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202.163.96.68 (talk) 09:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Anna, very soory if I have offended Wikipaedia rules but I cant understand why. In the 2006 ball tampering story above what I have added all quotes are given an dI hav eonly reported facts.

Please educate me on how I apply for 'vandalism' so i dont repeat this in future.

thank you

Sohaib

Maybe I should not have considered your edit vandalism, but as a general rule, you must provide reliable sources that back any controversial additions to articles. Before restoring your edit, please tell me the details of where (the newspaper or magazine or TV program) you read that, so that I can add it to the article. Regards, Anna Lincoln 10:17, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

ahum

Why did you delete my pages ? they were important things and now i cant see them or read the amazing things i wrote —Preceding unsigned comment added by CogCogx (talk • contribs) 14:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I nominated Tia thompson for deletion because, as said on your talk page, the person was not notable enough to deserve an article at Wikipedia. For more information read WP:BIO. Anna Lincoln 16:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF ON HOW I VANDALIZED A PAGE.

The left right paradigm is ACCURATE, not a conspiracy theory. EXPLAIN YOUR SELF!!!! 75.34.16.67 (talk) 08:53, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Please don't shout, there's no need to do so. To make such controversial edits, you should provide reliable sources that back your claims. Anna Lincoln 08:57, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Why are you not an admin?

I wonder why you're not an admin. Shadowjams (talk) 09:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, thanks a lot for trusting me for the post. I realise that my main contributions are fighting vandalism, and that is not enough to become an admin. Article building, taking part in noticeboards, and such is expected. Cheers, Anna Lincoln 09:21, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
By the way, a few rollbackers I've sampled, tend to all have average edits per page around 1.5. Totally unscientific. Shadowjams (talk) 09:19, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Yep, that's what I mean. One should concentrate on some articles and raise them to FA/GA/DYK, therefore having more edits per article. Anna Lincoln 09:21, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately true. I worry that the RfA process has become political, and I don't think that's healthy in the long term. You and I tend to edit at the same time, so we see the same things, and the same problems. Thanks for the support. I appreciate it. Shadowjams (talk) 09:31, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
You're welcome :-) You appear a lot in my Huggle window. Anna Lincoln 09:39, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Urgent complain - Wikipedia

You've said that the edit I made is not constructive. How could you say that the article reverted (Criticism of Islam) back is constructive. The register, mood, and aim of the article reverted is distructive. You should take into account that nobody is allowed to make a criticising remark on anything and even with rubbish register of language.

Reply me and be direct to me and discuss this otherwise Wikipedia is gonna be fired. If the articles such this are to posted on here who'd trust primacy and validity of the content. Therefore for ensuring proved content on every website, it's primarily necessary to make some rules to be followed when publishing something.

This is urgent mail. I'm here online so get back to me. Faz kn (talk) 08:55, 3 February 2010 (UTC)faz_kn

Your attempts to blank or discredit the article "Criticism of Islamism" by "making it invalid" will not succeed because Wikipedia is not censored. If you have complaints about the article, state them on its talk page and discuss them with other users. Continuing to vandalize the article will make you get blocked. Anna Lincoln 08:58, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Urgent complain - Wikipedia

Answer given by you shows that you and whoever associated with WikipediaBold text don't care for the authenticity of the content displayed to the public. It's unfair and very disgusting that you folks are not taking this article or others linked to it directly or indirectly false. Give me your instant contact so that I could in detail talk to you. Because as memeber of your site, it's a right to ask you what the hell is going on. Faz kn (talk) 09:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

The criteria for adding content to Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. Wikipedia must show an approach to Islamism from a neutral point of view. This means that views from opponents and critics to Islamism must also be represented. If you don't like the article Criticism of Islamism, read Islamism for a positive description instead. Anna Lincoln 09:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Urgent complain - Wikipedia

I told you to give me your direct contact so that I could have a word on the article. It's very nice to see that you replied but the way you're going isn't appreciatable. It's a right of a user of wiki-pedia to check out the happening around him. So how could I contact you now at the time runningFaz kn (talk) 09:13, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Please discuss with me publicly by using Wikipedia talk pages. I do not intend to give you my e-mail. Anna Lincoln 09:15, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
I've noticed you doing a lot of great anti-vandalism work, while remaining calm in the face of occasional abuse and stubborn refusal to use the proper discussion channels -- Boing! said Zebedee 09:20, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Hey, thanks a lot for your gift! I have the "email this user" feature enabled, but by not writing the address here, I can decide not to answer a vandal. Anna Lincoln 09:24, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

80.169.133.114 (talk) 10:43, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

How do I provide a citation about an Elvis impersonator?

