User talk:Thingg/archive 3

Barnstar[edit]

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I was looking through the wp:aiv and i contently saw your username and all the reports that you have made.I myself and other wikipedia users are very grateful for your contributions.I Staffwaterboy hereby award you this barnstar. Staffwaterboy ^Talk ^Guestbook 17:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

noob alert[edit]

Sorry thingg. With reference to my 'crystal growth' mod, I was only trying to provide a place of reference whereby users can find a comprehensive list of related establishments. Please feel free to change it back if you want.

Should we have admins block http://www.semi-directory.com? That IP had added it to several pages. I reverted the second and third. Think so - another IP has been adding the same IP: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chemical-mechanical_planarization&diff=208959403&oldid=199384306 and it seems to be part of a whole set of "*-directory.tld" sites. --IReceivedDeathThreats (talk) 23:04, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One more award[edit]

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		I award this barnstar to you, Thingg, for all of the fine work you have done combating vandalism on Wikipedia. When you're on a roll, I can't block vandals fast enough to keep up with your reports. Keep up the good work! Toddst1 (talk) 00:13, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Expert in Gaelic[edit]

Are you some kind of expert in Irish. Well I'm fluent. Please do not remove tag. 78.19.55.51 (talk) 17:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Chara, There is a discussion opened on the BI talk page, you can make your input there. Slainte! 78.19.55.51 (talk) 17:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It translates to British Islands, I'm fluent in Irish Gaelic. 78.19.55.51 (talk) 17:46, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

it's all good![edit]

No problem! No worries! We all make mistakes. :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.68.53.86 (talk) 18:11, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to apologize for removing edits by a sock of Beh-nam (talk · contribs). Alison has blocked this IP for two weeks. Once you have read this, you may wish to remove this message - I have already removed the report. --B (talk) 19:44, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for the revert on my talk page... for at least the 2nd time that I can remember. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 18:27, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Louis XVII[edit]

Hi, why did you revert this? The section does not have references. Best, 91.148.159.4 (talk) 18:46, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about this template instead? Frank | talk 18:56, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's better, I couldn't remember the code. OK, thanks to you both! 91.148.159.4 (talk) 19:00, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's a whole category of them here in case you're interested...and welcome aboard! Frank | talk 19:09, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

3RR discussion of British Isles[edit]

Hello Thingg. You are one of the editors who is named in the plan I have proposed on the 3RR board for ending the edit war on British Isles. For details see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RR#User:Matt Lewis reported by User:Wotapalaver .28Result: .29. You are welcome to add your own opinion there. EdJohnston (talk) 03:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Boris Johnson[edit]

Could you please not revert to Boris being Mayor Elect, if you require conformation please contact City Hall in London (020 7983 4100) They will confirm that Boris Johnson became Mayor as of 11.30 this Morning and his administration begins at midnight tonight! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Duncanbruce (talk • contribs) 18:34, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Sir[edit]

I Will Not Vandalize Police Article Again. Manlight3000 (talk) 18:57, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

M. S. El Naschie[edit]

Hi Thingg! I saw you have reverted edits (vandalism) those were done by user Faragali to the article M. S. El Naschie. This user has left a message in my talk page as well. Seems something is wrong with that article and must be "investigated". Here are some issues related to that article: 1. There are two articles about this person on wikipedia M. S. El Naschie and El Naschie. 2. Those images appear in the article are questionable for their copyrights because one can see them here as well. 3. Both of those articles have been created by the same user User:Nasr2000 and are being "protected" by the user. Therefore, I suggest that edits of this user also should be investigated. I appreciate it if you closely pay attention to this article. Thanks -- Gulmammad (talk) 02:43, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Horror-film-stub[edit]

Do you have any idea what's going on with these IPs editing templates? -WarthogDemon 19:05, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting on AdventureQuest[edit]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on AdventureQuest. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Just a friendly heads-up. --Eruhildo (talk) 00:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: That's cool. The one revert I checked showed the "X" with the "Z" being swapped, so it didn't look like obvious vandalism. I didn't think you were trying to engage in an edit war - the template just says that. I just thought I should give you a heads-up before someone tries to block you. --Eruhildo (talk) 21:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How strange.[edit]

