User talk:Alexroller

This is my first edit to my Talk page, and I chose to edit it now to address the fact that I made the goofy and unproductive decision to vandalize my own User page and revert the edit only a minute later. I am just making a public statement that I will never vandalize my own User page again. -- (Alexroller (talk) 05:45, 19 November 2011 (UTC))

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I agree that it should be deleted. I will take no action and see that it is deleted in a week.--Alexroller (talk) 02:32, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

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User Page
Hi Alexroller!

I just happened to go past your userpage, when I crossed this. I have reverted it. If this person is a friend of yours, and you'd like to keep what s/he wrote on your userpage, I shall revert my edit. Thank you, -- MST  ☆  R   (Chat Me!) 11:46, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


 * MST ☆  R : Yes, that user is a friend of mine, but I do not want his edits on my page.  Thank you so much for reverting them! (Alexroller (talk) 22:39, 28 November 2011 (UTC))

Vandalized Again
I have been vandalized again by the same user. Can someone please revert his vandalism again? Thank you so much. -(Alexroller (talk) 03:14, 29 November 2011 (UTC))

Nevermind, I just erased his vandalism (but it was not a revert!). (Alexroller (talk) 03:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC))

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A kitten for you!
meh. last updated 2:17am ? yum

Johnnyy47 (talk) 09:04, 4 December 2011 (UTC) 

Why thank you Johnnyy47! (Alexroller (talk) 19:38, 4 December 2011 (UTC))

Are there any black wikipedia editors?
As unprofessional as this may be, I have a serious question and that is "what is the percentage of nationalities of wikipedia editors?" There should be a poll. I am highly suggestion it. Thank you very much Alexroller. Johnnyy47 (talk) 19:02, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Johnnyy47, that is an interesting question. Wikipedia represents people of all races, nationalities, personal beliefs, and personalities.  It would be disrespectful of community members to take a poll regarding their nationalities because it would imply that it matters in the world of editing and this community of knowledge..  In reality, we are one diverse group of people working toward a common goal.  And to answer your question: Yes, there are black Wikipedia editors. Alexroller (talk) 22:39, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

NOTICE
Greetings and salutations Alexroller, I have found an exquisite change on your Wikipedia page that I am quite unsatisfied with. It is noticeable that the bouncing Wikipedia globe at the bottom of your page has been removed. This tragic removal has disappointed me because its absence lacks the ability to define your personality. After knowing you for the past thousand hours, I have come to a conclusion that you like to bounce up and down just like that globe. You are a natural bouncer as it has mentally and physically satisfied many people's views (including and especially mine). It is totally your decision to reinstall that globe onto your page, but I will not try to force you to bring it back. I am expressing my opinion about it and it is just not the brightest thing you might have heard. So there you go; that is my opinion. But despite this melancholy obstacle, I would like to comment on your Wikipedia contributions as they have brought a lot of happiness of my encyclopedia knowledge. You, Alexroller, are a spontaneous man...I mean boy...At the age of 15, I cannot wait to see what you can or will create when you get older. Thank you for your service. Johnnyy47 (talk) 03:04, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Johnnyy47, I am very pleased that you brought this to my attention. You will be happy to know that I have replaced the logo.  And you are very welcome for my Wikipedia contributions! P.S. Please only use my username on here. Alexroller (talk) 04:38, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Editing help

 * Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 04:57, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you; I was not aware of the process to request help. Alexroller Talk 05:18, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

There seems to be a problem with the automatic signatures I add at the end of my Talk page posts. I insert the four tildes (Alexroller 05:19, 31 December 2011 (UTC)), but when I look at the page, my username is not wikified, and I need to do it manually each time. I was wondering if anybody could instruct me on how to fix this. Alexroller Talk 05:18, 31 December 2011 (UTC)


 * If you use any wiki markup in your signature, you'll need to tick the box entitled "Treat the above as wiki markup" in your user preferences, which should be just below the signature box. If that doesn't work, let me know.  An optimist on the run! 07:50, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * The wiki markup box was already checked in my preferences, and the problem is still occurring. Do you have any other suggestions? Alexroller Talk 18:56, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Cut and paste the text in your signature box in your user preferences into the "nowiki" tags below this message, and I'll see if I can make out what's wrong. (Though as I'm going out soon, you'll have to wait till next year!)  An optimist on the run! 19:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Alexroller


 * If that's all the text is, without any mark-up, then untick the mark-up box.  An optimist</b> on the <i style="color:#00A000">run!</i> 19:20, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Alexroller (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Glad it's working :-) See WP:CUSTOMSIG for more information about signatures, if you want to do anything fancy with it at any time. Happy New Year! <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #A00000;padding:1px;"> An <b style="color:#A00000">optimist</b> on the <i style="color:#00A000">run!</i> 19:30, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

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For a long time I had a Userbox on my User page stating that I believed registration should be required to edit articles. I have changed my mind and now do not believe that registration should be required because the whole purpose of Wikipedia is to make reading and editing it available to EVERYONE, not just registered users. I think we users tend to have an elitist attitude at times and that we should be more open to "outsiders". Alexroller (talk) 03:29, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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I recently changed the format of my Userboxes back to its old form, but some boxes merge into others and I am not sure how to change this and keep each of the Userboxes separate. If anybody knows how to change this and can help me with that, that would be greatly appreciated. If you are not sure what I mean about the formatting issue, please ask me. Thank you! Alexroller (talk) 03:42, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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