You must give the details of a newspaper or magazine or TV program (or even a book) that talked about him. If you can't because he hasn't appeared in media, then probably the person is not notable (famous) enough to have an article here. Regards, Anna Lincoln 10:45, 3 February 2010 (UTC)


Oh I see it's all clear to me now Wikipedia now decides who's famous and who's not. So Harold Shipman who alledgedly killed over 200 people would not be worthy of a mention here if Yorkshire television hadn't bumped into him on the street that day eh? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.169.133.114 (talk) 11:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that's more or less the idea. How would you know that he killed 200 if he wasn't cited by the TV? You can read Wikipedia:Verifiability and WP:BIO for more information. Anna Lincoln 11:08, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Well it wasn't actually the T.V. who gave the little nugget about him killing 200 people away... it was the police.

So if I provided a photograph of the said Elvis impersonator walking down the high street in Eston you'd have to put it on this page yes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.169.133.114 (talk) 11:15, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Whatever. No, it's not enough that you have a photo of him. The photo (and some text about him) must have been published by some reliable media. There can't be an article here about somebody who is not known at large by many people (which would be proved by his apparition in the media). Anna Lincoln 11:19, 3 February 2010 (UTC)


So let me get this right you don't actually deal with the truth unless its verifiable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.169.133.114 (talk) 11:22, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

You got it. The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. This is explained on WP:V. Anna Lincoln 11:24, 3 February 2010 (UTC)


So I could actually verify a pack of lies like the Hitler Diaries with citation from The Sunday Times and you'd have to include it as the truth. Strewth! its actually worse than I thought(80.169.133.114 (talk) 11:26, 3 February 2010 (UTC))

The Hitler diaries are not a valid source. They are primary sources. A reliable third-party secondary source is required. You can read WP:SECONDARY. Anna Lincoln 11:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Advice on Spain

Hi Anna

User:Poolfreak1 posted a question here (which I've removed). If you have any suggestions for a better place for them to obtain advice, please would you post it on their talk page? Cheers   pablohablo. 11:29, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Pablo. Unfortunately I cannot help with the question as I am unfamiliar with family law. I advised him on his talk page to call the police (phone number 112) who can redirect him to the pertinent government organism or social services where to ask his question. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 11:37, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Good idea - I wasn't suggesting that you actually give any legal advice, just suggestions of places to go to get legal advice! Cheers   pablohablo. 11:51, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
I hope he calls and gets the advice. I know there is a minimum legal age in Spain to be able to consentleave home but I can't remember the exact age. Couldn't find anything at the wiki. See you, Anna Lincoln 11:55, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Anna Lincoln. You have new messages at Avicennasis's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

87.195.183.195 (talk) 11:37, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry for being vandalistic. Although the message was meant for Shadowjams, I appreciate that you check and edit wikipedia as well. Just for your information Shadowjams was faster again! Keep on doing your best and eventually you will once be faster than the annoying Shadowjams

He's not annoying. He's doing it right. Please don't use harsh language when posting on talk pages. Anna Lincoln 11:39, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Insights middle east

Hi, in case you didn't know, if an author blanks a page nominated for speedy deletion, it might be better to retag it as a G7 ({{db-blanked}} rather than revert. Something to consider, anyway. Best, HJ Mitchell | fancy a chat? 11:58, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the information. It makes sense. Anna Lincoln 12:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Mrmarga (talk) 11:59, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Hello, added a new article not sure where the problem or problems lie and would like help to rectify them so that the article is not deleted. thank you.

not sure if my last message went through so will try again. Can you please help me with my article as it has been flaggd for deletion and i am not sure why. Can you please help me to rectify these problems as i don not want the artivle to be deleted. Thank You.

The problem is that the band does not meet notability requirements, this is, it is not famous enough to appear in an encyclopedia. This is because the band is amateur and has never signed for a professional recording company. For more information read WP:BAND. Anna Lincoln 12:04, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Oh that could have been awesome!

