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Thank you, Willking.

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
I present you with the Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for reverting the vandalism on my user page. Thanks a lot. (C/PVT)G2sai 01:03, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome. :) Willking1979 (talk) 01:04, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Advice

I need your advice again. Take a look at the recent history of James Guthrie. A new editor has made some good faith edits based on primary sources he/she claims to have in his/her possession. I don't know how best to handle this. On one hand, I don't doubt that this editor has the sources; on the other, he/she is changing information based on a tertiary source authored by one of Kentucky's foremost historians. At the least, the <ref> tags need to be changed if the IP's edits are left intact. What do you think is the appropriate course of action? Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 13:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I too am stumped by the changes. For now, I believe you should go ahead and change the tags and discuss the changes with the new user. Willking1979 (talk) 14:07, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Have footnoted the primary source information and left a note on the user's talk page. We'll see what happens. Thanks. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 15:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
You're welcome. Glad to be of service. :) Willking1979 (talk) 15:14, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Bellarmine University

Me again. Can you help me keep an eye on Bellarmine University? A new editor is adding some info that looks to me to be WP:COATRACK-ish. I don't want to run afoul of WP:3RR, and I don't really have time to leave any kind of coherent message on his/her talk page at the moment. Your help would be appreciated, and of course, feel free to let me know if you think I'm making the wrong call here. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 17:39, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Just reverted the edits...I did not issue a warning to the user. The user seems to be biased. I'll monitor the article as much as I can...I just got power back on after seven hours due to storms in my neck of the woods and more storms are expected in the next few hours. Willking1979 (talk) 20:30, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Yep, get ready for them. They just passed through here a couple of hours ago, and they were pretty strong. We're bracing for another round about 7 or 8 PM. Hopefully, you can keep your electricity on this time.
Thanks for the help, as always. In the interest of WP:AGF, I didn't say so before, but since you independently came to the same conclusion, I concur that there may be some type of agenda-pushing here.
Stay safe. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 20:45, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Just found out about a Tornado Watch for my location around midnight. My long day will be much longer. Back to wiki-business: if the user pushes his/her agenda again, I will issue a warning to the user. Thanks for all you do, Willking1979 (talk) 20:51, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - May 2009

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Issue VIII - May 2009
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  • The Christianity project and its related projects currently have 68 FAs, 7 FLs, and 146 GAs, which includes 3 more FAs. We did however lose one FL and 2 GAs over the past month, but we still basically broke even with the 3 new FAs.
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Welcome to the Eighth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.

Hello from the new Christian films task force! I was recently apart of founding a task force, so this is the story. For several months, I would not only contribute to Christian films, groups, etc., but I'd also see other users working on similar articles. I really wanted to create a project for us to work from. Filmcom contacted me about trying to get a task force going, so we began working together on it. When it appeared the idea was dying, we continued to fight, and several other users joined!

Thanks to the efforts of many users, I'd like to introduce you to the Christian films task force! We are currently having a bot tag all Christian film-related articles, and we are working to define our project scope. We now have our own icon and shortcut (WP:CFTF), with ten users signed out thus far - these are just some of the things that have been happening in the last few days. If you have any interest in joining such a project, we welcome everyone to join and get involved.

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Adolphus79 page clear

Did you report this because if you did so have i and i haveonly just thought that you could have done. =) 'The Ninjalemming' 16:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

I had to revert it this morning because of an IP blanking the page. I did not report the user, but gave him/her a warning. 17:22, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback

 Unfortunately, my RFA was closed today with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk 20:15, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

User page

Thanks for the reversion. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 22:47, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Willking1979 (talk) 22:57, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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word to the wise

You really ought not respond to every opposer. So far, you've refuted and answered pretty well, but I'd stop now, lest you give the appearance of contentiousness or badgery. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 14:12, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments. I will not reply to all individually but will listen to all of them. Willking1979 (talk) 14:18, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

My Q4 at your RFA

Please note that my question at your RFA doesn't just say "optional" because the template inserts that word. It truly is. Yintaɳ  14:57, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Just answered the question on the RFA page. Thanks for your input. Willking1979 (talk) 14:59, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
Good luck with your RfA! I hope you pass with the proverbial flying colors! Pastor Theo (talk) 02:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Pastor Theo for your comments. :) Willking1979 (talk) 02:35, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

ThankSpam

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my "RecFA", which passed with a final tally of 153/39/22. There were issues raised regarding my adminship that I intend to cogitate upon, but I am grateful for the very many supportive comments I received and for the efforts of certain editors (Ceoil, Noroton and Lar especially) in responding to some issues. I wish to note how humbled I was when I read Buster7's support comment, although a fair majority gave me great pleasure. I would also note those whose opposes or neutral were based in process concerns and who otherwise commented kindly in regard to my record.
I recognise that the process itself was unusual, and the format was generally considered questionable - and I accept that I was mistaken in my perception of how it would be received - but I am particularly grateful for those whose opposes and neutrals were based in perceptions of how I was not performing to the standards expected of an administrator. As much as the support I received, those comments are hopefully going to allow me to be a better contributor to the project. Thank you. Very much. LessHeard vanU (talk) 16:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

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Your RfA

Sorry, I meant to post here earlier.

