviewed his editing and nominated him and I can co-nominate with you. Cheers and thank you, Mr T (Talk?) (New thread?) 12:29, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi WTT and Mrt3366. Just to state this clearly. Yes, I would like to be nominated for adminship. I would be honoured if you could co-nom me.
Were this to happen, I might write this oppose:
Are you two sure about the co-nom?
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Shirt58 (
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Looking for guidance and restoring large deletions from an article talk page, WormTT. User:Ttellouc is an SPA who edits only Alphonso Jackson. I stumbled onto the page while checking recent changes for vandalism on 1 Oct 2012. Tried to intervene in contentious exchanges between Ttellouc and a couple of ISP contributors and thought it was working (gave each half barnstars). Alas, I now see that Ttellouc blanked much of the article's talk page including all of the exchanges and discussions of recent changes contrary to WP:ARCHIVENOTDELETE. He also deleted related exchanges from his talk page but it's his page and he has latitude to delete contents there.
Please roll back the Talk:Alphonso_Jackson page so the discussions of content are again visible. I can only revert the most recent. Then I ask for your advice. Should this go to WP:ANI? I would advise him first, of course. Or should I just warn him even though it will likely sound like a threat? I'm no longer a disinterested party since I edited the article and commented on talk pages of the ISPs and Ttellouc. Your advice would be appreciated. Will watch for your reply here. DocTree ( ʞlɐʇ· cont) Join WER 06:30, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Hey all :).
I'm dropping you a note because you've been involved in dealing with feedback from the Article Feedback Tool. To get a better handle on the overall quality of comments now that the tool has become a more established part of the reader experience, we're undertaking a round of hand coding - basically, taking a sample of feedback and marking each piece as inappropriate, helpful, so on - and would like anyone interested in improving the tool to participate :).
You can code as many or as few pieces of feedback as you want: this page should explain how to use the system, and there is a demo here. Once you're comfortable with the task, just drop me an email at okeyeswikimedia.org and I'll set you up with an account :).
If you'd like to chat with us about the research, or want live tutoring on the software, there will be an office hours session on Monday 17 December at 23:00 UTC in #wikimedia-office connect. Hope to see some of you there! Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 23:21, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Hall of Famer! I'm consider starting up an adoption course of my own and adopting a few editors. As I understand it, most adopters out there have copied your work, but just the same I'll ask first: Is it ok if I copy your curriculum? AutomaticStrikeout ( T • C) 00:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Shirt58 ( talk) 08:01, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Worm! You previously suggested a two-way interaction ban between myself and the user originally known as Malleus Fatuarum, who is now using the name Malleus Fatuorum. I don't know what other names he has used, if any. (On my talk page you pointed out this diff where he said "Perhaps you assume too much. Certainly Malleus has never been an admin, and never will be, but I'm not Malleus. That's just the name of this account.") When you suggested the interaction ban, he was strongly opposed to such an arrangement.
He's recently re-affirmed his interest in my activities on Wikipedia, and on SandyGeorgia's talk page he appeared to be raising an interaction ban as a "threat" of some sort. I'm not really sure why he would think that would be considered threatening :) Sandy, being wise, archived the whole nonsense.
I've seen enough of this sort of immature behaviour, and I know exactly what an interaction ban involves, per WP:IBAN. How do we take this forward and get it put in place? -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 04:51, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Writ Keeper, can I get a 2nd opinion on this edit? Demiurge appears to disagree with me. Ryan Vesey 05:49, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi Worm!
I've been wondering if you would permit me to file a request to use the AutoWikiBrowser tool. I would like to use it to speed up tasks such as this one, which I carried out yesterday and made around 500 edits manually. I have also worked in bot-related areas.
Thanks! Thine Antique Pen ( talk) 20:04, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
It's off topic at that discussion, but your "yet" made me chuckle : )
And if the guides are to be believed, you have a much better chance than I do : )
Anyway, thanks for my smile of the day : ) - jc37 09:23, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Today i realised
i can't spell so good anymore... =[
Although it is nice to see there's people looking at the article. Even if they never rate it...
