User talk:Bugs5382/Archive 1

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User box TfD

You are voting to delete multiple user boxes that you display. This is hyopcrisy. WAvegetarian ^(talk) (email) ^(contribs) 03:05, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Removing vandalism or inappropiate content

Hello Bugs! I was just checking Double Jeopardy (film) and I saw that you removed an obviously inappropiate link there. However, you missed a sentence of the same vandal (it made reference to Ashley Judd's breasts). I removed it, so no problem. I suggest that before removing vandalism or content that doesn't belong in an article, you do as I do: compare the last version with the next-to-last version, just in case you miss something. See you around! :) --Neuroghost 14:03, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Two more tips:

When you remove vandalism (eg Trey Songz) check to see if anything has been deleted as well as deleting what's been added.
When leaving warnings on user pages, eg {{test3}}, it's best to use subst, eg {{subst:test3}}.

Best of luck, Ben Aveling 07:02, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA

To withdraw your self-nom, you can add a short statement such as "I withdraw my nomination because I don't have enough experience yet," next to your statement of acceptance. Then remove the transclusion from the main RfA page. --Tantalum T e lluride 06:34, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the page will be kept deep in the RfA archives, but no one will hold it against you. You are a relatively new user, and you don't have much experience with requests for adminship. If you hang around for a while and become a trusted member of the community, you will likely be nominated again. (If you are nominated again, the name of your RfA subpage will be Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bugs5382(2) or something like that.) If you do aspire to become an admin in the future, you should probably make yourself familiar with as many of Wikipedia's policies as possible, participate in the deletion process, and become involved in a few community projects. Administrators should be good at fighting vandalism, but they should also be well-rounded contributors of encyclopedic content. If you are seriously dedicated to Wikipedia and want to help by becoming an admin, you can sign up for admin coaching after you rack up about 150 edits. Good luck! --Tantalum T e lluride 06:48, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Don't worry. And please don't feel discouraged about your RfA. You seem to be a very enthusiastic Wikipedian, and you've already contributed a lot of useful information to Wikipedia in only about 130 edits. If you continue to contribute regularly, you will eventually make some "wiki-friends." Participating in projects is probably the best way to make friends. Some of my closest friends are from Esperanza and WikiProject Numismatics. Then again, I've come to recognize some user names just because they frequently show up on my watchlist and the recent changes page. Just continue to use common sense and always remain civil, and eventually you will probably become a prime candidate for adminship. Please let me know if I can help you. --Tantalum T e lluride 07:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

New Main Page Election talks - your input is needed

A discussion has begun on how to handle an official election for replacing the Main Page. To ensure it is set up sensibly and according to consensus, your input is needed there. --Go for it! 23:06, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Untitled Batman Sequel

Hey there! On the talk page of Untitled Batman Sequel, you stated that the information in this article has already been deleted. Therefore, it classifies as CSD G4, and I nominated it for deletion. However, what is the name of the original article, as I have no proof that it was deleted before? Thanks! SYCTHOS ^talk 19:35, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Hey there....

Hello Bugs, It would seem that D-Day and myself are your admin coaches! I'd like to start by determining an area where we can have extensive discussions between the three of us. Do you have an IRC client? That might be the best place to meet and discuss, as it would allow real time discussion. If not, a user sub page might be a good idea, where we can list areas where you want to improve or understand better. Something like User:Bugs5382/AC. I'd also like to let you know that our talk pages are always open! Also I'm ready to start as soon as you are. KnowledgeOf Self | talk 00:43, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I think the Esperanza channel will suffice for now. I'm KnowledgeOfSelf on IRC. Would you like to get started now? KnowledgeOf Self | talk 03:40, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm ready when you are Bugs. Let me know when you need some pointers! --D-Day 23:10, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Prince_Kuhio_Federal_Building.jpg

