User talk:Acalamari/Archive 049

Shy1520
Acalamari I would like to report the above user for extreme name-cussing and personal attacks on me and. The user had deliberately fabricated false information on the Lady Gaga page, which was reverted and the user was warned level 3. Instead of taking onus for the deliberate mistake the user took the high-mighty attitude. SNUGGUMS flat out explained to him/her why it was completely unacceptable. The user then cussed and made blatant personal attack at my talk page, made inflamatory comment about Gaga fans in the userpage as well as attacked Snuggums. I mean, seriously? — Indian: BIO  [ ChitChat ] 04:17, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes something needs to be done, what that user did is unacceptable.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 05:16, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I have blocked them indefinitely; however, I have given them the option of an unblock if they withdraw and apologize for their statements. Acalamari 19:41, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism
Hello Acalamari, I am writing to ask you to block permanently this user Special:Contributions/199.119.235.176, here is his/her vandalism. Persons like this must never be allowed to edit in wikipedia! -- g. balaxaZe  ✰  21:15, 27 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Please make these type of reports at Administrator intervention against vandalism.  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 21:36, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Giorgi Balakhadze, I agree with Mlpearc that it's better to report vandals to WP:AIV than to any individual admin. As for that IP, there's not much point in blocking them now because that edit was almost two days ago. Acalamari 21:46, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Birthday Barnstar
You've also got others sending you wishes..... Enjoy your day, bro :D!  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 06:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Everything SWnugs said, I echo it. You truly are awe-some-bestest. — Indian: BIO  [ ChitChat ] 08:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey SNUGGUMS, thank you! :D I didn't think I'd receive any sort of birthday greeting here again so this is a delightful surprise! I'm not quite sure if spending on Wikipedia one-third of my current existence is something to be proud of but then again, it's not as though I've been online here every moment of the last eight years. :P Thanks, SNUGGUMS, and thank you, IndianBio. (And thank you for those videos, too!) Acalamari 16:50, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * My pleasure :). I really meant providing services (including admin) and helping maintain the site, though of course not every waking moment :P.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 17:56, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, I knew what you meant. :) I don't think it would be physically possible to stay online 24/7! Acalamari 18:09, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

An award for you!

 * Thanks, Biblioworm, for the recognition! :) The only one I missed was Northamerica1000's candidacy but I was asleep at its closing time. Acalamari 09:57, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Closure
Hey Acalamari! The archiving discussion template that you placed on Requests for adminship/Czar, didn't reach towards the bottom of the page, I believe the collapse template used in question 6 in the question section cut it. Best, ///Euro Car  GT  22:26, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi EuroCarGT, thanks for letting me know but I have no idea about how to fix it. :/ Acalamari 09:57, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Vasil Tolevski
Hi, please add this Macedonian page: https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8  to  this English page, please :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Tolevski ,   and edit the English page. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olgica Tolevska (talk • contribs) 18:21, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Olgica Tolevska, I don't speak Macedonian and am unable to help you translate the mk.wiki article to the en.wiki one. Acalamari 21:07, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Acalamari, not to translate, I mean to add the Macedonian page to English page with the menu: Languages !!! Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olgica Tolevska (talk • contribs) 13:32, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm honestly not sure how this is done anymore. I don't think interwiki links are added manually to each page now. Acalamari 00:07, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Singer-songwriter (again)
Saw you again with the "not a singer-songwriter" edit summaries. Given the dispute at Talk:Adele, perhaps you could leave input.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 07:57, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Despite the editing I've done since you posted this, I haven't been ignoring you. I will get to this soon. Thanks. Acalamari 00:06, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Kelly Hu
Hi Acalamari. An IP user insists on adding "voice artist" to Kelly Hu's infobox and lead, even though I explained to them that "voice artist" is redundant in her case. Could you please semi-protect the page? Thanks!  SN▲P •  SN▲P  21:08, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm...in this case, I think it would be better to use the talk page rather than shut people out by protecting the article. There hasn't been any activity for almost a day now and this IP - unlike others - is engaging in discussion. Acalamari 17:26, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks
Hello A. Thanks for the revert on my talk page (and SNUGGUMS as well) they are much appreciated. I just wanted to let you know that Troll-be-GoneRegisteredTM.svg has Pine, Pumpkin and Cranberry scents in honor of the holiday season. Thanks again and cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:17, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks from me as well :)  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 20:29, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi MarnetteD and SNUGGUMS, you're both welcome! :) Acalamari 00:09, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Seasonal Greets!

