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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind
Hi Reaper!
I note your previous concurrence (that it would have been better just to ignore the ANI drama) in my forthcoming RfC/U. Thanks for your past advice!
On the other hand, Justice personified has observed that jerks often distinguish themselves by ignoring RfC/Us.
Balancing these two concerns, I have made a token response. I see no reason to devote more time unless an even more respected editor would join the criticism.
Sincerely, Kiefer.Wolfowitz 15:01, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi
I think User:Ti1989 and User:Mizzy929394 because they are vandalizing in the same areas. --Onewhohelps (talk) 15:30, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
- That's why I've already blocked Mizzy. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:31, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
File:Longfellow Bridge 2.jpg
As part of maintenance work on Commons I came across a file which was formerly File:Longfellow Bridge 2.jpg on Wikipedia. When the file was transfered, the original upload date and uploader were lost by the transferer. Would it be possible for you to provide me with a copy of the original upload log on Wikipedia? (I'll watch your talk page.)
Cheers! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:50, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
- The history of the file description page looks like this:
(del/undel) 00:39, 18 July 2004 . . PalEBoy (talk | contribs | block) 480×640 (42,912 bytes) (I took these photos, February 2002 {{CopywriteFreeUseProvided}})
This is the uploader.(del/undel) (diff) 17:09, 27 December 2004 . . Quadell (talk | contribs | block) ({{GFDL}})
Changed{{CopywriteFreeUseProvided}}
to{{GFDL}}
(del/undel) (diff) 10:59, 7 May 2007 . . Cydebot (talk | contribs | block) (106 bytes) (Robot - Fixing GFDL tags project-wide per Wikipedia:GFDL standardization.)
changed{{GFDL}}
to{{GFDL-with-disclaimers}}
- The remaining edits are merely categorizations and tagging the page for speedy deletion per F8.
- The file history is just the same as the first entry in the file decription page history:
(del/undel) 00:39, 18 July 2004 . . PalEBoy (talk | contribs | block) 480×640 (42,912 bytes) (I took these photos, February 2002 {{CopywriteFreeUseProvided}})
- Hope this helps! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:11, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
- Yes! Thank you so much! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:10, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
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Sorry but..
Sorry but i reverted your edit on DeathToEnemies because that's how my friend wanted it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Macedoniarulez (talk • contribs) 01:26, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
(Moved from above)
Thanks for pointing out how to edit (revert to previous version) vandalism --freak42 (talk) 21:20, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
Help
Once I have found very blatant yet honest vandalism like hither, what actions would I then partake in to better prevent the user from making such frivolous edits?--MOLEY (talk) 02:59, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
- Read WP:VAND, as that tells you what to do. Basically, you issue warnings from levels 1 to 4 (although, you can usually skip a level or two if the edits are blatant vandalism like that). If they do not stop after a final warning (level 4) you report them to WP:AIV, and an administrator will block him. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
A bowl of strawberries for you!
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I wanted to say thanks for giving me the rollback feature as that will be useful in the future for those busy days taking care of vandalism, here's a bowl of strawberries to show my thanks. SwisterTwister talk 21:04, 23 August 2011 (UTC) |
- You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:15, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
How did I do?
I would like to ask you what you think of the job I did putting in the filmography on the Eddie McClintock page. Thank you for your time with 35,000 edits you must be busy. TacfuJecan (talk) 07:20, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, I'm not all that busy—I've just been here for a long time, and I also revert vandalism, which results in many edits. The filmography table looks good, except that you need a reliable source which supports the material claimed in the filmography table. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:16, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Admin's Barnstar |
I see, it's ok no problem, Thank you and have a good day. Sean (Ask Me?) 20:46, 24 August 2011 (UTC) |
- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:08, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Edit filter powers
Someone removed a CSD template by changing {{db-g11}} to {{db-g11}.}, which was not tagged as "speedy deletion template removed". You might want to fix filter 29 for that. Thanks, --Σ talkcontribs 02:35, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
- I think I've fixed it now. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:08, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
User:RaúlLoveMiley
They are back to their old tricks again can someone move Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus back? JamesAlan1986 (talk-contribs) 15:34, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
- I've moved the page back (again). He's heading for indefblock. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:41, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you I just happened to catch it and I can't figure out how you do all that stuff so I went to someone who can. I don't really think warning them or anything is gonna stop them. I mean look how many times they've been talked to and blocked and they come right back and do it again. It just seems an indefblock is the only solution in this case. JamesAlan1986 (talk-contribs) 15:47, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Zackaback
Hello there, this user is making changes to many articles that he's been told not to several times prior. Could you take a peak and see what should be done of it? I issued a final warning, but he's edited since, thanks, Atomician (talk) 17:27, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
- Worm That Turned (talk · contribs) is already dealing with this. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:33, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
HLS
There's a thread over here that seems of relevance: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Notice_for_WP:ABUSE
Meanwhile could I please trouble you for a spot of revdeling Special:Contributions/94.168.213.12 - thanks. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:57, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Materialscientist (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) already zapped them. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:38, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Anti Vandalism.
