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The discussion here has gone on for quite a while, and I think all the appropriate points have been made. You know what my position is on the matter, and many agree with me. I'd be happy if you'd evaluate consensus and close the discussion as appropriate. In so doing, however, please pay close attention to the many WP:SPA remarks, and their lack backing in reliable sources. RGloucester — ☎ 18:56, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi MusikAnimal, I made that edit to the sodium channel phylogram because I'm new to administration on wikipedia and did not know how I could delete the figure or message the original author. The figure is completely false and I feel that it is irresponsible to allow the figure to remain up, as researchers and the general public would be misinformed by reading/using that figure (not going to quote Billy Madison). If you could delete the figure or message the original author, I would greatly appreciate it. Please tell the author to read any papers by William Catterall, Harold Zakon, or Bertil Hille for clarification on the evolution of sodium ion channels. Thanks 68.61.193.56 ( talk) 01:16, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Hey MusikAnimal! I know Huggle has a ignore list which could be access on the menu bar on the top on the "Tools" tab > "Ignore list", however I am not sure how to add a namespace itself. Best, ///EuroCar GT 01:46, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
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I removed it, as the source was the economist, which like usual provided no sources or proof and slandered the Catholic Church. Hope that explains it. I have only found people claim this based on this one source. 83.128.72.82 ( talk) 22:21, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Hey there, was just wondering (not that I disagree with the decision) given that there is an active ANI relating to e-cigarette, how come you protected the page to Admins only? SPACKlick ( talk) 16:59, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your input regarding my signature, although there is one problem.
On my talk page the sigma letter is purple whereas on every other page it renders as blue. I would like to keep it this way. I tried compare your version of the signature to my version and it renders as blue on my talk. If you see anyway around it it would be appreciated.
Thanks for your input and well done on being an awesome admin!
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Hello, I noticed you deleted the request for deletion for Chris Putnam. Could you perhaps create a discussion at the venue you mentioned yourself? I think the 'single event' Putnam is notable for, according to you, is in itself not notable at all and therefore this guy does not need an encyclopedia page. Thanks. 82.217.116.224 ( talk) 13:27, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hiya MusikAnimal,
I was wondering if you could possibly delete
this talk page only for the simple reason it's added itself to
my subpages which I'm rather uncomfortable with - The name doesn't bother me in the slightest it's just the subpage part that does, If there's a way I could remove it from my subpages I'd rather choose that option but as far as I'm aware there's not,
Anyway thanks,
Regards, –
Davey2010 •
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Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 12:05, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi MusikAnimal,
I was wondering if you might be able to restore a draft of an article I was working on: Draft:Wendall_K._Harrington. I realize that there was copyright issues, and I would like to fix them and try to resubmit the article. Can you help me with this?
Thanks. Mfbergmann ( talk) 21:48, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! Some of the content is gone (that I don't think was the copyrighted material in question), but this gives me a good place to pick up from. Thanks again. Mfbergmann ( talk) 22:19, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi MusikAnimal,
I would ask you to delete [ this edit] by an IP. It discloses several emails of individuals at those universities. I think it would be a breach of privacy to those people named with their names and emails on Wikipedia.
Check it out for yourself and let me know.
