User talk:BranStark/Archive 4

Possum, eh?
Omai, iz dat a new name u got dere? It's funny that of all the years I've known you, I've never called you "Possum", yet apparently many people in RL do. —  Kendra  Michele  — 00:47, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, Possum is my nickname :) Possum (talk) 00:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Goodness, you're up late, yo. I bet it's because you can't sleep because you're so excited for your fan meet up of JMF. —  Kendra  Michele  — 00:55, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

This is going to be difficult to get used to. All these renames are messing with my mind. First Jennavecia, then Coffee, then Caulde, now you. What's next?

(User rename log); 23:10. . Rdsmith4 (Talk | contribs | block) has renamed User:Jimbo Wales to "Grawp" (3,925 edits. Reason: WP:USURP)


 * Haha except my usurp didn't really go to plan and I still have a lot of work to do do rearrange everything. Still so many redlinks! :S Possum (talk) 01:03, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh and the day Jimbo is renamed to Grawp will be epic. In fact, I reckon Jimbo really is Grawp in disguise!! Possum (talk) 01:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh. Now that would be hilarious. Except that I, who know literally nothing about PHP, could come up with many more creative ways to vandalize than the technique Grawp uses, so I would assume that Jimbo would be much more clever and insidious if he ever decided to create a vandalism account.
 * And in all seriousness, I have no question that Jimbo has another account here on Wikipedia that he edits under normally. I mean, can you imagine him using, say, Twinkle or Huggle and making a mistake? Or imagine him trying to enter into a discussion anywhere. There's no way that he can really express his opinion in a hard-fast way in such things as content dispute because people (somewhat rightly, I suppose) take his word as law. So in order to actually enter into meaningful contact, he would have no choice but to edit under a pseudonym. Given that fact, now all we have to do is figure out who his sockpuppet is... >_> And I actually do have one person who seems to fit the bill in my mind. J.delanoy gabs adds  01:15, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You sly, sly dog, J.delanoy. :)  bibliomaniac 1  5  03:13, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Now you've gotten me curious! --Possum (talk) 09:55, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, weird.
I saw this... perhaps you might want to take a look? Prince of Canadat 09:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you...
... for sorting the vandalism in my userspace. Haven't quite got to the bottom of it yet but it seems to be eminating from Manchester & I suspect of my speedy deletion a few months ago of an article about a Man U fanzine. Anyway, thanks for the reverts, much appreciated. Kind regards,  Nancy  talk  17:59, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Hehe.
Thanks, it was fast. PoinDexta1 |  Talk to Me  | 22:28, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for removing the vandalism from my talk page. It is much appreciated! Alanraywiki (talk) 22:39, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Was no problem at all :) ——Possum (talk) 22:42, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Osment
Hi, are you interested in helping me work on this article? I aiming for FA, what do you think? -- how do you turn this on  23:01, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know, I'm no personal fan, but I had it on my watchlist (can't remember why) and saw you making frequent changes so I thought I'd lend a hand. It'll be difficult to get it to FA considering the article's current state but GA might be doable. ——Possum (talk) 23:03, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh I don't think it'll be too hard. Actually most of the information we want is already there, just needs copyediting and sourcing properly. -- how do you turn this on  23:07, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I can help out but I really don't want to commit myself fully as I can't stand the guy :-/ ——Possum (talk) 23:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Well he's not someone I'm all too passionate about either, but still, it's an article all the same. If you're interested in helping that'd be great. Cheers! -- how do you turn this on  23:12, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, no problem ——Possum (talk) 23:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Invitation to Shoutbox
Hi! I'm Vinson and I invite you to post in my shoutbox! You can post anything you want and get a chance to communicate with others. It is located at User:Vinsfan368/Shout. I hope to see you there!  Vinson  02:52, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Meh, no thanks, I question your reasons behind editing the project ——Possum (talk) 09:46, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Bad revert
This problem has been around in Huggle for a while. Please could you be more careful, or use another tool ? Philip Trueman (talk) 10:07, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Gah we reverted at the same time. My apologies! ——Possum (talk) 10:08, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Apologies gladly accepted, of course. But in any case I believe the fault lies with Huggle - there've been other occurrences of the same pattern recently.  There's a warning at the top of WP:Huggle/Feedback right now saying that it's broken, but I don't know if this is the problem that refers to. Philip Trueman (talk) 10:18, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I ended up making the same boo-boo a few threads up. Oh my...sorry again——Possum (talk) 10:20, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Legal Action
I have warned you multiple times not to restore the article 'Edson da Silva'. Im calling my lawyer. I want that page off Ryan Lupin and you can see me in court. Bie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edson da Silva (talk • contribs)
 * Very bad idea. --Closedmouth (talk) 10:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I would like your address and telephone number. This would make things easier rather than having to contact the wikimedia foundation for your details. I have the right to use what I wish as evidence —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edson da Silva (talk • contribs)
 * Just so you know, I blocked him for making legal threats. Don't worry, he can't sue you for reverting him. The page isn't negative or anything, and the absolute worst that could possibly happen (and I don't think this is likely) would be that a judge orders Wikipedia to remove the article. J.delanoy gabs adds  10:37, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. I think the reason you attract the attentions of those types of people is because you let it affect you. Just ignore it; when the trolls see that you don't flinch, they will take up residence under a different bridge. If you just have to let something out, Special:Emailuser/J.delanoy is always open for your ranting needs ;-) Sympathetic replies at no additional cost!!!! J.delanoy gabs adds  15:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait, is he emailing you via Wikipedia's Special:Emailuser? If he is, I can re-block him with email disabled. J.delanoy gabs adds  15:58, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow. OK, that is serious. If it happens again, let me know. The cops need to know about that sort of thing. J.delanoy gabs adds  16:02, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Jade Leary
Hello, regarding this revert, users who haven't created articles about themselves may request deletion by blanking the page (see WP:CSD). I normally wouldn't take a page-blank revert upon a user on an article created by themself as "unconstructive", and to me, that almost sounded like biting (although it might not). Thanks. Schfifty Three 22:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * That's bizarre, usually when you revert a user who blanks a page and is also the original creator, you're prompted beforehand. Gah, Huggle really is broken at the moment O_O ——Possum (talk) 22:53, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Re
You're welcome :) Pinkadelica (talk) 09:51, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Incorrect rollbacks
A misunderstanding and an error on my part: I mistakenly thought the person in question was vandalizing. It was when they continued those edits and I talked to that person that they weren't. See their talk page. Best wishes. Acalamari 00:25, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I also note that it was me who gave you rollback well over six months ago. Thanks for being good with that tool. :) Thanks also for the compliments. Acalamari 01:19, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

