User talk:Adashiel/Archive 1

g'day!
Looks like you've actually been contributing a while (even before counting "lurk" time), but nobody's welcomed you yet &mdash; and everyone gets a welcome! Welcome!

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Thanks for fixing my user page
Thanks for fixing my user page, I appreciate it. VanillaX

And mine as well. Ever onward, Wikipedia. - Naif 13:07, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, even though I swore I had made the edit after him, effectively preventing my friend's vandalism...--Aleron235 02:06, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

FR
You and I were reverting that strange e-mail on FR at the same moment. That was an odd contribution. What in the world did it mean?

paul klenk talk 17:08, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Giving the contributor the benefit of the doubt, I assumed he or she mistook the article for the talk page. Either that or there's some serious non-grokkage of what Wikipedia is supposed to be.  -Abe Dashiell 17:18, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Agreement!
Hey Adashiel, very nice defense of how Wikipedia should treat webcomics. I'm definitely of the same mind. Nice to meet you. Philip Taron 09:19, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I hope one day we'll have a more concrete set of guidelines for Webcomics. That would make defending their place in Wikipedia a bit easier. -Abe Dashiell 13:26, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Apologies
Hi Mr. Dashiell, there is more than one Wikipedian at the IP address of 216.54.1.206, and he is unlikely to get your message regarding the Obsidian article, however, since I have seen the message and know who changed the article, I'll inform him of the issue the next time I see him. --Justin Hirsh 21:49, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Webcomics debate getting uglier again
I thought a day or two ago we were going to get some kind of consensus, but things seem to have gone very sour today, especially in Wikipedia_talk:Websites. Since you generally disagree with me, but seem to be interested in gaining some kind of consensus, can you take a look at it? I've been trying very hard to compromise, and I fear I may have taken too hard a line, but I don't think the issue is invalid, and snowspinner hasn't responded to it in a very constructive way. But maybe I'm out of line, which is why I'm asking your opinion. Can you let me know what do you think? -- SCZenz 06:58, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Vote for adminship
I know you don't know me yet, but I'm a fellow Mac OS X user here at Wikipedia. Currently I am up for adminship at Requests_for_adminship/Wackymacs, please put in your Support vote if you want!, Thanks for your interest. — Wackymacs 20:59, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Chewbacca Defense
My removal of the extensive transcript of the Chewbacca Defense wasn't vandalism. It's akin to posting all the lyrics to a song on an individual song's page. Why not just link the article to a transcript? This is an original encyclopedia, we shouldn't be quoting ten-minute segments of television shows.
 * It was linked off-site, though, which makes maintenance difficult. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 20:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC)


 * But what are we maintaining? The script is not going to change.  Again, you don't include lyrics of songs in an article, and ten-minute excerpts from TV shows are even worse.


 * Better yet, I've got a sensible compromise. Let's add it to Wikiquote.
 * Yes, that's a good solution. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 20:27, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Buffalo, NY
I'm going to run into 3RR problems taking care of the Confederate irrelevancies that are repeatedly being put into the Buffalo, New York article by anon 129.54.8.46. Can you continue to help with reversions? Thanks. -EDM 18:48, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

User talk:209.167.159.66
I have received the message about the change on the National park. I didn't change anything as I have never visited that particular article. Perhaps somebody else changed it?
 * You're likely using a shared IP. To avoid receiving messages meant for other users, create an account. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 23:00, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my userpage. I just noticed it in the edit history. The Wookieepedian 13:05, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 16:59, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi! Thanks for the revert of vandalism on my user page. JeremyA 16:52, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 16:59, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Mine too. violet/riga (t) 22:47, 5 December 2005 (UTC)


 * And conversely, you're welcome! Occupational hazard here.  :-) Antandrus  (talk) 02:14, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
 * And mine!! twice, no less! RasputinAXP  talk contribs 02:36, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


 * And indeed the bush (the mighty bush) thanks for that, I've been on extended (and still am) wiki break and had promised a rather severe editing person that I would expand and justify the article, but time etc. thatnks again vcxlor 05:04, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * And mine LOL! &mdash;gorgan_almighty 13:29, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Me too, Abe! -Scm83x 21:44, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Add me to the list! Just as an aside, I generally don't mind people vandalising my user page, and that particualar vandalism was so funny that I un-reverted it back in. I don't know who it was but it was someone i know, the IP is from my university. Thanks for your quick work and for catching so many user page vandals. - Lanoitarus 22:02, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Triple big thanks!
Thanks for watching my back. Owe ya one. :) - Lucky 6.9 23:52, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Userpage revert
No problem. If you need any more help, feel free to leave me a note. --Merovingian 02:31, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Admin?
Hi there, I was just wondering whether or not you were an admin. With 3417 (and counting) edits, you must either be an admin, or plan to be an admin. 500+ edits today it seems - are you locked in, might I ask? And lastly, hypothetically speaking, if I were to run for a janitor post, would I have your vote - I'd prefer to poll now than to poll when it counts. Thanks. --Master Jay 02:55, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks anyways.