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- Thank you! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:27, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, but
Generally speaking, I prefer not to have my page revdeleted for something as minor and unimportant as that. There's far far worse in the page history; it's one thing to revert this stuff, but once reverted it stops being disruptive, so in my opinion such edits do not meet the revision deletion criteria. Thanks for the kind gesture, though. :-) Risker (talk) 01:13, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
Get Scared
Why did you delete the damn page? The band needs a page, as they have just released an album and are huge now. You might think "well there wasn't much information on the page". Well guess what? IT WAS MADE YESTERDAY. Of course it's incomplete. I demand you revert the deletion of the page and LET ME FINISH IT.The Catalyst (talk) 19:51, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Wikipedia does not acquiesce to your will. —Jeremy v^_^v Components:V S M 19:59, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- Does the first link apply to all people making new articles? :S If I made a complete version, would it be taken down? The Catalyst (talk) 00:53, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
- The band would have to meet the guidelines at WP:BAND to have an article. Some new bands don't meet the criteria right away, but then meet them later on. (I haven't checked this band against the guidelines.) Also you can work on a rough draft of an article in your own user space if it's not quite ready to be an article yet. Cloveapple (talk) 01:21, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
- Does the first link apply to all people making new articles? :S If I made a complete version, would it be taken down? The Catalyst (talk) 00:53, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
Can you please...
My friend Macedoniarulez has violated something. I have realised that he has copied a paragraph from a website and pasted it into an article. But he changed the headline. Can you delete it please. Here is the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch the section is called "iOS jailbreaking".
Thankyou DeathToEnemies (talk) 03:10, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Oh.. i forgot to tell you, i got the info because i saw it on a different website and saw My friend go onto the website and copying it and pasting it onto the section. AT SCHOOL CAUSE HE GOES TO THE SAME SCHOOL AS ME AND HE IS MY FRIEND. Please check it out.
Thankyou ReaperEternal — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeathToEnemies (talk • contribs) 03:13, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- He did nothing, other than change the title of the heading. --Σ talkcontribs 03:18, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I have just deleted this per A7 and now see that you did the same and then restored it with edit summary "Wrong page". Do you see something I didn't? Even the much fuller versions in the history didn't seem to me to amount to much - a lot of fluff, but comes down to "working on her debut album". Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:43, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
- I accidentally deleted the wrong page! :P I had meant to delete a different one, and accidentally deleted that one instead. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:57, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
speedy
Okay Stephanie S. Tolan does have content but doesn't it look like it should be deleted? It has only 2 references and only lists Stephanie's books.Mike 289(click on 9)! 18:26, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
- It should be deleted only if it fails WP:AUTHOR, which is the notability guideline for authors. That is decided with an AFD. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:57, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
TreasuryTag
I wanted to let you know I extended Treasury Tag's block to indefinite with the following edit summary: "Disruptive editing: Extending to indefinite due to violation of terms of unblock set forth by Xeno". As the terms of his unblock were quite clearly laid out less than an hour ago, I feel that his behavior since unblock has been egregious enough as to warrant the indefinite block. Ioeth (talk contribs twinkle) 19:05, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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Afd
Hi, Regarding the deletion of Hindu gods and goddesses and Abrahamic religions is there a way that Hindu gods and Abrahamic religions (which does not exist) can also be marked as deleted so we do not have to dance this dance again if someone creates that in 9 months? Thanks. History2007 (talk) 14:51, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- If somebody recreates the article, it can be speedily deleted per CSD G4: Recreation of deleted material. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:16, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Ok, I will make a note of what G4 means. Thanks. History2007 (talk) 15:23, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
afd closes
I'm sure it was inadvertent, but please please wait the full 7 X 24 hours. Even a few hours early tend to drift, as other people go to 6 then 12 hours early, etc. This is one place where it matters. This definitely does not mean I disagree in the slightest with the actual closings today., but just a reminder. DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for letting me know. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Coaching?
Hey Reaper.. I hope you feel better soon.. :) I know this account doesnt have more than... 130 edits is my guess, but i have about 500 edits, both IP, and my 3 accounts(I retired the others before I got this account) and I would like to get some help with getting Rollback.. I was told more/better article edits first.. Also, I need a little help with wikicode(cant remember what its called) Thanks Libertarians Will Rule (talk) 13:49, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Basically, if you revert enough vandalism and warn the vandals after reverting, you can request rollback at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback. An admin will then usually grant you rollback if you have done a good enough job.
- Feel free to ask me any questions about wikicode that you have, and I'll try to anser them! Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:59, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Are you sure this could not be prodded? There's no other prod in the edit history. Only because I checked the previous logs did it become apparent that (another?) version of this article had been prodded before. As a non-admin, it's impossible to see whether this was basically the same article that was re-created or not. (In fact, the PROD policy says "Confirm that the article is eligible for proposed deletion by checking that it:
has not previously been proposed for deletion.
has not been undeleted.
has not been and is not being discussed at AfD."
