User talk:Acalamari/Archive 031

Thanks
Acalamari, thanks for your kind words here. I'm afraid I will not be running for ArbCom anytime soon. Some editors will even oppose an ArbCom candidate and cite no other reason than that the candidate once opposed someone that the editor nominated for adminship. I wouldn't really stand a chance in that sort of environment. --JayHenry (talk) 02:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your help :) And Happy editing. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 01:18, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Glad to help. Acalamari 01:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I hate to bother you any more, but I forgot one archive. Would you restore User talk:Maximillion Pegasus/Archive 4? Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 01:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, don't need it. But thanks anyway :) Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:40, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Restored anyway. :) Acalamari 03:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your careful consideration at my successful RfA. Please let me know on my talk page if you have any suggestions for me. - Dan Dank55 (send/receive) 03:44, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Could you...
...perhaps have a quick look at this? I'd appreciate your opinion. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 20:24, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I certainly respect your decision not to grant rollback in that case. As for Ruslik0's granting of rollback (which I also respect) when you had declined it, it's likely that Ruslik0 was reviewing Fastily's contributions, as you were, but he didn't see your declining of the request, and granted rollback before noticing. Naturally, you both disagreed over this. However, I believe it would have been better for you both to have waited for input from other admins (preferably more than one other admin): by doing that, you would have had more opinions, and much less disagreement. Hope that helps. Acalamari 21:52, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that sounds reasonable. Thanks for taking the time to review, Acalamari. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •'discussion'• 22:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy to help. :) Acalamari 22:21, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the rollback. Does it appear in Special:Recentchanges or only in the history? BrianY (talk) 01:00, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :) It appears in your contributions list, the history of pages, and in differences between revisions. Acalamari 01:02, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Help on creating pages
Hi Acalamari. Good morning. Can you please help me with User talk:Efe. The editor once created TradeKey but was deleted under G11. I assisted him to write it first in a sandbox, and also provided him with pertinent links. However, he just said he is working for the company. This is person is nice but I am afraid of the COI and can't handle the matter this week coz I am attending a confab. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 03:30, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Efe! :) How's adminship been so far? Anyway, what help would you like me to give to this editor? You seem to have done a good job with helping them. Thanks. Acalamari 23:51, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, its been great. Not tiring, although sometimes it gives you pressure. He is writing for an article in which he is an employee. Am afraid of this. I have left him a message notifying that I referred him to you. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 00:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's fine, good one for letting him know about COI, and here if he needs further help. Glad to hear your doing fine. Good luck at the conference. Acalamari 21:32, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Request
Many thanks, I'll get right to reading that once I'm done writing this :) TheXenocide (talk) 00:41, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Good luck with your new tool. :) Acalamari 00:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the rollback
Thank you for the permission. Also, thank you for the tips sent with it, and i assure you I will use it wisely. Zuzzerack (talk) 00:30, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! :) Good luck. Acalamari 00:34, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy 's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk  • 03:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Rlevse! :) Acalamari 20:22, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Jordin Sparks
Hi CarloHi keeps changing a free image to a non-free image at Jordin Sparks (9 times in the last seven days), and I suggest that he be blocked for his continuing disruptions, along with his IP (autoblock should take care of this). I've approached him thrice regarding this change, told him of the policies, asked him why he wants that specific image, explained that we can't use it if we have a free one, but he never answered and just keeps doing it, so I left two more templated warnings. He again changed it last night and the image once again, so I don't see that he's going to stop doing that anytime soon, and think that a block is in order to hopefully prevent future disruptions. I'm coming to you since I noticed that you twice reverted this change yourself, and are somewhat familiar with the case. I don't consider this a content dispute, and don't think that you are too involved to consider action on this, but if you do I'll take it somewhere else. Cheers, Amalthea  06:31, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Amalthea, I would have responded to your query sooner, but I was offline. Anyway, no it is not a content dispute to revert copyright violations: CarloHi has continued to upload copyvio images despite the constant flow of warnings. However, as the user hasn't been online much since you posted your message, I'll give them one last chance (and it will be the last chance). As this point, a block would be punitive, but if they violate policy again, a block will be justified. Thanks. Acalamari 20:19, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, he only did it one more time, maybe he has given up by now. Based on the countless times he did it before I saw him going on like this for a while. Thanks, and Cheers, Amalthea  02:05, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Again and again, along with the image uploads, and he is blocked now for a short while. -- Amalthea 03:47, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Love Systems
Hi Acalamari,

I've been working on a company page and I could use some feedback on the page. I've followed the guidelines of WP:Corp but I'm not sure if everything is fine. If you have time to review it, I would really appreciate that. The page in questions is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Coaster7/Love_Systems.

