User talk:Soap/Archive 13

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Jj express magazine
Could you please undelete this article? We have received OTRS permission for it which I can add as soon as it is restored. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:56, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * i've restored the 1 edit that was made by the user, and moved it to User:Jjjwchen/Jj_express_magazine. Is this good?  —  Soap  —  19:00, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * That works fine. I've added the OTRS tag and will let them know where the article has been restored. Thanks! VernoWhitney (talk) 19:32, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Who'd you piss off today?
Or was that just a random bombing? Half Shadow  01:14, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It was due to my stopping their attempted vandalism on another user's page. I've already sent off an email with more information. I would have protected my page myself, but I had to step out of the room for a few minutes.  —  Soap  —  09:58, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'll keep an eye on you for a bit; I highly doubt I'm the only one, but now I'm one more. Half  Shadow  20:16, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Your deleted VPT question
Yes, it's wikEdDiff. It happened to me as well (and it happened before on wikEdDiff upgrades). I made it work by clearing the cache and restarting Firefox.—Emil J. 11:05, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Judaism and bus stops
I know that bus stops are commonly placed at intersections, but can you please elaborate what "Not a meaningful intersection of topics" means in context of the PROD. Thanks. Chesdovi (talk) 10:25, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Dogfish Jim...
No... that's not me, and his/her editing history is a million miles from my interests. No idea why they'd have cloned me. Kind of creepy, don't you think? Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 20:56, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * TPS'ing Annnnd he's blocked. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:00, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Stop stalking him, you jerk; I pulled duty for today... Half Shadow  21:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You were 21 minutes too slow! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:32, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Arrgg!
How did you beat me in doing the DUCK test with Account Number 50 and Harry.lewis7!?
 * Anyways, can you check the protection request page? I've made a request to semi-protect Henry Beaufort School.
 * double arrg! There's a harry.lewis8 now too! I am a violinist ♫ talk to me here!  12:17, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Might as well bar his IP from creating accounts, or else there will be a harry.lewis9 later. I am a violinist ♫ talk to me here!  12:19, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Blocks do that automatically, even though the blocking admin doesn't know the underlying IP. The fact that he was able to keep coming back shows that he must have access to either a mobile IP address, or a range of static ones.  —  Soap  —  14:54, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Just a note: indeffed Harrys 9 and 10 for block evasion. Airplaneman   ✈  22:34, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the maintenance stuff while I slept!  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:32, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

No, not a lot of enemies...
I appear to have made one though, although his ire is somewhat misplaced. He's User:Sleeping water, who was posting some unorthodox material on Celts over the last few months. He appears to have mistaken me for his arch-nemesis because I placed some warning templates on his talk page. I'm away from my home computer at the moment, so don't have a great deal of time to devote to wikipedia, but I'm not overly worried. I'll get a sock investigation going once I'm back. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 18:39, 9 October 2010 (UTC)


 * As a related question, is there a way of checking if a user is banned or restricted from editing a particular article or its talk page? Thanks. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 17:43, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks... The person I had in mind isn't on there, but there's sufficient evidence that they believe they are banned from editing... here, for example. I'm not sure of the best way to procede on this. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 18:18, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

What was your newest fan referring to?
Just so I know if I should keep an eye on another page. Half Shadow  00:22, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've done a few page protections and vandalism deletions tonight; mostly this is what they're on about, I'm sure. I can explain more fully over email if you'd like, as I did before.   —  Soap  —  00:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Nah, like before the specifics aren't as important as who or what I should be keeping an eye on. Often they think if they've got access to proxies, they rule the world, so they may or may not stop. Half  Shadow  00:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think they pretty much pick random targets. User talk:Supreme Deliciousness was the most recent but I'm not sure that is evidence of a long term pattern.   —  Soap  —  09:49, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!
--I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a message on my talk page. @ 06:17, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks...
I suspect I haven't seen the last of that, but...

Socks?

