User talk:Noah Salzman/Archive 1

October 2007
Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made: You may already know about them, but you might find Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit was inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Beloved Freak  17:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, I see you've left a warning for a user - that's great. Please make sure you put warnings on users' talkpages, not their userpages, this makes sure that they will see the message as a "new message" alert will show up for them. Also, don't forget to sign your posts! Thanks, -- Beloved Freak  17:51, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Oops! Yeah... still getting the hang of the counter vandalism gig. Thanks. Noah 18:27, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. I don't know if you know about user scripts, but you might want to check out Twinkle - I've found it very helpful in reverting vandals & warning them. You can just click buttons without having to copy & paste, or remember warning templates. Also if you haven't seen them, check out Cleaning up vandalism, Cleaning up vandalism/Tools and Counter-Vandalism Unit. Happy vandal-fighting! -- Beloved Freak  18:28, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Anthony Lee deletion
I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about. I never made a page "Anthony Lee". The only thing I can think of is if someone is hacking into my account. --Sahafan 14:07, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Not sure why the speedy deletion got associated with your account... I may have simply made a mistake working too fast. Sorry for the mix-up. —Noah 19:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Killercop.com
I am reconsidering my closure and keep of this article, based on the fact that you were the only disinterested user who discussed favoring keeping this article. Another user appears to have "voted" several times to keep the article, and may have a conflict of interest. The overwhelming consensus -- on the recount -- was to delete. Bearian 20:42, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I have changed it to delete. Bearian 21:25, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Hand
I saw you fixed some old vandalism on the Hand article. It got screwed up again in some weird way I can't explain. I'd revert it myself but I saw you got some big technical thing going and I figure you know what you are doing. Lots42 07:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

North Korea
Pls make clear why you call my edit as Vandalism. Bacause I paste my proof/CITATION and someone revert without any discussion. I think revert without discussion should be call Vandalism.--202.239.229.7 23:06, 12 November 2007 (UTC)


 * You are correct, I probably should not have labeled your edits as vandalism. Please accept my apology. However, please realize that the reason I was so quick to revert your changes is because your edits, generally speaking, "need a lot of help" to say it nicely. Note that Alice S. has offered to help you clean up your contributions, I suggest you take her up on the kind offer. &mdash;Noah 22:24, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

AIV report
For something like this, I'd suggest reading through Sockpuppets and then possibly make a report Suspected sock puppets. Dreadstar †  08:12, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Your report to WP:AIV
No sorry, wrong venue! These checks are called "Checkusers" and are usually performed at WP:RFCU. Very few people have access to these tools due to the privacy breach involved. These checks are only used as a last resort, and I fear User:Ladybird69 is not problematic enough to be checked against the IP. That being said, it's highly probable that they are the same person, but they probably haven't breached any policy by using the IP and the account. -- lucasbfr talk 08:11, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Your recent edits
Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. On many keyboards, the tilde is entered by holding the Shift key, and pressing the key with the tilde pictured. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot 15:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

The Torch, St. John's University
Hi, Sorry I couldn't help out at the time. I'm glad it's getting sorted. -- Beloved Freak  12:09, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Reflist
Please consider not automatically converting does not trigger the taxobox message. Is this the only problem with the banner? If you spot any others, let me know and I'll get them fixed. Happy‑melon 12:49, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yay! That fixed it. Many thanks. I'll keep an eye out for any other issues. &mdash;Noah 16:20, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Patrol
When you patrol a new page, or mark a new page for deletion, please click the little link on the bottom that says "Mark this page as patrolled." Thank you. Basketball 110   what famous people say  03:18, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I do. I just might not get to it for a minute or so. Or, maybe you just ran into a single slip up because, as you can see, I'm pretty consistent. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 03:21, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I bumped into you 3 times, but that's okay. Basketball  110   what famous people say  03:25, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. I'll keep that in mind. Happy patrolling! &mdash;Noah 03:27, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Ryan Seacrest
What's the problem with the edits I made on Ryan Seacrests page? It's all relevant, truthful info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.190.200 (talk) 04:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

You are a wikinazi. Leave my edits alone.

