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Mountain Dew history 1890 to today www.80ProofMountainDew.com Why do you keep taking the history off is that not what an Encyclopedia is for.. Please reply Rob GreenRiverWhiskey@netZero.net

I reverted it because that is a promotional link. See WP:RS and WP:EL.– Gilliam (talk) 21:21, 6 February 2015 (UTC)


Rollback

Thanks for the rollback powers, I wasn't expecting that. I'll try to use it responsibly.

I'm curious - why me? I didn't ask for this and in fact I didn't even know it was a thing that existed. Is there some process Misplaced Pages uses to find people to give the power to? Popcornduff (talk)

Because you're big on schoolblocks....

Just thought I'd point out the future of kiddie vandalism. We're blocking all of the schools, and now they're just going to use cell phones to do their dirty work. PCHS-NJROTC 18:53, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Block them for block evasion.– Gilliam (talk) 07:43, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Semiprotect my user page, please?

I pride myself on having a thick online skin, but there's no point leaving windows around for vandals to throw stones at for fun. Thanks again for the rollback rights! FourViolas (talk) 06:53, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

Done.– Gilliam (talk) 10:16, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 21 January 2015

Correction of wrong spelling

Dear Gilliam

I edited an article, Anwar al-Awlaki, by merely correcting a spelling mistake, from "Adultry" to "Adultery". You then sent me a message that I did so without using a reference. What reference do you suggest I use for correcting a spelling or grammatical error?

You did more than correct a spelling mistake. You added the claim "He was also known to have had regular contact with big bust porn star Kayla Kleevage". Although this may be true, please WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT.– Gilliam (talk) 12:26, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

I did not add that, maybe someone piggybacked on my edit or another user made an edit at the same time - I repeat - I ONLY changed the spelling.

Okay, but your contributions record only one edit to Anwar al-Awlaki. I recommend editing while logged in to avoid any irrelevant notices.– Gilliam (talk) 12:52, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the rights, I hope to improve Misplaced Pages by removing all of this vandalism. Rider ranger47 15:27, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Jimi Lewis/Archive

Delgada1975 did its same pattern on his previous account Cal 505, as did on Give a Little More. 115.164.88.150 (talk) 15:59, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Rollback

Thanks for the rollback rights. --Macrakis (talk) 16:04, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Defense of Sally Kern

Can you give me any supporting evidence that Sally Kern is not a bigot? Her political career is littered with proposed bills and public statements condemning and attacking the LGBT community. This would be like leaving out the fact that the KKK is a racist organization which is crucial to understanding the group. Her bigoted actions are very much a part of who she is and to leave that out paints a incomplete description of who she is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.168.66.175 (talk) 20:52, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages has a strict policy regarding WP:BLP.– Gilliam (talk) 20:58, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
    1. Neutral point of view (NPOV)- Check
    2. Verifiability (V) - Check
    3. No original research (NOR)- Check

Now change it back the way it should be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.168.66.175 (talk) 21:03, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

A bigot she may be, it is not NPOV for you to WP:LABEL her so.– Gilliam (talk) 21:07, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

OK but she IS a bigot. You just said so yourself. Obviously some of the stuff that was tacked onto her page were by trolls, but the Bigot part needs to stay. Stop censoring this. Also, follow me on Twitter @rayke ;)

Calling her a bigot is a statement of fact not just one individual point of view.

Without an independent, reliable source calling her a bigot, it's commentary and your own personal analysis.– Gilliam (talk) 21:18, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

"Misplaced Pages articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject.


Common sources of bias include political, financial, religious, philosophical, or other beliefs. While all sources reflect the biases of their authors and editors, a source may be reliable in a specific context. More extensive editorial peer-review may neutralize personal biases, but may also introduce more widely-held biases through groupthink. When considering how a source's bias could affect its content, editors should consider whether the source meets the normal requirements for reliable sources, such as peer-review, editorial control, and a reputation for fact-checking. Editors should also consider whether the bias makes it appropriate to use in-text attribution to the source, as in "Feminist Betty Friedan wrote that...", "According to the Marxist economist Harry Magdoff...," or "Conservative Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater believed that..."." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.168.66.175 (talk) 21:22, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

http://wonkette.com/544632/gay-bigots-wont-stop-being-mad-at-sally-kern-for-saying-they-are-all-aids-riddled-terrorists

http://www.bilerico.com/2014/01/notorious_bigot_sally_kern_slams_ok_marriage_rulin.php

http://www.thelostogle.com/2011/05/02/sally-kern-is-sorry-that-shes-a-bigot/

Should I keep going?

