User talk:Strange Passerby/archive6

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Ninety-five athletes won at least one medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics, held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The Games featured 17 events, including alpine skiing for the first time, which was the first women's event that was not part of the figure skating programme. Of the 28 participating National Olympic Committees, 11 had athletes represented on the medal winners' list. Medal winners included Sonja Henie (pictured), who won the last of her three gold medals in Olympic figure skating, and Ivar Ballangrud, whose four medals in speed skating took his career tally to seven. Just 9 of the 95 medal winners won more than one medal; 5 of the 9 won at least one gold medal in addition to their other medals. The British men's ice hockey team were also among the medallists; their gold medal remains to date the sole British Olympic title in ice hockey.

Elfstedentocht

It wasn't a threat but consensus clearly can't be reached in this case. S_peakF_ree ^(talk)_(contribs) 18:12, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

ITN

I′m sorry.I have made a mistake during the added of Buenos Aires accident. Now it′s all right. - EugεnS¡m¡on(14) ® 16:34, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

You didnt explain why? Ill wait for a bit and add as the update is substantial...i also explained my logic. (reply at ITNC ill check that)Lihaas (talk) 15:18, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Brought it up at WT:ITN. We shouldn't be adding [ready] when there's been no discussion on a non-ITNR subject. Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 20:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Strange Passerby. You have new messages at Abhijay's talk page.
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Abhijay ^{What did I do this time?} 04:22, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

ITN for Russia

Please note that I forgot to write in the whole article when nominating the article for ITN, so please think before acting. Abhijay ^{What did I do this time?} 12:12, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

"Think before acting"? Isn't that rather rude? Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 12:15, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Apologies for that rude reply, I admit I was a little bit upset and I see that I went over the line. Abhijay ^{What did I do this time?} 12:20, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

User:Abhijay and autopatrolled

Thanks for the note. Wasn't aware of the concern regarding ITN/C, and thank you for alerting me to it. The key thing that convinced me that he was trustworthy was that he had the right for 2 months previously. I will periodically review the new contributions of this user prospectively. The right can be removed fairly quickly if needed. Should there be any issues that arise regarding this user that you become aware of, then please do let me know -- Samir 20:00, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Appreciate your kind words on ANI and your defending/vouching for me when I cannot do so under the trying circumstances. Thank you~! Dave ♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫® 15:25, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

• Also, you've got mail~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 15:25, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Certainly the least I could do, I can't remember where I bumped into you before but I'm convinced I have (on a Singapore-related article somewhere?). Got your email. I can empathise, I think some things just don't translate well online. Best, Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 15:30, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Now it strikes me that you might've been around when I has having that issue with Foxhound66... Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 15:31, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, actually, I think that must've been it, the Foxhound66 troll. Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 15:42, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

• Yes, Foxhound66 aka Jeneral28 is now out of the picture for good and aren't you the forgetful one? Cheers and best~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 16:00, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Where did I attack another editor

? HiLo48 (talk) 19:34, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

In your edit summary reverting my edit. Don't try to feign ignorance, please. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 19:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Sorry

I'm sorry for having blown my head of like that on WP:ANI about you , and I'm real sorry. Please note that I'm on the Asperger Syndrome Spectrum, hence my behavior. If you are still mad at me, and don't believe me, remove this. Ab hijay  ☎ 13:29, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I think it's a pretty convenient excuse to bring up out of nowhere when it's never been raised before. That said, I will assume good faith here and believe your reasoning. In all seriousness, when editing (be it an article, or on AN, or wherever), you need to stop and think about what you are doing before you actually do it. It would result in far fewer incidents involving you. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 17:35, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Abhijay / Soviet King has been chatting with me on my talk, etc., and even though he is A-Spectrum, he does know (now!) not to play the "poor misunderstood Aspie" card again. We're working on some improvements and general tips on handling stuff, and I'm sure that you'll see a lot of improvement, very quickly, now. SK, don't let me (and yourself!) down, OK? :D SK, Strange Passerby's advice here, to stop and think (or slow down, back away, chill out for a while; i.e. be a bit less trigger-happy) is excellent advice, especially for us A-Spectrum types, as being a bit too quick off the mark can be a real glitch for us. You might find my own civility essay helpful, as I'm an Autie myself (and though she's never been diagnosed, I suspect that my mother – mentioned in the essay – is in the same boat with us, too). Remember to relax, and concentrate on being extra-tolerant, as it helps us to make up for that Aspie/Autie thing. Pesky (talk) 13:27, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

