Well I haven't recruited many as of yet, but I told them to fight the good fight however they felt right. And I don't see the problem in that, because I'm sure people've and are doing it on liberal things. I haven't had any complaints of being rude by any of these individuals and if I do I will be sure to steer clear of there talks from then on. Cheers, Chooserr06:00, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am also trying to delete User_talk:Paulcardan. I put an AfD on it but I now see that if I follow the link it leads me to the previous deletion of the User page.
Thanks for the response. I didn't know about the procedure you mention.
I am planning to follow it if you still feel that you don't want to delete my user talk page, but hear me out first:
I was indeed involved in a dispute. However, this dispute took place on AfD pages and on Deletion Reviews, not on my talk page, which I effectively started using just a couple of days ago.
As I said on those pages, I am disappointed by the behavior of many administrators who didn't take the time to actually find out what's going on and just started calling me a sockpuppet (which in reality meant that they were taking my "opponents'" side and disregarding all my argumentation). My talk page just contains a couple of their replies, nothing substantial.
My request for a deletion of my user page and my user talk page is my way of saying that I am withdrawing from Wikipedia for good.
To make a long story short, if you can delete not only my user talk page but also stop me from being able to log on as Paulcardan I would be grateful.
If you decide to delete it, you can reply to me on your own talk page.
_ _ Thanks for your sensible intervention on Doomsday. I got involved with it only bcz of using the phrase "maybe until Doomsday" in a summary, and by being relatively well versed on Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)! And i think i'll bow out now.
_ _I note that i carelessly had the "Domesday" terms before "See also", which you corrected. But it may be worth your taking a look at that MoS page, since my best recollections are that
Each entry should begin (in accordance with the principle of minimum astonishment) with a term that approximates the term being dab'd, with the rest of the wording tying it to the disparate lk (as i did them). E.g., the synonym "Final Judgment" violates many users' clear expectation that "Doomsday" would be the title, and needs the cushioning of saying in effect
"Doomsday" may have been what you were thinking, but you want "Final Judgment"
"See also" is not just for the results of misspellings -- like, e.g., users looking for "Doomsday book", which is a modernized spelling in place of the archaic but preferred "Domesday book", whose predominant & i think preferred pronunciation is the same as the "OO" version. "See also" IMO also embraces any longer titles containing both "Doomsday" and something else, in the cases where "Doomsday" would not have been a proper title for the article. IMO most or all of the lks in "See also" that you discarded or moved above that hdg belong under it, bcz
on one hand, the typical reader would realize that "Doomsday" is at best a convenient typing shortcut to "Doomsday yata-yada", rather than alternate choice as a reasonable title for the doomsday-yata-yada topic, and
on other, there's no harm in helping such a user get where they wanted to be, since the less free-wheeling typists are shielded, via the barrier of the "See also" hdg, from having to read the Dab-stretching entries that support the free wheelers.
Of course, my understanding may be out of date. (In which case i'd be grateful for a heads-up from you, when you become better informed than i!) --Jerzy•t15:13, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Re: TfD edit conflict
Oops, my bad. I don't recall see the edit conflict screen when I made that edit, in my own defense. It might be server oddness, it might be the fact that I was in History class and my wireless connection there is always awful, it might be the fact that I have an abominable memory and just clicked through without noticing. Much more likely, it was somehow my fault. You have my apologies. Lord Bob19:36, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If someone paraphrases what would otherwise be a copyvio, as thoroughly as possible, would it still remain a copyvio? If so, how, when the copyright holders of that particular text wouldn't find the otherwise word-for-word content on a search? If not, I'll either paraphrase them well enough or call on others to add to it via the WP:Requests for Expansion page that you pointed out. --Shultz04:50, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(PS: User:Mikkalai and User:Marudubshinki said it was OK to relocate warnings onto the Runins subpage, as long as the link remained clearly visible on the main talk page. I think some other admins said so too, but I don't remember who.) I didn't know people could get blocked indefinitely for copyvios. Thanks for telling me. --Shultz04:50, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What, you looked that far back? You see, Mikkalai's gone. Last time I checked, he had "viso gero" on his user and talk page (and that means Good Bye in Lithuanian). That made me feel home free to remake Dechronification again. It's a concept by Robert Freitas, so that must make it Notable. Also, it's something promoted by Ray Kurzweil.
