User talk:Xcentaur/Archive 2

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Power pack
Hiya - I moved the text of power pack to Power pack (science fiction) because I wanted to create a disambiguation page. I agree with you that the topic is a bit thin. I added a one-sentence section to Battery pack and will delete Power pack (science fiction) in a few minutes.

--Cbdorsett 08:57, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Alright then, keep at it! Cheers! xCentaur | talk  09:01, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

We both napped nabbed that vandalism!
Heh, just wanted to let you know that seems we both caught the vandalism on Genuine chocolate face and as such I'm removing my request for speedy delete. Have a nice day! :) --Robert Stone, Jr. 09:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Lol - 'many hands make light work'. Happy editing, cheers! xCentaur | talk  09:11, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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This user was warned for vandalism
15:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

hi all wiki is good me think so much —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tankday (talk • contribs)


 * Erm, sure man, whatever you say... xCentaur | talk  15:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Cheers
Thanks for spotting the vandilism on my userpage and updating my vandilism count - I only got vandilised for the 1st about 10 days ago and now its upto 4! I put a speedy tag on one of tankdays articles so thats why he did it. Thanks again, it was very much appreciated! R y a n P o s t l e t h w a i t e See the mess I've created or lets have banter 15:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Anytime :D cheers! xCentaur | talk  15:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

ecw titles
please find out about the ecw tag team titles and the ecw television titles. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.156.35.123 (talk) 17:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC).


 * I'll have a look at them. Happy editing xCentaur | talk  17:38, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Fuck You
You can suck my fucking cock. Ill do whatever the fuck I want. You stupid fucking bitch. I bet you nigger aint you white power bitch. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Linkinfreak91 (talk • contribs) 20:25, 2 February 2007 (UTC).


 * Actually, I'm not black. And the next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked. Kindly don't waste your time insulting people here, go talk to yourself in front of a mirror if you're lonely. Take care. xCentaur | talk  20:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Kevin Dean Edit
I never thought of it as vandalism. I thought you actually had to somehow damage something in order for it to be 'vandalized',though I can see your point, disparaging remarks can be construed as, well, disparaging.

Not that it makes a hill of beans worth of difference to you, I am a friend of the man, and I wanted to help him celebrate his upcoming "hatchday".

For all it's worth, that is Lyncourt folklore. 'The Story Regarding The Origin of Kevin Dean' by MC (Former Bass Player and band member of The Third Party, Kevin Deans first band) Can in fact be verified by the large mole on his nose.

IN OTHER WORDS:

Sorry to have abused your website for a friendly joke. I use WikipediA quite often and have learned a great deal of things about a great deal of things.

Sincerely,

Brooklyn

Dimebag Darrell Forever —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Legacyinred (talk • contribs) 22:13, 2 February 2007 (UTC).


 * Sure man, whatever you say. Have fun ;) xCentaur | talk  22:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Re

 * REPLY That message appears when you give a user a warning using Vandalproof. It automatically does that when you issue at test1-n to a test4-n on vandal proof. Hope this solves your problems. Telly addict  19:10, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think there actually is a template but if you send a message to a user about vandalism they will probably know exactly which article and how they vandalised it even without a link. Telly addict  19:15, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Previous message left
Hi I am the manager and friend of artist Stan Stammers and the reference to the offer by Charlie Harper is not gossip but fact, Charlie would also verify this too.

Kind regards,

Warren Bassett www.stanstammers.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Crazypink (talk • contribs) 17:50, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

Copyright Tagging
I am a bit confused about the copyright tagging and not sure what to do. Myself and the band Plastic Eaters who I manage own the copyright to the image I have uploaded, so not sure what I need to change!

Thanks

Warren —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Crazypink (talk • contribs) 18:57, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

List of Westfields
Firstly, I assume you know there are two different lists for Westfields - one for Australia and one for the rest of the world. My rationale here is the Australian ones are Shopping Centres the other ones are Malls. What's the difference? Australian English local dialect mainly. We don't use Mall to refer to a shopping centre a mall is usually a street restricted to pedestrian traffic. Sorry if that is obvious to you but I have debated the issue with others.

Secondly - Sorry but I'm not making any real effort to maintain the list of... articles. I look at some of the articles occaisionally. My preference would be to have one Westfield Group article with one article summarising activities in each of Australia, USA, UK and NZ. But consensus isn't with me so instead of about five good articles there are a plethora of articles of widely varying quality - but none of them come anywhere near being FA class.

