User talk:Dark Shikari/Archive1

Woodley Park
Article issue: Woodley Park Neighborhood.

You took place in an AFD for the article I made for the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington DC. This is a real neighborhood. I will include some links to prove it. I'm no Wikipedia veteran, so I don't know how to remedy the problem.


 * Neighborhood website: http://www.dcnet.com/woodley/index.htm
 * Community Organization: http://www.woodleypark.org/
 * Explore DC: Woodley Park: http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=106
 * Craigslist: 129 items for sale with listing location as Woodley Park: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/search?areaID=10&subAreaID=&query=Woodley+Park&catAbbreviation=sss
 * Craigslist: Many apartments with location as Woodley Park: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/search?areaID=10&subAreaID=0&query=Woodley+Park&catAbbreviation=apa&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max&bedrooms=

Also, note that in the neighborhood articles for DC, all areas are covered in NW but this one. You will not find an article that covers the area between Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park, this being that location beginning at Calvert and Conn. Ave.

Hey, there. I listed an article for AfD and noticed your Woodley Park entry, so I was curious about the situation around it. I read your recent note about the original AfD-ed article being made into a redirect, and I agree, too, that the one about the Metro stop itself is notable. But the one about the neighborhood is back now under a new name: Woodley_Park_%28Neighborhood%29. Is this the one you were considering for deletion? I don't know where to side on the issue, since the category for "Washington DC neighborhoods" lists a lot of other articles. But I wanted to at least let you know where the original (I think) article went. --Crisu 18:49, 26 July 2006 (UTC) Thanks. I didn't realize that so many neighborhoods already had articles, so I'll let it be. I assume the fact that the neighborhood is in a notable city makes it notable (so a random neighborhood in my town wouldn't be). Dark Shik<FONT COLOR="#000099">a</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">r</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">i</FONT> 19:20, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion
Thanks for the help on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go the bugs. I knew there was a speedy deletion thing, but couldn't find it. Cipherswarm 15:57, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome :) <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  15:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikipediatrix
I see you're getting acquainted with her on AfD.

She is seriously pushing to get an RFC on her one of these days. Getting rid of OR and unsourced material is fine; doing it at the expense of civility and consensus is not.

If she really gets on your nerves and you want to start an RFC, let me know. Daniel Case 03:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I know exactly what you mean. I'd rather avoid an RfC though: I'm not a Wikipediholic, and I don't consider any individual article on Wikipedia important enough to require arbitration about just yet.  I have a habit of dropping out of debates when I get sick of preaching to the deaf: I simply get bored out of my mind.  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  03:23, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Where do you live at
Where do you live at? I live at Bothell, Washington, which is about 30 minutes away from Seattle, Washington. -- Big  top  07:22, 30 July 2006 (UTC) Here's what I've been creating for you... (must have the font "Mistral" installed at your computer)
 * I live near Washington... D.C ;) <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  09:57, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

<font face="Mistral" size="8"> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>

Do you like it? If you like it, just contact me. You can put this in your front page also. -- Big  top  19:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! I'll probably put it on my front page or the like later.  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  19:26, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You should have the background color the same as the banner background color. Here's the instructions:


 * 1) Type
 * 2) Space at least a space at the top of the page - use the  function
 * 3) Choose the color (Check out these pages: 123 for a full list of colors you can use
 * 4) Space at least a space at the bottom of the page - use the  function
 * 5) Type  at the bottom of the page

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me! -- Big  top  00:00, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Oops, one thing I forgot:

When you change your signature colors, you should change your banner colors too! -- Big  top  00:01, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

