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WarthogDemon is currently wikibonked and is operating at a lower edit level than usual. Hitting the wall is a temporary condition, and hopefully he'll stop acting weird and return to normal.

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Xhet

I figured it out :) I just wanted a polite way to point him to WP:V policy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kl4m (talk • contribs).

transwiki

You left a comment on my talk page... Just because it doesn't come up in Google doesn't mean it doesn't exist. As for the date - I interpreted that as the article creation date by a newbie rather than the creation date of the word. At any rate, the word doesn't get into Wiktionary without manual curation by an editor; what happens is that it goes into a transwiki log and awaits a person picking it up and completing the transwiki process. So transwikification is not an automatic contamination of Wiktionary. Regards, --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 01:46, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Haaret'z

is the leading Israeli newspaper, and David Landau is in fact the editor. A disgracefully inadequate stub, but still a start. DGG (talk) 04:31, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:37, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile?

Elenseel has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Elenseel 06:23, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Seems to me like you should fore go that adoption, since you are able to edit and rv vandalism properly. Thanks for that though, it was getting awfully dreary rvv. Elenseel 06:23, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Worldatlas1989

Well it looks like he has stopped now (well, for the moment at least). If you see the fair use policy being broken again, or if you come across any other disruptive edits, feel free to leave a message. Cheers. Spellcast 16:51, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 20:32, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Worldatlas1989

Thanks for the heads up, I'll keep an eye out. ELIMINATORJR 21:13, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 22:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Spamfilter: Not that I know of, but you can get round it by putting "see edit summary" instead of the URL in the CSD tag, and then putting the URL in the summary so the deleting admin can see it. Might be worth raising at WP:VPT. ELIMINATORJR 22:15, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile

Thanks for the smile, not sure why I got one but thanks. --Victor12 22:26, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:10, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:G4

Well, nothing seems to have happened so I've tagged it as no content (a3). It was deleted as copyvio, and recreated with the hangon tag. What that seemed to suggest was that perhaps a non-copyvio version was being written; sometimes speedy articles (especially copyvios) are deleted and then recreated with different content, which is why G4 doesn't apply to speedies. The reason I replaced hangon with under construction is because I always interpret creating a page with a hangon tag to mean "i'm working on this, don't delete it yet", even though the result is almost always speediable, it's assuming good faith I guess. - Zeibura 23:36, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Speedies

I meant to put a prod on them, and Ive just done that. It's usually worth trying--there's a 50% chance that the people realize and don't contest it. Just watchlist and if they do remove the tag, AfD. Frankly, I look at too many to keep track of everything myself & I rely on others--this is wrong of me, but.... (And I was going to mention, yes, you seem to have gotten a little impatient the last week. ) If you want an interesting variation on patrolling, try following one of the subject-oriented new page logs at User:AlexNewArtBot--it will show the ones that get missed in the first round. Lots of missed copyvios in most of them. But even for copyvio, if it's something really important, I stubify & write a note to the author; if it isnt important, it's a clear-cut way to remove it. If they care, they'll rewrite. DGG (talk) 04:04, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Revert warring (over Ho-Oh)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Ho-Oh. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content which gains a consensus among editors. Kappa 05:35, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:39, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I protected the page, it's better to protect than to block both of you for silly revert warning. Discuss in talk. Thanks Jaranda 06:02, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Was it you who merged that page? I can't tell from the edit history. If if was, why did you leave out the fact that it is named after a mythological bird? Kappa 23:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:56, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Since you refuse to try to justify your actions, I will sum up my evaluatation. You were going around shoddily bulk merging articles, leaving out important information because you didn't even bother to read the articles properly. Thus you missed the vital point that Ho-Oh is also a name for Fenghuang and thus some kind of disambiguation is required. When an editor reverts the merge and tries to tell you this, instead of attempting to understand the issue you just revert him back and tell him to talk to someone else. You know about the 3rr so ironically you feel no need to discuss or understand the problem yourself, you merely revert three times and then call in a friend who has even less idea what is going on than you do but is happy to use their 3 reverts on your behalf. Kappa 05:42, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:50, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Attacks on the Final Boss of the Internet (Retrieved From Userpage)

Warthog Demon, while trying to attain manpoints, decided to attack the true final boss of the internet and win at the internets. Well he failed hard and was promptly told to GTFO the internets. Maybe if you use level select you can get back to the final boss and try to beat him again. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.36.223.4 (talk • contribs).

