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== Larry Bock == == Thank you ==


For all your hard work and contributions. ] (]) 09:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Dear Fastily, Mr Larry Bock got UC Berkeley to take down the page in question http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/pagrp/LarryBockinfo.html i respectfully request you restore my page on Larry Bock biography for i am not in any violation of Misplaced Pages rules thank you (frank 00:58, 20 October 2011 (UTC)) <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Thanks also from me. You will be missed. ] (]) 09:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:From me also, you were a workhorse doing thankless work. ] (]) 10:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:+1. Thank you for years of great confributions. I hope you'll be back someday, buf if you won't, wishing you all the best in your next adventures. <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="font-family:monospace">'''<nowiki>''']<nowiki>]]'''</nowiki>'''</span> (] • ])</span> 10:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:Same, truly appreciate all of your work. ] (]) 17:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:+1. Good luck on your future endeavors, you deserve better. ] (]) 17:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:+me. I would have supported you, if you had chosen to run again. Best wishes for whatever you do next – after all, this is only a website, and other things are more important. --] (]) 18:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:+1 not surprised, but saddened, to see this after that public stoning. Thanks for all your work and I sincerely hope you find some fun in what comes next. Cheers ] (]) 20:33, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:Sad to see this, but I'd probably do the same. I'm so sorry you and Graham are the guinea pigs for this shiny new guillotine. You did a hell of a lot of work, and should be proud. If we somehow manage to not to destroy ourselves, maybe you'll be back someday when it's not all so gross and bloodthirsty. ] (]) 20:59, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:Thank you for 16 wonderful years on this project. I have been looking at your contributions form afar, found ] very useful, and have always counted on you as indispensable for this project. Just note that the community will welcome you with open arms should you choose to return, {{Tooltip|at least from my standpoint|But in all seriousness, I still have that hope within me that this recall did not actively wish for this outcome to happen, regardless of how harsh the criticism may have been.}}. I wish you the absolute best, no matter what path you may choose to take in the near or far future. — ] <sup>(] / ] / ])</sup> — 22:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:+1. I'm surprised you didn't go for re-RFA. But if anyone deserves a break, you do. Enjoy it. -- ] (]) 23:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::Why would this be surprising? RFA is a horrible and stressful process for many editors, so who would want to go through it again? Especially doing a second one under a cloud, especially after a RRFA for another user has just failed. Fastily did the only logical thing here by stepping away from this project to which he has donated so much time after this clownshow he has been subjected to. ] (]) 18:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
:+1 Thank you for your service and hard work here. At times like this Misplaced Pages truly does suck!, Misplaced Pages has lost a valuable person, I wish you all the very best, Take care and stay safe. –]<sup>]</sup> 01:40, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for your years of service as a longtime editor and administrator. Vaya con dios! ] (] - ]) 02:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
:I would have most certainly supported you had you done the re-RfA, but I sure can't blame you for not wanting to deal with it either. Thanks for all the work you've done, it's just a shame you won't be doing it any longer. ] <small><sup>]</sup></small> 03:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
:I would definitely miss you ‘cuz, why not? While I’m unaware of what ''really'' happened ], I really do hope to see you back someday. Godspeed in your endeavours. Best, ] 07:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
:Thank you for your dedicated service. ] (]) 06:42, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
:Sorry to see you go. Thank you for your service. ] (]) 09:58, 29 November 2024 (UTC)


==Retirement==
Hi Fastily. I'm a bit sad to see you have a retired. I thought that recall was a load of bollocks and fully expected you to come out your corner fighting. I was planning to attend the rfa and !vote for you. I'll miss you. I hope your future endeavours are as successful as you have been on here. Take care. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black; font-family:Papyrus">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 09:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)


== Access to a deleted page == == Retirement from Misplaced Pages ==


Dear Fastily,
Hi, I understand that you had to delete ] because it was written like an advertisement. My students in the Online Communities class at Cornell University edited this page for a course project. I would like to see what were the contents of the page before it was deleted so I could evaluate their work. Is it possible provide me with access to the contents of the article? I am not contesting the deletion. Thank you. ] (]) 12:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
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I am a bit shocked to see that you've suddenly retired from Misplaced Pages. That was a bit unexpected to me.
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Even though I've done the wrong things by removing your message on 30 September 2024 at ], I still appreciated your hard work at Misplaced Pages. Thank you for being with us for 16 years.
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One question to anyone who is at this talk page, is there a reason why Fastily retired if anybody knows? Possibly because of ] or ]? Again, it was just really sudden and unexpected that Fastily retired.
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Anyways, hope you enjoy your life outside Misplaced Pages.
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Thanks. ''']''' (] • ]) 09:34, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:I'd imagine it does have something to do with the the petition that ]. -- ] (]) 10:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::Exactly. Are you for real? Why are you saying your shocked when you were part of it. Yous confused scale of work with the associated human errors with competence. There was never an issue of competence here. Now an excellent heavyweight adminstrator has left has project, to the projects detriment. {{rpa}} '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black; font-family:Papyrus">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 12:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::That last sentence seems unnecessarily harsh. All I wanted was a direct apology and for Fastily to change their deletion script. I didn't want them to leave the project entirely. I know that this message probably isn't the best to be coming from me, but I do feel some regret here. I just wished things played out differently, you know? Regardless, I do wish Fastily the best IRL. I hope that maybe they'll come back someday but no one is obligated to do something they no longer wish to do. ] ] 13:13, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::I have removed the last sentence as a personal attack. ] (]) 15:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::::That feels rather ironic, given that the sentiment scope creep expressed to Pepsi697—I don't want you to have this position any more because I think you are doing damage with it—is the same as what Pepsi697 and 25 others expressed to Fastily in signing the petition. {{ping|Clovermoss}} As someone who's been involved in more than my fair share of desysops, you never ''want'' this to be the outcome, but it is naive not to recognise it as a potential (even likely) outcome. This whole thread is in poor taste. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 16:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::{{ping|Joe Roe}} I realized it was a ''potential'' outcome, but that doesn't mean I didn't hope for things to end differently. Despite this whole thing, I don't like making people upset. I just want everyone to get along and listen when constructive feedback is offered, you know? I realize you've seen your fair share of desysops as an arb and I also recognize that user conduct issues are not really my forté. There's a reason I declined the numerous people who asked me to run for ArbCom this year. Anyways, this is getting a bit off-topic. I mostly just wanted to offer my condolences so Fastily knows I'm not gravedancing in the back. I do genuinely see this as a sad outcome. If you want to engage further, my talk page is a good place. I'm sure seeing multiple notifications saying Clovermoss left a message on your talk under these circumstances probably isn't the best feeling, so I'm not going to comment further here. ] ] 19:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::::::Once you brought things to ANI, things got rolling and almost certainly the petition and everything that came after was the direct result. You were perfectly within your right to do what you did and the community response seems to support how things played out. People typically don't start recall petitions about public officials they feel are doing bang up jobs or who are even just in need of a minor course correction; they seek recall of those who they feel (for whatever reason) really need to go. A recall is not a feel good moment where both sides say good job after it is over. I'd be surprised if someone resigning after a recall petition reached its threshold didn't come up during the discussions which established this new policy, but the community decided that the possibility of "hurt feelings" or "sad outcomes" were far outweighed by the positive things the new policy does. So, just take this for what it is and move on. Coming back and posting like you and some others who signed the petition have done seems (at least to me) disingenuous at best. If all you really wanted was a direct apology, there perhaps was a better way to try and get one. Finally, I'm not sure why what Fastily thinks about this whole thing should matter to you or anyone else who signed, especially at this point. It seems odd to me that you or anyone else who signed feel now is the time to express such concerns or wish Fastily the best, and posting such things seems to be more for your or their benefit than Fastily's benefit. You or they could just as easily emailed Fastily and expressed the same concerns privately if you wanted to do so. -- ] (]) 22:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I agree with the masses here. Leave him alone. You're kicking someone while they are down. While I signed the petition, I wouldn't come here and demand more answers. That's really in poor taste. Personally, I wish him the best in all future endeavors. ] (]) 16:08, 21 November 2024 (UTC)


