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Re:User:comeon

Hi, I am just thinking of myself bcoming an administrator in wikipedia, so, I tried there. I really want to be an admin, can you please be kind to help me, and, are you an admin?Holmes.sherlock 10:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 15:34, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, can I be an admin too? I also want to do a lot of stupid stuff I can't do as just a li'l ol' editor. I'd get permanently blocked within an hour, but it'd be fun while it lasts. :) Baseball Bugs 15:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm just making fun of that other user. I wouldn't want to be an admin. It's too much work. It would be like managing an orphanage filled with clones of Dennis the Menace. Baseball Bugs 00:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

~*Passes the buck*~

Here ya go! All yours, m'dear! 00:37, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Rappelz

Talk to Phyber, include a link to WP:EL and explain that spamming fansites is a bad idea. If he doesn't listen, WP:AIV. ˉˉ╦╩ 05:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

You userpage

Heyya. I just indefinitely semi-protected your userpage due to silly amounts of vandalism. Gogo Dodo's original prot wore off and it started up again. Hope you don't mind :) - Alison ☺ 22:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

		The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		I'm awarding you this prestigious Defender of the Wiki Barnstar because you have gone above and beyond to prevent Misplaced Pages from being used for fraudulent purposes. Wikidudeman 22:28, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Calumet, Colorado

(continued from my talk page) -- here's a good site with some stuff: . That ties it in with the coal mining history in general. Here's the link to the historical society -- my experience with county historical societies is they're extremely helpful; they just love to get random queries about obscure things within their domain. Have fun! Antandrus (talk) 23:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Random Smile!

Thank you for that. I actually needed it today. =D MissMJ 02:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Redirect question

Only if it bothers you. Redirects are cheap and don't hurt anything, but you're free to request speedy deletion under WP:CSD#G7 or really WP:CSD#G6. Cheers. --MZMcBride 04:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: 86.62.20.38 Query

Re your message: That IP is a vandalism bot. Probably an infected home computer. Why a year? Eh, felt like it. Actually, I should probably find out what others are doing with that. I've seen indef, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year. -- Gogo Dodo 05:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:56, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Not really. Actually, I'm not entirely sure {{tl:blocked proxy}} is all that good of a reason. It's really more like "Infected PC that is vandalizing Misplaced Pages". I asked if the other admins will settle on a particular block length and reason. Probably won't get a consensus, but we shall see. If you look at the contributions for that IP, you will recognize the pattern on detecting it. Random word-looking edits in a single line, random amount of lines added, always editing the whole article (no section header in Recent Changes), always an anonymous IP, edits in mainspace only, and a very fast edit rate. -- Gogo Dodo 06:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Block/Deletion log

Okay now I'm a bit confused, those pages show actions that have already happened, so how are they of help if the editor in question hasn't been reported yet? lol. Smack me if I'm being stupid, but maybe I'm just reading what you wrote wrong or something, lol. 06:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

LOL Yeah that's what I thought you meant, but you know what they say about assumptions! But yeah, I do that too, great resource, to be sure. Thanks again dear! 06:49, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

My talk page

Thanks for sorting out the posting from Holmes.sherlock on my talk page. A somewhat confused user, I think...! Giles Bennett 12:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I note your comments, but to be honest I've been watching this user for a while, and I think we're either dealing with (a) a very young user who doesn't understand the concept, or (b) a user who doesn't really care. I can see a lot of edits, but nothing of a remotely constructive nature - I think he'd probably be happier on MySpace! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Giles Bennett (talk • contribs).

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:43, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Friends

I would say take it to WP:MFD. The closest Speedy criteria I can think of myself is G2 - Test, but that doesn't quite fit either. Not really Nonsense or Vandalism either. I started to stick a PROD template on it (WP is NOT Myspace), but the PROD template complained in large read letters that it was nto for use in Misplaced Pages space. So I think that MFD is likely the best place for it. Not fast, but I'm not sure if there is that much of a rush anyway. - TexasAndroid 18:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I still don't think that it is quite an appropriate speedy deletion, but it's certainly not one I would protest in any way. I just did not feel comfortable speedy deleting it myself. If Jaranda felt comfortable doing so, that's his choice. :) - TexasAndroid 18:17, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: My Editor Review

Replied here: . bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

And replied here: . -WarthogDemon 18:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here (like this?) . bwowen talk•contribs 18:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replying right here: . -WarthogDemon 19:02, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Just thought it would be worth prodding to the front of your head again. =] Hope all is well. bwowen talk•contribs 00:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I hope that wasn't for me

"Please don't blank this. If it has been fixed, an admin will see that it has been fixed and remove it him/herself. Blanking it yourself looks suspect." (Taken from WP:UAA.)

