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New York City Meetup Next: Sunday September 13th, Columbia University area Last: 07/25/2009 This box: view •  talk •

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This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot ( talk) 02:35, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello, by our own request, you placed a school block on our ISP 173.10.39.153 a while back. It has since expired. It has worked very well for us, so could you please renew it? -- 173.10.39.153 ( talk) 13:45, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

This user was (legitimately) blocked as part of a sock puppet case by you. He has contacted via email and wishes to contribute legitimately. I believe the wrong doing wasn't the result of malice, but rather ignorance of how things should work. He has a COI on John Lakian (the article that got him in trouble), but also possibly legitimate BLP concerns. I was thinking about unblocking on the condition he not edit the article, but instead only its talk page. (He doesn't have access to any of the other sock account either.) If unblocked, I would of course keep a very close eye on him. However, I don't really know what is the correct way to handle the situation, so I am asking for your advice.

Thanks, ThaddeusB ( talk) 02:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I missed this section somehow. If you think he should be unblocked, go ahead. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 20:07, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

For making Wikipedia a better place. If you suddenly quit, I don't know what would happen. Anyway, thanks, Abce2| Aww nuts! Wribbit!(Sign here) 00:01, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, no one on here is indispensable, but thanks :-) I'll probably stay for as long as I can, although I will likely become less and less active as my college courses become more difficult. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:04, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi J, yesterday Impala2009 asked me if I wanted to become an administrator, I told Impala that I didn't as of yet due to my lack of experience here but may request the tools in the future. After looking over various RfA's it seems that some tend to oppose nominations by users who are primarily active in a certain area, most notably the anti-vandalism area of Wikipedia maintenance and I was wondering if there was any chance of me becoming a Sysop in the future if I wasn't a huge content builder, although I'm not a huge content builder I have been active in article's that require general maintenance or cleanups as I feel that that's something I can help with as I consider myself to have a fairly good knowledge of Wikitext. But seeing as how the bulk of my edits were anti-vandalism I was wondering if I had any chance at all or if I would just be wasting my time handing in an application. Being one of the most experienced editors I know I'd be interested in your opinion on the subject. Thanks. Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 01:43, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Simply put, people want to see substantial article contribs, and even though fighting vandalism is much more relevant to adminship in my own opinion, to be honest, I don't think you will pass. I could be wrong, but I don't think so. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:56, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Firstly thank you for expressing your opinion, although your first nomination was unsuccessful your next one 4 months later, passed with flying colors, with editors still expressing their concern with your lack of work outside Huggle.

"Unilateral anti-vandalism work with Huggle. Per Rudget below. Weak mainspace work to boot."

"Good guy, but doesn't have a whole lot going when you take away the huggling."

But taking this into consideration you still passed. Do you think this was because you had gained more trust in general from the community in the previous 4 months or because of your experience on Wikipedia/understanding of Wiki policies? Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 02:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I meant to link to my second RfA above. Anyways, I still have no idea how I passed RfA. By all accounts, I should have failed, but I didn't. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:14, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Jd. Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 16:40, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

i've never even heard of 'stanraer academy' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.70.209 ( talk) 18:15, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't mean to pester, but since you never replied I thought maybe you'd over looked my post form about 4 days ago. Thanks, ThaddeusB ( talk) 19:49, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry for my vandalism. I am trying to be a good guy. Again, I sorry Mr. Delanoy. 70.245.233.48 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:54, 3 September 2009 (UTC).

Thanks for putting Adolf Hitler's page under protection. It has been crazy lately with all the IP vandalism on there-day after day. I think that JFK and Marilyn Monroe should also be at least semi-protected. The IP vandalism on each also needs to be put off. Kierzek ( talk) 00:09, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

I was wondering if you could be so kind as to block 67.80.154.234. Dromioofephesus ( talk) 04:39, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

 Done J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 04:42, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Much thanks. I don't like it when people attack my allies. The Force will be with you. Always. -- Dromioofephesus ( talk) 04:48, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I notice that you're in Category:Wikipedia OTRS volunteers, so I was wondering of you could help me out in something. There's been a dispute on the page Nigel McGuinness for about three years over the inclusion of this indiviual's real name. I was looking through the talk page archives, and I noticed one of the main arguments for not including his real name was due to the lack of a reliable source for the name, as well as an OTRS request (I've been told it's ticket number 2006092210008209). A reliable source confirming his real name has since been found, but I was wondering if you could clarify the wording of the OTRS request for me, i.e. was it simply a request or was there was a threat of legal action? After noticing the article was fully protected due to edit warring over the inclusion of his real name on a few occasions, I'm a little hesitant to jump into readding his birth name without clarification. Unfortunately User:FCYTravis, the original ticket handler and also the admin who fully protected the page over this issue, has been inactive since July 2008, so I can't ask him for clarification. I'd really appreciate some help/guidance on this. Thanks, ♥ Nici♥ Vampire♥ Heart♥ 23:24, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Basically, he was concerned about the privacy ramifications that would result if his real name was widely known. As far as I could tell from the letter, he tries to keep his "real life", so to speak, as far separated from his "Nigel McGuinness" persona as he can. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:08, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Would that preclude me from adding his real name now that it has been revealed in another source? ♥ Nici♥ Vampire♥ Heart♥ 17:17, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

After talking to another person about this, I'd say probably leave it out. Not including his real name doesn't do a tremendous amount of damage to anyone, since if people really care, presumably they can find the the source you are speaking of. But including it in the article could do a good deal of damage to the subject of the article, and I don't think it's worth it. As a disclaimer, that is just my own opinion, and should not be taken as "ZOMG YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I SAY". J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:28, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm, yes. I see your point, and you're right, the source isn't hard to find. I'll be honest, I'm a little out of my depth with this, so I'll err on the side of caution and leave it out. Thanks so much for the help. ♥ Nici♥ Vampire♥ Heart♥ 17:53, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I just wanted to let you know that there are 5 IP's that need be checked. Some of them been on there for 6 days now. Thanks,-- David - (Wikipedia Vandal Fighter). 04:03, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate this. After my last brush with 3RR I'm taking your advice (no rush, someone else will catch it) more often. See ya 'round Tide rolls 23:33, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