== Thank you, and farewell ==
You deleted an article on "Conscious Business", which was not written by me, but is an important topic in the subject of business sustainability, green business, etc. It really should be included in Misplaced Pages. I linked to the page from my website, as I do with other topics, to educate viewers on such related topics. This is the purpose of Misplaced Pages isn't it? I cannot reference the article now, but I don't remember it being an advertisement, unless it referred viewers to the writer's business in the credits? If so, just delete the business referral, not the content. I work this new field of Conscious Business and encourage the widely recognized subject to be included in Misplaced Pages. Shall I write an article to replace it?


I remember working with you when I was more active on Misplaced Pages, especially in CSD tagging, and all my experiences and interactions with you that I can recollect are quite positive. As such I'm sad to see you leave the project after that recall; I was quietly expecting to support you had you gone for the RRfA.
Rusty Elrod
HorizonPath Corp.
relrod@horizonpath.net
404-502-8853 <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:57, 18 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:No page ever existed at ]. Are you sure that is the correct title? And please, by all means, feel free to start a new article on this subject matter. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 00:50, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


Thank you for your long years of hard work with (and without) the mop on the project. I wish you the best for your future life off Misplaced Pages. ]! '']]'' 09:57, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Yes, the page existed at http://en.wikipedia.org/Conscious_business. Is it possible to recover the original text as reference for a new article, or can it be reinstated with revisions? Thank you. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 02:48, 20 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


:+ 1. I was the (last) person to sign the petition, but right after it closed I really regretted it, and I would have 100% supported your re-RfA. I'm sorry, and I genuinely think you've done an amazing job. ]<sub>]</sub><sup>]</sup> 13:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
== Please stop ==


== Sorry to see you go ==
'''Redirects''' Per ] and ], it is fine and appropriate to categorize redirects. You need to immediately stop removing their categories and revert yourself. —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 04:18, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:'''Wait''' You've even removed ''redirect categories'' such as ] and ]--these are specifically created ''for'' redirects. What are you doing? —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 04:19, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::'''And look at this''' What was ? I can't imagine what you're doing here. Please respond as soon as possible. —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 04:23, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::'''Sorry''' To keep on posting here, but I just looked at your contributions and this is a cause for concern. I have to ] and you should probably keep all the discussion there. —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 04:26, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::Calm down. It was a semi-automated script I wrote to remove non-category content from redirect pages. Obviously, it has some problems. I halted its execution roughly an hour before you started posting to investigate the issues so I'm not exactly sure why you're acting as if it's still running... -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:44, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::::'''Okay''' Please keep this all at WP:AN--what is the purpose of splitting it up? —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 04:53, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::::Are you ] to run a bot? If not, you should be reviewing and approving ''each'' edit made by your script. You are responsible for every edit made by a script that you choose to run.--] (]) 05:29, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:{{AIV|n}} These edits were not {{red|NOT}} performed by a bot. I was testing a <ins>semi-automated</ins> (i.e. user assisted) tool I wrote myself. Obviously, there are some problems with it. Presently, I have self-reverted ''all'' the edits I made using this tool. If I missed anything, you do not need my permission to revert the edit. Please do not continue to leave me messages about a 'broken bot'. I am aware of the issues at hand and am working to fix them. Thanks, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 09:36, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::Fastily, editing at a rate of 47 edits per minute is not semi-automated, it is a bot. Please seek bot approval if you want to edit at such a rate. –]] 13:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::After you fix the script, are you planning to continue its execution? &mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;(]&nbsp;• ]&nbsp;• ]) 14:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::Nope. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:02, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::::'''Function''' What is the script's purpose? Do you have the code to share? —]❤]☮]☺]☯ 17:22, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


Hi Fastily, I hope you're reading these messages and know how much you were appreciated. You worked so hard for the community, I can't imagine how you must feel about the whole situation. You will be missed by a lot of people.
:Based on my reading of the situation, it appears that Fastily was trying out a script that removes categories that don't exist from articles, i.e. if ] were in an article, the script would take it out but leave ], which does exist, in place. However two things went wrong. First, it would appear that the script is not yet able to determine existing categories from non-existent ones, and secondly, the throttle appears to have broken. Keep in mind that the script was only running for 15 minutes before it was stopped. Had the throttle been working, we'd be dealing with 90 edits. What is important here is that Fastily realized ''before anyone else'' that something was wrong, and reversed the damage. I do agree with the whoever posted in AN thread, however, that in the future this probably should be a task for Fbot. ] ] 17:59, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::Based on Fastily's description above, I think the purpose of this script is to remove content hidden by redirects (except for categories). I wonder why you're not continuing it? If it must be done slowly, so be it. &mdash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;(]&nbsp;• ]&nbsp;• ]) 20:47, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


I do hope you decide to return to editing at some point. All the best mate, ] (]) 17:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
== Occupy Wall Street image AFD closed as No Consensus ==


== Thank you for all of your hard work over the years ==
Really? I am gonna need an explanation for that. As the closing admin, could you clarify exactly how you came to that conclusion? It appears to have formed a consensus to keep.--] (]) 08:02, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 09:40, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
That really didn't explain how you saw that as no consensus.--] (]) 21:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


