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Deletion of account

I have just recently come back from vacation to try to login to find out that my account was deleted by you on, I believe mid June. My account is... was User:Atlantics88. I am wondering if this is a mistake. Please contact me back either here or at atlanticsong@gmail.com. This is very urgent to me. Thank You. 76.175.121.25 (talk) 04:26, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure that someone logged onto my account when the vandalism was made. Is it possible to check the IP address of all the vandalism compared to all contributions that I made before that? I've read some of the things that this person has put such as "10:10, 17 June 2008 (hist) (diff) Big Brother 8 (U.S.)‎ (←Replaced content with 'CALL ME. I SUCK YOUR COCK')". I would never put such things; especially in Big Brother pages which I have worked very hard on. If you cannot reinstate my account is there anywhere I can go to refute this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.121.25 (talk)

I didn't delete your account: I only deleted your account's user page, but you can still log into the account, assuming that the password is the same. Looking at the editing history of Atlantics88, it had a history of good edits prior to the vandalism. Was your account compromised (i.e. taken over by someone other than you)? Can you log into the account for me please? If you do, I might be able to unblock the account for you, and when you do log in, be sure place {{unblock|reason for unblocking}} on your talk page, and replace "reason for unblocking" with the reason you wish to be unblocked. If it wasn't really you who committed the vandalism, but instead, someone who took the account over, then you should be unblocked when you have control of the account again. Thanks. Acalamari 15:49, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Changing Peoples User Pages

I was shocked to find you removed an image from my user page. After a little research I discovered it was in fact not a free image and you were justified in removing it. However, I would have hoped that you would have had the courtesy to at least leave a note in my talk regarding your edit. I find that quite rude. Washburnmav (talk) 19:08, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

No rude intentions at all: I got caught up with something else for the last few minutes, and was unable to post any messages to you to let you know. I was going to leave a note, but you came here before I could do so. Acalamari 19:12, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Understandable. Perhaps I was a bit hasty. Till next time Washburnmav (talk) 19:19, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. I am sorry about the lack of a note. Acalamari 19:21, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Now it's time to say good night.

I am saying goodbye to this user, the person who granted me rollback 5 months ago. Unfortunately, I cannot beat those Huggle users anymore. SchfiftyThree 22:18, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

This is a shame. While I respect your decision to leave, I do hope that you'll come back one day. You're welcome for when I gave you rollback all those months ago. Best wishes and good luck to you. Acalamari 22:24, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

One of my friends just told me a great thing about why I chose to retire, and I have restored most of my userspace. In other means, I'm back! I would also like this subpage to be deleted, as it seemed unworthy of trust. Thanks! -- SchfiftyThree 23:17, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad you're not leaving. :) I've deleted the page, as you requested. Acalamari 23:20, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:Rollback

Thanks a lot for granting rollback rights, it was very thoughtful of you. I was considering applying for a while now. LeaveSleaves (talk) 00:59, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Just remember to only use it for reverting vandalism. Best wishes. Acalamari 01:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/Martin4647

The user is somewhat of a n00b still. Since it was a self nom, I figured they just forgot to transclude it, and did so in good faith. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 17:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe you did it in bad faith. It's just that self-nominations really should be added by the candidate, and I think that it would have been wiser to have asked the candidate if they knew how to transclude the RfA rather that to go ahead and transclude it. Since the user's RfA is being heavily opposed, it looks like they'll end up with a snowball RfA that could have been avoided. Acalamari 17:29, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 20:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Your Review

Thanks for the review:-) As for adminship, I do plan on having an Rfa in the future, but not any time soon. I'm going to continue to use Huggle since it helps me keep a close watch on the recent changes, and I hope opposing heavy vandal fighters is just a fad that'll go away by the time I have a Rfa;-) I also plan on getting some articles up to GA status, and getting some DYKs. That should be a help at my future Rfa:-) Have a nice day!--SJP _Chat 23:54, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Smile

My Account (talk) 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. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

My Account (talk) 15:07, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

My RFA Thanks

Thank you for your support at my RFA, which closed as a success. Yous support and confidence in me means a lot, and I shall do my best not to lose it. Once again, thank you. StephenBuxton (talk) 16:57, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Kate McAuliffe

(crossposted from User talk:Xenocidic) Interesting stuff here, I'm not really sure what to do. It seems like all the KM accounts have been blocked, at least we know about this existing one. Looks like they've tried to make some legitimate contributions: welcoming two people, creating an article, protesting a range block. I'm not sure I'd support a block just yet, to be honest. If they start going south, then sure, but right now it might be better to let stuff go for a while. Thanks for chiming in though. GlassCobra 22:50, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks: responded over there. Don't want to respond in several places. :D Acalamari 22:55, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for rollback

Hi! I was hoping you could help me by enabling the rollback feature on my account. I've been using Twinkle to revert vandalism for some time and would like to give Huggle a go but I noticed that rollback is required to use that. Look forward to hearing from you soon. SMC89 14:03, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember that rollback should only be used for reverting vandalism, as should Huggle, and that misuse (either by using them to revert good-faith edits or to revet-war) can lead to the removal of both tools. For practice, you may be interested in seeing Misplaced Pages:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 15:25, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated =) SMC89 01:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're very welcome. Acalamari 01:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Rfr

Thanks for the rollback. Will use it carefully! Okiefromokla 16:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:44, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for rollback