I'm not sure who was on my work computer putting really lame vandalism on number wikis (only throwing the F word in? I expect better from someone using my IP!), I appreciate the polite message you sent about reverting vandalism on the Number 0. Just adding another kudos to your apparently long list of accolades for being a fastidious and courteous wikidefender. 65.119.207.34 (talk) 13:03, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Josiah[edit]

Done Malinaccier (talk) 00:22, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need your input[edit]

Please take a look at this. Does this qualify as link spamming? Or would you consider this legit? All contribs are basically adding the same thing to multiple pages. Thanks Tool2Die4 (talk) 18:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

uSeRBoX[edit]

Who cares if you use G-mail? why is this necessary in an encyclopedia?--Gibbon45 (talk) 03:28, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a user page, not an encyclopedic page. A little leeway in this area is common; every user has a user page. Even anonymous users can set up a user page, although others using their same IP address might edit it too. Frank | talk 11:09, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to say hai[edit]

Tinucherian has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend or a possibly new friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Have a great day ! -- TinuCherian ^{(Wanna Talk?)} - 11:01, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Martindanza and his vandalism[edit]

This latest sockpuppet of User:Pinoybandwagon has been blocked. Unfortunately, months of vandalism/move mischief has to be reverted now. I'd like to ask your help in this project. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:11, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ourgle[edit]

I added the external link www.ourgle.com to the page energy conservation in accordance with this http://www.ourgle.com/ProjectOurgle.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.199.114.33 (talk) 16:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rfb participation thanks[edit]

Hello, Thingg.

I wanted to personally thank you for taking part in the project-wide discussions regarding my candidacy for bureaucratship. After bureaucratic discussion, the bureaucrats decided that there was sufficient significant and varied opposition to my candidacy, and thus no consensus to promote. Although personally disappointed, I both understand and respect their decision, especially in light of historical conservatism the project has had when selecting its bureaucrats. If you have any further suggestions or comments as to how you think I could help the project, please let me know. Once again, thank you for your support. -- Avi (talk) 17:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting vandal[edit]

Cheers. --Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 18:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The same mate. Some of those I had to think about. Rgoodermote 18:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I added a template to his talk page for vandalizing me. He was swiftly blocked for 12 hours. --Realist² ('Come Speak To Me') 18:27, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Thingg. re: The Luxury entry.[edit]

You've apparently got a lot of time on your hands. Look, this is my first attempt at a Wikipedia page and within 45 seconds of posting my first draft you're absolutely all over it with your complaints.

I'm sorry I don't fully understand how this works, and I'm sure I'm about to be treated to a barrage of "why didn't you read the guidelines", but frankly I did. Apparently not closely enough. I'll try again later, if one of you people doesn't see fit to outright ban me from posting.

Oh, and stop threatening to ban me from posting based on "vandalizing" my page. I was trying to clear the data YOU complained about. Seriously, cut it out.

Jason

Jasonhalogen (talk) 18:23, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whoa up there! Jason's right, Thingg; some of those, while a bit drastic, were legitimate edits endeavoring to diminish the promotional content of that article! You're biting the noob here! --Orange Mike | Talk 18:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award of a Barnstar[edit]

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		The Barnstar of Diligence is hereby awarded in recognition of extraordinary scrutiny, precision, and community service, especially in regard to dealing with vandalism. Awarded by PhilKnight (talk) 18:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Editor review/Thingg[edit]

Just making sure you saw the response here. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 04:14, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for realizing your mistake and seeing that my edit was a constructive edit in the best interests of the article and Wikipedia as a whole. 144.92.58.224 (talk) 15:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WBOSITG's RfA[edit]

Hello Thingg, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in my RfA which was passed with a final tally of 114/10/4. I'm both shocked and honoured to gain so much support from users whom I admire and trust, and I hope I can avoid breaking that backing by being the best administrator I possibly can. I will take on board the opposition's comments and I hope to improve over the coming months and years. Once again, thank you! weburiedoursecrets inthegarden 20:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA[edit]

Hi Thingg; I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 22:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

header added by me[edit]

the changes that you reverted on may 11th with the rock information page was vandalized by a person who is not a primary user of this IP address. i apologize for the inconvienace, and im in the process of taking care of my moron little brother. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.216.96.9 (talk) 00:26, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanx[edit]