Smile (2)

Why did u send me a smile? Ryan4314 03:15, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 03:20, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

No it's ok, I just get paranoid, I assumed you were someone I had pissed off, perhaps you should mention that you pick a random user in future. I do appreciate the gesture though, thanks Ryan4314 10:46, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

NP =D Ryan4314 16:20, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi again, How do u get involved in voting for for requests for admins plz? Ryan4314 01:36, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:48, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

What a question!

Holy cow! Has this ever actually happened?--Chaser - T 04:50, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:09, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey. Thanks for your reply. I didn't think there was a case of that happening, but I wasn't sure. I think it's a great question; the most original one I've seen in a while.--Chaser - T 05:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

RockMFR RfA

Hi WarthogDemon, just wanted to check wehther you'd also looked at RockMFR's answers to questions 2 and 3 on his previous RfA. They are a bit more detailed - I guess he felt he didn't have much to add this time. Anyway, just thought I'd draw your attention to those in case they contain info you're looking for... WjBscribe 16:41, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

situations

I can understand placing an afd on the recent article you asked me about, but i absolutely cannot understand placing a speedy on it for A7. Considering also the qy. above, you seem to be looking for difficult situations to get involved in. DGG (talk) 22:31, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 22:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

And subsequently replied here: after realizing I had horribly misworded my message. -WarthogDemon 22:39, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

KRA

Yea, that looks fine to me. --Anthony.bradbury 19:45, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

El Dorado

Looks like a reasonable link to me - far more so than the five radio stations above it. I dunno - I rarely review the external links and almost never use them - but that external entry seemed to have a lot more media than our entry, so it might be worth keeping. WilyD 20:28, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 20:33, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Not a problem

Certainly understand trying to prevent linkspamming. Just wanted to provide a good link there. Encycloar 20:43, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Your RfA

Please see my reply on my talk page. Thanks, :-) Stwalkerster talk 21:10, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Hehehe

I learned my lesson, not getting in the middle of this one. I'll leave it in your capable hands! 06:29, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 17:14, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Peter T. Flawn vs Peter Tyrell Flawn

I think it depends as to how common it was for him to be called with his middle name, but Peter T. Flawn is more "Wikipediaish". Brianreading 21:08, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:36, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Pichu

Seems to be more of the random popups that happen now and again, I left a fairly clear edit summary explaining why. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 03:35, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks very much for reverting the vandalism to my user page. I appreciate it. --NeilN 04:23, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:25, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

User page prods

How do I do it so (relatively) quickly? Tabbed browsing (where I set up candidate pages) and a Word file of twenty or so pieces of tag text (easily altered, usually, to fit every occasion). Of course, it takes a fair amount of time to work out WHERE to find the candidate pages in the first place: what you're seeing is merely the repetitive end process. --Calton | Talk 04:26, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Howdy, Warthog Demon!

Just got your smile and many thanks for it! I was just coming to the end of a productive Wiki-Evening, and that was a nice warm fuzzy to top it off. I was trying to teach myself how to make an infobox. It was getting to the point where I was maybe just a little too drowsy to be reading instruction manuals (and I suspect that I am an undiagnosed ADD, even something akin to dyslexia, because for as much as I enjoy reading I have trouble sometimes just tracking the lines...but you didn't need to know that....). Anyhow...like it so often happens, just as I was getting really frustrated I NOTICED SOMETHING. And now it works. Yea! I hope you're having a good Wiki-Night yourself, and thanks again! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by PurpleChez (talk • contribs).

