User talk:TravisTX/Archive 2

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Archive 3

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grace Talarico di Capace

I reverted your edit in this article. I think letting McTrain edit his posts down a bit is probably all for the best--he cut out some of the weirder parts, the personal attacks and the spittle-flecked Reductio ad Hitlerum rants. It makes no difference to the article getting deleted, in my best guess. Thanks, Darkspots (talk) 04:34, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

• On first glance, I thought that he had removed someone else’s comments while shortening his. On second glance, I guess I was mistaken. Thanks —Travis^talk 16:02, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

• What, you're saying this AfD is confusing? </joke> Darkspots (talk) 19:54, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

• “Confusing” doesn’t even begin to describe it… —Travis^talk 20:07, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA

Hey, just FYI, I have asked you a few questions. Take your time answering. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 20:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the questions, especially the 2^nd one. —Travis^talk 20:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• Got another one for ya, :) Tiptoety ^talk 23:03, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thank you for the excellent question! Call me a wiki-geek, but I actually enjoyed answering that one. —Travis^talk 23:15, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

• And i enjoyed writing it! :P (By the way, it was a great answer). Tiptoety ^talk 23:18, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Something to add to your collection:

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Maybe I should make one for Tiptoety ;). Malinaccier (talk) 23:21, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

:p Tiptoety ^talk 23:22, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

:D Umm, yeah, I think I’ll not add that one to my collection, if that’s okay with you… —Travis^talk 23:24, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

And why not? lol....:D Tiptoety ^talk 23:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

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Yeah seriously: after all my work coaching you, writing you a nomination, and just generally being the coolest wikipedian ever; you still won't add it? Ohhh, I know! The picture isn't accurate. Let's try this picture instead: Malinaccier (talk) 23:30, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

(e/c) C’mon, Urkel? lol I’m not that geeky. (At least according to my mom.) :D —Travis^talk 23:32, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Alright, now you’re just being downright mean, you are! </sarc> —Travis^talk 23:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Your mom is just protecting you from the world.... wear those glasses with pride! :D Tiptoety ^talk 23:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

(outdent) Seriously, though, I am thinking about your request to expand my answers to 3 questions. Give me a little time though, if you don’t mind, as 2 and 9 deal with my weakest “subject,” so to speak. —Travis^talk 23:45, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, fair enough. I would be happy to change my reason if you work on those answers a bit more. Tiptoety ^talk 23:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I have added some to 2, 6, and 9 per your request. Cheers —Travis^talk 01:00, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Great, best of luck on your RfA. I am sure you will pass. Tiptoety ^talk 01:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

AFds

• Initial comment on Fredrick day’s talk page

I use a tool, I'll have to see if there is an update for the code. thanks for bring this to my attention. --Fredrick day (talk) 19:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

• Ahh, I see. I use Twinkle and it (usually) gets it right. —Travis^talk 19:32, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

formatting Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cacd

Thank you! --barneca (talk) 16:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

• You’re welcome! —Travis^talk 16:34, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

  P.S. I use this bit of code in my monobook.js to close discussions:

importScript('Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/CloseAFD.js');

—Travis^talk 16:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll give it a try, but since I plan on closing AfD's about once in a blue moon, it might not get much use. I only closed this one because I saw it at CAT:CSD, it was tagged with both speedy and AfD tags, and I agreed with the speedy rationale. --barneca (talk) 17:02, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

Good luck! Malinaccier Public (talk) 18:17, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, get in touch on my talk page. WjBscribe 17:58, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Nicely done. Have a good time! Rudget. 18:00, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Good job my padawan, you have learned well. Malinaccier Public (talk) 18:03, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all, especially my coach! —Travis^talk 18:04, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Congrats! Tiptoety ^talk 23:03, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the support! —Travis^talk 23:35, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

RE: RfA Notice

Heh, no problem, and congrats! _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN} ^{aka john lennon} 22:28, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

File:David,larry.JPG		My RFA
		Thank you muchly for your support in my recent request for adminship, which was successfully closed on 76%, finishing at 73 supports, 23 opposes and 1 neutral. The supports were wonderful, and I will keep in mind the points made in the useful opposes and try to suppress the Larry David in me! Now I'm off to issue some cool down blocks, just to get my money's worth! Kidding btw. All the best, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 11:27, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Page moves

Yeah, took forever. I'm guessing that guy was a sockpuppet. Horrible business. =) Looking at your logs, it seems you've been busy with the tools. ;) Malinaccier (talk) 15:02, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Vandals

Oooooh... I feel popular. ;) Captain panda 02:36, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The four phase system

Your coaching was a new system developed by myself in an attempt to maximize the benefits of coaching by discovering strengths and weakness more efficiently and effectively. You were the first user who has been coached in this manner, and as it has been highly beneficial, I am going to push it as one of the main methods of coaching.

