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I want posts here, I repeat, I want posts here. I get lonely. Hedley 02:53, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Why are you trying to delete the embo? Its a good honest representation of an existing venue. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 00:57, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dragostea Din Tei
I cleaned the numanuma section. You are welcome to edit the article without asking me, unless you have any specific questions. Mikkalai 01:21, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dragostea
Feel free to discuss your specific issues with my changes on Talk:Dragostea din tei. I am confident that my rewrite organizes the different facets of the topic in a more organized and consistent fashion, removes some irrelevant items, and improves on many grammatical problems, and generally comes closer to Wikipedia article standards. - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 21:15, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

I would fully love to know exactly who you discussed this with in the chat room, and whether we are talking about the Wikipedia IRC channel or some other place. I am astonished that the grammatically incorrect, awkwardly worded, and POV-laced version was found to be more suitable by a group of experienced Wikipedians. I will bring this issue to Request for comments. - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 00:13, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Your version included terms such as 'complete rip-off' and short abbreviations, whilst also leaving a large gap following bad formatting. You also removed some information. I don't see how it was POV-laced.
 * That does not justify a revert. And I contend that much of what you consider "removed" is in fact retained in condensed form (instead of mentioned more than once, which is unnecessary). I can only recall a few minor, irrelevant details that I did not retain -- such as the names of other songs that have no relation to this one other than the irrelevant fact that they happened to be above it on the charts.
 * And for the record, my version does not use the phrase "complete rip-off" anywhere; though "rip-off" is used, and is clearly stated as a common opinion rather than a fact. - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 00:31, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

Of course, i'm happy to take it to comments. If your version is deemed to be better there, than that's fine, I just received a consensus that my version was preferred (and complimented). Hedley 00:20, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Let's at least move this discussion to Talk:Dragostea Din Tei. - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 00:36, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm happy either way. I didn't like the way you rewrote a good article completely, removing things and making some changes which didn't help the article. There are aspects of your version which moved the article forward, but some seemed like backward development, in not just my opinion but in others too. Hedley 00:38, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Requests for comment/David 5000
It looks like you and User:David 5000 will both be up for an RfC for the "fake article" competition you participated in. See the above link for details. --Calton | Talk 10:16, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I've attended to the RfC and have been excused from it by User:Snowspinner as I helped to clean-up the vandalised articles. Hedley 15:53, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Esteban Tuero
I liked the article you created on Esteban Tuero, I made a change to the F1 results table (gave him the expanded version of the driver results table). User:BillCook 23 Mar 2005

Oh! Mr. Porter! VFD
Hi there--

Another user and I have done a rewrite of the Oh! Mr Porter! article in the hopes of making it worthy of keeping. I'm wondering if you'd take a look at the new article, and reconsider your vote to delete it. Thanks!

Best wishes, Jacobw 18:48, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

April Fool's page notice: Smooth Newt. You can delete this message. -- 19:21, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

April Fools page
You're missing the request to move User:Neutrality to User:Bias that was on WP:RM till some spoilsport removed it.

Also, there were more pages nominated on WP:FAC, jguk 20:44, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Re your images at User:Hedley/April Fool's Day, 2005 - since these are Wikipedia screenshots, I'm tagging them with Template:Wikipedia-screenshot. Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 07:38, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sandbox edits
Georgia guy 17:23, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sector7Seven
I fixed that image like we discussed. Enjoy! ALKIVAR &trade; 19:25, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Image:Aqua10b.jpg
Greetings. You removed the imagevio tag from Image:Aqua10b.jpg, saying "Removed copyvio tag after legality was sustained". How was the legality sustained? – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 18:13, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)


 * Okay. Would you happen to know the source of the image? The PromoPhoto tag applies only to promotional photos where the source is known. Thanks, – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 21:47, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

