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APOLOGY

Please read the posting on GTbacchus user talk page. it's about 4 spaces down from your posting. I couldn't get it directly under yours as I don't know how to place correctly, but anyway it was writtten as a reply to your post. I would repeat it here but it contains what I meant to say. Ed 1961 04:04, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah

You can add the {{copyvio|url=http://whatever}} tag and mention it on our page for copyright violations, that's the normal process. You can also rewrite it in your own words so it isn't a copyvio, if you're so inclined, though an admin will need to delete the copyright violations from the article.--W.marsh 17:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Frankly, I have no vested interest in the article one way or the other. He does not seem like a very notable musician, so I'm not sure it's worth the effort. I have other articles I'd rather edit. I will do as you suggested. Thanks. --Charles 17:24, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Chicken party

Your pretty prudish for an aged anarchist.

Make all the assumptions you like, if it makes you feel better. But, I believe that wikipedia has (and needs) standards, and it does not need articles that are simply junk. --Charles 03:41, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Fandango Squad

In the future, if the creator of the page removes your speedy tag, put {{subst:drmspeedy}} on his talk page. --Rory096 05:21, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Aahhh... thank you! I knew there was some sort of process to follow, but did not know what it was. It really irked me that he simply removed the tag, rather than following the process and contesting it. --Charles 05:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I placed a warning on his/her user page. Kukini 14:57, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I appreciate that. Thanks. --Charles 16:58, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Jamison Parker

If I deleted the speedy delete tag, I was oblivious to this action. My apologies. Jp07 20:55, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Ok, if you say it was unintentional, I can accept that. --Charles 03:18, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Immantroplis Zone

Hi,

Good heavens, no -- I would never remove the prod tag from something so... ah, odd. However, anyone may remove the prod tag if they dispute the deletion in good faith: The thing to do now is to nominate it for AfD. I'll do that, actually. Incidentally, thank you for your work in tagging articles -- we need the help! :) Best wishes, Xoloz 15:16, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Ha! I see you already did that -- good show! Thanks, Xoloz 15:19, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, I certainly did not think that you had removed it. At the same time, I see no dramatic improvement in the article, nor any real attempt to make it at all relevant. Hence, the afd. We'll see what happens. And, as far as tagging is concerned, I cannot say it is my pleasure, but it certainly needs doing. I'm glad to help. --Charles 17:53, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Orff

Thanks for the kind words on Carmina. There was a small discussion of it on the Carmina Burana page, but not a whole article, which surprised me as well. Best wishes. -MarkBuckles 04:10, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

You are entirely welcome. And, once again, good job. Best wishes to you as well. --Charles 04:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Ellroy

Thanks Charles. Ellroy's later work is massively underrated. I wish to do my part to remedy this. I have read the two books at least twenty times each, and I feel I can almost recite them from memory. I'm going to take a few days to marshal my thoughts, and to do the textual research. Hope you enjoy it. Christian.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Theoldanarchist"

Like This?

Americanunderworld 13:35, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Exactly. --Charles 17:15, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

xfiles cleanup

I've made a big post. Since so far you are the only member of my X-Files Cleanup Taskforce, I think you should check it out. At some point, I'll probably make a table on either my page or the talk page showing the progress of certain parts of the project. When this is all done, you can add it to your list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zepheus (talk • contribs) 23:04, May 28, 2006 (UTC)

I'm a little out of sorts right now (pneumonia and the flu), so I will plan on making a sizable contribution when I am feeling a bit better. Also, please remember to sign your comments. Thanks. ---Charles 02:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay. That sounds fine. I hope you feel better soon, not so you can help but just so you feel better. Zepheus 03:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Feeling better, but not yet 100%. Thanks for your kind wishes. Looking forward to helping with the cleanup. ---Charles 02:31, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Hey. I hope you feel better now. If you're ready to help clean up the X-Files page, we could really use your help. There's a bit of a debate going on in the cleanup page. I would really appreciate your input. Hopefully you can read up on what's going on and give suggestions. - Zepheus 17:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Wiktionary question

I may have missed this in the tutorials, but is there a code for creating a direct link to wiktionary, so a reader may click on a highlighted word to find out it's wiktionary/dictionary definition??? Americanunderworld 12:07, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I honestly have no idea, it's not something I have ever tried to do. I'm sure there must be a way, though. When I find out something, I'll let you know. ---Charles 02:33, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Like this wikt:entry, which you can also do as a piped link to make it look more natural, such as entry. Best to always cluck-thru before saving, though, to make sure the page really exists—interwiki links will never appear as redlinks, even using other WikiMedia projects. --KGF0 ( T | C ) 19:38, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Good catch

Thanks for pointing that guy out. I've deleted all the attack pages and warned him. -GTBacchus 06:00, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Re:Free infantry

Yes, WP:AFD or WP:PROD is the way to go. {{db-spam}} was wrongly edited to include a non-existant speedy deletion criteria (A6 is for attack pages, not spam- there is no criteria for spam). So you're very welcome to put the article up for deletion (I'd support it) but it can't be go via speedy. Cheers, Petros471 18:10, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Hotbuckles.com

All right, I've added the page that I found to the same AFD nomination, as both articles are pretty much identical and should be deleted together...Scott 18:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree. There are warning templates you could use. I would suggest taking it to the Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents subpage, he could probably be banned as a spammer...Scott 19:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Blair Witch 3: The Prequel

If one reads the history of Blair Witch 3: The Prequel, an anonymous user, 207.200.116.6 removed the AfD tag, not this user, NTDOY Fanboy 19:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Tim Jeffs