 * Hi The Herald, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, too. :) Acalamari 21:06, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Merry
To you and yours FWiW  Bzuk (talk) 22:55, 22 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Bzuk; Merry Christmas to you, too. :) Acalamari 23:13, 22 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello Acalamari, To add my greetings to you and yours and thank you for your help in 2014. Best regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 12:19, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi David, you're welcome and Merry Christmas to you, too. Acalamari 15:19, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

 * Hi Discographer, thanks! Happy and safe season and Happy New Year to you, too. :) Acalamari 18:44, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho


Dougweller (talk) is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages.

Dougweller (talk) 21:58, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dougweller, Season's Greetings to you, too. :) Acalamari 22:11, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!


TheGeneralUser (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. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas6}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Seasonal Greets!
A Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year Acalamari :) Best Wishes! TheGeneralUser (talk) 23:07, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you, TheGeneralUser; a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, too. :) Acalamari 12:12, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Hi Dylan620, thanks! Yep, no one broke the wiki. :P Merry Christmas to you, as well! Acalamari 12:12, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Good to hear the wiki is safe :P You're welcome, and thank you, sir! --Dylan620 (I'm all ears) 00:59, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Panda rights
When you switched him from Admin to none, you removed autopatrolled, etc. Might be a good thing to add them back on... -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 15:27, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I had considered that when removing the admin right but I wasn't sure if DangerousPanda wanted the other permissions back. If he does, I will be happy to restore them. Acalamari 23:16, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Please delete my block
I had blocked in https://meta.wikimedia.org/ and https://commons.wikimedia.org please delete me this block and thank's--YacineDZ (talk) 21:44, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I am not an administrator on Meta or on Commons; as such, I cannot accept any unblock requests that are filed over there. Acalamari 16:25, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year Acalamari!


Happy New Year! Acalamari, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.  Snuggums ( talk  /  edits ) 05:46, 31 December 2014 (UTC) Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year 2015}} to user talk pages.
 * Hi SNUGGUMS, thanks! You've really done well this year; thanks for all your contributions as well. Happy New Year to you, too! :D Acalamari 16:28, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
 Dear, HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! A new year has come! How times flies! 2015 will be a new year, and it is also a chance for you to start afresh! Thank you for your contributions! From a fellow editor, --Nahnah4 (talk | contribs | guestbook) 09:11, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

This message promotes WikiLove. Created by Nahnah4 (talk | contribs | guestbook). To use this template, leave on someone else's talk page.
 * Happy New Year to you as well, Nahnah4! :) Acalamari 16:29, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

A beer for you!

 * Happy to have reverted it for you, Denisarona. Happy New Year to you, too. :) Acalamari 16:30, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Avril Lavigne (album)
There's several unreliable or questionable sources again, including Muumuse, hardrockhaven.net etc. Can you handle this? 115.164.221.66 (talk) 13:09, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The article is not protected, which means that you are free to edit it. If you know what needs fixing, go ahead! :) Acalamari 16:31, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

A Question
Hello there! I have a question for you, as you are an administrator and I am in need of this advice.

I've noticed a page titled "Wonder Pets" that should be renamed "Wonder Pets!" with an exclamation mark (it is trademarked this way), but I cannot rename the page. The rename tool claims that it is because the target page is already in use when it is really a redirect to the page I am trying to rename, which shouldn't be a problem but somehow is. It would be great if you could rename the page or assist me in doing so.

