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Talk page archived
My user talk page has now been archived to #2. Thanks. Endofskull (talk) 22:18, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Message from: 82.41.26.212
why did you final warn me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.26.212 (talk) 22:24, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


 * You vandalized a page. That's not allowed on Wikipedia. Do you understand now? Endofskull (talk) 22:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

you win this round —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.26.212 (talk) 22:31, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Ball
Hi! I see that you reviewed an approved an IP edit on the page Ball. Please do some background check (google, at least) before approving. Thanks! R OCKOPREM talk 08:01, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey! First off (as I always say) thanks for notifying me. Umm, I thought that was a real person, apparently I was wrong. Sorry about that. Endofskull (talk) 15:20, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Michael Hixon
Hi. I've challenged your PROD on this article; not being "long enough" is not justification for deletion. The fact that it has no references at the moment is not really much justification either given the inherent notability of winning an Olympic medal at any level, there are bound to be verifiable reliable sources out there and I suspect any AFD would fail on this count. Therefore, I've changed the tag to multiple issues, and will work on the article myself when I have the time. Strange Passerby (talk) 06:15, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, that's fine. Thanks for making articles. :) Endofskull (talk) 15:23, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Just thought I'd give you a heads-up that I've done exactly that and have expanded the article significantly. I'm sure you'll agree the article no longer meets your original PROD reasoning. Regards, Strange Passerby (talk) 13:56, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Surname Đồng/Đổng
My English is not good, and in vi.wiki, Đồng and Đổng are rất sơ khai ;-). Plz help me! Dongsonese (talk) 16:37, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello! Tôi đang sử dụng một dịch giả để bạn có thể hiểu tôi. Các từ khóa đầu tiên nói này: Bài này không trích dẫn bất kỳ tài :liệu tham khảo hoặc nguồn.
 * Xin giúp cải thiện bài viết này bằng cách thêm trích dẫn các nguồn tin đáng tin cậy. Unsourced vật liệu có thể được thử thách và :bị loại bỏ. (Tháng 9 năm 2010)


 * Điều thứ hai nói này:
 * Bài viết này cần bổ sung loại. Xin vui lòng giúp đỡ bằng cách thêm vào danh mục để nó để nó có thể được liệt kê với các loại :tương tự. (Tháng 9 năm 2010)


 * Bạn có hiểu không? Cảm ơn!


 * Anyone is trying to find what I said, is this:
 * Hello! I'm using a translator so you can understand me. The first tag says this: This article does not cite any references or :sources.
 * Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
 * (September 2010)


 * The second one says this:
 * This article needs additional categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar :articles. (September 2010)


 * Do you understand? Thanks!

Endofskull (talk) 16:42, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Endofskull, thank you very much!
 * references or sources: I'm going to add!
 * category: It is added in category:Vietnamese-language surnames.
 * Dongsonese (talk) 16:52, 4 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright! I hope to see that become great! :) Endofskull (talk) 17:00, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Sticky Prods
Hi Endofskull, re Jozef Adámik. Sticky prods are for unsourced articles not poorly sourced ones. It takes a reliable source to remove a valid sticky prod, but it only takes a link that supports something about the subject to prevent an article being tagged in the first place.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  11:34, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay. Thanks, now I understand. :) Endofskull (talk) 00:14, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

CSD
Hello, regarding this edit, please familiarize yourself with the criteria for speedy deletion. G1 is specifically:


 * Pages consisting entirely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history. This excludes poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, implausible theories, vandalism and hoaxes, fictional material, coherent non-English material, and poorly translated material.