Hello Fastily, I don't believe we've ever had a conversation on WP, but I've seen and admired your excellent work here for many years. You have been an incredibly helpful and prolific editor and administrator who has done a tremendous amount of work to improve the encyclopedia. I was shocked to see the recall petition opened and argued the way it was, and was saddened by the outcome and your decision to retire (although it's understandable given the situation.) Unfortunately, sometimes the notion of what constitutes "civility" within this community can be weaponized, and we can lose people like you. IMHO, there is a huge difference between ''being'' civil and "acting" civil or "performing civility". I believe, and always have, that you are (as in ''to be'') a civil and decent human being and approached your role as editor/admin with effectiveness and integrity. I just want you to know that there are many of us here that will miss you very much and appreciate everything you have done. I hope that you will return some day, and wish you all the best. ] (]) 17:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Could you please take a moment to clarify to me how you determined it to be "No consensus"? Thank you.--] (]) 21:08, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
*Fastily, I'm going to chime in with this message. Thank you so much for the time and energy you have devoted to our beautiful project. I'm sure you're feeling pretty raw right now and I am sorry. Thanks again. ] (]) 02:37, 20 November 2024 (UTC)


:I land in the same place as @] here, although I think we may have had a discussion on occasion. I don't think Recall is working as the community intended, and I'm disappointed with this outcome. I wish you well @] and hope to see you here again. ] ] 18:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
== G4 ==


== Goodbye Fastily... ==
Just a note, before deleting a page (such as ]) under G4, please be sure to check the deletion log; it may have been restored rather than recreated. In this case, it could have been deduced from the deletion log that the correct thing to do would have been to move it back to the incubator. Cheers, ] ] ] ] &spades; 10:38, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:Ah, right. I'll keep that in mind. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:03, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


Thank you for your contributions. You will always be missed. <span style="color: #000065; font-size: 5; font-family: monospace">‹]› <sup>(] • ])</sup></span> 18:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
== A wee request for assistance ==


== Sayonara ==
Hi Fastily,


Thanks Fastily for all your hard work and your service. You will definitely be missed. ] ] 19:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
This is a minor niggle, but it's been bugging me... I recently encountered the article ] and thought to move it to ]. That page already exists (it was an empty page), so I made it into a redirect instead, but now I'm frustrated - the page title should definitely be "Tongue drum", per ]. Any chance you could delete ] under ], move ] there instead and create a redirect from the plural to the singular when you have the time?


== A barnstar for you! ==
Cheers, ] (]) 10:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:I've deleted " ]". Go ahead and move the page when you're ready. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:05, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::Excellent, thank you for doing that. I shall sleep easier tonight knowing that Misplaced Pages's Tongue drum article is correctly named. <small>The really tragic thing is, I actually will...</small>] (]) 21:09, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


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== A kitten for you! ==
== You should really be a bit more careful... ==


]
{{minnow}}
Bidding my personal farewell. I hope if you see this, it has brightened your day in a sea of dark.
...with speedy deletion- in this case, ]. You deleted this user page as G8 when it a.) had previous versions to revert to and b.) a short check of the history showed that it was only a typo by the editing user. Remember to check the history when deleting stuff, otherwise you will sooner or later allow vandals to use you to delete valid but vandalized entries. Regards ''']]''' 17:59, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:Whoops. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
== Thanks ==


I forgot to detag that thing I moved into userspace. ] (]) 19:13, 19 October 2011 (UTC) — ] <sup>(] / ] / ])</sup> — 22:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
<br style="clear: both;"/>
:Sure thing. Cheers, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:13, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


== Farewell ==


Goodbye Fastily, it's a shame to see you go. Thank you for promoting me to rollbacker. ] (]) 06:06, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
== Another overly hasty speedy deletion ==


== I am so sorry ==
You speedy deleted ] on the grounds that it duplicated the ] article. It did not duplicate that article, and you deleted it without giving me a chance to discuss it. If anything, it should have been listed for a deletion discussion: its structure was based on the article ], which survived a similar deletion attempt although both characters have their own stand-alone articles as well. Although ] was just at the beginning stage (I only created it a few hours ago), the article was well-sourced and as encyclopedic as any of the others in the ]. I'm asking you to reinstate it and list it for deletion if you still think it shouldn't be here. ] (]) 19:15, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


This place won't be the same without you. I had no idea there was a recall thingy going on. Happy trails and all that... I am gobsmacked. - ] (]) 06:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
:Also, A10 was not even an appropriate criterion for speedying this article; for A10 to apply the article must duplicate an existing topic ''and'' not expand upon, detail or improve information within any existing article on the subject, ''and'' have a title that is not a plausible redirect. And articles that expand or reorganise an existing ones or that contain referenced, mergeable material should not be deleted under A10. ] (]) 19:25, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


== Thanks and enjoy the retirement ==
::There is nothing that can be said in the article that isn't said in the stand alone articles. All reception that exists or development info can be placed at ] and ] - The storyline information already exists in both of those articles, and has been edited and condensed down. What we do not need is yet another article documenting the fictional lives of these two characters - and basically saying the same development information, just reworded by you.


Heya, just wanted to drop by and say thanks for all the work you've done. Best of luck in the future and enjoy your retirement :) ] &#124; ] &#124; ] (they/them) 16:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
::Another thing is that this couple have not been documented in reliable sources as a "Supercouple" - they have been relatively popular with viewers of Emmerdale alone, there is no evidence to support a following outside of the serial. So there isn't enough weight behind this topic to jusify a split-off article. Your choice in sources was bad, episode summaries are not saying a thing to do with why these two are notable and why we should grant them an extra article.