Thanks for reconsidering the decission on rollback. Yes, I would still like to be able to use rollback as it will let me deal with multi-submission vandalism much more effectivly. Thanks again.Ajh16 (talk) 18:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember that rollback should only be used to revert vandalism, and that misuse of the tool can lead to its removal. For practice, you may wish to see Misplaced Pages:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 18:47, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey Acalamari, what's your usual timeline on granting rollback requests? This particular user made 3 edits on July 10th, about a half dozen on july 14th, then off to WP:RFR where I declined his request and asked him to come back later, you know, after being a Misplaced Pages for at least a week. I noticed your post on his talkpage initiating the rollback, I guess I would've thought you would buzz my talkpage first. Obviously, we disagree on this user, just wondering what standard you're using is all. Cheers, Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 19:22, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Gah...recently when I'm about to leave someone a note, I get delayed by a couple of things, and they've come here before I've spoken to them! Blah. Anyway, my standard for a new user like this is that as long as they've demonstrated correct use of existing revert tools, they can have rollback. Interestingly enough, I edit-conflicted with you to declining that particluar request, so we actually did agree at the time that the user wasn't experienced enough. However, this user quickly demonstrated their knowledge of reverts and vandalism, and I reckoned that the project would benefit from them having rollback. In addition, rollback is easy to remove, and even less of a big deal than adminship is to the point where it's almost no deal at all, so in the event that I turn out to be wrong with my decision, rollback can be revoked and I can be hit with the trout of your choice. For user who has abused rollback though, then I would like to see a bare minimum of a week (though I would prefer two weeks, to beyond a month or more) before re-granting. I apologize for not coming to your talk page sooner, Keeper76 regarding this. Also, my granting of rollback to this user has no reflection on your judgment whatsoever: I for one think that your own rollback-granting standards are very, very fair. I hope this explanation is satisfactory. Acalamari 19:33, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Very satisfactory explanation. I must be a real ABF-er this week. Whenever I see a new editor immediately go to WP:RFR after a few arbitrary undo's, I smell socks. In fact, we have a drawer full that did exactly that. This particular user may of course be completely unrelated, but it did turn up almost exactly when the "acknowledge sock" User:Chemistrygeek was indef blocked. Had you posted to my talk, I would have asked you to wait a week and see why exactly a brand new editor even knows WTH rollback even is (hell, I'd never heard of it until I got my admin bit and saw the new link in page histories). I also agree with you that rollback is not a big deal, but the granting (and if necessary, removing) of it is permanently in a user's userrights log. If Ajh16 did a week's worth of "undo", or even a month, and then got rollback, he/she would be highly less likely to have it removed and having a tarnished log. Not to worry though, you do tons of RFR granting and I know you know what you're doing there, moreso than I do quite frankly. I'll be more AGF with this particular user, the socks always surface eventually, and I really hope I'm wrong about this particular user. Cheers, Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 19:54, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your understanding, and in fact, after some of the points you've raised here (i.e. sockpuppetry), I think I'll be adjusting my standards for granting rollback accordingly. Thanks for the input! Acalamari 20:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

In addition, seeing the recent discussions on that user's talk page, I'm not sure the decision was a good idea. I'll have to see how this turns out. Acalamari 20:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

The discussion is spreading, too. See User talk:Keeper76 and User talk:Iridescent, for example. Seems he just may be a legit user though, caught in an incredibly inconvenient coincidence, time will tell of course :-) Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 20:46, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

If this user does turn out to be a sock or something, then this will be the second rollback granting where I've made a mistake, and you've witnessed the mistake. If you then feel it's necessary/will become necessary to open an RFC on me regarding rollback or go through my userrights logs then go ahead. I'm feeling somewhat embarrassed at the moment for causing all this. Acalamari 21:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, don't be silly !squid. I have absolutely no intention of ever opening an RFC on anyone, let alone a superbly clueful admin. Sheesh! :-) You didn't "cause" anything, you are not responsible for another editor's edits. I'm actually now leaning towards "he's a good editor in the making" rather than "he's a sock", which means your hunch was better than my hunch. Please don't open an RFC against me either :-) Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 22:12, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Meh...you're right. No need for any RfCs or whatever. :) Anyway RfCs aren't too bad: I'd be more worried if pages like this or this were blue, so let's keep them red. :) In future though, I'll be sure to consult you or any other admin before deciding to grant rollback like that, which is what I should have done in the first place, and that is an error on my part, and I am sorry for that. If the user turns out to be good, well, that'll be great. Thanks again. Acalamari 22:58, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

• I would never open an RFC either, but I've been thinking about opening an WP:EFD on keeper for a long time. just what does that guy do anyway, besides host lavish talk page parties? –xeno (talk) 23:48, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
  • That's good to know, and yes, an EFD on Keeper76 is a good idea: he's very talkative, and everyone knows that's not the mark of a good admin. Delete him! :D Acalamari 23:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

For the further protection of my page.--MONGO 22:05, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome: I remembered to perform that protection. Unfortunately, after Grawp moves your pages once, he tends to do it again if they're not protected. Acalamari 22:07, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding rollback

Hi Acalamari. Thanks for your question. I've looked through the docs and the differences between TW rollback and the real thing and it appears that it would be useful, particularly for reverting a multiple vandalism-only editor's contributions. Thus, I would appreciate it if you could grant me the privilege of the rollback feature. I assure you that I will be cautious and restrained in its use. Cheers! DoubleBlue (Talk) 23:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. I'm glad you understand that it's for reverting vandalism, and that abuse can lead to its removal. :) Good luck. Acalamari 23:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Feature

Thank you for the rollback. --Gman124 23:52, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're welcome. Acalamari 23:53, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Userpage vandalism

Hi Acalamari. Yes, I would love it if you protected my page, and I greatly appreciate the offer! What we need is to have that person's IP address blocked - they create a new sock puppet or two every day to vandalise my page, just because I (and some others) won't let them spam on the North Saint Paul, MN page!

