User talk:Master of Puppets/Talk/Archive/Archive18



Bot
There is a talk page that is automatically archived by a bot. It is all archived to Archive 1 but it is getting quite large. How do I change it to archive it to Archive 2? (Which does not exist yet). Earth bending master  17:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Never mind. I figured it out. Thanks anyway. Earth bending  master  21:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thats ok. Is it against policies for a user to create a template for their own use, such as one to put on the bottom of their user, talk, and subpages to provide a link to all their pages? Earth bending  master  23:15, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Another thing I didn't know. Thank you. Earth bending  master  23:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * So I could design it like a template? Earth bending  master  03:17, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Looks like I left you a message right in the middle of archiving. I hope I did not disrupt anything. Thank you. Earth bending  master  03:21, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Does archive 0 really make since to you? Earth bending master  03:51, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Just asking your opinion, Thanks. Earth bending master  03:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry to keep bothering you like this. Could you give me the codes for some colors? Like this one: #DEDDE2 Earth bending master  04:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thanks. Earth bending master  04:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * After you get to the tenth one, you get tired of pressing colon. I have suggested the merging of an article, with majority support so far. Is there anything else I need to do? Earth bending master  04:28, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I am still unexperienced with merging. You leave the article thats being merged as a redirect. Is that correct? Earth bending master  04:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Thank you. Earth bending master  04:41, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I know you kinda already have, but how would you feel about adopting me? Though if you have already adopted other users just forget I asked if you cannot handle any more. I Truly appreciate the help you have given me. Earth bending master  05:30, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! I truly appreciate that. I am going to bed now, hopefully talk tomorrow, night. Earth bending master  05:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I have started designing This. Well, I just copied that. But that is how I want it designed. Could you help me? Earth bending master  20:33, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I am off to the Library right now. Earth bending master  20:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I just wanted it in the name, thanks anyway. Though if I shouldn't I would be happy to move it. Well, first of all, changing it from being a template as when I change the name of it, there is a link to a template page with the new name. Thanks. Earth bending master  00:27, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you take a look at my user page and give me some suggestions for improvements? Looks better than it did but I still want it to look better. Criticism is welcome. Thanks. Earth bending master  01:09, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That does make the name long, so I moved Template:Earthbendingmaster to Navigation. Thanks. Earth bending master  01:23, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems I keep asking these questions. (My user and archive page). Sorry. Thanks. Earth bending master  06:06, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Do you mind if I wait till tomorrow? Earth bending master  06:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I am going to give it a try first, though I will need your help after I am done. Earth bending master  22:33, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * How does it look so far? Earth bending master  22:54, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think I am done with it for now. Could you go ahead and take the links in the left hand corner out? Thanks. Earth bending master  23:41, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And if its not to much trouble, could you add a wikipedia floating ball/globe image next to the at the top of my user page? Thank you. Earth bending  master  00:21, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thanks. Earth bending master  00:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Did you say you would? Earth bending master  18:52, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thanks. But I was actually referring to the floating wikipedia ball/globe. Earth bending master  18:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thats perfectly ok. Thank you. Earth bending master  19:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, and please do not apologize. You have been more than helpful and kind to me. Thanks. Earth bending master  19:05, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, I meant to say the bouncing wiki logo. Really was not sure how to describe it before. Thank you. Sorry for changing it like this. Earth bending master  19:31, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. I might be able to find it. Earth bending master  20:18, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I found it. But can you change it so it won't run into my userboxes, but still keep it on the right side with the same pixels? Earth bending master  20:36, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! Your welcome. I finally got it right, now it doesn't take up as much room on your talk page. Earth bending master  21:44, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I am using fire Firefox and the top links do not work, but I can just use the alt, ctrl, shift, etc. combinations to edit, etc., if you cannot find another way. Thanks. Earth bending master  21:50, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it possible to use both Twinkle and Friendly at the same time? Thanks. (Note:I will not be back home until around 9:30 or 10:00 Eastern Time. 8:30 or 9:00 Central Time). Thanks. Earth bending master  22:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Adoption, again
How does it (my page) look? The "oneten" in that together look (and in ORANGE) doesn't really look that good to me. What do you think? Basketball one ten  03:41, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, the user page too? Basketball one ten  03:49, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's okay. Oh, and I moved the sig userbox to the sig page. Take a look! Basketball one ten  03:59, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Really cool! Thanks a bunch! A made a few small changes. Basketball one ten  05:13, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks! Basketball one ten  22:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The cat attacked me. See my userpage. Basketball one ten  22:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Earthbendingmaster suggests taking off the "edit" button from the filefolders. I sort of agree, because I don't really want to encourage people to edit my page, I'd prefer them to leave me messages on my talk page. Is there a way to take those edit links off the page? Basketball one ten  00:04, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What I was thinking was putting the word "comment" in the small box, and linking it to my talk page. Basketball one ten  00:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, that's okay. It looks great! Basketball one ten  00:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You really deserved it. Basketball one ten  01:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * One of the cats got out of its cage, and I can't put it back in. Basketball one ten  01:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Where is the list of all the codes for colors? Basketball one ten  02:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and by the way, is it just me, or can no one edit your talk page? Maybe it's just my computer. Thanks, again, Basketball one ten  15:24, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The edge of the page is cut off, and I can't see the edit button for this section. Basketball one ten  22:57, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * How do I get a user blocked? See for your self here. Basketball one ten  00:23, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Jauerdude thinks that he got the "hint". But we'll see. Basketball one ten  00:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * How do I get a box for my talk page archive, which is now just a link? Basketball one ten  17:25, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Basketball one ten  17:53, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
 * My computer logs me out while I'm editing. Any idea why? It gets rather annoying. Basketball one ten  00:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. Basketball one ten  00:43, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone vandalised my watchlist (I know it sounds strange, but I did not add "Romanians sitting in a recliner eating Black Peppers over an Encyclopedia Britanica"). How do I find out who? Basketball one ten  01:31, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh. Doesn't an administrator have to give the OK for a large page to be moved? Basketball one ten  01:40, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay. Basketball one ten  01:49, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think something is wrong with my signature. See for yourself.  Basketball one  10  02:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, no it isn't. Just on my sig page. It is in italics on my sig page, and I really don't want it to be.  Basketball one  10  02:06, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it. What is the code or whatever for the little check the the "Done!" sign?  Basketball one  10  02:12, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I need a table for User:Basketball110/Quotes.  Basketball one  10  01:13, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's the one. And a standard table, like the ones used in the "List of tallest buildings in WikiLand" type articles.  Basketball one  10  01:23, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  Basketball one  10  01:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * How do I get the vandal counter in the "Welcome!" box (correctly, and without seriously injuring my page)?  Basketball one  10  03:26, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This:

 Basketball one  10  23:44, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Eftekasat
Hey man, what's up?! Can you please check Eftekasat's article and their album Mouled Sidi El-Latini?! i added stuff from different articles, reviews, interviews, etc... the band sent me by e-mail!! thanks anyway... cya!! :) Maged M. Mahfouz (talk) 13:08, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * same here! thanks man... i appreciate your help :) Maged M. Mahfouz (talk) 15:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Relisting AFD's
Hello, thanks for recently helping clear the backlog at AFD by relisting 2 AFD's: Articles for deletion/Talbert W. Swan, II, and Articles for deletion/Containerart. In the future, please complete the process, by commenting-out the entry on the original log page and retranscluding the discussion on the current log page. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, JERRY talk contribs 05:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I replied at my talk. JERRY talk contribs 05:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Re:IRC
Yeah, I figured someone would answer eventually, I just got a little impatient, and decided to use the Help Desk instead. Thanks a lot though. It really helped me out. ;) ~ Bella   Swan  00:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Just Wondering...
How much different sigs have you had? Wikidude57  I'm Hungry!  22:53, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Help Me: User Watch List
Is there any limit as to how far back I can go and view changes / edits made to articles on my Watch List? I see that the "My Preferences" settings has a max of 1,000 (I think?) for the WatchList tab under My Preferences. Is that it --- I can only see the last 1,000 changes and no more? Or is there a way to view the 1,001st (etc.) and further back changes? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC))


 * Hmmm, mine lets me see the last 1559 by default. However, if you click the "all" button next to the "show" row, it should display all the pages you have on the watchlist. Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  20:53, 27 January 2008 (UTC)


 * To clarify, the part you may want to click is in bold (Watch out though, it'll cause your browser to lag):
 * Below are the last 1,561 changes, as of 20:54, 27 January 2008.
 * Show last 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 hours 1 | 3 | 7 days all
 * Show bot edits | Hide my edits | Hide minor edits
 * Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  20:55, 27 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks. But, isn't the "all" simply my 1,000 max?  Please reply at my Talk Page.  Thanks.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:16, 28 January 2008 (UTC))


