User talk:Michael Snow/Archive (Feb-Mar 2005)

Adminship
Michael, I appeciate your offer of nomination, and would be happy to be nominated. Rich Farmbrough 10:58, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

WikiUser RfC
As one of the various people abused by WikiUser, you may be interested to know that I've started a Request for Comment on him - he's threatened mediation against three people and started proceedings against two, which is one idiocity too many as far as I'm concerned. Please take a look at Requests for comment/WikiUser and feel free to add to it as you see fit. -- ChrisO 01:33, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, Michael
I'd actually seen those posts when I was reviewing the list of blocked people, but thanks for the heads up. RickK 22:08, Feb 4, 2005 (UTC)

Letter to the Editor
A correction for the Signpost (maybe I should have just fixed it, but...) The goatse vandalism used html to ensure that the image was spread across the whole page. It wasn't below the fold at all. The only thing that prevented it being seen by more people, is that many of those viewing the page were also caught up in the site slowness. Thanks for the Signpost by the way - a great read -- sannse (talk) 12:47, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Main Page protection article in signpost
I think it's worth mentioning the In the news template has adopted the DYK way of having a list of suggestions by non-sysops for inclusion so everyone can still contribute. Mgm|(talk) 19:35, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll tag it on. Hopefully, I can find the right words. Mgm|(talk) 20:33, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)

Signpost article
If there's enough of a story there, I'd like to report on Ausir's creation of Wikiportals on the English Wikipedia. Should I start writing in my own sandbox, or is there a signpost subpage for article submissions? Mgm|(talk) 12:32, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)

Appropriate subheadings
(cur) (last) 21:18, Feb 8, 2005 Michael Snow (&#8594;Pages protected due to edit wars or vandalism - subject subheadings inappropriate)


 * Okay (giggle). But I still think they're being pricks about the foreskin thing. --user:Ed Poor|Uncle Ed (talk) 21:56, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)

Signpost Found
I stumbled onto Signpost today (I must have missed the memo) and how very nice it is. For the casual user (vs Wikiholic) it provides concise info about goings-on that "Goings-On" lacked. I feel more like an "insider" without having to expend my energy/time for example on arbitration pages. I like your NPOV editorial style - it reads very much like a newspaper. Well done and thank you. hydnjo talk 23:36, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Adminship
I am interested in being an admin, thanks for offering. Also Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my subpage, I've had some problems on my other pages recently I should have checked. Rje 01:48, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)

Sign post
Hi, I would like to add a news to the next sign post. What is the procedure to follow ? SweetLittleFluffyThing
 * quarto.

Another comment about the Signpost
I just ran into the Signpost, and I love it! Keep up the good work. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 21:09, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Seconded. Thanks for your excellent work - I read it every week. &mdash; Dan | Talk 04:10, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * What Dan said --Silas Snider (talk) 05:39, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)

Research trouble
I've been checking foreign Wikipedias (German, Dutch and French) for info about WikiPortals. But I could find surprisingly little about them apart from the fact the French seem to have an awful lot of them. And last time I checked Ausir, so far the only Pole I can think of hasn't replied to request for information. Could you check one of the other languages. Anyway, I'm afraid, it'll be a small article. Mgm|(talk) 20:02, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost
I really appreciate what you are doing @ Wikipedia Signpost. Thank you very much for your superb contribution. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 21:52, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Would it make sense to add an "international" section to the Signpost ? I am still toying with the idea of launching one in the French Wikipédia, but I am not sure we are "ready" yet. I'd like to get a hand at writing articles here once in a while if that is possible :) notafish }<';> 13:58, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC) (why was I logged out, I dunno !)

