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FYI...

 ;) MaxSem 11:59, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Thanks for that. Hersfold 19:25, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Image I Can't Use

It's an image I found on Google image search of Queen. So, what mark says that I can put an image on my UserPage? TopGearFreak 18:47, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

I just posted a clarification on your talk page. Usually, images you find online cannot be used here. Hersfold 18:49, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Article is an Advertisement?

I would like to know why you have deleted my page, Sous Chef, LLP. This is an actual company with a product that is attempting to gain capital to begin production. I am following guidelines on how to make an article. I think I should be given ample time to complete my article before it is deleted. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nymets1726 (talk • contribs)

I'd highly recommend you not repost it - I saw it had been deleted multiple times already today. As for advertising, I'd recommend you look though our guidelines on the subject, as the content of the article was far from neutrally presented. Usually using first-person pronouns such as we is a red flag when we review articles as well - it shows you have a conflict of interest which could lead you to add a bias to the article, even if you don't intend to. If you feel your company is notable enough to be included, I'd recommend you request an article for it instead of writing one yourself. Let me know if you have any more questions. Hersfold 21:59, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Patches1998

Um - isn't an indefinite block for a childish comment a bit severe? The user, Patches1998 (talk · contribs) is *obviously* a newbie, seems extremely young, and didn't actually threaten anything, just said they had a "secret weapon." And indef block seems like WP:BITE to me. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 02:28, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome to unblock them if they request it - personally, however, if they're going to act that immature here, and post that private of information (he's 10, according to his deleted page), they don't need to have an account without someone supervising them. Having looked closer at their contributions, I'd be open to an unblock provided he was more careful about his conduct. Hersfold 05:45, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks - I'll keep an eye on their page and maybe post a note there and see if they show up again and/or their response to the block. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 17:02, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the rollback app! Murphy2010 (talk) 17:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

My Guestbook

Hey there! Fancy signing my Guestbook? I'll give you cookies if necessary. -- MISTER ALCOHOL 20:09, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer, but I don't generally approve of guestbooks, as I feel they go somewhat against certain policies. See you around the wiki, though. Hersfold 00:55, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, eh? I'll still give you some cookies to make you comfortable at home. Here. -- MISTER ALCOHOL 05:00, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. :-) Hersfold 18:23, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Question

Hi Hersfold, You probably don't remember me. Our paths had crossed here in September. I noticed earlier today that the same editor with whom I had drawn swords with in September was reverting one of my edits, which of course is fine. However, I noticed that in the edit summary, a Misplaced Pages rule was appearing in the guise of more inflammatory language. See here, and he seems to have done this before either in edit summaries or talk page posts, see here. Is this sort of thing allowed on Misplaced Pages? Regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 18:39, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

No, that's not acceptable at all - it's perfectly reasonable to remove information if it is believed to violate one or both of those policies, and mention that in the edit summary, but the manner in which it was done here is a personal attack. That it doesn't appear Sarvagnya even attempted to discuss it with you doesn't help at all. I'll leave a note on their talk page to knock it off, but in the meantime, as always, do try to review what you're adding to make sure it's accurate. Personal attacks aside, a policy was cited in the removal. I don't know enough about this subject to judge on the validity of the content you added. If there are any more problems with this sort of thing, do let me know, or you could also consider posting a notice at WP:WQA. Thanks for the heads-up. Hersfold 23:08, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. As for the policy cited in the removal, he may have a point; it's a tricky one though, and I'll have to mull it over. Regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 23:42, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

OK. Its not "bullshit" or "bullcrap".. it only "Synthesis" and "OR". Point taken. jftr though, I must point out that the edit summaries were only a comment on the "content".. not the "contributor". Agreed, I can keep them more "civil". It is just that sometimes I forget to sugarcoat things. Will keep your words in mind next time. Thanks. Sarvagnya 17:09, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Here is another discussion on another admin's talk page regarding Personal attacks. Sarvagnya's behaviour often results in usually calm editors to lose their cool. Its like a disease. --59.182.19.51 (talk) 06:35, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

And you are...? Hersfold 06:36, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about him. He's just a rather well-known and banned troll. Sarvagnya 17:09, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Request Rollback Feature

Hello Hersfold. I'm a relatively new editor on Misplaced Pages having spent my first few days correcting typos and misspellings. I started patrolling new pages last week. For about the 10th time, today I needed to undo multiple edits of a user who had vandalized a page several times in a row. I understand the rollback feature would simplify this multiple undo process (as well as reverting vandalism in general) and that you are one of the administrators willing to grant this. I'd like to make the request. Let me know if you have any questions. I've got this page on my watchlist so you can reply here. Thanks for your consideration. JimVC3 (talk) 22:44, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Jim, welcome to Misplaced Pages! I've taken a look at your recent contributions, and it looks like you are off to a good start here, especially with vandalism patrol. Nice work. However, I'm not quite willing to grant you the tool just yet, as you are quite new here. This is no reflection on you as a user; it's just that I prefer users to have a little more experience with how things work here before I grant them additional tools. You may want to look into using some of the automated tools you can install yourself - Twinkle, for example, is a common tool that works almost like the real rollback, with some other added functions. If you'd like, I can take a look again in a couple weeks to see how you're doing, and I may grant you the tool then. If you have any questions about anything, let me know. Happy editing! It was good to hear from you. :-) Hersfold 23:47, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I understand. And yes, feel free to take a look again in a couple of weeks. Thanks. JimVC3 (talk) 23:52, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

IP block exemption

Ehh, regarding User talk:Kare Kare#Autoblock? ... During an edit conflict with your message, I had just granted an exemption. After reading your message, I am wondering if I should go undo that change. Please let me know. Thanks —Travis 00:04, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it's necessary, especially since someone did clear the autoblock in this case. You know as well as I do, though, that the policy is set more in clay than stone, so it's up to you. Hersfold 04:31, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

You win

I caved and made this account, so where's my cookie? Aealy2010 (talk) 17:01, 6 November 2008 (UTC)