Hello! Thank you for warning. I'll be more attentive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yarri Skald (talk • contribs) 14:29, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers[edit]

For the user talkpage revert. It was very much appreciated :) AngelOfSadness talk 17:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Collegiate secret societies[edit]

please read the talk page- untill a proper case for inclusivity is established, the most conservative version of the article must remian- it still needs to be argued for- maybe some of those things might be included later- but there is no reason for high school societies, and honor societies and final clubs etc- that are not true "Collegiate Secret Societies" to be included, this needs to be established on the talk page first, before accepted inclusion. Your version you keep bringing back can not stand untill all issues have been resolved- stop reverting, it is innappropriate.Schooldoc (talk) 17:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks..again[edit]

Thanks for the revert mate. Rgoodermote 17:51, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. Can you just tell me how to add sources, so I can do it in the future —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.249.55 (talk) 18:25, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reverts[edit]

Hah, yeah, I was gonna say. That's a long-standing issue and I still want to clean it up elsewhere, but one day at a time... MMZach (talk) 18:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Playstation 3[edit]

Done until 26th June. Hope it serves its purpose. _GB^T/C 21:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE: 98.201.50.77[edit]

Yeah. This is a common thing from the particular individual hiding behind the IP. - Rjd0060 (talk) 00:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: HAGGER[edit]

I requested semi-protection on Elagabalus. --Porqin (talk) 01:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

header added by me[edit]

Hi Thingg,

I'm very new to this and note that you've just made a contribution of mine (my first) 'Vandalism'. I've checked the definition and it says the following:

Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. The most common types of vandalism include the addition of obscenities or crude humor, page blanking, or the insertion of nonsense into articles.

Any good-faith effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism.

I don't thimk my contribution was obscene, crude or nonsensical (well, I know it wasn't). I've no idea what page blanking is. I was genuinely trying to improve the entry on Georga Lamb, who has caused a fair old fuss in England (and beyond). I recognise that my technical skills may not be up to much, yet, but I'm concerned at your actions. How can I correct this?

All the best,

HitTheNorth - not a vandal, honest! —Preceding unsigned comment added by HitTheNorth (talk • contribs) 10:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question about an edit?[edit]

On the Gibson ES-330 model you reverted a series of edits from an IP. Just wondering what was wrong with the IP edits? On quick review the addition of the guitar model infobox seemed OK. Image was too big maybe. IP may have added in a couple of POV fan favorite model players.(thats commons on Wiki) Is there something I am not seeing? Just wondering. Cheers and take care. Anger22 (Talk 2 22) 22:37, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something there that I didn't see? The IPs other edits were rv'd by other editors so I thought I would double check. Cheers! Anger22 (Talk 2 22) 03:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bravo![edit]

That was the quickest revert I've ever seen! Nice job.81.99.235.224 (talk) 00:14, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks![edit]

		RfA: Many thanks
		Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 05:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow![edit]

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		You've beaten me dozens of times in the last hour! Wow! Keep that rate up, seriously! Tuvok[^T@lk/_Improve] 19:06, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What are you on about?[edit]

No you do not need a separate reference for this, because there are enough references describing the shape of the PSP, and they fit with the Slab design. It is apparent you do not even know what the Slab is. MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Fonez4mii (talk) 19:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse me why did you edit what I wrote?? MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:13, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a mistake. Sozza! Fonez4mii (talk) 19:14, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No it wasn't. You purposefully removed my signature. Why? MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, what is going on here??! Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 19:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I'm sorry! I thought I would make it look as though I wrote it. Sorry ok?! Sorry! Fonez4mii (talk) 19:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't think for the life of my why! And yes, that's OK Thingg, I was scanning the recent pages and came accross this user, and where he had made some page about a Brick shape or something, and I was going to categorize it, but then they did it themselves, and since then I've just been keeping an eye on them, and I saw he undid what you did, and had a look into it. Yes, I would agree that something might need to be done about the links being together. MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it should stay as it is! Fonez4mii (talk) 19:22, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And you dare you stalk me! Stalker! Fonez4mii (talk) 19:22, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Let's move this discussion off this man's page, ok? MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK yeah that looks great :) I think I'm gonna have to keep an eye on that guy/girl even more now. S/he seems very persistent in leaving messages on my page. MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe. ;p Yes, I shall be wary of that. I see you have a PS3 from your userpage. I like the Wii more myself; the remote is fun to play with. MagdelenaDiArco (talk) 19:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback[edit]