 * My settings are: Max number of days to show in watchlist: 3, and max number of changes to allow: 250. I don't think there's a max on how many pages you can have in your watchlist; every page that you watch should get in without a problem. Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  00:20, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * My settings say this. Maximum number of days to show in watchlist: 7 ... and ... Maximum number of changes to show in expanded watchlist: 1000.  So, I am assuming that the number of 1,000 is the most (max) number of changes that they can show and that I can see.  (In my case, 1000 ... in your case, 250.)  I am not asking about the max number of pages that I can have on my Watch List.  That is a wholly separate issue.  Let me know.  Thanks.  Please reply at My Talk Page.  Thanks.   (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC))


 * Well, the max number of changes you're able to see should be all of the pages on your list, I think. I'm not sure what the max value is in preferences, though. Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  00:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * OK. Thanks for your help.  (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC))

Thanks
I had apologised to Jayron32 and thanks for the advice for him. Anyway, What is mainspace edits? Also, who created the games in Department of Fun if we are not allowed to?--Mark Chung (talk) 02:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Frei
Yeah, freedom, free content, that sort of thing. Even though Wikipedia is free as in no cost to use, my understanding is that 'free' in 'the free encyclopedia' refers primarily to free content. Raven4x4x (talk) 05:02, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello :)
Hey, could you do me a favor and take a look at the navbox here? I just want to know if there's any other info I could put in there. Thanks! Midorihana ~いいです ね？ 06:26, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks :) Most people do refer to the organization as FIRST; I didn't know what it stood for until much later. Oh well, more informational. (On a side note, I didn't know what the v d e links ever did until you pointed them out to me O ) Happy editing, Midorihana ~いいです ね？ 06:56, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * PS, the edit links on your talk page seem to have disappeared and the text looks cut off; can you fix it? (Then again, it might just be IE) Thanks! Midorihana ~いいです ね？ 06:56, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry about this, but could you quickly take a look at it again? Thank you very much! Midorihana ~いいです ね？ 05:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Hope you had a nice Wikibreak, Midorihana ~いいです ね？ 05:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Welcome back. Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 01:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Inclusionists and deletionists...
...we'll keep fightin' till the day we die... :)  Sing  Cal  08:03, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

KColorEdit
KColorEdit is a part of Extragear package software, although extragear don't have the same schedule release of KDE package it a important piece of the KDE project. This little application is a utility to create and edit palettes (it works with KDE palettes and GNOME too), there's not a similar software in KDE, so many people use it with GIMP and other utility like Krita to edit and create their own images, I think this application could be help this people, that's why I had to work on this article.

Also, Could you notify me about another KDE tool that can manage this kind of topics KDE and Colors?

Please don't underestimate this tool, all the software have their own complexity and function, not because isn't a famous name means that isn't a help.

Grretings Orgyforever (talk) 09:06, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Problem with warning templates
When we revert vandalism by someone who already received a level 4 warning, any other warnings make it seem like, "Oh, we didn't really mean it when we said that was your last warning," like the parent who says, "This is the last time I'm going to tell you" five times before taking action. What about something like this:. I'd like some feedback on this as a possible template for non-admins to use when they revert past a level 4 warning. Thanks. Doczilla (talk) 10:16, 28 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the feedback. You definitely gave me some things to think about. Of the handful of AIV-experienced people I checked with, I got 4 yeas and 3 nays -- a majority favoring it but certainly not a consensus. Of course, something like this doesn't have to appeal to everybody. I guess I'll run this by people who check the talk page for the WikiProject user warnings. Thanks again. Doczilla (talk) 03:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * WPT:AIV is a good thought. And yeah, you've definitely got some good points. I see where it would be completely redundant if AIV consistently worked as smoothly and quickly as possible and nobody was out there posting warnings after a level 4 warning. I'm just trying to think of some alternative and was interested in objective feedback. That's why I contacted AIV-experienced users who weren't in my usual circle of Wiki-buddies. Best, Doczilla (talk) 03:35, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * By WPT:AIV, I assume you mean Wikipedia talk:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Doczilla (talk) 03:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Re:Help
Gee, thank'ee much, MoP!  Two One Six Five Five  discuss my greatness 23:03, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Help
Thanks for your help - I asked you a couple of other things on my talk page if you don't mind taking a look :-) Sassf (talk) 23:19, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Mutual link fixing at the help desk
I just bet you're like me: constantly edit conflicting so always racing to get that post in before the pile on. My links suffer and my typo rate...--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Late vote at Requests for adminship/EncMstr
I did close it at 00:06 - you can see the close immediately before the vote. The times are the same, and as closing doesn't affect the support section, I suspect there was no edit conflict. I've got no great objection to reinstating the vote while indenting it with an appropriate comment, although I believe that in the past, late votes have always simply been reverted. Warofdreams talk 00:23, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't believe that there is a policy on it, and I wasn't aware of your case. I really don't mind either way; if you, or anyone else, would like to reinstate the vote as you have suggested, that's fine with me :) Warofdreams talk 00:28, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Both
I'm back. So is it possible to use both? Earth bending master  03:59, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe I am going to go ahead and try Twinkle. Isn't that what you use? I noticed that, thanks. Looks like I'm going to go to bed now. Night. Earth bending master  04:17, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you tell me a little about the WikiProject IRC collaboration? I have only used IRC once, though. Earth bending master  15:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I might, I should join at the project page first? Using the web-based Java powered version doesn't change anything does it? I installed Twinkle, very helpful. Earth bending master  22:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll be gone for a little while, but you can go ahead and reply. Thanks. Earth bending master  22:51, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, thats ok. Helping users is good. Sorry about my response time. I hope you do not mind me cutting and pasting this section, just seems easier to go straight to the bottom of the page? If I decide to join, should I join on the project page first? Earth bending master  01:50, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I am still unexperienced with IRC, as I have only used it once, I am going to read some more about it. Do you mind if I ask you some more questions? They might sound stupid, though. Earth bending master  03:21, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * On IRC, how do you send a private message? Earth bending master  04:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Earth bending master  04:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you mind if I join the WikiProject IRC collaboration next month? Also, you said you have been nominated for administrator before; could I have the archived discussion? Thanks. Earth bending master  01:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That was back in 2006, if you were renominated by someone or you nominated yourself, it seems to me you would be successful, I thought you were one to begin with. Thanks. Earth bending master  01:49, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Alice
You might want to read the message right above the one you left..... One Night In Hackney 303  05:24, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. It's not so much whether the edits are controversial, it's that some people turn them off entirely on their watchlist. So any comments you make on a talk page won't come up on their watchlist. One Night In Hackney  303  05:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Good Heart Barnstar
Re: " Of course, I fully appreciate Doczilla's proposal to better the encyclopedia, and heartily praise him for that."

Hearty praise deserves a heart-y response.

And even though I personally still think there's a way to make the idea work, I sure can't reject your concerns outright. Your point about WP:BEANS was very smart. Doczilla (talk) 06:10, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

re:Seancarlin84
Thanks for letting me know. He has recently vandalized multiple pages, so I thought AIV would be the proper place. Enigmaman (talk) 06:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What's odd is that on AIV, it said he was blocked, but he continues to vandalize multiple pages. Enigmaman (talk) 06:37, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Your help
Just wanted to drop you a kindly thank you for your comments, firstly, regarding my RfA and also for the WP:MFD help - thanks for making the small changes I missed. Much appreciated. Cheers! Wisdom89 (talk) 06:17, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Portal
I have created a portal called Portal:Animal and I am lacking of experience to edit it. Could somebody help me to improve it?--Mark Chung (talk) 14:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

How do I upload an image?!?
How do I upload an image?!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikidude57 (talk • contribs) 00:51, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Violation from Ragnarok Online
I believe that I'm not violating anything from the game. I considered those images mine since it was my characters I'm posting. However, we can probably fix my errors so I can put those images without violating any terms. Please help me fix my images. --Pirateer011 (talk)
 * Um, the point is, you didn't make the game. You can buy a book, but copying it is still plagiarism. It's that kind of concept.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 15:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Adoption once again
No, not the "Welcome" sign.  Basketball one  10  17:06, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it possible to upload a picture of my own onto Wikipedia, without the Commons? And have you been nominated for Admin? Basketball  110  Clinton, Obama, McCain, Huckabee, Romney, or Paul? 01:19, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I voted for your administratorship, and I am sure you'll get it. Earthbendingmaster and I created a presidential poll for the US, and this is it: User:Basketball110/Presidential poll. What are your comments on it. It might be moved, but I'm sure it will redirect you. :) Cheers,  Basketball 110  Clinton, Obama, McCain, Huckabee, Romney, or Paul? 04:09, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

 Voice your opinion at the Wikipedia presidential poll. All registered Wikipedians can vote. Spread the news so we all can see which candidate Wikipedia supports the most.