Again, thank you. Iulus Ascanius (talk) 00:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Your user page has been semi-protected. :) In addition, I note that you do a lot of vandal-fighting. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights? Rollback is very useful for reverting vandalism and spam, but it should only be used to revert vandalism/spam, and misuse of the tool (either by reverting good-faith edits or using it to revert-war) can lead to its removal. Tell me what you think. Thanks. Acalamari 01:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		I award you The Original Barnstar for some fantastic contributions all over Misplaced Pages. I see your name popping up in mainspace, WP:RFR, WP:RFPP, WP:RFA and you always show very reasoned judgement. You've proven yourself to be a very respected administrator - well done! Ryan Postlethwaite 03:23, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the Barnstar, Ryan, and the kind words! Those mean a lot! :) Thank you! Acalamari 15:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank you

		Thank you!
		Acalamari, it is with deep awareness of the responsibility conferred by your trust that I am honored to report that in part to your support, my request for adminship passed (87/14/6). I deeply value the trust you and the Misplaced Pages community have in me, and I will embark on a new segment of my Misplaced Pages career by putting my new tools to work to benefit the entire community. My best to you, Happyme22 (talk) 04:55, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Requesting opinion about possible RFA

Hi there. I've been seeing you around lately and I'm fairly sure we've worked together on something in the past. You granted my rollback request, so I thought I'd ask your opinion about my potential RFA. I'm considering nominating myself for adminship sometime soon, although I've always disliked the idea of putting myself up for it. Nevertheless, would you mind taking a look at my contributions and giving your thoughts? It would help immensely, especially given your experience with RFAs — Thanks! Okiefromokla 19:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Ps: Pre-November 2007, I had a different account with the same name, explained here. Thanks again! Okiefromokla 19:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I meant to give you advice and review your contributions earlier, but unfortunately, it's now almost dinnertime where I live. However, I'd be willing to give advice and do a review tomorrow if that's okay. I can answer one point though: with topics we might of worked on together, I can't remember any exactly, but it's possible that you may have seen me on the Carrie Underwood article, which is one I've edited quite a bit. Best regards. Acalamari 02:09, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

That sounds great. I really appreciate it. And you're probably right about Carrie Underwood — I did do a little editing there some time ago. Okiefromokla 03:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay, here we go: first off, I noticed that you've done a lot of article-wrting, but recently, you've been doing a lot of vandal-fighting using Huggle. Nowadays, people who do a lot of vandal-fighting tend to get opposed on that basis, so I would suggest only going on vandal-reverting runs occasionally, or at the very least, maintain some article-writing each day. I did, however, come across some AIV reports, and I found that the users reported all received blocks, and there was even a report where I had blocked the user. :) I also noticed in your history that you were involved in an arbitration case a few months ago: should you run for adminship, it's best to mention disputes you've been involved with, rather than try to hide them. Did you keep a cool head in those disputes? Admins need to remain calm, and evidence of a user overreacting or behaving badly during a dispute can bring an RfA down very easily. A user also needs to have experience in that places they say they wish to work in: for example, if you say that you want to deal with vandalism, perform page protections, and work at AfD, then you'll need to have experience at AIV, RFPP, and AFD. Finally, I would advise against self-nominating: self-noms nowadays tend to attract one or two people opposing simply because it's a self-nom. If you need any more advice, let me know. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:18, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to do that — I appreciate it! I have one question: Would the change in my account around November 2007 affect my chances? As you can see on my user page, I tend to claim all my pre-Nov 2007 edit history from the account now called Okiefromokla (old). Would that fly in a RFA and should I even mention that previous account? It was on that account that I logged time in naming convention discussions and being a regular reviewer at FAR and FAC.

Otherwise, I'm satisfied with your assessment. You’re right that I’ve done some vandal fighting recently — although this was basically within a 24 hour period yesterday (I just got Huggle and I went a little crazy with it... it's just so fun!). Other than that, I really spend a minimal amount of time fighting vandals, although after two years, the reports at AIV do add up. I have also had experience at AFD and have requested page protection a few times. I feel I have a firm grasp of that process. Something I pride myself on very much is working well with others and keeping a cool head in disputes, and I've certainly never been engaged in an edit war or violated WP:3RR, although I’ve had my share of disagreements. In fact, recently, I've had some dealings with problem IPs that were perpetual borderline vandals and I'm very proud of my management of those situations.

I suppose I'll hold off nominating myself for a while and wait to see if someone notices me and decides to do it :) In the meantime, I have some projects I'm working on and it wouldn't hurt to participate in some more RFCs and AFDs. That would build onto my experience in the areas you point out. Thanks again! Okiefromokla 23:55, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

As long as you disclose your past account when you run, and explain the situation behind it, then no one should hold it against you. The fact you mentioned it to me is a good sign, and having it listed on your user page is good too. Thanks for your responses to my points, and you're very welcome for my advice and review. Acalamari 00:01, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again for your advice, but I decided to nominate myself, if for no other purpose that to gage the community's response and put my name out there. The worst that could happen is the community believes I am not ready, in which case I will come back in a few months with even more experience at AFD and other crucial areas and my name will be more familiar to people :) Okiefromokla 21:03, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. I actually saw you just submit your request, for RfA is on my watchlist. Good luck. Acalamari 21:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Question

I thought I'd rely on your wisdom of the RfA process one more time, if you don't mind. I have a strong opinion about one of the other current RfA candidates, and I'd like to participate in his/her RfA. However, I could see some problems developing with that. Would that be frowned upon? Okiefromokla 17:47, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

