User talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive 31

Admin Coaching

Are you still coaching? --~ Wikihermit _(HermesBot) 16:21, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

unable to change username bc I cant log in

Hello I've asked to have my username changed from 'Soraia.ahmadyar@gmail.com' to 'SurieKiz' but my request was not granted because they said I have to log in in order to ask for a username change. The problem I have is that I have forgotten my password and am unable to retrieve it. When I ask for 'Email new password' it will not because it says, "no email address" under account. Can you please help me clear this up? I used my email address as my username and I am getting a ton of wierd spam198.151.13.15 14:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)Soraia.ahmadyar@gmail.com

If you've forgotten your password then that's pretty much it for your account. I don't know of any retreival method available to absent-minded users. I guess that you are learning the hard way about making your e-mail address publicly available on a widely copied site such as Wikipedia. As you are using gmail, you can use their filter to remove spam from your inbox. With your next account, remember to avoid using your e-mail address and to enable the account holder to receive e-mail from other Wikipedia editors. You can set this up in your preferences, linked at the top right-hand side of the Wikipedia page. Regards, (aeropagitica) 15:29, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Noticed you're a coach looking for a student

I'm hoping to be an admin someday ... happened to notice you're looking for a student. I'm available ...--Blueboy96 16:06, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Untitled 5th Solas album

Please don't delete this page: further info to come when I have the info to hand! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chimney Pot (talk • contribs)

The page was deleted because it contained no definite and sourced information. Gether your sources and write the article offline before you consider posting again as it will just be speedily deleted otherwise. Please also remember to sign your Talk page contributions with four tildes, ~~~~ so that users know who you are and can contact you easily. (aeropagitica) 12:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Chacotay_001.jpg listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Chacotay_001.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Abu badali ^(talk) 18:17, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you X 100

Thank you very much for supporting my RfA, which closed successfully yesterday... W00t! I hope to be a great admin (and editor) and I'm sure you can tell that my use of a large, boldfaced, capital "T" and a big checkmark image in this generic "thank you" template that I swiped from some other user's Talk Page that I totally mean business! If you need anything in the future or if you see that I've done something incorrectly, please come to my Talk Page and let me know. So now I've got a bunch of reading to do.... see you around! - eo 13:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Dangling Redirects

Hey, I was trying to find something on a 2004 court case, and turned up the following redirects to a page you deleted:

• James "Jimmy" Nixon McGarfield
• James Nixon McGarfield the 4th grade president
• Fourth Grade President James Nixon McGarfield
• James Nixon McGarfield the 4th grade president-for-life
• James "Jimmy" Nixon McGarfield the 4th Grade President-for-life

Just thought I'd bring them to your attention. ornis 09:19, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, now deleted. You could mark them for deletion yourself, it's not an issue. Regards, (aeropagitica) 21:24, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

BBBBBBBBB!

Terribly sorry. I thought I was on a different web site. Kip the Dip 22:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

		Thank you for your support and comments at my RfA
		Hi (aeropagitica), It still amazes me that otherwise "anonymous" editors take the time to place !votes and comments on RfAs. Whilst I would have normally thanked you at the time of you leaving your message, the importance of my not appearing to be canvassing prevented me from so doing. Now that everything has progressed successfully I can finally thank you. I intend to uphold a style of good adminship and will welcome your further comments at any time in the future, even if they are in the form of admonishment. I will be happy to help as an admin wherever and whenever I can --VS talk 23:20, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Library discussion

Greetings. I see that you are a librarian and an admin, and I also recognize your name from around the wiki. There is a discussion going on at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#Unusual university spam that I hope you will contribute to. The addition of external links to library collections by people who work for those libraries is going to continue to be an issue, and I think we should work to develop a clear policy about it. Thanks for considering it! Latr, Katr 01:50, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: hey

could you help me resolving issues on Richmond, California regarding ILikeToBeAnonymous? hes very rude and called me an idiot and keeps going against consensus^{Cholga is a SUPERSTAR}¡Talk2Cholga!_{Sexy Contribs} 04:28, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Looks like you two have a bit of history together. Judging by the article Talk page history, I think that following the dispute resolution process with this editor would be better than issuing a simple 3RR warning. He has asked for a Checkuser against you for sockpuppetry. I don't suggest responding in kind but if it is a baseless accusation you can use it to demonstrate your integrity as an editor and show harrassment. (aeropagitica) 04:57, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

i don't know how to find all the "diff"s i have a spacial learning disability, could you help me? i honestly belive a 3rr warning would remedy the situation. where can you report harrassment then since it is unfounded i am not a sockpuppet this is my only profile or username. how do you make the mediation request i tried before but they told me i did it wrong and they wouldnt do it if i didnt do it right could you help?^{Cholga is a SUPERSTAR}¡Talk2Cholga!_{Sexy Contribs} 05:39, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

I have moved

Could you delete my old User page for me? 76.183.213.20 19:51, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

I mean old User talk page. 76.183.213.20 19:52, 30 June 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tcrow777 (talk • contribs)

Never mind, don't delete my old IP User page.  Tcrow777  talk  02:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello aeropagitica

I have a question. Recently I was trying to upload an image to the article on Shen Kuo using this image image:Mencius.jpg, because that image is located in Wikimedia Commons and its copyright tags are concise. However, as soon as I tried to do that here on wikipedia, a completely different image popped up. Apparently this image is floating around wikipedia and belongs to no articles (and has improper evidence or even a link to show that it is public domain), yet has the same image name as the one I was trying to use from Commons. I need to know the proper deletion tag so I can tack it on to the dubious image. Furthermore, how the hell did this happen? How can an image on wikipedia have the same exact name as the one in commons. The most aggrevating thing is I can't figure out how to bypass the stupid thing and just use the one straight from Commons.

Thanks.--PericlesofAthens 09:38, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind! Getting annoyed with the situation, I searched around on Google and found the exact image that was used. It is public domain, taken from the National Museum in Taipei. Everything's good.--PericlesofAthens 10:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA. It was successful, and I am now, may God have mercy on us all, an administrator. Look at all the new buttons! I had heard about 'protect,' 'block user,' and 'delete,' but no one told me about 'kill,' 'eject,' and 'purée.' I appreciate the trust the community has in me, and I'll try hard not to delete the main page or block Jimbo. -FisherQueen (Talk) 17:56, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Please help

I am User:Rimush. I have added an anti-vandalism tool to my monobook, and since then my computer freezes whenever I try to log in to my account. Please remove the tool from my monobook, since it's a protected page and only administrators can edit it (and you were the first on the "list of administrators" thing). I don't have any real way of proving that I am User:Rimush (if you can think of a way, I'll be happy to do it), but, then again, if I'm not, deleting the tool will do him no harm, since he can just add it right back (so it's completely safe for you to do it, even if you don't believe me). Please help, I don't want my account to be lost. Thank you in advance. 89.120.193.125 18:50, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. (aeropagitica) 20:57, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Rimush 08:20, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Email as username: I know - see my page

I got your note about my email as a username. Trust me, putting my email address on Wikipedia is not a concern - I freely use my email address on websites all the time and it hasn't hurt me yet. More than anything, I want to be up front about representing not only myself but also my company on this site; I feel I can do that best by tagging everything I touch with the full address. Jonathan.lampe@standardnetworks.com 21:51, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

My RFA

Hi (aeropagitica), just a quick note to say thanks for participating in my request for adminship. It was successful and I now have some shiny new buttons. If I can ever be of help, please let me know. Happy editing, mattbr 09:54, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

deletion of my band article

Okay after reading about your policy on "non notable bands" I understand why my article was deleted. But the thing is I'm not sure of how to create a band page on Myspace, I know how to create a regular myspace page, but not one for a band. aeropagitica if you could somehow help me in that regard it would be much appreciated...oh yeah, and someday, they'll be famous enough to have a page on here. ;) hehe my e-mail is majickninja1988@hotmail.com if you wanna contact me there. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by G.o.t.h. bassist (talk • contribs)