No sane person would call you out on the three-revert-rule for something like that. If someone did, I'd probably block them. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

lol...I'm just trying to develop new habits. I know there are clear-cut instances for reverting three-plus times. I don't shy away from those...I just want to be more careful. Tide rolls 23:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

for catching the vandalism to my talk page. Much appreciated :)-- ^{The Legendary} _{Sky Attacker} 04:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

No problem. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 04:33, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't know why, but when I use Twinkle to post notices/warnings, my signature does not show up. Do you know why? Any help is appreciated.-- 15:25, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't know why, but when I use Twinkle to post notices/warnings, my signature does not show up. Do you know why? Any help is appreciated.-- 15:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Apbiologyrocks ( talk • contribs)

Looks to me like this is a different user on the IP. Concur? -- jpgordon ^{::==( o )} 19:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Likewise, I'm not sure what the vandalism is here. The user seems to think they're being blocked for something that occurred several months ago. I have put the unblock on hold. Daniel Case ( talk) 19:52, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello. Could you help me understand this revert [1]? The IP's removal of the message in question appears to be a valid implementation of WP:BLANKING. Thanks, — Kralizec! ( talk) 19:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

He was removing warnings placed on other IPs talk pages, so I guess I just went down and clicked all the rollback links, not realizing that he had removed one from his own talk page. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 22:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I presumed it was a case of mistaken identity, but wanted to double check just in case. Thank you for the time, — Kralizec! ( talk) 00:48, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Presumably you're still on so could you please block this? Already had another final warning after yours, reported and still vandalizing. Apparently likes the word "Penis". Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 23:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

It's done. Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 23:42, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

j. delanoy,

I am trying to make a wikipedia page about the Auburn,AL Men's Lacrosse Team. Lacrosse is not very well known around Alabama and i am trying to raise awareness of how it came to be, where to find info on it, as well as links to find out more information on Auburn Lacrosse. Lacrosse is a growing sport and has been so for some time. I would like to try and add to those growing numbers because I know that many other people are dying to play but just do not know where to start. Lacrosse is a more exposed sport in the north, but i would like it to continue to grow in the south and i believe a wikipedia page would help.

Auburnlax Auburnlax ( talk) 00:26, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{ subst:Vangel}}! Chevy Impala 2009 12:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Sir,

would you please visit www.jasperbagg.com then follow the link to my showreel - there you will see my professional work, cv and the like. (I also think you'll get a big buzz by clicking on my astronaut link and watching the work I did for Virgin Airlines!)

And only then, please consider reinstating my page...

Respectfully,

Jasper Bagg pjbagg@optusnet.com.au 114.76.96.191 ( talk) 14:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

I think I remember you. :) I voted for YES when you applied for adminship back in 2008, I think it was. :) Thanks for the block on that user. Happy Editing N' Stuff! -- eric dilettante' (mailbox) 20:57, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

No problem. It's nice to see you editing again :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 21:01, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, nice to see you doing so well here. Keep in touch. :) -- eric dilettante' (mailbox) 21:05, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

This user was given a schoolblock by you in September 2008. I presume the block was for 1 year. The user vandalised the RMS Titanic page and another IP tried to revert the vandalism. I've restored the article to its previous state. I gave the vandal a lvl 2 warning. Might be worth keeping an eye on this one. Mjroots ( talk) 18:12, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

OK, thanks. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:16, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Albanian_nationalism&action=history The user Megistias looks like is engaged in an edit war here, by reverting without coming to an agreemeng with other editors in the talk page. -- I Pakapshem ( talk) 18:58, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Regarding your comments on WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/Biaswarrior, I'm not sure why this was renamed from WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/Iadmitmybiaswhycantyou?. Like you, I don't see any similarities between Iadmitmy and most of the other named suspects, including Biaswarrior. I suggest, to alleviate further confusion, the SPI page should be returned to its original investigation page.

I had considered adding to the Iadmitmy page, but my edits would not fit under its new heading about Biaswarrior. My suspected sockpuppet list would have looked something like:

Iadmitmybiaswhycantyou? ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Fight the bias ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
TheTerminator101 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
66.184.134.26 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Jmcnamera ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Jm131284 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)

My reasoning for the above list: they all have edit warred with me, mostly on the Susan Roesgen article, and most of them have begun their editing careers by reverting one of my edits. If the above are not the same editor, then they are doing a darn good job of tag-team reverting and meatpuppetry: Iadmitmy's 2nd edit starts with "I agree with 66.184.134.26...". 66.184.x.x's 2nd expresses agreement with Jm131284. You've already determined that Iadmitmy will use sockpuppets specifically to revert my edits (see TheTerminator101), so I will be taking a closer look at some other editor names. I just wish Iadmitmy still had an open SPI page I could use, without all the suspects that really have no editing similarity. Xenophrenic ( talk) 22:17, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Jmcnamera could be related to Terminator et al, but I'm not sure. I think you should open another SPI request and/or ask a more experienced checkuser to look at this. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:00, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi mr. delanoy. First of all excuse me for my bad English. I contact you, as I noticed that last night you removed all links I have included. I invite you to visit the site www.padula.info. You will realize that the links are all contextual, I was certainly not spam.

Furthermore, all content is released under the Creative Commons license, as the project is on "Padula on Wikipedia", (here link: http://www.padula.info/index.php/padula-su-wikipedia.html) which aims to update and improve the content of the encyclopedia.

