User talk:Steven Crossin/Archive 16

Rollback
Sorry, wasn't trying to be impolite. But, I don't think we have any way of knowing who would want to know about such things, so I think the best we can do it post it on the talk page of the user concerned and hope everyone sees it. I agree it was given back too soon. But, it's probably hard for people to resist such enthusiastic requests. Incidentally, my experiences with RyRy were part of what lead me to start the Social networking essay, if you care to have a read. Friday (talk) 14:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. When they first implemented user rights management for admins, even null changes got logged. Now it appears they have fixed this "bug" (altho, I considered it a feature at the time.) I think the best I can offer is this: since it's been added and removed now a few times, I suspect admins will be more reluctant to just give it back. The page that lets you change the permissions shows the log, so hopefully anyone wanting to do it will notice it. Although... If he does like he's done every time before, he'll soon start shopping around for admins will to re-grant it. All he needs to do is find one who does it without noticing the log. So the best way is for him to simply not ask for it back- nobody's going to grant it without a request, most likely. Friday (talk) 15:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Page protected
Per your request at WP:RFPP, I've fully protected the page for a maximum of three days. Please gather all those that are involved in the dispute and ask them to discuss at the new section I've created on the talk page. I will watch the discussion as well. Best, PeterSymonds | talk  14:51, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll do what I can. An unusual and rare request, I know, but I oversee a petty dispute that needs some sort of intervention. Normally I wouldn't have asked, but I could forsee a revert war if something wasn't done. The troubles of running a wikiproject (sigh). On a happier note, congrats on the RFA :D. I'll see what I can do about the article talk. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 14:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, we'll see how it goes. I'd like to see the statements of all the parties, some sort of discussion and a move to conclusion quite soon. Hopefully that should be reasonable. But anyway, thanks for your support in my RfA! I've not been told I'm doing anything wrong yet so that must be a good sign. :) Best, PeterSymonds | talk  15:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Stop your bot
Your WikiProject Ireland edits are not replacing the template accurately. You need to use the spelling "WikiProject Ireland" not Wikiproject Ireland". BTW, User:BrownHairedGirl was going to do this with her bot. It had been discussed here but you are doing here request as her PC is down but as mentioned it is not correct. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 15:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, crap. Sorry about that. Was requested on Bot requests, and was a minor error which I can fix. Awfully sorry about that. The bot finished it's task by the way. Sorry about the capitalisation. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 15:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I see that in the meantime User:Schcambo has made a new redirect using the wrong capitalisation. The whole point was that there should be no redirects because it messes up the assessment statistics. Perhaps in revising your edits you can delete the new redirect after you finish the new run with the correct capitraliastion, or we can ask BHG to do it. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 16:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It only seems to be about 120 pages. ww2censor (talk) 16:35, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, fixing now. Awfully sorry. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 16:37, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No real problem. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 16:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Ooops! I saw your edits popping up in my watchlist, and didn't spot this capitalisation issue. WW2censor was quite right to raise it, and many thanks to Steve for fixing it.
 * Sorry that this job has turned into so much work for you, Steve :( Your efforts really are much appreciated! -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, odd. My bot's flagged, unless you have edits by bots turned on, you shouldn't see them. It's not a problem. If I stuff up, I'm to be told so. Thanks. Nearly done. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 16:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Finished now - well done. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 16:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Yup,. Sorry about that all. (kicks bot then gets sat on :Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 16:51, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I do have bot-edits included in my watchlist, just in case a bot goes awry. Didn't do me much good in case, tho, 'cos I didn't check what the bot was doing :) Anyway, thanks again. We owe you a pint or several of the holy brew! -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I could use one :P (asks for one). :) Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 16:57, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Adoption stuff
Well, thanks anyway. Is it OK if I use some of your lessons at your program to teach my adoptees. I'm looking for something to get them motivated. - Diligent Terrier (and friends) 17:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sigh. Sure, its GFDL after all. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 17:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Awards
Steve, just wanted you to know that I've read your various comments on the problems with certain awards that are being given out on wikipedia. I agree with your stance wholeheartedly, so many of those awards encourage the wrong kind of editing on wikipedia... the ones you listed were especially bad (encouraging any random editor to adopt several users at once... ech). I'd like to jump right in to the discussion, but ultimately I feel like it would be a waste of time. For the most part, the awards are harmless, although I do feel like they are encouraging younger editors to entirely miss the point of wikipedia. The fact of the matter is, it's something we just can't control, the same way there will always be a level of social network creeping onto wikipedia. Anyways... just kind of saying:keep on fighting the good fight, you definitely have many editors who agree with the stances you have given on the awards subject. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 17:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about the delay replying. My issues still stand with the award centre still stand, but discussion on the talk page is probably going to be more effective than brute force. Thanks for your support though. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 18:04, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

New Comment
I left a comment regarding your conversation with Transhumanist. It can be found on his talk page. -- Sharkface T/C 21:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