Thank you so much for your time, and have a great new year! Squiddaddy (talk) 21:37, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Squiddaddy, sorry for the late response. I'm actually not sure whether it should be moved to "Wonder Pets!" or not, mainly because I don't know what the Manual of Style naming conventions are on having exclamation marks in article titles. I just had a quick look for the relevant guideline but couldn't find it; I'll have another look before taking any action. In the meantime, Happy New Year to you, too! Acalamari 15:59, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding! I've looked into it, too. There is barely any official (created by the producers) content online about the show, but I did find a Facebook page that was "verified" to be official at this link. I will continue to research but I hope this helps! Squiddaddy (talk) 21:31, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I think I'll also ask for advice on this one. SNUGGUMS, what do you know about the naming conventions in regards to exclamation marks in article titles? Acalamari 17:15, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Not sure what to say, though I do know it shouldn't be used for stylizations like "P!nk". Snuggums (talk / edits</b>) 17:17, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I definitely agree with you there; I'm just stumped about what to do if they're at the end. Acalamari 17:20, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I've done more research and it appears that the mark are used on many pages (Yo Gabba Gabba!, All Grown Up!, Go, Diego, Go!, to name a few), so it would be somewhat "unfair" to our WP! page to leave it without one. Thanks for all of your help, it's made Wikipedia a friendly place! Squiddaddy (talk) 23:06, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I just noticed the same for things like Wham! and Teen Titans Go!, so it seems to be used when at the end of a title. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 15:04, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
<div style="background:orange; padding: 10px; border-top: 3px solid yellow; border-left: 3px solid yellow; border-right: 3px solid yellow; border-bottom: 3px solid yellow 8px; font-size: 110%; font-family:Tahoma; text-align: center;"> Dear, HAPPY NEW YEAR Hoping 2015 will be a great year for you! Thank you for your contributions! From a fellow editor, --FWiW Bzuk (talk)

This message promotes WikiLove. Originally created by Nahnah4 (see "invisible note").
 * Thanks, Bzuk! Happy New Year to you as well! Acalamari 16:01, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Version deletion
Acalamari how are you? How was your New Year celebrations? I have a request. Can you please REVDEL this disgusting addition by an IP vandal on a BLP? Thanks. —<font size="2" face="Courier New" color="#6F00FF"> Indian: <font color="#FF033E">BIO  [ <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#1C1CF0">ChitChat ] 13:34, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. :) —<font size="2" face="Courier New" color="#6F00FF"> Indian: <font color="#FF033E">BIO  [ <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#1C1CF0">ChitChat ] 13:47, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi IndianBio, you're welcome; that was a horrible edit. As for me, I am feeling mostly okay and my New Year's Eve and Day were quiet occasions. Hope you're well! Acalamari 16:00, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Deleted Article: Richard Torres
Hello,

There was an article deleted a very long time ago in 2009 (the article was about a martial arts teacher named Richard Torres) and I was wondering if I can re-start the article again, hopefully this time with proper references. I was the one who created the page and never fully followed up on its edits. I could not remember my user name from 2009 and so I created a new one. Gratitude for any help or advice you can give me in matter.

JMonkDisciple (talk) 15:13, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi JMonkDisciple, if you feel you have the proper references and content to create a decent article, go ahead. Acalamari 11:17, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Suggestions for unprotection
Hello, I have compiled a list of currently protected celebrity-related articles that may no longer need protection due to changing trends. Could you please take a look at each case and decide whether unprotection or downgrading to a pending changes system may be a safe course of action for these pages?


 * Carly Rae Jepsen - indefinitely protected since May 31st 2012. This singer has not released any singles receiving major radio airplay for approximately two years, and a song she released was extremely popular on the radio at the time this page was protected.


 * Usher (entertainer) - indefinitely protected since October 31st 2010. Was frequently played on the radio at the time of protection and not heard on chart radio often at present; unprotection could work.


 * Soulja Boy - indefinitely protected from anonymous edits since August 13th 2007, and is also move protected. The move protection should stay, however the edit protection was placed in response to vandalism triggered by Internet and radio popularity which has since died down, so removing this protection may be worth a try.