The page was deleted, I was asked to change my signature, and all is well. Would you have the knowledge of how to make a userbox? I started to read the section at WP:UBX, then I looked at the code, and couldn't figure out where the colors where.  Basketball one  1  0  03:01, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * How can I make a small link on my signature that says "What pages I've totally messed up helped on in Wikipedia," that is small, and not at the level of the rest of my signature?  Basketball one  1  0  23:30, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. And I understand being busy.  Basketball one  1  0  02:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I created this:

Am I free to just use it on my page, and then put it on the userbox page? Or is there more (a catch would probably be there right word)?  Basketball one  1  0  02:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sort of turning my sig into a joke now, because I accidential left the box unchecked. How is it? Should I check the box? It says, when I go to save it (sig) with the box checked, it says it can't because of a HTML. &#39;&#39;&#39;&#91;&#91;User:Basketball110&#124;&lt;font color=&quot;#4682B4&quot;&gt;Basketball&lt;/font&gt;&#93;&#93;&#91;&#91;User talk:Basketball110&#124;&lt;font color=&quot;#FF8C00&quot;&gt;110&lt;/font&gt;&#93;&#93;&#91;&#91;Special:Contributions/Basketball110&#124;&lt;small&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#FF8C00&quot;&gt;the pages I&#39;ve messed up completely&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/sub&gt;&#93;&#93; (talk) 03:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed the signature. What about the userbox? What do I do with it? Basketball  110   the pages I've messed up completely  23:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure if I did it right, but I put the userboxes in the userboxes box on my userpage. Was it done well? Basketball  110   the pages I've messed up completely  16:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congradulations! I'm sure you'll make a great administrator. Basketball  110   the pages I've messed up completely  17:51, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I've got these different language page links near the top of my talk page, and when I edit, I can't remove them. Why? And what are they? Basketball  110   the pages I've messed up completely  20:50, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank You
Thank You for resolving my question about portals:) Smart Guy (talk) 18:38, 3 February 2008 (UTC)



Smart Guy (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

RE:Your RfA
Oh. Sorry if that was unclear. I meant that because I have never nominated a canidate before, I didn't want to nominate you, as I was afraid the nomination would not as strong as one offered by someone with experience in giving them. Further, I would say Majorly probably has more clout than me with the community. At any rate, I will clarify that over at the RfA. Warm regards, SorryGuy Talk  19:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, no. Of course not, why would there be any hard feelings? Best of luck, SorryGuy Talk  19:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank You
Oh, sorry I noticed that but then when I went back to edit the page the template had turned into something else and I didn't know how to get rid of it 

Smart Guy (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

also any one who is experienced with wikipedia and has been using it for a while should nominate Master Of Puppets to become an administrator

sorry about not signing;) Smart Guy (talk) 19:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I have a question
sorry to bug you but I was wondering if you could tell me how you make your user page look the way it does?

Smart Guy (talk) 19:55, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA
Seems like I was a little late, for a co-nom, eh? Anyways, good luck. :) Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 23:24, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately yes. I would have liked to co nom too :(  Snowolf How can I help? 23:52, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Ugh
What? I'm "testing"? What are you talking about? My edit was correct and accurately.

EmperorNero (talk) 03:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Because, the Giants won the Superbowl for 2007. Don't believe me? Look at the other wins. EmperorNero (talk) 03:24, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * That's fine. Have a good...er...night. EmperorNero (talk) 03:28, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

RE:Adoption, pt. 2
Oh man, looks like someone already nominated you for administrator. Was going to do it myself. How was your trip? Earth bending master  19:06, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry for replying late, I was at someone else's house before, and as I was opening your talk page, we had to leave. Thats great, I am glad you had a good time, and was able to spend a lot of time with your friends. You are welcome, it would be great if mop had the mop. Earth bending master  02:21, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh yea, I do need something if you do not mind? I had to much information on my user page, so an administrator took care of it, do you think you could re-do the bouncy logo? Thanks. Earth bending master  03:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, I found this script and thought you might be interested, it alerts you when your watchlist changes with smaller than normal letters at the top of the page you are viewing, but you won't miss it. Just thought you might be interested. Earth bending master  23:52, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Infobox former country
Thanks for finally helping me. Just so you know, I do know how to use these templates properly. The problems I have are: Btn551 (talk) 05:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't include a second flag (two colonizers, two flags for one territory) in the template instead of the coat of arms.
 * I can't get the empire variable to register two colonizing countries instead of just one.
 * How do I get the government_type variable to link to Condominium (international law) instead of just Condominium without having the "(international law)" bit displayed on the finished template - the standard way of doing this doesn't seem to be recognized.
 * It doesn't recognize a territory being a colony of two countries - if you enter colony (which was what it was) into the status variable, you get "Colony of (name)." I want the page categorized properly, but not the text on the template to go with it.

RE:
Thanks for the note. What can I do about a user who refuses to discuss large content changes? Who do I speak to? I've asked him to please consulte other editors before making his huge changes, and he declines to do so. He's tagging things claiming they are empty, when they still have two subcats. He asserts they have been empty for 4 days, when in reality, he just made his change 24 hours ago. Depopulating well supported categories isn't considered Vandalism? Benkenobi18 (talk) 07:22, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much. Sorry for going through the wrong channels.Benkenobi18 (talk) 07:40, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * He's a fine editor. His original response, the first time that he did this, was "nothing that implies the existance of the legal fiction of Great Britain should be permitted to stay up."  That was his justification for deleting the category the first time. I restored it and I quoted it, he just deleted the category again, so I don't know if his original comment is still available or not. Benkenobi18 (talk) 07:55, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok, found it on the google cache.


 * Seeing as this category was deleted once, I'd like it to stay. I understand that the folk who like scotland would rather not have a joined one, but honestly, I find it much easier to find all the diocese articles like this. This category was emptied once, if someone has a problem with this category, I'd like them to please discuss it with me on the talk page. Benkenobi18 (talk) 01:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Great Britain is neither 1) a state nor 2) a meaningful division in the Catholic church. The existence of the category serves no purpose other than to perpetuate and propagate the confusion of its author. It has nothing to do with nationalism either (always a favourite accusation to throw around), as I'd have no problem with Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United Kingdom (though it should not be a supercat, as it is state descriptive category not an RC division), but Great Britain is pointless unless one opens a new supercat Roman Catholic dioceses by island. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 00:28, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Mopper!
<-- LAWL! Astral (talk) 15:24, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

RE:
I don't know how to get this user to stop. Almost everything he says in defense of his creations is either inaccurate or or irrelevant. He reverts my reversions of him and goes running around accusing me of vandalism. Oh my, I even created four articles just to appease the guy when he decided all by himself that the historical and modern catholic Scottish dioceses with the same name should be split, and then he came to my talk page complaining of all the work I'd given him by reverting him on other articles he'd been altering. He's already been told his edits aren't acceptable by other users, one of whom is also reverting him ... he's just not being reverted generally by anyone but me. If you open the discussion up ... and I've seen no reason to go to that effort for a misguided lone user ... you'll almost certainly find that everyone will oppose his edits. I think the guy needs some serious coaching about how wikipedia works, but atm my internet connection is very unreliable and I have other things to do. You'll see on his talk page though why his edits are simply wrong; he's forwarding a category and template that looks official, but isn't; doubling up two templates, supercategorizing, and placing a non-existent category between two real ones. Doubtless he's gonna go around so many admins accusing me of vandalism that, knowing my luck, after I get back from my connection cutting (as it surely will shortly), I'll probably see a block or warning from someone for vandalism, 3rr or edit warring. Bah! Deacon of Pndapetzim ( Talk ) 21:43, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Smile


Earth bending master  has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
 * You can put it back the same way it was before, I just did not know how to do it after my user page was restored, as it was restored to a version before I put up any personal information, therefore before the bouncy logo. Your welcome. Just a warning, if you decide to you it, it can get annoying if you have a lot of pages in your watchlist, as you are getting a lot of alerts. Earth bending master  02:03, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Asking your opinion, do you think this wikia has potential? I am an administrator and bureaucrat on it. Thanks. Earth bending master  03:51, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Citing an Email
Hi! Please take a look at my talk page for my response to your post. Thanks for your help! --InDeBiz1 (talk) 23:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism
Please tell me then the proper place to report the racist vandalism such as I was reporting. The stuff they are inserting is nonfactual not to mention completely biased and hopelessly in violation of the NPOV standard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1948remembered (talk • contribs) 23:32, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I have little hope of finding an "open mind", most have openly racist listings (like notations on "israeli apartheid" or support for terrorist genocide groups) on their pages.

