User talk:Wifione/Archive 2012 (May)

Abuse Filter on the Article Feedback Tool
Hey there :). You're being contacted because you're an edit filter manager, At the moment, we're developing Version 5 of the Article Feedback Tool, which you may or may not have heard about. If you haven't; for the first time, this will involve a free-text box where readers can submit comments :). Obviously, there's going to be junk, and we want to minimise that junk. To do so, we're working the Abuse Filter into the tool.

For this to work, we need people to write and maintain filters. I'd be very grateful if you could take a look at the discussionhere and the attached docs, and comment and contribute! Thanks :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Will do this. Wifione  Message 16:57, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

My apologies to those expecting a reply in the past week
Fellow editors, my apologies to those expecting a reply from me last week, especially those whom I'm going to nominate for an RfA. I took ill with a bad case of the flu and have only now just about recovered. Should be able to join back full fledged by tomorrow. Again, apologies for the incommunicado absence. Kind regards. Wifione  Message 17:53, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh no! :(. Hope you get better soon :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 14:59, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I concur with Okeyes, I hope all is well with you. SwisterTwister   talk  01:59, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the messages. I'm sorry for the inconsiderately long time I've taken to reply. First was out with a flu; then took the moment off to climb some peaks :) Now back and obliged at the comments. Wifione  Message 16:56, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Beating lung problems with mountain-climbing? Does Chuck Norris know you're stealing his game? :P. Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 21:33, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Question
Hello, although I'm relatively new to wiki I would like to know what makes the user "Armbrust" immune from action. He continually engages in edit wars and breaks the three revert rule and yet no action is taken against him. Take a look at 2012 World Snooker Championship for his latest installment. A non-stop edit war is under way there and if I were to do it I would be blocked in a heartbeat! Please can you enlighten me? Thanks Spc 21 (talk) 22:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delayed reply. Armbrust is not immune from action. And he was I guess blocked after your note. He does a lot of good volunteer work around the project. He is short on patience sometimes; but in general, a good guy. Do feel free to drop in in case you need assistance. Wifione  Message17:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

article
hello you said to contact you if any issue arises on article "Al Ahbash"...the user amandaparker is using socks to avoid 3rr and reverting work without any explanation on the article "Al-Ahbash" Baboon43 (talk) 03:28, 26 April 2012 (UTC) The user has been blocked indefinitely as of 16:13, 26 April 2012. SwisterTwister  talk  05:23, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

War on Women
Hi Wifione. I recently tried to create an article for War on Women. There was a previous War on Women article that was deleted atArticles for deletion/War on Women and you closed that discussion. Could you advise me whether I ought to take the article to deletion review? Gobōnobo + c 19:12, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Now at Articles for deletion/War on Women (2nd nomination)--209.6.69.227 (talk) 03:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
 * And I guess kept. Wifione  Message 16:54, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

MITCHELL HEISMAN
I don't understand why this would be deleted. Is it not "noteworthy" enough that probably hundreds of people at least stumble upon his name in the course of a year? I'm willing to bet more people are interested in Mitchell Heisman's story than "pillow-weaving" or some other trivial habit of an unheard of aboriginal tribe that Wikipedia nests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by24.185.162.105 (talk) 06:18, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

See Articles for deletion/Mitchell Heisman. If you wish to start the article again, see Notability andWriting better articles. In certain cases, the article will be kept if the article had acquired significant media coverage. If you have questions or concerns, Wifione and I would be happy to answer your questions/concerns. SwisterTwister  talk  05:20, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for chipping in here SwisterTwister. Wifione  Message 16:52, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Need some admin help
Someone has messed with the file File:AkshayKumar.jpg by replacing the picture with another totally different one, so the copyright stuff is invalid. Can you help? BollyJeff ||  talk  16:14, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I cannot seem to view the edit history or revert these changes.
 * The editor in question appears to be someone who should already be blocked - User:Azad121
 * Hi Bollyjeff, I stole a look at the image and it seemed to have been reverted. If I've gotten it wrong, do tell. And yeah, was away for some time. Wifione  Message 16:51, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Still don't know why I cannot view edit history. Is it 'cause I need to log in to commons? BollyJeff  &#124;  talk  17:32, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Template:History of Georgia
Hello Wifione, please look at this template. This user is waging into edit war. Can you please protect the template for a while? GeorgianJorjadze (talk) 21:28, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi! I am the user GeorgianJorjadze is here accusing of edit warring. I would certainly appreciate an administrator to come have a look at the conflict we're having on this template. I initiated a discussion there on the talk page before changing the actual template, and started implementing the changes only after getting feedback from the other interested participant. I feel some changes are objectively needed to bring this template to the standards present in other similar ones, and have explained them in more and more detail as the discussion progressed, while GeorgianJorjadze mostly stated his preference for the old version. He's reverted any attempt I, and another unrelated contributer, have made at changing the template. Confronted with particular problems, he fixed them partially on his own rather than trying to work out a compromise version including some of my changes, as I did repeatedly with his own. I don't accuse him of edit warring, rather of poor ability to negociate compromises and admit he is not the only editor with rights on that template. For information, the version as it stands is his (he last reverted it to how it was before the discussion started, removing also the changes he had made), you can find my last attempts in the article history. I've exposed on the talk page reasons for all of them, last one is the most detailed. I would also appreciate if you (and other editors) could comment on a possible change of image, for the sake of consistency with similar templates, and the inclusion or not of dates (I proposed a version with, but am rather neutral on the subject). In any case, I won't edit that template again until you answer our little problem. Thanks a lot!--Susuman77 (talk) 21:46, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi guys, I don't think Wifione is around these days, you might want to find another admin if your problem is urgent. Good luck.Azylber (talk) 01:46, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm back; and ready to assist if the issue is still pending... Wifione  Message 16:48, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