Help resolving a dispute
Hi, I need some help resolving a dispute with user. He has not responded to my requests for negotiation and resolution, specifically with the UNC-Duke rivalry page. Thanks for your help. Ebtunc2006 (talk) 05:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ha! I guessed I asked for it with my Help Desk comment. I'll see if I can help... no guarantees though. Go Bears! &mdash;Noah 05:46, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Ebtunc2006 (talk) 05:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello...Shovelhead!
I've listed it for AfD. This thing has been speedy deleted four times now by three different admins, and the editor has been blocked once for recreating it. Corvus cornix talk  03:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks... it certainly seemed borderline to me. &mdash;Noah 05:09, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Kindred Spirit
Thank you so much... You are right I am very green and new into this. I do want this to be done correctly and really urge yourself and other to allow the Circle- R because within legal rights that symbol needs to follow the name. I wanted to create this page to show the correct naming of this plant and removing the Circle-R depicts the name incorrectly.

Thank You again Josh —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshnadler (talk • contribs) 17:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. Happy to help. I totally understand that in other print publications you need the circle-R... but it breaks the guidelines here at Wikipedia. You can look around at lots of other trademarked names (coca-cola, jeep, xerox) here and you will rarely if ever see a TM or circle-R. (Also, I haven't checked recently, but I don't think you will see them in traditional print Encyclopedias either.) Cheers, &mdash;Noah 17:16, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

You have been a huge help to the Kindred Spirit Hybrid Oak page. Can you think of any ways to help clean up the page so that the remaining items at the top of the page can be removed? I keep trying to eliminate and tidy up the current info. Thank You again for all of your previous help.--Joshnadler (talk) 04:40, 9 April 2008 (UTC)Joshnadler
 * Hi Josh, my personal opinion is that the tags are on the borderline of being needed for that page. But, there is some validity to each of them. In the case of notability there aren't quite enough 3rd party references to remove that tag. In the case of WP:COI you would need to stop editing the page and let others take over. ;-)  &mdash;Noah 23:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

HotHardware speedy deletion alert. Why?
Hello,

I'm not sure why you've nominated my post for speedy deletion (HotHardare). It's an informational page on the site and there are several existing Wikipedia references to others sites identical in scope and content to us. It's merely an informational page on the web site explaining form, function and content. Please see the Talk page at HotHardware.

Thanks for your time. - Dave —Preceding unsigned comment added by MojoKid HH (talk • contribs) 05:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I will admit that HotHardware seems to be at the borderline of notability (rather than patently not-notable), but I poked around a little and came to the conclusion that it didn't meet the standard. Just one guys opinion... and you rightfully put the hang-on tag on it. Now someone else (an admin) gets to review it. The reason I came to the conclusion it did not meet the notability guideline was from the ranking on Alexa.com, the lack of any news coverage about the site (that is, stories about the site itself, rather than links to information on the site), and the small count of Google news hits in total. There are additional problems as well, specifically conflict of interest on your part (I assume you are Dave "Davo" Altavilla) and the feel to the article. &mdash;Noah 06:04, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Noah, no offense intended but this is really misguided. Alexa is a horrible system for ranking anything and we have a ton of Google links to us as source: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=site:hothardware.com&ie=UTF-8&scoring=n

Lack of any news coverage on the site? http://www.hothardware.com/news.aspx

Original content article reviews feed: http://www.hothardware.com/mobile/articles.aspx

Intel, AMD, NVIDIA etc all work with us on first round product launches with product seeding. If they think we're notable, we're notable. This is all very insulting to be honest and I guess I don't see the conflict of interest if there are other sites on Wiki that were clearly created by owners (HardOCP??) The Tech Report...   I could have had someone else create it for us but what's the point? I also didn't put any publicity type wording in there, just facts and informational stuff like structure etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MojoKid HH (talk • contribs) 06:12, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough... I responded on the discussion page for the article. We should probably just continue the thread there. &mdash;Noah 06:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

