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== IPBE request ==


My current IP range (]) was blocked by you last year. This is preventing me from moving pages, despite having moved pages until as recently as yesterday, and I haven't changed my connection since then. It seems that my IP was reassigned. Can you please grant me ] so that I can continue my regular editing activities? Thanks! <span class="nowrap">&#8212;''']'''</span> <sup class="nowrap">(] • {]•]})</sup> 14:32, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
== Re: Autoreviewer ==


Hey HJ, how you been? I see that you're an Admin., and how cool is that? Are you enjoying your new found glory? lol. Wow, I appreciate that you upgraded me as an Autoreviewer, that's ''so'' cool. I will handle this with care. :) --] ] ] 18:59, 17 June 2010 (UTC) :@] I see ] despite the block but it's probably not doing much at this point so I've made it anon-only. You shouldn't have any more problems. ] &#124; ] 16:41, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks! <span class="nowrap">&#8212;''']'''</span> <sup class="nowrap">(] • {]•]})</sup> 05:43, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
:Hey, I'm pretty good, thanks. This admin bit makes things so much easier! I'm surprised you didn't have autoreviewer already, but there's no need for new page patrollers to use up precious time reviewing your edits when they could be dealing with something that ''needs'' reviewing and you're sensible enough to know what you're doing. Aren't you? ;) I see some idiot tried to tell the world that Kirsten Dunst was dead the other day (for which I blocked them!) so other than that, how are thing on-wiki for you? Any more FAs in the works? ] &#124; ] 19:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
::Well, I really didn't understand this whole reviewer thing, wasn't that popular yet until I was granted reviewer rights. I was excited that someone trusted me with this, and hope not to dissapoint them. :) Yup, that's exactly it; I'm ''very'' sensible to stuff. ;) Is that why you deleted the edit from Dunst's history? My wiki work is good, I just finished a season of episodes and waiting for them to be promoted and then head off to ] so that my work pays off. I'm working on the next season episodes. Actually, I do have plans. In a couple of weeks I'm going to dedicate myself in improving ]'s article to FA status. If you're available in those couple of weeks I would appreciate some help with it. :) --] ] ] 19:29, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Yeah, there's nowhere that it's explained in simple terms for regular editors who haven't read up on the history, but essentially from next week admins will be able to apply "pending changes" protection, which means edits from IPs and new accounts have to be checked by a reviewer before they appear in the live version so it becomes easier to screen out vandalism, BLP violations etc. Yeah, that's why I deleted the edit- it's a clear BLP violation and I didn't want anyone reverting back to that version whether accidentally or maliciously. I'd be happy to help out on Eckhart- I need to do some content work and it'll make a change from blocking vandals! ] &#124; ] 19:45, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Sorry for my late, late, late, late, reply, I totally forgot you replied until I came to your talkpage... right now. Yeah, I just saw that one admin. unprotected this article I watch, though, ]. Oh, okay. I never understood that, cause I never seen that until a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, when you're available I'd love your help, I know your busy with other duties, which is ''very'' understandable. :) --] ] ] 21:02, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Careful! You nearly got archived! I've got it set right down to 36 hours at the minute, but I'll probably bump it up to 48 when I'm not giving rights out at the speed of light. I'm always happy to help- I seriously need to spend more time in the mainpsace- most of my recent mainspace edits have been protections, reverts or dealing with BLP issues. Perhaps you'd help me out with ] when we've finished Eckhart? I'd love to get her up to FA {{small|she's ''so'' pretty ;)}} and the article is in pretty good condition. Speaking of actresses, I stumbled across Kirsten Dunst's name in a Google News search for Lily. I don;t know if it's much use. ] &#124; ] 17:27, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know . Well, these are your duties now as an admin., it takes you away from the stuff before, you know. Yeah, after Eckhart I'd love to help out with Lily Cole... ]. :) I'll take a look at the article and see. Man, now this sucks that Pitt's article has been unprotected, and this ''supposed'' Scientology stuff. --] ] ] 23:44, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
