George cowie

George cowie

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May 13, 2024

Welcome

Hello, George cowie, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Newcomers help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Fish and pics

If you must tell us whether you have been to the Laughing Fish, tell us on talk:Laughing Fish pub not in the article.

You have uploaded lots of pictures, most of which will have to be deleted because they are copyright violations. Please check all your image uploads. Give an exact source, ie. link to the image itself at its external location. And, if the source has given a free licence, state that here, otherwise please mark the image {{db|copyvio}}. -- RHaworth 18:43, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Berwickpic3.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Pr berwick-8.jpg

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Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Image legality questions page. Thank you. Please note that the same problems also apply to:

• Image:Beddinghampic1.jpg
• Image:20040403130029370 3.jpg
• Image:Alcistonpic1.jpg
• Image:Buxtedpic3.jpg
• Image:180px-Boston terrier b&W.jpg
• Image:250px-Rottweiler212.jpg
• Image:9671a.jpg
• Image:Chaileyc21.jpg
• Image:Camber3.jpg
• Image:Camber9.jpg
• Image:NaturalDiscoveryCamberSands.jpg
• Image:AAB226510.jpg
• Image:Fletching 1109511768.jpg
• Image:Raminn.jpg
• Image:Wrj3-18-firle-PO g.jpg
• Image:Ditchling2003.JPG

Thanks. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 21:04, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Please stop

Hi George. You have uploaded a number of images where you've not provided the copyright information. Stealing images from websites is illegal and could get you into a lot of trouble. You are also putting these images back into articles after they've been removed and a clear note left telling you not to put them back.

Stop this now, please George. You are causing people a lot of trouble and are getting yourself into trouble. We want you to keep contributing to our encyclopedia, but you need to work with us by not breaking the law and not ignoring your fellow editors.

If you keep going like this, you will be blocked from editing. Please stop, George, and get in touch with me (here) if you've got any questions you'd like answering about this. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 08:59, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:FletchingChurch2005.jpg

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• Image:AlfristonLion.jpg
• Image:2402 BRO.jpg
• Image:ClergyHouse.jpg
• Image:AlfristonStAndrew2004.jpg

Thanks ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 09:12, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Blocked

George, I've blocked you from editing for 15 minutes in an attempt to get your attention.

Your response to the above messages was to upload a duplicate copy of one of the images - again without letting anyone know the copyright status - and to remove the note on the other copy asking for the copyright information to be provided.

You must stop this behaviour now, George. It won't do. You are breaking the law by stealing other people's images to use in articles. We can't let you get Wikipedia into trouble for this as well.

You are welcome to resume editing in when the block expires, but if you remove the tags or upload more duplicate copyright images, you will be blocked again and for longer. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 09:49, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

• I took a somewhat stronger view and blocked you for three hours on the basias of your removal of a tag from Image:AlfristonStAndrew2004.jpg despite all the messages above. -- RHaworth 09:52, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Arlingtonpic1.jpg

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Image Tagging for Image:250px-Afghan_Hound_600.jpg

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Copyright

This user appears to have performed a large number of copyright infringements. Please see

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2006_April_22
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2006_April_23
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/George_cowie and check for further infringments.
  • Jooler 23:50, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

To George: By uploading copyrighted information, you have caused people an awful lot of worked wasting our time as well as your own. Jooler 11:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Copyright violations

George: myself and other editors have just spent a couple of hours of our time deleting, refactoring and reporting on all the material you cut-and-paste from other websites. Posting copyrighted material without the express permission of the copyright holder is a violation of applicable law and of our policy. We will still welcome any original contributions from you, but the next time you upload material from other websites to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Please take note. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 12:52, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I echo that. I though you had learned but clearly you have not. Do not copy material. -- RHaworth 13:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Alabama

So you could not keep away. We shall be watching you closely for copyvios.

Please note we already have {{Alabama-geo-stub}} and its associated category. I have deleted {{Alabama-stub}} and Alabama stubs (which is not the right way to create a category anyway). -- RHaworth 07:15, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Club Penguin

You have recently created the article Club Penguin. This was deleted in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policies. Please do not recreate the article: if you disagree with the article's deletion, you may ask for a review at Wikipedia:Deletion review. - CobaltBlueTony 20:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Please use edit summaries

Hello. Please be courteous to other editors and use edit summaries when updating articles. The Mathbot tool shows your usage of edit summaries to be extremely low:

18% for major edits and 0% for minor edits. Based on the last 150 major and 12 minor edits in the article namespace.