More help with a specific editor
User:Duke53 will not stop harassing me on North Carolina Tar Heels related articles. He continually edits out any changes and uses poor reasoning to do so such as "lack of citations" regarding almost any statement. He baits people into 3RRs and carries an extremely poor tone and lack of civility towards his fellow editors. He has had several Admin Interventions for his behavior, yet won't stop. I cannot interact with him, and have requested in the past we work things out amicably. His most recent target of contention is the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball page. Check out his edits as well as his talk page and you'll see what I am talking about. Thanks. Ebtunc2006 (talk) 12:38, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Well what am I supposed to do? I haven't been as confrontational as Duke53 has, granted I've likely stooped to his level somewhat. He's had repeated interventions against him, but refuses to change his ways.  How long should I sit back and let him exercise ownership over articles with a double standard?  When is he going to have his editing privileges revoked?  If you really examine the editing history, I am not vandalizing, I am simply reverting absurd edits and applying the same stringent standard that he keeps warning me for and challenging me to.  If empty threats to him are all that are going to come from repeated incidents with other editors as his colorful past illustrates, then I have no choice but to keep reverting, which leads me to receiving those empty 3RR warnings.  Give me a suggestion.  I'm answering his challenges for citations.  I simply don't know how to stand my ground while pleasing everyone.  Ebtunc2006 (talk) 04:20, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Imagine if you will a nasty neighbor that lives next door. The neighbor has a barking dog. It doesn't bark all the time, but just enough to be really annoying. You could call the police but they might get annoyed at you for taking them away from more important sutff like car accidents and assaults. Plus, when ever they come by the dog isn't barking so much. You try and work with your neighbor but he refuses to listen. Do you sue your neighbor and spend thousands on legal fees for your pain and suffering? Alternatively you could just be patient, do something simple like get 50 cent ear plugs and wait knowing that eventually other good neighbors will come to your aid. Maybe you turn off the basketball game that the barking is interrupting and go outside and actually play basketball. Now, you might say to me "how do I stand my ground and fight this injustice" and I would say it might be a lot cheaper and healthier (spiritually and physically) to go to the basketball court and shoot some hoops rather than go to civil court. You are currently trapped in a certain perspective that only allows for one solution: fight. If you don't like my analogy please go read No_angry_mastodons. Good luck, &mdash;Noah 04:54, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * (I specifically meant the "Be a class act" section of that article.) &mdash;Noah 04:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, what a good point, I should allow false information to be disseminated simply because there's an unreasonable editor, and I should take the high road. Maybe if the admins had the balls to take care of someone who repeatedly abuses editors and asserts ownership over articles, this wouldn't be an issue.   I refuse to sit back on these articles - I've met every citation request without retaliation, even though I could.  It is apparent Duke53 makes no attempts at civil discourse. Ebtunc2006 (talk) 06:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You are cherry picking. You missed the part about "eventually other good neighbors will come to your aid." However, it seems that you were just looking for affirmation rather than advice. Good luck, I sincerely hope things work out. If you insist going into battle please remember the Geneva Convention. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 06:32, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * How am I cherry picking? Please provide examples compared to my edits.  Duke53 has initiated more incivility than any editor I've ever encountered.  I'm not looking for affirmation, but it seems all the focus is on my edits while ignoring Duke53's body of work.  I cannot simply wait for others to intervene as this is a rather niche area of wikipedia.  Once again, I AM CITING EVERY CHALLENGE I AM PRESENTED with legit sources, which of course Duke53 is trying to dispute.  Is Duke53 doing the same?  Is Duke53 contacting admins for resolution?  NO.  His history here should be evidence enough. Ebtunc2006 (talk) 06:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think you might have misunderstood me. I was trying to say you were cherry picking my advice. You focused solely on my admonition to "step back and take a breath" and ignored the part about "if you wait other people will eventually come to your aid". Best regards, &mdash;Noah 06:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I just realized that Wiki is for fucking internet nerds. Write whatever you want, its not like professors or research organizations take your babble as worth more than a pile of shit.  Dook53 is a nerd who lives in New Jersey and never went to dook.  What a pathetic loser.  Let us know if you ever get laid, dook53,  In closing, fuck you all.