ah...
Oh so you blanked it after all? How about looking what you are reverting next time? You're allowed to remove the warning templates from my talk page. 83.250.100.192 (talk) 17:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You don't just add a speedy tag to the talk page of a high profile image just because it has a few random test edits. ——Possum (talk) 18:05, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No. You blank it. That what I did. Twice. 83.250.100.192 (talk) 18:10, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh my, so you did...my sincere apologies ——Possum (talk) 18:12, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. 83.250.100.192 (talk) 18:13, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Pitchfork Deletions
Deleting unnecessary information from an article hardly qualifies as vandalism.

I assume you are a Pitchfork snob who feels like the exhaustive list of albums that have earned a rating of every decimal place under the sun adds something to the article, and you're free to feel that way, but crying "vandalism" any time someone edits out extraneous information is abusing wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.81.13.145 (talk • contribs) 18:24, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * This is the edition that I reverted. I saw an anonymous user reverting an established editor and in doing so removing 15332 bytes of data. Granted, not all large content removals are unconstructive, however, you provided no edit summary explaining your actions. ——Possum (talk) 18:37, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Speedy! re: your User talk:64.169.105.46/Tungsten vandalism revert
Wow, that's some impressive tagging skills you have there. I opened the tabs in parallel and still you beat me to it! GG. 