:Oh snap, I believe your response was remove or something. Sure, what's the advice you want? --] ] ] 14:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::I actually put him up for this new pending changes milarky, it might actually make a difference and if it doesn't, I can always re-protect it or ask another admin to do it since I'm probably too involved with the article to making admin actions there. The scientology stuff will probably blow over soon enough- it's not like it's a major part of his life, so I see no point in including it other than to be controversial. You've got yourself a deal- I'll help you with Eckhart, then you help me with Lily. ;) ] &#124; ] 16:46, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::It was you?!!!!!!! How could you? I thought we were friends... I'm just kidding. ;) I was like 'Why Pitt's article?' Oh well, I guess. Hopefully it does blow over, cause this just came out of nowhere. Excellent doing work with ya. :P --] ] ] 17:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Yes, it was me! They're looking for 2000 articles that have had a long history of protection or have been problematic, so I added in Pitt since they want a wide variety and there aren't ''that'' many indefinitely protected BLP FAs. I thought about adding ] to the list, but I don;t think it would last a day before it had to be re-protected! So when do you want to start with Eckhart? :) ] &#124; ] 17:11, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::<nowiki>*</nowiki>cough* Angelina Jolie *cough* Oh no, with what's going on in her PL it's sure to be a "prize" for these vandals. I think I'll start with some copy-edits here and there today. After that, I guess we can begin. :) --] ] ] 17:37, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, some articles are just a ''magnet'' for vandals- have you seen the recent history of ]? They unprotected ] as well. That didn't last long! You do your copy editing and stuff then and I'll come and join you when I've had something to eat and I've figured out why there are 200-and something candidates for speedy deletion! ] &#124; ] 17:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, I saw Cruise's history, cause I wondered if Jolie's article was unprotected, cause I was in Pitt's article and clicked "what links here", but didn't saw her just Cruise. Why the Bible? That's not smart, especially when it comes to debates if it's real or not, or whatever. I'm surprised the Misplaced Pages article, itself, wasn't unprotected. Oh well. Oh, go eat something, you need your strength, God know I almost passed out cause I didn't have my breakfast, so take it from me who almost passed out. Really? 200 for speedy deletion? --] ] ] 17:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
I'm done with my read-through of Eckhart's article, and whenever your available I would appreciate your input. --] ] ] 22:12, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:Oh dear. The morons are back! :) I'll cast my eye over it now I've had something to eat! I know you removed it, but i'd already thought about my reply, so I don't necessarily disagree with those diffs ({{small|disclaimer:I'm offering an editorial opinion, not an admin decision}}, I can see the point he's making- we have to strike a balance between being comprehensive and including every little detail the tabloids see fit to report. It is a difficult balance to strike, though and I think some of the stuff removed in those diffs might be worthy of inclusion, but it could probably be trimmed before being added back. You might want to take it to the talk pages to discuss it.... ] &#124; ] 22:59, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::Yup, I first saw that vandalism from your talkpage pop up on my watchlist, I checked it out, and I was going to revert it but I was beaten to it. I ended up removing the non-notable for Schwimmer (who don't have articles). Alright, the hidden notes in Eckhart. He moved from , he dropped out of high school during his last year, and the POV thing isn't POV cause I've used that bit on ]'s article, and wasn't a problem. I hope I've addressed your concerns. --] ] ] 14:26, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Fair enough, as long as you know the difference between ], the ] and ]- it seems even your ] doesn't know! ;) I'll work my way through the rest of the article later today. Those morons have been coming and going for a few weeks after I deleted a few rather unpleasant edit summaries from a page-move vandal. Evidently they haven't got bored of me yet! ] &#124; ] 14:39, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I do... cause I've "travelled" there. :) She should know, she's a very smart lady. Alright, cool. The article is short, I know, it's not like Pitt, but if you got suggestions I'll be happy to hear them out. ;) Oh, I know. There was an IP who kept harassing me over a dispute at an article, but stopped, ]? I'll keep an eye out if any more vandalism returns, I know your talkpage is protected, but you never know, you know. --] ] ] 14:45, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::It was only protected for a couple of hours- that usually stops them. I've got it on permanent move protection, though, so that only admins can move it just in case they get any ideas! ] &#124; ] 14:56, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::I'll still keep an eye out, cause you a friend. :) --] ] ] 15:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


