User talk:H/Archive 14

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• This conversation is in reference to [1] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 16:24, 30 November 2006 (UTC) [reply]

OOPS! I meant to warn the user that did the blanking in the previous edit[2]. Thanks for catching my mistake! --Darry2385 02:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, look at User_talk:HighInBC/Archive_13#Re:_Sorry to see a real oops I did this morning. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 02:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This is in reference to [3] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Samillia, it makes it all worth while. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This is in reference to [4] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there HighInBC, I've kept tabs on your past edits as well, I think you're doing a fine job and thought you deserve another one of these: ¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 02:49, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, wow, 2 in such a short time. Thanks, I moved it to my user page. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 02:51, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This is in reference to [5] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I am getting one a day now, thanks Agathoclea I have moved it to my userpage. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:10, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you were the last admin on 68.93.154.151's talk page, I thought I might direct your attention to this. Any thoughts? Cheers, riana_dzasta 18:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that :) riana_dzasta 18:13, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, that is a new one... HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I saw something a week or so ago where the school's tech supervisor contacted a Wikipedia user and asked to get the IP blocked permanently, and I think it even worked, but I can't for the life of me find the links. Oh well... riana_dzasta 18:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That seems odd, no garuntee that the school will own that IP forever, months, years, but not forever. However in extreme circumstances IP's are indef blocked, perhaps this case was extreme enough that the request was granted. I don't mind school vandals because about 2/3rds of them eventually grow up. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, it does sound odd. Seeing as I can't remember the users involved, it may have been just a recent changes patroller's crazy fantasies. riana_dzasta 18:26, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thought you might want to know about this, it has the same goals as Wikipedia:WikiProject Photography, but is better organized. --Gphoto^talk 18:35, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you I added myself right away. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:56, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since this new project completely takes over the role of the inactive photo wikiproject, should I put up a banner that says something about not being in use any more and linking to the new thing? --Gphoto^talk 21:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You removed the report of this user's vandalism of the Mitosis article from the Administrator intervention against vandalism with the edit summary, "this is a content dispute, talk to the user instead". This is vandalism, not a content dispute. The user is maliciously replacing instances of the word "mitosis", meaning a process of cell division, with "myopics", which is a nonsense word. The closest real word is "myopic", which means "near-sightedness". The user's other edits have been to make similar changes to the article, replacing words with similarly-spelled nonsense words. Neil916 (Talk) 19:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome to re-add it, perhaps another admin will think differently. Thanks for bringing this up. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 19:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This conversation is in reference to [6] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC) [reply]

I don't believe that's allowed. I am not entirely sure, but I'm trying to look around for info. I think I found something here. Check out Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects. It can be deleted then. Nishkid64 21:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Btw, it was deleted by Cyde as a cross namespace redirect back in June. Nishkid64 21:49, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just here because this discussion I had with someone on my talk page earlier is relevant to here. -- Steel 22:28, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and there's also a discussion going on over at WT:CSD about them. -- Steel 22:35, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Neat, controversy... HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's not just the redirect. Please go to the page it redirects to and view the edit history. This page has been moved, put back by an administrator, then moved again by the same person who is engaged in an ongoing edit war. I'm asking that the redirect page be deleted (view the logs, note that Alex Bakharev did the same less than an hour ago) so I can move it back to where it was. TheQuandry 00:59, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see, ok I will do that. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 00:59, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:00, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pure vandalism by IPs, as with [7], warrants a much longer block than 15 minutes. The reason for short blocks with IPs is if the IP changes. 15 minute blocks were only ever appropriate for AOL because of its proxy system. 24 hours is the more usual block time for IP vandalism. —Centrx→talk • 05:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I selected the wrong setting, thanks for catching that. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 05:39, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. I just thought you might have been being too timid or following some absurdly minute block length progression. —Centrx→talk • 06:29, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am a patient man, but not that patient. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 15:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This conversation is in reference to [8] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Yes, I meant to indef block him. No idea what happened for it to fail. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• I knew I blocked him. (see here). No idea why it isn't showing up when you look at the block log on the blocking page. - Mgm|^(talk) 19:37, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm just a database oddity, thanks. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 20:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This conversation is in reference to Image:JaquesCookStaunton.jpg HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC) [reply]

I have been corresponding to the owner of the image of the chess pieces that I uploaded and you deleted. I told him about the three things needed. He was OK with the first two, but unsure about #3 (permission to use in any manner). Now he is OK with that too, if he gets credit. Since giving credit is one of the rights that can be reserved, I think it now all OK. If you think it is OK, I'll upload it again. (or you can undelete it, right?) Bubba73 (talk), 21:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds perfect, you can put a copy of the your coorespondence on the talk page for reference, and for a license choose Creative Commons Attribution. Once uploaded, put the person's name under the license like this Attribute to: <name>. And all should be good.