Images and media for deletion votes

 * I am contacting people who previously helped to vote to delete a generally objectionable photograph by a vote of 88 to 21, and who might be unaware that immediately after that image was voted to be deleted someone posted another which was very similar in content. My objections to this, and the previous image that was voted to be deleted might be based upon reasons far different from any that you have, but I do object to it, and consider the posting of such images to be acts of asinine stupidity, which burdens the project and its major educational aims in ways that they should not be burdened, and can be extremely detrimental to the acceptance and growth of WIkipedia's use and influence. Thus far those who I believe to be in the extreme minority of Wikipedians who would like to include these images, many who have been channeled to the voting page from the article with which it is associated have dominated the voting, 23 to 12 (as of the time that I composed this message). I would like to be somewhat instrumental in shedding a bit more light upon the issue, and if possible, helping to turn the tide against its inclusion. It might also be necessary to begin making an effort to establish an explicit Wikipedia policy against explicite photographic depictions of humans engaged in erotic, auto-erotic, or quasi-erotic activities. To my limited knowledge such images have not been accepted as appropriate anywhere else within this project, and frankly I can agree with those who are casually labeled prudes for opposing their inclusion, that they should not be. Vitally important information that might be unwelcome by some is one thing that should never be deleted, but un-needed images that can eventually prevent or impede many thousands or millions of people from gaining access to the great mass of truly important information that Wikipedia provides is quite another matter. There are vitally important distinctions to be made. Whatever your reasons, or final decisions upon the matter, I am appealing for more input on the voting that is occurring at Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion. ~ Achilles † 01:38, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ta
Cheers mate. This is a Javier Solana vandal, --SqueakBox 02:42, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)

Category link
Hi. I noticed you've added yourself to Category:Wikipedian musicians. But an article (including a user page) is sorted, by default, using its full name -- in this case User:Hedley; This means you are listed under "U", instead of "H", where you should be. To fix this, change the link to read:

That tells it to sort on "Hedley" instead. Hope this helps. Ddawson 14:46, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleting comments
It is never acceptable to delete other people's comments from talk pages, even anonymous ones. The only exception is on your own talk page, and even then flat deletion of comments is discouraged.

Your summary prejudice against anonymous contributions is not supported by policy or convention.

See also Talk page.

- Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 18:37, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)


 * I was perfectly justified in doing this. The person was basically saying, "Don't say gay, say GLBT." It was close to vandalism. They also edited somebody elses comments. I hardly say that your trolling me is acceptable either. Hedley 19:35, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * That's patent nonsense. He did nothing of the sort. He was answering a question that had been made in the comment. His only "crime" was interrupting the comment, but there's hardly a consensus on that being disallowed. In any case, the solution would have been to move the comment.


 * I find you to be very territorial and revert-happy and would rather delete content than correct it, and I fail to see how that improves anything. Neither the DDT page or its talk page are anyone's territory, we all are supposed to share it and respect others' contributions.


 * I challenge you to provide a reference to any convention or policy that says it is acceptable to delete valid comments on talk pages.


 * - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 20:59, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)


 * It is acceptable to remove comments when they are inappropriate or delibrately disruptive. I was a bit hasty to revert, possibly, and on a second look it wasn't something I should of reverted. However, that said, pointing out that saying 'gay and lesbian' is politically incorrect doesn't, at first glance, appear to be a very useful or appropriate comment. Hedley 21:09, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * That wasn't said, either. The commenter was pointing out that the phrase GLS is dated and that GLBT is currently common. No statement was made that it was wrong or improper. What he said was "it's usual now".
 * Frankly, this isn't the first time you've managed to completely and repeatedly misrepresent someone else's words, including mine, despite the simple ability to look at the words themselves. I'm astonished that you managed to reread ths user's comment just now and yet still claim that something was said when it obviously and clearly was not. - Keith D. Tyler &para; [ AMA ] 21:31, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

