User talk:RxS


 * Archive 1 (March 5 to Nov 21):


 * Archive 2 (Nov 21-April 17th):
 * Archive 3 (April 30-June 2007):
 * Archive 4 (June 2007-June 2008):

Apology for my incivility
The other day the stress got to me, I lost it, I ranted publicly on the 9/11ct arbitration evidence page. I ranted, among other things, about you. There's no excuse for that. While I find some of the things you do hard to understand, I don't know what you are really like as a person because I have never met you. Therefore I fully accept that I should, as I have been strictly instructed to do, stick to the facts and not make inferences about people's motives. I am very sorry for being so uncivil towards you. ireneshusband (talk) 22:25, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Extraneous hoopla
I noticed you referring to this on Wikback as your new favourite phrase. If you're curious, I've done a bit of research on the expression and have posted it on my user page as a modified "Did you know." It's been around longer than I thought. Risker (talk) 06:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I read it, that's great! There's something about that phrase that just kills me. RxS (talk) 04:18, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
I just wanted to drop by and thank you for having my back in the arbitration case. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 04:53, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

RfA question
What did you mean in your support of EyeSerene's RfA? I think I'm missing something... Tan  |   39  00:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/September 11 conspiracy theories
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. Further to this, any uninvolved administrator may, on his or her own discretion, "impose sanctions on any editor working in the area of conflict (defined as articles which relate to the events of September 11, broadly interpreted) if, despite being warned, that editor repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process." The full remedy is located here.

For the Arbitration Committee, Anthøny  15:49, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

My RFA has closed
My RFA that you weighed in on earlier has closed as no consensus to promote, at a final tally of 120/47/13. I thank you for your feedback and comments there, and I'm going to be considering all the various advice and comments presented. I might end up at RFA again some day, or not. If you see me there again in the future, perhaps you might consider a Support !vote. If not, not, and no hard feelings. The pen is still mightier than the mop! See you around, and thanks again. Lawrence §  t / e  18:25, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

9/11 Structure
Hi, Doc
 * Long time no see! I submitted a proposal for the structure of the 9/11 article and would appreciate your input.
 * Sincerely,
 * GuamIsGood (talk) 17:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

RfB Comments
Hi. I'm responding here as I have brought this point a few times on the page already, and there is no point bringing it there again, it is getting long enough already :). There is case precedent for running two months post a prior RfB (successfully, and for the THIRD time I might add) IF the issue involved was not one of trust, but of the community wanting to see more RfA involvement. Please see Requests for bureaucratship/Redux 3. Thanks -- Avi (talk) 11:50, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

ED in shock site
I've readded ED to shock site as while the refs never use the word "shock site" (and for that matter, neither do the Rotten.com refs, for example), but they make it clear that the site hosts offensive material. And though this is original research, I would like to point out that the site clearly is a shock site. The images it hosts alone (including many images from other sites that are listed in the article as shock sites) are enough to identify it as such, and this doesn't even touch on the textual content. A shock site (based on the sites that the article lists as shock sites) doesn't have to be a site that is designed in such a way as to trick people to going to it and viewing offensive content. Orgerish.com is an example of such a site. It is designated as a shock site simply because it hosts offensive content, even though it is not designed in any way so as to trick people into viewing it.-- Urban  Rose  15:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

ED
Many of the articles at ED are simply satire but some of them exist solely for the purpose of offending people. For example, there is an article called "Offended" (which I do NOT recommend that ANYONE view by the way) that I had the displeasure of seeing which is essentially just a collection of gross shock images. You mention that there are many sites which feature disturbing content which are not shock sites. On the other hand, that doesn't mean that a site which hosts shocking content becomes exempt from "shock site status" simply because it also contains satire.-- Urban  Rose  18:40, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Fast!
That was quick!...Thanks!--MONGO 16:07, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Rfb participation thanks
Hello, RxS.

I wanted to personally thank you for taking part in the project-wide discussions regarding my candidacy for bureaucratship. After bureaucratic discussion, the bureaucrats decided that there was sufficient significant and varied opposition to my candidacy, and thus no consensus to promote. Although personally disappointed, I both understand and respect their decision, especially in light of historical conservatism the project has had when selecting its bureaucrats. As you felt the need to oppose my candidacy, I would appreciate any particular thoughts or advice you may have as to what flaws in my candidacy you perceived and how you feel they may be addressed. Once again, thank you for your participation. -- Avi (talk) 20:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

User page
Thanks for the revert. I am sure that these are getting stranger. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 12:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

