User talk:MC10/Archive 8

DougsTech‎'s Talk Page
Please leave the indef block template as it is. The user is indef blocked and "what he wants" (as you put it) doesn't mean diddly squat. He doesn't get to say what is on his talk page since when he decided to leave, per WP:RTV, he gave up that right. I have requested protection on the page as well. -  NeutralHomer •  Talk  • 05:55, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Classroom
You haven't posted anything in a couple of weeks. Is that everything you can teach me :P ?  El em esh Talk 14:38, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, sorry.  M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  22:55, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

ise [;aom;omls
I broke your secret code. It says "use plainlinks" Gurch (talk) 14:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It wasn't a secret code; I pressed the wrong keys.  M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  21:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

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First Crusade
Hello,

You have nominated First Crusade as a good article, which I have agreed to review. However, I notice that you have not made any recent edits to this article (if any). This is unusual - it is normally one of the major contributors who nominates an article (although it is not unknown for an non-contributor to nominate an article). Basically, I want to know if you have enough knowledge of the subject to make any corrections that come up as part of the review?

Although the article is not in bad shape, there are some major problems with it, and it will not pass GA in it's current form. Indeed, it will require quite a lot of work. If you are genuinely committed to completing all the revisions, then I will happily complete the review. However, if not, there are grounds for a quick fail ("there are cleanup banners that are obviously still valid"), and I will complete the review in that manner.

I don't mean this to come across as unfriendly, I just want to make sure that if I go through with the review that it won't be in vain.

Thanks, MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 18:58, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, I have a fair enough knowledge of the article, but I'm not a complete master&mdash;I may not know some specific details here and there, but I have a good enough knowledge. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  23:17, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Excellent, I will get on with the review in that case. MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 09:05, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll be on vacation for most of the summer: expect me to be much more active once September comes around. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  03:34, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup participates in the The Great Wikipedia Dramaout
Hello all, iMatthew here. I just wanted to let you know about "The Great Wikipedia Dramaout" which starts this Saturday. The goal of the Dramaout is to spend five days working on improving articles and abstaining from any of Wikipedia's drama. I don't think that any of you will have a problem focusing on articles for five days, because of course, any work you get done during the Dramaout will count towards your score in the WikiCup. Details are on the page; hope to see you all signing up! :)  iMatthew  talk   at 00:27, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Unblocking
If it is possible to give IP-block exempt, please do so. This IP may likely be reblocked because of vandalism by my brothers, such as LexusIS300 (and the accounts he will create because of IP unblock). — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  19:37, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Ip exemption
I have granted your account an exemption from IP blocking. This will allow you to edit through full blocks affecting your IP address when you are logged in.

Please read the page IP block exemption carefully, especially the section on IP block exemption conditions.

Note in particular that you are not permitted to use this newly-granted right to edit Wikipedia via anonymous proxies, or disruptively. If you do, or there is a serious concern of abuse, then the right may be removed by any administrator.

Appropriate usage and compliance with the policy may be checked periodically, due to the nature of block exemption, and block exemption will be removed when no longer needed (for example, when the block it is related to expires).

I hope this will enhance your editing, and allow you to edit successfully and without disruption. PhilKnight (talk) 22:14, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

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Chess
10. B×h6?! Wondering why you would do that...  -  down  load  ׀  sign!  05:42, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a bishop sacrifice to open up the kingside pawns. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  21:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I figured that much out. And in my opinion it's not worth it as the king is already castled.  If you have an urge to sacrifice a piece, try the Fried Liver Attack.   -  down  load  ׀  sign!  02:06, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

First Crusade GA Review
I was reading First Crusade, and I saw that it is a GA candidate. Related to this, I know this may be a personal question, but may I ask if you knew you were going to start a holiday last week when MinisterForBadTimes first contacted you? Otumba (talk) 22:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, no. However, I can now help with improvements. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  22:47, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * *breaths out* Phew. I confess the reason I asked is I feared you did know, and if so I was ready to express my displeasure in view of the hard work MinisterForBadTimes undertook. As advice, I would like to point out something you said, "I'll be on vacation for most of the summer: expect me to be much more active once September comes around", in response to "Excellent, I will get on with the review in that case."  I am sure this wasn't your intention, but your response after this editor had done the review was very casual, as if you were saying "Oh, by the way, I'll be on holiday for this review, so I can't do what I said I would do and work on it.  Cheerio."  Again, I am sure this was not your intention, but that's the way it came across to me, maybe some other observers, and possibly MinisterForBadTimes.  In future, in similar situations, maybe you should explain that you have to go on an unexpected holiday, to avoid such confusion. Otumba (talk) 23:00, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I just expanded the lead a bit. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  23:05, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I do appreciate your apology, and I don't mean to appear to refuse it, but maybe the better person to apologise to is MinisterForBadTimes, for whilst the latest work by on the lead is good the GA review was completed 10 days ago, 3 days over the time that a GA review should be closed. The review will most likely be closed very soon with a fail.  I suggest that the fail not be disputed, that you use the advice given by MinisterForBadTimes in his/her review, improve the article accordingly, and then re-nominate. Otumba (talk) 23:13, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh...well that's a mistake. I'll get to work immediately. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  02:13, 23 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello,


 * And no worries regarding the lateness. I was a bit concerned that you weren't making any changes to the article, because I didn't actually see your reply here. If you were on holiday, then fair enough. I will leave the review on hold for a while yet, in order to let you make some changes. I will probably help out where I can. I think the article is nearly there, so it would be a shame to fail it now!


 * Best, MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 18:39, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Gray bar
thumb|right|An image of the problem What is that gray bar that appears above a page title when you aren't logged in? — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  22:06, 23 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I just logged out and looked at an article, and I don't get a grey bar above the title - so it could be something to do with the setup on your system; if it's a problem, please either try to describe it further, or - preferably - upload a snippet of a screenshot, so we can see what you mean.  Chzz  ►  22:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)


 * There, got an image. — M C  10  &#124;  Sign here!  20:24, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I see what you mean. I suspect that this may be due to one of the entries in your monobook. I suggest that you remove everything from your monobook, and see if that resolves the issue; if it does, then, you could add things back, and work out which part is causing it through a process of elimination. If removing the monobook entries does not resolve it, please let us know with a further helpme.  Chzz  ►  20:31, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't have the gray bar; try clearing your cache.  -  down  load  ׀  sign!  05:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried that; it didn't work. — MC10 ( T • C • GB )  18:01, 6 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, it does seem to be a script problem. Thanks for all your help! — MC10 ( T • C • GB •[ L ]• EM )  01:16, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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Happy birthday!

 * Happy birthday!  -  down  load  ׀  sign!  22:44, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

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