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Reflinks bug

This bug is caused by Reflinks (the latest version). "Meld je aan of registreer je om een reactie te plaatsen!" is Dutch and means "Login or register to comment".  In progress Arcandam (talk) 01:40, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for the stroopwaffles! Jytdog (talk) 02:36, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Trichuris trichiura

OK, but what's the old account? I'm not saying I doubt the reason for the block; it's just that not saying who the alleged sockmaster (or former account, in this case) is leaves them an opening to challenge the block on those grounds. When they do, those of us who review their unblock requests have to figure this out when there isn't even anything in the block log summary explaining who the other account is. If they're editing disruptively to begin with, that's not a problem. But in this case it's not obvious. Daniel Case (talk) 15:16, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Naming that account might get me in trouble, so I rather don't, especially if it isn't in a CU request. I am already working on another sockpuppet investigation at the moment and I have to go cook dinner soon. But I don't think we necessarily need to link the sockmaster and the puppet, we have proof beyond reasonable doubt that this is a sock and that this person is not here to improve the 'pedia but instead prefers edit disruptively by starting disputes and editwarring over silly stuff like a SPA tag. So for those who review unblock requests it should be an easy decision imho. Arcandam (talk) 15:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC) p.s. If we believe him he is not using an alternative account in a inappropriate way (WP:ILLEGIT) but abusing WP:CLEANSTART, both are excellent reasons for an indef block...

Vandalism

Hello, you asked why I edited the Chiropractor article because of the "vandalism" and after viewing the contributor's other edits, I saw a bit of a conflict of interest going on, including the "quack" comments in the editing which didn't seem very helpful or neutral. If you need the links, let me know and I will tryto find them again to link here. Actually, here they are but I do not know how to reference them like other people on here do.... http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet_investigations/An-Apple-A-NY-Day&oldid=501746482 http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet_investigations/An-Apple-A-NY-Day&oldid=503518368 These links show the user making quack jokes, so I didn't think his editing was intended to be useful to the chiropractic article. Just a thought. Riverdancing (talk) 12:39, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, ok, I understand. It seems like someone else has reverted you. An easy way to make a link is by using square brackets. To start the link use a square bracket to open it, then put the URL of the website, a space, and the text you want displayed then close it with another square bracket. So for instance this code: automagically turns into the following link: stroopwafelpower Arcandam (talk) 12:56, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

FYI, Riverdancing is almost certainly a sock of the forementioned sockmaster.. I'll add them to the SPI page. Fasttimes68 (talk) 13:21, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

This planet is weird. Arcandam (talk) 18:05, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you

Forget wimpy kittens. This one is big and tough enough to protect a beer fridge from anything. Don't let the lazy posture confuse you. In other words, thank you very much. All perfect. If I delete/archive my talk page section I assume the 'permalink' will not be effected?--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Can this cat protect my beer fridge from global warming? Cool! Some background info: If I link to a section on my talkpage and afterwards I remove that section on my talkpage the link will be broken. But we can link to a specific version of a page. To do this, you'll need to click the "View history"-tab. You'll see a list of the versions, with the time and date. If you click on the time/date of one of the versions you'll end up at a page with a URL that ends in something like this: "&oldid=504700782". At the top of the page you'll see a small warning message that says something like: "This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Arcandam (talk | contribs) at 04:27, 29 July 2012. It may differ significantly from the current revision". A short answer to your question would be to simply say "yes", but I already wrote this comment before I noticed you had posted on my talkpage. Arcandam (talk) 04:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you again. I have another question I asked about copyright on commons but no one seems to commit to an answer. Do you know anything about copyrights? My cat was born in Canada and I take it to the US and freeze it as a 3D sculpture. Then I take it to Andorra and run it over. This now makes it 2D. I then take it to Italy and take a picture of it. I develop the film in France and have the images mailed to my next stop in Germany. I then go to the UK and scan the images to my laptop. Then I go back to Canada and someone steals my laptop. Can the thieves upload the images to commons as non-threshold of originality in the source country?--Canoe1967 (talk) 05:14, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, they can upload it, but it will be deleted soon after. We already have plenty of roadkill photo's. And the cat won't be 2D after getting run over. Arcandam (talk) 05:16, 29 July 2012 (UTC) p.s. I am not an expert on copyrights, or anything else, but I don't think that that cat was "born" through conventional feline reproduction.

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	For all of the great work that you have been doing at WP: AN/I! Electric Catfish 18:25, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Arcandam (talk) 20:43, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Email

You've got an email you may find interesting. :) Sceptre 00:47, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

A weird but interesting email indeed. I liked the part about libel laws not applying to deceased people. Arcandam (talk) 07:38, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

It's interesting in how much we necessarily worship at the altar of the newspapers too, especially given the very notable lapses in reliability such as that. There have been a few newspaper articles come out over the past few days where I've seen where not only are they wrong, they're deliberately so. Sceptre 09:25, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

To be honest, where I come from we don't call those things newspapers. Arcandam (talk) 18:29, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: ANI

Thanks for your comments on the ANI thread. However, at this point, I hope you don't mind if I close it so we don't end up with another bitch fest. Again, thanks for helping out. Viriditas (talk) 07:29, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

No problemo. TBH I am unsure what to do in this case. I should probably ask a teahouse host to take a look. Arcandam (talk) 07:36, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Arcandam, you are doing a fantastic job, but sometimes it is best to take a step back and let things "breathe". You will find that these things will resolve themselves on their own most of the time. Let's give Canoe a little distance and then return to the topic in a few days if it gets worse. Again, thanks for staying on top of this. Viriditas (talk) 07:39, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If I ever become filthy rich I will hire a couple of zen Buddhists. Arcandam (talk) 07:41, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Location of proposed guidelines

Based on your comments at the MfD on Misplaced Pages:Gun debates in article space, I think you misunderstand the normal process for developing a newly proposed policy or guideline. The majority of proposals either start on a noticeboard/talk page, or start as a new Misplaced Pages space page. They are then developed there until the supporters think its as ready as they can make it without community input, and then submit it to an RFC, or if the initial proposal is well developed, start an RFC immediately. Its actually rare for proposals to be subject to community discussion in userspace before moving to Misplaced Pages space, and if userspace is used, its at most to draft before moving out for discussion. Monty₈₄₅ 04:15, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Don't you get it? This is not a serious proposal for a new policy or guideline. It is a pointed attempt to make this discussion as long as possible. Arcandam (talk) 13:56, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

I understand

It was just the way it was phrased implying that there was a mention of Obama before in the article per my edit summary. Unless I'm not getting what you're trying to say here. ViriiK (talk) 06:49, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Reverts

Hi, and thanks for the kitten. FYI, you seem to be close to (or over) the line regarding WP:3RR. Cheers. (The best thing would probably be to revert yourself.)108.18.174.123 (talk) 06:57, 1 August 2012 (UTC)