I do hope that wasn't aimed towards me, because I didn't blank anything. Savie Kumara 19:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:54, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Your wikilove...

..is appreciated! Hope you're not too zonked out. Keep spreading the love. The Rambling Man 20:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:UFA

I have replied to your comment on WP:UFA I think the user should be indef blocked because they have been abusing multiple accounts, see the page itself. The sunder king 21:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:18, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Someone will come along and notice it soon--The sunder king 21:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:wondering

HI. thanks, I really thinks this helps! Many THanks. Holmes.sherlock 01:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Tried To Help An Odd Editor And Now Not Sure What To Do

Re your message: Oh, yes, I remember that user name. I saw his request for adminship at various places. I don't think it's really necessary to up the warnings. My suggestion is to nicely offer to help again. If he declines, well, there isn't much you can do then. You can't force him to accept your help. =) (And don't forget that you really are not under any obligation to help). As for the adopting thing, you can nicely point him to the adopter criteria saying something like he might want to read it before he adopts somebody. As for his adoptees, better to leave them alone instead of intervening. I think they will eventually figure things out when he is either unresponsive or unhelpful. He reminds me of another young, eager editor. That didn't turn out too well, but maybe this time it will be different. My main advice would be to be gentle. Being more forceful isn't likely to work. -- Gogo Dodo 06:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh, one more thing... Like I said, you are not obligated to help. If you don't want to help, yet you don't want to strand him, I'm willing to give helping a shot. -- Gogo Dodo 06:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:23, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: I see that CattleGirl has offered to adopt him. Instead of jumping in the middle, let's see how she does. One person helping out is better than two, I think. It's better to have a single person as contact. I will leave her a note offering to help out if necessary though. -- Gogo Dodo 04:08, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Is your email address still with a certain ISP that is five letters long? I noticed you disabled your email on here. -- Gogo Dodo 04:33, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Oh, right, you contacted me first. Back in July you sent me an email. I was going to email you something. I just wanted to make sure that the address you used is still valid. -- Gogo Dodo 04:43, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Hopefully it will. If not, well, I'll try again... -- Gogo Dodo 04:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 05:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: That's too bad. =( I see he took a parting shot at you and another editor, but I suspect what did it was the last two comments left on his Talk page. I think he "left" once before though. -- Gogo Dodo 21:05, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Random Smile

Thank you for the Random Smile! I greatly appreciate it! Chris 12:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Same goes for me, Warthog. (Wikimachine 16:00, 21 August 2007 (UTC))

Bentley Little

The paragraph looks suspect to me. It doesn't really tell me anything beyond that he doesn't like computers (unsourced) and that he is notable. The second link fails WP:EL as rich media (java starts working when I go into the website) although I don't see how the first fails WP:EL (fan sites by themselves don't seem to). Regards, Severo 22:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Removing reports

Hi. Generally, if it looks (in the user's contributions) like they have been vandalising but have not received sufficient warnings, I would just comment on the report. However, it appeared in those contribs like the edits were made in (perhaps misguided) good faith with only a single warning, so it was appropriate to simply remove the report. I guess commenting or removing reports is just a case-by-case thing, but I certainly wouldn't feel obliged to simply comment on every report that is clearly premature. Thanks ck lostsword•T•C 01:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Pokemon films

Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Pokemon films, by another Misplaced Pages user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Pokemon films is a redirect to a non-existent page (CSD R1).