== Well.......... == == War memorials in Surrey ==


Hi {{ping|HJ Mitchell}} Hope you are well and Happy New Year! {{u|Murgatroyd49}} and I have been thinking about the ] page, and whether it would be appropriate to split out the war memorials into their own list. There are currently over 70 war memorials listed on the page, but I think that there are at least another 50 (quite possibly another 100 more). A split would give us the opportunity to include indoor memorials – I know of about a dozen villages that don't have an outdoor monument but that do have a plaques inside their churches, for example.<br>
Going by the amount of what looked like meatpuppetry attacks that I reverted from your page, did we annoy someone tonight?! :p --] (]) 22:34, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
We agree that if we are to go ahead, it would be worth rethinking the way that we format the list and considering what information should be displayed for each memorial. We have been playing around with some possible layouts at ]. We think it is worth exploring these options before formally proposing the split. Would you be able to drop by and let us know what you think please? We have started a discussion at ]. There is also the question of breaking up the table by grouping the memorials into different categories by design/appearance.<br>
:Nah, just Grawp and his 4chan sycophants. They come and go! ] &#124; ] 23:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
I have half an eye on a potential Featured List nomination in the very far future, so I am keen to make sure that any formatting and categorisation decisions we take now would not prevent a successful nomination.
::Hello again, when you get the chance could you please look at ]. Apparently the edit summaries are quite explicit though I don't understand them as they're in another language. Is it possible to remove them? --] (]) 23:15, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks and best wishes ] (]) 12:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Done. It's Spanish so I did a Google translation and the content was, er, nothing pleasant, even if it is in Spanish. Yes, it is possible to remove stuff like that through ] (a new toy admins have been given that used to be restricted to oversigthers). ] &#124; ] 23:22, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::::You did them or the kitty? ----] (]) 23:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Thanks HJ, knew I could rely on you! --] (]) 23:31, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::Sssshh. He's sleeping and the kitty's pressing the admin buttons. ----] (]) 23:33, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::I'm not sure I'd trust the kitty with my admin buttons- he looks too serious. ;) ] &#124; ] 23:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Aw c'mon. I bet he passed the RfA for you. ----] (]) 23:47, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::What's new pussycat? Woo woo woo. ----] (]) 02:25, 23 June 2010 (UTC)


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*Hi friend, Would you please tell me how to create beautiful signatures in Misplaced Pages like yours?] (]) 12:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC) How should Misplaced Pages defend the frenish page? Thanks in advance for the answer. Thank you. (] (]) 18:29, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
*: {{tps}} You may find some useful information ]: it includes how HJ Mitchell created their signature and also how I created mine - when my signature was more interesting than it is now ;-) ] 12:23, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
*: {{tps}} I just created mine {{=)|tongue}}. You need to have a bit of HTML knowledge. If there is a signature you like, you can view the source and copy the code. <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:0px;">]</span> <sup>(])</sup> 12:30, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Hmm, these stalkers are certainly handy! The code for mine is: <nowiki>] &#124; </nowiki> to give you an idea of how it works, but you're not allowed to copy it because I like being the only one with a teal and navy blue signature! ;) ] &#124; ] 13:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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::There's a guide ] that might be useful, but basically there's a box in ] where you can enter the code to change it. The same box you put those dollar signs in to put them in your sig. :) ] &#124; ] 15:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:::{{tps}}You can use the code by going to ], going down to the box that says signature, and adding the text. (You have to check the box that says ''Treat my Signature as wikitext''. To find the HTML tags you can use go to ]. ] ] 15:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


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:Hey, Thank you very much everybody.I just forgot to check the box ''Treat my Signature as wikitext''.Special thanks to ] ].] | ] 15:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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What are the barn stars and how to earn them? Would you please tell me?] | ] 16:58, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:{{tps}} ]- You earn them by being good. When someone thinks you've done something exceptional they give you one. ] ] 17:07, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:::They're things that nice people give you when you help them out or they think you're doing a good job. If you stick around WP and get involved, write some good stuff, I'm sure you'll earn plenty. As I'm sure you've seen, I have quite a few, but I've been around for a while. Btw, you might want to change that pipe character in your sig (<nowiki>|</nowiki>) to <nowiki>&#124;</nowiki> It shows up the same, but the pipe character can bugger templates up. :) ] &#124; ] 17:10, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