• Cheers Pesky, I have full faith in your ability to guide Abhijay / SK along. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 15:56, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Hehe! My stalkers and I will do our best. Being A-Spectrum isn't easy, especially for youngsters; it's hard to leave the old baggage behind you and move on cleanly into a new area. But it can be done, and (as I've said to SK), A-Spectrum people can, given the effort and desire, turn out to be some of our best editors. Pesky (talk) 16:09, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Secure server

Hi. I noticed in this edit that you included a link to secure.wikimedia.org. You really want to be using https://en.wikipedia.org and its siblings these days. secure.wikimedia.org was a terrible hack that contained (and continues to contain) security issues. It's deprecated in favor of https://en.wikipedia.org. Plus, the newer URL format is much prettier.

The "HTTPS Everywhere" extension is available for Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. This extension will automatically redirect you from HTTP links to HTTPS links when appropriate (e.g., for Wikimedia wikis and YouTube and Twitter and such). It's quite nice. :-) --MZMcBride (talk) 19:25, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd not known about that, thanks for the message. I'll make the transition. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 15:28, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Instantnood and ColourWolf are back

• Hey SP, please note that they are both using anon IP to harass editors. Instantnood's IP has been blocked but ColourWolf's IP isn't as it falls in a very wide range, the co-lateral is believed to be massive if a rangeblock is imposed but fortunately he's targeting only User:Alarics so I need you to help me keep an eye while I'm not around. Thanks and best~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 11:17, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Um...

Hey SP, this discussion at WP:ANI ([1]) just appears to get out of hand a little bit too much doesn't it? Not blaming you or anything, but do you generally think it is just all over the place? Soviet King (talk) 11:45, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi

You've left 3 questions at village pump, but i can't tell if you direct your questions towards myself or towards Lionel ? Penyulap ☏ 17:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

They were for Lionel. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 17:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

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Civility

Hey Strange Passerby. I've seen a couple of edits from you over the past few days which have given me pause (this and now this). The first you acknowledged as problematic, the second - I hope you can see is not exactly civil (the last sentence particularly). Any chance you could tone things down? Cheers. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:19, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

If Soviet King is going to do exactly what he did the last time, then I really don't see a point of 'playing nice', to be perfectly frank. But thanks for your note — if you want to discuss it further, my email's open. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 11:23, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Given that the last time was less than 2 weeks ago, I can understand that and his comments weren't appropriate (I see Pesky's talked to him about them, which I thought she might) - so I can understand that point of view. Anyway, hope all's well with you. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:53, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

In The News/Recurring Items

I am posting here to ask for editors to look at Wikipedia:In_the_news/Recurring_items and to comment at the talk page to discuss/vote on an amendment to the ITN/R list. I am posting this message on a number of editor's talk pages to encourage debate.

In connection to an ongoing debate on which items can appear on the front page under "In The News", "Recurring Items" are nominated events which require very little debate in the nomination process.

I propose the following amendment to the current ITN/R list. In addition I will put this on the talk page of as many editors as I can find who are contributors to ITN/C

At Wikipedia:In_the_news/Recurring_items, I propose the following amendment to section 3:

• At line 5, delete "and", and add after "territories" the words "and the world's twenty smallest nations".

Section 3, Line 5 would then read:

• Disputed states, dependent territories and the world's twenty smallest nations should be discussed at WP:ITN/C and judged on their own merits.

I look forward to the debate doktorb _words^deeds 07:27, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

ITNR for elections

As someone who regularly contributes to election articles: Due to recurrent discussions that lead nowhere, an open-ended discussion and proposals are invited Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Elections for ITN on the main page as to what should be recurrent without ITNC discussionsLihaas (talk) 07:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

RE: User talk

Woops, dint know he was under that. But his comment on ITNC was a flagrant attack with no contribution levelled at me. See the section on the India posting.(Lihaas (talk) 12:00, 20 April 2012 (UTC)).