ツ Jenova
20 (
email) 16:01, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
And on a separate note...There's a plaque on the top right of This building, bearing the date "1931". Is that likely to be when the building was constructed? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 16:43, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
Here's a strange one...i'm kinda involved in a "Mailwatch" (something to do with the Daily Mail) blog post here...Luckily not mentioned by name (I don't want the attention)... ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 09:14, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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Congratulations on getting in ArbCom! You sure had my vote and a lot of other people's too. Hopefully you'll work well in a team with the other arbs, so here's the Teamwork Barnstar in advance to ensure good turnouts. :) Rcsprinter (post) No, I'm Santa Claus! @ 19:38, 18 December 2012 (UTC) |
Hey, Worm, if you're not too busy, could you keep an eye on this article? BACKGROUND: User:Curb Chain and User:Beyond My Ken have been edit-warring on it. BMK brought it to my attention; I replied with a fairly lengthy opinion about Curb Chain, along with my opinion about the issue itself, and also telling BMK that his use of rollback was inappropriate. As the edit war was about 20-ish hours stale, I didn't think any admin action was necessary. After posting that, Curb Chain reverted again; I issued both him and BMK a (hand-written) warning, saying that any further reverts would result in a block. Curb Chain questioned whether I was involved; I don't think I am, but of course, when you're involved, realizing that you're involved is the first thing to go. To be safe, I told him I would recuse from any admin action, and suggested that you would be a good admin to take a look at it with an unbiased eye. Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 20:29, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I'm sure your talk page and email will be exploding soon enough, so wanted to get mine in early ;) Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
My condolences on your election. Have a great, stress-filled two years :). Seriously, though, congrats — Oli OR Pyfan! 19:45, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
I guess since you are an Arb we should probably finish our adoption lessons so you can shut it down.— cyberpower Offline Merry Christmas 13:58, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
Well how does that work out? Ryan Vesey 08:48, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi WTT. Thanks for your email. If the 2012 phenomenon doesn't happen, lets talk about things in 2013.-- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:29, 20 December 2012 (UTC) And just in case it does, I love you, bro/sis/gender identity of your lived experience, whatever, still love you.
Hi I didn't support you but I hope you will do well and change my opinion, and earn my respect as an Arbiter. As per our previous, I consider you involved in issues regarding myself and will request and expect you will recuse - Thank you for volunteering to help, good luck and best wishes - Youreally can 19:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Redemption at last. I've come to realize over the past year one of the biggest bonehead moves I made was not voting for you in 2011. I'm glad I had a chance to rectify that this year and your bid was successful. Will you be starting an adopt an arbitrator program for the less enlightened on the committee? NE Ent 20:16, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Well done :) -- Elen of the Roads ( talk) 20:24, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations from me too! Well done. Bazonka ( talk) 20:49, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
Congrats from a lurker! Intothat darkness 21:22, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
We're nearly a day later and I'm still astounded by the amount of support that I've received regarding in these elections. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come over and say hi in the above sections, offering me their congratulations, I really do appreciate it. All I can really say beyond expressing my shock and pride at the result is to express my thanks to everyone who put their faith in me and I will do my utmost to make sure that it was not misplaced. Thank you all. WormTT( talk) 17:02, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
How many bytes is a long long? I typed 64 why it says wrong answer? -- RexRowan Talk 16:05, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
sizeof(long long)to find out? WormTT( talk) 16:11, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Worm, see you are trying to resolve an issue at the article on Trappist monks. I wanted to let you know that due to an unrelated minor wikidrama I'm involved with, I happened to notice your attempts to resolve this spat. Just wanted you to be aware that there is a "tag team" of User:Yworo and User:Curb Chain consistently harassing Beyond My Ken on some other articles, [2] combined with some pretty serious (IMHO unjustified) allegations by Curb Chain against the admin who was previously trying to resolve this situation. [3]. I'm not taking a position here, just providing you information on past patterns to factor in as you see fit. You did a really good job resolving an issue with me and another user once, and I think you have good judgement, so wanted to be sure you have the big picture here. Montanabw (talk) 19:30, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
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Happy New Year Dave. Hope it's a good one and congratulations.
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For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
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Hey! I just wanted to whish you a happy new year 2013.... and a happy two-year ArbCom tenure :) I see that you've already made your first contribution as an arbitrator. I hope this two years ahead of you bring you very much joy, experience and happyness. Good luck and happy editing. — ΛΧΣ 21 17:03, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
For anyone who needs a PGP security, find my public key block below. WormTT( talk) 13:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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Can we finish up the adoption? I also left replies for you there.— cyberpower ChatOffline 13:26, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
MathewTownsend has been blocked.-- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 00:04, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Re
[4]; it's been my observation that previous arbitrators would only bold an action when they are taking it. Usually I've either seen decline, or "inclined to decline" (as RD did above your post). I think you'll find over the next couple years that you won't need to worry about formatting for emphasis as much as every word you post officially is likely to be carefully parsed and analyzed. Welcome to the seventh level of hell the arbitration committee and please accept my apology for voting for you.
