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How do I do it? Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:02, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Worm,
MiszaBot III seems to have stopped archiving my talk page, have you got any ideas to why that might be? Adam mugliston Talk 19:19, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the word to the wise -- the process was actually quite enlightening! I learned a lot from all the comments and will keep in mind how much more there is to Wikipedia. ch ( talk) 05:51, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support | |
Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. I shall endeavor to meet your and the community's expectations as an admin. Qwyrxian ( talk) 07:58, 26 July 2011 (UTC) |
Since 10.28.2010 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Even though it's been quiet on-wiki, the Wikipedia Ambassador Program has been busy over the last few months getting ready for the next term. We're heading toward over 80 classes in the US, across all disciplines. You'll see courses start popping up here, and this time we want to match one or more Online Ambassadors to each class based on interest or expertise in the subject matter. If you see a class that you're interested, please contact the professor and/or me; the sooner the Ambassadors and professors get in communication, the better things go. Look for more in the coming weeks about next term.
In the meantime, with a little help I've identified all the articles students did significant work on in the last term. Many of the articles have never been assessed, or have ratings that are out of date from before the students improved them. Please help assess them! Pick a class, or just a few articles, and give them a rating (and add a relevant WikiProject banner if there isn't one), and then update the list of articles.
Once we have updated assessments for all these articles, we can get a better idea of how quality varied from course to course, and which approaches to running Wikipedia assignments and managing courses are most effective.
-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 17:31, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Here is some evidence of valuable contributions. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:53, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, if you don't mind, I placed this. Thanks again, An editor since 10.28.2010. 04:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, if you don't mind, I moved the barnstar to my page. View it here. An editor since 10.28.2010. 20:57, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Well, I'm back. You still fancy a chat at IRC? Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:00, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello Worm. I just discovered that someone having some sort of hissy fit deleted a whole article. See here: Rorschach Test. I reverted it, of course, and restored the article, but does one then do something about the editor? His fit is on the Talk Page, by the way. I've never seen anyone do this. Advice? (And how are you, by the way?)-- TEHodson 05:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, another barnstar, eh? Or did I fail :O --Since 10.28.2010 06:58, 31 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.19.240 ( talk)
Have I told you how impressed I am by your mentorship activities? I'm not sure I have, but if I did, it is worth repeating. It may be ironic that I'm posting just as you have failed, but that's part of the point. Not all will be successful, and I think your recent attempt was very unlikely to succeed, and if it had succeeded, it would have required 100% of your energies for a long time. Some aren't suited for Wikipedia. I hope this recent instance doesn't diminish your enthusiasm for the mentor program. SPhilbrick T 14:35, 31 July 2011 (UTC) |
If you had any doubt in your mind at all about the block this might help clear them. Personally, I woke up and was thinking maybe everything from yesterday is past and we can start anew. Then I saw that you blocked him. It is a sort of hard feeling considering I have worked with him since June 18. At one point he even had a dedication notice to me. Reading that question at the help desk helped me come to terms with the block. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Could you give me some assistance on my User page? I am not sure exactly how to design it but I know I would like a tab bar across the top similar to what you and other editors have. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
There is a template of some sort for users who create an article, get it to DYK, stick with it to Good article status, and finally get it promoted to a featured article and I cannot find it. I can't even think or focus on anything right now because I cannot find the answer. Do you know what it is? Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:53, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
See WP:Help desk#X. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
However, while I endorse the block of Since 10.28.2010, an indef seems a bit long. The usual approach is to apply increasingly longer blocks, with indef reserved for socks, legal threats and improper user names.-- SPhilbrick T 15:13, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
@Sphilbrick, an indefinite period of time is not a long period of time. It could be 1 second, or a million years, Chzz ► 15:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Just to let you know I think you handled this very well - you showed far more patience than most of us would have in the mentorship process, giving Since 10.28.2010 plenty of opportunity to change, but then were brave enough to enact what is in my opinion a fully justified block when he showed he was either unwilling or unable to change his ways. Peter 22:36, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I see a need for a bot and am wondering if the bot I desire would even be technically possible. I oftentimes wikilink to specific sections of an article and am worried that the section may be renamed without {{ anchor}} being used. Would it be possible for a bot to find sections that are wikilinked from another article and place a similar notice to what I did here
==The schooner ''Allen Gardiner''<!--- Note: Articles link to this section, do not change the section heading without using {{anchor}}--->==
Thanks, Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I read up on your copyright and I fully understand it all now. Just to confirm, is the license I put on the image correct now? Puffin Let's talk! 10:15, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
I don't know how experienced you are with good article review, but I just completed my first review here and was hoping you could give me some input. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:14, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
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I have recently finished a good article review for Tim Pawlenty and in light of complete dissatisfaction with the article shown by User:Wasted Time R I would like to ask you to view the review here. Please note that this is an informal request for comment not a formal request for second opinion. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
G'day Worm,
Mind revdel-ing some libel from an article for me? I'd e-mail the address on WP:LIBEL, but past experience suggests that solution doesn't work.
