Archive 19: 1 January 2007 to about 15 Feb 2007. Miscellaneous chit-chat, trolling, abuse, kind remarks, questions, answers, and so forth.

I Hope You Have A Happy New Year Antandrus!!!! ¿ Why 1 9 9 1 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 22:44, 31 December 2006 (UTC) reply

I hope that you have a wonderful New Year and will party all night long. If you don't celebrate New year at this time well then happy early or late New Year and I still advise that you have a good time tonight!!! ¿ Why 1 9 9 1 ESP. | Sign Here 22:44, 31 December 2006 (UTC) reply

I want to say "Happy New Year". Daniel5127 <Talk> 02:15, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Happy New Year from Tony the Marine 02:45, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you for your help in getting RateItAll off the ground. I just checed and have a bunch of new flags, and I could use some advice. Thank you in advance.

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I wish you and your loved ones all the happiness in the world this coming year.

I've apparently annoyed a 12-year-old who thinks she should have an article on Wikipedia. -- Jim Douglas <sup>(talk)</sup> <sub>(contribs)</sub> 21:19, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Indeed! I noticed! The one before is even funnier (Bennbread). Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 21:20, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

That one is losing its charm ( User talk:Bennbread); now it's just getting stupid. Those Lucille Ball edits are just plain weird. -- Jim Douglas <sup>(talk)</sup> <sub>(contribs)</sub> 21:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Good grief. You're right. If he vandalises anything again I'll block him for you. There's no reason we should let people like that waste our time. Antandrus (talk) 22:10, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Happy New Year to you as well! I'm trying to do some work on Commons, it's a little quieter over there, but there aren't many guidelines so it's sorta slow going. Cheers, Mak (talk) 22:21, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Ok, so I'm trying to categorize a little bit at Commons, so my brain is about to explode. Am I correct in thinking that Monteverdi pieces should not be in Category:Renaissance music, or is he transitional enough to be in both Renaissance music and Baroque music? Thanks, Mak (talk) 23:38, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

His earlier madrigal books (up to Book V) are stylistically more akin to Lassus and Wert than to the early Baroque. There's probably other prima prattica things I don't know as well. Check out the Grove article, e.g. section 8, works of the Mantua years. I always classify his earlier (before his edit war with Artusi) music as Renaissance, and almost everything after that as Baroque. :) Antandrus (talk) 23:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Yeah, makes sense, thanks. I hereby acknowledge your message. Mak (talk) 23:44, 1 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Oops, I'm old enough to know better than that, sorry. Mak (talk) 02:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

No problem ... besides, it's a secret longing I have, I always wanted to be a Renaissance composer...  :) Antandrus (talk) 02:33, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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Thanks, Antandrus; and a Happy New Year to you too! Thanks also for your estimation. Words of encouragement are always greatly appreciated. Clio the Muse 00:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Yes, I hope 2007 is as good for you as I intend to make it for me...best wishes!-- MONGO 07:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. It's much appreciated. :) -- Brad Beattie (talk) 16:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome! Watching recent changes this morning, it appears the kids are back in school ... and not paying attention to the teachers. Antandrus (talk) 16:21, 2 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I've got the bot IRC feed in #vandalism-en-wp telling me where the problems are. :) They don't catch everything, but it's enough to keep a cluster of us busy, most times. Cheers! Luna Santin 05:08, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for that, Antandrus, and happy new year! I'll take your advice, thanks for that! I'll continue new page patrolling.... if you spot any good AFDs, let me know! -- SunStar Net <sup>talk</sup> 12:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

What does "an accelerated revalidation of music on a conceptual level" mean? Mak (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hm, that sounds like one of those things you hear uttered in a graduate seminar, which causes a Moment of Silence, during which you can hear crickets. I'm not sure what it means, but it reminds me of a lovely essay by Orwell we have discussed. :) Antandrus (talk) 16:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I suspected that might be the case. Mak (talk) 16:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

"It is safe to state that the Italian humanist movement, uncovering and proliferating the aesthetics of antique Roman and Greek art, contributed to an accelerated revalidation of music on a conceptual level, buts its direct influence on music theory, composition and performance remain suggestive."