Untitled
Pls. See Kasparov talk page -SV|t|th 21:43, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ni Amorim
I noticed you started an article for portuguese racing driver Ni Amorim. I've expanded it a little. If you ever need any help with anything about motor racing let me know. --Pc13 21:50, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Mathias Lauda
As I edited the GP2 page, the correct spelling of his name is with one 'T', not two - although it can be found as both on the internet, the his official website lists him as Mathias, not Matthias. Please check your facts before editing spelling. David 5000 16:49, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Child prodigy
Um, I hope it didn't come like a personal challenge or attack. Please feel free to delete (or let it stay) the computer section. This is everybody's wiki.--Jondel 05:52, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Masturbation
Would you care to register an opinon on the Masturbation Talk page as to whether a full color photograph of male masturbation is suitable for that page? Thank you. Force10 22:40, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Chess
Hi, I'd just like to let you know that the chess tournament has started. You will play User:Sam Hocevar. Look at the rules, decide with your opponent what colour you will play, and then start playing! If you have any questions either ask me or try Wikipedia talk:Chess championship. Good luck! Gkhan 23:58, May 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Hedley, nice to meet you! Any idea how we can decide the colours? I have no preference. Sam Hocevar 02:47, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, I chose white, then. Have a good game! Sam Hocevar 23:36, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

VFD
And your VFD comment is in reference to...what? Simply handing me the Google link isn't going to do a bit of good (and is somewhat insulting, IMHO) If you're not going to explain what it is we're talking about here. --Mitsukai 16:58, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, I see what you mean. And I will admit I jumped the gun on Cabrini College.  But I still maintain my statement on Juliet as per my second comment on the VFD. --Mitsukai 17:12, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Vote for Deletion
Hi; I'm sorry to be bothering you concerning this, but Chess championship is up for a VfD. Votes_for_deletion/Chess_championship Please vote to keep this thing alive... this is so lame that I need to ask people to help out here. Linuxbeak | Desk 03:45, May 19, 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Hi Hedley... I know this is (considering how common a name it is in NE England) a looong shot, but some of my partner Alice's ancestors were Hedleys from your part of the world. I don't suppose you've any family history around the Bellingham/Otterburn area of Northumberland have you? Grutness... wha? 05:32, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, as I said, it's a long shot. But if you ever find anything linking your family to places called Ridsdale or Corsenside, let me know! :) Grutness... wha? 03:04, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

Question
I just wanted to ask why did you mark No Name (band) for cleanup? I think it needs to be stub tagged, but I don't see anything wrong with it. --Dungodung 14:22, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Image:010405ab.png
Image:010405ab.png, an image you uploaded on 1 April 2005, is currently an orphan. Please post it on a page on Wikipedia as soon as possible or it may be listed on WP:IFD for deletion. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:26, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Question
Hi, am wondering why you did a redirect from Dolphin Taylor to Brian Taylor. Granted the latter is his real name, but he is universally known as Dolphin. Also, don't understand what "This article needs to be wikified" means. Perhaps you could drop me a note on my talk page? Cheers Jcuk 17:10, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

The Embo
Why are you trying to delete the embo, its a good accurate account of a real venue.
 * It may be an accurate account, but i'm not sure it's notable. Of course, if you can prove it's not just a local business (unencyclopaedic), then i'd change my vote to keep. Hedley 16:47, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

From Flcelloguy
Don't worry about it. I trust that you were really just "following" a joke- we've all done stupid things like that before. I'd be happy to support your admin- I'm sure you would make a great one- in the future if this one doesn't pass- just let me know! Flcelloguy 17:29, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

RfA
Yeah, okay - you've convinced me :) Grutness... wha? 01:50, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Vanilla Ninja
Thanks for the feedback on Vanilla Ninja. I did discover them through my being a Eurovision fan. I really loved Club Kung Fu, and thought it was a damn shame that it didn't get to the ESC. Damn Michael Ball and Co.