Thanks in advance. Coaster7 (talk) 20:56, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

unlock
Please unlock Mount Vesuvius. -lysdexia 09:03, 23 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.127.228.70 (talk)
 * Hello! For what reason? Thanks! :) Acalamari 23:54, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

My Issue, Your Problem
Since you obviously didn't like my compilation picture on the Charlotte, NC page then how about you create one of your own before you go restoring images. For example, major cities like New York and Los Angelos have picture compliations as their default picture, so I take it that you'r making one as I type. If I don't see another one, a better one, Im going to restore the old one.

Also, I'm going to be adding on to the Charlotte, NC page. I'll be adding catagories and information similar to the cityscape category on Atlatna's page. It will include information on architecture and urban development (because as you know theres a ton around here). Also, I'll be heavily expanding the culture section (which everyone seems to think Charlotte has none). I'll be adding many pictures so you may want to be ready with the "undo" button.

Try to be of some use and don't go around the place undo-ing what people do. Have a not so pleasent day :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daritto7117 (talk • contribs) 07:29, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The reason I restored the current image is because it is a free image and not one that is fair-use. The image you added appeared to have no copyright status, so I had to restore the previous free image: it had nothing to do with "liking" or "not liking" your image, I assure you. With File:CharlotteCompository.jpg, the image you uploaded, are the images on that ones you took yourself, or were they pictures on websites that you compiled together? If you took the images yourself, then that's fine, and the image will greatly improve the article, but images found on other websites compiled like that becomes a copyright violation.
 * As for "undoing" edits, the reason I do that is to remove things like copyvio images. You're more than welcome to contribute to any article, but remember that Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and copyright violating material, be it images or text, are removed. Thank you for your understanding. Acalamari 23:51, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

And now, for Fvasconcellos' traditional nonsectarian holiday greeting!

 * Thanks, Fvasconcellos. Merry Christmas to you. :) Acalamari 00:01, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Sproction of Christmas
In your reason for semi-protecting Christmas, you said "See previous reasons". Just out of idle curiosity, what were those previous reasons? Cheers, Jonathan321 (talk) 15:12, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * @Jonathan321: Generally, the previous reasons for protection can be found in the protection log. —  Aitias  // discussion 23:54, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was about to say that. Thanks Aitias. :) Acalamari 23:57, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Merry Christmas


A NobodyMy talk is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to their talk page with a friendly message. --A NobodyMy talk 02:34, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!
  A special message, just for you! → → → →  Happy holidays, Acalamari! May your holidays be filled with family, friends, and fun, and may the new year bring you much joy. Ariel ♥ Gold 21:01, 25 December 2008 (UTC) As with many designs on Wikipedia, this one was of course, inspired by the wonderfully talented Phaedriel , the "design Obi Wan".

Greeting
Wish You a happy new year.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:00, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Pharoah of the Wizards. :) Happy New Year to you too. :) Acalamari 21:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
Thanks for your kind message, Acalamari. I wish you all the very best for the new year! :) Best wishes, —  Aitias  // discussion 23:59, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the nice message. Happy New Year! Steven Walling (talk) 00:00, 1 January 2009 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! :) Acalamari 00:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Reply
Special:Recentchanges. 60.230.124.64 (talk) 00:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Facepalm3.svg Thanks, I realized that. :) Acalamari 00:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
2009? Ick! Only three more years until the apocalypse! ;-) Cheers, &mdash; Mizu  onna   sango15 Hello!  01:24, 1 January 2009 (UTC).


 * Thank you for the kind words. Happy holidays and a happy new year to you too!  Maybe 2009 will be the year that I finally use those administrative tools that you played such a large part in getting me.  – thedemonhog   talk  •  edits  03:44, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Acalamari. You too! --Efe (talk) 11:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Re. 2009 time!
As my first edit of 2009, I hereby thank you for your warm wishes, and likewise wish you a very happy 2009! Additionally, I present you with a Slovak euro- how lucky is that!? ;-) Again, thanks. Festive regards, Hús  ö  nd  13:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Cheers and Happy New Year to you too. Hope you have a good one. :) AngelOfSadness  talk  20:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Happy new year, and wishing you a good year ahead. :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 06:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
Dear Acalamari,

Wishing you a happy a new year, and very best wishes for 2009. Whether we were friends or not in the past year, I hope 2009 will be better for us both.

Kind regards,

 Majorly  talk  20:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and a Happy New Year to you too. :) Acalamari 23:51, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Aubrey O'Day gay rumors
Hey, Acalamari, Happy New Year to you. Thanks for wishing me one as well.