WP:AFD
Whoops, I didn't really read the persons name carefully to notice it was the same as the article, since he wrote a long passage, and therefore wasn't trying to add the comment as a joke between his name and the articles, but rather linking his comment to being the articles author. --Porqin 16:18, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I know you weren't writing the comment as a joke: that was my job ;) <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  16:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Okay :-) --Porqin 16:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Banner reminder
Haven't you put the banner on your user page yet? -- Big  top  17:26, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I just massively redid my user page from scratch, and it inclues a modified version of the banner. Check it out  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF">Da</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000CC">rk</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000099">Sh</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000066">ik</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000033">ar</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">i</FONT>  18:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Birmingham
Hi, I noticed your comment at this AfD discussion. I've suggested which articles should be kept, as you requested. However, please remember WP:BITE: I think you were a little mean to our friend User:Siper101. --RFBailey 16:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion. Yeah, I probably bit a bit too hard there.   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  20:47, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Username in Uncyclopedia
What is your username in Uncyclopedia? -- Big  top  21:35, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not really that active. Its Dark Shikari as here, but as I said I'm not really that active, and I mainly edit anon.  I do a lot more reading than editing.  Its gotten far less funny in recent months :( &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  22:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Hi,, thank you for applying for VandalProof. I am happy to announce that you are now authorized for use, so if you haven't already, simply download VandalProof from our main page and install it, and you're all set!

Please join the VandalProof user category by adding either:  (which will add this user box) or   to your user page.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me or post a message on VandalProof's talk page. Welcome to our team! - Gl e n 08:42, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Why would you delete my Nickelback stuff? Its, like, totally true!!


 * Because its vandalism, and I have VandalProof ;). I agree Nickelback sucks, but Wikipedia is not the place for your opinion to be posted on articles.  Post it on your userpage instead.  By the way, sign your posts with 4 tildes ( ~ ) &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  10:15, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Featured pictures and consensus
Anybody can close Featured Picture nominations, not just admins. Also, the person who does so should guage consensus--as you said, "votes" with lengthy reasoning are stronger than "votes" like mine (we don't really vote). However, that doesn't mean my voice should be completely disregarded. Users who don't understand these subtleties should not be closing nominations, so have faith in the system and assume good faith! I don't oppose FPCs just to be an ass. I do so because I have a valid concern about the image.

Generic "the above vote is a bad one" comments are typically superfluous and somewhat rude. It's ok for there to be some dissent; unanimity is not required. ~MDD4696 15:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I probably could have written my comment better. Didn't know that FPs weren't like AfDs and didn't require admins to close.  I do feel, however, that when X is proposed (as a general statement), anyone opposing X should state why: heck, they can even simply say "I agree with person Y" where person Y gave the reason they agree with.  But posting "I don't agree" and not saying why is somewhat silly and useless in my mind, especially in a discussion where there aren't supposed to be votes. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  15:59, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Reversions of "Expectancy Theory" and "A Nasty Story"
hi Dark. i just got messages from you that you reverted a couple of my deletions. one was the non-existent article on expectancy theory. thanks for doing that. i cut and pasted the expectancy section from my doctoral dissertation into the article, and so deleted the redirect to the article on victor vroom, but then worried about the possibility of copyright issues should that portion of my dissertation end up in a journal article. unfortunately, i then couldn't figure out how to set up the redirect.

the other reversion of my deletion, however, is undesirable. the article on "a nasty story," by Dostoyevsky (which amounts to about a sentence), is incorrect as reverted. the sentence in fact describes the plot of Dostoyevsky's novella, "the Gambler," which has often been published in the same volume as "a nasty story," but is a different story altogether, and has nothing to do with gamblers in a spa town, as stated in the article as reverted. i would advise you to revert your reversion.

best,

SH

Addendum: I've busted out my copy of "a nasty story," and will attempt to put together a coherent but brief plot summary for the time being. i am going to once again delete the erroneous existing plot summary.


 * Sorry, it looked like page blanking vandalism to me. I suggest you give a more detailed explanation in the edit summary.  By the way, you don't need to ask me to revert it: you can revert it back yourself. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  09:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

VandalProof
Congratulations on being approved on using VandalProof! I hope you liked it. I also use VandalProof. If you liked it, just contact me. -- Big  top  01:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Its good stuff... I'm having way too much fun zapping vandals ;) &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  01:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Elephant argument.
Alright, I'm aware that 1. I am anonymous and 2. By comments made on the talk pages every who wikifies on a regular basis is elitist towards single purpose or sock puppets, and i'm not even them.

