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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

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 (2)

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)

Both, actually. After seeing so many blocked users' user pages, this is the first time I see an admin leaving an unscripted note. -- Altiris Exeunt 12:24, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 15:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

...err, no? I always thought you were an admin. Your edits, in particular, are 10 times more than mine even though you joined Misplaced Pages later than me. I always have the impression that a Wikipedian should have at least 10 000 edits to get the mop. -- Altiris Exeunt 06:10, 18 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)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

The only other thing would be to add a link to Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Zeitgeist the Movie. However, based on this I'm not really sure if anybody will pay much attention. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:36, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:41, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I did mean that link but I could have used other. I put the message in and the anon still reverts to the badly linked version as do many others on articles about bands and the genre they belong in. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:46, 17 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)

That is a disturbing policy. I've read the discussion at http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Zeitgeist_the_Movie and I'm deeply disturbed at the inability of Misplaced Pages to consider independent media as notable. I would think that a 2 hour film that took a year to research would be at least notable. I understand that you are enforcing what is officially accepted policy but if a film like this can't make it into Misplaced Pages, either the policy is being misapplied or the policy is misguided. I find this sets a distrubing precedent: Indy media that confronts the mainstream media will not be able to earn "notability" enough to get listed on Misplaced Pages. The Internet is flowering with excellent new films and Misplaced Pages seems to be the only place that censors them. As someone more experienced with Misplaced Pages than I, do you think there is any hope of this changing or is Misplaced Pages set in its ways? --Lxpk 04:39, 17 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)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 17:44, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your messages, Yes, they're all semi-protected with no expiration. While he only hit your first archive, his pattern indicated he would hit the others, so I took preventive action. It will stay protected unless you ask for it to be removed or another admin undoes the protection. Your user page protection is set to expire in a day. That was also preventative. As for the revert summaries, I didn't mind, actually, I barely noticed with all the reverting going on. As you might have figured out, I was using my user page as a canary to figure out what his next IP was. That's why I was protecting all the articles and everybody else's pages that were hit, but not mine. I got a little tired of it after awhile though. -- Gogo Dodo 19:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:25, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your messages: You got five on my user page and one on my Talk page. TheIslander was busy reverting things, too. Very busy. But then I started beating both of you because I started to switch over to the Admin rollback. I "cheated". =) I'm not sure why my comment was invisible to you. I can see it just fine, even before your fix. About that RfA, yeah, I reverted the whole thing. That was out of process, so needed to get undone. -- Gogo Dodo 19:37, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

If you're up for it, here's another little task

User:Cunsimin has uploaded a bunch of images of a French Rugby player, every one I've checked is a copyvio of something, but there's a bunch I haven't checked yet. If you tag em I can delete em, but I can't just delete em (so the etiquette goes) singlehandedly. Lmk and I'll pass on sweaty rugby players (which may or may not be a step up from dung)... Carlossuarez46 18:04, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Carlossuarez46 18:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

24 Character Infoboxes

HI, I notice that you are a member of WikiProject 24 and as such I would like to draw your attention to . It is someting I feel quite strongly about, that would affect a large number of articles on 24 characters, which I would like the opinions of others on. asyndeton 19:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Two Articles Of The Same Thing - A Question

The articles claimed two first place finishes at regional events and a ranking of 1063rd at a major event, not very impressive at all. ˉˉ╦╩ 01:42, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

No prob, and good call on the COI. The way that major poker tournaments work is that 99% of participants are the suckers who willingly hand over money to the top finishers. Texascop may have actually made some money at a couple of tournaments, but his article will have to wait until at least a top ten finish at a major event. Cheers, ˉˉ╦╩ 01:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:User:comeon

Hi, I am just thinking of myself bcoming an administrator in wikipedia, so, I tried there. I really want to be an admin, can you please be kind to help me, and, are you an admin?Holmes.sherlock 10:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 15:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, can I be an admin too? I also want to do a lot of stupid stuff I can't do as just a li'l ol' editor. I'd get permanently blocked within an hour, but it'd be fun while it lasts. :) Baseball Bugs 15:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm just making fun of that other user. I wouldn't want to be an admin. It's too much work. It would be like managing an orphanage filled with clones of Dennis the Menace. Baseball Bugs 00:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Reply

Advice well taken :D. Arguing with the anons about the merger just sucks. SpigotMap 22:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

~*Passes the buck*~

Here ya go! All yours, m'dear! 00:37, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Rappelz

Talk to Phyber, include a link to WP:EL and explain that spamming fansites is a bad idea. If he doesn't listen, WP:AIV. ˉˉ╦╩ 05:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