I'm sorry to say that I've closed your RfA as unsuccessful - no consensus. Thank you for running for admin - Wikipedia needs more admins. I hope you won't be too dismayed - we need you as an editor, too.

On a more personal note, (ie speaking now as an editor, not a Bureaucrat) the opposes in your RfA are really not too dreadful and I would urge you to ponder them over the next few months - it could well be that you can address them and if you're still interested in being an admin, you may be able to pass second time.

Once again, thank you for standing and for all your efforts on Wikipedia. --Dweller (talk) 13:24, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Dweller, for all you do. I posted and transcluded an RFA thank-you note on the top of my talk and user pages. I have considered and will consider the comments made on all sides of the debate. This experience has indeed made me a stronger editor. Willking1979 (talk) 13:28, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
A good attitude. However you decide to take things forward, I recommend an editor review in a few months to see if other editors think your shortcomings are being addressed. --Dweller (talk) 14:03, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
I had an ER a few months back, but few if any editors commented. The review is archived here: Wikipedia:Editor review/Willking1979. Willking1979 (talk) 14:58, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Hey, friend. Didn't know you had an RFA open. I would have supported. Drop me a line next time you re-apply. BTW, if you're looking to get some content creation experience (per the failed RFA), I'd always welcome your help on my (possibly unrealistic) project of making Governors of Kentucky a good topic. If all my current WP:GACs are promoted, I'll have every governor from Shelby to Robinson (excepting Crittenden) to at least GA status. That takes us from statehood to the middle of the Civil War. I generally do better with historical figures rather than folks still living and active in politics. Given a) your interest in WP:BLP, b) concerns about your ideology raised at RFA and c) my own personal self-interest, it'd be great if you could start at Beshear and work backward. That'd give you a chance to show you could treat some controversial folks on both sides of the aisle in an NPOV way. (Beshear is pushing casino gambling, Fletcher was charged with improper hiring, Patton had an infidelity scandal and is now heading up the Council on Postsecondary Education, Jones is now a horse industry lobbyist pushing casinos, etc.) If you're interested, let me know. If not, no biggie. But let me know when you re-apply for adminship either way. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 14:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll strongly consider doing it, given that I have other online and real-life stuff going on. As a poet once wrote, politics in Kentucky are "the damnedest." I'm sure with the red-hot US Senate election in 2010 and state elections in 2011, I'm sure people will flock here for info. Willking1979 (talk) 14:56, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
The poet was right. Just since I've been working on articles about Kentucky politics, I've learned we had the only governor ever assassinated in office, an attorney general murdered in an honor killing, and two Supreme Courts at the same time! I appreciate you considering helping me out, but I realize it's not everyone's cup of tea, so again, no problem if you choose not to. I've been a little lax in editing lately myself due to the purchase of a new video game. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 15:12, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - June 2009

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  • The Christianity project and its related projects currently have 72 FAs, 6 FLs, and 145 GAs, which includes 4 more FAs. We did however lose one FL and 1 GAs over the past month, but we still gained overall.
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Welcome to the Ninth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.

I am in the process of going through the various categories related to Christianity. I am finding that several of them may not have sufficient number of members to continue. By the end of the month, I hope to have the main category list finished (yeah, it might take that long, it's huge). At that time, I think we will review all the categories and see which may not have sufficient articles to continue. Please feel free to take part in the discussion regading what the minimum number of category items is, and how to deal with the non-qualifying categories, on the General Forum page.

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Charlie Zelenoff

The article is up for deletion and I'm attempting to clean up the redirects that were created by the author(s) of the spoof article (i.e., "Russian Pride", etc.) You can read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Charlie_Zelenoff

Vintagekits has been creating links on the Kimbo Slice page, an MMA fighter who performed on CBS. He has linked, redirected, and promoted the Charlie Zelenoff page. I have no idea what affiliation, if any, vintagekits has to Mr. Zelenoff but he has been investing a lot of energy into the Charlie Zelenoff spoof page.

Your input would be greatly appreciated.

Here are VintageKits recent contributions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Vintagekits

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Re: Sock Alert

Looks like an anon user took care of the edits. But I would keep an eye on the sock just in case and revert as necessary. If it gets to bad, let AIV know. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 23:16, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed the IPer's reverts. Good work by the IPer. I will monitor the sock's contribs for any new edits. Hope all is well, Willking1979 (talk) 23:18, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

mike opat

Sorry for posting on your page, i could not figure out how to send a message.