but to take argument against one pop culture reference over another is absurd, especially when your public information shows a bias towards cartoons/anime. Yes there was an episode of the simpsons where they got an elephant, but there also elephants in video games, the "oliphant" in JRRs Lord of the Rings, the darwin award elephant story. Pop culture is not easily defined, and to draw an arbitrary line of one person's definition as the final call on an entry is not democratic or correct. Its a problem wikipedia will have to deal with in the future. Feel free to delete this or respond, I'll check back on it when I peruse my bookmarks. Of course being the brilliant person I am I've argued against a java programmer who rads Dostoyevsky.
 * Sign your posts with four tildes like ~ . I am not "biased" towards the simpsons: I personally think the Simpsons aren't funny at all, and don't really like the show. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  15:27, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

bob mould is openly gay.
food for thought. 67.172.61.222 03:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

oops
I guess I wasn't supposed to just start making pages... it got deleted ;P

Anyways, thanks for the warm welcome... I already have a couple of questions :) How did you get all that cool looking stuff on your personal page? like the box that says you play EVE, etc...

Thanks Memotype 04:16, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S. How do you get your username to look all cool, etc when you sign things? :) Memotype 04:17, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The boxes are called "userboxes": you can learn about them and find lists of them at WP:BOX. The other "cool looking stuff" is simply overdone HTML formatting ;).  I formatted my signature using Wiki and HTML code, and put it in my preferences: there is a box in there labeled signature, where you can put whatever customized signature you want.  You can use mine and others' signatures as examples to make your own.  Note that if you do something like mine using HTML code and the like, you may want to check the box raw signature, or else it may not work. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  04:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks alot! :) I'll have to think of something cool to put on my userpage... Memotype 04:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

bot
Have you seen the comments at User talk:Dark Shikari Bot? The problem is that can also be written as  and. --Εξαίρετος (msg) 07:26, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen that comment on the bot approval page, but thanks for telling me! This is why I posted my code online: so the bugs could be fixed ;).  I'm currently on a 5 day vacation (and just logged on to check my Wiki messages), so when I get back I will fix it. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  19:56, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The bugs have been fixed. &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  01:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Yoshi's Island
Hi, sorry, my intent was not to vandalize any article and I never have had that intent. I wished to have a discussion with everyone about the factual accuracy of the reception section. If you look at the article's history, there have been numerous changes to that section, some say it sold well and some say it sold poorly in 1995-1996. 156.34.208.234 13:29, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I should have been more clear. When you think a section should be deleted, *comment it out* instead of totally removing it without warning.  Thus, the section is kept on the page and people can still work on it. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  19:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Number edit detecting bot
User:Curtis Autery/findNumChange.pl is an initial draft of a script (not a full-fledged bot) to detect edits which were only number changes. It doesn't do everything you asked for, but hopefully you can find it useful. Curtis Autery 01:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Cool! How exactly would I use it?  I assume it would require whatever computer is running it to have enough hard disk space to extract the entire database XML file with all the history? Since my Linux box doesn't have enough disk space to do this, what would the instructions to use this be on a Windows machine? I've never used perl before, so bear with me ;) &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  09:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * In testing, I downloaded the enwiki*.7z file, then piped the 7-zip output to the script. This comment line shows how I tested it in Linux:
 * # 7z e -so inputfile.7z | findNumChange.pl > outputfile
 * With Windows, the same command line might work if you had cygwin's perl and the 7-zip executable (7z.exe) in cygwin's usr/loca/bin directory. Still, I'd recommend the first method with the compressed file on Linux.
 * Right now the script doesn't have a lot of frills, but I can add other features to it, like searching for the latest enwiki dump, checking the user edit counts like you mentioned in the request, and checking for a revert. This is my first bot attempt, so I'm still learning the XML format, what page stuff is located on, etc. - Curtis Autery 10:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, so it doesn't have to be extracted to disk to run? That should work on my Linux box then, as it has about 10GB of space and the 7z file is a mere 5GB.  Does the script check to see whether an edit has been overwritten since the original edit?  This is very important, as most edits probably have, and if the edit has been overwritten since by a different edit that re-changed the number (and may have done other things also) the edit can of course be skipped. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  14:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Something you might be interested in
Please go to Articles for deletion/List of Dragon Ball special abilities to share your opinion. Hydromasta231 07:03, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Your bot
I've looked over the contributions from your bot, and read the above entry about the bug in bot. Apparently the bug was not fixed. Please see the comments at Bots/Requests for approval/Dark Shikari Bot. As soon as you've resolved the issues, please post there to give us an update so we can approve your bot as soon as possible. -- RM 02:19, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've responded on the page. Thanks for the notice! &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  13:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

appeal ?
Can I appeal your rejection of my page ?

