User talk:Luk/Archives/2008/05

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No Problem
Oh it's not a problem you don't need to worry about it. I didn't need to do much anyway.- User:Ezekiel of Howdypedia 8:46 7 May 2008 (UTC)

ACGNJ - Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey
There used to be an ACGNJ page on Wikipedia but you or someone deleted it.

(Speedy deleted per (CSD A7), was an article about a club that didn't assert the importance or significance of the subject.. using TW)

Indication that it was not "importance or significance".

ACGNJ was and still is the FIRST Computer club still in operation, started in 1975. We host 12 or more SIGs per month. We host TCF for that last 33years. TCF the first and longest running Computer Show! http://www.tcf-nj.org/

Apologies for any mis-understanding.

ACGNJ Webmaster - http://www.acgnj.org/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.39.238.74 (talk) 21:35, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I remember this page indeed (it was deleted in 2007). The issue at hand was that, apart from claiming that it was the oldest computer group, there was no other mention of significance. As I see it, your show is a very local manifestation. I remember there was a debate somewhere about it though, but I can't find it. Anyway, if you wish, I can restore the article and ask for a broader "Deletion debate". Just give me the word! -- lucasbfr  talk 09:18, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Question
Would you mind taking off the (Protected User:JoeCool950 [move=sysop]). I didn't get a response from you.  I would just like that off.  I decided to take off that request of name change that you put in at [[Wikipedia: Change username just to let you know.  Don't think it's safe to use real name as User Name, hopefully you agree.  I do though want that thing I mentioned earlier taken off please!!!!  Please respond back and let me know.  Even though I took off that request you put in at  Change username, hopefully that won't require a block.  But do take off that (JoeCool950 (talk) 00:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Replied on this user's talk page - 09:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC) 

Vandalism by someone you've blocked previously
Check out recent Bruce Springsteen history for the vandalism.

Here's a diff where I chide the user. David in DC (talk) 17:35, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Replied on this user's talk page - 12:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC) 

Why
Why did you block e-mail from User:Who ordered 137? ? This prevents communication for unblock requests and other legimate uses. Please explain.

I only saw this person's name because I did an unblock request for a user who did it incorrectly and added such a request to ANI. JerryVanF (talk) 05:42, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Because it's Grawp, and we don't need him to start spamming once he's blocked. I even considered protecting his talk page to be honest. -- lucasbfr  talk 09:12, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Username
I'm definitely not going to move username, because the move doesn't move the whole page, it just moves a certain page, the Changing username is what I need to go to. Although, I might change it back.--Joey Kaminski (talk) 18:58, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Username
I took your opinion and went back to Changing username to see if they'll change it back to what it was. Using real name probably isn't safe to use as a username over the internet. We'll see if they change it back. I didn't even know about Changing username, but will use that.--Joey Kaminski (talk) 19:14, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[2nd Batch] IndiaFM Images
Hello Lucasbfr, this is Rahul once again. Previously, you ticketed the first batch of the IndiaFM Images, which I uploaded sometime during the third week of April. As of today, I uploaded the second batch of the IndiaFM images on April 28, 2008 but I have still not gotten any response from the OTRS. Could you please take a look at them when you have time. I would greatly appreciate it. Regards --Bolly wood Dreamz  Talk 17:30, 8 May 2008
 * Hi, I can't locate the ticket in our system. Is is acted upon already? If not, can you give me the reference so I can have a second look? -- lucasbfr  talk 09:31, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Lucasbfr, sorry for the late response. I really don't understand what you are asking me to do. From what I understand, are you asking me to send another e-mail to the the OTRS, where I ask for permission and include the links of the new images? If so, let me know as I will send another e-mail to the OTRS again. As for the images, I uploaded the second batch on April 28, 2008 but I have still not gotten any response from the OTRS. BTW, thanks for your help with this. I really appreciate it. Regards --Bolly wood Dreamz  Talk 19:18, 10 May 2008
 * Email coming your way :) -- lucasbfr  talk 11:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * An e-mail is coming your way too!! :) --Bolly wood Dreamz  Talk 20:13, 11 May 2008
 * got it this time :) I'll try to do it tomorrow. For future ref, the ticket number is 2008051110024984. 22:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot!! BTW, I have a question! The ticket number that you posted.. what is it for?? --Bolly wood Dreamz  Talk 01:30, 12 May 2008

