User talk:Tbo 157/Archives/2007/August

Re: Vandal fighting question
Hey there. Yeah it certainly isn't very clearly defined anywhere when to use test warnings and when to use vandalism warnings. Normally, as a rule of thumb, I assume most people are just making test edits in the first instance and so usually start with a uw-test1 warning in most circumstances. There are obviously exceptions where an edit is obviously vandalism though. After that I usually either give a uw-test3 warning if they persist in adding random letters / nonsense or a uw-vandalism3 warning if they seem to be more malicious. Then finally I give a uw-vandalism4 warning if they still persist, before blocking / reporting to WP:AIV. Of course, that's just my personal way of doing things. There's no defined right way, but I like to assume that a person is just making a test if it's their first misdemeanor. In terms of deletions and blankings, I usually use the uw-delete1 series of warnings. Hope that helps somewhat! Regards. Will (aka  Wimt  ) 23:45, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, unfortunately some people do give out blatant vandalism warnings unnecessarily harshly. Personally, I only really use them in the case of something really blatant like very offensive vandalism to someone's userpage. Glad the reply helped. :-) Will (aka  Wimt  ) 00:05, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Trains
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Adminship nomination
Thanks a lot for your kind words and offer to nominate me. It sounds interesting but I haven't thought about adminship before and have better time next week. Can I get back to you? PrimeHunter 23:39, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for your offer but I have decided to decline. I don't really need admin tools for the editing I like doing. PrimeHunter 23:31, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Your VandalSniper Application
Good day, and thank you for applying to use the counter-vandalism tool VandalSniper. I am pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted, and you are now approved to use the tool.

Feel free to download the program, and be sure to read the features guide, if you have not already done so. Please bear in mind that VandalSniper is a powerful program, and that misuse may result in your access being withdrawn by a moderator.

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, and welcome to VandalSniper!

Kindest regards, Anthøny  15:37, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:CVU status
The Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to and/or  status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 17:37, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Tbo 157! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page.  Daniel →♦  12:05, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I can only suggest you solicit further opinions at User:AmiDaniel/VP/Bugs. I have no further ideas to solve your problem, sorry. Cheers,  Daniel →♦  04:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Blu Cantrell(Birth Date)
i'm fed up typing the same thing over and over would you just change it, it's getting frustrating and annoying.

you clearly know less about her than i do and you already use MY site as a source, i don't understand your logic.

here is what i said earlier(yes i saved it because i knew you what your like and would delete it)

Blu Cantrell's birthday is wrong for about the one-hundredth time! she was born on: 16th of March, 1976 which makes her a Pisces and the age of 31.

On Blus OFFICIAL MYSPACE (not the one you can find on google btw..its fake) she has age down as 91..wonder why (let me tell you, since i have no doubt you can't work it out) because the month and the day are correct but she changed the year.

also since 2004 agencys like wireimage and filmmagic have photoed her at her bithday party(s) oh and guess what it was in March.

wiki you need to get your act together..getting simple facts wrong like an artists birthday wrong then ignoring it when a fan tells you, is why you will never be a creditable source.

oh and to further my proof (since i have no doubt you will choose to ignore this as well) here is a cap from Blu's OFFICIAL MYSPACE

[URL=http://img185.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=49924_cap_122_215lo.jpg][IMG]http://img185.imagevenue.com/loc215/th_49924_cap_122_215lo.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

get your act together wiki.

- now please give me reason to why (this is months now) you STILL refuse to change her birth-date.

--86.145.42.98 18:19, 11 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for contacting me. The reason why I reverted your edit was because you inserted comments into the article which should have been placed on the article's talk page.  If you disagree with something in the article and have a source for what you wrote, please feel free to write it in without any personal comments or violating one of Wikipedia's policies. Tbo 157   talk  18:37, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

yes thats why the date was changed before until someone (unknown to me, perhaps it was you) decided to change it back to the wrong one. why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.145.42.98 (talk • contribs).


 * I've never touched the article before. Usually if someone disagrees with something you have written in an article and reverts you edit, it is a good idea to start a discussion on the talk page.  If your information is correct, it is likely that there would be a general consensus to insert the information into the article.  Tbo 157   talk  18:46, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Whitmorewolveyr cut and paste...
No problem. Both Dweller and I were assuming good faith but it turned around and bit us so that's that. I removed the problematic pages he created so no real harm done. Thanks for being alert to the problem! The Rambling Man 10:30, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Akai's page article almost all gone by user GlassFET
User:GlassFET feels that the Akai article is not well referenced and therefore, almost everything must go. It all started when he deleted a reference to a manual that gives reference to an Akai machine listed there and he converted it into a "footnote". As a contributor, I didn't object. I asked him why though, he said, because the manual is copyrighted, so I didn't object to that answer but felt a "footnote" was probably not needed. Then he erased the word "broke ground" and re-arranged the paragraph (See: and his edits ) from the unit's paragraph because there was no reference that can verify that it did "break ground" as a porta studio of its time (1985). So, I found one ref, he dismissed as "not notable" because the link was to a studio page. Then, he told me that I wrote the paragraph on that unit wrong. Which is untrue. I wrote it factual and with the right machine specs. He decided at that point that rather than look for better sources for references, the article should be drastically trim down for lack of references. I think this user wants to meet Wikipedia standards, but also wants to incite me into to losing my civility and to disrupt the normal development of the Akai article. Can you help by making any comments? Thanks. 19:47, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Your RFA
Withdrawing was probably a good idea. Keep at it, you will probably be ready eventually -- lucid 22:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry 'bout the failed RFA chum. -- Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor  ( tαlk ) 23:10, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it was really just a bit too soon to put one up, that's all. After a few months, providing you've participated actively in Wikipedia space, and done some good article work coupled with a good edit count, you should be ready to put together a good RfA and have another go, which should be much more successful. Have you considered getting an admin coach?  Lra drama 09:35, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

My username

 * I don't believe that any experienced editor would genuinely be confused by this username, and I think that it is helpful in explaining my intentions. Therefore I don't intend to change it at present. Sockpuppet, permitted by WP:SOCK 19:08, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Portal:London Transport/Vote‎
I've added an article & a couple of images (all three of which will probably fail as they're not about steam locos/leafy stations/shiny new tube trains, but hey-ho) to get the ball rolling. For info, the template currently provided for adding images doesn't work & if used just spews out wiki-gibberish so I've nominated as plain text; I'd suggest just using a plain-text template anyway, as Portal:London/Pictures/Vote uses, as I don't see any particular reason for it to be in a wikitable & it just confuses people who aren't familiar with formatting code —  iride scent   (talk to me!)  15:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

see User:Tbo 157/Admin coaching
which has been set up. You have some homework already. :) Probably a good idea to watchlist it. Can you update the matrix entries for John and I to show you're being coached by us, please? ++Lar: t/c 01:22, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Username
Hello umm I whant to know whats wrong with my username?--WCW MondayNitro 01:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)WCW MondayNitro