I've left the second mention of Ms Kivilaan's birth date in for now, but I really don't think it's necessary. In that very paragraph you mention that she was only 15 at the time, so surely it's sufficient to say they found out her true age? All the important info - that she was 15, that the selectors found out her true age, and that she would turn 16 before the Contest - is all still in that paragraph and the one after. Jess Cully 00:03, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Administratorship
Please don't make a big deal out of it. That means we agree on somethings and disagree on somethings. When we disagree, it doesn't mean I was offended. I think you are a good user. There seems to be many trolls, disputes, cabals and aliases nowadays. Judging from the votes I think you will become an admin. Please work for harmony. Try to help out in resolving disputes(as an administrator). If you are an admin, please work for the majority and not try to influence opinion. You can of course vote or express opinon as a user but not enforce it by taking advantage of admin powers. I am confident of course that you will not take unfair advantage of sysop powers. Work to make wiki a fun, great place to contribute (not dispute). Best regards, --Jondel 03:43, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Response
Hi Hedley,

I'm a little confused by some of your comments in your message to me - for a start, I am shocked that you are flatly denying the message that you sent me on CoolClarity. Maybe you can't remember the specific text of it as it was sent a couple of months ago, but I have it saved in my account and I can assure you that I did not edit the text at all. I would never ever make something up and claimed that someone else said it. Short of sending you a screenshot of the message I'm not sure what more there is I can do, but I'm very happy to give my account details to a third-party trustable wikipedian to verify the truth.

The main plank of my opposition isn't the events around the whole vandalism saga, I agree that someone shouldn't be judged on their first few edits. The points I gave in my opposition are showing that in my opinion you have certain personality traits that are unsuitable to be an admin.

The one point I am willing to concede is that the talk page comments were not phrased as questions, so I suppose I was not entitled to a response. But I'm not really bothered about people not answering talk pages, there are bigger issues here. What I am most disappointed about is that you are calling me a liar about that message, which I have proof that you sent me. As I said, you may not remember the specific wording, but I have it stored. I'm just sorry that instead of conceding the truth, you chose to attack and again show why you are unsuitable to be an admin. David 5000 14:29, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * I know screenshots can be messed about with, that's why I haven't bothered posting one. However, AFAIK the date and text of private messages on message boards cannot be edited - if they could, then I wouldn't have bothered mentioning it in the first place, as you're right, it wouldn't make very good evidence!  Your contributions that I've seen on here have been mostly good, but what I am objecting to is your arrogance, which you are still demonstrating by denying the facts, and 'refusing to speak to me' on your rfa page.  Until your very last message to me, there wasn't a hint of admission to the fact that you were wrong about the edits that I mentioned. David 5000 14:52, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Your RfA
Hi Hedley. The thing is, this has created enough doubt in my mind that I can no longer in good faith support. I think you would make a good admin, I am just not certain. Relax, though. This is not a slight on you, and adminship is not the end of the world. I am just not completely comfortable at this time, and supporting in this instance would be dishonest. I do not oppose, but I cannot support. smoddy 23:10, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * I just noticed that have withdrawn your RFA. But as smoddy said it is not the end of the world. Think of this as a test run or an evaluation just to identify your weaknesses and what things you need to improve. I mean, if you look at the list of those whose RFA failed, 12 of them were nominated again and were promoted. And the way its going right now, I'll become the 13th. So continue contributing and I would not be surprised if you are nominated on RFA again. Best wishes. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:29, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Hi Hedley. I am sorry to have to oppose you – I think you probably would make a good admin.  I am just not quite convinced, and so I cannot honestly support.  If you were to apply again in a month's time, I would amost certainly support.  But I suggest that you really don't worry about this.  Adminship is really no big deal, as is so often quoted.  You are a good editor, but I am a little concerned about actions of the past, and a little concerned about your eagerness to be an admin.   I hope you take this in your stride and apply again in future.  Best wishes, smoddy 09:57, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Please refrain from slandering User:David 5000. I suggest that if you ever go up for RfA again, you do not lie about the message you really did send. You might have made it if you hadn't denied the existence of that message and made up several conspiracy theories. Did you said you didn't have access to that forum anymore? Isn't it at all possible that you sent that message and forgot about it amongst the myriad of other messages? Dmn / &#1332;&#1396;&#1398; 10:02, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I disagree - being an administrator isn't just about your ability to edit pages. You need to be able to be trusted not to abuse your powers too. Dmn / &#1332;&#1396;&#1398; 14:28, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

de:Vanilla Ninja
INFORM Schaengel89   @me 08:57, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