Cheers Luxure Σ 11:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
If you did not watch PTI and see the segment, you are the one making edits in poor fashion. I'd appreciate you not taking down my post for no reason, and sending threatening messages. I noticed you're a volunteer admin, I'll review your behavior accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.178.226 ( talk) 22:17, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi please change apps, you can corrected see on career burnley and see at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Nimani thankyou. Saya Indonesia ( talk) 11:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
I would request we delete YoYo Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YoYo_Games as it relies on 1st party information and is also nothing but a copy and paste of bad sections from GameMaker: Studio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameMaker:_Studio there is also links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YoYoGames on the Studio page which themselves link back to the Studio page - the whole thing is a mess and it has been setup to attack the company (which full disclosure - I work for) there is even more information from our positive users here gamemakerblog.com/2013/10/13/wikipedia-shames-gamemaker-studio/ Thank you for any help - this has been frustrating for me and my colleagues — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk • contribs)
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk) 17:12, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Oh - Is it worth mentioning that BlitzGreg works for a competitor? I don't know how that works. Seems pretty shady and petty imo :D — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk) 17:56, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
I generally respect administrators, and I have no reason to believe that you are not a valuable contributor to the project. However, I will admit my anger with regard to your handling of the Cultural Marxism article. You started a merge discussion, but refused to close it. I was forced to let it flounder in AN/RFC for weeks, with no result. Meanwhile, off-Wikipedia canvasing began, targeting me specifically. SPAs from all over appeared, trying to defend this scourge of an article. Therefore, I've closed the discussion myself and merge the article. You may say this is improper, but it is what is best for the encylopaedia. No one else seems to care enough, so the least I can do is try and resolve the situation. Am I supposed to sit back and watch this nonsense unfold, all because a long stale merge discussion that you initiated was not closed by anyone? No. So, I've taken action. I hope that you, as an administrator, keep an eye on this now merged article, and make sure that these SPAs do not take over. If you look at the talk page there, one editor has conveniently provided a link to a message board thread whereby people engaged in the behaviour I've mentioned. Please, I beg of you, take responsibility. Do not let this nonsense continue. RGloucester — ☎ 18:29, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi, you placed the Electronic cigarette page under protection. Would you please do so again. As soon as the protection ended the problems resumed. There is a request on the page protection notice board and it has a few editors agreeing that its needed on the talk page. Thanks. AlbinoFerret 22:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi MA, There have been 75 edits to the Electronic Cigarette article in the 24 hours since protection expired, about half of which are full or partial reversions. East718, who declined the request for extending protection (which is supported by most of the editors, surprisingly enough), has a message on his talk page that he is away for an extended period. He had stated that rather than protecting, he would block those engaging in edit warring, but I guess he's not actually monitoring.
Suggestions on how to proceed? Thanks. Formerly 98 ( talk) 14:36, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
i want to edit a page to help players but i can't — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minecraftmichael ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
With all due respect, I disagree with your assessment that advanced vandalism warnings are unwarranted. The user is just coming off of a previous block for vandalism, and advanced warnings are warranted for apparent repeat vandals. I'm not going to change it as it's not the hill I want to die on. -- McDoob AU93 17:57, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
I'm concerned about how you could delete an informational company page for a company that provides critical support services for the two largest government-owned enterprises in the U.S. (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac). Services that foster homeownership nationwide and keep the real estate economy pumping? There is, and was , nothing insignificant about Active Data Technologies, a company that provides similar services to /info/en/?search=Ocwen, but with far more significance and far less controversy. Is this just a simple misunderstanding? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThomasMyers1029 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
"My conscious is a jukebox" is a cool quote. But it's not grammatically correct. 'Concious' is an adjective, not a noun. [8] Might I suggest either "My consciousness is a jukebox" or "My conscience is a jukebox". :) 50.5.78.205 ( talk) 02:53, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I saw it now, so replying now...
Global lock does not autoblock globally, so local block is nessesary to apply autoblock. (Though autoblock lasts only for 24 hrs...) (PS. I think kowiki filter #50 (filter to preventing this sock) would be useful here... (It has been disallowing lots of 대우건설's edit on kowiki) If you are interested in creating a filter, I can send a copy. (#50 is private.) )—
Revi 04:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I see you have blocked Amamamamama for a week. Given that 90% of this contributor's edits seem to consist of homophobic vandalism, can I ask why the block wasn't indefinite? AndyTheGrump ( talk) 19:32, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
And incidentally, this 'contributors' user page probably merits attention. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 19:36, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
Ya it needs to be noted that 'queer heterosexuality' is and always will be a extremely offensive term to actual queer people, mainly because it forces common gender stereotypes onto people who do not want to conform to them and claims an oppressed title to someone who has never been oppressed because of who they love. My writing on it was merely noting that it is an offensive term, and I do not believe it should have been deleted. 75.110.24.109 ( talk) 20:01, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I moved the
Arrowsmith School article to be called
Arrowsmith Program and added tons of information with sources, and then a different user,
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs), undid all of that and changed "Arrowsmith Program" back to "Arrowsmith School" deleting everything I had added, without explanation. I want to revert what that user did. Can you please help me do that or do it yourself? Do you have any other comments or advice? (I don't know how to revert what the other user did myself.)