I discovered the Signpost only recently, and just have to say this: Fantastic Job! I was completely unaware of many of the things happening on Wikipedia each week. It's great to get to see what's going on behind the scenes. Thanks especially for wading through all those ArbCom cases. --MarkSweep 02:16, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

User:MacGyverMagic/Signpost
I've thrown together a first version of my portal article at the above link. Feel free to fine-tune it and don't copy the entire history along, there's some notes in older versions. Feedback is welcome. ;) Mgm|(talk) 16:27, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Can I get a confirmation you got this? Mgm|(talk) 18:16, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * I've changed some stuff around. Apparently Ausir didn't start his project last week, so I reworded the lead to mention the spur of new portals after Ausir started on Feb 5. Please send me a note if you are ready to bring out the SP. Mgm|(talk) 10:14, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the copyedits. You obviously have more experience than I do. :) I'll copy it. Mgm|(talk) 10:26, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia Signpost/2005-02-14/Article hoax
Absofuckinglutely beautiful article, Michael, thank you very much! And for telling me. Wetman may be a bit of a prude, but all us exhbitionists, especially Giano's aunts, truly appreciate your judicious light on a delicate subject, and many new jokes. (Can't believe the "tissue of lies" angle never occurred to me before.) Bishonen | Talk 11:31, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thank you!
Just a quick "thank you" for voting me for admin. Now all I've got to do is find out how to use these worrying new powers... Grutness|hello? 06:03, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The Signpost is just great, thanks
It really is. I've followed it for six issues now and it's one of those papers that I have made a habit of reading on Monday! --JuntungWu 15:30, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Dear Michael, where can i discuss the issues regarding your text in Wikipedia Signpost/2005-02-14/Misinformation on Wikipedia? Its very well written, but i would like to express my side of the facts, since this thing is being held against the article on FAC. muriel@pt 16:51, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I added comments on the 1755 Lisbon earthquake feature article nomination page. Hope you have a look at them. Good work, and thanks for alerting me to this. Sandover 20:27, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Une section internationale du Signpost
Ok, get your point, makes sense. I do speak German, and elian is a friend ;-). My activity on en is scarce, but I have a few ideas that I'll try to put into practice to get a hand at writing something. I'm thinking about a piece on translations from en and "anglo-centrism" (although I have to find a better word for it ;-) ) Thank you a million times for your answers and keep up the work, it's excellent. notafish }<';> 23:20, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * answer on my talk page since this is where the debate seems to take place :) notafish }<';> 02:54, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Commons & Stock.xchng site
Hello Michael,

I'm not so sure you got my mail so I'm gonna throw some more octetcs here too :) to tell you I'd need you help on Commons (where I'm sysop/bureaucrat). There's a debate here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Stock.xchng_images (+ talk page) about the possibility of using the pictures of the Stock.xchng site.

As I've found this debate full of fog and nonsense, I'm about to launch a poll on the topic based on *my* legal analysis : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aurevilly/sxc.hu

Of course, the US law of copyright can't be my major, as you know.

So could you have a look at my analysis (dont be shy on correcting spelling ...) and if you share my views on the topic, put your signature near to mine at the bottom of the text; then I'll move the page onto a proper meta page to lauch the poll. Of course, if I'm completely wrong about the whole, shout STOP before I make a fool out of myself :)

Best regards,

villy 12:05, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Crimson article
This done and ready for posting.Ksnow 20:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Deceased Wikipedians
I was thinking about writing an article on policy regarding deceased Wikipedians, as to memorial section and what else should be done. Should I write it to the village pump first, get some discussion going then write an article summarizing options and actions taken? - RoyBoy 800 23:11, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * While I entirely agree with that assessment, and despite Wikipedia policy to the contrary, I see Wikipedia pages becoming informal home pages for a persons online persona... particularly with dedicated contributors. As such I find it likely that at some point, as per request of the contributor, confirmation of passing would be made via e-mail. I think some thought should be put into it. Admitedly I started thinking about this when I was considering how I'd get my Re-existance theory on death published. - RoyBoy 800 00:10, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Darn, the Egyptians beat me to it... eternal return. - RoyBoy 800 07:19, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Gdansk/Vote article in Signpost?
Hi. There is a major vote going on on Talk:Gdansk/Vote to resolve the age-old problem on the naming of Gdansk/Danzig. You are very welcome to vote. Additionally, I think this vote affects quite a large number of articles on Wikipedia, and may even be worthy of an article in the Signpost. Pushy as I am, I took the liberty of setting up a draft for the article on User:Chris 73/Signpost, and I also have asked the other two vote organizers about their comments. My goal is to reach a wider voter base, and I would be happy if you could use the text. Of course, you can (should?) edit the text as much as you want. If you decide not to include it in the next signpost, that's fine too, the decision is up to you. Anyway, looking forward for the next Signpost, with or without the vote article. Great work! -- Chris 73 Talk 02:18, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)