IP unblocking
Thank you for your friendly comments. Dmn / &#1332;&#1396;&#1398; 18:42, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

My RFA: Thanks
Thank you for your support on my RFA. Now that I have been promoted, I promise to be as hardworking and fair with the admin tools as I have been with the other areas here on Wikipedia. See you around and happy editing. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:36, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support
Thank you for voting on my RFA. Have some pie! I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of supporters (including several people that usually disagree with my opinion). I shall do my best with the proverbial mop. Yours, Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 08:11, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the RfA


That was quite surprising! Especially since I'm on a wikiaswellasnormalvacation next week. If it goes well, that'll be a nice surprise when I come back. But with such a motivation, I might be tempted to find some public internet access to follow the discussion :) -- grm_wnr Esc  21:01, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Che Guevara (photo)
I'm not quite sure why you think a photo from the Eurovision Song Contest a month ago is appropriate in this article but anyhow, I have had it removed. I assume you made a mistake? Thuresson 11:27, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
Hedley, this is a bit late, but thank you for your support vote on my RFA. I finally have some time to thank everyone properly, and you're no different. Thank you, and catch you on the chess board :-D Linuxbeak | Talk | Desk 22:54, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

Charva
Just to let you know Charva's are EVERYWHERE.

I live in the North West and I dispute the claim that they are a NE breed.

I don't like it, but I live by a coucil estate, and they're Charvas, not Chavs.

Hope you don't get too upset by this depressing revelation.

Peace, love and Anti-lock vaginas.--Crestville 19:55, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your support
Hi Hedley! Thanks for supporting my RFA! Sjakkalle (Check!)  13:32, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations on getting Vanilla Ninja as a featured article. It definately deserved it after all the work you put into rewriting the article. Jtkiefer 04:56, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)

Adminship
I know I opposed you last time. I am now convinced beyond all reasonable doubt of your good faith. May I have the privilege of nominating you for adminship? I apologise for my previous misjudgement, and think you would be an excellent admin. Cheers, smoddy 20:23, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Certainly. Your refusal for the moment only heightens my regard as to your capability. smoddy 20:33, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Theo RFA
Hi Hedley: Thanks for supporting my candidacy. I am touched that I might have convinced you that I ws already an admin.&mdash;Theo (Talk) 09:50, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for your support! I'm glad that you don't hate me for that Radio KoL fancruft ;)  Grue   07:12, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

RFA Nomination
As per our discussions earlier I have taken the liberty of nominating you for adminship, it can be found Here Jtkiefer 07:17, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you very much for the vote of confidence on my RfA. It is much appreciated. Cheers, Bratsche talk  5 pillars 19:54, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

RfA
I have voted on your RfA. Good luck! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:33, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Way-eh man!
Hey, your user page is great.

You said that you couldn't contribute to WP:SPOKEN because of your George accent. But why not edit the article on Geordie&#8253; Your accent would illustrate it perfectly. Go for it! &mdash; Chameleon 11:46, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Question
Thanks for your concern with my adminship. I would be grateful if you help me out and instruct me as to how can I become involved in the Wikipedia namespace, VfD, etc. as well as per your request. Also I have a problem with the creation of timestamp in UTC time. I hope you can help me out.