Thank you for taking the time to review these suggestions,

86.151.20.111 (talk) 13:51, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Reminder
Hi! Since you've been getting other messages lately, I just wanted to tell you that my discussion on the "Wonder Pets!" needed move is still in need of address (sorry to bother you!) I know you're probably busy, but I just wanted to make sure the follow-ups to the message were looked at. Squiddaddy (talk) 23:31, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Squiddaddy, I haven't been ignoring you; as you say, I have been busy. At any rate, I was about to complete the move when I checked the talk page and noticed this discussion. As the result of that discussion was "no consensus", it would be highly inappropriate for me to move the page without a new discussion. Acalamari 03:43, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I see. I've added a new discussion (I didn't know to check the talk page in the first place, I thought that correcting the title was a given necessity). It is still unfair for other shows with the exclamation mark in their titles to have it and not this one, so why not? Thanks for all your help! (It would be great if you'd comment on the discussion, located here: Talk:Wonder Pets). Squiddaddy (talk) 19:25, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

A discussion on the Linux distribution talk page
Hello! There's a somewhat lengthy content-related discussion in that would really need input from more editors. It's about an ongoing disagreement on how should a Linux distribution be described, required level of coverage by references, and partially about the way article's lead section should reflect the article content. If you could provide any input there, I'd really appreciate it! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 02:56, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Dsimic, I haven't been ignoring your message; I saw it after you posted it but accidentally forgot about it. I am really sorry about this. Unfortunately, I don't feel I know enough about the subject to be of any help. Acalamari 12:37, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries! Fortunately, the dispute has been already resolved with a whole lot of help from other editors.  However, I'd say that the whole thing showed weaknesses in Wikipedia's "formal" dispute resolving mechanisms.  For example, I wasn't aware that a request for a third opinion can be pretty much "sabotaged" by simply refusing to provide a viewpoint summary.  With that in mind, it seems to me that uncooperative, stubborn or ignorant editors have quite a lot of wiggle room, so to speak. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 12:48, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Logging admin actions
As long as we were talking on the other page - I have a question. As a new admin I would like to know if there is some option I can choose to log my admin actions? Thanks. --MelanieN (talk) 23:33, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi MelanieN, to my knowledge, the only place where your admin logs are stored is Special:Log/MelanieN (which can also be split, see your blocks, deletions and protections). I'm not aware of any automated feature that adds your actions to a user subpage. Acalamari 23:46, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. I thought I had seen one at other people's pages. --MelanieN (talk) 01:15, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Is something along the lines of adminstats what you were looking for? --Dylan620 (I'm all ears) 01:27, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * That's helpful - thanks, Dylan620! --MelanieN (talk) 04:52, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * No prob! :) --Dylan620 (I'm all ears) 06:03, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Dylan620, thanks for suggesting the adminstats pages. MelanieN, sorry about that; the adminstats pages completely slipped my mind last night. I was thinking of the CSD logs that some people keep. Acalamari 09:19, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Anytime. --Dylan620 (I'm all ears) 05:25, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * That's actually what I wondering about - a log similar to the CSD and PROD logs that Twinkle generates. But I guess the closest thing to that is the special:log function that you suggested - while the adminstat tool can give a cumulative total. That will be useful in answering a question that I once saw from an admin who specializes in speedy deletes: "How much blood is on my hands?" --MelanieN (talk) 15:00, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Barnstar?
<div style="margin: left; max-width: 21.5em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba( 192, 192, 192, 0.75 ); border-radius: 1em; border: 1px solid #a7d7f9; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em 1em; color: black;" class="ui-helper-clearfix"> <div style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; background-color: #ddd; border: 5px solid #ddd; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); border-radius: 0.5em;"> This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, first on 11 June 2007.

I'm not really sure how to do this "precious" thing - but I think you're an amazing wikipedian. — I hope someone can fix this to make it look right. — Ched : ?  02:13, 31 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi Ched, thank you! I think I've managed to fix it...sort of. :P Thanks so much! Acalamari 10:46, 1 February 2015 (UTC)


 * I had a couple coding classes (BASIC, C++, Fortran, Pascal, etc.) back in the day, but never did quite get all the parsing stuff in wiki-templates. Long ago I was working on a few, but kind of lost interest. — Ched :  ?  11:52, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Spice Girls page protection?
Hi Acalamari. Seems to be a frequent target for vandalism. Page protection?--Carlos Rojas77 (talk) 14:56, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Carlos Rojas77, you're right; in fact, I've already protected the page. :) Acalamari 14:59, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