I actually just noticed that and was going to thank you. Well, thanks. :P Yanksox 18:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

re Musical Linguists' talk page warning re Christianity

Now, I'm not a christian myself...but I believe without a doubt that a well sourced article about a major world religion has a snowball's chance in hell of actually passing an AFD. Ergo, it was clearly a bad faith nomination by that user and was removed by an administrator as such. Why should we waste the time for a debate that will clearly fail when we can go about improving other articles? Syrthiss 12:13, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Cross-posted from User talk:Musical Linguist: You are in error. Christianity has been identified as a core subject, which means any attempt to delete it is a violation of WP:POINT. Musical Linguist would have been well within her purvue had she blocked Andy5190 the second time the Afd notice was placed on the article (assuming she'd warned the user after the first placement of the spurious Afd notice.) KillerChihuahua 13:25, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Cross-posted from KillerChihuahua and User talk:Musical Linguist: But, did she place such a warning? I honestly do not know. And it seems there should be some process for removing the AfD notice other than a reversion which offers no explanation. I think that making the AfD in the first place was an attempt at harassment on the part of a user who is intent upon being a disruption. But, there has to be some kind of conversation about the issue, yes? ---Charles 16:44, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, no, not for something so blatantly WP:POINT. And yes, she posted on his talk page. KillerChihuahua 16:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, I guess I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification. --Charles 19:53, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

And if it helps, I think that the user who nominated it is very very new to wikipedia, and didn't quite have a full grasp on how to interact with the community. I'm working with him and seeing if I can help him fit in. Syrthiss 11:42, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I hope you are able to help him. Thanks for your message. --Charles 20:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

FYI

Wanted to bring your attention to this CheckUser request (), as you may find it interesting. — Mike •  06:34, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, very interesting. Thanks for the heads up, and thanks for keeping on top of this issue. ---Charles 20:26, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Shannyn Sossamon

I just like to use a little humor when I write summaries. Sometimes if I see vandalism, I'll call it "Jeff Hardy (WWE (former) superstar) and Bam Margera (professional skateboarder)"-like bad grammar/vandalism, or if I see a name highlighted more than once (hence the message subject) or too many spelling mistakes, then it's called Shannyn Sossamon-like errors.

I was introduced to Shannyn Sossamon upon watching the 2004 episode of Law & Order: SVU titled "Doubt" when Mariska Hargitay had many scenes talking to her after the victim had been raped by a supervisor played by Billy Campbell. I sure wish it would be nice to create a Misplaced Pages article on characters like Shawn Farrell (The 4400) and Myra Dempsey (the victim in the episode stated in this paragraph). Many Wikipedians have exactly no idea who Shannyn Sossamon is, and I respect you e-mailing me about this issue. I'm just trying to get everyone into the spirit of editing Misplaced Pages with feeling, just by telling them to just play along. When I first started editing pages, I didn't know how to use the edit summary box, but in early June, I did. I seem to have a bit of a sense of humor when I'm editing, that's all. --D.F. Williams 05:44, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey, please do not misunderstand me---I appreciate the sense of humor! Keep up the good work. ---Charles 05:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Wgit

Blocked for three hours for now, although considering that he cursed me, I'll probably extend to a day in a few minutes. Best wishes, Xoloz 05:56, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick action, Xoloz. I saw that he cursed you, and he has a piss-poor attitude in general, so a longer block might be in order. Take care. ---Charles 06:01, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Oddly enough, I was thinking of leaving a note for YOU Charles, as I'm only dabbling in being a Wikipolice officer, though I do have some of those pages watched now... - BalthCat 05:57, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

As you can see above, Xoloz has take decisive action to bring this guys trepidations to a halt. Thanks for your reply. ---Charles 06:01, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

The Violence

If the prod is removed you aren't really supposed to replace it but it often gets replaced anyway. And yes the next thing would be an AfD. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 05:38, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Aahhh, I was not aware that the prod should not have been replaced. My thinking on the matter was that since the prod was removed in bad faith, it should be replaced, and a note made saying that unless and until some attempt was made to prove that it was unwarranted the prod should stay. At any rate, I am going to go back and place it for AfD. Cheers to you as well. ---Charles 19:24, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Wanderim

Hi, thanks for letting me know. I'll keep an eye on his contributions in the future and see if he keeps on insisting that he should be on the main space! --Wisden17 10:16, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I couldn't have put it better myself. --Wisden17 15:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Talk page template

I have corrected your problem. Please review this. Thanks. — Nathan 05:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Studio-a

Hi,

I've blocked for three hours (newbie, I think) and "salted the earth" in his wake, so we'll see if that cleans it up. Best wishes, Xoloz 18:01, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Charles

Charles a chara, I'm new to this hole wiki thing so i hope this is how I am supposed to message back. Thanks for the message, gonna get as much info up about the IRA (particularly fallen volunteers) as I can. UptheRA ;)--UpTheRa 03:22, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, as you say, you are new, so don't worry about it. You will get the hang of how to use these talk pages in time. Read the template at the top of my talk page for some tips. To reiterate, I am always happy to see another comrade. Keep up the good work. And, be sure to keep an eye on the articles you write, lest they be deleted before you know it. As for the list of Volunteers who were killed at Loughgall, there will need to be a new article written on Eugene Kelly---the article refered to a Eugene Kelly who was a punk musician. Cheers! ---Charles 03:32, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion

Hi, I notice you have tagged two articles Maja Marijana and Jašar Ahmedovski for speedy deletion under the WP:CSD Articles #7 (CSD:A7) criteria. This criteria states that the article "does not assert the importance or significance of its subject". Both of the articles in question have assertions of notability in their discography sections. Its important to note that for the purposes of speedy deletion it does not matter if the subject is notable - it only matters whether the article makes an assertion of notability. If there is an assertion, the article cannot be speedied.