You have been very helpful in our interaction, and I was hoping that you would not mind weighing in on the current topic in the Talk:Aubrey O'Day section of the Aubrey O'Day talk page. Your thoughts on this matter would be much appreciated. Flyer22 (talk) 01:49, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome for the New Year wishes, and thanks for the return wishes. :)
 * As for the topic on the Aubrey O'Day talk page, I have been reading it and will post soon. Probably tomorrow or the day after when I have more than a few minutes to check Wikipedia (it's almost dinnertime where I am). Acalamari 03:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Rollback request
Thanks for granting the rollback. I have been able to install Huggle and I am now using this as it is much quicker than refreshing the recent changes every so often. Corruptcopper (talk) 20:11, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Good luck! Acalamari 20:12, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Acalamari, and thanks for your note! I don't know if this is quite your type of thing (you may already hate the song, or find it too camp), but here is one of the songs my friends and I enjoyed on New Year's Eve. Of course, we didn't have the benefit of the video at the time. Anyway, should you hate the song, there's cheese and champagne instead. Anyway, best wishes for the new year! Kafka Liz (talk) 03:33, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Happy New Year again to you, Kafka Liz! :) It's nice to know you had a good time, and thanks for the song: I'll have to listen to it. :) As for the cheese and champagne...well, I'll leave the champagne, but I like cheese so thanks for that. Best wishes. Acalamari 21:53, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Flagged Revs
Hi,

I noticed you voted oppose in the flag revs straw pole and would like to ask if you would mind adding User:Promethean/No to your user or talk page to make your position clear to people who visit your page :) - Thanks to Neurolysis for the template  « l | Ψrometheăn ™ | l »   (talk) 06:44, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but I prefer not to place banners on my user page. I also don't think it's really necessary to advertise my opinion on flagged revisions. Thanks for asking. Acalamari 21:50, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks so much for approving my rollback request. I promise that I'll do my very best to use it properly and wisely. I'm looking forward to doing more good around here! -- edi (talk) 04:26, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Really over-blown crud
If you ever feel like hacking text to make something readable, although it's not really in your area, other than the fact that you write English, check this out. Any other editors monitoring Acalamari's page who would like to edit it, please help make it an encyclopedia article--minor biographies matter. And, hi, Acalamari. And, no, I'm way too busy in school to really be back, but you don't buy anything I say anyhow. --KP Botany (talk) 05:44, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi KP Botany, it's great to see you again, even if it's a temporary stay. I was actually thinking about you the other day, and it's wonderful that you've posted here. :)
 * As for Mary Hyde, thanks for the link! It needs some cleaning up, and I'd be happy to help out there a bit. Thanks!
 * Again, it's great to see you again. I have missed you, and posting here has made my day. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 20:09, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You always make my day. You do good work here on articles that I wouldn't touch with, well, with anything.  --KP Botany (talk) 22:05, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

