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Hello Randy. Yes, editing under parental supervision would be fine, I think. Please can you post to the administrator's noticeboard regarding this, as I think this may raise more general policy issues. I hope that everything is fine with you and your family. -- The Anome 00:44, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much, I'll do that. I've never posted to my User Talk page before so I hope this is the correct protocol for answering. (Or perhaps I should post to yours?) Regardless, either tonight or tomorrow, I will follow your guidance and post to the Administrator's Noticeboard which you mentioned. Thank you again for working with me to ensure that my young son can both participate while also safeguarding his welfare as well as Misplaced Pages's. Also, thanks for the kind word -- I think we're rapidly calming down here. :) padawer 00:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Protecting children's privacy

Hi. You contributed to the discussion at Misplaced Pages:Protecting children's privacy. If you have the time and interest, I'm asking contributors to past a brief summary of their position on the proposal here, thanks. Herostratus 20:14, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Done. Thank you. padawer 20:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Qmwnebrvtcyxuz

You may be interested to know that there is a discussion concerning Qmwnebrvtcyxuz's username ongoing at Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/User names. Some editors are apparently concerned that at first blush it appears to be a random collection of letters which is not a recommended form of username according to the username policy. If the discussion hasn't closed before you see this, your input would be helpful. Regards, Newyorkbrad 15:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I would just like to point out that this is not an issue with any behavior of Qmwnebrvtcyxuz, but simply a debate regarding the name and the username policy. InBC 23:39, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to let me know about this discussion. padawer 22:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Qmwnebrvtcyxuz's username allowed

Just as a followup, it has been dedided at WP:RFCN that Qmwnebrvtcyxuz's username is allowed. The major concern with it was that it may appear to be just random letters to many users, but due to the letters creating a clever pattern on the qwert keyboard, it has been decided to allow. Once again, can I please reiterate that Qmwnebrvtcyxuz's conduct was not at any time questioned, this was soley for his username. Thanks and if you have any further questions, feel free to leave a note on my talk page, regards RyanPostlethwaite 18:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Ryan, for the update. padawer 22:56, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

WP:AN discussion about your son...

...here. Thought you'd like to know. Sandstein 18:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks very much for letting me know. Now I see that because my son hasn't edited articles in awhile, my account is also blocked from editing as well. I have been an ardent supporter of Misplaced Pages both elsewhere on the internet as well as offline, and if that isn't appreciated or recognized, I can also point out that I have been an vociferous reader and occasional editor as well. I'm now wondering if it serves the Misplaced Pages Foundation to ban someone like me because my 9 year old son hasn't edited an article in 5 months.

I have asked the community to alert me to any problem with my son and that, as a result, I would coach and supervise him closely. Unfortunately for him -- and now, for me, ironically -- I wasn't aware that there was a rule that required balance between talk pages and article editing. Now that I know, I am committed to correcting my son's behavior posthaste. Let me add that his Wiki behavior otherwise has been exemplary unless I have missed something (in which case, I definitely want to know). Apparently, his are sins of omission rather than commission, however I recognize that this requires rectification.

For my part, I am asking that I be readmitted to full participation on Misplaced Pages. For my son's benefit, I would ask that he be readmitted as well, and I will guarantee a vastly revised balance. His internet interests lie exclusively with Misplaced Pages.org and Space.com. I suppose as a father, I have failed him, not being athletic myself, in that our interests are similarly "geeky." Regardless, just now, I had to console a very sensitive, well-behaved young boy who believes the world has just shunned him. I would like to turn this into a few valuable teaching lessons regarding the importance of community rules, the promise of a fair hearing, and perhaps even a discussion of redemption.

Unfortunately, I have no idea if this message will be heard by anyone, since I myself am now reduced to editing only my own talk page. padawer 00:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi. First of all, you personally have not been blocked from editing. You, as you know, have done nothing wrong. Apparently, you are caught up in an autoblock of your son's IP address, which of course is also your IP address. This system is in place to avoid situations where serious vandals and trolls, once blocked, simply create a new account or post anonymously from the same address. I will suggest that someone lift the autoblock immediately with regard to your account. Because your IP address is also that of a young minor, it should not be provided here on-wiki as would be necessary to lift the autoblock. Therefore, someone will e-mail you.

With regard to Q's account, I personally believed the block was an overreaction. On the other hand, you will understand that the purpose here really is to create an encyclopedia, and we would welcome Q's contributing to that purpose. The matter was under discussion for several days on the administrator noticeboard because no one wants to hurt one of our younger, but equally valued contributors. At my suggestion, a note was left here and an e-mail was also sent to you, but unfortunately it would seem your real-world activities got in the way and you didn't see it for some time.

Once you can post again, please participate in the discussion on the noticeboard. I am sure this situation can be resolved in a way that benefits Misplaced Pages but doesn't hurt you or your son. Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Newyorkbrad, thanks very much for taking the time to read and respond here. I have received one email now which suggested the proper way to request an "unblock," and that instruction will be followed shortly. padawer 17:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

As the message says, the automatic block that MediaWiki creates will expire in 7 hours. I suggest in the meantime that you find an article for your son to work on. If you want a valuable teaching lesson, perhaps one on playing in a work environment, and the balance between work and play in general, would be a good one. This project is one where we work at writing an encyclopaedia. We play occasionally, but only to a very limited extent. The idea of going outside to play might be a helpful one. Uncle G 15:00, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your incisive comments. Your recommendation is appreciated and accepted. As an aside, I'm a psychologist, and I believe therapy happens in the most unexpected places, in this case right here. I'm taking a close look at how I -- and the great indoors -- have failed my son thus far in some fundamental aspects. As for the point of our shared endeavor here, which is creating an encyclopedia, the requested realignment of priorities is understood and embraced. padawer 17:01, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Machine readable e-mail address

I edited your e-mail address on your user page to render it in a less machine readable form. I am in a habit of doing so to others' e-mail addresses in hopes that they are not spammed. If you do not approve of my edit, feel free to revert. --Iamunknown 04:34, 26 March 2007 (UTC)