That's got me confused as well. I'll be somewhat surprised if there's that rare being, a reliable source, for all that. Sounds horribly like postgrad NFT to me. If not even something worse. It just doesn't make sense even on a basic grammatical level, which is about all that I understand. "Remain suggestive" of what, may I ask? It doesn't say. The second half of the sentence is entirely disconnected from the first. How bizarre. Moreschi <sup>Deletion!</sup> 16:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I love that essay, and it's absolutely applicable in this case. The Sokal Affair is also one of my favorite send-ups of this sort of thing. (Weariness of fighting that sort of crud is one of the main reasons I'm no longer in academia.) Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 17:10, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Another example...I remember reading about this in the paper a while back. Read and laugh. Lol, that extract...Cheers, Moreschi <sup>Deletion!</sup> 20:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Copied from my posting to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection and also copied to Talk:Barack Obama:

I request that the current semi-protection tag be changed to the less obtrusive {{sprotected2}} and removed after an appropriate timeout interval. I believe that any move to establish permanent semi-protection is premature and preemptive for this article. I have previously expressed this view on the article's talk page, where no consensus has yet emerged on the issue. While it is true that some IP edits have been needlesome, they are manageable because the article is closely watched by a global audience. Reverts have been made by many editors, including some with IP addresses. Blatant vandalism is usually corrected within minutes and at all hours of the day. I have been an active contributor to the article since September 2006. Though I appreciate that there are others who may define the role of semi-protection differently, I have reviewed the policy documents and I think my view is more to the mainstream of the current thinking. Kindly consider my request. --HailFire 15:27, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Antandrus. Thanks for saying Happy New Year. As I have been wikipedian since Last Year March, but have been active since Last year April. I really need to ask you about Wiki Meeting. Is there always Wiki Meeting in Same Place in every one year? In my opinion, Wiki Meeting is always openning in everywhere. For Example, I live in Los Angeles area, but you live in Santa Barbara which is next to Solvang, and Ventura(Oxnard). I remerber that I enjoyed in Santa Barbara about before 3 years ago when I came to America from my own country. Is Wiki Meeting's location always different even in Los Angeles Area? Is Wiki Meeting in Los Angeles always be in Los Angeles? or Santa Barbara? Because we are California Wikipedian. Have you ever participated in Wiki Meeting with Jimbo Wales? Just want to know about Wiki Meeting in Los Angeles. So Could you reply this in my talk page? Cheers!! Daniel5127 <Talk> 00:17, 4 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks you for your response, and providing the WikiMeeting section in your area. For Meeting in Santa Barbara, did you make a wikimeeting plan with other wikipedians in Last year in Santa Barbara? Daniel5127 <Talk> 03:31, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the several recent vandalism reverts to my userpage. Much appreciated, Gwernol 02:54, 4 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome; thanks for your vigilant patrolling. Happy new year, Antandrus (talk) 02:55, 4 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you for the reception! I think I will go ahead and start working on the Baroque music article. My first project will be to expand the "early Baroque" part. However, I don't have experience contributing to wikipedia, and I do think that both the "Baroque vs Renaissance style" and "Baroque vs Classical style" session are not necessary, since the former will be explained in the "Early baroque" part, and the latter will be discussed in the "transition to the Classical era". My question is: should I announce those ideas in the discussion page and wait for approval, or should I just go ahead and make the changes (and explain them in the discussion page)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Narazadd ( talk • contribs) 19:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC). reply

I smile at you for this. :) Cbrown1023 02:39, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey, can you do something about this guy who keeps deleting info from the article? Taco325i 02:47, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hello there. You recently blocked this IP for repeated vandalism. A legitimate user has requested that it be unblocked, claiming that it is a high school IP ( WHOIS is inconclusive.) I'm willing to unblock it and watch over it, but I am awaiting your input. Thanks. Grand master ka 04:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I know; it might even be from the high school I attended. :-) Grand master ka 05:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, i've had a few problems on here with some users being unfair, could you please see my talk page which contains information about the situation please. This is frustrating me a LOT. Thakss!! Mgarnes2 21:21, 5 January 2007 (UTC) reply