News lead
If you want a news lead, I'm thinking you might want to note the criticism I received for blocking User:NSM88, and User:SS88. Just a thought. Do with it what you will. - Ta bu shi da yu 12:13, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Si G npost
Hi - Just a quick note to let you know that I have tweaked one of your Signpost articles - Wikipedia Signpost/2005-02-21/Feature storm. You mentioned that Space race became featured and was a former WP:COTW - I simply edited to mention that League of Nations was too. I hope this is OK - I wasn't sure whether the news articles were meant to be edited or nor, but in the wiki way, I have been bold.

Thank you, by the way, for all the effort you go to in summarising community news in a digestible format for us all - it is greatly appreciated. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:10, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Sorry - here are some spare Gs in case I do it again... GGGGG . -- ALoan (Talk) 18:05, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the great story on Great Lakes Storm of 1913. I think I'll have to start reading the Signpost now :) brian0918  &#153;  00:10, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Hoping for direction, or help
Back in January my user name was placed for comment. To date I have been unable to get the matter resolved. I have also been unable to get anyone to tell me how long the RfC stays up, and what happens if those who have brought the action against me are unwilling to get the matter resolved. Any help, guidence, advice is greatly appreciated. user: stude62 user talk:stude62 02:34, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

David Icke
Hi Michael, I've labeled the photographs as you requested. Who is it that wants to use them? SlimVirgin 05:20, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Michael. SlimVirgin 05:30, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)

Wiki e-mail
Hi, Michael, I sent you an e-mail through the wiki e-mailing feature some hours ago, has it reached you? I have to ask, as it's very unreliable in my experience. :-( Bishonen | Talk 22:47, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * That was quick! No, it can very well wait a few hours. Thank you. Bishonen | Talk 23:00, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Calcutta -> Kolkata name change
Hi there. I noticed you voted in the Naming policy poll to keep the Wikipedia policy of naming an article with the most familiar English name. You may not be aware that another attempt has begun to rename the Calcutta article to Kolkata, which is blatantly not the most common name of the city, whether it's official or not. If you want to vote on the issue you can do so at Talk:Calcutta. Cheers. -- Necrothesp 13:39, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Signpost back issue correction
Hi, as a person who was involved in the evidence phase of the User:Robert the Bruce arbitration case that you reported on 21 February, I have a rather belated correction. Your text reads:


 * Noting that the dispute over circumcision involved a failure on both sides to follow the Neutral point of view policy, the arbitrators also warned several of Robert the Bruce's opponents about their editing. Walabio, DanP, Robert Blair, and Jakew were told as part of the ruling that they were "expected to improve their editing habits and reminded that any future cases will consider seriously any failure to heed this warning."

As it stands, this could be read to imply that all of the users who were warned were on the opposing side of the row over the circumcision articles. This is true of all except Jakew, who in his edits and comments has consistently supported and defended Robert the Bruce, and who in the arbitration case produced evidence in Robert the Bruce's defense. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 10:26, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Gdansk/Danzig
Hi. I started another article about the closing of the vote at User:Chris 73/Signpost. The article definitely needs some review to be unbiased, since I also summarized the vote results. Please feel free to edit this page, and move it to the signpost namespace if you think the article worthy of inclusion. Thanks again for the great work -- Chris 73 Talk 14:46, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the NPOV'ing. Best regards, -- Chris 73 Talk 09:27, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)

A record-breaking week for WP:FAC
Hi Michael,

Last week, 17 articles were promoted to featured status. According to &rarr;Raul654, that's the highest number so far (see: Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates). Do you think this might be worth a few lines in the Signpost? Thanks! --Plek 18:25, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

List of schools in the United States
I updated VfU summary on this article with these new points: Please review your vote, or at least provide a constructive way to adress these concerns, especially the last one. This is a stock message, but I replied to each voter individually on the VfU page. Thanks in advance. Grue 05:30, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * The main concern about the article was its title, but it was originally at the proper title and moved in November, 2004.
 * There are many redirects to that page and there is no way to trace them unless the page is undeleted.