I was so, so tempted. :-) Tbsdy (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) talk 09:34, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

I forgot to enclose {{db-blanked}} with <nowiki> tags, therefore a big speedy deletion tag appeared in the middle of the talk page :-P Anna Lincoln 09:37, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Xxweazie.Txx (talk) 11:58, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi Just wondering How do i delete things i have wrote, i didnt realsie i was breaking rules Thanks x

To delete a page you created, blank it and place {{db-blanked}} on it. I will do that for you. Anna Lincoln 12:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Quick question:

Hey, I noticed your rollbacks on this anon's "edits" on the Diego Garcia page. Do you know if he's been blocked? Night w (talk) 16:35, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

The block log says he hasn't been blocked. He has several warnings on his talk page. If he continues to vandalize he will end up blocked. Regards, Anna Lincoln 08:18, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

:)

yes? Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 09:29, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the smile, Anna. Any reason in particular? :) decltype (talk) 10:15, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

No, just greeting some people. Anna Lincoln 08:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Thank you as well. It's nice when the orange bar makes me smile. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 15:05, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
¿:∫   +a slightly confused thanks from me.       pablohablo. 23:35, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Ditto Brad. Thanks Anna - Kingpin13 (talk) 08:38, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

DaL33T (talk) 12:35, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

The Purple Star The Purple Star
For being one of those hit hard by 212.183.140.17. DaL33T (talk) 18:13, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the star! The vandal was finally blocked. A typical vandal with no originality. Anna Lincoln 08:15, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

:-)

A smile back!!!! :) arun  talk  09:54, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

124.180.41.194 (talk) 09:47, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Oh im sorry I didnt know how to change?

Please don't remove content from pages without any reason. Anna Lincoln 09:48, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

give me permission to add

useful information on marathwada & maharashta state from india is on www.paryay.org plz give permission to add this site this useful for all who visit to india plz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.252.210.36 (talk) 11:00, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Please read our guidelines on external links at WP:EL and WP:SPAM for more information on why your link was removed. Thanks, Anna Lincoln 11:02, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

About RanksTel Page notice

Hi,

I am a employee of RanksTel. (http://www.rankstel.com) Yes I have edited this page and request you to delete the notice because which I have added in this page is true and I have also marked reference.

So please take step about the notice.


Sheikh Jainul Islam Joeen

System Engineer, Intelligent Network Engineering Department RanksTel

email: joeen@rankstel.net RanksTel Number: +8804470000329 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.72.233.59 (talk) 11:34, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

The page has been deleted and I can't recall what your edits consisted on. Please read WP:COI for information on writing here about the company you work for. If you were adding links, read WP:SPAM. If your removed the deletion tag yourself, read Template:Uw-speedy1 Anna Lincoln 12:28, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
There was actually a reasonable version of that page before the copyvio/spam, which I have restored. I will leave a message here for Mr Joeen, in case he is on a dynamic IP and does not see one on the IP talk page: it is not enough to assert that you have permission to release material to Wikipedia, you have to follow the steps explained at WP:Copyrights#Contributors' rights and obligations. But in any case, that material is unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not for advertising or promotion. Since you work for the company. please read these guidelines before editing its article:
Regards, JohnCD (talk) 12:35, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Pool (website)

Hello Anna Lincoln. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Pool (website), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. GedUK  19:54, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. Anna Lincoln 08:04, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Fag Enabler

If I remember correctly I made that page so it was a redirect to Fred Phelps, yes? It wasn't an attack page, instead it was a redirect from a phrase known in popular culture, to the man who popularised the phrase. However, I can see how it might have been seen as a little frivolous and unnecessary, so I'm not going to try and get it back. Just try not to jump to conclusions as soon as you see a controversial word. LiamUK (talk) 14:42, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Please understand that most Wikipedians would tag that as vandalism if they found such a redirect. Anna Lincoln 08:30, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Seagate Technology

Due to Vandalism onSeagate Technology please Protect it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.188.47.185 (talk) 05:12, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't have rights to protect pages, you can request that at WP:RFPP. Maybe semi-protection would be more suitable. However I don't see heavy vandalism there. Regards, Anna Lincoln 08:08, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

194.72.41.146 (talk) 16:39, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

I didn't comment on the medieval bloody warm period.

Your edit history clearly shows that you vandalized the article :-S Anna Lincoln 08:13, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

i find this funny

I think that this exchange is hilarious. Thanks for lightening my day. Shadowjams (talk) 08:04, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries ;-) Anna Lincoln 08:16, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

213.184.192.202 (talk) 10:56, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

sorry :(

I forgive you if you don't vandalize any more. Anna Lincoln 10:58, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

<3

thaaaaaank youpp <3 Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 11:32, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

No problem! <3 Anna Lincoln 11:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Nieuwenhuis (talk) 16:54, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Anna - Curious to get your feedback on if the references I've added in address the concerns stated. If I need to reword The Vines of Mendoza page further please let me know. (I know there is a bit of formatting yet that needs to be cleaned up and in process of doing so.) Happy to do what's necessary to ensure this is properly formatted. Best, Sharon

Nieuwenhuis (talk) 16:54, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

The article has been deleted because it was promotional. Articles in Wikipedia must be written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not for advertising or promotion. I suggest you to rewrite and polish the article from scratch. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 08:56, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

User:66.193.49.130 on bad behavior again

Hi, I noticed that you gave this IP a final warning awhile ago; it has recently deleted a speedy template off of BAE_Abdón_Calderón.YixilTesiphon TalkContribs 17:15, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

I see you reverted his edit. I support your action. I warned him. Regards, Anna Lincoln 17:18, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome message --Grondilu (talk) 17:20, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

thank you for your welcome message on my personnal page.