There isn't anything wrong with participaing in another user's RfA while yours is in progress, but it depends on what you mean by "strong opinion". If you just want to support, then by all means do so, or if you have good-faith concerns to raise in someone's RfA, and feel there's a good reason to oppose, then again, do so. However, trying to sink someone's RfA or oppose to "get back" at someone would lead to opposition of your own (for the record, I'm not accusing you of wanting to do that, it's just that has happened in the past.) Acalamari 18:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. I do have good faith reasons for wanting to participate. Thanks for the response. Okiefromokla 18:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 18:27, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

		Thank you for participating in my RfA, Acalamari!
		I am grateful for your confidence: My RfA passed by a count of 64/3/3, so I am now an administrator! Of course, I plan to conduct my adminship in service of the community, so I believe the community has a right to revoke that privilege at any time. Thus, I will be open for recall under reasonable circumstances. If you have any advice, complaints, or concerns for me, please let me know. And thanks for the T-Shirt and again for all the help! Okiefromokla 21:08, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Sukrirahman's user page

Hi, Acalamari. User:Sukrirahman's user page is written like a self-promotional résumé. I guess this is not acceptable in Misplaced Pages, but I don't know where to post the case (not on AIV, not on AfD). Can you give me directions? Thanks, --Anna Lincoln (talk) 07:50, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion covers pages in userspace or the Misplaced Pages-space. I suggest taking it there. Acalamari 15:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Question

Hi Cla68, I noticed that you revert vandalism. Occasionally, but correctly overall. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights to make vandal-reverting a little easier for you? Just remember that rollback should only be used to revert vandalism, and that misuse (either by reverting good-faith edits or revert-warring with the tool) can lead to its removal. Tell me what you think. Thanks. Acalamari 18:44, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the offer, but I don't think I need rollback right now. Thanks again though. Cla68 (talk) 21:34, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

That's perfectly fine. Thank you for your response. Best wishes. Acalamari 21:37, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the rollback of the vandalisam to my talk page. Your work must be endless, but much appreciated. - Canglesea (talk) 21:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 21:13, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Wow, that was quick. Thanks for granting me rollback. I'll try and make good use of it. Chuy1530 (talk) 22:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for granting permission (rollback). would you please archive your talk page. It is 126 KB long. Thank you. Tanvir che (talk) 17:20, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! With my talk page, I'll get around to doing it on Monday. I currently have slow internet at the moment, and archiving a big page is difficult for now. Thanks for the reminder, however. Acalamari 17:58, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

RE: EfD

I view self-noms as prima facie evidence of having a good sense of humor. Go for it! GlassCobra 02:32, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Done. :D Acalamari 15:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

e-mail

Hey Acalamari. You have an e-mail from me. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 22:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded. Thanks! :) Acalamari 22:50, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded as well. Thank you too. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 16:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded. :) Acalamari 17:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

General comment

Are you online? Rudget 16:44, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Dunno...am I? I think so anyway. (Yes I am. :D) Acalamari 16:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

:) Okay, I'll email you now. Rudget 16:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

You also have a response! Acalamari 17:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for granting me rollback! I appreciate it. Meisfunny Gab 22:38, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 01:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

rollback

Hey -- thanks for your interest/trust re: granting me rollback rights but it's not really necessary -- I don't do that much vandalism reversion :) Using rollback, based on my experiences on other wikis, tends to lead to mistakes -- and I like to always check the diffs anyway. Most recent reversions I've made seem to be of long-standing vandalism that no one else noticed, so it has to be removed by hand anyway. At any rate, I promise I won't misuse rollback if you grant it to me, but I also don't really need it. Cheers, phoebe / (talk to me) 23:58, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, there isn't a special "edit review" screen with rollback. Instead, you can still check revisions manually using the "diff" button. The rollback button appears in diffs, so you'll be able to tell the difference between a good-faith edit and someone inserting "sdhiasbhdsfbsdsd" into an article without having to worry about making a mistake. With need, that's not too much of a problem: I have more trust in an administrator who uses the tools occasionally and effectively than one who uses them often and abusively: I hold that view with rollbackers too. :) Anyway, I'm not going to press the issue, if you'd rather revert vandalism without rollback, then that's fine. :) Best wishes to you. Acalamari 00:04, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

I know where the rollback button is! I run a few wikis of my own :) What I meant is, because you're not forced to check the diffs on rollback -- you can do it from the history page etc., rather than from an individual diff comparison -- it is easy to either revert good changes along with bad, or miss subtle vandalism that was spread over more than session. For this reason, I'm not a fan. Rollback is useful in very limited vandal-whacking circumstances, which is usually not something I take part in... Anyway, it's hardly a big deal one way or the other. Cheers, -- phoebe / (talk to me) 16:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah, sorry about that. :) Thanks for your response and civility. :) Happy editing and best wishes to you. Acalamari 16:33, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk archives protection

Hello again, Acalamari. I've decided to come here and request for my talk page archives to be semi-protected indefinitely, just because I don't want vandals to mess around with my old talks. If so, could you protect my talk page archives, please? They can be found in the archive box on my user talk. Thanks! SchfiftyThree 00:10, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Done all four. Acalamari 00:13, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

SubPage Page Protection

Quick Question: Can subpages automatically be give page protection if the creator requests it? NuclearWarfare (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

It is disputed among admins regarding the protection of userpages, although the policy says that users can have their user/user sub-pages (but not the talks) semi-protected if the user requests it. Are there other subpages of yours that you'd like protecting? Acalamari 00:05, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Could you please do User talk:NuclearWarfare/Archive index and User talk:NuclearWarfare/Archive 7? NuclearWarfare _{My work} 00:36, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Done both of them. Acalamari 01:33, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, wich was successful with 73 support, 6 oppose, and 5 neutral. I'll try to be as clear as I can in my communication and to clear some of the admin backlog on images. If there is anything I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page! Cheers, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:30, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA thankspam

Thanks for your support in my RFA, which passed with 140 supporting, 11 opposing, and 4 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have given to me. If I can ever assist you with anything, just ask.

