User talk:Ral315/Archive 7

Need a favor
U are the only admin around that I see so I need this AOL IP 64.12.116.198. unblocked if you can. Its keeping me from editing a page. Thanks --JAranda'' | watz sup 06:23, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Signpost edits
"(see link)", including the italics, is one of the common conventions for such links in articles I've seen. I can't be 100% sure that it's the most common, but I find it much more readable (even compared to the same thing without the italics). It's a nitpick, I know, but I don't see why anyone would seriously object. --L33tminion | (talk) 06:36, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

SIGN
More WP:SIGN business... :-) Just wanted to check with you to see if "ArbCom duties and requirements" is OK for next issue. Admittedly, it's quite a vague topic, considering that there's no official requirements, but I don't think that this topic should be affected by the recent changes. In addition, if you plan to, when do you think you will be annoucing the email? I would be glad to type up an email policy page, if you want me to. Thanks. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 21:59, 2 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply! I agree that it should be announced with a "Letter from the Editor", but I was thinking of perhaps creating an email policy and instructions page. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 22:57, 2 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I was actually thinking of the same thing! Guess great minds think alike, eh? :-) I've gone ahead and registered it &mdash; same password as email. Thanks! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 22:33, 3 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Registered and created created a basic user page. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 22:43, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Iraqi insurgency sockpuppets
Looks like there is a slew of sockpuppets @ the Iraqi insurgency article. Where should I post this when this happens? JDR 21:29, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

User:Wikipedia Signpost
I have blocked as a possible impostor, as an admin you can unblock if it's legitimate. -- Curps 23:12, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

(copied from Curps's talk page): Curps, thanks for blocking User:Wikipedia Signpost, but I've unblocked it now &mdash; I created it after Ral's suggestion (and I'm also involved with the Signpost), so it's legitimate. I was kind of wondering how long it would take to be blocked... I probably should have left a message from my account on there. Thanks anyways for your vigilance. :-) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 23:20, 3 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Yup, I probably should have done the same or let you create the account. Oh well, I'll get busy writing some articles now... :-) Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 20:52, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

You are the subject of an RfC
You have been named as one of the subjects of an RfC at --Silverback 06:34, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Signpost barnstar


I award you this barnstar for your work with the Signpost.

Christopher Mahan 01:00, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

lol
You already are a secret policeman! All it takes is a sucessful request for secretpolicemanship ;). Canderson7 20:37, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Wolf pic
What? I dont understand...if it's fair use then why cant i use it? freestylefrappe 22:01, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation. I still think that's retarded, but I'll remove it. freestylefrappe 22:06, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Another article that went missing
After reviewing the edit history, I'm rather puzzled as to what happened here, but I did actually write a story for this week's Signpost at User:Michael Snow/Blame game. I added it to the newsroom in this diff, which seems to have been in the middle of your reorganization of which I was not aware. All I can think of is that my internet connection was on the fritz much of yesterday, and somehow I pulled an old version and didn't get an edit conflict. Anyway, the connection problems are also part of why I wasn't able to write more than I did. --Michael Snow 01:04, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for supporting my RfA
I know I've been slow in saying this, but thanks for supporting my request for adminship. It was an honor to be both nominated and approved as an admin. If there is ever any adminish (is that a word :-) things you need help with, please let me know. --Alabamaboy 16:25, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Newsroom
Ral, the new newsroom looks great! Just a quick question: where should we list the articles that we've finished? Thanks. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 01:27, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | WS 01:33, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for blocking NPOVenforcer
Thank you for blocking NPOVenforcer. I try very hard to maintain a civil attitude here with everyone but he was straining me with his hitlist. He can continue to contribute from his anonymous IP or create a new address. Kit 06:07, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