NE Ent 02:24, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Eden Bar | |
Names | Eden 1940-1942 Eden Bar 1942-1990 |
Location(s) | 116 Sherlock Street, Birmingham, B5 6NB |
Built | clarification needed |
Website | Eden Bar Website |
Dave, since you taught me this, can you tell me what's gone wrong with the collapsing section in the infobox below? (or fix it =P)
Thanks and happy new year!
ツ Jenova
20 (
email) 16:33, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
This is how it looks in actual use. It's a good reminder of which eras i need to research more for these buildings. Thanks for the help ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 09:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Could you sign your comment on motion 2? I was going to add the unsigned template thingy, but I didn't think it would be appropriate or even allowed. Thanks -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 14:55, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted a rename, is this expressly forbidden by Arbcom as well ? I have banned from seeking renames until 2014 by a 'crat. -- Simone 13:02, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
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A Very Happy (belated) New Year to you Worm! Enjoy the Whisky ~ TheGeneralUser (talk) 23:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I was researching something for the amendment and I came across this I posted over two years ago. (Content not important, juts what it's about.)
Kinda Important The above is reasonable guesses from reading the block log. I am going to address only the Uccha block, the first mentioned. The block was not due to any of the other factors that have been complained about - it was a one off that was quite reasonable, although a stop would have been just as good, Uccha was not to know that. The unblock was not to "willy nilly" continue but because the problem was fixed - the symptom however can recur. As I have pointed out many times, there is an approximately 0.3% rate of failing to get an article into it's correct dated category - and that I then sort those articles manually. (This is also explained in detail on my FAQ.) This is perfectly acceptable, because it does not require re-work and does not create any problems. That is what I referred to when I said "as far as it can be" - the symptom not the problem. Further I had discussed with the blocking admin about the problem before the block they said on blocking: "As SmackBot was still doing the same thing, I've now blocked it. Feel free to unblock when you've fixed the problem. Ucucha 13:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)" There are two factors to consider here because of the sheer volume of work there will be more incidents. (For example SmackBot gets a message about every 10,000 edits. I get one about every 200 edits.) Comparing them with a user who has maybe edited 120 article on tran-Siberian railways, making a total of 10,000 edits and concluding that I am a "worse" editor because there are more incidents is fallacious anyway. Even looking at the list in relative terms is not valid. This is elementary probability theory. Do I have to explain it or do you all get it? Rich Farmbrough, 20:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC).
(No-one called me on the proabability argument by the way.)
The meta-issue here is that I have just redone all the work to create this reply, for the amendment, and it was not really even necessary then (and I doubt anyone read it). And I have just gone through reading the comments in that thread, some of which are really unpleasant, and some of which are heartwarming. But overall once this amendment is over I'll really need a break from this process, which is the most soul-destroying thing I have ever done.
Rich
Farmbrough, 22:59, 4 January 2013 (UTC).
I'm almost done with the GA review for Richard Rennison, just a few quibbles that need to be addressed. Drop by when convenient--thanks for your work on this one -- Khazar2 ( talk) 20:50, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
Thanks for your efforts to bring Richard Rennison to good article status! Khazar2 ( talk) 13:30, 6 January 2013 (UTC) |
Hi Worm,
I uploaded a file with permission from my friend, can you help me to keep it so it doesn't get removed? Thank you! [5]. -- RexRowan Talk 12:19, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Dave can you take a look at Talk:Mail Online when you get a chance please. I don't want to be heavily involved with it as i don't feel much will come of it. Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 23:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello WTT. Can you please block the user Presidentsomeday0000? I think that user is not being a good editor. Thanks, (and hopefully this makes sense.) CURTAINTOAD! TALK! 03:35, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I've not taken part in any arbitration activity before and have only been watching it recently due to the Hex issue and while waiting for the Doncram issue to show up. As such, I'm not familiar with normal behavior there. Perhaps Nyttend is correct that I am incorrectly bringing him up (although I doubt that and I assume that Nyttend is solely attempting to weasel out of any accountability. It's not appropriate for this case, but I feel Nyttend has serious accountability problems. His talk page archives show far too many examples of hatted discussion for an administrator, his archaic method of talk page discussion makes following issues difficult, and he often refuses to see errors in his actions or correct them.) In any case, let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. Ryan Vesey 15:40, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
According to an IP - Hi Dave (and to any talk page staplers )
Could you please tell me if this revision is in any way okay, if it is perfectly fine - please explain to me why - if it's not, I'll have it reverted.