Cheers!

J.delanoy_adds 20:06, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA thank-you

Thank-you for your support of me at my recent RFA, which was successful. I have appreciated everyone's comments and encouragement there. Good Ol’factory 03:44, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

RfB Thank You spam

Re: Question

Hi
Hey, that's nice of you to offer, and I gladly accept. I've just read up on rollback again, and apparently it's really no big deal (i.e., it isn't as dangerous as it sounds)
I'd like to think that I know when it's appropriate to simply revert and when it isn't, so I'll try not to bring shame on you (or me, for that matter).
Cheers, Amalthea (talk) 17:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Good luck with your new tool. :) Acalamari 17:18, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. :) --Amalthea (talk) 18:40, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're welcome. Acalamari 18:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Please unlock

Please unlock the Elvis article. It has been locked for 7 months. Another article I was going to add to is also locked, the Steve Fossett article.

Please unlock that, too.

Fossett&Elvis (talk) 18:34, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'll unprotect Elvis, though since it has been hit with vandalism hard in the past, please be aware that I may have to re-instate the protection if the vandals return. Regarding Steve Fossett, however, it was protected by Will Beback, so you'll have to talk to him. Thanks! Acalamari 18:50, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback feature?

Hi Acalamari, could you please finish deciding whether to grant me rollback feature or not, thank you — Navy  Blue  18:58, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I was hoping some other admins will provide some more input. I'll review you fully myself then. Hang on. Acalamari 18:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I'll wait :) — Navy  Blue  19:03, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Done: see this. Acalamari 19:06, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps you know...

who this may be. LaraLove|Talk 03:18, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking it was some Encyclopedia Dramatica troll, but this edit makes me think otherwise, as I've blocked several of Hiwhispees' socks before. Thanks for letting me know. :) Acalamari 15:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

New Kids on the Block

Thanks for the heads up- I have joined the discussion. J Milburn (talk) 20:16, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you: I'm not an expert with images, but I do have a basic understanding. I left a couple of notes on the the user's talk page before posting to the article talk, and I'd like to hear their reason for re-adding the images. I'd rather talk than keep reverting. Acalamari 20:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the MascotGuy blocks.

Could I impose on you to block User:Super Squirt Belly, User:Famous Squirt Belly and User:Kookbelly as well? They're listed on his long term abuse page, but they remain open accounts. It's unlikely he'll ever use them again, but it pays to be safe. Thanks.  :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 21:07, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I actually went to the long term abuse page right now, and tried to block them, but it seems that those accounts don't exist. Have they been listed incorrectly? Acalamari 21:10, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

• Pretty sure they weren't but they were created, as it were, by another blocked sock. Maybe that's why they aren't showing up. Just as well. Thanks for looking. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 21:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
  • I'll take a look at the logs of some of the recent socks then. I'll tell you when I'm done. Acalamari 21:13, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Issues

I need help with my rollbacking.

It says:

"Unable to proceed There seems to be a problem with your login session;
this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please hit "back" and reload the page you came from, then try again."

...whenever I try to rollback vandalism. It's strange because I refreshed the page, deleted the browsing cache, logged out and back in again, and even changed my IP address. I did all of that within a few minutes ago and didn't turn off my computer, but I would have thought that it would work by now. Any suggestions? Thank you, ~ Troy (talk) 00:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

This has happened a few times to me before, but I've found it clears after a short amount of time. As I'm not an expert on things like this, I'd suggest bringing this to Misplaced Pages:Village pump (technical), as people who are more familiar with this sort of thing post there and will be able to help you more than I can. Thanks. Acalamari 00:35, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Okeedoke. Thanks, ~ Troy (talk) 00:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 00:40, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

There's a problem with rollback at the minute - I've just found out from IRC. Apparently a bugs been filed (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14997) and hopefully it will be fixed soon. Ryan Postlethwaite 00:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

That explains the current problem then, though I have had the "Unable to proceed" message before. Acalamari 01:36, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Personal Question

I am always trying to learn something new from the user page of those that write me, today I saw you have a set of icons in the top right corner of your user page. How did you do that? Any link will be helpfull.

Thanks, Miguel.mateo (talk) 02:11, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, to be honest, I don't know a lot about coding. I actually took the icons from another user's page, and modified them slightly (which is difficult to do). I know that the following text (look at it in the editing screen):

<div style="position:absolute; z-index:100; right:100px; top:14px;" class="metadata" id="Spoofs"> <imagemap> Image:Nuvola apps package network.png|20px rect 0 0 1000 1000 ] desc none </imagemap> </div>

Will produce my "spoof" icon near the top-right hand corner of a page. It'll have to be customized accordingly. I hope that helps. Acalamari 15:37, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Today I managed to catch an IP vandalizing more than 20 pages, how easy was to revert using the rollback button from the "user contributions" page. Obviously the IP is now blocked. Summary: thanks for letting me know about the rollback tool, it would have been impossible to do what I did today without it!