I've made a sub-page for it at User:Malinaccier/The four phase system. I've basically used all the questions that I asked you during coaching, and will continue to add questions as I think of them or use them during coaching. I'd now like to ask you a few things (haha, you thought you got out of answering questions when you finished coaching =P):

1. May I use your coaching page as a direct example on the page?

• Certainly

2. Was the coaching process especially stressful?

• No, not at all. Then again, I’ve learned how to not sweat the small stuff.

3. Do you believe the coaching was beneficial?

• Yes. And since my RfA passed the first time with 98% support…

4. In what ways could the process be improved?

• The only thing that comes to mind is that you might want to give specific feedback on more of the student’s answers and statements.

Don't worry about answering this right away, but please do if you have the time. Thanks a lot, Malinaccier (talk) 03:25, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

::Yes. No. Yes. Huh? (But not necessarily in that order.) :D

Gimme until at least Saturday morning to get back to you on these, if you don’t mind. —Travis^talk 03:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Alright, thanks! Malinaccier (talk) 03:46, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to be putting a lot of time and work into the Admin coaching area, and this helps me a lot. Maybe you should get involved in coaching...Malinaccier (talk) 15:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

I’ve been considering it, actually. —Travis^talk 15:22, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I've never really thought of having an assistant coach. I think that it would be pretty beneficial having two sets of minds assessing the situation. Plus, I think it would be fun to work with you again =). Right now I'm coaching Gtstricky (talk · contribs) here, and I've started the same plan that I have with you, plus some additions. I've already provided you with a link to my strategy page, and whatever changes or additions you would like to make would be welcome. I'll tell Gtstricky that you'll be joining us, and in the meantime think of a good way to integrate you into the whole process. Thanks a lot! Malinaccier (talk) 02:17, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia: Articles for Deletion/SkyOS

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/SkyOS&diff=195806331&oldid=195624705

No, I did not author that vote; A305w did. As I said in the edit note, you attributed that vote to me (intending, I assume, to add the attribution to a comment I made at the same time), and then several days later marked it as a duplicate. It is not my vote, nor is it a duplicate, hence my revision, which I am un-undoing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex Forster (talk • contribs) 06:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

• Well, you’re right. Somehow I thought that you made that edit, but after going through the history again I see that I was wrong. I edited the discussion page to show the correct entries. I’m really sorry for making a false accusation against you. —Travis^talk 14:38, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Therese Dvir/sandbox

Hey coach! I know you are probably busy playing with your new admin tools but I agreed to help a new editor with an COI article she had written on herself. She is an author of 4 or 5 books. I chopped the article down and have been trying to get it into a version that can be used. I am having a real hard time meeting the WP:BIO requirements. I can not find anything on her. I am tempted to stub it down but with no references at all it will be gone. Would you mind giving me a second opinion on if it can be salvaged? Thanks Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 19:39, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

• Sorry for the delay, I’ve been away from my computer for several hours. I’ll look it over and let you know. —Travis^talk 00:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

• Ahh, well then. On Google, when you ignore Wikipedia and her own website, you’re pretty much left with a bunch of book store links. Not only that, but guessing from the subject and the username, this is an autobiography. All boiled down, if this article were listed for AfD, I would have to say delete. Certainly, the Google test isn’t infallible, but there isn’t anything to show that she is notable. YMMV, though. —Travis^talk 00:58, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for checking. Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 15:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

You've got mail. Malinaccier Public (talk) 12:24, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

You've got more mail. Malinaccier (talk) 22:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Vandal

Just to let you know that I blocked this IP. I saw your note about the lack of a final warning, but the contributions seem to indicate a returning vandal (albeit that it seems likely to be a school IP). Just wanted to let you know, in case you have any concerns. Cheers TigerShark (talk) 22:38, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

• Sure, I don’t have a problem with that. Cheers! —Travis^talk 22:40, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thank you for catching that vandal to my userpage. I only regret that now you've blocked him, he'll come back to vandalize your user page. Thanks a lot, Malinaccier Public (talk) 12:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