9/11 Attacks
Regarding the slight modification I did to the 9/11 article, can you explain to me how it is nonsense? It is a legitimate hypothesis that some members of government one way or another carried out the attacks for different legitimate reasons. I think that the constant blaming of Al-Queda for the attacks is nonsense. - Magicman710 —Preceding comment was added at 03:41, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Your redirect of "research program" to "research"
Imre Lakatos is a philosopher of science famous for his discussion of "research programs". There are probably many people who will have trouble remembering that name and search for research program, hoping to find something about it. If it is going to be redirected to "research" it may as well not even be a redirect. ImpIn | (t - c) 03:45, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

My RfA
Cheers for your support! I'm obviously disappointed, but there was lots of good constructive criticism from the process which I'm going to take on board. And who knows, after a few months after I may very well be successful. Cheers! Mark t young (talk) 20:52, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

terrorists
I have replied on the articles talk page, and reverted your revert..no offence meant.

On a personal note, yes they were terrorists, but the same could/should be said of the IRA, and maybe even Nelson Mandela.. what made a lot of sense in the link i gave in the articles talk page were words along the lines of " don't try to lead people, put the facts, and let people make their own minds up, based on the facts." and I think the vast majority already know they were terrorists, and the article will just confirm that Sennen goroshi (talk) 14:13, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I think the articles I comment on are vandalism on wikipedia. Crapscience has no place in public discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatdoesntmakesense (talk • contribs) 05:43, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

bullshit
I really wanted this to remain civil, that is why I put a message on your talk page initially, after checking the edit summaries, I was a little suprised to find your comment regarding my use of the word bullshit. What makes you think I was talking about your edits, when using the term bullshit, I think you will find quite a few edits between your comment and my use of the word bullshit. I honestly find the use of the term bullshit to be acceptable, and if you look at the order of the edits, it seems obvious that it was not directed towards you.

Sennen goroshi (talk) 06:13, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Tonight's episode "Instant Reverting, Internet Style"
Hi, Mrs. Love (or Mr. Love). See the talk page of the September 11 article. There are comments there. You just reverted without discussion. Presumptive (talk) 04:47, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Ugh.
I thought you should be properly notified. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 05:02, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

I am shocked to learn you are an admin. I though an admin would act like a great representative, pillar of society, open to discussion, etc.

Why not let us think of 12 different introductory sentences and pick the best one? I am sure we can improve WP! Presumptive (talk) 05:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Because you're demanding a change under false assertions. If you came a long and said, yuck that first sentence is awkward let's fix it that'd be one thing. But you're demanding a change because of a claim that it's original research which is just flat out wrong. RxS (talk) 05:21, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

It is very subtle OR, not overt OR. It is also bad prose. Either way, it can be improved. I am not suggesting we change it to "those filthy terrorist" or "those freedom fighters". I am just seeking better prose.

But you are an admin, so "yes, sir!". I will endeavor to listen to you now that I know you are an admin. Presumptive (talk) 05:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Me being an admin has exactly zero to do with it. I never used nor threatened to use any admin powers here. I never mentioned the fact that I'm an admin, in fact it seems you just found out that I was one so I couldn't have been lording it over you too awfully much. RxS (talk) 05:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Knock it off, Presumptive. RxS has not even come close to threatening you with admin action. This attack on his character and his administratorship is completely unwarranted. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 05:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Heads up
—Giggy 01:52, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Yikes, I guess he didn't take too kindly to my block earlier! Thanks for letting me know. RxS (talk) 04:52, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA
I wouldn't take controversial admin actions, so you don't need to worry about that. See my answer to question 18, also my user page for my views on that. Controversial admin actions represent everything I think is wrong with the state of adminship on the project. Everyking (talk) 03:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Those attitudes are one reason why I supported in the first place. So, I changed back to support because I believe you. My concern is that although WR is a pretty silly place, you have a enough supporters there that would show up in support of any admin action you might take. Instant blood bath. I've considered posting there but I don't trust their privacy protection further than I could throw my Jeep. Anyway, try and keep it down to a dull roar and we'll be good. RxS (talk) 14:15, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Kmweber
If you oppose a ban, please say so clearly, or else the poor chap is going to get shown the door for good, or at least for a while. Jehochman Talk 18:49, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Alphabet soup
That is a really funny expression that cracks me up. :) --Caspian blue 23:16, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback
Thanks for your input at my successful Rfa. I'm already thinking about working on my content creation. Hopefully in a few months, I'll have passed the point where you would've !voted Support. If you have any more suggestions on how I can improve myself as an editor, I'd be happy to hear them. Happy editing!--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 21:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year
Hope 2009 is a great year for you!--MONGO 15:36, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
Dear Rx StrangeLove,

Wishing you a happy new year, and very best wishes for 2009. Whether we were friends or not in the past year, I hope 2009 will be better for us both.