My contribution is for now limited to the Italian pages, can see in history that most of the content was added by me. I do not think it is spam for links that might be useful in the absence of extensive Wikipedia pages about it. Thank you for your kind attention, I hope to expose myself the reasons for its actions. Yours sincerely. Nicola Cestaro —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ncestaro ( talk • contribs) 09:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

No news, mr delanoy? Ncestaro ( talk) 16:33, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Please see this page for your own good: Real life —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.169.247 ( talk) 02:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Why, is there some editing work there for him to do? :) DMacks ( talk) 02:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

This fellas a machine! wudnt be suprised if there was, good luck ta you anyways —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.169.247 ( talk) 02:56, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

I think we can make an exception to the five year rule on this one. ;-) Hersfold ^{( t/ a/ c)} 02:59, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

hehe. Thanks guys :D J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! -- mboverload @ 03:44, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Ahhh...It burns!!! :) (congrats) Abce2| Talk Sign 03:45, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Congrats on the 250K....you robot you :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 04:00, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, I got it a few months ago, but thanks :) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds

A haiku for you since I'm really really bored and tired:

J.del's edit count

Is so insanely massive

It's breaking our bots

Which is true. COIBot on IRC got hung up for a couple hours when someone was trying to get a report done on you. Hersfold ^{( t/ a/ c)} 06:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Now when I implement my evil plot, no one will be able to stop me! Muahahahahahaaaaaaa!! J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 13:47, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Finally. I've been waiting! Abce2| Talk Sign 22:07, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

What for, I have no idea. Abce2| Talk Sign 01:07, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations.-- Sky Attacker Here comes the bird! 05:23, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Assuming I'm posting this in the right place, why are edits to Ted Kennedy's page being deleted and why am I being warned? At first I was told any addition would need to be cited without explaining HOW to make a citation. After figuring it out and including a link which substantiates the addition, the edit was removed and I was warned again. Another questions is how would you like me to source a friend seeing Ted Kennedy at an anonymous 12 step meeting where both attended and Kennedy admitted to being an alcoholic? I'm happy to abide by any rules, provided I know how to do it. Finally, if you'd like to make the addition yourself, I have no objection. I was simply trying to correct an oversight in an article as I was astonished to find no mention of the senator's alcoholism anywhere. You're help would be appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.58.152.67 ( talk) 05:21, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Please ask your friend to explain "What's said here stays here" to you.   — Jeff G. ( talk| contribs) 05:31, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

That applies to being a member of an anonymous organization (hence the term "12 Step group" was used rather than Alcoholics Anonymous) and protecting the privacy of what's been shared there. It does not protect against an admission of being being an alcoholic. The man was a self admitted alcoholic with a long history of heavy drinking and yet nowhere in the article is his alcoholism mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirvice626 ( talk • contribs) 05:41, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

You (Sirvice626) didn't read the article very well:

In February 1990, Michael Kelly published his long, thorough profile "Ted Kennedy on the Rocks" in GQ magazine.[125] It captured Kennedy as "an aging Irish boyo clutching a bottle and diddling a blonde," portrayed him as a Regency rake, and brought his behavior to the forefront of public attention.

Time magazine said Kennedy was being perceived as a "Palm Beach boozer, lout and tabloid grotesque" while Newsweek said Kennedy was "the living symbol of the family flaws."[130][109][112]

His weight fluctuated wildly, he drank heavily at times – although not when it would interfere with his Senate duties – and his cheeks became blotchy.[109][110] Kennedy later acknowledged, "I went through a lot of difficult times over a period in my life where [drinking] may have been somewhat of a factor or force."[109]

Finally, Kennedy is not a "self admitted alcoholic"; he acknowledged sometimes drinking too much but always denied alcoholism, including in his memoir published after his death. Wasted Time R ( talk) 10:51, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Evidently, he said something different at meetings. And while there are references to his drinking, that's a far cry from alcoholic. If alcoholism can be said of Joe McCarthy, why can't it be said of Ted Kennedy? Sirvice626 ( talk) 23:09, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

What your friend claims to have seen at a meeting fails the Wikipedia WP:V guideline, and can't be used here. Only things that have been written by reliable sources per the WP:RS guideline can be used. None of the mainstream biographies of Kennedy that I'm aware of have pronounced him a flat-out alcoholic. They usually conclude he falls just short of that, for example in this Time magazine piece. Wasted Time R ( talk) 23:30, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

A witnessed personal admission doesn't pass muster. All I can say is...Wow! Sirvice626 ( talk) 06:42, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I, Jeff G., hereby award J.delanoy with The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for outstanding achievement in countering vandalism.   — Jeff G. ( talk| contribs) 05:29, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:21, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Seeing as how he has multiple accounts he might try something on, might be worth keeping an eye on.

Greggs42, Greggs43, Greggs44, Greggs45

Cheers Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 15:48, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Hmm... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't quite know what happened there. Greggs42 was did seem to be making some good faith (albeit debatable quality) edits and the plaintive response when they realised that one of their articles was about to be deleted made me feel quite sorry for them. Then suddenly all of that random deleting nonsense. Bizarre. Could have been a kid throwing a tantrum but I guess it could genuinely be multiple users. They certainly didn't try to hide the fact that there were multiple accounts. danno 18:20, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

I ran a checkuser on them, so yeah... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:29, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

J.delanoy, RuleOfThe9th has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{ subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

ty J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey J.delanoy. An article that is under away, Chick magnet, would really benefit with a picture to give a visual demonstration of what a "chick magnet" actually is. I noticed the picture of you with Jimbo on your user page and thought you would be a good person to make a request to because all the ladies must be screaming for your attention. Would you be willing to pose with a small group of women and then upload the picture to use it in the article? I know it is a massive request to ask someone as busy as you, but it would help the article and it would be really appreciated. Cheers.-- Sky Attacker Here comes the bird! 05:30, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh, man... That is hilarious. I can assure you that I do not generally have ladies chasing after me in real life ;-) And if I did, I'd rather not have my picture in an article like that. It would come across as crazily narcissistic. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:17, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough. I guess I could pass it by ChildofMidnight. I've never seen a picture of him but he could be a ladies man...-- Sky Attacker Here comes the bird! 20:34, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

There's a level of facepalmy sigh I thought I'd never reach. Congratulations, Sky, you just proved me wrong. -- King Öomie 20:41, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

If you are going to post on my talk page, King, please do not make fun of people, no matter how you feel about what they are saying. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 20:53, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Noted. The 'sigh' was directed at CoM, not Sky, for the record. -- King Öomie 21:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:15, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Please take off the silver padlock off the Family of Barack Obama article. There is wrong information that I want to correct. It is regarding Savita. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 19:55, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