I (think I) have some good reasons :
 * 1) I've tried to find this list, and only created it when I failed. I would assume that I'm not unique... (the existence of the equivalent sea cadet page would seem to support this assumption).
 * 2) There is already a similar page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sea_Cadet_Corps_in_Canada
 * 3) I was unable to find any webpage that provides all of number, name, and location for all of Canada.
 * 4) The information was not just copied from the sources. I had to do a fair amount of digging to collect it all together. Some of the sources actually contradict each other, necessitating further research. It took about a day to complete all this research (although I found some sources as I went along, so it could be done faster). Most of the sources are regional, meaning that you need to already know the region in order to find details for a squadron.
 * 5) It answers some difficult-to-answer questions - how are squadrons distributed ? How many squadrons are named for their sponsor ? How many are named for their location ?
 * 6) It actually leads to further research - why are there gaps ? Are these squadrons that no longer exist ? Why no squadrons in the 400s ? Have any names or locations changed over time ? When was each squadron formed ? (that would be a nice thing to add to the list).
 * Though such a list might be useful, note that original research is prohibited. If you put it back into the AFC page (which I would have no qualms with you doing) I would suggest that you attempt to demonstrate how your article isn't Original Research. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  18:33, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure that I understand what you're saying (apologies if I'm just being slow - I'm new to this wikipedia thing). Your original rejection said that it was a copyvio, which I don't think is correct - copyright doesn't apply to facts, does it ? (IANAL) Now you talk about original research - all the facts on the page are verifiable from the source websites. The only tricky thing is that in a few cases the source websites disagree (but at least one agrees with my page, unless I screwed up).

Finally - "put it back into the AFC page" - does this mean that I go through the same process again ? Are you saying that if I re-enter the same content in the same way then it might be approved this time around ? That sounds...odd, which makes me suspect that I've misunderstood :-)

Thanks.
 * What I meant is that I might have been wrong in not approving your article, which means that putting it back into AFC (i.e. redoing what you did before) will allow me to review it again. You have addressed my concerns, and so I'd be willing to put it in an article.  If it turns out my concerns were valid, someone will AfD the article anyways. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  18:52, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Uploading album covers
Hey, Dark Shikari, I just thought of something else. I added two or three more articles that are completely devoted to the albums of Maureen McGovern (ever heard of her? I strongly recommend that you try her out if you like artists with true talent!), but I'd like to also upload the album covers. I checked out the directions on how to do them, but I'm not exactly sure what the legal way would be. I do remember that I had some of the covers from my LPs and CDs of her music copied onto a disk, but I don't own any rights or anything like that. If you cannot help me with this decision, can you think of anyone who can? Write back ASAP, please.

Thanks, User:Jpete
 * You're allowed to upload album covers as long as you follow certain rules. Here's an example. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  10:06, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * That link is now defunct! Can you think of anything else?
 * I fixed the link. Sorry, it had an error. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  10:29, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Redirecting words into existing sources
Hello, Dark Shikari. I have another question, and this time about redirecting sources. If you take a look at the article you approved on Maureen McGovern's album Academy Award Performance: And the Envelope, Please, you'll see that the movie The Big Broadcast of 1938 is mentioned; however, on the album cover (and a few other outside information on the movie), the word "The" is dropped from the title. I'd like to redirect the sentence "Big Broadcast of 1938" to the article The Big Broadcast of 1938 but I can't find (so far) any directions on how to do that. Can you help me out with that?