This IP who continues to edit war over the issue, violating 3RR whilst they're at it, believes that I am bias towards the subject, because I'm Greek - ( the hilarious section) my reply - I have also abstained from editing the article, because I don't believe it's appropriate I edit it, based on those accusations - true or not - (not, nor never has been) I'll avoid it.
Any takers? — MST☆ R (Chat Me!) 01:19, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dave. I have started a discussion about the location of the February train the trainer course that you've signed up to. You might be interested in commenting - see [7]. Thanks, Bazonka ( talk) 21:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
This really is the crux. Nothing has changed. As I said to Coren yes I will endeavour to be more civil, yes I will endeavour to be more responsive. But I have always been trying to improve. And nothing will convince me to say that I was gratuitously uncivil, when I wasn't. Certainly I have said things I regret, some of them less polite than others. But nothing rising to a level that is remotely sanctionable, and certainly not as a "patten of behaviour"
As to responsiveness, that is obviously harder to quantify. But if you read the talk pages (and some of the case pages) of the ArbCom case you will see some people dropped in to say rather nice things about me. You can also peruse my talkpage history, up to the point I was banned from archiving it. The situation where someone is sanctioned (as I was) for not responding to a complaint at 3 in the morning is untenable.
But be that as it may, I constructed a bug logging system, during the case, which was actually used productively, including by parties to the case. This was because the then drafting Arb, NewYorkBrad, was posing questions in the workshop designed to build consensus. That time should have been spent digging up diffs in a combative mode, rather than working to resolve the underlying issues, which were, in my opinion, more about perception than anything else. I specifically offered in addition a remedy which would have made unresponsiveness effectively blockable - I think I am probably the only defendant of an arbcom case to make such an offer. Why did this collegial strategy backfire? Because the drafting arb changed, and a proposed finding was written which not only included every "bad" proposal by those bringing the case but went far beyond!
So as I say, nothing has changed, except nearly a year of my life has been wasted, and the project has not had the benefit of my efforts. But as a believer and practiser of Kaizen, had I not been sanctioned, things would have changed. It is impossible for me to be a more responsive bot operator when I am not operating bots.
Rich
Farmbrough, 14:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC).
Worm or one of his staplers, would it be acceptable for me to add this excellent PDF as an external link of Palace of Murlo until I can use it to expand the article? Ryan Vesey 00:32, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the compliment. Do you have any suggestions in removing the heading at the top of the page? "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Tunzi
Oops...I forgot to sign... Daryl77 ( talk) 00:53, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daryl77 ( talk • contribs) 13:58, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
First of all, congratulations for winning a position in the ArbCom. No, don't ask how I voted (you'll know).
Now, to the main idea. You know the argument last October/November? And someone stripped of my RB feature? I'd like to ask from you personally if this week/month is the right time to regain one. Just a simple yes or no and a light-toned reason (I'm too tense over talking some hard sermon these days). Pits Confer Guests 10:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, My Name is john, I would like for you to tell me how i can improve and what i should do. Please reply on my user page or talk page martjoh ( talk) 13:21, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Can anyone enlighten me on the issues on Aaron Swartz and JSTOR? As far as I can see, the copyright of the articles Aaron downloaded belong to the authors not JSTOR. JSTOR is a non profit organization and yet it has stakeholders. I am confused, exactly what law did Aaron breach and how was the 35 years and 1 million dollars conclusion calculated? -- RexRowan Talk 10:01, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
My friend Henry is a newbie here and please send him some love and welcome him so he doesn't feel intimidated by the new technology and stuff User:Henry W. Gould. Thank you! -- RexRowan Talk 10:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
A beer on me! | |
I got bored of blocking spam accounts and deleting nonsense today; thought I'd drop you a pint since we haven't communicated in a while. Enjoy! Now, back to clearing out CAT:CSD... Yunshui 雲 水 14:00, 16 January 2013 (UTC) |
