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Edit at Darrell Waltrip
Hi, generally when a user adds an image using a link, one should undo the edit manually and notify the user with Uw-imageuse. Huggle (rollback) is used for reverting vandalism only, so please assume good faith when IP users try to add images with links. Thanks. Guoguo12 --Talk--  23:30, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Vandal Eliminator Award

 * --43?9enter ★☭ 04:07, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Just spreading the Wikilove. Also, if you don't mind my asking... I noticed that when I go to edit your talk page a banner is present above the text editing field. I've seen this elsewhere but always wondered how to do it. Possibly you could provide me with some insight? Much appreciated. Bped1985 (talk) 04:22, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Edit User:Example/Editnotice for the notice that shows up when editing the user page, and edit User talk:Example/Editnotice to edit the notice for the talk page. --43?9enter ★☭ 04:25, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Cheers! Bped1985 (talk) 05:09, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Appreciate it
I am not friends with anyone else who likes to make even small contributions to Wikipedia so I didn't know a thing about the culture when I applied for a privilege. I'm just a frequent user who likes to fix errors or vandalism when I see them. Only after I had requested rollback did I look at the profiles of the other people applying and realize they had 10+ times as many edits as myself. So thanks for helping me look less clueless. Bcaulf (talk) 10:18, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

MOTD Barnstar for helping to keep our project "alive"
A brief note, please, read it carefully, especially the last part in bold: The last time we (our project) gave awards to our (its) members on last Summer, then the number of new nominations and reviews of the existing nominations has been diminishing. The end result was the "April crisis" with no mottos for about an entire week. On the contrary, I hope this award will help to maintain our level high or, at least, appropriate to its needs, the needs of our project. I think that around 10 minutes a week to "devote" to the project, when it is possible of course, should be more than enough to achieve the desired result. Of course, I gave you this award personally, in a personal way and not in the name of the project. This is just a way to say a BIG thank you, so, refrain from returning the award to me or I would be overwhelmed by stars and banners and it is not my intention to "profit" on this, really! Please, do NOT return the award! And, there is no need to thank me, it was my pleasure. Thanks again (I think I can speak for all the contributors to MOTD) and all the very best!!! –p joe f (talk • contribs) 19:37, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Bobby dazzler
This isn't an article, it's a soft redirect, so all your tagging was irrelevant - please take more care. Thanks. PamD (talk) 08:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * same comment re Blogcast! All is explained at WP:SRD. Best wishes S a g a C i t y (talk) 13:06, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Re: CSD converted to PROD
12:09, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

re:Edit at Paul Atterbury
18:09, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Trouted
You have been trouted for: the fact that ClueBot III now works again! - Rich (MTCD) Talk Page 20:04, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

MIchio Kaku
I see. At the time, I believed in good faith that "building a particle accelerator in a garage" was a literal impossibility--and it sounded like exactly the kind of goofiness that a vandalizer would put, given that the common impression of a particle accelerator involves kilometers of space. Looking around the web, I see that, it is, in fact, true. I will make a correction on the IP's talk page, just in case it's not a dynamic IP. Qwyrxian (talk) 01:56, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

A Matter of Gravity
06:05, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

RfPP templates
Hi there! Can you avoid using the RfPP templates (eg because the script that we use to keep the page tidy can't tell the difference between the note & question templates  and, and all the other ones. This means that where you've replied using a note template, the script thinks the request has been actioned, and there's a chance it'll be filed in the bottom half before an admin's actually looked at it.

All you need to do is just indent your reply normally with a colon. Nothing wrong with your contributions on there, btw, just avoid the templates! Thanks! Ged UK  07:25, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What if I subst'd it? --43?9enter ☭ ★ 21:41, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, to be honest, you'd have to ask who wrote the script. To be honest though, you don't really need the template, any admin would really all the comments before actioning anyway.  Ged  UK  11:51, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Signature
I just wrote the date, time, etc into the signature by hand (using, a red link because it's a magic word rather than a template, and other similar templates) and sign with three tildes rather than four. --ais523 19:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * So does   (UTC) work? -- Σ  ☭ ★  23:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it does. Thanks! -- Σ ☭ ★  03:34, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Revert
That was really fast. Good Job! Seriously though, you reverted it in a second. Very impressed. 174.7.19.170 (talk) 03:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC) What does a bluebot do? 174.7.19.170 (talk) 03:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Revert at User talk:BLOCK XCTOME ON YOUTUBE
To anyone who is about to complain about: This was accidentally reverted, I was viewing recent changes and missed the rollback button. -- Σ ☭ ★  00:15, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

New e-mail
Baseball  Watcher  02:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Replied. Baseball   Watcher  02:10, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Once more. Baseball   Watcher  02:20, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Another one. Baseball   Watcher  02:39, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