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Coding sig

If you'd like for me to help you code your signature with talk links and all that jazz, I'll be available after 4 PM EST, which is 9 PM GMT, tommorow afternoon. - Pureblade | ^Θ 04:51, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Reverting vandals

Hey nice work reverting vandalism, I have a suggestion that you might find useful. When typing your edit summary, you can use an abbreviation of revert vandalism, (rvv or in the case of blanking rv b) instead of "reverted back to this version". The phrase "reverted back to this version" doesn't clarify that it is vandalism or a page blanking that you are fixing instead it sounds like your pushing a specific version that you like. I'd also like you to introduce yourself to D-Day if you haven't already. You are doing a great job, keep it up. I'd also like to know if you want to get together on IRC later? Just leave me a message with the best time, hopefully we'll both be on along with D-Day. KnowledgeOf Self | talk 21:52, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

That's good! I've still been checking your contribs they are looking good. Two things you should try to do more, participate in project name space. Vote on RfA's, AfD's get involved in programs like Esperanza. Secondly a request for adminship might get oppose votes based on your edit count. You don't need to have 8000 edits, but try and get your edit count up to the 1500+ area. Remember D-day and my talk pages are always open if you need help. I'm going to give you an admin related scenario on that user sub page I created for you. I'll let you know when I do! KnowledgeOf Self | talk 16:41, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

OK it's all finished User:Bugs5382/AC Take a look! KnowledgeOf Self | talk 18:48, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey Bugs, I assume you've had a busy week or two :-P. I just want to check in to see how your doing. If you have any problems with the questions that D-Day and myself have set up, let me know and I'll help guide you through! Thats what I'm here for lol. Talk to you soon I hope! KnowledgeOfSelf 01:04, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Katie Holmes

Greetings! You have edited the Katie Holmes page in the past. I've completely reworked the article and have posted it on WP:PR in the hopes of advancing it to WP:FAC. I would be grateful for your comments at Wikipedia:Peer review/Katie Holmes/archive1. PedanticallySpeaking 18:34, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to hear it!

Good luck with your new job! If you are ever around and need some help you know where to find me! KnowledgeOfSelf 10:13, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Censorship

A revised version of the proposed policy against censorship is now open for voting. Will you kindly review the policy and make your opinions known? Thank you very much. Loom91 11:45, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Toolbar

Hi.

I've just updated the polish DTD file [1] for new version and I have some questions about new entities:

wikipedia.settings.tab.templates.changeparent (? - what is parent category?)
wikipedia.wiki.installcode (? - Intall code - how?)
wikipedia.specialpage.sitesettings "Site settings" (? - unavailable on Polish Wikipedia?)
wikipedia.specialpage.userrights "User Rights" (? - unavailable on Polish Wikipedia?)

Are the last two sysop-only things?

Nux ^{talk | faster talk} 01:31, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the delays. I just didn't seen your messages (I'm usually on Polish wiki). I'll answer on the mailing list - as suggested :). Nux ^{talk | faster talk} 23:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Re: Battlestar Wiki

I am sorry; I have moved a different version from BattlestarWiki to Battlestar Wiki (a more correct title), overwriting your version in the process. I didn't bother with merging the histories, because I thought your version to be redundant. I have fixed it now. - Mike Rosoft 18:55, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Reminder...

When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 21:29, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

This was not a random posting. You left a un-subst-ed template at User talk:202.30.37.184. Don't worry about it -- no one is perfect. Happy editing! — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 20:55, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:FBI Badge.jpg

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GA

There's no such thing as "premature" failing of a Good Article candidate. Articles should be fully referenced before being listed, or they can be failed at any time without further discussion. If you look at my GA history, you'll see this is the first GA I've ever failed; the lack of references (and the lopsidedness of the sources - almost all of the references are from fbi.gov) was too much for me to fix myself. Listing it on the unsourced page wasn't intended as an insult - it was intended to get more editors involved in helping out. Kafziel 18:30, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I never said insult. Most of this was already referenced through the already referencesd sites listed. Why didn't you just cite them yourself? --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 18:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm not required to do that. I didn't list it. I'm glad to help when I can, and I often do, but there were at least 5 or 6 spots that needed references, and that's too many. Besides - I tried to fix it in one place (the clearance section) and you weren't happy anyway. Kafziel 18:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I have reposted a URL to the clearance section -- See FBI talk page. --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 18:38, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: FBI