Thank you
... for reverting my home page. --  Dalbury ( Talk ) 17:26, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

And mine as well. ESkog | Talk 18:48, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

13? Pah!
-- Francs2000 20:49, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am but a whippersnapper. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 20:53, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Semi-Protection
I saw you just reverted vandalism on George W. Bush, and wondered what you thought about the proposals to curb what's going on there. If you have time, check out Semi-protection policy, and weigh in (there's something of a large discussion page, so be prepared. For a quick run-through of what's been said and done, see #rehashing) Hope to see you there. - Mys  e  kurity ( have you seen this? ) 21:19, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Nice work reverting the senseless vandalism in the Age of Empires III page. Your reversion appeared within two minutes! Must be some kind of record... Kareeser 22:23, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

P.S. I'd give you a barnstar, except you already have one...

user page revert
Thank you Adashiel, the edit was actually mine, because I wasn't in the home pc and forgot to log in; but it's nice that someday would have noticed if a vandalism happened :)--BMF81 23:47, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my page. --Nlu (talk) 02:19, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

That goes for me too. Thanks! BTW, I've seen lots of fine vandal-reversion from you, yet you don't seem to be an admin. Would you like me to nominate you at RfA? If so, let me know - I think you'd handle the rollback button well! Grutness... wha?   04:01, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay - go to Requests_for_adminship/Adashiel to officially accept nomination and answer a few questions, then follow the instructions here. Good luck! Grutness... wha?   05:46, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Add me to the list of vandalised thankers. Thanks! :-) Haakon 13:30, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

The Buffalo Skull of Diligence
Thanks for your work reverting the vandals on Mandan while it was on the mainpage yesterday! *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 19:56, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Re : Thanks for the revert!
No problem dude, anyway I'm trying out WP:CDVF for the very first time! :) - Mailer Diablo 02:35, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi, I wanted to thank you for noticing and taking the time to move a comment from my userpage to talk page! Thanks so much. Dwain 23:06, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the reversion!
I was going to give you a Barnstar, but you already have one. Thanks for anti-ving my user page Sceptre 13:01, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Ditto thanks
That was rapid fire vandalism! I've now protected my user page so you have lots of time to catch up with my score of 173! -- Francs2000 15:33, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Holy hell. They're crawling out of the woodwork! –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:43, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the watchful eye--I seem to have become very popular! Best wishes, Mackensen (talk) 15:42, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Even more thanks! --Syrthiss 17:28, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Me too, again. (ESkog)(Talk) 19:21, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Add my thanks to the list. Cheers. PJM 22:31, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * yet again. PJM 22:44, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Request for RfC Comment
Having been a past participant in the User:Braaad / User:68.112.201.90 "incident", I was hoping you could take a second and add any input you might have to an RfC I've written at Requests for comment/Braaad. Thanks. McNeight 05:48, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I was tangentially involved with this person when he started vandalizing user pages. I will observe his RfC and add my comments if I feel I have anything useful to say. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 13:22, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Many thanks
...for fixing my user page. I suppose it's a rite of passage; maybe you're only a real Wikipedian once your user page has been vandalized ;) | Klaw ¡digame! 22:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Turns out that it was vandalism - the same anonymous user showed up defending an article I nominated for deletion: GH_avisualagency™. | Klaw ¡digame! 22:39, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for watching my user page!
Thanks for the several reverts on my user page! It looks like the kids at Lake Forest High School have it in for me for policing their article. *sigh* &mdash; HorsePunchKid &rarr;&#x9F9C; 2005-12-15 06:39:58Z

Thanks!
I just noticed you cleaned up some vandalism on my user page. Thanks a bunch! delldot | talk 17:15, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

User page vandalism
Thanks for reverting vandalism on my user page. That was the second one today, remarkably enough. howcheng  [ t &#149; c &#149; w &#149;  e  ] 21:19, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

To Adashiel
If you can plainly see another user had vandalized User:Koguryo page. Koguryo did not write the statement on his user page that's why I deleted it. Korea is derived from Koguryo so really the statement would be going against himself and that wouldn't make sense.
 * Looks like I misread that user page's revision history incorrectly. Sorry about that. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 04:45, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
... for reverting my user page. I've decided it's time to start a vandalism counter. :-) --  Dalbury ( Talk ) 12:30, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Yet another thanks
Looks like you keep yourself busy doing this sort of thing, but I'll add my thanks to the list for fixing the stupid vandalism on my User Page.

