User talk:Robchurch/December 2005

Note: I was on an indefinite wikibreak for most of December 2005.

You're back!
I see you're back - welcome! We need honest users like you, so please don't leave us again :-) Izehar 21:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Good man. It's good to see you around again. Blackcap (talk) 07:21, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Mediation
The story looks fine. KittenKlub 23:15, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Sander responded on my talk page. As far as the response speed goes. I do not check a page for replies every time, but it doesn't mean I never planned to check it. And I supplied a reason on the deletion page which is the way most people do it. KittenKlub 11:48, 28 December 2005 (UTC)


 * He is talking about starting a personal feud against him again. I'm backing out of the conversation for now. KittenKlub 21:24, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Jim
Thanks for your note, Rob. I won't block Jim for that remark, though I'll put a note on his talk page. The difference between the two editors is that Ben has been warned countless times, and has been blocked a few times for personal attacks. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:16, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Agreed and done. SlimVirgin (talk) 00:38, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Adminship nomination
Dear Rob: Because I think it is a true tragedy that you chose to resign from adminship, and because you're so damned indispensable, I've renominated you. I do hope this isn't too impudent of me to do so, but I really would be negligent in my duty as a Wikipedian not to do so. If perhaps you would be so kind as to accept, I would be truly thrilled; on the other hand, if you don't want to, then that's not a problem. The nomination is at Requests for adminship/Robchurch 3. All the very best, --NicholasTurnbull | (talk) 23:59, 27 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Rob, I've left a question for you on your RfA. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 20:40, 28 December 2005 (UTC)


 * OK, Thanks. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 20:43, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Vicious campaign to remove copyrighted images from user space
I'm not sure exactly what basis is being used in this campaign, but it would be appreciated if some reason for this were given. Fair use is not as narrow as some folks think. --Dschor 20:09, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

To add to this, I'm not personally upset by the removal of the image. If fair use does or doesn't extend that far, is not for me to say, but Wikipedia consensus. What I am upset with is the vandalization of my page. I have always played by the rules here, so all that needed to be done was a note left on my Talk page, and I would have removed the image myself. It's what I would have done had it been your page with the image, because that's the respect and consideration you deserve. You may not have blanked or defaced the page, but, in my opinion, the way you've handled this is even worse. Baryonyx 16:58, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your prompt reply. I'm also heartened by the fact that you took my comments reasonably... seems things can quickly escalate around here, and I'm also glad to see things handled so well. Thank you, and have a happy new year! Baryonyx 17:03, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

FYI
In case you didn't know, there's also a Request for arbitration that's been accepted on Freestylefrappe. I'm sure he'd appreciate anything you could do to counter the pile-on there, too. If you want my personal opinion -- the problem is not Freestylefrappe making mistakes, but an utter unwillingness to admit to mistakes, or learn from them, combined with a gut-wrenching hostility toward most of those who have tried to help. That said, a lot of the evidence piling on (some my fault too, I'm afraid) is from deep in the past before any mistakes were pointed out.&mdash;Bunchofgrapes (talk) 00:44, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Yikes!
Well, thank you for the pleasant surprise! I appreciate it. I am a political animal, not unfamiliar with power and authority in Wp (e.g., the ArbComm) and in actuality. Thus, cognizant of last year's process and (IMO) some of the inherent challenges with the ArbComm and its membership, I took it upon myself to contribute in a small way to organise and improve our efforts this year. These weren't without duress (I can elaborate later), but – as with anything – I hope the proof will be in the pudding.

Separately, I'm disheartened by your recent travails (I do keep an eye on this and that), but I'm sure everything will work out eventually.

Thanks again! E Pluribus Anthony 07:55, 30 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm not as skeptical: it just needs to be organised and administered effectively (i.e., neutrally). Some would say that of last year's process too – or anything – so we're all dirty pretty things in some way. :) E Pluribus Anthony 08:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Binomials and trinomials
Sorry if I'm addressing this to the wrong person ... hope you can help. I'm a newbie and still haven't found my way around yet. My question concerns the naming of pages dealing with species (or subspecies) of organisms. For example, the scientific name of the blackbird is Turdus merula, but its page has the colloquial name, Blackbird. This leads to ambiguity (see Blackbird for a specimen of necessary but rather inappropriate intrusion). The Linnaean system of classification was designed to be international and (pretty much) unambiguous, and encompasses every species and subspecies known to science. Would it be a good idea to have a guideline suggesting that pages should be so named, with redirects from colloquial names? Just a thought. I know it would involve a lot of work to rename all those pages in existence; maybe a bot could be devised for the job. Puffball 11:50, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

block 3RR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR#User:Ghirlandajo_.28Short_description:_troller.2C_vandal.2C_Anti-Romanian.2C_nazi.29 can you block the vandal? --86.106.51.95 16:49, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Wiki User Wiki
Are you the guy who hosts the Wiki User Wiki? - Joshua368 13:21, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Are you really going to let Homsar shut it down? - Joshua368 23:01, 31 December 2005 (UTC)