Adminship
Thank you, Michael, it's very kind of you to offer. I think I'd prefer to gather a bit more experience about how best to handle edit disputes. Perhaps I could get back to you when I feel more prepared? I very much appreciate the offer. Best, SlimVirgin 17:55, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

Reality Check
I just unblocked RecyclingTroll again, and I noticed you had done the same - there seems to be no reason to block them right now - am I way off base there? Mark Richards 11:10, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Free passes
Adam's not an admin? He'd be well advised not to personally attack users then!

I was actually referring to Snowspinner but yes, I did assume that Adam was getting the soft ride because he was an admin. Anyway, thanks for the heads up. I'll refactor the comment to make it a bit clearer. Dr Zen 03:51, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Compliments on Signpost
Good job on the Signpost; it's an excellent read. I'm a frequent contributor, and it's nice to take a step back for a moment or two to see what's going on in the larger picture and in the outside world - especially if it's as easy as reading your reports. Keep up the excellent work! -- Beland 04:05, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hello yourself
Yes, it certainly is. Although one hardly needs constitutional expertise to see how productive or non-productive certain approaches can be! I've left stern words on one party's talk page (which did mention you -- my apologies if you feel I've dragged you in unnecessarily). Perhaps it is a bit too self-centered of me to focus on my reputation as an editor, but honestly I've spent enough hours agonizing over how to respond nicely to the vitriol that gets tossed at me, so I assume I've earned the right to use that reputation for good. And we'll see if it does any good, in the end. Good luck on next week's Signpost, btw -- between Australia, Ann Coulter, and the Recycling Troll, it'll be hotter to handle than a neutron star. I'll help a bit if you need it, though honestly I should probably be grading essays instead. :-) Best regards, as usual (we really should get together for lunch or dinner or something, at some point, as you suggested once). Jwrosenzweig 00:58, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * If you will send me you recollection of the facts of the case (by email or on my talk page....email is preferred) I will put together a draft. When's my deadline, chief? Jwrosenzweig 01:41, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * None of this equality nonsense -- I want minimum responsibility and the sharp eye and red pen of a supervisor. :-) Please view my draft at User:Jwrosenzweig/Current project -- it is in all likelihood too long-winded, as I have a tendency to be verbose, but I couldn't find a way to trim it any more, and it is a rather twisted tale.  I believe I have done it justice, and hope I have not erred or mischaracterized anyone (though I'm sure someone will complain).  I used the masculine pronoun to refer to several users whose gender is unknown to me -- change it at your discretion. :-)  Thanks for your email, Michael -- it helped me sort out where to go looking, and therefore gathering the evidence for the article was really rather easy.  Let me know what you think. :-)  Best regards, Jwrosenzweig 09:47, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Michael! I knew the lead was too long, but couldn't find a way to edit it -- thanks for the help.  Yeah, sorry I didn't choose a page that would have been easy to move -- the cut-and-paste is just fine with me.  Thanks for all the work you do on the Signpost (and in general), Jwrosenzweig 20:31, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks mate :-)
I'm glad somebody appreciates my sense of humour! Look after exploding whale for me and make sure that our contributors like Netoholic, Everyking and Dr Zen get treated fairly, k? All the best - Ta bu shi da yu 08:11, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

My adminship
Thank you for voting for me for adminship. I appreciate the confidence you showed in me. &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 08:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Adminship
Michael, I think I'd like to take you up on the offer of nomination for adminship, if you're still willing. (Gulp) If you are, is there anything I need to do to prepare? SlimVirgin 00:43, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, Michael. I've accepted the nomination and I'm about to go and fill the questions in. Best, SlimVirgin 02:16, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

Abuse
Thanks for your comments, Michael. I appreciate your input. Pete 07:47, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

500K
I noticed you've started work on the Signpost article on this. Any word on what the name of the offical 500K article was? Mgm|(talk) 13:10, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, AlterEgo was using his own reasoning, which was flawed. The short of it was that it assumed that MediaWiki determined what articles to include in the count in a way that it doesn't. It also misreported something I said, which is why I'm pissed off about it. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 20:50, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * not true! --Alterego 02:32, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)

Thank You! from Carbonite
Thank you for supporting my RfA. I very much appreciate your confidence in me. Please let me know if you see something I should (or shouldn't) be doing as an admin. Regards, Patrick. Carbonite | Talk 13:46, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

For the sign post
Hiya Michael.