Having said all that, quite a few Australian Westfield related articles are on my watchlist and I !vote quite heavily either keep or merge should I notice any Westfield article go to AfD. Garrie 06:00, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The generic problem with articles related to the Westfield Group is, there is too much reliance on primary sources. Any issue related to size of building, leasable floor space, gross return, relative size of centre in relation to region/state/country/world - should be coming from an independant source. Common lines include "largest shopping complex in it's catchment" - well you could quite easily define the catchment for a shopping complex exactly the way you want to in order to get the press / prestige you are after.
 * So - to improve any of the articles - look for statements regarding size, value, turnover, and provide a link to an independant source.
 * Secondly - these articles don't really look like they have a common theme. Sure the topic is all "a shopping complex owned by the Westfield Group" but they don't have a commonality of layout, infobox or anything like that which ties them together.
 * Finally - the way to make sure every article is included in the relevant list is by comparing the list of... article to the similar category. I asked for a bot to do the checking a while ago but nobody got back to me. I tend to rely more on categories than lists.
 * Thanks for your interest and I'm happy to discuss anything you are trying on for size.Garrie 20:32, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Shah Rukh Khan
Hi there, I noticed your editing on the SRK page where you replaced "Khan" with either "him" or "he" in certain sections. It might be an idea for an encyclopaedic article to retain a touch of formality which is why it is more proper to keep "Khan". But anyhow, I noticed that much of these edits took place in the trivia section. By sheer coincidence, I recently came across WP:TRIVIA and WP:AVTRIV (the latter is an accepted guideline) so there's probably scope for the article to be rewritten properly and for the trivia to be assimilated into the main body of the article.

Just thought I'd say these things. Please don't take this as criticism, it is not. I only wish there were more editors around to work on articles like these so we basically need everyone we've got! :) Hope you do well in your exams. Ekantik talk 02:23, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * First of all, I believe his trivia section is a bit too long, and needs to be trimmed down a bit. Now that you mention it, I looked up a few Hollywood stars, and all the articles I looked up - Pitt,Jolie,Depp - had their lastnames used throughout the article. Then again, Amitabh Bachchan has a massive trivia section which uses him and he all over. I get the feeling this is a problem among most Bollywood pages, and I'd be glad to fix that. All trivia should be integrated into the body of the article, and all him he her she it (:P) should be changed to lastnames. I'll keep that in mind when I'm editing anything related to actors, thanks for the note!


 * And thanks for the exams wishes, I'll need all the luck I can get ;)


 * xCentaur | ☎  07:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Revert
Hello Xcentaur! I have reverted your revert in Eurovan (PSA/Fiat joint venture) because I just deleted some redirects. This was no vandalism. --217.224.109.109 17:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
 * My mistake, I go into a frenzy when I see things being removed :P Apologies, happy editing! - xC -  |  ☎  18:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

WHY
WHY DO YOU HATE THE SPACE RACE! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.101.180.81 (talk • contribs).


 * I don't,actually. Perhaps psychiatric intervention could help you? - xC -  |  ☎  19:09, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

BLIBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.101.180.81 (talk • contribs).


 * That might mean something in the space race language, but I have to say gibberish isn't my thing. - xC -  |  ☎  19:16, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Takes two to Tango!

Oops I mean Rush, the Mega Man dog. Tango was the Mega Man cat. Tango is an okay cat name.

Beat was the Mega Man bird, though.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.101.180.81 (talk • contribs).


 * Sure man, whatever you say... - xC -  |  ☎  19:19, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

White Jazz
Hi X, thanks for the welcome! However, are you sure White Jazz is based on a true story? I never heard anything about it, the article doesn't mention it. So I just assume you just reflexivly reverted me because I'm an IP, an delete the wrong stub again. Have a nice day! --217.235.202.7


 * True, it was reflex action... I'll look it up, thanks for tellin me, cheers! - xC -  |  ☎  20:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

P Z Brite
I do hope you'll allow my removal of the obviously biased remarks from the "personal" section of the Poppy Z. Brite entry to stand. This isn't legitimate biographical info; this is editorializing, some of it verging on libel, by someone who obviously has a problem with me and with New Orleans. The comments about the city are inaccurate, and I'm not aware of anyone other than this anonymous person who has "questioned [my] attitude" about the city's recovery, to which I am dedicated.

New Orleans is not "unlivable." I feel qualified to state this, as I am living here.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pzbrite (talk • contribs).


 * Replied on user talk page - xC -  |  ☎  06:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

To Catch a Predator
Oh, but it wasnt a test. 172.145.151.174 05:40, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Nice to know. Either way, it was reverted and will remain that way. Thanks - xC -  |  ☎  06:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Wainwright, Alberta
My addition to Wainwright Alberta was a legitimate entry as he is now world reknowned in the hockey community. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.89.124.254 (talk • contribs)
 * Perhaps. Fact is, I couldn't find any sites talking about him directly on the first page of Google search results. Therefore your entry " *Cam White - Future Bison All Star." was removed. Feel free to add it back once you have a reference. Thanks
 * Note: vandalized 3 pages related to Alberta subsequently. - xC -  |  ☎  11:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Please account for your actions
Hi.

