User talk:JHMM13/Archive2

This is the archived content of my talk page for the month of January in 2006. Enjoy.

Oscar images

copied from my talk page

Hey, I just wanted to ask your opinion about something. 81.240.202.11 and Special:Contributions/NWill (the same user, I'm sure) has been making some useful additions to List of Academy Award winning movies, but this user has also added an to many pages in a format that doesn't seem to be useful to pages such as Pulp Fiction, Kramer vs. Kramer, and L.A. Confidential. The image is set at the top of the page, is left-aligned, and is not explained, but beside that, there are categories to describe things like that. I left a note on his talk page, and he has since stopped adding the images, but he also hasn't responded, so I'm asking you for your opinion on the matter. Thanks, JHMM13 (T | C) 20:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

This doesn't look usefl for anything at all, and seems to disrupt the pages. Buutttttttttttt......It may have some use:BUt it would require some work, and maybe this person would be up for it, I'm thinking an Oscar award winning movies sub category of oscars by year, and include something like this as part of a non-intrusive navigational type tempalte, probally best located in the same place (I'd suggest the bottom center) of the articles. xaosflux ^Talk/_CVU 04:28, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeh, that's what I thought. So do you think I should revert all these pages, then? I will leave a message for the user involved (quoting what you say, if that's ok), and I'll guide him to categories and other such things. JHMM13 (T | C) 04:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

I think removing these images seems fine, but I wouldn't get in to an edit war about it, it will probally become apparent, as many other editors of these popular will probally remove them as well. It would be polite, but not required, to message them about removing their contributions, be careful not to remove any other contributions in between (might want to just edit it off rather then trying to revert per se). You are more then welcome to link to what I posted above, but I am in no way an authority of content; but am an outside view on these. xaosflux ^Talk/_CVU 04:40, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the information, and I wouldn't get in an edit war about anything, I don't think I've done that in the past :-). I usually just make a revert if it seems clear, and then if it is debated, I discuss the issue. Then sometimes, like in this issue, I ask for a third opinion from a user I know to be respectable. Thanks again, and I'll drop you a line if anything strange happens. JHMM13 (T | C) 04:43, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

What he said ^^ :) →FireFox 14:57, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Well even if someone else beats me to responding, I like people to know that I am actually listening :) →FireFox 15:04, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Kylehamilton talk page

I just figuard I should keep the page clean so it would be easyer for people to contact me, I didnt think about a probelm comeing back up thank you for the information --Kylehamilton 06:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem, just giving you a heads up. If you'll notice, I made the same mistake early on, but I was more hot-headed about it. JHMM13 (T | C) 06:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Kylehamilton skateborder

Take a look at the artical for Kylehamilton if you look a few edits ago someone changed it from Kyle the Rower to Kyle the Skateboarder, I am not the rower or the skater. it looked a bit wrong to me but i figard I should split them thanks for pointing that out ill add a simillar note to all kylehamilton articles

Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks for the barnstar. And thanks for inviting me to join the welcoming committee. BTW, I'm male, TheRingess refers to a character from a series of books by David Zindell. TheRingess 07:33, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Change made! Sorry about the mixup :-D, JHMM13 (T | C) 07:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for your support of my RfA, and for your generous comments. I appreciate your confidence. Best wishes for a happy new year, Tom Harrison ^Talk 13:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

69.155.140.19

Hi. I don't mind the edit to the test template one bit at all. I guess I work on a case by case basis with vandalism. Simpe 'hi' edits are usually tests, but when edits occur like 'ur mom smells like pancakes and booty', it smells a little more like a pest than a simple test edit. Each to their own of course. I'm aware of not biting newbies, and will keep it in mind in future. Adding a test rather than a test2 keeps it going on just that little bit longer at times. -- Longhair 23:59, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for responding. I was just making sure because I've seen a lot of admins going around recently dropping test3s on first-time vandals, and it really violates the newbie biting policy. Thanks again, JHMM13 (T | C) 03:15, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Admrboltz - question 4

Heh, I was just responding to your question when you edited ontop of me and changed your mind, and I was responding exactly how you reread it, i havent had to focus on non user talk pages because of the focus I currently have :) --Romeo Bravo 04:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeh, sorry for the mixup. My brain is addled from my current sickness :-P. JHMM13 (T | C) 04:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

*Hands you a wikiasprin*. Thanks again :) --Romeo Bravo 05:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Reply

See your SMTP. I'm going to copy up a nav box for you, do you have any requests for buttons (User, Talk, Contribs, Email, anything else?) xaosflux ^Talk/_CVU 05:25, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Your bar has been installed. It is added by transcluding a new page of yours with {{User:JHMM13/Menu1}}. This is placed as the first line on your talk and user pages. To edit this box go to User:JHMM13/Menu1 xaosflux ^Talk/_CVU 05:40, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the wiffle-bat!