== THANK YOU. ==

For the ] article help. TWinkle, to be blunt, sucks and wouldnt load the form to revert to a previous version. Thank you once again HJ. &nbsp;&ndash; ] ]] 18:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
:I tried it with Twinkle but it wouldn't load- I think it's because so many other people were editing it, but 5 minutes of full protection seems to have done the trick and it let me revert back to a clean version. I'm keeping an eye on it, though. ] &#124; ] 18:27, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

As to the recent vandalism, it wasn't me, or it wasn't my intent. I noticed the vandalism to the intro section of the FA and leaped in to fix it. It seems that several others were doing the same thing at the same time, and signals may have been crossed (it took an inordinately long time for the server to respond); maybe I undid someone else's simultaneous undo and restored the vandalism? You'll notice that I got the missing first paragraph back where it belonged a moment later (18:08: vandalism restoration), once my failure to do it earlier became apparent. --] (]) 18:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

== 15 HOURS ==

You missed out on posting Nauru? What if you bolded Graeme McDowell and said ''']''' of ] wins the ], the first ] winner of European origin since ]. I've had to update him twice now after the mysterious disappearance of citations overnight. TICK. TICK. TICK. TICK. Goes the timer. --<font face="serif">]]]]</font> 00:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:What, am I the only bloody admin who ever checks that bloody Main Page? How did anything get done before I got the bit? Let me have a look at McDowell. And stop with the ticking! ] &#124; ] 00:33, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::It would seem so. It didn't. Hopefully I don't come back tomorrow to find the citations replaced with <small></small> again but at least it's on the Main Page now. If I were a monarch I would give you a knighthood - for your noble efforts in fending off the timer which strikes fear deep into all our hearts - but alas I am not. ;) --<font face="serif">]]]]</font> 01:07, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I'm sure I remember ''something'' getting done before I got the bit. You could always help me out by going through an RfA and becoming the official Deputy Main Page Admin! ;) ] &#124; ] 01:14, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Out of curiosity (and slight boredom) I feel I should ask if there is anything I can do to help... :) ] ] 01:33, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Stick ], ], ] and ] on your watchlist, offer thoughts, blurbs, suggestions, tweaks, point out errors etc. What we really need is another admin or two since all the pages that need to be edited are fully protected, but more non-admins being generally helpful around ITN and the MP can't hurt and you can earn yourself a few ITN credits while you're there. For example, right now there's an article on a flooding and an article on a train derailment that need someone to spend an hour or two on them before they can go up. That also saves the timer at the top of this page from turning red! ] &#124; ] 01:40, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::I really don't have an hour as I should be looking through a report for work but I'll put off the work and help out :). As for the flooding and train derailment they sound fun as disaster articles are fairly interesting for me. Could you tell me the problems with them first or will they be obvious? ] ] 01:49, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
] for the flooding and what for the derailment? ] ] 01:57, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Gah! {{ec}}! They're just too short at the moment (you'll find them by scrolling down ]), so they need a bit of TLC and some decent references. They don't have to be FA length, just long enough that anyone who clicks it from the Main Page would know what it was about, so you want details like casualties, dates, places and whatever else you can dredge up from Google News! :) ] &#124; ] 02:00, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::The links are ] and ]. ] &#124; ] 02:00, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
{{outdent|9}} Oh I was doing the China ones. Alright I'll get right to work ] ] 02:06, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah, you do that! ;) You get a nice template on your talk page if you do a good job and you get to see your hard work on the Main Page! ] &#124; ] 02:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::<big>ALERT!</big> The train derailment one is a copy vio! We '''cannot''' put that up! ] ] 02:12, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Copyvio of what? G12 copyvio or just too close paraphrasing? ] &#124; ] 02:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::G12. ] ] 02:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::What's it a copyvio ''of''? I need a URL before I can decide whether or not it needs to be zapped. ] &#124; ] 02:52, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
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:I'm not seeing any copyvio. :-/ ] (]) 03:21, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I looked and I don't think it's speediable- as long as there are plenty of other sources, it should be OK once the article's longer. ] &#124; ] 03:26, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Eek! That is embarrassing. Appears I made a mistake! Won't happen again ] ] 03:28, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Hey, you ==

