User talk:Alhutch/Archive03

Thanks


I would like to express my thanks to all the good people who spent their valuable time time and effort working on my (failed) RfA voting. Especially for those who actually voted to support me :). Lets move on and make together our Wikipedia an even greater place abakharev 10:07, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks from rogerd
Hi Alhutch- Thanks for your support on my RfA. I appreciate the kind words that you used in your comments. If I can be of any service please leave me a message --rogerd 01:26, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Request for Sources on Merkey Article
I'll wait and serve Wales with the order -- will take about 20 days. I'll make certain someone if there with the camera to get the expression on his face. I don't want wikipedia, I just want folks to stop the smearing. Clean up the POV in the article or I will be firing all of you. &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.177.35.211 (talk &bull; contribs).


 * IP block (which had expired) has been extended for the usual reasons; legal threats, evading permanent block of user account, etc. --MJ( &#x260E; 11:18, 20 January 2006 (UTC).

Couldn't help myself
I added your response to Manz($\infty$)'s talk page to User:Raul654/Raul's laws Circeus 21:23, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Tre Cool
Regarding Kerryisfrench's vandalism, or his wildly unsourced content on neo-nazism:

I also find it offensive, and the page is now on my watchlist. Let's hope he can source his claims, or else we'll just keep reverting his original content. ;-) Kareeser|Talk! 00:12, 22 January 2006 (UTC) P.S. Your cat is cute.


 * Turns out he was a sockpuppet (of Kerrysfrench)... I listed him to be blocked, and he was. Kareeser|Talk! 00:26, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

NoSeptember's RfA
Thank you, Alhutch, for your support in my RfA. I will watch my edit summaries... once you get in the habit, it becomes automatic. I am glad you liked my answers to the questions. I will do my best in my new role and welcome your feedback. NoSeptember  talk  11:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that late support vote, NoSeptember had a link on my talk page directly to the project page, and I didn't notice that it had closed already. Voice of  All T 20:04, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the notice from my user page. Karol 19:17, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Yep, the iamge of my name in chineese I did with a friend. I think Gmaxwell was more concerned with my wathclist page, where in fact I link to fair use images. I placed them as small thumbnails, however, only for reference, so isn't that OK? I also added a message on the top of the page. Karol 19:30, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

RfA: CSCWEM
Thanks for the formatting fix. I should have caught that myself, but glad to see you were paying more attention than I was. :) Turnstep 19:20, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Test4 after bv
Sure, no problem. I sometimes give them a final warning after a bv, but that is only when they never have received another warning, and if I feel like doing so. No problem with the block. Tito xd (?!? - help us) 00:34, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Patriots
Hey, thanks for the comment! I hope we can get this featured in a couple of weeks. Deckiller 03:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA vote
Hi Al. Thank you for voting on my RfA. I have posted a comment on it trying to clear up regarding your andothers concerns about my ability to understand what consensus means. I'm not entirely sure where this came from in the first place, which is why I hope this comment will clear things up. I also hope you will take the time to read it, and if you have any further questions, please let me know. All the best, Proto t c 21:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

NationStates
Wow, you're now the second one to tell me that my userpage attracted them to the game. Enjoy it mate! NSL E (T+C) 06:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Re: User:PatrickA
I never ignore people who ask me a question. And I appreciate you looking out for me, since it's easy to make mistakes or overlook that type of thing. Thanks! &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 07:56, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Redfield South Dakota
Can you block User talk:Arfarmen again for repeated vandalism?

-Thanks (Opes 00:35, 30 January 2006 (UTC))

Thanks for the help. I noticed today User talk:METALGOD42088 is back to his usual self. I was going to tell him he was a silly silly boy, but I decided, hey, if the guy wants to swear on his talk page, go nuts buddy.

(Opes 00:42, 30 January 2006 (UTC))

thanks you
Thank you for the revert. Good eye. I obviously didn't want to remove those comments. --01:39, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Talk:O. J. Simpson
Alhutch-

Can I have you mediate something? I think the recent changes by Pinktulip are not NPOV. He disagrees. I really dont want to argue about something so trivial. Please take a look at the talk page Talk:O. J. Simpson and the article itself.

(Opes 00:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC))

Disregard. We played nice, and fixed it.

(Opes 01:11, 31 January 2006 (UTC))

No worries. I honestly didnt expect you to be around after I sent the message. Thanks for the attempt though. I figured it would have been a wise idea to have a 3rd party look at it from a diff. angle.

(Opes 01:18, 31 January 2006 (UTC))

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MatthewUND
I recently did a Requests for adminship/MatthewUND. Am I supposed to add it to Requests for adminship?

I dunno. (Opes 01:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

-Thanks. (Opes 01:30, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

Alhutch- I'd really appreciate it you took a few moments to go over user:MatthewUND's edits and to vote on his RfA. He puts alot of work into articles surrounding ND, and MN. He along with one other from ND has done the majority of work on articles relating to ND. Whatever your vote is, I'd appreciate your constructive suggestions to him. (Opes 18:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

-No problem. Whenever you have the time, I'd appriciate it. (Opes 19:22, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

I saw your vote. Thanks for the vote and constructive feedback. I'm sure he will appreciate it. (Opes 20:30, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

25 December
I'd hope you would participate in the discussion at the 25 December page that I've started, per your suggestion of "coming to a consensus" on whether to use Anno Domini or common era on that page in reference to Jesus. Thanks, 1929Depression 15:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC).