To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Pokemon films, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. CSDWarnBot 03:13, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

For the record, it was a redirect to a misspelled page. The page with the correct spelling is protected from creation. Forgot to mark the page as such after that had happened, whoops. :P -WarthogDemon 03:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Random smile

Thank you ever so kindly. —Viriditas | Talk 04:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Please be careful

Please be careful while reverting edits, such as this one. Thanks! — Super-Magician 21:17, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:24, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

So removing statements about a music star's penis is bad? I'll keep that in mind... >_> -WarthogDemon 21:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Good revert Warthog, your reversion was quite inappropriate Super Magician. Ryan Postlethwaite 21:20, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:22, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Like I just said to all of you, I do not need four people attacking me all at once about a single mistake I made. Yes, I understand I should be more careful, but to the best of my knowledge, I have not made many other mistakes reverting vandalism using Twinkle. — Super-Magician 21:27, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

For clarity I have not attacked, merely pointed out your mistake. Haven't done anything further than that other than confirming with Ryan that my edit was acceptable. -WarthogDemon 21:46, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

And I'm sure just advising youSuper-Magician to take care and talk things over wasn't an attack either. The Rambling Man 21:49, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

No, that wasn't directed at you Mr Hog-mon...! The Rambling Man 21:53, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 21:56, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Not to worry, you should just be amazed by the number of stalkers you have! The Rambling Man 21:58, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: Er huh

Sorry about that. The main message was ok, he had however edited "wikimedia" and replaced it with "wiprickkimedia." Might have been some harmless mischief.¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Um good question, the images are vastly different (they have alternative spellings)...I'll leave a note on the article talk page.¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:07, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Yep we have a vandal: Talk:Gwoyeu_Romatzyh#Suspicious_Picture_Change...¤~Persian Poet Gal 23:23, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Nice Catch

Dang, you got me there! :-) The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 23:50, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Random Smile

Thank you ever so much : ) - jc37 01:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Offer to help out.

Seems a bit impatient, really. Hopefully we can straighten that out- CattleGirl 08:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Dark Force

It's not an edit war: User:TTN is changing the article Dark Force (Phantasy Star) into a redirect; I believe this article is valid, so such a change needs to be discussed first. -- Stormwatch 23:16, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

3RR

I would post it at WP:AIV and let someone else do the revert. I assume that you're just doing RC patrol rather than really interested in that article. But either way, best to get some third party to evaluate it. Carlossuarez46 23:55, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 23:57, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Punctuation and parentheses

Thank you for helping with my user page. I believe my usage was correct: the exclamation point refers to the full sentence inside the parentheses, not to the two words outside it. Your observation is valid, though; the word "and" should be capitalized. Owen× ☎ 00:52, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:53, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! And feel free to make other improvements to my user page. :) Owen× ☎ 00:56, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Reply (2)

Hah, thanks for the smile. The reason for warning myself is mainly comedic effect. I was on a tear to check my watchlist which was 2 days behind and saw the page blanking, but someone had reverted it, then I reverted again. After realizing I had blanked the page again, I reverted it and it opened my talk page, so I humoured myself and warned myself. Regards SpigotMap 01:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks

Hi WarthogDemon. I just wanted to say many thanks for the wikismile. It was much appreciated and I will be sure to pass it on when I get a chance. Thanks again and happy editing. MarnetteD | Talk 01:17, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

70.144.151.125

Revert on sight - he left a message on my talk page, and he has been reported to WP:AIV after admitting he is a sockpuppet of User:BlackStarRock, who is indefinitely banned for trolling. -Jéské 01:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:47, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Corporate nazism

Acceptable? he he... Not even close. I've deleted it. Don't hesitate to tag anything like that with {{db-attack}}. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 02:46, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 02:51, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the smile!

I'll make sure to pass a smile on to someone else soon. --TotesBoats 04:29, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Cheers for the welcome message —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phrallus Secondus (talk • contribs)

I welcomed a sockpuppet . . . durn it! -WarthogDemon 05:54, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Found Another Zeitgeist Page Needin Saltin

Please can you provide a link to the deletion discussion as it isn't in the history of the page. Thanks, mattbr 14:56, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 14:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Done, and in future there isn't really any need to let someone know, as the page will be deleted in due course. If you feel the page should be salted, writing in the edit summary should suffice. Thanks, mattbr 15:15, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

My edits on the pokemon lists.

