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Re: UW-Milwaukee vs. Milwaukee

I thought I had read somewhere that the official term was now "Milwaukee" for all athletics teams at UWM. I was a little bit mistaken; official Horizon League media information lists both "UW-Milwaukee" and "Milwaukee" as appropriate labels for the athletics teams. I'm not going to get involved in the dispute since both terms are officially correct and I really do not have a preference which style Misplaced Pages ultimately adopts. (ESkog) 21:45, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Why, then, does every reference at simply call the teams "Milwaukee" and "Green Bay"? That would seem - to me at least - to constitute an official use. (ESkog) 21:50, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

January 2008

The recent edit you made to 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thanks. Jonathan 21:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC))

It's a stylistic dispute, and should not be categorized as vandalism... (ESkog) 21:50, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: FancyMustard

As an administrator, I have business anywhere someone is violating Misplaced Pages guidelines; the edits by User:FancyMustard were violating the three-revert rule, edit-warring, civility, neutral point of view and various others. He is blocked for one day to stop the edit-warring. If he feels there is a problem with the block, he can request an unblock as noted in the block template I left. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

His edits are unencyclopedic. YouTube is not a reliable source, and a game between two sports reporting groups is not notable. Please take a deep breath and be civil. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

It explains the game and that is a primary source of someone who played in the game. It is a reliable video. Check out the logos in the back then go to wnyo.org and wtop10.tv and check out how reliable that individual video is. -UWMSports (talk) 18:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I've tried explaining that the video, reliable or not, cannot be used to back up much more than the 2007 match result for the simple fact that the guy does not talk about any ongoing rivalry etc. And besides, no source can ever justify non-neutral wording. User:Dorftrottel 18:53, February 5, 2008

Dorftrottel is correct here. The edits are inappropriate. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

• I've posted my suggestions at the article talk page. User:Dorftrottel 19:59, February 5, 2008

February 2008

Your contributions history shows that you have been aggressively cross-posting, in order to influence FancyMustard being un-blocked. Although the Arbitration Committee has ruled that "The occasional light use of cross-posting to talk pages is part of Misplaced Pages's common practice.", such cross-posting should adhere to specific guidelines. In the past, aggressively worded cross-posting has contributed towards an Arbitration Committee ruling of disruptive behavior that has resulted in blocks being issued. It is best not to game the system, and instead respect Misplaced Pages's principle of consensus-building, by ceasing to further crosspost, and instead allowing the process to reflect the opinions of editors that were already actively involved in the matter at hand. Toddst1 (talk) 18:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Please review WP:Civil. this edit is inappropriate. Toddst1 (talk) 18:52, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of WRHU

I have noticed that you often edit without an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Misplaced Pages. Even a short summary is better than no summary. An edit summary is even more important if you delete any text; otherwise, people may think you're being sneaky. Also, mentioning one change but not another one can be misleading to someone who finds the other one more important; add "and misc." to cover the other change(s). Thanks! • Gene93k (talk) 00:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• Also, if when you propose deletion always say so in the edit summary. Including the word "prod" is enough. Also, please don't slip Prod in the middle of articles. Thank you. • Gene93k (talk) 00:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Yahoo! Fantasy Sports

I have contested your prod of the article because I feel that it is notable enough to receive a full discussion at WP:AFD before being deleted. Royalbroil 18:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

He has been blocked for having an improper username, one that promotes ESPN. I think that your username is also real bad as a promotion for UWM, and I strongly think that you should change it voluntarily before you get blocked and forced to change it. See WP:USURP. It's no big deal and painless if done early. Royalbroil 20:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

For the record, I disagree with your some of you assessment on my comment. I changed to merge late in the discussion because of the lack of content and difficulty finding additional content, not because of the paid portion. It doesn't read like an advertisement to me (at least no more than other articles on businesses). Royalbroil 13:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

comment to Orangemike

This is a good way to discredit yourself as a serious and civil editor. Chill, relax. It's not that horrid. Just try to distinguish yourself from the billions of idiots who come here deliberately spamming or self-promoting by being cooperative without losing your innate boldness. Cheers and happy editing! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 21:00, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

- CobaltBlueTony™ _talk has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Was being sarcastic. I don't think OrangeMike should change his username. I was just comparing it to mine. Got to read the entire section. -UWMSports (talk) 21:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I read it. It just came off a bit snarky is all. Just ignore me and eat your cookie. ;-) - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 21:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I took it as a counterexample to my comment and I hope that Orangemike isn't offended. The Orange man is good dude. Royalbroil 21:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It's, um, oatmeal raisin. Or carob! Yeah, that's it, carob.... *strokes imaginary beard* - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 21:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

*Jedi mind trick* Ignore the image name, too... - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 21:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man! :P - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 21:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm not particularly offended (it's not like he called me a Paisleyite or anything). For more obnoxious WP:CIVIL violations, see my talk page. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

HAHA, I definitely thought about it Mikey! Thanks for the comment though, I wasn't taking a jab at ya. -UWMSports (talk) 18:14, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

you love me?

Friendly enough, haha! -UWMSports (talk) 21:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I think I'm confused. Are you referring to my unblock of SportsMaster? - Revolving Bugbear 21:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Saw you in there, then saw how you like to receive friendly messages, haha. -UWMSports (talk) 21:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh, heh. Thanks. <-- Friendliness right back at ya. - Revolving Bugbear 21:25, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion

Hey there. Can I suggest that you and your roommates try to avoid editing in the same spheres if possible, and definitely try to avoid backing one another up in disputes? That casts the appearance of sock- or meatpuppetry, and can cause all kinds of problems. Just a thought. Cheers. Tony Fox (arf!) 23:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Pitt

Sorry about those reversions. It's a very touchy subject among Pitt people because they did change it in 1997 amid much controversy (and it also happened around the time they decided to demolish Pitt Stadium. There are some boosters that renounced the university permanently over it. They reverted back in 2004 (see the discussions on those pages) Honestly, I don't really care that much, but you should see how bent out of shape some people get with this topic and these sort of unilateral Pitt->Pittsburgh changes evokes pretty strong reactions because of '97 so its best to at least keep a mix of both...but really, Pitt has always referred to itself as Pitt..."Pittsburgh" was more of a marketing ploy. Thanks for your interest in Pitt and help though.cp101p (talk) 05:10, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Maxwell Show

Does the article size of Maxwell Show still warrent a merge suggestion? --Josh (talk) 22:04, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

It shows great effort, but it probably needs more work. The fact you're adding to it probably means it won't be merged right away. If it sits like that for awhile it will be though. Take a look at Mike and the Mad Dog. That's a great page for a single radio show. Obviously the Maxwell Show doesn't have to look like that, but I do suggest you adding more sections to the article. Do they have any notable on-air moments? Or a history section of how the show came to be. Good work though so far. I think you've shown you can do something with the page by your expansions already. -UWMSports (talk) 05:07, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Please stop

I would appreciate it if you would cease and desist from nominating my articles for deletion. Let someone else do it. Why not contribute to Misplaced Pages in some other fashion than nominating my articles for deletion. Thank you for your time. --Josh (talk) 04:48, 18 May 2008 (UTC)