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Hi I am new to Wikipedia and my friend made a website on here which someone (uknown) came and vadalised and left alot of rude and offensive comments about my friend. I was wondering if there is anything we can do to deal with this, we know his IP adress is it possible we can find out his name/email adress or phone number or something so we know who did it? My friend deleted the whole page after he saw the comments he was quite offended. Thanks for any help. 220.233.122.225 12:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Just made an account, this site looks great! Long jetty 12:10, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok I have the IP of the person: 143.238.122.155 Cheers for any help, i'd really like to know who did this. Long jetty 08:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

There was a site called "green point christian college" it has been deleted now though. I got the IP adress in the history of that page, before it was deleleted. how can I get in contact with the Administrators? Long jetty 21:59, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Try Wikipedia:Requests_for_administrator_attention or Wikipedia:List_of_administrators and leave a message on one of their talk pages. Explain the problem as fully as you can. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 22:07, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

There was an article called: "green point christian college" it got completely deleted but is there anyway to get the infromation back?

Speak to an administrator! I don't know. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 11:44, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alex9891,

You're right; I shouldn't have used this page as a test environment. I was trying to prove to a senior member of our staff that Wikipedia really could be edited to say anything, and did plan to change it back directly.

Thanks,
KuehlTourism —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.189.171.3 ( talk • contribs)

As far as I could tell, this person had not had an edit in about 4 days, and only has vandalised once today. I gave the user a test4 warning and will monitor. In general, an anon IP user shouldn't be reported to AIV unless they have vandalised soon after a test3, test4, or testblatant warning. Thanks for the report, NawlinWiki 11:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Alex, again, no vandalism after your warning on User:199.217.32.2. Try not to use AIV unless there's been vandalism since a test3, 4, or b warning. NawlinWiki 17:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Thank you very much for voting on my recent Request for Adminship. The request was ultimately unsuccessful - which wasn't entirely surprising - and so I'll be taking special care to address the concerns raised by the opposing !voters before running again. If you have any feedback for me, please don't hesitate to leave it at my talk page. Thanks! -- RandyWang ( chat/ patch) 13:40, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello Alex.

I was a little confused by your last message - the edit to the photo on the pub crawl page was not a test to be immediately reverted - it was simply a small addition I thought worth making. Can you please explain why you feel the comment deserved removing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.51.192.7 ( talk • contribs)

Sorry I didn't mean it to be removed - I've added it back! -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 18:45, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Obrigado amigo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.51.192.7 ( talk • contribs)

My formula is 100% tried and true. Put it back. I didn't delete any actual facts nor was i vandalizing. Thanks, me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.136.7.73 ( talk • contribs)

No. You did delete facts, and you put in point of view and unsourced info. Please see WP:NPOV and WP:CITE. Thanks. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 22:37, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

put it back —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.136.7.73 ( talk • contribs)

No. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 22:40, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

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Hi Alex Your girlfriend is a slut and u have no penis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.42.200 ( talk • contribs)

FYI, I reverted an errant WP:AIV report you placed on the talk page of the IP you were reporting [1]. I reported the same IP shortly after you put in the errant report and it was blocked. -- Gogo Dodo 17:09, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for this message. VandalProof often does that, it is so annoying. I normally delete the message and put it on the AIV manually if it happens but must have forgot this one. Thanks for reporting for me. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 20:24, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello Alex. I am writer of text "Jankov Most". I am from Serbia and I don't know English sufficient enuff to correct my mistakes in text. Also, I don't know much about Wikipedia and her terms and conditions, but I would like very much to see artical on it. So, if you are willing to correct it, thank you very much! Bye from Sasha —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.208.207.233 ( talk • contribs)

Hello Sasha. Have you considered registering on the Serbian wikipedia? At the moment I'm a little busy to correct the text, but someone on the Serbian wikipedia may be able to help. You can then put the article on this site. Also, you could register on this site and create the page yourself- another user could correct the text. Thanks. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 20:36, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for good advice. I would create text in serbian —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.208.207.233 ( talk • contribs) 20:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I did wish to make the edit to the Transylvania page because the info is not exact. Transylvania never had a capital. And it still does not. The Diet moved around all the time and even during the Ottoman administration there were several administrative centres with clear territories: Timisoara, Oradea etc. Do not forget, Transylvania is by no means only Cluj. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.196.88.117 ( talk • contribs) 23:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry Alex i will stop —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.54.38.79 ( talk • contribs) 23:47, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

So I linked to a page with definitions of the word: Viscosity

something wrong with that?