Get this made into your paperweight, Worm. http://www.metropolis2.co.uk/Bish/Atlas-Farnese.jpg --Cheers, RexxS ( talk) 23:21, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Worm, I posted a comment on Penyulap's talk page. I'd like to help and as I've "met" Pen over on Pesky's talk page, maybe Pen will hear what I had to say because I want to approach Penyulap as the friend of a friend (and thus, maybe, I can be viewed as a friend as well). I also made a suggestion for you. I think this editor can be brought back into useful editing, somehow, as the discussions Pen has had with Pesky suggest a fair amount of goodwill is possible. Anyway, I might be wrong, but maybe if you can pop over there and see if you want to try my idea, then we can see if Pen will agree also. I thought you handled the situation with me, JLAN and MathewTownsend (now blocked as a Mattisse sock) quite elegantly, so I think you would be fair about looking at what's going on with Penyulap. Montanabw (talk) 17:29, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm an Indian Wikipedian wishing to make a difference and help develop Wikipedia as best as possible... I've been a user for about 3 years but haven't done much... So I was wondering if you would like to take me under your wing and teach me a few tricks of the trade!!! I also wish to become an Administrator in the near future, all with your help... I am espically attracted towards Apple, Economics, British Rock Music, Sitcoms, Indian History and Politics, Sports, etc., ... Hoping to see you become my mentor quite soon... Ajayupai95 ( talk) 14:39, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Worm That Turned, you signed up to the WMUK training event but the venue has changed. The response from the community is that a different location would be easier for volunteers to get to. As such the training session will be held in Manchester on the same dates. If you are still able and want to attend could you please confirm as much in the sign up section so we know you'll be there. Richard Nevell (WMUK) ( talk) 15:06, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello Worm,
I received email back from OTRS team regarding the images of Henry W. Gould, they had trouble validating the fact whether I am appointed to release his photos to the commons for projects. My friend Henry is very old and not sure how these licensing processes work, so if you could clarify this with him about his images on his talk page, it would be great. User talk:Henry W. Gould -- RexRowan Talk 10:35, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
There's only one lesson remaining in my adoption course. Once that's done, you only have one adoptee left.— cyberpower ChatOnline 13:49, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Currently Botik of Peter the Great reads that the the boat was built in the 1640s. A New York Times article references testing to discover where it was created. It mentions one theory that the boat was a gift in the 1580's to Ivan the Terrible. My source was relatively clear that it was built in the 1640s. "The boat apparently was built in the 1640s in England, or by..." The book was published in 2003 and uses a footnote to a book published in 2000. My OR is that the testing dated the boat to Peter the Great. Would writing "An earlier theory held that the boat was a gift from Queen Elizabeth to Ivan the Terrible in the 1580s" be acceptable? The OR here is presenting the theory as an earlier theory while the New York times article presents it as an acceptable theory. Ryan Vesey 23:50, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello,
I have created a new page called WP:Rolling Ball. It shall be a friendly place where experienced as well as new editors can freely discuss topics on Wiki. Everyone is invited and welcome to join the Group. You presence shall also be much appreciated.
You may join by adding your name to the list here. We are currently trying to hold all discussions on the Hang Out Zone. We would love to have some feedback from you at the talk page. Should you join, please also watchlist/keep an eye on the Hang Out Zone, so you can be aware of all the discussions that are going on.
Cheers, TheOriginalSoni ( talk) 04:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Do you have a preference of the types available here specifically for use in a montage? Thanks ツ Jenova 20 ( email) 16:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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Belated congratulations on being elected to the Arbitration Committee! ö Brambleberry of RiverClan 01:56, 24 January 2013 (UTC) |
This sockpuppeteer, whom you idef blocked about 6 months ago, has posted on my talk page from an IP asking for return of his talk page access. Why he has come to me I know not, although I have probably been involved with one of his many socks in the past. My immediate inclination was to say no, but if he is going to edit via IP then perhaps we might think about it. Your input, please? His request, on the face of it, is reasonable, but he does have a very long history of socking, vandalism and block evasion.-- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 17:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Something to keep an eye on ...
User:Mir Almaat 1 S1 ... the one whose primary purpose seemed to be posting to Penyulap's talk page ... well, he's been inactive since September. Until today, that is. I may be being overly cynical, but I suspect the return to activity may not be entirely unconnected with the tiptoeing towards some kind of resolution on Pen's talk. It does, however, conveniently mean that Mir's IP addy isn't stale ;P
I think we'll be able to move somewhere with Pen, hopefully; the situation with any lurking ne'er-do-wells who may suddenly want to become involved again will need some careful watching. Pesky ( talk) 17:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Maybe a better question might be to ask him what he would do in the future that would improve the project. If he had some positive ideas, it would be easier to consider an unblock on a 'moving forward' basis. Unfortunately I'm not sure you'll get a positive response out of him at the moment - he's not very 'cute' (good at tailoring his response to what his audience might like to hear) and I don't know how he'd take the question. I do think he didn't intend to create the account whose creation I blocked him for, but I don't think he's ever understood that his actions did cause that to happen, and it never helped that Rich F. kept describing his socks as alternative accounts. I'm not sure Pen actually understands the difference. Elen of the Roads ( talk) 01:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)