BlueNovember (talk) 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. --BlueNovember (talk) 18:52, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * (re: response on my talk page). Heh, indeed! I couldn't live without tabs. Firefox + Tab Mix extension is quite epic. Changing the topic slightly, what happened to "To prevent the the fragmentation of conversations, all messages left here will receive a reply here." :P. Oh, your "I'm currently offline" thing is either lying, not as cleverly dynamic as I expected, or you're hiding =).

Adoption
Hi, Thanks for asking. But I have been adopted allready. Jon swe (talk) 06:20, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Re;Adoption
Hmm... ok. -- Yowuza ZX Wolfie  16:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Ha, I do really. -- Yowuza ZX Wolfie  17:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Chinese Taipei International Hockey League
I wanted to delete that page but don't know how. It's not necessary because there is another page just like it with almost the same name. I edited the other page too, and added all the missing relevant information from this page to that one. Check it out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_Ice_Hockey_League

So how do I just delete this page?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_Ice_Hockey_League_(CIHL)

It's totally irrelevant
 * I've redirected. You can't delete, I'm afraid; only administrators can. <font color=#660000>Garden . 19:23, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

AAU reminder notice

 * Notice delivery by xenobot  14:30, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

About my recognition adoption task
Done, it's on my adoption sub-page (I actually done it abou an hour ago). -- Yowuza ZX Wolfie  17:51, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I have the page on my watchlist so I'll check you contributions as soon as I'm online. I've marked your first assignment so I urge you (if you haven't already) to add the page to your watchlist too ——Possum (talk) 23:20, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for being FAIL and. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions ''lol, not rly! The block will never expire!!'' If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first get over it. Have a nice day. :)  لenna  vecia  19:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Tut tut Possum. This isn't like you. Maybe it's the name change? You need to learn how to be win, instead of fail. -- how do you turn this on  19:16, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * OMG. I saw this on my watchlist and got epic scared.  [[Image:718smiley.png|15px]]  <font color=#3333cc>Garden . 19:18, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Shame on you Possum! Failure!  iMa tth ew (talk) 19:21, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Omai Lara! You popped my block list's cherry. Hahaha and Julian, that picture is awesome XD ——Possum (talk) 21:22, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

 * Also, love the above section. lol Thingg <sup style="color:#33ff00;">&#8853; <sup style="color:#ff0033;">&#8855;  01:48, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

My adoption
Hi Ryan

Thanks for your big offer of help. I don't have enough time to do all of this right now (even with no deadlines on things!) I will let you know when I do.

Thanks

Emergencyservice (talk) 12:02, 12 October 2008 (UTC)Emergencyservice

Revert on my talk page
Thanks. William Avery (talk) 16:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem ——Possum (talk) 16:39, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

A [New thing] WikiDollar
Degr assi  .  17:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Degr assi  .  17:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Degr assi  .  17:40, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Adopt me!
can you please adopt me? i need serious wikihelp. Degr assi  .  21:44, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ill take the offer as is. Degr assi  .  23:09, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
 * do i put the assignment under the title or in a different place? Degr assi  .  23:36, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

The adoption program
Hello, Ryan. Thankyou for leaving a message concerning addopting me. I have a moderate experience level on Wikipedia, but frequent questions just come up sometimes. Yes, I'd be very happy to have you as my adopter!!:0) (FYI:As indincated on my userpage, I am also able to be contacted via e-mail.)--Archeopteryx (talk) 21:47, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