The page you nominated does not even come close to meeting G1. --Chris (talk) 22:05, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Ahhhhh, I see! Okay, thanks! Endofskull (talk)

Thank you
Heh yeah, maybe I'll get nominated sometime, but I don't think at the moment, as some may consider me quite a newcomer as I've been here editing like mere four months. Anyway, my deepest thanks for the barnstar! :) DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 13:46, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Absolutely no problem. And remember, if you ever need me, just ask! Endofskull (talk) 19:08, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Heh, thank you. :) DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 18:35, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry if I was out of line in deleting the section on the 42nd Infantry article, I could not find a verifiable source for the information. On the discussion page, I pasted the deleted section. 66.108.243.166 (talk) 03:19, 16 September 2010 (UTC)Moi

Directors from the Commonwealth Secretariat
I saw your isp revert on this, I've actually deleted the article completely since its text, plus that of several articles on individual members, is copied from the website, so they are all copyright violations. Hope I've not trod on any toes,  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:47, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright. Endofskull (talk) 20:55, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Heh
Hehe, huge thanks to you for supporting me. :) Well, I need some time to study the abuse response team as I'm not very familiar with it yet, but I'm anyway interested. I've also been interested in becoming an admin some day, but I'm still unsure what the community of Wikipedia thinks of me, as I've been here for four months, althought I am quite active here. What do you think, what would be my possibilities of passing in RFA? Today would be too early, but some day. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 13:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Oh yeah, I bet you'd get to be an admin. As I've said a lot, please do tell me if you apply for something. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 20:53, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Of course. :D And thanks for yourself for your great support. DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 11:24, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * No problem. Endofskull (talk) 22:47, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

David Gomolka
the page David Gomolka was deleted because it was found to not be "important" to wikipedia. He is a very famous artist in my county, so why was the page deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikkimon (talk • contribs) 00:54, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Your country's USA, I'm assuming. I live in USA. I don't really think he's famous. (No offense to you, or him.) It had no references, it had a link to his Youtube profile with random stuff. Before you reply to this, remember, I'm not being rude, I'm just trying to let you understand. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 00:57, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * alright, thanks for replying! i'll remember this before i make an article. Nikkimon (talk) 01:01, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, that's great! :) Happy editing! Endofskull (talk) 01:01, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Stevens Point
I undid your revision of this page to my revision and i included an edit summary this time around. I'm sorry i didn't do this before as I'm very new to this. The reason i deleted such a large amount of information was there was a long timeline of the centers on campus which i thought was a list of irrelevent information. I also deleted to the subsections devoted to specific student organizations (chinese club, horn club, etc) to to be more in line with the other University of Wisconsin pages such as Eau Claire, Oshkosh or Whitewater, which do not mention specific student organizations. There are over a hundred student organizations at the University and to mention about 5 and providing links to their respective pages seemed like unfair self promotion. I'm sorry i didn't clarify this in my original edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AskrYggdrasil (talk • contribs) 17:52, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * That's alright. Just as long as you remember to use the edit summary. Thanks! :) 21:36, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

You deserve one too!
 Dwayne has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the goodness of kittens by adding {{subst:Kitten}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

-  Dwayne   was here! &#9835; 23:19, 21 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 23:29, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

adopt?
Ehhh... okay? i suppose so, although i'm not really sure what that entails. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moriahfaye (talk • contribs) 23:49, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm just your mentor, that's all there is to it. Nothing else. Are you concerned about being adopted on Wikipedia? Endofskull (talk) 23:54, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It's just a silly term, is all xP Moriahfaye (talk) 00:29, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, haha. :) So you want me to Wiki-adopt you? Endofskull (talk) 00:37, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Nah, I think I'll figure it out. Thanks for the offer though. Moriah
 * Alright! Endofskull (talk) 00:46, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

why i delete in Apichet puttan? because result of afc championleague is wrong.MTU vs Singapore armforce result in time is 1-1 not1-4 please don t add about that result. it wrong if not wrong i will not delete.please from ThaiFutsal21:27 —Preceding unsigned comment added by ThaiFutsal (talk • contribs) 14:27, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Just explain what you edited, and it'll be okay. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 04:19, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

re: 173.79.0.63
I see you gave this user a level 2 warning for vandalizing Johnny Test. I however gave him a level 3 warning at first but he deleted the warning. Please check the history (especially on an empty page) before issuing warning to make sure he's not "tricking you". Thank you. Heavydata (talk) 20:31, 26 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that. I did in fact check the history, and I thought there was one. My bad! Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 20:19, 27 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Regarding your report: First off obvious vandals don't deserve any respect at all. Second of all the user already said that he wouldn't vandalize anymore. So it's over with as long as he keeps his promise. Heavydata (talk) 21:31, 27 September 2010 (UTC)


 * You were kind of flaming him, and he was flaming back. That's what I'm saying. Just please don't get in fights, or flamewars with people. Endofskull (talk) 21:34, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Stuffed toy
Your stuffed snowman is cute! Bishonen | talk 22:09, 27 September 2010 (UTC).