In my opinion, everything in an FA need to be sourced. Someone who has the books should source them. It doesn't have to be the pages or anything, just which information comes from what book. Hurricanehink (talk) 02:42, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Everything should still be sourced. If they aren't, try finding an existing source. Hurricanehink (talk) 02:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

It's still in major need of refs, and work on the references (you can try Amazon for the rest of the biblio info). And, the references need to be diversified. You can't write an NPOV article about the FBI by mostly citing FBI sources. I often notice that peer review and Good articles let stuff slide that will never make it by FA. I also left a sample on the article of a fix you need to make to all the refs: the ref goes after the punctuation, not before. Keep going, you can get there! Sandy 02:46, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Moving the list of directors to a separate article is a good idea. If you can add some content and refs, consider sending it for WP:DYK. But as for main article FAC, the stub sections still need expantion.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 02:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

I am not a specialist in FBI. As for famous agents, well, I think X-Files deserves a mention with their portrayal of what likely is the two most famous (fictional) FBI agents.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 15:25, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Fictional depictions are important. And in this case, considering tha fame of X-Files, I think this show needs to be mention there.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 15:54, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Regarding major divisions and centers: you provide what is essentially a prose list or two in "Organization," but no real discussion. When were they formed, what do they do, are there Wikipedia articles? I can't tell at all from that section. That fails the completeness criterion for FA. You need another editor to run through and catch things like "respoinable" and "personal" (instead of "personnel"). I'd like to see it at FAC, and I know this is a tough process (my pet article looks likely to fail on one point), but I don't think this article is ready--at all.--Monocrat 19:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Commas: do you also do comma editing? Many are missing after begining phrases, maybe elsewhere. Thanks Hmains 19:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank You

Dear Shane, Greetings from India. Thanks for your message. I will be glad to help with the FBI project. Just now, I was updating NCAVC page. Thanks again, --Cyril Thomas 18:38, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Request

Would you please consider removing the image from your signature per the recommendation mentioned in WP:SIG. Although it is not a requirement, many editors would appreciate it. Thanks. --Hetar 05:01, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

FBI tag to related pages

Dear Shane, do we need to {FBI} tag the pages like NCIC, BSU, NCAVC stub pages? I am adding the tags to all pages related to FBI. Advice please…. --Cyril Thomas 18:54, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Project discussion page

Can we use the project talk/discussion page to discuss matters, so all project members could see what's going on. Just added another page Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS).

Re: BSGWiki

Sure, *adds userbox to his userpage* Thanks :-) Matthew Fenton (contribs) 18:11, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Bugs5382! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. —Xyra e l _{/ 19:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)} 19:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks - there was a bit of a backlog at the time - how long had you been waiting? —Xyra e l _{/ 21:04, 16 July 2006 (UTC)}

That's really dreadful :\ - apologies, not our usual service at all. It's often done in minutes. —Xyra e l _{/ 21:09, 16 July 2006 (UTC)}

Good. Nice layout. —Xyra e l _{/ 21:12, 16 July 2006 (UTC)}

Yeah, looks like it! I probably shouldn't have been so harsh on the Lil Jon vandal; however, the guy who put "douche" as a political/religious leader's nickname undoubtedly had bad intentions, and I felt a stern warning probably wouldn't hurt him. Maybe I should do better about that whole AGF thing.... Anyway, cheers! -- H·G (^words/_works) 22:03, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

