User talk:Greeves/Archive 4

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Chocobo Racing

Has been fixed up per your review. :) Judgesurreal777 03:32, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Help

Good Morning Greeves. My name's GrooveDog, and I recently created WikiProject Manitoba. I can't figure out how to make my Project banner a self-reference to go into a category. Could you please help me by fixing this, or explaining to me how to do it? GrooveDog 03:42, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

EverQuest Task Force

Evening there, Greeves! DruVirus here, and I'm wondering if you'd be interested in the prospect of me creating an EverQuest Task Force off of your MMORPG WikiProject. I was just cruising by the pages, looking for information on EQ Deites, .. and I realized that not only is everything there word-for-word of the site, but that it's pretty much skin and bones. If able, I'd love to complete pages for each of the deities, and even more, concerning lore and in-game events and the like. Drop me a line if this could come to be. DruVirus 04:16, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Firstly, I want to make sure that you understand that it is not just my project, I am just an active contributer to it. I would be happy to help you set up a task force though! I'll try to start something off at WP:MMO/EQ soon. Greeves ^(talk • contribs • reviews) 22:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Ahhh, .. alright, then. I don't understand how to make Task Forces or Projects or anything, but you seemed to know the drill, which is why I contacted you. All I know is that I know more than my fair share of EverQuest lore, and was disappointed by the lack of it here. Thanks a bunch. 69.120.178.47 22:31, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Are you DruVirus? Greeves ^(talk • contribs • reviews) 22:33, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Wow, .. there we go. Yes, I am. Hadn't realized I had been signed off of here. So, how do we start this thing? I just started on here, really, .. am new to the whole thing. DruVirus 22:38, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Chocobo Racing

You did not put your name in the reviews list, so I reviewed this article. Also, when you passed it, you did not update it from the Wikipedia:Good article candidates list. In the future, please put your name in the Wikipedia:Good article candidates list so others know that you are reviewing that page. Remember to update the Wikipedia:Good article candidates list as you review and pass/fail articles. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. INFORMATION CENTER (T • C) 01:06, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Manitoba Syntax

You added something in the {{WPMAN}} template syntax that said "This article has been automatically assessed as start-class on the assessment scale". How is this used, does it just find all the stubs and tags them? If so, is it possible to work it with the {{Manitoba-stub}} template? GrooveDog 22:03, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

The intention is that a bot would automatically assess any articles with {{Manitoba-stub}} on them. I've been meaning to getting around to requesting for a bot owner to tag all articles within Category:Manitoba with our tag and to add |auto=yes to them so that they could be assessed by it as a stub if need be. Greeves ^(talk • contribs • reviews) 22:07, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Robert Browning Arbie Logo.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Robert Browning Arbie Logo.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 04:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Usurpation

Hey, just a quick question. I'm looking to usurp the user name Son, but that account doesn't have an e-mail address. Does this nix the usurpation, or do I have to wait out the seven days? --myselfalso 23:09, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

You just have to wait the seven days unless User:Son says otherwise before then. Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 23:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Active

Hi. I am the acting leader of the Artix Entertainment Wikiproject. I would just like to let you know that we are active, however most of out team's unfortunate focus is the DF article. (my fault!) I will soon be stepping down from the Aq taskforce, and leaving lead of it to Connor(jcd4u) If you would like to help out please contact him!

Usurpation Question

The user I want to usurp has 3 edits, but hasn't made any in over a year. Am I completely, er, screwed in this regard? Userpie^talk to me! 22:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Probably... unless you contact them (best if they have e-mail set) and they are fine with the usurpation. So unless the user being usurped is fine with this you are "completely, er, screwed in this regard." :-) Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 22:34, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

They don't have email set. Any chance of usurpation? Userpie^talk to me! 00:34, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid to say, very, very little. Your only hope is to leave a message on their talk page, (not the default message template, as now we can't take it without their permission) though the likelihood of their reply is slim to none. Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 00:39, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Is there any way to check to see if there's a related IP to this username, so that I could talk to the person (at least trying)? Userpie^talk to me! 01:10, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

There is WP:RFCU, but they don't reveal the IPs, and I don't know how an IP would help you anyway. Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 01:26, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

GA nominations re-applied

Hello. I added fair use image rationales to all pictures used in my previous nominations for good article, and I added a couple of more articles to nominations, of course adding fair use rationale as well. They are ready for reviewing. Broken soul 12:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The Good Article Medal of Merit

		The Good Article Medal of Merit
		I have awarded you this medal for your work in helping to reduce the backlog during the Good Article Candidates Backlog Elmination Drive. You reviewed five or more articles during the drive, which helped to contribute to the large decrease in the backlog. If you have the time, please continue to review articles to help make sure the backlog does not jump back up to what it was. Good job and happy editing! Nehrams2020 06:52, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Nomination

Usurpation Request

Hi. I made a usurpation request on June 9. It's been well over 7 days now, but I haven't heard anything. Can you check it out for me and let me know what's up? Thanks! --myselfalso 06:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Looks to me like the b'crats are getting a little behind - I am not a b'crat however, I am just a WP:CHU clerk, organizing the page and helping the crats. Anyway, you should be renamed soon! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 00:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay, that's cool! Thanks! --myselfalso 01:21, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

No problem! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 01:23, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