None of this seems to have been the case. It was not undeleted, but recreated, and this version of the article has never been PRODded before. I don't mind too much, but I'd rather avoid going through AfD (after all, it doesn't seem to be controversial). --Crusio (talk) 17:36, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, it has been previously proposed for deletion (and deleted too). However, the act of recreating a PRODed article is considered to be contesting the PROD, so it cannot be PRODed again. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Sounds all too logical. Sigh... Will have to go to AfD then. Cheers! --Crusio (talk) 18:17, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, I know it's rather annoying; but at least after it gets deleted by AFD, any subsequent creations can be speedily deleted per WP:G4. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:19, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
My user page
Hey I appreciate the thought behind protecting my user page but can you unprotect it? The pages this guy hits don't have a lot of followers: William Hope (currently protected), a couple of barely known athletes, Hellraiser 2, a terrible Steven Segal flick called Submerged, etc. His being so determined to harass me seems to make it real easy to shut him down each time he switches IPs. He's been at this for months from what I can tell. Although I think we actually have two or three different William Hope related vandals. I originally started following that page just to keep track of some vandals that were hitting other articles (Hope always makes it into their rotation). Millahnna (talk) 19:45, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Are you referring to your userpage, your user talk page, or both? (FYI: It's probably just one IP-hopping vandal, too.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:49, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- This guy only seems to hit my talk page but either way; since the pages he hits don't have a lot of watchers, its easy to spot him when he switches IPs and announces himself to me. Might as well keep it easy to intercept him.
- The reason I think it's actually two different vandals is the nature of the edits. I'd have to dig back in history of a few different pages to show what I mean but basically I think there's two different obsessed with William Hope people. One is, I think, actually adding factual information but completely unsourced. It's stuff I remember reading a few years back that seems to be unavailable now and is too controversial to include in its related film articles for BLP policy reasons (Hope really hated working on Submerged, A LOT, apparently). The other just adds nonsense (the one you guys have been blocking the last two days). They could, of course, totally be the same person. It just seems like there's two different patterns. I've been tracking the Submerged stuff for about a year now. The other stuff is newer. Millahnna (talk) 20:08, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Unprotected Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:36, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
- The reason I think it's actually two different vandals is the nature of the edits. I'd have to dig back in history of a few different pages to show what I mean but basically I think there's two different obsessed with William Hope people. One is, I think, actually adding factual information but completely unsourced. It's stuff I remember reading a few years back that seems to be unavailable now and is too controversial to include in its related film articles for BLP policy reasons (Hope really hated working on Submerged, A LOT, apparently). The other just adds nonsense (the one you guys have been blocking the last two days). They could, of course, totally be the same person. It just seems like there's two different patterns. I've been tracking the Submerged stuff for about a year now. The other stuff is newer. Millahnna (talk) 20:08, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks, homie! Vandals are so easy to catch when they have users as targets. :D I'll let you know if I decide I can't take the heat and need to get out of the kitchen, as it were. Millahnna (talk) 12:39, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Attina Marie Cannaday
Hi. While investigating a case on WP:UAA I noticed you deleted the article Attina Marie Cannaday as an attack page or unsourced BLP. You may want to consider restoring it, as it looks like it's clearly a draft. The subject is notable, and sufficient sources for the claims are given in the article Too Young to Die?, a film loosely based on the subject. Had the author included any of those references, even as external links, there would have been no cause to delete the article. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:11, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Never mind. Upon examining the references, they wouldn't do well to support that article you deleted. I was just looking at the fact that the relevant section in Too Young to Die? had references to court cases. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
- Addendum: But this court case supports the allegations in the article you deleted. In fact, looking at the deleted contributions, I see that reference already exists in the article (it just wasn't linked, but that doesn't make the citation any less valid).
