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Revision as of 03:11, 8 March 2007

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My Username

My Username is not random letters! It's the first letter on the keyboard, then the last, then the one after first, then the one before last, then the on 2 after first, then the one 2 before last, then the one 3 after first etc. ending at z. I repeat, my name is not a string of random letters!!!! I'm a little upset you put it on WP:RFC/N. Qmwnebrvtcyxuz 15:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but to the naked eye, it's hard to tell that. It appears to be a random sequence which is one of the points of the policy. Metros232 15:39, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Walter Humala

Hi my dear blocker, I want you to tell me a reason for deleting all my "canvasing" after you warned me and even after you blocked me. That's just not fair, if you finished blocking me, evidence shouldn't have been removed from talkpages.! (The same as a real life trial)--Walter Humala - King one! 23:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

It's canvassing plain and simple. THAT'S why it was removed. Not some evidence coer-up. The evidence is still in all those histories and all your contributions. Metros232 23:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Cumberland talk page

I see that you keep deleting some discussions from the Cumberland talk page. Can I ask why? I read over the comments and I didn't read anything that was a personal attack or a rant. It seemed to me that the user was just expressing some frustation with the admins. Is that against the rules? I won't restore it back if you say so, but I would like so clarification about where the line is drawn between expressing frustration and attacking someone. Thanks. Lasersnake 19:01, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, nevermind, I just looked at your talk page's history and saw all of the vandalism. The user seems to just be looking for some forum to attack you, sorry it had to be the Cumberland page. Lasersnake 19:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

My apologizes that I didn't catch the vandalism quicker. I have that page on my watchlist and it slipped by me. I will keep a better eye on things from now on. - SVRTVDude 19:48, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the quick revert on my user page, I didn't notice :-) -SpuriousQ (talk) 18:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Railpage Australia

Thankyou for the protection you have added to the Railpage Australia article. As this article is pretty clearly the subject of vandalism at this time (as cited on the talk page) and being used as part of a campaign to discredit one or more people, is it possible to revert the article to http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Railpage_Australia&oldid=98398526, as that version is the most accurate to-date? I'm just concerned that keeping it protected in its current state seems to encourage the minority that are causing trouble, and unfortunately will never lead to consensus. I appreciate the ideals Misplaced Pages holds with regard to free and uncensored information, however given the nature of the content in dispute, I feel that it is a far safer alternative to remove the content until a consensus is reached. 203.28.90.133 14:32, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I think the Railpage article should not be an one sided self promotional piece.

There is no attempt to discredit one person. The controversy is about one individual who is a lead developer of Railpage and his fittness to continue as a moderator, which in turn affects Railpages credibility. Discussion on his fittness was discussed on Railpage and was subequently locked. That is what the controversy is about.

Have a nice day. Tezza1 10:17, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Re:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion

The original adding of the tag did not include that explanation in the edit summary. I assumed some one had missed the fair use exemption decision for the page. Jay32183 19:10, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Tenacious D

I have requested semi-protection for this page, but my request was unanswered and I cannot find it on the page: Misplaced Pages:Requests for page protection. I relisted and hope you will grant semi-protection.

Tenacious D Fans (talk) 19:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Saryn Hooks

Why do you keep reverting the Article to be deleted? the ongoing discussion here: Samir Patel applies to any article... Finola hackett i understand becose of her wining the canadien spelling bee. But this saryn hooks i dont. whats her claim to fame? Onyx the hero 13:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

You blanked the entire article. That's why I reverted you, Metros232 13:43, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

lol i was a bit mad wasnt i? but if i just put the article for dele will you not un-revert? i wont blank itOnyx the hero 13:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Heads up

Just wanted to drop in and give you a heads up that I ran the checkuser on the Pointlessweb vandals; I couldn't find any signs of proxying, but since one was a schoool district IP, I'm going to call the school district in the morning and let them know, just in case one of thier machines has been compromised. School districts usually keep logs of school computer use, so they'll be able to either close the proxy or have a chat with the student or staff member responsible. I've done a couple dozen of these calls, and I usually get pretty good results; I know of at least a couple suspensions that have resulted, and it's always good for a call to the parents. Anyhow, Just a heads up. Essjay (Talk) 10:13, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for checking that out, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Help?