I wish!
No, I'm not an administrator (one of the more rigtheous Wikicontributors tried to nominate me last month and I got flat out dissed by a bunch of Kelly Martin sympathizers because I sided against the Userbox Purge) - I wish I was though. I was just tired of the vandalism at that page, usually from unregistered ignorant motherfuckers (pardon my French - I call it as I see it), and chose to be bold. Cjmarsicano 19:02, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Abuse of resources
METALGOD42088 is at it again. I loaded 215600 or so lines before my ram filled up. I cant only imagine what its doing to the server farm, abusing resources like that.

Can we do something about this BS ? (Opes 22:39, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

Hey Alhutch- I asked RexNL, and he took care of it. Blocked him for a week. See User_talk:RexNL. (Opes 23:11, 1 February 2006 (UTC))

Ward Churchill and User:68.239.122.185
I noticed you just rolled back a couple changes by this anon. I'm not sure about that; I don't necessarily prefer the changes (which are really just a couple words), but they also don't seem like vandalism... rather likegood-faith attempts at clarification. Obviously, an anoymous editor is a red-flag. I see the same anon just added some words to the lead. This addition seems a tad on the verbose side, but I can see the clarification it's trying to get at. So I'm not exactly agreeing with whatever edits this anon makes, but I also don't think you should treat them as POV-mongering or vandalism automatically. Maybe find intermediate wording, or accept those changes that look OK to you rather than rollback. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 03:50, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:MKiwanuka.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:MKiwanuka.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use GFDL to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. -- Longhair 01:26, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and deleted it myself because I was unable to find the source of the orginial image.--Alhutch 17:01, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

My RFA
Hi, thanks for participating in my RfA discussion. Unfortunately, my fellow Wikipedians have decided at this time that I am not suitable to take on this additional responsibility, as the RfA failed with a result of 66/27/5 (71.0% support). If you voted in support of my request, thank you! If you decided to oppose me at this time, then I hope that if I do choose to reapply in the future, the effort I will make in the meantime to improve and expand my contributions to Wikipedia may persuade you to reconsider your position. All the best, Proto t c 10:46, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

From AN/I
I can access any other site with firefox. I don't think the people who have physical access to my computer are smart enough to do something like that. If they did, how would I fix that?--Alhutch 20:31, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Are you running Windows? If so, see for some information about where a Hosts file would be located, if you have one. It's a long shot; someone would certainly have to be out to get you for this to be the problem. If you do find a hosts file, open it up in a text editor and see if it has any lines like "127.0.0.1 en.wikipedia.org". If so, remove those lines (or delete or rename the whole file.) If not, hmm... What else could it be? Are you running a personal firewall of any sort? Someone could have fiddled with that, I suppose. One idea to get more data would be to try going to a command line and typing "ping en.wikipedia.org", see what that gives you. &mdash;Bunchofgrapes  (talk) 20:41, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Dang. You owe somebody at B.U. a mean practical joke ;-) &mdash;Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:08, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for welcoming me
Thanks for warm welcomes. I've been looking around some then decided to register. I am still new to all this so I am not quite comfortable editing pages myself yet - I just say what I think about stuff in discussions if that's ok... --Contento 17:23, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Listen, Al.
My edit on Jason Collier was not vandalism. Poor conduct for an admin. (I realize a user named WikiFanatic has reverted your revert, but that is not my point.) 216.56.88.133 18:00, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Katie Holmes
Greetings! You have edited the Katie Holmes page in the past. I've completely reworked the article and have posted it on WP:PR in the hopes of advancing it to WP:FAC. I would be grateful for your comments at Peer review/Katie Holmes/archive1. PedanticallySpeaking 18:39, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Antwaan Randle El

 * Found it, information on his surname "Randle El" http://media3.steelers.com/article/42086/ and here Moorish_science_temple. Judging by this, I do believe his family obtained their surname through association with the Moorish Science Temple, a precursor to the Nation of Islam. And yes Randle El states in the interview that he is not a Muslim although some of his family members are. Hope that helps. Abstrakt 22:41, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

AN/I
I reverted your revert on WP:AN/I. Sorry, I don't think that actually was vandalism :-). someone wanted us to block a Jimbo Wales impostor. I mistook it for vandalism at first too. Keep up the good work, Alhutch 05:34, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I really shouldn't be trying to fight vandalism at 12:30 am, it makes me think some crazy stuff. Thanks for reverting it.  -- Rory 0 96 05:36, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Jyllands-Posten
Thanks. I am really not quarrelsome. Thank you for supporting me. --Ezeu 08:33, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

You stand by your revert?
Cumming is a disambiguation page. 216.56.88.133 18:06, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