 * p.s. Would it be appropriate to remove his hitlist at this time? Kit 06:13, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Would you please remove the hitlist from history? Thanks Dominick (ŤαĿĶ) 13:46, 9 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Ral315 removed the hitlist, with the remark that that is not the place for that. However, taking into account that you, Ral315, want to be part of the Arbitration Committee, I hope that you can state where *is* the place for such corrective actions (note that NPOVenforcer apparently had good intentions and certainly he/she has good ideas and suggestions, but I don't make a judgment about this particular action). Do some Wikipedia administrators have blacklists of some kinds, or what? Thanks in advance! Harald88 19:35, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Matt Drudge
Did you block the other 3RR violators as well? Eleemosynary 23:29, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Durin RfC
Hi. I just wanted to thank you for your outside view on Durin's RfC, because you said everything I wanted to say while saying it far more succinctly and elegantly than I could. I hope your message gets to them, and cooler heads prevail.--Sean|Bla ck 02:23, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Warning! Pedant mode active!
Okay, normally I wouldn't do this, but there are a few errors in speech that drive me absolutely nuts. This is one of them. It's "for all intents and purposes", not "for all intensive purposes".

Please note that this is only a friendly correction and not intended to be anything else. I will go crawl back in my hole now. :-) a ndroid 79  00:16, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Stole my bike vandal
Understood. - RoyBoy 800 06:30, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Will do. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 06:35, 11 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Should I unblock and reblock mine? - RoyBoy 800 06:40, 11 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Great. And I'd suggest saying should be block indefinitely just to make it clear. - RoyBoy 800 06:55, 11 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Opps, nevermind. : ) - RoyBoy 800 06:56, 11 November 2005 (UTC)


 * One more thing, once we block a section, we just delete the section ourselves? - RoyBoy 800 06:58, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/XLS Bicycle
Could you also delete the redirect page XLS Bicycle ( Bicycle Exporter )? It was mentioned in the nomination, but not deleted afterwards. Thanks -- Cleduc 14:08, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

mistake?
Is this correct quote from user page "I am a 15-year-old college sophomore from Michigan"?

Prodego talk 00:05, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Drudge page
With all the sniping and crossfire on the Talk Page right now (of which I'm not completely blameless), I just wanted to let you know I'm fine with your current revision of the Drudge Personal Life paragraph. Eleemosynary 00:47, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

WP:SIGN
Hello Ral, just wanted to let you know that I've been using Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom as the place to list what's in progress. I hope that's OK with you. Thanks. Flcelloguy ( A note? ) 15:37, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

admin support
I'd like to point out the constant violation of 3RR by User:Kastrioti in articles such as Epirus, Molossians and Greeks. Miskin 04:50, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

User:Ral315/Vandalbot block
I'll lend a hand on some of this. It's definitely been confirmed that they should all be blocked indefinitely as, right? — MC MasterChef :: Leave a tip — 12:02, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Jarlaxle
Hi, Ral315. Thanks for letting me know about Jarlaxle. I hope it works out. My personal problems with him were minor (inserting obscenities into a talk page, but not an article), and he did clean up after User:Hajor asked him to. I think poor Linuxbeak's experience was a lot worse, and if he's happy with lifting the ban, I certainly am. Cheers. Ann Heneghan (talk) 14:38, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Jtkiefer's RFB
 

Thanks for your support on my request for bureaucratship.

The final outcome was (17/17/4) meaning that it failed, if you have any advice on how I can be a better editor or administrator please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again for your support. Jtkiefer T - 20:29, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

request
Please check this. Take care.

p.s. if you know how I could have gotten out of the blue table let me know.

+MATIA &#9742; 21:45, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Testing to check page format.
Is this still in the blue box?
 * nope, you've corrected it. +MATIA &#9742; 23:23, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Karmafist
You're featured on User:Karmafist/users to watch; recently described by another editor as a "hate page". Andy Mabbett 11:10, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Now recreated at User:Karmafist/kittens and sunshine, with the same content, but no redirect from the former. Andy Mabbett 08:55, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Now recreated at User:Karmafist/Notepad, with the same content, but no redirect from either of the above. Andy Mabbett 10:40, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Stories lined up
I've moved all the stories and collected them at Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom, except for the news and notes article, where I wasn't sure if you had more you wanted to do. Hope that helps make the endgame a little easier. --Michael Snow 05:37, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Okay, I found some more stuff for "News and notes". Sorry about moving right in the middle of your work. And don't feel too bad about the delay in hitting the presses. Under the circumstances, I think people should understand. If not, ask for a raise. --Michael Snow 06:19, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I could tell the edit summary was a joke, don't worry. Still, it's one of the problems of wikis that you can't see where other people are going, so you bump into each other like that while you try to work. And I do recognize the importance of personal deadlines; without them, the Signpost would never have gotten off the ground. I'm glad to have someone else onboard who values them. --Michael Snow 06:33, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