FYI
Keep your opinions to yourself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.245.126.120 (talk • contribs) 08:21, 13 October 2008
 * Blunt but to the point, however, this is not acceptable hence its reversion — Possum (talk) 07:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Userpage question
On the page user:metalkirby you claim I'm vandalizing it, but clearly the page was already vandalized. I AM Metalkirby, and I do not want that page to be filled with those lies and such. I'd rather the page not exist at all, but that's not happening. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MKAX (talk • contribs) 08:28, 13 October 2008
 * The userpage IS NOT yours so please don't take ownership of it. Change your own userpage — Possum (talk) 07:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the barnstar! Happy editing! Thingg <sup style="color:#33ff00;">&#8853; <sup style="color:#ff0033;">&#8855; 15:38, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

jeez!
What the heck dude? I apologized, and I was on my way to delete it! God! what's your problem? It was my first edit on a talk/discussion page. you could at least be nice! and how the hell was it vandalism?! MidKnightHunter (talk) 20:04, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Gahhh I'm sorry, it was a mistake. I'll go and fix my error now, regards — Possum (talk) 20:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

questions
1. How did you find Charlotte Salmons? 2. What should one do if the speedy delete tag is removed more than once?

I left a message on the user's talk page.

Chergles (talk) 20:06, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It appeared on Special:RecentChanges. If a page is marked with a speedy deletion tag, please don't remove it, instead, add the template to alert the administrator that you intend on working on the article. Don't forget to explain on the article's discussion page your reasoning, regards — Possum (talk) 20:17, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, you misunderstood. I didn't remove the tag. The article looks very goofy so I tried to fix it and discuss it with the original author. I'll let that person work on it for a while but I suspect it is ripe for deletion unless there is some significant improvement and progress in making notability clear to the ordinary reader. Chergles (talk) 21:39, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

It's all good.
don't worry, bra. I just wanted to point out that I wasn't attacking him, but I got upset and retaliated, because you got all up in there on my grill. bigons?(I didn't spell that wrong, did I?) :) it's all good, 's all good. MidKnightHunter (talk) 20:26, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok...so...I have absolutely on idea what any of that meant but I'm assuming you've forgiven my little boo boo so we're all good — Possum (talk) 20:37, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
for reverting the vandalism to my user page. Double Blue (Talk) 20:27, 13 October 2008 (UTC)


 * No problem at all :) — Possum (talk) 20:35, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
 * and again :-) Double Blue  (Talk) 22:21, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much for reverting vandalism to my talk page. DavidWS (talk) 22:47, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem guys — Possum (talk) 22:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism
I did not vandalize the Self-verifying theories page. I attempted to undo someone else's vandalism, but I must have chosen undo after someone else "undid" the vandalism, so I undid their undo, if that makes any sense. I can't stand the vandalism that occurs here.

Just wanted to set the record straight. Thank you. TravelingDude (talk) 21:34, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I thought as well, looking back I can see what you tried to do. No worries, I've striked out the warning I left on your talk page. Regards, — Possum (talk) 21:40, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

URGENT MESSAGE
Oh my god i love you so much dude.How long did it take for you to create wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.91.125.66 (talk) 21:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I read in a book somewhere that he created it in 6 days. The 7th day was to rest. — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 21:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * lolz. <font color=#3333cc>Garden . 08:42, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Possum...
...for reverting vandalism to my user page. Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 23:38, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem at all — Possum (talk) 23:42, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

WOW!
Rv in the same minute. Ace. Thanks for looking out.


 * cur) (last) 23:43, 16 October 2008 Possum (Talk | contribs | block) m (28,414 bytes) (Reverted edits by 141.157.248.238 to last version by Tyrenius (HG)) (rollback | undo)
 * (cur) (last) 23:43, 16 October 2008 141.157.248.238 (Talk | block) (20 bytes) (←Replaced content with 'BLATANT ADVERTIZING!') (undo)

I like the typeface on "why so serious". Where's it from?