Userpage vandalism
That was quick...Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my STUPID FAT userpage! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 14:50, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

JERKCITY.COM
DUDE IF YOU LIKE WEBCOMICS YOU GOTTA CHECK OUT JERKCITY!!! COCKS HUAGLAUGHALGUAHGLAUGHALGUHAUHGA I THINK DEUCE IS THE ONE IN CHARGE OF ASCIIARTFARTS.COM WHICH YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK OUT--NOT A "COMIC" IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE BUT I THINK IT DOES EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "COMIC" GAGLGBGLGBLHA
 * Actually, that is a pretty good comic. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:05, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my page. --Nlu (talk) 19:06, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

please help
User:Keithlaw is deleting other users votes as well as my comments from the AFD discussion about GH avisualagency. he is also accusing me of using sock puppets and i am not. There has to be a way to prove all of this. please help.

please see the history link below for one example of this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/GH_avisualagency™&diff=31391556&oldid=31391419


 * I just now deleted Lerner's comment that a vote was a user's first edit, when in fact it was not. In the link Lerner posted above, I restored two comments I had made about one voter's vandalism of my talk and user pages (which Adashiel knows well, since he caught it before I even knew about it). At the same time, I deleted a "vote" from a user who appeared to have voted twice. No legitimate votes have been deleted. | Klaw ¡digame! 22:19, 16 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Please note:

208.27.111.121 is the same user as Mrethan. NOT 207.237.118.48, as KLAW claims it is.

compare

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/GH_avisualagency™&diff=31655489&oldid=31655443

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/GH_avisualagency™&diff=31391556&oldid=31391419

and you will see that they are the same user who signed in later as Mrethan. KLAW clearly vandalised that vote and deleted it, forcing the user to have to post it again.Lerner 23:47, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * My recommendation on this matter is to open up a discussion on the AfD's talk page. This is a user talk page, after all, and has a very limited audience.  I'm sorry I can't do more, but I'm not going to be able to devote much time to Wikipedia in the next few days.  Tis the season, after all, and I just won't have time to properly research it. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:32, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!
Congratulations! It's my pleasure to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the new administrators' how-to guide helpful. Cheers! -- Cecropia 05:36, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks much, and thanks to those who participated in my RfA (even the guy who voted against me!) –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:33, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Congrats! --Syrthiss 12:47, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hey, congratulations, Adashiel. It's well-deserved for the protector of other editors' user pages. | Klaw ¡digame! 14:54, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Congrats from me, too. I knew you'd make it :) Hope the extra bells and whistles are of use - if you need any help in working out how to use them all, drop me a note! Grutness... wha?   23:04, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

User 66.243.87.150
Check out the 'work' of user 66.243.87.150. Block? MH 18:06, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Hasn't received a warning today, so I"ll start off at test3. I'll watch him and block if he doesn't stop. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 18:14, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

The Movement
What do you think of the movement? Reply here. Thanks. --Kin Khan 03:03, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

My RFA
Hey Adashiel! Thanks for your support on my RfA. The final outcome was an unanimous (45/0/0), so I am now an administrator. If you need help, or have a question, please don't hesitate to let me know! Again, thanks! :D --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€  03:41, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

block this user?
I havent been on wikipedia long and I don't know much about blocking users but "199.190.225.40" has vandalised a few articles recently, and he did again just a few minutes ago. well perhaps you could check it out. I don't know. --Kyle sb
 * It's a school vandal that just got off a block. This kind of a spree tends to be short-lived, but intense, as students team up.  It looks like they've stopped for now, but I'll watch that IP. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:13, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Can you perhaps block / warn this user: 209.123.88.98 ?. Has been attacking a few pages and then repeating his attacks even after the articles have been reverted
 * Looks like someone beat me to it. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 16:35, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Season's Greetings!

Thanks for this rev on my user page, at least it was one of the vandals with a sense of humour this time! :) --Alf melmac 13:06, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

User:ZS
I know it isn't appropriate to dig up old incidents, but belated thanks for reverting a vandalism in my userpage. I didn't even notice it happening at all. Kudos for your speed. :) ╫ 25 ring-a-ding 14:59, 25 December 2005 (UTC) ╫

Izehar's RfA
Hi Abe, I would like to thank you for your kind support on my RfA. I'll do my best to be a good administrator. If you need anything or if I ever do something I shouldn't have, please, don't hesitate to drop me a line. Izehar 16:44, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

sorry
did not know what i was doing. ok

Gan Ying
Came across this page on RC patrol just now...seems an anon changed all mentions of CE to AD and you changed it back...just curious why. Yeah, it was pretty pointless for him to change it, but isn't it just as pointless to change it back? Kurt Weber 02:22, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you missed the point. I understand the need for consistency within the article, but the anon in question changed EVERY reference throughout the article.  Yes, it was rather pointless of him to do so, but it was just as pointless of you to change it back--doing that just risks the same edit war you say you're trying to avoid.  Kurt Weber 02:35, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Howcheng's RfA
Thank you for your support in my recent request for adminship. I was successfully promoted with a final tally of 74/0/0. I will endeavour not to let you down. Thanks again.  howch e  ng   {chat} 07:27, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