Mikkalai was a NIGHTMARE. He was more unjust than too many of the other admins!! He only made the afd because he removed speculation, and I added it back on. Back then, I was frustrated at getting unsourced edits deleted. Anything sourced was already there or not allowed to be there for whatever reason (including "copyvios" as you've told me recently.) Only because I re-added speculations was when he decided to put it up for deletion. Had I not re-added them, he wouldn't have put them up.
must---calm---down---AAAAHHHH*
Look, he's gone ok? Factors on notability are subjective and aren't set by a certain amount of Google Hits. If they're made by notable people, then the concept is notable too.
Did you scour through, from my first edit to my last? Don't you have so many other things to take care of in Wikipedia, and your life? Why didn't you just deal with those several articles that night, and move on? Why do you have to keep interfering in my edits day in and day out, especially when there are THOUSANDS (or even millions) of other users to watch for. The deletion of such a beloved topic causes me undue stress and frustration. Again, the unjust Romanian commie is gone. (Probably, chances are, he was a commie official back in the time of the Bloc.)
Again, that afd was far in the past. Times change, the unjust admin has moved on, so please, give it another chance. It's a brand new year so it's one heck of a great time to restore Dechronification and let it stay among Wikipedia. Even by pressing "Random Article" will you get even less notable articles than that! (gotta calm down. *breathe breathe breathe* It's so difficult to take, you see??) --Shultz23:03, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
the businessman
That image you removed from my userpage -- what makes it "fair use"? Image:The_Little_Prince.jpg had a "fair use" banner, and that is what the comments on my userpage were referring too. I removed it, so I uploaded the businessman one myself. I was hoping that I could use it on my userpage.--sansvoix01:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Message deleted because I wasent in my opinion being absuive and think he was just attempting to aggravate me, I dont apreciate that at all thats what I saw and If im wrong I am wrong I guess but thats my decision to make Mike08:19, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, about a month or so ago you notifed anonymous for creating this article because it wasn't notable. Asaba is a professional football (soccer) player in England and is on my 'to do' list on my user page, so just thought to let you know I was intending to create an article for him sooner or later, like many others that also exist. I haven't seen the original article but I assume it wasn't of high standard. Mark27218:45, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for note
Thank you for your note explaining the origin of Mr. Work's confusion regarding categories and tags. He is energetic, but seemingly incorrigible with regard to Wikipedia techniques, conventions, style, NPoV, and respect. I hope he learns how to get along and create less work and trouble. Hu19:42, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It angers me when other editors force their Britanniphobic agendas here.
As I am both a Royalist & a Unionist, it really angers me when other editors force their avowedly Britanniphobic agendas here on Wikipedia.User:Hu & User:Kiand are the worst offenders. They have been repeatedly warned for vandalising other people's articles, especially if it deals with subjects they don't like. If they don't like it,
then they should go & take a running jump into the Lake of Fire in Hell.
I'm a religious man who has no time for braindead people. I've got enough of my problems to deal with. - (Aidan Work01:53, 19 January 2006 (UTC))[reply]
Since you proclaim them, I suggest that you spend time on your own problems and leave Wikipedia for a while until you cool down and have gained a bit of wisdom by meditating on the concept of Neutral Point of View. I have made specific replies to the almost identical attacks you made on Kiand and I on the User talk:Djegan page. Hu08:11, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I expect my articles to be treated sensitively.
I am a man who holds very fast to a principle of being open, but objective in writing my articles. If people want to criticise my articles, why don't they leave a posting on the talk page of the relevant article, instead of going ahead & vandalising it? - (Aidan Work02:19, 19 January 2006 (UTC))[reply]
If you want sensitivity, Mr. Work, you should start be extending your own sensitivity to others. This means do not call others "sub-human", "braindead", "idiotic", or any of the many other insults you have attempted, and it means do not try to condemn them to hell. Your track record at Wikipedia shows that you are not open and not objective. Further, you do not own any articles at Wikipedia. When you make changes that get reverted or revert reasonable edits (that only get reverted back), you have not left postings on the talk page of the relevant article. So take for yourself some of the medicine you prescribe for others. Hu08:17, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If people want to change my articles, then they must seek my permission.
Like I have said, if people want to change my articles, then they must seek my permission. The term 'Commonwealth of Nations' is a politically offensive term, because of the wrong use of 'nation' to describe a country.