Article on Ryan Allen
{Ryan Allen} I hope I did this right. I put the name of the article in double brackets where your page instructs users to leave you TALKBACK. I'm just trying to make sure you know I responded on the Talk Page of the article, Ryan Allen. Maybe you get a message anyway if I respond to you on the Discussion Page for Ryan Allen??? Once again, thank you for your help, and by the way your page is awesome.Voiceperson (talk) 16:50, 28 February 2008 (UTC
 * {Ryan Allen} Noah, you will notice I mentioned your name on the Talk Page in remarks today under the Conflict of Interest heading.  When I mention an editor, such as yourself (admin?), is there a way I can type your name so that you receive an automatic message?  Thank you.  Voiceperson (talk) 16:11, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There are some editors that monitor article talk pages religiously especially if they have done a lot of work on that article. However, the only way to make the "you have new messages" box to appear is to leave a message on an editor's talk page (as you have done). &mdash;Noah 17:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * {Ryan Allen} After reading your comment on the Ryan Allen Talk Page, I used a couple of your external as footnotes for the article. Thank you.  Also, how do you think the article is coming? Voiceperson (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Drop Weapon
Hi Shoessss. Let me know if you want help cleaning up Drop_weapon. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 07:23, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - Hey &mdash;Noah, I have actually been talking to a few other editors about expanding the scope of this subject. The term Drop weapon is extremely close to a similar phrase, called  Throw Away.  This term is used in a similar context to Drop weapon here stateside, to what many of the major police departments do in comparable circumstances.  I should start the reworking of the current piece in the next week or two.  And of course, any and all help will be appreciated.  Thanks again. Shoessss |  Chat  03:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Interesting, had no idea there was a non-military equivalent. Thanks for the follow-up. &mdash;Noah 04:58, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

afd/measurement causes collapse
How long is the process intended to last? It looks like the friends of the admins in question will continue streaming in as this has become a personal issue for them. I think getting blocked by William and then having his friend deny my appeal is very questionable.

And then he shows up later to our discussion to add insult to injury. I really don't think we're getting a fair shake.

Lordvolton (talk) 20:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you talking to the right guy? I don't really know anything about the AfD in question. Or were you just soliciting me randomly for an opinion? That would be fine, I just wasn't sure what was going on. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 00:26, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Kush (herb)
Hi Noah, pursuant to your comment on this AfD, it seems I volunteered you (along with myself :)) to try to convincingly reference the article - see here . Sorry if that was presumptuous, but no pressure - I'll give it a shot and you can help out if you feel so inclined.-- Kubigula (talk) 03:34, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'll give it a shot and see what I can do. &mdash;Noah 05:32, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry!
I am very sorry. I just wanted to give that user a taste of his own medicine. Could you check his user and talk page. He threatens people to sign his guestbook or your in for it. He also does this when he signs a guestbook. It rude. As he done to mine. I know this is no way to act and it won't happen again trust me. I was getting angry. I have never done it again I am ashamed. I will try to handle the situation better next time. I am deeply sorry. Yours sincerely, wwe  socks sign 05:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There are times when it can be very frustrating dealing with other users in Wikipedia, especially if they are unfriendly. When you get frustrated the best thing to do is just walk away from the keyboard. Thanks for the apology and don't be ashamed. You can always perform penance by working to improve the encyclopedia. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 05:20, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

It's NOT vandalism!
Ask any scientologist... or read dianetics... Xenu built them 75 million years ago. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.150.48.180 (talk) 22:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You are a suppressive person. Mess with my e-meter again and you will get blocked from editing my emgrams. &mdash;Noah 22:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