PS. Thanks for tip about the little icons, already in my user page... Miguel.mateo (talk) 12:37, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

You're very welcome for both. :) Acalamari 17:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: question

Acalamari, your comments are always thoughtful and friendly. I actually wasn't including you in particular, or really anyone for the matter, in my analysis. I was only trying to generally clarify what Enigmaman was (what I thought) attempting to convey to others about how the first few support !votes read/came across. If you reread my comment, you'll notice I said that I didn't personally have any problem. The first few supports didn't really say anything productive (not even the standard stuff about "great candidate" or "trustworthy"), just some sarcasm. I hope that clarifies, cheers mate! Wisdom89 _{(T / )} 21:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I know you said that you didn't actually have a problem with the comments yourself, but the possibility of my comments coming across as frivolous or sarcastic had me concerned, even if certain people actually didn't have a problem with the comments. I will admit that sometimes I did use sarcasm in RfAs, but it's something I've avoided for the last few months (it was something Friday said at my RfB or somewhere that made me improve my comments at RfA, and be more helpful with my rationales). I do agree with you that the first few supports weren't very helpful, which was why I decided to expand upon mine (and further still when Balloonman left a comment). Anyway, there's no hard feelings at all: it's just something to add to the "something to consider next time" and "avoid the mistake again" books. Best wishes. Acalamari 21:50, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

rollback

Hi Acalamari! Could you please have a look at this use of rollback? Thanks. Gwen Gale (talk) 05:10, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

My bad. I do understand the rollback is inappropriate to use other than vandalism, but I did not intend to edit war, or I could have easily revert it using normal revert button. My apology I did not use the normal revert function. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 05:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

• Responded here and here. Acalamari 16:10, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

rollback request

thanks ChiragPatnaik (talk) 16:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 18:52, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

thankspam

Thanks to everyone who participated in my RfA, regardless of their !vote. I have withdrawn the nomination as a failure at 19 supports, 45 opposes, and 9 neutral statements. As has been written and sung, you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need — and what I need is to go back to working on our shared project. Not everyone has to be an admin; there is a role for each of us. After reflection, I feel I don't have the temperament to secure community consensus as an admin at any point, and I will not be applying again in the future — and hey, that's all right, 'cause I stay true to the philosophy that adminship is no big deal: I tried, I failed, and now I'll return to doing what I've always done. I have an extremely strong belief in the consensus process, and the consensus was clear. I will be devoting my energies to volunteering at MedCab and working up a complete series of articles on the short stories of Ernest Hemingway, among lord knows what else. Thanks again to everyone who spared the time to weigh in on this one. It was made in better faith than it probably seemed. Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for weighing in at my RfA. I really appreciate the defense against the POINT and "disruptive" statements that were being made, as I really did intend the nom in good faith and I'm glad someone saw it that way. It looks like the whole idea sort of crashed and burned, but I'll always be a Wikipedian, and I'll definitely be seeing you around on the project. Here's to the future -- Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

re: Question

Wow, thank you for the offer. If it won't be too much bother, I believe I could make some use of rollback. :) –  LATICS  talk  16:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. :) Good luck! Acalamari 16:30, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Happy editing, Acalamari. :) –  LATICS  talk  16:48, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:49, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback request

Hello, I'd like to request rollback rights. As you can see from my extensive contribution history, I've been fighting spam and vandalism here for quite a while, usually using Twinkle. I've heard about rollback, but haven't had a chance to try it yet, and would like to see what it's like and how it compares to Twinkle. --GoodDamon 20:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember to use it only for reverting vandalism, and that misuse of the tool, either by revert good-faith edits or revert-warring with it, can lead to its removal. Good luck. Acalamari 20:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! --GoodDamon 20:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 20:46, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks!

Thank you... ...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazimoff 21:15, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Request for Rollback

I would like to request the ability to rollback articles. I keep a close eye on many articles that are often vandalized, such as the Kid Rock article, and I wish there was an easier way to remove the vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RandorXeus (talk • contribs)

Rollback granted. Just remember that rollback should only be used to revert obvious vandalism, and that misuse of the tool, either by reverting good-faith edits or revert-warring with rollback, can lead to its removal. For practice, you may wish to see Misplaced Pages:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 15:30, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I never did thank you for granting me that. So, Thanks! It has helped me to clean up lots of Vandalism. RandorXeus (talk) 14:35, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 21:37, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi buddy

Efe (talk) 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. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Efe (talk) 11:36, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the smile! :) Acalamari 15:31, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Always welcome. --Efe (talk) 23:49, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

UpDown Problem

Could you please look into a user with a god complex? See UpDown's edits to Lady Nicholas Windsor, Lady Rose Gilman, Samuel Preston (singer), My Family and many other television series. Thanks. 4.248.76.248 (talk) 15:21, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

What do you want me to do about it? Acalamari 15:33, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Requesting assistance

May I ask for your help again? :) There is a BLP problem with Warren Kinsella and thought I’d ask a few opinions. Warren Kinsella himself appears to have objected to the article (see evidence here) and seems to have written an explanation of his objections on my talk page. There is also a small related discussion at Talk:Warren Kinsella. I’d like to simply remove all material that has been objected to, as I strongly suspect the article over-represents criticism of Kinsella, but I’m not the best person to ask so I think a few other non-involved opinions are needed. I've protected the page due to an edit war that was occurring over this issue. If you'd like to look into this, hopefully a formal approach won't be needed. Okiefromokla 19:26, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't often deal with BLP issues like this, but I can give some advice. For one thing, even though you'd like to remove all the material that's been objected to, you should not unilaterally remove it: you're the admin who fully-protected the page, and you shouldn't take sides in a dispute, or even make any changes to the article without discussion first, for it would be inappropriate for you to do so. You should push the discussion on the talk page further rather than make content changes here. Acalamari 23:18, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Of course, I would never take sides. My concern was the potential for an obvious BLP violation, which was my suspicion but seems more likely now that Kinsella himself has claimed the information is false. If that were the case, it would be appropriate for me to step in on the basis of a BLP violation. But given my lack of experience with BLP issues, I would never feel comfortable doing that. Sadly, I don't have high hopes for editors on that page to resolve the issue. They virtually ignored my requests for discussion both before and after protection, so if reverts continue when I lift protection in a few days, I may have no choice but to issue a block or two. Thanks for checking things out for me. Okiefromokla 00:03, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I wasn't suggesting you were taking sides: it was just a general notice. :) If things don't sort themselves out on this issue, then I'd suggest taking this to Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard, where users there will be able to intervene. I see you've contaced Moreschi about this: good idea. From my knowledge of him, he's experienced with BLPs. Acalamari 00:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: RfC