== Thank you.. ==
::I do not think it is fair that you bring up otherstuff - but if you want to talk about those - a very reputable source discusses John-Paul and Craig as being a supercouple - and there is sources to support that their storyline was partially responsible for a rise in Hollyoaks ratings - which means outsiders came to view the show for those characters. Whether or not that article should have a stand alone article is another story and could be discussed further elsewhere. The list you are refering to that does have links to seperate articles - however they are to do with american soap operas and document such couples dates over the last few decades - where there was a real phenomena in the US to do with supercouples - so some of the articles are justified by the all of the hype they saw during the ratings boom in soap operas. These days they are generally less viewed shows, still popular but they do not experience the same hype and media following - so what these newly created soap opera articles are up against is that there isn't enough weight or notability for a dual articles in addition to the ones that exist. As a result many are deleted via AFD with little support for a keep in light of sourcing and the fact they already have other articles that document every said thing. So I hope that helps explain the reasoning a little better, and it is great that you are keen to edit fictional character articles.] <sup>]</sup> 19:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


..for your hard work. It has had an impact... ] (]) 11:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
:::Hold on, first, why are you responding here? I've asked Fastily to reinstate the article and give it a chance to have a proper deletion discussion. I don't really want to do it all here; it deserves a proper chance to stand on its merits. Briefly, however, it's far better to split long information into a different article. The Jackson character may be gone, but Aaron is a long-running and continuing character. There's no reason not to split this info. Second, it's far better to have information in one article than three. If we have reception and storyline in both ] and ], that's a problem, and so is only having it at one of those two articles. Third, there is ample evidence to support a following outside the serial--you and Fastily didn't give me a chance to provide it. Plus, a lack of sources isn't a valid reason to speedy delete an hours-old article. Finally, there ''are'' sources to support the claim that the Aaron/Jackson storyline was partially responsible for a rise in Emmerdale ratings, just as you claim for Hollyoaks--and I gave at least one. Anyway, as I said, I posted here because I want a response from the person who deleted the article. I'm still waiting. ] (]) 21:47, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::I endorse Raintheone's summary. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 00:40, 20 October 2011 (UTC)


== Thank you for your service! ==
::::::I'm sorry, but that's really not good enough, Fastily. You haven't responded to any of the points regarding your overly hasty speedy deletion: most importantly, I've asserted that your speedy deletion wasn't within the acceptable criteria, and that the deletion reason you chose wasn't appropriate. I don't intend to start a wheel war so I'm not going to undelete, however I do intend to recreate the article, which is still open in my browser. Please list it on ] if you still believe it should be deleted. There's no reason why we can't wait a few days for other users to have their say. ] (]) 00:57, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
We have never met but know that I am quite impressed with your work, especially in the permissions area. Constantly, you have shown extreme skill in navigating the requests. There may never be someone as skilled as you. We will miss you! ] 17:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
::::::::Fastily, he recreated the article again. He quoted whole paragraphs of prose left, right and center (Aside from the quote boxes) - using two non free images - using youtube videos as sources and dressing them up as viable ones. Copyvio heaven. Overides an decision made by an admin. I'm not sure if there can be any excuses either - EB's been editing since 2004.] <sup>]</sup> 01:47, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
<strike>If the images are non-free I'll remove them, but they should be removed from the original articles as well. However, I don't see any copyvios. If you do, then you should point them out or remove them yourself. ] (]) 03:14, 20 October 2011 (UTC)</strike>


== Thank you ==
:On second thought, Raintheone is right: although I didn't undelete the article, I shouldn't have recreated it either. I have therefore deleted it, and have instead requested a deletion review, which can be found . Thanks. ] (]) 03:27, 20 October 2011 (UTC)


Thank you. Still have not forgotten ] or ]... There is a reason ] to you ] of perms when needed. I will miss you, and best of luck in your future endeavors. I hope to see you again someday. Best, <b>]]</b>&nbsp;(]&nbsp;•&nbsp;he/they) 21:07, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
== Please be more careful... ==


== Thank you for your service. ==
...and leave my sandbox alone.—]&nbsp;•&nbsp;(]); October&nbsp;19, 2011; 19:18 (UTC)
:Um...what are you doing with a ] in your userspace? -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::Well, I, obviously, have my reasons. What are ''you'' doing deleting my sandbox again, despite my edit summary explicitly asking to leave it be? Good thing I can undelete it myself; a regular user would have to jump through all kinds of hoops to have it undeleted, and it's not like there aren't previous revisions in that sandbox's history I wouldn't need to come back to one day... How did you find it even? It doesn't end up in any of the maintenance cats, as far as I can tell. If it does, please let me know where; I sure don't want to have to undelete it on the daily basis...—]&nbsp;•&nbsp;(]); October&nbsp;19, 2011; 19:25 (UTC)
:::], . ]. In case you didn't know, broken redirects (i.e. red-linked redirects) are subject to speedy deletion under ] criterion ]. There. I answered your question, so answer mine. Why do you have a broken redirect in your userspace? -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:29, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::Surely you meant "''please'' answer mine"? :) I wish those tools were smart enough to exclude the sandboxes... sigh.
::::I use my sandbox as a preload template for when I need to create batches of redirects&mdash;it speeds up the process. Having a valid redirect in the sandbox would populate the newly created with whatever the target of that redirect is, which, of course, is of no help at all.—]&nbsp;•&nbsp;(]); October&nbsp;19, 2011; 19:44 (UTC)
:::::Pre-load template? Could you explain what you mean by that? Do you use a ]/] to mass-create redirects or are you manually creating redirects (via copy+paste)? -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 19:48, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::::Look, I have neither time nor desire to explain every technical thing; go poke around the documentation on meta if you are really interested. To answer the other part of your question, no, I don't use any automated tools; everything I do is manual. At any rate, the only thing that's important here is remembering that even when a page obviously meets a CSD criteria, it still helps to think whether acting on it makes sense or not. Deleting a user's sandbox (thus making a bunch of its older revisions unavailable to a non-admin user) is just not cool; doing it twice in a row despite being asked not to is just obnoxious. My sandbox is not disrupting anything, and I can't help that the database reports aren't smart enough to distinguish a genuine problem from a user's sandbox set up a certain way for a reason. Please just ignore my sandbox next time you see it. I certainly am not planning to keep that broken redirect there forever; as soon as I am done, it will be replaced with something else. Thank you.—]&nbsp;•&nbsp;(]); October&nbsp;19, 2011; 20:00 (UTC)
::::::::There's no need to get defensive. I only asked you a few simple questions, which, for the most part, you have ignored. Since you indicated you create redirects manually, I'm assuming you copy and paste. That said, I'll make a few changes to your sandbox to prevent the redirect from showing up to the system as broken while still allowing you access to the page as a 'pre-load template' -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 20:04, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:::::::::People tend to get defensive when one asks questions in a commanding tone and omits "please". As for the change to the sandbox, I had to revert it, because the nowiki/code tags are not stripped out when the page is preloaded. I have, however, placed the redirect between the includeonly tags, which should hide the page from the database maintenance scripts. Unless those scripts are too smart for their own good, that should resolve the problem; if not, I'll try something else. Best,—]&nbsp;•&nbsp;(]); October&nbsp;19, 2011; 20:17 (UTC)


The community has the tendency to eat its own sometimes. In some cases, I feel it is justifiable, but in others, such as your case, I do not think it was, and I would have supported your RRfA if you had stuck around. Regardless, I can understand why you wouldn't want to put yourself through that circus. I appreciate all of the hard work you've done across the different areas of the project over the years, and I wish you the best in wherever life takes you next. ] (]) 21:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
== redlinked talkpage ==