Eaqq (
talk) 04:52, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
I worry my above message isn't clear enough so I will restate my problem:
1. I moved "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" because almost all of the content and sources is actually about the Arrowsmith Program, NOT the Arrowsmith School.
2. I added a lot of information and added sources (about the program) and removed unsourced sentences.
3. A different user,
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs), undid the move.
4. I very much want to move "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" again but I know that edit warring isn't allowed so I would like your advice. I know I can make a new Wikipedia article named "Arrowsmith Program" but I don't think that's the best thing to do and don't want to do that. For example, everything in the "Criticism" section is about the Arrowsmith Program (NOT the Arrowsmith School). The notability is with the program, NOT the school. If I were to make a new article (Arrowsmith Program) and leave the "Arrowsmith School" article, that would be wrong because (not to repeat myself....) the content in "Arrowsmith School" is actually about the program! (Again, the Arrowsmith School is *not* notable. The program is what is talked about in news articles. So if I were to make a different Wikipedia article entitled "Arrowsmith Program", the content at "Arrowsmith School" that is about the program would need to be erased and then there would be barely an article. The Arrowsmith School in Toronto does not warrant its own Wikipedia article.)
5. If I do what I would like to do (move it again, and if the other user
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs) wants, I can add a section for the Arrowsmith School in the "Arrowsmith Program" article), I fear the other user will revert again and it will be an edit war.
6. Can you please tell me what to do? I really believe that moving "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" is the right thing to do. Should I just move it again and see if the other user reverts or not? Thank you.
You can see
here how I vastly improved the article.
And you can read Taeyebaar's side
here. I strongly disagree with Taeyebaar and it doesn't look like consensus between Taeyebaar and I will be reached.
Eaqq (
talk) 05:44, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Please add this user's last replace on own talk page - it's post-block vandal on his talkpage. — Revi 05:05, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Nicholas McDonald - Revdel and perhaps indef semi. The IP resumed adding material on 24th November merely hours after the protection expired. - NQ (talk) 18:32, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for conducting the Good Article review for Duesenberg Model A, and for your guidance in improving the article. Sincerely, SamBlob ( talk) 15:27, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
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I don't understand why you removed the speedy deletion tag from Jack Walsh (boxer). The reference you mentioned doesn't support the fight record in his bio, the claim that he is WBC champion (which is obviously false) or even his purported weight class. This is an obvious hoax. Tchaliburton ( talk) 17:49, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
HI MusikAnimal I continue to remove the citing of a court trial because it is listed under police misconduct. There was never any police misconduct assessed from this case. As I had previously suggested to the person who includes this that it it better suited as an entry under Austin Municipal Court. Also, if you a fairly monitoring this site, ArizonaComback seems intent on making this an anti-APD website instead of allowing all factual information on the page, such as patrol areas, pictures of sub stations, etc. They keep being removed and the person's comments to me are juvenile and insulting. I would appreciate any help to keep this page neutral. Cynlouise 12/9/14 Cynlouise ( talk) 20:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, back in October you blocked Kmvhmv for disruptive editing, see User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 9#Kmvhmv. You provided a much appreciated 1 month block. However, the vandal is back again. What do you think is the most appropriate next step? OSX ( talk • contributions) 08:27, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
I have changed it on your suggestion; I definitely did not intend for it to be that harsh and did not realize the original editor has been trying to work to make it acceptable. A long week with finals coming up, I should not have taken it out on the AfD and I apologize for my tone for sure. Nate • ( chatter) 06:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