No need. you can use {{ Editprotected}} on the talkpage and outline your edit, or wait two days for your account to be Autoconfirmed, at which point you'll be able to edit the page yourself. That page is a huge vandal target- it's protected for a reason. -- King Öomie 20:00, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Very bureaucratic. But I'll just wait two days and hope I remember to correct the wrong information. I don't think the world will suffer if the obscure article has a mistake in it. Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk) 20:02, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

My rationale is that after two days, your account will meet the criteria to become autoconfirmed, and you'll be able to edit ANY article with a silver lock. -- King Öomie 20:14, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is infectious. Yesterday, I wrote a little bit, today much more. There is some psychiatric thrill with typing then seeing your typing on the screen. I can see how stupid people who have little to write would also get that thrill. Since those people don't know what to write, they may add silly stuff like "seig heil" or "elvis is alive". On the other hand, I have useful information to add because I am not so stupid (or am so stupid that I don't realize it.) Suomi Finland 2009 ( talk)

Just be sure to familiarize yourself with the editing policies :P -- King Öomie 20:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Seen you removed your Chess game (bummer), looked to see if you added a new one and found that your Signpost and Archive boxes are half covered by text. Not sure how you want to fix that, but thought I would let you know. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 02:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

What browser are you using? I tried it in FF3.5, MSIE8.0, MSIE7.0, Chrome, Safari, and Opera, hard-refreshing each, and there were no problems. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:11, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

FF 3.0.13, can't use the new version because it freezes up on History pages. I can provide a screenshot if you like. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 02:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I can see the chess board just fine. I'm using FF 3.0.14 at the moment... Until It Sleeps ^alternate 02:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I re-added it temporarily. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:54, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I think I fixed it. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by New Nothing ( talk • contribs) 03:04, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello :-) Can I help you with something? J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Could you please delete Paul Haygood? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by New Nothing ( talk • contribs) 03:08, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

There is no need to ask an administrator to delete the article, as there is an WP:AFD in progess on that article, although it's rather quickly going to consensus to delete the article. Until It Sleeps ^{Wake me}   17:31, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, there wasn't one when NN asked, so it was a legit question. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:05, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

It seems as if this user is using his own talk page as a forum. I'd figure I would throw it your way since you blocked him. Thanks. Nicholasm79 ( talk) 23:54, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I thought I wuz gonna do my first "indef" here. Geesh .. cut an old man a break. I iz tryin to keep ups. ;) — Ched :  ?  02:47, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Haha! J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:03, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

		The Surreal Barnstar
		For being an awesome good sport and coding something fun. Durova 318 04:17, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :-) But I'm not done yet... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 04:18, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

ANI seems to be without admins, could you take a look at a thread ongoing for me. I would like to go to bed, but don't want to leave it unresolved. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 04:19, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I marked it as resolved. Another admin said to let it drop, so I let it go. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 05:45, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi J.delanoy. Can you tell me how to revert vandalism using navigation popups? I tried it once, but it didn't work. For somehow, I may have pressed the wrong link... Chevy Impala 2009 ( Sign me!) 13:24, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Go to the page history, and hover a link to a diff. (the "(prev)" link). Select "actions" in the menu, and then click "revert" to revert to the revision you are hovering. If you hover the first diff, it will act exactly the same as normal rollback. But I usually use Twinkle's "Restore this version" function available if you are actually viewing a diff, if I need to revert several people. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:01, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Feh. I'm so hopeless with stuff. By which I mean stuff that seems technological, like programming remote controls or...programming things like remote controls. I've got two tickets that are giving me conniptions, because I cannot get them into the general queue and unlocked. One of them seems to have locked automatically while I was trying to change its queue. The other one, I claimed on the presumption that it was a copyright issue, but it turned out to be something else altogether. I have to be the owner to unlock them. But when I try to assign them to the OTRS admin, it locks them again. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? These are [2] and [3] (which I've only just discovered is still locked), and I'm very discouraged. :( Help, please? -- Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:35, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hmm. I don't know. I usually only answer tickets, and nuke spam. I asked on IRC, but the person had to go. I'd say ask on http://otrs-wiki.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 14:57, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi. When you don't want a ticket that you've locked, simply click "unlock". Do not re-assign it to root because the ticket will then become locked to it. Don't worry about your name being the "owner" - as long as the ticket is unlocked then somebody else will be able to handle it. I've fixed these two. Hope this helps. - Rjd0060 ( talk) 15:24, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Tremendously! Thanks! -- Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

No problem. I don't know if you're one of those omg cabal!!!1!1!! people but if not, OTRS has a couple of IRC channels. Feel free to pop on sometime if you have questions. - Rjd0060 ( talk) 15:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Not at all an omg cabal person. I've even managed to get onto IRC a couple of times. I tried today, though, and the connection was refused for some reason. Truly, I am technologically hopeless. :D -- Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:31, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

You could try webchat.freenode.net. But if you have a real IRC client, irc.freenode.net is what you want. There is #wikimedia-otrs (a public channel) as well as #wikimedia-otrs-en (a private channel that only info-en respondents have access to, which is used to discuss ticket details, etc.). It's quite useful for our new volunteers. I know I got quite a bit of use out if it, anyways! :-) - Rjd0060 ( talk) 15:36, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey! I think it worked! Thanks! I'll try it next time I run into an issue. -- Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:38, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

You've got mail. AdjustShift ( talk) 18:10, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

looking. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:26, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

How do you reverse a page without having permissions because i want to help stop vandalism too! What do i have to do! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwayneflanders ( talk • contribs) 04:15, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

You could install Twinkle if you use Firefox. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:16, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for caring re my loss. DS ( talk) 12:35, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

