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Thanks

... for fixing my deletion request. I thought I screwed something up there. Wachholder0 19:06, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Mohamed hamri

sorry wrong user thanks for getting back.... f81.66.138.193 23:10, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

You are an asshole

Great job deleting the link on the Joan Jett article, despite the fact it was completely legitimate. Stop assuming and do some research. People like you are the reason Misplaced Pages sucks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.33.132.19 (talk • contribs) 18:46, 1 May 2006.

Help with Father Damien Article

After finding out that one of the sources was under scrutiny for "artistic license," I placed a Factual Accuracy Disputed tag, and made my reasons clear on the talk page. Two anonymous IP's have vandalized my comments (one deleted it, was then reverted, only to have another alter my comments and remove the signature with timestamp.), only then I find out that the second vandal actually added the source without contributing to the article itself.

Now i'm kinda stumped on where to go. Do I add a disclaimer to the source citing Artistic License, or just delete it, and leaving the explanation on the talk page? I've mocked-up the choices, one to add to the source listing already in place, or outright deletion and add the note to the Discussion page?--293.xx.xxx.xx 08:10, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I'll drop by once in a while on the article and eventually remove the tag, plus I have this nagging feeling that the anonymous IP's could've either been in the employ of the author or the publishing company to plant the book in as an adversiment or subtle viral marketing ploy of some sort. Just an paranoid guess. I really don't think the article got poisoned by the book, just the book was cited as a reference after the fact.--293.xx.xxx.xx 08:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Vandal 194.8.54.249

I think he/she is connected to * 82.198.250.80 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) and related IPs, which have been spamming with vandalistic nonsense for the last couple of hours. - Richardcavell 12:00, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Oglebay Park

In response to

This came up at Misplaced Pages:Reference desk/Miscellaneous#Will you review my article "Oglebay Park/Temp"?. I looked at the orignal article which you had marked as a copyvio. If you take a look at Misplaced Pages:Copyrights#If you find a copyright infringement you can just revert back or remove the part that's a copyvio. I've done that now and stuck out the section on Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems/2006 April 30. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:45, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't aware that you didn't have to mark a section as a copyvio and report it; that you could just delete it and add a message on the talk page, so long as it wasn't the entire article that was a copyvio. Thanks so much for taking the time to tell me. Also, I merged the article from Oglebay Park/Temp into the main article. Thanks again. —Mets501 21:30, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

A landslide victory for The JPS (aka RFA thanks)

Hey, CambridgeBayWeather/Archive24, thank you so much for your vote and comments in my RfA, which passed with an overwhelming consensus of 95/2/2. I was very surprised and flattered that the community has entrusted me with these lovely new toys. I ripped open the box and started playing with them as soon as I got them, and I've already had the pleasure of deleting random nonsense/attacks/copyvios tonight. If I ever do anything wrong, or can help in some way, please feel free to drop me a line on my talk page, and I will do my best to correct my mistake, or whatever... Now, to that bottle of wine waiting for me... The JPS 22:19, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Magna Carta - Glad to help

Glad to help on Magna Carta. It's just the by-product of my sudden urge on gaining Royal knowledge. Regards. --Taichimojo 23:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Northwest Territories

Saw your post on the reference desk, and was curious as to why you spent 20 years in the Northwest Territories. That's all! :) Isopropyl 01:08, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting the vandalism in my talk page!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar For reverting the first vandalism in pages within my user space ever as soon as it happened, I humbly give you this barnstar. Thank you! ReyBrujo 16:22, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the support on my RfA!

I AM TRYING TO REDIRECT ONE TO CHERBURG BUT ITS NOT WORKING

thanks, I just wanted it to appear on the master list of aboriginal communities

Its my first real time on this. My first article was Palm Island

Mwahahahahahaha editing from AOL

It appears that Mwahahahahahaha (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is using AOL, since he has edited his talk page from an AOL IP, and also the talk page of the article created before it got deleted. And he is still trying to push his agenda. Please monitor his talk page and protect if necessary. 03:41, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my page. --Nlu (talk) 05:18, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

You're considered vandalism! What now! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spartanpass (talk • contribs) 06:02, 7 May 2006.

My user page

Thanks for reverting my user page. I'm not sure why you don't agree with the link for Dave Gerard. It's just harmless fun. I'm sure he'd laugh if he saw it. If you really think it's a bad edit, feel free to revert it. I believe strongly in the "anyone can edit this page" ethos and I apply it to my user page. BTW, next time you revert what looks like a message to me from my user page, can you stick it on talk for me, or alert me to it? Grace Note 01:27, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Removed by scanning subsystem

Hi, I noticed you'd commented on an anon's page, who seems to be running software to prevent the posting of expletives. Quite likey it is a school. If this becomes widespread it will take some combatting. Have you seen it elsewhere? Rich Farmbrough 16:01 8 May 2006 (UTC).

