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Thanks
Thanks for commenting on the inline-twin debacle. Dig deeper and you'll see that we have is another Barnstarbob situation! And by an amazing coincidence it looks like he has cropped up again on the Vega article - see Sockpuppet investigations/Barnstarbob. --Biker Biker (talk) 07:19, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yup, I saw the BSB sock notice. Interesting, but I don't think I have anything to add at this point in time.  You are welcome regarding my chiming in on the inline-twin stuff.  Your talkpage is always fun to stalk.  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 15:19, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

FishingKing 2
He made another sockpuppet. Your thoughts? Electriccatfish2 (talk) 22:27, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It's sad. He could be such a good editor if he had a bit more patience.  Cheers,  Ebikeguy (talk) 00:11, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

conflict of interest LifeLock
i was under the assumption that you could add content as long as it was cited and factual.

i did not delete the lifelock page. i was adding to the awards area, when the entire page below the summery was deleted. as a lifelock member i feel strongly about the topic. i do not wish to remove any factual information from the page, but as much of it is biased and parts nonfactual, i felt it necessary to add the facts of the awards to show that LifeLock is more than what is being painted. all of my edits were cited.

one of the statements: "In August 2011 the company nearly reached bankruptcy after it was found that the company falsely advertised their security claims and did little or nothing to protect the identity of their nearly 2,500,000 customers. The company still exists today after company disputes, however, Lifelock still is generally thought of as being a widespread scam after the company failed to prove that their security techniques were successful in protecting personal identity." is completely false.

1. the add was from 2010, not 2011. the FTC was concerned with LifeLocks advertising, not its actual product. the FTC actually states that the LifeLock product does "some" good. 2.LifeLock was never near bankruptsy... they reached a $12mm settlement, which is obviously not enough to bankrupt a company worth hundreds of millions of dollars... LifeLock is not "generally" viewed as a scam, and they have "proved" their technology works. LifeLock has never had 2.5million members. they only got to 2 million in november of last year.

i am a newbie on Wikipedia, and i very much want to contribute. im not sure how to protest the mass deletions of facts with references.

please advise, thanks -Jaxman123 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.113.137.206 (talk) 19:06, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Replied on Jaxman123's talk page. Ebikeguy (talk) 19:17, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Questions
I hope this is what you meant when you said bottom of the page. Where can I find more articles to edit/work on? Is there a resource for finding new or inadequate articles (obviously, but I don't know where)? Cktt13 (talk) 20:50, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not really an expert on finding stubs or other articles in need of work. If I were you, I would just find articles you are interested in and start editing.  Then you can sign up for Suggestbot, and it will send you recommendations.  Good luck!  Ebikeguy (talk) 16:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right Policy?
Re your message: Not a policy, but the essay you are looking for is Other stuff exists. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 22:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Wheel hub motor
Hi, Ebikeguy. Yep, you ran right up to the edge on this one. Please be careful. Your work is too valuable here to waste on such an unconstructive melee. See ya 'round  Tide  rolls  18:29, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep. Right up to the edge.  Then pulled back and called in the cavalry.  I don't usually go that far, but since this case was so cut-and-dried, I pushed a bit further then I normally would.  Don't worry, I'm still civil under my sometimes-gruff exterior.  Cheers,  Ebikeguy (talk) 22:17, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

CVUA
Hi! Has Dan gotten back to you? Also, are you interested in being an instructor with us? Thanks, Electric Catfish 15:44, 24 July 2012 (UTC).
 * Not yet, and "Sure," if you think I am qualified. Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 15:46, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Please join us and add yourself to the status page! Electric Catfish 15:49, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Will do, soon. Busy at the moment.  If I don't add myself in 24 hours, please bug me!  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 15:52, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Dispute Resolution request entered for Wheel Hub Motor Page
Ebikeguy: you have deployed fascist editorial policies before, and I let you get away with it then. In the case of this article however, the information on the page is misleading to readers, and your fascist actions are in danger of bringing Wikipedia into disrepute by providing readers of wikipedia with false information. I have therefore raised a dispute resolution request that you be monitored, mentored and kept away from the editing of this page, and that someone else with a less narrow-minded editorial mindset be brought in to assist with this page. 86.131.167.23 (talk) 15:51, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I am sorry that you consider my editorial policies to be "fascist." However, I believe that the Wikipedia community, in general, disagrees with your assessment.  I try to foster constructive editing on Wikipedia, while stopping disruptive editing.  If you would like me to help you understand the requirements for constructive editing, I would be happy to do so.  Sincerely, Ebikeguy (talk) 19:05, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkbakck
18:58, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Huggle
Here's a few pointers:
 * 1) This is the most helpful thing ever for Huggle:.
 * 2) Jump to aiv, your talk, defcon, and contribs.
 * 3) Just hit 'q' :P
 * 4) View stats.
 * 5) While on Huggle I like to keep this open so I know what the different colors and numbers mean.
 * 6), used to update the defcon template.

hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions. Dan653 (talk) 01:00, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

COI+ certification proposal
I've thought of an idea that might break our current logjam with paid editing. I'd love your sincere feedback and opinion.


 * WP:COI certification

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Hey, just FYI
Hey, Ebikeguy, just so you know, if you're trying to make a wikilink of an image, you need to put a colon at the beginning of the target. So,  becomes. I saw you post that image on Gogo Dodo's talk page without the colon, which led to the entire (gargantuan) picture trying to load on his talk page. I reduced the size of it, but only realized afterwards that you might've been trying to just link to it, so I'll let you do whatever you need to, but the image was just a bit too big to let sit there as it was. Thanks! Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 15:52, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Aha! I was wondering what happened.  Thank you very, very much for the help.  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 15:54, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Congratulations

 * Hi Dan. Yes, it helped a lot.  I've been under the weather and out of it lately, but I really appreciate your help.  Cheers, Ebikeguy (talk) 03:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Red B-cycle Station.jpg
Hi. Thanks for your message. About your – free-licence or public-domain images can be nominated at either Possibly unfree files or Files for deletion; fair-use images, such as Beckry's upload, can only go to the latter (see the introduction to WP:PUF). You may wish to withdraw your nomination, as it is currently on the wrong page. I don't think that it really matters, though, because another user has since tagged the file for speedy deletion under speedy deletion criterion F7 (as a non-free image replaceable by a free alternative) and it will most likely be deleted on 2nd August. Bots cover the WP:PUF nominations page and automatically close discussions for images that have been deleted.  Super Mario  Man  03:07, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Ebikeguy (talk) 03:09, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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Talkback
SarahStierch (talk) 17:39, 31 July 2012 (UTC)