• You’re welcome, and thanks for the barnstar! I guess we’ll see what happens in a month. —Travis^talk 12:56, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Lol, the same person who blanked my page twice did that to yours. =P told ya he would be back. Malinaccier Public (talk) 16:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
    • Yeah, and I blocked that IP as well. Both are from Comcast in Virginia, if I remember correctly. —Travis^talk 16:24, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Part-Dieu English-language dispute

Thanks for taking a look at the edit-war at Gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu. Unfortunately, User:Johnnie390 has resumed changing the language variant again. Would you mind taking another look? Jkatzen (talk) 13:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, I did notice that he changed it back. And from his disdain for american[sic] spelling, I can guess at his POV. However, I don’t feel comfortable taking this any further than what I’ve already done. (I only became an admin this month and don’t want to overstep my bounds, plus I’m American.) I suggest that you ask for a third opinion and, if that doesn’t work and you still feel like pursuing it, take it up the dispute resolution ladder. I’m sorry I couldn’t solve it for you and best of luck. —Travis^talk 14:00, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Another Coachee

Hey, I just took another coachee. (WBOSITG (talk · contribs)). If you want to help out with his coaching too, then feel free to jump in here. Of course you don't have to, especially if you feel that one coaching project is enough for you (plus you just got the tools and are probably still slightly acclimating to them). Thanks, Malinaccier (talk) 15:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that. I think that I’ll stick with the one coachee for now. Also, I want to let you know that I’ll be without internet access from the 16th through the 19th. —Travis^talk 15:59, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

That's fine. Happy editing! =) Malinaccier (talk) 16:07, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

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Narrow Stairs

Hey, earlier you declined my request for protection on Narrow Stairs. I'd ask you to reconsider as the edit warring is continuing - I linked some diffs here [1]. -- Naerii 00:58, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

 Fully protected for 3 days. —Travis^talk 01:16, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Cheers! -- Naerii 01:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello

• Sorry for the wrong mistake. I'm just only making sure that the article of Angel Locsin would not be vandalize again either you will help me to reqquest it for Semi-Protection.{Angelians (talk) 02:42, 21 March 2008 (UTC)}

The prototype article you suggested on the help desk

Hi. I put the article and some info on my userspace as you suggested. User:LoserNo1/The_Game_(game). Any further suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks. LoserNo1 (talk) 00:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I’m assuming that the original article is The Game (Game), correct? I can restore the deleted versions to your userspace if you want to compare your version to them. —Travis^talk 00:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

That would be great. By the way, I think it is The Game (game), the second "g" is not capitalised in case that makes any difference. Thanks. LoserNo1 (talk) 00:24, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Ahh... Yes, well both have existed and have been deleted numerous times. Give me a while and I’ll pull out a few of the most reasonable examples. —Travis^talk 00:32, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Restored 2 versions: 24 December 2006 and 25 February 2007 —Travis^talk 01:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I've put the article up for DRV here if you would like to be involved. LoserNo1 (talk) 17:02, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Protection

No, that's fine by me. Cheers. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 01:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

yep - seems an excellent idea! --87.112.67.165 (talk) 01:30

yes I agree most excellent 193.35.134.151 (talk), 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Need a 4th person

I need another person to help mediate a dispute caused mainly by (in my opinion) incivility on the part of KellyAna (talk · contribs). The user made several incivil comments to TenPoundHammer (talk · contribs)([2] [3] [4]) and even after a warning made at User:KellyAna#Civility and Assuming Good Faith, she continued pointing fingers at TenPoundHammer after he acknowledged that she was, in fact (this happened here. Would you please assist me in mediating this? Malinaccier (talk) 01:37, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm.... Well, after reading KellyAna’s most recent comment, I would be stupid to wade into that, but I’ve never been accused of being the sharpest knife in the drawer. :/ —Travis^talk 01:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry. I only got involved because of TenPoundHammer sort of asking me to calm her down (which infuriated her). I have respectfully withdrawn from the argument, and I'm really sorry for pulling you in. I don't think you have be involved any more, though. Malinaccier (talk) 14:09, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, she seems to have calmed down. Sometimes, it’s impossible to say the right thing. Yes, your comments had the effect of throwing gasoline on the fire, but my and Elonka’s comments seem to have doused the flames.

Thanks for seeking my assistance and feel free to do it again in the future. —Travis^talk 14:35, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Premature closure

You closed the deletion discussion for Myrzakulov Equations before the full five day period was up, without prior warning. You could have at least had the courtesy to inform the nominator of this before doing so. There was a plan to give a summary of the argument, before the end, and this was announced already yesterday. But all of this is no longer surprising to me. I have learned now what the "innards" of Wikipoedia is all about, and will know, in future, to stay away, and warn all others to do so as well, who think it is operated with any integrity.

If you choose to answer this, please just answer the one following question: how do I close and delete my user account completely? R_Physicist (talk) 20:25, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay in responding, I have been out for a while. The debate was created at 04:29 on 20 March and the first comment was made at 14:35 on 20 March so, at the time I closed it, 5+ days had elapsed. In any case, the debate had grown so large and convoluted that it was impossible to accurately determine a consensus. —Travis^talk 22:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

I can has mop?

Hi TravisTX/Archive 2! Thank you for your support in my RfA (87/3/3). I truely appreciate the many votes of confidence, and I will exert myself to live up to those expectations. Thanks again! - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 17:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Deleting a user page

I have no experience in this. I have tried to delete the page, and the talk page, but it keeps getting re-created, or renamed. Why is this? I would like to simply delete it, and close the account. R_Physicist (talk) 12:23, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I have no idea what this terminology means. I have tried changing the user name, as indicated in this link, since you, and other administrators simply revert it back. So what is it, exactly that I must do to be rid of this account, and any vestiges of it? R_Physicist (talk) 12:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Also: I have no interest in defending myself against false accusations, repeated even now, when there is no sense to them except further harassment. I have a real world identity, and have had more than enough of the absurdities of this fictional environment, in which people play out their aggressions as though they were knocking down "enemies" in a video game. I have the impression that many of those for whom this is a permanent romping ground are simply maladjusted individuals in their "real" lives and have a need to act out their aggressions in this "fantasy world". I have a real identity, and a real life, and have neither the time nor the interest to be fighting out absurd battles defending myself against anonymous "accusers" who call themselves "Cheeser" but have no real identity, and who either are acting from shear viciousness, knowing that there is no basis to their accusations, or simply lacking in the elementary intelligence required to verify that they are without any basis. Anyone knowing the least bit about computers and the internet could do so in a matter of minutes, if they really beleived them, but the character behind these accusations and threats has no interest in the truth, only in bullying, intimidation, denunciation, threats, as a form of entertainment. My only desire is to close down all vestiges of this contemptible setting, which is a parody of the Terror, or your favorite totalitarian regime, surviving on denunciations and intimidation. Noone with any dignity, intelligence or self-respect would agree to participate further in such things.R_Physicist (talk) 12:43, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Final word from R_Physicist (talk) 14:20, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

• Please note my final comments on the User talk:R_physicist page. There is perhaps something for you to reflect on there.R_Physicist (talk) 14:20, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Mail

Check your emails. Malinaccier (talk) 21:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I usually get beat by other admins, but I'm on tonight! And there is a pretty high volume of them tonight...Malinaccier (talk) 02:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Awarding Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		Aprils fools day was a blast. Loads of users lightened up to have good old fashion fun. I want to thank you for taking part in editing this page in particular and even though I may not know you, embrace the same talk pages, or even edit with you in the near future, I'd like to award you this Barnstar for making Wikipedia a fun environment in which to contribute. Until next year. :) SynergeticMaggot (talk) 13:12, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Re

No problem. I re-typed that info into Google and got no hits; not sure what it was that I first got. Sorry about that, I must have done something careless. FusionMix 18:30, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry about that, I was trying to edit quickly and got confused. Yojimbo501 (talk) 18:48, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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{{db-nonsense}} on articles in Spanish

I see that you have declined three {{db-nonsense}} on the grounds that they were in Spanish, therefore not nonsense. Does that mean I have to go through the trouble of translating all this nonsense before it can be speedied? --Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 02:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

• The articles are clearly not unsalvageably incoherent with no meaningful content or history, but if they are hoaxes or vandalism, I think {{db-vandalism}} would be more appropriate. —Travis^talk 02:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. --Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 02:27, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

• Deleted all 3 as vandalism (CSD#A3). Thanks for your patience. Cheers! —Travis^talk 02:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your incredibly speedy processing of my db-userreq! CycloneNimrod (talk) 18:40, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

• You’re welcome! —Travis^talk 18:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

York road library and public baths

Good afternoon. Can you please explain to me why you have deleted my york road library and public baths entry? Was it the link to my flickr account you didnt like the look of? Please explain this to me so I can repost an acceptable version.