WBOSITG's RfA
 Hello Steve Crossin, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in my RfA which was passed with a final tally of 114/10/4. I'm both shocked and honoured to gain so much support from users whom I admire and trust, and I hope I can avoid breaking that backing by being the best administrator I possibly can. I will take on board the opposition's comments and I hope to improve over the coming months and years. Once again, thank you!  weburiedoursecrets inthegarden  20:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Chase Edmunds
Sure, send them my way and I'll integrate it into the article where possible. SeanMooney (talk) 01:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Rollback
-- RyRy5 (talk  ♠ Review ) 01:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-05-17 Tibet during the Ming Dynasty
I'm sorry—were you intending to continue mediating their issues? I don't mean to usurp it from you. clicketyclick yaketyyak 11:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Well of course I'd greatly appreciate any help you have time to give. There are many issues involved in this case, not just limited to reliability or correct interpretation of sources. Besides the difficulty of the issue, I simply would be honoured to work alongside such an experienced wikipedian and am sure I would learn a lot by the experience. Good luck on the Second Intifada though. If you manage to resolve it, might I recommend you hop a plane overseas and see what you can do about it irl? clicketyclick yaketyyak 11:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

(Blushes) Experienced? Nah. I just feel I have a knack for Dispute Resolution. The Second Intifada, well, it's a highly controversial conflict, in real life, obviously I have an opinion on the conflict, however as I'm a mediator of the case, that should probably stay personal, though my feelings on any cases never get involved. I'm neutral. Anyway, I'm happy to help out. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 12:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a lucky thing I have no ingrained feelings about Tibet during the Ming Dynasty. I must say, I am surprised at the kinds of articles for which mediation is required. Spore?! Goodness, here's a solution: everyone take a breather and play the Sims for a while. In any case, I reply in two places because I like to keep a record of who said what. It's not that I'm paranoid about covering my ass; it's just that it's easier to follow (important) discussions when both sides are on my talk page and I don't have to go back and forth, hunting down the other side of the conversation. I suppose it will clog things up, but then, that's why God invented archives. Thanks for your offer and I will definitely take you up on it, so be warned! clicketyclick yaketyyak 12:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Heh, Ok. I'm in Australia, so there may be a timezone difference. But I'll help out where I can. Yes, some mediation request we get are very, well, you look at them and think "ugh". And speaking of archives....(goes to archive). <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 12:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

adoption
hello, username is kakashisensei76 you can call me kakashi or my writer's name Boone. tell me about yourself (you posted on my talk page), just post on my talk page.--Kakashisensei76 (talk) 13:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Section on my talk page
I was wondering if you read my cmt that I added. --<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 00:37, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. I will start as soon as I can and I won't rush on it, I know. So what are your opinions on the comments I left on my page about rollback? -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 23:39, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm glad to hear. I also understand how busy users can be. Just so that you won't wonder in the future, I will probably be offline on May 30 because it's my birthday. You can probably take a break then. Well, I have a few questions. What is a "unique page", what do you think of this, and this? You can comment here. -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 00:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, right'o. I'll take a note. But I can take a break whenever I want, you know :) Erm, unique pages? What do you mean? <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:22, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

It was just a suggestion. About unique pages, it should be in Kate's tool when you check a user's edits. I don't really know how else too clarify that as I have no clue what they are. -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 00:24, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, the unique pages, well, it shows the amount of edits to unique pages. For example, I have roughly 17,000 edits, roughly 9000 edits to unique pages. So, then you divide the amount of edits by the number of unique page edits. That will give you the amount of edits per page, roughly. My most edited pages are my talk page, followed by AIV, both over 600. Does that make it clearer? Also, those pages are fine, just, well, leave it as a side task :) Also, I saw this and this. The first one concerns me. While strictly not policy, it's generally the editor who starts the article, generally. See this for example. Was tagged for speedy deletion today, I saved it from a speedy. I can't take that to a DYK though, existing articles need to be expanded by x5 to qualify as DYK. Just a note. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:35, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for explaining. I removed the icon off my userpage. It seems the user who gave me a notice made a slight misunderstanding. Also, I really don't get the point of you explaining starting from "Also, I saw this and this. The first one concerns me..." Is it because I did something wrong or is it just a reminder? -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 00:46, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

If you jump on IRC, we can discuss it more. If you don't have an IRC client, use Mibbit. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

I made an account on Mabbit but I have no idea what to do next. -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 00:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Erm, ok. If you're on the Mibbit home page, follow these images. They will help. this image first, and then this one. They will tell you how. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:58, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

(Noticed cmt on Mabbit). No, I don't know how to write on there. --<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">Review ) 01:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Not sure if you can see, but there is a blue tab with #wikipedia-en in it. Just type normally, and press enter :) <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 01:06, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion to Ryan
I have made a suggestion to RyRy here, which you may wish to express your opinion on. I don't intend to undermine you, and please feel free to let me know if it's not the direction you're headed. I don't want to butt in on your mentoring. :-) - <span style="font-family:Papyrus, sans-serif; color:#775ca8;">Philippe  02:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)