MusikAnimal Hey! What's up? I have a question. In any article, how can I upload an image? Please check and tell me ASAP. Thank you. Adham Baghdadi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adham2911B ( talk • contribs)
Hi mate, just FYI I sent you an email the other day. You don't have to prioritise it or even reply at all considering it took me an absurdly long time to reply to yours. Just letting you know. :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:10, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 02:07, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Not sure why this is caught... Filter shouldn't disallow thisnuser's edit... I turned off disable for now. — Revi 06:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
new_wikitext
(the whole page), which on my talk page contained the last entry of the filter. I've
removed it, so you should be safe to re-enable the filter. The likelihood of a new editor editing a page with that same text is very low. It was just coincidence that those were vandals editing my talk page, so no harm done :) —
MusikAnimal
talk 16:01, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I was reviewing the AFC Articles when i saw this draft.I looked that whether this article existed in Wikipedia,then i saw that an article with same title and content was created on the same date as on when this draft was created.I require your help so that i can know that which editor has copied the other editors work or whether these two editors are same.The link for the article on wikipedia is as follows: Computational Fluid Dynamics for Phase Change Materials.-- Param Mudgal talk? 11:44, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
No i had not asked these users as i thought of first sharing this matter with you so that i can get useful help.Well,Thank you for the help.This issue would have been an abuse of accounts if Priybrat had created an article on wikipedia by using the information added by Monisharastogi7 but this is not the case now.Anyways,Thank you for your help once again.-- Param Mudgal talk? 17:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, it's about him. (I usually tag this first and send mail...) — Revi 17:16, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 20:36, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you so much for intervening with the Jeff Smisek situation. The same person has been deleting well-sourced content for years, and adding unsourced content of his/her own. Thank you for keeping an eye on the situation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lauraface32 ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi there! Unfortunately, Suzier444 has ignored your warnings and has begun to delete material wholesale without seeking consensus. Would you please look into this again? Thanks! Lauraface32 ( talk) 04:05, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
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I guess I should make a new page about a new Serbian supermarket chan that has the Serbian singer Maja Nikolić as its CEO, but with a similar name to the famous Dutch chain. Sources (all links are in Serbian): http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Hronika/518350/MILIONSKA-PREVARA-Maja-Nikolic-prodaje-fantomsku-austrijsku-fransizu http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/518710/DRZE-JE-NA-OKU-Ministarstvo-trgovine-upozorava-na-milionsku-prevaru-Maje-Nikolic http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/1348044-maja-nikolic-laz-je-da-sam-ukrala-96-miliona-evra-tuzicu-sve-koji-to-tvrde-foto http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/1347271-milionska-prevara-maje-nikolic-kopirala-ime-tudje-firme-pa-prodaje-fransizu http://www.svet.rs/najnovije-vesti/maja-nikolic-tuzicu-medije-koji-pisu-da-sam-direktor-fantomske-firme-napustam-estradu-i-bavicu-se-menadzerskim-poslom http://www.b92.net/video/bulevar.php?yyyy=2014&mm=12&dd=15&nav_id=936617 http://tracara.com/maja-nikolic-prodaje-fantomsku-austrijsku-fransizu/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78MqXLc7S68 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.87.143.17 ( talk) 18:46, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
OMG, yeah, it was really a mistake. I was gonna edit only the episodes, but i just ended up editing the whole page. I'm so sorry. Thank you for restoring the page! I'm gonna do my best to pay attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marlonroclac ( talk • contribs) 22:22, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