S'alright, except I don't think that's how you format a hyperlink like that. Don't know for sure though. 216.56.88.133 18:17, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

A Convert
After much thinking (and reading) after the discussion, I'm with you. Userboxes seem out of control. I have a few on my user page still, but not many, and I think the more divisive ones really are wrong for Wikipedia. I've initiated request for speedy deletion of Template:User_anti-fascism, which is just as divisive as the others (for example, I see that "no Marxism" was deleted today.) Please assist me in this first attempt. here I know that you will because you seem to be a fair-minded person. Being a believer in fairness, I do, however, fully expect this one to be speedy deleted just as quickly as the others. Thank you. Nhprman 06:10, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Anti-fascism was meant for speedy deletion, but Zzyzx11 and the Aardvark reverted that tag a couple of times, noting that they simply don't want it to be speedy deleted. Is what's there now (a simple deletion tag) sufficient to ensure speedy deletion? I'm admitedly new at this process, but feel strongly about it, and need advice. Nhprman 23:37, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, I had my heart set on speedy delete, in part, because in fairness, if other belief-boxes were deleted, so should this one - even if in mid-vote (as the others were.) I was going to point out ZZyzx11's comments to you. He seems like he's "in the loop" about the discussion and wasn't slanted one way or anothr on the issue. Glad you like the User List idea! I'm perfecting it now and will come up with a template soon and put it up for comment. Something like that could change the debate a bit, I think. Nhprman 00:15, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

WP:RFA/Quarl
Hi Alhutch, thanks for participating in my AFD, which succeeded. While you voted oppose, I hope I will not disappoint you. If I can ever improve or help in any way, please let me know! :) —Quarl (talk) 2006-02-16 12:28Z 

vandalism by 4.21.182.18 on Karen Cashman
Hi, I wonder should this IP be blocked? Dl yo ns 493  Ta lk  20:42, 17 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks - much appreciated. It's a pity, because some of the material might have been true even though unreferenced, but the vandalism just muddies the waters.   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk

your rv
Why did you revert my edit to Talk:Jimmy Wales? 149.151.177.118 03:45, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Protection
Will you please protect User talk:70.107.56.62 for me? Pretty please ;-) M o e   ε  05:20, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I thought saying pretty please would do it. ;-) Talk to you later. M o e   ε  05:30, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

RE: Marshall Strickland
Replyed on my talk page. – ABCDe ✉ 06:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Saeed Rashid page
Thanks ... for moving Saeed rashid -> Saeed Rashid, and creating the stub.