Does it seem to you like I'm being too harsh on the lists? It seems like the past couple days all I've done is revert edits of people adding things like "PokemonX is found on Route X in the grass" and "PokemonX looks like a Blahblahblah". Just looking for an opinion! Regards SpigotMap 16:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:40, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Later added onto that here: . -WarthogDemon 19:29, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I normally just revert them, not as vandalism. I did revert a few today that WERE vandalism and did use the vandalism revert on them. Also, on the note of warning users, I generally never warn IPs unless they already have a history of disruptive edits. If they are a user, I may leave them a handwritten note on why the information they added was removed. SpigotMap 19:32, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:52, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your messages: No need to list me on WP:MW just yet! I tend not to edit very much on the weekends, which is why you didn't hear from me. Nothing drove me away or anything, but thanks for the sundae. =) I also got a new computer and having an absolute fun time transferring everything over. I'm a bit slow. Anyways, about your question, I see that particular editor was blocked. The whole Toys 'R Us thing does seem a bit too much detail to me, but I don't know a whole lot about Pokemon so I don't know if it's some huge event or not (doesn't seem to be, but that's just my uninformed opinion). You shouldn't break 3RR over content disputes though. Is it game guide content, well, I honestly don't know because I don't follow Pokemon so I can't tell what would fall into too much information or not. It seems to be too much, but like I said, that's just my uninformed about Pokemon opinion. -- Gogo Dodo 04:57, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:05, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Ah, I see. I don't judge people by what they choose to contribute on, so edit away on Pokemon things. =) If you look at my contribution history with said tool, you will see that I have a rather odd edit history with one particular article that invites similar kinds of edits as Pokemon articles I'm sure. -- Gogo Dodo 23:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks (2)

Aww...thanks :) --Hasek is the best 02:29, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

User:Rome492000

Just wanted to let you know I prod tagged that one talk page you were asking about. Sorry for the delay in getting this message to you. Take Care and Enjoy Your Weekend....NeutralHomer 03:51, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 04:03, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Responding to your message

I responded on his talk page, and will watch that user. Academic Challenger 00:03, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

User talk:SuppaIke

Point of clarification: I was adding a new warning for vandalism I had edited and beginning to number the warnings so it would be clear when we reached the 4th warning for purposes of blocking. I replaced the warning I left on that page, in appropriate order. I left your heading from your first warning, although the heading change I made was more inclusive of all of the editor's vandalism. Keep up the good work!--Kukini 02:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 03:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Random Smile!

Tuvok has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Got your smile. Response message on my talk page. Cheers! Tuvok 07:02, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 07:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Answer about lists

I'm not 100% sure if there is a Misplaced Pages policy on this, but I can give you my opinion. If a band is unsigned and doesn't really have a chance at ever becoming notable enough for an article, then go ahead and delete it. If a band isn't well known, but has the opportunity to become more well known (in the very near future b/c Misplaced Pages is not a crystal ball), then leave them. There really isn't any point in listing bands without Misplaced Pages articles to which to link. Nikki311 22:51, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey!

Other editors beat you to reverting my user page these past few days. What's up with that? Are you slacking? Just kidding. =) -- Gogo Dodo 23:55, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 06:28, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Re your messages: If you compare the ratio of the number of edits you have versus number of times your user page has been vandalized, you have a higher rate of user page vandalism than I do. =) -- Gogo Dodo 18:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 01:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Odd caption

I have no idea, but I played with it a little and found that putting three apostrophes before and one after seems to fix it. That shouldn't work, but it does...maybe put it in as a bug? Seraphimblade 00:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 00:26, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Pokemon images

Do not replace the images just so they have numbers. The image for Zubat was deleted because it's fair use rationale was entirely inappropriate, and I've replaced it with Image:Zubat2.png, which is perfectly fine to use. I don't understand what the hell the WikiProject is doing now, but you need to now go through nearly 500 images and fix fair use rationales for each and every one of them.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 16:29, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 17:30, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile

Lights has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Cheers, Lights 00:02, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:34, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Zeitgeist Page

Hi, please explain why a page for this movie should be deleted. It is a 2hr movie like any of the other movie pages in wikipedia. It will be annoying dealing with all the conspiracy junkies that want to expand and expound upon it, but wikipedia has pages for 9-11 truth, et cetera, and has been able to handle such issues in the past. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sandwich Eater (talk • contribs) 12:49, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Replied here: . -WarthogDemon 19:32, 31 August 2007 (UTC)