Next to a bad link, I wrote: NOTE: PAGE CANNOT BE FOUND" 2/3/07. You wrote: "have been considered unhelpful or unconstructive."

1. "Have been considered" is "wiggle" language: Passive voice, and considered by whom? "Them?" You? More than one, or just a single person's opinion?

2. The text was pure fact, true, (it still is) and alerted the reader to an error in a Wikipedia article. Please describe how adding a true statement of fact is either "unhelpful" or "unconstructive," or both. Your revert has reintroduced an error to Wikipedia.

Thanks,

70.111.93.231 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.111.93.231 (talk • contribs)


 * First of all, which page are you talking about? Please mention that in any issues you bring up.
 * Second, wiggle language is your own creation - and it refers to the editor who leaves the message, hence it is my opinion, alone.
 * Now I've had to look through your contribs, you are referring to Triumph Thunderbird. Well, you added page cannot be found to the heading of an external link. If you wanted to add that note, it should have been next to the link, or below it, certainly not in the sub-heading of an article.
 * I thank you for bringing that link to my attention. Apparently the site just underwent re-structuring, which is why the page could not be found. I have put back the correct link. - xC -  |  ☎  03:57, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello Xcentaur
None of my edits have been unhelpful or unconstructive. Apart from the Adriaen van der Werff article I created (which, granted, has many edits; I'm learning), the only other contributions I have made are i) removing an obscenity from a featured article, and ii) adding a valid item to a list in the article 'Sing Sing Sing'. All harmless enough, and, in point of fact, constructive and helpful.

Consequently, I'm afraid to tell you that I shall ignore your recent message, and indeed any others you might send.

With a hearty handshake,

Eustace Plimsoll 23:53, 7 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I just looked at your talk page - you don't have any messages from me. Checked your talk history, and theres nothing there with my name on it. I'm afraid I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

With a hearty handshake,

xC | ☎  04:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

You left a message for my server address (87.194.73.175) stating that I had been 'considered unhelpful or unconstructive' for a few edits I made on the Adriaen van der Werff article while logged out. They were neither, your revert was neither here nor there, and I'm happy to say that your edict mania is risibly lacking a responsive subject in this case. One might call it pathetic in this regard, like a rabbit without a hole, or a joke without a punchline. However, I'll give you this - the authoritive and official tone of the message was amusing. I take even greater pleasure in ignoring it!

With a dismissive high five,

87.194.73.175 10:04, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I have just gone through my last 250 edits and haven't found anything even vaguely related to Werff. I do RC-patrolling with WP:MWT, and I'm pretty sure this is a bug. Having said that, I neither know what you mean by risibly, nor appreciate your dismissive tone. Thank you for bringing this bug to my attention. Happy editing xC | ☎  13:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

The message was signed by you; and for my part, I didn't appreciate the dictatorial tone at all. Nonetheless, I'm sorry for being prickly, and appreciate that you are doing good work.

Eustace Plimsoll 13:47, 8 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I appreciate your apology, RC patrolling is largely a thankless job. My apologies for the tone as well, although I can't do anything about it, it is an automatic message generated by the templates. A list of them can be found here - Template messages/User talk namespace. I've removed the inappropriate warnings from the IP talk page, and have notified Mike about the bug in the program. Cheers! xC | ☎  16:51, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Serious glitches in MWT
I hope this helps, and I apologise for any trouble these bugs have caused you  --Michael Billington (talk • contribs) 07:37, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The first is a known problem (If the form for selecting a warning is already showing, then it cannot be opened again to warn another user) - I'm hoping to make a workaround to this for the next release.
 * The second bug I'm not sure about. After reverting an edit, it waits for the whole page (including images, etc) to load before it warns the user, which can take a while for long pages, though I'm not sure why this would make the program exit. Anyway, it should be able to be speed up a lot if I move some code around, I'll be sure to do that also.
 * Now, the third one I haven't run into before, but I have a feeling I may know what's causing it (it loads a page, and, thinking that it has just reverted something, goes to warn the user). If this is the case, then this will also be an easy fix.

Links
Hey, no worries! :) – Riana talk 05:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for your comment. I'll tell ya, I really needed some comment like that today. I don't think I'll sign up for an account, though (I might, but not yet). Thanks for cheering me up! --24.136.230.38 20:47, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

merging
About merging CD86 and CD80 with B7: I think that a "cheap" solution is to just link B7 to CD80 and CD86 (and vive versa). What is writen in the article on B7 is more relevant to CD80 than to CD86. But its difficult to really be sure and both proteins have similar functions. Best regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.194.8.73 (talk • contribs)