Edward R. Murrow -> B.U.
Thank you for clarifying. I was about to do it myself, since no one else seemed to get the point that the original wording just begged for a punch line. Next time I run across a gaffe like that, I will just fix it directly instead of trying to get someone else to do it. 0:) Wahkeenah 09:42, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Oregon is heaven on earth, apart from the occasional encounter with skinhead types. Mt. Hood takes one's breath away. I have yet to see any photo that does its beauty justice. Likewise with the countless waterfalls. I just wish there was a way to get to Lower Oneonta Falls without wading through chest-deep water. OK, since you're at B.U., I must ask about Nickerson Field, never having seen it in person. How much of it, if any, "feels" like the remnant of a 90-year-old baseball park (Braves Field)? Wahkeenah 10:09, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I wondered if you could tell that the concrete is 9 decades old. Maybe they have it painted? I think Nickerson Field was one of the first outdoor stadiums, maybe the first, to get AstroTurf. So who was this cat Nickerson, and why did they name the stadium after him? Also, is it true that the old ticket office, with its Spanish-style tile roof and arched doorways, is the university police station?
 * Thank you. I wanted to add something to the Nickerson Field article about where the name came from, and had been unable to find anything for some reason. Now that I know the name, I can do so (with confirmation first, of course). I gather the Spanish architecture is not a good fit with the rest of the campus? They did something similar with League Park in Cleveland, and it's in rather worse shape than the remnants of Braves Field. I'm of the belief that they should totally send old ballparks to baseball heaven, and not leave bits and pieces of them on earth to rust and ruin. Not only is the latter an undignified end, it's also often, as you say, an eyesore. Wahkeenah 11:13, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Now that I know the guy's full name and connection to Gillette, he's all over Google. I went ahead and added the info to the article. Now all I need is a photo of the joint. What are you doing today? Taking a stroll with your digital camera to take pictures of odd things requested by remote users, maybe? But maybe it also wouldn't be the ideal time for walking around outside. Maybe sometime later. Like June. d:) Wahkeenah 11:39, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * That would be awesome. Thank you again. I wonder how "open" the stadium is on days where there are no events? Can someone just "wander around" without Security having a cow? Here's the minutia (sp?) I'm getting at, which might cause you to rethink your offer: The one remaining old bleacher section, i.e. the main south stand, looks pretty much normal from what I've seen. However, at one point there was a "notch" or "triangle" in it which the Braves had cut when they repositioned the foul lines a tad, right about where the 318 appears on this website's diagram . That "triangle" was later filled in by B.U., and if I were there, one thing I would want to find out is how they did it... by checking it out from underneath. The reason is that I had heard some story that there were bolts under the stands holding that triangular piece together with the rest of the structure. Wahkeenah 12:05, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, quick work! I suspect you're right, that the underpinnings are solid, or at least inaccessible to the general public. If you look at the diagram on the web page in the previous note, you'll see a right-triangular cut in the main bleacher section where that 318 indicator is. That triangle was apparently filled in soon after B.U. bought the property, and it's really a minor issue. I'm curious to know what's past those little arches. Does it take you right into the stadium property, or what? The photos I've seen always seem to be at the side (to show its location relative to the bleachers) rather than head-on, if you get my drift. Anyway, thank you again for involving yourself in this trivial but hopefully interesting subject. d:) Wahkeenah 14:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, those arches. From that website photo, it looks like they are "filled in", so never mind about that. That's a nifty web page. I had seen some even larger photos once, from similar angles, but the page they were on is evidently gone now. I'm guessing a number of folks have photo'd the old park for similar reasons. It's just another bit of vanishing Americana. The vibe you felt from standing on once-"hallowed" ground is similar to what I have felt in similar situations. We do idolize our sports in this country, even though it makes little rational sense. However, it's always interesting to stand in *any* historic place, and try to connect oneself with the past. About 12 1/2 years ago I was passing through Pittsburgh and took some photos of the remnants of Forbes Field and also of the Honus Wagner statue at Three Rivers Stadium. The stadium was wide open, as they were prepping for a Billy Graham bash that night. Nobody stopped me from walking out into right field and standing where the great Roberto Clemente stood. I think I'm missing spring as much as anything right now. It is roughly 15 degrees here in Minneapolis, up from about minus-8 on Friday night. d:( Wahkeenah 15:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Looking at it again, that building is rather peculiar, isn't it? I'm thinking Spanish architecture must have been a fad in the 1910s. The original entryways to Wrigley Field also had a touch of Spanish architecutre to them. But this building looks like it belongs in Los Angeles or Houston or Miami or some such. Wahkeenah 15:56, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I follow your description OK. This definitely calls for a followup, except in warmer weather. That website is one I had not found before. It is similar to one called "ballpark project" or some such. The writer asserts that Fenway is a better place to watch a game than Wrigley. My brother, who got stick in seats in the shallow right field area a couple of summers ago, would beg to disagree. Fenway has a good chunk of seats that face the outfield. The sight lines at almost everyplace in Wrigley are good, near as I can tell. And I would guess that Fenway's seats are fairly cramped, like they were at the old Comiskey Park. One seldom-commented on fact about Wrigley is that it has exceptional leg room. If they squeezed as many seats and aisles into the available space as many of both old and new parks did and do, they could fit 50,000 onto the Clark and Addison property, easily. Wahkeenah 17:04, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Saeed Rashid wrong place for deletion review
Hi, this page is currently placed in /india for deletion review. How would we move it to /pakistan since its related to Pakistan. Thanks ... (Falcon007 09:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC))


 * Its currently in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/India for deletion review, but it should be in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Pakistan. How would we move it to appropriate category? Can anyone do it, I mean by just cutting and pasing the link to proper place?


 * Thanks a lot ... (Falcon007 10:09, 19 February 2006 (UTC))

Saeed Rashid
Re Articles for deletion/Saeed rashid, I am one of the people who keep WikiProject Deletion sorting/India upto date. It is a deliberate decision on our part to cover the whole Indian subcontinent because often the people who visit this page also know a bit about the rest of the countries here. Deletion sorting pages of Pakistan and the other countries in this area have been dead for months. Tintin (talk) 12:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

WP:AN
Hello, Alhutch, I saw that you reverted this edit--was it not true? I haven't looked into it, but I was curious. Also, since I believe I haven't said it before, thanks very much for your kind words at my RFA; I really appreciated it, and still do. Chick Bowen 02:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks once again. And also--yes, I figured out what must have happened once I looked more closely at the history.  That rollback can be a little funny--I rolled myself back once and never figured out how it happened.  See you around.  Chick Bowen 02:37, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Talk:David Irving
Sorry about that, impulse. The fellow who wrote that (Andrew Morrow) has used several accounts to harass another user- As such I consider him banned. It's not a big deal, however, if you want to restore it. Incidentally, it would be helpful if you could galnce at that anonymous user's contribs to make sure he doesn't do anything innapropriate. Thanks.--Sean Black (talk) 02:30, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Saeed Rashid

 * For few days this aticle is lying in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Pakistan for a review for deletion. I voted to keep it, and would appriciate if any decision comes soon. Thanks ... (Falcon007 03:53, 21 February 2006 (UTC))
 * Thanks ... (Falcon007 04:05, 21 February 2006 (UTC))

My RfA
--Matth e w UND (talk) 05:34, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

you are an abusive admin!
You owe me an apology for how rude and abusive you were to me on the Matt Leinart page. I am trying to contribute to Wikipedia and you tell me you don't have time for me. How rude!