 * Hi Soap! Per this edit on another abusefilter/admin's discussion page, could this new guy be a sock? Or maybe one who lives under a bridge? Thoughts? -- Dave ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 17:41, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, probably a returning user, but the original creator of the Colorful sheep page was never blocked, so I don't see any reason to call this sockpuppetry.  —  Soap  —  17:45, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 * A returning user with only 1 edit? IMO, I find that hard to believe and besides, I know when I smell a sock... so we'll let him rant a little more to let more cats out of the bag. Let's keep an eye on this guy for now, shall we? Best. -- Dave ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 17:50, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Sonichu-related vandalism
Why is Sonichu and CWC censored on here? If Chris had his own article, I wouldn't have to do that.--24.229.169.160 (talk) 13:26, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You don't have to vandalize anything.  — Soap  —  14:34, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * So in essence he's saying he's being a dick by choice? Sound like someone needs a cork... Half  Shadow  18:25, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Plu98
Hi, I know it seems a bit pedantic to explain the adminhelp template to this user but this was the nature of the request they made to my user talk page. Obviously this is a non-starter but at least they are using their own talk page rather than lobbying on articles until they get blocked. Thanks, Fæ (talk) 22:39, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Online pharmacy
Hey, regarding the online pharmacy article, we have follwoe all your guidelines, we are not trying to advertise, there are no links whatsoever. We are simply trying to offer a genuine update int he field of pharmacy which we feel is landmark. What are we doing wrong that the other guys on top of us(pharmacy2u) and below us (dr fox) are doing right? Surely in that view they are all advertising? I dont understand what you expect? The sentence is clearly non advertising? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.223.89.157 (talk) 11:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It doesn't help readers learn about the concept of an online pharmacy. Even if it did, you would need to create an article for the site first (and ensure that it meets all of our guidelines, such as being mentioned and described in detail by unrelated entities) and then we can talk about mentioning it on the online pharmacy article. This is not, of course, a recommendation that you create an article about OneClickPharmacy that doesnt meet the requirements, as that would be seen as worse, not better, than doing nothing.   —  Soap  —  11:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I do understand that, and thats why we provided links initially to independent pharmacy news organisation which are respected, and we were dismissed as advertising? Here are the links, judge for you self please and help me idnetify how to resolve this. I think it definitely fits in the online pharmacy article here as the marketplace houses online pharmacies in the UK, only the genuine regulated ones. This helps patients buy online safely as they are all registered. Links to prove it is news independently: http://www.pjonline.com/news/new_web_concept_oneclickpharmacy_offers_online_sales_platform_for_independents

http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=259751&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=4342914&CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=4342914&CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=4342914&CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=4342914&CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=4342914&articleTitle=OneClickPharmacy%20launches%20eBay-style%20pharmacy%20marketplace

What is your view on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.223.89.157 (talk) 11:29, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've removed those other entries, for the same reason as I removed yours. I don't really think your response to me answers the objection I put out, though.  The online pharmacy is not meant to be a list of online pharmacies, and if there was a list of online pharmacies it would only be those that have their own Wikipedia articles, and if you want to build a Wikipedia article about the pharmacy you would have to first prove show that it meets the notability requirements (which it may, I really am not the best person to ask for that), and get it off the blacklist (which even I cannot do).  As for why those other links were on there, I imagine it just is because nobody notices them at the time that people were paying attention to you.  As we're all unpaid volunteers, that doesn't surprise me.  Also, if you see improper links to other sites such as that, you've just as much authority to remove them as I or anyone else would.  —  Soap  —  12:47, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Our note is supposed to be progress and about online pharmacy int he UK. The UK has a marketplace for online pharmacies... much like this line still there: The first internet pharmacy in the UK was Pharmacy2U, which started operating in November 1999, after being backed from the British government.[21]

I still fail to understand how this line is relevant and yet the same development in a different form like ours is not? Also how do we get ourself removed from the blacklist as we got our knickers in a twist trying to understnad how this works whilst getting blacklisted irresponsibly?

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.223.89.157 (talk) 13:00, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * That was added by someone else, which I understand because it was a third-party source mentioning that site, rather than the site itself. I still don't agree with it but I won't remove it. If you want to have your site removed from the blacklist you should request it on MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist.    —  Soap  —  13:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

u delete my article
why did u do that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catlover324 (talk • contribs) 21:24, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/The Thing That Should Not Be 2
Yeah, I changed the vote and indented/struck the previous support. With a hectic real life, my memory is already going down the drain, and I'm not even that old. Thanks, Tyrol5  [Talk]  01:23, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, look on the bright side: someday you'll be dead and it won't matter anymore. I suppose in retrospect that's not really helpful, is it? Half  Shadow  01:27, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

hello I am shri krishna ramjuntar —Preceding unsigned comment added by ศรีกฤษณะ รามจันทรา (talk • contribs) 06:34, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Damn, you're quick...
He also edited once without logging in...