However, I believe you should mention whether or not this message was sent by some kind of bot, since otherwise we don't know if we should reply to it or not.

Best regards, --Grondilu (talk)

Hello! The message was sent personally by me, not by any bot. However I admit that I used the predefined template {{welcome}}. Most people don't reply to welcome messages, but it's nice when they do. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 08:19, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Nice to see you again

Glad you're back. I almost thought I'd RV and warned you at Metadata... Which almost might have been worth letting go to see if you'd respond :) Shadowjams (talk) 09:59, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Hey pal! I'm having some fun around :-) Anna Lincoln 10:01, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion QuEST

Hi Anna,

I just strated writing the article on the company. It has been recently selected as the World No.1 in ESO by the Black Book of Outsourcing 2009.

This meant that it credited a page in the wikipedia.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/quest-global-ranked-world-no.1-in-eso-by-the-black-book-of-outsourcing-2009/605213/

I was just getting into creating the page and setting the url up and was about to add more data over the week on the company.

Let me know your thoughts.

SB —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sudeepbosu (talk • contribs) 12:13, April 28, 2010

Ok, Let's see. Policy at WP:CORP says the following (my emphasis added):


It would be better if you could find more than one reliable source, with deep coverage of the company. Otherwise the article may be removed from Wikipedia. Anna Lincoln 14:47, 28 April 2010 (UTC)


Hi Anna,

you mean I should get more information sources for writing this article. Sure that is not a problem I have many such news stories and reviews on the company.

To name a few,

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1042770/1/.html http://www.financialexpress.com/news/saab-awards-contract-to-quest-global-for-manufacturing-of-boeing-787-dreamliner-parts/554920/ http://www.8ak.in/8ak_india_defence_news/2009/11/quest-launches-sez-to-focus-on-aeroengine-components-and-subsystems-8ak-interview.html http://onespot.wsj.com/india/2009/11/18/a/532976579-exclusive-sez-for-aerospace-in/ http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/DQTop20_07/ranking07/2007/107072126.asp

want to clarify so that it does not get marked for deletion again.

thanks, SB Sudeepbosu (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi, Sudeepbosu.
Once you have some sources, the next step is to make sure the article is neutral. This means that it does not look like an advertisement and does not merely promote the company.
Instead of creating the article under the entry "QuEST", where it may be deleted, I suggest you to create it under the sandbox entry User:Sudeepbosu/QuEST, so that I and others can see it and help you improve it, whithout the threat of it being deleted.
I suggest you to follow the steps at Wikipedia:Article wizard for that. Regards, Anna Lincoln 08:03, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Help with Proper Reference Formatting

Anna: I am trying to replicate the following but cannot figure out the proper formatting. Can you help.

[1],

Nieuwenhuis (talk) 18:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

you need a {{reflist}} on the page to display it, like this:

References

  1. ^ "Community service". Georgia Tech NSCS Community Service. 2009.
other than that it looks OK.   pablohablo. 19:19, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Yep, Nieuwenhuis, that's the answer. Anna Lincoln 07:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Pablo, thanks for the formatting of this page, the increased margin looks nice ;-) Anna Lincoln 07:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Cholent

Cholent: what's good with it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 08:51, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

In other news: why you hatin my swag fo? Can't you see I'm swag surfin baby gurl? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 08:53, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry but I don't understand what you're trying to say :-S Anna Lincoln 08:55, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

It would appear, then, that we have reached an impasse, a failure to communicate. I think you're coming on to me, but I can't be sure. You seem like a strong silent type, but I'm a libra and I like loud, ebullient, outgoing types. I'm not sure this romance is going to work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:01, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Hey, how did you notice that in fact I was coming on to you? Wow, a romance made up by two one-line messages! You're a real Casanova. Anna Lincoln 09:08, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not Spanish lol. Also, subtext: thou must comprehend it.