I made all of one edit to this whole place after you pestered me. (I got really busy today after about 8 AM local, actually). The banner says I'll get around to doing what you asked "sooner or later", even though I didn't watch a second of the World Cup today, it was still valid in that point. ] (]) 02:30, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Ah, I wasn't stalking your contributions, just your talk page, which kept flashing up on my watchlist! I'm in for a nerve-racking 90 minutes tomorrow! ] &#124; ] 02:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Remember when the orange bar went off once very other day or so? What happened to that? As to tomorrow, England had better win, and the U.S. deserves to go home for how they have played, but Group C has been rather wacky. ] (]) 03:21, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I haven't had that in months! I remember when it was novel to see the orange bar ("ooh, someone likes me" )! I hope they win, but frankly they've been shite- drawing against the US ''and'' Algeria! If that's the best we can do, we ain't staying in the World Cup for very long, but to not even make it out of the group stage would be humiliating. ] &#124; ] 03:25, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Well, well. What a pair of games that was. US v England rematch in the quarters, anyone? ] (]) 15:59, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Random thought of the morning... Have you ever noticed how in some ways it is easier to write your own article than go back and reference someone else's work? ] (]) 12:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::But if there are no references, then how can one reference? <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 12:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That's ''really'' hard! I was thinking of the situation where no inline citations were included, but having to research someone else's prose ''de novo'' is bloody well impossible. ] (]) 13:17, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== 2 HOURS ==

TICK. TICK. TICK. That timer does get annoying after a while, doesn't it? Why don't you feed it - ] in which at least 60 people died and hundreds vanished into thin air? Look - it's licking its lips. ;) --<font face="serif">]]]]</font> 04:44, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:I took a look at the article, there are some areas for improvement I immediately seen. There are some ] terms like "The military and people from the Red Cross dashed to the area"...."dashed", that is a peacock term. There needs to be a source on the people being called "disappeared". There is some other work needed too. - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 04:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)</small>

== bad use of rd3 ==

I haven't contributed anything that's purely disruptive. I'd like to get it corrected. Please contact me. --] (]) 05:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:{{tps}} OK, I'm unfamiliar with the background to this, and several edits (by an IP) have been oversighted, but it looks to me as if the only RD3'd edits were the IP's - however, some of their oversighted edits were to your talkpage. Off hand I'm not seeing any suggestion that ''you'' contributed anything "worthy" of RD3. I can help further with this, if you have a diff of a particular edit (if it's oversighted I won't be able to see the edit itself, but I will be able to see who made it, what the edit summary was, etc). ] 09:49, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I won't comment on the exact content for obvious reasons, but from what I can see the edits were correct to be hidden. I will send you an e-mail too HJ, if you could check it. Thanks. --''']''' (]) 10:04, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::What was hidden and why? 'Oversighted'? I don't know what that means. Sorry to bother you, but my suspicion is that another editor is abusing this procedure for reasons of incorrigibility. I am quite sure that nothing I have contributed needs to be hidden for any reason. --] (]) 12:40, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Edits made to your talk page '''by another user''' were deleted. Not edits you made. ] (]) 12:43, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::Thank you for the clarification. --] (]) 16:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Sock puppetry ==

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I want to know why Misplaced Pages is being very aggressive to Sock puppet accounts?I've just saw many Wikipedians whose edit counts are near 10,000 but were blocked because of sock puppet account.] | ] 11:00, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:The general rule is "one person, one account," which is particularly important since the site operates on ]; offering an opinion with more than one account makes that position seem more popular than it actually is. There are very strict rules under which someone may have an alternate account; you should check out ] and stop by again if you have any questions!--'''~]]]''' 14:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Indeed there are a few ] for alternative accounts, for example, I ], which I sometimes use when I need to concentrate on something without getting distracted by admin buttons or new messages and so I can log in from a possibly insecure computer without risking my admin account, but it's perfectly clear from its userpage and signature that the account belongs to me. ] &#124; ] 16:23, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==