Is there a venue to talk off wikipedia? - danjel ( talk to me) 07:48, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Tah. - danjel ( talk to me) 08:35, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
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How are my edits on Phodopus and Djungarian hamster? Puffin Let's talk! 20:43, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Want to? Just kidding, I certainly don't think I would make it through an RFA right now. I would be honored if you would do a nomination for me some day when I am ready. So here comes the related question, am I ready to start admin coaching? Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:28, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
... though it's probably too early for me. I like working at DYK, and for some of the heavy lifting there you need a mop. Could you give me some idea of what I would have to do to learn Junior Adminship? I could also help out at science-related AfD, if people want help there. Sharktopus talk 23:01, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments on my talkpage. I appreciate the spirit in which they are offered and do not doubt your sincerity. However, I do not think that I can be convinced that admins are no different to non-admins. Many day-to-day admins are unilateral, and non-admins seek them out to judge disputes. Admins have technical and political power that makes them a different class of editor. Given that they are appointed for life, I think the power structure here bears a resemblance to the House of Lords in medieval England :-) The funny thing is that I never originally intended anyone except myself to read the AdminWatch page. It's a pity there isn't a way to make userpages private. -- Surturz ( talk) 15:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi Worm, I was wondering if you can take a look at the feedback I submitted for two GA nominated article. I realize that new users are not really encouraged to take this on by ourselves, so a second opinion would be greatly appreciated.
Two articles I reviewed are:
Thank you! Stan mact ( talk) 17:02, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Knowing how good you are with these things, can I suggest you take a look at Jacobga ( talk · contribs) who is seeking adoption. He is currently on a 24 hour block for disruptive editing (the usual pattern!) but he seems to care and some of his contributions have been good. -- Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator ( Talk) 00:00, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
Best editor The.thanker ( talk) 01:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC) |
Hi,
I am thinking that letting the editor decide to dump his old account in these circumstances goes against the spirit of Wikipedia:Clean start. Mt king (edits) 09:12, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback. I placed a peer review for the article, as I wanted to nominate it as a good article but I'm not sure that it's ready. I am hoping to get Phodopus, Djungarian hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster and Roborovski hamster to GA and then I will have a lot of experience in content creation and the manual of style in addition to what I already know. I haven't worked on them all yet, but I am going to in the future. Thank you again. Puffin Let's talk! 12:44, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
{{ adoptme}} Ethan ate1 20:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Could I upload the image on this page to Wikipedia commons as an image of the UK government? I cannot find anything to specifically say that it is owned by the government but can also find nothing to say that it is copyrighted by anything other than the UK government. The same image can be found here, here, here, and here. Another option is the image here, but I think I am more concerned about that one. Ryan Vesey Review me! 19:09, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
I have always wondered if I edit in a similar or different way to other editors and I'm tired of wondering, so I'm going to ask you what you do. First, do you use any form of editing tool such as wikED? Second, do you type all wikimarkup yourself? For example do you manually type three apostrophes to bold something or do you click the Bold button at the top of your window. Do you use the cite tool at the top of your editing window or do you fill the entire template yourself? In the course of writing this I found the {{#tag:ref||group="note"}} button. I could actually imagine using this so I'm glad I brought the subject up. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanklet this page seems pretty blank and I want to miss Speedy delete so what do you think? Aviation.expert 13:44, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
Thanks for helping me! Aviation.expert 13:42, 7 August 2011 (UTC) |
I would like to know how to make a vandalism notice to post on a talk page as a user has vandalised the ebay page buy deleting mass content it has been reverted but would like to know the code for future reference, also I have been welcoming users using code from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The.aviation.expert/welcome Aviation.expert 14:46, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
A Brit born in the 80s, you say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3N6Ln8DdE but somehow I think it might not be your style of music, lol. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 16:40, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Worm. Please take a look at Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011#What has happened. Thank you, Swarm u | t 04:03, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. (Just a formality, since the person who started the thread seems to have forgotten to inform you.) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 13:53, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Worm, you have threatened to drag me through an RfC.