Maltesedog 11:48 26 Jun 05 (UTC)

my RfA
Hello, I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for your support! You (Talk) 20:45, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

My "redneck jokes"
Look I think you telling me that my so called "redneck jokes" are stupid, just shows how far down the slippery path of stupidity civilization has gone. I don't know why you even cared that my cousin messed with those web pages, he was expressing an opinion, which I believe is a right as an American, but you wouldn't know anything about America would you "Hedley"? Well I know that this was the wrong place to do it, I don't think you should of said anything, because really your opinion about what my cousin did is the least important, I would listen to the peoples pages he vandalized before I would listen to your opinion. Also it's not like you have to tell me I'm blocked anyway I am Zod I know when I'm blocked and when I'm not, so don't think of me being stupid like your kind that I need you to tell me for once again I am Zod. And as you can tell I'm unblocked so watch yourself, or you will be anal raped by my massive intellegence.

Your friend, Ronnie DeYoung

Oh and one last thing, Boo Yah.
 * Well, Hedley, as one user remarked on IRC, I don't think being anal raped by his massive intelligence would hurt very much. Bishonen | talk 2 July 2005 04:07 (UTC)

Vanilla Ice :o
I see you got your one-man army article featured.... nicely done. How about recording a victory song to celebrate? :p - Jacen Aratan 1 July 2005 11:21 (UTC)

RfA Thanks
Thank you for your support in my recent RfA nomination. I appreciate the vote of confidence you have provided me. --Allen3 talk July 1, 2005 14:22 (UTC)

Admin
I have promoted you to an admin. Congradulations. Please read the associated policy pages before doing anything rash ;) &rarr;Raul654 July 3, 2005 02:34 (UTC)

Deletion, Speedies, et al
Hi Hedley, welcome to the bucket brigade. Please be more careful about deletion: Cheers, +sj +  3 July 2005 04:18 (UTC)
 * Jason_Collins, while flagged as a speedy, should not have been. It was real and verifiable content, and should have just gone up on VfD (or better yet, been fixed directly). As it happens, someone (perhaps seeing it in Recentchanges) fixed it up after it was deleted so that it is now a proper stub...
 * When deleting redirects, make sure no other pages link to them. For instance, List of fish on stamps (countries S), etc. are now orphans.
 * Don't delete an article that has a small number of delete votes and some opposition, when you are one of the few delete votes. For instance, see Votes_for_deletion/Geb%C3%A4ude -- your reason for deletion was wrong (although all the related articles will likely be deleted).  In general be very careful when deleting things you have expressed an opinion about.
 * Yes, you can certainly close them. Just avoid doing it when it's a 2:1 vote, one of them is yours, and the whole thing hinges on a separate open VfD :-)

Block
Congrats on being an admin. BTW, I extended the block of the block you made to 1 day rather than 1 hour, since that person is particularly persistent. Thanks. Fuzheado | Talk 3 July 2005 03:12 (UTC)

Congratulations

 * Hey user Hedley, congratulations on my behalf as well for being a new administrator!!

User:Isabel Santiago
As far as User:Isabel Santiago, I want to thank you for the advice but I need to ask, what is an user account?? I really have no idea, I just thought that by having your page you are well, a user. The page came about like this: She is my niece and lives with me, I love her like a daughter. Since I work at wikipedia when she's asleep I tell her about what I do when she sleeps so she can feel proud. She wanted a page about her (lol) and I explained that one needed to be famous to have a page here. Well enough, when she was taped dancing with rapper Lil' Mike for a Nickelodeon video she says Im famous now! Put me at Wikipedia! I have to admit I had no answer to that, specially since she is only seven. Mav adviced me to make her a user page, that way no one can erase it (he said). But I need to know what is an user account.

Thanks for the advice and God bless you!