That\'s weird cause I haven\'t noticed anything like that when I\'m viewing the pages but ok, if that had to be done thanks for fixing that for me.

sandbox
you have a test page called the sandbox?
 * Yes, there are several sandbox test pages, in fact. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 19:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!
Just wanted to say thanks for reverting my user page! &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 06:16, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

oki am sorri

Thanks
  Hello ,

'''I wish to thank you for your vote on my RfA. It has passed with a final tally of 59/0/0. If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! Knowledge Of Self  |  talk  03:48, 31 December 2005 (UTC)'''

Information: New Help Group
This message is to inform you about a new group whose aim is to try and answer Wikipedians' questions. The group is based here, and is so far nameless. If you can offer any help by improving the pages or by answering any questions, then you are very welcom to do so. You are also welcome to raise any questions.

If you know of anyone who would either like to know about this or could benefit from it, then please tell them. Thank you. The Neokid 19:06, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

James Duval
Thanks for the note, but are you aware that James Duval has responded to the remarks that have been posted here regarding his sexuality? He has amandantly stated that he is not gay OR bisexual and several attempts have been made to remove this information.

James Duval
My apologies, I didn't intend to blank a page or change the formatting...I didn't know that a change had gone through until you left a message saying that it was reverting. I certainly wouldn't do anything to damage the page and was merely attempting to point out that Duval is not openly or un-openly bisexual. And yes, I do have this information from JD as I have recently corresponded with him on several issues. Thank you.

From: 65.184.135.137
I'm sorry if you don't like the truth and reality of the world, but allegations of that miner killing the others did appear almost immediately. I don't see why you want a rosy, cherry smelling version of history, but I am interested in the truth. &mdash;the preceding unsigned comment is by 65.184.135.137 (talk &bull; contribs)
 * Also from this IP are edits about the Mormon use of butt plugs as a form of discipline and bull semen flavored slim jims. Color me skeptical.  –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 16:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Not to be a wikistalker, but I concur. --Syrthiss 16:23, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
You left a warning for User:85.169.48.251 on 23 December 2005 to stop vandalism... he/she is @ it again wrt the article afterlife... just thought you'd like to know -- Mikkerpikker 09:11, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Many thanks for your support on my request for adminiship, I'm sure you'll be glad to know the final result was 92/1/0. I am now an administrator and (as always) if I do anything you have issue with, please talk about it with me. --Alf melmac 11:05, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
 Pgk's RFA 

Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (80/3/0), so I am now an administrator. I was flattered by the level of support and the comments, so I'm under real pressure not to disappoint, thus if you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as an admin then please leave me a note --pgk( talk ) 11:41, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

hey
Adashiel, please permanently ban this IP address from editing. It is a school IP, and commonly used to vandalise Wikipedia. Regards, Alex Withington-Smith Perins School Student
 * We probably won't ban the IP permanently, but I'll take a look at its contributions. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 15:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
 Francs2000's Bureaucratship 

Thanks for your support on my request for bureaucratship.

The final outcome was (70/5/0), so I am now a bureaucrat. I seriously didn't expect so many good comments from everybody and I appreciated the constructive criticism from those that gave it. If you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as a bureaucrat then please leave me a note. -- Francs2000 22:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

my little brother did it

sorry
i just wanted to see if anyone who wanted to really could change an article. sorry.

Jimbo Wales
Thank you for reverting Jimbo's homepage. I was doing the same thing at the time, but you beat me to it. I must congratulate you on being so quick! The Neokid 17:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

i apologize
i apologize...i was doing research for a project and my little brother was messin with the computer

canyon vista
Please excuse me, my son was using my computer for homework and I didnt monitor his actions as well as i should have. Please excuse his juvenile behavior.

vandalism on "slut" entry
Hi, saw you'd given a vandalism warning to anonymous user 209.158.184.199. Well, this user is back again, vandalizing the "slut" entry. I reverted it, but would like to draw it to your notice.StrangeAttractor 15:37, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Alright, alright. It's just funny stuff, and I know you'll fix it in time.

You gotta admit that the OJ thing was funny though, :). &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.39.127.2 (talk &bull; contribs).

Users based at IP 207.224.177.252
207.224.177.252 IP still vandalizing pages (cf deletions at Chandler, Arizona, calling Chandler High School a "gay ass brothel" -- partially self-reverted but still on record). User has been on final warning since the middle of December but has not ceased vandalism in the slightest. Please block, this has gone far beyond the realm of what is acceptable at Wikipedia. Thanks! Miwa 06:15, 13 January 2006 (UTC)