 Ty  01:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hahaha, I just typed in the word 'blood' into the search engine on one of those free font sites and came across this one. — Possum (talk) 09:53, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Taylor Lautner
I know for a fact that Taylor Lautner is dating a girl named Jade-Marie, and yes- She is an up and coming actress. So how is that vandalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliexrocks (talk • contribs) 22:52, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Per WP:BLP, I've continued to revert your edits. Until you can prove this claim through a reputable third party, it cannot appear in a biography of a living person. I looked through the source you provided and saw no mention of a girl called 'Jade' and the MySpace you added is inaccessible to anyone who isn't his friend. — Possum (talk) 23:07, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Cheers
Thanks for that fast revert of the vandalism to my user page; it's much appreciated. :) SMC (talk) 01:20, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem, you were quick on the reverts last night too! :D — Possum (talk) 07:55, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Code Enforcement Department
Hello Possum: I am interested in creating a department on Wikipedia titled "Code Enforcement Bureau (CEB)". it will be a department of established users who specialize in handing out citations, i.e. they will be recent changes patrollers. Although they may not be liked, the goal of the CEB is to alert users that what they did/edited was wrong, so tto save the user much emotional pain when it is deleted. What is your opinion?--Archeopteryx (talk) 19:27, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but we already have WP:CVU where established users patrol recent changes and report vandals to AIV. Please elaborate some more :) — Possum (talk) 22:46, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

You're frustrating me!
There I was, peacefully reverting vandalism without anyone to bother me, until you came along and started beating me to it. Great work! Have a cookie :D <div style="border-style:solid; border-color:blue; background-color:AliceBlue; border-width:1px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">

C h a m a l talk work has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

C h a m a l talk work 13:26, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Bahahaha I could say the same about you! I just missed out on a report to AIV *grumbles* — Possum (talk) 13:27, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

October 2008
The recent edit you made to User:Possum/Sandbox has been reverted, as it introduced unsourced or poorly sourced negative or controversial biographical material. Please do not continue to add such information. Thank you. — Possum (talk) 19:28, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You're a very bad boy, Possum. Want me to indefblock? :-) J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  19:39, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hahaha well actually, I forced Huggle to give me a level 2 bio warning because the current template wasn't working properly. Only Lara is silly enough to accidentally warn themselves these days XD — Possum (talk) 19:45, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I saw that (and LOL'ed at it too, actually). As far as self-warnings go, Huggle was nice - it wouldn't let you warn or block yourself, and it refused to warn or block people who were whitelisted. It's annoying to block people now; since Huggle's block feature no longer works, you have to view the diff in your browser and then block using the MediaWiki Special:BlockIP. Very often I click on the wrong block link. It is only a matter of time before I indefblock myself as a ''....... :P  J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  19:52, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, you make it sound as though being an admin is such a chore XD — Possum (talk) 20:09, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * haha! Well, it's not hard to push buttons, it's hard to know when it is proper to push them. (and, if you're me, it's apparently very hard to make sure you're pushing them in the right place...) J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  20:24, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Bahaha ok I see what you mean! — Possum (talk) 20:27, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Adoption
Hi Ryan, I regret to inform you that I have to terminate my adoption with you. Although I'm more than certain that your help and guidance of Wikipedia would have benefited me, I'm far too busy with university and extracurricular activities to start a new program such as yours. I will turn to you later, however, if time serves me good. Thanks for your support. — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 20:20, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Account Creator
Thanks for the message. I am reading the documentation for the third time, making sure I don't miss anything. I just have one question: Does the Account Requests page update automatically? Or do I need to refresh in order to see new requests? Thanks for your help. :) \ / (⁂) 08:28, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You'll need to refresh to see new requests. Sometimes there are dozens waiting to be created when you sign on. Other times, it's empty. — Possum (talk) 08:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I have come across a 6 user creations per 24hr limit. Is there anything I can do to get around that? Or will I just wait for tomorrow? Thanks :) \ / (⁂) 06:07, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * You can either wait for tomorrow, or request for the accountcreation flag at WP:PERM — Possum (talk) 06:11, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

WHATTTT????
i was talking to him and i asked a genuine question.... why did you go and delete it and give me a warning???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomthefox (talk • contribs) 21:46, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh my, I don't even remember doing that. Please accept my apologies — Possum (talk) 21:49, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

its ok. i was just like whattt. lol i didnt know what i was doing wrong there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomthefox (talk • contribs) 21:50, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

You Tube links -
Hmm... Good point - Thanks for the feedback :) ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 22:41, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