Have a butchers at this diff. I'm scanning the most recent database dump to see if there's more - just found one in Glen Matlock. Rich Farmbrough 16:08 8 May 2006 (UTC).

Same IP. Only one I could find. Rich Farmbrough 16:18 8 May 2006 (UTC).

P.S. time to archive your talk page! Rich Farmbrough 16:08 8 May 2006 (UTC).

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Terribly sorry. wiki/YYY redirects to that airport article, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, at least in Australia, are commonly called YYY in print and sometimes on radio. JayKeaton 16:18, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Userpages?

How do you make your own userpages?

Sorry

I was simply deleting some vandalisms that the bot did not pick up. i must have deleted something else by accident.

User:AEMoreira042281 "vandalism"

Thanks for catching that. I have deleted the message altogether, along with your strike-out (hope that's OK with you?) Thanks. -- Mwanner | Talk 15:35, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Image Tagging for Image:Pizza Pops.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Pizza Pops.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Misplaced Pages's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Misplaced Pages:Media copyright questions. 21:07, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Wrong

The first was not a threat, he asked me what I did that was so special in my free time. The second and third may be considered as threats, but its hard to have a conversation with people who don't know how to read so I got aggrevated. AA Savage 21:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Wrong again

Beat the hell out of kids like you, meaning in an argument.

Mandarin tiger

Sorry, I just figured it was an obvious speedy as nonsense, but I see I was wrong. Usually the afd'd pages that deserve speedies are new have no discussion so a little switch up causes no harm. Simple mistake, thanks. Hyenaste  22:14, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I can almost see the defenders of the article frantically searching for a reason to keep it. The page looks like somebodies have dug through a box of files, trying to skew something in their favor, and have thrown any possibilites incoherently on the table. Hyenaste  22:30, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

You're right, thanks for the tip! NawlinWiki 21:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Stop removing pictures from articles

Please cease and desist from removing images from articles. I mean the scanger article.

redirects

I have just created a new article Turnbridge, Huddersfield where I wanted to use the word Lifting in context with a Lifting Bridge for which I have taken and uploaded some images for the article. I always assumed Lifting mean't raising something up. However the word lifting has been redirected to something entirely different. Could you take a look at it and advise if it is correct or vandalism? Richard Harvey 16:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Axis Powers

IP User:212.249.41.203 has been making a lot of edits to this article. I am trying to assume good faith, but do not know enough about this article to critque it. Would you please review this user's edits? Thank You (Steve 16:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC))

Thank You for checking it out and for responding (Steve 16:55, 10 May 2006 (UTC))

The Da Vinci Code

Is it possible to sprotect this or block the IP vandal who is inserting vanispamcruftisement? Nobody seems to be paying attention to WP:AIV or WP:RfP right now. --M1ss1ontomars2k4 06:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

OMG OMG! Thanks; now I can get some sleep without fear of vanispamcruftisement! w00t w00t! Good night! --M1ss1ontomars2k4 06:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

NOTOC

Thanks. Ghosts&empties 08:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

re: my edits on the grizzly page

if you will look, i removed the words "oh shut up" - unnecessary and provocative.

I also removed some words within quotation marks, which seemed to have been made up with the intention of mockery. "hurt the feelings of or speak harshly to a member of the species..." - do these words really sound like they are written in Canadian legislation? Orabomb 14:42, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

The guy said in the discussion page, quoted verbatim, " When a species is listed under the species at risk act, one cannot "Harm, pursue, harass, capture, take, kill, hunt, hurt the feelings of or speak harshly to a member of the species...". " If this isn't an implication that the words come from the Species at Risk Act, what is it? Also, do you really think "oh shut up" has a place in an argument? It's provocative and unnecessary. Orabomb 14:53, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

hehe... yeah, it's me.

i was just trying to be funny and self-depricating on my own page. however, after reviewing your edits, i have a better understanding as to what is expected of wiki edits and will better conform my page to these standards with a little but of fun. thanks. (Puravidamon 14:58, 12 May 2006 (UTC))

no worries

it's just me pickign on me... but i appreciate the attention. cheers.

Love letter (moved from top of page)

Screw you! (from the communist vandal) File:Mao.jpg

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 168.216.200.107 (talk • contribs) 16:59, 12 May 2006.