Kind Regards,

Sam Hirst (United Kingdon) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samhirst87 (talk • contribs) 14:43, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• Hello. The reason I deleted it was because is was an exact copy of the text on your flickr page and all flickr pages are marked “Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.” Even if you wrote it, flickr still holds the copyright. If you rewrite it so that the text is substantially different, it should meet Wikipedia policy. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask. cheers —Travis^talk 15:12, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I think that copyright notice only applies to the flickr software. Read this notice which is linked to from Sam's gallery and understand it if you can! I think Sam retains the copyright to his text and pictures. See my message to Sam. -- RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 15:20, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• As a non-lawyer, I don’t completely understand it, but it looks like your assessment is correct. Thanks for the clarification. —Travis^talk 15:28, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Basingstoke & Deane Youth Council - Speedy Deletion, why?

Hey, I understand that the reason for the Youth Council's page being deleted was due to copyright infringement - as at the bottom of the page on our website (www.bdycweb.net) it shows that I, myself, am holder of the copyright does this not give me the rights to use the information, although slightly edited, for the wikipedia page?

Alexwarwickvesztrocy (talk) 18:28, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• Copyright rules can be rather complicated, but this page should help. Cheers —Travis^talk 19:52, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

IP jump

Hi, just thought i'd point out that the IP user you blocked earlier (206.172.136.92) has jumped IP and is now harassing Channel R as 206.172.136.64. Cheers TheProf - T / C 17:35, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the heads-up. I’ve blocked the new IP as well. —Travis^talk 17:49, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Back again as 216.209.113.97! Exact same comments as first two on Channel R's talk page. TheProf - T / C 18:14, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...and another block. —Travis^talk 18:24, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I've requested semi-protection of the page until this blows over. Hope i did right! TheProf - T / C 18:26, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

In fact, he's back again as Special:Contributions/209.226.248.12! TheProf - T / C 18:27, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

He's created an account now! User:Aanonymous256. See my talk page. TheProf - T / C 18:36, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, it is becoming tiresome. This one is indef-blocked now. —Travis^talk 18:42, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Recommended administrators

Hello, i have created a section on my userpage for other users to find administrators recommended by me. I would like you to add yourself to the list so it can have your unique signature! Please use ~~~ to add yourself, as this will omit the date. If you do not wish to be on the list, thats okay! I respect the choice of every administrator/user on wikipedia. Have a nice day :-) TheProf - T / C 20:25, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• I appreciate the thought, but I don’t feel that me adding myself to such a list would be particularly appropriate. Cheers —Travis^talk 20:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for your help earlier! TheProf - T / C 20:34, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Re Web forum planning vandalism discussion at WP:ANI

I have updated on what this group are currently up to. -- Roleplayer (talk) 21:41, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Retsin

Hi. Why was this page deleted? I had added discographic information that included at least 2 notable labels (Carrot Top Records and Simple Machines), four releases by the artist, and a link to an existing wikipedia page for a release with far less info/notability. Did I just need to post a link to outside reviews of the work or what? Help please. Thanks.PMonaghan (talk) 01:38, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• The article was tagged for deletion by another user and was deleted because there was nothing there to show that the subject is notable per Wikipedia standards. Articles of this type are required to have independent, verifiable, reliable sources. If you wish, I can copy the text of the article to your userspace so that you may edit and improve it. Thanks —Travis^talk 01:46, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • That would be great. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by PMonaghan (talk • contribs) 02:12, 21 April 2008

The Naysayer

Hi Travis. Can you please send me the text for this page and explain why it was deleted? It was had 5 records with one of them on a notable label. I will flesh it out more, but where's the threshold? Just a link to their AllMusicGuide page? Thanks much. PMonaghan (talk) 04:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Your opinion

Do you think my coachee User:WBOSITG is ready for an RFA? He's finished most of the coaching and everything, but I'd like to get your opinion. Here is a link to his coaching page. Take your time. Malinaccier (talk) 20:58, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• Well... IMHO, I don’t know if he’s ready yet. Most of his answers are good, but some show a weak understanding of policy. If I were coaching him, I think I’d throw some more deletion-related scenarios at him. That looks like the main issue that sunk his last RfA. —Travis^talk 03:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks! Malinaccier (talk) 15:44, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• I happen to agree with your assessment of his csd nominations (User:WBOSITG/Admin coaching#Let's talk about deletion). I think that his understanding of our deletion policy has greatly improved. Good work, by the way! —Travis^talk 23:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Thank you! He has done rather well there. Malinaccier (talk) 23:53, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Prison IP

That was the first one I'd ever looked at and I learned a lot. Next time I see something like this I'll have a more careful look at the contribs straight off. Thanks again for giving me the time to dig into it! Cheers. Gwen Gale (talk) 16:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

• Hey, you’re welcome! And, yes, looking at the contribs and/or diffs is the first thing I do before taking any other action. Cheers! —Travis^talk 17:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Opinion

For now, just drop the matter. If the user never comes back or never edits pages pertaining to the NY immigrant week, then it won't matter. If they do come back, then a block may be appropriate. I don't think you should make the block—after his comments about you on your old RFA—but I'm sure that another admin that is unconnected (me) would be willing to make it. Hope this helps, Malinaccier (talk) 00:26, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Did you receive my recent email? Malinaccier (talk) 02:11, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

The one with additional notes added? Yes, then. Malinaccier Public (talk) 12:26, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your input and help! Ecoleetage (talk) 02:21, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

You’re welcome! —Travis^talk 02:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback

I noticed you offered it and I would like your help with learning about rollback. Thanks. I'll be offline for a bit.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:22, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I notice from this discussion that you have been re-granted rollback privileges. In order to keep rollback, I suggest that you go through the tutorial at the above page and always remember to only use it to revert vandalism. No other use is acceptable. —Travis^talk 02:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I have learned that now. I read the page and the granting and revoking page. Is there anything else I should read? Also, what is "admin shopping", as it was mentioned a few times in this discussion?--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

“Admin shopping,” I suppose, can be explained quite well by this article if you substitute judge/magistrate/court/etc. for admin. —Travis^talk 02:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll take a look. And how about my other questions, "Is there anything else I should read?"--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Right. One thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia:Rollback feature. It explains when and when not to use rollback, and provides some links to additional information about rollback, such as Wikipedia:Rollback policy. And, as has been said before, rollback is to be used solely to revert vandalism, so you might want to review Wikipedia:Vandalism. —Travis^talk 02:55, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I read it but I'll read them again. BTW, do you use navigation popups to revert sometimes?--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 03:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

No, I just use popups for the quick preview function. —Travis^talk 16:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. Well, that's really all the questions I have now. If I have more, I'll contact you. Thanks.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:03, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Not transcluded

This hasn't been transcluded yet. Malinaccier Public (talk) 16:22, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I know, I just figured I’d add them while I was thinking about the subject. I know it’s improper to !vote before transclusion, but I hadn’t thought about including questions. If they shouldn’t be there yet, go ahead and revert. —Travis^talk 16:26, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
  • It's fine. Just letting you know. Malinaccier Public (talk) 16:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
    • As you may have noticed, the overuse of {{db-nonsense}} and overly-broad interpretation of WP:NONSENSE is one of my pet peeves. —Travis^talk 16:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Complaining

Yes, I'm just saying that. I'm not adding any more to the inevitable debate, I'll let others suffer the drama (I'm so nice!) =P weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 15:43, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Billie Lee Turner

You might not want to use this as an example in the future. I've recreated the article with references. Just thought you'd like to know. Cheers! SynergeticMaggot (talk) 16:14, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, I noticed that. Thanks for the heads-up, though! —Travis^talk 16:26, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Hmm. =P It's not a problem Travis. I don't see it failing on that one question; don't worry about it. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 18:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Yep, non-notable WP:NEO via WP:PROD is fine with me. I'll do more on sunday! cheers, Nk.sheridan   Talk 02:15, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Addshore

Nice catch! Thanks for letting me know. - Rjd0060 (talk) 00:57, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Christine Wilkins

Did you actually read this article before you declined the speedy for nonsense? Somehow I doubt that she was actually captured by Indians, ate her siblings or "received the metal of honor after single-handedly killing 30,000 troops with her funnel". Dipics (talk) 15:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I scanned it, but it does not meet the definition of nonsense described in WP:NONSENSE. I would suggest CSD G3 or WP:PROD. —Travis^talk 15:51, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Congrats!