Mike Opat is a relatively unknown politician who has recently posted a huge wiki page on himself (ip address was registered to Hennepin County Govt Center). I am attempting to pare this page down to an appropriate amount if information that is not insanely one sided. I appreciate wiki editors, but a page this large is not appropriate for a person of his stature. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.224.76.64 (talk) 23:31, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for posting. If you need any help with issues on a biographical article, go here to the biographies noticeboard. Any biased content is unacceptable on Wikipedia. Thanks for your concern, Willking1979 (talk) 23:36, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for getting rid of the vandalism on my talk page. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 23:39, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Willking1979 (talk) 23:43, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

SPI case

 Clerk note: Please could you revisit, and provide better diffs. Specifically;

  1. Diffs should show the edit by the user in question, NOT your revert of that edit.
  2. Diffs should show similarity with the sockmaster and sock (by providing diffs that show similar edits by each), not merely demonstrate disruptive editing by the alleged sock.
As things stand, the diffs do nothing to show sockpuppetry, without having the reviewing admin go off hunting for his own evidence. Mayalld (talk) 11:34, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Just posted two diffs by the puppetmaster. Hope these help. Willking1979 (talk) 11:41, 8 June 2009 (UTC)


ACC Notice - Request 31087

Hi, I was recently going over recent request closures when I noticed that you made a mistake on this request. In this case the appropriate action would have been to create the account and I have since done this for you. Please read the ACC user guide and/or be more careful when handling future requests as users who make frequent errors may have their ACC access removed at the discretion of a ACC admin. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me on my talkpage or your favorite ACC admin. Cheers   «l| ?romethean ™|l»  (talk) 07:47, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I believed at the time that the name was similar to one that was created less that a year ago. The guide does state that accounts too similar to ones created less than a year ago cannot be created. However, upon further review of the case, the older account's edits were in the sandbox and not in mainspace. I apologize for the error and I will be more careful in the future. Sincerely, Willking1979 (talk) 09:44, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello!

Acdixon told me I should say hello, so I am doing so. I used to edit Wikipedia quite frequently, but took a somewhat long break due to life changes (medical retirement from the Army and moving associated with job). Just letting you know if you need help with something, I'd be glad to lend a hand, provided I am able. -- Steven Williamson (HiB2Bornot2B) - talk ▓▒░ Go Big Blue! ░▒▓ 21:38, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello Steven. Hope all is well. I have been editing here since March of 2008 and love every minute of it. My areas of focus include anything related to my alma mater, my home county, BLPs, account creation, and Recent changes patrol, among others. I hope to hear from you again soon. Willking1979 (talk) 21:52, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

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RE: 11 Connects

As long as they mention it, that is good enough for me. Do they mention it as "News Channel 11 Connects" or just "11 Connects"? - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I am not 100% sure, but it may be both. I do not get that channel on my cable, but as I mentioned I do go to their website and read their feeds. Willking1979 (talk) 00:35, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I read that as you got the channel also. Hmm...I am not quite sure what to do here. I want to add it since it is mentioned, but I am not sure if it is a primary branding or secondary. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Based on the logo itself, it seems to be a primary branding. Willking1979 (talk) 00:40, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
I added it back to the page and didn't remove the "News Channel 11" one until it becomes a little clearer which is used. I don't think it will hurt to have both on there. Thanks for your help. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:45, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) By the way, here is the RSS feed. If you use a reader like Firefox 3 or Google Reader, you will notice the headline "11 Connects at 6 a.m. Top Headlines, June 16." Willking1979 (talk) 00:48, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Gave a couple stories a listen and the reporters are branding it "11 Connects News". I guess Media General hasn't caught up the website just yet. I will update the page and remove the "News Channel 11" information posthaste. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 01:08, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
No problem. If the station's reporters or webmasters mention the branding on TV or online, it is notable on Wikipedia. Willking1979 (talk) 01:12, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Minor Barnstar

The Minor Barnstar
This barnstar is hereby bestowed on Willking1979 for being caught doing the nitpicky -- but oh-so-important -- work of updating URLs and access dates for online sources cited in June Buchanan and Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd. Keep it up! Orlady (talk) 16:39, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Orlady. I noticed last night that the website had a huge overhaul. The website made a leap from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 in a matter of days or weeks. Hopefully with the improvements, including a news page, Alice Lloyd College and its related articles will be updated more frequently on-wiki. Willking1979 (talk) 16:54, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Steve Beshear

Thanks for getting involved over at Talk:Steve Beshear. Hopefully we can bring this thing to a productive conclusion. Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) 14:03, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I hope this edit war will be resolved very soon. It is a top article for WikiProject Kentucky. In addition, it is a BLP, thus it is important we have a very accurate article. Willking1979 (talk) 14:19, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Happy Willking1979's Day!

Willking1979 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
so I've officially declared today as Willking1979's Day!
For your fantastic work at ACC,
enjoy being the star of the day, dear Willking1979!

Signed,
Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign)

For a userbox you can put on your userpage, please see User:Dylan620/Today/Happy Me Day!.

Nice!!! Abce2|AccessDenied 00:21, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Also, I meant to sign, sorry... → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 00:25, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Dylan, for this amazing honor. :) Willking1979 (talk) 00:58, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

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Sorry about that

That edit I made on the vitiglo page or whatever it was was part of an experiment I am conducting to try and prove that Wikipedia is a reliable source of information. So far, the longest it has taken is 22 minutes for an editor to remove my edit, which truly proves it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.50.165.110 (talk • contribs) 00:54, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Make sure you sign your posts on talk pages like this one. Willking1979 (talk) 00:59, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 00:56, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Have a great weekend. :) Willking1979 (talk) 01:00, 27 June 2009 (UTC)