User talk:Balph Eubank/Archives/2011/April

The Signpost: 4 April 2011
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User:Annabelashworth
Just removed the speedy template again:. It was after the final warning, shbould we report this to AIV? I'm not sure, I've never done that for someone removing speedies before... SheepNotGoats (talk) 18:33, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I reported them to AIV. You should definitely report editors who repeatedly remove the speedy template, especially after they've been warned repeatedly not to do so on their talk page. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 18:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it's been a while since I've worked with AIV and CSDs, so the rules are kinda fuzzy in my head. SheepNotGoats (talk) 18:40, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No problems, it's been a little while for me too. The warning templates are pretty clear, they provide editors with an explanation of how to deal with a speedy tag if they disagree, so if they keep deleting the tags instead of using the hangon template it's almost always a vandal. Their edit to that other article was kind of a red flag as well. Probably just bored kids messing around. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 18:43, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Howard Nassiri
Thanks for your great feedback/advice on the post! --MZNGR4 (talk) 18:00, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 April 2011
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Goon squad article start
Goon squad is an improvement over the previous link, thanks. There may be some resources used for History of union busting in the United States that, with just a little research, could be helpful to the goon squad article. Richard Myers (talk) 16:06, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Burpleson AFB, some of your recent edits are not good, careful edits. There are a number of categories of labor and anti-labor activists, and a "goon squad", in my view, is always going to imply brute force. That means a goon squad is not the same as a labor spy who infiltrates, and is not the same as a union busting agency which may hire goon squads or security guards, or other. Please be more careful about how the term is linked. Richard Myers (talk) 21:27, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not an expert in the field of labor relations. One of the reasons Wikipedia is a collaborative environment is so that people with more in-depth knowledge can improve the contributions of those who have only a basic understanding of a topic, yet are still making good faith contributions. I don't see that any of my contributions were harmful or wrong, just that they needed revision to make them appropriate. Thank you for your help and please do as you see fit. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 12:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 April 2011
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template - indef
The template you added here doesn't appear to reflect the details in the users block record. Block log says a month and you added an indef template. Off2riorob (talk) 14:17, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Corrected. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 14:21, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks - Off2riorob (talk) 14:22, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, glad to help. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 14:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, what exactly gives you the right to mess with another user's user page? And that's leaving aside the question of why you would want to, except that you enjoy humiliating others.Volunteer Marek (talk) 14:36, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Anyone can edit and why would I "enjoy humiliating" someone I've never encountered before? There's nothing questionable about placing a sockpuppeteer template when someone has abused sockpuppets and been confirmed by Checkuser. But since you're assuming I'm an "enemy" right off the bat I'll be sure to go and support the community ban. Take your silly politics elsewhere. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 14:41, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually anonymity - and not having encountered someone before - tends plays a big role in this kind of behavior. And no I'm not assuming you're an enemy, just that, sadly to say, you're a "typical Wikipedian". Please be sure to explain the reasons for your support of the community ban in detail   at the discussion. It is a very excell... make that illustrative, reason. "I'm going to vote for an indef ban for this person because someone else disagreed with me".  If "anyone can edit" then I assume you're fine with me removing that piece of trash of a template. I mean the SPI is not even closed and the discussion is ongoing. What the hell is this, some kind of a competition to see who can kick the guy that's down first?Volunteer Marek (talk) 14:46, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm a very atypical Wikipedian because I'm purely objective. Your objections are directly related to your own bias. Pots and kettles. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 15:00, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok. You're "purely objective".Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:14, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I knew you'd see it my way. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 15:43, 19 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Per my comment at ANI, I think both of you could do well to remove most of the above comments, shake hands, and start over. It is sad to see respected editors fight over something silly... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 16:13, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Transformer Warpath deletion review
There is a review of a deletion you might want to voice your opinion on here: Deletion_review/Log/2011_April_21 Mathewignash (talk) 16:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 25 April 2011
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