Kind regards,

 Majorly  talk  21:33, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Did i just ruin your post ?
I was doing an edit on Jimmy's page and when I went back to my watch list i saw you posted just before me but i can't see your edit, did mine cancel yours out ??

Sorry if it did !

cheers--Chaosdruid (talk) 05:39, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Civility warnings
What a civil civility warning. Very nicely done. The whole incident was so boring I simply can't stand it. Next time threaten to, well, I don't know, threaten to slap someone if they're not civil. --KP Botany (talk) 07:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Norm Coleman
Pleased to meet a fellow Minnesotan! See my comments on Norm Coleman as well. 12.203.0.250 (talk) 03:58, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Talk:7 World Trade Center updated
Can you take a look on my new post in the Talk:7_World_Trade_Center page ? Thank you - Johninwiki (talk) 15:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:911ct supporters
Template:911ct supporters has been nominated for deletion by Ice Cold Beer. As this TfD nomination includes objections to the same list of people that is currently in use in Template:911ct, I am inviting you to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. (I am sending this message to you as a current or former editor of Template:911ct, following the guideline on multiple messages.) Regards —  Cs32en  07:47, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

al-Qaeda membership
I wanted to clarify my views without sidetracking the discussion. My problem with the term "member" is that there's no real standard of membership. No uniform, no initiation process, nothing like what members of Abu Nidal went through. Not everyone who went through an AQ training camp can be considered a member, and there are a lot of groups that claim inspiration by al-Qaeda but have no formal contacts with anyone in the group. I'm just uncomfortable with applying the label of member to anyone who isn't either top leadership, or in the 055 Brigade. And by referring to AQ as nebulous, I'm just referring to their strategy of ideological infection/inspiration, rather than the outright attacks of the 1990s. I'm certainly not in the "AQ is a CIA/Cheney/Mossad/Reptilian invention!!!" crowd. I'm pretty sure you and I see eye-to-eye on most other issues in this article. Cheers! // Chris  (complaints) • (contribs) 18:06, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I can see your point about the word member, but I don't want to water down the fact that they were acting as a direct hand of al-Qaeda and by their direction. I suppose we could drop the whole thing and just say the attacks were conducted al-Qaeda. But I do want to see a pretty tight/direct linking between the hijackers and al-Qaeda because in the real world there was. If these articles weren't under constant attack by certain quarters things like this wouldn't matter so much...but there it is I guess. RxS (talk) 14:47, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Boehner
I created the page and I am moving it, OK? The page was barely complete and many of the references are wrong in the Wikipedia version. The version in MyWikiBiz is copyright (well I think so, I will check). Peter Damian (talk) 15:23, 5 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, you can copy it over there but you can't move it (in the sense that it's yours to delete here). When you edit a page you: irrevocably agree to release your contributions under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 and the GFDL.. I'm sure you know this....but edit warring isn't going to fix anything. RxS (talk) 15:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
for catching that! :) — Aitias // discussion  23:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Kosovo&diff=305894426&oldid=305894185 J.delanoy gabs adds  22:01, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Criminalresponsibility's discussion on Talk:September 11 attacks
Do you mind unarchiving the section or me adding some comments to it? I understand that the editor is banned, but I think he raised a valid question that deserves a direct answer (mentioning WP:POLICIES, WP:GUIDELINES and WP:COI). I was thinking something along these lines: "There are policies and guidelines. WP:COI is probably what you’re looking for. But you’ll have a tough time convincing anybody an editor belongs to an organization that’s so secretive its very existence is doubtful. The editor’s pattern of editing is not proof on its own; that would be circular logic."