I suggest you take these articles through the Prod and/or AfD processes instead. Thanks, Gwernol 05:31, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I hear you, and I understand what you are saying. There is always some degree of subjectivity in these decisions to tag an aticle as "nonnotable". I will pursue other avenues. Again, thank you for your message, and your civil tone. ---Charles 18:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Geraldine123

Charles,

Thanks for letting me know about this user. The indefinite block seems justified in this case. Sorry I wasn't around to help out in this instance, but I'm glad it was taken care of. Good luck, Gwernol 21:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

No worries. Cheers! ---Charles 21:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

re: WalterWalrus3

I don't get the impression you're trying to pick on him. What to do about people removing warnings isn't universally agreed upon at Misplaced Pages. Recently, some people tried to classify removing warnings as a type of vandalism, but that didn't stick. In keeping with Help:Talk page#Etiquette, I'd suggest letting the removal go if he does it again - it's clear that he's seen the warnings. Ideally, anyone warning him in the future will check his recent contibutions as a matter of course, and see that there have been other warnings removed, unless there's a lot of water under the bridge between now and then, in which case it's pretty much ok to start over from a low-level warning again anyway. At least the two of us are watching his page, possibly more, so he's not likely to get far out of line without being noticed. -GTBacchus 21:12, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

I looked at all his recent edits---he took more than 2 weeks off after your warning---and they all seem legitimate. By the same token, all of his edits were decent before he went on that vandalism tirade in early June. Perhaps he's learned his lesson, and we needn't worry. On the other hand, he may flake out again. Time will tell. ---Charles 21:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Theoldanarchist

I appreciate your revision of the vandalism anonymous user 207.138.40.15 committed on my talkpage. I am really uncertain as to what I did or may have done to offend this person, but obviously I did. Doing some research, I found that he added a request for a composer named Justin Bean, a name which sounds familiar to me. I believe, if memory serves, that he was a member of a band an article about whom I tagged for speedy deletion. Apparently, that pissed him off. Thanks, also, for putting the warning on his talkpage. Perhaps that will dissuade him from such action in the future. ---Charles 19:26, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

No problem! —Mets501 (talk) 19:28, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Checkuser

Hi! Checkuser requests are made at Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser with the procedure oulined there. However, I would like to alert you to one of the policies:

1. Please do not list cases involving "throwaway" accounts that are only used for a few edits.

If I'm not mistaken, the IP address you want to check only has about three edits. Perhaps checkuser isn't the best option. But you have the link anyway, for future reference :-). —Mets501 (talk) 13:05, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I was not aware of that policy. But, as you say, now I have the link for future reference. However, if I am correct in my supposition that this anonymous user is Xdeadclancyx, perhaps I should just do a checkuser on him, and see if I am correct. I'll give it some thought. Thanks for your response. ---Charles 16:48, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

RE: Tom Waits

Copied from User talk:Psy guy

I agree. Check out the WHOIS reports: 24.254.82.106 & 68.6.102.218. They are both from Cox Communications. The IPs are most likely dynamic and the user was given different IP addresses. Notice the time difference between the vandalism episodes. I will keep an eye on them. Thanks for letting me know, and let me know if I can help you with anything. -- Psy guy 14:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

RE: Operation Condor

No problem on reverting it. Operation Condor was clearly geared toward combating terrorism, wheter it would be any kind of dissent or communist/socialist groups. As for the naming of the category, I have no comments. I usually like to keep out of debates and focus on contributing. You might want to know that I also reverted an indentical change in Batallón de Inteligencia 601 (related to Cóndor). Greetings.

Don't make personal attacks

You effectively called me a liar on Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion. Please read the following:

• Gladio
• Misplaced Pages:no personal attacks
• Misplaced Pages:Assume good faith

Thank you. Calsicol 02:55, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I disagree in the strongest possible terms to this characterization. I simply and directly asked for an example of the POV-pushing to which you refered. My feeling throughout the Categories for deletion debate was that there was a vagueness and lack of clarity in the accusations being made, and I kept asking that examples be given for exactly why this category was so seemingly beyond redemption. I never accused you of lying, nor did I "effectively" do so. I have never made a personal attack on any editor on Misplaced Pages. Please respond on this matter, because I feel that there has been a serious miscommunication. ---Charles 03:13, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade

I'd say that the simplest thing to do his continue challenging him on simple policy grounds -- WP:V, reliable sources, no undue weight to minority opinions, no original research, and NPOV -- and putting them up for an RFC if necessary. I mean, he's on shaky ground on all those issues, and hell, I've caught him in factual errors that I suspect are deliberate. Stick to policy, and let him back up what he says: frankly, I doubt he's up to it, personality-wise, even if he had sources backing up some of the things he says, since his MO is to simply declare his opinions over and over as if they were settled fact. --Calton | Talk 15:16, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

