User talk:Conrad Devonshire~enwiki/Archive 3

Hi
Hi Conrad, I read the message you posted about Weekends in Madras and the like and firmly agree, the page is too much of a hassle and I would (as I am the author of the page) would like to have the page deleted as well as the Weekends in Imil and "Oliver Ponce".

Hello
Please help change the user names on the page wikipedia:changing username. Thanks you. Are you namidta? 71.124.110.245 14:50, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Re-Write Unnecessary
Regarding a recent article in which I had edited and you had re-edited, I demand that you change it back to the previous way it had been (with my edit). The article in which I edited was regarding and episode of the television series Southpark. This episode's main idea (moral) was centered around not censoring an offensive image if it is on television or internet, and as I was reading the article, I thought it was necessary to change to quote which contained "mother[BLEEP]er", to make it contain "mother[fuck]er". Although it is an offensive word, censoring it would go back on the very moral represented by the episode in which the article is centered around. Furthermore, it makes the very article, and Wikipedia articles themselves, seem sloppy and not well done. Of co urse, any article can be edited by anyone, yet adding the unnecessary insert just seems entirely out of place. Please consider this and either if you edit it or not, please reply. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.68.207.127 (talk • contribs)
 * I never recall doing this. I may have done so unintentionally while recent changes patrolling.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  12:54, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

WP:BUBU
Looks like a good idea (I didn't reply earlier because I was offline for a couple of days). I've moved the new page to the correct spelling of "bizarre", though! :) Grutness...wha?  07:02, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I made typo in a title again? Pfhh... what's wrong with me lately?-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  12:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Hobophobic extenda pan
Ok, ok...i might be going beyond my boundaries here but i created all that for the purposes of showing my girlfriend as we were having a conversation along similar lines just the other night and i wanted to give her some amusement. Not the place to be doing it, serious website etc i know...i know... cant it just stay put for a couple of days tho? Youd be my personal hero, Conrad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adrass (talk • contribs)

Your removal of template:blatantvandal from Vandalism
template:blatantvandal appears to be more appropriate for use as an initial warning than test2. Not having template:blatantvandal on the page is inconvenient for editors who wish to access it, but perhaps more importantly may obscure the existence of template:blatantvandal from new users. Therefore, I suggest restoring template:blatantvandal to Vandalism. If redundancy is a concern, the text "or starting with ." could be excised. John254 21:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well in addition to that, the entire list of template warnings lists it as a later warning, though it was listed on the page as an early warning, and also I was the one who originally added it to the page.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  21:19, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The list of template warnings lists template:blatantvandal as a "final" warning because, in appropriate circumstances, a user may be blocked for continued vandalism after receiving this warning. This is precisely why we need template:blatantvandal as an initial response to aggressive vandalism: so that we can have the vandal blocked after two vandalisms, rather than waiting for him to vandalize three times before we can block him.  Furthermore, template:blatantvandal is more appropriate as an initial warning since it contains the language "Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing.", some of which is present in the other initial warning, template:test, but none of which is included in template:test2.  Thank you for your addition of template:blatantvandal to Vandalism.  It's such excellent work that I think we should retain it, at least until some more users respond to my comments on the article talk page about this issue. John254 22:02, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Dude, you removed my edit to the following line at the following link. The original line is pure partisan editorial comment and is not backed with any kind of citation. The statement is similar to saying that Ghengis Khan was unpopular due to economic mismanagement of the villages he plundered.

I oughta be allowed to counter balance with my own opionions, as someone who spent 3 1/2 years in the south of Nicaragua leading up to the elections, or else that wildly partisan statement should be removed.

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

Original Line:

"At the personal level, most Nicaraguans voted against the Sandinistas to end a bloody war, food shortages, and the governments mishandling of the economy."
 * I apologise. I didn't realise how much I had removed. What caught my attention was this line, which could have been better worded:

"and because they were just plain tired of being bullied and intimidated by the FSLN."