No Title
Hi, the recent edit you made to Serbian parliamentary election, 2008 has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Ijanderson977 (talk) 22:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Can you please take the time to explain this message? Because I don't get how this edit can be labeled vandalism. -- lucasbfr  talk 23:03, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I did not label it as vandalism. You have deleted something for no reason and without an explanation (AKA "un-constructive"), I was letting you know that your edit has been reverted. ok? ;) Ijanderson977 (talk) 23:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. the reason it was added in the first place was because it was believed that ROK was to mention something on the subbject at matter. However nothing was nothing was written in the notes section as we were not to violate WP:Crystal. I did not use anything referring to vandalism btw. Ijanderson977 (talk) 23:13, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Template deletion
Hi, Lucas...I noticed that you closed the debate on Template:Wolfram-screenshot as "delete", but did not actually delete the template. Kelly hi! 12:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah I know, I'm currently (still) looking into it in fact :) (ie: how to handle the image that is tagged with it). -- lucasbfr  talk 12:15, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿Я Ǝ อ อ Ά H
A tag has been placed on ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿Я Ǝ อ อ Ά H, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Frank |  talk  11:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * ¿Я Ǝ อ อ Ά H — Do you have any idea what that even means? Not that's important, but the selection of moved user/pages seems really arbitrary and I'd like to make some sense of it. dorftrottel (talk) 12:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a known vandal, HAGGER, he's moving to Unicode since we have more or less blocked all the easy combinations. He's targetting some random pages, and some usual targets (Oxymoron blocked his latest sock a few minutes ago). If you want I can move protect your user and user talk page. -- lucasbfr  talk 12:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. Still unsure why he targeted my pages though, but oh well. As to move protection: Sure, why not? dorftrottel (talk) 12:46, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. dorftrottel (talk) 16:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * no problem ;) -- lucasbfr  talk 16:13, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Who ordered 137?

 * See User_talk:Alison. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

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Betacommand and 3RR scrutiny
Please see here for an ANI post about how Betacommand's use of multiple accounts seems to have led to a lack of scrutiny for a 3RR breach. As I've mentioned you there, your comments would be appreciated. Carcharoth (talk) 02:20, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Guinea
Although the article for guinea(ethnic slur) has been deleted, it should still be mentioned on the disambig page. I don't like ethnic slurs, but I think it's irresponsible to pretend they don't exist. Guinea is a fairly common one. -98.221.133.96 (talk) 15:34, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * If I trust my logs, the article was deleted because we are not a dictionary, and guinea was covering it at the time. I have no opinion on the slur itself. -- lucasbfr  talk 16:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Vandalsim of my User page
Thanks, I've taken care of it. Jayjg <small style="color:darkgreen;">(talk) 23:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Day
'''Wishing User: a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Idontknow 610 TM 10:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Happy Admin Day Lucas!
Best wishes from Canada! ;-) -- Rob  NS  21:24, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks guys :)
I admit I completely missed I was playing whack-a-mole for 1 yeah already! Thanks :) -- lucasbfr  talk 06:34, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

CU query
Hi, Lucasbfr; Wellwater conspiracy is listed twice at Checkuser, and I'm not sure if I did the right thing by moving Jokeshow back to Outstanding Requests (from Completed requests) when I added a party. Do you have time to have a look? Thanks, Sandy Georgia (Talk) 21:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Woops thanks for noticing... I was wondering why it was not transcluded already :D. Your move sounds good. We don't often do it, but there's no rule :) -- lucasbfr  talk 21:41, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Me again ... why was Requests for checkuser/Case/Jokeshow moved to completed, when the additional party hasn't been completed? Sandy Georgia (Talk) 13:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Woops (again!), we all missed it! I poked thatcher. When you add something after the CU looked at the case, it's safer to drop him a note because he might miss something was added afterwards. -- lucasbfr  talk 13:46, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Recent Blocking
Hi. Can you tell me why this user was blocked? It appears that he only made non-harmful (and only 5) test edits to British Arabs, for which he was not warned. If this user was sockpuppeting, there should be a valid discussion before blocking and a template to put up afterwards. If I am being a dumbass (as I am known to do) and missing something obvious, please tell me. Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) Sorry, read the relevant discussion. Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 22:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The sockpupetry is quite averred, I am not tagging him yet since there is a debate on who the master of that batch is. :) -- lucasbfr  talk 22:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Where is the debate located? I'd love to contribute...Erik the Red 2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 23:19, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Checkuser Request
Hey Lucasbfr.

Thank you for your attention concerning possible sockpuppets of user:Lycander's Aim. I provided the "diff" s that you requested and some of the edits are pretty subtle. when you will see them you will understand. I hope you will take care of it soon. You can go there using this link

Thank you.--Anna polly (talk) 16:02, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Lucasbfr ! you made an enormous effort. Blocking so many sockpuppets is not an easy task. Most of them sounded familiar and their edits were very similar. I'm just speechless. Even Grinkov and Kotlyarov, they were always getting on my nerves but I would never imagine that it would actually be from the same computer, Ip or whatever it was. These people definitely have a lot of free time : ) --Anna polly (talk) 13:36, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, me neither. I couldn't look at the edits, but the level of sockpuppetry is quite shocking. My guess is that it's not the last time we hear of him... -- lucasbfr  talk 14:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Lucas, user Anna polly is most probably banned sockpuppeteer User:Polscience. Hús  ö  nd  17:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, ✅ - A l is o n  ❤ 18:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

how to handle an outstanding ticket out of state
My case is complicated; I am in the military and went to Columbus, GA for training. While there I received a speeding ticket. I could not take care of the ticket while in training at GA. I was also in a financial crisis from traveling. I was then shipped to my unit and a few months later I deployed. My unit knew of the ticket but gave me no time to take care of it before the deployment. When I returned from the deployment my vehicle had rain damage and my copy of the ticket was pulp. I want to take care of this ticket and pay the fine but I don't know how to go about this and I am tired of delaying the ticket. Who do I contact and how would I go about clearing up the situation out of state.