The userpage, User:Masada2000.org has an extremely offensive, racist, and xenophobic rant regarding Islam that I have asked the user to remove ASAP, which violates the Wikipedia:User page guidelines. Can you help? Thanks. ThePointblank 19:56, 6 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi Antandrus, and Happy New Year! I've posted an article on Peter Philips, as suggested. Hope it's OK... Nick Michael 23:19, 8 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks a lot Antandrus. But may I differ with you as to the word 'virginal(s)'? Although the singular is found, the great majority of the mentions is in the plural, even when talking about a single instrument (cf 'trousers' 'scissors'): example; also [1] and [2]. Wictionary needs correcting in this, but I don't subscribe to it yet... If I have convinced you, would you consider reverting the spelling to the plural form?? Nick Michael 08:24, 9 January 2007

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Virginals just redirects to harpsichord... I know, which is why I didn't include the link in the first place. Do you think it's better to have a redirect to 'Harpsichord' (which includes 'Virginals'), or no link at all. No opinion myself. Except I suppose there should be a separate article on Virginals - which I'd enjoy writing one day...! Cheers Nick Michael 16:16, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

The secret is not in knowing everything, but in knowing whom to ask. There is a codex from way back when that is physically in the shape of a heart. I cannot for the life of me remember its name or where it is. Does this ring a bell for you? P.S.: a merry Christmas (admittedly a bit late, and hoping you are a Christmas person), and a delightful 2007 to you, full of great things and delicious surprises! -- Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 18:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Yes, that's it! Thank you. I thought it was the entire book but it has been probably 25 years since I was dealing with that particular dusty corner of human achievement. I knew you'd know. -- Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 19:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

thanks it is at school not at home where i am at now—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gmialtft ( talk • contribs) 00:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC). reply

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H Antandrus. I noticed you reverted a users insertion of linkspam into the Saddam Hussein Article. I was checking this guy's contributions and I noticed two unusual things. One, he has only made three edits. One, a vandalism edit about 6 months ago. The linkspam he added to the Saddam Hussein page, and finally he created his userpage, but all it has on it are the linkspam he added to the Saddam page. I clicked through to the link and it goes to a video he has uploaaded on Youtube (same username), so obviously he is trying to do this to ratchet up the views and attract traffic to his youtube and google video page. I didnt want to just go in and blank his userpage, so I thought I'd ask someone who probably knows more about this area than me...namely you. As this account appears to have been used only for vandalism and linkspam, (both on article and userpages) what should be done? Caper13 03:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for reverting the vandalism! Irongargoyle 20:02, 11 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome! Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 20:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the quick revert of the trolling on my talk page. -- Wildnox (talk) 02:50, 12 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Antandrus - I'm probably leaving this in the wrong place, but thanks for the answer on how to mail to zip codes along the water. bbutler100

Get that asshole that keeps blanking macintosh banned! JFBurton 21:38, 12 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Nice one, what does flyswatted mean? Banned I hope? JFBurton 21:40, 12 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Good One, your an admin then? JFBurton 21:43, 12 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Sorry to keep annoying you, but how do you get to be one? JFBurton 21:46, 12 January 2007 (UTC) reply

It's back to vandalism.. May i suggest you block him again? Check the contribs diff for Fable. He replaced a heading with over 5 pages of the word fuck. I'll let you take it from here. Ard0 <sup>( Talk - Contribs)</sup> 02:56, 13 January 2007 (UTC) reply

75.69.241.162 continues to remove pertinent info from Franklin Pierce Law Center and add his POV comments to The George Washington University Law School. He has also vandalized my user page. He is undeterred by warnings and will not open any sort of discussion. - Taco325i 23:45, 14 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Mynameserious ( talk · contribs) is requesting to be unblocked, and seems confused about it. Being the blocking admin, I was hoping you could help to set him straight so he knows what is going on. Thanks, -- Natalya 00:47, 15 January 2007 (UTC) reply