Using edit summaries helps other editors quickly understand your edits, which is especially useful when you make changes to articles that are on others' watchlists. Thanks and happy editing! --Kralizec! (talk) 20:14, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

England geography stubs

Hi - your five new English geography stub types have all been nominated for deletion. As explained in Category:England geography stubs, all new splits of that category (and all other stub categories) should be firstly proposed at WP:WSS/P. The category also explains that England's geography stubs are split by ceremonial county - none of these new splits is a ceremonial county. In any case, the stub categories for Tyne and Wear, Lancashire, and Bedfordshire are nowhere near large enough to consider for splitting (usually splits are only considered once a category reaches about 600 stubs - Lancashire - the largest of these three stub categories - has only 200). Grutness...wha? 00:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

New userboxes

I have deleted a userbox template you recently created, as userboxes should no longer be created in templatespace per the terms of the German userbox final solution. Here is the userbox code so that you can recreate the userbox in your userspace ("userfying") if you wish.

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--Cyde Weys 14:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

List of products in The Simpsons

Hello George. I see you've been actively making additions to List of products in The Simpsons. It is good that you're enthusiastic about the list. However, I would like to suggest that you might be going a bit overboard. There are literally thousands of products and stores in The Simpsons that are seeing in single shots as throwaway jokes, etc. If one were to list them all, the list would be fairly bulky and useless (this has happened on other Simpsons lists already and have had to be cut back). I'd like to suggest the following guidelines:

• Stores aren't products, so I would suggest you not list stores such as "Herman's Military Antiques".
• Bulk groups of products like the "many antiques at Herman's Military Antiques".
• Do not include real-world products like "English Muffins". If you do that, it's pointless. Everything in the house is a product. TVs, couches, drapes, carpet, etc. Besides which, I would argue that noone in the world would ever need to look up whether English muffins are sold on the Simpsons. Real world products are assumed to exist on the show since it is rarely shown otherwise.

The list should really be for Simpsons-invented brand-names or invented products.

The next issue is subjective, but I believe crucial to keeping the list from spiraling out of control: Products on the list should only be included if they are used more than once on the show. Throwaway jokes like Itchy & Scratchy Land Personalised License Plates are basically just describing a joke on the show. The list is really designed more for things like Laramie cigarettes, squishys and things that make up the Simpsons lore than a list of throwaway jokes. That doesn't mean some of your edits aren't perfect for the list; I believe you added "Radioactive Man Comics", "The Springfield Shopper" and "Li'l Bastard Kits". These are great ones, but things like "Disemboweller IV" needn't be included.

I am going to be deleting some of the ones that fall into the bullet point list above (real-world items and bulk groups) but I'm not going to immediately delete single-appearance items, but I suggest you join a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Simpsons#List of products in The Simpsons. Thanks :) TheHYPO 21:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The Apprentice UK

Hello, George cowie. Are you a fan of The Apprentice UK? I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject The Apprentice UK, a WikiProject aiming to improve coverage of The Apprentice UK and related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to help out and participate, please come over and visit us here for more information. Thanks! Dalejenkins 18:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Portal:East Sussex/Selected biography old

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Mrs. Bennet

There is a proposal to merge this into Pride and Prejudice which has underwhelming support right now. Since you created the character article, perhaps you would like to comment or even perform the merge. Pairadox 02:11, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

List Of Beatles Songs

I've answered on my talk page. --Tikiwont 14:59, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

PJ Smoothie

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CfD nomination of Category:Musicians featured on Theme Time Radio Hour

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Notability of Why Don't We Do It in the Road? (Uncut magazine compilation album)

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London Meetup - January 12, 2008

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Hi George

Hi George, its Toby. If you need any images you can legally use on Wikipedia just ask me, I might have some.

Check out my artical, search "Nelson Kumah". Do you know how to add a contents section to articals? Because I dont. See you add school mate! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tobyo1 (talk • contribs) 20:27, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Polite if you use edit summaries and talk page

Hi
I notice that you reverted the edit I made on Kosovo. I made it clear in the edit summary what I was doing, and I gave some sort of rationale in the Talk pages for Europe (it is a contentious issue, after all). It was therefore possible for others to understand something of my view, and I even quoted information to back it up.
You just changed it back without note or comment
TALK PAGES
As I am sure you understand, it is therefore hard for me to question your (unstated) logic.
I am sure that you will agree with me that truth is determined by the validity of the argument, rather than automatic gainsaying (which is the impression you have left me)
Perhaps you could share your logic with the group, perhaps using the Talk page for Europe?
You can, of course, debate with me personally on my Talk page if you have a particular issue with me.
EDIT SUMMARIES
If you could put a short note in the edit summary (underneath the edit box) as to the change you have made (in this case a note such as Kosova entry re-instated, or something similar), life is easier for other users, who don't then have to manually check each change using the page history and guesswork (a 127 character insertion just after a similar deletion is almost certainly an edit reversion!)
If you think I am wrong, feel free to tell me so. I don't make the rules, any more than you do.
Be lucky.
Mariya - x -
--Mariya Oktyabrskaya (talk) 03:02, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Kurt Cobain

Apparently you don't look like him but that website's utter BS. You have an unmistakeable likeness. Tobyo1 (talk) 17:30, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

When adding categories...