You are, of course, correct, and that is what we will continue to do. I challenged on some unsourced assertions in the jazz article the other day, as well, and he did not even bother to respond. This did not shock me in the least. And I was not even saying he was wrong, simply that, considering the fact that this is supposed to be an encyclopedia, every assertion has to have a source. He just does not seem to be up to the challenge, as you have correctly stated. ---Charles 18:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Citations are appropiate for facts which are relatively unknown or obscure and not in relatively well-known information. You obiviously know nothing about jazz as anyone even mildly into the subject knows about Paul Whiteman being the most popular bandleader of the decade. (In fact, his recording of "Whispering" and "Japanese Sandman" in 1920 sold over a million copies according to the records of the Victor Talking Machine Company (which would become RCA Victor in 1929), an astounding record for that time). Your assertions that the material I included in the jazz article are wrong is pretty laughable if not unbelievable. Should there be a citation to indicate that the sky is blue or the fact that birds sing? Obviously giving citations for every sentence is absurd. All the facts in my edits are common knowledge to any one who has even an elementary knowledge of the subject. If you have valid information that contradicts anything I said, I would love to see it and will galdly accede to any changes necessary to conform the appropiate to said information. If you have OCD and expect every sentence to have a citation than follow your own advice in every single one of your edits.24.6.23.248 22:29, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Xdeadclancyx

The user referred to above just vandalized and then reverted his vandalism of my user page. As you may recall, you reverted vandalism to my talk page some time back, and I expressed the opinion that the anonymous user who committed said vandalism was actually Xdeadclancyx. The current vandalism only reinforces that view. If you would not mind, can you give him a stern warning about such nonsense? I would appreciate it. ---Charles 17:50, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

While I do think what Xdeadclancyx did is very wrong, he was warned already on his anon account and real account already, and I don't think he needs further warning unless he does it again. Plus, it's not as bad because he reverted it himself. Feel free to write back if you feel very strongly about this. —Mets501 (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

After I left the message above, I saw that you were on wikibreak, so I took the matter to another administrator, and he left Xdeadclancyx a warning. The reason I feel strongly on this issue is that a month has passed since the article he wrote was deleted---the only reason he has for being unhappy with me---and yet he continues to target my page for vandalism. And, frankly, I believe the only reason he reverted the edit is because the tag was invalid and did not work. At any rate, I am not going to pursue the matter further unless there is further vandalism. But, trust me when I say I am keeping my eye on him. Thanks for taking the time to respond. ---Charles 03:06, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see. I should have looked at the time stamps. I thought that that warning was given before you contacted me. My apologies! —Mets501 (talk) 03:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

GET OVER IT!

Gaysreal? Attack redirect? It isn't POV. The whole idea of an "attack redirect" is idiocy anyway. --Kalmia 03:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I am not going to waste my time with your moronic so-called contributions, and the idiotic justifications you make to justify them. ---Charles 03:38, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

AfD for An Excellent Picture of Yolanda (2007 film)

It looks like you forgot to actually create the AfD debate page for this one. I would do it myself, but my grounds for deletion are a bit irrelevant now (at the time, the page was just a copy of Scoop (film), but it's not anymore). Thanks for your note- Staecker 00:21, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

No, I didn't forget---the computer I was using at the time failed, and this is my first chance to get back online. I will take a second look at the article, and decide what to do. Thanks for your response. ---Charles 02:04, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Scorraging

Know your subject I suggest before you delete my article on Scorraging you spend as many years as I have (37 years) researching Medieval European History. I find your assertion that what I have written to be nonsense offensive and against the spirit of those who truly wish to add encyclopedic articles of interest to this site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Derekdorephd (talk • contribs)

If you have a problem with the tag I placed, put a hangon tag on the article and make your case for its retention. My research finds no such term and no such practice. ---Charles 03:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps you should visit the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. I assume that you have merely searched on Google or some such search engine for your research.

I would also question the depth of your research. What are your credentials in the field of Medieval European History?

I do not consider what I have written on your user page as a rant or indeed nonsensical. My interest in my subject does not make me good at formatting. Etiquette is another story and I apologise if I have in some way been rude. I do not consider what I have written to be poor but I will happily admit I have Dyslexia and that my formatting etc may not be to your standard.

I have sourced some of my references on the subject of Scorraging. Thank you for pointing out my lack of etiquette, and I can only apologise for being rude. This is my first submitted article on Misplaced Pages, and I did feel rather nervous about using this internet. I had not anticipated that my article would be deleted and I reacted in a less than chivalrous fashion, for which I again apologise.

Your apology is accepted. I apologize, in turn, for the tone I took in the response I posted on your talk page. The article needs work, but I am satisfied that it is not nonsense. ---Charles 03:45, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your last comment. Having scanned my article again I agree it does need some alteration. My Grandson is visiting me at the weekend and I will ask his assistance to format again the article as my patience with computers is severely limited!

I understand a lack of patience with computers, sir, because I share it. I was in the middle of a wiki-project this afternoon, when the computer failed and I lost all my work. At any rate, when you decide to rewrite the article, perhaps consider making it a section of the main article on the Black Plague. I will be gone all weekend, but leave me a new message here when you have written it, and I will offer constructive criticism. Take care. ---Charles 03:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Speedy tags

Unfortunately, even blatant spam is generally not a speedy deletion criterion. I have moved one article you tagged over to proposed deletion, which should take care of the problem within 5 days. Thanks for your work on new page patrol! (ESkog) 19:44, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok, you're right. I hesitated before tagging it, but it was so blatant I decided to try it anyway. Thanks for moving it. And thank you for the compliment. ---Charles 21:22, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

City Limits

The articles can be speedy or prod or Afd. Could you give me links and I will tag them if need be. Thanks. If there is lots of them maybe we both can.--Ávril ʃáη 19:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Another editor has already put prods on them.--Ávril ʃáη 19:57, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes! Now the watch for removal and Afd.--Ávril ʃáη 20:01, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Cockburn

