User talk:Hello. I'm new here, but I'm sure I can help out.

Awesome username! William Ortiz (talk) 13:57, 24 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks!--Hello. I&#39;m new here, but I&#39;m sure I can help out. (talk) 17:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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 * Thanks!--Hello. I&#39;m new here, but I&#39;m sure I can help out. (talk) 17:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the copy edit on Ubuntu! Very helpful! --Falcorian (talk) 07:18, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Mozilla Firefox
Please understand something. Vandalism is editing to intentionally cause harm or detract from a page. Removing inane chatter that is unrelated to article improvement is not only NOT vandalism, but is an established practice under talk page guidelines.-- Oni Ookami Alfador Talk 19:32, 20 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Just FYI, I filed a formal WP:WQA complaint here, in part because of what I consider to be a personal attack against you. Please add that page to your watch list until resolved.  Thanks.  --Art Smart (talk) 09:07, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Issue resolved, though not completely to my satisfaction. I won't hesitate to file another complaint against him if I see any more incivility.  Thanks.  --Art Smart (talk) 02:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

On locked Ref Desk templates
I thought I'd drop by and explain why the RD templates are considered high-risk -- it's not a case of "balls" being added temporarily. Rather, a persistent malicious editor has found a way to exploit Wikipedia's interface and template system such that the entire screen is replaced by a picture (usually of Avril Lavigne). It's difficult for us to track down the attacked page, and until repaired, it's impossible for anyone to use any page on Wikipedia that includes the attacked page. So it's not just a question of users temporarily seeing "Ref Desk: Balls" between Entertainment and Miscellaneous. A fix to the underlying software has been requested, but until that's implemented, this sort of preemptive protection is likely to remain the norm. I hope this explains why we've taken the stance we have. &mdash; Lomn 19:22, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Unblock

 * I can tell you with about 100% certainty that I am not Primetime or using the same IP address as Primetime. Could Alison paste the results of the checkuser here? I'd love to see this. It's complete B.S.