User talk:Fasttimes68/Archive 1

Reply
Hearfourmewesique (talk) 14:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

re: your message
Hi Fasttimes68, I've left a reply to your message on my talk page -- Marek. 69  talk  17:07, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Your request for rollback
Hi Fasttimes68. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback: If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing!  F ASTILY  (TALK) 20:03, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
 * Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
 * Rollback should never be used to edit war.
 * If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
 * Use common sense.

RFC
I have removed your addition of an RFC template at 2011 Southern US drought. RFCs go on the talk page, not in the article, and should be immediately followed by a clear and neutral statement of what other editors are being asked to comment on. You would normally also add your own views in a following paragraph.  Spinning Spark  23:32, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

"Football"
Try the opening sentence of the article. – PeeJay 21:03, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge
We need to talk on Talk:Jim Moran.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 19:33, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Here is that link you wanted
http://www.instablogg.com/UKISjCM — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.183.68.55 (talk) 20:16, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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Mike O'Meara
&gt;&gt;I'm not trying to be a jerk about this.

Ah, but you have achieved jerkdom. Congratulations!

&gt;&gt;Please respect BRD.

&lt;Becoming incredulous&gt;

What?!?!?!?

There are so many things wrong with that statement.
 * BRD is not a policy. It says so right on WP:BRD. Rather, it is a way of resolving disputes. It is also unenforcible.
 * There were only 2 people that weighed in on this BRD - you and me, and we were on opposite sides of the fence, so no consensus was reached and there is nothing to respect.
 * That BRD was about whether or not Mike O'Meara is still notable. I think the Wikipedia policy that, once a person achieves notability, they are notable for all eternity, sucks raw eggs. But I'm abiding by it.
 * This dispute is simply about the word "former". Once a person is no longer doing what made them notable in the first place, they should have the word "former" (or something similar) attached to their description.

Which is more truthful? The first entry implies that he still plays for the Yankees. The second makes it clear that he once did, but doesn't any longer.
 * Babe Ruth is a baseball player for the New York Yankees.
 * Babe Ruth is a former baseball player for the New York Yankees

Isn't the first entry ridiculous? And isn't this truthful? &lt;/Becoming incredulous&gt;
 * Abraham Lincoln is president of the United States.
 * Abraham Lincoln was a president of the United States.

My compromise is that I'm willing to leave the Mike O'Meara entry in, but I INSIST on phraseology such as "former". Your compromise is - nothing. You want to be proven 100% right at all costs. I can keep on reverting your reversions for as long as it takes. --Tim Sabin (talk) 22:05, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Please calm down. Personal attacks are not acceptable on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is about consensus,  not compromise.  As to reaching consensus, let's do it on the talk page or help desk.  I'm sure there is a style guideline with respect to the issue at hand.Fasttimes68 (talk) 03:50, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Calabe1992 15:04, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Mail
Calabe1992 15:28, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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Jim Moran article, others
Thanks. I'm hoping to make some substantive additions to the article, but that requires good sources, of course. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:22, 30 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Yup, I noticed that the article was semi-protected. I think it's fairly unlikely that anyone will think I'm a sock of someone else, so no concern there. And I'm unlikely to go back to that article - I don't have any strong interest in the edit I just made. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 18:52, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Janet Pilgrim (model) (2nd nomination)