You seem to be someone interested in Alexander Cockburn. As such, I would appreciate your comments regarding the edits I made to the "anti-Semitism" section, and whether the POV flag should now be removed, on Talk. Thanks. --KGF0 ( T | C ) 19:42, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Trunk Space

Please refer to Talk:Trunk_Space. PT 18:25, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Point taken. A reading of the article did not indicate it was anything more than a video arcade. ---Charles 18:27, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

It is an informational page, much like other pages such as Petro-Canada

It is an informational page, much like other pages such as Petro-Canada at http://en.wikipedia.org/Petro-canada — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fatbroker (talk • contribs)

So you say, but it reads to me like an advertisement, and I tagged it as such. ---Charles 18:33, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Miller's Crossing

Sorry for calling it vandalism; you were right. -Uucp 04:17, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

You wouldn't be the first one to misspeak here on Misplaced Pages. I've done it more than once myself. In this case, it is a common error---if you go by the pronunciation in the film, you would think it was Regan. I've read the entire script more than once, and the last name is never mentioned. Cheers! ---Charles 04:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

List of similarities between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy

Just a note to let you know the article has been completely rewritten in the time since you voted on AfD. dryguy 16:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Natas Knight

You're very welcome. I just indef blocked the account as it was clear its only purpose was vandalism. Best, Gwernol 18:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

That makes perfect sense to me. I have absolutely no use whatsoever for that sort of vile, racist garbage. ---Charles 18:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. My personal standard for handing out long-term blocks is definitely lower for this sort of idiocy, compared with your standard childish vandalism. Gwernol 18:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

You will get no argument from me. Of course, I suspect that he will be back under another name before long. ---Charles 18:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I expect he will pop-up again. If he does, feel free to contact me, I'll be happy to take appropriate action. Best, Gwernol 18:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Pugghead

Fortunately he was indef blockded before I could even review his edits. A good outcome. Best, Gwernol 21:26, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Soliloquies in hamlet

I'm the guy that wrote that soliloquies in hamlet page. Sorry - it is original research - i wrote the whole thing myslef using web sources for an english essay. I have some references at the bottom, but i just thought it would be helpful for others writing about a similar subject. Please reply soon -— Preceding unsigned comment added by Fapmyster (talk • contribs)

J L Myatt

I replaced the tag and put a vandalism warning on the author's talk page. Now we see what happens next.--Anthony.bradbury 00:16, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

My guess is, as far as what happens next, is that the guy continues to be a menace. But, that is just a guess. ---Charles 02:41, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

A question about an e-mail I received...

Hi Charles. He almost certainly got your email address from Misplaced Pages - just hitting the Email this user link allows anyone to email you. I've had a few similar emails in my time. If you are comfortable with the user concerned having your personal email address you can answer him via email. The danger is you could get harassed by them. If you don't want to do this, answer on the user's talk page with a note asking them to conduct this sort of conversation on talk pages. As long as the conversation is purely about tagging an article, its perfectly appropriate to conduct it on talk pages, in fact its preferable since other editors can see it too. Best, Gwernol 12:56, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I do not think I've ever noticed the "E-mail this user" link. Frankly, it never occurs to me to send an e-mail to a fellow editor---that is what the talk page is for. At any rate, I had already decided on the course of action you outline above, I just wanted someone else's opinion. Thanks for your time. ---Charles 02:44, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. If you don't want people to email you (which is fine as long as you're not an admin) you can disable it in your preferences somewhere. Best, Gwernol 02:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Resistance movement

Hi - got your message about the improper redirect at Resistance movement. I agree that there was no reason for the anon to redirect it. Misplaced Pages was acting up earlier, maybe that's why you were having trouble fixing it yourself. Normally all you have to do is go to the history of the page (making sure you're not actually looking at the history of the page the article redirects to), choose the the previous version of the article, click edit, then save it.

Let me know if you need any other help at all! --AbsolutDan 04:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Anytime! --AbsolutDan 04:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Hyper IgM syndromes

Hello, I'm a medical student. I'm laying out the hyper IgM syndromes for future work. Please do not delete them!Niels Olson 18:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The articles need more content. If they are no more than links, they will be deleted. Add something to each article that indicates its importance, so that it is more than just a blind link to another site. ---Charles 18:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

They're rare diseases. How many patients are going to even know what OMIM is, let alone make heads or tails of OMIM articles? There are long standing traditions to take care of information, drugs, etc, that are for rare diseases, because it's understood that it takes a long time for enough people to actually be affected to aggregate the information. It's not like diabetes, where millions upon millions of people have it at any given moment. The little kids that have these diseases, I'm sure, would appreciate more information than less. These tiny starter articles shouldn't be deleted simply because they appeared in the stack of "new" articles.

The edits coming into Misplaced Pages are rather like a grain elevator pouring wheat into a huge pile. The admins have perched themselves at the tip of the growing pile, and they monitor, robotically or otherwise, every edit, especially every new article. The phenomenon of admins sitting atop the stack of new articles and swiping out anything that doesn't meet rather 'stupid' criteria strikes me as crushingly evil when it comes to rare disease. I say 'stupid' in the best sense, like the internet itself is robust because it's stupid. But the diseases are rare! It takes a long time to develop information about them, and there's a lot of them. It takes a really long time to develop information about all of them. And it takes a LOT of expertise to know anything about them. So the nature of the content creates an extraordinarily high barrier to entry to begin with, which makes it extremely difficult, let alone having to deal with admins who bite the newcomers. I thought wikis weren't supposed to delete content?