File help
Hello, I recently uploaded File:TonyBennettLadyGagapng.jpg but would like to rename it so it doesn't have "png" in the title. Can you please rename it or tell me how I could do so myself? <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> <b style="color:#454545">(talk</b> <b style="color:#454545">/</b> <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 17:04, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Fixed. :) Acalamari 17:09, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you :D! <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> <b style="color:#454545">(talk</b> <b style="color:#454545">/</b> <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 17:12, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

User: Da big steve 3220
Hello Acalamari, Could I please bring to your attention the activities of the above user on various crime articles, especially Zodiac Killer. This editor keeps adding unsourced additions and in spite of requests from several editors does not give any reason for their actions, just edit warring by restoring, without reason their "edits". Could I leave this with you for action please? Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 21:18, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocked for 31 hours for disruptive editing. Acalamari 21:24, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help. Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 21:25, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Living for Love
Acalamari can you please help me in understanding an admin's actions in fully protecting the above article here? I had asked for semi-protection for the recent usual bout of fanboys changing chart peaks and all, but this admin gave the reason as WP:EW when there has been none. The article was under expansion and I lost all of it due to his untimely protection also and that too till 20th February, which completely seems unjust. —<font size="2" face="Courier New" color="#6F00FF">Indian:<font color="#FF033E">BIO  [ <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#1C1CF0">ChitChat ] 17:26, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi IndianBio, it seems it's been resolved here; however, I should note that I did not receive your ping there. Acalamari 23:56, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Acalamari, thanks as always. However, it seems strange that you did not receive the ping. Do you know what happened? —<font size="2" face="Courier New" color="#6F00FF">Indian:<font color="#FF033E">BIO  [ <font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#1C1CF0">ChitChat ] 02:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know why I didn't receive the ping; I think the notification system has the occasional bug. Acalamari 12:18, 7 February 2015 (UTC)


 * (watching) Some don't know that a ping works only with a new signature, - you can't add it to previous message unless you sign again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:53, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Article clones
This may seem like an odd question, but I don't know any administrators so I got your name from the Wikipedia admin list. My question is this: How can you merge or even delete an article when there are three articles of the same person?

1.)Abdul Rauf Aliza 2.)Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor) 3.)Abdul Rauf (ISIS recruiter)

The last two articles should be deleted, as they have the least amount of content in them. How can I do this?? --Ritsaiph (talk) 05:47, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Since the other two are repeats, you can just redirect them to the original article. Acalamari 15:19, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * But how can I do any of this? I only make edits, cite sources and upload images . I have no idea how to initiate a merge or what you just said. I'm Wiki-disabled. And now another damn article has been made in the past couple of days: Abdul Rauf (militant commander). Four articles on the same person. --Ritsaiph (talk) 14:13, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * First I verified that they are all about the same person; they are. (This is a very common name, see Abdur Rauf which is a disambiguation page.) I then tagged the last three for speedy deletion as duplicates of existing articles (WP:A10). All four were created by different people - established editors, not socks. Probably because he was in the news recently. Ritsaiph, thanks for calling this to our attention. If you see any more of these, you can just copy this tag at the top of the page: That will call it to someone's attention as an article that should probably be deleted. --MelanieN (talk) 15:28, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It's now been claimed at Talk:Abdul Rauf (Taliban governor) that more than one person is represented here, and that the press have confused or conflated them. For now I have removed all the speedy tags until we can sort out who is who. --MelanieN (talk) 18:42, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for helping to deal with this, MelanieN. Acalamari 16:42, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Valentine Greets!!!