Just thought I'd say thanks for the bat; I appreciate it! Now I need to figure out where to get a wiffle-ball... — TheKMan^talk 06:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

No problem..thank you for the help! JHMM13 (T | C) 07:25, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

*Ahem*

Regarding your comments at my now-withdrawn nomination... you don't know me, so with all due respect, given the scope of your comments it is rather painfully obvious that you have no clue as to what my intentions would be as an admin. I'm 38 years old, rather intelligent, and honestly cannot see where you get the "childish" false impression of me. I chose to withdraw my nomination early this time around rather than wait around to get opposed out of hand. --CJ Marsicano 06:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

This is exactly what I said:

Oppose for his response to other users' opposition. Instead of being accepting and polite, he is being childish and confrontational to the point of not conceding points of arguments by coming up with excuses for his behavior. This leads me to suspect that he might abuse admin powers to win arguments, and the suspicion of that leads me to oppose. JHMM13 (T | C) 06:22, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

I never questioned your intellect or your age (although I'm not sure why being young would be an insult). The comment in question is this one:

I was p.o.'d, alright (and I had a right to be), but I wasn't as bad as many of the other participants in the protest. --CJ Marsicano 21:05, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Instead of apologizing for your actions (since you clearly realize you did something wrong), you consider yourself excused because you were p.o.'d (something you do have a right to be, but not a quality I like to see in adminstrators expressed on Wikipedia since their duties require them to pacify instead of battle). The fact that you held yourself to a standard relative only to those with whom you argued instead of by abiding by WP:CIV is childish and immature by my standards. Thanks for responding, though. JHMM13 (T | C) 06:50, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Admin Nom.

Thanks for the help and advice. I will make sure that I will take the advice to heart. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arbiteroftruth (talk • contribs) 07:20, January 6, 2006

Not a problem. Thanks for understanding. JHMM13 (T | C) 07:21, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

If you can teach me something about catching vandals, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance! Arbiteroftruth

AfD

No need for the AfD for Bgtoys, INC -- the user has recreated this at least 4 times in the past hour... --HappyCamper 05:14, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I didn't realize admins had the right to speedy delete advertising pages. Would you mind at all pointing that part of deletion policy out to me for future reference? Thanks a lot. JHMM13 (T | C) 05:22, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm...interesting question! Now that I go searching through the Wikipedia namespace, I cannot find what I am looking for. It is likely that it is not written explicitly anywhere. There is a little bit of text in Wikipedia:Spam which says that advertisements are considered a form of vanity for which the inclination to delete will be strong, but it suggests that an AfD is more appropriate.

Since I cannot find what I am looking for, this is the guideline I generally use - since there isn't a clear rule for advertisements, I check to see if it is a cut-and-paste of an external website. About 95% of the time this is the case. If it is, then I speedy it on the basis of a copyrighted text dump - but I also label this as an advertisement in my deletion summary. Some advertisements are boarderline articles and so requires a judgement call - many times, things are not quite as clear cut as other speedies, like pure attack pages. I hope this helps, and if you have more questions, please feel free to come by my talk page! --HappyCamper 05:35, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like a sound policy, but I hope you don't mind I will continue falling back on AfD for advertisements instead of speedies because although something like Bgtoys, INC might have an article that's pure advertisement, it might be a notable company, and creating an AfD for it draws some attention to the problem of fixing it instead of deleting it and waiting and waiting for someone else to come along and do it right after a speedy. I'll talk to you later and I hope I do have the opportunity to ask you more questions in the future! JHMM13 (T | C) 05:43, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I don't mind at all - by all means, do what you feel comfortable with - the important thing is to do what seems reasonable and makes sense. In this case, the user attempted to create different versions of the same page (at least 3) and some of them were already previously speedied. In that sense, I suppose it made this case a bit "special". And yes, I'm always open to questions, so if you have anything you wish to bring up, feel free to do so! As a side note, one of the previous admins deleted the page on the basis that it was not asserting notability. These sorts of pages are always somewhat gray, but generally speaking, still deleted on a relatively conservative basis. --HappyCamper 05:49, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Other goodies

Thought you might want to check out Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts too :-) --HappyCamper 05:51, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll be sure to check all of that out when Wake Forest releases its clutches from my neck for a moment :-). JHMM13 (T | C) 05:57, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi, I just wanted to say thanks for the patience and consideration you've shown on 5aret's talk page. I'll try to follow your example if I come into editorial conflict with a newcomer again. Regards, Muchness 07:04, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem :-). It's all part of the welcoming committee, even though I like to take a much more active role than some people. JHMM13 (T | C) 15:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Pgk's RFA

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Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (80/3/0), so I am now an administrator. I was flattered by the level of support and the comments, so I'm under real pressure not to disappoint, thus if you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as an admin then please leave me a note --pgk^(talk) 10:08, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for your big time support on my request for adminiship, I'm sure you'll be glad to know the final result was 92/1/0. I am now an administrator and (as always) if I do anything you have issue with, please talk about it with me. --Alf ^melmac 10:30, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

COTW Project

You voted for Humanities, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 00:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Holkham Hall

Thanks for the compliment, nice to know someone is reading, other the numerous vandals it has attracted today. Regards Giano | talk 15:31, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