 * see? try to consider your fellow editors a bit more.--Milowent • hasspoken  01:31, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
 * In reply to your comment on my talk page: if someone is truly non-notable, and its uncontroversial, redirect the article to the proper subsection of the playmate article for that year, and make sure that subsection gets all the same content put in it.  If someone debates that redirect, they can revert and we can have an AfD on it.--Milowent • hasspoken  01:35, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey FT, due to an obvious sock appearing in my talk page, I was directed to Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive717. I don't follow your edits but you should keep this in mind to be judicious when editing any playmate articles, you'd obviously be scrutinized.  I can't even remember which side of things you fall on, but I supposed I should notify you that your nemesis is about.--Milowent • hasspoken  13:42, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks and noted. Someone started a ban proposal for this sock farm on ANI.  I have no plans at this time to participate in that discussion.Fasttimes68 (talk) 13:49, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Calabe1992 22:54, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you. I am just so frustrated that everyone is willing to assume the worst. I didn't know it was such a big deal to share the wiki-joy and my explanations just make me sounds meticulousness. I will show them my lab if they want so they understand sharing computers and everything! Airbring (talk) 13:44, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Friendly warning
You are now at 3 reverts winthin 24 hours at Louise Vyent. Night of the Big Wind talk  18:32, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I think you have a bit of a sock-complex. Hope you recover quickly  Night of the Big Wind  talk  19:33, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * And you know these socks are old and stinky. Fasttimes68 (talk)


 * How do you know its a sock?--Milowent • hasspoken 03:29, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Calabe1992 22:06, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

You asked for an example?
You asked on ANI, "Does anyone know of a case where someone was wrongly determined to be a sock? I doubt it has ever happened." Well, I do. I'll post it here since that ANI thread doesn't need any further derailing.

02 December 2011

A couple of VOA needed to be blocked. The reporter attached them to Malik Peters SPI on no particular evidence. Checkuser was done, found the vandals were not Malik, were operating from a public library in England, and blocked 5 other editors from that library. The two who made an unblock request were later unblocked (taking some unwarranted abuse in the process). The other three are still blocked, despite no evidence of either vandalism or sockpuppetry.

I don't make a point of looking for bad SPIs and stumbled across this one by accident. I suspect there are hundreds more equally bad. Kilopi (talk) 20:03, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked <> CU determining a sock, though I get your point. Fasttimes68 (talk) 17:29, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Warning about "attack"
Here's a piece of advice for you, fasstimes, don't accuse people of a personal attack when there was no personal attack. And don't threaten people when they are engaged in an every day back and forth over an issue which has already been discussed to death.

Consider yourself warned over your personal attack on me. Canada Jack (talk) 14:10, 8 May 2012 (UTC)


 * What personal attack? I questioned your edit not you personally. Fasttimes68 (talk) 14:14, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I was accused - wrongly - of an ad hominen attack and warned I was on notice. The "attack" never took place, so you were attacking and threatening me. You have been warned, fasstimes. Canada Jack (talk) 14:41, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I suggest you review WP:NPA, specifically What is considered to be a personal attack?, then review your edit, strike the ad-hominem. Do that and I'll gladly strike the warning.

Uh, no. I made no attack. And I suggest you cease your personal attacks. You have been warned. Canada Jack (talk) 14:59, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Quoted from WP:NPA "Using someone's affiliations as an ad hominem means of dismissing or discrediting their views—regardless of whether said affiliations are mainstream. An example could be "you're a train spotter so what would you know about fashion?". Please keep this in mind for the future. Fasttimes68 (talk) 15:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Uh, fastimes, in the future, you should read the exchange. In the future, instead of sanctimoniously harassing and threatening someone, you should look actually read what was said. Clearly, you haven't. What was two bells "affiliation"? After he made a sneering remark about "europhiles," I suggested he was an American. He said he was European. So I said "well, you are a European who a) can't read the article as it stands..." etc.

And you expect me to buy the line that that is an ad hominem attack? You can't be serious. Indeed, I don't believe you are serious.

Clearly, you are harassing and attempting to intimidate me here with this bogus threat. And I'm someone who doesn't put up with these sort of tactics from anyone.