How to fix bunched-up edit links
Thanks for your tip at Wikipedia:Help desk, cheers, --Badgernet (talk) 16:46, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Severin
Thanks for the warning, Noah, and I'd completely agree except for one thing; I never performed any sort of edits on Severin because I don't have even the slightest clue of what Severin is. Right now our network has been having a crapload of slowdown, and I imagine we're heavily infected with spyware because I don't see how anyone else in my house could have used my password protected computer to edit something I didn't even know existed and that's the only explanation I can think of; unless I have a dynamic IP address and don't know it. I feel urged, although timidly so, to ask you if you are sure you entered in the correct IP address. In response to all this inconvenience, I'm going to create an account so that the encyclopedia won't have to endure this again on my part. --71.35.251.24 (talk) 01:10, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I responded here. &mdash;Noah 18:12, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, my god, where is my work?
Noah, I just went to the Regina (opera) article which I worked on for hours today to clean up the citations, and my work is not there. I looked at the History tab, and I saved the work, because I made that final entry and signed it. || Oh, puh-leez, now I went back and looked again -- everything I saved is there. Non comprendo!!!Voiceperson (talk) 00:45, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Removing Banners
Noah, I am still in shock about the situation above, but here is what I was coming to your page to ask about: I have worked on this article -- Regina (opera) -- which was began life in Wikipedia as a Stub, as you can see in the history. It had a banner at the beginning of the article about the need for sources and another banner on the Discussion Page noting it as Start Class. In my opinion it doesn't deserve these banners any longer, and I am curious how to go about removing them. Can I do it myself? I am writing to you because you once removed a banner from an article I wrote about Ryan Allen when you felt the article no longer deserved the banner. Also, if you don't mind looking at it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_%28opera%29) would you please tell me if you think it has too many footnotes now? Thanks.Voiceperson (talk) 00:45, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism? Says who?
Dear sir, may I ask why you have accused me of vandalism? I am merely trying to add a small piece of valid information to an article that was previously lacking it. In what way is this vandalism? Your comment seems to imply that you believe the information to be false, perhaps? I assure you this is not the case.

Have you, in fact, actually seen this film?122.105.190.87 (talk) 04:55, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

I get insulted a lot so I have to know
what exactly is a choad?-- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 05:51, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * choad &mdash;Noah 05:55, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! And then they say one doesn't learn anything on Wikipedia :-) -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 05:57, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sometimes I wish I could un-learn some of the things I've learned. ;-) &mdash;Noah 05:59, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
for this and this. I have no idea what I did to piss him off :D THEN WHO WAS PHONE? (talk) 17:51, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Happy to help. &mdash;Noah 18:49, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Your help on the navigation template
Noah, do you recall the following quote from the Help Desk?

"==Changing information referred to between double brackets== I am going to create an article about a Patrick O'Brian novel. I would like to add the box above the categories that contains other titles, but first I need to add this novel to the list.  I don't know how to access the titles.  There are double brackets (these: "{") around the following text:  PatrickOBrianWorks.  Can anybody tell me how to make the double-bracketed text display the box contents so I can edit it?  Thank you.  Hammerdrill (talk) 00:04, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds like you want to edit the Template? What novel do you want to add? &mdash;Noah 00:08, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If you want to edit the template you can go to Template:PatrickOBriansWork and just edit it. But please be careful editing templates (use Preview!) as any change you make affects multiple articles. &mdash;Noah 00:12, 4 December 2008 (UTC)"

First of all the novel is The Road to Samarcand. I tried to absorb your information and also that of the other editor, Tetratornis, who suggested I try out any attempt in my sandbox. I attempted the edit, testing it in my sandbox first, and formalized it. I then inserted the navigation box in my article, The Road to Samarcand, and all looks fine. HOWEVER, when I link to other works in the box, there is no mention of The Road to Samarcand in the navigation boxes on the other works I have checked. I don't understand this and was hoping you might be able to advise me. Thanks.Hammerdrill (talk) 15:13, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Hammerdrill, It looks to me as if everything is working properly. You edited the template correctly. When I look at pages that have the template in question -- Clarissa Oakes, The Golden Ocean, HMS Surprise -- I see The Road to Samarcand in the box. Maybe your browser's cache is showing you the old version of the box? (P.S.: Personally, I'm currently up to the The Commodore... such a great series.) &mdash;Noah 19:33, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Noah, it encourages me to hear you can see the The Road to Samarcand in checking those novels. (At the same time, it frustrates me that I can't.  I cleared my cache after reading your note.  Shouldn't that take care of the browser problem?)  Thank you for relaying your information to me.  After reading the other response to my Helpdesk question from Tetratornis, I was pretty nervous about making the edit!