Let me give you advance notice that I shall certainly ignore such a proceeding unless you get the approval of a serious administrator.
On the mathematics project, Charles Matthews, EdJohnston, Geometry Guy, Carl (CBM), CRGreathouse are administrators you might consider. EdJohnston is also on the statistics project. CRGreathouse is also on the economics project. You may also ask any member of ArbCom or any active clerk. This is not an exhaustive list. I have great respect for GWH, but given his positioning on civility, I think that he would be an excellent second "wise man" certifying an RfC worth my time.
This advance notice is to spare us both a waste of time like the ANI, where nearly only the only persons present were already involved.
I remind you of the following policies, which are quoted:
In particular, I have viewed the ANI proceedings as part of a campaign of harassment by Demiurge1000, which you in good faith became enmeshed. I have spent a lot of time responding to criticisms in the ANI, and under no conditions am I willing to spend time on an RfC in the next two months. I have discharged my obligations to the community by responding to voluminous criticisms by Du1000's summoned clique, in great detail, and I am under no obligation to respond again in the near future.
In particular, you should avoid even the appearance of having your RfC "harass or subdue" me, after your having prolonged and expanded an ANI brought by TFD.
Kiefer. Wolfowitz 09:40, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Following many suggestions and requests, I have rewritten the comments on the SPA page and on an aggrieved editor's page so they swell with the milk of human kindness and may be more helpful for continued editing.
That done, I remind you about the serious issues raised by the edits that provoked my wrath, particularly the lifting of only "democratic centralism" from "Stalinist democratic centralism". This edit showed some understanding that the history was unreliable and biased but nonetheless introduced the d.c. slander. (There were a number of similar partisan falsehoods otherwise introduced at that time, more easily understood to have been in good faith.) I can imagine that an earth quake threatened the editor, who hit the "Save page" button prematurely before leaving for open ground, or a similar scenario, and that more pressing matters demanded his attention.
I ask the editor and Demiurge1000 to cooperate with similar edits on the talk page of SPA. Kiefer. Wolfowitz 14:27, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
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Archive 5 | Archive 6 | Archive 7 | Archive 8 | Archive 9 | Archive 10 | → | Archive 15 |
How do I do it? Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:02, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Worm,
MiszaBot III seems to have stopped archiving my talk page, have you got any ideas to why that might be? Adam mugliston Talk 19:19, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the word to the wise -- the process was actually quite enlightening! I learned a lot from all the comments and will keep in mind how much more there is to Wikipedia. ch ( talk) 05:51, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your support | |
Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. I shall endeavor to meet your and the community's expectations as an admin. Qwyrxian ( talk) 07:58, 26 July 2011 (UTC) |
Since 10.28.2010 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Even though it's been quiet on-wiki, the Wikipedia Ambassador Program has been busy over the last few months getting ready for the next term. We're heading toward over 80 classes in the US, across all disciplines. You'll see courses start popping up here, and this time we want to match one or more Online Ambassadors to each class based on interest or expertise in the subject matter. If you see a class that you're interested, please contact the professor and/or me; the sooner the Ambassadors and professors get in communication, the better things go. Look for more in the coming weeks about next term.