User:109.212.64.53

Can anything be done about that one? Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 17:25, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It would be automatically blocked ("autoblocked") for 24 hours by the other blocks, which is as good as anything since I suspect he's using a mobile IP. Though I see Tnxman has gone on to block it for 2 weeks in addition.  That's good, because I wouldn't have been comfortable making that block myself without seeing the checkuser evidence.  It could theoretically have been a coincidence, however unlikely.   —  Soap  —  18:06, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Soap, I didn't know about the autoblock function... good to know. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 19:21, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Soap's mother?
That IP you just blocked, is that Catlover324, you think? Drmies (talk) 20:01, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I doubt it, this has been going on for a while. The first page of this kind that I found was entitled Talk:The_Thing_that_needs_to_fuck_off, back on September 28, but I get the impression he was already well-established by that point.  Unfortunately it's not really easy to search for deleted pages so I can't find the "original", although I know he has had at least one named account, it wasn't older than the IP edits.   —  Soap  —  20:09, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, my apologies to Catlover then. Hope you're still enjoying the job! (Hey, maybe it's someone at The Thing's RfA...I know, that's a bad joke.) Drmies (talk) 20:11, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Re: Hello there
Hi there, since User:HJ Mitchell is away/busy in real life, I'd like to ask for your opinion. Do you think I am ready for adminship? If not, what would you like to see me do? I am not an artist, but I do enjoy behind the scenes work. Thanks! :) -- Addi hockey  10 e-mail 17:58, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

File:Gay Adoption Map North America.svg
Can you update Florida please? C T J F 8 3 chat 19:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The last I heard, you weren't sure what to update it to. Have you found more information?  I'd be happy to do the change but I would need to know what the status of gay adoption is.   —  Soap  —  20:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Legal now Thanks for your help, <font color="#ff0000">C <font color="#ff6600">T <font color="#ffff00">J <font color="#009900">F <font color="#0000ff">8 <font color="#6600cc">3 chat 20:44, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, it should be done now. It might still appear as red on various pages if your cache isn't cleared, but the image itself has been changed.  —  Soap  —  21:56, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you, <font face="Kristen ITC"><font color="#ff0000">C <font color="#ff6600">T <font color="#ffff00">J <font color="#009900">F <font color="#0000ff">8 <font color="#6600cc">3 chat 21:58, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

UAA
Hi Soap - JFYI - the UAA holding pen does have a bot (or at least it did) so I'm glad you left the edit summary that you did. I noticed the last time the bot edited was just before someone renamed the page to a capital H. I've moved it back and the bot started up immediately. That's a long way of saying that hopefully you won't need to remove blocked users in the future (however we still need to clear the old backlog of "waiting" users ourselves). Good catch. 7 12:16, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

I've taken the Gadsby issue to ANI
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic Gadsby: Champion of Youth. Thank you. Padillah (talk) 13:23, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for that very quick catch on the message that anon left on that talk page. Best, Rob R OBERT M FROM LI  TALK/CNTRB 20:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Users
Ukentertainment triggered the Edit Filter for http://ukentertainmentonline.com Hence gave them the welcome for COI and reported them and similar is the case with Tibetan Tsampa also trigged the filter through they had no edits as it is better to let them know at the start itself.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 16:39, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, I should have thought of that. Sorry.  — Soap  —  16:40, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Wiki stalker...
Got another one...

User:Gard45

Cheers! <FONT COLOR="#006633">Catfish Jim</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#339966">&#38; the soapdish</FONT>  18:43, 30 October 2010 (UTC)


 * And this one is slightly more amusing...


 * User:Kanterbrau


 * <FONT COLOR="#006633">Catfish Jim</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#339966">&#38; the soapdish</FONT>  18:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Could be worse; at least they're not sending you naked pictures of themselves... Half  Shadow  18:50, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't put ideas in his head!!! <FONT COLOR="#006633">Catfish Jim</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#339966">&#38; the soapdish</FONT>  19:15, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm confused; Kanterbrau and Kopacabana might not even be related to Sleeping water, since what they're doing is so different than the others, but they're surely socks of each other, and surely not new users, so I've indeffed both of them as well. (Kopacabana seems also to have copied his talk page from User talk:Derbeth).   —  Soap  —  18:56, 30 October 2010 (UTC)


 * You and me both. Sleeping Water has, in the past, copied other peoples' talk pages... compare User talk:Foresthunter with User talk:Laudaka for example. <FONT COLOR="#006633">Catfish Jim</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#339966">&#38; the soapdish</FONT>  19:15, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Al-Muhaymin
I think we can nip this one in the bud -- compare to http://wahiduddin.net/words/99_pages/muhaymin_7.htm .... copyvio also? If you agree, then close Articles for deletion/Al-Muhaymin Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 21:36, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
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