 * Hah, thanks! :) Endofskull (talk) 00:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry
Hello. I am the user who recently had problems with Heavydata. All I want to say is that I am truly sorry for my vile actions. I mean that as much as I can. I promise not to vandalize as long as I am on this site, and to actually contribute to pages rather than derail them. I also promise not to flame other users on this site. Once again, I am VERY sorry. 173.79.0.63 (talk) 00:49, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Wow, thanks so much for coming and apologizing to me. And (sorry I'm saying this Heavydata) the user, Heavydata, shouldn't have came and flamed you. Alright, and again, nice job coming! :) Endofskull (talk) 21:43, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for accepting my apology. :D You handled this WAY better than Heavydata did, and for that I applaud you. And just for further notice, I will be going by this username now. Editzilla (talk) 22:26, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, sounds great. And no problem. If you ever need any help with anything what so ever please do come to me. Endofskull (talk) 22:28, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

UNROW Page
Please allow the UNROW students to remove their personal information from the UNROW webpage. They are students and have been recently subject to anonymous attacks. They would like information leading to where they currently go to school and their other activities off of wikipedia.

Holchap84 (talk) 03:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)holchap84


 * Ah, I see why now. I didn't know the story. Sorry about that. Endofskull (talk) 21:42, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Warning?
I'm curious why you left this warning on my talk page...was it meant for a different user? Firstly, I haven't edited that page since 2006; secondly, my edit then wasn't a humorous one. I'm an admin (though not a very active one recently, since starting a new job) and I wouldn't do anything to damage the encyclopedia!

In any case, no harm done and thank you for your efforts to improve Wikipedia! &mdash; Catherine\talk 16:59, 2 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Look at this revision. That's why I warned you. Endofskull (talk) 17:09, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey Skull. That edit is from 2006, almost 5 years ago. When stuff is that old, you don't need to warn. Over a 5 year period people change, and I'm certain that CatherineMunro no longer makes any bad changes, especially as they are an admin and have shown a good commitment to helping Wikipedia. I know you were trying to help, but be careful. Thanks! :) -- Gordonrox24 &#124; Talk 18:40, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh wow! Thanks clearing up the darkness on that. I was like "What? Don't they understand?" Thanks Gordon! Endofskull (talk) 18:42, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries. :)


 * Without meaning to belabor a very small issue: aside from it being an ancient edit, I would still disagree the edit should be considered a "bad change" worthy of a warning not to make "joke edits", and I'd like to ensure that you're not being too heavy handed with other editors.


 * The comment is more casual in tone and more chatty about an external topic (the comics at superdickery) than I'd generally use today, but a) it was a serious effort to answer the question GRider asked, and wasn't meant to make light of the topic, the article, or the encyclopedia (certainly not compared to the usual crude joke/vandalism edits to the Boner page!), b) Wikipedia was a much more casual place then (I've been editing here since 2003, I've witnessed how the standard of "professional tone" has changed), and c) it was on a talk page, which (while it shouldn't be allowed to become a grandstand for comedians) doesn't have to be held to the same strict standard as articles. See the Reference desk for another place where helpful answers and humor often go hand in hand.