I will reinserte what I have removed but will make it sound a little more appropriate.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  22:04, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Mario64dsbox.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Mario64dsbox.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then it needs to be specified where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, consider reading fair use, and then use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, consider checking that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. 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 any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Vic Vipr TC 23:36, 10 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Apologies, you are indeed correct. I'll see if I can provide a sourced replacement. Vic Vipr TC 00:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Paper Mario
I noticed that the Paper Mario article has gained a trivia section. I generally don't like these, and I wonder what we should do with this one. I want to excise the content and put it elsewhere in the article, but I'm at a loss as to where these facts should be placed. You seem to be more involved with the article currently, so I came to ask your opinion. Thanks, RyanG e rbil10 (Drop on in!) 04:32, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

come back
to gpforums.co.nz we neeeed you, lol, come back man you're funny and rational, could do with it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.220.186 (talk • contribs)


 * Not sure if this is a troll or not, but does this have to do with the Gameplanet Deletion Proposal? Can anyone provide any links to anything related to that... I previously posted that request but Conrad archived it about 10 minutes after my request. - Abscissa 21:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

dunno if you know this...
...but thought I shd let you know abt an entry I saw on the user creation log. It reads "23:32, 19 June 2006 Conrad Devonshire created new account User:Brad Pitt's second penis (Talk | contribs | block)." That account has been blocked indefinitely. --Gurubrahma 18:13, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * ???-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  18:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I know what happened now. My younger brother created the account while my account was logged in.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  19:23, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Shameful Act
Hi Mr Devonshire.I don't know how to adress you.You have voted against my proposal even though you are yourself a CVU member.I don't take umbrage.I know you are a respected wikipedian.I never thought of winning against CVU,I simply wanted members to use these ocassions for introspection.But what you have done is something I had not expected.Are you backing user:PandalPatrol just because he is your club member.The username dispute is already on my talk page.If you differ you can put your comments there.I believe everyone till proven wrong.I blv you too.I think you won't proove me wrong.Holywarrior 05:14, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't ever try to bully anyone for whatever power you hold.I believe in principles.I would adhere to principles even if blocked wiyhout any reason.why I have been called a troll.I am not indulged in any such act.See the pages you are reffering to with some more diligence.Do you know admin user:Bhadani had left Bhumihar page because of these vandals there.Look at history of page too.It is me who have dared to write the page in accordance of talks.If you think you can survive on that page and related pages with clean tag on you,I challenge you,give it a try.Be admin there you will end up knowing all about this game.Holywarrior 05:28, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Your report of User:A Love Song for Bobby Long Dong on WP:AIAV
Please note that the user was blocked almost a month ago by Curps. :) Kimchi.sg 07:33, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I thought I saw a recent act of vandalism made by it at the Oklahoma Christian University page.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  07:35, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * His only contribution was an act of vandalism to that page, on June 3. Kimchi.sg 07:41, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Oklahoma Christian University
Hey, saw this request on WP:RFPP. Agree that it has been vandalized quite a bit in the past, but really nothing in the past 3 weeks. As such, didn't protect it. Let me know if it gets hit up with vandalism again. Cheers -- Samir  धर्म 08:04, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Brfx
You tagged this redirect with rfd on 09-June, but you never completed the nomination. Since it's been so long, I have reverted the nomination. However, if you still feel this should be provided, feel free to re-tag, but please complete all the nomination steps (see Redirects for deletion for specific instructions). Let me know if you have questions. Thanks. -- JLaTondre 17:43, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oops, sorry.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  04:34, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Inappropriate usernames
Conrad, thanks for bringing these to my attention. I've left messages with all of the egregious examples you pointed out, asking them to voluntarily change their usernames. I'm assuming good faith here and hoping they will quickly change them. I'll keep watching them and if they don't respond I'll take other measures. I did block **VIRUS** for a month as there was vandalism and hoaxing coming from this user.

Again, thanks for watching these and letting me know about them. Best, Gwernol 05:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Willy's Willys
Hi. On this edit of yours, please see this and please comment in one or more of the sections at or near the foot of this. Thanks. -- Hoary 08:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

what do i think?
i think you're stupid and smell like old cheese--The Anοme 19:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I've been a bad boy...-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  19:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Note that the comment above from "The Anοme" (look closely at the "o") was from an imposter account: I've indefblocked them now. -- The Anome 19:53, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hahaha...-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  19:55, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Some usernames to block...
I already was on user creation patrol and caught some of these, but thanks for the heads-up on the rest. :) RadioKirk (u|t|c)  03:59, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Welcome as always.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  04:00, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, some were already blocked, and I don't see anything particularly offensive about Marxist1. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 00:54, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
Regarding the article How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate, which you tagged for speedy deletion with the reason "it is a short article providing little or no context", I wanted you to know that I have removed the speedy deletion tag. This article does not qualify for speedy deletion because the article does provide context. If you still want the article to be deleted, please use the process. Thanks!