Also FYI, something in your page format here is messed up, I can see no "edit this" listing and my text appears to scroll past the scrollable side of the page. I do not know what is causing it but I had to click "edit this page" and scroll all the way down to put this response here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1948remembered (talk • contribs) 23:46, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your message
Please reconsider. I think you need to look more closely at the edit history, where 1948remembered has been mass blanking material (*) and repeatedly reverting others' edits, including personally insulting edit summaries. Note that he was also correctly caught by ClueBot, which first drew my attention to his repeated vandalism. If nothing else, he is certainly in violation of 3RR. NSH001 (talk) 23:53, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Responded on my talk page. --NSH001 (talk) 02:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Repeated blanking by 1948remembered
Hi there Master of Puppets,

has engaged in repeated blanking, despite warnings from myself another user that he could be blocked from editing for WP:DE and vandalism. His last deletion came after you advised him to use the talk page, where all he did was make a personal attack against me. Please do check out his contribs and his talk page again.  T i a m u t talk 23:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Re 1948remembered
It's not a content issue. He was blanking 13,000+ bytes over and over again despite warnings and without discussion. Once it was blanked, he went about changing the first sentence to refer to "geneocidal" and "armies of Islam" type blabber. I'm sorry, but this is not a content dispute. It's pure vandalism.  T i a m u t talk 00:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

re 1948remembered
I've answered you on my talk page (partially and if you want to continue the discussion, you can reply there). I think you may be being a little too generous in your assessment. But I guess that time will tell. Happy editing!  T i a m u t talk 00:25, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * From several talk pages :
 * Thanks for being willing to go about this the right way. Also, he's been quiet for a few hours now, so hopefully you guys will be able to discuss easily. Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  05:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * There is a misunderstanding. You will discuss with him.
 * To support your work, I will revert any people who will refuse to discuss with that guy and you are nominated to solve the issue and explain, politely to him, that maybe the events were not an attempt to prevent a genocide by islam armies :-)
 * Ceedjee (talk) 10:09, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


 * eeeh, I´m not sure what I´ve waded into here, but this guy doesn´t look as if he´s got the message. S/he canot possibly have read any of the sources to make the claims that s/he does (Or is everybody, (Benny Morris, Benvenisti) all liers?), Suggestions? Regards, Huldra (talk) 16:42, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * S/he has been indef. blocked Regards, Huldra (talk) 18:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Help Desk pileon
Thanks for your additional info. One answer gets you two more questions, at my talk. Cheers! Franamax (talk) 20:32, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

E-mail.
One more filling up your inbox. · AndonicO  Hail!  02:16, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * By the way, a uw-3 would have been better here. ;) · AndonicO  Hail!  02:17, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Replied. · AndonicO  Hail!  02:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Talk page formatting
I took a look at your talk page in Firefox and it does work (I can see the edit buttons!). In Internet Explorer 7 it doesn't, however.

I also have a question: Do you use Lupin's AVT, and if so, what is the script you use? I've been having trouble with it, but I'm not sure what the problem is. Thanks, Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 10:03, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hmm, I did clear the cache when I first installed it... Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 05:46, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

My Editor Review
Would you care to comment here? I would much appreciate your input. Thanks and Happy Editing,  D u s t i talk 20:18, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

You are now an administrator
Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, get in touch on my talk page. WjBscribe 16:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Best of luck with your new, shiny tools. Keilana | Parlez ici 16:24, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Good luck with the new admin tools! -- The  Helpful   One  16:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations!  Snowolf How can I help? 16:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Congratulations!!! - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed, very well done! -- Rodhullandemu  (Talk) 17:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * One of those RfAs ... - Revolving Bugbear  17:39, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * w00p! w00p! Rudget . 17:46, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations to you! 1ForTheMoney (talk) 17:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well done, now you can finally delete the main page. Tim Vickers (talk) 17:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! (And no, you can't delete the Main Page...)   jj137   (talk)  17:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure you can, if you know how to do it. Hehehehe. Prodego  talk  23:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations, buddy!  Lara  ❤  Love  17:56, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Drop me a line if you need any help. :) GlassCobra 19:04, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Looks like the snowball vote has rolled into snowballing congratulations. Congratulations! You'll be great. Doczilla (talk) 19:51, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose all these templates. Available for all questions and advice as before MoP. I wonder if my edit summary will attract angry people. And isn't it cool I can link to a diff that hasn't been made yet? Prodego  talk  23:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)





RfA congrats
Congrats on your RfA MoP! Happy Editing Admining,   Compwhiz II ( Talk )( Contribs )  17:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Allow me to join in and congratulate you on your RfA. Be good with the tools! :) -and do not block me- ;).
 * Also, I must wonder if you manually distributed the the "thank you for voting" thing on every single 150 talk pages? No automation there mate??

&Lambda;ua&int; Wi  se  (Operibus anteire) 18:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * MOP has been given the mop! Congratulations. I have faith that you will be a fine admin. Now, get to work! =)  нмŵוτн τ  18:08, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * That must be really tedious, you could have used the append text function in AWB, well, now that you have finished this momentous task, there is no point of mentioning AWB! :).

&Lambda;ua&int; Wi  se  (Operibus anteire) 18:35, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hello MoP, and thank you for your note. First of all: congratulations with the tools! ..Just keep in mind that sometimes one can give people a second chance in vain ...and innocent people editors comes to suffer as a result. Anyway; best of luck to you! Regards, Huldra (talk) 09:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC) (PS: no big deal, but for the record the tally here is wrong: there were 6 neutrals, AFAIK, also my edit has gotten twisted by the formatting. I did´nt want to go and change an archived page, however.)

Some advice, from AGK
Congratulations on your recent acquisition of the mop. I offer to you a few words of wisdom:
 * Start slowly and carefully. There's a huge temptation to start flying through your new duties as soon as the 'crat pushes the button - resist it. Avoid close calls for your first week or two, and leave it to those who happened to get their tools a little earlier than you.
 * Be sure to connect in with other users on IRC, if you can. There's a whole pool of channels there where you can get assistance in your newly-acquired buttons, and get your new colleagues used to your name.
 * Be ready for criticism in your first few weeks, but at the same time don't be a push-over. If you feel worried over a decision, get another user to take a look at it.
 * When blocking, ask yourself if everything you've entered into that form will benefit Wikipedia: is the block length sufficiently long to prevent further disruption by a vandal, or is it so long that it will put them off ever returning? Is your protection just going to be a minor hiccup in the edit warrior's grand scheme of disruption, or will it hinder the growth of the encyclopedia?

Best of luck with your new buttons, and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

AGK (talk) 18:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Rfa
Glad to help, but did you put that on all 148 peoples pages...that must of taken awhile-- Pewwer42 Talk  18:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA
Hmmm... An Mopper has gotten an mop while I wasn't looking... Hmmm... *Mutters under his breath.* I s'ppose congrats r in order... Миша 13 18:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Congratulations man ! WP:100 and HASTA LA VISTA.--NAHID 20:11, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Special:Newpages
Whatever the case may be, I think I've sickened my computer with them all, so it's going to rest for a bit. Thanks for the encouragement! --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 19:53, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

The Simpsons by country
Can you please restore the material of this article in my subpage User:16@r/The Simpsons by country, I would like to improve and merge it in Non-English versions of The Simpsons. 16@r (talk) 20:21, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'll do my best. 16@r (talk) 20:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on the AfD close!
Yes, closing your first AfD is an exciting thing! :)

I fixed the bottom template on Articles for deletion/Monique Rychtr (2nd nomination) for you. Cheers.--Fabrictramp (talk) 20:25, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Start topic
Just a note on the article Start topic. I thought it was pretty clear the person was trying to write about the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyworld, so I declined the speedy. After I declined it, you deleted the article as I was checking for the existence of a properly titled article (which is here). If another admin has already declined the speedy (which you'll see if you check the history before deleting), it's usually best to drop them a quick note if you disagree. No harm done in this case, as I would have deleted it as an unlikely redirect -- just want to give you a friendly heads up before a serious clash happens. :) --Fabrictramp (talk) 20:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Why did you delete the article about Balsa Wars?

