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 * 1) E6E6E6'>This is Fleetflame's talk page.

Neutrality
Thank you! A compliment from you is great. Alas, I dont' know how to remove the tags on James Thackara's article. Can you help yet again? Many thanks lumenlittLumenlitt (talk) 21:42, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You've got it now. ;-]    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 18:42, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Photographer identity
Hello. The photographer of the file:James_Thackara.jpg would prefer not to have his name listed on wikipedia as the source. Rather he wants "photo given to the author by the photograhper" Can you direct me as to how to get this done? My last question about this was entered on google as an entry which defeats the purpose. Many thanks lumenlittLumenlitt (talk) 15:27, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Isn't this what you mean? If so, you've done it again!  :-]    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 17:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello Fleetflame, This old issue. Indeed the reference to the photogrpaher has been deleted as per his request. But, it still appears on Google with his name. Moreoever and more importantly, it was never intended to be an entry on google anyway. That is why is was given to attribution sharealike3. The thought behind that was that it would be on the article, but unreferenced. Now, it appoears on google by itself, ahead of the article. Can you help me sort this out? Ideally the picture would not be an entry and the photographers name is absent. Do we have to change the attribution share alike? Thanks and by the way, I suspect you had something to do with getting the article back on the google. Your help is most appreciated LumenlittLumenlitt (talk) 10:50, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Article on Google
Hi, I am sorry for asking you questions and then figuring out how to make the change. Indeed so you know of my conrition, this one will remain unsolved by me! On Sunday, the article for James Thackara was appearing on google. Now, even after 25 pages it does not appear. A more focused search, ie google - james thackara wikipedia brings up in the followiong order  1)  the entry about the jpg with the photographer's name still appearing as the donor of the photo and 2) the user:Lumenlitt entry to the article on Thackara and 3) my query about the copyright of the photo.  Even though these entries and the absence of the article itself may be the effects of readjustments of the google system, it does confound me.  Of course, I should add that the Thackara entry does come up when wikipedia is opened on its own without first going to google.   Do you think I have made an error?  Is there something I should do differently?  It has been one of the greatest pleasures of my academic life to have worked on this for wikipedia and to have met such exigent and fair critics, so to have the fruits of that work not appear on google is a great frustration.  Thanks in advance Fleetflame for your help. Lumenlitt Lumenlitt (talk) 18:55, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey Lumenlitt, no problem. Sorry about my late response, but I'll answer both questions right here.  We can't do anything about Google searches - Google has a bot that crawls the web and indexes pages for searching.  Old page revisions on Wikipedia sometimes show up for a few days or even weeks - they'll disappear eventually.  The new pages or revisions can sometimes take a little while to show up as well.  Like I said, it's all automatic, and we can't do anything about it.  Just wait a while.  :-]    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 16:37, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

With thanks
Hi Fleet, I just wanted to drop by and leave you a big **THANK YOU!** for all your patience, help and advice today, you are a legend! Zepx —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zephfya (talk • contribs) 19:07, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. Glad to be of help.  Leave me a note here if you ever need anything, or of course you know where to find me in IRC.    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 16:39, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Fleet, I also want to say thanks. Above, your talk page says you're busy in real life, but you managed to answer my call for help within minutes.
 * I had looked over and over again at the final footnote, but didn't think the problem would be in the previous one. In my sandbox, for my new article, I had the same problem, which I've fixed. Enjoy yourself up in Maine, I have lots of family there.   NinetyNineFennelSeeds (talk) 02:48, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar
If I goof this.. you know what the intention is..even if my novice execution of it fails!Zephfya (talk) 23:42, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The irc help chat has totally given up the ghost my end! I can't get back into it!Zephfya (talk) 00:39, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey Zephfya, it works fine for me. If Freenode's client (http://webchat.freenode.net/) ever doesn't work, you can always try the Toolserver client (http://toolserver.org/~bjelleklang/pjirc/).    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 19:49, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
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Colors
My user talk page is not light blue. How come? Also, how do I change the font color? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moplord359 (talk • contribs) 20:33, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

ACC thingy

 * 1) 39933 was the one. (I don't know how to memo on IRC :P).  fetch  comms  ☛ 23:55, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, ! May you be blessed with a full plate and a joyous spirit! I hope that this Christmas season is one of celebration and rest for you and your family.  fetch  comms  ☛ 18:36, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Michael Sterling (entertainer)
Thank you for your help. hopefully I have left my plea in the right area. Msmayer (talk) 04:14, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

From Memoserv: You have 1 unread memo
Memoserv is not cooperating, so I have to unfortunately bring it here. Ignore the WQA (if you saw) which was sorted out on IRC, and I'll be back when I'm done writing. Hold down the fort as usual, or I will have to feed you some castor oil 'n clues.  fetch  comms  ☛ 04:37, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Joke new message
Is that allowed or not? Just wanted verification from an "admin"--Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions)   Changing the world one edit at a time! 15:33, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * See this - I think that's what you're looking for. Cheers!   Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 15:54, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