hello again
on the article Talk:Al-Ahbash user mckhan posted my ip in the talk page which i had used before i registered on wikipedia..possibly to reveal my location which is against wikipedia policies also it seems he was the sock that you had blocked previously on the same page for posting on the talk page my location..can you do something about this? Baboon43(talk) 08:18, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Has the issue been resolved or would you still need assistance. Do tell. Best. Wifione  Message 16:45, 15 June 2012 (UTC)


 * He has not posted my ip address since than so i guess its resolved. Baboon43 (talk) 19:36, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Help needed
Hey Wifione, I need your help. I've been getting into a spot of trouble lately, and I thought you could help me out a bit. Can you?--Rsrikanth05 (talk) 16:20, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * My apologies for the delayed response (I seem to be saying that to everybody these days). Anyway, were your issues resolved or can I help you in any way still? Do write back for any assistance. Regards. Wifione  Message 16:42, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Mitchell Heisman
Dear Wifione,

I typed Mitchell Heisman in my browser window to discover there wasn't an entry in Wikipedia. I followed another link to the page where readers and editors argued Heisman’s relative merits and your decision to remove its entry.

To tell you the truth, I was saddened to witness the ugly face of censorship before the editors' continuous references to small print. To my knowledge, every act of censorship has been defended in a similar way; even Torquemada referred to a god’s sanction he had in writing to justify his despicable deeds.

Mr Heisman’s document is important, inasmuch as it posits, reasons and defends a philosophical view of human society, questioning moral and ethical codes and delving into the very ethos of for-the-hell-of-it tradition.

Laced with barely veiled ad hominem barbs at Mr. Heisman, the discussion I read meandered about small print without addressing whether the authorship of such a document is reason enough to be listed in an encyclopedia or not. It seems to me as though in the partisan view of Wikipedia editors, his vital choice outweighs the merits of his prose.

In Wikipedia there are hundreds of entries belonging to people whose contribution to literature or philosophical discussion pales before sections of Mr. Heisman's publication.

Years ago someone wistfully suggested I should compose an entry listing my fiction and non-fiction publications, scientific papers and other dribble. I refused because it would have been an exercise in self-gratification. Unlike Mr. Heisman, I've never made any worthy contribution to my kin.

And no, I won’t play the game of “keep/delete,” what for? After your lapidary “Give a vote, don't back it up with logical reasoning, there is a huge chance I won't consider the vote worthy.” Say, since when is a vote valid only if the interested party likes it?

Anyway, don't bother to reply; you would be wasting your precious time since my vote wouldn't be worthy either. What really irks me is that I won't be able to use an otherwise splendid resource without questioning how much has been redacted because it didn't agree with the censors' interpretation of cultural worth.

Take care,

Carlos 37.14.158.131 (talk) 15:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Carlos, writing to you directly... Kind regards. Wifione  Message 16:40, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

A polite note
You are being discussed here Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship.  EngineerFromVega ★  03:46, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Engineer for the consideration of a crat position for me. Will get on to it some time later; not now. Thanks for the thought. Wifione  Message 16:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure.  EngineerFromVega ★  06:54, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Note
i could not understand why i have been blocked — Precedingunsigned comment added by 202.78.173.28 (talk) 06:05, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

RfA consideration
I know you must be busy, and I've withdrawn my request for RfA consideration. Cheers! SwisterTwister  talk  18:38, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
 * And I know you must be disappointed I got off just when we were on the road to nom you. My apologies. Let me gather my schedules well and then I'll be contacting you again (that is, in case you're still interested). Kind regards and thanks for the patience. Wifione  Message 16:34, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * If he does, let me know. I'd been considering asking him myself :). Ironholds (talk) 16:51, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Brilliant! Wifione  Message 17:00, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you both, but I asked User:The Blade of the Northern Lights shortly after my message here. I assumed you may be busy after your return, but I appreciate both of your offers. It's pleasant to see you again, Wifione. SwisterTwister   talk  01:56, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Back!
Yeah! Wifione  Message 02:07, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Welcome back! →B music ian 09:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Bmusician. Wifione  Message16:24, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Welcome back!

 * Oh my that's quite a warm welcome :) Thanks. Wifione  Message 16:30, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

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User:Jordon (WMF)
See here.You should have done this with a great caution and a little bit of verification as this was a fake account and you thought he was 'trusted' and grant him/her confirmed rights.Cheers.Max Viwe &#124; Viwe The Max  13:52, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh my! That's quite some level of deception. Thanks for leaving the note. But of course, you're right. I assumed good faith with the WMF tag. Thanks again. Wifione  Message 13:56, 30 June 2012 (UTC)