 * Thank you, The Herald; I hope you had a good Valentine's Day. :) Acalamari 16:43, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

You've got mail!
///Euro Car GT  02:57, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Taking the 5th
Red flag, meet bull. :-) -- SarekOfVulcan (talk) 14:04, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * : D Acalamari 17:06, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Android Lollipop article
Hello! Could you, please, semi-protect the Android Lollipop article? Recently, the article experienced some persistent vandalism by a few IP addresses, which continually added a non-existing successor to the article's infobox. Reverting all those unproductive edits is quite tiresome, and all that also trashes the article history. Any help would be really appreciated! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 05:11, 19 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Oh, and that persistent vandalism also seems to be extending into the Template:Android navbox. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 07:54, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I've semi-protected Android Lollipop but I don't think there's enough disruption on the template to justify protecting it at the moment. Acalamari 09:16, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! I'll feel free to report back in case disruption on the Template:Android navbox ramps up. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 21:35, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * ... and yes, it ramped up. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 22:47, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Heh, that didn't take long; semi-protected for two weeks, like the article. Acalamari 23:44, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 02:34, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Could you, please, have a look at the recent history of Nexus 6 article? It might be justified to have it semi-protected for a week or so, as the same type of vandalism now seems to be taking place there. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 06:13, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ for two weeks. Acalamari 11:05, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

This is for my own future reference as much as anyone else's - the Android Milkshake guy is editing from 122.200.0.0/20 and 202.62.16.0/20. 122.200.0.0/20 is quite quiet so I've blocked that temporarily given the number of articles this guy is editing. 202.62.16.0/20 looks like it has a reasonable amount of productive and unrelated activity, so I've held off blocking that one for now, but that could be an option if the Nexus 6 level of disruption is repeated elsewhere.. – Steel 19:13, 26 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you both! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 00:07, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Steel, thanks for what you've done and it's good to see your name again. Dsimic, you're welcome! :) Acalamari 19:30, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello again! Could we, please, have the Rooting (Android OS) article semi-protected for two weeks or so? We're having persistent and rather frequent vandalisms in the last 30 days that just clog up the article history. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 04:25, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Dsimic, after looking at the vandalism, I've semi-protected the article for a month. Acalamari 12:01, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 13:37, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Well, here's another one. :) How about semi-protecting the Programming language article, as we recently have more than a few reverted vandaliams that just keep clogging up the article history? &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 02:33, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I've added pending changes to the article. I don't think that the vandalism is frequent enough to warrant semi-protection but since most edits are vandalism or reverts, pending changes seems appropriate. Acalamari 09:29, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Totally agreed, thank you once again! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 21:40, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Here we go again. :) Could you, please, semi-protect the Android version history article, as there's an IP address thinking that Android 6.0 already exists, resulting in persistent additions of nonsensical content to the article?  Thank you. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for six months. You know, I hope that the dessert name for the next version of Android will be something other than "Milkshake" or "Muffin" just to prove this troll wrong! Acalamari 20:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! The time will tell what the soon-to-be-announced Android M will actually be codenamed, but it surely won't be  to provide some kind of an offline GPS service. :) &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 20:20, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

And, here's one more frequently vandalized article, Rooting (Android OS). Any help would be appreciated! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 20:07, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected for three months. Thanks for letting me know. :) Acalamari 20:47, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing it so quickly! :) &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 20:55, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

CHU/S
Could you process this request the user has had a time with their request and I'm sure they will be relieved when it's done (I linked you to the first one :P ) Thanx a bunch,  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 05:21, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Whoops! Sorry, Mlpearc, I completely missed your post! :( I'm really sorry about that; I only noticed it after seeing SNUGGUMS' message below. It looks as though the request has been handled now because I'm linked to the whole page rather than the section when I click on your link. Again, I'm sorry for missing your note! Acalamari 10:52, 24 February 2015 (UTC)