FYI, I re-enabled an abuse filter regarding User talk:Feydey. Wknight94 ^talk 00:12, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, I semiprotected it :P if you want to lift, feel free. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:13, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Nah. Wknight94 ^talk 00:15, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi! There were recent vandalisms on Battle of Long Tần article. I tried to revert it but I don't know how. How do you revert vandals? Thanks. -- TEX  ^t _c 01:09, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I think someone already got it. See Help:Reverting for info on how to revert vandalism :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:12, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Why was User talk:202.61.173.20 not blocked but only warned after its last warning? It edited the same exact articles, so it is obviously the same person. Thanks. – túrian ^patois 02:06, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Huggle restarts the warning sequence if the last warning was issued over 48 or 72 hours before. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:09, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi there. I see you reverted an edit someone had made to the Spike Spiegel section (I don't blame you for that after reading the obscene rant that person put in there when he edited it). You really should put a reference in there explaining how the syndicate was "yakuza inspired." I looked up "yakuza" and didn't see much of anything about the yakuza that related to what we know of the Cowboy Bebop's world's syndicates. A reference would keep people from just removing it. Thanks much! --MrsSpooky 13:41, 14 September 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsSpooky ( talk • contribs)

Hi J,

Is Sarandioti going to be sanctioned for his sockpuppetry? So far he has not been sanctioned at all. I cannot believe he is going to be allowed to get away with this. And now someone is proposing to unblock the Alarichus sockpuppet account as well! This is ridiculous, he should not be allowed get away with such behavior. Otherwise, what is to prevent everyone else from socking in this manner to get around their blocks and revert restrictions? If he is to be unblocked, at the very least he should be indef-topic banned from Balkans related articles. What do you think? -- Athenean ( talk) 21:58, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't know. In cases like that one, where there is no imminent danger to the project, I just answer the question "Is it reasonably possible that these two accounts are actually the same person" Other people make a judgment about what to do, if anything. I'm a checkuser, not judge, jury, and executioner ;-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:48, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

For blocking 172.164.211.136 at the speed of light. Chevy Impala 2009 ( Sign me!) 01:42, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome :) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:49, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into the Eeeeeewtw sockpuppet case and for finding so many of his usernames! He's been vandalizing Taiwan's articles for months and hopefully your last investigation should slow him down a bit. Laurent ( talk) 08:48, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I know that this is too late even for WP:AIV, but is it possible for a block against 202.70.61.146 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)? The guy vandalized at lot of articles for three hours. I've identified this guy as the vandal from the 118.137.x.x range who vandalized several movie studio and anime articles, all of them unrelated (the range is currently blocked for 6 months). Nja247 already knows this guy's MO and I've told him about this latest wave, but he seems to be out as of this moment. So I need your opinion. Thanks in advance. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 17:04, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't know. If it's an ongoing pattern of abuse, you may be better off posting to WP:ANI

Hi,

I've just recieved a message from you concerning an alteration i supposedly made. I did not make the alteration in question and have been terribly confused by the whole thing. Please can you offer an explanation?

Thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.35.38 ( talk) 18:34, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

You probably have a dynamic IP address. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:38, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

[4] You're quick on the ball. Never realised just how proficient at AIV you actually were ;) Regards, --— Cyclonenim |  Chat  20:24, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :-) I watch an IRC channel that has a bot reporting edits to AIV, so that's probably why I can move so quickly. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 20:28, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Just curious as to why you reverted my tweaks? I think final in this case sounds better than last. - Zhang He ( talk) 23:13, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I guess I'm just used to it being "last", and final sounds weird to me J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:17, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Heh. I guess that's a good enough answer. Hahaha! - Zhang He ( talk) 23:22, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I think I prefer "final" actually. Sounds a bit more formal than "last". — Martin ( MSGJ ·  talk) 10:41, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Dear J.delanoy,

I trust you are well. I would like to kindly inquire about Total Navigator, which you deleted.

Is there anyway that Wikipedia can reconsider publishing, and would it be possible for you to advise best-practices in order for me to redraft the content? I am happy to delete all the hyperlinks.

Total Navigator has obtained cult status in South Africa, especially because a lot of individuals do in our country do not have GPS devices. We also believe that Total Navigator will be an important tool for visitors to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup next year.

The media has also provided information around this:

http://www.news24.com/Content/SciTech/News/1132/8988239a690a4a72bb38d48c0c2c78fd/23-06-2009%2010-06/Get_your_GPS_online_for_free

I look forward to your feedback.

Warm regards, JP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jproodt ( talk • contribs) 12:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I deleted it mainly because it does not appear to have significant coverage in reliable third-party sources. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I tell you, there's nothing like a new user who somehow misunderstands the purpose of this site. User in turn creates a sockpuppet farm (that part they understand) and then proceed to unleash bile on some unlucky admin's talk page (namely me). Thanks for the help. You really are one of the good ones. -- PMDrive1061 ( talk) 15:12, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thanks for the compliment. Protip: I think people are harassing you because you respond. Ignore them, and I'd be willing to bet you will bore them. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:39, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

• I realized you blocked this person before. But he still isn't stopping. Specially inserting his/her names on TV shows. Probably a 3 month block or longer would do the job. -- CocaCirca2009 ( talk) 01:10, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

For reverting the vandalism to my page.-- SKATER ^Speak. 11:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Welcome :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi! Could you take a look at the current contributions of User:89.207.214.5. It is a school IP, but the vandalism warnings on the talk page indicate its due for a long term block to deter the new school term induction idiots! Richard Harvey ( talk) 15:58, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

 Done J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:30, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

• Would you believe I just tried to navigate to Special:J.delanoy? lol. Does your socky sense tingle on this one? Hoaxy movie bandit... – xeno ^talk 21:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

LOL. Anyways, I was just about to step out, so I don't have time to look at it. I asked Brandon to look at it. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 21:31, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I hit the vandalism revert at the same time as you on St John Fisher Catholic High School (Dewsbury).-- Harkey ( talk) 20:40, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

I didn't even notice :-) Don't worry about it. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 21:02, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

do a range block on I.P vandals. Never done one before... Help, or Help Desk? Thanks for the vandal watching! Best regards, Hamster Sandwich ( talk) 03:11, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

See mw:Help:Range_blocks. Unfortunately, in this case, your friend is editing from AOL's dialup, which is far too big and dynamic to block. I have been pushing somewhat behind the scenes for this range to be blocked outright, due to the ease of abuse it offers, but not too suprisingly, it remains unblocked. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 03:15, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

People still use AOL? I remember the good old days... (*sips mint julep...) Best regards, Hamster Sandwich ( talk) 03:21, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

why did you delete my link? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.49.4.46 ( talk)

You appear to be adding that link to health articles en-masse- this kind of self-promotion is not tolerated on Wikipedia. -- King Öomie 20:11, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Could you please extend the block to editing his own talk page? I'm tired of dealing with this person and his various and sundry socks. Thanks for your help. Wperdue ( talk) 20:44, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey, I was just wondering if your block on User:71.201.61.112 could be extended? Per this thread we can see that the person behind the account has no intention of editing constructively and will be back to vandalism in three days.-- Gordonrox24 |  ^Talk 01:41, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Recently you deleted this article due to it being made up of, well, complete and total vandalism. I know because I'm the one who started the article.