That's for explaining that, and taking care of it; I appreciate it! This might perhaps be a silly question, but how can a logged in user create a new account? And how to we manage to see it? ( [3]) That's pretty cool, I just never knew we could see that. Thanks, -- Natalya 13:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks again for that fantastic explanation - wow! You learn something new and useful every day; thanks for teaching. :) -- Natalya 04:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hello,

I have just checked the page I set up HAYDN - Nobody Knows Me to discover that you have deleted it due to the fact that there was only one source for the information and product. Please, can you give me some tips on how to get around this? I spent time and care to get this page correct even obtaining permission from the publisher of the book and from the author so I could use his picture and place his book on here. I thought this was a public arena to share things of interest with other? I thought a true story of a boys struggle would be of extreme interest to people and I wanted to share it. What information would I have to obtain to be permitted to use this apparent elitist site? Can only the author or publisher place books or entertainment on here? I am being to think this site is a little strict.

Thanks, Shane —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TrashNews ( talk • contribs) 13:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC). reply

I just looked through about seven pages of your admin's block log. Needless to say I've got a stomach-ache now. ;) — The still-Esperanzan  $PЯINGrαgђ  Always loyal! 02:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Well, let's just say that the Incredibly Annoying Vandal is probably still tearing its hair out for annoyance… :P — The still-Esperanzan  $PЯINGrαgђ  Always loyal! 02:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey mate, I tried to move Preludes Op. 28 (Chopin) to Preludes (Chopin), but the latter is already a redirect to the former. Could you delete the redirect and move the one to the other? Thank! — The still-Esperanzan  $PЯINGrαgђ  Always loyal! 03:09, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi,

This is just to thank you for reverting the recent vandalism on my user page. It's great that there are people like you around. If you ever need any help with anything, please let me know and I'll do my best.

Sincerely,

WMMartin 21:56, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome! Thanks for the compliment, and please continue your good work with the project! Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 21:57, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi again, and thank you for reverting a second small bout of vandalism. I'm impressed by how quickly you spot these things ! Sincerely, WMMartin 11:41, 17 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I looked at your edit count and you have like 50,000 edits. Your already an admin, so I was wondering if you would like to be a bureaucrat.-- Azer Red Si? 22:56, 16 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I may have been too hasty on the block button with that user. (My being doped up on painkillers probably isn't helping.) If you think the block should be reduced or lifted, it's cool with me. I do suspect that the block would end up reinstated -- users don't typically sign up and start posting on AN/I. -- Merope 03:14, 17 January 2007 (UTC) reply

of posting that vandal from Conservatism in the United States for repeat violations. Keep up the good work.-- Xiahou 01:44, 18 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, I saw you reverted some vandalism on a page and on the page-history it said:

• Reverted edits by Bobbbbb6 (talk) to last version by Godrickwok
  

Is the bold text (user-contrib + talk) manually typed in or templated? I tried putting template in edit-comment but it doesn't get rendered. I presume that typing it in everytime will not be feasible; then is this thing you did some kinda adminstrator's special ability? Godric K./ <sup>Talk</sup> 05:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks! Godric K./ <sup>Talk</sup> 05:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I see you've blocked 199.72.185.34 for the day. I suggested a permanent ban on another admin's page ( Centrx), as a quick view at his Contribution Page (not Centrx) shows a months-long history of vandalism. Just tossing it out there. Thanks. -- Milton 20:18, 19 January 2007 (UTC) Alrighty, I wasn't aware it was a school IP. Thanks for keeping an eye out for that kind of thing. -- Milton 22:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey Antandrus, have you seen this? Stirling Newberry Mak (talk) 23:28, 19 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo 00:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome: we definitely watch each other's backs here.  :) Antandrus (talk) 00:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I am a moderately experienced user, but there are clearly gaps in my education. This user, who has something over 200 sockpuppets, who get blocked (of course) as soon as they appear, appears to have infinite access to the project. Is it not possible to identify the site within which he clearly has access to a vast number of IP addresses and block the lot? Or, if it is a University or similar establishment, contact the powers-that-be on-site and work with them to eradicate his activity? Or am I being naiive and stupid? I ask you because, unless he has created another one while I was typing, you are the last admin to block one of his creations.-- Anthony.bradbury 00:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I am not an admin (yet) and my sockpuppet-related activity is therefore clearly limited. But I do a great deal of NP-patrolling, and flag his articles ASAP. But a macro-block would have made life so much easier. I take your point about collateral damage. Is it wholly unacceptable?-- Anthony.bradbury 00:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey, i'm not sure i am editing this page right to leave you a message, but thanks for fixing whatever damage my friend did. He said he edited jennifer granholms page, coney dog, and john kerry. If there is any way to revert all changes this IP did it would probably be for the best since i do not know if he is telling the truth. I actually use wikipedia a lot, i have it bookmarked, but i never really edit it. My username is striker1211... good thing i wasnt logged in or i woulda got my username banned.

