User talk:DarkFalls/Archive September 2007

September 2007     Sorry for your near heart attack I'm sorry about the heart attack you almost got. P.S. if you're being serious, then my apology will be a bit more real. AR Argon 08:54, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Am I likely to get a heart attack? (the answer is no :) Just some advice, but if Riana is wielding her deletehammer of justice... Let's just say that my ass got kicked... --DarkFalls talk 08:58, 1 September 2007 (UTC) But User:Daniel is seriously considering blocking me over this. Hopefully he won't and give me a second chance. AR Argon 09:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Oh, yeah...totally. Daniel 09:08, 1 September 2007 (UTC) On a totally different topic, Collingwood lost against Adelaide... (Awkward silence) --DarkFalls talk 09:12, 1 September 2007 (UTC) As they should! :p ~ Riana ⁂ 09:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Random unrelated plea for collaboration: anyone interested in helping me with this Age of Mythology list? All my other projects are either inactive due to lack of editors that aren't under the age of 8 that actually know something about the subject, or how to use {{cite web}}, or due to the lack of "don't-know-what-to-do-next" because all I get from peer reviews are those automated reviews... argh. Sebi [talk] 09:25, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Lucky I actually have the game... :) --DarkFalls talk 09:27, 1 September 2007 (UTC) The lead section seems to have a problem with it. Unless a new one came out, I was under the impression that only Age of Mythology and Age of Mythology Titans Expansion existed in the so called "series"? --DarkFalls talk 09:31, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Well, I'm under the impression that they'll release another expansion pack... ;) Sebi [talk] 09:33, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Would you count Hades' god power (Sentinel) a unit? --DarkFalls talk 09:48, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks for your help I see you added Category:Jewish Communists to Twinkle; I confess I barely know what that means, but it it's what I think it is, then Category:Jewish Billionaires should probably go there too. Judging by the past couple of weeks, in a day or two user:pionier will probably try to recreate these categories via a new sockpuppet. I happen to be online a lot at present, but that could change soon, it would be good to have other admins keep an eye out for this banned user. --woggly 10:31, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Done. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 10:39, 1 September 2007 (UTC) Thank you, but - my mistake, should've been Category:Jewish billionaires (lowercase billionaires) --woggly 10:51, 1 September 2007 (UTC) No worries... Also done. --DarkFalls talk 10:53, 1 September 2007 (UTC) DYK conflict Seems we decided to act at the same time :) I saw that you did the articles talk - are you doing the user talks as well, or should I (I don't mind either way). Furthermore, User:Daniel/Toolbox/DYK may be of interest to you. Cheers, Daniel 01:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC) You can have the honors... :)--DarkFalls talk 01:24, 2 September 2007 (UTC) :) Daniel 01:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC) Power Claim of notability Well this comment is in regards to Beg for Life. You said the article makes assertion of notability, my question is where? The biggest claim is that the band is going on a regional tour, which doesn't cut it for WP:BAND. It would be a claim of notability if they were going on a national tour, but that is not the case. And a demo that was self released is not a claim of notability either. --Leon Sword 07:53, 2 September 2007 (UTC) It's not a claim, but an assertion. An assertion of notability is one that states why the article is thought to be notable. It doesn't have to qualify for WP:BAND. --DarkFalls talk 07:56, 2 September 2007 (UTC) I know a band doesn't have to qualify for WP:BAND, they only need to make an assertion to be kept even if temporary, but a demo that was self-released is a really weak assertion. Well, I guess it's better to play it safe, so I will too and switch over to using prods instead. Happy editing. --Leon Sword 08:07, 2 September 2007 (UTC) LOL Well, we do say that, but you have to prove yourself as a gangsta first. Now, I don't know many Aussie gangstas! :) Jmlk17 09:21, 2 September 2007 (UTC) DarkFalls figures himself a gansta does he?? Sorry, because if he did, that would make me just laugh...and laugh....and then laugh some more.......and then call an ambulance after popping my Aorta. :P -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:35, 2 September 2007 (UTC) I can't really proof I'm a gangsta without swearing a helluva lot... but you shouldn't be talking, pizzaboy... --DarkFalls talk 09:45, 2 September 2007 (UTC) Lol - you have a point there. Not many pizzaboys I know can boast that they are gangstas ;) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:59, 2 September 2007 (UTC) We'll just have to see who can survive the streets longer. bibliomaniac15 Tea anyone? 01:56, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Hence, we can only play the waiting game! Jmlk17 09:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Image on AOM list Hi DF, see you removed the image. Spebi said (just before leaving), to re-add the image with <!-- wrapped around, as per "pending discussion". Is this ok? I'm not very knowledgeable with images, so I thought I would consult you first... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC) I guess so... But it might be best to add a rationale for that article on the image.... --DarkFalls talk 07:24, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Yes. I would agree -- Spebi said he/she will do it later. Thanks for answering the question. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:29, 3 September 2007 (UTC) About that 'Ramone' guy... Hi DarkFalls, thanks for blocking mr pee pee himself. Incidentally, would you mind weighing in here about the offensiveness of excretory names? Since User:Alasdair was warned by an admin (see his talk page for reporting a user with 'pee' in the name, I figured it would be a good community discussion at this time. Thanks! All the best, Eliz81(talk)(contribs) 07:47, 3 September 2007 (UTC) The current username policy states: "Usernames that include slurs, or references to reproductive or excretory bodily functions." I just follow that... --DarkFalls talk 07:52, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Yes, my point exactly. Which is why I found the comment on Alasdair's talk page so puzzling. Eliz81(talk)(contribs) 08:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Excuse me I don't appreciate the implications that I would edit a protected page. Quite insulting - as an admin, I would have expected you to follow WP:ASSUME. - Ta bu shi da yu 09:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Sorry, that came out more aggressive than I meant to. However, I am a little insulted that you implied in the edit history that I would edit a protected page. - Ta bu shi da yu 09:16, 3 September 2007 (UTC) I've replied on your talk. No need for the sorry, it was a waking up call... --DarkFalls talk 09:17, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Welcome to my world! :-) I appreciate the message... hope you feel better soon. Sorry to hear about your near heart attack (???) Sounds bad! - Ta bu shi da yu 09:18, 3 September 2007 (UTC) That was actually a joke :) I'll be up and running by tomorrow... --DarkFalls talk 09:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Oh really? Bounds in, then throws on some Westside Connection, talkin' with his Uzi...son. Jmlk17 10:20, 3 September 2007 (UTC) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords I think there is consensus on this article to again delete the material about the fan mod. and to add a sentence or two about content being deleted from the game. If you'd remove the page protection some time in the next couple of days, I'll make the changes to the article by week's end. --EEMeltonIV 01:23, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Done, but I must stress the point that consensus must be present for the removal. --DarkFalls talk 06:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Rejected block in WP:AIV Hello, I'm a bit unaccustomed to Wikipedia's inner workings, but I recently requested on WP:AIV for user 200.60.12.162 to be blocked for which you denied. The reason I saw it necessary for this user to be blocked was because they were given a "final warning" on their talk page to stop vandalizing articles (by NawlinWiki on May 16) which they seem to have ignored judging by their most recent vandalism to Dyslexia (note that they were given previous an earlier warning for vandalizing the same article on August 28th): http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyslexia&diff=155497946&oldid=155251136 Am I missing something here? Is there a specific reason why this user should not be blocked in light of these facts? SeLfkiLL Normally, for IP addresses, we base it differently to users. It is quite likely that the IP address has changed to another person since it was given final warning by NawlinWiki. Therefore, we must base it on a pattern of contributions to see if it is the same person. --DarkFalls talk 07:13, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Ah, okay. Thanks for your response. SeLfkiLL 07:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Barnstar The Original Barnstar For your years of service to the Wikipedia and not really for anything specifically, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this barnstar. --Sharkface217 09:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC) umm.. Well thanks. (It's actually not even a year yet.. first day was October 25, 2006) --—DarkFalls talk 09:25, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Thank you! I was kind of befuddled by the issue going on at Rosalind Picard: what with the edit war, the guy req.uing page protection, both of them getting excited on my talk page, one guy req.uing unprotection... I think i will stay away from RFPP until I am more experienced with admin buttons. Thank you once again. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:53, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Good thing that I was looking at your admin logs at that time... --—DarkFalls talk 09:55, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Yep. I just was not sure of what to do. turns out that protection etc is not that simple. Thanks. As I say, I think I will stick to the areas where I have more non-admin experience, the ones outlined on my RFA. (PS:Like the new sig :)) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:57, 4 September 2007 (UTC) I just have to get used to not putting -- in front of my tildes... —DarkFalls talk 10:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC) Novels Collaboration of the Month You supported The Firm (novel), which has been selected as the Novels WikiProject's new Collaboration of the Month. Please help improve this article towards featured article standard. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/(Desk) 15:06, 4 September 2007 (UTC) The latest in a twist of strange government actions on Wikipedia... User:NSW Department of Education and Training - if this truly is the NSW Department of Education and Training, then this kind of caps the recent stirs of government involvement in wikipedia. Of course, could be just some random person, but it makes you think, eh? :) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:14, 5 September 2007 (UTC) I was actually thinking of blocking the user as I was searching creation logs, then I forgot... --DarkFalls talk 07:15, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Well, blocked now... --DarkFalls talk 07:16, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Yep. I endorse that - it is promotional, after all. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:20, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Mind giving me a hand at CAT:CSD. The backlog is getting worse by the minute... --DarkFalls talk 07:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Love to :). By the way - have you seen this? Might make things easier/faster if you don't have it... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:24, 5 September 2007 (UTC) *Grins* Way ahead of ya... --DarkFalls talk 07:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Ahhhh.... check this out... Hopiakuta continues to make pages such as this, all of which have been tagged for CSD under CSD A3... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:31, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Apparently, this is allowed, according to the template he continues to use, Template:Wi (which was nomed for deletion twice)... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:45, 5 September 2007 (UTC) I don't, personally, see the use for that template. --DarkFalls talk 07:51, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Either do I. It seems a bit of an actual vio of the said criteria, redirecting to wikt, in my opinion. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:53, 5 September 2007 (UTC) User:Privatesalepartners and others Please do not remove {{db-spam}} tags from spam pages. A bit of common sense should have told you that spam disguised as user pages is deleted all the time. This collection here is selected from the last few months. See WP:CSD#G11 - that's "G" for "general", not "A" for article. --Calton | Talk 08:32, 5 September 2007 (UTC) P.S.: Note in particular this one. The reason for the {{hangon}} tag, obviously, was that it was a hangover from a version the user saved before one of the three times that it's already been deleted. --Calton | Talk 08:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC) All done then. A polite request would have been enough. --DarkFalls talk 09:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Indeed. Everyone makes mistakes Carlton. Everyone is human. Please try to remember that. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 09:10, 5 September 2007 (UTC) That WAS a polite reminder (not request): you ask for links, I gave you links, including to the policy in question. Everyone makes mistakes Carlton - Indeed. Hence the reminder, with actual evidence. --Calton | Talk 09:18, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Warnings You removed my alert from Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism because there was no warning. There´s one question. How do I warn an IP adress? In the case I reported, the IP adress was only used for vandalizing Wikipedia for over two years. --Thw1309 11:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC) IP addresses change, which is the reason I declined your report. What a IP did a few years ago may not apply to the current person using the IP. As for warning a user, take a look at WP:WARN, and choose an appropriate template, dependent on the vandalism. Hope it helps. --DarkFalls talk 11:41, 5 September 2007 (UTC) If I can interject here, you might like to look here as well, Thw. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 12:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC) <acting as your parents>It's 10 O'clock Josh... Shouldn't you be in bed?:) --DarkFalls talk 12:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Not the kind of answer I hoped for, but you are right. Thanks for your help.(to Anonymus Dissident in his bed too)--Thw1309 13:35, 5 September 2007 (UTC) He's probably still out and about, trying to outlast me... if that's possible. :)--DarkFalls talk 13:41, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Nice new signature by the way. Gives sort of a "gothic" feel. bibliomaniac15 Two years of trouble and general madness 20:41, 5 September 2007 (UTC) Alison's talk page Bewildered you were... :) I was excited that Alison agreed to give me admin coaching. And my offer of hanging out in Special People Land, the magical nonexistent place of happiness, still stands! :P ~Eliz81(C) 19:52, 6 September 2007 (UTC) Max.faust.dk Why did you block User:Max.faust.dk? The only reason you gave was the "usernameBlocked" template, but I see no violation at all in the username. I fear you may have been mislead by a bot report. Although it has the form of a Web address, there is no Web site at http://max.faust.dk. The damage has probably been done, but I have unblocked the user. Unless there was some other reason to immediately block the user that I don't know about, I'd urge you to be more careful about blocks in the future. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 20:12, 6 September 2007 (UTC) It might not be a proper website, but it does redirect towards a promotional one. --DarkFalls talk 22:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC) That's called a parked domain. Sometimes they are registered automatically by a computer, and sometimes an existing domain name server directs any names under it that don't match anything else to the same catch-all page (which is what happened here: compare http://max.faust.dk to http://madeupname.faust.dk. They're the same.) The purpose of a parked domain is to move accidental visitors to other sites (usually ones that are advertising something). As I have pointed out before on WT:UAA, nobody could ever reasonably benefit from purposefully directing people to a parked domain (if they did, they would benefit much more from directing people straight to the advertising site, instead of losing 99.9% of their visitors on the parked page). So when a username matches a parked domain, it's almost certainly a coincidence, not promotion -- especially with the large number of parked domains there are these days -- and it's definitely not a situation that merits a block. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 07:40, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Oh right. Sorry about that then... --DarkFalls talk 07:46, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks mate FU rationales are my kryptonite. Because I'm so Superman...</sarc> Daniel 00:21, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Meh... My kryptonite is something a little more complicated. (I swear, if the All Blacks win the world cup...:) --DarkFalls talk 00:25, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talk page and blocking the vandal. NHRHS2010 Talk 02:25, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for September 3rd, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 36 3 September 2007 About the Signpost From the editor: Interview with Jimbo Wales WikiScanner tool expands, poses public relations problems for Dutch royal family WikiWorld comic: "George P. Burdell" News and notes: Fundraiser, Wikimania 2008, milestones Wikipedia in the news Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. R Delivery Bot 03:12, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks For reverting the dude. Can't we get an ip trace on him or something? Sigh... Gscshoyru 03:46, 7 September 2007 (UTC) I'll get a checkuser to do something about him. Nothing that can't be handled :) --DarkFalls talk 03:49, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Dammit I've tagged all those sock puppets, see Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Darth Vader is your Father. Let's hope we catch that son of a...well, you know. (: Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 03:58, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Possibly this guy too...though he hasn't edited. --DarkFalls talk 04:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC) I'm feeling the same way about him. (never though I'd be watching the new user log...) Gscshoyru 04:04, 7 September 2007 (UTC) IRC cloak request I am DarkFalls on freenode and I would like the cloak wikipedia/DarkFalls. Thanks. --DarkFalls talk 04:37, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Withdraw I noticed that you said I should withdraw my app to be an admin. How do I do that? CRocka05 05:41, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Just put withdraw on the RfA page, near where you placed your self-nom message. --DarkFalls talk 05:41, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks Really odd my tw didnt get to revert while he was editing his stuff SatuSuro 05:48, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Dang you're fast! 01:45, September 7, 2007 DarkFalls (Talk | contribs) blocked "Charlotte Hatherley (Talk | contribs)" Ariel's Contributions: 01:47, September 7, 2007 (hist) (diff) User talk:Charlotte Hatherley‎ (New section: September 2007) Lol, I was writing her a nice note requesting she not spam random talk pages with her lyrics (if you click on her picture, it is pretty obvious she's promoting herself), and I hit enter, and you've already been and gone, lmao. Good catch! Ariel♥Gold 05:49, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Is this vandalism? [1] Stupid2 06:40, 7 September 2007 (UTC) No. Although I highly doubt the article will be deleted. --DarkFalls talk 06:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC) CAT:CSD Help...? Please...? It really is overflowing over here... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 08:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Will do... --DarkFalls talk 08:04, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks. I'll be back in 15 to help some more. It really is piling tonight.... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 08:14, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Deleted some but will be away for a few minutes... Hoefully, you'll be finished by then. --DarkFalls talk 08:23, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Ok. It seems to have slowed down a fair bit... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 08:28, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Please unblock SieBot Hi. SieBot is not working from zh-classical at the moment. It will not work from zh-classical before the issue in pywikipediabot has been resolved. Cheers! Siebrand 10:44, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Unblocked. Sorry for the delay. --DarkFalls talk 11:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC) No problem. Thanks. The error has been fixed, too, so *correct* links should be added soon, if needed... Cheers! Siebrand 15:14, 7 September 2007 (UTC) The problem was not gone yet :(. Had to do some more fixing. It appears that if anywhere an interwiki "zh-classic" is added, the interwiki bots will add it everywhere. I have no idea why, because I removed all references to "zh-classic" in the framework. I'll try and have a pywikipediabot developer add some code to prevent "zh-classic" from ever appearing in interwiki links anywhere and remove them on sight. Cheers! Siebrand 18:06, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks! My RFA I thank you for participating in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 60 supports, no opposes, no neutrals, and one abstain. Thanks for your optional questions, because I do love to dig into AFD noms and research the subjects. My not mentioning the military rank claimed for Gen. Fraser must be chalked up to editing too late at night after a long day's work. Edison 15:46, 7 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks man, for the welcome back! its good to be home :). Oh and nice userpage. Have a nice day/night. ~ 01er 02:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Cyrusplace2b So he did. I apparently didn't scroll the whole article, so I didn't see it right down there at the bottom. Sorry about that. Erechtheus 02:42, 8 September 2007 (UTC) No worries. --DarkFalls talk 02:43, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Darth Vader So, are his IPs dynamic, or open proxies? Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 03:45, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Dynamic according to Cobi, but I tried some range blocks and he just hopped to a much broader range. (Apparently ipconfig/renew) --DarkFalls talk 03:46, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Well, as long as he is busy attacking my userspace, he's not vandalizing articles... so it's not that bad. I'll try the shorter blocks. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 03:49, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Arsenal F.C. and Manchester United football rivalry I've reverted your removing of the speedy deletion request tag on the above article as your edit summary give the reason that it's on AFD at the moment. There's no problem listing something for speedy deletion if the person listing believe the article qualify for speedy deletion. If an admin agree and delete the article, the AFD would just close early, otherwise it can run its course. KTC 06:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Exactly, but I felt that the AfD should run its course before deletion --DarkFalls talk 06:32, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Okay, that just wasn't the impression I got from reading your edit summary. I had relisted it for speedy under WP:CSD#A3 because the article provided nothing at the moment other than a rephrasing of the article title. Feel free to remove the tags if you disagree. KTC 06:36, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Deleting old revisions When deleting old revisions of rescaled images, please don't forget to remove {{non-free reduced}} from description pages, so that they don't show up in the Category:Rescaled fairuse images more than 7 days old. Conscious 17:26, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Yeah I know. I was going to remove them from the category once all images are deleted, using AWB. --DarkFalls talk 00:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC) All right, thank you. Conscious 07:22, 9 September 2007 (UTC) NYAAARG! My poor bloated watchlist! Good work on the backlog :-) --Pekaje 08:27, 9 September 2007 (UTC) User:YVRHKGMNLSIN Hi, this user requested to be unblocked and I decided to overturn your block, because I was convinced by the explanations given (concatenation of the IATA airport codes for Vancouver, Hong Kong, Manila, and Singapore). Of course if you disagree, don't hesitate to ask for comments at WP:RFCN! Thanks -- lucasbfr talk 19:54, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Don't see a reason not to unblock. Good call :) --DarkFalls talk 00:26, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Hey, noticed you were online Just wanted to apologize for being uncivil. I need to work on dealing my frustration. I'm dedicating 10 hours to reverting vandalism. I also reverted all articles that I fooled around with. Anyways, sorry 75.60.14.113 04:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Has assertion? [2] - Hmm...not sure about this. I'm taking it to AfD. Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Hey, I just said that it doesn't fit speedy criteria... --DarkFalls talk 07:25, 9 September 2007 (UTC) I know that's what you said...but I'm curious - what made you think it doesn't? Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:31, 9 September 2007 (UTC) "With 2 albums under their belts, now they are coming out with their 3rd album, witch is entitled "From Failure"." seems to be a small assertion of notability. They won't pass WP:BAND for sure, but that info escapes a speedy. --DarkFalls talk 07:34, 9 September 2007 (UTC) *shrugs* - A deep insight into the sort of admin I'd be (not that I'd delete that straight out, but I wouldn't call that notability assertion just because it's there...meh). Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:36, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Re:eyes As you say, it isn't blatant, but it is fairly obvious where the copy-violative material is. I would take to AFD if I were you - can't be speedied, as it isn't blatant, but I do think that it is enough to go to AFD. Glad to help out. -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 07:41, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Gah, you beat me to it! Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:45, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Not that anyone asked, but I came up with the same URL as you did, when I copied sentences and googled them (not that you asked for my opinion, but I happened to see it). Sorry for butting in. Ariel♥Gold 07:47, 9 September 2007 (UTC) The Novels WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XVI - September 2007 The September 2007 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated delivery by grafikbot 09:25, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Explaination requested Regarding this removal of CSD template, where exactly is this context you speak of? Also, regarding this removal of CSD template, what is the notability you believe is asserted? Thanks. /Blaxthos 09:28, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Context means if the article can qualify for a stub, which in this case, it can. The notability asserted on the second article is present on the first line "is the Director of the Lands Protection Program for the Sierra Club". Although that may not qualify in accordance with WP:NN, please remember that an assertion of notability is just any claim of notability. --DarkFalls talk 09:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks. /Blaxthos 03:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Are you there? This user [3], is constantly vandalizing Wikipedia. He's already had his final warning from another editor plus one from me. Thanks for any help. DigitalNinja 15:16, 9 September 2007 (UTC) There seems to be only one edit of vandalism in a few days, and he has stopped. I don't think a block will be much help... For a much quicker response, try WP:AIV. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 05:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC) ILLiad You deleted my article ILLiad, an OCLC service. OCLC has been around since 1967 and ILLiad is an important "worldwide library cooperative" (OCLC ILLiad). Please put it back up. Other services offered by OCLC have pages such as WorldCat. OptimistBen 23:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC) Unless you have proof of notability per WP:ORG, the information doesn't belong on Wikipedia. --DarkFalls talk 05:50, 10 September 2007 (UTC) 2,000,000th Article! Horay! Wooo-hooo! Great work everyone!Our edits ahave sontributed to reachiung a Wikipedi with 2,000,000 articles. It's been a pleasure working with you. A good effort all round, and a Party at my Place! Dfrg.msc 06:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC) After the party. You ruined my talk page!!! --DarkFalls talk 06:23, 10 September 2007 (UTC) ...until you get the drink --Hirohisat Kiwi 07:39, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Well, I was thinking "nothing says happy 2,000,000th article like 2,000,000 pictures" but I decided against it. Back to the underage issue, I'm sure that's what you'll say, and then you climbing the cat-food and eating the curtains. Dfrg.msc 10:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC) I daresay I'm older and more mature than you... If I warrant a guess...pizzaboy's older than you :) --DarkFalls talk 10:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC) I love you. Dfrg.msc 11:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Poor guy... Giggy Dihydrogen Monoxide has higher pornographic value, so try him :) --DarkFalls talk 11:09, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Is Dfrg less than 12 years old?? -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 11:19, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Yes! (To be honest, no idea) --DarkFalls talk 11:20, 10 September 2007 (UTC)H AHA @ Pizzaboy older than you aliasd·U·T 11:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC) That was random... --DarkFalls talk 11:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Of course I'm older than 12! Ask Riana! And, could a twelve year old have such a highly developed, uniquely destructive mentality? Would a 12 year old have a page as awesome as this? Would a 12 year old be up this late? No really. Dfrg.msc 11:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC) That is random. Whu? Dfrg.msc 11:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Pizzaboy's more destructive, has a better userpage and is up right now... Sorry to ruin your dreams of being older than him :P And anyway, being Riana's sock, I officially declare you younger than pizzaboy... --DarkFalls talk 11:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC) I'm defiantly missing something here. Who the Wiki is Pizzaboy? Dfrg.msc 11:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC) That A.D. fellow. You missed the overwhelmingly large discussion about how to cook Anon D. on EFD? --DarkFalls talk 11:39, 10 September 2007 (UTC) What? Who? How long has Anonymous Dissident been pizza boy? Ah, stuff it. I'm going to bed. C-ya, Dfrg.msc 11:45, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Yes. I am the highly-steemed pizzaboy. The one and only official pizzaboy on wikipedia.</vanity> -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 11:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC) In the morning then. Have a nice sleep, and don't let the bogeyman frighten you... :) --DarkFalls talk 11:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Guys, Dfrg is at least 62 years old, you do know that. ~ Riana ⁂ 11:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Huh? Really? -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 11:51, 10 September 2007 (UTC) That's even weirder that Giggy having pornographic value :) --DarkFalls talk 11:53, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Indeed, so show some respect for your elders, pizzaboy! (/me threatens AD with her cane) Phaedriel - 11:55, 10 September 2007 (UTC) I guess it could go one way or the other, seriously though, his userpage is to the standard that pizzaboy's was when he was 10. aliasd·U·T 11:53, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Hehe, fooled AD :D ~ Riana ⁂ 11:55, 10 September 2007 (UTC) So he's definitely not older than 20? --DarkFalls talk 11:57, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Maybe, maybe... Not gonna say anything unless TarragonMan gives me permission :) Somewhere between the ages of 10 and 85. ~ Riana ⁂ 11:59, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Lol I can't continue with this strange but fun conversation. See how long you can make this discussion by the morning ;) -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 11:59, 10 September 2007 (UTC) I swear... if he is actually older than me... --DarkFalls talk 12:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Ohho hooo! Keeping DarkFalls in the "Dark" (pun intended, thank you), is better than any edit I've ever made. But why is this important? I have a dream that my two little wiki-children will one day live in a Wikipedia where they will not be judged by the age of their person but by the content of their edits. I have a dream today. Dfrg.msc 06:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Quoting Martin Luther King...At least he has something worthwhile to fight for:) --DarkFalls talk 06:56, 11 September 2007 (UTC) No, I'm not quoting him, I was his official speech writer. That's how old I am :). Dfrg.msc 05:47, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Hehe, prove it! --Hirohisat Kiwi 05:49, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Israel protection The page protection was not necessary; Shamir1 (talk · contribs) is blocked. -- tariqabjotu 13:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Unprotected now... Thanks for telling me. --DarkFalls talk 13:50, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks The vandal is almost certainly part of this sock drawer which Alison has prior experience of, hence me taking it to her. One Night In Hackney303 09:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for September 10th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 37 10 September 2007 About the Signpost From the editor: Interview with Jimbo Wales An interview with Jimbo Wales WikiWorld comic: "Godwin's Law" News and notes: 2,000,000, Finnish ArbCom, statistics, milestones Wikipedia in the news Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. R Delivery Bot 20:11, 11 September 2007 (UTC) My RfA Thanks very much for your support at my RfA. I'm sure we'll keep running into one another over at Riana's talk page. Cheers!! And I think Australia look good for the RWC. Flyguy649 talk contribs 20:47, 11 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks! My RFA ¡Hola! thanks for participating in my request for adminship, which ended with 51 supports, no opposes, and one neutral. I hope to accomplish what is expected of me and work to help those that lent me their trust. - Caribbean~H.Q. 00:35, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Your deletion of 2Clix Hi there. I see recently deleted 2Clix for being a re-creation of deleted material. This company has (arguably) instantly just become notable because they are suing Whirlpool (website) for defamation relating to comments on that forum about their product being crap. The Whirlpool article explains this. I leave it up to you as for what to do, because I am not familiar with what happens if a previously AfD'd article subject becomes notable. - Mark 07:18, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Well, just on notability alone, I wouldn't delete it instantly. I was more concerned by the questionable phrasing of the article as it hardly mentions what the article is about, and sounds more like a question in WP:RD... --DarkFalls talk 07:25, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Greetings, I have just recreated the article complete with NPoV and Citation/Sources/References. Please check it out and let me know. Fosnez 10:26, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Good work :) --DarkFalls talk 10:37, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Protect User_talk:Igottwopeepees? It appears that this vandal is disrupting his talk page. Perhaps the page should also be protected? --Hdt83 Chat 08:11, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Fully protected for a period of 1 millennium, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. :)--DarkFalls talk 08:19, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Haha, yes, I meant Protection Haha, I just realised that Twinkle put the request under request page un-protection, and it did it with my other request too. Twinkle must be having a tough day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DogGunn (talk • contribs) No problems. --DarkFalls talk 08:17, 12 September 2007 (UTC) It doesn't appear to be locked. :S And someone even removed the lock from the page. Gough Whitlam —Preceding unsigned comment added by DogGunn (talk • contribs) 13:45, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Oops sorry. I accidentally did an unprotection. It should be fixed now. --DarkFalls talk 13:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Raffles International Christian School Hi DarkFalls, The RICS page is exist under list school in Indonesia. However when I click on the link it end up in a page say that it's a protected page. thanks http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=&editintro=User%3AMasky%2FMenu%2FHotels&title=Raffles+International+Christian+School&create=New+Article —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ethathea (talk • contribs) 09:59, 12 September 2007 (UTC) The article seems to be SALTed, because the content was promotional... I'll unSALT it so you could add the material, but please be aware of WP:SPAM. --DarkFalls talk 10:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC) ... I just deleted the talk page for that article, which you, Ethathea, just created, under CSD G8.... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 10:09, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Take it easy there... :p [4] You don't have to delete all the old versions, just the ones that are too big. I generally go with about 400-500px. I left a couple of versions here because they were OK in size :) ~ Riana ⁂ 14:34, 12 September 2007 (UTC) It makes it look bad to have too much revisions there...and they don't serve much use. :) --DarkFalls talk 14:36, 12 September 2007 (UTC) True that. I have nothing more to say, oh superbly logical sock. ~ Riana ⁂ 14:38, 12 September 2007 (UTC) And of course they raise my admin count:) Now I know where you get all your deletes from... :P --DarkFalls talk 14:40, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Yep! That and PRODs, but bloody Jmlk won't even leave me those anymore :( ~ Riana ⁂ 14:41, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Can you get on IRC? ~ Riana ⁂ 14:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Okay... --DarkFalls talk 14:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC) BulletBall AfD Hi - I saw you re-opened the AfD on BulletBall. I agree with your rationale - that close looks inappropriate in light of the closing admin's involvement in the discussion. But I think it would be best to just re-nominate it for a brand new AfD (with a link to the old one for review). Would you consider re-closing the old AfD (perhaps with a note as to the closing admin's involvement) and instead creating a new AfD for the article with a clean slate? Also, I should let you know (as I don't see anyone else has done so) that I came across the issue in response to a post at WP:AN/I regarding the re-opening of the AfD. MastCell Talk 15:34, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Yeah. I listed on AN/I this morning in exasperation over the whole mess, seeing the reopening the two month old AFD as the last straw in the whole thing. I did not look close enough to see that you were an admin, and had I, I would have come here first. Sorry. In general though, I also agree that the original AFD close was questionable at best. But at this point, two months later, I do not agree that reopening the old AFD is the proper path forward. A new, fresh AFD is probibly in order IMHO. There is also currently an open RFD on the page, opened by me a few days back. I debated between RFD and a new AFD, and settled on RFD because the page was a redirect for the bulk of the last two months, and only started to return to an article when the recent edit wars began over it. The RFD has not really gone much of anywhere, and I would have no problem seeing it closed in favor of a fresh new AFD. But at a minimum there really should not be both AFD and RFD debates going on at the same time. - TexasAndroid 15:52, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Oh sorry, I didn't realize that there were both a CFD and an AfD at the moment, when I chose to reopen it... The closing rationale the editor gave when closing the merge was inappropriate as there was no consensus for the merge, nor was the editor an admin. To be honest, I really don't see much use in opening a new AfD... but I'll take a closer look in the morning. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 14:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC) Stop googling me! [5] - I swear, I didn't know what I was when I chose that name :P Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 22:59, 12 September 2007 (UTC) Transformers DVD Covers I have put my photos up for deletion because of you taking Fuzzy510 side and not mine. I am sick of these rules that you have to have a non-free image a small size and not a big size. These rules are a bunch of crap and you stick by it. You deleted my uploads and kept his resizings and it pisses me off. You did the wrong thing by doing that and you abused your power by doing that. You always have to leave the first upload up there and not delete it so the other administrators can RV it if the resizing does not work in a article. You did the wrong thing and I can not change the size because of it, I don't think those resized photos would work as DVD covers so I put those transformers DVD covers up for deletion. Think about what you done. Thank You.--Stco23 12:11, 13 September 2007 (UTC) "The bunch of crap" are rules governed by copyright laws. If you have a problem with it, I suggest you take it up with Foundation. Until then, pay attention to #3b in this policy. "Low- rather than high-resolution/fidelity/sample length is used (especially where the original could be used for piracy). This rule also applies to the copy in the Image: namespace." --DarkFalls talk 14:23, 14 September 2007 (UTC) If they do used those for piracy I will get those son of a bitches. It still wrong for you to delete someones pic without permission and my pics have been on for one or two years and the rule was not on there at the time and the pictures that were uploaded from one to six years ago should be left alone. You should be able to upload a picture of any item no matter what quality it is in. What should I do put a bad looking DVD cover instead of a good looking DVD cover. I know that if this rule stays then why bother uploading photos, because if this rule stays in place then this site will be a text site without pictures. Bye.--Stco23 22:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Request When I try to edit in foibe massacres after push save page I see warning in connection with blacklist of spam link and it's impossible to edit. May you to solve problem? Regards and best wishes. user:PIO, 17:49 14 September 2007  Done I removed the offending link. -- Flyguy649 talk contribs 17:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC) RFA Thanks Click there to open your card! → → → Dearest DarkFalls, Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 96 supports, 1 oppose, and 3 neutrals. No matter if you !voted support, oppose, neutral, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. I'm a new admin remember, so if you have any suggestions feel free to inform me of them. I would like to give a special shout out to Hirohisat, Wizardman, and Husond, for there original co-nominations. Thank you once again and good day. Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor Credits This RFA thanks was inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks. So unfortunatly this is not entirely my own design. 75.161.145.130 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) I really think that due to the nature of this editor's comments in edit summaries - ie hate slurs - I think that the block should be for more than 3 hours. It's a little beyond uncivil. --Strothra 03:36, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Blocks aren't meant to be punitive. I gave the 3 hour block so the guy can acknowledge his wrongdoing, and familiarize himself with WP:CIVIL. He sincerely felt he was doing the right thing though (even though he wasn't)...which is the reason I didn't give an 31 hours block. --DarkFalls talk 03:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the quick response. I understand, but do point out that he's still calling other editors "adversaries" thus showing little understanding of what WP:CIVIL is about. Regardless, I guess we'll find out when the block is lifted. Thanks again for your attention. --Strothra 03:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Re: User:LightFalls You know that an account that openly identifies itself as an alternate account of another user is not a sockpuppet. There's even a userbox about it. --wL<speak·check> 04:17, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Ummm... That's my alternate account.. It was a test. --DarkFalls talk 04:18, 16 September 2007 (UTC) It's a sockpuppet of a sockpuppet ruled under a Puppetmaster! --Hirohisat Kiwi 04:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Saw this, as I was looking into some stuff, you might want to pop in here, and just confirm this. Ariel♥Gold 10:07, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Done. --DarkFalls talk 10:21, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Smile SJP 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. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Yay! Woo hoo!!! Send some Vegetarian Pizza my way! Thank you dear! Ariel♥Gold 05:34, 16 September 2007 (UTC) Adam J. Szubin Wow, that was by far the speediest speedy delete I have ever seen. I don't even know if there was enough time for anyone to read the article, but had anyone done so they would have realized that it is a copy and paste of a U.S. Government website...which is public domain. I'm not even going to bother trying to get the article restored. What I just witnessed was downright creepy. Paul 06:52, 17 September 2007 (UTC) I'm having doubts about the website being a US government site... http://www.gcmt2006.com/szubin doesn't seem to be one... --DarkFalls talk 06:56, 17 September 2007 (UTC) How to prevent from speedy deletion Nik razali 07:10, 17 September 2007 (UTC) I copy and paste the write up from midf.com.my website to be appear in wikipedia.username "nik_razali" is an employee of MIDF and MIDF has given him the consent to use articles from our website, www.midf.com.my. The similarities of th e write-ups on both Wikipedia and our corporate website is intentional as we want to maintain uniformity in disseminating our information online. Please allow me add, edit and delete all the contents about Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad(MIDF) and to all its subsidiaries. Please teach me what should i do to post the contents available in our corporate website. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:MIDF_Amanah_Investment_Bank_Berhad" Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that is meant to be free of bias, and advertising is strictly prohibited. For the copy and paste write up, permission needs to be presented to the foundation or WP:OTRS regarding it. Thanks. --DarkFalls talk 07:15, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Barnstar! The Tireless Contributor Barnstar I hereby award you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar for constantly protecting pages, blocking vandals, and just helping to make sure Wikipedia stays free of vandalism. Good job and keep up the great work! --Hdt83 Chat 07:19, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Page Protection Thanks....yeah...it was my fiancee, who was molested when she was younger...which is why I have a hard time around the subject of child abuse. But back ontopic, thanks for protecting. Cheers... -depressed- Tyler Warren (talk/contribs) 10:55, 17 September 2007 (UTC) CAT:FURD7 Good work deleting the top few. Feel free to do an AWB run sometime later, they're all clear of old revs. And after that, teach me how to work AWB :) ~ Riana ⁂ 14:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Done master... :) --DarkFalls talk 11:25, 18 September 2007 (UTC) But you haven't taught me your ways yet!!! (I downloaded AWB - but I got 'application error!' thrown at me, so I felt very disheartened) ~ Riana ⁂ 19:01, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Donald Bradman Hi. Wondered if the full term of 1 month semi protection could be reduced? If the article's going to succeed with a near-future push at FAC, it'd be useful to know if it's stable. --Dweller 14:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC) Wondered if you'd seen this message... I know, I know, I'm pushy. --Dweller 12:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for September 17th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Weekly Delivery Volume 3, Issue 38 17 September 2007 About the Signpost From the editor: Reader survey Wikimedia treasurer expected to depart soon WikiWorld comic: "Sarah Vowell" News and notes: Template standardization, editing patterns, milestones Wikipedia in the news Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Home  |  Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. Ralbot 02:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Question Dear LightFalls' legitimate other half, the block log is sad since the IP block resulting from RFCU appears not to have deterred admin-bashing username creating vandal person. Think filing another RFCU is worth it to try to get the IPs? ~Eliz81(C) 06:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Hmmm... Interesting. I have a feeling that the guy has a dynamic IP, which could be the problem. Another RFCU will give the CU a good idea about the range, though that might still prove useless... --DarkFalls talk 06:33, 18 September 2007 (UTC) I realize there's a chance of it not helping, but I was also concerned about being a RFCU pest. Would CU peeps mind if I started another? If it's not annoying that's enough for me! :) ~Eliz81(C) 06:39, 18 September 2007 (UTC) You mentioned the RFCU not working... what are the new accounts? --DarkFalls talk 06:40, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Well the usernames are dead giveaways and include User:The 'Can't create account' page makes me puke, User:NawlinWiki makes me puke because he says I vandalize, User:Autoblocks makes me puke, User:Ch3ckusers makes me puke and User:Gnoluyr Gnoluyr Gnoluyr Gnoluyr Gnoluyr.... ~Eliz81(C) 06:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks. Dmcdevit seems to be looking at them right now (hopefully)... --DarkFalls talk 06:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Cool! I'm glad to hear it. Let me know if there's anything I can do. ~Eliz81(C) 06:59, 18 September 2007 (UTC) User range got blocked... let me know if he evades it. --DarkFalls talk 07:06, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Great! I'll be sure to keep an ear to the ground and an eye on the new user & block logs. ~Eliz81(C) 07:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Drat, more usernames being created, multiple peeps reporting them to RFCU/IP. Argh! ~Eliz81(C) 20:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC) I wonder if I should be amused, or insulted, lol. Why am I on that list, I'm not an admin! Ariel♥Gold 20:54, 18 September 2007 (UTC) You're prolific enough and admin-worthy to be included on the list! And at the very least, the description of your character is woefully inaccurate :P ~Eliz81(C) 21:05, 18 September 2007 (UTC) LOL Well thanks for that vote of confidence, lol. Ariel♥Gold 21:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Block Hi DarkFalls...! My first block! Can you check me on it? I see you did the last revert..! Dreadstar † 09:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Good block... though I was about to do a indef :) --DarkFalls talk 09:14, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Cool! Thanks! Dreadstar † 09:20, 18 September 2007 (UTC) I see what you mean about an indefinite block being appropriate..I'll check this one again in 24 hours..just in case..;) Way cool! Dreadstar † 09:24, 18 September 2007 (UTC) We only do indefs on named accounts like the one above, right? And only very rarely to an IP address? I was reading through Wikipedia:Blocking IP addresses. Dreadstar † 23:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC) The only time you indef block an IP is if it was an open proxy... --DarkFalls talk 06:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Sig thing (this is a copy paste) IIRC after a discussion with (I think) pathoschild, he recommended a userspace redirect to clear "what links here." I originally used User:White Cat/sig just like pathoschild but later decided to switch to User:White Cat/07 to sort by year as what links here is useful to me to follow discussions I have been a participant of. The need actually arose when I was dealing with User:Diyarbakir/User:Moby Dick/User:Davenbelle for a third time. Finding past discussions had taken too much of my time. It also helps me follow any mention of my username. For instance the latest WP:ANB/I thread already appeared on it. Fundamentally this is its use, at least to me. -- Cat chi? 13:00, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Bradman I wondered if you could please reply to my message(s) posted above. I am loathe to unprotect a page protected by another admin and I assume you've just not seen my posts here... --Dweller 19:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Done. You're right, I did miss that post... --DarkFalls talk 21:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks. --Dweller 22:26, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Image:Arma33.JPG Hi, I've restored the 533 x 300 pixel version of the image, this translates to .16 megapixels and fits any sane definition of reduced resolution as it is unfit for any sort of commercial reproduction. It is also (about) the lowest resolution which maintains a clear presentation of the landscape, as necessary for current usage in the article. Regards, ˉˉanetode╦╩ 21:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC) No problems with it... Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 21:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC) You wrote: "warning is unnecessary. Has already been warned after the offense" How's that? You posted this after removing a warning. If the vandal is not warned about their recent acts of vandalism (he was warned about one and not the other one of today), editors do not have an easier job of realizing they are dealing with a multiple or habitual vandal. Always wanting to learn if you could explain your reasoning. Thanks and happy wiking! Alexf(Talk/Contribs) 10:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC) One warning is enough for his acts of vandalism, there's no need to pile on the warnings. If a vandal edits half a dozen times before someone notices, one warning fit for the vandalism will be enough, as compared to half a dozen warnings. --DarkFalls talk 10:53, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Big girls don't cry semi-protection Thanks for requesting semi-protection for this page, after all the vandalism that has occured. Although I do have one question for you. Whats with that "expirery date" thing in the editing history page. Is it when this protection expires? 220.101.48.181 9:41, September 19, 2007 (UTC) Yes. --DarkFalls talk 11:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Rescaled fair-use images Hi, DarkFalls - just a heads-up, I noticed that you removed {{non-free reduced}} from several images that still had noncompliant revisions in the article history that weren't deleted. An example would be Image:52-Cv14 solicit.jpg. I've gone back and fixed what I could find. Cheers - Videmus Omnia Talk 16:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Have you tried using Ctrl+R. On the example shown, only the current revision is left. I deleted the previous versions already... --DarkFalls talk 21:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Well actually, Riana deleted the previous revisions beforehand.... --DarkFalls talk 21:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC) This is odd - J Greb and Pekaje think maybe there is a problem with deletions lagging in the file history. Oh, well - sorry for the trouble. Videmus Omnia Talk 22:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Blocked User Still Editing Hi, you blocked User:220.238.239.113 today for 48 hours. A few minutes after you blocked them another IP posted exactly the same vandalism [6]. I wondered if you could have a look. Thanks. Kelpin 16:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC) Seems to have stopped. Suggest WP:AIV for quicker response next time. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 05:58, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Question 2 I noticed you protected the article about Dobruja. As you have probably seen, most of the editors, both of the article and of the talk page, are Bulgarians or Romanians (half-Romanian in my case). The Bulgarian users refuse to accept a the definition of a concept supported by Britannica, reputable sources published at the Cambridge University Press (unlikely to be tainted by the nationalism common in the Balkans), Romanian historians and even by some Bulgarian historians. They try to impose a view supported only by Bulgarian and some Soviet historians, and they even claim that the view is supported by other authors by interpreting the sources in an unfair way. I think that the most neutral position is the one supported also by Britannica, but maybe I'm wrong. How could I ask for a neutral editor to decide who's right? And is there a way to prevent the editors who don't agree with the decision of this mediator to revert to the version they like? This is kind of stupid, since the dispute is about the placement of 4 sentences under a header or another. While the version I think is right doesn't support any claim on the "right of X-nation over Dobruja", the one favoured by Bulgarian editors is clearly doing it. (Note that the version from one week ago didn't pose this problem, it being created by the decision of a Bulgarian editor to split a subsection). Thanks.Baltaci 21:20, 19 September 2007 (UTC) I strongly suggest taking this issue to the processes of dispute resolution, as this is a content dispute. --DarkFalls talk 06:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Busy IRL Er...yeah, I am actually =/ Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 07:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Water is busy...? And I was under the impression that he was stuck on Wikipedia 24/7... --DarkFalls talk 07:10, 20 September 2007 (UTC) I'm not water, I'm dihydrogen monoxide. Get it RIGHT! Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 08:45, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Sorry H2O. You look like water...:) --DarkFalls talk 09:05, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Quick That was quick! Phgao 09:38, 20 September 2007 (UTC) I just happened to be at the right place in the right time... --DarkFalls talk 09:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Back to work Hi mate - now we've wound up Giggy.... I've used the {{subst:uw-block3}} template a couple of times and it goes weird - it transcludes the second part of my sig (i.e. the "chat" part) into it which looks well odd and doesn't help. Have you run into this or do you reckon it's my signature? I'll show you below (just to shove a block notice on your page - ha ha - remove it afterwards). You have been indefinitely blocked from editing in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for repeated abuse of editing privileges. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. Any help appreciated!!!! Pedro |  Chat  11:14, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Funny... The | on the signature is confusing the template, thus generating this... --DarkFalls talk 06:17, 24 September 2007 (UTC) The now-traditional RFA thank-spam Click there to open your card! → → → Dear DarkFalls, Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 83 supports, 1 oppose, and 0 neutrals. No matter if you voted (I mean, "!voted") support or oppose, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. I'm new, remember, so if you have any suggestions feel free to inform me of them, and if I do anything wrong, feel free to add to the permanent chorus of disapproval on my talk page. Special thanks to WaltonOne and Dihydrogen Monoxide for nominating me. iridescent (talk to me!) 21:22, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Credits This design was brazenly stolen from inspired by Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor's RFA Thanks, which in turn was inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks. Theodore Long Thanks for blocking the anon vandalizing this article. Would you consider looking at this?: WP:RPP#Theodore_Long --Rrburke(talk) 03:04, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks for that! --Rrburke(talk) 03:04, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks for protecting the page. Very much needed and appreciated. Tech43 03:04, 22 September 2007 (UTC) LOL 03:04, September 22, 2007 DarkFalls (Talk | contribs) m (Protected Buttocks: Heavy IP vandalism Way to go, Darkfalls... always protecting your own behind!! (not that often edit summaries make me giggle) :) ~Eliz81(C) 03:12, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Come on... I have to protect my own ass.... --DarkFalls talk 03:19, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Range Block Thank you very much for block the range of IPs that were vandalising my talk page. It is greatly appreciated.Sennen goroshi 07:21, 22 September 2007 (UTC) CSD K, understood. *wields prod around* The claims on Bb music house are highly likely to be untrue, as I found an astonishing 18 Google hits, none of whom are a RS. Prodded. There's a lot of shopping order pages for American Technologies Network Corporation. They obviously exist. Surely someone has to have reviewed one of their products, possibly in a gun magazine...I know GTEST sucks, but they get about 13,000 Ghits. BKN Music gets 50 Google hits. Prodded as a non-notable company. Wikipedia is #2 hit. Sounds like advertising to me. Thoughts? hbdragon88 09:03, 22 September 2007 (UTC) I agree with you on all three counts. As all of them have some assertion, they wouldn't qualify for speedy, but a prod for Bb music house and BKN Music seems right. --DarkFalls talk 09:12, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks! ...for cleaning up the mystique-magazine.com spam and dealing with the spammer - I meant to get back to it after reporting at WT:WPSPAM and then forgot all about it. Videmus Omnia Talk 13:03, 22 September 2007 (UTC) My RfA I owe you a big thank you for supporting me in My RfA, which was successful with 67 supports and 20 opposes. - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 23:38, 22 September 2007 (UTC) Swearing at RfA Why would you request a user refrain from swearing at RfA? I'm curious about the public admonishment. the_undertow talk 02:24, 23 September 2007 (UTC) Uhhh probably because it can be taken as offensive? -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 02:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC) If there is no policy against the use of expletives (as I am not aware of one), then I don't understand the request. I don't find it offensive; in fact, the use was emphatic, not an attack. the_undertow talk 04:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC) Perhaps not offensive, but I suppose DF took it as mild incivility, perhaps? I don't know. Let's wait for him to answer... -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 05:38, 23 September 2007 (UTC) Ha ha. I was just thinking the same thing about him returning. He's going to come back and think that we used his talk page to hold a forum. Sorry DF! the_undertow talk 05:40, 23 September 2007 (UTC) It's nothing much... but even if it is emphatic, I just feel that a person could use some better wording. Personally I find the use of offensive words in such a situation as a breach of etiquette. --DarkFalls talk 05:46, 23 September 2007 (UTC) Oh, so I can't do it, but he can (see [7])? I wasn't aware about the fact that we are now censored. I used it for emphasis, not to attack anyone. --Agüeybaná 22:45, 23 September 2007 (UTC) (undent). It's more along the lines that should we be 'warning' users even though using expletives is not forbidden? I would only see it as a breach of etiquette if the wording was directed towards a user. I believe that there are very specific instances when using strong language gets the point across...but that's just me. It's more a matter of 'if its not against guidelines, who are we to admonish?' the_undertow talk 22:55, 23 September 2007 (UTC) Sorry to cut in out of nowhere (The undertow had an amusing edit summary that triggered a look at his contribs and brought me here), but I cuss like a drunk sailor and can certainly appreciate the added emphasis a well-placed expletive can add to any point. And, if I do recall, I think the diff posted by Tu above earned him a talk page message from me stating my amusement. WP is not censored, and as long as it's not directed as an attack at anyone, and not overly done, of course, it should be acceptable, I think. LaraLove 02:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC) To be honest, I don't really have a strong view either way. It's highly unlikely that you'll earn a {{uw-npa}} warning about it so it doesn't really matter... In all probability, I'm just repeating what my mother used to say.... :) --DarkFalls talk 05:59, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Come on, DF, don't be a [removed per WP:BLP], pick a side! Haha, I'm just kidding. :) LaraLove 12:08, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Hmm...all the interesting stuff happens when I'm offline. And now Eddie, "Damn ec" isn't swearing. Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 11:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC) Homerguy block You recently blocked Homerguy for vandalism after I reported him at the noticeboard. I was wondering, was an indefinite block justified? It was his first block, and he is quite young, so it would seem to me that a shorter block (a week perhaps) was appropriate. An indefinite block is a little extreme. Loom91 20:38, 23 September 2007 (UTC) I disagree. Anyone who edits this into articles is definitely not there for the good of the encyclopedia. Judging from that and his persevering vandalism, the account seems to be vandalism-only. --DarkFalls talk 05:54, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Whatever happened to assuming good faith, DarkFalls? Haha. Clearly a single-purpose account. the_undertow talk 06:16, 24 September 2007 (UTC) I also believe that this particular user is not yet ready for constructive editing. However, we may all be wrong. In any case, a first-time indefinite block is against common procedure. I think you should scale the block back to a week and see if his conduct shows any signs of improvement. Loom91 13:43, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Okay. 5 day block it is... --DarkFalls talk 12:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC) thanks! Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}!  — Timotab Timothy (not Tim dagnabbit!) 06:12, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Heh... --DarkFalls talk 06:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC) Me, too - thanks for blocking User:Jack..Merridew. Seem the system works pretty well. Could you delete the contents of User talk:Jack..Merridew, too — it's a paste of my talk page, not true posts to that user (except your post.) Best wishes, Jack Merridew 09:40, 25 September 2007 (UTC) I've deleted the posts except for my username block. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 09:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC) Thanks again — I think you did it while I was typing my post above. Pleased to meet you. --Jack Merridew 09:45, 25 September 2007 (UTC) My RFA Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 50 supports, 1 neutral, and 1 oppose. My goal is to keep earning your trust every time I grab the "mop". (And I'm always open to constructive criticism and advice!) Again, thanks. --Fabrictramp 15:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC) Federer protection Dear DarkFalls, it appears you might be the party which limited access to the Federer page. If you look at the talk:Federer page, you will see at the very bottom my attempts to contribute, within the guidelines Wikipedia expects of contributors, to a particular aspect of the Federer page. I hope you will find that I have made my case well, and that other users who have attempted to rebut my position are now ignoring me. Can I ask you to please look at that discussion? I'll come back to this page to see what you think of it. I hope you will agree that I have a case. If not, perhaps you could advise me as to how to proceed. :) yours truly, Schpinbo 15:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC) Punk! Yo thug, you not likin' me blocks now eh? SUCKA! :) I was actually thinking 6 months originally, but eh :). Jmlk17 07:08, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Well... never mess with a gangsta :) He's alwaaaaaays on top... --DarkFalls talk 07:09, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Hah...awesome quote :). Jmlk17 07:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Famous quotes and intimidating messages.... everything that makes up a gangsta... You see mate dude, a gangsta is the greatest thing America has ever produced, along with.... errr... well I can't think of anything... --DarkFalls talk 07:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Oh come on! What haven't we invented that's awesome? Jmlk17 07:25, 26 September 2007 (UTC) I know what you invented that was total crap.... George Bush. --DarkFalls talk 07:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC) ...Shit. Alright, you have me there. Jmlk17 07:27, 26 September 2007 (UTC) ....and DarkFalls wins another round. KO... :) --DarkFalls talk 07:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC) That isn't fair. That's the trump card that will be used for years to come. Give me something good you Australians have given us :). Jmlk17 07:31, 26 September 2007 (UTC) The BBQ... --DarkFalls talk 07:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Doesn't count...we have that claim in the South here too! :). Jmlk17 07:33, 26 September 2007 (UTC) The Great Barrier Reef... --DarkFalls talk 07:34, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Lame lol. Actually, it is on my List of Places to Go/See Before I Die. Jmlk17 07:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Okay for the trump card... btw did you get that from contract bridge? --DarkFalls talk 07:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC) The one thing unique to Australia, that you wouldn't get in that country called America is... Giggy!!! --DarkFalls talk 07:44, 26 September 2007 (UTC) And that's a good thing? :) Speaks the Brit...... Pedro :  Chat  08:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Okay maybe not... but I can compromise. How about.... Riana!!!!!!!!! --DarkFalls talk 08:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Yep - I'm with you there! Good shout! Pedro :  Chat  08:43, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Lame! :) Jmlk17 08:49, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Lame? Lame! Lame!? You callin a gangsta lame? While you live in the same country as George Bush? ("That isn't fair" - too truuuue...) --DarkFalls talk 08:52, 26 September 2007 (UTC) <Cough>Penal colony<cough> Jmlk17 09:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Wait, that actually makes you a badass... crap. And this coming from the kid growing up NOWHERE near the ghetto! :( lol. Jmlk17 09:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC) browsebar can i switch to graphic mode plus i gaurentee you it won't look bad this time. hope so you might like it. thanks, Sushant gupta 11:58, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Feel free to make a new template, but switching to the mode with graphics, without consensus, can cause problems for portal designs such as Portal:Cricket. Feel free to attain consensus for the change, or try creating a new template, but continuations in changing the template can cause trouble. --DarkFalls talk 12:02, 26 September 2007 (UTC) now it is cool. isn't it. please reply on my talk page. your talk page shows error many times. Sushant gupta 12:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC) now take a look. Sushant gupta 12:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC) Signpost updated for September 24th, 2007. The Wikipedia Signpost Volume 3, Issue 39 24 September 2007 About the Signpost From the editor: Survey results Wikimedia announces plans to move office to San Francisco WikiWorld comic: "Ambigram" News and notes: Times archives, conferences, milestones Features and admins Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News The Report on Lengthy Litigation Archives  |  Newsroom  |  Tip Line  |  Single-Page View Shortcut : WP:POST You are receiving this message because you have signed up for the Signpost spamlist. If you wish to stop receiving these messages, simply remove your name from the list. R Delivery Bot 01:54, 27 September 2007 (UTC) CSD mark two When it doubt, prod, don't CSD? I thought Mr. Hendricks was very promotional in nature. As it turns out, Barkley L. Hendricks seems to be lifted off of [8] Siblings and parents, etc. of notable people don't get articles, so why should a spinoff band of a notable person get an article? Nothing is asserted in Die' Hunns That is all. hbdragon88 00:35, 29 September 2007 (UTC) See Talk:Barkley L. Hendricks. hbdragon88 03:14, 29 September 2007 (UTC) A blatant copyright infringement is on where there is no changes in text whatsoever, or very little changes. The article as it is should go to PROD or afd. As for G11, please remember that POV does not equal Blatant advertising. --DarkFalls talk 03:22, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Riana You say that you are under the control of Puppetmaster Riana - are you her boyfriend, or little brother, or something like that? :-) --Voxpuppet (talk • contribs) 22:19, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Little brother? Well I'm not Indian, and I'm around the same age so... As for boyfriend, I think Riana's real boyfriend will have my ass kicked if I say "yes" so... "no". And I haven't even met her... she could be this ugly old crone *runs* :p --DarkFalls talk 22:35, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Right, OK! Why then the air of Riana being your boss?--Voxpuppet (talk • contribs) 23:29, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Why not? They're good friends, it is funny, and humor is a very good thing. Ariel♥Gold 23:32, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Bad sock! Bad! No shoe for you. ~ Riana ⁂ 00:08, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Haha! Proof you are not 50 years old DarkFalls! Sprung! "I'm around the same age" - Riana is around 20 (I think), so you can't be 50. The case is solved. :P -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 00:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC) You think? Maybe I haven't been totally honest... :p--DarkFalls talk 00:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC) ....I will prove it somehow..... :P -- Anonymous DissidentTalk 01:17, 30 September 2007 (UTC) AlamoAaron Hi, you just blocked User:AlamoAaron (thanks!) I think it is the same person as User:SnakeBootSamuel who was also blocked. DuncanHill 23:59, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Escalated to a indef block... You might want to consider filing a checkuser report to net all the sockpuppets. Cheers. --DarkFalls talk 00:01, 30 September 2007 (UTC) I'm not really sure how to do that - I read the page and still don't really understand it! DuncanHill 00:08, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Mega society Hello. I have been approached by some editors who claim that they have re-done the Mega Society article sufficiently, and they believe that it demonstrates notability. I have unprotected the redirect, but informed them that it will likely have to pass through an AfD for it to survive again. I am going to (try and) remain neutral on this topic, and am requesting that once the new article is set in place, should you feel the article un-notable, that it follow the standard AfD. Things can change and sometimes articles that were once deemed inappropriate may now be appropriate. Thank you. -- Avi 01:13, 30 September 2007 (UTC) No problems with that... --DarkFalls talk 01:32, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Hrmmm... Are you a mind reader? I was sitting there staring at the patterns of the past week of the IP range vandalizing that article, and POOF! You protect it! I was just about to do an RFPP for it, lol. Thanks dear! Ariel♥Gold 01:36, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Actually Hdt83 got the request on RFPP... --DarkFalls talk 01:37, 30 September 2007 (UTC) LOL Never mind... I didn't see this, lol. Doh! Thanks anyway lol. ~*Ariel slinks off with her head down*~ Ariel♥Gold 01:38, 30 September 2007 (UTC) Smile :) --Hdt83 Chat 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. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. RE:Tool reversion Ok, I'll take notice. Sadly this established editor has some strange ways of editing - removing referenced information, disrupting cited text, using reference, that supported information removed by the user, to support dubious claims of himself not to speak about tone. I agree that this time I did overreact, but sometimes "copyedits" like this are getting on my nerves.--Lokyz 07:28, 30 September 2007 (UTC) The above archive is a past discussion. Please direct all new discussion to the current talk page. Thank you.