Here's some advice for the future, fasttimes. If you choose to challenge me on some policy issue, you better dot your i's and cross your t's, as you clearly haven't done this time. I'll let you off the hook this time as you probably now realize you are wrong, but don't pull a stunt like this again. Canada Jack (talk) 16:48, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 * If you feel that way, bring it to ANI. If you make another ad hominem attack (and this isn't your first instance of this either) then I'll do it myself.  Fasttimes68 (talk) 16:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

"i mean what I say. stop the attacks Fasttimes68 (talk) 17:49, 8 May 2012 (UTC)"

Are you kidding me? YOU are the one initiating an attack. None of this was an issue until YOU decided to make it an issue. I've pointed out the lunacy of your "ad hominem" claim and your threats and your harassment - And now you are calling this exchange here an "ad hominem" attack?
 * While your tone on this page certainly straddles the line of being uncivil, I'm making no such claim that you are making ad hominem attacks on my talk page. I am referring to you edits on the GDP talk page. Fasttimes68 (talk) 22:20, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Pray tell, did you issue a similar warning to Two Bells? And, did you also warn him about vandalizing pages? Or do these sanctimonious warnings only go to editors you happen not to agree with? Canada Jack (talk) 19:39, 8 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Where did Two Bells make a personal attack? I'm also not aware of him vandalizing pages.  It looks like he is getting dangerously close to 3RR so perhaps he should be warned.  Regardless those edits are a far cry from from being vandalism and to make such an assumption shows a lack of good faith on your part.  However your points all red herrings.  The issue at hand is your behavior,  not mine and not TwoBells. Fasttimes68 (talk) 22:17, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Jim Moran Undo
I'd like some specific indication why you believe that Jim Moran's stance and true action to repeal the RFS (and thus collapse the domestic alternative energy industry) is something that isn't relevant. If you need a source to the proof of this: Here you go. http://www.opisnet.com/biofuelsheadlines.asp

Sorry, I'm not a wikipedia expert, but I would have to say that it's very relevant to the environment section on his wiki, especially since it's entirely contradictory to everything that was said in the prior paragraph. Please disclose if you are a staffer in his office, or related to this man at all. I believe this would be a conflict if so?

96.248.4.11 (talk) 23:51, 10 May 2012 (UTC) 4.11


 * Your edit was completely unsourced. Find sourcing that backs the addition. If you want, propose the addition again on the talk page for the article and I'll see if I can help you find some sourcing. Fasttimes68 (talk) 00:04, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Okay, does the link to the industry news page count as a source? The one above? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.248.4.11 (talk) 00:19, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Here is a better source, because it contains rebuttal. I'm not certain if there is a way to get congressional e-mails. Here is some additional data. http://www.ncga.com/news-stories/499-ncga-applauds-reps-shimkus-and-peterson-for-bipartisan-defense-of-ethanol/ Thanks for the help 96.248.4.11 (talk) 00:28, 11 May 2012 (UTC)96.248.4.11


 * Both of those sources MIGHT be considered reliable, however I fail to see how they reference your edit stating that Moran claimed he has the support of Military organizations. I'm not even sure what RFS is supposed to be. Fasttimes68 (talk) 00:44, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

You are confusing me with someone else. I only edited the section under Environment. the RFS is the Renewable Fuel Standard, which is can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005

Of note, OPIS is the THE source for energy news. I can validate that and so would many more. 96.248.4.11 (talk) 14:47, 11 May 2012 (UTC)96.248.4.11


 * I'm a little confused as to what you would like to do. I suggest you go ahead and be bold and make your edit.  If someone has a problem with it, they will revert the edit and then everyone can discuss the merits of the edit on the article's talk page.  Is that ok? Fasttimes68 (talk) 14:51, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. As i noted, I'm totally green and don't know the proper procedure required to edit. thanks for your help! 96.248.4.11 (talk) 19:28, 11 May 2012 (UTC)96.248.4.11

Misuse of quotation marks, poor format for citation, duplication
In this edit, you added the following to the Jim Moran article:


 * In June, 1999 Moran's wife called the police after an arugment because she claimed "the former boxer grabbed her". No charges were filed, but the next day she filed for divorce.

Here's what the article actually said:


 * ... In June 1999, his wife called the cops on him during an argument in which she claims the former boxer grabbed her. Moran, who told police he was only trying to restrain his wife, avoided arrest and no charges were ultimately filed in criminal court. But his wife filed for divorce the following day. ...