== Well wishes ==
Hi, I might have messed up nominating that page for housekeeping - all I wanted to do was to get rid of the comments page/to do page but we appear to have lost the whole talkpage? ] - ] (]) 19:58, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


I recall seeing you handle most of my ] noms, they were handled fast-i-ly. I have to be honest that I am very disappointed by all these, especially as it had to cost you your presence here. I wish that you have an easy-going life IRL. ] (]) 17:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Thanks Fastily - sorry about that, regards. - ] (]) 20:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:All good. Cheers, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 20:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


== Your revert == == Thank you for all ==


This is the second time that I see grumpy editors coming after you and you just discretely walk away instead of making a fuss. I admire your bravery in this. Hope you come back to Misplaced Pages one day, maybe just as an ordinary editor. I will like to thank you for all your efforts. <span style="border:1px solid green; padding:0 2px">]&nbsp;]</span> 16:54, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi there. Regarding <span class="plainlinks"></span> of yours. I thought I'd fill you in on the full picture. The user that uploaded the image also created the article ], which was deleted under ]. The content of the article had been cut-and-pasted from Jason Rhodes' own <span class="plainlinks"></span>. If you look at the photos on the Facebook page, and the image uploaded by the user then you'll see that the uploaded file is a cut-and-paste of this <span class="plainlinks"></span> (all rights of which are reserved by Facebook). Examining the history of the uploaded image also shows that it <span class="plainlinks"></span> for ], but that tag was removed by the uploader. It's obviously ''yet another'' copyvio by the same user. <span style="white-space:nowrap;">— ] <font color="#000000">(])</font></span> 20:12, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
:P.S. It'd be lovely if you could leave an edit history explaining the rational instead of just ''r''. <span style="white-space:nowrap;">— ] <font color="#000000">(])</font></span> 20:12, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::Revert? It was not a revert. It was a decline of your speedy (files tagged as non-free are ''never'' eligible for deletion under ]) and the addition of a proper deletion tag. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 00:46, 20 October 2011 (UTC)


== Your mistake == == Thank you for your hard work ==


It's a volunteer project, and I think many people forget that. You spent a ton of time in the neglected areas of the project. People sometimes say stuff like "you're not irreplicable" here, but you genuinely were irreplaceable. Recall simply requiring 25 signatures is ridiculous. ] (]) 00:41, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
You deleted ], saying A10 "Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic, Time_zones"


== A barnstar for you! ==
But the article had content that is not in the article "Time_zones" as I wrote in the talk page, contesting the deletion proposal. ] (]) 00:36, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
:As I responded on that page, no it did not. The representation was different, but the information was the same.
:Additionally, you are creating a large number of pages by copying and pasting from ] - please stop. While ones like the more in depth article for the UK is one thing, copying and pasting one or two lines to create an article isn't helpful, duplicates existing content and loses all attribution history that's contained in the original. ALL the copy/pastes need to be deleted. If you wish to create such, the ] should be SPLIT so not to lose the contributor information. Best, <span style="border:1px solid #100;padding:1px;"><small>] </small>&#124;<small> <sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub></small></span> 00:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
::Hi Fastily, you may wish to be aware of this: ] Best, <span style="border:1px solid #100;padding:1px;"><small>] </small>&#124;<small> <sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub></small></span> 00:49, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
::Hi Fastily, I've dug through TZ master's older contributions, and I see what he's trying to do. I'd also support an undeletion so he can continue to expand the article. I've already suggested he do only a few at a time and use the underconstruction tag to alleviate such issues (as mentioned on AN/I) in the future. Thanks <span style="border:1px solid #100;padding:1px;"><small>] </small>&#124;<small> <sup>]</sup>/<sub>]</sub></small></span> 02:26, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
:::Thanks for handling this Rob. I looked at the ANI link you provided, but it looks like the problems are being resolved. Regards, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:02, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
:@Rob "''As I responded on that page, no it did not. The representation was different, but the information was the same.''" Then go and tell where on the page ] one can find the ] zones for Portugal. ] (]) 11:18, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


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One of the best Administrators to touch the English Misplaced Pages, and the project is sadly lacking without you in it. ] (]) 22:05, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Why was my page ] deleted? The entry on the last is a Swiss citizen of Lebanese ancestry. if you look at the Lits of Lebenanese people, this person was part of a national series on the diaspora. I need to repost this list back on the site immediately.--] (]) 01:42, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
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:] -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 02:18, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


== help to understand image use == == So sorry to see you go ==


It’s been a while since I last actively contributed to Misplaced Pages, but I have just learned of your departure. I want to thank you for all your help deleting pages I tagged under CSD for many years! All the best with your future endeavours, whatever they may be. All the best and have a great holiday season. ]<sup>]</sup> 07:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
I wonder if you could please take a look at this and tell me what I messed up or if it might be an oversight. I want to figure out how to get the justification right so i'm not wasting my time chasing down great images that might be objectionable. The picture is of an important turn of the century planner so there will not be a lot of other images that are out there. Seems like you're busy from what I read so I understand if you don't have time - thanks much. ] (]) 03:58, 20 October 2011 (UTC)


== Greg Wyshynski == == A barnstar for you! ==


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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | You were a great admin and Wikipedian. I wish you the best. Thanks for everything. ] (]) 05:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
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== A bit late but here you go! ==
Unbeknownst to me until now, you deleted my Misplaced Pages entry:


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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greg-Wyshynski/120178294695066?sk=wiki
'''Hello Fastily:''' Enjoy the ''']'''&#32;and ''']''' if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Misplaced Pages. Cheers, ]<sup>(])</sup> 13:12, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
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<div style="padding-left: 2em; margin-top: 1em; font-size: 88%; font-style: italic">Spread the WikiLove; use {{tls|Season's Greetings}} to send this message</div>{{-}} ]<sup>(])</sup> 13:12, 25 December 2024 (UTC)


== Thank you! ==
I wanted to reach out and find out why, and if it could be restored. I think it was some kind of notability thing. I'm the editor of Puck Daddy blog on Yahoo! Sports, considered the preeminent hockey blog on the web. I'm a published author, have appeared on the Hockey News people of power list and I'm rather terrible at tooting my own horn so I'll stop now.