Thank you, User:Jpete

P.S. You've been very much help to me so far. Keep up the good work!
 * Check out WP:REDIRECT for information on how to create a redirect. And be careful not to delete posts from my talk page next time you ask a question. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  10:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Ian Huntley
In reference to Aaron Nicholls, the page was in existance in Wikipaedia stating, "Aaron Nicholls was jailed for life in 1999 for the murder of his twelve year old girlfriend, Lauren Carhart, in which he poured barbecue fuel on her and threw matches at her until she caught alight. Nicholls is the prime suspect for providing Ian Huntley with antidepressants for his September 2006 suicide attempt." It therefore follows that this apge should be linked to from Ian Huntley given the obvious connection.
 * Do you have a source for this information? &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  04:24, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17850630&method=full&siteid=62484&headline=exclusive--huntley-print-cards-for-sale-name_page.html as well as the pre-existing article.
 * Then re-add the information to the article with the reference cited per Wikipedia guidelines, and I won't revert it :) &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  04:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Think you can deal with it?
This is what you get! You killed what I was sending for Nack the Weasel because of Vandolisum, well, too bad! Because that was trying to be helpful and it was not nonsence! Get em' Tails Doll! SCUMMMMMMMMPY! DIE! LEAVE! WE DOn"T WAN'T YOU ANYMORE! BOO! GO SOAK YOU'RE HEAD IN LAVA! DIE! WEE! I SAID DIE~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOO! thankies... CAN YOU STOP ME AND MY DOLL? Italic textTails DollItalic textHa! GOOD BYE, LEAVE NOW! SCRAM! SCUMMMMMMMMMMMMMPY!
 * walks away*
 * sucks you're soul out befor eleaving*
 * I love VandalProof sometimes ;)... &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  05:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Reversion
Thanks for reverting on TV Tycoon, but contrary to the warning you left on User talk:58.107.211.13, the user did not add nonsense or vandalise. It appeared to merely be poorly formatted. -- Gray  Porpoise Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae 22:35, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, you're right, it was a mistake. Was late at night with Vandalproof... can't be perfect. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  22:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's fine. -- Gray  Porpoise Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae 00:56, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Impossible Triangle
Hi - thanks for nominating my photo :) I didn't contribute to the discussion because I didn't know it was on until I stumbled over it today! I fixed the flaw on the left - I can't believe I missed that for so long. Cheers anyway - Gobeirne 06:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Feel free to renominate it with the error fixed and maybe some cropping done to fix the issues raised in the FPC discussion. I really like the picture. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  14:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Victoria police rugby
Hi - You tagged an article a few weeks ago as non-notable which was then deleted. The user (a new user) resubmitted it, it got deleted again, and he's been working on it on a user subpage. If you could take a look at the current version, User:VPRLC/Police Rugby League (Victoria), and let him know what you think I'd appreciate it. Thanks. -- Rick Block (talk) 18:05, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well the issue is that no matter how good an article on a non-notable topic is, it doesn't change the fact that it isn't notable. If the article was deleted by consensus, then thats it, its deleted.  Perhaps he can bring it to WP:DRV &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  18:38, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No, it was deleted because you tagged it with a speedy template (for not asserting notability). It did not go through AfD, so there was no consensus about the inherent notability of the topic.  The question I'm asking is, would you similarly tag the current version as not asserting notability?  -- Rick Block (talk) 18:44, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd probably bring it to AfD to get others' consensus, as its not nearly as clear-cut a case now. &mdash;  Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  23:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks. -- Rick Block (talk) 23:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

The amended page is now no different to many pages that currently appear on the site. It is the same format etc and shares similars references about is foundation etc. Out of curiosity, do you have a particular dislike for rugby league, or the more obvious 'Police' aspect of it. There is no genuine reason to not allow this page to exist and be accessed by the public. Considering the nature and content of many of the pages on Wikipedia, this one should not be an issue. VPRLC 11:21, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * But is it notable? There are notability guidelines for all sorts of sports teams, and I am not sure whether it abides by them or not.  That is why I suggested to take it to AfD to get comments from other Wikipedians.  Claiming that I have something "against rugby" is not going to help your case, rather, it is going to make it a lot worse. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  11:29, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I have claimed nothing, what I did was ask a question of you. A question you did not answer instead you responded with a threat of making my case a lot worse, which is easy when you can remain anon. Now to answer your question. YES the club is notable and for several reasons, including but not limited to being the first of its kind in the state of Victoria and for helping pave the way for the sport of rugby league (not rugby) in a traditionally non rugby league state. I do not think it should be one persons decision as to the suitability of the page. The club is a genuine sporting club with a strong albiet short history and the page appears to meet the criteria for being included on this universal (not yours) site. VPRLC 01:53, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It isn't one person's decision to whether a page is suitable or not. Suitability is decided by consensus.  Why do you keep badgering me about this as if its somehow solely my decision whether the page stays or goes?  By "making your case worse," I meant that accusing me of being part of some sort of conspiracy or cabal is not going to make me agree with you. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  02:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Please don't misinterpret wanting answers and clarification as badgering, that is being a bit too sensitive. According to Rick, you tagged the page for speedy deletion, so yes it was you who decided it was not worthy of being on the site and I would now like to know what happens from here. In laymans terms please, that way we can avoid any perceived badgering in the future :)VPRLC 04:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Incorrect. An admin decided it wasn't worthy of being on Wikipedia.  I simply tagged it.  In the future, it is considered proper form to contact the admin, not the mere user who put the tag on it. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  10:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your lack of assistance. Although I had considered putting the idea for the page in the too hard basket and forgetting about pushing on with it, you have now changed my mind.VPRLC 08:10, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism?
Eto... I'm not very familiar with how to post on here, So I'm just editing the page. I got a message from you (Dark Shikari) so I read it. Appearantly I've committed some sort of vandalism? If thats the case, I assure you it was purely accidental, but I'm close to positive it wasn't me. I've never editted a page (this is my first time), and I had never gone to the page you accused me of editing. Is it possible for an IP address to be shared by several computers? I am the only one who uses this computer, although I do use a router. That router is not connected to any other computers. Sorry if I caused any hard, just hoping to clear this matter up.