— NRen2k5 (TALK), 02:04, 4 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I think if there are issues like this you should bring them to WP:COI, that conversation was going no where and keeps reoccurring. If you really want to add that just add it below the archived section I guess. But I don't see a need to reopen it...`RxS (talk) 02:14, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy 's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk  • 00:23, 7 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I'm not sure I'm worthy but cool! RxS (talk) 05:10, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats on your anniversary! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Jumping over Logic at AETruth
At the AE page, an editor says:


 * You're leaping from "there is no academic or professional debate about what caused the collapse" to "it is widely rejected"

I concur that this seems an enthusiastically hasty rejection of common sense on your part. Did you have an opportunity to deal with this problem? --Ihaveabutt (talk) 18:42, 9 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The debate is settled and there is no longer an ongoing debate about these issues. It has been widely rejected. RxS (talk) 19:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Jonnny666
One week? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 05:37, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, could have been longer, probably not shorter. RxS (talk) 21:25, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
 * All edits are vandalism, continues to vandalize, and he only gets one week? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 06:27, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

ITN credits
Hi, thanks for the latest updates at ITN but I just noticed that you didn't give credit notices to the articles and contributors/nominators. Could you fix it? The instruction is at In_the_news_section_on_the_Main_Page. Thanks again. --BorgQueen (talk) 20:04, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Yep....thanks for the nudge. Haven't been doing this long. RxS (talk) 20:05, 31 August 2009 (UTC)


 * You haven't placed the ITNtalk template on the articles' talk pages yet. --BorgQueen (talk) 20:41, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Always something....and we wonder why there's so many admin backlogs. RxS (talk) 04:27, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :) -- can  dle &bull; wicke  04:20, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem...thanks for putting it together! RxS (talk) 04:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Minnesota Meetup
 2009 Proposed date: Saturday, October 10. Details under discussion. Please share this with anyone who may be interested.  Delivered by Jonathunder (talk) 16:17, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

RFA spam

 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 19:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Maria Kinnaird
Surprised to find this deleted. Did I miss a discussion of its notability. I know it had been discussed before for deletion and rejected. Could you tell me the justification? I would have thought the book about her and the mention in the DNB would have established notability. Even assuming it was deleted I would have merged and redirected... ?? Victuallers (talk) 16:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Seemed to me that she was the daughter of a politition and had a book written by the request of her family was the only basis of any notability. It looks pretty thin to me, but if you want it restored I'll do that...I'm not married to anything. RxS (talk) 16:36, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks - please restore it. I agree its not a watertight case in either direction, but someone has spent weeks making it and there should be a debate before significant work gets deleted. Thanks for your co-operation Victuallers (talk) 19:11, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Rjanag Conduct RfC
A Request for Comments has been opened concerning the conduct of Rjanag. This follows the suggestion of a number of arbitrators at the Rjanag RfA. I am contacting you because you are mentioned in this RfC and the prior RfA, and previously discussed Rjanag's conduct with him.

The RfC can be found here.

Editors (including those who certify the RfC) can offer comments by:
 * (a) posting their own view; and/or
 * (b) endorsing one or more views of others.

You may certify or endorse the original RfC statement. You may also endorse as many views as you wish, including Rjanag's response. Anyone can endorse any views, regardless of whether they are outside parties or inside parties.

Information on the RfC process can be found at:


 * RfC Conduct
 * RfC Guide
 * RfC Guide 2
 * RfC Rules

Thanks. --Epeefleche (talk) 10:14, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop
As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome. For the Arbitration Committee, Risker (talk) 08:32, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Political parties, embarrassing members, and the law
I don't know about other countries, but in the United States, political parties are required by law and, arguably, the US and state constitutions, to let any registered voter who isn't supporting a candidate of another party or a member of another party become a member of that party and participate in the political activities of the party, including running for office. They don't have to invite you to social functions but they can't kick you out of the political party. KKK and other racist candidates have embarrassed political parties several times since the end of Jim Crow, and the only thing the party could do was withhold financial and other support, they couldn't kick the person out. In most states, those with no felony record are allowed to run for office, and in most states felons whose parole or probation is over are allowed to vote and be members of political parties. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  13:49, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Re: December 2009
I forgot about the sandbox. i just used the first page i found to test what i was doing. i intended to revert the page when i had finished but you beat me to it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.85.219.113 (talk) 02:22, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:In Combo.jpg
 Thanks for uploading File:In Combo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Aspects (talk) 20:05, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Author
Hi, RxS. Can you please assert authorship on File:Orch hall.jpg? This came up in remarks to delist Music of Minnesota. Elcobbola wrote, "Needs a verifiable source. As per above, an explicit assertion of authorship is needed. A hitherto deleted en.wiki page is not sufficient." -SusanLesch (talk) 19:38, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi...yep, that's one of mine. I went on a photo taking binge during that period and that was one. Let me know if I need to assert authorship somewhere other than here and the delist page for Music Of Minnesota. RxS (talk) 04:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * On the image page might convince them. Thanks! -SusanLesch (talk) 04:13, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm probably missing something, but my username and a link to my user page is on the page already along with a release into the public domain. En-wiki was the original wiki the image was uploaded to...I don't have a commons account but surely the image page here asserts authorship by the licensing I applied to it. RxS (talk) 04:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. Tell you what, if anything else happens on this image I will ping your talk page again. (This is the strictest image review I have ever witnessed.) Thank you again for the photo and for your reply. -SusanLesch (talk) 04:40, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * By all means and if you don't hear from me here shoot me an e-mail. As I look over all the images I took and uploaded it's fun to see how they've propagated. Makes me want to go out again and do some more (when the snow melts)...I thought there was a requested photo page around somewhere...do you know of one? RxS (talk) 04:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * WikiProject_Minnesota says there is a category. Have fun (when the snow melts). -SusanLesch (talk) 04:56, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Elcobbola replied on the delist page. I guess that I could edit the commons page and so I will. -SusanLesch (talk) 22:56, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Community de-Adminship - finalization poll for the CDA proposal
You are recieving this notice as you have participated in the Admin Recall discussion pages.