I, too, am an O'Brian fan. As a word person (assumed from your work with Wikipedia), I am not at all surprised you are an admirer. I plan to complete an infobox on The Road to Samarcand, and I'd like to scan the cover and insert it as an image in the infobox. I have prior experience with images and wikimedia commons, though, and rights are such an issue. Do you have any words of wisdom for me? Thanks.199.89.103.11 (talk) 21:18, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It certainly is puzzling that you can't see the change in the template. As purely a troubleshooting effort you might try launching a separate browser (e.g. IE vs Firefox).


 * I'm not much of an image expert, but the upload page now has handy links that do much of the work for you, specifically "A cover or other page from a book..." is helpful in this case. Keep up the article writing... "there is not a moment to lose." &mdash;Noah 22:26, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

wikilove
Sorry for my vandalism, I am new to Wikipedia, and am not so good at navigating it. I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused you. How does I shower you in my wikilove? I am in srs need of help with the wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.218.57.235 (talk) 05:31, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for reverting my page to normal... I would think that some people (person that commented above me) would have a lot of better things to do other than vandilize others' pages. haha. (Tigerghost (talk) 13:38, 11 December 2008 (UTC))
 * You're welcome. Yes, and to think they didn't even use a proper section header for their comment... for shame. ;-) &mdash;Noah 17:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism?
Have you ever met Danielle Bennati? I have and everything I have written is factual. His eyes are, in fact, the color of caramel, and he does actually smell like puppies. And Phil H adores the man. All facts. So please refrain from editing my work. Regards... Bennalanche (talk) 04:57, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * OK... I'll take the bait. I agree, it wasn't vandalism, his hair smells like puppies. Now, that we've settled that it's up to you to find some verifiable references so we can include it in the article. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 05:01, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Your rollback request
Hi! I regret that I must inform you that your request for the rollback permission has been denied. You can discover why by checking the archives at Requests for permissions/Denied/December 2008. SoxBot X (talk) 00:00, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Replied
Hey Noah. I just replied at my talk page. Best wishes, —  Aitias  // discussion 00:28, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

John L. Stevens
Hello. I noticed you tagged the John L. Stevens page with a C-class just as I was getting started revamping it. I have now added to it extensively, including some 40-odd footnotes. I also intend (as with all the pieces I work on) to revisit it for more buffing and polishing. Have a look. Regards,MarmadukePercy (talk) 19:14, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi MarmadukePercy — Yes, it clearly wasn't a stub anymore (grin). I'll take a look sometime soon and try and give it the correct classification. It's not a really an official process, so you too can "upgrade" it if you think the rating is fairly assessed. Cheers, &mdash;Noah 19:55, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Many thanks, and I noticed your upgrade as well. I'll continue to add and polish too, as well as fix that first graf (which I agree with you about). Most times I originate my articles and so am working from scratch. But in this case, it was a stub so I felt a bit constrained. In any case, I'll fix that, as well as upgrade the piece too. Thank you for your help, and happy New Year to you and yours. Best,MarmadukePercy (talk) 20:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, thank you for cleaning up the appearance of the opening quote. Much better !MarmadukePercy (talk) 20:40, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Incidentally, both 'signaled' and 'signalled' are accepted spellings. :-) MarmadukePercy (talk) 23:40, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops. I should know better than to trust the little coloured lines that are so tempting click. &mdash;Noah 23:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello! there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Art LaPella (talk) 04:33, 31 December 2008 (UTC)