User talk:Fox/July 2008

SarekOfVulcan RFA
Thank you for !voting on my RfA. If you supported, I'll make sure your confidence is not misplaced; if you opposed, I'll take your criticism into account and try to adjust my behavior accordingly.

See you around the wiki!--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 00:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your !vote at my RFA
Thank you, WBOSITG, for your support !vote at my RFA. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 18:46, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and how do I get an awesome moving picture on the bottom of my talk page? They are extremely spiffy. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 20:05, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

What is Around the World?
It's a collaboration!

A collaboration using advanced wiki-tools!

If everything goes according to plan, it will begin on July 15th.

The event is being co-sponsored by Wikiproject Lists of basic topics and WikiProject Geography, and participants will be "traveling" all around "the World" visiting each country online (here on Wikipedia and perhaps beyond) as they apply advanced wiki-tools to improve pieces of the profiles of each and every country on Earth!. Each pass through these pages is a "trip around the World..."

The set of pages we are working on is currently located at WikiProject Lists of basic topics.

Each page presents essential information on each country in a topic outline format, for ease of overviewing and navigating. Most of the topics presented are linkified, which turns these pages into a hypertextual map to material about each country on Wikipedia. When completed, they shall all become part of Wikipedia's contents system.

The pages share a standard format, with the information on each country presented in the same general order. So rather than getting stuck on a single country trying to complete it, each participant works on all 200+ political entities, completing a single data item or detail across all of the pages!

For this they use advanced tools like WP:AWB, Linky, etc. It goes fast, and since others are doing this at the same time, it makes "the World" feel like a beehive, and the participants are its bees. :) The energy is contagious.

And since you are moving from country to country, the tasks make it feel like you are traveling around the world, and you get to learn a little about every country as you do so. This approach also allows for greater efficiency, because by the time you've done 30 or so of a particular item, you've figured out how to finish it faster and more effectively (such as where to find the data or how to make adjustments), and this specialization speeds up development - but more importantly it reduces errors.

The tasks are varied, which adds even more variety to the project. Some tasks are look-ups-and-fill-ins, some are copy and paste, some are image hunts, some are maintenance adjustments, some are link fixing, some are blue-linking (creating an underlying redirect so a link turns blue), some are fact checking, etc.

For an example of what a nearly complete page looks like, see these:


 * List of basic Albania topics • List of basic Argentina topics • List of basic Australia topics • List of basic Canada topics • List of basic Ecuador topics • List of basic Egypt topics • List of basic France topics •  List of basic Germany topics •  List of basic Iceland topics •  List of basic India topics • List of basic Indonesia topics • List of basic Iraq topics • List of basic Republic of Ireland topics •  List of basic Italy topics • List of basic Isle of Man topics • List of basic Israel topics • List of basic Japan topics • List of basic Macau topics • List of basic Mexico topics • List of basic Russia topics • List of basic Taiwan topics •  List of basic United Kingdom topics •  List of basic United States topics

There are only about 200 more pages to go!

During the collaboration, co-coordinators will be standing by, to lend a helping hand to participants, provide instruction and tips on how to use the tools, and help them find what they are looking for. Co-coordinators will also be using advanced tools to inspect the work of participants, and touch it up as needed, or if a task was done wrong throughout, point this out to the participant so he or she can make the necessary corrections.

Co-coordinators are working on the set of pages right now, to familiarize themselves with "the World" so they can help more effectively by the time the main event starts. But there's still lots of preparation left to be done, and we are looking for editors experienced in advanced wikitools who would like to become co-coordinators.

The Transhumanist 09:53, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks
My RfA  Thank you for your support in my recent RfA, which closed successfully. I felt the process was a thorough review of my contributions and my demeanor, and I was very gratified to see how many editors took the time to really see what I'm about and how I can be of help to the project. As a result, some editors changed their views during the discussion, and most expressed specific, detailed points to indicate their opinion (whether it was, , or ).

A number of editors were concerned about my level of experience. I was purposeful in not waiting until a particular benchmark occurred before requesting adminship, because I feel - as many do - that adminship is not a reward and that each case is individual. It is true that I am not the most experienced editor around here, but I appreciate that people dug into my contributions enough to reach the conclusion that I seem to have a clue. Also, the best thing about this particular concern is that experience is something an editor - or administrator - can always get more of, and I'll continue doing that, just as I've been doing. (If I seem a little slow at it, feel free to slap me.)

I am a strong believer in the concept that this project is all about the content, and I'm looking forward to contributing wherever I can. Please let me know if I can be of any help. In the meantime, I'm off to school...