No problems. It's all been fixed, and I just left him one of our "please do not add nonsense" warnings. Happy editing, Antandrus (talk) 04:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You seem to have missed one - Angel72 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 07:05, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Done: thanks! Antandrus (talk) 15:51, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, I'm writing a short article on the NM for the German language WP and just found your images on Commons. Do you have them in larger size/higher resolution? If so, it would be great, if you could load them on top of the small versions. Or maybe you have made new pics there since 2003? TIA. -- h-stt !? 09:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks a lot, the spring flowers are great. I added them to the Category, so they are linked now in the english language and the german article. -- h-stt !? 10:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Good morning! I just discovered that a search for "Muti" does not send you to "Riccardo Muti" but rather to some discussion of traditional African medicine, and there's no indication that there might be other things "Muti" could refer to. I don't know how to clarify that...would you please do the honors? Merci! -- Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 13:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 20:08, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

This is a sock puppet of many vandle only accounts. He/she has blanked the page on Stephen Colbert many times today.  Planetary Chaos   Talk to me  21:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Arr! Ye ruined me edit on Thucydides! He did indeed say, "A collision at sea can ruin your entire day." I will be provin' it to ye, and once I have the citation ye best beware! I will re-edit it!

Hi, welcome to Wikipedia. Where exactly did he say it, before or after the speech of Pericles? Or was it perhaps after the plague victims were left unburied? LOL. Happy editing, but please be serious, we are actually trying to build an encyclopedia here. Antandrus (talk) 02:43, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I think you have rv'd my userpage more often than just about anyone :) . And, as always, it is very much appreciated! Cheers! Anger22 ( Talk 2 22) 04:12, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you for reverting vandalism on my user page some days ago! -- Goochelaar 15:00, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for catching my page vandalism! Crazy vandals, asking me to stop un-doing their vandalism... -- Ipstenu ( talk| contribs) 16:54, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

No problem!  :) Antandrus (talk) 17:02, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I think you may have reverted to a vandalized version. I tried to revert farther back, but nothing seems to have happened (could be slow server response time). You might want to check it. Thanks. - Special-T 20:13, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Yes, I think you got it. It was confusing, that's why I checked. Keep up the good work! - Special-T 20:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you for reverting the vandalism made to my User page. Sometimes I wonder where these vandals get these ideas. Gan fon 20:41, 23 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Just a heads up - this idjit has been on several vandalism sprees recently - I just did a quick check, and you might wanna keep an eye on Mastasupes_Ressurected, which has recently been created and follows his exact pattern from before with the all the Mrsupes name variants.... TheRealFennShysa 03:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, Antandrus! Happy New Year!

On January 12th I posted a message at the Help Desk. Curiously, it received ZERO response. So yesterday I posted it on the VP/Technical page. [4] This time it DID receive a detailed response, but it's WAY beyond my level of understanding. Can you advise or direct me to the proper folks? Thanks! ~~Newbie Mpwrmnt 08:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for getting back to me. I didn't realise the person already had to be established. I feel a bit stupid because I received a message from HAYDN himself and he also said the same as you that this page is not to be used as a career launching platform. I didn't mean any offence I just wanted to make people aware of a really good book. HAYDN told me to wait and see if he does well first. He uses this place alot and seems to know the rules better than I.

