User talk:ConnorJack/Auto Archive/Archive 5

Community bulletin board
Hi StewieGriffin! I'm not sure if its just me, but your Radio Wikipedia link ( this edit) on the Community bulletin board seems to be hiding behind the Signpost. Tested in IE and Firefox. In Opera it appears at the bottom. Here is a screenshot Think outside the box 11:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Could you please be more cautious?
I see you continue to be very aggressive in applying speedy deeltion tags.

Could you please explain why you are not following the advice of the deletion policies which recommends that quality control volunteers like yourself hold off on tagging articles within minutes of creation?

The deletion policies recommend that those who are concerned about articles consider the importance of the topic, not the current state of the article, when applying deletion tags. Weak articles on significant topics should not be tagged for deletion, they should be tagged for improvement. Geo Swan (talk) 15:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Radio Wikipedia
I just wanted to drop in and say that I enjoyed your Radio Wikipedia programme. Keep the fine work flowing! Ecoleetage (talk) 19:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

E-mail
I have sent a sound file. Red Thunder  19:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Radio Wikipedia Issue 5
Hey, Radio Wikipedia is great. But on the last issue, the formating came up different on my talk page. I was wondering if you purposely did that? thanks LegoKontribsTalkM 22:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Since you are getting alot of signups, you might want to use Auto Wiki Browser to send it out to people easier. LegoKontribsTalkM 22:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I could do it for you! I'm approved and I have an AWB bot, a task request should be easy enough ...... Dendodge  .. Talk Help 11:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: WP:SPOT AD
Yeah, I have the crappiest microphone ever (I need a new one) so it can wait until I find the one that works ...... Dendodge  .. Talk Help 11:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Twinkle Welcome
Thanks for the welcome. Didnt think that I would get a welcome when I installed it. ChristopherJames2008 (talk) 15:41, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool and congrats on that nice to know people around here. ChristopherJames2008 (talk) 15:46, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Your radio station sounds really cool. I know I shouldnt really advertise this here but would love for you to join my wiki http://humanbeings.scribblewiki.com and I will make you a sysop and also a bureaucrat if you wish? Create an account and then message me on my talkpage on the scribblewiki or here and I will grant you the status. ChristopherJames2008 (talk) 15:53, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Your rollback request
Hi! I regret that I must inform you that your request for the rollback permission has been denied. You can discover why by checking the archives at Requests for rollback/Denied/June 2008. RFRBot (talk) 16:00, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Urgent Radwp request
Unfortunately UTC-wise I won't be home until "tomorrow" so we might miss today. It may be a good idea to modify the shows format to "semi-weekly" or something along those lines. xenocidic ( talk ¿ listen ) 16:03, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 22:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/StewieGriffin!
If you re-open it, then you should remove the "Closed by User." text. Gary King ( talk ) 17:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

June 2008
[Removed block template] - I have blocked you for edit warring for 24 hours. Scarian Call me Pat!  17:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Um, it looks like he closed it, and then made 2 reverts to reopen it? I don't see 4 reverts. (EJF) 17:34, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

For the record, I believe the third revert was to WP:RFA itself, where he reverted the un-transclusion of the RFA. A broader question would be: Why did you close it if you did not wish for it to be closed? UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 17:43, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Because I just changed my mind in a spur-of-the-moment type thing. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 17:52, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * (unrelated to unblock request... but...) Which also says to me that you didn't take on board the comments that had already been raised. It was undoubtable going to fail (but see my comments below, and a replies fine here, if you wish) and i think re-opening only further raises questions as to your suitability at the moment. THanks,  B  G  7even   17:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Support unblock he did not make 4 reverts and was not warned. Unnecessarily punitive. EJF (talk) 17:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I have fully-protected the RfA. You withdrew the nomination, it was closed. If you wish to go through the RfA process, you'll have to do a second one, though I would highly recommend that you not at this time. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 17:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I also would support an unblock. Doesn't seem to have been malicious, it was his own RFA, perhaps flustered, but not malicious.   Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  18:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree. Keeper76 and I each placed a note with Scarian asking if he could weigh in and allow for an unblock.  Metros (talk) 18:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I say unblock aswell, after an ec  B  G  7even   18:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Unblocked. Three-revert rule applies to articles. The RFA was closed and protected for archival purposes. To throw in a block as well is a punitive measure in my honest opinion. --  Netsnipe  ►  18:14, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

RfA
Hello mate,

I'm sorry about your RfA, and if I seemed a bit harsh, but it was going nowhere from the start. I encourage you to get an admin coach, read all the material you can find, ask some other admins for help (they won't mind), join a test wiki such as http://wikirights.scribblewiki.com/ to learn how to use to tools, and much more.

If you need help, please ask - I may not be a sop here, but i am elsewhere!