Quick question: do you know anything about the Occupation of the Ruhr? I've wanted my Ruhr end occupied for a while now but can't find any information on how others have don it in the past. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:10, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Take a look at Occupation of the Ruhr. I know nothing about it. Anna Lincoln 09:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

You know you're a real sweetheart. After all we've been through, you're just a nice kid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:17, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

:-) Anna Lincoln 09:22, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

So are you also here to leave a quiet path for the children to follow into the post-geologic era? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:26, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't understand :-S Anna Lincoln 09:28, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

YES YOU DID! YES YOU DID. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:50, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

No, I didn't :-@ Anna Lincoln 09:59, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

You're incredibly sweet, but your answers are remarkably and notably robotic. Are you real? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 09:55, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Of course I'm re... System error: file not found. Anna Lincoln 09:59, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Well played, Anna Lincoln. Or should I call you T-900? I understand where we are. This round belongs to you and your perfectly manicured language and your inability to emote and express yourself beyond terse, 1-2 lines bursts. Where oh where are the multi-lined salvos rife with emotion and the deep, often perverse depths of the human spirit? Where are the lies we tell ourselves daily in an attempt to dilute the stench of decay that wafts about our every move and minute? Where are the sweet attempts to ward of the darkness for just a moment longer? How shall I find you if I need you??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 10:03, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

And yes, the depths are indeed deep. Not too be confused with Depp. But sometimes in their perversity the deep depths are Depp as well. Isn't that adept? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 10:09, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh, how poetic :-O It's difficult for me to write long paragraphs with rich vocabulary because my English is far from perfect, and I must examine each sentence I write.
BTW, Mr. Shakespeare, why don't you create an account here? It's free and requires no personal information, and it helps others identify you and have your messages and contributions grouped. C'mon do it ya! Anna Lincoln 10:11, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
She sells sea shells at the sea shore :-D Anna Lincoln 10:11, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate your invitation, but institution and structure frighten me deeply. I'll forego the registration in favor of maintaining numerical anonymity, even though I'm sure there's no such thing. You really are quite the nice person though, your kindness in an internet age of complete savagery and in spite of my shenanigans is quite admirable. Stay saintly, Anna Lincoln. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 10:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

I admire your vocabulary. "shenanigans", you said. Mmmm. Anna Lincoln 10:18, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

You keep being nice, I'll keep hitting you with glorious vocabulary havoc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.39.168.234 (talk) 10:19, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

That's no problem for me since I have wordreference :-/ Anna Lincoln 10:24, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Just to let you know your efforts are appreciated

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
You've been giving me the runaround at AIV this morning and I see you had a userpage vandal earlier so you must be doing something right! Keep it up, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:18, 13 May 2010 (UTC)


Btw, if you want your userpage protected, I can do that for you. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:18, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the star :-) Yes, I am fighting vandalism today. Well, I think my user page does not get vandalized very often, so I guess I don't need semiprotection, but thanks anyway... Anna Lincoln 09:21, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Well keep up the good work. I just blocked another vandal you'd warned earlier! Let me know if you need anything. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:40, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks pal, you're a great admin, always helpful ;-) Anna Lincoln 09:42, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Wad Abu Kalam Jr. 09:57, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Why was that inappropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ykhogaly (talk • contribs) 09:57, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

In general, YouTube links are not appropriate for this encyclopedia. For more information read WP:SPAM and WP:YOUTUBE. Anna Lincoln 10:04, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Wad Abu Kalam Jr. 10:04, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello Anna,

Would you please care to explain why did you consider the link to Al turabi's interview on which he confirmed Sudan’s involvement in the assignation attempt as inappropriate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ykhogaly (talk • contribs) 10:04, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

I have reviewed my removals and, well, altough a written source would be better because it can better be verified, the video you are linking does not, in my opinion, violate policy, therefore I will not remove its inclusion again if you add it to the article. But beware that other editors may remove it and you would have to discuss with them. Can't you find a reliable written source instead? Regards, Anna Lincoln 10:09, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Wad Abu Kalam Jr. 10:31, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you Anna and I appreciate your understanding. I do acknowledge that the interview is in Arabic but I assure you 100% that it is exactly what I say. It is the only place where anyone acknowledged or admitted to Sudan’s involvement in the assassination attempt on Mubarak.

Al Turabi attempted to disassociate himself “in his typical cowardly fashion” and implicated various other members of the government of Sudan. What is so critical is that he confirmed that the planning, funding, training all took place in Sudan. I am not aware that such a statement was made publically available before. Sudan’s position to this day remains that of complete denial of any involvement.

As Arabic is one of eight languages I am fluent in, I will work in the near future and produce an English transcript of the interview.