New Year greetings
Hi Acalamari, a Happy New Year to you also! I hope you enjoyed the holiday season. Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts, I haven't been editing much recently with wikifatigue and studying for exams, but they'll be over next week, and I hope to be back. Best regards, EJF (talk) 16:22, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, EJF. :) Yes, the season turned out to be better than I was expecting. I hope you had a good time over the season as well, and I hope that your exams will go well too. Best wishes. Acalamari 17:25, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Lady GaGa
Hi Acalamari, could you read the discussion on the article talk page (about the recently added images of the two women) and give an opinion. Best. — Realist  2  01:10, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello Realist2! Funny, I was only reading the discussion just now. :) However, I'm actually going to log off in a minute, but I promise I'll comment on it in the next day or two, which is when I'll next be online. Best wishes. Acalamari 01:15, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, best. — Realist  2  01:21, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
It's very good to be back. Stepping away from the admin duties for a couple of years gave me a new perspective on it. I genuinely appreciate the welcome. Regards, --PMDrive1061 (talk) 23:20, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome. :) You've probably seen already that a few things about the interface have been changed (rollback granting, more protection options), but for the most part, the interface is still the same. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:23, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I like the fact that once you delete a page, you have the option of going back to, say, the new user log or new page log. In fact, I left my rollback userbox on my userpage...until someone pointed out that I didn't need it anymore! Me like. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 23:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Apology
I would like to apologize for my November 2007 vandalism of your userpage. You'll be glad to know that I am now an active and positive Wikipedia contributer. --Sir Bradfordshire (talk) 04:26, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't remember the vandalism until you mentioned it now. That being said, I appreciate the apology, and am pleased that you have turned into a positive editor. Best wishes. Acalamari 20:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Request for opinion
Hi, I and my fellow editors are facing a deadlock on a issue of removing/toning down few lines on 'Allegations of Human Rights violation against the Indian Army' under 'criticism of the operation' section in Operation Blue Star article, concerns include WP:NPOV, WP:SOAP & WP:V, the summary of dispute can be found at. I would request you to kindly go through the article and please let us know your views/opinion at the talk page of the article so that npov, balance and undue weight concerns may be looked into and a consensual solution may be found. Thanks LegalEagle (talk) 05:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I am not familiar with this topic, and I don't believe I am able to help in this matter. Apologies. Acalamari 20:26, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Requests for permissions/Rollback
Please see my comment at the above. Thanks, Tiptoety  talk 03:20, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Read it: it seems Hersfold reviewed it and found nothing wrong. Acalamari 20:05, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Rollback question...
Hi - I was looking over some "sandboxing edits" at Daniel Radcliffe to make sure it had all been properly cleaned up, and found this rollback which seemed improper to me, subsequently fixed by another user. It was clearly just a simple error (lack of attention perhaps?), but on further investigation, unless I am interpreting the data incorrectly, it appears that perhaps we granted rollback to a very new user with less than a week on the project (10 days total now). Just wondering what happened to the "standards" for rollback granting, or if perhaps this user was a special case (eg: truly experienced user, just with a brand new username). Thanks for your attention, don't mean to cause trouble... --T-dot ( Talk/ contribs ) 02:19, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello! There are no "official" standards for granting rollback...it all depends on the admin, and some admins are lenient with rollback granting, while others are more strict. With the user in question, I did note the newness of the account, but at the same time, I took into consideration the fact the user was correctly using Twinkle, and that rollback can easily be removed. As for the edit they made that you mentioned, it looks like a mistake, and since they used Huggle when making that revert, it looks like a common Huggle error, rather than a malicious use of rollback. If the user makes too many mistakes, then Huggle can be removed, and I will check back on the user to ensure that their overall use of rollback is positive. I hope this answers your question. Acalamari 03:04, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for enabling rollback on my account, I assure you I will use it for vandal fighting only. Cheers! QueenCake (talk) 17:52, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Good luck! Acalamari 17:54, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Rollback.
How do I get rollback? I work on the Danity Kane/Day26/Donnie Klang area. For some reason, a lot of people like to vandalize that area. I need something a bit stronger to deal with it. IHelpWhenICan (talk) 23:30, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi there IHelpWhenICan, I have granted your account rollback in accordance with your request. However, remember that rollback should be used to revert vandalism/spam; and remember that misuse of the tool, either by reverting edits you simply disagree with, or by using the tool to revert-war with other editors, can lead to it being removed from your account, and some administrators may not even warn you before they remove it, should the tool be misused. For practice and further information, I invite you to see New admin school/Rollback. If you think an edit isn't vandalism, but should be reverted, then don't use rollback to revert it. This all being said, you now have the tool enabled, and I wish you good luck. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I expected it to be a lot harder! Thank you. I will use this power for good, not evil! IHelpWhenICan (talk) 23:42, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're more than welcome. :) Acalamari 00:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

User talk:190.224.208.239
Thanks for blocking this guy, have you noticed how much disruption this IP range is causing to the Lady GaGa talk page. :( — Realist  2  00:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :) In fact, it was because of the recent disruption that I decided to go ahead and block the IP: it's clearly a sock, and warnings would be pointless. If I'm online when one of these IPs next vandalizes, I'll be blocking. Best wishes. Acalamari 00:09, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I realized warnings would be pointless, the range changes every day. I was hoping he would get bored by now, anyway, thanks again. — Realist  2  00:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :) Acalamari 00:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Request for action
Hi Acalamari, I don't know who to approach (and found you on the list) regarding this sock puppet drama discussed on the ref desk talk page. Is it appropriate for you to help deal with this person, User:Anirban16chatterjee? Thanks, Julia Rossi (talk) 11:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * To second the above comment, I have already welcomed the user and informed him that his behaviour was not completely appropriate. We have tried very hard to make him welcome at WP, but our efforts seem to have had no effect. --PS T 12:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I disagree. The user is not currently engaged in sock puppetry, and seems to be attempting to provide reasonable contributions to Wikipedia. I believe this issue has already been addressed sufficiently. Should his misbehavior recur, *then* we move forward with sanctions. –  7 4   21:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * (Response to everyone) Hello! What would you like me to do that hasn't been done already? It seems that Anirban16chatterjee has already been spoken to, and other than blocking him (which, in this instance, I happen to agree with 74.137.108.115 that a block doesn't seem necessary at this point, unless the disruption continues.), I don't see how I can add much more to that. Remember that my word in this discussion regarding the user doesn't count anymore that anyone else's. Thanks! Acalamari 23:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your efforts, Alcalamari. Appreciate your looking into it. Julia Rossi (talk) 23:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