Have a good day
Shane. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TrashNews ( talk • contribs) 11:58, 25 January 2007 (UTC). reply

You're welcome. I wish your acquaintance's career well, and hope he can have a verifiable article some day. Please feel free to contribute to Wikipedia; it's a fun place. Antandrus (talk) 03:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Remember the other night we talked about my growing fanclub? Could you take the time to look at Metallicaman2112 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). He started out as a troll/nonsense editor but quickly spiralled into a vandalism only account. I would ask that pay particular attention to User talk:Metallicaman2112 and the 'kind' little notes he has added there recently. Let me know what you think. Thanks, cheers and take care! Anger22 ( Talk 2 22) 23:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you "Sir". I've actually had some excellent Wiki-collaborations/Wiki-conversations with a number of 'non-kids' lately that have been very positive. We elders are few...but we are here...whether the young'ns like it ot nor :) My AGF is very thin that you won't be talking with our 'uncivil sprout' again. After 21000+ edits...I've seen quite a few like him...not too many of them "come back from the shadows". Cheers...have a good weekend! Anger22 ( Talk 2 22) 02:18, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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My "upload", to anyone reading this thread, was a vandalism revert. Since I deleted the actual vandal images, it appears that I was the uploader. This is a minor bug in the image-tagging mechanism. Antandrus (talk) 04:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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My "upload", to anyone reading this thread, was a vandalism revert. Since I deleted the actual vandal images, it appears that I was the uploader. This is a minor bug in the image-tagging mechanism. Antandrus (talk) 04:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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My "upload", to anyone reading this thread, was a vandalism revert. Since I deleted the actual vandal images, it appears that I was the uploader. This is a minor bug in the image-tagging mechanism. Antandrus (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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My "upload", to anyone reading this thread, was a vandalism revert. Since I deleted the actual vandal images, it appears that I was the uploader. This is a minor bug in the image-tagging mechanism. Antandrus (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

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My "upload", to anyone reading this thread, was a vandalism revert. Since I deleted the actual vandal images, it appears that I was the uploader. This is a minor bug in the image-tagging mechanism, but with each subsequent message it's becoming just a touch more irritating. Antandrus (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Just a quick note to let you know I'm taking a reluctant Wikibreak due to the intervention of Real Life™ (although I may still be able to run RobotG). My very best wishes to you (and since I know my Wiki-friends watch your talk page I extend those best wishes to all of them as well). Hope you enjoy your (much shorter) break! I'll be back! Best regards, RobertG ♬ talk 10:17, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Oh, good, you and Antandrus have coordinated starting breaks so I can wish both of you well. :-) Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 17:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC) reply

First off thanks for notifying me of the problem. This is a bug as it should be giving the original uploader the message, I will fix it before running the bot again. Again, thanks. BJ <sup>Talk</sup> 17:14, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

The bug has been fixed, again I apologize for the error and I thank you for finding the bug. BJ <sup>Talk</sup> 05:03, 27 January 2007 (UTC) reply

You haven't left yot, you have mail. Mak (talk) 01:56, 27 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey Antandrus, I hope your break was good :) Would you double-check this edit for me? I think it's good, but I'd like another set of eyes. [5] Thanks, Mak (talk) 18:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC) reply

I like your warning, I'm going to borrow it if you don't mind. JoshuaZ 04:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey, man. Looks like we're RC patrolling together. Good times. -- HubHikari 05:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Don't even talk to me about that. Did you see the Fuck The Earth Day fiasco? Ugh. -- HubHikari 05:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Check it out. -- HubHikari 05:46, 30 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia Isn't Myspace. I couldn't agree with you more. Thank you for your recent edits and deletions. Sincerely Carlo V. Sexron Carlo V. Sexron 03:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Darn! I was too slow writing my {{ dekcolbemanresu}} block reason :) Nice work Glen 05:24, 31 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thank you very much for your follow up on the George Reeves situation from ANI. I completely missed your message, which probably would have triggered me to do my first non-vandal block (that's some fascinating reading at the deleted long term page). PullToOpen noticed it and followed up at RFCU which was positive. My lesson here is to AGF, but to dig deeper before assuming something is a straight up mediation.

