User talk:Xymmax/Archives/2008/October

steven n. samuelian
Steve Samuelian's staff keeps trying to edit the sight without documenting anything. Can you please let joshcc know they are in violation of wikipedia policy74.87.13.239 (talk) 03:23, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. No promises, but I'll take a look at the page and see if I can make sense of what's going on. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  14:05, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I added congressman Devin Nunes, congressman George Radanovich, and Michael Der Manouel Jr. called for his resignation. This made state and national news, but most important it is relevant to the residence of the central valley of california. This is also well documentedFlackthehack2008 (talk) 01:42, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. Do be careful to make sure that we don't unbalance the article, although this edit does not do that. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  22:18, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

I think joshcc is trying turn the page into a promo piece for Steve Samuelian's California Consulting. Your guidance would be appreciated.Flackthehack2008 (talk) 02:34, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi
Glad to hear from you. Sounds promising. I'll review your contribs when I get a mo. --Dweller (talk) 14:29, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I like the look of you as an admin candidate. Ever had an RfA or an ER? --Dweller (talk) 13:03, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! No, I've never run for admin, and never had a review. Should I request one? Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... Unsure. Let me have a good look at your contribs. --Dweller (talk) 13:48, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

 Dweller would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Dweller to accept or decline the nomination. A page for your nomination at Requests for adminship/ . If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

That's fine. No rush. If you wish to transclude the nom yourself once you've finished the questions, go ahead. Just remember to fix the closing time for 7 days after you transclude. Otherwise I'm happy to transclude it on request (so long as I'm "in"). Good luck. --Dweller (talk) 15:13, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * May the consensus be with you. --Dweller (talk) 10:51, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Best wishes for your RFA. Pedro : Chat  11:26, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for your kind words and support :) Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  12:19, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
One of the advantages of not having many supporters at your RFA is that there are fewer people to thank at the end. Thanks for your support and your willingness to look at my complete record. I'm going to try to interpret this resounding defeat as a statement that I should choose my words more carefully in the future, and remember that every statement I make gets recorded forever, just waiting to get carefully transcribed onto my next RFA. I would go insane if I believed that it was repudiation of what I truly meant: that no editor should consciously and willfully ignore guidelines and policies, and editors that repeatedly do so should not be rewarded for or supported in doing so.

I'm sure I'll get back to full speed editing soon, because, after all,, every day, and in every way, I am getting better and better.&mdash;Kww(talk) 05:30, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Nischal AfD
This Nischal guy is driving me mad. In some articles about the film he's mentioned, in others he isn't. You seem to know more about Bollywood, could it be that aliases or screen names are fooling us? I've already seen the director's name in 3 different spellings...   SIS    23:02, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no silver bullets here. I've had some success in the past by searching for alternative spellings, or searching for related items and then working back to my topic. In this case, it just hasn't been productive. I'll give it another day, then I'm going to modify my comment to delete as none of this stuff seems to be verifiable. Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  04:43, 10 October 2008 (UTC) BTW "SS" was for "strikeout sister" - it's only when I saw your actual username when editing the page that I realized how clever your sig is. Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  04:44, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

You're a sysop!
Hi,, Congratulations on Becoming a Sysop! Hey there. I'm pleased to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator! You've volunteered to do housekeeping duties that normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops can't do a lot of stuff: They can't delete pages just like that (except patent nonsense like "aojt9085yu8;3ou"), and they can't protect pages in an edit war they are involved in. But they can delete random junk, block anonymous vandals, delete pages listed on articles for deletion for more than 5 days (provided there's a consensus), protect pages when asked to, and keep the few protected pages that exist on Wikipedia up to date.

Almost anything you can do can be undone, but please take a look at The Administrators' how-to guide and the Administrators' reading list before you get started (although you should have read that during your candidacy ;). Take a look before experimenting with your powers. Also, please add Administrators' noticeboard to your watchlist, as there are always discussions/requests for admins there. If you have any questions drop me a message at My talk page. Have fun! =Nichalp  «Talk»=   =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:22, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RfA! Do everything you're supposed to and nothing you're not! Make sure to check out the new admin school. Good luck and feel free to ask me if you have any questions. Glass  Cobra  12:24, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll try to get through my first day without messing up. :) Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:58, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Another congratulations! (Also I replied to you on my talk page) --Banime (talk) 14:48, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Now, remember, when in doubt, WP:DDTMP. :-) –Juliancolton Tropical   Cyclone  19:13, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, just remember be bold and WP:DDTMP :D RockManQ  (talk) 23:14, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * And don't forget...all new admins have to buy drinks for those who supported them! :) Ecoleetage (talk) 23:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Woo Hoo! Congratz. [[Image:718smiley.png|thumb|right|^^]] II MusLiM HyBRiD II  23:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!  jj137  ( talk )  00:29, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations and Best wishes. Do also contribute more in mainspace too --  Tinu  Cherian  - 06:06, 15 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Welcome to the club - don't swing it too violently at first. LessHeard vanU (talk) 12:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Best of luck! I'll get back to you with some suggestions, etc. Bearian (talk) 18:52, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Redirect
Did you see an issue with my redirect? Frank |  talk  18:06, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I thought I fixed it. It'll probably be clearest in my contribs, but I wanted to take the old artice, move it to Coin945's user space, then turn that redirect to point exactly as your's did. However, I rethought it after I realized that this would kill the page history. I actually agree with your redirect. Sorry, and hope that isn't clear as mud... Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  18:35, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool - was just checking. Thanks! Frank  |  talk  20:13, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Miss Teen Nepal
Okay... I'll put on my to-do list.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 22:45, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * It's done... and I added a few more sources I found as well. Thanks for the nod of confidence.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:53, 20 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! and hey, speaking just for myself, I've been quite favorably impressed by your work at AfD. :) Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  13:08, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