Well, I'm not a Myspace admin so I have no business telling anyone how to set up their Myspace pages. If you could avoid the horrendous html coding they use then that would be a good start! You can always read the Myspace article here and head on over to the site where they will probably have some help pages to assist new users. Beyond that I can go no futher. Don't forget to sign your Talk page comments with four tildes, ~~~~, in order to tell editors who you are and when you commented. This makes it much easier to respond to your enquiries rather than looking at the history of any page that you edit. Regards, (aeropagitica) 22:37, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

the horrendous html coding Isn't that putting it lightly? ;) -WarthogDemon 23:13, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of "We're Scared of Bob"

Sorry but I disagree with deleting this within minutes of its creation. My initial comment was "Created in response to requests on YouTube" i.e. "can someone post the lyrics?" and "who are the puppets?" The song is referenced by others in both the "We Are the World" and Spitting Image pages. It was a short article, but fairly concise in that it contained all of the lyrics and the puppets who appeared. In other words, it made more sense than "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great." Danny Darko 23:47, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

There was nothing in the article to demonstrate its notability above any other sketch that appeared on Spitting Image and a transcript of a YouTube video doesn't attest to notability either. Every Spitting Image sketch depicted a celebrity and several sang parodies of chart hits too. Their status is no more notable than this sketch. (aeropagitica) 23:55, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks! Andre (talk) 09:45, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Killers smile like you mean it.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Killers smile like you mean it.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. After Midnight ⁰⁰⁰¹ 03:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Well, I was looking for a prettier way to do this, but I'm not very artistic, so I'll just say thank you for your support in my RfA, which was closed as successful. I look forward to serving the community in a new way. Take care! -- But|seriously|folks  08:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

I do not know how to align my userboxes so they are in rows/colums. I tried but I couldn't find the way. I was wondering if you could find time to help me. - Libertyville 23:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Tabulating userboxes isn't a difficult thing to do. Take a look at my userpage to see how I have done this. You can also look at Help:Table to see the code for creating different types of table. (aeropagitica) 12:59, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Can You Delete Two Talk Page Edits From My Page?

A user created an attack page and has apologized thrice (long story, you can check history) and while I want to keep the apology, I think it might be best that the retard edits: [1] and [2] be removed. Is that possible? -WarthogDemon 19:38, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Unless you think it's not that bad. I just want to make sure all extreme/serious attacks on people can not be traced through my talk page. -WarthogDemon 19:43, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm, that's slightly awkward because the edits exist in the edit history of the page. I think that to do this would mean recreating your page and merging in order to preserve the edit history. It is a fiddly thing, though. Is it really necessary? (aeropagitica) 20:04, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

In that case, no. I was just wondering if that was standard but if it's unnecessary, then don't. I was wanting to make sure. Thanks though. :) -WarthogDemon 20:07, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

account

hi, do i have the right to delete this acccount? if i do, i wish to do so. I would appreciate if you could assist asap. thanks. ephix 23:18, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

User accounts aren't usually deleted because the GFDL licence requires than an audit trail is kept for user contributions. If you don't want to use it anymore then I suggest that you randomise the password to prevent cracking and leave the account alone. See Wikipedia:User account for more details. (aeropagitica) 23:28, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you very much for your participation in my recent unsuccessful RfA. I am very grateful for all of the advice, and hope that it will help me grow as an editor. You made a lot of great suggestions that I intend to follow. I appreciate the time and effort that you put into your commentary! Thank you. Sincerely, Neranei ^T/C 11:30, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your comments on my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:29, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

You express the terms and conditions of your withdrawl from the RfA process with eloquence and modesty, echoing a previous essayist: "What benefit will it be to you if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?" (Mark 8:36). I am sorry that you felt forced in to doing this and I hope that your next RfA encounters more favourable conditions. Regards, (aeropagitica) 23:28, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

RfA

Hello. Please refer to the history sections of Toyota F1 and Fred West and Blackburn Drama Club for my best evidence of adding references to articles. Lradrama 12:10, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

This needs to be solved

I have taken the "List of Companies" problem (what to do with an entire class of articles that get repeatedly submitted for deletion en mass?) for debate to two different places. This really needs to be solved once and for all (we can't keep debating the same stuff for eternity). Would you take a look at either the discussion on the Village Pump or the relevant wikiproject? Aditya Kabir 15:41, 17 July 2007 (UTC)