User talk:Caulde/Archive/28

Another Wellwater sock
—A-ha-related articles, Mark Lanegan discography, Lostprophets etc... I saw him add links to Norwegian Wikipedia too. indopug (talk) 10:14, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Blocked. What do you think of ? Rudget   ( logs ) 10:22, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think so; first, he's been around for a long while (not frequently but still); next, he's had elaborate conversation with two Wellwater socks, and they've argued too. I think its highly unlikely actually. I'm curious, is there anyway Wellwater can, uh, find redemption and be allowed to edit? indopug (talk) 10:36, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * After using disposable sockpuppets like he has, I'm sure he'll have to submit a very heartfelt and convincing argument for his unblocking. Rudget   ( logs ) 10:38, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

ITN flooding picture
This is unfortunately the only picture we have of this serious natural disaster (if the flooding was in the southern US rather than southern China, we might have more options). If you have another suggestion, or maybe there's a way we could crop the current picture, that would be appreciated. The last picture up was one of Paul Pierce, which I rotated out after 24 hours.--Pharos (talk) 18:02, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: beekman Park
Take a look now. We struck paydirt on some information :D.Mitch32contribs 15:16, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It's looking good. Only way is up! Rudget   ( logs ) 15:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

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Headbomb's RfA
You did, but it was no big deal :-) Gwernol 14:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Epbr RfA
Thanks for the link. I don't see what is so complicated about "The following discussion is preserved as an archive... Please do not modify it" though. You don't go edit someone's RfA and change your vote because of some personal vendetta, that is quite disruptive. Nothing close to that sort of completely unacceptable email nonsense, but two wrongs... That said, this is exactly why I don't support people at RfA I don't know :). Prodego  talk  19:26, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

New conspirator
Hello again; call me paranoid but something about this guy----screams Wellwater Conspiracy. He's just joined today and he's already submitted an FLC. He's kickstarted the Rock music Wikiproject and has been tagging articles on a spree; especially those that his previous socks have worked on (Soundgarden, a-ha). He's also doing his typical genre-addition edit-warring in the Soundgarden article. I found him by his tagging of "Touch Me I'm Sick", an FA of mine whose talk page has been visited by three socks of his! I'm also pretty certain is his sock. I trust your judgement :) indopug (talk) 18:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops just saw you're on a wikibreak. indopug (talk) 18:37, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I'm just on for a few minutes, whilst I was reading something. I'll have a response immediately. Rudget   ( logs ) 18:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Blocked the IP address for 1 month. Pretty clear on that front. Not sure about the first user though, I mean, although it could be, he has some discernible differences including a uncharacteristic account creation time (this particular one, early in the morning (UTC) and all the others are around 18:00-19:30 (UTC) time frame) etc. However, he does show that he knows proccesses a little too well for my liking. FLC included. Blocked as a sock, but I'd be waiting to supply evidence to the unblock admin attendee, as I guess that's exactly what'll happen. Rudget   ( logs ) 18:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. Further evidence is that if you see the IP's latest edits (to the LP discography), it seems as though he forgot to login. So just five minutes after the IP's last edits on the article; the user comes in (both biuilding the article upto FL standard). I think its pretty clear. indopug (talk) 19:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Uh-huh. I also made a mental note of that :) Rudget   ( logs ) 19:04, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Curiouser and curiouser. Check the bottom of my talk page! I'll AGF for now I think. indopug (talk) 19:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * But are you sure it was him? And not some monstrous coincidence? indopug (talk) 19:19, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey! :D It just makes zero sense thats all. Can you impose a ban where he can't edit from that IP at all; even under a username? indopug (talk) 19:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * We'd need to wait for a few more socks... and then a few more RFCU cases, so we are sure that the accounts are being operated from by WwC. Rudget   ( logs ) 19:24, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Watch out for more usernames, he’ll never give up. Take a look at [ this category]. I’ve made a list of all his accounts there. As you can see, Linkins Parkl also exists there. Remember to take a look there each time you find a suspicious name. Good luck in stopping this guy. &mdash; H92 (t · c · no) 23:05, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

One more:. indopug (talk) 16:50, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Didsbury merger proposal
Hi, do you agree that the consensus here is in favour of the merger? Do you feel strongly that the East and West Didsbury articles ought to be kept separate? I'd like to knock this on the head one way or the other now. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 20:12, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Go ahead. Greman Knight . 15:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