Before you punish me for anything, I'd like to add that this person has been vandalising Wikipedia for quite a while. If you check this contribution page [5], you'll see for yourself. This " editor" has basically done nothing but vandalise, vandalise, vandalise. I know I'm sounding like a total wanker here, complaining about everything, but this is Wikipedia. Vandalism is not tolerated. As you said. Although I'm not in much of a position to say that, am I? Then again, I've only vandalised once, and it was in a state of complete and total anger over being called a cunt and a spastic (literally) over speculation on a talk page (the talk page being the one for Limp Bizkit.

You're very anti-vandal, and I was wondering if you could ban this user. And I don't mean temporarily.

Get back to me if you've got anything else to say. -- LordNecronus ( talk) 00:57, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is just a website. Just take it easy. You may want to read WP:RBI. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:04, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support on this matter. More often than knot ( talk) 01:15, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

I just sent you an e-mail. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 01:29, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi J.delanoy, you blocked this IP tonight. I understand the reason for your block but would like you to reconsider the part about "account creation blocked". Polytechnic of Namibia has only a few IP addresses over which everything is NATted, this IP resembles the entire student network in the main laboratory building. We have recently encouraged a number of first-year IT students to become active on WP to improve coverage of Namibia. Ever since (3 weeks ago) we have run into the 6-accounts-per-IP-per-day problem. Unfortunately, the IPs involved have collected a few warnings on vandalism but many new accounts have made edits that are constructive, or that are in the sandbox.

Could the account creation be allowed for this IP, even while editing is prohibited? And would you consider allowing this? Thanks, Pgallert ( talk) 06:50, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

As I understand it, accounts aren't affected by IP blocks (except rangeblocks or autoblocks), so it would be a minor inconvenience to vandals to take the 5 seconds to create an account to get around the block. Individual users can request an account via email, I believe- I'm looking that up now. -- King Öomie 13:23, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes. Please follow this link - {{ schoolblock}}. -- King Öomie 13:28, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Sure, but this particular block specifies "account creation blocked". Am I misunderstanding something here? To me it means users cannot create accounts from this IP address. -- Pgallert ( talk) 14:09, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

That doesn't affect your ability to request an account via email. -- King Öomie 14:25, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Since User:Pgallert has access to the account creation tool, at WP:ACC, I'm not sure why there would be any need to allow account creation from the IP address. See this discussion. See also Wikipedia:School and university projects if you haven't done so. If your connection is unreliable, someone else on the account creation team may be able to assist you. EdJohnston ( talk) 15:09, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

So the "request account" still works? Then this is fine with me. Still, 6 createable accounts per day are 6 records less for the ACC people. I do have access to this tool but the regulars at ACC are much faster than me - I doubt I'll be of much help there. -- Pgallert ( talk) 07:01, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you could please comment on the article I wrote about Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo. It is currently listed for peer review here. I decided to invite you because you're a member of WikiProject Biography and since this article is one biography about two people I would like to hear your thoughts on whether or not you think it's written well. This article is short, only two pages printed (prose only, not references). If you accept my invitation, it shouldn't take up too much of your time. // Gbern3 ( talk) 19:44, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi have created canisacerveritas ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) to replace Peachamsucks ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) which you blocked as an inappropriate user name. Fred Talk 21:28, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Dear WikiProject Video games member,

You are receiving this message because you have either Category:WikiProject Video games members or {{ User WPVG}} somewhere in your userspace and you have edited Wikipedia in recent months.

The Video games project has created a member list to provide a clearer picture of its active membership.

All members have currently been placed in the "Inactive" section by default. Please remove your username from the "Inactive" listing and place it under the "Active" listing if you plan on regularly:

• Editing video game-related pages in the Article namespace
• Participating in video game-related discussions in the Project namespace ( WT:VG, WP:AfD, WP:GAN, etc.)

Ideally, members are encouraged to do both, but either one meets our criteria of inclusion. Members still listed inactive at the beginning of November 2009 may be removed. You may re-add yourself to the active list at any time. Thank you for your help, and we look forward to working with you.

— WikiProject Video games (delivery by xenobot 03:30, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Yea well I reverted it back before anyone noticed... isnt that enough? LexingtonWells ( talk) 04:49, 24 September 2009 (UTC) Won't happen again. =) LexingtonWells ( talk) 04:49, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Can you tell me why my revisions to the EBSCO Publishing article keep getting reverted back to the 2007 original version? I am simply trying to update our company's information and the 2007 information is outdated. Thanks for you help. KarenaD ( talk) 16:15, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a free advertising service. Articles must be neutral. Your version of the article was an advertisment. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:17, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Could we at least change the information that is not correct? The screen shot is not our page and the external link is not our website. Would you allow me to make my edits and then you can omit anything you think is an advertisement?

I've worked on a number of company articles, so I went through and removed most of the unsourced information on this one. I also replaced the out-of-date screen shot with a company infobox that (according to Google at least) includes the company's current web site. There may be other truthful information that can be included, but if it isn't tied to peer-reviewed sources, any information added is likely to be deleted.-- otherl left 13:06, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

I also put a link to our free flu portal but they were removed from all the flu related Wikipedia pages. Our site is on the first or second Google page for searches such as flu, influenza, H1N1, flu information, influenza information, H1N1 information, evidence-based information, flu which seems to indicate that the site is of use. Is there a format that I did not follow?