Best Regards, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ykhogaly (talk • contribs) 10:31, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome, your contributions are appreciated. Anna Lincoln 10:32, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tangerinepeel

I'm redirecting the SPI case to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zealking and adding the socks there. You just stumbled upon a very persistent and vicious vandal there :) –MuZemike 15:43, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Hey, thanks. I suspected he might have created other accounts previous to these two I reported. Regards :-) Anna Lincoln 15:54, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Non-constructive edits?? Figs Might Ply (talk) 14:40, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi Anna, I got a message on my talk page from you regarding my edit to Safe injection site. Cluebot has been picking up my recent edits to the article by accident (I believe). There is a lot of talk between me and a few other editors about this page, and we seeking to resolve it through a few channels. including Wikipedia:Wikiquette_alerts#Consensus.2C_Cooperation_.26_Civility. I've reverted the most recent changes by Minphie because they have not included any justification for their reverts. If you feel the need to revert the article further, please contact me so we can work out how do work this out. --Figs Might Ply (talk) 14:40, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, I was unaware of that. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 14:42, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
No worries, keep the dream alive! --Figs Might Ply (talk) 14:55, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
:-) Anna Lincoln 14:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

207.180.10.50 (talk) 17:07, 14 May 2010 (UTC)Paul Pierce Edit

As I already stated in my response to the cluebot, the edit I made was constructive. The quote by which paul pierce got his nickname "the truth" does include profanity and in its now reverted form it is innacurrate. This isn't vandalism. My experience on wikipedia is that in general it appears that profanity is not censored unless it has no relevancy. Since this is a direct quote regarding the well known nickname of a well known athlete I believe that an accurate quote is relevant.

Sourcing (which I included in my edit):http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/paul-pierce-is-the-best-b_b_107852.html

Other sources which quote differently do so because of policies they have regarding profanity (i.e. major news outlets that avoid/censor its use) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.180.10.50 (talk) 17:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I'm sorry, I gazed the expletive and quickly reverted your edit, I see now its use was legitimate. All the best, Anna Lincoln 14:43, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Page blanked by author

Hi. Though page blanking is usually vandalism which needs to be reverted, it is worth looking first at the page history, because quite often the author has blanked his own page, as with Steve Shaw (Film & Post-Production) just now. In those cases it should be tagged {{db-author}} or {{db-g7}}. It can be confusing for an author who realises his page is inappropriate and blanks it, if it is at once restored and he is accused of vandalism for the blanking and told it was unconstructive. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Hey, ignore the above, browsing your fascinating talk page I see you're aware of the problem, so I'm sure it was an accident. Did you get any response to your request for a bot to tag author-blankings? It would certainly be useful, though it would have to be quite an intelligent bot if it was going to cope with cases where other editors had made non-substantial edits. The commonest case, I guess, is author makes several edits, someone else adds a db tag, author blanks. A bot should be able to recognise that. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 19:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the reminder, it's clear that an editor should not be warned for removing an article he created. I was too quick hitting the Huggle revert button.
I asked for a bot to tag page blankings by creator at the BON, and they told me that one bot was already doing that job, User:SDPatrolBot. The problem is that sometimes the bot is down and that it is not very fast, so it takes some time between the page blanking and the bot tagging. See you, Anna Lincoln 14:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Ah! Maybe that explains an annoying fact that I had wondered about. Sometimes if I try to revert a page blanking using Huggle, it gives me a warning that the user was the creator of the page, and asks me if I want to tag it for speedy deletion instead, but very often it just does the reversion and warns the user. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:39, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I don't often run SDPatrolBot these days (bandwidth, slows down computer, don't like having my precious netbook running 24/7 etc etc ;D), but I should note that it only tags for g7 if the page was also tagged for some kind of speedy deletion (prior to the blanking). There are a couple of other bots which tag for G7 if the author has blanked and is the only editor, but again, these don't run very often. As for the problem with Huggle not always warning about the "blanker" being the creator, that's simply a problem with Huggle, I recall having the same issue a number of times. - Kingpin13 (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

why i vandalize.

because my parents never hugged me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.227.25 (talk) 09:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm so sorry :-C Anna Lincoln 09:31, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

lol. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.109.227.25 (talk) 09:32, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

:-) Anna Lincoln 09:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

59.180.99.127 (talk) 09:35, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

HI

Hello! Anna Lincoln 09:36, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I need a permit

Hello Anna Lincoln:

