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DYK for Hart-Cluett Mansion

On 9 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hart-Cluett Mansion, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 11:11, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

I figured it's about time you scored a pic spot ;) Gatoclass (talk) 11:11, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Cannon Building (Troy, New York)

On 10 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cannon Building (Troy, New York), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 10:38, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Asgardian, again

Neither are acceptable responses especially the reply to you (as an uninvolved admin who is only helping out after a request for help was made).

As the reply is to you I suppose it would be better if you asked another admin to look it over just to avoid any chance there might be suggestions of you not being unbiased when it concerns a direct reply to you. I know it ropes someone else in but that is unavoidable. (Emperor (talk) 11:09, 10 November 2008 (UTC))

Have you not read the reply I posted on my talk page to the question you asked me last month?

The reason why I chose the username "I Hate Pat, I Hate Pat, I Hate Pat And His Stupid Old Cat" was because yet another new series of Pat started on the day I joined, and I really think he should be axed because he has been on since 1981! If you look at my userpage, you'll see that I have written a parody of his theme song! I Hate Pat, I Hate Pat, I Hate Pat And His Stupid Old Cat (talk) 12:11, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Infobox Fashions

Template:Infobox Fashions has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: Sharpesoft

thanks. I really tried above and beyond to steer him in the right direction. His company might even meet the notability guidelines for inclusion if he's only stopped for a while and read some of the links he was given. --GraemeL 22:53, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Survival of the Shawangunks

I just created this uniquely Hudson Valley article today and was wondering if you'd be willing to assess it. I also nominated it for DYK. To disclose fully, after I started it I discovered the less-well-named and less-informative SOS triathlon article. However I thought about it and decided that if I couldn't find it by searching the first time, neither could anybody else, so I redirected it to the new page in a bold fashion. Don't know if that makes it ineligible for DYK, but I figure telling the DYKing what I did will cover that angle of it as well!--otherlleft (talk) 01:44, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Hudson Valley/DYK

Just wanted to make sure you knew about Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Hudson Valley/DYK, which User:MBisanz created a while ago. I try to keep it updated, but if possible, could you add the ones that I miss? Thanks, –Juliancolton 16:30, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey there Julian, thanks for the tip! Not that it was directed at me, but I already updated it.  ;)--otherlleft (talk) 22:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Request to have my DYK nom looked at

Bonjours M. Case,

I posted a DYK re: Béatrice Bonifassi on Nov 8th and it seems that all the other noms from that date have comments except for mine. Since some of the articles I have referenced are in French, I figured I'd see if you could look at it, given you have an intermediate knowledge of the language.

Merci bien -- Marchije (talk) 18:20, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Je vous remerci! -- Marchije (talk) 19:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

My comment about Blade Runner

Say, that's pretty interesting; I didn't realize Blade Runner was so often used for such comparisons. The article certainly illustrates several instances as well, though it seems to emphasize the video documentaries. Thanks for letting me know; I had no idea I was culturally in-tune. :-) Matt Deres (talk) 00:37, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Check your e-mail

Thanks!--Pharos (talk) 10:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York)

On 14 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Troy, New York), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cirt (talk) 13:45, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

User TheWhiteBiatch

Just FYI. The user blanked their talk page to erase your notice, which I reverted. Nja247 (talk • contribs) 16:08, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I was just mentioning that as the message was erased no one really could engage them in dialogue about their user name. Anyhow, It's sorted regardless due to your continued vigilance, so cheers anyhow :) Nja247 (talk • contribs) 18:07, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

64.18.144.132

Edit conflicted with you declining the unblock of 64.18.144.132 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). That's the second one I've seen in short order. They were both web servers in data centers (almost certainly with compromised admin panel access) being used as open proxies. --GraemeL 23:16, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I have tagged the page as such. Daniel Case (talk) 23:18, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

71.243.223.66

The moment the block expired, 71.243.223.66 (talk/contribs/block log) came back and is doing the exact same things to Talk:Kodocha and Kodocha - deleting talk page documentation and rebuttal of his behavior, deleting or discombobulating anything in mainspace he perceives as negative, and adding personal-blog-style commentary such as "At Last Sana and Akito are Together again How Long They Stay Together Is Not Told But We Can All imagine What Happens Will Be Handled By Both of Them......Together..."
It's possible that some of his edits could be perceived as being within AGF, albeit with an extremely poor command of adult English. But they're almost all detrimental, and I'm not keen on trying to sort through them while he's actively engaged in vandalising the pages. arimareiji (talk) 05:17, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your intervention. I'm about to head off to work, so I don't have time to sort through and find any salvageable material. I'll do so when I get home, but almost invariably his edits since Hexachord were unhelpful at best. arimareiji (talk) 06:00, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

User: Leighton International

Hello, I see that you have blocked? this editor(s) Leighton International and Leighton Int account. What is WP policy on reverting edits made by this editor?, should all edits made by this user be reverted? See Leighton Holdings & Thai Leighton Regards Surfing bird (talk) 02:11, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

