User talk:David Beals

August 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Checkmate, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Bubba73 (talk), 00:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:Remote Control Ceiling Fan.jpg

File Copyright problem

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Skier Dude (talk) 04:13, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do me a favor

Read the following two policies [1] [2] and try not to violate these policies in the future. The plot on Home Alone 4, in addition to being unhelpful and unnecessarily large, reads like an advertisement and isn't sourced. It was probably written by someone who just banged it out while they watched the movie.

Also, thanks for the welcome template, even though I've been editing here for years. Sluggo | Talk 15:33, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adding two things.

One, if a comment on a talk page contains an error, you need to correct it with your own message. It is not appropriate to change other people's talk page commentary.

Two, [3]. Sluggo | Talk 01:01, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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administrator

Can you give me an admin powers to Wikipedia? Please vote for yes.

Vote for yes: 15

Vote for no: 0

advice

"Too short" is not a reason for deletion. Either expand them yourself,or place an {{expand}} tag on them. As for adminship, see Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship and wait till you've got the necessary experience. DGG ( talk ) 17:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi.
Please don't do any further modifications on Template:RfA, your last two were not improvements to it, and they broke some useful functionality and standards. If you had problems with the template below, that's because you were using it wrong. I would recommend that you follow DGG's advice, read the guide to adminship, and maybe look at some recent successful and unsuccessful requests, to get a feel for what the community looks for in adminship candidates. If you were to run now, it would be closed as unsuccessful.
Regards, Amalthea 22:37, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David Beals

Voice your opinion on this candidate (talk page) (0/4/1); Scheduled to end 03:34, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination

David Beals (talk · contribs) – {{{Description}}}

Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:

Questions for the candidate

Dear candidate, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia as an administrator. It is recommended that you answer these optional questions to provide guidance for participants:

1. What administrative work do you intend to take part in?

A: revert disruptive edit and warn or block user.

2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why?

A: uploading remote control ceiling fan image because Wikipedia didn't have remote control ceiling fan image..

3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?

A: None of the over users caused me to stress.

General comments

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RfAs for this user:

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• Links for David Beals: David Beals (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
• Edit summary usage for David Beals can be found Beals&lang=en here.

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Please keep discussion constructive and civil. If you are unfamiliar with the nominee, please thoroughly review Special:Contributions/David Beals before commenting.

Discussion

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Remote Control Ceiling Fan.jpg

A tag has been placed on File:Remote Control Ceiling Fan.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Bencherlite^Talk 00:45, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship edits

Ciao, David. I wonder if you would care to discuss what you are attempting to implement at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship? Your changes have been reverted, perhaps because editors don't understand what you're trying to do. Regards,  Skomorokh, barbarian  01:07, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RFA

Can we have a brief conversation here before you transclude it...  7  01:53, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have temporarily removed it because it was added in the incorrect position, even after correcting the typo, but my bigger concern is this guideline which will end up with many people saying that we don't have enough history to judge your contributions.  7  01:55, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you a bureacat? — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Beals (talk • contribs) 02:09, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, I am not. However I have seen the way these things usually play out and was hoping to save you a bit of hassle. Have you reviewed the guideline above, and do you think it applies?  7  02:52, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Uw-falsep1

Template:Uw-falsep1 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Adam in MO Talk 02:47, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Uw-falsep2

Template:Uw-falsep2 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Adam in MO Talk 02:47, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Uw-falsep3

Template:Uw-falsep3 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Adam in MO Talk 02:48, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Uw-falsep4

Template:Uw-falsep4 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Adam in MO Talk 02:49, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Uw-falsep4im

Template:Uw-falsep4im has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Adam in MO Talk 02:49, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent RfA

I am sorry, but I have closed your Request for adminship prematurely. Simply put, you only have 240 edits on Wikipedia; while your edit count isn't the only determining factor, and numerous people have their own personal standards by which they judge RfA candidates, this particular RfA was all but assured of not passing.

I am sorry about this, and I hope you don't take it personally. If you continue to contribute to the project in a positive fashion, I am confident that you would be able to submit a successful RfA in the future. You may wish to consider applying for an evaluation by other Wikipedia editors for feedback on how to obtain the necessary experience. Once you are ready to request adminship again, there is a great admin coaching program available, as well as a guide to requests for adminship.

If you have any other questions about becoming an administrator, please don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:57, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mean to pile on to the injury, but the creation of the templates that are now up for deletion would've affected the RFA because it shows the potential of not understanding policy here. You don't have to know everything (I certainly don't), but the discouraging of editors from adding red links is really counter-productive since red links are usually left there so that someday we will be able to create pages for those links when page creation slows down here. If you would be interested in adoption, I would be happy to adopt you and show you the ways. Please feel free to ask questions, as questions are a sign that you haven't been scared off by all of this. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:37, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sock puppet investigation involving you.

There is an investigation involving you at. You can comment here.--Adam in MO Talk 05:28, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not a sockpuppet

I am not the sockpuppet of the ip address (68.81.95.145). I can't be. Look at the global block log. There was many edit before November 25th. Look at the unblock-auto decline notice at the top in the history.

Yeah, they cleared it. Sorry if there are any hurt feelings. I saw something and I thought it should be checked out. I am glad it came back good for you. Happy editing.--Adam in MO Talk 23:47, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Writing your own policies

It's not a good idea for you to write your own policies about how Wikipedia functions, without establishing consensus within the Wikipedia community first that would support such policies. If you don't like redlinks, you should propose something on Village Pump and see if you can get support enough to implement it, instead of writing your own policy and UW templates that are not supported by any consensus of Wikipedians.

I agree with the outcome of your RfA, you definitely need more experience with Wikipedia.

76.66.194.154 (talk) 07:40, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File source problem with File:Randy Edsall.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Randy Edsall.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 04:10, 14 December 2009 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 04:10, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 2009

Your addition to Luna 2 has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Sluggo | Talk 20:14, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of The City of Ember (game)

A tag has been placed on The City of Ember (game), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

It is an incoherent set of instructions for an obscure video game.

You may wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Sluggo | Talk 20:30, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wii launch

Please see my reply. Strange that after this, you're still interacting with that IP. Hopefully, that IP isn't you, because that would be against the rules. Şļџğģő 17:37, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Philly Diner

A tag has been placed on Philly Diner requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. ttonyb (talk) 22:24, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ANI

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Şłџğģő 08:04, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My office had the ip address autoblocked repeatedly. I want to be able to edit even if the ip address is hard blocked.

I want to be IP block exemptions.

Blocked for sockpuppetry

It has been established that you engaged in sockpuppetry, and you have therefore been blocked indefinitely from editing. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal the block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

J.delanoy^gabs_adds 02:42, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

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Request reason:

I am not the sockpuppet, and I didn't even vandalize anything.

Decline reason:

It's alleged that you're the puppeteer, and in any case this is a checkuser block. You should appeal to another Checkuser or the Arbitration Committee at [4]; most administrators do not have access to the relevant tools. —Jeremy ^(v^_^v Dittobori) 19:55, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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An RfC that you may be interested in...

As one of the previous contributors to {{Infobox film}} or as one of the commenters on it's talk page, I would like to inform you that there has been a RfC started on the talk page as to implementation of previously deprecated parameters. Your comments and thoughts on the matter would be welcomed. Happy editing!

This message was sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of {{U|Technical 13}} ^(t • e • c) 18:27, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet investigation

Hi. An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Beals, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

♥ Solarra ♥ ^♪ 話 ♪ ߷ _{♀ 投稿 ♀} 23:33, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Community ban

Hi,

Per community consensus in this discussion, you have been indefinitely banned from editing en-Wikipedia.

More information on bans can be found at Wikipedia:Banning policy. Community bans may be appealed as follows:"Editors banned by the community should appeal or make any statement by email or other off-wiki means to an administrator or the Ban Appeals Subcommittee (Special:EmailUser/Ban Appeals Subcommittee or arbcom-appeals-enlists.wikimedia.org)." Obviously, by extension the ban also applies to sockpuppet accounts. -- Euryalus (talk) 05:26, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet investigation

Hi. An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Beals, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

TJH2018 talk 02:18, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet investigation

Hi. An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Beals, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

TJH2018 talk 02:24, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet investigation

Hi. An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Beals, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

TJH2018 talk 02:40, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet investigation

Hi. An editor has opened an investigation into sockpuppetry by you. Sockpuppetry is the use of more than one Wikipedia account in a manner that contravenes community policy. The investigation is being held at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Beals, where the editor who opened the investigation has presented their evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, and then feel free to offer your own evidence or to submit comments that you wish to be considered by the Wikipedia administrator who decides the result of the investigation. If you have been using multiple accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), please go to the investigation page and verify that now. Leniency is usually shown to those who promise not to do so again, or who did so unwittingly, but the abuse of multiple accounts is taken very seriously by the Wikipedia community.

KATMAKROFAN (talk) 16:22, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS unblock request

UTRS appeal #39465 is declined. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:04, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]