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thank you. --Tombstone (talk) 20:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Historical anomalies in Blackadder

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User:Firelord1116

Hi George. It appears that you know User:Firelord1116 and believe that he will behave appropriately if unblocked. If you are prepared to formally take responsibility for this user's actions, I am prepared to unblock him. Is that something you are willing to do? Thanks, Gwernol 14:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Are you really claiming that a user you do not know used your name when vandalizing User:Redvers' talk page? That you then found this user account within minutes of that vandalism and left them a message on their talk page. That despite the fact that every one of that user's edits have been vandalism, you are still confident that they won't vandalize again in the future and should be unblocked? I am beginning to suspect that your relationship with Firelord and his recent sockpuppet account are much closer than you are letting on. Should I open a checkuser request on this account and Firelords? Gwernol 15:27, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppets

Yes, I do know Firelord1116. When I answered you, I was just confused between him and User:Mazzorbo. --George C 18:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. Mazzorbo has now been indefinitely blocked due to vandalism and abusive sockpuppetry. On the subject of Firelord1116, I am at a loss regarding your claim that his earlier edits showed promise, since they were all either vandalism or personal attacks. You might want to explain further on his talk page because right now it looks like he won't be unblocked. Gwernol 18:10, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

Don't make edits like this again. Thanks. ➨ REDVEЯS is always ready to dynamically make tea 14:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

A FEW QUESTIONS... and statements

Q1. Why has someone blocked my IP address?

Q2. How can this be?

--George C 15:51, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Very likely this happened when Mazzorbo was blocked. It would therefore appear that you not only know Mazzorbo, but are editing from the same IP as him. There is no way to be sure unless you follow the instructions on your block notice and ask for an unblock here. There is plenty wrong with sockpuppets when they are used to game the system, vandalize and evade blocks. Gwernol 17:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

George cowie (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Please unblock my IP. I have made many very valuable contributions to Wikipedia. I think it's unfair that I should be punished for what User talk:Mazzorbo did.

Decline reason:

If this is an autoblock, we can't unblock your account without knowing the ip, which means you will have to follow the instructions on your block notice to request an ip unblock. — FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 15:14, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

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Never mind. However, I am very disappointed in Wikipedia. --George C 15:31, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Disappointed in what? You haven't yet made a request that anyone can follow; no one can unblock your ip without knowing what ip it is, and so no one can review your request until you follow the instructions that appear when you try to edit. If you're disappointed in us for not having the power to determine an IP address using our mysterious psychic powers, that's hardly fair. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 15:34, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Please stop vandalism immediately

This is the only warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did to McDonald's, you will be blocked from editing. Papa November (talk) 10:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I apologise... forgive me. --George C 10:10, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for vandalism. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below.

Gwernol 10:11, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

George cowie (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I think I should be unblocked. My McDonald's edit wasn't great, but I do good other stuff. In 24 hours, when my block's finished, I'll return, with amazing stuff. Thank you for your time. --George C 10:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Decline reason:

See you in 24 hours, then, although I suspect we'll be seeing you in 24 hours in order to block you indefinitely. ➨ REDVEЯS is always ready to dynamically make tea 11:35, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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Unblock him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --User:Some random guy, 25:00, 32 December 2070 (GMT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by George cowie (talk • contribs)

That's an interesting contribution. Its almost exactly the same as this edit] that User:Mazzorbo made in response to his indef block. This makes me suspect that you are, in fact, another sockpuppet of Mazzorbo/Firelord1116. Given that we know you edit from the same IP as Mazzorbo, and have now taken to vandalizing articles in much the same vein as Mazzorbo/Firelord1116, it may be time to indefinitely block this account as well. Gwernol 10:41, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I object!

Here's some more info for your database:

1. I am not a sockpuppet of Mazzorbo - my account's been running for two years before his!

2. He is a sockpuppet of me!

3. I know Firelord1116, but he is not me.

4. I did not make the "Unblock him!!!!!!!!!" edit.

In conclusion, it would be unfair to block me even more than you already have. ----George C 14:47, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Well at least one of those is an outright lie. Here is your edit by your account where you added the Unblock him!!! to this page: [1]. So given that, why would we believe that any of these other claims are true? Gwernol 14:50, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

True response

OK, I lied on no.4. But the rest are true. --George C 14:54, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Indefinitely blocked for abusing sockpuppet accounts

Per this admission I am indefinitely blocking this account as the admitted puppetmaster for Mazzorbo and Firelord1116. I have also removed the formatting and personal attacks from this page. Gwernol 15:02, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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Gwernol 15:03, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Please stop vandalizing this page by altering the messages that other users have left here. If you do not stop, I will protect this page to prevent you from editing it. Thanks, Gwernol 15:06, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Page now protected. Gwernol 15:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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