Thanks

Michael —Preceding unsigned comment added by BalsaWars (talk • contribs) 20:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Administrator
Hello Master of Puppets:

I just learned that you are a newly ordained Admin. Congratulations.

And with such a great turnout for the vote! I wish I had known; I'd have been there too.

Cheers, Wanderer57 (talk) 21:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * PS Pay no attention to Tim Vickers' suggestion above. He's just trying to trick you.  Wanderer57 (talk) 22:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Talk page design
→Like it. Is it your design, or do I have to ask someone else if I can steal copy use elements of it? :)

Do you do userpage designs? -- Matthew | talk | Contribs 21:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Block of User:165.228.191.241
Hi Master of Puppets, thanks for your email. I was pretty concerned about this edit, which apart from removing most of the talk page is a clear personal attack on another editor. The IP address may be dynamic - the whois information is not clear. If you want to unblock it, I won't object. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure that this is a somewhat experienced user given they know how to create a fake signature, and I don't expect to see productive editing from them if they are unblocked. Even dynamic IPs usually have long-ish cycle times, usually in excess of 24 hours. Best, Gwernol 23:12, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

RE: WP:AIV report
Thanks for the tip off, I'll be sure to do it next time.--Sunny910910 (talk 23:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

You're an admin!
I just heard! Congrats! -- omtay 38  00:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Me too! Congrats, MoP :D Wield the mop with pride. And dignity. And honesty. And stuff.  Kal  [talk] 00:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You weren't an admin until now!!?!?! I never knew! Well congrats, sorry I couldn't participate in your RFA.--Sunny910910 (talk 00:46, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry for just now congratulating you, just now back home. It is about time "Mop" had the "mop". Congratulations! Earth  bending  master  01:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol, that joke wasn't bad.--Sunny910910 (talk 02:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, MoP!! Wow, what impressive support! --Coppertwig (talk) 12:55, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

About your RfA
Hello Master of Puppets, congratulations on your successful RfA! I was going to give you a link to the new admins' school and a T-shirt, but it seems you already have both. :) Good luck! Acalamari 02:49, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Administershiphood
Congrats on the adminship! Nice knowing you're patrolling the hallowed halls of wikipedia. Take care! Snowfire51 (talk) 03:04, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Relisting AFD's
Hello again, and congrats on your RFA. Also thanks for recently helping clear the backlog at AFD by relisting another AFD: Articles for deletion/Rashad Morgan. In the future, do please remember to complete the process, by commenting-out the entry on the original log page. Thanks, JERRY talk contribs 03:27, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Not to be a complete nag, but same comment for Articles for deletion/Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific). Thanks, JERRY talk contribs 05:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations! I hope you will do a great job as an admin. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 03:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:
Thanks for the compliments :) You deserve much thanks as well, for answering all of my questions :) Graduating sounds like a good idea. As of now, I am officially...graduated? Is that a word? Eh, anyways... See you around the Wiki! :P Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 05:32, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Yup, I think I'm going to see if I can adopt someone now. :) Thanks! Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 06:00, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

A7
Hi. I was a little surprised that you speedily deleted Golem Relictus as an A7, since it was a videogame. While I agree that it was a valid subject for deletion, which is why I nominated it for AfD, it wasn't an A7 candidate. A7 explicitly indicates that it is for "An article about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant" and notes that "A7 applies only to articles about web content or articles on people and organizations themselves, not articles on their books, albums, software and so on. Other article types are not eligible for deletion by this criterion." Given that this one would have been deleted anyway, it's certainly not worth restoring, but I did want to point this distinction out to you in case you are unaware of it. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Why not simply let the AfD complete? --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:31, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay. :) Again, there's no way I'd argue that this article was appropriate for inclusion. That's why I nominated it for deletion in the first place. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Help Needed
Could you please go to the Elvis talk page Titled "Trying again at WP:ECotW, starting with: "I have read all four drafts. I forgot to sign in. Could you please sign me in or tell how I can rectify this,please.--198.142.41.186 (talk) 12:55, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Help Needed
Master of Puppets having to repeat myself,I signed in last time.come up unsigned. So I've signed in manually. What happened?--Jaye9 (talk) 13:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I think your wonderful
Your are so quick to respond to my problems. Who knows what happened,Masterof Puppets I am so computor illerate,you a like a jeanie in bottle and very patient,thankyou again.--Jaye9 (talk) 14:08, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for reverting the vandalism to my user page. It is greatly appreciated. Cheers! --- RepublicanJacobite  The'FortyFive'  04:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Image
I hope you do not mind me doing this. Cheers. Earth bending  master  02:24, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Your RFA
My pleasure, and congratulations! Jayjg (talk) 02:57, 13 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Congratulations and sorry by the late answer! Slade (TheJoker) 21:18, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

comment on my ER, please?
Since you're probably one of the most experienced and prolific editors I know of (and you reviewed me earlier, as I recall it), would you like to comment on my Editor Review?

Editor_review/21655_%282nd%29 Thank'ee much,  Two One Six Five Five  τʃ 03:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Mopper, Thank you for helping me on the IRC channel. I used the browser address which you suggested, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/user_talk:Primehunter.

It enabled me to learn that Primehunter didn't have an account by that name.

Primehunter had posted advice at the Help Desk on publishing an article which impressed me, i.e., putting it on a subpage and requesting experienced editors to look at the article for suggestions prior to publishing it. I have tried to do this, but my problem is, as a newcomer to Wikipedia, Primehunter was the only name I knew.

As a helpful volunteer, would you be willing to make suggestions for my article? In addition, can you suggest a few other knowledgeble volunteers who might be willing to do the same? It is Voiceperson/Ryan Allen.

Thank you.

Voiceperson

(this was added at User talk:Mopper, due to confusion about my IRC nickname: Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  05:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC))

Tallying
Thanks for the tally. I'd thank you for the vote too, but that would be intrusive and premature while you all still have time to realize your error.

Actually, the main reason I felt inspired to comment right now is simply a pointless observation: I love your initials MoP now that you've made admin. Obviously you're fond of them too. Best, Doczilla (talk) 06:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Guidance and assistance on Futurekids article
I'm coming back for offered assistance regarding my failed attempt to post an article on Futurekids. My response has been delayed due to travel. The TALK response indicated that my article was deleted as blatant advertising. Perhaps another person's earlier article met this fate (by Sean Whitton). Sean was not the person who deleted my effort. I'm unable to find my deletion to relate the specifics, but I do not believe it was the article that Sean killed.

Using Google Docs, I have posted my article in public to enable you to comment and to help build consensus: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dvg4g8t_33gg5rdvf8&hl=en.

The article was prepared with Wikipedia rules by my side. Since it meets the criteria for Notability (in my opinion), is citation-rich, contains many related links (including internal Wikipedia links), and has researched references, I don't see up front where it fails to meet criteria.

I'm committed to Wikipedia and will take guidance and mentoring gladly. Please take a few moments to look at the actual article and advise changes to achieve publication.

My gratitude for any help you can offer,

Murry --Murry1 (talk) 21:33, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Can the article be restored?
Dear Mr.MoP,

'''Thanks for ur notification. Can that article Dr.Paul Dhinakaran be restored? I also wrote to ur fellow admin Jmlk17. I had created this id as the previous one that has been deleted. I am an authorised biographer and belong to that institution. Thanks. Bye.'''