A poll was held on fourteen proposals, and closed on 16th November 2009. Only one proposal gained majority support - community de-adminship - and this proposal is now being finessed into a draft RFC Wikipedia talk:Community de-adminship/Draft RfC, which, if adopted, will create a new process.

After tolling up the votes within the revision proposals for CDA, it emerged that proposal 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.

A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;


 * gather opinion on the 'consensus margin' (what percentages, if any, have the most support) and


 * ascertain whether there is support for a 'two-phase' poll at the eventual RfC (not far off now), where CDA will finally be put to the community. Matt Lewis (talk) 01:42, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

68.237.91.70
I'd suggest a longer block; he just came off a week block. Half Shadow  03:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I increased it to two right after the original block. I'll do a month if you prefer. RxS (talk) 04:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Two might do, though given he's continued after two blocks, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being blocked yearly like a school IP. Half  Shadow  04:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your RfA Support
User: - Thank for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 08:51, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Q
Hey, can I ask you why you protected User talk:Kitarora? I was going to blank the page with its invitation to the creation of nonsense articles--BTW, what weird vandalism! Drmies (talk) 16:39, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I indef'd the user, he was putting nonsense on his talk page. I might go back and delete it but there's no point in putting too much time into it...RxS (talk) 16:42, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I understand. It's just that looking at the page gave me a headache, and if DGG is right, that redlinks invite the creation of articles, then you'll be deleting a bunch of them... Thanks! Drmies (talk) 16:44, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Taken care of, I see. Drmies (talk) 16:44, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Harrit, Niels H. "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe".
If you permit Bazant's study (a conjecture without experiment) you should allow Harrit's study (based on direct chemical identification in a laboratory, and reproducable).

Bazant, Zdenek P.; Mathieu Verdure (March 2007). "Mechanics of Progressive Collapse: Learning from World Trade Center and Building Demolitions" (PDF). Journal of Engineering Mechanics (American Society of Civil Engineers) 133 (3): 308–319. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:3(308). http://www.civil.northwestern.edu/people/bazant/PDFs/Papers/466.pdf. Retrieved May 20, 2008.

This study is directly relevant to the September 11 Attack subject.

Harrit, Niels H. "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe". http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/content.php?TOCPJ/2009/00000002/00000001/7TOCPJ.SGM. Retrieved 2009-04-03. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cicorp (talk • contribs) 21:35, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

FYI
You recently participated in a discussion here. This issue has been raised again here, where you may wish to comment. Best regards, – xeno talk  15:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Repeated links proposal
This is a proposal to change the Repeated links section of the MOS. Please edit &/or comment on the talk page as you see fit.

Feel free to move the proposal/discussion straight to the Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (linking) if you wish. I just thought we might establish some sort of consensus first, out of the heat and fury over there. --Michael C. Price talk 10:10, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Checking up on photographership
Hey there, RxS, I'm working to get Saint Paul, Minnesota to Good article status and to do this, I have to make sure all pictures in the article are 100% A-okay to use. To that end, I just want to confirm with you that you took this picture of the Ford plant in St. Paul:

Thanks for your help! Bob Amnertiopsis ∴ChatMe! 23:10, 18 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, that was me....why, is there a question of ownership? RxS (talk) 23:26, 18 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Not really, no. It just wasn't explicitly listed (as it has to be for GA) that you yourself took it. Thanks for the prompt response! Bob Amnertiopsis ∴<sub style="color:#FF9999; font-family:Tunga;">ChatMe! 00:38, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

