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Hi, I've seen your message, having just come in from the barbecue &mdash; making the most of our Indian summer &mdash; too much Rioja to respond now, and away until Tuesday, but I'll catch up then  Jimfbleak  -  talk to me?  19:44, 30 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Re your message: Sorry, I'm a little late to the party, too. I think Jimfbleak's comment stated the situation well.  Far better than anything I would have been able to write. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:12, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

 * Thanks! Ebikeguy (talk) 13:42, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

RS
The publisher is AOL, so it's a large independent publisher, like the BBC. So far, so good. What isn't clear to me is the status of the contributors, the names, of course, mean nothing to me, so it's not obvious whether they have the same status as a newspaper/broadcaster journalist, or are just random contributors. WP:IRS gives general guidance, and you can raise the specific issue at Reliable sources/Noticeboard  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  05:35, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks for the revert on my talk page. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:35, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * That's the least I can do for a Wikihero such as yerself! Ebikeguy (talk) 18:49, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Autoindustrie
Yeah, I suppose you can take it off (just note that you're doing so per discussion in the edit summary). He may wind up having other problems, anyway. Daniel Case (talk) 19:21, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Bear in mind that this editor also created User:Pistonmy and used that account to spam his blog earlier today. Might be worth asking if he intends to retire one of the accounts and whether he understands the implications of sock puppetry. This would be better coming from an admin as clearly he thinks I'm the devil incarnate for pointing out that COI and spamming are not considered good form. --Biker Biker (talk) 20:44, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I pointed out the potential sockpuppetry to the admin who responded negatively to my posting about Autoindustrie on the Usernames for administrator attention noticeboard, but not very strongly. I notice that ":User:Pistonmy" does not exist any more.  Did he create it, then delete it?  In any case, the admin who denied my request on the board is aware that he is a potential problem and will act accordingly.  I suppose I should post a sock warning on his page, just in case.  Ebikeguy (talk) 20:53, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * A sock warning would be a good idea as Pistonmy's talk page and contribution history are still there, so the question remains which account(s) he will use to edit when he comes on line later. He is based in Malaysia so right now it's early morning there so perhaps I'll have some more rambling rants on my talk page when I wake up! --Biker Biker (talk) 21:06, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * OK. Done!  Ebikeguy (talk) 21:22, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll keep an eye on it. It looks like he's going to be using that account (and what we need to be sure of is that this guy can play well with others, as noted by Biker Biker). Daniel Case (talk) 02:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Can you take a look at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Motorcycling? He has continued the direct personal attacks that you warned him against e.g. "You don't have to be such a prick just because you can" and "I am rather shocked at Biker biker's gross ignorance". Deal as you see fit, and be sure to block both accounts if you think a block is appropriate. --Biker Biker (talk) 16:55, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. Warning posted.  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 17:04, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much. I see another admin just gave him a 48 hour block. --Biker Biker (talk) 17:14, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * You are welcome, and I am glad to see him get disciplined, but it's a shame really. The guy is clearly knowledgeable.  If he weren't so hell-bent on self-promotion and winning p#$$#ng matches, he could offer some valuable insights.  Maybe he will learn (but I have my doubts)  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 17:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

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