New Template

I'm diggin the new template but maybe you could add a CVG To-do: thing like {{cvgproj}} Andman8 20:59, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

no sweat, your doin a heckofa job brownie! Andman8 21:02, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

How do I add the to do list to my boxing project. I've created the announcement template but I can't get it to work. Could you check it out {{WikiProjectBoxing}} and maybe add it? It would be a big help. Andman8 21:44, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Cool, thanks! Andman8 21:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Redirect

I marked it for deleting because nothing linked to it. -- Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 23:18, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I see. Redirects are cheap, so if there is even a remotely plausible chance it might be usable, there's no reason not to keep it. Thanks for your help cleaning up! Stifle (talk) 23:20, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Osama Bin Laden

Hey dude, why did you say that I was vandalising when I edited the intro to Osama Bin Laden? I was changing something to the correct term. What was with the warning? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.185.94.226 (talk • contribs)

Are you referring to your change from "Terrorist" to "Freedom Fighter"? Killfest2 03:57, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I responded to his talk page. I might be a bit biased on this issue, but I think the fact is that the article states him as a terrorist already. --

Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 03:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

FilmsWikiProject Template talk

Can I ask why you blanked the Template:FilmsWikiProject talk page? Any form of editing to other peoples' comments on a talk page, especially deletion of other peoples' comments, is generally considered pretty bad form. I know this template is turning into a pretty contentious issue, but any discussion about it is valuable and should be kept for future reference.

And by the way, don't let all this discussion/bashing of your template get you down. As I think I mentionned during the discussion, the Project banner is like our ambassador to the world; it's the first introduction most people are going to have to the project, and so I think we all just want to make sure it's as good as it possibly can be. Please, enjoy this piece of pie during the negociations. --Gpollock 04:00, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Edit: I totally forgot a nice tall glass of milk. Can't have pie without milk.... unless you're lactose intolerant. --Gpollock 04:35, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Been having File:Oreo3.gif all evening. But I should grab some milk from the fridge.. --

Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 04:37, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Concerning Editing Annoy?

Sorry, but I don't get it...what are you alluding to? Lectonar 05:55, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Have a nice day then. Cheers. Lectonar 05:58, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Mr T

Hardly vandalism. In fact your uninformed revert is closer to vandalism. If you ever saw (or heard) the Murphy performance you would know it is about receiving homosexual rape from Mr. T. You owe me an apology. 71.199.196.105 05:13, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Don't blame me for your lack of info. Besides registered users can vandalize just as easily. 71.199.196.105 05:18, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

ip page

can you pleas give me a link too the oficial policy for anonimus ip pages.You clames are not rational, thers absolutly no reson to keep stuf on dinamic adresses for more then one conection.--87.65.186.9 17:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

And in what way ,what you show me ,aplies to anonimus 2 mounths old page of a dinamic adrees user page?Wikipedia olso sayes that you have to folow the spirit of the rule ,not aplie them like a robot, do you rely think that the peopol how made that rule had annonimus ip pages in mind?The rule ,like it's formulated ,don't seem to take in considaration this category of pages.--87.65.186.9 17:32, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

in cases of warnings, which they are generally prohibited from removing:what the exeptions?--87.65.186.9 17:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

no exceptions to the rule as far as I can see This don't sound for a rule to me.As far i can see ther is ,for anonimus pages,i responded in the same way then you.If thers ,only one exception,why does the rule make you think that thers more then one?If only mistakes were autorised to be deleated ,then why it's not explicitly said in the rule?And no i'm not in themood to register.--87.65.186.9 17:47, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

i didn't understand you last anser.You'r just fed up ,and it's up to me for not registering?Or i can blank my page?--87.65.186.9 17:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

your interpretation of vandalism is,obsine.The rule sujest that ther are several exceptions,not just one.--87.65.186.9 18:07, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

which they are generally prohibited generaly is not always.Ther is no ground to consider a blanking of a ip page a mounth later as vandalism,the warning ,is then a dead word.Don't just repeat that it's vandalism,what are the other exceptions?It don't say that all removal of warnings are vandalism.you are to much black or white.--87.65.186.9 18:15, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