I sincerely regret the "bite the newbies" notice on your user page. I sincerely though you had deleted the root hyper-IgM syndrome page, even after I put more content into it.Niels Olson 19:43, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Kentucky Deluxe

It's a real brand, made by the same distillery that makes Evan Williams (whiskey). I pruned the article to get rid of the booze-worship stuff, and added some links. Basically, most brand-name products are notable enough for articles IMO. Thanks for pointing this one out, NawlinWiki 04:34, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Eastham guy

I already blocked him -- single purpose account, ignored all warnings to stop reposting the article. Thanks, NawlinWiki 17:20, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

advergaming

You can check in the deletion log (it's in the list of special pages) to see whether the article has deleted in the past. Unfortunately, speedied content can't be speedied under the re-post rule. I think this one may have to go through AfD, or you could find an admin who's more rouge than I am right now (I try to hold back my rougeness when I've been drinking, to keep things in balance). In any case, it should probably be deleted. Mak (talk) 03:27, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Reposted article

I noticed that as well.  :) I got a polite e-mail from the user but I haven't had a chance to answer. He might just be a bit unclear on the concept. I'll drop him a line ASAP. By the way, I really like your talk page layout. Do you mind if I adapt it for mine? Thanks ahead of time! - Lucky 6.9 06:01, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Devin

I finally have lost patience with this guy. I know you have also clashed with him. The RFC is up and running here Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_comment/User:Devin79. Please endorse! Jdorney 12:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Spammer

He (or she) hasn't inserted any links since you left that message on his talk page. I'll watch over his contribs for a bit to see if he continues. -- Steel 20:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Royal Tenenbaums

Hi there, I don't think that changing "more than a decade" to 22 years is necessarily "vandalism"; Royal had been living at the Lindbergh Palace Hotel for 22 years, so that's undoubtedly where that figure came from. Miss Dark 02:31, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

New article

Actually, I restored the article for User:Lacstewie. And I'm old...sort of.  :) I grew up on rock; not much punk. Can you help this fellow? - Lucky 6.9 03:41, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

A whole team of professionals could not help this fellow. Given his lack of civility, I am not really predisposed to giving him a lot of my time. I still fail to see the notability... ---Charles 03:44, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I see what you mean, especially given your expertise on the subject of punk. I've been thinking about this whole thing since I left work and I began to worry that I was opening a can of worms regarding local bands. It would be ironic given the countless band vanity articles I've deleted in the past. Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to drop by the ol' talk page anytime. - Lucky 6.9 05:54, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I know this lad feels we're picking on him, but I have yet to see him demonstrate this band's notability beyond their immediate community. As you say, this could be a bad precident. We'll see how it develops, but I am not sanguine about the chances of this developing into something worthwhile. And, like you, I have tagged more band articles than I can recall as nonnotable, leading to their deletion. The last thing we need is to give an indication to anyone that, if they pester us long enough, we will restore their band/vanity articles so that they may attempt to demonstrate how important they really are. Where would it end? I'm not laying blame, just wondering if we do not need to solicit opinions from some other editors and administrators on this subject. ---Charles 15:28, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert on my userpage

Guess he didn't like my constructive criticism; at least his vandalism showed a bit more imagination than his fiction writing...--Isotope23 01:52, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, perhaps he should become a writer of insults and vulgarity---is there any money to be had in that? Oh, and you are most assuredly welcome. ---Charles 02:05, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Alexander Cockburn and POV

Please stop removing material from the Alexander Cockburn article. It is clear that your repeated edits are an attempt at pushing your POV, which, as you should know, is strictly forbidden by Misplaced Pages. Please try to make helpful edits, rather than damaging other people's hard work

What was removed from the Alexander Cockburn was in violation of the Misplaced Pages policy on POV. I explained that in great depth in the discussion section of the Cockburn article. Removing weasel words such as 'pro-Israel' or 'conservative' before every organization isn't an attempt to push POV, its an attempt to remove it. The weasel words used, again as I explained in the discussion section, would be no more valid than if I went through the Cockburn article and inserted 'anti-Israel' or 'left-wing' in front of the publications he writes for.

In the future, if you want to discuss changes to the Alexander Cockburn article, post them in that discussion section. Don't post them in my personal discussion section as a private attack. --ARoyal 00:28, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I can't really say which is more correct but I will keep a watch over the next few days to try and make sure that things stay calm. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:10, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

re: Theories on Columbus' Portuguese origins

I did not realize the "inuse" template could only be used for 3 hours, so I appreciate your removing it from the article in question. The article is of a highly questionable nature, and I was involved in an edit war with its original author (as one can see from the article history), finally placing the tag in order to give him time to prove the article's validity. I think that he has failed in that endeavor, and I stand by the OR tag I placed on the article more than a week ago. My next step may be to request a peer review. Would you be willing to take a closer look at the article and offer your opinion on its value? Thanks for your time. ---Charles 20:01, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

It's not my area of expertise, I just remove the inuse template from articles if they've been up too long. Anyway I reverted to an earlier version of the article that looks a bit better, I'm not sure what was going on with the other version. Sorry I can't be of more help. If the article is pure original research, you might take it to WP:AFD. --W.marsh 23:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Tom Fowler

Hello Charles... Take a look, a disambiguation page has been created. If you ever need to create a similar page, you can use the {{hndis}} template to disambiguate between a list of human names. Hope that helps! Can't sleep, clown will eat me 02:43, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Wilson