- On that basis, you should probably restore the article and retract the warning you issued to the author. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:27, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Done I'm going to nominate it for deletion per WP:BLP1E and WP:CRIMINAL if evidence of notability is not added. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:32, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
User:Rusev ivo
Massive spam account. Reverting many edits here. May need some help in fact! Calabe1992 (talk) 20:24, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Coaching
Hi Reaper Eternal, are you still accepting students for admin coaching? If so, are you willing to take me as your student?--Hallows AG(talk) 06:23, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't really think you're ready yet. I'd recommend getting some experience working in the encyclopedia and not making so many mistakes before requesting admin mentoring. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:51, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
- Alright. Thanks for the advice.Hallows AG(talk) 02:39, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
Speedy Deletion
hello,
I wonder why you deleted Jessica Pegula, as she clearly passes WP:NTENNIS. She competed with Townsend (also deleted), and they even moved into the second round, see 2011 US Open – Women's Doubles.--♫Greatorangepumpkin♫Heyit's meI am dynamite 14:28, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
- I deleted it since it didn't say much more than "she was defeated in a qualifying round". Restored now. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:16, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
Undelete, please
Would you mind undeleting Jim Butler (politician)? You deleted it under G5, but the article has had substantial edits by multiple IPs. Nyttend (talk) 18:57, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- You can undelete it if you want, but please check it very thoroughly for copyright infringing content, since the major contributor was banned user OSUHEY (talk · contribs) under various aliases and IPs, and he commonly adds blatant copyvios. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:12, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Done. I've tried to find sources for copyvios, but all that I could find were Wikipedia mirrors, including this IP lookup page that copies the entire article for a thoroughly unexpected and unexplained reason. Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 03:59, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Reaper - this is a really expensive filter (20 ms runtime). I've already blacklisted their website and put one of these terms into filter 58. Do you think we could incorporate these terms into other filters instead? Cheers, NawlinWiki (talk) 16:47, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Anders Behring Breivik
Just in case you didn't notice, the article survived AfD - which means it is not CSD under anything. I ask you you strike through your highly unusual denied request, in particular the aspect of never be done. This is a serious breach of administrator decorum.--Cerejota (talk) 03:50, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- I didn't say it is deletable now, I said it was deletable when you created it as an unsourced negative BLP. No, I will not strike through my denial either. I also did not say never; I said will not—it is extremely unlikely that any administrator would grant you autopatrolled when you still clearly need to have your articles patrolled. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:09, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was sourced almost immediately as the history shows. I disagree with your view it was a bad creation or that it violated BLP even then - unless you read a different BLP than I do...--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 03:27, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Holy cow...are you seriously telling me you see nothing wrong with creating this? It was then BLPPRODed, which you reverted. I initially thought it was a mistake; a bad one which obviously meant you need to have your articles patrolled, but still just a mistake. And you are telling me it was intentional? Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:31, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yes there is nothing wrong with that. At the same time I removed the BLPPROD I provided sourcing as this diff shows [1], and of this happened within six minutes of article creation. I am willing to be free dof mistaken notions, so tell me what is wrong - but I think you are mistaking a personal view for policy.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 06:30, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Per WP:BLPREMOVE: "Remove immediately any contentious material about a living person that is unsourced or poorly sourced." That is not an essay or my opinion. That is Wikipedia's BLP policy. Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:40, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was sourced within six minutes into creation, and was not contentious material as the subject was in custody, and the wording said alleged (at the time, the sourcing exploded, within 10 minutes there were hundreds of sources), then or now. It would have been sourced earlier if I didn't keep ec'ing with the templates. Again, you seem to contradict WP:POLICY emphasize the spirit of the rule. Expect editors to use common sense. If the spirit of the rule is clear, say no more. - it is clear, in the context that I was meeting the rules and in the process of a continued edit. Adhering to the text, rather than spirit of a rule, is in itself a failure to follow policy. I would expect more from an admin :/ --Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 13:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- "It...was not contentious material." Saying somebody is an suspected mass-murderer without a source isn't contentious? Additionally, I know that Wikipedia does not enforce hard-and-fast rules, but that does not give anybody—IPs, editors, admins, crats, arbs, and even Jimbo himself—the right to add unreferenced negative biographical material. WP:BLP quite clearly states that all such material is to be removed on sight. Anders wasn't even mentioned in the main article at the time of the creation of this one either. Please note that just because something is true, that does not mean that it can be added without a source. I do not believe at all that this was a malicious attack page. I had initially thought it was a mistake (still enough to deny autopatrolled, though), but now I am beginning to worry that you do not understand the seriousness of WP:BLP. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:18, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was sourced within six minutes into creation, and was not contentious material as the subject was in custody, and the wording said alleged (at the time, the sourcing exploded, within 10 minutes there were hundreds of sources), then or now. It would have been sourced earlier if I didn't keep ec'ing with the templates. Again, you seem to contradict WP:POLICY emphasize the spirit of the rule. Expect editors to use common sense. If the spirit of the rule is clear, say no more. - it is clear, in the context that I was meeting the rules and in the process of a continued edit. Adhering to the text, rather than spirit of a rule, is in itself a failure to follow policy. I would expect more from an admin :/ --Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 13:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- Per WP:BLPREMOVE: "Remove immediately any contentious material about a living person that is unsourced or poorly sourced." That is not an essay or my opinion. That is Wikipedia's BLP policy. Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:40, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yes there is nothing wrong with that. At the same time I removed the BLPPROD I provided sourcing as this diff shows [1], and of this happened within six minutes of article creation. I am willing to be free dof mistaken notions, so tell me what is wrong - but I think you are mistaking a personal view for policy.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 06:30, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Holy cow...are you seriously telling me you see nothing wrong with creating this? It was then BLPPRODed, which you reverted. I initially thought it was a mistake; a bad one which obviously meant you need to have your articles patrolled, but still just a mistake. And you are telling me it was intentional? Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:31, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was sourced almost immediately as the history shows. I disagree with your view it was a bad creation or that it violated BLP even then - unless you read a different BLP than I do...--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 03:27, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)You miss the point: it was for all intent an purposes, in the spirit of the policy, sourced as literally hundreds of sources were available when the article was created. The spirit of the policy is to remove poorly source material because it cannot be better sourced - in this case sourcing was trivial. Six minutes between creation and sourcing (with interruption to place talk page comment and deal with prod/csd kneejerk) cannot be interpreted as a violation of policy with any amount of good faith.