User talk:Tariqabjotu/Archive Forty-Two

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Babri Masjid
Hi, sorry for reverting you yesterday. I had not noticed your edits. --Joshua Issac (talk) 20:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

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RfD nomination of Main Page/Errors
I have nominated for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. -- IRP ☎ 02:23, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

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re: Your Message
Hi Tariqabjotu, I've left a reply to your message on my talk page --     16:05, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

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Re:Asmahan
Greetings Tariq! I must admit even though I'm an admin, I'm still a little new at using the functions and didn't know that we were not allowed to edit articles we protected. The reason I did it is because for weeks now two users have been edit warring (you could look at the talk page) and long-term mediation has failed. Instead of temporarily blocking the users (which I though of doing but then changed my mind), I decided to protect the article and let them list what they want done on the talk page. After discussing their demands, I would add them to the article in an NPOV manner. The only reason I resorted to protection is because of the non-stop warring that was happening and each side complaining about the other user reverting his edits. The block should expire a day from now and until then I have to address Supreme Deliciousness's concerns on the talk page (took care of Arab Cowboy's I think). I know the whole thing seems unorthodox and I might not be explaining the situation correctly, but I would greatly appreciate it if you allow the block to continue until its expiration date. Welcome back and thanks! --Al Ameer son (talk) 18:11, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I know it's probably not my place to say anything, but as one of the first people to attempt to help moderate that page, I wholeheartedly support what Al Ameer son is doing here. I've posted on a number of different places around here to try to get help in dealing with the edit war on that page, and nearly all have lead to dead ends. No one seems to want to get involved, aside from blocking either the editors or locking the page - but that's been tried and has been ineffective. The two editors there are tried and true edit warriors; this battle has spilled over onto other pages as well. Thus, Al Ameer son's rather hands-on approach is both needed and effective. I'm just hoping that after this, the two editors can get along better. My apologies if I'm overstepping my bounds by posting here, though... &mdash;  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 19:18, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I had no intention of unprotecting the page. I'd just like to think it would have been possible for what you did (i.e. translating their positions into good edits) to be done while the article is not protected (but that the parties would have agreed to let you do the editing). Or to have hashed everything together on the talk page, rather than in the article, while the protection was in place. It was especially strange to me because -- now maybe I'm reading this wrong -- it seemed you addressed Arab Cowboy's edits first (because he was the first to comment), rather then let them both comment before taking a stab at a solution. Hence, why I said it looked like you were editing on-demand. But, anyway: yes, it did work, and I suppose that's all that matters; it just... as I said... looked odd. --  tariq abjotu  13:35, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I didn't feel too comfortable doing it after reading the policy explicitly stating the protecting admin shouldn't edit the article while it's protected. Anyway, that was the first and last time you'll see me do that. Hopefully, the remaining problems, if any, will be resolved without edit wars. Thanks again for the advice and for being understanding. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 16:22, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks for stepping in at Paul Krugman
Thanks for stepping in at Paul Krugman. I had earlier suggested protection for the page from User:William M. Connolley, but withdrew my suggestion as it seemed that we were working towards a 1RR agreement. However, one party was unwilling, and so that process seems to have broken down. So its best if it's protected for a while. Thanks, LK (talk) 14:44, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Demonyms and adjectives
I wasn't seeking to suggest that American usage was less courteous than UK English (my experience would suggest the opposite), but that this particular issue might grate more on ears on this side of the Atlantic because of differences of usage, particularly as Hispanic as a demonym is unusual here. I had no beef with your reply, indeed you indicated a preference for a solution in line with my observation: my objection was to the editor who swept the discussion away, considering it to be matter ended after just one reply, which was not unequivocal. Obviously it is true that some words can serve as both nouns and adjectives, including many national descriptors, but to my ears, and obviously those of the other contributors to the thread, this was not such an example. Kevin McE (talk) 07:53, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello
The same editor you blocked has returned to the Wage slavery discussion page and I fear for the worse. This editor has a long history of ownership and not playing nicely. Not sure what is appropriate here, but would like to just inform you of the return of this presence who did not seem to understand his block, as to why's and where for's. skip sievert (talk) 04:37, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Ratel warring? vandalizing? bad faith?
User Ratel is trying to archive an active discussion in Aktion T4. This User Ratel is clearly involved in the discussion.


 * First attempt to archive the active discussion
 * Second attempt to archive the active discussion
 * Third attempt to archive the active discussion
 * Fourth attemot to archive the active discussion


 * First warning
 * Second warning

comment made by 190.25.101.144 (talk) 05:43, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

A block 'review' of sorts on AN/I
A user has asked that your 3rr block of Tarc be reviewed on AN/I. Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents is the link. After some discussion with the user, another admin shortened the block (which seemed reasonable to me). Just figured I'd give you a heads up that folks were talking about you (however tangentially) on AN/I. Protonk (talk) 19:14, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, it now appears that the Sanction log can only be edited by admins. I'm feel Tarc's case is an obvious violation, since the article is under probation and he was edit warring on it. --William S. Saturn (talk) 20:44, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I was aware of that page before I made the block, and I intentionally did not add Tarc's block to it. I didn't/don't think it's necessary. --  tariq abjotu  10:00, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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Hello
Fipplet and several IPs have been showed as the same user and Fipplet is now blocked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Fipplet

Could you please lift the block on the Golan page since he and his account where the only one doing large edits against the majority? --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 12:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

It's now the 18th, according to Wikipedia's clock
...so Gatesgate can be unprotected! :^) Or, if we're supposed to wait, rather, until EST rolls around, cuja edit the booking photo's caption to read "Cambridge police booking photo of Gates taken after his arrest on July 16. 2009. Charges were dropped five days later," per talkpage consensus? ↜Just  M &thinsp;E here&#8202;,&#8202;now  00:43, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Notice: I've left this same message on the talkpage of an admin who's contributed to the article, User:Xeno. ↜Just  M &thinsp;E here&#8202;,&#8202;now  00:46, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * As you appear to be currently on a short break, I've fulfilled this request. I will watch to ensure edit warring does not re-occur. Best –<b style="font-family:verdana; color:black;">xeno</b><sup style="color:black; font-family:verdana;">talk 00:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No roblem. Yes, Im sitting in an airort right now. And, besides, some of the keys on my keyboard stoed working so it would have been said <<Cambridge olice>>. --  tariq abjotu  02:54, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

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