Well, the way I see it, it would go in the admin section if there's an degree of misconduct involving the administrative tools. While the misuse of tools was slight in Elonka's case, I could see it going in that section. Granted, I could also see merging the two sections and saying to have an explicit description if it involves admin tools. Wizardman 22:23, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Wizardman, for your response. That helped a lot. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:20, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Alleged misuse of tools.  :) --Elonka 14:00, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Reminder about Asian people

You are receiving this message because you are listed as the protecting admin for Asian people. The page has been semiprotected for longer than 2 months without an expiry date set. Because Misplaced Pages relies on contributers to make the encyclopedia, I'm asking you to review your decision and either

• Unprotect the page if protection is no longer needed, or
• set a reasonable expiry date for the protection instead of leaving it on forever

I hope that you will do one of the two in order to reduce the backlog of pages that have been semiprotected for very long period of time. If there are other pages you have also protected, I will try not to give more reminder, but I hope that you will double check your protection log to pick up and pages you might have forgotten. Thank you. -Royalguard11(T) 20:03, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Why am I receiving this message?

I'd been an admin for less than a month when doing that protection, and I had forgotten about it in all fairness. I've set it to expire in a week. Acalamari 20:07, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Unhappiness

Acalamari, we've gotten along well. I am sorry to disagree with you about that recall. However, I just had to do it, considering the intense pressure that has been exerted against me in an attempt to silence my criticism (see my talk page). It's just not something I can abide. Sorry for any consternation caused. Jehochman 20:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I can assure you that my disagreement with the recall is not a mark against you in any way whatsoever: I'm not a grudge-bearer, and as such, I don't hold a grudge against you or any one else who supports the recall. Holding different opinions is a good thing. Even though I nominated Elonka in her last RfA, me harboring grudges against those who may not think she's suitable for adminship is detrimental to feelings, and as a result, not productive for the project. There really is no need for you to apologize to me, but I do respect and appreciate the gesture. With my current opinion, for now I believe that the recall is pre-mature, as I'd like the RfC to run its course and see how that goes, but that does not mean that I would oppose all recalls, though I strongly hope it doesn't come to a recall that I would have to support, and I do hope that things sort themselves out and we can go back to editing articles. I apologize if any of my words upset you at all during this process: that was not my intention. Acalamari 20:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Revert

Hello. Please explain. Many thanks, Mathsci (talk) 23:25, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I just noticed this, and I apologize immediately for it. I wasn't even aware I'd reverted your edit until someone had reverted mine, and I'm embarrassed that I pressed the wrong button. Again, I apologize for that: I have several tabs open at the moment, and was most likely going too fast. Very, very sorry. Acalamari 23:27, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem at all. I'm over here in France on a hot, hot night, so a little dopey myself :-) Bonne nuit. Mathsci (talk) 23:29, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your understanding. I think I need to take a break. Acalamari 23:31, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Please Help!

Can you help me become an Administrador? ICarly0246 (talk) 21:53, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Based on your current standing, you don't have a snowball's chance of receiving Administrator status. --GSK (talk) 21:58, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

I've left a message on ICarly0246's talk page about this, giving them advice, and urging them not to run for adminship. There is no way an RfA for tham would pass at this stage. Acalamari 22:06, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Template:Seal (musician)

Thank you for your message on my talk page! :) Europe22 (talk) 22:16, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Keep up the good work. Acalamari 22:19, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Privileges

Hello! I'm currently requested at Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_permissions#Current_requests and I was wondering if you'd take the time to consider my request for Rollback privileges. Thanks! preschooler@heart 09:32, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

It seems Moreschi got to it before I did. :) Acalamari 15:24, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Spellings

Hi! I'm not intending to make a fuss about your recent edit to ] where you changed the spelling of "medallist" to "medalist" but would just like to point out that the two spellings are regional variants and that UK English would prefer the former spelling to the latter. Since the subject of the article is from the USA it would perhaps be churlish of me to revert the edit; however, it does seem to be an extremely minor edit and perhaps not worth the effort you put into making it, just as it is not worth my effort in reverting it? I've read WP:SPELLING, BTW, and am aware that - for example - the US Congressional Medal of Honor should not be spelled "Honour", but in this instance perhaps a re-write would have resolved the situation more neutrally, eg: "Kirsty Coventry, the eventual winner of the silver medal". Cheers and no offence intended Sitush (talk) 16:10, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I honestly wasn't aware that "medallist" was the UK spelling, and actually thought it was just a common typo instead (such as "mispelled" and "misspelled"). I'm very aware of the differences between American and English spelling, but obviously that was one variant that escaped me. :) Feel free to revert my edit or better still, reword the content as you see fit. Thanks. Acalamari 16:54, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not immune to tpos and seplling errors. Fully appreciate that you might not have been aware and am grateful for your considered response. I think that I will try to re-write in order to avoid future readers perceiving a necessity to edit for this issue. Thanks. Sitush (talk) 17:00, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, I did go ahead and add your suggestion, though you're more than welcome to improve it. Thanks for your civility and understanding as well: that helps a lot. Acalamari 17:03, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I see no need to make further amendments and thank you for instigating my suggestion. Just for your info, here's the rundown on LL versus L in English spelling. Confusing! Sitush (talk) 17:50, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Glad to know that we're all satisfied with the result. :) Thanks! Acalamari 17:56, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I just sent an e-mail

