User talk:The Random Editor

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Heads up
This may be interesting to you ... Check the diffs.... Pedro : Chat  11:00, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Very socky. Considering in two minutes it was: Register account, create redirect from user page to talk page, hit user pages. I'd move to block on the basis of an undeclared WP:SOCK but that's punative not preventative. Us newbie admins need to be carefull! :) Looks like the account has stopped now, but further edits I think WP:ANI. I'm going to roll back my user page. Pedro : Chat  20:33, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Template:Oppose_Symbol
Hi, The Random Editor. I noticed on Kelly Martin's RfA that you created Template:Oppose Symbol. Are you aware that similar templates have been deleted several times, and are currently salted? See Templates for deletion/Log/Deleted/June 2005, Templates for deletion/Log/2006 April 13, Templates for deletion/Log/2006 July 16, and Template:Oppose and Template:Support which are salted. They may soon be deleted as a recreation of deleted content.

Anyways, I would ask you to re-consider using the template. --Iamunknown 18:49, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * See also Templates for deletion/Log/2007 May 3 and User:Fir0002/Discussion on templates. The templates have quite a history, and it looks like consensus is against having them. Grace notes T § 19:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * And also see Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Archive_86. ♠  TomasBat  02:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * And this diff. ♠  TomasBat  02:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

User: Please Check Again
Please delete this account. I only created this account, because I didn't know I could edit my talk page while being blocked. I signed the two messages by this account with my real name here (Squash Racket), I clearly stated this is me, and after Nat told me about how to appeal a block I only used my real talk page. Squash Racket 07:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Forget it. You know it's mine and it won't be used anyway. I don't want to make it seem like I have made a 'dangerous sockpuppet', I think that would be the next 'evidence'. Squash Racket 04:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

The Bearstar!

 * I second this bearstar :) &mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 07:18, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Bearian thirds this bearstar! Bearian 13:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Bearian's RfA
Thank you for supporting my RfA, which passed 63 to 1. Your comments at the RfA were so kind. Thanks again, and I hope to do my best to live up to your confidence. Bearian 13:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

My dear TRE
I sincerely hope that you take a short break and reconsider, but as I'm not aware of what is happening, I invite you to email me, should you wish to talk to someone, I'm a really good listener. I do, however, hope that you'll reconsider. ~*Hugs*~ Ariel ♥ Gold 21:36, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * May the Holy Spirit protect you, wherever you go. Thank you for your work here, TRE. We'll remember you; forever  :-) Your friend, Ag ü eybaná  21:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I must concur with Ari here. I do hope you reconsider, but if you do not, here are some parting words, a favorite poem of mine. [[Image:2000px_lillium_michiganese.jpg|200px|right|Here are some parting flowers for you, dear TRE]]

Irish Blessing May the road rise to meet you  ''May the wind blow at your back  May the sun shine warm upon your face  May the rain fall soft upon your fields  And until we meet again  Until we meet again  May God hold you in the palm of his hand''

Please email me if you want to talk, I am a willing listener. Until we meet again, may you be blessed. We will remember you forever. Love always, Ne ra n e i  (talk) 21:47, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * (edit conflict) In my brief time seriously contributing to Wikipedia, you've popped up on countless occasions, all the best in your future! Phgao 21:47, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, I came across this like I do so many things; Randomly from watching a lot of pages. I'd just like to say that, although I am not terribly familiar with your work here, what I have seen has been great and, like the folks above, I'm sorry to see you go.  Take care in all that you do.   Into The Fray  T / C  22:16, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * That's a real shame and I hope if it's because you're fed up with WP you reconsider, and if it's something in real life it sorts itself out. You were one of the most sensible ones here. —  iride scent   (talk to me!)  22:40, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Nooo Plsease reconsider!!!! But if this is your last edit I hope the best for you Tre! Arnon Chaffin (Talk ) 23:03, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Truly, though we have not had extensive interaction, I will miss your presence on Wikipedia. I think you're one of the good guys. Unless your departure is for some happy reason, I hope you will change your mind. --Moonriddengirl 23:38, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Good luck in real life, TRE. I really hope you return someday... ♠ <font face="Old English Text MT"> TomasBat  23:55, 2 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Nooo don't leave! Well, if you must you'll certainly be missed, hopefully you'll come back. Wizardman  00:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