Thanks,

 B  G  7even   17:46, 4 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Strongly recommend against running for RfA every week.  Enigma  message 18:24, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Recent Events
Stewie... you've been doing very good with this Radio Wikipedia thing, impressing many people. I know some people suggest coaching etc. for adminship, but you have to realize you are going to have to wait a long while. Out of all the admins, unless I am mistaken, only maybe one has received the tools before they were 14, and probably 98% or so are at least 16-17, probably a fe years older even. I'm 25, I'm not an admin yet, I don't think I'm ready! Keep working on your project and helping out wikipedia in the best ways you know how. At the pace you are going, when you are my age you will be some sort of Wikipedia God. Good luck to you, you are always welcome to ask me anything if you have questions. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 18:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Please do not take offence, but you are being ageist!. There is no policy on age, so do not discriminate against my age. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 18:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry you feel that way. My comments aren't in regards into what I think young adults should be allowed to do, but rather when requesting adminship will realistically produce a succesfull result. I hope you know my comment was meant to be helpful, not critical of you or the impressive editing you've done. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 18:12, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * What if I had 3 Million edits, and was a great candidate for adminship: would you do it then? No. So this is just about my sockpuppetry.
 * Stewie, telling someone they're not old enough for something isn't ageist. 14 year olds, for example, in the United States are not allowed to drive, vote, drink, smoke, or buy lottery tickets, or go to war.  It's not ageist.  By the way, you've been unblocked.   Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  18:15, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe the original comment is saying I couldn't be an admin because I am young! And I was autoblocked... oops! StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk
 * ecHey Stewie, i'm 15 and my RfA also failed, for many reasons. I'm really impressed with Radio WP also, and the WikiDesign, although I admit I was sceptical at the start and thought that there may be some issues, but you've proved me wrong! You have great potential. As Gwynand said there are very few young admins, i know of a couple i think, but it is hard! It also doesn't help that RfA is ridiculously over beauracratic nowadays, but that's besides the point! COME BACK SOON TO RfA!!!
 *  B  G  7even   18:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments after the ec:
 * No Stewie, it isn't. It's jus that you re-applied so soon. If you had 3 million constructive edits, then it would almost definitely pass - and I would support, providing nothing compelled me otherwise. Sorry mate, but it's too early!  B  G  7even   18:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * After the other ec
 * No. It isn't. It's saying that on average not many pass. You could prove it wrong. It's just about maturity. THanks,  B  G  7even   18:19, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * (ec, what the heck, go away everyone) First off, I believe you're still an infant, based on your username, correct? No seriously - don't take any offense to this. I have dealt with many editors on Wikipedia, and sadly it's often obvious when someone is young and unable to show maturity (there are some notable exceptions). I am also 25 years old, and I can tell you that I didn't really hit maturity until my early 20s, and I don't think I would have had the intellectual capacity to do this until 14 at least. It's not something to take offense at - our bodies only grow and mature as fast as physically possible. That said, I would absolutely support an administrator of a younger age, should he demonstrate the proper maturity (I am not saying you don't - I don't know).

See User:Friday/Ageism for an extremely good essay on the topic. Also, Gwyand, I know at least four admins that passed under the age of fourteen, and I'm sure there's more that I either don't know of or haven't disclosed their age to me. Nousernamesleft copper, not wood 19:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

db-foreign tag
The db-foreign tag only applies to articles that exist on a foreign-language wikipedia, so I have removed the tag from ضلع سانگھڑ as it did not exist on the Urdu wikipedia. It was mentioned as the Urdu name in the Sanghar District article so I redirected it. --Snigbrook ( talk ) 22:46, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I didn't know what this language is, so I supposed it. StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 06:46, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The tag for that is notenglish, there is a page for articles needing translation (this one of the things that is not in either Twinkle or Friendly scripts). --Snigbrook ( talk ) 17:10, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:CharlieEdwards.jpg)
Thanks for uploading Image:CharlieEdwards.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 12:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

awards on your userpage
just so you know, once you get to the next service award you're meant to have it instead of the previous one rather than as well as. just thought i'd let you know! :). Ironho<b style="color:#696969">ld</b><b style="color:#000">s</b> 16:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
 * There are no "official rules" to any barnstars, anywhere. I could put up the barstar saying I have 20,000 edits and 3 years service if I wanted to. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 16:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Protection
No probs, but I've declined the template protection because pages are only protected in response to vandalism, and not because there might be vandalism, except on high-risk templates that appear on hundreds of pages. Best, PeterSymonds (talk)  21:01, 5 June 2008 (UTC) <script removed because of my extremely poor formatting> Voila! Copy this into your monobook.js and you'll have the link. :) It'll do for now until a discussion takes place about its inclusion. Best, PeterSymonds (talk)  21:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Sure. After just refresh your browser. PeterSymonds (talk)  21:34, 5 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Okey doke, night. It should work now. PeterSymonds (talk)  21:36, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Big Brother 2008 (UK)
Template:Big Brother 2008 (UK) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  21:59, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

rfa thanks
stewie, i just wanted to drop in and say sorry i haven't been available for the past few days to help out with radio wikipedia, and also to thank you for your participation in my recent RFA. as I understand you've made some runs at adminship, you may be interested in checking out my in-depth RFA analysis. i also left some templated thank spam for you below. cheers mate, xenocidic (talk) 23:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC) <div class="NavHead" style="background:87 CE EB;">templated rfa thank-spam <div class="NavContent" style="text-align:left; background:240 248 255;">

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2. Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).
 * Thank you for your support

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, I know. 'Twas a page move vandal. Thanks mate. xenocidic (talk) 19:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Resolved
Can you explain to be the difference between this diff? What is the rational/reason with the resolved3 template? Thanks. Tiggerjay (talk) 19:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * There has been a large discussion at Wikipedia talk:Help desk. To save server loading times, the resolved3 template uses unicode characters instead of an image. This 'policy' is used on other pages such as WP:FAC (i think). <em style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:DarkBlue">StewieGriffin!  &bull; Talk 19:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Great - thanks for the heads up. Tiggerjay (talk) 19:33, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Big Brother template
Hi - I have declined your speedy on the template you created, as you are not the only author of the content. I'd let the TfD play out - if you really want it deleted, vote to delete there. Any questions, ask on my talkpage. Best wishes Fritzpoll (talk) 21:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)