Hey again. I have just sent you an email about my Guestbook page about it getting deleted (with a copy sent to my E-mail address). I also forgot to mention that for the protection of my talk page archives, I should have requested them to be fully move-protected (I don't want Grawp moving my talk archives!), but still semi protected. SchfiftyThree 19:46, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I have changed the protection level of your archives and responded to your E-mail. :) Acalamari 23:43, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Question

Since you seem to be an experienced editor and administrator, and you do very good work, I was hoping that you might answer a question for me. One of the main pages that I work on is Piedmont College, mainly because I'm a student there. One of the things that I have been working on in my spare time is a history of Piedmont. So far it is over 10,500 characters (I have more to write, and then lots of editing for grammar and such). My question is would it be better to add it to the Piedmont College article, or should I start a new History of Piedmont College Article? What would be your recommendation?

Thanks RandorXeus (talk) 14:33, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

You may do whichever you think is better: I, however, would add it to the Piedmont College article first, and if it becomes too long for that one, create a new article if it becomes necessary to do so. Be bold! Acalamari 21:37, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

I never did thank you for your input, so thanks! The article ended up being nearly the same length as the original, so I decided to make it its own page. And thank you most of all for the BE BOLD link. For some reason, that page really inspires me. RandorXeus (talk) 05:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 17:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

A question on Rollback.

I was wondering, you have told users that you grant Rollback not to use it to revert GF edits. Why so? I apparently made GF edits to numerous Harry Potter articles, and a specific user had no regrets to normally undo my contributions. Why is/do you consider Rollback exempt from such use? Thanks for reading, hope you can reply soon. A Prodigy 19:54, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

The rollback feature was designed to quickly revert edits that are either vandalistic in nature or spam. Good faith edits, even if they contain typos or mistakes, are not vandalism, and if they need to be reverted, they should be done so with an explanation: rollback gives no explanation, apart from "Reverted edits by (user) to last version by (reverter)", which is unhelpful. If certain users are reverting your edits using regular undo, and not explaining why, then that's technically abuse of the undo feature, for if using the undo feature to revert a non-vandalism edit, the default edit summary should be replaced with a descriptive edit summary: the regular summary implies that the reverted edit was vandalism. Overall, deliberately using rollback to revert any non-vandalism edit is abuse of the tool, and can lead to it being removed from someone's account. I hope this helps. Thanks. Acalamari 21:30, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou

Just a little note to say thankyou for participating in my successful RFA candidacy, which passed with 96 supports, 0 opposes, and 1 neutral. I am pleasantly taken aback by the amount of support for me to contribute in an administrative role and look forward to demonstrating that such faith is well placed. Regards, WilliamH (talk) 09:10, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Assistance

Would you mind flexing your admin powers/knowledge. Another admin deleted an article twice, the second time which I believe was not justified. Article was Duty to God Award and is now at User:Eustress/Duty to God Award. See conversation at User_talk:Tanthalas39#Duty_to_God_Award and at User_talk:Tanthalas39#Speedy deletion of Duty to God. If I'm in error, then I'd like to know, but as far as I can see I'm trying to do things correctly. Thank you for your consideration! --Eustress (talk) 22:40, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi Eustress, sorry for not getting back to you sooner. The article you mention is now in the mainspace, after being discussed on Tanthalas39's talk page. Now that this has happened, is there anything I can do? Thanks. Acalamari 15:35, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

I know, but...

I know how undesired unsolicited requests can be, and I can guess how many of those requests you receive regularly. But, I know few people who would take an interest in this request. May be Kyoko or Miranda would, but one is currently unavailable and the other is unavailable to my my pleas. Therefore, please, can you take a look at the article on Whale tail? Serious issues and concerns were raised on the talkpage, including crappy copy, over-reffing, unduly weighted, biased, non-neutral and more. Let me know what should be done, and, if possible, lend a hand to improve the copy. Since the demise of The League it has become really difficult to find a copyeditor here. Peaople would come and mumble and grumble about the copy, leaving the editors not exactly on top of their English dumbfounded, but would hardly ever move a finger to improve it. *Sigh*. Would you, please, at least take a look and comment? Aditya 12:40, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I'll help where I can with this article. I'm not very active at the moment (weekend at the moment, other real-life happenings), so I'm not doing a lot of editing, but I might be able to do a little bit. Is that okay for now? Acalamari 21:02, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Sure. Thanks. I'll also try to work on my own, at least some. Let's see. Aditya 10:57, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I haven't left any comments on the talk page, as I think they do a good job already with stating what's wrong with the article, but I have done some small formatting fixes and removed some unsourced/irrelevant information for now. Acalamari 21:02, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Acalamari, thank you for your contribution to the discussion at my recent RfA. I've seen you around as well, and have been uniformly impressed. If ever you have any concerns about my actions, adminly or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. Best wishes, Paul Erik 19:52, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

JGHowes

Promoted. Thanks for the nudge! The Rambling Man (talk) 17:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, but thanks for closing the RfA. :) Acalamari 17:39, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank you