Retired. Too much vandals and trolls. Too much fucked up things, false information, and unfair rules. I have agreed with RickK and his action was right. I contributed to Wikipedia for nothing. I was suppose to get what I deserved for working hard for Wikipedia, but I didn't. I loved and enjoyed this place, but nothing had worked for me. Too much unfair things and too much assholes here.

There is no need to continue here. By the way, I have one final requests. Please redirect my userpage to my talk page. Here, this will be a place for tributes.

Well... farewell.--Willy isn't your mate anymore 05:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

From Here, Post In Tributes. edit

Commenting further, especially after reading your now-retired talk page. It's selfish to expect what you put in to Wikipedia right back. I know I volunteer my time here. I enjoy Wikipedia not so much for the vandal-fighting, the administrative duties, nor the seemingly ceaseless editing I do at times. I learn so much from the project as a whole, just clicking links, reading, researching, and learning. To say that there is a lot of crap and bullshit around here is to be right. But to let it get to you is beyond lame. I have made great friends here, and, even though I will probably never meet many (if any) of them, their interactions are a joy. Sure, Wikipedia is not infallible, but what is? Your editing went to waste? Well, now it did. Leaving because of a few disputes? Alright, instead of taking a mature, user-friendly way out and talking to me or others with whom you have an issue, you call me a stupid fucker, turn on your proverbial heel, and run away. Willy, it's easy to become pissed off around here; I have it happen to me sometimes as well. But when you leave, it truly does make all of what you did fade into the past into nothingness, and make your contributions mean nothing. Jmlk17 01:10, 6 August 2007 (UTC)Reply


Requests for "tributes", huh? Wow...there really is no better illustration of the crux of this issue.

At long last, you still don't seem to get it. Willy, you can't paint yourself as a sacrificing, driven truth-seeker who's been cruelly put-upon by The Man and The Cabal and all the rest. For the record, I hear the political Wiki-prisoner bit quite frequently (like every day), and rarely does it indicate anything except sour grapes. But let me tell you, I didn't know you from Adam up until the moment you created a "one-line and a link" WP:SPAM article about a non-notable Internet game. If you'd merely put the brakes on the Willy Crusade for a moment and read any one of relevant policies I sent you on your Talk Page, the issue would have been over and forgotten by both of us the very same day.

But instead, you flew into a deaf-dumb-and-blind rage, blanked your Talk Page, began bombing my talk page with threats and curses, and reverted the legitimate CSD tag off the article 6 times (highlighting your edit descriptions with similar threats and curses). You even went so far as to try and WP:CANVASS yourself up some admin support (do you think I don't know how to read a Contribs page?) which, of course, promptly detonated in your face. There was nothing even remotely defensible about "your" page, or your actions. We don't operate on threats and insults here, and we never will. This isn't a pub brawl or an arm-wrestling match, it's an encylopedia project composed of mature men and women. Our standards are easy to meet, and the only real requirement is a helpful attitude tempered with respect for your fellow editors. I hope one day you can realize that and decide to return as a positive editor; I suspect the moment you do, you'll be welcome back.

But if you can't, well, be sure to close the door gently.

And as always, thank you for your edits. Bullzeye (Complaint Dept./Brilliant Acts) 15:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image (Image:139290b.jpg) edit

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Welcome to WikiProject France edit

 
Welcome Willy, your mate, to WikiProject France! Please direct any questions about the project to its talk page. If you create new articles on France-related topics, please list them at our announcement page and tag their talk page with our project template, {{WikiProject France}}.

A few features that you might find helpful:

  • The project's Navigation box points to most of the pages in the project that might be of use to you.
  • Most of the important discussions related to the project take place on the project's main talk page; you may find it useful to watchlist it.
  • We've developed a number of guidelines for names, titles, and other things to standardize our articles and make interlinking easier that you may find useful.
  Wikipedia:France-related tasks
vieweditdiscusshistorywatch

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any of the more experienced members of the project, and we'll be very happy to help you. Again, welcome, and thank you for joining this project!

--STTW (talk) 18:27, 30 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

I have two moms and one dad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.219.79 (talk) 06:04, 5 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Newsletter n°1 edit

Bonjour and welcome to the first WikiProject France newsletter!! It should become a monthly special of our project, but until the next issue, here are some points to consider for the month:

It doesn't seem like a lot, so I hope we will still have enough problems for nexts months issue. Salut till the next issue, ChrisDHDR (17:23, 10 November 2007 (UTC)).Reply

It's funny how there are like four subjects and only one is kind of a tribute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.219.79 (talk) 06:16, 8 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Newsletter n°2 edit

It's been one high aiming month! The French WikiProject and related pages have been aiming high for Christmas - and have received an equal number of presents in return!

Well, that's this issue. Au revoir et à bientôt till the next time, ChrisDHDR (18:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)).Reply

WikiProject France newsletter edit

WikiProject France News

What's new? edit

  •   The project has recently experienced a complete redesign. The Outreach department has also undergone a major expansion, and this newsletter is the result of that.
  • The review department is currently under development, with several new proposals underway. Internal peer review had begun on the page of the project's Review Department. The department currently provides a centralized platform off all currently open reviews throughout the project (Featured Articles, Peer Reviews, Good Articles, Articles for Deletion, Categories for Discussion, etc.)
  • A new task force has been introduced: the Paris task force. Any users interested in contributing to the taskforce can join on the project page.
  • There is a current discussion about merging the French Communes WikiProject into ours. This communes project will be organised as a task force.
User-related news

Notifications edit

Complete project tasks
Overview

This is the new project newsletter, covering months August through to October, which will contain information regarding new Good and Featured articles, recent project changes, general related news, and recent proposals.

If you've just joined, add your name to the Members section of Wikipedia:WikiProject France. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the creation. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!

Articles
  • Five articles are currently undergoing external peer reviews:
  1. Louvre Abu Dhabi
  2. Louvre
  3. Family Moving Day
  4. Napoleon I
  5. List of Bellflower Bunny Episodes
  •   Two articles have reached GA status this month:
Newsletter contributors

Thank you for your contributions to the project, Jordan Contribs 14:02, 10 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

MfD nomination of User:Willy, your mate/Free Vandalism Space edit

User:Willy, your mate/Free Vandalism Space, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Willy, your mate/Free Vandalism Space and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Willy, your mate/Free Vandalism Space during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Acps110 (talkcontribs) 13:25, 23 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

New Page Patrol survey edit

 

New page patrol – Survey Invitation


Hello Willy, your mate! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you  have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to  know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you.

  • If this invitation  also appears on other accounts you  may  have, please complete the  survey  once only. 
  • If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it.

Please click HERE to take part.
Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback.


You are receiving this invitation because you  have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey. Global message delivery 13:55, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:34, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

New deal for page patrollers edit

Hi Willy, your mate,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

RC Patrol-related Proposals in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey edit

 

Greetings Recent Changes Patrollers!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about technical proposals related to Recent Changes Patrol in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:

  1. Adjust number of entries and days at Last unpatrolled
  2. Editor-focused central editing dashboard
  3. "Hide trusted users" checkbox option on watchlists and related/recent changes (RC) pages
  4. Real-Time Recent Changes App for Android
  5. Shortcut for patrollers to last changes list

Further, there are more than 20 proposals related to Watchlists in general that you may be interested in reviewing. (and over 260 proposals in all, across many aspects of wikis)

Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.

Note: You received this message because you have transcluded {{User wikipedia/RC Patrol}} (user box) on your user page. Since this message is "one-time-only" there is no opt out for future mailings.

Best regards, SteviethemanDelivered: 01:11, 8 December 2016 (UTC)Reply