thank you

 * You're welcome! Acalamari 00:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Rollback
Acalamari, you granted me rollback privlages a while back. If I were to create a new account, is it possible you could grant it to that account instead? Thanks. (If you can, please reply on my talk page) --Tyler (talk) 00:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes I can. Is it an alternate account? Acalamari 00:19, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually never mind, I'm sorry to bother you. I was thinking of creating another account with my name not as my username, but then found I can just rename my account. Thanks though.--Tyler (talk) 04:09, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That's all right: WP:CHU is the place to go for renames. Acalamari 00:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

RfA thanks
Thank you for the trust you placed in me by supporting my RfA (which passed and, apparently, I am now an admin!). I will do my best to continue to act in a way that is consistent with the policies of wikipedia as well with our common desire to build and perfect this repository of human knowledge; and can only hope that you never feel that your trust was misplaced. Thanks again! --Regent's Park (Rose Garden) 00:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome for the support. :) Acalamari 00:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Gerard Way
Gerard Way has been protected since July. Do you think it might be okay to unprotect it now? AnyPerson (talk) 00:56, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The log shows that it's a common vandal target, but I don't see a problem in lifting protection to see what happens. Bear in mind, however, that due to past vandalism, it may end up getting reprotected again. Thanks. Acalamari 01:00, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yeah, I expect it will be.  AnyPerson (talk) 02:34, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and Oversight elections/February 2009
The Arbitration Committee has asked that voters do not make comments next to their votes, if you like you can place your comments in the "Comments and questions" section or simply remove them all togehter. Cheers, Tiptoety  talk 01:42, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't leave any comments next to my vote: I am well aware of the rules, and as such, I (copied your idea :D) set up a vote reasoning page to link to next to my votes out of courtesy to the candidates, for I don't like supporting or opposing for no reason at all, and dislike putting down just a signature. As the voting page isn't really a comment, I don't see how it violates the rules, but nevertheless, I have shortened it. Acalamari 03:02, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I guess my idea was not okay either, and I had to move my comments to another section. See here. Cheers, Tiptoety  talk 03:57, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Meh, you're right, so much for that: I see an arbitrator removed my link and didn't even bother to move it or inform me. I'll re-add it to the appropriate section. Thanks, Tiptoety. Acalamari 16:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your looking out for me
Thanks for what you did. Here's the kicker: He's wrong. Had you not deleted it, it would've opened him up to a libel suit. Not that I would pursue such a thing over trivialities, but some editors would.

When people do things like this, it says far more about them than it does about the person they are attacking. Not only does it show what can most charitably be described as an amoral attitude, but it also demonstrates ignorance, lack of forethought, and general immaturity.

I'll never know if this was by a regular editor, at this point I don't want to know. I'd like to think most Wikipedians are more enlightened than that. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  01:49, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * PS: If you see excessive vandalism on my talk page, say, more than 1 or 2 such edits a day, feel free to semi-protect it for a couple of days.  If you do, put a note on the bottom saying you did so with my blessing and that new registered users with email privileges can send me mail through Wikipedia.  davidwr/  (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  01:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You're more than welcome for my revert: I only caught it by chance when glancing at recent changes, and I decided that it wasn't even worth warning a user for an edit like that and I blocked them immediately. Should you pages need semi-protecting, and I'm around to protect them, I shall do so in accordance with your request. Best wishes. Acalamari 03:04, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Email
I sent you one last night.  Majorly  talk  16:52, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello! Don't worry, I saw it last night but didn't have time to respond. Answering that is what I was about to do next. :D Acalamari 16:56, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Done! It's been sent. Acalamari 17:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * And another!  Majorly  talk  22:33, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Back to you! Acalamari 00:41, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Requesting rollback privileges

 * Would you be willing to add rollback privileges to my account? I've been reverting various vandalized pages lately, and it would seem to be a good way to speed up the process. <b style="font-family:Constantia; font-size:medium; color:#0077bb;">TheFeds</b> 18:01, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hello! I have granted your account rollback in accordance with your request. Please remember that rollback is for reverting vandalism/spam, and that misuse of the tool, either by revert-warring with other users, or simply reverting edits you disagree with, can lead to it being removed. For practice, you may wish to see New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 18:13, 6 February 2009 (UTC)