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 * Don't give me a heart attack like that again. :P [ roux  ] [ x ] 22:56, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[[Image:Brushtail possum.jpg|thumb|right|Possum, with a funny-shaped head]]
 * Darn, I thought it was real this time. Just...darn. <font face="Verdana"> <font color="#02e">Peter <font color="#02b">Symonds (<font color="#02e">talk ) 23:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, my god. I actually clicked on the button to unblock you. Don't do that to me. That isn't good for my health. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  23:53, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * *heart attack* –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  23:54, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * decline reason= just because I don't like the shape of your head -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 00:39, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I have a funny shaped head? :( — Possum (talk) 06:03, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, ok well I wasn't nicknamed 'Possum' because of my head XD — Possum (talk) 11:39, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Permissions Answers
Hello, here are my answers for the Permissions portion of the adoption program:

1. Permissions are the rights and tools granted to the various ranking members of Wikipedia. 2. Unregistered users may only edit pages that are not under any form of protection. 3. "Autoconfirmed" accounts are those that are registered, having been in existence for at least four days, and belonging to a user who has made a minimum amount of edits. 4. Registered users can create and move pages, as well as uploading files and editing pages that are not under full protection. 5. Both admins and non-admins can grant rollback rights. 6. Rollback rights allow a user to delete multiple edits made by the same user, reverting the page back to the most recent revision by a user other than the one whose edits are being deleted. It is used to fight vandalism and to delete unconstructive edits. 7. Administrators grant rollback rights at WP:PERM. 8. The exemption could be taken advantage of by vandals, enabling them to vandalize from any addresses available to them. The exempted party should be monitored. 9. Rollback rights should not be used to target a user only because of previous offenses, when the edits in question are not necesarrily unconstructive. 10. Administrators' rights include the ability to edit any protected page, and to alter the Mediawiki interface. They can also protect or un-protect pages themselves, and block users for definite and indefinite amounts of time. 11. Hopefuls must apply in the Requests for adminship process, where admin rights can be granted to them by a consensus methods, generally requring about 75% support in order to have the admin rights granted. 12. Bureaucrats can promote users to admin or bureucrat status, but cannot demote any users. They are chosen by a consensus similar to that of the adminship process, but a higher percentage of support is generally required to be promoted to this level. 13. Stewards have complete, unbridled access to users' permissions, enabling them to promote or demote a user to any rank. They are elected by the Wikipedia Board of Trustees. 14. Checkusers trace the I.P. addresses that from which Wikipedia has been accessed, in order to trace vandals using illegitimate sockpuppet accounts. These users must be held legally liable for these delicate operations, and users must present proof of identity to be granted these rights. 15. Oversight allows users to hide particular revisions from a page's history, usually due to a controversial nature of a reverted edit. 16.This tool is only granted to users who are acknowledged as having a special need for them, and the tools are usually only conferred by invitation, generally to current of former members of the Arbitration Commitee.ISmellDonuts (talk) 03:02, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks for starting the program, I've moved your work to your adoption subpage where you can continue, Keep up the good work! — Possum (talk) 06:01, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Wow
You changed your username? How recently? The message from September 26th is still signed RyanLupin. I had no idea who possum was when I posted my answers a few moments ago. ISmellDonuts (talk) 03:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I changed my username a few weeks ago. My RyanLupin pages should automatically redirect to Possum — Possum (talk) 06:02, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

THIS IS JUST TO SAY...
OCTOBER 22 IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!! EVERY YEAR WE GET TOGETHER AND MAKE SALMON FOR TOAST, EVERY YEAR WE GET A CROCKETY BLOAT, EVERY YEAR WE GET DRUNK ON THE DOCKS, AND EVERY YEAR WE HAVE SEX WITH OUR CAPS LOCKS!!!!!! [ roux  ] [ x ] 12:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * YEAH!!!! CAPS LOCK FTW!!!!!!! :D J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  15:25, 22 OCTOBER 2008 (UTC)