Please explain why you removed a revision of Kit Carson. The original "content" was removed because it was unsourced. This article is in a state of revision and should be given at leat 5 minutes to take shape. A personal description section is a brilliant idea even if I do say so myself. Please refrain from making wholesale reverts. The article needs extensive revision. Take your finger off the "revert" key. Thanks. 208.125.213.94 ( talk) 16:57, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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The discussion here has gone on for quite a while, and I think all the appropriate points have been made. You know what my position is on the matter, and many agree with me. I'd be happy if you'd evaluate consensus and close the discussion as appropriate. In so doing, however, please pay close attention to the many WP:SPA remarks, and their lack backing in reliable sources. RGloucester — ☎ 18:56, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi MusikAnimal, I made that edit to the sodium channel phylogram because I'm new to administration on wikipedia and did not know how I could delete the figure or message the original author. The figure is completely false and I feel that it is irresponsible to allow the figure to remain up, as researchers and the general public would be misinformed by reading/using that figure (not going to quote Billy Madison). If you could delete the figure or message the original author, I would greatly appreciate it. Please tell the author to read any papers by William Catterall, Harold Zakon, or Bertil Hille for clarification on the evolution of sodium ion channels. Thanks 68.61.193.56 ( talk) 01:16, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Hey MusikAnimal! I know Huggle has a ignore list which could be access on the menu bar on the top on the "Tools" tab > "Ignore list", however I am not sure how to add a namespace itself. Best, ///EuroCar GT 01:46, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
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I removed it, as the source was the economist, which like usual provided no sources or proof and slandered the Catholic Church. Hope that explains it. I have only found people claim this based on this one source. 83.128.72.82 ( talk) 22:21, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Hey there, was just wondering (not that I disagree with the decision) given that there is an active ANI relating to e-cigarette, how come you protected the page to Admins only? SPACKlick ( talk) 16:59, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your input regarding my signature, although there is one problem.
On my talk page the sigma letter is purple whereas on every other page it renders as blue. I would like to keep it this way. I tried compare your version of the signature to my version and it renders as blue on my talk. If you see anyway around it it would be appreciated.
Thanks for your input and well done on being an awesome admin!
Cheers, Luxure Σ 21:58, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hello, I noticed you deleted the request for deletion for Chris Putnam. Could you perhaps create a discussion at the venue you mentioned yourself? I think the 'single event' Putnam is notable for, according to you, is in itself not notable at all and therefore this guy does not need an encyclopedia page. Thanks. 82.217.116.224 ( talk) 13:27, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hiya MusikAnimal,
I was wondering if you could possibly delete
this talk page only for the simple reason it's added itself to
my subpages which I'm rather uncomfortable with - The name doesn't bother me in the slightest it's just the subpage part that does, If there's a way I could remove it from my subpages I'd rather choose that option but as far as I'm aware there's not,
Anyway thanks,
Regards, –
Davey2010 •
(talk) 19:29, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 12:05, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi MusikAnimal,
I was wondering if you might be able to restore a draft of an article I was working on: Draft:Wendall_K._Harrington. I realize that there was copyright issues, and I would like to fix them and try to resubmit the article. Can you help me with this?
Thanks. Mfbergmann ( talk) 21:48, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! Some of the content is gone (that I don't think was the copyrighted material in question), but this gives me a good place to pick up from. Thanks again. Mfbergmann ( talk) 22:19, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi MusikAnimal,
I would ask you to delete [ this edit] by an IP. It discloses several emails of individuals at those universities. I think it would be a breach of privacy to those people named with their names and emails on Wikipedia.
Check it out for yourself and let me know.