My RfA
With apologies for the impersonal AWB-ness of the message... Thanks for your support on my recent request for adminship. It passed at 91/1/0, and I hope I can continue to deserve the community's trust. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you, and if I make a mistake be sure to tell me. My talk page is always open. (ESkog)(Talk) 02:42, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your voting!
Hi, thanks for your voting on my RFA. It has finished with the result 88/14/9, and I am promoted. I am really overwhelmed with the amount of support I have got. With some of you we have edited many articles as a team, with some I had bitter arguments in the past, some of you I consider to be living legends of Wikipedia and some nicks I in my ignorance never heard before. I love you all and I am really grateful to you.

If you feel I can help you or Wikipedia as a human, as an editor or with my newly acquired cleaning tools, then just ask and I will be happy to assist. If you will feel that I do not live up to your expectation and renegade on my promises, please contact me. Maybe it was not a malice but just ignorance or a short temper. Thank you very much, once more! abakharev 07:34, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Please check your e-mail.
I swore I'd never log back on to this site, but this is out of hand. Did you check your e-mail just now? I've sent you a note regarding this situation. I'm online; please feel free to e-mail me in return. - Lucky 6.9 07:29, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
I just wanted to say thank you for voting for my RFA, of course if you ever need a hand, let me know :) - cohesion&#9733; talk 00:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for having my back on the whole Matt Leinart block thing; I guess we're even now. And I want to apologize for my crazy edit summaries as well... when it became clear that the guy was re-adding the "out of the closet" thing every 30 seconds, I guess I decided to spark an edit war and feed a troll, two things Wikipedians should never do. Maybe somewhere, somehow, someone will figure out a way to put an end to this thing. It passed "annoying" a mile back, sped right past "weird", and is now just flat-out "messed up". He "hasn't had time to post sources"? I scoff. Anyway, thanks again buddy. - Davis21Wylie 05:21, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Uni wiki
A single wiki for all buildings, people, and events on campus... that's my initial thought. Perhaps a network of them. Anything like that at BU atm? Good to meet you yesterday. Cheers, +sj + 05:51, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

notability question
Dear Alhutch,

A short while ago I contributed an article to Wikipedia on the Canadian classical composer Nick Peros (it is my first contribution to Wikipedia). I recently noticed that someone had put a “notability notice” at the start of the article, and in the history section of the article had noted that there was a question of notability and that a third party should verify the notability of the subject.

I noticed that soon after the article was posted, you had visited the article and had done some minor editorial work on it, and I would like to ask if you could act as a third party to verify the notability of the subject, Nick Peros, as per the information and links below. I have sent a response to the editor (Pavel) who questioned the notability of the article, but it was my first time using the “discussion” feature and I want to make sure that my response is read and checked out by a Wikipedia editor (i.e. doesn’t get “lost” somewhere in cyberspace) so I am also sending this response to you and asking if you can help me out.

In the notability guidelines for music, Wikipedia states that any artist that has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one large or medium-sized country meets notability requirements. CRIA is the Canadian Recording Industry Association and is the body that giverns Record Certifictaion in Canada. If you go to the following link on the CRIA website:

http://www.cria.ca/gold/0903_g.php

you can verify that O Canada- A Canadian Celebration is certified Platinum, as stated in the last paragraph of the Wikipedia Nick Peros article. Platinum Certification is a higher certifictaion than Gold, and as such meets that notability guideline.

The editor who has posted the notability notice referred to “claims of positive criticism”, implying that the positive criticisms listed in the article may not be accurate. For each critique listed in the article I have included a citation reference noting the name of the publication, the name of the reviewer and the date of publication. Most of these critiques/reviews are from hard copy newspaper reviews, however one of these critiques is from Classics Today. Classics Today is an internationally recognized and peer reviewed classical music site that focuses on critique and review of classical CD’s, and is often cited as a source for reliable and professional classical music critique by artists and major labels alike. If you go to the following link:

http://www.classicstoday.com/review.asp?ReviewNum=3538

you can read the entire Classics Today review of the Nick Peros Motets CD which is excerpted in the Nick Peros Wikipedia article.

Wikipedia’s notability guidelines for Music also state that for composers, the composer has been the subject of a biography published as a book, or has several articles by at least 2 different authors in the peer reviewed publications. As a composer, Nick Peros is the subject of a number of major articles in peer reveiwed and recognized music and arts publications. One such article was published in the national Canadian Arts Magazine Perfroming Arts Magazine – the Nick Peros article was in fact the cover story for that issue. You can read the article in full at the following link:

http://www.looksmartclassical.com/p/articles/mi_m1319/is_n3_v31/ai_20931302

Nick Peros was also the cover story for Wholenote Magazine’s September 1999 issue- I was unable to find a link to the article itself, however, if you visit the following link:

http://www.thewholenote.com/wholenote_sep_99/musician_midst.html

you will see that the Nick Peros Wholenote cover story is affirmed in this article which appeared in the same September 1999 issue as the Nick Peros cover story (see last sentence of second last paragraph of that article as listed on the above link:  She thinks composers should present their own concerts, both as a practical way of getting performed and as a way of developing an audience for their work. (Interestingly, this is exactly what Nick Peros, our cover story, is doing this month).  The article confirms that the cover story for Wholenote for that month- September 1999- is Nick Peros.  Along with Opus Magazine and La Scena Musicale, the Toronto based Wholenote is one of Canada’s three main classical music magazines – peer reveiewed and recognized.