Why do you want me to go to the sandbox ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.249.122 ( talk • contribs)

You're not meant to place definition links like that into the article - especially as others will know the meaning quite well. The sandbox link is part of the standard message I left you - it's not something you have to do. Thanks. -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 10:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Get a life, you huge bitch! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.37.121.247 ( talk • contribs)

I don't like you too much, because you are .a tight-ass 74.37.81.169 01:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome! Elmer92413 20:19, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem :) -- Alex ^{(talk here)} 20:25, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Same here :) Jasonid 15:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 15:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome, Alex9891, to Esperanza! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association.

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Sasuk e -kun 27 15:04, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Alex, for your support at my RfA, which finished with a tally of 94/1/0. I hope I live up to the confidence you have shown in me in my activities as an administrator. JPD ( talk) 15:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I really cannot understand what is happening with my article .First I have written Let's proove God exists, and it was decline , what sources do I need , for the part written there is no need of sourse .Second , Ihave written tHE BIBLE SAYS the truth, but the article doesn't appear bellow the title, first I made a technical mistake , but then I did it again, but the article doesn't appear bellow the title The bible says the truth What do I have to do ? -- Mirelapsta2006 20:24, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

You need neutral verifiable reliable sources, preferably published on the Internet in English so that other editors can check them. You haven't created any new pages since you registered. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 21:07, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you :) How do you create sub user pages? Stream water 22:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Try this. It probably explains it better than I would be able to. _{J Di} ^talk 22:18, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Stream water 22:19, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, what J Di said... -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 13:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, Alex for your nice welcome. I just need some help on improving my user page so my fellow Wikipedians can learn more about me. How to I add them userboxes? I would appreciate your help. Thank You matt wilson 02:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

WP:UBX has information about userboxes. _{J Di} ^talk 02:44, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I hate to keep asking for advice, but I just improved my page with facts about myself. If you would be so kind go over to it and read it then post back here want you think of it. matt wilson 03:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

It is good, but I don't know if you're aware that Wikipedia content is copied to a lot of places, and personal information on any page of Wikipedia can be read by anybody. I'm not saying it needs to be removed, but if you decide to leave it there, you should know this. _{J Di} ^talk 03:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

As J Di says, you have quite a lot of personal information there. It's probably best to keep information to the absolute minimum, or use vague user boxes for your info instead. Any more problems, let either of us know. Thanks. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 10:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes I know but I am aware of people getting info on me. But I did not use my wife's real name or my kids names (I would not put them into danger). My surname isnt even Wilson, the only real name on there is my first name, Matthew. matt wilson 18:25, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't think there'd be much point in writing anything there if it's not the real thing... but it's your page not mine. That's my opinion. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 19:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The summary of life I wrote is all true, I just used different names for my wife and kids. Nothing on my page is a lie (if I wanted to make up a story, it wouldn't be close to that) I just used diffrent names to protect my identity. Like you said Im aware of the possibility of people seeing it. Its like when an author writes under a pen name, I just gave my wife and kids pen names. matt wilson 19:44, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

OK. Maybe you should start editing some articles now? -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 19:52, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I will, I didnt join to write about myself matt wilson 20:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

There ia lot of vandalism going on at the article Chapmanville, West Virginia and have warned the vandals to stop but it is not working. Now they have deleted the whole page and I dont know how to repair it. Please help me matt wilson 02:35, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

After 4 warnings (written on their user talk page), persistent vandals can be reported to WP:AIV where an admin will block them. To get the page back, look through the history for the last version that is correct. Edit that old version of the page, and save it - you will be warned that you are overwriting a new version, but you want to do that. Any more problems, just ask. :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 16:40, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Mirelapsta2006 14:39, 7 September 2006 (UTC)Hello Alex , I am Mirela Pistae , Mirelapsta2006, I understood that you are the editor of the articles or one of them .First I want to congratulate the Owner of Wikipedia . It is a great ideea , I haven't find another one that great ! Secondly , I want to appologize , my article the Bible says the truth has been declined as being original research . I want to say that I wrote to wikipedia because I understand from the title articles for creation that original articles could be accepted because creation means original, here in Romania , and I undersood that you reffer to reproducting some information already existing which for me doesn't mean creation .So I appologize and wish you luck . Besides I want to add that actually I have also reproduced something from the bible but adding explanations according to our century and mentality .But I don't mind if you declined my article acctually , the article wasn't about me , was about God . Now , I also feel that I have to give you a pice of information about me . I have graduated from letters , The Bucharest University , Romanian -English specialty , American studies section .If you don't know what is this about I can tell you . Al this faculty you learn literatures of the languages chosen , and somethimes you come across the literatures and civilizations around the world . From the beginning to present .It means I know everything about Shakespeare's writings .We also study the two languages chosen, and a history of our own language . An optional of media power course with an American journalist , American teacher of literature can be our teachers here in Romania at the University .Now you see why I understood article for creation as being original points of view , which I preffer to call new or mentioned points of view and I will tell you why . ..Because everything that I have written in my article the Bible says the truth is something resulting from ideeas that are coming from the Bible and processed by the society along the centuries , and expressed in our schools somehow , in our writters , in our papers and in our talks in the streets .I mean . ..nothing from what I told in that article is original , everything is in the Bible . I also reproduced it . Anyway , perhaps I will find a subject to write an aricle the way Wikipedia wants ! I could say more about me , I have worked as a subtitutional teacher , and a worked a little bit as a copywriter on television , and I have also worked as a reporter and jounalist - a little bit also in televisions , and I also worked a little bit as a film critic on the radio . So , I also plann to publish a theater and make a film . Good luck !And as the christians say here in Romania when they say good bye ,- we say God help us ! And I will write other articles and maybe I will be succesfull !But I want to tell another think , what is vandalism ?I am not very used to using internet i can hardly manage , i hope I will not commit vandalism by mistake . So long , Mirela Pistae .