I am María Guadalupe Vecino and I am stuyinga at La Salle university in Mexico, The reason of these letter is for asking a chance to use your article about Pollution for an inquest that I am doing in my school but I require a letter of you giving me the chance to use the information, please consider it. I need a letter from you please my e-mail is: lupitavn15@hotmail.com. Please I am waiting your letter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.142.223.177 (talk) 01:17, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

All wikipedia articles are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, a copy of this licence should be enough. Just cite the article as follows:
and say:
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. License at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
Cheers, Anna Lincoln 07:13, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horasis (2nd nomination)

Hi, Anna Lincoln. Because you initiated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horasis, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horasis (2nd nomination). Cunard (talk) 21:58, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Anna Lincoln 07:32, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


Thanks for Anna

Plutonium27 (talk) has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Spread the goodness of kittens by adding {{subst:Kitten}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!


You and your good work are appreciated.

Thanks very much for the present, I love kittens so much! I'll care for it :-) In real life I don't have any pets, but I would like to. It's very kind that you appreciate my work here. Best wishes, Anna Lincoln 07:29, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

72.87.183.32 (talk) 16:04, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

You are simply ignorant of the historical reality as documented. The text you have up presently is pure myth, unsupported by fact. See exhibits and supporting documents filed with americancivilwar.com and Who wrote the Lost Order? Not Chilton.

Ok, I will not revert you any more in relation to this, but please fill in the edit summary when removing content for articles, otherwise it might seem vandalism. Cheers, Anna Lincoln 16:08, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i gave you something very constucustive

No, you didn't [1] Anna Lincoln 16:19, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:25, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Oatcakes are so cool they do not need an article. P.s You shout change your name to Anna Oatcakes!

Thanks butt no. The article will stay. I like my name. Anna Lincoln 16:26, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

You are a credit to Wikipedia and should become chairman of it. Well done for fighting vandalism.

FROM TERRY WOGAN (NOT THE ONE ON RADIO 2 !!!)

Hey, cool :-) However Wikipedia already has a founder and honorary chairman. See ya, Anna Lincoln 16:32, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Well lets sack Jimbo Wales then. He looks very strange anyway.

From Steve Butcheek.

Nope, he's a cool guy! Anna Lincoln 16:34, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:36, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Have you met him yet? Also asking can I change a bit of the article cheese? I have noticed some big mistakes.

Not personally, but I've read his conversations at User talk:Jimbo Wales. To change the article on cheese, first reach an agreement with other users at Talk:Cheese. All the best, Anna Lincoln 16:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Do you have an opinion on cheese? I do. I also think that all newspapers and cheese should be free to Over 70's. I am 79!

Not really any opinion. Then you are up to date using new technologies such as internet despite your age. Great. Anna Lincoln 16:43, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

86.129.190.175 (talk) 16:48, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I am a retired cheese maker who used to work at Wensleydale creamery. Do you have an opinion on oatcakes then?

About me and technology I have, 

ipod touch

xbox 360 xbox ds ds lite dsi dsi xl i phone ipod shuffle x3 psp psp go 5 computers 7 tv's a laptop and a wahing machine

In fact I was just reverting malicious edits, I'm not an expert on oatcakes or the like. Wow, that's overwhelming. Anna Lincoln 16:51, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Regretfully I have to log out... Anna Lincoln 16:59, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

WHY WILL I BE BLOCKED

Why am i going to be blocked? what i wrote was fact i dont like you now. i am sad now. i shall cry. goodbye anna lincon. forever. lolz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.105.201.17 (talk) 07:39, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

That wasn't facts but pure vandalism. You will not be blocked if you stop now. Cry not, my dear. Anna Lincoln 07:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Anna, I've taken the liberty...

of semi-protecting your user page. The amount of vandalism that thing attracts from IP's is unbelievable. Just let me know if you'd rather not have the semi-protection in place. (And, of course, this talk page remains open to all. While we don't semi-protect talk pages much, I think it is even more important to leave them open in a Huggle user.) Courcelles (talk) 17:32, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for that. I considered doing so when HJ Mitchell first suggested it [2] but I didn't take the decision. After a second suggestion by you I now believe it's the right thing to do. I agree with you that the talk page should remain open to everybody. Kind regards, Anna Lincoln 07:46, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

210.240.215.252 (talk) 08:28, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Dear Anna Lincoln, These are real true facts. I would like it if you would stop vandalizing this good websites page. Sincerely Barak Obama