Thank you for liberating that wonderfull image. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can I take email addresses out of the messages, for privacy? Bubba73 (talk), 21:31, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You can take yours out. The person releasing the rights need to be contactable. If you want to keep his addess a secret, you can send the permission to permissions-en@wikimedia.org and they will post a message on the image saying it is confirmed. Just mention on the image page that permission was sent to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. The information will be kept confidential per Wikipedia's Privacy Policy(link at very bottom of page). HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've done that. I sent the permission correspondence to that adress. I selected GFPL or something like that. If I had selected that it was OK for educational use but not commercial use, would that have been OK? Bubba73 (talk), 22:16, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you had selected a restriction to commercial use then it would be deleted. That option is only there because we want contributors to be choose the correct one instead of choosing another one becuase the real on is not on the list. Keep up the good work. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I re-added the images to the articles it was on before. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• This conversation is in reference to [9] HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your note at User talk:66.82.9.61, I probably was a little harsh, but to be honest, I was trying to be (I am deliberately referencing our last encounter, with User:Ring modulator ;)...The need for diffs comment is totally accurate however and received -- I should have provided diffs. However, if you look at the history, vandal warnings might have been more appropriate, except, as its a dynamic IP I didn't want to just post a textbook-style warning and not have it received by the right editor. My involvement in the issue was as a result of a "help me" posted on a new users' page and when I evaluated the situation, I really felt like strong words and actions were appropriate. The page is currently semi-protected after my request WP:RPP, which I think is also appropriate. Please feel free to bang me a note if there's a way you think I could have handled the situation better -- I'm trying to tread the fine line between AGF and "stop this nonsense right now!". Cheers Dina 21:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So sorry, I was ambiguos in my statement. I was not refering to you very valid comments, but was talking to the user about the comment left on your talk page[10]. Sorry about the misunderstanding, I have made a mention of this on the IP's talk page too to avoid further misunderstanding. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 21:57, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

oooooh, got it. Well, I didn't provide diffs either, so its a fair cop for me as well. I was a little confused, but I have it now. Thanks! You seem to have my back quite a lot, and I appreciate it. Dina 22:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Part of keeping the place clean means being unpopular, gotta look out for the good one's. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was actually your actions in the little User:Ring modulator kerfuffal (Happy thanksgiving! (neighbor to the north who doesn't celebrate the holiday...it was rather funny to wake up on a holiday to [11] his addition to my talk page -- it made me laugh out loud) that made me support your RFA. I feel we're on the same page, so I hope that if you ever do have an issue with something I do or say, you'll know that I take it seriously and bring it to me directly. LOL, as a bit of constructive critcism, you do need to learn to "thread" a bit better ;) Dina 22:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That got a laugh out of me, yes I should have put up a header and mabye refered directly to the person, that is for certain. Oh, and we do have a Canadian Thanksgiving, just on a different day. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:27, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think I like your holiday better, ours is so conflicted. Though I know we share ancestry/responsibility when it comes to screwing the native peoples' of this land. I re-edited the above to be more clear -- that was a big reason I supported your RFA, I thought you handled the whole thing really well. Dina 22:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The IP who left the comment on my talk page was User:Mywayyy, who dislikes me because I got him banned. However, because he's been editing in the same disruptive manner since he was blocked, the only thing I can do is revert & block. Khoikhoi 06:00, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good plan. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 14:31, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you're talking about, but please stop threatening to ban me. Perhaps you need to look at my conversation with riana_dzasta as you may be talking about something that's been cleared up already. Or maybe the drugs are just affecting your brain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.216.188.161 (talk • contribs) 17:23, December 1, 2006

I am refering to this[12], please do not vandalize pages. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:26, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for noticing. You should assume good faith; while my choices may not all be correct I'm trying to improve this source of public knowledge, like most everyone else here. 71.216.188.161 01:37, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We should both assume good faith, you are very right. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 01:49, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for that little situation. I'm not even sure where the anon found the banned template, but I think he understands now. The edit to your page was most definitely vandalism, the ohter one I'm not so sure about. Confusing, it all is. riana_dzasta 16:04, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a few guesses at how the anon found the banned template, but I will assume good faith instead. hehe. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 16:23, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! riana_dzasta 18:14, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

lol, Wikipedia makes me laugh more than any other website. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:30, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the pic Ryan. No hurry with the other one(s), perhaps when You do go there, then take several pics (see Vancouver International Airport), and remember a bird view photo is a must ;-) . Also if You like then put them straight to commons? Again thanks, feydey 17:22, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ya I should put them on commons instead. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:26, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, a Commons user repeatedly tagged the Orion images as "non-commercial", based on the default terms associated with ESA Hubble images; he didn't seem to accept the argument that ESA's website says it's copyright-free. Since the tag would have qualified it for speedy deletion, I moved it to Deletion requests to get the question more deliberate consideration. --Davepape 17:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have given my opinion on this, thanks for saving such a valuable image from speedy deletion. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:57, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh - sorry about the missing colon. Strange that it didn't show up when I hit preview. --Davepape 01:23, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personal attack and death threat removed[13]. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 18:45, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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