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 13:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- I fully understand the seriousness of BLP, and are in fact (if you look at the BLPN archive quite conservative in terms of BLP), what I am saying is that considering a six minute period a breach of policy, in the process of edit conflicts, talkpage disputing of templates, and of sheer technical ability is seriously lacking in the good faith department - a policy you seem to regard as inferior and less serious than BLP.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 13:27, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)You miss the point: it was for all intent an purposes, in the spirit of the policy, sourced as literally hundreds of sources were available when the article was created. The spirit of the policy is to remove poorly source material because it cannot be better sourced - in this case sourcing was trivial. Six minutes between creation and sourcing (with interruption to place talk page comment and deal with prod/csd kneejerk) cannot be interpreted as a violation of policy with any amount of good faith.--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 13:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Cerejota, I would suggest that you return to editing, and show by creating a couple biographies (especially one about a person who has experienced some controversy) that you not only understand but painstakingly practice WP:BLP. Then try again in a few months. The autopatrolled user-right is not a big deal. It just saves time for the new-page posse. Spending more time on this BLP issue, now in the past, is not worth the time, particularly the time of two productive editors like you and RE. Cheers, Kiefer.Wolfowitz 15:12, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
News
You had asked for news, here it is. Cheers- My76Strat (talk) 03:36, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppetry
Hello there, could you take a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Juts, I suspect a sockpuppet in Nathandrobinson (talk · contribs) and Ttsilvester (talk · contribs). Nathandrobinson created the article, Ttsilvester has made only 3 edits, all of which are voting against the deletion of the article that Nathanrobinson created. Seems suspicious, thanks. 94.8.98.105 (talk) 18:24, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) I think a SPI is unnecessary, as the AfD is reaching clear consensus (but I'm the nominator of that AfD, so don't trust me). --Σ talkcontribs 18:33, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know whether socking is going on. (I only tend to block the puppets which are loudly quacking or just plain vandalizing.) You may want to raise with with a checkuser or an SPI clerk, such as MuZemike, Tnxman307, or HelloAnnyong. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:53, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
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OK Thanks reaper, i saw your reply. So how can I make a sig.. i want papyrus font i know that but thats all..
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Ks0stm RfA
Will you please clarify your !vote at the above RfA. Currently you have a Strong oppose !vote in the support section. It is confusing. My76Strat (talk) 13:51, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- It's fairly obviously an attempt at humour/sarcasm. If it wasn't, it would be in the oppose section. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:22, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- It's a sarcastic vote created because people oppose the process, not the candidate. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:24, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- So it's either misplaced humor, or a misplaced !vote. IMO My76Strat (talk) 14:28, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- I laffed my ass off, and am not very tender and loving towards RE at this moment :)--Cerejota If you reply, please place a {{talkback}} in my talk page if I do not reply soon. 14:32, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- So it's either misplaced humor, or a misplaced !vote. IMO My76Strat (talk) 14:28, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
- It's a sarcastic vote created because people oppose the process, not the candidate. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:24, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Kittens love copyvio helpers...
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...and so do Fluffernutters! Thank you so much for helping with the copyright problems I'm working on!
A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 14:09, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:53, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Deleting User:Yaush page
I'm guessing it was vandalized, probably by 70.60.105.213, and I should be grateful you deleted it. I would be interested in some details, though. --Yaush (talk) 16:13, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- Actually, it was created by Yaush troller (talk · contribs), who I indefinitely blocked for trolling. The contents of the page was just "A troller who trumps my content." I'm guessing he is the same person as that IP you warned (and who I also blocked). Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:16, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Your help
Thank you for your help with Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2011 September 8, could you restore the TFD tag as well? You can put it inside some <noinclude> tags if necessary. Thank you. Frietjes (talk) 17:38, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- Okay, I see you did this. Thank you. Frietjes (talk) 17:38, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know what Betty's problem is; I've just had to drop a 3RR notice on her talk page. This is just disruptive. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:41, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Notice
As a courtesy, I'm letting you know I have reported you at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Poor_admin_judgement.2Fneed_the_all-clear_to_finish_developing_template. Betty Logan (talk) 18:43, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I think things got a bit out of hand today. I shouldn't have removed the tfd listing and you were right to warn me about it. I also apologize for reporting you at the admin board, I had pretty much reached boiling point by then, but I've been around long enough to know better so I won't make excuses. Anyway, I hope things will be cool between us when we next encounter each other. Betty Logan (talk) 02:21, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
- No problem! :) I understand that everybody blows up at some point or another. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:27, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
69.94.169.25
The talk page was confusing (the first edit was given a final warning after other edits). Sorry--1966batfan (talk) 20:51, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
- No problem! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:29, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Revdel on my talk page
Not sure what went on there but thanks for sorting it out. It seems that I must be attracting some unwelcome/inappropriate attention. - Sitush (talk) 12:54, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
- It was a silly threat: "I'm gonna beat you up!" Typical trolling—disruption-only material. (P.S. Poster earned himself a warning-free block. ;] ) Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
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Porchcorpter Edit Filter manager request
Hi there RE. Porchcorpter has requested edit filter rights, and I have declined the request. I believe it is far too soon after the expiration of his topic ban to be requesting advanced permissions, but I told him that if there is consensus on his talk page to re-open the request for wider review, I would do so. Your input there is welcome. Thanks, 28bytes (talk) 03:59, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- I can only echo Prodego's closure of the last request: "Resolved: No. Prodego". KuduIO is far closer than Porchcorpter to EFM, and even he was denied due to a lack of experience in Wikipedia (not regex, which he understands fine). Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:18, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Mentoring
Hi, just a reminder re: mentoring. Jarkeld.alt (Talk) 09:16, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- No problem! I was just going to sit down and carefully read through it this morning. (Busy weeked!) Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:19, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Deleted articles
Hello! I was looking for a friendly sysop to get some copies of deleted articles, and I saw your username here. If it's no trouble, would you mind digging up and userfying a few articles for me? Arecibo reply, Markovian parallax denigrate, The May Day Mystery, and Year 2070 problem? Thanks! Avicennasis @ 13:14, 13 Elul 5771 / 13:14, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- Nevermind - I actually took the time to read the category page, and it seems articles deleted under discussion don't really qualify.