 * Please remember that creating a good encyclopedia doesn't mean we have to be faceless robots with no hint of humanity. There are enough incidents of tasteless humor and other transgressions that require our attention that there's no need to go after ordinary editors for daring to be amused by the world they live in. :)  &mdash; Catherine\talk 22:49, 4 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, I understand. Thank you, and sorry about that. :) Endofskull (talk) 22:51, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Removal of references
I believed you left a message to the IP address: 213.105.76.171, which was myself but I wasn't logged in to my account. I removed the references list because it is unnecessary as there is no references to cite on the page, therefore the reference section removal is common sense as there are none on the page. Regards Stevo1000 (talk) 18:50, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, sorry about that. I'm going to start looking into that whenever someone removes a reflist. Thanks for that! Endofskull (talk) 18:59, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome People
Thanks for the advice but that's why I remove the "Thank you for your contributions" on the welcoming template. Is that still okay to do? Nations United (talk) 21:39, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * "There are many thousands of users without any edits. It is widely accepted (but not required!) that users with no edits should not be welcomed to save on server resources and also because most templates start with "Thank you for your Contributions" (or similar)." (See this.) So, it's really up to you what you want to do. I strongly suggest to only welcome people who have contributions. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 22:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright. Thanks for the advice. I'll try to not welcome users who have no edits as seldom as possible. Although, I can't guarantee that I will ignore them completely. Nations United (talk) 00:48, 5 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Sounds great! Endofskull (talk) 23:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Heavydata report at WP:AIV
Howdy, thanks for your report at WP:AIV on. I took a look into the case, but it looks as though the user has not edited in the past day or so, and the case was resolved at Wikiquette_alerts. WP:AIV is more for problems which require very rapid response, rather than these sort of issues. I can understand if you were unhappy with the result of the discussion at Wikipedia Alerts, but AIV is probably not the right venue. Thanks again and keep up the good work! -TeaDrinker (talk) 02:04, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, thank you! Endofskull (talk) 20:55, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Moved comment from userpage
An editor added this to your userpage, I suspect ze intended to put it here --TeaDrinker (talk) 03:04, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

What do you do when you are the reference? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boraboy4ever (talk • contribs)


 * That's called original research, and that's not allowed. Thanks TeaDrinker. Endofskull (talk) 21:58, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Heavydata
Sorry, but the Find feature tells me that "Heavydata" isn't anywhere on the ANI page. Did you mean to send me somewhere else? Nyttend (talk) 22:14, 13 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I just now posted it, so try again. :) Endofskull (talk) 22:15, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey
Dear Endofskull,

Thank you for deleting the ASD COACHES article, I tryed to write a good article and failed lol,

a year or 2 ago my other name and this ip got banned but now my ips unbanned ... Why ? [i was banned for vandalism about year or 2 ago but since then ive grown up] but was wondering why the sudden change of heart?

Thanks Dave Davey2010 (talk) 01:47, 15 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't understand. What are you asking? Anyways, it's okay, just remember to follow the guidelines. :) Endofskull (talk) 20:05, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

:D

 * D Woww, thanks! I've never ever received one, and it's no problem for me to. I just know I would enjoy getting one, so I give them to you. You're just a great anti-vandalism guy! Thanks again! Endofskull (talk) 20:33, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for yourself, again. :D DARTH SIDIOUS 2 (Contact) 20:39, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem at all. Oh yeah, and congratulations on getting an account on the Toolserver. Endofskull (talk) 20:40, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Ninja ducks
Hello. Didn't mean to come across as rude by saying that the image was low quality (I didn't even realise it was your own image) - it just seemed a bit grey and indistinct, and could have used some cleanup and cropping. I'll do that now, although I still don't think it's that useful an illustration for the ninja article. --McGeddon (talk) 08:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)


 * It's no problem. And I see what you mean about the Ninja article. The only reason I put it there was because of the ninja suit it was in. Oh yeah, thank you for improving it! :) Endofskull (talk) 22:02, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Farid Suleman
If you actually look at the text User:Belgrade19 removed closely, you'd see that it's an unsourced WP:BLP violation - his removal is entirely appropiate. Exxolon (talk) 20:38, 26 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks. Endofskull (talk) 20:59, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Your RFA
Two points:
 * 1) You have not subst'd the time
 * 2) You have not opted into the edit counters.  Please see these instructions:
 * please create User:Endofskull/EditCounterOptIn.js with any content. Alternatively, you can create meta:User:Endofskull/EditCounterGlobalOptIn.js to opt-in across all Wikimedia wikis.