Nuclear warning
No problem. ;) I stubled on your page because you have a link to it on your page (how did I get there? Think about where you've posted recently...) By the way, you better practice your Duck and Cover. :) · AO Talk 19:23, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

sorry.
Sorry I did not mean to.(24.60.175.168 19:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC))

comment
How was I vandalizing? Retractable pen does not belong in that section. The section says, pens may be categorized by the type of tip on them. Retractable is not a kind of tip, so it doesn't belong there. 208.59.175.201 20:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Question
How is that vandalism? Retractable pen does not belong there. The heading to the section say "pens may be catergorized by the kind of tip. Retractable is not a tip, so it doesn't belong there. KjtheDj 20:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Stripes (hairstyle)
Stripes is a popular hair style amongst southern california youth. If you were to ever visit San Diego I guarantee you will see someone with stripes in there hair. So please do your research before you start adding notability tags on pages and be sure to read the rules about notability tags before you start tossing them on pages. Just because you don't know what something is doesn't mean it isn't notable.

~cooljuno411

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooljuno411 (talk • contribs)

Well i did include a celebrity that has that hairstyle, Kiki Kannibal. She is a model who became famous over myspace. And myspace is how the hairstyle became popular.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooljuno411 (talk • contribs)

WP:PM : MSN Messenger
Sorry for not getting back to you -- I've been away from Wikipedia for a few weeks.

I think since that request was lodged at WP:PM (November 2006), there has been significant discussion and improvement with regards to the location of the argument. I oppose merging for the following reasons:
 * 1) It could restart a since-cooled-down debate.
 * 2) There seems to be a distinct identity for each page and the boundaries are set, or so it seems.

I could be completely wrong -- I was just the admin who came around and closed the discussion after it was listed at WP:RM. But, my best guess would be just to remove the request, and if it comes up again, then people can blame me. Hopefully that helped. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 04:01, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Endal (Dog)
Hi there

thank you so much for taking the time to help and share advice, this is one heck of a steep learning curve for me but I'll get there

The article is not only based on Endal's abilities i.e. operating a cash point machine but his psychological benefit to me in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf war.

There are many types of assistance dogs, emotional support dog is one of the groups. The whole article is to show why Endal has become so famous world wide is the support of his human partner (me)for a decade. The strength of our human animal bond is what Endal is famed for, made more remarkable by his saving my life after we were both struck by a hit and run car

I have added links to news papers etc at the bottom of the page now but not sure how to title them up yet?

Once again thank you for you help

Allen and Endal Allenandendal 17:29, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Image of Hrithik Roshan.
Hi!, I had created the image of Hrithik Roshan from an exsisting picture of his.I did draw it again and made image changes.I am not a photohrapher but i have a hobby of painting.

Wizzywiz. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wizzywiz (talk • contribs)

chess
ah, i dunno, you could try Portal talk:Chess I guess. :) -- infinity  0  14:08, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Your note
Thanks for the nice note, also, kudos re your signature.

You mentioned "trying to learn on WP" - you might find this index to be helpful. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 17:56, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Neville Duke
Why did you say this article doesn't cite its sources? The information is from the Daily Telegraph's obituary which IS given as a reference. Did you bother to look at the 'reference' section and actually click on the obit to read it? Do you want to put a tag on every fact in the article referring to the obituary? 124.183.228.151 07:52, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I was referring to the sections Fighter Pilot, Desert operations and test pilot, none of which have a single reference. xC | ☎  07:55, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting vandalism to my user page!
Thanks for reverting vandalism to my user page! I appreciate it. =) – Lantoka  (talk) 08:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! Cheers! xC | ☎  11:56, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Photo of Vikram Bhatt.
Hi!,

The photograph of Vikram Bhatt too is a created one using Photoshop and other softwares.All the images i have uploaded have been created on my computer from exsisting photographs.

Regards,

Wizziwiz. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wizzywiz (talk • contribs) 09:31, 16 April 2007 (UTC).


 * replied on user talk page xC | ☎  12:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Why do we need that?
you want to remove the trivia and I don`t let you so stop it you. You think that if you`re an admin here you can do whatever you want, but no. stop it!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.229.91.112 (talk) 16:33, 16 April 2007 (UTC).


 * Actually, as per WP:TRIV, the trivia section shouldn't be on the page anyway. xC | ☎  16:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Why are you so obsessed in removing the trivia? Tell me please whats wrong with that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.229.91.112 (talk) 16:41, 16 April 2007 (UTC).


 * Two reasons -
 * Unneccessary random nonsense ends up being sprinkled into that one paragraph trivia which more often than not has completely unencyclopedic content.
 * A trivia section breaks the flow of the page and makes WP look more like a blog than a respectable reliable and verifiable encyclopedia.
 * A trivia section is fine on a fan-site, blog or any such place where credibility is not an issue. We are trying to build an encyclopedia here, so such sections must be reduced, removed or integrated, as needed.
 * Regards, xC | ☎  17:25, 16 April 2007 (UTC)