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Question about rollback
Hi, A while back i requested rollback, and was denied (on the grounds I didn't have enough experience). I was just on RC patrol now and saw you make a comment to someone about rollback also being too new, and needing ideally 500 contribs. But i wanted to know: Thanks, --nappymonster (talk) 16:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Of those 500 contribs, how many have to be mainspace?
 * Of those 500 contribs, How many have to be fighting vandalism?
 * From what I can recall, it another administrator that handled your request. But to answer your question, its different when there is 500 edits of near-all revision of vandalism and 500 edits to the mainspace. The former being the most important to judge a user requesting at RfR. From what I can see in your contributions, at the time you were relatively new (as was the user who was declined today) and most of your contributions in the mainsapce were not reverting vandalism, and therefore that's the most likely reason you were declined. I can't second guess another user's opinion on rollback, so you'd probably be better asking them why or why not. Standards differ slightly from a safe norm if you like, and probably Keeper has something along the lines of what I current 'use'. Rudget   ( logs ) 16:15, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks - and yes, it was another administrator, but I saw you were online and posted about a subject i had a question on, so I aksed you (I hope it was ok). But that answers my question: most should be fighting vandalism.--nappymonster (talk) 16:22, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I misread your statement. I thought you said I had declined it. Sorry. Regarding 'mostly fighting vandalism', for rollback, a clear record of your activities is certainly a must, yes. Rudget   ( logs ) 16:25, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * No problems - Thanks for the speedy response. --nappymonster (talk) 16:42, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you so much for your kindness to me in this awful time. You and others here are giving me the strength to get through the days ahead. Your kindness to me will never be forgotten. I hope one day I can repay it when I resume my normal editing. Jeffpw (talk) 15:49, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

SarekOfVulcan RFA
Thank you for !voting on my RfA. If you supported, I'll make sure your confidence is not misplaced; if you opposed, I'll take your criticism into account and try to adjust my behavior accordingly.

See you around the wiki!--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 00:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Heh
Good spotting, eh, Rrrrrrrudget? :) Acalamari 16:07, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Just as well they didn't add an 'e' on the end aswell, otherwise I could be portrayed as female... :) Rudget   ( logs ) 16:08, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:
Thanks, but I wonder she agrees to remove her comment at RFA after a scar being left in each other's mind. This is her comment about me. If they are deleted, I would very appreciate you and her. --Caspian blue (talk) 20:10, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your !vote at my RFA
Thank you, Rudget, for your support !vote at my RFA. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 18:46, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for granting me rollback. And yes, I will take your advice. Chamal (talk) 15:26, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Southerndata's IP
I had something in mind with this but that's ok, cheers, Gwen Gale (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I knew that you were involved in some other thread at ANI which invoked quite a few responses on your talk page, so I just unblocked and reduced. I really hope this, and the other incident, hasn't damaged our short contact. Regards, Rudget   ( logs ) 14:20, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Truth be told, when I saw what you'd done I thought to myself, "ok, at least I won't have to worry about keepin' track of this" :) I'd left it that way to see what might get stirred up, is all. No worries at all! Gwen Gale (talk) 14:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Aye, no problem then! Good. Rudget   ( logs ) 14:29, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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RfA thanks
My RfA  Thank you for your support in my recent RfA, which closed successfully. I felt the process was a thorough review of my contributions and my demeanor, and I was very gratified to see how many editors took the time to really see what I'm about and how I can be of help to the project. As a result, some editors changed their views during the discussion, and most expressed specific, detailed points to indicate their opinion (whether it was, , or ).

A number of editors were concerned about my level of experience. I was purposeful in not waiting until a particular benchmark occurred before requesting adminship, because I feel - as many do - that adminship is not a reward and that each case is individual. It is true that I am not the most experienced editor around here, but I appreciate that people dug into my contributions enough to reach the conclusion that I seem to have a clue. Also, the best thing about this particular concern is that experience is something an editor - or administrator - can always get more of, and I'll continue doing that, just as I've been doing. (If I seem a little slow at it, feel free to slap me.) Your supporting statement meant a lot to me. Thanks for taking the time to dig through my contributions. I am a strong believer in the concept that this project is all about the content, and I'm looking forward to contributing wherever I can. Please let me know if I can be of any help. In the meantime, I'm off to school...