Facepalm Thanks anyway! Avicennasis @ 13:44, 13 Elul 5771 / 13:44, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- No problem! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Edit filter for www.jatland.com
Is it possible to create a filter that blocks additions of http://www.jatland.com ? It is a wiki and not just theoretically unreliable per WP:RS but in fact demonstrably so. I have spent much of today culling citations and external links to it from around 120 India-related articles and I just know that they're gonna reappear :( I don't know much about edit filters, not even when it is appropriate to apply the things, but some sort of mechanism would be handy. - Sitush (talk) 20:05, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Might be better to ping the Wikipedia:Spam blacklist for that. 28bytes (talk) 20:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- Ah, there's a thought. Although I do not think it is really spam, merely misguided contributors who do not understand WP:RS etc. Would that matter? - Sitush (talk) 20:18, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
nan baker
Hello again. I hope your weekend was good. I've been working pretty hard on cleaning up a lot of problems with some pages. I've also written an article on Nan Baker. It is on my user page. Could you look it over and see if it is worthy of being posted on the main page? Thanks. FrittataOhio (talk) 20:25, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Some context has been provided, and the author contested your PROD; after a fairly extensive search, however, I cannot find anything beyond the place's website. I've got half a mind to redirect it to whatever town it's in, or if it's a private school to AfD it (I don't particularly mind being shouted at for daring to bring a high school to AfD), but I'll give it another day or two to see if I can dig up anything else. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:27, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
Some copyright issues(?) seem to be going on. A user moved the information from the original article (Universal Republic) to (Universal Republic Records - a redirect made previously), losing all the previous edit history. There's no dispute over the naming, as it should be Universal Republic Records (as bluntly seen in the logo on the page). So I was wondering if you could just move Universal Republic to Universal Republic Records to get this over with, so it doesn't case anymore problems. Thank you! — Status {talkcontribs 21:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
- Moved the page and deleted the cut-and-paste due to attribution concerns. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:36, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
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Big and Da grande
Big has strong similarities to the Italian comedy film Da grande, produced in 1987. Da grande was directed by Franco Amurri and starred Renato Pozzetto, an actor, comedian and singer who's very popular in Italy. The film is archived by the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164519/) and Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/da-grande/).
I think this an information that should be added to the article. The fact that Da grande was not an international blockbuster is not a good reason for not mentioning it. On the contrary, that's what an encyclopaedia is for, to give people access to news and info they wouldn't get elsewhere. Thanks! --93.44.210.83 (talk) 07:26, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Please establish consensus on Talk:Big as to whether the information belongs, rather than edit-warring over it. Thank you. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:17, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- That's what I'm trying to do: I posted exactly the same comment on Talk:Big. However, it's quite difficult to establish consensus when nobody replies... --93.44.209.113 (talk) 17:40, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Sorry
Hadn't noticed that the discussion for 4pm was closed as speedy, just that it existed and that the article looked the same. You were correct to remove my speedy nom. :/ Syrthiss (talk) 12:38, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- It's no problem. :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:00, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
I apologise; I am a buffoon. Somehow my brain forgot that AfCs are constructed in talkpage space. I will replace it with something more functional (like a ball of lint, or a tennis ball) at the earliest opportunity. Yunshui (talk) 14:15, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- It's alright, but I hope the new user wasn't scared off by having his AFC submission nominated for speedy deletion.... Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:16, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Given that he's already been indef blocked, I suspect that won't be an issue... Yunshui (talk) 14:18, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yeah, it seems the creator was actually only interested in spamming Wikipedia. Good-bye to him, then, and I'll decline the AFC submission. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:21, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Given that he's already been indef blocked, I suspect that won't be an issue... Yunshui (talk) 14:18, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
I saw you reverted my edit on the aforementioned page. I was merely expressing my condolences for the atrocious acts which the user in question had committed most openly, without any religious scruples, both to public and private property, against freedom and the pursuit of happiness. I hope that he repents. TYelliot | Talk | Contribs 15:20, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- I reverted your edit to his talk page because he makes a great many sockpuppets, and your edit is just feeding the trolls. Please just ignore him, and maybe he will go away. Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:24, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Booya Kasha
[2] Drmies (talk) 16:40, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Tile join (talk · contribs) again.... Fortunately, he's relatively obvious, since adding <no wiki>...</no wiki> tags to administrators' talk pages just tends to let them know he's there. :P Thanks for reverting, by the way! Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:45, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Wow, since 2007. Thanks for the update! Drmies (talk) 16:46, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Another abandoned portal?