So can you answer (or point me to the page that can) a <s>flagged revisions</s> pending changes question? I just got notified of one, and when I clicked the link it diff I got included both the most recent revision (which was pending) and the prior revision (which was accepted). I went back through the history again and then forward and saw each diff separately. Is this a bug, or the intended functionality? Without a pending change I don't think I can replicate it, but I will see if it happens again and if it provides a link that I can show you.--'''~]]]''' 14:42, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:I think it's supposed to be like that. I think it's the difference between the most recent accepted version and the new edit by the IP or new account. That should allow you to tell if it's vandalism or not. Does that answer your question or have I missed the point? :) ] &#124; ] 16:18, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I think this ] has a question. ----] (]) 16:26, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Do you come here just to tease the kitty? ;) ] &#124; ] 16:27, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
*{{ec}}Aw cmon, you and I know he's the real "brains" of the outfit. ;) ----] (]) 16:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::What's the matter, HJ, cat have your tongue (couldn't resist)? ----] (]) 18:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== ] and ] ==

No, no worries about your protection. When I'd looked at it I thought it was pretty constant vandalism, but I was thinking more about readers and less about editors - and I've been inclined to let the ] trial run as much as it can. But it did get me thinking about using pending changes if it goes live, and I'd definitely want to move articles like this one to semi under live conditions.

Incidentally, there's ] which I've just commented at, which relates to this. I mention this partly because I used ] as an example ;-)

Cheers, ] 18:03, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:I saw Eminem at RfPP, but avoided it on the grounds of "I have better things to do than get into a wheel war". It's daft- anyone with an iota of common sense must know that unprotecting Obama, Hitler, Bible and Eminem is just idiocy! ] &#124; ] 18:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I think we need some more bearbots and catbots. Look how good the kitty makes you look! ;) ----] (]) 18:23, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:: The first three were on my list; that last one is now ;-) ] 18:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I wish WP:PEND assigned the probability of an editor's change/edit standing is. For example, looking at my contribs, 9 out 10 posts are live (rough numbers. Now, if we had a straight-up vandal with a probability of 0 percent, that would make looking at the pending change easier. Or better yet, if the system could look at contribs and decide that the editor's probability of successful live edits is low, then the edit should go to WP:PEND. ----] (]) 18:13, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I say we need more ClueBots. And give 'em admin bits while you're at it, then sit back and laugh at the result! ] &#124; ] 18:17, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Checking of Eminem ==

Did you mean to approve ? As I've rolled it back. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 18:20, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Didn't look like vandalism to me... ] &#124; ] 18:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::<shrug> I thought it looked like vandalism. I've now looked on Amazon for the two albums in question and done a Google and got no sensible results, so I think I was probably right. -- ] &lt;]&gt; 19:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::I've no idea. He's only on my watchlist because someone was stupid enough to unprotect him. If this keeps up I'll re-protect it later. ] &#124; ] 19:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== 'British Isles' (?) born Australian Prime Minister ==

Have you heard? In about 4 hours Oz ''may'' have a '''red headed''', female, Welsh born ]! See ]. ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup>19:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Oh good, someone to keep the colonies in order! ;) Go ]! ] &#124; ] 19:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I was reading about that this morning, she could be Australia's first female Prime Minister (a ] aren't we?). Does she remind either one of you of Jodie Foster at all? - ] ] 19:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::{{ec}}HJ, Colony! not for the last 109 years! If you want back taxes contact ]! It's on the ITN/C 'candidate' list, have to wait for it to happen I think, which is 'said' to be likely. June, so long as she doesn't 'do a Thatcher' and invade New Zealand! Wasn't Australia the first country to give women the vote? Hm, from that angle she does look a ''little'' ] ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup>20:09, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::Let's ask the "real" brains of the outfit. What do you think, kitty? ----] (]) 20:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::I think she looks most like Ms Foster in the image on the website. - ] ] 20:33, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::In the ''little'' picture, yes. 'Serious' Puss seems neutral on the issue. Mrowwwwr? ] '''(])''' <sup>]</sup> 21:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Wait, the kitty's head is starting to move up; now down. Let's see if HJ's lips move. . . ----] (]) 21:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Wow, 109 years? Has is been that long since we decided to make our prison and independent state? ;) I can just about see the resemblance with Foster, though both are a little old for my taste. ] &#124; ] 21:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::See, that had to be the kitty talking. He's a pretty hip cat. ----] (]) 21:31, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
{{outdent}}
She is prime minister now? @] How many kitties are on here? <span style="border:1px solid #ed7606;background-color:#fef6e5;padding:1px;">]</span> <sup>(]) </sup> 00:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:As far as I know, there's only the one kitty that stares at you when you type a message. But, I have a feeling the kitty is the brains behind HJ ala the Wizard of Meow. ----] (]) 00:23, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
::This is also a long running gag about a month long or so. I came here to HJ's page probably late at night and was freaked by the kitty staring at me. I forgot about that, came back again and felt like a mouse looking like din-din for somebody else. Gradually over time, I have "gotten over" the kitty and now have some laughs with it. The "Hah" comes from a game which was the first to say "Hah" makes the other go away. --] (]) 00:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:::Yes, and no offence intended (though I realise this sound rude), I'm ''really'' busy atm and could do with not having to end to the orange bar every 2 minutes. ] &#124; ] 00:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== FYI ==