First of all, sorry for posting in this section, as I don't know how to create a new one. Anyway, I don't know why you repeated your message of "null edits" to me on my talk page, as I hadn't added any of the spaces to any page since your first message. Boi O Death (talk) 17:43, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thank you. :) Boi O Death (talk) 17:47, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

\o/
What was this then? I know you reverted, but I'm just curious, about why it might've looked dodgy?  Chzz  ► 04:15, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Arctic ozone
Thanks for adding the interesting "in the news" item about depletion of ozone above the Arctic. Unfortunately the wording was a bit ambiguous, as the lower temperatures involved are at an altitude of 20 km (12.4 miles) and came at the same time as record warmer temperatures at surface level generally in the Northern Hemisphere. With a bit of tweaking I think the item has now been made a bit clearer. Nonetheless, interesting news well worth reading. . . dave souza, talk 20:26, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Punctuation
Hi, RxS. You asked me to comment further at AN. I've been on and off the computer as time allowed and ended up posting after the entire section had been archived. Oops! So I removed my post. You can read it here, restore it, move it—whatever you think best. (It's long but not tedious, I hope.) I think the archiving may have been a bit premature, but I don't frequent AN and am blissfully unaware of the norms. Cheers, Rivertorch (talk) 07:53, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Tanks in Syria on ITN
Could you move it to the top or second to the top? This happened yesterday. Thanks.--Chaser (talk) 18:14, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

ITN for Death of Seve Ballesteros
Why didn't you post it? You didn't !vote and consensus was really clear. -- Eraserhead1 &lt;talk&gt; 20:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Posted, I can only duck in and out at times. Plus I wanted feedback on the blurb...RxS (talk) 22:03, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Fair enough :). -- Eraserhead1 &lt;talk&gt; 22:27, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

United States and state terrorism
Thanks for your constructive and helpful contributions there. --John (talk) 17:51, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Association football item
Hi! The wording "Manchester City/Stoke City win the FA Cup" referred to the two teams participating in the final (which had not yet been played). Only the former team actually won. :) —David Levy 04:37, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for putting the news about the WTO findings on the main page. Instead of my talk page, I can also be found at. <b style="background:HotPink;color:white;">Sp33dyphil</b> Ready • to • Rumble  01:14, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

-- Eraserhead1 &lt;talk&gt; 10:10, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

removing comment on Main Page talk
You removed my comment on Main Page talk because you said it is not for the main page. I beg to differ, sections like that pop up all the time. One Recent one was Talk:Main Page/Archive 158. I am reinstating my comment.--Found5dollar (talk) 13:49, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry
Hi, I just wanted to apologize. it appears every time we run into each other there is a conflict. I also wanted to say sorry for kind of blowing up on you on the news candidate page. It was uncalled for. I was just very exasperated from trying to keep the article with something in it. If you ever need help on wiki please feel free to ask. --Found5dollar (talk) 14:53, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

2011 Fuzhou bombings
You note on ITN talk that an edit by the user Respecteveryone is vandalism. You may be interested to know that the same user is one of the principals in the contributions related to this ANI. I cannot accesss the diffs of deleted articles, but perhaps action is warranted? μηδείς (talk) 21:08, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

In the news/Candidates
Can you please help with 2011 Syrian uprising and 2011 Yemeni uprising pages? Im a bit busy with work and the 2011 Egyptian revolution (Im one of the organizer of the Second Revolutionary Wave in Egypt). I need all the help I can get so if you know anyone who can help please ask them too. thanks. -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 06:42, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

What do you think?
You are invited to join the discussion at Articles_for_deletion/Michael_Bruggink. Kthapelo (talk) 04:55, 4 June 2011 (UTC) (Using )

You CAN'T be serious
Did I create these sections with Sarah's name in them? Why not crow to those who did the nonsense you just wrote me?

You CAN'T be serious. What?? Your comment right here was so incredibly non-sensical, it's like not funny.

First...I did NOT create those sections with Sarah Palin's name on it, and whining about supposed "flubs" and "re-writing of history" etc. That's everyone else. So if that's the case, why didn't you write your weird comment to THEM? Since they're the ones who are on about this nonsense? Number two: in case you're not paying attention, this article "Paul Revere" is what's under discussion, as to Sarah's supposed "flub"... And since others have been bringing this up FIRST...I merely commented trying to balance things out a tad or two. And it's related to the article (as I made clear) about "Paul warned the British too, after he was captured." What part of any of this is unclear to you? That you would be possessed to snarl at me the junk you just did, while ignoring the other editors who have been groaning against "Sarah supporters" and whatever else? Watercolor Merger 05:31, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