Tristan and Iseult

The difference is that everything on Tristan and Iseult is about some version of the same legend, and many of the versions are called "Tristan and Isolde" or something similar. If we disambiguated to everything called that in the header, it would be way too long. If you really want the header there, at least create a disambig page for all the different versions, and just link to that.--Cúchullain /c 21:39, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

I altered your disambig page somewhat and moved it to the more generic "Tristan and Iseult (disambiguation) so we can link to everything with some variation of the title, but thanks for doing that. I'll be back to fill out the list later.--Cúchullain /c 17:07, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Help

Hey. How do I go about reverting a page to a previous version? Thanks. Orabomb 22:53, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, it was much appreciated. Orabomb 13:33, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Mandarin Tiger

I have to revert the page back to the changes i made, the site is causing problems at a school and it needs to have the names and places taken out. I know that they can still be seen in the history, but they need to be taken off for the people who dont look in the history. Please, leave it after i change it, before it causes any more problems. We're waiting for the page to be deleted, and if there's anything you can do about it. 67.81.38.126 22:59, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Proposed event policy for Wikicalendar

Hi CambridgeBayWeather. I recently posted some ideas about developing criteria for what should and should not be listed on Wikicalendar events at the Wikicalendar's talk page. Since you're actively involved in this project, I thought I'd let you know so that you can comment or add more suggestions. Thanks.  :) Fabricationary 23:41, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

My userpage

No, I didn't want it blanked, but thanks for asking! NawlinWiki 11:38, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Polar Bear Hunting

Nunavut, Canada, same thing aren't they, just lots of ice and polar bears :) . Seriously though, thanks for the correction to Polar bear hunting. However now, as the article stands, the data on Canada is a bit piecemeal - there's data on Nunavut and Northwest Territories but not for other territories/provinces, nor for Canada as a whole. If somehow you know more on that (being in Canada, unlike me), put it in or leave it on the Talk:Polar bear hunting page. Rocksong 02:21, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, thanks for trying.Rocksong 03:21, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

School IP check

Primary school 216.126.100.197 18:02, 15 May 2006 (UTC) High school 216.126.100.195 19:14, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Re Foxe Peninsula (et al?) "clean up" using AWB

Hi CambridgeBayWeather,

(clean up using AWB)

Foxe Peninsula still happens to be on my watchlist, so your recent edit has left me wondering whether you or AWB itself automatically moved ] above {{Nunavut-geo-stub}}...?  I suspect it's the latter, in which case I'm minded to ask User:Bluemoose to review and/or make optional this behaviour. Thanks, David Kernow 16:49, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

It apeears to be the default of the AWB but don't hold Martin responsible it was myself that choose to accept the edit...

Thanks for your reply – as it seems this behaviour is an AWB default, I'll enquire after it; I'm not convinced it should be presented fait accompli regardless of whether an AWB user then accepts it or not. I've made my initial enquiry here. (Perhaps better made elsewhere?)  Regards, David 16:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Jones Sound, Kennedy Channel

Port Leopold, Prince Leopold Island and Elwin Bay, Queen Maud Gulf, Victoria Island

I see you've continued as above with the above... You don't find placing stubs above categories – i.e. not as they then appear on the page – unwise, especially in case any new editors happen to wander by...?  (Another reason why I use the "<!--Categories-->" and "<!--Other languages-->" comments, until this ever comes to pass..)  Yours, David 02:22, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt response, CambridgeBayWeather (short form "Cambridge" or "Cantab" or...?). I've copied most of the below to Querying category/stub order apparently used by AWB as default to save my rewriting it there:

I was basing it on the reply from SeventyThree at Querying category/stub order apparently used by AWB as default ...

Apologies; I hadn't yet spotted the additions to Querying category/stub order apparently used by AWB as default. Having just read them, however, it seems to me that there's no consensus for the order category-stub. Bluemoose/Martin links to this, where the order is stub-category (albeit poorly spaced); and Valentinian states his preference as "stub templates + categories + interwiki links", i.e. stub-category(-interwiki). I'm puzzled by SeventyThree's observation that "People seem to prefer having the stub-categories after any other categories" as my experience of Misplaced Pages thus far overwhelmingly indicates the reverse; on those few occasions I have found stubs following categories, it's been on very stubby article pages that have poor/no formatting anyway. Whether editors place stubs above or below categories in a page's source, the software displays the categories at the bottom of the page, so it seems to make sense to me to mimic that ordering. (I suggest all this in lieu of Bugzilla:167, for which I and others have voted, but I guess the powers that be are kept so busy...)

...As an experiment, I've just examined the first five pages with stub/s offered by Special:Randompage: Stjerneborg; Llan Ffestiniog; Naming taboo; Peter Kraus; and Sun Television and Appliances. All have their {{X-stub}} entries placed above their ] entries. I'll try another five anon...
Regards, David Kernow 12:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

The other thing I did forget to mention is that in a lot of cases there does need to be a second space before the stub tag to accommodate the picture that is quite often included. In Lamiya Abed Khadawi an extra space would have helped improve the look no matter if the stub was first or last.

If you mean something like...

 == External links ==
 * {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4489857.stm |
     title=Iraqi woman MP killed in Baghdad |date=]|publisher=] News}}
 {{Iraq-politician-stub}
 ]
 ]

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After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! --AmiDaniel (talk) 02:11, 21 May 2006 (UTC)