Nick Peros has also had a number of feature newspaper articles written on him and his work and published in various major newspapers, including The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper by circulation – if you go to the following link:

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/422039631.html?did=422039631&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Sep+7%2C+2002&author=Geoff+Chapman&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Toronto+composer+creates+Sept.+11+work+%3B+Choral+memorial+to+debut+at+Washington%27s+National+Cathedral+at+Sept.+10+ceremony

you will find a feature Toronto Star article on Nick Peros’ composition and World Premiere concert of Prayer of Consolation, composed to commemorate the First Anniversary of September 11 and premiered in Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC.

Nick Peros has also been the subject of many shorter articles as well, but these two (Performaing Arts Magazine and Wholenote Magazine) are included as examples since they were both cover stories, and the Toronto Star link is included as The Star is Canada’s highest profile newspaper.

I would like to ask if you, as a Wikipedia editor, could visit the above links to verify the notability of Nick Peros for inclusion in Wikipedia- based on the above information and links, the notability of Nick Peros for inclusion in Wikipedia is verified and affirmed as Nick Peros meets the criteria of Platinum certifictaion (which is a higher certifictaion than Gold, and Gold certification or higher is listed as a music notability guideline); he has been the subject of a number of feature articles (magazines and newspapers) by different authors in peer reveiwed publications (also listed as a music notability guideline); the critical review notes listed in the Nick Peros Wikipedia article are accurate and verifiable, as per the Classics Today example. I would like to ask if, upon your review/verifictaion of the above information/links, you could remove the notability notice from the Nick Peros Wikipedia article and, in the history section for your edit/removal of that notice, state that you have verified the content/accuracy of the article.

Thanks Alhutch for your help in this – I understand that upholding the integrity of the editorial content of Wikipedia is of prime importance and I appreciate and respect the editorial/notability process. If you could reply to this note, I would appreciate it. Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Michelle Bryan


 * The user Michael Bryan wrote about notability of the composer (more-less the same as above) and asked to put the composer back to lists: List of 20th century classical composers, List of 21st century classical composers, List of composers for the classical guitar and List of solo piano pieces by composer: P. Could you judge whether the person fits these lists? Pavel Vozenilek 19:32, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

clean-up tag and thanks
Hi Alhutch,

Thanks for your message in my Talk/discussion page, and thanks for verifying the notability of Nick Peros for my article, I really appreciate it.

I just had two other questions to ask you – currently a tag for “cleanup” remains on the article (it was inserted there by the earlier editor as a result of his concerns re. notability). In reading through the article, though, I believe that it does have the formal tone of an encyclopedia- I’ve tried very carefully to keep subjectivity out of the article and keep it strictly factual with proper grammar, article structure, etc- and I believe that it fulfills these goals (I saw the minor edit that you did on the term “great expressiveness” and I would agree with you that your edit does read more objectively, so thanks for that). I’ve read through many Wikipedia articles to compare style, form, etc, and I believe that the Nick Peros article meets a professional standard of writing. Do you have any suggestions to make? I would expect that in your recent reading/editing of the article that if you had spotted any other points that needed editing/clean-up you would have addressed those, so if the article is not in need of any further clean-up, would you able to remove the cleanup tag? (I don’t know if I’m allowed to do that since I wrote the article and I don’t want to give an appearance of vanity editing, so if removal of the clean-up tag came from you or another editor I think it would help uphold Wikipedia integrity).

Secondly, the previous editor, who had a concern about the notability, also removed all of the internal WIKI links that I had made for Nick Peros in other articles – i.e. “List of 20th Century Composers”; “List of 21st Century Composers”; “List of Composers for the Classical Guitar”; “List of Solo Piano Pieces by Composer P”; “List of Contemporary Solo Piano Pieces”; “List of Croats” (although Nick Peros is Canadian, his ethnicity is Croatian). As I understand it, I do not believe that adding a notable name to lists such as these would constitute spam – I checked out the WIKI guide on spam and it states that editors should be careful about removing material that is included as a statement of fact – the internal WIKI links/edits that I made were factual, objective and, I believe, appropriate. Would you be able to check my original Nick Peros links/edits to the above articles and, if you felt they were warranted, would it be possible to reinstate those link entries? (I had also included a few Peros links to other WIKI articles on related subjects - i.e. poetry and song, motet- that I believed were appropriate, but that were also removed – in retrospect, though, I can see how those particular internal links may have had an appearance of “promotion” so I will defer to Pavel’s editorial judgment on those particular links, but I think the Peros links/edits/inclusions on the List articles noted above should be fine and would not constitute spam).