Cheers Luxure Σ 11:51, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
If you did not watch PTI and see the segment, you are the one making edits in poor fashion. I'd appreciate you not taking down my post for no reason, and sending threatening messages. I noticed you're a volunteer admin, I'll review your behavior accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.70.178.226 ( talk) 22:17, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi please change apps, you can corrected see on career burnley and see at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Nimani thankyou. Saya Indonesia ( talk) 11:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
I would request we delete YoYo Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YoYo_Games as it relies on 1st party information and is also nothing but a copy and paste of bad sections from GameMaker: Studio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameMaker:_Studio there is also links to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YoYoGames on the Studio page which themselves link back to the Studio page - the whole thing is a mess and it has been setup to attack the company (which full disclosure - I work for) there is even more information from our positive users here gamemakerblog.com/2013/10/13/wikipedia-shames-gamemaker-studio/ Thank you for any help - this has been frustrating for me and my colleagues — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk • contribs)
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk) 17:12, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Oh - Is it worth mentioning that BlitzGreg works for a competitor? I don't know how that works. Seems pretty shady and petty imo :D — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.99.213.226 ( talk) 17:56, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
I generally respect administrators, and I have no reason to believe that you are not a valuable contributor to the project. However, I will admit my anger with regard to your handling of the Cultural Marxism article. You started a merge discussion, but refused to close it. I was forced to let it flounder in AN/RFC for weeks, with no result. Meanwhile, off-Wikipedia canvasing began, targeting me specifically. SPAs from all over appeared, trying to defend this scourge of an article. Therefore, I've closed the discussion myself and merge the article. You may say this is improper, but it is what is best for the encylopaedia. No one else seems to care enough, so the least I can do is try and resolve the situation. Am I supposed to sit back and watch this nonsense unfold, all because a long stale merge discussion that you initiated was not closed by anyone? No. So, I've taken action. I hope that you, as an administrator, keep an eye on this now merged article, and make sure that these SPAs do not take over. If you look at the talk page there, one editor has conveniently provided a link to a message board thread whereby people engaged in the behaviour I've mentioned. Please, I beg of you, take responsibility. Do not let this nonsense continue. RGloucester — ☎ 18:29, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi, you placed the Electronic cigarette page under protection. Would you please do so again. As soon as the protection ended the problems resumed. There is a request on the page protection notice board and it has a few editors agreeing that its needed on the talk page. Thanks. AlbinoFerret 22:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi MA, There have been 75 edits to the Electronic Cigarette article in the 24 hours since protection expired, about half of which are full or partial reversions. East718, who declined the request for extending protection (which is supported by most of the editors, surprisingly enough), has a message on his talk page that he is away for an extended period. He had stated that rather than protecting, he would block those engaging in edit warring, but I guess he's not actually monitoring.
Suggestions on how to proceed? Thanks. Formerly 98 ( talk) 14:36, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
i want to edit a page to help players but i can't — Preceding unsigned comment added by Minecraftmichael ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
With all due respect, I disagree with your assessment that advanced vandalism warnings are unwarranted. The user is just coming off of a previous block for vandalism, and advanced warnings are warranted for apparent repeat vandals. I'm not going to change it as it's not the hill I want to die on. -- McDoob AU93 17:57, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
I'm concerned about how you could delete an informational company page for a company that provides critical support services for the two largest government-owned enterprises in the U.S. (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac). Services that foster homeownership nationwide and keep the real estate economy pumping? There is, and was , nothing insignificant about Active Data Technologies, a company that provides similar services to /info/en/?search=Ocwen, but with far more significance and far less controversy. Is this just a simple misunderstanding? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThomasMyers1029 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
"My conscious is a jukebox" is a cool quote. But it's not grammatically correct. 'Concious' is an adjective, not a noun. [8] Might I suggest either "My consciousness is a jukebox" or "My conscience is a jukebox". :) 50.5.78.205 ( talk) 02:53, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I saw it now, so replying now...
Global lock does not autoblock globally, so local block is nessesary to apply autoblock. (Though autoblock lasts only for 24 hrs...) (PS. I think kowiki filter #50 (filter to preventing this sock) would be useful here... (It has been disallowing lots of 대우건설's edit on kowiki) If you are interested in creating a filter, I can send a copy. (#50 is private.) )—
Revi 04:48, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I see you have blocked Amamamamama for a week. Given that 90% of this contributor's edits seem to consist of homophobic vandalism, can I ask why the block wasn't indefinite? AndyTheGrump ( talk) 19:32, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
And incidentally, this 'contributors' user page probably merits attention. AndyTheGrump ( talk) 19:36, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
Ya it needs to be noted that 'queer heterosexuality' is and always will be a extremely offensive term to actual queer people, mainly because it forces common gender stereotypes onto people who do not want to conform to them and claims an oppressed title to someone who has never been oppressed because of who they love. My writing on it was merely noting that it is an offensive term, and I do not believe it should have been deleted. 75.110.24.109 ( talk) 20:01, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I moved the
Arrowsmith School article to be called
Arrowsmith Program and added tons of information with sources, and then a different user,
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs), undid all of that and changed "Arrowsmith Program" back to "Arrowsmith School" deleting everything I had added, without explanation. I want to revert what that user did. Can you please help me do that or do it yourself? Do you have any other comments or advice? (I don't know how to revert what the other user did myself.)
