User talk:Animum/Archives/2008/July

Request
Please revoke my rollback tools for my account. They are no longer needed. PrestonH ( t  ♦  c ) 22:50, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Done (It was actually done a few days ago, but I forgot to post here.) —Animum (talk) 05:25, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

New Message
 ·Add§hore·  T alk /C ont 06:49, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Cow
I agree with the cow, but were the two cheeseburgers and the jackhammer really necessary? Punitive, imo. – xeno cidic  ( talk ) 02:34, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It's all Maxim's fault! —Animum (talk) 02:39, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh... in all seriousness though, just what is it you're testing? and was it successful? – xeno cidic  ( talk ) 02:42, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I was testing what non-time expiries the block form would allow. Needless to say, I doubt I'll be using them anytime soon. :-P —Animum (talk) 02:46, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * heh =) – xeno cidic  ( talk ) 03:03, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppet
Hi Animum,

Just wanted to let you know I left a message on Template talk:Sockpuppet outlining the concerns with the new version of the template a bit better and providing a couple of examples of problem cases. Since the current version breaks another template, I was wondering if you might consider restoring the version without the automatic checkuser link until we can get this all sorted out? Thanks! -- jonny - m t  06:33, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you kindly, and I appreciate you sticking around and fixing my ugly code! Sorry to be such a pain in the ass about all of this, but I can't count how many times an utterly confusing situation has been cleared up by something as simple as a sock template. -- jonny - m  t  08:03, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, it's no problem at all. [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]] —Animum (talk) 17:20, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikibreak
Have an enjoyable break, sir. --cremepuff222 (talk) 00:35, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU, Status, and you!
As you may know, the StatusBot responsible for maintaining the status of the Highly Active Users was taken offline. We now have a replacement in the Qui status system. This semi-automatic system will allow you to easily update your status page found at Special:Mypage/Status which the HAU page code is now designed to read from. If you are already using Qui (or a compatible) system - great! - no action is needed (other than remembering to update your status as necessary). If not, consider installing Qui. You can also manually update this status by changing the page text to online, offline, or busy. While it is not mandatory, the nature of HAU is that people are often seeking a quick answer from someone who is online and keeping our statuses up-to-date will assist with this. Note if you were previously using your /Status page as something other than a one-word status indicator, your HAU entry may have been set to "status=n" to correct display issues. Please clear this parameter if you change things to be "HAU compatible". Further questions can be raised at WT:HAU. This message was delivered by xenobot  22:49, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

lol :P
LOL! -- ɔɹǝɐ ɯ ʎ! Talk 03:43, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Tzatziki Squad collaboration
Hi Animum. As you might know, the Tzatziki Squad has just completed its second successful FAC, and the time has come to pick a new collaboration. You are next on the list for choosing, thus, if you'd like to pick an article to work on, please let the rest of the squad know on the talk page. Thanks. Keilana | Parlez ici 21:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Birthday
wwe socks sign 04:47, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]] —Animum (talk) 20:10, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I sense that this user is a freshman... 76.5.198.72 (talk) 02:13, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, I wouldn't call it "freshman." A much more descriptive term would be "fresh meat." [[Image:Face-wink.svg|25px]] —Animum (talk) 02:34, 17 July 2008 (UTC)



 « ₣M₣ »  has frowned at you! Frowns promote WikiHate and hopefully this one will make your first day much, MUCH worse. Do NOT spread the WikiHate, but spread the WikiFear among the other freshies. I will make my point clear and dismiss yours, so Happy reverting and see you the first Friday of school!


 * :'( —Animum</b> (talk) 00:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait, so are you agreeing with the essay or not? :-P —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 19:27, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

"I couldn't think of any other scenario, so assume I'm neutral with respect to this issue". Yes, but you're definatly NOT neutral so don't get me started with your.... "examples" freshie.  « ₣M₣ »  22:17, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * "Definately"? :-P —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 22:44, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Misspellings happen... I rely on FireFox too much. Delete this: User:FullMetal Falcon/Frown. Its .... userspace in a template? What!? Makes no sense at all. :P  « ₣M₣ »  01:05, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Thanks! [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]] —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 16:39, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Bots/Requests for approval/ShapiroBot
Just as a point of order, shouldn't this be under withdrawn, rather than denied requests? – xeno  ( talk ) 20:12, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Either is fine, I think. Withdrawn sounds better, though. —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 20:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed. – xeno  ( talk ) 18:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Alansohn
Hey Animum. Just wondering, which exact diff did you find to be uncivil? I personally found them to be off the mark, but I really didn't find them to be uncivil.