HAY! BACK OF THE LINE No cutters. (sorry, just felt like doing that :) --Lwarf ^Talk! 08:26, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA

I have added two optional questions for you. -N 02:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Usurpation

Thanks for your help on the rename pages, but please take care when adding the {{CUU}} template at WP:CHU/U. See ∆ ← Betacommand, Betacommand had not in fact notified the target account when you added the template. I have now done so... WjBscribe 12:24, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Sorry! That was the one place I forgot to check this time (and I normally check there)! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 13:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Manitoba Banner fixin'

No problem. I'm glad I could help out. Hope you have a great Sunday. :)
Cheers, S ^up? 18:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

You too! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 18:01, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

WCC

heya, i really appreciate all the work you are putting into the Wiki Community College incubator- i really dont know enough about the wiki format to be much help. however, i did have a kind of brainwave the other day-i inserted the following into the body of the text on Meta: "-Further refinement of grading essays: Rather than being "graded" per se, a user would post his sumbission to the appropriate wiki (Wikinews for journalism, Wikispecies for zoology, Uncyclopedia for comedy, etc) along with a link back to a category here at WCC. After a reasonable amount of time (1 month?), users would then grade them, but really all that would be necissary would be reading the discussion page, and comparing the original version with the 1-month later version. It should be obvious how accurate and comprehensive an article is this way, and there would be a nice list of links of papers to review on the WCC mainpage --Jayseki 20:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)"

what do you think? --Jayseki 18:05, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Thought I'd be the first to say congrats on your RfA! :-D CaptainVindaloo ^t c e 02:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I haven't officially passed yet! ;-) I think that I will though. A crat can close it any time now (starting from 2:22). Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 02:25, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

It's a dead cert, though, unless forty or so opposers simultaneously discover time travel. :-) CaptainVindaloo ^t c e 02:33, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

LOL! :-D Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 02:45, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Well you just did!!! Congratulations!! :-) - Alison ☺ 05:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Hey congratulations on your successfull RfA! J-stan 14:38, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

You're an Admin!

It is my pleasure to inform you that you are now an admin. Congratulations. You can feel free to do everything you're supposed to do and nothing you're not supposed to do. If you haven't already, now is the time look through the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. -- Cecropia 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Yep. Let me know if you need anything. Prodego ^talk 06:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations from me too. I hope to follow you soonish. Good luck with the mop.--VS ^talk 13:40, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations. WjBscribe 15:59, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity....

Just out of curiosity, did you actually put the mop icon at the top of your page, beside the status changer, or was that automatic? I tried to find the template somewhere in the page source but I couldn't. Thanks, GrooveDog 14:43, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I added the admin mop image and the penguin cabal image to User:Greeves/Status. Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 15:00, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

AIV

No need to remove my reports - I'm testing things out as the bots not working, Ryan Postlethwaite 21:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay. Sorry about that! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 21:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Well, I kept off the block button this time, but you've been warned Note to self: I'll have to be more careful with my sarcasm now Greeves has got his own block button! Ryan Postlethwaite 21:37, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

developed country

I got your message. Macau should be on the list under the category of comprehensive list of developed country as I provided the reference of China Modernization Report 2007 in which already mentioned Macau reaching the level of developed country. However, Eliko insisted that Macau should not be on the list because that report I above mentioned didn't provided so-called all countries like CIA or UN's report according to what he said; plus he told me that CIA or UN's report is more superior to any other evidence for sure. Eliko keeps reverting all the time because I added Macau back on the list and refuted that CIA or UN report is not the sole source to prove. Eliko wants to keep this page as his private page and let no one edit and change or add any additional source. That is why the edit war happened. He also have several sockpuppets in order to keep that page unchanged. Please refer to history for more detail. 74.12.182.133 01:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

• I have no sock puppet accounts, except for Eliko. see my talk page for more details.
• I don't want to keep this page as my private page. On the contrary: I'm the person who has suggested the debate between us should be resolved by mediation. This means I accept the mediator's resolution in advance. Furthermore: the person who has made the request to protect the article was - not me - but 74.12.182.133. for more details - see my talk page.
• My position, which accords to the current version of the article, is that all sources (including the UN source) should be respected, not only the chinese source. Now, there is a dispute between the sources: the chinese source classifies Macau as "developed", while the UN and the CIA classifies Macau as "developing". Due to that contradiction between the sources, I've suggested the dispute between the sources should be resolved in favor of neither source; i.e. I've suggested Macau should be included - neither in the "developing country" list (which includes Macau according to the UN and the CIA) - nor in the "developed/advanced country" list (which would have included Macau - had one adopted the chinese report). I've also suggested the dispute between the sources should be indicated (e.g. in a footnote) - not ignored (as 74.12.182.133 suggests).
• As opposed to 74.12.182.133's position, my positon is that the footnotes about Cyprus and Slovenia should be kept (as they are now in the current version of the article) - not deleted, since these footnotes include (in my opinion) important information about the difference between the CIA list and the IMF list regarding Cyprus and Slovenia.

Eliko 15:02, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Usurpation

Don't worry - this wasn't an error, I just added the template before I left the notification... WjBscribe 13:12, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Alright, sorry about that! Greeves ^(talk • contribs) 13:22, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

irc nick

I'd be glad to op you. Are you greeves on irc? +sj + 19:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)