Additionally, when you tag a page for speedy deletion, please mention it in the edit summary and please don't mark the edit as minor. Thanks! Stifle (talk) 09:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I typically do mention my posting delete tags in the edit summary and don't mark the edit as minor, but if I did in this case, I apologise. Regarding the article, however, it mentions nothing about the actors or the plot of the film itself. It basically is just a summary of how the film was received by critics and needs more content.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  19:56, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

cryptkeeper five forwarding
Hi- It appears you forwarded the cryptkeeper five to The Cryptkeeper Five, which is good, and correct, except..The Cryptkeeper Five page comes up as not found, and on the history of the original lowercased article there is no history. Do you know what's up?199.43.32.86 13:24, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The article probably was deleted.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  19:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Wouldn't it still have a history to it though? I'm not really familiar with wikipedia.199.43.48.87 20:33, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No, when an article is deleted, its history goes along with it. If you want to view the history, you should ask an administrator to restore the page for you.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  20:50, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Regardless
It was done rather sloppily, which was what I was attempting to clean up there. As it is I suspect there are numerious other things I missed on that page and around this place directing people to "add new accounts to that page". 68.39.174.238 21:03, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Template:Armking
I seriously don't think it is a good thing to create such a template and place it on this vandal's sockpuppet's userpages. This vandal has said to me that he wishes to be as well know as "Mr. Pelican shit" and Willy on Wheels. The use of such a template will only give him the trophy he desires. What do you think? -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 06:12, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I was actually thinking something along those lines. If you feel strongly about it, then feel free to delete the template.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  06:15, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks a lot for your efforts and above all writing personal letter to me.God didn't gift some attributes to everyone.Holywarrior 11:07, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I'm glad that you decided to return.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  16:35, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Username
From AIV:
 *  - username -- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  04:54, 2 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi Conrad, we have editors: User:Garglebutt and User:Halibutt and I used these as precedents in not blocking User:Sanubutt. Let me know if there is something else about the username that warrants blocking indefinitely.  Thanks -- Samir   धर्म 04:57, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Woody Chapel, Oklahoma
I removed the csd from the article Woody Chapel, Oklahoma. Articles on towns and villages (which includes unincorporated places such as this one) are usually notable. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 07:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * If you say so.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  07:17, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Elmo Fritz's Definition of Life
May I just how my thesis is "innapropriate"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elmo Fritz (talk • contribs)

Elmo Fritz's Definition of Life
And just how is it "personal"? Do you have a problem with philosophy?

I don't think Cyde's block was very fair, as I checked the disruption clause and it actaully states that users will usually be warned before being blocked, so why wasn't I, given that I am an established user. Myrtone
 * I didn't have anything to do with it, so I don't understand why your asking me to get involved. If you have a problem with it, take it up with Cyde.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  05:24, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Help! User:Truthwanted as circumvented WP:3RR to revert his edit. Since I've been the only one reverting him, I can no longer revert without violating 3RR. Will you help? Thanks! - CobaltBlueTony 20:06, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much!!! - CobaltBlueTony 20:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Welcome.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  20:44, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Farso
Thanks, Conrad. Actually, hitting the link wouldn't have blocked me, since you'd have to select the expiry time and then confirm you want to block. :) CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 06:16, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

E-mail
Conrad, please activate your e-mail address as soon as possible. I have some vital information for you that cannot be made public. It concerns an article you created, which I subsequently deleted. Thank you. DS 14:56, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope, that's fine. Thanks anyway. DS 21:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Hired Truck Program reverts
Ok, you want to explain those reverts to me? -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Nope, compare the versions. All I did was replace the links with the templates.  The only one I did remove was the first external link, which is exactly the same as the first reference, i.e., I consider it unnecessary. If there's no objections, I'll put back my work. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:51, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Wholesale reversions
Please refrain from wholesale reversions of multi-aspect edits; you undid a good half-hour of very carefully considered work on my part, with no direct explantion to me, no discussion on the talk page, not even an edit summary explaining it. I have now documented precisely why I made the edits I did on the article's talk page. If you disagree with one or more of the changes, please counter with your own explanations, don't just delete my (or anyone else's) work willy-nilly. Thanks. &mdash; SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 06:58, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note on my user page clarifying that it was an RC patrolling accident. :-) &mdash; SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 07:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar!