Notice, please, that the article does not show Moran's wife saying what is in quotes, immediately after the word "claims".

Second, I suggest you read Referencing for beginners, to see what to do rather than just inserting a naked url as a footnote.

Third, I note that the information you added to the article was already in the article; as such, adding it again seems to be giving the issue excessive weight. I've removed it as duplicative, but I did keep (and move) the source you cited (and improved the citation), since that source wasn't used elsewhere. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 00:58, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Reverts
That's quite funny insta-reverting my addition. It looks like you don't like the content/topic/reference and speedy reverted by using a policy excuse (you used the wrong one though), although there was a problem with using primary source. (If you didn't have any personal disagreements against the content itself or had any POV related to your actions, please ignore my judging and what I've said). I've replaced it with a reliable third source instead of keeping the original primary source that the OP used. - M0rphzone (talk) 18:53, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I've no problem with the content, POV etc. My summary was terse, but it was meant about the RS not being a primary source as you correctly noted.  I do have a problem with articles being factoid with website mentions (even Google) because unless an RS thinks its relevant, it really isn't encyclopedic.  Thanks for fixing the edit.  Fasttimes68 (talk) 18:58, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying. You should really use a more descriptive summary; they are supposed to explain the editor's actions so that others won't misunderstand the reason behind the edit. - M0rphzone (talk) 19:08, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

IE9 Issues
Twinkle is just plain not working in IE9. Here some screenshots on Wikipedia's Main page.


 * Chrome
 * FireFox
 * IE9 (problem area highlighted)

Any suggestions? Fasttimes68 (talk) 19:11, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Victoria Silvstedt
Can you point me to the talk page section where this was discussed? Nightscream (talk) 01:54, 5 June 2012 (UTC)


 * If you're okay with the edits, and no one else has a problem with them, then chiming in on the talk page is unnecessary. Talk page discussions are only necessary for edits that are disputed or likely to be controversial. If anyone objects, then I'll explain my edits in further detail. Nightscream (talk) 21:30, 5 June 2012 (UTC)


 * If someone objects, do you have a problem restoring the current status until discussion takes place? If not, then I don't object to your previous edit.Fasttimes68 (talk) 02:38, 6 June 2012 (UTC)


 * If someone objects, then emphasis should be on discussion, not the status of the article. Again, on what basis do you think anyone might object, especially since you yourself indicated that you agree that they're not controversial? Do you dispute that a subject's earnings should not be sourced to their autobiography, per WP:PSTS/WP:COI? That such a matter is a part of their career rather than their personal life? That things like how many languages they speak should be mentioned once in one section rather than twice in two? That statements like "she continues her career" are meaningless promotional statements? Again, if someone objects, we'll address it. Otherwise, I see no reason to obsess over this. Nightscream (talk) 02:54, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom case

 * Could you point out the RFAR rules of evidence which prevent or restrict discussion of the case on my talkpage - I have not read all the case pages yet, and am just getting into the case, doing the background reading, etc, so if I'm doing wrong I would certainly welcome you putting me right.  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  14:26, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Fæ/Workshop. First section notes. Fasttimes68 (talk) 15:52, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link Fasttimes, but you've linked to the whole page, and I've scanned it again and I don't see where it says that the case shouldn't be discussed on someone's talkpage. Can you cut and paste the wording for me?  SilkTork  ✔Tea time  16:21, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * Given that some of the apparently related edits have the subject line "revert blocked sock", who's the (suspected) puppeteer? —C.Fred (talk) 22:12, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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Um, you should be aware...
I ran into an SPI being run on you re: User:NobleDarkling (here), and interestingly enough, the filing editor and one other commenter are low-contrib accounts that are SPAs at best, but probably socks. Since I've not been involved before the most recent AN/I thing, I have no idea who the sockmaster would be, but I thought you might. - Jorgath (talk) (contribs) 22:17, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeed I do. It is User:An-Apple-A-NY-Day  Thanks for the heads up. Fasttimes68 (talk) 04:44, 9 July 2012 (UTC)