Charles, about Ian Randall Wilson, I'm trying to get this author into the proper format but, yes another newbie, I'm a little tentative in my understanding. Any help with the cleanup appreciated. Ibar88 18:11, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Perfectly understandable. I still remember how utterly inept I felt when I first started editing here. I will see what I can do help out. ---Charles 19:55, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

vandalism templates

G'day. I saw your vandalism notice on User talk:Micknz. I'm sure you have found this out since July when you left it, but there are a number of templates at WP:VAND that are able to be used. Just letting you know, just in case. Cheers and happy editing! Jpe|ob 03:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Godwin article

Unfortunately, it can't be speedied--{{db-repost}} is for articles that have undergone a deletion review via AFD, and excludes previously speedied or prodded material. The AFD will run its course, and then any subsequent reposts can be speedied. And I didn't delete the article--I'm not an admin and do not have that capability.

On a personal note, we live in the same town! How about that! -- Merope 19:56, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I was not certain whether you were an admin or not. As you say, the AfD will run its course, and we will deal with any further reposts if they should arise. Oh, and how interesting to meet a fellow Bloomingtonian! Are you a student? ---Charles 20:04, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Used to be: I now work for the university. And, well, I might be an admin by Friday--I'm currently going through the horrifying process of requesting adminship. Maybe I'll get to be the person who closes this discussion. Exciting! -- Merope 20:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I used to be a student as well. As far as your potential adminship is concerned, tell me where to go and I will vote in favour of you. As you say, very exciting. By the way, are you on Bloomingpedia? ---Charles 20:26, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Um, telling you where to go makes me nervous since I don't want to be seen as scamming for votes. And I'm not on Bloomingpedia, mostly because I try to keep my Wikilife and my real life kinda separate. On accounta the fact I sometimes edit from work. Heh. -- Merope 20:29, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

That is very ethical of you, and I respect that. As far as the other matter, I have no personal life, and my "job" is being a writer, so I am always editing at work. Nice to meet you. ---Charles 20:31, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Well, I see that you found it.  ;) Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a tally of 66/11/5. I learned quite a bit during the process, and I expect to be learning a lot more in the days ahead. I will be taking things slowly (and doing a lot of re-reading), but I hope you will let me know if there is anything I can do to improve in my new capacity. -- Merope 13:44, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Your advice on warnings

You wrote to me: "Are you going to leave a warning on the talk page of the anonymous use who defaced the Steampunk article? I certainly suggest that you do so. ---Charles 04:41, 22 July 2006 (UTC)."

Are you referring to some sort of official warning? I'm a fairly casual Wikipedian, and not all too familiar with how something like this would work.--LordSnow 19:42, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

It could be official (i.e., by using one of the numerous warning templates), or it could be unofficial (which most of mine are). I just like to leave some sort of message whenever a user vandalizes an article, just to let them know it did not go unnoticed, and that their actions have consequences. Obviously, in this case, it is a moot point. ---Charles 19:45, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Just so that I'm aware: what are those consequences?

Well, persistent vandals and producers of nonsense can be blocked for periods of time ranging from a few hours up to a month or more, depending upon the severity of their offenses, so to speak. Vandalism-only accounts will be blocked permanently. ---Charles 19:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Your contribution to my Whacker page

hey. Just wondering what the problem is. I have been in volunteer emergency services for over 10 years and fire whackers very much exist. I don't think any entire emergency services organization in the country would appreciate you implying that this does not exist. No matter what city and state you are located in, i suggest you make a personal phone call to your local fire company to ask what the definition of a Whacker is. There is not one fire company in the United States that is unaware of this practice. If you do not have the courage enough to volunteer in emergency services, then I say you are ignorant on this subject and maybe you should do your homework. Just do a search on yahoo or google. You want links? I can provide them. I know a lot of people on here post things that don't exist. But this does and you can't refute it.---User:thejax 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Speagsmanatee

Done. Blocked the vandal creator, too. Mangojuice 21:01, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Jennifer_Connelly

There is a discussion of the fair use assertment of an image going on for this page. Your comments on the talk page would be much appreciated. note:This message has been sent to all recent registered editors of the article, less vandal fighters — xaosflux 21:20, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Knowledgevibes

The last time around, I think it was garden variety spam for a consulting company. This one just made no sense at all. Fan-1967 18:33, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Aahhh... ok. Same title, so I assumed same content. Yeah, this one was a seemingly random list of who knows what... not encyclopaedic. ---Charles 18:35, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Error on William Blake

Do you do anything with your life? How the fuck did you find that mistake on him? Not that I'm not grateful, but was there anything to it besides dumb luck? -— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jairuscobb (talk • contribs)

Bama bangs

Can you take a look at this article ] and tell me if this is a legitimate article? Is a hairstyle, especially one that is a current fad, really notable enough for an article? I was going to tag it for deletion, but could not think of a legitimate category. I would appreciate your opinion. ---Charles 03:44, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

That's tough, but I think I would vote keep for that one if it was on AfD. It has references such as this, from CBS Sportsline, so it has to be someone notable. —Mets501 (talk) 10:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

attacks

Hola, thanks for pointing me to that. User is blocked.--Dakota 18:54, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

opening hearts

You're right, I probably should put a notice on the talk page. I frequently forget to do that, since I didn't know those notices existed until a few weeks ago. Natalie 00:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Responses to Michael Schumacher's retirement

to the main article. It helps illustrating that point that Schumacher was in fact one of the most important Formula 1 drivers ever, so, instead of deleting, I did this. Please tell me if there's more I need to do on the article to avoid its deletion. Thanks --Serte 18:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Hyderabad (Pakistan)/Travel Guide

Definitely not encyclopedic and contravenes this policy which explicitly mentions travel guides as something we don't do. Its not speediable, so I suggest you tag it with prod. If that gets removed, take it to AfD. Good catch, Gwernol 21:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion 2

I wish to express an opinion on speedy deletions and not biting the newcomers. I'm not singling you out, I've noticed other new page patrollers who do the same thing.