And a belated thank you for your vote of confidence at my recent RFA! Just in time to help y'all a little with that fascinating little Colbert thing the night before last... :) Kuru <sup>talk</sup> 01:01, 1 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for helping by reverting Underground Railroad. However, reverting vandalism shouldn't be marked as a minor edit. You might also consider adding warnings to the talk pages of the vandals. (I added a warning for that edit.) wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 03:13, 1 February 2007 (UTC) reply

When you use admin rollback it's automatically marked as a minor edit. Mak (talk) 03:25, 1 February 2007 (UTC) reply

You are now recognized as a recipient of the Big Boss Award. Thank you for undoing the vandalism on my usertalk page. This is my way of showing thanks to dedicated wikipedians. Big Boss 0 14:38, 31 January 2007 (UTC) reply

This user has been recognized as a Big Boss Award recipient.

I am glad you liked my picture. I took it from User: The Hybrid's user page a few months ago. Once again thank you for fighting vandalism on my page. Big Boss 0 22:10, 1 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Just wanted to commend your swift action on the vandalism of User:35.11.229.96. I'd reverted his changes on Lucifer, and by the time I'd gotten to double-check which subst's to use on vandals' talk pages, I found out that:

(a) he'd already vandalized again, (b) you'd already reverted it, and (c) you'd already managed to warn him on his talk page.

By now, it looks like he's realized that he can't make any permanent changes to the encyclopedia, and stopped.

So, thanks a bunch. Drostie 04:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC) reply

And thank for the revert of the vandal's work on Charles I. Maybe you should consider blocking User:158.91.160.74 who is a deliberate vandal. David Lauder 18:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, I am requesting that you ban this user immediately. I noticed the warning you placed on his talk page. Since that warning, he has vandalized 3 other articles, 2 of which I have reverted. Thanks. Wl219 17:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC) reply

I left a "last warning". Looks like he's stopped. I'll block him if he vandalises again. Antandrus (talk) 21:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for that - realise i have talked to you long time ago - appreciate your reversion - was just trying to get the right key and youd done it! Satu Suro 00:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome ... wish I knew why reverting vandals was fun, but there's so many mysteries in life ... Antandrus (talk) 00:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hey Ant, you might want to check out the WP:RfA page. I'm still contemplating. Cheers, Mak (talk) 16:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Seems like I caught user that was off his meds. Happy editing, I hope your day is less eventful. -- Bobak 22:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

LOL, after yesterday I think I need meds. Oh, wait, that's what the wine is for. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 22:53, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Just a simple thanks for the revert to my user page. <sup>Khu kri -</sup> 23:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

You're welcome ... busy day. Antandrus (talk) 23:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

It does indeed look like you've got your hands full keeping the 'pedia clean. I can't help you with a cup of coffee, but you deserve a little something for the collection:

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for your efforts in keeping Wikipedia free of vandalism. Keep up the good work. Valentinian T / C 23:11, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hello there! Hoping you are keeping the faith and also avoiding unnecessary stuff, whatever it might be. I have noticed that you (& others) have a way of marking your reversions with a stock identifier, something like "reverting edits by XXX..." How do you do that? I just keep putting "rv" into the comment box, but yours seems so much more official. Merci! -- Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 01:15, 7 February 2007 (UTC) reply

sorry

Antandrus, I've noticed that you've made some recent edits to the page on Musical nationalism and would like to propose collaborating on the article in order to turn it from a mere list of composers into a more comprehensive overview of the trend. Leave me a message on my talk page if you're interested. -- Todeswalzer| Talk 01:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Chesster Man ( talk · contribs) is requesting to be unblocked, and wanted to contact you. I'm assuming he was blocked for the "Pi to a million decimal places" rather massive edit. If there are other reasons, please ignore this, but if not, perhaps it was an (albeit large) newbie test? Either way, would you mind looking into it? Thanks, -- Natalya 04:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the quick explanation - that makes a lot of sense now. I definitly should have checked the history of User talk:Metros232, that makes it pretty clear. Thanks again, -- Natalya 04:39, 7 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Cheers. Appreciate that. QwentyJ