 * They weren't uncivil; they were trolling and personal attacks. I can't narrow it down to a single diff, as I found all of his comments were greater than the sum of their discrete parts.  It's clear that he's out to get Rlevse, and I find that, in and of itself, as well as some parts of his comments, to be a personal attacks, which he is barred from making as per his ArbCom-imposed editing restrictions. So, there isn't a single one, but rather all of his comments constitute one. —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 03:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I've taken it to AN/I for review because I feel strongly that he wasn't attacking Rlevse. Your comments are appreciated.  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  03:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Smile :)
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&mdash; E  ↗TCB has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. &mdash; E  ↗TCB 01:08, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! [[Image:Face-grin.svg|25px]] —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 01:09, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Your concerns
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Closing this discussion as it is not going to get anyone anywhere. —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 02:29, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Until I took a look through your recent edits, trying to understand where you're coming from, I hadn't seen your apology (this diff) for your overturned block. As the block had been rather swiftly overturned, I had not seen any of that discussion. I'm sure that your concerns are genuine. But I hope you can see a tiny part of where I'm coming from. In good faith, I raised an issue regarding the RfB in question, that I think raised genuine concerns about the nominees ability to serve as a bureaucrat. I received responses from no less than four different individuals, taking very strong issue with my points, many in clear violation of WP:AGF. While they are all entitled to do so, I am entitled to respond. If everyone involved had simply read my points and accepted them, as I have done with the 100+ support votes, there would be no issue here. Even after your block was imposed and overturned, User:Jayvdb has jumped in with an even more egregious series of personal attacks. I can assume that few administrators could justify labeling anyone a "malcontent" as anything but a violation of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA, and I fail to see why my request to refactor is wrong or why it has been so cavalierly ignored. While I do appreciate your apology, I hope you understand how damaging a block is, even one that the community has so promptly overturned. I wish you had made an effort to reach out to me and apologize on my talk page and explain your concerns, rather than waiting a few days and simply telling me to move on. If you have a chance, take a look at a few thousand of my edits and try to gauge where I'm going wrong. I look forward to your response. Alansohn (talk) 01:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I can hazily see where you're coming from. I'm not so much asking you whether you were right or not than I'm asking what the most prudent venue of action is, for there is opposition to your actions just as there was to my block.  (By the way, I apologize for your block &mdash; I was chewing it over with myself for so long that I thought I had exhausted all other means of resolve.)  However, I'm sure we (you, Jayvdb, and I) have better things to do for the project and with our time than bicker, so can we all just forget about this or start anew?  That seems to be the healthiest option for everyone involved. —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 01:58, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I had said my piece, and I thought that I made it clear that all I wanted was to ask other editors to accord my views and opinions the same respect that I had accorded theirs. As we all have better things to do, it astounds me that User:Jayvdb would jump in with a rather vicious personal attack, exactly the kind of attack that would have me booted off of Wikipedia, and would repeat those attacks after specifically being challenged on the veracity of his claims and the malicious personal attacks. My responses have been specific rebuttals of these maliciously false attacks. I am not asking for any administrative measures punishing Jayvdb for his blatant violations of WP:CIVIL and WP:NPA. All I have asked for is to refactor to remove the attacks. That's not bickering, that's asking for the same basic respect that we are all demanded of as editors. You wouldn't accept an attack from me; Why should I be forced to accept a far more vicious attack from any editor, let alone an administrator. Once this is appropriately addressed, it just might be time to start anew. I look forward to being left alone to edit. Alansohn (talk) 02:21, 28 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

:-)
How is my favorite scriptmaker? I'm wondering if it is possible to create some sort of simple rollback script, that could be used on any wiki. (of course it would have to be loaded locally to my monobook) Thoughts? - Rjd0060 (talk) 02:31, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. To add it to your monobook on another wiki, add the following code to it:


 * Enjoy. [[Image:Face-wink.svg|25px]] —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 23:03, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Well deserved

 * Thanks a lot! [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]] —<b style="color:#002BB8">Animum</b> (talk) 03:11, 30 July 2008 (UTC)