broken nickname/signature
since some minutes my signature is broken. I have a talk-feature like you (only big T instead of small) is yours ok? Tobias Conradi &#91;&#91;User_talk:Tobias Conradi&#124;(Talk)]] 06:32, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

thx for your reply, maybe you can also give me the closing ] if it is not correct now. (Do you know who played with the media-wiki scripts? he should be informed. it was fine until very recent.) Tobias Conradi &#91;&#91;User_talk:Tobias Conradi&#124;(Talk)]] 06:48, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

BTW yesterday I also had a problem with double quotes in a style section of a template. Tobias Conradi &#91;&#91;User_talk:Tobias Conradi&#124;(Talk)]] 06:50, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


 * raw is not checked
 * I copied your char but now it is the original again: Tobias Conradi]] [[User_talk:Tobias Conradi|(Talk) (my browser and whole computer uses utf8 wherever it is possible)
 * would be nice to have an option for standard-talk signature. (the nicknames could than all be disabled, not allowing html and templates anymore) Tobias Conradi &#91;&#91;User_talk:Tobias Conradi&#124;(Talk)]] 07:14, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

lol! due to my lazyness I do not know whether you idea helped, but I used it and everything is fine now. (maybe it is also fine now with the original settings - but I am lazy) thanks for your help! Tobias Conradi (Talk) 08:47, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Signpost
"On an unrelated note, I personally would like to apologize for the delay in publishing this article. Due to some server downtime, I was unable to research many of my articles, and was therefore late in publishing the issue. This is solely my fault, and I do apologize" - hey, no worries! You're doing a great job. I love reading the Signpost. It's one of the highlights of my week! - Ta bu shi da yu 06:37, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Hey, just wanted to make sure you know I (and many others) really appreciate your work! - Ta bu shi da yu

dyk
Hi, if you update dyk, please follow the instructions and archive the old template in the archive section.--nixie 22:33, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * It's no problem - the easiset way to do it is to just cut the old template and paste it into the archive section, then paste the new suggestions into the template, shouldn't take more than 2-3 minutes.--nixie 02:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Rfar
I have no personal problem with you, and I hope you do understand this. That's good enough for me, I didn't understand previously, but i'm very glad you said that. I haven't been keeping that page up anyhow for the past few weeks, and the feeling that I was being "bullied" into trying to delete it was the last impediment towards actually deleting it to tell you the truth. I'll delete it now, and don't worry, any Admin can see the edit histories, so it's still ok under GFDL -- I'm more than willing to show anyone who asks.

Also, do you mind if we move the conversation in the workshop to the talk page? It's getting very cramped and is getting off topic somewhat. I asked everybody else, but I also wanted to ask you. I had a good chat with Tony Sidaway about the whole situation last night and i've come to a conclusion that i'd like to share once the conversation is moved to the talk page. Karmafist 19:23, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Email
Ral, since I see you're logged on: did you get my email that I sent about an hour ago? Thanks. Flcelloguy (A note? ) 21:37, 16 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah, thanks. By the way, what do you think should be written in the ArbCom series? I've pretty much used up all the topics, and we can't really profile candidates with the overhaul of the election. Thoughts? Thanks. Flcelloguy (A note? ) 23:13, 17 November 2005 (UTC)