Pokemon Talk

Hey thanks for fixing the user link in my comments on the Pokemon List Talk page. This guy has been going at it for a week now and won't give up. SpigotMap 23:19, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:42, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Lyrics

I don't claim to be any sort of expert on the subject of copyrights but here are my 2 cents. The first thing to do is to verify whether this is indeed a song written by Norman Martin and not just an old folk song which he made famous. That issue I can't help you settle. If it is his work then the lyrics are most likely copyright and posting them here is in principle a copyright violation. I say in principle because in this specific case, they are posted for critical commentary, for comparison with other variants and for comparison with other infinite songs. It's also such a well-known song that it would be unreasonnable to argue that their publication here has any sort of impact for M. Martin's rights to these lyrics. As such, my uneducated guess is that it is acceptable. Pascal.Tesson 04:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:The song that never ends

Good question. I don't believe that the lyrics to campfire versions are protected by copyright as they have not been published and/or registered. However, the original lyrics probably are. Do a Google search to see if you find anything. Keegan 05:02, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:07, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

PROD contested

You had {{prod}}'ed the article Doseuro. This was contested after the fact at DRV, and the article has now been restored. If you continue to believe that the article has been deleted, you should do an AFD nomination. (I don't think it speediable under any of the criteria for speedy deletion.) It would be best to look for some sources first, as the subject may be notable. GRBerry 18:20, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:28, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Mindspace

It's spammy, but not unsalvagable...especially if there's a source for the awards won. I'll work on it a bit to trim the fat & encourage some good citations. — Scientizzle 23:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:03, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

As for the tags--until it's not advert-like and the coi content is muted, they should stay up. I've left a {{uw-coi}} on her talk page, but that may need reiterating. — Scientizzle 00:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Heh...I blocked for an hour as you were messaging me. I've got to sign off now, so hopefully the message is clear. Good luck! — Scientizzle 00:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Randomness

Thank you for the random smile, a very unexpected surprise. --Kenneth M Burke 00:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

User:HDWitch

What's stopping you from blocking that clown? His only apparent purpose is vandalism. Baseball Bugs 03:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Oops, not an admin. Well, there's always some catch. I saw you only because I'm watching two of the admins whom he's been hitting. They are showing remarkable patience. If it happens again, try User:Wknight94, as he is quick to wield his electronic light-saber against these bozos. Meanwhile, I like the brick wall. I added it to my punny collection of song titles. :) Baseball Bugs 04:02, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:16, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

And strangely enough, right after another round of the continual debate about the warthog article, here I see you on Irishguy's page defending against that character. Warthog karma. Awesome. Baseball Bugs 04:21, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I like warthogs because I admire them for reproducing. I mean, everyone knows warthogs are ugly. That's the point of the Foxtrot strip, which is apparently too subtle for the combatants on that page. Anyway, it's kind of like with tarantulas. I wonder, do they know they're ugly? Cats are cute, and they seem to know it. Does one warthog boar say to another, "See that warthog sow? Is she ugly, or what?" Baseball Bugs 04:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:21, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

No, the admin unblocked him for some reason, and I've asked him about that. As far as the Warthog page, I don't think they'll let me, no matter how I word it... although they haven't reverted it yet today. Baseball Bugs 20:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (2)

For pointing that out. I intend to remain cool and civil until they drag me from that RfA by the heels. No kicking and screaming, of course. - Crockspot 19:17, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Workadadd

I blocked him. Sorry it took a few minutes to read the messages and investigate. The block is for a week. Academic Challenger 22:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . And perfectly understandable; I would expect admins to slowly look over conflicts before taking action. :) -WarthogDemon 22:38, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Blocked Treepower as well. I'm probably going to have to leave the computer in a few minutes though. Academic Challenger 22:39, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 22:41, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

If he comes back with an obvious soc-puppet, AIV is probably fine. If he continues with his main account after the block expires, 3RR may be a better place. Academic Challenger 22:42, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

User:Pokemon OCD seems to be another soc. I blocked him but did not yet revert his edits. Academic Challenger 22:44, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 22:54, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I noticed the edit war you'll having... Have you thought about deleting the images? -Worldatlas1989 23:02, 14 August 2007 (UTC))

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I didn't know the images i uploaded would cause this, usally i only edit on Bulbapedia, (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/User:Worldatlas1989) which they used the same images. Something's going on and i don't like it at all. i wonder if a admin can help us? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Worldatlas1989 (talk • contribs).