A question
I was perusing WP:UAA and noticed that you'd nominated User:Smd175 on that page. I agree that this editor is not likely to be a benefit to the encyclopedia at this point, but for the life of me I can't figure out how "Smd175" is offensive. I've looked at the name backwards, upside down, and both. I'm asking out of sheer curiosity, as I'd like to be better at catching things like this myself but sometimes I can be exceptionally obtuse (and I'm usually ignorant of new slang). Would you mind letting me know when you have a free moment? Thanks! --NellieBly (talk) 04:51, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't have got that, and I should have. Thank you for taking a moment to educate me! --NellieBly (talk) 05:55, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

thanks
Thanks for the post at User:Crazymonkey1123/your opinion on the Pending Changes Trial ending. Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) T or M/Sign mine 23:01, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Re: (User talk:ais523) Your script
It isn't doubling for me, neither on your example or anywhere else. --ais523 23:45, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

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Talkback
I refuse to read it. -- Σ ☭ ★  04:39, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Salutes
I made a decision when I became a serving politician five year ago, I would be open and not use anonymity on line. This is perhaps a less safe path in the short term than that of some of my colleagues although what is done in haste can be repented of at leisure. My username is my name and my reputation is mine. I am unsure of the wisdom of changing this since as a political candidate my information is so much more accessible than other people anyway. This is my current position, I am happy to enter dialogue and I am prepared to change my position if I am convinced of a better course, I am a pragmatist, if you wish please convince away... Kind regards  User:MikeBeckett Please do say 'Hi!' 04:34, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

speedy deletion rationale
Hi, the article you tagged as A7 about Julian Assange would have been more accurately tagged with A10. That's the tag to use when there's already an article on a subject, and the new article is not a useful addition. Lady of  Shalott  05:37, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I scanned the text, and it seemed like an unreferenced BLP. I was never aware of Julian Assange's article (I never knew who he was until I checked a second ago), and therefore tagged it as an A7. Perfectly understandable. -- Σ ☭ ★  05:40, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, if he somehow had not had an article already, being the founder WikiLeaks (which I believe was stated) would certainly have ruled out A7 in itself. But anyway... Lady  of  Shalott  05:51, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

New page patrol
Please allow article creators more than 46 seconds before tagging for deletion. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:45, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Best to ignore it
I don't often give advice to others so feel free to ignore me, but with regards to this I think the best thing anyone can do is simply revert and ignore such trolling comments. Personally, I'm just going to move the entire section to the archive before long and reduce the incentive for stupidity, since the thread passed its lifespan ages ago. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 23:35, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Questions must be answered. I did what I thought was suitable for the moment. -- Σ ☭ ★  23:42, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * True, but this is one situation where I won't indulge an individual with a misguided impression. I had hoped it was just a random comment that would never be followed up, as is often the case; clearly I was wrong. But I won't stand in the way of your decision, I'll just do what I wish and leave you to do the same. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 00:47, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your help cleaning up the mess from this faked bot.--Ben Ben (talk) 19:56, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Whisperback
05:34, 26 May 2011 (UTC) User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow Shaad's space  talk  09:09, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Abuse report
Greetings! Thank you for filing an Abuse Report for abusive behavior originating from 202.27.219.186. 23:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

RfA opposes
Please stop opposing RfAs on grounds such as "it's not a real RfA unless there is someone opposing." I am sure you mean well, but I believe there would be a pretty strong consensus that this kind of oppose !vote is not productive or useful (or even very funny).

I would appreciate your withdrawing this !vote, as there is otherwise likely to be controversy about whether it should actually be counted or not, which will be unhelpful to the RfA process.

Of course, if you have a serious reason for either supporting or opposing any candidate, your input will always be welcome.