Thanks again! 20:08, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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Ashley Cheadle
Hi there - thank you for closing this AfD as a Keep - I plan to keep working on that article and others on similar subjects. I notice the AfD tag is still on Ashley Cheadle; I'd remove it, but as I'm not a sysop, I don't want to step on toes or leave out any closure steps by doing so. Do you want to take care of it or want me to give it a shot? All the best. Townlake (talk) 06:07, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for correcting my mistake! - Diligent Terrier  (and friends) 21:35, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Due to my page being blanked in memoriam of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, Diligent Terrier replied to my reply on their own talkpage. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 07:25, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Yarr, no wonder there was never any nonsense to deleted. Thanks! – xeno cidic  ( talk ) 14:32, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

ANI discussion
Thanks, I've commented there. Jayjg (talk) 22:04, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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ITN

 * No problem. Spencer  T♦C 21:30, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * :D. Spencer  T♦C 00:58, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

A little administrative help
There is someone behind the ips 75.169.147.181 and 75.169.157.42 who advertises a translation and constantly inserts inappropriate comments in the article of the New World Translation (see here). Can you help me with this situation, because I don't know what else to do to make him understand that original research and advertisements are not allowed. Thanks for your time in advance.--Vassilis78 (talk) 15:33, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

ITN
If Israel has made a statement about the missile being a threat, and it's in the updated article, then we can mention it that way in the ITN entry, for example ", perceived as a threat by Israel". &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2008-07-10 15:55Z

MEtal Gear Acid 2
Thank you for removing your warning and reinstating my edit after reverting. Some editors wouldn't have bothered for an anon IP. Much appreciated.80.5.143.72 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:33, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Urban heat island effect
Hello Sir, you recently undid an edit of mine. There is WP:BLP concer on the talk page of the reverted artice (UHI.) Please read the discussion where two highly expereicned editor have expressed this concern. I am currently away from home and I do not sign in from public computers but you can check my username User:Brusegadi. I understand if you are skeptical of my second claim, but my first claim WP:BLP carries much weight. Please undo your revert to Urban Heat Island. Thank you very much and good luck fighting those vandals (I know it can be difficult at times) 128.148.42.147 (talk) 20:21, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

No worries! I patrol the recent changes too and I know how it feels when you get involved in something that is more complicated then it looks on the surface of it. The particualr journal they reference is not a very reliable source. Keep up the good work! 128.148.42.147 (talk) 20:30, 10 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Re . Do please reconsider your revert, which appears to have been rather hasty William M. Connolley (talk) 20:25, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Urban heat island
Hi WBOSTIG. I'm not certain if your edit was a false positive thought to revert vandalism. This article is currently contentious - in my (and others) opinion this piece is a WP:BLP violation. If you misidentified the original deletion as vandalism, please consider a self-revert. Thanks. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 20:26, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of The FLOW Devil
An article that you have been involved in editing, The FLOW Devil, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/The FLOW Devil. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Glass Cobra  21:06, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Discussion Camp
Thank you for keeping and archiving the Discussion Camp. Perhaps people aren't ready yet. Perhaps someday enough people will be. Or, perhaps it could find a home on another site. In any case, the skills to be learned can be helpful to anyone trying to get their message across to someone else. Michael David (talk) 17:00, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

My RFA Thanks
Thank you for your support at my RFA, which was successful. I must admit that I was surprised as to your reasoning - I did the AGF, but you didn't read it... You know, if I had known that then, I should have just typed "wibblewibblewibblewibblewibblewibblewibble" and saved myself an hour of work (grin). Seriously though, I do appreciate the support, and I look forward to working with you in the future. StephenBuxton (talk) 21:29, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

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User:Chemistrygeek
It now appears that this user was somewhat framed. See the WP:ANI thread "Emergency" :-)  Stwalkerster [  talk  ]  19:35, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Method for memorizing digits in a random access system
At the page about Piphilology, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piphilology, I tried to add a link to my blog where I describe a method for memorizing digits in a random access system. The link was removed by a bot (XLinkBot). I then tried to undo the removal with an explanation, but then the link was taken away by WBOSITG using something called Huggle.

I wonder if my blog which I link to does not fit to the Piphilology article, and if so, what can I do to make it fit, so that a link can be appropriate?

I am presently using my method to memorize 10,000 digits of pi. I have so far done 2,300 digits, and presently I increase that by 100 per day.

Here is the link to my blog 


 * Ok, I see that the link to my blog in question is removed even here in the above line, but I think it is needed to answer my question. Anyway, I would appreciate a reply to how I can present my method so that it will be acceptable to link to it.