 * What I was thinking of before Jimbo's changes was to have a profile of each candidate, listing several "vital stats" (with a nice warning about editcountitis and whatnot) and asking them to provide a quote or something like that. We could go ahead and do that, but what about the candidates that have withdrawn? Also, it does seem kind of pointless to profile "candidates" if Jimbo's going to be selecting them. Do you IRC access so maybe you could ask Jimbo if he's planning to release more details? Thanks. Flcelloguy (A note? ) 00:17, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Niel Cicierega AfD
Thank you for ending the AfD, whether it passed or not it was turning into a flamewar. I would like to complain about the conduct of User:Locke Cole, however. He created a message in bold red at the top of the AfD, relating to the posting of a blog entry linking to the AfD. I commented that this was not really a violation of any policy, and he moved my comment to the bottom of the Sockpuppet votes. In order to allow my comments to be seen, I moved his comment to the non-sockpuppet votes category (but preserved bold red formatting) and moved my comments back to below his message. He then moved his message back to the top, my first message to the bottom, and deleted several of my comments, as seen in this edit:   This edit was then reverted by User:Aurochs, and then re-reverted by User:Locke Cole. Obviously, I am somewhat upset about this, though I have never registered for a username on Wikipedia I have made contributions (this is a massively shared IP, so not all of the contributions listed for it are from me) and since it wasn't a vote I definetly believe that moving my comments to the sockpuppet votes and deleting my comments were not proper conduct. He has also said that he will re-open this AfD if the article isn't deleted, and I would appreciate it if such things did not happen if/when it is re-opened. I eagerly await your reply, I will keep checking back on this page. --128.187.0.165 01:08, 17 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I don't see anything really wrong; while deleting your comments may have gone too far, this was a general note to the person closing the AfD to make sure they noted the sockpuppeting and the blog entry. My suggestion would be to talk to Locke Cole yourself; I can't take any personal action against this user.  Ral315 (talk) 01:15, 17 November 2005 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks. I believe he said that he doesn't allow anonymous comments on his talk page, so I'll have to get an account or something.  Thanks for the reply anyway.  --128.187.0.165 01:19, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

I ditto the thanks from 128.187.0.165. The dicussion was sliding downhill rapidly, and it was about time to put an end to it, IMO. On a seperate but related note, I'm concerned that my comments are being viewed as sockpuppetry when I'm actually a legitimate contributor to the community. My comment was resorted & moved into "soft sockpuppet." What should I do to be regarded as legitimate, and how are the various categories of sockpuppet defined? I realize it's not a big thing, but it'd make me feel better. :-) Ssbohio 05:18, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

You might want to see this...
See http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=256607&area=/insight/insight__national/ - Ta bu shi da yu 03:28, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Proposal to reopen neglected lengthy climate change dispute
Note that a proposal has been made to reopen the Climate change dispute. The case was closed 26 June 2005, enforcement was not posted to WP:RFAr/AER, two participants have lost months of Wikipedia time, and one participant has been ignoring his parole. (SEWilco 16:39, 18 November 2005 (UTC))

The Signpost
Ral, I'm not sure if you read my above message, but I really don't think it would that good of an idea to profile "candidates" now. Given that most of them might not be involved in the election process with the changes and that several candidates withdrew because of the changes, there's just too much uncertainty, in my opinion, to warrant such an article. Of course, if you wish for me to write it, I will, but I think that having a hiatus in the series until further updates from Jimbo wouldn't be all that bad of an idea. Even according to the original schedule, there's not much left to cover - mainly updates and reminders. Let me know what you think. Thanks a lot! Flcelloguy (A note? ) 23:12, 20 November 2005 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks! Flcelloguy (A note? ) 00:01, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

PAA
I respect your opinions, so I'd like to hear yours. I have expressed my frustration recently with how to collaborate with someone who I believe is not really trying to collaborate. Given this recent edit, how would you recommend we proceed? I am more than willing to collaborate, but this edit seems to me to be questionable in the extreme, and it cannot be from ignorance of policies after all this time. &middot; Katefan0(scribble) 04:02, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

GraemeL's RFA
Hi Ral315, I am now an administrator and would like to thank you for your support and kind words on my RfA. I was very surprised at the number of votes and amount of and kind comments that I gathered. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I mess up in the use of my new powers. --GraemeL (talk) 15:44, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you!
Hi Ral315, Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. I was both surprised and delighted about the amount of support votes and all the kind words! If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! Regards, Joann e B 15:44, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Having fun yet, Ral? :)
I feel for you. I really wish we could take this to arby. You've done a very good job, but I think it's a pretty impossible situation. --Woohookitty(cat scratches) 21:15, 21 November 2005 (UTC)