If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:12, 23 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Σ. If I may add a suggestion to what Newyorkbrad says above... please don't oppose RfAs and RfBs so flippantly. It's hurtful and disrespectful to the candidates, who are under a lot of stress, having put themselves up for the whole community to judge. Fetchcomms left a little hint for you in Maxim's RfB that your oppose did not appear to be a serious one; you might consider taking the hint and withdrawing your vote, as you did in Drmies' RfA. Best, 28bytes (talk) 06:59, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Warning
Seriuosly?! WP:DTTR, my edit was 100% uncontroversial, if the user doesn't like it, they can change it back. He has indicated male, so adding "he" to a ubx instead of "they" is hardly anything to get worked up over. C T J F 8 3 05:49, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * What does that have to do with the fact the template was still useless as was your revert. The edit wasn't vandalism, and clearly my edit summary shows a good natured edit, and if the user doesn't like being called "he" instead of "they", then he can revert it. C T J F 8 3  05:53, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Cause every other time i've made such changes, the user has welcomed it. Not like I'm adding or removing userboxes, who would want to be called "they" as opposed to "he" or "she". But if you want to make a big deal out of it, revert it, and I'll post on the user's talk. C T J F 8 3  05:58, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Could be, since this is beyond the point of me caring, I've reverted myself and posted on his talk. C T J F 8 3  06:08, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Nonsense RfA votes
I'm sick of seeing them with your sig. This is not funny in any sense of the word, so I've removed it as trolling. Please cut it out. Wikipedia is not a playground, and from one student to another, these kinds of things make us look bad. Thanks. Juliancolton (talk) 19:52, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Looks like a heavy handed removal without discussion to me. I'm minded to revert. Pedro : Chat
 * Looks like an extremely heavy handed removal without discussion to me. Since "he's the guy who once deleted the main page" is probably the single thing for which Maxim is best known, a concern about what other "jokes" he might come up with seems an entirely valid concern, even if I personally think three-year-old history is irrelevant. – iridescent  20:34, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * If it were a one-off thing I'd agree completely. It's not; every vote from this user I've seen has been a misplaced attempt at humor, which I appreciate in almost any other context, but not in the context of a live RfA. He's been advised to stop several times, which is why I'm frustrated. Juliancolton (talk) 21:05, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Did I not say Oppose per Jusdafax? I seriously think another half-active bureaucrat is not needed. -- Σ  <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  22:27, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Σ, you added a "support" vote two forty-five minutes before you struck it and added an "oppose" vote. That suggests to me you're not really taking time to evaluate the candidate but are just tossing up whatever feeling comes to mind. I could be wrong, and if so, I apologize, but I really don't think you're taking very much care with your RfX votes. 28bytes (talk) 22:32, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Requests_for_adminship/Logan Requests_for_adminship/Ancient_Apparition Requests_for_adminship/N419BH Requests_for_adminship/DeltaQuad_2 -- Σ <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  22:34, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Generally I ask a question and wait for it to be answered, and I !supported before I saw any !neutrals or !opposes. -- Σ <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  22:36, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * And if you're going to remove it, fine. I'm not complaining. I'm just telling you my intent. And in any case it's not exactly like I can complain against an admin. -- Σ <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  22:39, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Complain all you want. Go recall my admin tools if you want. My status as an administrator has nothing to do with any of the edits I've made in the past year or so. If you really have an honest opinion on the candidate, then restate it in a professional manner. Opposing per Jusdafax would have been fine if you had left it at that, in fact. Juliancolton (talk) 22:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Good. I feel glad for this conversation, though not they way it has proceeded. -- Σ <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  23:03, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * On a possibly related note, "good day." --preceding comment by Σ


 * I think, Julian, you would be well advised to observe the thread below this one. Sigma was asked politely to consider parts of his signature and responded straight away by changing it - no moans no grumbles. Collegial interaction in a nutshell. Your summary deletion of this oppose without (as far as I can see) any form of discussion or polite request from you is *exactly* why so many editors have the impression they can't complain against admins or any complaint will be pointless. Pedro : Chat  06:35, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

I think, Sigma, that  RfA and RfB are very  important tests of maturity  for our candidates for adminship  and bureaucrat and please remember that encyclopedia building  is serious stuff and there are a lot  of adults involved with it. There is a large project underway to  reduce the drama at RfA that is driving these mature editors from  wanting  to  run  this gauntlet  of inappropriate !voting and commenting. One of the main tasks of that  project  is to consider  guidelines for qualifications  of those who  !vote. I wholly share Julian's opinion about deleting  trolling and immature participation from  any  areas of Wikipedia and I am  very  likely  to  do  the same, especially  at  meta area of, or at  admin  level,  and like Julian, it  has nothing  to  with me having  admin  tools  or not. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:11, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Signature
Just curious, Sigma—is there a reason you think the hammer and sickle is appropriate for your signature, given that to many people it bears connotations similar to those of the swastika? / ƒETCH COMMS  /  03:11, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I figured that someone would've told me to remove it long ago if it were against the rules. -- Σ <sub style="font-size: 80%;cursor: crosshair;">☭ <sup style="margin-left:-2ex;cursor:crosshair;">★  03:24, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Better? --The Σ ★msg★ 04:45, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It wasn't directly against the rules—but plenty of offensive things aren't specifically "against the rules". And yes, that's better, thanks so much. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  01:21, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

RfA
Just curious - I  see you  have this quote from  Jimbo Wales on your user page: RfA is a horrible and broken process, I  wonder if you  know  why  he said that  very  recently? --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:00, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * User:My76Strat's RfA, and I interpreted Jimbo's statement that RfA !voters are being over-dramatic. --The Σ talk<sub style="margin-left:-3.5ex">contribs 23:39, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * And methinks you're trying to imply something bad... -- The Σ talk<sub style="margin-left:-3.5ex">contribs 02:31, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks ...
...for removing the craziness from my user talk. Actually, it was quite funny: a quote from the talk page (contested deletion): ...N37_Ph34r needs no references...References need N37_Ph34r.... :)) --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

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Hiuby
I upgraded Hiuby's block to indef because he had created a browser-killer in his userspace.

I'm not talking about that unwieldy mess of a userpage with the userboxes splattered everywhere and the fluttering hummingbird and etc. I'm talking about a page designed specifically to crash the browser. That's not something that can be done by accident. DS (talk) 05:02, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

My edit summary
I was poking through my old contributions, and realized that my edit comment here might have been construed as aggressive rather than an attempt at humor on your username. My apologies if that was the case. Anyway, keep up the good work and keep making sure that editing here remains an entertaining hobby. Reply here is fine, or my place if you feel like it. - 2/0 (cont.) 03:46, 31 May 2011 (UTC)