 * No problem, I think Xeno processed the request. All's good :)  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 16:45, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Mail for you
<b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 04:54, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi SNUGGUMS, I've replied. Thanks. Acalamari 10:52, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * And so have I. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 16:38, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Help
Can you help me in becoming a admin on Wikipedia? Also, can you go over my edits and tell me if I am fit to be a admin? Also, can you tell me some problems I might have in my admin process if I were to be a admin?Doorknob747 01:00, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Doorknob747, unfortunately, according to the edit counter, you have fewer than 1,000 edits. While the number of edits isn't everything, to stand a chance of passing a request for adminship you probably need a minimum of around 5,000; beyond that, you'll need experience with reporting vandals, requesting page protections and possibly commenting on deletion discussions. You'll also need a substantial amount of work done to articles, as many people will oppose adminship candidates who do not have much content work. I hope this helps. Best. Acalamari 11:34, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Suspended admin still listed
Seems that you suspended User:BrendelSignature from admin status some time ago for inactivity. But the userpage & admin listing still shows the name and admin icon. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. Acalamari 18:36, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Joss Stone discography
Would you mind semi-protecting Joss Stone discography? An IP hopper has restored poorly formatted, poorly sourced versions of the page four times for the past two months.  SN▲P •  SN▲P  22:54, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I think there hasn't been enough disruption for semi-proteciton but I have applied pending changes to the article. Acalamari 23:58, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Jakec
Hi Acalamari, you protected the page Requests for adminship/Jakec against IP editors and trolls, but I think you accidentally added template editor protection, because currently only template editors and admins can edit this page. Can you consider lowering the protection level to let autoconfirmed users edit? Thanks in advance. Epic Genius (talk) 14:45, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Epicgenius, yes, that was an accident. I've changed it to semi-protection. Thanks for letting me know. Acalamari 14:49, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah I shouldve noticed something was up too, when I went to edit and the editbox was red, but it just didnt occur to me. — Soap — 15:54, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries, Soap; you didn't do anything wrong by not noticing. The only person at fault was me. :) Acalamari 16:06, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Next meetups in North England
Hello. Would you be interested in attending one of the next wikimeets in the north of England? They will take place in: If you can make them, please sign up on the relevant wikimeet page!
 * Leeds on 12th April 2015
 * Manchester on 26th April 2015
 * Liverpool on 24th May 2015

If you want to receive future notifications about these wikimeets, then please add your name to the notification list (or remove it if you're already on the list and you don't want to receive future notifications!)

Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 20:27, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Mike Peel, thanks for the notification. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the next Manchester meetup but I will add my name to the notification list. Hope to see you and everyone else again at another meetup! :) Acalamari 16:49, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Please delete my images
Kindly delete the images of mine ; the one which created on 15:27, 9 April 2015 and other on 03:10, 23 November 2014. Sorry for Interrupting you,i am User:Akshay Das UTW.4:01 pm,09 April 2015 (UTC).


 * Looking through your upload log none of the uploads were done at 15:27 on 9 April or 23, November. Please provide a link to the ones you want deleted or you can add db-author to the files, this will tag them for deletion. Cheers,   Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 16:37, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

This is the link towards that image Please delete everyrhing — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshay Das UTW (talk • contribs) 06:58, 10 April 2015 (UTC) and sorry for the interruption.
 * Hi Akshay Das UTW, I've deleted two pictures. Best. Acalamari 09:41, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Hey Acalamari!
I hope everything's going good! I need a admin help with this problematic IP User talk:88.159.237.227 (check his last edit also: you moron check the pages (rs discograpy and Nightingale demi lovato song) you removed neccecary info because of your incompetence - also personal attack). He keeps adding a promo single infobox for the Tinashe remix of "Jealous" when in fact that's not a promo. As you are aware promo singles are free, and the remix is not, thus it's just an extension of the original song. Also there is no a source calling it promo. He also adds the Twitter Real Time Songs which is not needed when the song charted high on the other Billboard charts. Thanks in advance. — <font color="#2861B2">Tomíca <font color="#2861B2">(T2ME) 20:19, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Tomica, the IP hasn't edited for several hours now and you have warned them; I won't revert the IP but if you do again and the IP reverts you again, please let me know. Acalamari 09:46, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Well he was the last to revert me. I didn't want to edit war further cause obviously he doesn't want to listen to me and went to call me a moron. Anyways I am gonna revert to my version again. — <font color="#2861B2">Tomíca <font color="#2861B2">(T2ME) 09:48, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * There, he/she doesn't want to learn. — <font color="#2861B2">Tomíca <font color="#2861B2">(T2ME) 10:18, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm surprised at how fast they reverted you. Blocked for 48 hours, especially after their edit summaries. Acalamari 10:24, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Haha, they probably slept on their keyboard. Thank you :) — <font color="#2861B2">Tomíca <font color="#2861B2">(T2ME) 10:29, 10 April 2015 (UTC)