Thanks again! Frank |  talk  15:12, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

We have an article on him!
Not sure if you have seen this? I remember you once told me that he'd have to give a pretty sound apology to the community if he were to be allowed to edit again... So I'm wondering if a single user giving him a second chance is normal/allowed? indopug (talk) 22:31, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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Norwegian Source
Can i use a Norwegian source if i can't find a english one? --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 14:54, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Can you delete this page Sweeden. Its a miss spelling of Sweden. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 15:46, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Independence Day!
As you are a nice Wikipedian, I just wanted to wish you a happy Independence Day! And if you are not an American, then have a happy day and a wonderful weekend anyway! :) Your friend and colleague, --Happy Independence Day!   Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 01:10, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:Lady Aleena RfA
I did not understand. --SkyWalker (talk) 09:27, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah sorry. i understood now. I did not see the accepting part :).--SkyWalker (talk) 09:28, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

DYK review
Hello Rudget. Its been a while. You probably remember me from when you gave me rollback, and then got it revoked. I just wanted to say I'm sorry I let you down when you first offered me rollback. I've improved greatly from what other editors and admins have told me, most admins offered me rollback but I declined most of the offers until I accepted one. Anyway, I came to tell you I've reviewed your DYK nomination of The Towers (Manchester) here. Please reply here and/or Template talk:DYK. Thanks, RyRy (talk ) 20:59, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * There's a minor problem with a couple of references on The Towers (Manchester). 4 and 5 refer to the Owen book, however without a bibliography it's not clear what this book is. Could you add the book please. And good luck with the DYK :-) Nev1 (talk) 22:35, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Daily Express Building
Rudget, do you think you can expand Daily Express Building ~500 more characters? Its unfortunately too short for DYK at the moment. « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie  22:39, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Rudget  ( logs ) 08:57, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Your probably getting really tired of me by now but its still 1494 characters ;) I'm sure we can accept that, or you can add a sentence. « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie  17:14, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * And done, never mind. « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie  17:20, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I understand

 * thanks for poointning that out. I'll remvoe that. Smith Jones (talk) 16:39, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

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Awful vandalism at Tom Cruise
Could you check that; its been there since yesterday... indopug (talk) 14:41, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you talking about the same article? I don't see any vandalism... Rudget   ( logs ) 16:49, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I see a huge "AVRIL LAVIGNE ROKZ MY SOCKZ!" banner due to (I think) template vandalism, indopug (talk) 18:17, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see it, but I do remember an ANI message about this today. I'll see what it was. Rudget   ( logs ) 18:18, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Kirkcaldy article needs copy editor
hello

i recently undertook a major revamp of the Kirkcaldy article. although my work has been praised by a couple of users. i wonder if you won't mind looking at Kirkcaldy to do some copy editing work, as i would like to put the article for a peer review for GA status, if you can Kilnburn (talk) 15:49, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:Userpage protection
Thank you very much for the protection. Happy editing! Oda Mari (talk) 18:25, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Admin Nomination
I answered the question for you. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:56, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

User:II MusLiM HyBRiD II
You've just granted rollback to a two week old account with only 40 mainspace edits – AGF and all that, and I'm certainly not going to wheel-war over it, but is that really wise?<font face="Trebuchet MS"> – <font color="#E45E05">iride <font color="#C1118C">scent 01:42, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You may of course revert this decision if you wish, I am welcome to all the actions I conduct to be overturned. I recently protected Jerusalem bulldozer attack‎, and came across this user. I got the overall impression that he was established because of his knowledge about page moves etc. He was, unfortunately, on the ‘wrong’ side of the debate, but nevertheless, when he added a request to the rollback requests page I recognised the name immediately. I did a review of his last 100 contributions (not checking when the account was created) and in particular, focused upon the use of the undo tool. These all checked out and the users were notified. I apologise if any misuse this application has been caused to the encyclopedia. You may, as you have noted on your talk page, realise that I rarely approve of the requests if the user has less than 500/600 edits, and is at least 3-4 months old. I disapprove of others doing the same, but because of the prior impression I received my judgment has clearly been impaired. I don’t see any problem with removing the rollback my self, or you can, if there is sufficient evidence ascertained as to whether it was an inappropriate action (i.e. evidence of misuse) or whether you feel that the user should wait a little longer and then re-instate it at a later date. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Greman Knight . 10:29, 11 July 2008 (UTC)