There are a couple of reasons why your links may have been reverted. Without looking at the actual pages you edited, I think it was strict interpretation of Wikipedia's link policy that got them removed. By adding them to "all flu-related pages" you probably made it appear that you were more interested in promoting the company's site than in providing access to free information. That's why Wikipedia has a strict conflict of interest policy to prevent that sort of impression. As a self-identified employee of the company, adding links to its site or information to its entry will invite the closest of scrutiny.

In addition that, an editor could reasonably judge the link inappropriate because there isn't an expectation that the company will maintain the free database, which is another reason for removal; moreover, the longer the list of external links the more strictly the policy should be interpreted to keep the list succinct and relevant to the particular article.-- otherl left 16:57, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey, noticed you just blocked 69.19.14.39 ( talk • contribs • info • WHOIS), I was about to block them yesterday for this edit which was part of a string of the same reversion on Talk:Kanye West originally by 66.82.9.54 ( talk • contribs • info • WHOIS), then 69.19.14.36 ( talk • contribs • info • WHOIS) and the one you just blocked. I note that they are all HughesNet IPs and the notice on the talk pages to warns against blocking due to the dynamic IP system they operate and it seems clear that the same user can get quite different IPs from a total different subnet in a short space of time. That's it really, just thinking out loud, I didn't block them because there didn't seem much point if they would shift that quick. No real solution to that one. Mfield ( Oi!) 04:18, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I usually just block any that turn up, even if they keep doing it. It is far easier for me to block someone than it is for them to get a new IP address, so usually people get bored. If they don't, you can often place a short range block to stop them completely. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

You blocked 209.158.167.65 ( talk · contribs) for one year, but they just vandalised an article. Any idea what's wrong? Dougweller ( talk) 15:56, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

( talk page stalker) Heh, JD blocked back in 2008 :) - Kingpin ¹³ ( talk) 16:01, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I think I'll wait and see if a lot of vandalism comes from it again this year. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Maybe I should clean my glasses. :-) Dougweller ( talk) 19:18, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

This was not Vandalism It may look like it but that user was actually, inappropriately filling out an unblock template.-- SKATER ^Speak. 17:44, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Are you joking? What the hell is wrong with you? " just unblock me you faggot i had enough of this shit fuck i had it with spellcast that stupid wanker" isn't vandalism?

Seriously. What. The. Hell. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 17:47, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I said inappropriately :/.-- SKATER ^Speak. 17:51, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Siiiigh. WP:AGF is all well and good, but seriously. It is frankly stupid to assume good faith when someone calls someone a "faggot" or "wanker". J.delanoy ^gabs _adds

Granted, his insults were out of line (calling me a "fag" for trying to help him with unblock...lol) and they don't deserve to have good faith assumed about him, but it was still an unblock request, Shouldn't a deny of just been in order? Ah well, it's all well in good. Happy editing!-- SKATER ^Speak. 18:02, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I happily revert such requests, and I know many admins do it too. There's no point in feeding the trolls. PeterSymonds ( talk) 18:08, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Wow. While technically not vandalism, I'd certainly call that user a vandal. Although, I thought declined unblocks weren't supposed to be removed from pages until the block expired? :P -- King Öomie 19:03, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Sheesh are you somehow stalking my watchlist now too King :p? Anyway, I'm not questioning he's a vandal I'm just saying those particular edits aren't. Are they violations of WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL? Yes, but not vandalism. Oh well, not like it matters he remains blocked and all that matters.-- SKATER ^Speak. 19:35, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

King, you are not allowed to remove declined unblock requests from your own talk page. The request that I rollbacked was neither declined nor on my talk page. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 19:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Just nitpicking. Unblock requests like his don't deserve the time of day. And Skater, I considered asking you the same XD -- King Öomie 19:53, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Would you call this appropriate use of the Sandbox? Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 21:05, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

That's far beyond "test edit" territory. -- King Öomie 21:08, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah...Well he seems pretty intent on keeping that custom Sandbox header of his there. Jeffrey Mall ( talk • contribs) - 21:12, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

This editor is troublesome. He seems intent on finding the limits to the rules around him. Not to mention sophomoric signature. -- King Öomie 21:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay, let me explain. I have a brother who operated under NewWorld98 . One day, my brother saw me edit wikipedia and wanted to join in. Unfortunately, he had succumbed to the vandals and started making terrible edits. To get around the block, he took over my accounts (Reborn Patriot and Runslikeacheetahstingslikeabee each created after the other fell to his control).Luckily, he went to college next year and I thought I could finally start up an account without him. Mr Game 'n Watch I created for my pen pal in Tulsa, but I have no idea why it says it's operating on my computer. IronMöogol8.0 and Runs like a cheeta, stings like a bee are indeed my other accounts, but I did not create them for sockpuppetry, I created them because I'm getting close to qualify for adminship and these are supposed to be bots that'll run if I successfully become an Admin (IronMöogol8.0 to help with redirects and Runs like a cheeta, stings like a bee to help deliever newsletters). Those who are under OC-Tex Express and Bee-Maar are my neighbors (they're sharing my father's internet connection) and finally, Reborn American is my little brother's account (and what doesn't help is that I own the computer that my brother originally owned). I hope you understand this was a big mistake and that I'm not turning into a ringleader of some kind of vandalism. Secret Saturdays ( talk) 00:47, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

To be very blunt, I do not believe you. Checkuser data indicates with almost absolute certainty that all of these accounts are unquestionably being operated by the same person. So many questions arise now... I want legitimate answers to these:

• How did some of the accounts you claim are completely unrelated to you find out about the WikiCup and sign up for it?
• Why did you sign up for the Wikicup with accounts you claim you were only going to use as bots?
• How do your neighbors manage to have absolutely identical hardware and software (not common software either) installed on their computer that you do, and edit with the same mobile devices? The same with your pen pal. Strange...
• Why are you letting your older brother access your accounts?
• Why did you lie to me and say that Reborn American was your brother, and that you now have his computer, when I can see clearly from checkuser data that that account has never accessed Wikipedia using anything other than an iPhone?
  