Livingston —Preceding unsigned comment added by Livingston Madras (talk • contribs) 22:09, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Restoration of article - reg.
My IP is 87.194.179.149. The article "Dr.Paul Dhinakaran" has been deleted and thanks for the notes posted by you and BillC (jmlk17). I am not concerned abot restoring that ID as it shows lots of procedures for reassigning. Will you help me to create / allow creation of the article in this name freshly and I shall keep in track with you for your official monitoring purposes? Pls. discuss with your colleague and get back to me soon. Many thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Livingston Madras (talk • contribs) 22:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Article re: Xavier Omon
I don't know why this article has been deleted. I wrote this article originally, it was edited and published in the Lawrence Journal World. The Lawrence Journal World does not have a copyright for this material, I retain it. I simply put the link to the Journal World in the article to verify the accuracy of the story. Alia Ahmed —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aliaahmed (talk • contribs) 23:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello MoP


Well, I marked a page for deletion, and when I look to see who made it, to put the notice on their talk page, I see my name. I did not make the page, I just put the tag on it. Why did this happen? Basketball 110   i'm not yik ginlyùn  03:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I can't seem to find it, I think it was deleted, but it was something like LANA HAS THE GOBIES, or something. It was all in caps, and it told everyone how someone really liked fish. Basketball  110   i'm not yik ginlyùn  03:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. Basketball  110   i'm not yik ginlyùn  03:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Is User:Bruce1333 blocked forever? Basketball  110   vandalise me  00:29, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well I came across his page, and couldn't find the usual big text that says that he is blocked forever, and was just wondering. He added a comment to a new users (now not that new) page, and it was sort of a bite. Basketball  110   vandalise me  18:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Did you design your talk page? And why is it not allowed for some fair use pictures to be used in userboxes? B  110   communicate (that means talk)  03:40, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Is the quote at the top yours, or someone else's? Hope you're having fun as an administrator. B  110   communicate (that means talk)  23:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Not much... the comment above the one above this one (plus another I put on another user's talk page) was answered by the same person, which I think is very strange. I heard about -Midorihana- graduating. I've received 3 barnstars! Did you notice the logo on my user page? Also, what kind of a user do you think I am... not quite sure of the question myself, as in what I mean. B  110   communicate (that means talk)  23:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * As I said, I'm not quite sure what I meant. I guess, what kind of an editor? A really helpful edian, a good edian that can really improve, an average edian taht no oder ethian c'an udtherstands, or a really nasty vandal that keeps annoying Jimbo Wales? And did you adopt Max Pegasus (then *Earthbendingmaster*) before or after me? B  110   communicate (that means talk)  23:32, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, and you are even better. I like the welcome you posted on User talk:MasterOfPuppets. It was interesting. B 110   communicate (that means talk)  00:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Edit war
User:Sillygostly continually ignores notes on Spore (video game), and I am not the only one having to revert his idiotic edits. He's already been reported for a Block IP as a vandal and was warned. He is the one refusing to listen to the notes and the Talk page. JAF1970 (talk) 01:15, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Why?
What is your problem? Couldn't you see that I was working on that article? It's not non-sense, or, Patent nonsense, or meaningless, or incomprehensible! Couldn't you just have written something like a template message instead of just deleting it? Please, don't do that again.

Sincerely, VirenSlayer

P.S. A viren is an imaginary creature I made up. Please don't consider it non-sense or delete my articles again. P.P.S. Next time, consider talking to me first, or write a template sugesting me to clean it up, get rid of something you might consider "crude" humor.

Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by VirenSlayer (talk • contribs) 01:58, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Dear MoP, Thank you. As a matter of fact, I did not know anything about policies. I am sorry. I promise it won't happen again (I think). JK. Anyway, again, sorry —Preceding unsigned comment added by VirenSlayer (talk • contribs) 02:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Spore
I just wanted to thank you for being so co-operative in regard to the rather ugly matter at hand. JAF1970 has been unrelentlessly rude (and has made numerous personal attacks towards me). I was willing to discuss the existence of the Wii version (and reach a consensus as to what consitutes a legitimate source), but he/she has continued to ignore me (and even reported me for vandalism :|). Anyway, thanks again. Sillygostly (talk) 02:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I was well aware of the 3RR, but then the whole "RP" debate bloomed. Fortunately, we've reached a consensus on that though. Sillygostly (talk) 02:29, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I myself just noticed your comments as well, MoP. Thank you for stepping in, unfortunately I let my frustration get the better of me and left a snippy comment in my edit summary.  Ah well.  Now we shall try and -- sigh -- get a consensus with JAF1970 in the talk page.  Which shall be interesting, as his discussions so far have seemed to revolve around the format of "I'm right, stop editing my article, kid".  Bleh!  KiTA (talk) 21:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day!


A short/sweet little message, which I hope has made your day better! Happy Valentine's Day!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:50, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Just wanted to say
You're doing a great job as an Admin. Keep it up, dude  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 05:08, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

The Loose Cannons
Why did you delete the page I created on The Loose Cannons? (Uk band and DJ duo) Please explain your authority to do so. thank you isobeleve —Preceding unsigned comment added by Isobeleve (talk • contribs) 09:59, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
You were one of the nice people. Thank you for your help. I got tired of fighting and having my content deleted and no one ever standing up for me. Benkenobi18 (talk) 11:51, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Quantum Archeology
I challenge you're intelligent enough to admin this & request a new reviewer. Cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by ELDRAS (talk • contribs) 14:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

V-day


Tiptoety talk is wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day, Master of Puppets! This greeting promotes WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy Valentine's Day, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the love by adding to their talk page with a friendly message.

Regarding the deletion of Rules and Regulations
hi i was just wondering why you deleted the article on Roll Deep's second album Rules and Regulations? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomremostom187 (talk • contribs) 16:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Excuse me dude but is there any point me being able to edit if ya just gonna fucking delete it about an hour afterwards. so dont say enjoy editing if ya just gonna delete everything thats edited or new articles which are written. Tomremostom187 (talk) 16:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Created rules and regulations again now so please don't delete it again coz that would be fucking irritant. Tomremostom187 (talk) 17:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


 * This is not what I meant by bringing it to his talk page. Please remain WP:CIVIL and stay cool.  Wisdom89  ( T |undefined /  C ) 18:35, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Quantum Archeology
The AFD was closed as a delete due to it being a fringe theory; while I'll admit that such prospects are very interesting, how interesting a subject is isn't a criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia. If you can back up your article with reliable, verifiable sources then feel free to recreate it; otherwise, please accept the resolution. Thank you, Master of Puppets Call me MoP!☺ 22:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC) replyThankyou Master of Puppets. A simple Google of: Vlatko Vedral quantum archaeology and Vlatko Vedral quantum archeology in the British and American spellings respectively would have confirmed that this is a verified, verifiable and veritas accepted topic in modern science.I reiterate you are not intelligent enough to review the page which has indeed listed peer reviewed sources & I repeat my request you pass this to wiki person above you and stop wasting my valuable time.ELDRAS (talk) 01:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

The Loose Cannons
I do not understand your criteria for deleting my contribution. The Loose Cannons won a SONY AWARD for their radio show on Kiss which is the UK's most popular Dance music station. As far as I can see this satisfies the criteria of wikipedias musicians page definitions. I can also cite plenty of press about them which is not PR blurb. The content I created was verifiable. Please explain to me once again how you draw your conclusions. thankyou isobeleve —Preceding unsigned comment added by Isobeleve (talk • contribs) 01:35, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Spore warring (again)
Hi MoP, I'd hate to burden you again with this silly (and unnecessary) conflict, but once again, JAF1970 is ignoring all of my comments and has created separate articles for both the DS and Mobile versions of Spore (incidentally, both articles consist of nothing more than copy/pasted information from the main article). I feel that the DS/Mobile versions lack notability, as any information pertaining to those versions can be contained within the main Spore article. I haven't contested the fact that the DS/Mobile versions of the game will indeed vary vastly from the PC version (as is the case with most video games that are ported to less powerful consoles), but he just won't listen. Now he's accusing me of vandalism again. Is there anything you can do to help ease the situation? Thanks. Sillygostly (talk) 02:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I have tried. But no matter how much I try to get through to him, JAF1970 just NEVER listens. Surely there must be some way to resolve this "conflict" because he simply won't listen to me, as he refuses make any compromises whatsoever. Sillygostly (talk) 04:35, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I too, got into an edit war with JAF about the "Spore Wii" mess today. He will not listen to anyone at all, instead demanding people go to other articles (including Development of Spore) to make changes he doesn't like, and in general just being rather rude.  The article has henceforth been locked due to my leaving a snippy comment in an edit summary... So pending a consensus with us and JAF it's done for a week or so.  I fear that JAF's idea of a consensus will be that we all go away and stop editing "his" article, though.  KiTA (talk) 22:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Anthonyebert
I think I'm one step ahead of you. I've unblocked and reblocked to match your warning - Indef for the win. I didn't see any previous blocks, but as I read through the deleted contribs, it's clearly a vandalism only account. Good call. UltraExactZZ Claims~ Evidence 04:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry if this is the wrong place
But I'm requesting that be blocked. He has edit-warred repeatedly with multiple editors and has made very uncivil remarks to a wide variety of users, and that's just in the last few hours. Enigma (talk) 05:16, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your help. I'm not optimistic, based on what I've seen today. Enigma (talk) 05:20, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * He's got a sockpuppet running now. User:JBWeather Enigma (talk) 05:24, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I forgot to tell you: I was surprised to learn that you only just became an admin. I always thought you were an admin!  Enigma  msg! 17:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Xbox 360 technical problems and 65.25.98.202
Hey MoP. You may remember me from such articles as Spore (video game). anyhow, I come to you today for assistance with Xbox 360 technical problems, IP 65.25.98.202 continues to use it for advertising. I've laid down 4 warnings already as you can see. Please investigate and take whatever action you feel appropriate, whether be it page protection or edit block. Best regards, xenocidic (talk) 05:59, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll keep that in mind - thanks for the tip. I'm pretty sure he'll be back to the article, he's ignored every warning. The only reason it took so long for me to revert his most recent edit is because I was playing some Mass Effect =) xenocidic (talk) 06:05, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Use airmiles to get one...that's what I did =) by the way, I just noticed I accidentally handed him a 2nd "4th and final" warning as someone had reverted his 4th edit and given him a 4th in my absence. xenocidic (talk) 06:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough (re: not wanting to impact another user who picked up the IP). best of luck in your desire to get an Xbox 360 =) xenocidic (talk) 16:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, he's back by the way. I'll go to AIV since i'm not sure if you're around. xenocidic (talk) 16:52, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * slakr got him. xenocidic (talk) 17:01, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

unrelated question re deleting pages in user talk namespace
I've moved some information I had in talk pages of my userboxen to a in the boxen proper, and now I've got some blank talk pages I want deleted. what's the best way to go about this?