I'd keep that in mind :) weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 16:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

About Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Zginder

Hi, I commented there about the candidate's speedy tagging, but my further reply wouldn't have much to do with the candidate so I'm leaving it here.

If someone tags an article where the reason itself is obvious to both the admin who actually ends up doing the deletion and the creator of the article, it really does not make much of a difference which tag was slapped on it. And in the third case, tagging something with twinkle is the same as clicking the deletion button, in that you don't get an edit conflict (I guess, I've never used twinkle). I'm guessing most of the current admins don't check the deleted history of an article after deleting it, since presumably they've already checked it beforehand. The event where someone tags an article at the same time you're clicking delete is so rare that I wouldn't see it as a huge issue.

If you've some more insight on this, please leave a comment. I guess I just don't see why issues that I'd consider so tiny would be worth opposing someone. - Bobet 18:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I find that about 9 out of 10 articles tagged G1 don’t even come close to meeting the official definition of nonsense. If I just delete them with what I think they should have been tagged as, then what purpose is that serving? Certainly the tagger hasn’t learned anything, except that throwing a G1 on something that he/she doesn’t know the correct criterion for will get it deleted anyway. It also seems to be frequently used for articles that don’t fit any of the criteria. Anyway, if an admin candidate is ignorant of the criteria, or worse, too lazy to use the right tag, I have to oppose them. —Travis^talk 20:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

(I forgot to comment about TW.) After performing most actions with Twinkle, it reloads the page that was edited. Because of the reload, after tagging something, it is really easy to check your work. —Travis^talk 20:58, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

WBOSITG's RfA

IRC

You have access now. Malinaccier (talk) 22:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I agree with the zOMG DRAHAMAZ part, but I like to be "in the know" of what editors are thinking. Malinaccier (talk) 02:36, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

:) Malinaccier (talk) 02:42, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

From Fayesum...

Do you have a personal email I can communicate confidentially at, please?

you can also email aidiosmio@aol.com immediately. This is an urgent request... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fayesum (talk • contribs) 00:18, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Fayesum urgent request...

I would like to talk to you confidentially about a change you just made. Could you email me at <email blanked>, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fayesum (talk • contribs) 00:31, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

• Please refer to the discussion at WP:AN#Doualy Xaykaothao requesting suspension of bio for limited time period. —Travis^talk 01:00, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

My Recent Rfa

I would just like to say thanks for the neutral vote in my recent RFA. I will still say thanks as from your comments and the other users comments that opposed me and gave me a neutral vote have made me make a todo list for before my next RFA. I hope I will have resolved all of the issues before then and I hope that you would be able to support me in the future. If you would like to reply to this message or have any more suggestions for me then please message me on my talk page as I will not be checking back here. Thanks again. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 16:36, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Just to let you know,...

I have put Ace Hood up for unprotection and undeletion because other admins have overturned your decision to keep it protected and deleted.Y5nthon5a (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• You might want to know that neither of those users is an admin, not that it matters in this case. —Travis^talk 00:26, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
• And, now that I’ve looked at the article history, I only deleted it. Another admin protected it. I’ll be glad to unprotect it, if you like. —Travis^talk 00:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, if you wouldn't mind, please do so. Thanks!Y5nthon5a (talk) 00:38, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done —Travis^talk 00:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• Although, I suggest that you add references rather quickly lest the article be tagged for deletion again. Cheers! —Travis^talk 00:55, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Ahh, I see that my note was premature. Never mind... —Travis^talk 00:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Lol, yeah I have updated it, and I have no clue what that Emily Litella thing was about, haha...Once again, thanks.Y5nthon5a (talk) 01:03, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Recreation of Greg Garrett (writer)

Hi. I see this article has reappeared. You deleted it under CSD A7 back on 9th April, and it was recreated on the 14th April. Is there any chance you can re-review it and see if it's still classed as suitable for a speedy ? I don't know what the article looked like before, so it's hard to make an informed choice as to any changed information :-) Thanks. CultureDrone (talk) 22:50, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• Just looking at the article, it is definitely not applicable for speedy deletion. Notability is clearly asserted in the article. For comparison, the article I deleted exsisted solely as:

Greg Garrett (born November 6, 1961, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a writer, professor, preacher, speaker, retreat leader, and musician based in Austin, Texas.