Also, thanks for your encouraging words! This is my first Wikipedia article and the whole process is new to me, so thanks for all the help- I really appreciate it. My own interest lies in classical music and poetry, so I may be slowly ramping up for some further contributions (however I take the issue of factual verifiability very seriously and so I want to be careful that anything included in an article has verifiable sources, so I’ll be taking my time with future contributions; I’m also looking at adding a pic to the Peros article, so that will be another first for me). I read that you have written/ edited/contributed to over 1,000 Wikipedia articles – that’s pretty phenomenal! How long have you been involved with Wiki? Thanks again for all your help – have a great day!

Michelle Bryan

thanks
Thanks for looking into this and removing the clean-up tag, and for everything else. I'll reinstate the Peros links/edits to those List articles.

You have been so very helpful - a lot of this online stuff can be pretty daunting sometimes, especially to a novice like myself, so your guidance & help has been invaluable - take are & have a great day!

Michelle Bryan

Matt Leinart
I think that User:lxfd64 is taking care of some business, I just shot him a message. How long can this guy last? TKE 05:53, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * That one character who's apparently in love with Leinart has returned. The revert wars begin anew. >:( Wahkeenah 15:17, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

?
So which one is your favorite? Dictatorial duck-billed diplodocus +10 000 thundering typhoons 11:50, 3 March 2006 (UTC)+

Thank you for your support of my RfA
Thank you for your support of my successful request for adminship. I am honoured that the nomination was supported unanimously and that the community expressed confidence that I would use the tools wisely. If you have any concerns please let me know on my talk page. Regards A Y  Arktos 20:57, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Image:Wendy and Lucy.jpg
Just a quick msg, I note you just deleted Image:Wendy and Lucy.jpg with explanation (no license data, been 7 days). The image had, in fact, only been uploaded less than an hour ago at 16:52 today. I'd therefore added a tag, and notified the uploader, and they should have been given seven days before the image was deleted. Just thought I'd let you know, I'm not too concerned since it was most likely a copyvio. └ UkPaolo/talk┐ 17:17, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Pakistan article
Hi Alhutch, I was wandering if you have some time to follow the discussion on Pakistan article about a silly category which is simply compromising wikipedia statndards. I remember you when you helped me for Saeed Rashid article. Thanks --Falcon007 21:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Here's a userbox for you. --Cyde Weys 04:22, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
Hey, how is it going? Thank you for supporting my Request for adminship! It passed with a final vote of 73/1/1, which means that I have been granted adminship! I look forward to using these tools to enhance and maintain this wonderful site. I will continue regular article/project contributions, but I will also allocate a sizable portion of my wikischedule toward administrative duties :) Thanks again, and if you have any questions/comments/tips, please let me know! &mdash; Deckiller 04:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

 * It's taking hours, but it's the only way I can justify the spam :) It's a silly convention if you ask me, but I'm not bold enough to break it. ×Meegs 07:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

My RFA
Nacon kantari  e |t||c|m 23:07, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

My RFA
Thank you for your recent vote on my RFA. While the nomination failed, I was rather expecting it due to the big lapse between registration and recent edits. I appreciate the comments you left when you voted, and I will definitely keep them in mind. If you have any other suggestions as to how I could improve as a Wikipedian, so as to hopefully succeed next time, please let me know! Thanks! &mdash;akghetto talk 07:55, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Matt Leinart
He's back. TKE 03:16, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
 * He's back, this time as User:Azfrenchman. - Davis21Wylie 16:21, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * If this continues, the vandal might make a name for himself for consistancy. TKE 05:28, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Possible Vandalism
Hi, you might want to check this out; user with IP address 66.251.27.202 keeps erasing an entire section in the intro, even though it comes with citations etc. I warned him a couple of times, but I think because he is not signing in he figures can continue to do this.   Zmmz 04:03, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Can we stop an edit war before it begins?
Can you take a look at the recent edits for the article on Boston University? I've removed what I think are non-neutral point of view materials in the introduction added by BUomc but he has just put them back. I'm new enough to Wikipedia that I could easily be wrong in my assessment, but it looks to me like PR puff language, without any likely source attribution. How should one proceed with this? Pzavon 12:55, 15 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick response. Pzavon 03:29, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm an admin now!!
Thanks for voting on my RFA and helping me become an admin. The final tally was 108-0-1 (putting me on the WP:100 list. I hope to do my best in upholding the integrity of Wikipedia. Thanks again, Gator (talk) 13:18, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you ...
for reverting my user page. Looks like another unhappy spammer. --  Donald Albury ( Talk )  23:30, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And again! I guess I really ticked that spammer off. --  Donald Albury ( Talk )  22:16, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

claims needing a second opinion
Hi Alhutch. Would you take a look at the matrix of o's at WP:CP? I should have just tagged them all no license to start with, but I wanted to give the uploader a forum (which apparently they didn't want). Anyway, would you consider deleting them now? Quadell is on a semi-wikibreak, I'd rather not do it myself, and it seems like WP:SNOW to tag them now and wait another 7 days. As of tonight they've all been removed from their articles. Let me know either way. Thanks. ×Meegs 04:49, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks Allan, but you forgot the one above the matrix ;) The whole conversation there can go, I think, when you're done with that one. ×Meegs 05:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

TinTin userbox
I created a TinTin userbox for those who like it as much as I do. The code for it is, which gives. Thanks,  Sceptr e  ( Talk  ) 21:40, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Roland Morris
Excuse me! I have no idea how to use your program yet, so it takes a little time to figure it out. There was NO copyright violation. The Roland Morris page was printed WITH permission. You gave no chance for me to state that fact. This is a little agravating when a person doesn't want to spend all day messing with this.