I just wanted to thank you for all the work you put in as an admin, especially for keeping Misplaced Pages safe from spam and promotional edits. ] (]) 17:12, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. Email is puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 04:55, 20 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:] -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 02:20, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


==Missing you already==
== Template:Latest stable software release/0irc ==
All the best: ''] ]''<small> 23:01, 29 December 2024 (UTC).</small><br />


== A barnstar for you! ==
*{{lt|Latest stable software release/0irc}}
*{{ltt|Latest stable software release/0irc}}
Please restore this template and its talk page. For some background, see ]. Some of the links in the section at the top of my talk page and ] will go back even further to where some of the edit warring began. The larger issue is quite messy and got started several years ago. Even though the original people who engaged in meatpuppetry and initiated the edit warring have long since been sanctioned and abandoned the accounts they were using at the time, the edit warring has continued. I don't want to overwhelm you here with too much information and links, so if you need any additional background let me know and I'll see if I can provide additional links. --] (]) 11:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
:Go ahead and restore them then. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 02:20, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::I don't have the admin bit so I can't restore it myself. (Although if I would have had the bit, I'd have still asked you first to avoid even the remote possibility that someone might consider it wheel warring ;) --] (]) 11:10, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Barnstar of Diligence'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for your service, I remember that you are the one who gave me the Rollback user right. '''''Warm Regards''''', ] (]) (]) 08:07, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
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== Please come back ==
Hey Fastily, I just returned to active editing. I know my break will hurt my admin chances, however I would like to continue Admin coaching if you are not to busy.--''''']''''' ] 13:04, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
:Welcome back! :) As for admin coaching, well, I would prefer that we wait a few months before resuming. It's been awhile since you've edited and a number of rules/policies/community members have changed. In this time, get re-aquainted with the community, and continue building your editing history. Come back in say, January with consistent editing for the past few months and we'll talk. Does that seem reasonable? -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 03:59, 21 October 2011 (UTC)


We really need you. ] (]) 17:34, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
== Range block ==

Would you mind modifying to block the /18 for some time? I apparently miscalculated the original range.—] (]) 20:42, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
:{{Alreadydone}} by ] -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

==Deletion review for ]==
An editor has asked for a ] of ]. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. <!-- This originally was from the template {{subst:DRVNote|PAGE_NAME}} ~~~~ --> ] (]) 23:04, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

== ] ==

Hi Fastily, I noticed you deleted the hoax pages on the ]. Please see also this SPI I have opened for the author. What I'm wondering about is why there's a "closed" note on the SPI page when it has not even been listed at the main SPI site and when I am the only editor and did not put up any admin templates. Regards, ] (]) 00:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
:Update: HelloAnnyong has now officially "re-opened" that case. No idea why the page was created as closed in the first place. ] (]) 00:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::Thanks for the note. I'll look into it. Regards, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== ] ==

That article was re-created without their consideration for your approval. Right now, I have tagged the article for copyright infringements, and the infringed content should be blocked right now, unless ], the creator of reborn article, would revert my edits. --] (]) 05:38, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
:Re-deleted and user warned. Regards, ''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 05:43, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== Deleted ] From Days of our Lives??? ==

why this is an Actor on the Soap Opera Days of Our Lives who was written up NUMEROUS times in 3rd party articles? has IMBD has been in Soap Opera Digest and several other articles and you note that he is not NOTABLE? PLEASE explain? (] (]) 05:56, 21 October 2011 (UTC)).
:Link the page in question. It's unclear what you're referring to. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 06:02, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::Thanks Barek. Starpreneurgoddess, please see ] -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 06:14, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== Req. for userfy ==

Can you userfy ] and ] under ]? Thanks. I was freaking out over "who added the redlink to the table in ]?". Then the penny dropped. {{smiley|grin}} --] (]) 06:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
:{{Done}} at ]. I didn't do the talk page because it consisted of some test edits/borderline vandalism...that is, unless you want it :P -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 08:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

==COMPLAINTS ONLY==
WILL YOU STOP DELETING SO MANY PAGES AND START MARKING PAGES OR FIX IT YOURSELF? REALLY YOU ARE ANNOYING ME! <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 08:16, 21 October 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Uh. No. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 08:49, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== Page on Kiran Bedi was locked by you. ==

I had added a well sourced info about "kiran bedi" about her recent award.
A few users are meaninglessly removing this content. Please suggest.

Same is true with Pranab Mukherjee. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 08:26, 21 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Neither page is currently protected/locked. Not sure why you're messaging me. -''']''' <sup><small>]</small></sup> 08:52, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== Please advise ==

I find it slightly suspicious that Moriori made a comment ], considering the combination of:
:a) The last time he participated in a FAC before this was 4 April 2006, and before that 29 September 2004. Those are the only ones he participated in, ever, as far as I can tell.
:b) It was the first thing he touched after an eight hour break from editing.
:c) I made a comment that the FAC nominator was someone I got along well with.
:b) I recently very publicly put my foot down and told him to back off from engaging with JamesAlan1986.
Am I being paranoid, or does this look like the beginning of a stalking situation? I don't believe in coincidences of this size, but at the same time I don't want to start a fight over one, all be it difficult to explain away, incident. Please advise. ] ] 09:43, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

== Your mistake on CSD A10 of ] ==
Namibia is covered in ] but not in ]. ]: "A recently created article with no relevant page history that duplicates an existing English Misplaced Pages topic, and that does not expand upon, detail or improve information..." It fails, your deletion is a violation of CSD. Go and restore immediately. ] (]) 11:22, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
: If you're going to be a ] in your requests, make the immediate assumption that your request will '''not''' ever be actioned. Besides, there's a ] already opened on this, isn't there? (]<span style="border:1px solid black;">'''&nbsp;]&nbsp;'''</span>]) 11:35, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::I think he is frustrated because one admin restored it after also deleting it under A10, and then it was deleted again by a different admin. I've not seen the page itself, but might it be better off instead merged and redirected to a section of the other article if it largely dupliates it? --] (]) 11:43, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::: I understand the frustration, but aggressive, non-AGF, and ordering people around certainly doesn't go far. "Go and restore immediately"...seriously? If you ever get to the point where you actually click "SUBMIT" on a statement like the above, it's time to logout and go do something in real life for awhile (]<span style="border:1px solid black;">'''&nbsp;]&nbsp;'''</span>]) 11:55, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
::::TZ split the one time zone article into dozens of smaller, infinitely less useful articles. The whole thing was a bad move if you ask me. ] ] 12:29, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

He made a mistake on ] and should fix it ASAP. Namibia is not covered in ] - this is content that did not exist in WP and I did provide it to WP. ] (]) 12:47, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Attention: ] is known to support deletions that violate A10, see ]. ] (]) 12:51, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
:A few things. 1) your being a ] stop it. 2)you aren't that important. 3)There is a pile of UTC +/- X:XX CSDs on your talk page. Normally thats a ] that there could be an issue. Please take it.--] &#124; ] 12:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 17:34, 5 January 2025

Retired This user is no longer active on Misplaced Pages.