To be honest, if you had said from the beginning that they were all being operated by you, I would have warned you not to do it in the future, and probably left it at that. Now that I know that you are not securing your accounts from your own brother... Not to mention knowing that you are willing to flat-out lie to me.... Let me just leave it at, my attitude is slightly different now. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:12, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm not trying to lie (in fact I never lie when it comes to serious matters just like this) but I'm serious about every single detail. I'm afraid I'll just leave it like that. Please don't block me for what my brother did. I can't take anymore criticisms and hatred because of what I am and what I think. Secret Saturdays ( talk) 01:30, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Ps. These are my answers. 1. I told them about this competition and they were very interested so I told them "Go ahead. Do it." 2. I said Runs like a cheeta, stings like a bee and IronMöogol8.0 were going to be my bots and they weren't on the signup list. 3. My father works for a computer company and he built some for my neighbors and for my penpal in Tusla. The mobile devices, however, I'm confused about too. 4. I didn't. He would take my accounts by force. 5. I said my younger brother is Reborn American and I own my older brother's computer. Other than the time he used his account on my iPhone, her forgets that he has an account and edits on mine instead. 6. Everything is true.

• Wikipedia's pretty popular nowadays, eh? Penpals, neighbors, and siblings. My pet goldfish is making an account soon, just so you know. iMatthew  ^talk at 01:47, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

• Secret Saturdays, I have reviewed J.delanoy's checks, and I concur with him entirely. So, you have a choice now: pick an account and stick to it please. You can just mention here which one you want to keep using. Risker ( talk) 01:56, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Fine, I'm sticking with Secret Saturdays. Secret Saturdays ( talk) 02:12, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

But I still have a question: since this matter is about cleared up, do I re-sign myself to wikicup or do they need to do an assessment? Secret Saturdays ( talk) 02:17, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

You will need to ask whoever is coordinating it what to do. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:18, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Secret Saturdays, the competition doesn't start until next year. I'll allow you to re-add your name on October 31, at the end of the current competition; so long as you've stuck to one account from now until then (and of course forever afterwards). iMatthew  ^talk at 02:26, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi there,

The title Unseen Warfare is no longer valid for the drama. It is now titled "Hero (MBC)". 69dressings ( talk) 17:45, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

That's okay. You can delete the Unseen Warfare article. 69dressings ( talk)

Hi! One of my friends said that wikipedia has this, IP block or something like that. My friend said that if someone vandalises and then, this computer can't edit anymore and he said that if you have IP block or something like that, you can still edit on this computer. How can i get that? RuneScape Adventure ( talk) 22:41, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

You can't, unless you need it. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 22:49, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay thanks! And also, should i report this user because of his or her username? User:Henrysstupid I says Henrys Stupid. RuneScape Adventure ( talk) 23:15, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

User account "Henrysstupid" is not registered. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 23:44, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

It isn't? I saw a new user account when i was looking at recent changes. RuneScape Adventure ( talk) 00:58, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Just thought I'd let you know I semi'd your page because the IPs were hammering it again. I made it a 12-hour one because I figured that'd be long enough for you to be back by then; obviously, feel free to cut it short earlier. Talk atcha later. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 10:19, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 14:56, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

They came back and since it feels like some link driven thing, I reset it for another 12 hours. I suspect you'll be back by then. =) -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 07:58, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you as well :-) J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 18:42, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Gee, they're back, big surprise. I reset it again, but this time for 3 days since it's been ongoing for the past few days. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 01:39, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Fine by me. Thanks very much :D J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:41, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

I deleted the talk page by mistake. Firefox crashed, and when I did a restore, I guess it didn't restore correctly. I did an undo, but you got there before me. I added my post after your revert. stmrlbs| talk 00:02, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay, that's fine. I was just like "what..." J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 00:04, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

yes, so was I! stmrlbs| talk 01:46, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi, new admin here. Would a week's holiday for this user be in order? (reported at WP:AIV, should I be bold?). Mjroots ( talk) 19:24, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with it, but sometimes it's better to just do a few days for the first time, unless it is REALLY bad. But yeah, you are allowed to use your judgment, so... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 19:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, looks like it is all under control there anyway. :-) Mjroots ( talk) 19:31, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Without releasing too much private data, did the CU results geolocate to where he claimed he lives? There was another 'father'/'son' pair from a while back that is starting to seem similar. →  ROUX  ₪ 23:44, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

I missed this section somehow...

Anyways, I can't remember where they geolocated to, and the way I ran the query unfortunately makes it difficult for me to tell based on the log which is which. Sorry. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:42, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, okay. If you do happen to check again and the edits are coming from a 79.xx.xx.xx range in the UK, this could be a returning problem. I don't think it is, but there are some odd coincidences. →  ROUX  ₪ 15:58, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

He's not editing from that range. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 16:05, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Cool beans, ta. →  ROUX  ₪ 16:09, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Dear Mr. Delanoy: There is currently an ANI debate regarding what constitutes verifiable references/ citations in the Wikipedia universe. However, there may be a sock puppet dimension to it as well inasmuch as, while the complaint involves two editors, a third popped up today who has edited nothing but the article in question, in a manner suggestive of one of the two allegedly edit warring editors. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to run CheckUser on the following three editors: Fifelfoo, Baxter9, and Tyrker? Thanks! —  SpikeToronto  00:16, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Why do you think they are socks? J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC) *slaps self* 01:22, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

None of them are related. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 01:41, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for checking! Now, would it be appropriate for me, since, without accusation, I raised the possibility in the ANI discussion, to say that checkuser found them not to be socks? Or, would it be better for you to say since you ran the checkuser? Or, should I just leave it? I’ve never asked for a checkuser before and am therefore unsure of how to proceed. Thanks! —  SpikeToronto  02:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Whatever you want :-) I'd say probably say something and link to this thread here. Of course, if you want me to, I can post and say what I found. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 02:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

In the mood the soft block an IP address regarding List of bow tie wearers?-- otherl left 14:30, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Looks like someone else got him. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 15:39, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Yep, you spoil me by being on more or less always, so I asked you before actually reporting it. Twinkle is my friend!-- otherl left 12:36, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

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