WE are the Morris Family. Roland Morris was the subject. WE wrote the articles on both pages. There is NO copyright problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Morris Family (talk • contribs)

Hello - I've attempted to go to the history of the Roland John Morris, Sr. article to obtain it's early, good version; the one just before the speed delete message occured. However, what appears in the history is not the name "Roland John Morris, Sr." but "Morris Family". As a result, the program reports that there is no history of a "Morris Family" article. And nothing shows me the original Roland Morris article. Was there an error somewhere, or am I confused as to where I am to be looking? Thanks Morris Family 21:39, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

User:Zoel
I noticed you deleted the page Tadeusz Mazurek. I saw that page created by User:Zoel (a newbie, I think) when I reverted some nonsense added to University of Notre Dame, and then noticed other new pages created by the user, none of which meet WP's standards, IMO: Morrissey Hall (University of Notre Dame), W. Carter Aikin and Tadeusz Mazurek. Should the rest be speedy deleted? What's the policy here? (I had just posted this to the Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents before I saw your action) --mtz206 01:10, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
My RfA recently closed and it was a success, passing at 84-02-00. I would like to thank you for taking the time to weigh in and on your subsequent support. And I know it's quite cliche, but if you ever need any assistance and/or want another opinion on something, grab a Pepsi and don't hesitate to drop me a line on my talk page. Thanks again. Pepsidrinka 04:48, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks
, thank you you so much for supporting my RfA, which passed successfully 49/6/3. I am grateful for all the supportive comments, and have taken people's suggestions to heart. I will do my best to live up to people's expectations. If I can ever make any improvements or help out in any way, please feel free to let me know! Thanks again for your much appreciated support.

¡Dustimagic! ( T / C ) 05:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Help Save the Whiner Line
Hey I noticed you helped out on the whiner line page, and we have spoken before a couple of months ago when there was first controversy about the page. It has recently come under attack again and I need some help in defending it. They had it under AfD and didn't tell me or put up a notcie on the article page or any other related poages like Wikipedia suggests. I need some help from an admin in defending it. At the very least I want a new vote on the deletion. Zzz345zzz 06:27, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Alhutch. I'm sorry for breaking the rules here.
I'm sorry for breaking the rules here. I need to think more before creating a page at the Wikipedia. Have a nice day.-JEB 2390

Quick Question
With the mop can you delete a user, or point me where to go? I created User:Sigo187 earlier while trying to work out what happened with my layout and monobook as a preferences comparison. T  K   E  06:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Matt Leinart Vandal
As a heads up, I put in a checkuser request to affirm it's one user. Of course, do not comment my submission on its page. T  K   E  00:47, 3 April 2006 (UTC)


 * The vandal has been confirmed by Bureaucrat Essjay as a lone vandal.  T   K   E  05:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Nickerson Field etc.
Thanks for your note. I'll be very interested to see some up-to-date photos. Did you say if they have a plaque there? That would be a good addition. d:) As for the Leinart Looney, no matter what I say, it's not going to change that character's viewpoint, so it's not worth wasting my energy on it. :) Wahkeenah 01:07, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

RFA Thanks
Thank you for your support vote on my RFA. The final result was a successful request based on 111 support and 1 oppose. --CBDunkerson 11:28, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Silly Billy
I am afraid that since you welcomed me (User:Slp) I am turning to you to see if you can help advise me: I didn't have to sign in for ages, so forgot the password, and I guess I didn't give an email address since I don't receive an email when it is reset. Is there some way around this or do I just sign up for a new user name? sorry. The user formally known as Slp--209.161.227.53 22:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC) Thanks for your note, suggestion and offers of help. I think I will just subscribe again and remember the password this time!!! Slp--209.161.227.53 16:06, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Bob Edwards
Lots of stuff added to the Bob Edwards page, including an answer to your request for more info on the circumstances surrounding his departure. Check it out.

A KISS Rfa Thanks
Thank you, I've been promoted. psch e  mp  |  talk  01:37, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Perma Block User:12.43.53.148
Please permanently block User:12.43.53.148 as according to Google that IP is an open proxy. Netscott 03:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the anti-vandal assist! :-) Netscott 03:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I believe you are correct about unblocking "repaired" open proxies but lately there's been a rash of open-proxy attacks on the Jyllands cartoons article and this IP is probably a part of that parttern. My recommendation would be to review WP:NOP and also m:WM:NOP. Thanks again. ;-) Netscott 03:58, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
 * We'll do, you too! :-) Netscott 04:02, 12 April 2006 (UTC)