That's a start. It would be fine to quote notable individuals saying Kern is a bigot, but it's not permissible to label her so yourself.– Gilliam (talk) 21:29, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

I can work within these rules. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.168.66.175 (talk) 21:31, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

You are not working within those rules. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 02:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Niagara Catholic District School Board

Sorry I noticed there was still some vandalism left on the page after my revert and was trying to find that last clean version when you stepped in aswell.- McMatter /(contrib) 04:19, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Good that you saw it too! Cheers– Gilliam (talk) 04:21, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

?

Do you wish to help me correct the inaccuracies in this article and add the controversy section or are you a Kevin Richardson supporter ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.184.19.91 (talk) 18:23, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Please read Walking with lions: why there is no role for captive-origin lions Panthera leo in species restoration

Please read Walking with lions: why there is no role for captive-origin lions Panthera leo in species restoration, its a scientific paper you might actually have to Google it.

Then visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/CannedLionHunting/

Kevin Richardson is a self appointed expert who makes millions from filming captive lions, the world's foremost authorities on lion conservation have condemned his methods and this page is an obvious buff job written by someone close to him or one of his business associates.

Wiki lost all credibility years ago and I see things haven't changed I wont be bothering to make the changes, if you feel that this obvious buff job of a page is a fair report on the man and the controversy didn't happen then so be it. Meanwhile thousands of dollars the the public donate to help save wild lions gets spent on this uneducated idiots dangerous games with wild animals — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.184.19.91 (talk) 18:42, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Have you tried the article's Talk page? It would more productive if you express your concerns there.– Gilliam (talk) 18:44, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Michael Tuts

Hello,

I would like to inquire why you deleted the article Michael Tuts? I saved the article earlier than I intended and was still working on it. However, if I recall correctly, the content of the article as I saved it did state he was the chair of the Physics department at Columbia University, which I believe indicates he is notable.

Thanks, Astro interest (talk) 21:00, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

It was nominated for speedy deletion, which you did not contest on the talk page.– Gilliam (talk) 21:05, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. I would have contested it but it was deleted within a minute of its being nominated. I have followed up with the nominator. Astro interest (talk) 22:11, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Gunpowder Empires

After spending some time editing an article entitled "Gunpowder Empires" I happened to look on the talk page and found that you had deleted it. I don't know what that means. The article itself existed before I edited it. I don't know why the talk page was deleted (or even what that means).

If this means that the article should not have been (re)started, I would appreciated knowing since I have no interest in spending time on something that may be deleted in the future.

Thanks. AnthroMimus (talk) 00:49, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

The page Gunpowder Empires apparently exists and has at no time been deleted.– Gilliam (talk) 01:32, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
I know there is an existing Gunpowder Empires article, as I said. My question is why is this on the Talk page, what is it's significance and why doesn't Gunpowder Empires have any talk page?

Misplaced Pages does not have a talk page with this exact title.

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22:50, 22 January 2015 Gilliam (talk | contribs) deleted page Talk:Gunpowder Empires (G2: Test page)

It says to ask you, which is what I am doing AnthroMimus (talk) 02:11, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Now I understand. I deleted that talk page because the former content was vandalism. Here's what was written there: "Hey guys i just found out that there is a talk section of Misplaced Pages.... i had no idea that this was here. This is so awesomw! Am i alone in here????HHHHHEEEEELLLLLLOOOOO!!!!!!!". – Gilliam (talk) 02:15, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Many thanks. I will attempt to attach a talk page (although I've never done one before), assuming you have no objection. AnthroMimus (talk) 15:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Thx

... for the bit. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 18:34, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

+1 --NeilN 18:36, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks ...