You userpage

Heyya. I just indefinitely semi-protected your userpage due to silly amounts of vandalism. Gogo Dodo's original prot wore off and it started up again. Hope you don't mind :) - Alison ☺ 22:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

		The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		I'm awarding you this prestigious Defender of the Wiki Barnstar because you have gone above and beyond to prevent Misplaced Pages from being used for fraudulent purposes. Wikidudeman 22:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Calumet, Colorado

(continued from my talk page) -- here's a good site with some stuff: . That ties it in with the coal mining history in general. Here's the link to the historical society -- my experience with county historical societies is they're extremely helpful; they just love to get random queries about obscure things within their domain. Have fun! Antandrus (talk) 23:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Random Smile!

Thank you for that. I actually needed it today. =D MissMJ 02:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Redirect question

Only if it bothers you. Redirects are cheap and don't hurt anything, but you're free to request speedy deletion under WP:CSD#G7 or really WP:CSD#G6. Cheers. --MZMcBride 04:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: 86.62.20.38 Query

Re your message: That IP is a vandalism bot. Probably an infected home computer. Why a year? Eh, felt like it. Actually, I should probably find out what others are doing with that. I've seen indef, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year. -- Gogo Dodo 05:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:56, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Not really. Actually, I'm not entirely sure {{tl:blocked proxy}} is all that good of a reason. It's really more like "Infected PC that is vandalizing Misplaced Pages". I asked if the other admins will settle on a particular block length and reason. Probably won't get a consensus, but we shall see. If you look at the contributions for that IP, you will recognize the pattern on detecting it. Random word-looking edits in a single line, random amount of lines added, always editing the whole article (no section header in Recent Changes), always an anonymous IP, edits in mainspace only, and a very fast edit rate. -- Gogo Dodo 06:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Block/Deletion log

Okay now I'm a bit confused, those pages show actions that have already happened, so how are they of help if the editor in question hasn't been reported yet? lol. Smack me if I'm being stupid, but maybe I'm just reading what you wrote wrong or something, lol. 06:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

LOL Yeah that's what I thought you meant, but you know what they say about assumptions! But yeah, I do that too, great resource, to be sure. Thanks again dear! 06:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

My talk page

Thanks for sorting out the posting from Holmes.sherlock on my talk page. A somewhat confused user, I think...! Giles Bennett 12:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I note your comments, but to be honest I've been watching this user for a while, and I think we're either dealing with (a) a very young user who doesn't understand the concept, or (b) a user who doesn't really care. I can see a lot of edits, but nothing of a remotely constructive nature - I think he'd probably be happier on MySpace! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Giles Bennett (talk • contribs).

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Friends

I would say take it to WP:MFD. The closest Speedy criteria I can think of myself is G2 - Test, but that doesn't quite fit either. Not really Nonsense or Vandalism either. I started to stick a PROD template on it (WP is NOT Myspace), but the PROD template complained in large read letters that it was nto for use in Misplaced Pages space. So I think that MFD is likely the best place for it. Not fast, but I'm not sure if there is that much of a rush anyway. - TexasAndroid 18:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I still don't think that it is quite an appropriate speedy deletion, but it's certainly not one I would protest in any way. I just did not feel comfortable speedy deleting it myself. If Jaranda felt comfortable doing so, that's his choice. :) - TexasAndroid 18:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: My Editor Review

Replied here: . bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

And replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here (like this?) . bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replying right here: . -WarthogDemon 19:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I hope that wasn't for me

"Please don't blank this. If it has been fixed, an admin will see that it has been fixed and remove it him/herself. Blanking it yourself looks suspect." (Taken from WP:UAA.)

I do hope that wasn't aimed towards me, because I didn't blank anything. Savie Kumara 19:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:54, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Your wikilove...

..is appreciated! Hope you're not too zonked out. Keep spreading the love. The Rambling Man 20:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:UFA

I have replied to your comment on WP:UFA I think the user should be indef blocked because they have been abusing multiple accounts, see the page itself. The sunder king 21:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:18, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Someone will come along and notice it soon--The sunder king 21:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:wondering

HI. thanks, I really thinks this helps! Many THanks. Holmes.sherlock 01:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Tried To Help An Odd Editor And Now Not Sure What To Do

Re your message: Oh, yes, I remember that user name. I saw his request for adminship at various places. I don't think it's really necessary to up the warnings. My suggestion is to nicely offer to help again. If he declines, well, there isn't much you can do then. You can't force him to accept your help. =) (And don't forget that you really are not under any obligation to help). As for the adopting thing, you can nicely point him to the adopter criteria saying something like he might want to read it before he adopts somebody. As for his adoptees, better to leave them alone instead of intervening. I think they will eventually figure things out when he is either unresponsive or unhelpful. He reminds me of another young, eager editor. That didn't turn out too well, but maybe this time it will be different. My main advice would be to be gentle. Being more forceful isn't likely to work. -- Gogo Dodo 06:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, one more thing... Like I said, you are not obligated to help. If you don't want to help, yet you don't want to strand him, I'm willing to give helping a shot. -- Gogo Dodo 06:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:23, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: I see that CattleGirl has offered to adopt him. Instead of jumping in the middle, let's see how she does. One person helping out is better than two, I think. It's better to have a single person as contact. I will leave her a note offering to help out if necessary though. -- Gogo Dodo 04:08, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Is your email address still with a certain ISP that is five letters long? I noticed you disabled your email on here. -- Gogo Dodo 04:33, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Oh, right, you contacted me first. Back in July you sent me an email. I was going to email you something. I just wanted to make sure that the address you used is still valid. -- Gogo Dodo 04:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Hopefully it will. If not, well, I'll try again... -- Gogo Dodo 04:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Random Smile

Thank you for the Random Smile! I greatly appreciate it! Chris 12:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Same goes for me, Warthog. (Wikimachine 16:00, 21 August 2007 (UTC))

Bentley Little

The paragraph looks suspect to me. It doesn't really tell me anything beyond that he doesn't like computers (unsourced) and that he is notable. The second link fails WP:EL as rich media (java starts working when I go into the website) although I don't see how the first fails WP:EL (fan sites by themselves don't seem to). Regards, Severo 22:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Removing reports

Hi. Generally, if it looks (in the user's contributions) like they have been vandalising but have not received sufficient warnings, I would just comment on the report. However, it appeared in those contribs like the edits were made in (perhaps misguided) good faith with only a single warning, so it was appropriate to simply remove the report. I guess commenting or removing reports is just a case-by-case thing, but I certainly wouldn't feel obliged to simply comment on every report that is clearly premature. Thanks ck lostsword•T•C 01:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Pokemon films

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Pokemon films, by another Misplaced Pages user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Pokemon films is a redirect to a non-existent page (CSD R1).

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Pokemon films, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. CSDWarnBot 03:13, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

For the record, it was a redirect to a misspelled page. The page with the correct spelling is protected from creation. Forgot to mark the page as such after that had happened, whoops. :P -WarthogDemon 03:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Random smile

Thank you ever so kindly. —Viriditas | Talk 04:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Please be careful

Please be careful while reverting edits, such as this one. Thanks! — Super-Magician 21:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:24, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

So removing statements about a music star's penis is bad? I'll keep that in mind... >_> -WarthogDemon 21:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Good revert Warthog, your reversion was quite inappropriate Super Magician. Ryan Postlethwaite 21:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Like I just said to all of you, I do not need four people attacking me all at once about a single mistake I made. Yes, I understand I should be more careful, but to the best of my knowledge, I have not made many other mistakes reverting vandalism using Twinkle. — Super-Magician 21:27, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

For clarity I have not attacked, merely pointed out your mistake. Haven't done anything further than that other than confirming with Ryan that my edit was acceptable. -WarthogDemon 21:46, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

And I'm sure just advising youSuper-Magician to take care and talk things over wasn't an attack either. The Rambling Man 21:49, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

No, that wasn't directed at you Mr Hog-mon...! The Rambling Man 21:53, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Not to worry, you should just be amazed by the number of stalkers you have! The Rambling Man 21:58, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: Er huh

Sorry about that. The main message was ok, he had however edited "wikimedia" and replaced it with "wiprickkimedia." Might have been some harmless mischief.¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Um good question, the images are vastly different (they have alternative spellings)...I'll leave a note on the article talk page.¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Yep we have a vandal: Talk:Gwoyeu_Romatzyh#Suspicious_Picture_Change...¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:23, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Nice Catch

Dang, you got me there! :-) The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 23:50, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Random Smile

Thank you ever so much : ) - jc37 01:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Offer to help out.

Seems a bit impatient, really. Hopefully we can straighten that out- CattleGirl 08:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Dark Force

It's not an edit war: User:TTN is changing the article Dark Force (Phantasy Star) into a redirect; I believe this article is valid, so such a change needs to be discussed first. -- Stormwatch 23:16, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

3RR

I would post it at WP:AIV and let someone else do the revert. I assume that you're just doing RC patrol rather than really interested in that article. But either way, best to get some third party to evaluate it. Carlossuarez46 23:55, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:57, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Punctuation and parentheses

Thank you for helping with my user page. I believe my usage was correct: the exclamation point refers to the full sentence inside the parentheses, not to the two words outside it. Your observation is valid, though; the word "and" should be capitalized. Owen× ☎ 00:52, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:53, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! And feel free to make other improvements to my user page. :) Owen× ☎ 00:56, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Reply (2)

Hah, thanks for the smile. The reason for warning myself is mainly comedic effect. I was on a tear to check my watchlist which was 2 days behind and saw the page blanking, but someone had reverted it, then I reverted again. After realizing I had blanked the page again, I reverted it and it opened my talk page, so I humoured myself and warned myself. Regards SpigotMap 01:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

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Many thanks

Hi WarthogDemon. I just wanted to say many thanks for the wikismile. It was much appreciated and I will be sure to pass it on when I get a chance. Thanks again and happy editing. MarnetteD | Talk 01:17, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

70.144.151.125

Revert on sight - he left a message on my talk page, and he has been reported to WP:AIV after admitting he is a sockpuppet of User:BlackStarRock, who is indefinitely banned for trolling. -Jéské 01:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

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Corporate nazism

Acceptable? he he... Not even close. I've deleted it. Don't hesitate to tag anything like that with {{db-attack}}. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 02:46, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:51, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the smile!

I'll make sure to pass a smile on to someone else soon. --TotesBoats 04:29, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (3)

Cheers for the welcome message —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phrallus Secondus (talk • contribs)

I welcomed a sockpuppet . . . durn it! -WarthogDemon 05:54, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Found Another Zeitgeist Page Needin Saltin

Please can you provide a link to the deletion discussion as it isn't in the history of the page. Thanks, mattbr 14:56, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 14:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Done, and in future there isn't really any need to let someone know, as the page will be deleted in due course. If you feel the page should be salted, writing in the edit summary should suffice. Thanks, mattbr 15:15, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

My edits on the pokemon lists.

Does it seem to you like I'm being too harsh on the lists? It seems like the past couple days all I've done is revert edits of people adding things like "PokemonX is found on Route X in the grass" and "PokemonX looks like a Blahblahblah". Just looking for an opinion! Regards SpigotMap 16:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:40, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Later added onto that here: . -WarthogDemon 19:29, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I normally just revert them, not as vandalism. I did revert a few today that WERE vandalism and did use the vandalism revert on them. Also, on the note of warning users, I generally never warn IPs unless they already have a history of disruptive edits. If they are a user, I may leave them a handwritten note on why the information they added was removed. SpigotMap 19:32, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:52, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your messages: No need to list me on WP:MW just yet! I tend not to edit very much on the weekends, which is why you didn't hear from me. Nothing drove me away or anything, but thanks for the sundae. =) I also got a new computer and having an absolute fun time transferring everything over. I'm a bit slow. Anyways, about your question, I see that particular editor was blocked. The whole Toys 'R Us thing does seem a bit too much detail to me, but I don't know a whole lot about Pokemon so I don't know if it's some huge event or not (doesn't seem to be, but that's just my uninformed opinion). You shouldn't break 3RR over content disputes though. Is it game guide content, well, I honestly don't know because I don't follow Pokemon so I can't tell what would fall into too much information or not. It seems to be too much, but like I said, that's just my uninformed about Pokemon opinion. -- Gogo Dodo 04:57, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:05, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Ah, I see. I don't judge people by what they choose to contribute on, so edit away on Pokemon things. =) If you look at my contribution history with said tool, you will see that I have a rather odd edit history with one particular article that invites similar kinds of edits as Pokemon articles I'm sure. -- Gogo Dodo 23:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (4)

Aww...thanks :) --Hasek is the best 02:29, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

User:Rome492000

Just wanted to let you know I prod tagged that one talk page you were asking about. Sorry for the delay in getting this message to you. Take Care and Enjoy Your Weekend....NeutralHomer 03:51, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

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Responding to your message

I responded on his talk page, and will watch that user. Academic Challenger 00:03, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

User talk:SuppaIke

Point of clarification: I was adding a new warning for vandalism I had edited and beginning to number the warnings so it would be clear when we reached the 4th warning for purposes of blocking. I replaced the warning I left on that page, in appropriate order. I left your heading from your first warning, although the heading change I made was more inclusive of all of the editor's vandalism. Keep up the good work!--Kukini 02:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 03:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Random Smile!

Tuvok 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.

Got your smile. Response message on my talk page. Cheers! Tuvok 07:02, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 07:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)