User talk:Xenocidic/Pocket Aces

User talk:Xenocidic/PSP

User talk:Xenocidic/Assassin

User talk:Xenocidic/Escher

User talk:Xenocidic/Loathing

User talk:Xenocidic/Stormy

User talk:Xenocidic/Archiver

Thanks in advance for your advice and/or speedy deletion of these! xenocidic (talk) 16:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking care of that for me, and for the tip on how best to handle it in the future. see you around =) xenocidic (talk) 23:01, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Quantum Archeology

 * replyFor the third and final time, refer me to the wiki person one step above you.ELDRAS (talk) 06:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Quantum Archeology
I'm sorry to tell you that was my final request. ELDRAS (talk) 07:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

AIV
Hello M.o.P! Sorry about my pre-emptive report on AIV. I made a pledge earlier today on my userpage to take a slightly more... relaxed tone with potential vandals. Since I arrived I have been pouncing on non-productive editors and realise that I may have been acting a little too strictly. I'll do my best to keep to AGF in future --Capitana (talk) 23:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your help with the Hendrik de Cock Infobox! Much appreciated. Cheers. Tjbergsma (talk) 02:27, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism to Anno Domini
I disagree with your assessment that recent edits to Anno Domini which claim that A.D. stands for "After Death" is merely a content dispute, rather than vandalism. For about a month, various IP editors and at least two new registerd users persistently, about 4 times per week, insert this absurd claim. I believe this is a deliberate provocation of the editors who try to keep this article in decent shape.

If you doubt the claim is absurd, consider this: B.C. means "before Christ". Jesus is generally thought — among those who think he existed at all — to have lived around 30 years. A.D. is purported to mean "after death". This leaves about 30 years with no numbers, and a discontinuity of about 30 years between 1 B.C. and A.D. 1. This explaination is provided in the article, with a reference. --Gerry Ashton (talk) 03:37, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

vandalism-only
Hi - thanks for the note. You're right, I missed the first three edits back in April 2007 by the IP which may or may not have been the same person (but were not seen as constructive edits either). There have been no other edits until the last day or so, and what I was seeing were the eleven edits made now, all clearly by the same person, vandalizing a bunch of articles. Technically not "all" vandalism, so I'll be more careful with the terminology, but certainly someone who is here to disrupt. I hope the block makes him think. Tvoz | talk 04:40, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, I agree about not biting. This guy deserved at least a nip, however, thanks to his insistence on inserting "douchey fag" wherever he could, ranting inappropriately about superdelegates, and in particular here and  here where he's personally attacking me in a particularly ignorant way. I actually hadn't noticed the content of those last 2 until now - so forgive me for not worrying about his sensibilities!  Anyway.... nice to meet you.  Tvoz | talk 04:55, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The Problem
The problem with the user is that he refuses to discuss and he's treating this like I am vandalizing the article. I am trying to keep the article as GA and maybe as a possible future FL. The user doesn't see the purpose for the images, which are obvious to me and others, so he unilaterally removes them without discussion. -- S  TX  05:49, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Christopher Dodd campaign
User:WilyD is an admin who has also been removing the random images like I did. This has been discussed several months ago with the conclusion that the random images should be removed, so no new discussions necessary. The GA status was passed without the random images (see version January 20, 2008). --Vera from upstairs (talk) 06:01, 16 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The actions of an outside administrator does not determine consensus and unlike you he did not remove them all. The article was created with the images in hope that the article would ultimately be GA and/or FL. The images illustrate the lists and through their captions link to different articles on wikipedia (a purpose of lists). The article has two main editors and both approve of the images and understand their purpose and the encyclopedic content they add to the article. You are being disruptive by refusing to discuss proving you just want to edit war and cause problems. -- S  TX  06:17, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Nodoka Miyazaki
Can you take a look at the page history of the Nodoka Miyazaki article. I've requested page protection for it on the WP:RFPP page, but until now there is still no response. Is the activity enough for semi-protection. If not, can you block ? He's the primary culprit who posted a paragraph using weasel words and unsourced "fan response." - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 06:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Doczilla's RfA
Actually, I'd meant to mention my adaptation of your RfA thanks in my note to you. I like the collapsible box which can include more information without crowding a person's talk page, and you had things laid out roughly how I wanted to start mine. Doczilla RAWR! 20:31, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Radlands
Thanks for finding the source on Radlands, I managed to dig back to October 2004 and find a quite substantial source on the same BBC site, and I've struck my delete comment. With having all the POV and OR removed, hopefully it will be kept! EJF (talk) 12:50, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Alright buddy, cheers i'll try and write articles that have more importance. Tomremostom187 (talk) 14:15, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Help?
Hello again M.o.P. Would you mind looking at Usernames for administrator attention (the entry Muslim Soldier). I don't think the username itself warrants a block and another user has expressed the same opinion but I am unfamiliar with username policy. Could you put us right on whether this particular username is a violation? --Capitana (talk) 15:08, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Vera from upstairs

 * Vera from upstairs just violated the 1RR sanction -- S  TX  19:53, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Adoption question
Yup, even though I graduated I still have questions. :P When you first adopt someone, what link(s) are useful to give to the adoptee? What's useful to say/What advice is good? Thanks, Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 06:31, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, thanks a lot. I'm sure that will help both me and the editors I'm helping. :) That's what I like about Wikipedia, you learn something new every day.  Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 06:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think you created a revolution in RfA thank-spam. :P Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 07:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Midorihana ~iidesu ne? 07:40, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

RFA
Congrats. You still owe me an image, by the way ;) Will (talk) 12:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it was you that said it, but it was so long ago (proven by the link, that editor left eighteen months ago, but I recall you made a beautiful nautilus-spiral image for her) you might've forgotten. Will (talk) 17:29, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Och aye. Will (talk) 17:40, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

help me please!!
Hi Mop. Please help me out - I reported user:Prester John at Wikiquette alerts (take a look). For his removal of legitimate warnings, his discreetly racist edits and other things. He has since edited my report on several occasions to misrepresent my comments http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AWikiquette_alerts&diff=192345406&oldid=192197739 - He then threatens a Checkuser request against me without suggesting which user he believes I am and why. I believe that PJ is attacking me in order to divert attention from the report I have filed against him and am now of the opinion that PJ's threats warrant harder action than a mere discussion at Wikiquette. It is grossly innapropriate for a user to threaten another just because they have asked for comment on the user's conduct! Help me out here! (Also per WP:RFCU "checkuser is not for fishing") --Capitana (talk) 18:22, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * There is nothing you need to do here, Master of Puppets. Capitana is a sockpuppet. --Deskana (talk) 20:22, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congrats for a sucessful RfA! -- Par t y! Talk to me! 23:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Rename
Just thought I would let you know about my rename from Earthbendingmaster. Also, what does Twinkle give you, now that you are an administrator? Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 16:27, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, you might want to change the user box from Earthbendingmaster to Maximillion Pegasus. Just letting you know, though you probably already know. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 02:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RFA
  .: Thank you! :.

Renovataing Userpage
Hello! Can you help me in renovating my user page? -- S M S  Talk 20:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Reply to "helpme"
Hello! I need some help with my user page format. I'm a bit new to using Wiki code and wanted to format my user page neatly, but I can't find what I'm looking for. Could you please help me with a simple and neat format?