PS I HAVE EATEN<BR> THE PLUMS<BR> THAT WERE IN<BR> THE ICEBOX<BR>

AND WHICH<BR> YOU WERE PROBABLY<BR> SAVING<BR> FOR BREAKFAST

FORGIVE ME<BR> THEY WERE DELICIOUS<BR> SO SWEET<BR> AND SO COLD

[ ROUX  ] [ X ] 15:28, 22 OCTOBER 2008 (UTC)


 * o.o. Come back soon. :( <font face="Verdana"> <font color="#02e">Peter <font color="#02b">Symonds (<font color="#02e">talk ) 16:43, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Just in case you poke your head in...
You will be missed. Ping me if you jump on IRC, drop me a message if/when you come back, e-mail me if there's anything I can do! *snuggles* Oh, and give me that bathrobe pic. >_> لenna  vecia  11:55, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Wha??! You left? NOOOOOOOOOOOO J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  13:58, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. COME BACK! ;(

You're still missed, and hope to see you back someday. Cheers,  iMa tth ew  00:40, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Please don't abandon us on IRC as well :( Wikipedia's a different place without you :(  Good luck in life, Possum... <font color=#cc3333>Garden . 10:32, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Aww don't go! I don't want you to go. Come back! :'-( — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 14:58, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * And happy 21st birthday, dude. — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 19:15, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

When you have time...
I was puzzled as to why you reverted your own edit here after removing a joke from the article on OJ Simpson. Only today was that vandalism finally removed again! - Fayenatic (talk) 22:52, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Erm...evidently, I was unsure whether the material I was removing was a positive contribution. Remember Huggle should only be used to revert instances of blatant vandalism. — Possum (talk) 13:04, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Bug in Accout Creator's password recovery page
Hi, Possum. I noticed that the password recovery system on Account Creator has a bug in it. When you try to recover your password, it sends you an e-mail with a link, just like it's supposed to. But when you follow the link, it just takes you back to the login screen, so it doesn't give you your password or give you a chance to reset it. Would you please pass this on to the people who deal with such issues? Thanks! <font face="Segoe Print" size="2">~<font color="#FF6600">Sun<font color="#800000">Dragon<font color="#000">34  <font color="#000">(<font color ="#800000">talk )   08:35, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, although I'm a tool admin, I'm not a dev so I'm afraid I can't help you. I suggest contacting one of the bolded users here — Possum (talk) 11:21, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Backity-back-back?
Ohai Possum! I see that your user page has been restored! Are you rising from the dead and returning to the 'pedia? :3 — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 14:10, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Hope so! Are we back, Possum?  iMa tth ew  21:55, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I confirm this! He's back -> the Foundation have finally agreed to stamp out the guy responsible, Possum's returned! Welcome back! :D The  Helpful  One  19:32, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * YAY!! :-D — <font face="Georgia"> Kendra  Michele  — 20:26, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Welcome back, Possum! –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  20:27, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks
<font face="Trebuchet MS">design by neurolysis | to add this barnstar to your awards page, simply copy and paste and remove this bottom text | if you don't like thankspam, please accept my sincere apologies


 * Thanks for your support in my RfA, and for your IRC humour... though the best thing would be for you to return to us! -> How's that for a personalised message? ;) The  Helpful  One  17:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: ACC tool
Yes, I did apply for the ACC tool. Thank you for checking up on me.  <font color="#6495ED">Hamako  17:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Sunset Gallery
Why did you remove the sunset gallery? DirectorG (talk) 00:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I removed the gallery like I've done so many times in the past. It happens so often, people take nice photos of sunsets and then attempt to showcase their media on the project but you have to remember, this is an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files. You have to ask yourself whether the images your adding really enhance the article in any way. The article is small and when there are too many images, it clutters it up. There is a commons link clearly visible there in the article, consider uploading your images there instead. — Possum (talk) 13:10, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Re:ACC Tool
It was I who applied for access to the tool. Thanks for noticing. – Alex43223T 21:38, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Adoption?
Hey I could do with some help learning the ropes as I am new to wikipedia and I interview people on lotsofinterviews.com and as part of the process I sometimes improve their pages and this would be easier to do with some knowledge of the site. I don't know if I would need the full course. Thanks.--Lotsofinterviews (talk) 11:51, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Lightmouse date scripts