Hes free to take it off his talk page, but, for the record, i warned him (as required per conflict resolution mechanisms) and he retorts with a summary like that ;)(Lihaas (talk) 19:29, 20 April 2012 (UTC)).

Per the unblock comments at the bottom...the ITNC comment was preetty dodgy , no/?

Also, while this was before the block, his immediate reaction at Talk: 2012 BRICS summit (also my first interaction with him) was a little over the top. Fortunately that stayed level and was soted. But the 1st and last section there are in line with the demands he made at ANI that blocked.

Found some tag-team editing here which is canvasing and scaring off other editors, arguably, at this raet, much more productive(Lihaas (talk) 20:53, 20 April 2012 (UTC)).

The Corrs

• After the Cranberries, I'm of the opinion that The Corrs might come to perform in Singapore... especially songs from their album - Forgiven, Not Forgotten. (PS: 哪儿像某个火星人那样退了又进、进了又退滴来来去去的。。。囧到几难看一下哦~！害到偶好想跟它说声法克鱿吔。。。你有搞懂吗？ / PPS: Have a great weeekend~!) --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 16:39, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

• Hādo Gei: "無視フゥ～!" --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 09:19, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

• Hardo Gay on BBC~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 09:26, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

• 他又回来了，真麻烦！我觉得他应该被封禁！—Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 14:05, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

• 真瘦不鸟嘢。。。几婆妈的它！ BTW, don't watch too much of HG... gives me cramp from laughing too much~! --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 16:55, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

• Guess what, how unsurprising! 他又“退休”了！这次看看会持续多久。—Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 16:03, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

• Dorothy Boyd: "You had me at hello~!" (都说了，火星人系辉长冲明地。。。典型滴积极来一下有没有？) --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 16:34, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Confused...

• See Janatin, was on today's DYK and quite frankly, I'm seeing a lot of funky content (1. blow me down... him blowing up a building that still stands? / 2. viewpoints are gathered from only Indon sources and not from Commonwealth side of the fence) in the article page... but chief amongst all, does this lowly marine (hung as a cowardly criminal in one country but idolised in another as a hero) deserve even a mention in Wikipedia? Thoughts? --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 04:37, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Badgering?

You told me in Dennis's RfA that I was Badgering people. I m taken aback as I was just having a normal conversation and I don't know that from where you thought that I was doing that. Anyways my apologies if you feel that I did something wrong, but can you please elobrate that how I Badgered anyone there? Regards :) Yasht101 21:07, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for looking after me when my talk page was being attacked. SH 19:27, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

UsedBeen20

Hi SP! First of all thanks for giving your opinions on my RfA, they are very valuable to me. Just to bring this in your notice, UsedBeen20 has reverted your edit. I have not reverted his edit so that a edit dispute doesn't occurs, but you may like to bring this to the notice of a more senior editor, probably an admin. Thanks again. :) ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ ^{Talk Email} 15:58, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Appreciate the notification; I have restored my note. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 16:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Indeed!

Just waiting for their next move, unless you think enough is enough? Leaky Caldron 16:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I think watch and wait is fine at the moment, although it may be worth going through their contribs and making notes at the AFDs they've double-commented on. —Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 16:13, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't mean to interrupt in the conversation here, but is this about UsedBeen20? If so, Don't Feed the Zords returned back under the new name UsedBeen21. Mr. Wikipediania ^Talk 14:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Get Well Soon

SP, Get well soon. -- Mr. Wikipediania ^Talk 09:27, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

Chan Chun Sing

Strange Passerby, I have initiated a discussion on the talk page of the article. — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 09:36, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

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ITN/C

Sorry about overwriting your edit. I did get an Edit Conflict when I updated those two nominations with the template, but it only showed the edit of another user. Either it never showed your edit to me, or I missed it somehow. It's not my intention to erase other people's comments like that. Again, Sorry! -- Anc516 (Talk ▪ Contribs) 22:14, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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• Got a new one for you, please go read it. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 09:25, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

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An invitation to discussion

I kindly invited you to the discussion on Template talk:Infobox election#The Bolding issue to decide whether to bold the winner in the election infobox. Lmmnhn (talk) 19:07, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

Awesome

Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)