You're leaving? Dude, you just became an admin! Well, come back soon, okay? Stay well! GlassCobra (Review) 01:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I've only seen your WP work in passing, but I myself have at least learned that you are one of the learned ones here on this great project. Wikipedia loses another great (random) editor today.  Best of luck in all your future endeavours.  -- Mike  Vitale  02:42, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I just manually archived your RfA thanks... :( It's sad to see you go, but hurry back if you get the chance or inclination. ~ Eliz 81 <sup style="color:#1E90FF;">(C)  07:23, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I've never expected this soooooo early, especially right after his Rfa...I really hope you reconsider. --<font color="blue" face="Times new roman" size="3">Hirohisat <font color="green" face="Times new roman">Kiwi 17:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You are a great contributor to wikipedia and have been a great benefit to Wikipedia. I would like to wish you good luck for the future and hope you do decide to return some day.  Tbo 157   (talk)   <font COLOR="navy">(review)  18:19, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Godspeed. Hopefully, wherever life takes you, you'll end up back here. :) - Mtmelendez (Talk 01:58, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Rogue Gremlin may be back
You quite rightly blocked Rogue Gremlin for three months after discovering his sockpuppetry. Dead velvet elvis shows an unusual interest in filing a bogus three revert rule report about JerryGraf. I have filed a request for checkuser. Sam Blacketer 15:58, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Edits
You promised to follow my edits closely and that would be OK, because right now only Tankred is following me around and that is not a life insurance. I don't want an edit war and it would look strange to call an RfC on every single edit. Squash Racket 13:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Squash Racket again
Hi, you blocked User:Squash Racket as a sockpuppet of the baned User:VinceB based on the evidence I presented at Suspected sock puppets/VinceB (4th). After a checkuser failed to establish a clear connection (the result was only "possible"), which was not a big surprise given some loss of data on VinceB, you decided to unblock Squash Racket "on a probationary basis". Well, this unblock only encouraged Squash Racket to resume his disruptive activities (he has launched edit war over several articles today) and patterns of VinceB's edits are now only more obvious. Please compare this edit by VinceB with this edit by Squash Racket, this edit by VnceB with this one by Squash Racket, this edit by VinceB with this one by Squash Racket. All of them concern quite obscure articles (about ancient noble families) and both VinceB and Squash Racket share the same, very specific POV: there were no Slovaks before 1918, only Hungarians, so there is no way these families could be Slovak. I know he is VinceB, I know his style very well, but I cannot do anything about it. I would like to use my time here writing articles, not protecting them against an already banned user. This lack of enforcement takes all the joy from being a Wikipedian. Cheers. Tankred 13:51, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Stop this please. You only wrote this to 'answer' my request above. From now on I'm responsible for everything every single IP address ever did (even for absolutely non-identical edits)? You use the term 'Slovak' for the 10th century while even the article written by Slovakian users (like you) clearly states the term is used from the 15th century. When I correct it (Slavic), you start an edit war. Again.
 * It is you who almost exclusively edit Slovakia-related articles and you accuse others with being 'nationalists'? Whose editing is clearly disruptive now?
 * Answering your question: these families could not be Slovak, because:
 * the term Slovak did not exist these days
 * there are competing theories (see articles) even about their Swabian/Slavic/Hungarian ancestry. Squash Racket 13:58, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You even removed the Hungarian nationality of Matthew Csák from the lead, because it is mentioned in the next sentence. Squash Racket 14:30, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * The IPs from my little comparison belonged to VinceB. The articles you have attacked include their sources, your edits not. The diff you mentioned is just showing that I removed a redundancy introduced by you (the same fact repeated in the next sentence). You are right that many of my 5,184 edits on 1,932 different pages are related to Slovakia. The articles I have fully written or significantly contributed to are listed on my user page and may be easily checked for any "nationalistic" bias. Unfortunately, your contributions in the articles on my watchlist are limited to pushing VinceB's POV (like deleting category:Slovak nobility or changing the word Slovak to Hungarian). There are some rules out there, VinceB, and your evasion of a well-deserved ban will not allow you to destroy work of other users. Tankred 14:35, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Don't call me someone else's name please. The articles' sources I edited don't state that these 12th century families should be referred to as Slovak, right? I mean, these are credible sources, right? The family Esterházy is not Slovak, so why do you need that category there? Why do you 'protect' articles that are full of mistakes and that you declared 'extremely low profile' so heavily? There are some rules out there so why don't you obey them? I think based on your disruptive editing today and constantly following me around you deserve a ban.
 * If I find a banned user that has some similar edits with you and provide some diffs I can ask for a ban on you? Is that your method? Squash Racket 14:45, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This user has retired. Please do your laundry somewhere else. the_undertow talk  19:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Mediation Case
See my recent solution. <font face="georgia" color="#E75480">Miranda  22:08, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Wow, you're retired? Sorry, mate. :-( Wish you well, wherever you go. <font face="georgia" color="#E75480">Miranda  22:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Tata Elxsi
Please assess the article Tata Elxsi. I have added it to Business and Economics WikiProject. --Kiran Nair 13:02, 25 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Read the posts above this... TRE left Wikipedia three weeks ago and hasn't edited since<font face="Trebuchet MS"> — <font color="#E45E05">iride <font color="#C1118C">scent  17:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

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Template:Oppose Symbol has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. <font color="2A8B31">Qst 19:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry to say this has now been deleted. A sad day for all Wikipedia... Rudget Contributions 15:51, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * This is not a sad thing...they are against community consensus. <font style="font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 105%">Qst 17:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

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 * I know that it's too late, but congratulations for your successful RfA anyway! —Slade (TheJoker) 22:01, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

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Hello Random Editor
Ά I was just wondering how you made your userpage I think it's great, and unique and how I could edit it to fit my personality and look unique too but still a little similar and then I can put it on my userpage.

--Hippieslayer (talk) 20:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)Hippieslayer

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