WP:AIV listing of 87.65.186.9

Hi Shane, your listing of 87.65.186.9 at WP:AIV wasn't really appropriate since this was clearly not a vandal and that IP had not been issued with the appropriate warning template. Please avoid listing non-vandalism incidents as WP:AIV. If you want an admin to investigate something that is not vandalism, WP:AN or WP:ANI are more appropriate forums. Thanks, Gwernol 18:38, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

AFD

Hi! I've recently put the article Dub Piece up for deletion, on thr gorunds that it's non-notable, and most probably created by the same people who created the videos. I'd appreciate your vote on the matter, either way (of course), at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dub Piece. Thanks! HawkerTyphoon 02:52, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Boy Scouts of America membership controversies

Hi, saw that you strongly oppose the FAC for the BSA controversy page. From the criteria you listed, I get the feeling that you regard the article as generally too long? I take it you regard the table of contents as overwhelming rather than insubstantial? And does that mean you think the contents themselves are overwhelming, or that the actual table of contents itself is just too long and should be replaced with a custom.

Do you have any suggestions for how we could improve the article in order to meet you concerns? One tension within the article is that our topic is narrow enough as it, but at the same time, I assume you think it's running long? What parts of the article do you think we should do without / split off to other articles? Thanks for your feedback on all this-- with your help, we'll make this a great article yet! :)

--Alecmconroy 07:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Images in signatures

I've recently been given a good reason that images in signatures are discouraged: They make image maintenance very difficult. Have a read of the guideline, look at the straw pool to get a feel for what the man on the street thinks, and then have a look at the examples given in the later discussion to see what I mean. - brenneman ^{L} 10:46, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Se7en Edit

Your Tag, here, can not happen until the article is confirmed by the GA team. It has since been removed until this happens. -- Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 04:31, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't understand what you mean. This article has achieved GA status; I evaluated it and promoted it. That's why I changed the tag you reverted! ike9898 12:59, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I may have screwed up. I remember changing the GAnominee tag to the GA tag when promoting the article, but I guess somehow I didn't save that change. Oops. I think I've now changed things so that everything is consistent now. ike9898 13:03, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

RE: FilmsWikiProject tag

Is this a good example? --S iva1979^{Talk to me} 16:32, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

RE: TribalWar

Shane, you know for a fact your proposed deletion is due to your bias and vendetta against the TribalWar community. Nothing in my comment was a personal attack but a simple mention of your opposition to the community, which should not be taken into consideration when discussing the TribalWar Wiki. You are clearly abusing what meager powers you have here at Wikipedia to "stick it to" TribalWar. Fboftwfame 04:40, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, I agree with the above comment. Remember WP:Civility. I'd recommend you avoid bringing personal vendettas into the Wikipedia. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 06:58, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Dear Shane

I thank you for your help in that argument. Its pretty tough trying to keep civil when someone jumps on your back when your trying to help fix their mistakes. It really angers me that he dare tried to laugh at the spelling errors. My spell check was not on. And if he continues I will have to pry farther into his life. The F.B.I. is not something to be laughed at.

Thanks, --Qho 20:41, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Please go to my user page and add you name to my "friend list." Click on the edit this page link to add your name below Evc's. The page is just for time wasting.It is not professional. I would like to be able to call upon you when the heat is up.

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page! I can't even figure out what inspired it. It's good to know folks are on top of catching that stuff. GassyGuy 20:57, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Another thanks for reverting userpage vandalism, from me. DVD+ R/W 21:24, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

He is pushing it

That person who of which we were talking about just went and "told off to OSP. I gave him his last warning. If this continues I will block him from editing for 3 hours or tell the admins.

--Qho 21:02, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

SORRY

Thanks for understanding my predicament and I am 18

not 13 my mishap.