... for the new toy. Tom (North Shoreman) (talk) 01:58, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Autopatrolled right

Not sure if I'll ever use this right, but thanks? --I dream of horses @ 05:28, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

@I dream of horses: I think it is used when you move an article, as I did here. - DVdm (talk) 08:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
It's a tool that is used passively not actively. At Special:Newpages, pages which have not been patrolled (or started by an autopatrolled user) are highlighted in yellow. Trusted autopatrolled users lighten the load for Newpages patrollers.– Gilliam (talk) 08:04, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Exactly. I don't create new articles, but thanks for the trust. I'm sure there might be an unlikely situation where I might create an article, and having New Page Patrolled in the past, I'd be glad to lighten the load of others in that said situation. --I dream of horses If you reply here, please leave me a {{Talkback}} message on my talk page. @ 23:08, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks!!!! Pinethicket (talk) 15:15, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 January 2015

User:Pishcal

Hello, why did you grant this user autopatrolled rights, they have never created an article--am I missing something? — xaosflux 15:14, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Looks like you've done a bunch of these, now I'm really confused? — xaosflux 15:25, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
I also patrol here and consider extensive vandal warning also to be article creation.– Gilliam (talk) 18:42, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Hmmm, we certainly differ on opinion as does Misplaced Pages:Autopatrolled's suggestion. My opinion is that just because someone knows what is and what is not vandalism, doesn't mean they know how to create an article--it's a good indicator for rollback and reviewer, but autopatrolled? Isn't NPP looking for a lot more than just vandalism these days? — xaosflux 19:24, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
I see that Pishcal is doing a fine job. You may remove the autopatrolled if you don't think it fits.– Gilliam (talk) 20:23, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll leave him a talk note, he had a request in for reviewer that I had initially declined, but due to your good review above I reversed that and will add reviewer when removing autopatrolled. — xaosflux 03:51, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, your solution should satisfy everyone.– Gilliam (talk) 04:13, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

User:72.94.238.182

You probably already caught this, but when you put a level 2 warning on User:72.94.238.182 they had already blanked a level 3. And, just now, previous warnings have been removed again. Just FYI. —Noah 20:56, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Please let me know if this user continues to be disruptive in the article space. Thanks.– Gilliam (talk) 21:00, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Will do, thanks for the help. And... perhaps if the jews stopped baiting that poor user they wouldn't have to keep warning us about them. —Noah 21:02, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

89.207.213.122

Hi,

I recently saw that you blocked this IP as an open proxy. I checked the ports and they are all filtered. Could you provide some further insight into the block rationale and if it was in error, reverse the block? Thanks, Mike V • Talk 03:50, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

I have preemptively unblocked but could you see if a rangeblock is appropriate for vandal IPs 89.207.213.34 and 89.207.213.122.– Gilliam (talk) 04:05, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

68.190.16.107

Thank you for blocking. I try not to be a prude, but would you revdelete also, as his vandalism depicts the sexual abuse of children? Thanks! 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 18:40, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Done.– Gilliam (talk) 18:43, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 18:44, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Regarding Haute Couture changes

Hi Gilliam, thanks for your comments on my edit to http://en.wikipedia.org/Haute_couture

I changed "seamstresses" to "sewers" in the second sentence. The term "seamstress" is gender based while "sewer" is not. I considered two things in changing the word:

  1. As sewing can be accomplished by males and females, unless haute couture products are necessarily finished by women, then the word "seamstress" is inappropriate.
  2. Exactly next to this sentence is a photograph of a male designer working on a dress, which appears in conflict with the statement that haute couture products must be finished by women (i.e. seamstresses).

I think you should reapply my change and help keep Misplaced Pages as neutral as possible unless I'm wrong, and haute couture produts are necessarily finished by women - in which case a section on gender roles in high fashion should be added to this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acsclemailz (talk • contribs) 00:11, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

It was a mistake on my part. Agreed and done.– Gilliam (talk) 00:15, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for looking out for Misplaced Pages! -Acsclemailz (talk) 00:18, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Surreal Barnstar
Guess what Gilliam you won a barn star Bettifm (talk) 03:05, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you so much @Bettifm. I'm glad my work caught your eye.– Gilliam (talk) 03:13, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

thank you for reverting the vandalism

That same vandal destroyed the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/New_York_City_Transit_Authority but i reverted it back to normal by rollback vandal, if you can can you set up semi protection on that page before that vandal comes back and does a bigger wreck.Doorknob747 06:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Re: The Jacka

Please see the talk page on the article. Reliable sources such as KPIX have confirmed his death. --w 06:42, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Duckman808

Hi

Can we revoke talk page access as they've now moved to refactoring my warning templates. Amortias (T)(C) 23:39, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Done.– Gilliam (talk) 23:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Srry

Hello

I am very sorry for that vandalism. My little sibling thought it was funny to do that, even I told her it was wrong. Again, i am very sorry.