partly closed AFD
Thanks for the note. It was deleted of the German Wikipedia, so I think we can G4 it here as well. Lost my connection before I could finish. I'll try to fix it when I get home from work. Dloh cierekim  23:41, 19 October 2008 (UTC)


 * No worries. I started just to go ahead and do it, but I figured I should reach out to you first. If you don't have a chance to get to it, I'll go on and close it. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:09, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. All fixed now.  Dloh  cierekim  13:22, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Cactions tool
Xymmax, just to inform you, I've released a long-overdue upgrade to the cactions tool, which you should be able to see already (Ctrl-F5 if not). The tool should still work just as before, although you no longer need the ctIsAdmin variable; see User:Haza-w/Caction tool for the documentation. If you find any bugs or have any queries or feature requests, please get in touch. Thanks, and enjoy! haz> (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'm really enjoying this tool. :) Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  21:08, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

AfD: List of ACF Units
Just politely wondering why you closed the discussion as "No consensus" when there were 4 deletes, 1 keep and 1 merge - and the 3 comments were in favour of at least merging, with one of them leaning towards deletion? ninety:one 21:26, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi there. You know, I didn't actually count the deletes and keeps; if I had I would have noticed I needed to have a more complete rationale. I apologize for that, and will try to explain here. First, and I know you all ready know this, the default for any deletion discussion is keep. A consensus must form to do something with the article other than keep, or else it's kept. In this case, the arguments to delete were, in my opinion, primarily an expression of dislike for the list. You and one other commenting were the only ones to cite policy/guidelines, and you both cited WP:NOTDIRECTORY. You also mentioned WP:NOTLINK. I didn't feel that either of those policy arguments were particularly well supported by the list itself, which appeared to be perfectly discriminate - limited to cadet units, an well-organized by geographical location.  The other editors seeking deletion mentioned the difficulty in maintaining the list, and its lack of usefulness - both rather subject argument, and neither particularly convincing.  One editor, for whom I have a great deal of respect, cited to a personal essay concerning lists. While I often agree with him, in this case I did not. He did not point directly to policy that was applicable. The editor arguing keep essentially was arguing WP:ILIKEIT and stated that the list was maintainable and useful. I though the strongest comments came from the editor arguing merge, but one person does not make a consensus. So, I evaluated the AfD as having a majority of editors who wanted deletion, but without a strong policy rationale for doing so. There were other editors who wanted other actions taken, but those actions were not supported by consensus. So, in my estimation, there was no consensus to take a policy-based action, and I fell back to the default position, that of keep.  Take care, Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  10:55, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Cleanup templates
Just to let you know that most cleanup templates, like "Unreferenced", "Fact" and etc., are best not "subst"ed. See WP:SUBST for more details. Regards,
 * Sigh. Yes, I know better, but I forgot in several places. Thanks for the reminder. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  19:13, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Ginger Jolie DRV
In case you're not watching the DRV, see my comments here (and also here) about her status as a public figure. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 12:09, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I think I largely agree. If she achieves any notability at all, her history as a Penthouse Pet is sure to hit a reliable source. When that happens, I don't see how we could justify not bringing the article content back in some form. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  02:08, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

RfA
Hi Xymmax! Thank you very much for your support and warm comments in my RfA, which passed yesterday. I hope not to let you and the others down and use the tools for the benefit of the project. Cheers, Ynhockey (Talk) 20:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Oldominion
could u re-up the page oldominion? i need the list of albums

thnx...pce


 * I put the last version before the AfD at User talk:65.95.58.140/sandbox/Oldominion. Please note that this article should not be restored to main space without 1. adding proof of notability using reliable sources and 2. getting the go ahead from Deletion review. Since it looks like you're on a dynamic IP, please let me know when you're done getting the information you need, because I don't want some other person to log in on this IP and wonder what this is in their sandbox. Enjoy. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  03:10, 30 October 2008 (UTC)