Regarding this, you may want to take a look at Portal:Steam Locomotives. --Gyrobo (talk) 18:21, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Never mind, I just saw this. --Gyrobo (talk) 18:25, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yep, I just nominated that one too in response to seeing this message. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:26, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you. --Gyrobo (talk) 18:30, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- Yep, I just nominated that one too in response to seeing this message. Good luck! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:26, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks a lot, Reaper for your support in helping me get unblocked. I feel great to be back to freedom on Wikipedia!!! Very happy to be unblocked. Thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jobin RV (talk • contribs) 20:59, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
- No problem! Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:56, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Well wishes
I saw the tag on your page and just offer you my well wishes. I know how it can be... LadyofShalott 00:00, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Me, too. Not a fellow-traveller, but some of my family are. I know that "chin up" doesn't cover it, but hopefully the sentiment is not misplaced. Best. - Sitush (talk) 00:09, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Likewise. Know that lots of people appreciate what you do here. NawlinWiki (talk) 00:39, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks guys. It doesn't have anything to do with Wikipedia, though. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:17, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
- Likewise. Know that lots of people appreciate what you do here. NawlinWiki (talk) 00:39, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello again
Hello again
Hi. I wanted to thank you for helping me publish Nan Baker and was wondering if you would help me again by publishing Sean O'Brien (politician). I have written the page on my user page, and would like to move it to its mainspace. Thanks. FrittataOhio (talk) 01:14, 14 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrittataOhio (talk • contribs)
- No. I do not help banned sockpuppets. Please consider WP:OFFER if you ever wish to return to editing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:09, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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- Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:18, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo
I have provided reference to the article Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo. Please do not delete it. Skarmee (talk) 14:39, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Questionnaire
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Would you consider preparing me for deeper involvement?
I've been an editor since 2005, and have roughly 15,000 edits. I underwent an early form of admin coaching a long time ago; my mentors were User:Voice of All and User:Shell Kinney. I undertook an Editor review after my coaching experience. I've long been a participant in several WikiProjects, notably the MilHist group. I don't have any featured work other than Portal:American Civil War, but have several GAs of my own and have helped a couple of lists get to featured status. Seeing the drop in amount of admins running the last few years, I feel a responsibility to step up, not so much for leadership, but for service. In thinking about this, I've been participating much more in AfD processes and doing lots of reading. Participating in those processes has taught me I can pretty much hold my own in discussion, and recently I've actually begun doing some non-admin closes (and have had two requested for reopening, which I've been happy to do, mostly because it's given me a chance to make some simple mistakes I could learn from). I can participate in WP my whole life without the mop, and maybe that's what the community will decide, but I wonder how others might feel. (Perhaps my biggest mistake is to have frequently referred to User:MONGO as one of my wikiheroes. That others might disagree with me doesn't change my warm feelings for someone who has clearly long been willing to battle for what he sees as the best interests of the pedia.) I don't think I have any wikienemies, but don't know how others feel about my experience and actions. Do you think I could make an admin? BusterD (talk) 13:05, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- I took a look over your contributions, and I think you will make a fine administrator. However, you'll have to ask Aaron Shulz/VoA whether he wants to nominate you by himself, allow me to co-nominate you with him, or let me nominate you, since he put effort into admin mentoring you. (Shell Kinney is retired, so there's no real point in asking her, as you won't get a response.) Would you mind also listing the (1) main administrative area you wish to work in, and (2) your recognized content? Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:13, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- Do you think it would derail my process too much to request MONGO to nominate? He offered to do so several years ago. BusterD (talk) 14:17, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know how that could possibly derail it. You would probably succeed even with a self-nomination. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:38, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the encouragement. In answer to your requests: 1) I think I should start in deletion process, since that's one area in which I feel the most comfortable, then tread lightly into other areas, perhaps AIV, protection or requested moves, places where I've already learned lessons from my own mistakes. Since I was made aware, I've been fascinated by the backlog demonstrated by this report. So I can see why I might try to delve into that stuff. I remember watching User:Gwen Gale after she first started mopping; she quickly started helping in areas she really didn't have access to before getting the bit. 2) Portal:American Civil War was built to featured status (with review help from User:Cirt), though it needs reworking now; Charles Pomeroy Stone is a subject of my research in real life, so while I was involved in the GA process and take some credit for the page, I've avoided building this up too much with primary sources; Samuel Tillman was a challenge from User:Rlevse, who was trying to fill in redlinks on a list I originally built up. There's a stack of really fine FA-type subjects in this list which that user built up to FL status. My personal best accomplishment is my involvement with Template:American Civil War, which has been a very stable and useful tool, mostly because User:Hlj partnered to do some thinking about it, both during and after creation. To honor that creation and success, I've recently created a similar template for the American Revolution. BusterD (talk) 15:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- I want to add one thing. I think the Wikipedian-in-residence thing at NARA is exactly the right way for the pedia to interface with RL, and I have an ambition to get such a position at NYPL, NY Historical Society, or the LOC. This putting myself forward isn't intended to be a bridge to those aspirations, however. That said, I believe local historical societies, libraries and other archives would benefit immeasurably from such semi-formal connection. BusterD (talk) 15:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- On second reading what I wrote just above seems Freudian. I'm going to do much more reading of policy and procedures for several days. When queried today by an admin, I failed to correctly identify CSD tags. BusterD (talk) 02:53, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- That's probably a good idea! I'd wait until your CSD tags are around 98% accurate before RFA. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:48, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- On second reading what I wrote just above seems Freudian. I'm going to do much more reading of policy and procedures for several days. When queried today by an admin, I failed to correctly identify CSD tags. BusterD (talk) 02:53, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- I want to add one thing. I think the Wikipedian-in-residence thing at NARA is exactly the right way for the pedia to interface with RL, and I have an ambition to get such a position at NYPL, NY Historical Society, or the LOC. This putting myself forward isn't intended to be a bridge to those aspirations, however. That said, I believe local historical societies, libraries and other archives would benefit immeasurably from such semi-formal connection. BusterD (talk) 15:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the encouragement. In answer to your requests: 1) I think I should start in deletion process, since that's one area in which I feel the most comfortable, then tread lightly into other areas, perhaps AIV, protection or requested moves, places where I've already learned lessons from my own mistakes. Since I was made aware, I've been fascinated by the backlog demonstrated by this report. So I can see why I might try to delve into that stuff. I remember watching User:Gwen Gale after she first started mopping; she quickly started helping in areas she really didn't have access to before getting the bit. 2) Portal:American Civil War was built to featured status (with review help from User:Cirt), though it needs reworking now; Charles Pomeroy Stone is a subject of my research in real life, so while I was involved in the GA process and take some credit for the page, I've avoided building this up too much with primary sources; Samuel Tillman was a challenge from User:Rlevse, who was trying to fill in redlinks on a list I originally built up. There's a stack of really fine FA-type subjects in this list which that user built up to FL status. My personal best accomplishment is my involvement with Template:American Civil War, which has been a very stable and useful tool, mostly because User:Hlj partnered to do some thinking about it, both during and after creation. To honor that creation and success, I've recently created a similar template for the American Revolution. BusterD (talk) 15:01, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't know how that could possibly derail it. You would probably succeed even with a self-nomination. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:38, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- Do you think it would derail my process too much to request MONGO to nominate? He offered to do so several years ago. BusterD (talk) 14:17, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
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I'd be interested if you have any suggestions for how to salvage that part. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. 17:36, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
By the way, while I remember...
- I've also got a question that I might as well ask while I remember to...why did edit filter 430 pick up this edit? I blocked the user for being a username violation, but it seems completely unrelated to any sockpuppets. Sorry if I'm missing something here; I really have no clue whatsoever about how those edit filters work. Ks0stm If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. 18:29, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
- That was a false positive, the reasons for which I won't explain here because the socker attempts to obfuscate the spam around the filter. If you really want to know, please email me and I'll tell you why. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:51, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- Nah, it's fine, I just thought it was a bit odd for a Utah Department of Transportation account getting caught in an edit filter meant for sockpuppets. Probably not the oddest account/edit filter combination ever, but it was strange enough I thought I'd ask. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 00:33, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
- That was a false positive, the reasons for which I won't explain here because the socker attempts to obfuscate the spam around the filter. If you really want to know, please email me and I'll tell you why. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:51, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
Not sure what to think of these removals. Staying out of it for now. Calabe1992 (talk) 01:57, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- Requested protection for now; looks like it started to turn into a war for a moment. Calabe1992 (talk) 02:55, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- No need for protection, as both editors seem to have reached a consensus. The mass deletion confused one editor, who reverted. The deleter then explained each step of the way what he was doing, and the other editor then made a few minor changes, indicating that he agrees with the changes now. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:49, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
RfP
Is it okay to apply basic things such as rollbacker and autopartolled rights right now and then in the future apply for adminship (if i can). In the, I nomnate my self for RfA, does it replace rollback and autopatrolled premissions to administrator premissions. Please help me find out what would be fixed. I would appriciate --Mohamed Aden Ighe (talk) 20:42, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) You should request permissions at their appropriate venues (WP:RFPERM) - it'll be seen by more eyes that way. And yes, if you become an administrator, your rollback, autopatrolled, filemover, and reviewer permissions will be replaced by the administrator right. →Στc. 21:34, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
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