I think it would be a good thing to leave the template message (the bit that says something like "{{subst:spam-notice|pg=Bell Pottinger Group}} ~~~~" at the bottom of the box) on the creating user's talk page, especially if it is a new user who is probably unfamiliar with Misplaced Pages policies. If I were a newcomer who found my article suddenly deleted without explanation I would be quite offended.

Thanks

LittleOldMe 15:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

The reason for the message is that I had an edit conflict on an article that you had tagged for speedy deletion and I noticed that there was no message placed on the user's talk page. However, the tag you used ({{db-nonsense}}) unfortunately does not add the template message, which is something I never knew. The one I quoted is from the {{db-spam}} tag. I'm sorry if the original message appeared a bit preachy (I re-read it and got that sense from it) but it was never my intention. Perhaps it is because I am still finding my way around Misplaced Pages that I feel sympathy for the newcomers who are being encouraged to be bold on the one hand but are often unsympathetically brushed aside when they attempt to contribute.

Regards

LittleOldMe 15:20, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

On the contrary, I too was adding a speedy delete tag to the article, so I am not finding fault with your decision. I was using the {{db|my reason here}} tag that takes a little longer to complete, therefore the edit conflict. Had you placed a message on the user's talk page notifying them of your decision then I would have never started this discussion. That would have been a pity because I would never have got to have this discussion with a like minded individual. I say that because of your discussion with DakotaKahn. I can truly say that it has been a pleasure to meet you. Richard15:48, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

The Patrick Smyth article

Apparently, it wasn't a good call by me and has been moved back to mainspace because he asserts notability with the CEO thing. Still, looks like we're all learning together, eh? ;) Bubba hotep 16:04, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it's gone again. Seems someone else thinks the same as us and has reverted it to his user page with a succinct note about WP:BIO on the talk page. Good enough. Bubba hotep 18:46, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Richard Kenney

Yeah, I see the same problems with this page. The speedy is unjustified, so I took it off. I think she might be open to some advice - she did eventually take the advice about "inuse" (after I notified her on her talk page that I had left instructions on the article talk page). She may need to be guided a long a bit, as opposed to finding her own way. I'm just not really sure when to approach her - newer Misplaced Pages editors usually take a lot longer to get things done than more experienced editors, for whatever reason (I have many theories). I haven't ever mentored anyone (I've only been editing frequently for 5 months or so), but I'd be willing to try, I suppose. Natalie 21:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Cool. Sounds like a plan. I have the article watchlisted, so I can keep an eye on it. I may also post something her talk page welcoming her to contact me if she needs help, and perhaps pointing her towards some of the tutorials, etc. Natalie 21:43, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I've gone through the beginning (bio) of Richard Kenney and fixed it up, but the works and criticism section still needs some help. Also, there's an image (front cover of a book) that's HUGE, and I don't know how to make it smaller (images aren't really my forte). If you're good with images you might want to check that out. Natalie 16:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Upcoming template changes

Hi, I've just noticed that you recently left a templated userpage message. I'm just bringing to your attention that the format and context of these templates will be shortly changing. It is recommended that you visit WikiProject user warnings and harmonisation discussion pages to find out how these changes could affect the templates you use. We also would appreciate any insights or thoughts you may have on the subject. Thanks for your understanding. Best regards Khukri 15:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Great Job!

Hey, i saw you marking articles for speedy deletion on new page patrol and figured you deserved some thanks! I left you a barnstar on your user page. you are welcome to do with it what you please. Keep up the good work! Chris Kreider 18:34, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

User:Ultra Grand Am

I'm not sure if you are planning on reporting this user on WP:ANI but I have strong reason to believe User:Ultra Grand Am and User:Nintendough are User:Nintendude sockpuppets.--Isotope23 20:31, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

• I just did... sorry, I was wikistalking you to see if you'd reported it while I was posting here  :).--Isotope23 20:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: User:Namhto

Can you please take a look at this guy? ] He is a menace, and his sole intent seems to be vandalism. He needs, to use the words of George W. Bush, a "thumpin'". Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theoldanarchist (talk • contribs)

He has been blocked for a week. Please remember to be civil in your comments on other editors. Regards, (aeropagitica) 23:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Sting "vanity edit"

Why is this being repeatidly deleted. IT's true, it's of interest to many and there is proof. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossdv (talk • contribs)

This matter can, should, and is being discussed on the talk page for the Sting article. I will not discuss it here. ---Charles 04:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Banana guard

Astonishingly, the "banana guard" exists - it's not nonsense! However, the article was completely copied from the website that sells this fine product, so I deleted it anyway. FreplySpang 06:50, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

That is crazy. The tone was that of an absurd advertisement, so I suppose I should not be surprised that it turns out to be real. You learn something new every day. Thanks. ---Charles 06:54, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Erma Henderson

Re your message: Yup. Same content, though a little of the header wasn't included. I retagged it for speedy deletion. -- Gogo Dodo 06:51, 15 November 2006 (UTC)