Regards, 7  00:36, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Yep, I'm doing that right now. Thanks! :) Endofskull (talk) 00:37, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅ Did I do that right? Endofskull (talk) 00:41, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * You created the js file, but it needs to be longer than zero bytes. I've added a word and it works now.  Thanks.   7  00:48, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, thank you very much. So is that all now? I just wait and answer questions, correct? Endofskull (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes.  7  00:52, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, and thanks so much! I appreciate it! Endofskull (talk) 00:54, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Just a tip... RfA is brutal, and people don't usually take 38 AIV edits and <5000 edits to be enough for a mainly vandal fighter to pass. Focusing solely on vandal fighting and hoping to pass an RfA nowadays would probably involve 20000+ edits with very few mistakes. Personally, writing some articles sounds a lot more fun and a lot more worthwhile. Just a tip. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  02:54, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Eh, I like anti-vandalism. I'm gonna read up on CSDs and PRODs. And read up more. After that I'm going to try to do a lot of anti-vandalism. Sound good? Endofskull (talk) 02:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Not really. Countering vandalism is good, of course; but when it takes too high a percentage of a person's time it rots the brain and destroys the soul. Better to edit, keep those pages on your watchlist, fight vandalism to them, and chase up the people who've vandalized them. -- Hoary (talk) 12:24, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Your RfA has been closed
I regret to inform you that your request for adminship has been closed as unsuccessful. I strongly encourage you to carefully review all of the comments left there and use them to address any concerns raised there. Then, after in several months and after addressing those concerns, you are welcome to submit a new request. Please let me know if you have any questions. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WikiProject Japan ! 05:35, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay. Thank you. Endofskull (talk) 22:44, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Moving Victoria to the main list of Lilo & Stitch characters
I am creating an artical for a character named Victoria who appears in the Lilo & Stitch tv series, and I am trying to move it onto the main list of Lilo & Stitch characters artical, but I am having difficulty as I am not all that experienced in creating these articals from scratch. I made a mistake with that redirection I did on the page and therfore I have reverted the redirection, I would like to know how to move it to the main characters artical. If you know please help me.Daninewton (talk) 10:18, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hm. I used to watch Lilo and Stitch, but I really don't remember much of it. So I can't really help you on that one. If you need any help about writing the article I could help you. Endofskull (talk) 22:53, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

dccamman inaccurate
DCCAMMAN Hey its dccamman you asked me to go onto your chat page. when i went to the page to edit there was nothing on there. I beleive the report was [previous page deleted due to vandalism]If you can help me that would be great! (also i know you get a bad wrap wikinazi and all that but i think your doing a good job) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dccamman (talk • contribs) 06:35, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Sorry to be rude, but what are you asking? Endofskull (talk) 00:12, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

AfD
Hello End. Please take another look at this AfD. Thanks. -- Hoary (talk) 12:21, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

RfA
Hi Endofskull. Thanks for your message. I should warn you, I'm not an admin myself, so my advice may not be particularly helpful, but I'm happy to offer it nonetheless. My first question would be... are you absolutely sure you want to do this? I ask because, judging from the admin boards I watch (WP:AN and WP:ANI), it's not an altogether pleasant experience being an admin, and people will give you a lot of grief whether you deserve it or not. You (unfortunately) probably got a taste of that already at the RfA.

As a practical matter, what the people who comment at RfA seem to be looking for these days is a well-rounded editor. That means participating in article creation and improvement as well as anti-vandalism and other administrative tasks.

One thing I was impressed with when looking through your talk page and contributions was that you seem very good-natured. When you make a mistake (and we all do), you don't seem to get defensive or angry when someone points out the mistake. That's very, very good, and very important to your future success, whether you decide to become an admin or not. Whatever you do, be sure to keep doing that!