 * It was your wall of text that I saw first, the fact that other people wrote things is off topic. You are responsible for your own edits. Talk page aren't there to balance things out. Please confine comments about Sarah Palin to the Sarah Palin talk page, and even then only when they are directly pointed at improving the article. RxS (talk) 13:22, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for cleaning up after me at T:ITN. RxS (talk) 00:30, 17 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Glad to help. :)
 * I rarely modify items' order (and usually see no problem when the pictured subject's blurb isn't at the top), but I've noticed that terrorism-related items tend to evoke strong feelings in this area. —David Levy 00:40, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

HandsomeFella
Just so you know, what's actually going on is a bit of an edit war; User:Dolovis has been arbitrarily moving the hockey player articles from their existing titles to unaccented "English spelling" titles, citing the "Use English" guideline; User:HandsomeFella has been following close behind him, tagging the resulting accented redirects for deletion not because they're "misspellings", but so that the articles can then be moved back to their original titles according to WikiProject Ice Hockey's existing naming convention. I've asked them both to cool it, but I just thought I should let you know that what you're seeing is a rather contentious edit war over conflicting of naming conventions, not just somebody trying to delete some "misspelled" redirects. Bearcat (talk) 16:56, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Eric Sprott
Hi! Your deletion of Eric Sprott is a very sad decision. I may also say that it's pretty discouraging, even though I'm an experienced editor. It should not be a surprise that Wikipedia loses editors, both young and mature. Cheers, Lamro (talk) 17:30, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

ITN
Shouldn't this article be posted already? I've nearly doubled the size of the article since your objection. It's been two days without any updates and this seems to me a perfectly valid candidate. Thanks. Batjik Syutfu (talk) 06:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

DRN re See also
For the reasons I stated in my last reply to you here, unless you're of the opinion that both there's no consensus there and at the article talk page for retention or deletion of the see also link, I'm concerned that a continuation of our theory vs. consensus discussion there is only further complicating the larger discussion which is already far beyond the scope of what that dispute deserves. If, of course, you are of the opinion that there is no consensus, then our discussion is entirely apropos, but even then I think that we've both probably already said everything that needs to be said about it there. Either way, would you consider agreeing to silently terminate our discussion on the theory vs. consensus point at DRN and to, if either of us desires to do so, either continue it here or somewhere else other than DRN? Best regards, TransporterMan  ( TALK ) 16:57, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Barelinks
A compromise There certainly is a consensus that my actions due not warrant admin intervention and they are in line with Wikipedia policies and procedures. The only objection is aesthetic, so to that end, this should keep everyone from complaining on my user talk. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:52, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No As I pointed out at AN/I, these templates are supposed to go at the top of the article, so there is nothing to fix as there is nothing broken. In the past, when I have manually added Barelinks, I put it in the references section because it was convenient, but that was strictly speaking against the guideline. I'm only doing it now to keep other editors from prolonging this discussion. I'm glad that your interests and mine could intersect, but I am not going to be going back to all of these other pages to amend them purely out of the aesthetic concerns of others users. If that sounds harsh, I hope you understand that I don't mean it to be combative, merely realistic--that is a huge undertaking for no payoff. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:03, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Why? The consensus is that these templates and the maintenance categories are useful and necessary. A minority of users wanted them moved somewhere else. Removing the template altogether would not be helpful and would be a huge hinderance in fixing linkrot in these articles. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:11, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No consensus There were a handful of editors who didn't like the template where it was and they mentioned that in the context of a different discussion. If you want to build a consensus on the placement of the template, you will have to do it somewhere relevant to the discussion of maintenance templates. I would be happy to give my input in that discussion, but interested or involved editors may not see this unrelated post at AN/I, so there cannot be a consensus regarding the use of this template as such--only my actions. If you revert several thousand edits based on the aesthetic concerns of three or four editors when it has been established that those original edits are within the guidelines of the encyclopedia and they are useful for its maintenance, that would be a WP:POINT issue. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:24, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It seems counterproductive to revert the edits which add the article to a category where the bare links can be acted on. There are many users who patrol this category, correct the deficiencies, and then remove the tag. My76Strat (talk) 21:18, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but the first thing our readers see when they click on an article shouldn't be a maint tag, especially that tag. If I thought that significant progress could be made clearing them I'd stop but generally there isn't. Or if there was a plan to move them, but he's said no to that. RxS (talk) 21:27, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that. I tend to agree that this tag is better situated within the references section. Perhaps some software modification would be a great improvement to prevent them from dominating articles while adding them to an appropriate category for cleanup. I should also like to add that fixing the problem takes barely more time than simply adding the tag, and I am a fan of WP:SOFIXIT. My76Strat (talk) 21:34, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't mind the smaller tag above the ref section. The Webreflinks tool doesn't seem to work and I don't know of any other way to quickly fix the issue. If there's some other way to add them to the cat I'm fine with that. It's the appearance that's the issue. We're already worried about a drop in editors, incomprehensible wiki tags dominating articles doesn't help. RxS (talk) 21:45, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree. My76Strat (talk) 21:51, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Image at T:ITN
I believe we should post an image of Anna Hazare rather than the Google headquarters...What say? Avenue X at Cicero (talk) 09:30, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