oh i didnt know it wasn't allowed to ask for support, i was just asking the people i have worked with in the past and then i guess i got a little carried away. thanks for telling me. Qrc2006 17:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 17:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alex! Thanx for your warm welcome! -- Hedwig in Washington 11:01, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome! -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 11:36, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Your recent edit to Wikipedia:Editor review/Alex9891 ( diff) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // AntiVandalBot 16:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alex. I see you just added a welcome to User:Pikaco. While in general this is a noble effort, this user is in fact a serious vandal who I had blocked moments before you added the welcome tag. Its a good idea to check the user's contriutions and block log before adding a welcome notice to their talk page. Best, Gwernol 16:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I generally welcome most users from my watchlist who have not yet been welcomed... however I will check next time, thank you. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 16:31, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank You for welcoming me, I really appriciate it. Jelleh 30 19:05, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 19:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alex9891, I hope not to bother you too much, but, How do you get the User Boxes on your page?

Thanks :)

Jelleh 30 19:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi, it's not a problem. Go to Wikipedia:Userboxes for a comprehensive set of boxes. If there's anything else, just ask. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 19:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

can u tell me what i did cause i dont know what i did or can u fix it for me thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.42.51 ( talk • contribs)

Hi, I've looked at your contributions and I don't know what you mean. Which page are you referring to? -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 11:24, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Alex9891, thanks for responding to my question about warnings. I'm still a little new to some areas of wikipedia -- Rockhurst Singer 16:04, 09 September 2006 (UTC)

That's OK, I'm here to help. :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 21:08, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for all of your vandal fighting! Just when I think I've reverted a page, I see you've beat me to it :). Dar-Ape ( talk • contribs) 00:39, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Lol thanks it happens to me all the time! :) -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 00:40, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

u horny son of a bitch dont delete my edits again or else i will shoot you an den chop your ballz of and feed them 2 my dog which by the way is your dad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paki4life ( talk • contribs)

RE:Declined. You can make this article yourself, as a registered user. Thanks

Hello,

How can I make it so that it is accepted? Could you decrypt the message above for me?

Thanks, Dewey Han —Preceding unsigned comment added by Reborndead ( talk • contribs)

Hi. As a registered user, you don't need to use Articles for creation - you can simply make the article yourself. To do this, find the page name you want (type it like " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page") and start the article. If you need any more help, just ask. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 11:14, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

you sent me a message saying ive changed loads of pages and i dont even know who half the people are like grant mitchell or some other people please stop sending me these emails i dont even have an account —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.73 ( talk • contribs)

Have I? I can't find any messages left to you. You probably have a shared IP address, which means others (i.e. vandals) will have been left a message on your talk page. The best thing to do here is to register so you are no longer sharing. Thanks. -- Al e x ^{(talk here)} 11:52, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Your spelling of cognizance is incorrect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FlieGerFaUstMe262 ( talk • contribs) 15:50, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. Eventually, my hope is that a link to the Wizard will replace the current link to submit an article, but not replace the main page itself. However, right now the Wizard is "not ready for prime time". Before making such a substative change to the process, I'm looking for as much feedback and concensus as I can. The whole idea of the Wizard is to improve the chances that an AfC is successful (our current 95% rejection rate disturbs me greatly) and to not overwhelm new users with the onslaught of information that the main page currently does by offering the same information in smaller easier-to-digest chunks. However, I don't want to inadvertantly WP:BITE in the process. If you have any feedback, I would love to hear it. -- ShinmaWa^{( talk)} 20:54, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

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