 * Thanks for the encouragement. I'm always happy to help out.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  08:24, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

reverts on Texas gubernatorial election, 2006
Hi... do you mind telling me why you reverted my edits on the above linked page? They are legitimate and took a decent amount of thought, if I may say so myself. If there is a good reason for this, by all means let me know - perhaps it was that I was going section by section to edit - but otherwise, this is highly annoying. Thanks, Souperman 08:31, 13 July 2006 (UTC)


 * No worries; thanks for all you do to help protect us from vandals - just wanted to be sure my edits hadn't offended or anything. Best, Souperman 08:42, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Urgent matter
Could you contact me immediately by email? You don't have an email set so I can't email you, and I need to speak with you, privately, immediately. Essjay ( Talk )  09:21, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Please also email me today. It's very important. theresaknott AT gmail DOT com  Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 11:42, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I'd rather not say in public. But it has nothing to do with any template. I understand that you are concerned about privacy but i assure you that I will never reveal your email address to anyone. Alternatively you could get yourself a web based email and use that. I just need to speak to you in private about the same thing Essjay wants to talk to you about. If you you want to just contact one of us that's fine. Also AC discussions go on in private I'm afraid so you cannot be pointed to a link. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 18:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry but you need to do it NOW! It's very important that i talk to you. If you are changing isps then email me from you old email adress - what could be the harm? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 19:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

important award
You have been kicked, see [#Deleted_articles_with_freaky_titles_.E2.86.92_Wikipedia:Deleted_articles_with_freaky_titles]. — Jul. 16, '06  [15:15] < [ freak]&#124;[ talk] >

Please apologize...........or at least say something.....
It's public, Mr. Devonshire. The least you could do is comment in the discussion about what you did. Your silence implies no remorse to others, and a vestigial denial. I'm truly sorry it has amounted to this.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 03:22, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I have confessed and apologised.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  04:14, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Well said, that could not have been easy. We've mostly got fairly short memories here, and good works do make amends in most people's minds. -  brenneman  color="black" title="Admin actions">{L} 04:30, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Concur with brenneman. That certainly wasn't easy for you to do, especially in a public arena like WP:ANI. -- Samir   धर्म 07:43, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming clean, it is rare that a wikipedian does so in a situation like this. It shows a strong acceptance of character.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 14:24, 17 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Uhh, sorry, looks like I am the only one who feels that Conrad's apology is next to meaningless. Actions speak louder than words. If we are going to endorse his apology which resulted from his vandalism fiasco, then we are basically saying that creating accounts and reporting them was constructive in the first place. In other words: creating damage can be nullified by certain actions. Sorry, I don't think so. And incidentally, on a personal note, the accounts that he kept creating are marginally funny after the "list of shock sites" debacle. - Abscissa 02:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not certain what you meant by that last comment. I assume that it what you mean is that, though I distinguished my reasons for nominating the article deleted from any moral convictions, my real reasons for wanting it deleted were due to personal objection, and the fact that many of the accounts that I created had intentionally obscene names seems hypocritical. I can understand that, and sadly, even though what I did does not reflect my true character, I see that it has damaged it in the eyes of many. I can understand your wanting me to be blocked longer, and if my block is lengthened, I won't complain. While I know personally that I am ashamed of what I did and have quit for good, and that what I did is not a reflection of my true character, you technically have no way of knowing that, and there have been users in the past who have claimed to have regretted their actions and resumed them as soon as they were reinstated (a la MARMOT). -- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  05:54, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I think you have really missed the main point here. Your actions were destructive, period, and Wikipedia is not in the forgiveness buisness. Unfortunately I have no say over how long your block is, but since it was the admins who have to clean up your mess, they should be allowed to determine it anyway. Furthermore, I would suggest everyone involved read carefully the Parable of the broken window -- people who go around breaking windows do not drive productivity. - Abscissa 17:53, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Blocked
I've blocked you for a week regarding the above, but sincerely hope that you come back after this to contribute to the project -- Samir  धर्म 08:45, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I know I deserved it.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  11:48, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I've unblocked, after evolving discussion on AN/I. Have a wikibreak if you want, and thanks for the explanations. &mdash;Bunchofgrapes (talk) 15:01, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * ...And I've undone that. Back to being blocked for a week it is. &mdash;Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:25, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

your newsletter
I wrote you an email to your latest newsletter, "the social costs of diamond merchantry," but the email was invalid so I had to google search for your name. just letting you know. this was the only way to contact you?
 * I have received messages similar to this before. Please note that I do not run a newsletter and you that must have me confused with someone else.-- Conrad Devonshire  Talk  15:54, 21 July 2006 (UTC)