ITN credit
-- Jayron  32  14:13, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

"vacant rhetorical mutterings"
In the spirit of acting as colleagues on this work, and as administrators are generally expeced to uphold levels of civiliy and open communication wih all participants, I though I'd call you a complete and total utter with directly on your talk page, rather than just making snide remarks elsewhere. Try not to as it makes you look even more than many of the community already think you are. . Best wishes. Pedro : Chat  20:12, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Ed Schultz
To no surprise, the edit warring resumed once the semi was lifted. Could you maybe put it back for a week and see if they go away? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:10, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries event
In the area? You are invited to Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Minneapolis.

Hennepin County Library's Special Collections is hosting a Minneapolis history editathon on November 3. Help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by using materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections librarians.

There will also be an intro for people new to Wikipedia, and tours of Special Collections.

Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Special Collections (4th floor)

When: 10am-4:30pm, Saturday, November 3, 2012

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Upcoming Wikipedia meetups
In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota meetups.

To kick-off monthly meetups in the Twin Cities, two events will be held in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library this summer. These are mostly planned as opportunities for Wikipedians to discuss editing, but all are welcome!

Special Collections contains many valuable historical resources, including the Minneapolis Collection, consisting of files on hundreds of topics related to Minneapolis from neighborhoods to politicians (it's best to call or email in advance to request materials). Free wifi and several public computers are available.

Place: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Special Collections (4th floor)

Dates: Saturday, June 1

Saturday, July 6

Time: 12:30pm–2:30pm+

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Great American Wiknic
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Place: north of Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2012

Time: 12–4 pm


 * Accessible from the Minnehaha Park METRO station, bus, walk, bike, or car
 * If driving, free parking available on 46th Ave. S, and pay parking in the park
 * Food and drink options nearby, or bring your own... maybe even to share!

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Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup on August 3
In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota monthly meetup on August 3.

Place: Lavvu Coffee House

813 4th St SE, Minneapolis 55414

Date: Saturday, August 3

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Wikipedia Day Meetup on January 18
In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota meetup in commemoration of Wikipedia Day.


 * Place: Seward Cafe


 * 2129 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404


 * Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014


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Clarification motion
A case (September 11 conspiracy theories) in which you were involved has been modified by which changed the wording  of the discretionary sanctions section to clarify that the scope applies to pages, not just articles. For the arbitration committee -- S Philbrick (Talk)  19:19, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

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Suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
Following a community discussion in June 2011, consensus was reached to provisionally suspend the administrative permissions of users who have been inactive for one year (i.e. administrators who have not made any edits or logged actions in over one year). As a result of this discussion, your administrative permissions have been removed pending your return. If you wish to have these permissions reinstated, please post to the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and the userright will be restored per the re-sysopping process (i.e. as long as the attending bureaucrats are reasonably satisfied that your account has not been compromised, that your inactivity did not have the effect of evading scrutiny of any actions which might have led to sanctions, and that you have not been inactive for a three year period of time). If you remain inactive for a three year period of time, including the present year you have been inactive, you will need to request reinstatement at WP:RFA. This removal of access is procedural only, and not intended to reflect negatively upon you in any way. We wish you the best in future endeavors, and thank you for your past administrative efforts. – xeno <sup style="color:black;">talk 04:48, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Old Log Theater


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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Invite to an edit-a-thon at the Loft Literary Center

 * We have also recently formed a user group for Minnesota editors. If you would like to join, please add your name to our page on meta. Thank you, gobonobo  + c 23:49, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

User:Rx StrangeLove blocked for abuse?
I noticed that User:Rx StrangeLove, which you had been previously editing as was blocked as "abuse" by User:Chris G. Is this page an attempt to evade that block? --<i style="font-family:'Rock salt','Comic Sans MS'; color: Green;">Tyw7</i> (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 00:09, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Alex Jordan for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Alex Jordan until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 7 August 2019 (UTC)