User talk:28bytes/Archive 20

Wong Kim Ark FAC
Hi. An article I've worked on heavily — United States v. Wong Kim Ark — is being considered for possible promotion to Featured Article. The discussion has kind-of stagnated and would benefit from additional input. If you have the time and interest, I'd be grateful if you could take a good look at the article, then go to its FAC page and give whatever feedback you believe is appropriate. Thanks. — Rich wales 05:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Rich. I'll be happy to take a look, but as I've not participated in a FAC discussion before, I'm likely to tread very carefully regarding any comments I'd leave. I don't want to post any statements until I fully understand the FA criteria, and it may take a little time for me to get up to speed on that. 28bytes (talk) 13:40, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks
For articulating my point better. Your suggestion (in non-emergencies, write your block rationale first, then block) might even, if I can be a bit Pollyannish, result in fewer bad blocks, as the attempt to articulate a block rationale might illustrate the weakness of the position. Kind of hard to undo (not technically, just realistically) if you've already hit the block button. But even if that lagniappe never comes to pass, the immediate existence of a cogent block rationale is highly desirable.-- SPhilbrick (Talk)  19:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and I agree. I was probably grumpier with Chris in that thread than I ought to have been, but it frustrates me that so much of this was avoidable if all parties had just exercised a little more care before acting. 28bytes (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

No offense
Re the Malleus thing. I just feel that a double standard is being applied to the admins involved, and comments like those of Elen did not help.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * None taken. Double standards are kind of death and taxes around here; omnipresent and unwanted, but likely impervious to any efforts to eradicate them. :) 28bytes (talk) 09:24, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Precious

 * Thank you, Gerda. 28bytes (talk) 16:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Admin hopeful
Hello there! I would just like to know if you think that I am right to be an admin for wikipedia. Thanks, Man Utd Rooney 121212 (talk) 19:47, 16 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, no. 28bytes (talk) 19:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

clarification request
says ADK but I'm thinking you meant TDA? Nobody Ent 23:58, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops! Thanks, I've fixed it. 28bytes (talk) 00:00, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Bolo (1982 video game)
Orlady (talk) 08:02, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Shakinglord
See the now-merged discussion at ANI about Shakinglord that you replied to. It was all started by a sock of him. Calabe1992 18:13, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note, and for following up on that. It's kind of depressing, actually, that he spends his time this way. Oh well. 28bytes (talk) 18:44, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK queue
Hey 28bytes -- I'm contacting you because you're on the list of admins "willing to help" with DYK stuff. The next update by the DYK bot is due in less than an hour and the queue has yet to be filled. There are two prep areas that are ready to be used. If you could help us avoid being late again on the update that would be great! :) Thanks, Lord Roem (talk) 20:32, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure, will do. Give a couple of minutes... 28bytes (talk) 20:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like someone else got it. Thanks though! Lord Roem (talk) 20:43, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, no problem. 28bytes (talk) 20:43, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Note
Maybe you don't know why I call it Weekly Reader. Well, I gonna tell ya. I never went to that site. But some "helpful" user gave me a link to it. I was amazed at the childish, idiotic comments I saw there - directed at me and others. The intellect behind them seemed to be at the level that considers Weekly Reader to be high art - and embracing "Goofus" and sneering at "Gallant". Now, here you are essentially saying that we have to sit here and take it, while they have some eternal right to say whatever they want, even when they're editing on wikipedia??? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:35, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Dude, how could I not know why you call it "Weekly Reader"? You've posted it about 65,537 times! I don't mind in the slightest that you call it "Weekly Reader", it's the sheer repetition that drives me nuts. 28bytes (talk) 21:37, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I could go back to calling it "Wide Receiver" if you like, Dude. Meanwhile, tell me why that editor gets to observe a double standard - they can criticize us, but we can't criticize them. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:32, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You do know my edit filter comment was sarcastic, right? I'm not actually going to write code to ensure the quality and originality of your posts. 28bytes (talk) 22:46, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, OK, then. :) I'll return to the sidelines and see how long it takes to send that user back to where they came from . ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Probably not long, I'd guess. There are about a dozen people giving her helpful advice on how not to get kicked out of here and she seems intent on ignoring it. 28bytes (talk) 23:08, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * She was given a second (or maybe a third) chance, and I supported that. I'm willing to support reinstatement for someone that acts like they want to do better. But it was not to be. This time, maybe even her staunchest defenders might be left shaking their heads. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:18, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Did you mean "sidelines" ... or dugout? ... sorry, I know humor should be used sparingly - but given the audience, I figure I'm safe with that one. :) — Ched : ?  23:56, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

my article
Hi,

I've wrote an article about "Sayed Hamid Noori". He was on of the leading journalist of Afghanistan. He was the anchor of state television in Afghanistan and he was the Vice-President of Journalists Association in Afghanistan.He got brutally killed in front of his house two years ago. His murderers are still not found and the government tries to make him forget.

The french foreign minister bernard Kouchner conodoladed when Mr Noori got killed. He was extremly important person for Afghanistan.You cand find a lot news in every big media and all over the world about him.

I have spent four hours to write the article and someone deleted it in a few seconds. Please help me to renew the article,please.It a was very good article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siddhartha90 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I have replied on your talk page. 28bytes (talk) 14:00, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

28bot test
Hey, just a heads up that we're scheduled to end the 28bot test today. I believe you're the one with the configuration access to change things back to the previous state? Let me know if you need anything. Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   19:40, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Shall I just restore the message for all users? 28bytes (talk) 19:51, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think that works. Thanks again, Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   18:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Will do. 28bytes (talk) 18:25, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Toolserver
I asked cyberpower this question but he says you may know the answer. Is there somewhere that you can find a list of all the different tools you can use to get reports like the edit counter or the tool to check number of hits a page receives. Edinburgh  Wanderer  21:31, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I don't know the answer; you may want to ask here, one of the other bot ops may be able to point you in the right direction. 28bytes (talk) 21:34, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Im starting to think the answers probably no but ill ask there. Thanks. Edinburgh  Wanderer  22:36, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

FWIW
link — Ched : ?  00:17, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I did see that (I still have her talk page watched, waiting and hoping she eventually recognizes that (re-)posting personal information and trashing (alleged) significant others ≠ "talking about them"), but thanks for the heads-up. Probably best that Risker did it. 28bytes (talk) 00:21, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Yea, she's (Risker) a pretty sharp lady. And I figured if I got an email then others did too.  I never even heard of her (MSK) before a few weeks ago.  I had read WR a couple times, but never spent much time there.  And I agree 100%, never a good idea to bad-mouth someone on the Internet - once something is on the web, it just never seems to go away.  Cheers. — Ched :  ?  00:34, 22 February 2012 (UTC)