Your wiki-friend Antonio Misty Martin

Closing VFDs
Congratulations on your promotion. But when you delete articles on VFD, please remember to paste a link to the discussion in the "Reason for deletion" box. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 3 July 2005 04:53 (UTC)

Er
Why did I do what? Jaberwocky6669 July 3, 2005 06:08 (UTC)

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Please at least look at the references in the page before you put the article on VfD (or alternatively, google the title). I am a law student and I wrote this page because many prominent alumni of my school work there, and it's as least as prominent as any American firm. 128.122.91.174 3 July 2005 17:44 (UTC)

Adding images to Template:In the news
A reminder: whenever you add an image that will appear on the main page, protect the image and tag it with mprotected. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 3 July 2005 20:38 (UTC)
 * Also, consider unprotecting the old image that you removed. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 3 July 2005 20:42 (UTC)

Dragon Metal
Apparently this article was speedy deleted according to its VfD, yet it is still there. What's going on? --Malathion 4 July 2005 10:41 (UTC)

Is it possible to get it protected against creation? --Malathion 4 July 2005 13:12 (UTC)

Dragon metal is still there. --Malathion 06:44, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi Hedley, I just wanted to say thanks for your support of my RfA :-) Craigy (talk) July 5, 2005 20:38 (UTC)

Editing the PD template
Hi Hedley, thanks for adding the template. I don't know if you saw my response, but I was wondering if you could make an additional edit to the template? I tested it out on my sandbox, and it seemed to fix the text box bleeding problem. Here's a CC of the post I made to WP:AN. Thanks for your help! --Deathphoenix 8 July 2005 18:58 (UTC)


 * Done. Hedley 5 July 2005 21:41 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It didn't seem to fix the problem, though (see this for a page with the bleeding problem). I've looked further into it, and I found out that I had to add "margin: 0 auto". Could you (or someone else) replace the PD template with the code in my userspace (here)? In case you're wondering what I changed, take a look here. Thanks again. --Deathphoenix 6 July 2005 13:51 (UTC)

Vote on Talrias' RFA
Hey, thanks for your vote on my RFA, I'm still trying to puzzle out exactly what you mean by "has strong views BUT"... :) Talrias (t | e | c) 9 July 2005 12:31 (UTC)

RfA
Hello, Hedley! Congrats on being promoted to an admin! I just wanted to point out that you were Wikipedia's 500th admin, and this achievement is mentioned in the current issue of the Signpost. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 9 July 2005 18:46 (UTC)

ID eNTITY
Would you mind explaining why you believed that this article (which you deleted) qualified as "nonsense"? Thanks. &mdash;Lifeisunfair 04:31, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, the content was:


 * "ID eNTITY is a manwha about a young boy who is a master of a virtual reality computer game. After his character expired and he needed to renew it (a lengthy process), he decided to use a different character (using an identification card he found on the floor), instead. He then amuses himself by using his new, female character to talk to people with a whole new light. However, the original player wants her character back..."


 * Not only does it read like nonsense (CSD criteria), but its about the master of a VR computer game who's character expired, and he had to renew it. Isn't that vanity too? If its notable, then recreate freely, but so that it makes sense. Hedley 15:24, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm unconnected to this article’s creation (and entirely unfamiliar with its subject), but it makes perfect sense.


 * And no, the article is not vanity. As the text plainly states, it describes a manwha (Korean graphic novel), not a real-life person.  You might have been unfamiliar with the word "manwha" (as I was, prior to reading the undeletion discussion), but that isn't a valid reason to assume that something is "nonsense."


 * Without consultation, you deleted a stub pertaining to an internationally published story. I suggest that you immediately undelete it and apologize for your error on the Votes for undeletion page.  &mdash;Lifeisunfair 19:13, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I was not familiar with the term "manwha". But, it read like nonsense also, and that needs to be addressed. I got the impression it was about a person who plays video games, who had to renew his character, only to have it stolen by somebody else. Now, thats CSD criteria. I'm not sure if the new criteria passed yet, but articles on a notable subject which read nonsensically can be speedied under it. Thats why a speedied it, and even if I was familiar with the term, I may of considered doing so. Hedley 21:02, 13 July 2005 (UTC)


 * The article began with the sentence "ID eNTITY is a manwha about a young boy who is a master of a virtual reality computer game." This was followed by a brief (but presumably accurate) plot summary, the syntax of which was fairly decent.  No offense, but the author is not to blame for your false "impression."  &mdash;Lifeisunfair 21:12, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