JHMM13, thank you very much for supporting me during my recent RfA campaign! Thanks to you, I am now an admin. Please drop by if you need anything - I'll be glad to help you. Once again, thanks! --M@thwiz2020 22:52, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for supporting me on my successful RfA! It passed with a final tally of 40/9/1. If there's anything I can do to help, just ask! Sceptre ^(Talk)

RfA thanks from rogerd

File:Baseball (ball) closeup.jpg

Hi JHMM13- Thanks for your support on my RfA. I appreciate the kind words that you used in your comments. If I can be of any service please leave me a message --rogerd 01:24, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I now have a few extra tabs at the top of my Wikipedia pages. Thanks for your comments on my RfA. One needs critics as well as friends, but better still, one needs a critical friend. To that end, if I come across a sticky situation, I hope you will not mind if I ask your advice; and if you see me do something questionable, I would appreciate your letting me know. Banno 08:19, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thanks for supporting my Rfa, JH! I appreciate your trust. The puppy is now an Admin (final tally 58/7/2) Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to assist you. KillerChihuahua?!? 17:16, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Status Box

Hi, JHMM13

Do you know where you got the yellow status box from? (I saw it from another User on Wikipedia that I bookmarked, but I can't find the link). - Nick C 19:55, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

I don't have a fancy layout like other new admins, but I just want to thank you for your support at my RfA. It passed 48/3/1, so I have officially been promoted. I hope I won't let you down. If I'm not doing something properly, please tell me. Aecis ^{Mr. Mojo risin'} 21:05, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

^{Copied half the text here from Lightdarkness's talk page to provide some context to the comments.}

Hey, with regards to your edits on this article, you might want to do a little more background checking into previous vandalism before you make a jump on the revert button. The IP address who vandalized before the one you reverted was the same guy. Just a heads up.. JHMM13 (T | C) 20:06, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out to me. On first glance I thought it was just the one IP address, but in the future I'll do a bit more investigating before rolling back. Sorry for the incorrect revert. --Lightdarkness 20:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem :-) JHMM13 (T | C) 20:08, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello

Thanks for helping me get started. Mmounties 05:25, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem :-D. JHMM13 (T | C) 05:29, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

ZSB copyright issue

I'm posting this email conversation just for my own records, and to show that while Xenophile23 initially broke the rules, it was due to a lack of knowledge of them and he/she was extremely polite and understanding of them afterward. JHMM13 (T | C) 17:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Initial email: Thanks for your kindly explanation of why the content I posted (copied, with attribution, from ZBS Media's website) was deleted. Sorry. I obviously should have reviewed the rules first! I appreciate your thoughtful note. And I'll be writing my own articles about Jack's adventures ... soon.  :)

thanks again --

Xenie

Not a problem, and I thank you very much for the email. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have at any point in the future and I'd be glad to help out to the best of my abilities. Happy editing! JHMM13 (T | C) 17:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Salamanca

Salamanca is the main article, and too articles links to Salamanca. It's better to create Salamanca (disambiguation) for other places and leave Salamanca. Now Salamanca, Spain redirects to Salamanca. Excuse my poor english. --Rapomon 20:35, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Salamanca is the most important article of the list, it's like London or Madrid, or Berlin, not Berlin, Germany. It's only my opinion. You can revert it if you want, but we have to change all the links of wikipedia refering to Salamanca, Spain. --Rapomon 20:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Pages ready for review

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achern and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acher_River

Thanks. --Mmounties 03:58, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Mmounties

Hi! I thought that perhaps there was something more to these articles than met the eye.  :) I think it's absolutely wonderful that your mom is participating! Please give her my best and welcome her aboard for me. - Lucky 6.9 23:11, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I almost forgot: Those two articles are gorgeous!! - Lucky 6.9 23:14, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Bruchsal

It's done if you want to take a look at it. I'll also post a note on the DE-EN translation page and ask for someone with better knowledge in ecclestial lingo to take a look at (I don't feel entirely competent there but did the best I could with all different kind of Catholic church types, districts, ranks, offices, etc. in the Religion part of the article.) Thanks. --Mmounties 18:37, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Deacballgame.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Deacballgame.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images on Wikipedia is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

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. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags.

COTW Project

You voted for Male and Female, this week's Collaborations of the week. Please come and help them become featured-standard articles. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 23:10, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Image:Deacballgame.jpg

I've looked at the talk page for the creator of this bot, and I think I've seen a few problems, so I've decided to post a message on this page. Specifically for the image I uploaded, can you please tell me the problem with it? I'm not too sure how fair use works, but I linked to the Wake Forest Sports page not only from the image page, but also from the Demon Deacon page. I added the image to help promote knowledge of Wake Forest and the sports tradition in an unbiased way, so I don't think there should be any misconceptions about whether it's done for anyone other than the school's benefit. Thanks, JHMM13 (T | C) 05:59, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Since it seems quite possible for someone to go to a game and take a picture of the mascot, there's no reason to use an image that isn't under a free license. See Wikipedia:Fair use and Wikipedia talk:Fair use for more details on the use of "fair use" material in Wikipedia. --Carnildo 07:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)