87.227.64.221 (talk) 12:24, 14 July 2008 (UTC) Magnus, Stockholm, Sweden

what the heck?
I just tried to create account "YYu" (figured because "Yyu was registered in 2005 and never edited, there's no harm) but it told me I couldn't because I'm not an admin. Am I doing it wrong? –<font face="Verdana"> xeno <font color="#DCDCDC">cidic ( talk ) 13:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah. This of course, makes complete sense now that I've finished my morning coffee. Thanks for breaking it to me in a way that didn't make me feel like too much of a moron ;> –<font face="Verdana"> xeno <font color="#DCDCDC">cidic ( talk ) 14:02, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Is that supposed to read "guildlines" or should it read "guidelines" ? A little too much WoW, methinks? –  xeno  ( talk ) 14:04, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Why can't I access your User Page?
Thank you, <font color="F64A8A">Shir-El <font color="DF73FF">too  19:40, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * WBOSITG's page is a redirect. See this. « <font color="#9696A0" face="Cambria">Milk's Favorite <font color="#4D0100" face="Snap ITC">Cøøkie  19:43, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Commiseration. <font color="F64A8A">Shir-El <font color="DF73FF">too  20:04, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Sepho
For your reference, an unblock request has been filed. Best, PeterSymonds (talk)  22:59, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Prom
If he's been vandalizing and socking I don't think that he should have ACC either imo. – xeno  ( talk ) 13:14, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It's being discussed at this minute, actually. Apparently, RyanPoss is asking Alison to remove it to avoid a wheel war. <font color=#660000>weburiedoursecretsinthegarden  13:22, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I know off-wiki stuff shouldn't come into play, but a user going by the exact same l33t name was encouraging vandalism over at "that other site", so I have serious doubts as to his commitment to improving WP anymore (unfortunately). – xeno  ( talk ) 13:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, he hasn't participated in the account creation process since receiving the flag, per this discussion, removing it seems to be justifiable notwithstanding the other concerns. – xeno  ( talk ) 13:28, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm actually giving it back - the IP was a "proxy" and Ryan doesn't seem to mind the personal attack. Plus, he doesn't want a wheelwar :) <font color=#660000>weburiedoursecretsinthegarden  13:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. – xeno  ( talk ) 13:37, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Hacked?
The posts have indeed come from those accounts. If they have been hacked, they should most likely be blocked ASAP. Any thoughts? <font color="0000FF">Glass <font color="0000FF">Cobra  15:38, 16 July 2008 (UTC) Looks like it's been taken care of. Phew. <font color="0000FF">Glass <font color="0000FF">Cobra  15:43, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Portal:The Legend of Zelda
Your recent changes to Portal:The Legend of Zelda has removed the selected article and replaced it with a red link. Do you care to fix that? Artichoker [ talk ]  19:54, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, looks like good stuff. I'll try to help when I get some time. Artichoker [ talk ]  20:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. And are you trying to get the portal up to featured status? Artichoker [ talk ]  20:21, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's annoying that there are basically no images (aside from the Trifore) that can be used in the portal. Artichoker [ talk ]  20:33, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Unprotect
You can now unprotect this page, To Those Who Wait, as I believe that no one will edit the page because the group's new album entitled Doll Domination has already been created. JayJ47 (talk) 05:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/RELOADED (warez)
Can you take at the references I provided at here please? Thanks. Gary <b style="color:#02b;">King</b> ( talk ) 19:10, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * No I don't want to go through all that trouble. I was just interested in it because I created it, two years ago. The AFD closed so quickly – and I think the huge difference in the page from 5 minutes ago made a difference. Gary <b style="color:#02b;">King</b> ( talk ) 19:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Plus, I don't usually venture into AFD unless I have to, so I will leave it up to you guys to decide what the right decision is. Gary <b style="color:#02b;">King</b> ( talk ) 19:21, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:ACC query
Hey, it's been my first 24 hours on the ACC tool and i've hit the so-called 6 accounts per day message. If you think i've been making the right calls, is there any chance of obtaining account creation rights? If not, no worries :) —<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2px">CycloneNimrod <font face="Trebuchet MS" size="1">Talk? 10:25, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot :) —<font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2px">CycloneNimrod <font face="Trebuchet MS" size="1">Talk? 10:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Theplansthattheyhavemade
After your block of User:Theplansthattheyhavemade, you might want to protect his talk page (see the history). Darkson (BOOM! An interception!) 21:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:User page
Hey, I'm not the one who doesn't even have a user page! Nousernamesleft (talk) 20:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Did You Know? update
Would you like to update "Did You Know"? Collegebookworm (talk) 08:17, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

WikiCup
<font color=#666666>weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 10:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * You know, I really don't have time to be doing this. If it's okay, I would like to drop out of the Cup. Thanks, – L A  X  10:51, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Whatever then. I guess I'll just stay in and see what happens. I'm really sorry for bothering you with my pestering comments. :P Cheers, – L A  X  11:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I have added the article points to the table, however these points weren't added to the total because that isn't up to date, its probably better to add them to it once the final edit count is determined, cheers. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  17:23, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

SSP & RFCU > SSP2 going slow
Dear WBOSITG...Since you agreed that the sock puppet process needed an overhaul, I was wondering if you would be somewhat active in making sure that it gets done. Currently, the merging of Suspected sock puppets and Requests for checkuser is going rather slow. I would like to get the templating done soon. To do that the merging needs to be completed first, or at least the proposed process finalized. I ask you to take part in getting this done. You can start by reading SSP2 and then the talk page. I have already written two of the templates, but the rest will take a finalized process to write. Hopefully, you have the time to take part in this. Have a nice day! - LA @ 05:51, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

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RFA thankspam
Thanks for your support in my RFA, which passed with 140 supporting, 11 opposing, and 4 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have given to me. If I can ever assist you with anything, just ask.

Cheers!

J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 19:39, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

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WP:MOTD needs your help!
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