Here are a couple of specific suggestions if you do decide to run again:
 * Keep reading other people's RfAs. You don't have to vote on them, just try to build an understanding of which candidates succeed and which ones don't, and why.
 * Create some content. By that I mean, find something you're passionate about, and create an article on it. Just make sure the topic is notable and that you source every statement you add. For example, if you like music, see if any of your favorite songs don't have articles. Then do some research to see if the song is notable (for example, was it a Top 40 hit?). allmusic.com is a good source for that info. RfA voters will check this link to see what articles you've created.
 * Keep up the good work on anti-vandalism. I suspect you'll probably need at least 10,000 edits to overcome the resistance RfA voters have to a second nomination. For whatever reason, RfA voters seem to dislike it when an editor has multiple RfA tries, but that resistance can be overcome... sometimes.
 * Don't slow down on the activity. RfA voters will check this link to see if your activity on Wikipedia has dropped since your RfA. If it has, they'll think you were only active in order to run for admin. If you can demonstrate consistency month after month, you may be able to alleviate their concerns.
 * Wait at least 6 months before trying again. That may seem like an unreasonably long time, and some other editors might recommend 3 months, but you can learn a lot in 6 months, and RfA voters are quick to oppose if they sense a candidate "wants it" too badly. So be patient, and take the time to build up your skills and policy knowledge.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask me anything else. I'm happy to answer, as long as you understand I'm not an admin, so my recommendations may not as useful as someone's who's been through an RfA themselves. 28bytes (talk) 00:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for helping me! I do understand that you're not an admin (I actually checked your user rights before I contacted you). But I am still happy you're helping me. I am working on finding some good subjects to write about. Other than that, what kind of fields to be usually work in other than AFD and AN that get accepted in RFA? Endofskull (talk) 00:19, 15 November 2010 (UTC)


 * You're welcome; glad to help. I saw from your userpage that you like cats, so I had to help out a fellow cat person. :) Since your RfA mentioned you wanted to work in UAA and AIV, make sure you have a lot of participation there, and that your participation is solid: that is, no false or incomplete reports. You also mentioned AN, but I would suggest not posting there unless you are 100% certain that it's a helpful post. Some people might recommend hanging out there and helping out... but from what I've seen, "help" from non-admins is often not all that helpful, so be really cautious before you do anything there. AfD work is important, and CSDs, which you're doing, but I don't want to under-emphasize that you'll need "content" work too. Are you willing to put in time to write well-referenced articles? Anti-vandalism work is important, but these days it's very tough to become an admin without content work too. 28bytes (talk) 00:44, 15 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ah okay. Let me make sure I understand this. When you say "content work" do mean like adding references, making articles, and things like that? Is that the biggest part I need to improve in? Thanks again, Endofskull (talk) 01:05, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, exactly. 28bytes (talk) 01:09, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll start striving to work in that area; effective immediately. :D Alright, well thank you! I hope to speak with you sometime again. Ah yes, one last thing, in a couple months, would it be okay if I came to you and you looked at my contributions and see if I'm on the right track to be accepted in RFA? Endofskull (talk) 01:12, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. My door's always open. Good luck! 28bytes (talk) 02:05, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks so much! :D Endofskull (talk) 22:44, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

My Article
To which article are you referring?


 * I'm talking about Triumph Group. Endofskull (talk) 02:41, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

The page can expand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hunter Original (talk • contribs) 23:50, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

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Zana (caucasus) deleted
However, I don't think is was a hoax. It was sourced, at the bottom, from http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Almas Dloh  cierekim  21:49, 1 December 2010 (UTC)


 * It's still seems extremely fake to me. Umm, all I can say is that since there's already a page, there's really no need. Endofskull (talk) 23:41, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

RE: Pictures
I replaced them with an image of much better content and clarity. One of the two images removed was an old upload of mine, and the other was a poor image of an ambiguous bottle cap.. you couldn't even read the print on it.. definitely useless and taking up room. In short, replaced one of my own images with a better one, and removed a very poor image which was taking up space for current/future content. Editor182 (talk) 21:15, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, I see. Thank you for replying. :D 23:43, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