Thanks- Letter 7/Caleb (talk) 01:35, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Letter_7"

Adoption
I suggest blocking User:Cphints1. He's created the same page 3x's and it's been deleted 3x's. He's is being... um... not productive to WP. B 110   communicate (that means talk)  02:41, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * What is the deal with IP addresses? I forgot to log in, and I made an edit as an IP address. I got curious, and decided to see what I had also accidentally done on an IP address, and found that I had made "inconstructive edits" last year to a video game page. I didn't make any edit to the video game page. What is this? Basketball  110   :)  22:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You have a sprained ankle and a cold? Well then you need this:



Basketball 110   this user says "cheers"  has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Basketball 110   this user says "cheers"  04:43, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It was probably a dynamic. Before you started adopting, were you adopted? Basketball  110   hello  23:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * My real life friend was adopted by -Midorihana-. I didn't know that the adopt-a-user program was so new. Hmmm... Basketball  110   hello  23:35, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Remember the IP that has 21,000 edits? I've created something:

A lot of Wikipedia users want 68.39.174.238 to get an account, and this user is no exception.

What do you think? Basketball 110   what famous people say  00:57, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd like to know what magical powers admins have, and how to make or modify a template. Basketball  110   what famous people say  16:50, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

*cough* archive *cough* Also, AIV reports
Hey there! Thanks for your AIV report. I'm just dropping by to give you a friendly reminder about IPs and vandalism. Remember, an IP address can be dynamic or shared, and is rarely used by just one person. Therefore, saying an IP is a vandalism-only account is a bit unfair, as there may be only one or two problem users. Just dropping a note for future reference. Cheers, Master of Puppets   Call me MoP! ☺  01:43, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I hope your cough gets better. And for some strange reason, I have an urge to archive my talk page. As to this particular IP address, while I cannot confirm that the address is static, the pattern of edits are all to an exceedingly small number of articles. There had been about two dozen edits from this address, none of which appeared constructive, and all of which appeared to be from the same individual. This did not appear to be one bad apple among several productive users. It was only under these circumstances that I would make a "vandalism only" claim on AIV. Alansohn (talk) 04:17, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Your Adminship
Just wanted to drop a quick note congratulating on your successful campaign for adminship!--InDeBiz1 (talk) 08:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Gears of War 2 is confirmed
hey mang, it's me again. GoW2 was officially confirmed today at the GDC. perhaps you could unprotect Gears of War 2, as a budding article is currently being developed at Gears of war 2. Thanks! xenocidic (talk) 20:13, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No worries. I just noticed it was considered polite to ask the blocking admin prior to going to the general section. Hope you're feeling better. xenocidic (talk) 18:27, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Userpage
I know this might seem like a dumb question, but I was wondering if you can help me out with the color design for my userpage. As I took the code from one of your students and it says to replace the background color with "FFF, but I'm not that of a genius when it comes to codes. So, my question to you, can you help me change the color background. Again, sorry if this is not a smart question.  Z enlax  T C S 18:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Does this help at all? http://html-color-codes.com/ xenocidic (talk) 18:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It helps. Though, I am having trouble with replacing the orange color with the green color. Can you help out with my problem? Z enlax  T C S 20:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you talking about the peachy colour for the tabs? What is the hex code for the green you want, i'll see what I can do. Though MoP might be better suited to tame this, it's his beast =) xenocidic (talk) 20:18, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Would it be a bother towards you if you created the new layout? Oh, and the hex code is "3CB371". Z enlax  T C S 21:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I tried, but couldn't seem to figure out where the peachy is coming from. Maybe best to wait for MoP, I don't want to FUBAR it. xenocidic (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

(unindent)*oops, i see now that you were talking to MoP! xenocidic (talk) 21:10, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for trying. I really appreciate your help, though Xenocidic. And, I would like to thank you for helping me out with my userpage Master of Puppets. Z enlax  T C S 21:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problems =). xenocidic (talk) 21:16, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Decker Brothers speedy deletion
Hey MoP, I was in the process of checking out Decker Brothers and noticed it was tagged as contested hangon, so I went to contact the creator and Google the name. A Google search immediately came up with hits about 19th C pianos and decals for use in restoration. I went back to remove the tag and found you had deleted it. I think the subject is in fact notable and ought to be restored. By the way, I noticed nobody had notified the creator (or even ever welcomed him). If you restore the article I will try to help the newbie develop this into a meaningful stub at least and tag the article inuse for a couple days. Thanks.--Doug.(talk • contribs) 21:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

deleting the Decker Bros article
I'm confused why you deleted this article. I agree that it was just a stub, but I was continuing to modify it and make it more thorough. Why does the article have to show its own significance? I enjoy reading articles in Wikipedia about things just for the information. Are you saying that an article describing one of the best piano manufacturers in the 19th Century isn't worth being in Wikipedia. I would really like to contribute and it would be helpful to have this cleared up. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliwhale (talk • contribs) 21:55, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment Doug. I was a bit crushed that my first article (despite the fact that it wasn't the best) was immediately deleted, and that I was willing to work on it to make it better. Also, thanks for your concern about welcoming me to the site. I appreciate that. --Eliwhale (talk) 21:58, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

No prob
That's understandable. I'll work on making it better and injecting both notability as well as more reliable references. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eliwhale (talk • contribs) 22:08, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Non-admin closing
Hey, I was just wondering what the guidelines are for non-admin closure of Afds? I looked through Wikipedia policies, and could not find something specific on this. Such as if there is a close Afd, would it be ok for a non-admin to close it? Thanks. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 22:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks (about the header). For some reason I missed that. I guess because it is an essay, and I was looking through official policies. Anyway, it is useful. Thanks. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 22:35, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh yea, I did not make the header. User:Chetblong did. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 22:42, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Problem with Another User
Hello! If you get a chance, could you please review the changes over the past several days on the Hancock Stadium article? The user Mach3moe insists on inserting a line into the "History" section about "years of ineffective leadership," which is A) inflammatory and B) unable to be cited from a reputable source. I firmly believe that my edits have been in the best interests of the article and Wikipedia as a whole. I have tried diplomacy (see my comments on the user's talk page), I have tried a gentle reminder with further explaination, and now I feel that I have no other option but to bring the situation to the attention of an Administrator. As you can see by my edit history, I have been a solid contributor to Wikipedia and I do not engage in edit wars. I would like for my reputation to remain as such, which is why I feel that it is best that someone intervene here.

Thank you!

--InDeBiz1 (talk) 05:58, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Curious as to why you did something
Hi,

I responded to Mastcell earlier today about a user who I believe was treated poorly despite WP:BITE. I think the worst admin in this case was Yamla, followed by Mastcell.

The case is on the AN/I here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Collective_punishment

The user talk page in question here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:ForeverFreeSpeech

I commend you for writing to the user and asking them not to take things personally, but I'm confused as to why you would put a denial on their unblock request while at the same time offering an unblock. After reading the affair it appears to me that the approach by the other admins (especially Yamla, who denied the first request within 3 minutes of its being made, not nearly long enough to properly analyze such a request) was poor.

In particular, I agree with the analysis of the timing of Mastcell's block. As the warning and the "final revert" for which Mastcell blocked were made at the same minute according to wikipedia time stamp, it's entirely possible the user had not seen Mastcell's warning. Mastcell's quickness to block did nothing to help an already agitated situation, especially as Mastcell was ever so quick to block and yet demanded the user "allow reasonable time for a response" regarding talk page responses that the user complained were lacking on the article in question.

I note that at this time, a User:Eleland inserted themselves into the content conflict, but there is still no response at the talk page in question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Collective_punishment. This will undoubtedly cause problems with the user, who appears to be trying to fix the article to NPOV standards in good faith. If they are being required to go to the talk page, but other users are freely edit warring against them and ignoring the talk page with no warning, what are they to think about the matter?

At this time I am not going to revert that page, but I suggest that User:ForeverFreeSpeech should probably be unblocked as apology for the bad block and that User:Eleland should probably be informed to go to the talk page. I personally am going to put a template regarding the page's contested status up.

As a side note, I do not see why specific attacks upon Israel merit such a large portion of the article. I think this is more a function of two very hotly contesting sides of an issue spreading out across Wikipedia as a battleground, and that the whole thing would probably do best either removed or footnoted to a relevant section of Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead. We probably should remember that NOT and apply that to the article.

Thanks for your time. M1rth (talk) 07:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

redirect of Ester Boserup
hello, as i said i am a beginner so i do not get it all right sometimes. but how can a wrongly spelled redirection be of any good to anyone looking for the page? it really ought to be made right again. as it was for years anyway. the redirection was doubtless an act of vandalism. ????? thanks for calling ludo86 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ludo86 (talk • contribs) 09:05, 23 February 2008 (UTC)