Hi. I asked for help a couple of days ago, I replied on my talk page. --Seraphim Whipp 23:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Not too sure how to handle your situation but from what I see on the talk page of the IP user, he's caught the attention of other admins, so that should work to monitor everything, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

A. B.'s RfA

Hi Metros232, I see you have started on this. I've asked him about it before and he has declined the invitation so would be very keen to add my support. Is this going anywhere? Let me know if there's anything I can do. —Moondyne 00:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

You'd have to ask A. B. on that one. I created it a few weeks back and left the ball in his court, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Comber, Onatario

Hello Metros232, I'm sorry to bother you, but I wanted to ask you a few questions about your edits to the Comber, Ontario Misplaced Pages page. I realize that you were trying to clean up the vandalism on the page, but I was wondering why you removed my additions about Samuel Taylor. Don't tell me they're not correct, I know they are. If need be, I will dig up my Places In Ontario book if you would like some proof. Thank you.

Add back any relevant information with reliable sources. All I saw there was vandalism so I reverted pretty far back. Some good edits might have been missed along the way, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

So you didn't bother to look if people were right or not... alright, I'll find some sources and add some things back.

Virginia Tech Hokies Basketball/Possible Lock Needed

Hey Metros, the Virginia Tech Hokies Basketball page is getting some bigtime vandalism from IP users. It is to the point where I am not even sure the information is accurate anymore. Could you place a lock on the page so it can be looked over for accuracy and to block out the IP users? I would appericate it. - SVRTVDude 07:00, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

This is why it's better to report these things at WP:RFPP because it's now March 5th and you requested this on February 28. It looks fine and stable right now, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Images

Hi, I'm a friend of The Hybrid, and he passed me along to you in hopes that you might answer a question for me. A lot of the articles I work on are in need of images, but I am like an infant when it comes to uploading images. Do you know how that is done? How do I know what is okay to use and what will be a copyright problem? People talk about things like "fair use" and "orphaned images" and I just say, "what?" Yeah, I basically need everything explained to me about images. If you get the chance, I would appreciate it. Thanks a lot, --Tractorkingsfan 01:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

This would be a good idea to read: Misplaced Pages:Image use policy. Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Edits

Please don't block me. I really like Misplaced Pages. The reason I don't have that many edits is because I don't see that many opportunities to make edits. Qmwnebrvtcyxuz talk!

Okay, well you're not contributing anything positive to Misplaced Pages for someone who really likes it a lot. Leave a note at User:SuggestBot/Requests and it'll give you some ideas of what you may be interested in working on on Misplaced Pages, Metros232 01:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

What type of note should I leave? Qmwnebrvtcyxuz 02:14, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Read the instructions on the page. Metros232 02:20, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

AN:I trolls

Already taken care of. This is a recognised troll, with the MO of posting to AN:I with his first edit, and creating a one-sentence userpage with the second. I'm keeping an eye out in case he shows up again, as well. Thanks for the heads-up, though. :) --InShaneee 02:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry..

I appologize for the inconvinience....I should have examined the article more closely, I am sure that i would have picked my error up then. Thanks for the message. Mr Rookles 16:28, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Quadpus

You misread my complaint about Quadpus, for some reason it didnt format right.. he reverted comments on DISCUSSION pages I made. That is a clear violation of wiki policy.--Dr who1975 05:58, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Um, no, it appears he reverted your move of that article to an inappropriate name. Show me where he's reverted on discussion pages. Metros232 06:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

And by this edit, another admin concurs with my judgment. Metros232 06:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I was mistaken.. It wasn't Quadpus. I also thought he wasn;t allowed to revert hs own talk page but I reviewed the policy and see I was mistaken about that too.--Dr who1975 06:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Category Rename