You had previously participated in an , at the user's talk page. This process has now started. It is ongoing as an RFA page, for admin recall, at: ''']'''. Cheers, -- ''']''' (]) 20:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== The edits and summaries should be deleted ==

The edits and summaries should be deleted. ----] (]) 22:24, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Why? To be honest, I consider deleting them to be giving them what they want- they're only on my case because I deleted some edit summaries a few weeks ago and I have to say I find it more amusing than offensive. ] &#124; ] 22:27, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::I was thinking more about the kitty. Looks like he has ]. ----] (]) 22:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:::See, that time it was pure HJ and not the "brains" speaking. Cats and dogs hate flea dips. Bears when they get fleas go for a dip. When stealing honey and attacked by bees, go for a dip. See a female bear, jump on the er, uh ] ----] (]) 22:50, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Sockpuppetry ==

Hi HJ!

Just to let you know, there's a sockpuppetry case going on that you may be interested in at ]. It's just I noticed this sockpuppeteer vandalising your page before, I caught another new user making the same sort of edits on another sysops page so decided to raise an SPI and request check user to see if there's any sleeping accounts.

See, it's handy having a talk page stalker sometimes isn't it?! And one that comes armed with Twinkle and Huggle in a flash! :p --] (]) 23:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
:Ah, no match for a banhammer! ;) We'll see what comes of the SPI, but I doubt a CU would turn up much. ] &#124; ] 23:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
::Heehee, it's the next closest thing to a banhammer if you're not an admin! I honestly don't know if a CU will turn up anything either but as there was a couple of IPs making similar edits the other day that's why I thought I'd request it. If they don't think it'll turn up anything they'll simply say no. Then again I remember the first time I raised an SPI, CU said no to the check, changed their mind, did the check and then found an entire sock farm! So you never know, we could be wrong! --] (]) 23:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

== Huey45 ==

I noticed a comment you made at ] stated "This is totally unacceptable and I will block you if there's a repeat." I will leave it to you to decide if warranted on my talk page, and whether any reaction is called for. ] (]) 02:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
:Probably not, but the warning (ironically) is not a personal attack. It may be uncivil, but it's not worth admin action. Try talking to him politely and explaining why you reverted him. Hopefully that will calm things down. ] &#124; ] 02:11, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

== TICK. TICK. TICK. ==

The ongoing ] have been expanded for your pleasure, oh humble mopper upper with the magic fingers. --<font face="serif">]]]]</font> 04:14, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
== Talkback ==

{{talkback|Zhernovoi|Your rollback request|ts=11:59, 24 June 2010 (UTC)}}
== ] ==

The user has requested a unblock which is pending your comment if I am reading it right. <b>]<sup>] or ]</sup></b> 13:56, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

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My current IP range (Special:Contribs/223.177.0.0/16) was blocked by you last year. This is preventing me from moving pages, despite having moved pages until as recently as yesterday, and I haven't changed my connection since then. It seems that my IP was reassigned. Can you please grant me WP:IPBE so that I can continue my regular editing activities? Thanks! —CX Zoom 14:32, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

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War memorials in Surrey

Hi @HJ Mitchell: Hope you are well and Happy New Year! Murgatroyd49 and I have been thinking about the List of public art in Surrey page, and whether it would be appropriate to split out the war memorials into their own list. There are currently over 70 war memorials listed on the page, but I think that there are at least another 50 (quite possibly another 100 more). A split would give us the opportunity to include indoor memorials – I know of about a dozen villages that don't have an outdoor monument but that do have a plaques inside their churches, for example.
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