How do you post a link stating that an article is too long, or that it doesn't have enough pictures?
I once saw a "banner" that the article for "Hawaii" was getting too long. Is there a way to post a "banner" that states that an article is too long?--Jax 0677 (talk) 01:40, 13 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I haven't been online in a while. So, I have seen one of those before, but I can't seem to find the tag. Sorry. You could go and ask that at the Help Desk. Thanks! Endofskull (talk) 18:01, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * Alright, thanks. My bot isn't working. I'll probably try to get it working at some point. Endofskull (talk) 23:12, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2011 WikiCup!
Hello, happy new year and welcome to the 2011 WikiCup! Your submissions' page can be found here and instructions of how to update the page can be found here and on the submissions' page itself. From the submissions' page, a bot will update the main scoresheet. Our rules have been very slightly updated from last year; the full rules can be found here. Please remember that you can only receive points for content on which you have done significant work in 2011; nominations of work from last year and "drive-by" nominations will not be awarded points. Signups are going to remain open through January, so if you know of anyone who would like to take part, please direct them to WikiCup/2011 signups. The judges can be contacted on the WikiCup talk page, on their respective talk pages, or by email. Other than that, we will be in contact at the end of every month with the newsletter. If you want to stop or start receiving newsletters, please remove your name from or add your name to this list. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:57, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

How do I add the no photo available shown template to profiles "Jack Pelton", "Scott C. Donnelly" and "Dick Millman"?
How do I add the no photo available shown template to profiles "Jack Pelton", "Scott C. Donnelly" and "Dick Millman"?--Jax 0677 (talk) 07:15, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to, who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by , with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to, who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, , who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:32, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to (first, with 487 points) and  (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 March newsletter
We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is with 231 points, who leads Pool H.  (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see WikiCup/Scoring.

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:56, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter
Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to and  who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:16, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Ogawayama declined
You nominated this as having no context. At the time you nominated it the content was: "Ogawayama is a famous rock climbing area in Nagano, Japan." Context is the only thing it does have, so the speedy is declined. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:10, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 May newsletter
We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by, and  respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.

A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:26, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Training Center Petaluma
Regarding this change: I agree that, in general, a reason should be provided for deleting content. However, in this particular case I think the deletion was justifiable. Our Verifiability policy states that any material challenged or likely to be challenged should be attributed in the form of an inline citation that directly supports the material. 152.121.19.254's deletion represents a challenge to all the unsourced material in the old "Housing" section. That material should not be re-added until someone cites a reliable source to support it. —Stepheng3 (talk) 19:38, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 June newsletter
We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by, claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by , who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by, who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

We would again like to thank and  for invaluable background work, as well as all of those helping to provide reviews for the articles listed on WikiCup/Reviews. Please do keep using it, and please do help by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup.

Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here, for those interested, though it appears that neither are completely accurate at this time. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:30, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Swejsantokotha wiki page listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Swejsantokotha wiki page. Since you had some involvement with the Swejsantokotha wiki page redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Drmies (talk) 15:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter
We are half way through the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; there is less than a month to go before we have our final 8. Our pool leaders are (Pool A, 189 points) and  (Pool B, 165 points). The number of points required to reach the next round is not clear at this time; there are some users who still do not have any recorded points. Please remember to update your submissions' pages promptly. In addition, congratulations to PresN, who scored the first featured topic points in the competition for his work on Thatgamecompany related articles. Most points this round generally have, so far, come from good articles, with only one featured article (White-bellied Sea Eagle, from ) and two featured lists (Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, from PresN and Grammy Award for Best Native American Music Album, from ). Points for Did You Know and good article reviews round out the scoring. No points have been awarded for In the News, good topics or featured pictures this round, and no points for featured sounds or portals have been awarded in the entire competition. On an unrelated note, preparation will be beginning soon for next year's WikiCup- watch this space!

There is little else to be said beyond the usual. Please list anything you need reviewing on WikiCup/Reviews, so others following the WikiCup can help, and please do help if you can by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup- points are, of course, offered for reviews at GAC. Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 11:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation


It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:42, 2 November 2011 (UTC)