User talk:A. B./March 2008

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Well said

WP:CIVIL is setting the bar way too low for admins -- admins must always meet WP:PATIENT and and should try to hit WP:NICE at least 98% of the time - Awesome sentiment :-) delldot talk 19:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)^[1]

Thanks. This is not easy for some of us and I have to keep working at this.

While I opposed Epbr123's RfA this time, I think he'll make a good admin if he spends the next 6 months working on the feedback he's gotten and then stands again. --A. B. ^(talk) 22:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Luckily, administrative work gives you such a bounty of opportunities to work on it ;-)

Yeah, I hope I was right that he's past his civility problems, but another few months to more clearly demonstrate it won't hurt. :-) delldot talk 23:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you very much for your strong support and encouragement in my admin application, which recently closed successfully (36/3/1). I hope I can continue to justify the confidence that you have placed in me. If there is any way that I can help out more, or if you have any handy tips for a freshly-hatched admin, please drop me a line. Thanks again. - 52 Pickup (deal) 22:13, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I was happy to support you and I know you'll do a great job. --A. B. ^(talk) 22:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Spleens and other organs

. Thanks, I needed that. On a more serious note, albeit the chances of this RfB passing are somewhere south of 5% (I'd need somewhere between 80 and 100 contiguous supports with no new opposes, or about 10-13 of the opposes to switch to support) I am letting it run its course for the specific reason of gaging what and how much more interaction on RfA the community would like to see of me. I have always felt that a soupçon of humor was a decent mechanism for handling uncomfortable situations. Thanks again for your time, input, and advice. -- Avi (talk) 17:42, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfB

I wanted to personally thank you, AB, for your participation in my recent RfB. I especially wanted to thank you for taking the time to clearly articulate your concerns, allowing me to better understand the community's desire. I have heard the community's voice that they require more of a presence at RfA's of prospective bureaucrats, and I will do my best over the near future to demonstrate such a presence and allow the community to see my philosophy and practices in action. I am thankful and appreciative that in general, the community feels that I am worthy of the trust it requires of its bureaucrats, and I hope to continue to behave in a way that maintains your trust in me and my actions. I hope that over the near future, you will become comfortable and satisfied with my understanding of the particulars and subtleties inherent in the RfA process, and that I may be able to count on your support when I decide to once again undergo an RfB. If you have any suggestions, comments, or constructive criticisms, please let me know via talkpage or e-mail. Thank you again. -- Avi (talk) 17:48, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Avi, I'm confident you should have smooth sailing on your next RfB. Good luck, --A. B. ^(talk) 20:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Associated Content = Suite101.com

Your input would be appreciated. Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam#Associated_Content_links.2C_get_paid_to_spam --Hu12 (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Given. --A. B. ^(talk) 02:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Question from Malinaccier

How did you get this for my RFA? Is there some kind of tool, or did you just go through my contributions to get them? Thanks, Malinaccier Public (talk) 16:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

AfDs:

• I copied and pasted your Wikipedia space contributions into a text editor, sorted them alphabetically and pulled out your deletion log entries. I then converted them into a wikified list of AfD pages interleaved with a list of associated articles. It was pretty obvious from the red links which articles had been deleted.

Speedy deletions:

• I took your deleted article space contributions and looked for edit summaries for speedy nominations.

It ended up being a lot more work than I expected, so I've only done it once since then -- for an RfA where the candidate was attacked for being excessively deletionist in outlook. (As a matter of fact, he had a decent, fair record).

It would be great if some scripter could come up with a way to glean this data quickly.

--A. B. ^(talk) 02:32, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Cool thanks a lot. =D Malinaccier Public (talk) 12:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

"Wikipedia Should Go For-Profit, Give Profits Away"

Interesting idea worth serious consideration:

• Wikipedia Should Go For-Profit, Give Profits Away

--A. B. ^(talk) 00:11, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

FYI

You've got a fan. [2]--Hu12 (talk) 22:13, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Bizarre. Thanks for looking out for me. --A. B. ^(talk) 23:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

How did you do

this? Wow. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 05:35, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Question

Did you use a bot to do this? And if so, where did you get it!? SynergeticMaggot (talk) 05:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

No -- see User talk:A. B.#Question from Malinaccier above. --A. B. ^(talk) 07:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Determining Adsense IDs

When reviewing links, how to you determine the Adsense IDs of the pages being reviewed? Are you using a tool of somesort to analyze the page, or a browser plugin? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's an example:

1. Go to the soon-to-be-blacklisted www.mumbaihub.com.
2. Click on the mumbaihub.com/%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dca-pub-2952717955271864%26adU%3Dwww.NexTag.com/Hotels%26adT%3DMumbai%2BHotel%2BRates%26adU%3Dwww.JetAirways.com%26adT%3DLowest%2Bfares%2Bto%2BIndia%26adU%3Dwww.KensingtonTours.com%26adT%3DIndia%2BPrivate%2BLuxury%2BTour%26adU%3Dwww.ORBITZ.com%26adT%3DMumbai%2BAccommodation%26done%3D1%26gl%3DUS "Ads by Google" link next to the site's Google ads at the top of the page.
3. The Google Adsense ID is in the very lengthy URL for the new page that opens. It's preceded by "ca-pub-":
   • http:// www.google.com/url?ct=abg&q=http%3A//services.google.com/feedback/abg%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A// www.mumbaihub.com/%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dca-pub-2952717955271864%26adU%3Dwww. NexTag.com/Hotels%26adT%3DMumbai%2BHotel%2BRates%26adU%3Dwww.JetAirways.com %26adT%3DLowest%2Bfares%2Bto%2BIndia%26adU%3Dwww.KensingtonTours.com%26adT%3D India%2BPrivate%2BLuxury%2BTour%26adU%3Dwww.ORBITZ.com%26adT%3DMumbai%2BAccommodation%26done%3D1%26gl%3DUS

--A. B. ^(talk) 21:39, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, that's exactly what I was needing. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:55, 27 March 2008 (UTC)