You should find a report for the sign post here : m:Talk:WQ/2.

Thank you very much for publishing it.

Anthere 15:49, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Monday morning blues
I've discovered that the unpleasant shock of starting work on Monday morning can be eased considerably by a distracting browse of the latest Signpost. Thanks again, and please do keep up the good work! &mdash; Matt Crypto 11:02, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thank you!
I just heard from Jim that the vote has closed. Thank you very much for nominating me and for your kind words. I really do appreciate your support very much, and I'll do my best to live up to it! If you see me doing anything I shouldn't, or not doing something I should, I hope you'll let me know. Best, SlimVirgin 03:11, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Responsibilities?
Thanks for the admin offer. I've taken a look through the admin procedures pages, and I see lots of words on how to do certain things, but I don't see anything on admin responsibilities (other than in the article about Wikiquette). If all that's involved is some elevated privileges, then sure; otherwise, I would like to know what I would be responsible for first. Thanks. slambo 20:45, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you, question answered. Yes, you may nominate me for adminship.  slambo 21:38, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)

Seattle
Thank you for the note. I had made a similar effort (tho' less contentious) when San Jose, California was an FAC a few months ago, even tho' I lived there less than two months (altho' I've been in the general area about 5 years), so I figured I should be willing to do the same for my hometown. Niteowlneils 22:50, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Harrassment
Michael, I would appreciate it if you'd look at your wiki e-mail, or come to #wikipedia.--Bishonen | Talk 12:57, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Confession
We'll start with a little light grilling, then progress to basting and finally 45 minutes at 200 degrees. Your soul will be purified, but you haven't made a full confession until you say who you were thinking these evil thoughts about. --Torquemada|confess 23:43, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Public accounts
Thank you, Michael, that's a better idea than blocking. Someone else has already changed the password, it seems, though the old one is still on the user page, and it could, I suppose, be changed back again. But this looks like a case of drunken tomfoolery rather than an attempt to do harm. SlimVirgin 00:34, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

RFA for ABCD
Tim Starling has shown that I am not a sockpuppet on my RFA. In light of this, you may wish to change your vote. Thanks. – ABCD 00:49, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Taipei Times wiki-ing their articles
I was checking out a story on the Taipei Times website, when I noticed a button in the top corner labelled "Wikipedia". Curious, I clicked it -- and was presented with a version of the page I was looking, with key terms linked to Wikipedia articles. It looks like 'bot work, given the oddity of some of the linked terms. Do you know about this, and will you be doing a story on it?

Examples:

 * "Chess legend headed to Iceland"
 * original
 * Wikified


 * "Kyrgyzstan capital paralyzed by protests"
 * original
 * Wikified


 * "Bullock shovels bullshit in `Congeniality' sequel"
 * original
 * Wikified

--Calton | Talk 12:48, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

ABCD's answer
The school across the street is Evergreen Mill Elementary, if your info says HHS. If you info says HPMS, then it would be Tolbert (I don't know how old your information may be). – ABCD 22:18, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Your vote on the Office of Members' Investigations VfD
Just wanted to let you know that in the present vote tally for the Office of Members' Investigations deletion vote, your vote is listed under a completely seperate category as "Merge to Wikipedia:The Universe Does Not Revolve Around You" rather than as a vote in favor of or against deletion. If this is as per your wishes that's fine; I just wanted to make sure you were aware you were tallied in a nonstandard category (for reference, the current vote is 23-24-1-2 keep-delete-merge to Universe page-merge to user page). Wally 20:18, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * All righty.


 * By the way, I noticed your link to the Signpost on your front page, and I must say good show. It's an excellent resource &mdash; I wish I'd known about it before now, but I'll certainly mention it to anyone looking for a great community resource! If you could use any help on it, please let me know &mdash; I fancy myself a fairly good writer, and I am pretty well-involved in the AMA so I could possibly be of use on the legal stuff.