The word 'nation' is an ethnological term, and should NEVER be used to describe a country. The term 'British Commonwealth' is politically neutral anyway. - (Aidan Work02:51, 19 January 2006 (UTC))[reply]
Please purchase a clue. You do not own articles at Wikipedia. The specific point about your doctrinaire stance on "nation" is addressed in my reply to your attack on the page User talk:Djegan. Hu08:20, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have indefinitely blocked Aidan Work from editing WP. Looking at his behaviour, it has gone beyond the point of no return. Advocating the killing of homosexuals, setting up phoney unused redirects, posting attacks on user pages, unilaterally moving pages, demanding that users ask his permission to edit "his" pages, etc etc. It was most astonishing behaviour. Good riddance to him. FearÉIREANN\(caint)04:39, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Re:Copyright question
Hi KMan, thanks for responding to the author who pointed out the copyright violation at Leviathan number. I've deleted the article and replaced it with a reworded version. It seemed better to take care of it quickly, rather than sending it through the queue at WP:CP. FreplySpang(talk)06:20, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi FreplySpang. Thanks for the explanation. I'm pretty sure I always add license info for pictures. Are you sure there was no information for this picture before it was deleted? And even if there were no license info, isn't it normal that the uploader be notified first so that they have an oportunity to add the info required? Thanks, --Rebroad15:31, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also, how would I go about getting this picture back please (as I don't have a copy of it on my harddrive any more)? Thanks! --Rebroad15:32, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, this one just said "Buildings at the South Pole", with no source info. As an admin, I can look at the edit history of deleted pages, and that's what was there. Unfortunately, there's no way to get the actual image out of edit history. Sometimes you can get them from our mirrors, like answers.com. If you do a Google image search for SPSM.05.5.JPG , you can get small versions. (But, if you don't know where it originally came from, we still can't use those.) And, I have to admit, deleting unsourced images is such a large task that the deleters often don't notify the uploader directly. Unsourced images are tagged for at least seven days with Template:Nosource before deletion. I'm sorry that you got bitten by this process. I see that you've already uploaded a different image for the South Pole article - thanks! FreplySpang(talk)16:13, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Vandalism
Dear sir, although it may appear that these vandalism (from 62.231.155.4) are the work of one man, this is fact a communal address used by our entire college (Clifton college) I can appreciate that acts of vandalism are unwanted but if you where to ban our address for wikipedia you would effectively ban our entire college from accessing the site.
I can't make any promises that the acts of vandalism will stop, but i would ask you not to consider banning us as that would remove wikipedia as a resources for all in the school who wished to use it properly.
I was bold and moved the article so that the title is more in line with the rest of things: bicycle pedal instead of pedal (bicycle); bicycle frame instead of frame (bicycle), etc. Is that the most common name per WP:NC? --Christopherlin03:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Boring old Dwain
Does the mean that people are not allowed to express an opinion contary to that of anyone else, at risk getting in the way of that goal. Incidentally, did Dwain actually read what i wrote?, or did you delete it before he had a chance? It was meant for him and not you.
Saw the AFD. Looks useful as a redirect now that Renata pointed out the FOD article. If "FOD Walk" is plainly deleted, people could get frustrated as long as simply "FOD" doesn't even cross their minds. Therefore, the redirect would help. --Shultz01:20, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Freply is female?
I just saw on your userpage that you're a woman in her 30s that attends an extension of a prestigious university. All this time, I thought you were male because I thought "Freply" was a syncopation of "Fred Reply". Hence, "Fred Reply Spang". It might sound like nonsense at first but people name themselves whatever they'd like on the 'Net. What does "FreplySpang" mean and why did you choose it, by the way?
You've probably noticed this, but in our conversations, I've talked to you in a male-to-male way of talking. (Maybe useful for the other readers here to know?) Who knows what you've thought of me during that time, but I've never detected a hint of feminism. It's probably because you wanted to peer deeper into/figure out my true persona (or personality if persona isn't accurate). From what I can tell, men tend to expose more about themselves to other men, while trying to stay on a better behavior pattern towards women, so they can keep a good impression, which is how men are slower to reveal many things about themselves towards women.
If I had known that you were female from the time we first conversed, I would've behaved much differently towards you from the get-go. I didn't think there were that many female admins around here anyway, and females usually have a subtle way of revealing their gender through their typings. (Anyone who happens by here- not by telling me their gender, but just through the style they type with.) "That's a feminine sounding sentence/paragraph, this one's a female!", I might think, for example. Still, it never crossed my mind once in all of our dealings, Freply.
You might be a great personality analyzer. How do you evaluate mine, now that you've gotten to know me fairly enough? --Shultz10:55, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think you're imagining a lot that isn't there. Whatever you think of my writing style, it's not a calculated attempt to peer into your psyche, it's just the way I write. "FreplySpang" is an old nickname of mine that doesn't really mean anything, and that's why I picked it. And, I'm not much interested in personality analysis. FreplySpang(talk)19:56, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Analysis or not, you probably thought I was weird the way I acted towards you those times. Oh well, it's virtually unavoidable as long as I don't know the other person is a woman. Finding out your true gender was one of my biggest surprises ever since I joined Wikipedia 6 months ago. Did you choose the nickname yourself or did your friends choose it for you? What was their reason? When I entered my current school, friends started calling me "Java" because I was so tense in a game of Egyptian Rat Screw. They thought I acted like I drank a good portion of java, so that's how I got that name (though I almost never use it online).
I think you're imagining a lot that isn't there. About that, some people have told me that I tend to overanalyze at times. Knowing myself, I certainly overanalyze more when they're not around, so since it can become a problem for me, I hope to find a comfortable/acceptable way to shake this habit. --Shultz22:12, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
why is it deleted?
how do I undelete the page I was working on?
do I have to do it on a sandbox until it is complete???
thanks for not ignoring my message.
Mid-Michigan Track Club has existed since ~1967,
and I had given a link to that data. so it has at
least the same amount of right for existence in Wikipedia
as the other Running clubs I have seen up there.
Frep, you're a genius! Thanks for the help on that. I tell you, it's been driving me nuts when I try and unblock someone. - Lucky 6.906:01, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Music in Xena
Sorry about that. I just saw the merge request from Clarknova and noticed the two sections in Xena were about the series.
Of course, if you noticed the music section here, I wouldn't have been caught by it :-)
I'm Recent To Wikipedia, and Received Little Help in This Matter
Not many people, including some administrators, have been helpful or supportive to me during RFC or Arbitration. It feels like a witch-hunt, and censorship. This is why I am leaving Wikipedia. I did not know how to paste the comments or who to approach so I left it on the Administrators' Board. If there is way to get this case to the AMA - then I would appreciate your assistance. As a newcomer, I am a bit lost. Thanks.Theo07:03, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Re/Your note on WP:AN
First, let me extend my condolences for the loss of your friend. I cannot imagine how difficult such an experience must be.
I must ask you to stop pasting material from people's talk pages to Wikipedia:Administrator's noticeboard. At best, it's confusing to see such comments, out of the blue, looking as if the original authors added them directly to the noticeboard. At worst, it reflects badly on you. I am removing the pasted material now. If you want to pursue formal complaints against these users, you might find it helpful to contact a member of the Association of Member Advocates. FreplySpang [[User
talk:FreplySpang|(talk)]] 06:57, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Please ignore the changes I made to Mess with MSN Messenger, I fixed it up. I have edited the killuminati page and explained that idea is 100% speculation.
Hello, have a look at the history of that page, also at the discussions page. There is a guy, calling himself "a proud Iranian" in the discussion, who keeps putting heinous rants into the articlee. He had already been blocked twice for 48 hours each time, but this doesn't seem to be enough. He's at it since this morning and no administrator seems to care. Please have a look, and block him for a longer period ! Thank you 82.230.180.18517:18, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Freply. Did you realize that I had just warned Conrad for his last personal attack, and that he hadn't posted since then, when you blocked him? Suddenly we're "right-wing," apparently. (Praise the lord and pass the ammo.) -GTBacchus(talk)05:24, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not particularly inclined to unblock him, either. It's not like we're missing out on a bunch of articles getting written. On the other hand, it seems a shame to give him and User:Josh, leftwing voter (who probably isn't the same person) something to complain about. I'm keeping an eye on the situation, as I suspect are several admins. Whether or not this particular block sticks for a week, he needs to get the message that Wikipedia isn't anyone's playground. -GTBacchus(talk)17:46, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am sorry about the vandalism that is occuring in the wikipedia pages. You warned my IP address to stop vandalizing pages. The IP address is at the school. We are trying to track the problem down and any information would be great like who/what was posted. If you could please email that information to itservices@peoriachristian.org it would be greatly appreciated.
I have recently seen your *face* on the parental notification article, and would like to ask you if you could look over the history a bit, and if you agree to re-add the parts of my version dealing with the pro-life reasoning for the law along with the link I've set on the talk page. I tried to reason it out with Catamorphism after he told me I hadn't cited a source or what not - in the end she ignored the source and said that it wasn't her responsibility. I hope that you might try to make the article a bit more neutral. Chooserr19:28, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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