Thank you

For all your hard work and contributions. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 09:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks also from me. You will be missed. Johnuniq (talk) 09:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
From me also, you were a workhorse doing thankless work. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 10:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+1. Thank you for years of great confributions. I hope you'll be back someday, buf if you won't, wishing you all the best in your next adventures. ''']''' (talk • contribs) 10:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Same, truly appreciate all of your work. Legoktm (talk) 17:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+1. Good luck on your future endeavors, you deserve better. 1989 (talk) 17:19, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+me. I would have supported you, if you had chosen to run again. Best wishes for whatever you do next – after all, this is only a website, and other things are more important. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+1 not surprised, but saddened, to see this after that public stoning. Thanks for all your work and I sincerely hope you find some fun in what comes next. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 20:33, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Sad to see this, but I'd probably do the same. I'm so sorry you and Graham are the guinea pigs for this shiny new guillotine. You did a hell of a lot of work, and should be proud. If we somehow manage to not to destroy ourselves, maybe you'll be back someday when it's not all so gross and bloodthirsty. Floquenbeam (talk) 20:59, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for 16 wonderful years on this project. I have been looking at your contributions form afar, found your tools very useful, and have always counted on you as indispensable for this project. Just note that the community will welcome you with open arms should you choose to return, at least from my standpoint. I wish you the absolute best, no matter what path you may choose to take in the near or far future. — 3PPYB6 — 22:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+1. I'm surprised you didn't go for re-RFA. But if anyone deserves a break, you do. Enjoy it. -- asilvering (talk) 23:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Why would this be surprising? RFA is a horrible and stressful process for many editors, so who would want to go through it again? Especially doing a second one under a cloud, especially after a RRFA for another user has just failed. Fastily did the only logical thing here by stepping away from this project to which he has donated so much time after this clownshow he has been subjected to. Uhai (talk) 18:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
+1 Thank you for your service and hard work here. At times like this Misplaced Pages truly does suck!, Misplaced Pages has lost a valuable person, I wish you all the very best, Take care and stay safe. –Davey2010 01:40, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for your years of service as a longtime editor and administrator. Vaya con dios! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:09, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I would have most certainly supported you had you done the re-RfA, but I sure can't blame you for not wanting to deal with it either. Thanks for all the work you've done, it's just a shame you won't be doing it any longer. Seraphimblade 03:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
I would definitely miss you ‘cuz, why not? While I’m unaware of what really happened in 2012, I really do hope to see you back someday. Godspeed in your endeavours. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 07:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for your dedicated service. Frostly (talk) 06:42, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Sorry to see you go. Thank you for your service. Stifle (talk) 09:58, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Retirement

Hi Fastily. I'm a bit sad to see you have a retired. I thought that recall was a load of bollocks and fully expected you to come out your corner fighting. I was planning to attend the rfa and !vote for you. I'll miss you. I hope your future endeavours are as successful as you have been on here. Take care. scope_creep 09:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Retirement from Misplaced Pages

Dear Fastily,

I am a bit shocked to see that you've suddenly retired from Misplaced Pages. That was a bit unexpected to me.

Even though I've done the wrong things by removing your message on 30 September 2024 at WP:RFP/R, I still appreciated your hard work at Misplaced Pages. Thank you for being with us for 16 years.

One question to anyone who is at this talk page, is there a reason why Fastily retired if anybody knows? Possibly because of WP:ADMINACCT or Misplaced Pages:Administrator recall/Fastily? Again, it was just really sudden and unexpected that Fastily retired.

Anyways, hope you enjoy your life outside Misplaced Pages.

Thanks. PEPSI697 (💬 • 📝) 09:34, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I'd imagine it does have something to do with the the petition that you yourself signed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Exactly. Are you for real? Why are you saying your shocked when you were part of it. Yous confused scale of work with the associated human errors with competence. There was never an issue of competence here. Now an excellent heavyweight adminstrator has left has project, to the projects detriment. (Personal attack removed) scope_creep 12:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
That last sentence seems unnecessarily harsh. All I wanted was a direct apology and for Fastily to change their deletion script. I didn't want them to leave the project entirely. I know that this message probably isn't the best to be coming from me, but I do feel some regret here. I just wished things played out differently, you know? Regardless, I do wish Fastily the best IRL. I hope that maybe they'll come back someday but no one is obligated to do something they no longer wish to do. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 13:13, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
I have removed the last sentence as a personal attack. Barkeep49 (talk) 15:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
That feels rather ironic, given that the sentiment scope creep expressed to Pepsi697—I don't want you to have this position any more because I think you are doing damage with it—is the same as what Pepsi697 and 25 others expressed to Fastily in signing the petition. @Clovermoss: As someone who's been involved in more than my fair share of desysops, you never want this to be the outcome, but it is naive not to recognise it as a potential (even likely) outcome. This whole thread is in poor taste. – Joe (talk) 16:41, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
@Joe Roe: I realized it was a potential outcome, but that doesn't mean I didn't hope for things to end differently. Despite this whole thing, I don't like making people upset. I just want everyone to get along and listen when constructive feedback is offered, you know? I realize you've seen your fair share of desysops as an arb and I also recognize that user conduct issues are not really my forté. There's a reason I declined the numerous people who asked me to run for ArbCom this year. Anyways, this is getting a bit off-topic. I mostly just wanted to offer my condolences so Fastily knows I'm not gravedancing in the back. I do genuinely see this as a sad outcome. If you want to engage further, my talk page is a good place. I'm sure seeing multiple notifications saying Clovermoss left a message on your talk under these circumstances probably isn't the best feeling, so I'm not going to comment further here. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Once you brought things to ANI, things got rolling and almost certainly the petition and everything that came after was the direct result. You were perfectly within your right to do what you did and the community response seems to support how things played out. People typically don't start recall petitions about public officials they feel are doing bang up jobs or who are even just in need of a minor course correction; they seek recall of those who they feel (for whatever reason) really need to go. A recall is not a feel good moment where both sides say good job after it is over. I'd be surprised if someone resigning after a recall petition reached its threshold didn't come up during the discussions which established this new policy, but the community decided that the possibility of "hurt feelings" or "sad outcomes" were far outweighed by the positive things the new policy does. So, just take this for what it is and move on. Coming back and posting like you and some others who signed the petition have done seems (at least to me) disingenuous at best. If all you really wanted was a direct apology, there perhaps was a better way to try and get one. Finally, I'm not sure why what Fastily thinks about this whole thing should matter to you or anyone else who signed, especially at this point. It seems odd to me that you or anyone else who signed feel now is the time to express such concerns or wish Fastily the best, and posting such things seems to be more for your or their benefit than Fastily's benefit. You or they could just as easily emailed Fastily and expressed the same concerns privately if you wanted to do so. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
I agree with the masses here. Leave him alone. You're kicking someone while they are down. While I signed the petition, I wouldn't come here and demand more answers. That's really in poor taste. Personally, I wish him the best in all future endeavors. Buffs (talk) 16:08, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, and farewell

I remember working with you when I was more active on Misplaced Pages, especially in CSD tagging, and all my experiences and interactions with you that I can recollect are quite positive. As such I'm sad to see you leave the project after that recall; I was quietly expecting to support you had you gone for the RRfA.