Eaqq (
talk) 04:52, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
I worry my above message isn't clear enough so I will restate my problem:
1. I moved "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" because almost all of the content and sources is actually about the Arrowsmith Program, NOT the Arrowsmith School.
2. I added a lot of information and added sources (about the program) and removed unsourced sentences.
3. A different user,
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs), undid the move.
4. I very much want to move "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" again but I know that edit warring isn't allowed so I would like your advice. I know I can make a new Wikipedia article named "Arrowsmith Program" but I don't think that's the best thing to do and don't want to do that. For example, everything in the "Criticism" section is about the Arrowsmith Program (NOT the Arrowsmith School). The notability is with the program, NOT the school. If I were to make a new article (Arrowsmith Program) and leave the "Arrowsmith School" article, that would be wrong because (not to repeat myself....) the content in "Arrowsmith School" is actually about the program! (Again, the Arrowsmith School is *not* notable. The program is what is talked about in news articles. So if I were to make a different Wikipedia article entitled "Arrowsmith Program", the content at "Arrowsmith School" that is about the program would need to be erased and then there would be barely an article. The Arrowsmith School in Toronto does not warrant its own Wikipedia article.)
5. If I do what I would like to do (move it again, and if the other user
Taeyebaar (
talk ·
contribs) wants, I can add a section for the Arrowsmith School in the "Arrowsmith Program" article), I fear the other user will revert again and it will be an edit war.
6. Can you please tell me what to do? I really believe that moving "Arrowsmith School" to "Arrowsmith Program" is the right thing to do. Should I just move it again and see if the other user reverts or not? Thank you.
You can see
here how I vastly improved the article.
And you can read Taeyebaar's side
here. I strongly disagree with Taeyebaar and it doesn't look like consensus between Taeyebaar and I will be reached.
Eaqq (
talk) 05:44, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Please add this user's last replace on own talk page - it's post-block vandal on his talkpage. — Revi 05:05, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Nicholas McDonald - Revdel and perhaps indef semi. The IP resumed adding material on 24th November merely hours after the protection expired. - NQ (talk) 18:32, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for conducting the Good Article review for Duesenberg Model A, and for your guidance in improving the article. Sincerely, SamBlob ( talk) 15:27, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
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I don't understand why you removed the speedy deletion tag from Jack Walsh (boxer). The reference you mentioned doesn't support the fight record in his bio, the claim that he is WBC champion (which is obviously false) or even his purported weight class. This is an obvious hoax. Tchaliburton ( talk) 17:49, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
HI MusikAnimal I continue to remove the citing of a court trial because it is listed under police misconduct. There was never any police misconduct assessed from this case. As I had previously suggested to the person who includes this that it it better suited as an entry under Austin Municipal Court. Also, if you a fairly monitoring this site, ArizonaComback seems intent on making this an anti-APD website instead of allowing all factual information on the page, such as patrol areas, pictures of sub stations, etc. They keep being removed and the person's comments to me are juvenile and insulting. I would appreciate any help to keep this page neutral. Cynlouise 12/9/14 Cynlouise ( talk) 20:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, back in October you blocked Kmvhmv for disruptive editing, see User talk:MusikAnimal/Archive 9#Kmvhmv. You provided a much appreciated 1 month block. However, the vandal is back again. What do you think is the most appropriate next step? OSX ( talk • contributions) 08:27, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
I have changed it on your suggestion; I definitely did not intend for it to be that harsh and did not realize the original editor has been trying to work to make it acceptable. A long week with finals coming up, I should not have taken it out on the AfD and I apologize for my tone for sure. Nate • ( chatter) 06:15, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
MusikAnimal Hey! What's up? I have a question. In any article, how can I upload an image? Please check and tell me ASAP. Thank you. Adham Baghdadi — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adham2911B ( talk • contribs)