Seeking concensus on proposed merger at Talk:Classics. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 00:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

217.180.78.33 is having a great time vandalizing St. Ambrose College and my talk page. He has chosen to steal your identity in leaving me the following message:

You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia as a result of being a nerd! You are free to make constructive edits after the block has expired, but please note that being a nerd will not be tolerated. Antandrus (talk) 10:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

• Please see his talk page for more history. Shaundakulbara 11:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi Shaunda -- he's been blocked again ( [6]). Let me know if you have trouble with this user again. Antandrus (talk) 16:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC) reply

• Hi. Immediately upon his band being lifted he wrote a message supposedly from me on his talk page (the Wikipedia nerd bit). I haven't even looked yet to see what other vandaism he's done. Shaundakulbara 10:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply
• Well, other than the attack I see no vandalism yet. He did however falsify 1 message from you (before the block), 3 from me, and removed a warning from another editor. Jeeze, some people get blocked for disagreeing a little too impolitely and this fellow is hell bent on harassment and vandalism. We can't do any better than 24 hr block? Thanks. Shaundakulbara 10:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, It's surprizing the 217.180.78.33 hasn't been vandalizing since his band has been lifted. Diehardinfo 21:36, 9 February 2007 (GMT)

I blocked that one for anon-only until 15 Feb. Logged-in users can edit right over the block. I don't see any edits from that IP though. Antandrus (talk) 21:40, 9 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Do you think that he is going to start vandalizing again? Diehardinfo 21:43, 9 February 2007 (GMT)

Don't know. If he does one of us can always block him again. Antandrus (talk)

I'm not sure how but the content of Andrew Flatley's User Page has disapeared and I don't know how to get it back. Can you please help (it was your name that was the most recent on his talk page, ehich i have contacted you).

Yes--he had moved it into the mainspace, which is inappropriate since the encyclopedia is only for people who are notable by the community's standards, and only for biographies which can be sourced reliably using multiple independent published sources. However I undeleted the most recent version and put it back on his user page. Thanks, Antandrus (talk) 23:57, 9 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks, its all sorted now. PS sorry about my bad spelling/grammar, and about forgeting to sign last time. Neel Radhakrishnan 17:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC) reply

I tried to leave a comment but must have fouled it up. Anyhow, I shall repeat it. Thank you for your help in getting RateItAll off the ground. I just checked and see three more flags on the site. I would appreciate any help and advice you could give to me. Thank you in advance.

````GenghisTheHun

I've requested a peer review for Agrippina (opera) at Wikipedia:Peer review/Agrippina (opera)/archive1: all opinions welcome and requested. Cheers, Moreschi <sup>Request a recording?</sup> 16:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC) reply

thanks for reverting that vandles edits :} ♥sailor cuteness-ready for love♥ 21:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Greetings, an user on IRC ( 168.156.174.73 ( talk · contribs)) was requesting that an autoblock caused by you be lifted. The block message was Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "The Return of WWWBot". The reason given for The Return of WWWBot's block is: "bogus bot". Is it OK if I just unblock him? Thanks in advance, – mysid ☎ 20:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Hi, thanks for reverting the vandalism to my talk page! -- KFP ( talk | contribs) 16:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC) reply

What if instead of saying "gay" I cahanged it to "homosexual". If I also created a serious article about him? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mm1221 ( talk • contribs) 00:23, 14 February 2007 (UTC). reply

Hi there! Here's a page that is nothing but a blurb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_van_Sice and I suspect there are others in the Peabody list of notable faculty that are the same. How to proceed? Merci! -- Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 21:39, 14 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Your recent edit to Charles Atangana ( diff) was reverted by an automated bot. The edit was identified as adding either test edits, vandalism, or link spam to the page or having an inappropriate edit summary. If you want to experiment, please use the preview button while editing or consider using the sandbox. If this revert was in error, please contact the bot operator. Thanks! // VoABot II 18:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC) reply

LOL. I left a bugfix message for your owner. Antandrus (talk) 18:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC) reply