Yes, I agree with CapitalR...those pages need to be moved to have a space between the years. It is improper to have no space inbetween them as you have named them, Metros232 06:12, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Not a bif deal. I'll see what I can do about it. I have to go to bed now so give me a few days. I just renamed all those pages last week based on soembody elses suggestions and my watchlist is now littered with redirect pages. Why did you all of a sudden decide to chime in on this?--Dr who1975 06:22, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I just relaized something.... I already made the changes CapitalR suggested a week ago! Did you actually look at the pages before you commented? I realize I may be a little hypocritical here but... please try to check things before commenting on them. Incidentally I admitted to Quadpus that I made a mistake.--Dr who1975 06:24, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

What? No you didn't. There's definitely no space here: United States Senators by seniority (1963,1964), United States Senators by seniority (1967,1968), United States Senators by seniority (1969,1970). Metros232 13:43, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

You are correct... but there was a space between "seniority" and "(" which I (incorecty) thought was all he and you were talking about... in any event, I've taken care of it now. Please excuse the misunderstanding.--Dr who1975 02:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Partial Protection/WYMT-TV

Hey Metros, is there anyway you can put a partial protection on the WYMT-TV page so that only registered users can edit it? IP User 206.28.39.67 has added, then deleted, then readded the same names over and over and I honestly can't be sure if the information is accurate. I am stopping short of calling this sneaky vandalism, but that is almost what it looks like. I appericate your help. - SVRTVDude 06:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind, it got taken care of:) Rock on....SVRTVDude 07:17, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Email

You have email! --sunstar net 11:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Reply to a request for helpme

To begin with, thank-you for responding so swiftly. Everyone on wikipedia is equal but I felt as if that wasn't true and I was being discrimninated against based on my gender (i.e "you can stop crying under your desk now" or some such) thus the request for a female admin.
I'm sorry if I have caused any offence, I just feel very frustrated.
As you may have noticed, I haven't edited the article since (although, I still stand by the fact that the articles are about two different subjects); the reason I haven't edited it is because I wouldn't like to be in an edit war. The user ( Jerkmonkee) that disagreed with me was the only user to do so. There had been another three+ editors editing it and improving it. I'm so confused :-(. I just feel that each article needs a chance to develop separately. Am I wrong? --Seraphim Whipp 21:23, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

As far as I can tell by looking at the page, only you were supporting the article staying and how he was supporting it staying a redirect. The other people who were editing it were doing maintenance work to the article as best as I can see. So I suggest taking this to Misplaced Pages:Third opinion to get a 3rd opinion. Metros232 23:45, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

West shore stuff

Hey i was wondering why you reverted all the modifications to the west shore page. I understand that the contact information was not necessary. but i made other changes. such as organizing the sections. if you could give me a response it would be great.

--Rahsaanhassan 05:20, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

still waiting --Rahsaanhassan 01:32, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Almost everything you did was unhelpful for the article. In addition, those things you think were helpful were unsourced or unnotable. Your list of staff, for example, is unnecessary. Metros232 01:40, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

thanks for the response, and your warm attitude (sarcasm). but seriously thanks i would be interested in learning how to site my work if you can give me a link. I did have sources for some of the information that i consider useful. ex. blue ribbon school. i am new here and wanted to attempt to edit somthing thought this would be a good place to start. thanks.

--Rahsaanhassan 01:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Read the welcome message that was left on your user talk page, that provides a lot of key information on how to use Misplaced Pages and some of our key policies, Metros232 01:59, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Big Boss 0

He may be watching you however you are not his primary target. To be honest we could care less about what your edits are. Keeping tabs on you temporarily is important so I can gather nessessary information on a certain banned user. He is acting as a kind of observer. He is even watching me probably too and I have no problem with that. But very soon we will have what we are looking for. He is only an observer in our conflict (if you can call it that). However you are still of some use. I want information and I want you to give me answers. Big Boss 0 03:04, 8 March 2007 (UTC)