Hi mate, just FYI I sent you an email the other day. You don't have to prioritise it or even reply at all considering it took me an absurdly long time to reply to yours. Just letting you know. :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:10, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 02:07, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Not sure why this is caught... Filter shouldn't disallow thisnuser's edit... I turned off disable for now. — Revi 06:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
new_wikitext
(the whole page), which on my talk page contained the last entry of the filter. I've
removed it, so you should be safe to re-enable the filter. The likelihood of a new editor editing a page with that same text is very low. It was just coincidence that those were vandals editing my talk page, so no harm done :) —
MusikAnimal
talk 16:01, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I was reviewing the AFC Articles when i saw this draft.I looked that whether this article existed in Wikipedia,then i saw that an article with same title and content was created on the same date as on when this draft was created.I require your help so that i can know that which editor has copied the other editors work or whether these two editors are same.The link for the article on wikipedia is as follows: Computational Fluid Dynamics for Phase Change Materials.-- Param Mudgal talk? 11:44, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
No i had not asked these users as i thought of first sharing this matter with you so that i can get useful help.Well,Thank you for the help.This issue would have been an abuse of accounts if Priybrat had created an article on wikipedia by using the information added by Monisharastogi7 but this is not the case now.Anyways,Thank you for your help once again.-- Param Mudgal talk? 17:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, it's about him. (I usually tag this first and send mail...) — Revi 17:16, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Extend PC time? -- George Ho ( talk) 20:36, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
Thank you so much for intervening with the Jeff Smisek situation. The same person has been deleting well-sourced content for years, and adding unsourced content of his/her own. Thank you for keeping an eye on the situation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lauraface32 ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi there! Unfortunately, Suzier444 has ignored your warnings and has begun to delete material wholesale without seeking consensus. Would you please look into this again? Thanks! Lauraface32 ( talk) 04:05, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
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I guess I should make a new page about a new Serbian supermarket chan that has the Serbian singer Maja Nikolić as its CEO, but with a similar name to the famous Dutch chain. Sources (all links are in Serbian): http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Hronika/518350/MILIONSKA-PREVARA-Maja-Nikolic-prodaje-fantomsku-austrijsku-fransizu http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/518710/DRZE-JE-NA-OKU-Ministarstvo-trgovine-upozorava-na-milionsku-prevaru-Maje-Nikolic http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/1348044-maja-nikolic-laz-je-da-sam-ukrala-96-miliona-evra-tuzicu-sve-koji-to-tvrde-foto http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/1347271-milionska-prevara-maje-nikolic-kopirala-ime-tudje-firme-pa-prodaje-fransizu http://www.svet.rs/najnovije-vesti/maja-nikolic-tuzicu-medije-koji-pisu-da-sam-direktor-fantomske-firme-napustam-estradu-i-bavicu-se-menadzerskim-poslom http://www.b92.net/video/bulevar.php?yyyy=2014&mm=12&dd=15&nav_id=936617 http://tracara.com/maja-nikolic-prodaje-fantomsku-austrijsku-fransizu/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78MqXLc7S68 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.87.143.17 ( talk) 18:46, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
OMG, yeah, it was really a mistake. I was gonna edit only the episodes, but i just ended up editing the whole page. I'm so sorry. Thank you for restoring the page! I'm gonna do my best to pay attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marlonroclac ( talk • contribs) 22:22, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
Please explain why you removed a revision of Kit Carson. The original "content" was removed because it was unsourced. This article is in a state of revision and should be given at leat 5 minutes to take shape. A personal description section is a brilliant idea even if I do say so myself. Please refrain from making wholesale reverts. The article needs extensive revision. Take your finger off the "revert" key. Thanks. 208.125.213.94 ( talk) 16:57, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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