Sorry Mr. President, but what you have done is called vandalism. Sir, may I suggest you to donate some money to the Wikimedia Foundation? Pleased to meet you, Sir. Anna Lincoln 08:31, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Well, Anna May Lincoln, the fact of the matter is that America is in debt and we don't have the money to donate to sources not accepted by Sara V. Olds. This government isn't run by politicians, but by charter school faculty - specifically those with red-blond hair. Now, I'd like you to leave my edits because as President, I need to keep the peace and order among sites and articles. Speaking of articles, that job of mine listed there is in Article 2 Section 7 Sentence 4. Check it out. Peace out sista', Barack Osama Obama Lin Bden —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.240.215.252 (talk) 08:39, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Sorry your Highness, but the edits can't stand as they disrupt this encyclopedia greatly. I kindly invite you to build this encyclopedia constructively. Anna Lincoln 08:46, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
I just checked with Obama. He says we're good to go. So, yeah, anyway, yeah. Shadowjams (talk) 09:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
I wonder why he edits as an anon and doesn't create a user account :-) Anna Lincoln 09:23, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
He's probably more Obama related than me. Don't judge ;p Shadowjams (talk) 09:50, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
:-) Anna Lincoln 09:52, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

IP vandalism at Ailum

Hello, Anna. I see you have reverted and warned at User talk:182.156.100.133, using Huggle. The same user has been vandalising the same article from several IP addresses, so I suggest if you see another example of it you should manually report to WP:AIV and request a range block. Unfortunately Huggle will just give a string of level 1 warnings to a string of different IP addresses as the user moves from one to another. I would keep an eye on the article for more vandalism myself, but I have to go now. (By the way, I like your handling of the presidential disruptive editing.) JamesBWatson (talk) 08:53, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I have requested temporary semi-protection, pointing out that a range block should be considered [3]. I'll report to AIV if this continues. Lol, Anna Lincoln 09:07, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
It has now been semi-protected. I was more inclined to a range block, but either way it's done for now. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:19, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, that's it. All the best, Anna Lincoln 11:20, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

68.166.193.122 (talk) 14:41, 4 June 2010 (UTC)Explanation

Chef Daniel Kay is an alias for Chef Daniel Kaufman who is currently on Probation and awaiting further legal charges for stealing and conning numerous restaurants in the Boston and New York Area. He is a liar and con man and is currently charged with stealing more than $25,000.00 from credit cards from guests who patronized his establishments. Please check for accuracy and I hope this was helpful.

Adding the word "Bullshit" to the article won't help you build your case. You need to provide reliable sources that back your claims and then you can modify the article. Regards, Anna Lincoln 14:43, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Questioning a revert

Lggkfjh was spamming a YouTube link about Reel Bad Arabs on many sites related to the subject matter of the documentary, and I agree those were bad, but you removed the link to the documentary on the actual page for the documentary. Was this intentional? Blue Rasberry 15:05, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

No, it wasn't. I reverted myself. Thanks for the notice. Anna Lincoln 16:50, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

68.166.193.122 (talk) 15:53, 4 June 2010 (UTC)Sorry.

Hello Anna. You are right of course. It was extremely juvenile and not at all constructive. I had a 13 year old moment and acted like a child. That being said, it gave me a momentary satisfaction, but I apologize for wasting your time. What I said about Him is true, and it is unfortunate that he is still out there stealing money from people, but I do not have the time to build a case or waste any resources on this awful person. You will not hear from me again. Sorry for the lash out. I'm sorry to have cause you the disturbance. Take care.

Hey, don't be so harsh with yourself, cheer up :-) We all have childish moments. You didn't really wasted my time, it took me a second to fix that. I do would like to hear more from you, I'd love to see you improve some article here. Do you know that some outstanding editors here made unconstructive edits in their beginnings? Anna Lincoln 16:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Duckelf (talk) 19:43, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

How was my edit "unconstructive"? I was adding balance to a sub-section of an article, and used sources correctly and so on. Duckelf (talk) 19:43, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

The fact [4] was not asserted directly by the source you cited, which instead refers to some publication by Philip Jenkins. You must cite exactly where did Jenkins say that. Anna Lincoln 19:52, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Greetings from the IP user who gave you your first barnstar over a year ago :-)

A brief scan through your talk page suggests you've been accumulating quite a few barnstars since then. Keep up the good word. 72.244.203.114 (talk) 20:51, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello again, it's nice to see that you are still around :-) Anna Lincoln 07:35, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Hey Anna!

You should removed YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF ON HOW I VANDALIZED A PAGE. Don't take any crap from thugs like 75.34.16.67. You are keeping Wikipedia sensitive and vandals are screwing up the website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.169.254.187 (talk) 00:43, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Hello! I didn't remove the message because my polite answer to it is an example on how one should deal with vandals. Take care, Anna Lincoln 14:09, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
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