User:Torturegardens

I realize that the user in question already has a block review template on their page, I would just like you to review your own block for a moment, considering things. Your template says that the user is a sockpuppet account of a previously blocked user. As to my understanding, sockpuppeting is only not allowed if it is used to disrupt, and as far as I can see, this second account was not used to disrupt, and was only created because the user had forgotten his or her password. Secondly, the original user was never blocked in the first place. I hope that you do not take offense at this.— Dædαlus /_Improve 12:34, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Readability

Daniel, here is the tool I mentioned at the meetup for readability: http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/readability1.4.py?page=The_National_Conference_Center MBisanz 12:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Bylaws process (ending December 1)

Per discussion at the November 16 New York City meetup, bylaws will be decided on-wiki with a deadline of 2 weeks to complete the process. Please read the proposed bylaws, and comment on them before the process ends on December 1. Thanks for participating!--Pharos (talk) 22:12, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

User:Dick Sargent

Actually, Sargent's dead, but I'm certain the intent of the name was to use his anyway. Thanks. Wildhartlivie (talk) 07:40, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Greenville Presbyterian Church (New York)

On 18 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Greenville Presbyterian Church (New York), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

~ User:Ameliorate! 11:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Bridges and River County Cats

Recently I have seen some editors adding Category:Bridges in New York and Category:Bridges in Ulster County, New York to the same article, same thing with Category:Rivers of New York and Category:Rivers of Ulster County, New York. I have raised questions at WT:WikiProject_Rivers#Category:Rivers_of_Ulster_County.2C_New_York and WT:WikiProject_Bridges#Bridges_in_X_County about the desirability of the child/parent combo in these cases, since, if extended to all counties in the state, the child cats would exhaust the parent cat. I belatedly figured out that the county cats in question were created by you, so I thought I should let you know.

Actually, in the case of rivers, I think the county cats are probably a bad idea per se, which would make the parent/child issue moot in that case. The bridge county cats seem fine as cats-- I'm just not sure we should duplicate. Anyway, I will look forward to your views.

BTW, am I the only one driven crazy by the Bridges-in/Rivers-of difference? Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 16:25, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

With bridges, the thing is that wp:Categorization_and_subcategories suggests that duplication is usually to be used "when the subcategory is not part of a complete categorization scheme for members of the parent category. For example, actor Marlon Brando is in both Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners and its parent Category:Film actors." But if we create a complete set of Bridges in X county cats, then the county cat assignment will be exhaustive, suggesting that duplicate cats should not be assigned.

The note in WP:BRIDGES#Categorization about duplicate cats is, I think, talking about nonexhaustive cats, similar to the Actors/Academy-Award-Actors situation, like Toll Bridges, and Suspension Bridges.

Since we presently have only two Bridges in X county cats (Ulster and Orange), and one Rivers of X county cat (Ulster), now would be a real good time to settle both issues. -- Mwanner | Talk 17:53, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanx lots

Thanx mister daniel case for takin my blocke off.I got punished cuz owen sanders told the admisiter that i waz breaking stuff in the enyclopeda & he made my pg red & it waz red & stuff.It got blockede & then i could do nothing.i waz bad onece & said a bad thing for jessica simpson & the other admister punished me.Im being good now. Pleese make owen sanders stop picking on me.Im scared of him.Eddie Wood (talk) 01:27, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

UAA query

Is it best to wait to engage a user on their talk page until they've done at least one edit? Thus if the name potentially is a vio but has no edits should one use the "wait until edits tag"? Just looking for best practice on this. Thanks. Nja247 (talk • contribs) 11:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Piracy in Somalia

OK I see what you mean. It seems though someone has dealt with it but I'll keep it in mind in the future. Nicknackrussian (talk) 20:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Slemcal1

Heya. I'm thinking of unblocking, but of course I'll ask you to support/raise concerns first. Here's the page. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 04:20, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Its better not to unblock him/her because he keeps on making new accounts aside from Slemcal, Slemcal1 also created this account, Samsterzai which is now blocked and even if you unblocked him still he will not changed and still he will stil put fannish statements on Sam Concepcion, its better not to unblock him anymore. Its my opinion! Wynchard Bloom _{My work} 04:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Uncivil Edit Summary

Hi. I think this Edit Summary, in which User:RetroS1mone said to me, "what part of do not modify don't you understand" and accused me of "promoting blp violations" (even though the note I placed was done on the instructions of Jimbo Wales and MastCell), was clearly uncivil, and could've been worded more politely. If you agree, could you address the matter? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 04:53, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

If it Jimbo indicates to me that links to the removed versions were not wanted, then that's fine. My issue is with the manner in which Simone disregards the Civility policy. Jimbo is more than able to clarify any misunderstandings on my part of his instructions without the obnoxiousness exhibited by Simone. Nightscream (talk) 19:35, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Catskill Escarpment

On 21 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catskill Escarpment, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 18:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)