 * Also, have you considered offering space for editorials on important issues? That could be a positive outlet for community debate, too. Wally 21:21, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Kate's Tools Online
Perhaps a mention that Kate's tools are back online. Although that could lead to an upsurge in use. Hopefully that isn't a problem. Waco -> Taco (5 hops) lol. - RoyBoy 800 01:10, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks very much for the note about your edits to my Signpost article, I appreciate you letting me know your thinking. I think your reasons for not including the filesharing section were sound - the NYT article did seem to me like an alarmist piece, and any actual threat to Wikipedia minimal, but as you say, sometimes being a bit provocative can be good! I'll be interested to see if any stronger concern for WP is claimed in the future. Cheers - Worldtraveller 17:09, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Accident at WP:FAC
There was an editing accident (probably MySQL error or cut-n-paste error) on Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates that resulting in the page contents being duplicated. A number of edits had occurred by the time it was noticed, but I tried to preserve everything while removing duplicate material. Just in case, mosey on over and check if your vote stuck. If you have any questions, respond on my talk page. Thanks!

-- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 20:53, 2005 Mar 29 (UTC)

Signpost
Hi Michael, I only discovered your signpost when Alterego pointed me to it. Another proof that Wikipedia is just too large to keep track of all new interesting developments. Certainly on my watch list from now on. Cheers, Erik Zachte 00:51, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Bahá'u'lláh
Hi, looking at recent history of this article prior to your protecting, it seems that there is mostly one very foul-mouthed editor trying to champion one version while several others don't agree. What's more this user has signally failed to observe several Wikipedia guidelines and policies, including a particularly flagrant violation of the WP:3RR:


 * 00:38, 30 Mar 2005
 * 207.114.181.2 (shut the fuck idiot. there has been no consensus. only the bahais and a couple of other idiots have agreed on this amongst themselves. many others, including admins, disagreed.)
 * 17:47, 29 Mar 2005
 * 207.114.181.2 (Revert -- no way. There is NO REASON to make and EXEPTION for this one article. The picture belongs to top just like all other similar Wikipedia articles.)
 * 17:30, 29 Mar 2005
 * 207.114.181.2 (picture belongs to top and this will go on FOREVER until you motherfuckers bring it up in the admins board. there is NO REASON to make and exception for this one article.)
 * 16:20, 29 Mar 2005
 * 202.124.224.15 (rv - the only thing that sucks here is you and yo mamma who gave birth to a faggot like you from her asshole .. oh, and the idiots who agreed to give admin status to a moron like you.)
 * 04:23, 29 Mar 2005
 * 202.124.224.15 (Rv - no need to disfigure Wikipedia articles for favoritism. Pic belongs to top of the article just like all other similar Wikipedia articles.)

And attempts to get him to discuss the matter on the talk page have been ignored--he has never posted there.

It seems to me that the problem is, overwhelmingly, this user's bad behavior. Would it then be possible to unprotect the page and deal with that user? He seems to be using two IP ranges: 207.114.181.0/24 (GST) and 202.124.224.0 - 202.124.239.255 (PalauNet--open proxy?) Some of the other ranges doing reverts could well also be his socks. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 11:46, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yes, "sounds" like Martin. I don't intend to run any range blocks, just adopt an aggressive attitude towards his abusive edit summaries. If I see a valid reason to impose a short block on a single IP that's well within the official block policy, I'll take it, otherwise I'm happy that he's outnumbered and other editors can invoke 3RR if necessary. For the long term I've investigated his behavior and added an "outside view" to the RFC recommending that he be referred to arbitration. Apparently he's shown no sign of interest in mediation, which has been offered. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 17:16, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

thanks
Thanks for your response. It just occurred to me that when changing the password one could also change the address. So it wouldn't be a problem. Oh, by the way, just wanted to tell you that I greatly enjoy reading your Wikipedia Signpost. Thanks for writing all those articles! &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 08:27, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism
1915 has been vandalized and needs to be reverted. Can you do that? Ksnow 19:26, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)Ksnow

Thanks
That was quick!Ksnow 19:52, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)Ksnow

Lst27
I'm a student in the school. --Lst27 ( t a l k )  20:25, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)