Thank you for your long years of hard work with (and without) the mop on the project. I wish you the best for your future life off Misplaced Pages. Namarie! JavaHurricane 09:57, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

+ 1. I was the (last) person to sign the petition, but right after it closed I really regretted it, and I would have 100% supported your re-RfA. I'm sorry, and I genuinely think you've done an amazing job. EF 13:23, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to see you go

Hi Fastily, I hope you're reading these messages and know how much you were appreciated. You worked so hard for the community, I can't imagine how you must feel about the whole situation. You will be missed by a lot of people.

I do hope you decide to return to editing at some point. All the best mate, Knitsey (talk) 17:26, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for all of your hard work over the years

Hello Fastily, I don't believe we've ever had a conversation on WP, but I've seen and admired your excellent work here for many years. You have been an incredibly helpful and prolific editor and administrator who has done a tremendous amount of work to improve the encyclopedia. I was shocked to see the recall petition opened and argued the way it was, and was saddened by the outcome and your decision to retire (although it's understandable given the situation.) Unfortunately, sometimes the notion of what constitutes "civility" within this community can be weaponized, and we can lose people like you. IMHO, there is a huge difference between being civil and "acting" civil or "performing civility". I believe, and always have, that you are (as in to be) a civil and decent human being and approached your role as editor/admin with effectiveness and integrity. I just want you to know that there are many of us here that will miss you very much and appreciate everything you have done. I hope that you will return some day, and wish you all the best. Netherzone (talk) 17:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

  • Fastily, I'm going to chime in with this message. Thank you so much for the time and energy you have devoted to our beautiful project. I'm sure you're feeling pretty raw right now and I am sorry. Thanks again. Drmies (talk) 02:37, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I land in the same place as @Netherzone here, although I think we may have had a discussion on occasion. I don't think Recall is working as the community intended, and I'm disappointed with this outcome. I wish you well @Fastily and hope to see you here again. Star Mississippi 18:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Goodbye Fastily...

Thank you for your contributions. You will always be missed. ‹hamster717🐉› 18:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Sayonara

Thanks Fastily for all your hard work and your service. You will definitely be missed. Awesome Aasim 19:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I can't blame your decision to stand down, though you will be deeply missed. Ad Orientem (talk) 21:32, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Bidding my personal farewell. I hope if you see this, it has brightened your day in a sea of dark.

— 3PPYB6 — 22:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Farewell

Goodbye Fastily, it's a shame to see you go. Thank you for promoting me to rollbacker. TheWikiToby (talk) 06:06, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

I am so sorry

This place won't be the same without you. I had no idea there was a recall thingy going on. Happy trails and all that... I am gobsmacked. - Shearonink (talk) 06:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks and enjoy the retirement

Heya, just wanted to drop by and say thanks for all the work you've done. Best of luck in the future and enjoy your retirement :) Zippybonzo | talk | contribs (they/them) 16:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you..

..for your hard work. It has had an impact... ToadetteEdit (talk) 11:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your service!

We have never met but know that I am quite impressed with your work, especially in the permissions area. Constantly, you have shown extreme skill in navigating the requests. There may never be someone as skilled as you. We will miss you! Muffin(Spreading Democracy, one edit at a time) 17:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you. Still have not forgotten the trust you placed in me or how fastily you answered my request for rollback... There is a reason I came to you for removal of perms when needed. I will miss you, and best of luck in your future endeavors. I hope to see you again someday. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:07, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your service.

The community has the tendency to eat its own sometimes. In some cases, I feel it is justifiable, but in others, such as your case, I do not think it was, and I would have supported your RRfA if you had stuck around. Regardless, I can understand why you wouldn't want to put yourself through that circus. I appreciate all of the hard work you've done across the different areas of the project over the years, and I wish you the best in wherever life takes you next. MaterialsPsych (talk) 21:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Well wishes

I recall seeing you handle most of my U5 noms, they were handled fast-i-ly. I have to be honest that I am very disappointed by all these, especially as it had to cost you your presence here. I wish that you have an easy-going life IRL. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for all

This is the second time that I see grumpy editors coming after you and you just discretely walk away instead of making a fuss. I admire your bravery in this. Hope you come back to Misplaced Pages one day, maybe just as an ordinary editor. I will like to thank you for all your efforts. The Banner talk 16:54, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your hard work

It's a volunteer project, and I think many people forget that. You spent a ton of time in the neglected areas of the project. People sometimes say stuff like "you're not irreplicable" here, but you genuinely were irreplaceable. Recall simply requiring 25 signatures is ridiculous. DarmaniLink (talk) 00:41, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
I wish you the ABSOLUTE best in whatever endeavors you take in life.

One of the best Administrators to touch the English Misplaced Pages, and the project is sadly lacking without you in it. Plasticwonder (talk) 22:05, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

So sorry to see you go

It’s been a while since I last actively contributed to Misplaced Pages, but I have just learned of your departure. I want to thank you for all your help deleting pages I tagged under CSD for many years! All the best with your future endeavours, whatever they may be. All the best and have a great holiday season. Patient Zero 07:18, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
You were a great admin and Wikipedian. I wish you the best. Thanks for everything. Pyramids09 (talk) 05:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

A bit late but here you go!

Hello Fastily: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Misplaced Pages. Cheers, 🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥 13:12, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

🔥YesI'mOnFire🔥 13:12, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you!

I just wanted to thank you for all the work you put in as an admin, especially for keeping Misplaced Pages safe from spam and promotional edits. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 17:12, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Missing you already

All the best: Rich Farmbrough 23:01, 29 December 2024 (UTC).

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
Thank you for your service, I remember that you are the one who gave me the Rollback user right. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:07, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Please come back

We really need you. Deb (talk) 17:34, 5 January 2025 (UTC)