—Travis^talk 00:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• • That's what I thought - but thanks for confirming it :-) CultureDrone (talk) 08:53, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Ulster squash page

Hi. I'm Martin Woods, and I work for Ulster Squash. I'm in the process of creating this page, and will change the content away from the same as the website (which I manage and edit). What exactly do we need to change?

Martin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Irvine Woods (talk • contribs) 16:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• Hello Martin. The applicable policies are copyrights and conflicts of interest. Also, I have added some helpful information to your talk page. —Travis^talk 16:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Template problem

Whoa, I forgot that was on so many pages. Could you restore the page, or would it be better for me to just remove the links? Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 17:29, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, ok. I see the problem. Since it's not deleted I don't think it'll cause any problems. Thanks for the heads-up. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 17:39, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

"Behave" template

It turns out that the "Behave" template was simply broken. It had an unclosed DIV tag. It doesn't really need to be substituted, and using "subst" on the broken one didn't avoid the bug. Template fixed. --John Nagle (talk) 17:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• Good catch! Thanks for letting me know. —Travis^talk 19:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nigger Head Island (Queensland)

Would you mind re-opening Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nigger Head Island (Queensland), which you closed as speedy keep? As I tried to express several times, the verifiability of the article is not the sole basis for deletion. I don't believe the island is notable just for the offensiveness of its name. Would DRV be a better venue, since the AfD seems hopelessly confused? Thanks Delicious carbuncle (talk) 02:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

 Reopened the debate. —Travis^talk 12:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure the final result will be any different, but thank you. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 13:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

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speedy delete

Thanks for the help. Katanada (talk) 22:40, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for dropping a note to Godwin about that fake WP site. I considered doing that, but I'm sure it means a lot more coming from an admin. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 20:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

• You’re welcome, though I haven’t received a reply from him yet. —Travis^talk 21:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:ACC

Hi, you (or someone pretending to be you) requested access to the ACC tool located here. For security, would you mind confirming that it was you that sent the request? Just leave a note here or on my talk page. Thanks, and sorry if this seems overly bureaucratic! RichardΩ612 Ɣ ɸ 20:49, June 22, 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, I made that request. Thanks for verifying it! —Travis^talk 20:53, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
•  Done Make sure to have a look through the documentation if you haven't already, and thanks for volunteering! RichardΩ612 Ɣ ɸ 20:56, June 22, 2008 (UTC)

A question about fair use

Is the use of a small excerpt from a copyrighted source to illustrate the use of Criteria for Speedy Deletion considered to be fair use? Bwrs (talk) 18:20, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

• Probably, but I’m no expert, so I’ll defer to the guidelines here. —Travis^talk 20:20, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the holiday

Thanks for the holiday thing again, mate. I'll give whoever discovers how to balance Wikipedia and real life perfectly a lot of money, heh. Anyway, off to Europe now, and taking plenty of high-res pictures. Cheers! Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 06:19, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

A2 Speedy Delete

Hi TravisTX, I have in the past seen some of your comments at RFAs stating sometimes users tag articles wrongly in relation to the speedy delete criteria (i have done so in the past) and i know you have also added optional questions to candidates to test their knowledge out. I was wondering whether you can explain the Foreign language articles that exist on another Wikimedia project. I personally like to stay away from touching articles in foreign languages on here because unless you know the language its hard to tell. And if we placed notenglish template on everyone then we would be stacked. I know we have contributors from all around the world from here so what do you think is the best way to handle something like this? Just add the notenglish template and hope someone who knows the language can come around? Thanks, i appreciate your opinion Monster Under Your Bed ^(talk) 08:23, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

The way I usually handle an article not in English depends on whether I know what the language is and can understand enough of it to check other Wikis. For example, if I find an article in Spanish, I’ll check es.wiki for the article title and, if an article exists and is substantially the same, I’ll delete, or when I wasn’t an admin, tag it A2. Otherwise, either if I don’t know the language or can’t find a corresponding article, I tag with {{notenglish}} (indicating the language if possible) and listing it on WP:PNT. Another thing I try to do if I can determine the language is to run it through a translator such as Babel Fish to at least get an idea of the content. With enough of the content translated, it is sometimes possible to tag with another speedy criteria such as G3, G10, or G12.

I hope this answers your question, but if not, please let me know. —Travis^talk 13:18, 11 July 2008 (UTC)