P.S.- Just saw your profile thingy on the way here, also a huge fan of GITS: SAC (Aoi is the coolest character from any Anime!), as well as being a massive fan of manga/anime in general. You seem to be doing a lot of good work, keep it up, samaritan!
 * Welcome to Wikipedia :). The vandalism message you got is from when someone at your IP address did this on October 22nd.  However, this might certainly be someone other than you: many internet service providers swap IPs every few days, and some even swap IPs every time you log on.  AOL is even worse: they swap IPs every time you visit a page, resulting in there being a small group of "AOL IPs" that get blocked all the time.  Obviously this is a good reason to register :).  And yes I'm a GITS:SAC fanatic ;) &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  11:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... so if you can see what pages my IP address has been editing, does that mean you can also see what pages I visit? Thats a rather scary thought :P Most of my use of Wikipedia involves researching high explosives... and visiting anime pages :P
 * Nope, I can't see what you've visited. But if you register a username, I can't even see your IP. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  13:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

military brats
If you are going to nominate an article for deletion, can you put a reason for it. Balloonman 15:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I gave a number of reasons. It was unsourced and mostly consisted of a POV list.  As there did not seem to be any reliable sources, I questioned whether it was encyclopedic material. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  15:02, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I see it now, I'm a relatively new user and was looking at the talk page. Balloonman 15:54, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

How do u beat vandal 1v1?
answer: u cant

They really hate you, DS :P Luigi30 (Ta&lambda;k) 13:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

User Page Rules
I just saw a notice prohibiting edits on a User Page and I was wondering if that's allowed. Since you're the Wikipedian obsessive (in a nice way) I know, I thought I'd be best off asking you. It seems pretty unwiki-like to be able to write a disclaimer preventing people from writing on your User Page Hippoking 20:27, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It is generally considered good form not to edit anyone else's user page unless there's a good reason (mispelling, fixing formatting, or changing a category for the purposes of WP:CFD). I checked his notice though... and honestly, it looks like total bullshit.  Bring this to WP:VPP for an accurate answer by someone who knows for sure. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  20:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Christ you're fast. Anyway, thanks. Hippoking 20:40, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Military Brat
A few weeks ago you nominated an article that I had just started working on for deletion. I believe that part of the reason why you made the nomination was because you thought being a brat was a derogatory/subjective term. I would love for you to go back and read the article now, as it now exists and give me your feedback on the article. You know that I'm serious about getting this article right to be coming back to the main critic of the article for advice. I'll watch your page for a response. Balloonman 19:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not really a critic of the article--even I wasn't sure when I nominated it, which is why I asked for the opinion of other Wikipedians. Glancing over the article again, it seems much better.  While I didn't investigate the prose or citations, the overall structure approaches that of a featured article.  I like it. &mdash;   Da rk Sh ik ar i   <sup style="color:#000088;">talk /<sub style="color:#000088;">contribs  19:23, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, I'm taking that as HUGE compliment. You just made my day! Balloonman 19:28, 20 November 2006 (UTC)