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Re: A quick note
Fair enough. Yes, I reverted the mass-removal without closer inspection of each tag. My bad. --Geniac (talk) 01:39, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Help creating new template...
I saw that you tweaked Ear back in June last year and, now that the original creator of that template has semi-retired, I was wondering whether I could enlist your help creating a similar template for responses on the Requests for feedback page. As you will see if you peruse that page, I am one of, if not the only, regular "feedbacker" there and it does get a little tedious bashing out the same response -- most seem to be versions of "non-notable person/company/band please read [the appropriate guideline]"; "you need to cite some references from reliable sources", "probably meets the notability guidelines but the tone is too spammy/unencyclopedic, please read WP:SPAM/WP:TONE" - I think you get the idea. What would be a huge help, and speed things along, would be a switched template like Ear that does all the hard work with a few shorthand switches. I am afraid my template skills do not stretch anywhere far enough to be able to attempt this, so, if you have time, would you be prepared to create one? Will watch this page for your reply. Thanks in advance. – ukexpat (talk) 21:59, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to hear Mendaliv is semi-retired. Certainly, I'll toss some syntax together and see what we come up with. ;-]    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 02:34, 21 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I threw the Ear syntax into a subpage at User:Ukexpat/Feedb so feel free to start there if it helps. Thanks again. – ukexpat (talk) 02:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've started offline, ukexpat. I'll need some info exactly what you're looking for, but I should be fine for a while just putting everything together. Also,  was deleted earlier today, so I'm hoping we can use that eventually.    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 02:54, 21 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Excellent - let me know when you need more input from me. If it's easier to discuss by e-mail or phone, my account is e-mail enabled. Thanks. – ukexpat (talk) 03:05, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've got the basic framework down I believe, ukexpat, and I'm putting in some basic notability responses. What issues exactly do you want this template to cover?  So far I'm just putting in the same responses I'd give someone asking the question, but if there's anything specific you want it to say, let me know.  When I get it sort of pieced together I'll put it on here so you can tweak it to perfection.  :-]    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 16:19, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Wow fast work! If you take a look at WP:FEED you will see the kind of responses that I and other patrollers routinely use. For now though it may be best to take a look at what you have done and keep tweaking it before we roll it out. I think if it covers the basic bios, bands, companies/orgs, and web notability responses, that would be a great start and may be things like "total spam", "more sources". Make sense? Thanks again for help. – ukexpat (talk) 16:29, 22 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Ooooo exciting! Let me play with it in my sandbox and maybe test it on a few live examples. Thanks again for the help. – ukexpat (talk) 18:53, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Great stuff! I may play around with the text of some of the messages, but the essence of it is spot on. I guess it would be possible to shorten the first switch even more to just "bio", "corp" etc. I'll take a crack at adding a couple of my own too. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help with this - it should speed things up greatly. I am also going to work on revamping the advice for WP:RFF responders to incorporate use of the the template. Thanks again. – ukexpat (talk) 19:02, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Your Edits of RSS page and suggestion
Thanks for your advice and suggestion but i think you forgotten to fallow the edits of Evox. I agree on discussion but he user evox always want things on his and then he want to discusses later so why can't i. One more thing that hear the objection or support doesn't count on numbers but a neutral discussions and referencing. So hear i am ready to discuss any matter but not your way or evox way. --Sandeep (talk) 10:41, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

AFC Barnstar
I also would like to give you the honour of this companion ribbon. -- &#47; MWOAP &#124;  Notify Me &#92; 02:35, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Re-enabling B2C Jewels
Thanks for the help at IRC with B2C Jewels. I might need your help again. I will repair that article from a neutral view point and get back to you.Ganesh J. Acharya (talk) 02:10, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Just a fast question...
...To avoid fouling up, since I'm new at creating accounts: I'm handling a request by a user who chose xxxxx42 as username; another similar username exists, though (it's xxxxx51). I'd give it a go, but I just wanted to be sure... Sorry if I bothered you. ^______^ Salvio ( Let's talk 'bout it!) 00:19, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
 * That's plenty different - my personal rule of thumb is that if I couldn't tell who left a message by the signature, they're too close. By that rule, ___42 and ___51 are fine.  Cheers!    Fl ee tf la me   ·  whack! whack!  · 00:44, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you! That's what I thought too, but you know... Better safe than sorry... Salvio ( Let's talk 'bout it!) 00:52, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

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Protection request help please
Hi Fleet, Congrats on the reviewer status! :) Can i please beg your knowledge and assistance with getting the Flamel series pages part protected? We've been getting a spate of edits that are adding incorrect information eg, the necromancer is josh, added I keep reverting them at the author's request but they just happen all over again, can you please help me implement the part protection request? Many thanks, Z. Zephfya (talk) 15:26, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

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Greg Ritter
User:Fleetflame/ritter looks good to go. Can it be moved to mainspace? John Vandenberg (chat) 08:56, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

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