User talk:208.3.250.39 -- blocked for lacking intelligence
"You have been blocked for lacking intelligence"? Ouch. –Hajor 18:34, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Your input and support are requested
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tznkai/Petition--Tznkai 18:43, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Feel free to spread the word a little, and read FM's charming response.--Tznkai 19:32, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Overbites
I've seen some of the lamest categories on here, and they don't get deleted. "People from Pittsburgh?" Gimme a break! Wahkeenah 21:37, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Efed
Hello, Hedley. You deleted the article Efed without either a) giving notice, b) leaving a note on the associated talk page, or c) recommending the information be merged. I had to ask on the help desk to find out what had happened to it.  I have noticed that you've worked a lot on the e-wrestling article, and this may be why you felt the need to simply delete without warning or correct procedure the efed article (as it was not, of course, 'yours').

Perhaps you should have used the VfD process, instead of arbitrarily deleting a page that a number of people had worked on, with no reason being given. I noticed you didn't even bother to put a redirect from Efed to the e-wrestling article.

It would have been very helpful if you could have gone through the correct ways of deleting an article. I will request that the Efed article be undeleted, in order for any and all salient information on the Efed page to be merged into the e-wrestling page. As an administrator, perhaps you could be more careful with the delete button. Proto t c 09:21, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Hello Hedley, You deleted the changes without giving me notice, because you don't believe the things I've written on my site. Then please tell me, what don't you believe from my site. I'm an unemployed person, that's why I'm a person who worked since march 2005 almost every day on that page to get the informations together, correct mistakes, etc. I can give you some proofs for your distrust, just tell me your distrusts on Lene's discography!!!

Aquascope
Hello Hedley, You deleted the changes without giving me notice, because you don't believe the things I've written on my site. Then please tell me, what don't you believe from my site. I'm an unemployed person, that's why I'm a person who worked since march 2005 almost every day on that page to get the informations together, correct mistakes, etc. I can give you some proofs for your distrust, just tell me your distrusts on Lene's discography!!!

Votes for undeletion
You closed the VfD for Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić and deleted the article. I believe that this article was deleted without a clear consensus, and have nominated the article for undeletion. If you would like to contribute to the VfU discussion, please follow the link above. Thanks for your time! Pburka 00:35, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

vfd
Brookie here - thanks for the note. A curate's egg 07:35, 1 August 2005 (UTC) PS There is this notice when you edit this page - you might want to do some archiving!: This page is 44 kilobytes long. This may be longer than is preferable; see article size.

Efed
Hey, thanks for undeleting as I asked. When I have time this week, I'll try and merge the two articles together and make one sensible one. Unfortiunately, anon IPs aways seem the need to put their crappy geocities efed with three players at most on there.

I used to play in efeds, but haven't for about two years now, I think I grew out of them. I preferred ones with engines, though, like wrassle.net. Proto t c 08:36, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Closing VfDs
A 'Vote for Deletion' is actually somewhat misnamed. It isn't just a matter of which side gets the most votes. The actual policy is that an article can only be deleted if the consensus has decided that it should be: what that amounts to in practice varies, but if numbers come into it, then more than 70% is regarded as consensus. Judgment is required as well: an article should be kept even if the vast majority of votes are to delete it if, in the judgment of the closing admin, the votes are driven by inappropriate considerations (such as distaste for the general subject, POV etc). Likewise, an article can be deleted if the keep votes are being organised to support an inappropriate article, but this needs more careful consideration. David | Talk 10:48, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Charming.
Thanks for the personal attack on the GNAA FAC. I really appreciate it. In particular I appreciate you bringing up the whole Dalek thing again, as this was a) related to the FAC nomination, and b) you got me a good one. - Ta bu shi da yu 04:59, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Please, come back to the FAC and see if the article is improved to your taste. I added three images since your comment and I added some more substance to the article. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 07:50, 2 August 2005 (UTC)