 * I see you operate date script written by Lightmouse: A discussion at Lightmouse's house may be of interest to you. Ohconfucius (talk) 09:56, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Input requested at Sunset
Hi Possum,

After a quick browse through the history of Sunset I've noticed you've previously edited the page. Your input is now requested in choosing a new lead picture here. Thanks for your time, --Fir0002 00:32, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

User flags
As you've gone inactive, for security in case of a compromised account I have removed your rollback and accountcreator flags. If you become active again, please feel free to request them to be readded by me or any other sysop. Stifle (talk) 15:29, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow, just wow — Possum (talk) 15:03, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Happy to reinstate your flags for you? Stifle says you should have them back if you return... --Dweller (talk) 15:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


 * ✅ Enough. Rights restored. --Dweller (talk) 11:21, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Adoption request
Hello,

I am a new user, lesser than 50 edits. I joined Wikipedia since it has been an invaluable resource to me, and now I want to give back something in return. I would like to enter your adoption program, in order to further learn the intricacies.

Regards, Olonil ( request has been placed to change my username to Nihil ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Olonil (talk • contribs) 14:02, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I apologize, I can no longer commit myself to the adoption scheme. It would be most inappropriate especially since I've had my flags removed due to 'inactivity' — Possum (talk) 11:11, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Adoption cancellation
Is there a way to cancel my adoption? --<font face="Impact" color="5F9EA0">YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 16:23, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, then, I'm withdrawing. I became inactive for 2 or 3 months ending in March, and now I'm pretty confident abput editing. <font face="Impact" color="5F9EA0">YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 17:07, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

hello
hello, I have a problem with these fool frikipedia stop putting stupid things is not to protect my user page please help me. Thank you --Emothebad (talk) 02:32, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Adoption
Hi Possum,

I've started to clean up the Adopters' list. You appear to have changed username since you added yourself to the list but not updated your info there. In case you're still interested, can you kindly update your information? Or, if you're not interested any more, would you mind removing yourself? Thank you and happy editing,  Snowolf How can I help? 12:39, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I honestly couldn't give a toss, this place has gone to the dogs Possum —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.132.138.138 (talk) 20:27, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Request an account/Administrators
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Invitation to particpate in the December 2010 Wikification Drive
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Membership of the Counter-Vandalism Unit
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Dear BranStark
Your are the deceiver, Stop falsifying data if you truly fear God. If you truly believe that Judism is the true religion then there is no need for it. I have altered Judism because you have falsified data for Christianity and Islam. My response to you: It is foolish to listen to someone who will not listen to you. When you refrain from your ill actions, lies and propaganda then so will I. This is a taste of your own medicine, let's see how you will handle it. Btw how is Judism first, alphabetically Judism comes after Christainity and Islam. I will alter what I know to be false in order to protect the innocent reader from those with hidden agendas. See you soon, hope you hit the sandbox first,.

I am a Semite (Middle Eastern, arab). if you say I'm anti-Semite, then I will lodge a formal complaint. If you complain about the holocaust, My ancestors were killed and shared the same faith as the Jews in Germany so shead your crocodile tears elsewhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.170.49.104 (talk) 21:13, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Looking back at my contribs, the only edit I made was to revert your change here which I don't find to be particularly constructive and certainly doesn't reflect my views on religion nor suggest I'm prejudice in any way. — BranStark (talk) 10:52, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

New section
i am sorry. that was a mistake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:BD0C:AF0:ADC5:6474:DC4F:2040 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Since you're a new user, if you want to test the features, rather than plunging into editing and publishing things like this, try playing around in the Sandbox, thanks — BranStark (talk) 10:43, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

New Section
It,s ok and please help and improve it or adding references and external links thanks.49.150.173.176 (talk) 13:33, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the subject of the article — BranStark (talk) 13:34, 17 April 2015 (UTC)