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:11, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Re Copyright on "Green Bushes"

Hi! It said on the copy vio template I should comment on the talk page of the article so I did: thefunkygibson 22:41, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo

Well, that's the dude I'm talking about. I wasn't around either when his first account was still active. I found him by reading old revisions on a page history. TheBlazikenMaster 23:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (3)

Thanks for the smile :) Although it did interrupt my welcoming, I don't really mind. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Note, incase you didn't get the joke, that was a joke. Thanks a heap! Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:21, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

User:Kurru

Thanks. This user made only two edits on March 18, and nothing since. Your point is well taken, but unless he activates my inclination is to do nothing, wait and see. I will watch him. --Anthony.bradbury 07:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 07:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Ryulong

Yes, I am Bobabobabo.. Tell Ryulong, she is the one that knows more about my WAR! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TurkmenstanSSR (talk • contribs).

REPORT IT TO RYULONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TurkmenstanSSR (talk • contribs).

He's been reported right now, don't worry about it. Bobabobabo, take a hint - there's no place for you here. The Clawed One 21:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:56, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Well when you have an insane user, insane edits are bound to happen. The Clawed One 21:57, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me, first time I've done this. NOW he's been reported. The Clawed One 22:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

...nice admin note on Bobabobabo's page... -- Altiris Exeunt 10:22, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 16:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: Smile Face Time!

Thank for the smile! This could possibly be an imitator of that vandal. I'm blocking anyway, no need to see the duplication of vandalism we saw ages ago.¤~Persian Poet Gal 22:20, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Sinai 48

Here is a policy that makes it not eligible for deletion, "Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable; note that it is often most appropriate to use redirects in place of articles on side projects, early bands and such. " Both Gary Hodges and Tom Moncrieff were part of Buckingham Nicks. The producer and backup vocalist Charlie Chalmers has also been a major player in the soul music industry with uncountable hits stemming from the 1950's on. This is reason enough not to delete. Ajmccarrell 23:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)ajmccarrell

That movie

The wording and position looks fine. With a bit of luck it might help. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 01:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Zeitgeist The Movie

Thanks for pointing that out. I've salted the page. Just a little note: In the future, it helps to use the optional parameter of {{db-repost}} − e.g., {{db-repost|Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Zeigeist the Movie}} — when the re-creation is under a different title; this helps admins to find the original deletion discussion. In any case, thanks for pointing out the repost! — TKD::Talk 01:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

template

I'm not sure, but there is Template:Uw-trivia, which asks users not to add meaningless trivia, which kind of covers that topic. There might be one in the deprecated Template:TestTemplates. Natalie 03:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:Wc.jpg

If it's missing copyright info, use {{subst:nld}}. If it's missing source info, but it has tags, use {{subst:nsd}}. Cheers. enochlau (talk) 03:44, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

"Boy or Girl"

Groucho questioning Chico on the witness stand in Duck Soup:

Groucho: Now, what is it that has four pair of pants, lives in Philadelphia, and it never rains but it pours?

Chico: Atsa good one. I give you three guesses.

Groucho: Now, let me see... has four pair of pants, lives in Philadelphia.... Is it male or female?

Chico: No, I no think so.

Baseball Bugs 07:03, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Emerson Flag Co.

I declined speedy on this one, they assert (a) oldest X west of the Mississippi, (b) an Olympic sponsorship, and (c) inventing NFL team flags. All unsourced, as usual, heck they should have said they made the flags on the moon. Anyway, feel free to Afd this one, I did tag for sourcing and notability already, but an afd is probably in order. Your call. Cheers, Carlossuarez46 17:09, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Wow, And I Mean WOW....

Re your message: It started over here. Snowballed since then. Just an FYI, but you might want to look at my protection log. -- Gogo Dodo 17:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

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