PS: I am the ip adress who did the vandalism on "Star and the forces of evil" Page . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:D:2A80:CCA:10C0:4143:840:C3FC (talk) 01:51, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Recent edits and IPv6

Hello Gilliam. What has been your experience when attempting to rollback vandalism by editors coming from IPv6 addresses? Whenever I attempt to rollback from Lupin's tool it fails, but works fine if I rollback from the article. I am wondering if this happens to others as well. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 21:50, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

@Yamaguchi先生 I haven't experienced problems reverting those addressed with Lupin's tool. I don't know what the solution is but perhaps you can find it at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (technical). Regards– Gilliam (talk) 21:58, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

A pie for you!

you need a pie after all of your busy work Bettifm (talk) 21:49, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 04 February 2015

Re:Rollback

Re:Rollback

Thank you for these rights ;-) I'm pl wiki administrator, I guess I know what I'm doing ;-) Thank you. Greets, Tufor (talk) 17:48, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Rollback

Re granting of , it may be worth having a double check over this rolled-up revert from the day before—reverting five edits in one go, thusly:

  1. "/* top */ WP:TENSE"
  2. "/* Sony */ WP:NPOV; WP:TENSE. Tonnes of this could do with culling..."
  3. "/* Sony Pictures Entertainment hack */ WP:NPOV, WP:TENSE; however not sure that it should even be here"
  4. "/* Sony Pictures Entertainment hack */ replace tabloid phasing with '…' conjunction"
  5. "Dating maintenance tags: {{When}} "

And where it is now proving somewhat difficult over at Talk:Amy Pascal#WP:BRD February 2015 to elicit a precise response with specificity or diffs about what parts of the edit(s) and corresponding WP policy might be at fault. —Sladen (talk) 10:29, 7 February 2015 (UTC) (Would have kept this out of band, but email is disabled)

@Sladen If the user is violating WP:3RR, you can report it at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. I don't see that the rollback feature is being misused since he is reverting manually.– Gilliam (talk) 20:05, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Tennessee Place Names

Hello Gilliam, I noticed you have been creating new articles and redirects for Tennessee Communities, For the most part Thank You! But however we don't Put "in the United States" in the articles. And Those redirects to Boones Creek, Tennessee are not necessary. Again Thank You for your contributions. --ACase0000 (talk) 03:30, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

@ACase0000 Thank you for your feedback. I created the redirects because the names are listed as variant names in the GNIS link of the references (U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boones Creek, Tennessee). Someone reading out of an old history book at Google Books, for example, might encounter one of the old variant names and search Misplaced Pages for it.– Gilliam (talk) 04:03, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Oh, I did not that, about Boones Creek, I am sorry! --ACase0000 (talk) 04:09, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
@Gilliam: Also could you post your recently created articles on Tennessee Communities in the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Tennessee talk page? We would appreciate it. Thanks! --ACase0000 (talk) 04:33, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
@ACase0000: Sorry but I'm too busy to list every article I am writing. I have created articles on thousands of communities in many states and I use an assembly line method as not to get distracted. I see that the "Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Tennessee" is out of order in the external links section of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Tennessee. It would be possible for you to create an internal watchlist on Misplaced Pages, see Recent edits of most WikiProject Kansas articles for example. WikiProject Tennessee ought to create a watchlist based on the Kansas model, where all of my new Tennessee pages would appear.– Gilliam (talk) 04:54, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank You! I will try that! --ACase0000 (talk) 05:01, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Gilliam. You have new messages at Loriendrew's talk page.
Message added 18:55, 8 February 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 18:55, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Rollbacker

Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 15:32, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the Rollbacker status

Thanks Gilliam, I appreciate the trust. If I may, what do you look for in a Rollbacker? Is it duration on the project, number of edits, approach to editing, recommendation of other editors? Some combination? Just wondering because I hadn't seen any discussion of how it happens. Thanks again. Capitalismojo (talk) 02:19, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

I generally look for a history of manual and/or semi-automated vandalism reversion and an absence of edit warring.– Gilliam (talk) 02:31, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks again! Capitalismojo (talk) 02:34, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you-

Many thanks for the rollback status.RFD (talk) 13:03, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for rollback

Thanks for rollback. I will use it when I have the time to read up on how. Britmax (talk) 16:15, 10 February 2015 (UTC)