In the meantime, with a little help I've identified all the articles students did significant work on in the last term. Many of the articles have never been assessed, or have ratings that are out of date from before the students improved them. Please help assess them! Pick a class, or just a few articles, and give them a rating (and add a relevant WikiProject banner if there isn't one), and then update the list of articles.
Once we have updated assessments for all these articles, we can get a better idea of how quality varied from course to course, and which approaches to running Wikipedia assignments and managing courses are most effective.
-- Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation ( talk) 17:31, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Here is some evidence of valuable contributions. Ryan Vesey Review me! 03:53, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, if you don't mind, I placed this. Thanks again, An editor since 10.28.2010. 04:36, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, if you don't mind, I moved the barnstar to my page. View it here. An editor since 10.28.2010. 20:57, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Well, I'm back. You still fancy a chat at IRC? Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:00, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello Worm. I just discovered that someone having some sort of hissy fit deleted a whole article. See here: Rorschach Test. I reverted it, of course, and restored the article, but does one then do something about the editor? His fit is on the Talk Page, by the way. I've never seen anyone do this. Advice? (And how are you, by the way?)-- TEHodson 05:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Hey, another barnstar, eh? Or did I fail :O --Since 10.28.2010 06:58, 31 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.19.240 ( talk)
Have I told you how impressed I am by your mentorship activities? I'm not sure I have, but if I did, it is worth repeating. It may be ironic that I'm posting just as you have failed, but that's part of the point. Not all will be successful, and I think your recent attempt was very unlikely to succeed, and if it had succeeded, it would have required 100% of your energies for a long time. Some aren't suited for Wikipedia. I hope this recent instance doesn't diminish your enthusiasm for the mentor program. SPhilbrick T 14:35, 31 July 2011 (UTC) |
If you had any doubt in your mind at all about the block this might help clear them. Personally, I woke up and was thinking maybe everything from yesterday is past and we can start anew. Then I saw that you blocked him. It is a sort of hard feeling considering I have worked with him since June 18. At one point he even had a dedication notice to me. Reading that question at the help desk helped me come to terms with the block. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Could you give me some assistance on my User page? I am not sure exactly how to design it but I know I would like a tab bar across the top similar to what you and other editors have. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
There is a template of some sort for users who create an article, get it to DYK, stick with it to Good article status, and finally get it promoted to a featured article and I cannot find it. I can't even think or focus on anything right now because I cannot find the answer. Do you know what it is? Ryan Vesey Review me! 17:53, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
See WP:Help desk#X. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:26, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
However, while I endorse the block of Since 10.28.2010, an indef seems a bit long. The usual approach is to apply increasingly longer blocks, with indef reserved for socks, legal threats and improper user names.-- SPhilbrick T 15:13, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
@Sphilbrick, an indefinite period of time is not a long period of time. It could be 1 second, or a million years, Chzz ► 15:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Just to let you know I think you handled this very well - you showed far more patience than most of us would have in the mentorship process, giving Since 10.28.2010 plenty of opportunity to change, but then were brave enough to enact what is in my opinion a fully justified block when he showed he was either unwilling or unable to change his ways. Peter 22:36, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I see a need for a bot and am wondering if the bot I desire would even be technically possible. I oftentimes wikilink to specific sections of an article and am worried that the section may be renamed without {{ anchor}} being used. Would it be possible for a bot to find sections that are wikilinked from another article and place a similar notice to what I did here
==The schooner ''Allen Gardiner''<!--- Note: Articles link to this section, do not change the section heading without using {{anchor}}--->==
Thanks, Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I read up on your copyright and I fully understand it all now. Just to confirm, is the license I put on the image correct now? Puffin Let's talk! 10:15, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
I don't know how experienced you are with good article review, but I just completed my first review here and was hoping you could give me some input. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:14, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
The Mediation Committee has received a request for formal mediation of the dispute relating to "Opposition to the legalisation of abortion". As an editor concerned in this dispute, you are invited to participate in the mediation. Mediation is a voluntary process which resolves a dispute over article content by facilitation, consensus-building, and compromise among the involved editors. After reviewing the request page, the formal mediation policy, and the guide to formal mediation, please indicate in the "party agreement" section whether you agree to participate. Because requests must be responded to by the Mediation Committee within seven days, please respond to the request by May 6, 2011.
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I have recently finished a good article review for Tim Pawlenty and in light of complete dissatisfaction with the article shown by User:Wasted Time R I would like to ask you to view the review here. Please note that this is an informal request for comment not a formal request for second opinion. Ryan Vesey Review me! 05:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
G'day Worm,
Mind revdel-ing some libel from an article for me? I'd e-mail the address on WP:LIBEL, but past experience suggests that solution doesn't work.
Is there a venue to talk off wikipedia? - danjel ( talk to me) 07:48, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Tah. - danjel ( talk to me) 08:35, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Remember that RFCs are part of Dispute Resolution and at times may take place in a heated environment. Please take a look at the relevant RFC page before responding and be sure that you are willing and able to enter that environment and contribute to making the discussion a calm and productive one focussed on the content issue at hand. See also Wikipedia:Requests for comment#Suggestions for responding.
Greetings! You have been randomly selected to receive an invitation to participate in the request for comment on Talk:Campaign for "santorum" neologism. Should you wish to respond to the invitation, your contribution to this discussion will be very much appreciated! However, please note that your input will carry no greater weight than anyone else's: remember that an RFC aims to reach a reasoned consensus position, and is not a vote. In support of that, your contribution should focus on thoughtful evaluation of the issues and available evidence, and provide further relevant evidence if possible.
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How are my edits on Phodopus and Djungarian hamster? Puffin Let's talk! 20:43, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Want to? Just kidding, I certainly don't think I would make it through an RFA right now. I would be honored if you would do a nomination for me some day when I am ready. So here comes the related question, am I ready to start admin coaching? Ryan Vesey Review me! 22:28, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
... though it's probably too early for me. I like working at DYK, and for some of the heavy lifting there you need a mop. Could you give me some idea of what I would have to do to learn Junior Adminship? I could also help out at science-related AfD, if people want help there. Sharktopus talk 23:01, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments on my talkpage. I appreciate the spirit in which they are offered and do not doubt your sincerity. However, I do not think that I can be convinced that admins are no different to non-admins. Many day-to-day admins are unilateral, and non-admins seek them out to judge disputes. Admins have technical and political power that makes them a different class of editor. Given that they are appointed for life, I think the power structure here bears a resemblance to the House of Lords in medieval England :-) The funny thing is that I never originally intended anyone except myself to read the AdminWatch page. It's a pity there isn't a way to make userpages private. -- Surturz ( talk) 15:35, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi Worm, I was wondering if you can take a look at the feedback I submitted for two GA nominated article. I realize that new users are not really encouraged to take this on by ourselves, so a second opinion would be greatly appreciated.
Two articles I reviewed are:
Thank you! Stan mact ( talk) 17:02, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
Knowing how good you are with these things, can I suggest you take a look at Jacobga ( talk · contribs) who is seeking adoption. He is currently on a 24 hour block for disruptive editing (the usual pattern!) but he seems to care and some of his contributions have been good. -- Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator ( Talk) 00:00, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
Best editor The.thanker ( talk) 01:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC) |
Hi,
I am thinking that letting the editor decide to dump his old account in these circumstances goes against the spirit of Wikipedia:Clean start. Mt king (edits) 09:12, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback. I placed a peer review for the article, as I wanted to nominate it as a good article but I'm not sure that it's ready. I am hoping to get Phodopus, Djungarian hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster and Roborovski hamster to GA and then I will have a lot of experience in content creation and the manual of style in addition to what I already know. I haven't worked on them all yet, but I am going to in the future. Thank you again. Puffin Let's talk! 12:44, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
{{ adoptme}} Ethan ate1 20:56, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Could I upload the image on this page to Wikipedia commons as an image of the UK government? I cannot find anything to specifically say that it is owned by the government but can also find nothing to say that it is copyrighted by anything other than the UK government. The same image can be found here, here, here, and here. Another option is the image here, but I think I am more concerned about that one. Ryan Vesey Review me! 19:09, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
I have always wondered if I edit in a similar or different way to other editors and I'm tired of wondering, so I'm going to ask you what you do. First, do you use any form of editing tool such as wikED? Second, do you type all wikimarkup yourself? For example do you manually type three apostrophes to bold something or do you click the Bold button at the top of your window. Do you use the cite tool at the top of your editing window or do you fill the entire template yourself? In the course of writing this I found the {{#tag:ref||group="note"}} button. I could actually imagine using this so I'm glad I brought the subject up. Ryan Vesey Review me! 21:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanklet this page seems pretty blank and I want to miss Speedy delete so what do you think? Aviation.expert 13:44, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
Thanks for helping me! Aviation.expert 13:42, 7 August 2011 (UTC) |
I would like to know how to make a vandalism notice to post on a talk page as a user has vandalised the ebay page buy deleting mass content it has been reverted but would like to know the code for future reference, also I have been welcoming users using code from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The.aviation.expert/welcome Aviation.expert 14:46, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
A Brit born in the 80s, you say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3N6Ln8DdE but somehow I think it might not be your style of music, lol. -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 16:40, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Worm. Please take a look at Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011#What has happened. Thank you, Swarm u | t 04:03, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. (Just a formality, since the person who started the thread seems to have forgotten to inform you.) -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 13:53, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Worm, you have threatened to drag me through an RfC.
Let me give you advance notice that I shall certainly ignore such a proceeding unless you get the approval of a serious administrator.
On the mathematics project, Charles Matthews, EdJohnston, Geometry Guy, Carl (CBM), CRGreathouse are administrators you might consider. EdJohnston is also on the statistics project. CRGreathouse is also on the economics project. You may also ask any member of ArbCom or any active clerk. This is not an exhaustive list. I have great respect for GWH, but given his positioning on civility, I think that he would be an excellent second "wise man" certifying an RfC worth my time.
This advance notice is to spare us both a waste of time like the ANI, where nearly only the only persons present were already involved.
I remind you of the following policies, which are quoted:
In particular, I have viewed the ANI proceedings as part of a campaign of harassment by Demiurge1000, which you in good faith became enmeshed. I have spent a lot of time responding to criticisms in the ANI, and under no conditions am I willing to spend time on an RfC in the next two months. I have discharged my obligations to the community by responding to voluminous criticisms by Du1000's summoned clique, in great detail, and I am under no obligation to respond again in the near future.
In particular, you should avoid even the appearance of having your RfC "harass or subdue" me, after your having prolonged and expanded an ANI brought by TFD.
Kiefer. Wolfowitz 09:40, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Following many suggestions and requests, I have rewritten the comments on the SPA page and on an aggrieved editor's page so they swell with the milk of human kindness and may be more helpful for continued editing.
That done, I remind you about the serious issues raised by the edits that provoked my wrath, particularly the lifting of only "democratic centralism" from "Stalinist democratic centralism". This edit showed some understanding that the history was unreliable and biased but nonetheless introduced the d.c. slander. (There were a number of similar partisan falsehoods otherwise introduced at that time, more easily understood to have been in good faith.) I can imagine that an earth quake threatened the editor, who hit the "Save page" button prematurely before leaving for open ground, or a similar scenario, and that more pressing matters demanded his attention.
I ask the editor and Demiurge1000 to cooperate with similar edits on the talk page of SPA. Kiefer. Wolfowitz 14:27, 8 August 2011 (UTC)