Just a reminder to take an extra second to look at things when using rollback. Here, you restored content that is clearly vandalism. We have to be very careful here, especially on BLP articles. - Rjd0060 (talk) 22:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism of Zues article[edit]

Excuse me but the zues article has been vandalised. I realised that you have warned him more than once so I came to you. His name escapes me so I will tell in like 20 seconds.GeekMythologist (talk) 23:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

O.K. Its Dizzle 2k8. I hope thats enough information. If you find that the article has reverted back to the TRUE article please look in the history. I'm very concered about this one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GeekMythologist (talk • contribs) 23:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My recent RfA[edit]

Thank you for supporting my RfA, which unfortunately didn't succeed. The majority of the opposes stated that I needed more experience in the main namespace and Wikipedia namespace and talk space, so that is what I will do. I have made a list and I hope I will be able to get through it. I will go for another RfA in about three month's time and I hope you will be able to support me then as well. If you have any other comments for me or wish to be notified when I go for another RfA, please leave them on my talk page. If you wish to nominate me for my next RfA, please wait until it has been about three months. I will not be checking back to this page so if you would like to comment or reply please use my talk page. Thanks again for participating in my RfA! ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 07:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of cleanup templates[edit]

Thank you for restoring the cleanup templates on the article Githyanki. Could I ask a favour? A new user has removed templates from lots of other articles. Could you have a look at his contributions and see if any of the removals were warranted or not? --Gavin Collins (talk) 12:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PS3 date[edit]

In its current state, the long chain of cited dates are difficult to parse. The summarizing phrase makes the section easier to understand.

A closed beta was in progress in Europe in May 2007,[161] and an open beta was scheduled to be available in North America in early fall 2007.[160] However, at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that the final worldwide launch of Home, which had originally been scheduled for fall 2007, would take place in Spring 2008.[162] SCEI President and Group CEO Kaz Hirai later explained that the launch was delayed for further testing and feedback evaluation to provide the best possible experience upon launch.[163] On April 21, 2008, Sony announced that Home would be delayed further and the closed beta would be extended until fall 2008[164], effectively delaying the service's availability to the general public by a full year.

Beoba (talk) 15:01, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

no prob :)

Beoba (talk) 15:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Source code?[edit]

Hey, I really like Huggle and I noticed your offer to send the source code by email on request. Then I noticed you don't have email enabled... If you don't want to send it out, I totally understand, but I haven't been able to successfully decrypt huggle beyond 19065 KB of machine code, even when using MS Visual Studio 2005 Pro Ed. (And wow does that mc hurt my eyes.... ;) ). If your offer is still open, I do have email enabled (what I've done in the past when emailing files to fellow users of teh wiki is to email them and tell them on their talk page, then they reply to the email to give me their actual email address and then I send them the file) and I'd really like to take a look at the code for that. I have dabbled some in VB, but I never really made anything more complicated than a customizable equation solver. Regards. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 18:10, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try emailing User:Huggle. Al Tally (talk) 18:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And get .NET Reflector if you want to decompile .NET code -- Gurchzilla (talk) 08:10, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ahehheh.... Major my bad on both counts. (Didn't think about trying User:Huggle and I was trying to decompile it into C#...) Thanks for the advice. Unless you are willing to send the actual *.vb files (!) (and I assume you're not going to do that... and I don't blame you), I don't need the source. I just wanted to look at it...........(ok, ok I admit it. I wanted to mess around with it as well...*hangs head*) btw, just purely out of curiosity, what SDK are you using? I picked up MS Visual Studio at a college library about eight months ago, but I haven't really used it much. Just wondered what you are using. Again, thanks for the help guys. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 14:14, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle is written in VB.NET. I'm using the "Express Edition" of Visual Basic 2005, which can be downloaded for free. I will happily send the source (yes, the 'actual *.vb files', don't see what's so scary about that) to you if you email me (I have enabled e-mail on this account too, now)-- Gurchzilla (talk) 15:41, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

eh man[edit]

Nice job on the Xbox Live userbox tweak. I know we haven't rapped at eachother in a while, I've been doing pretty good figuring out technical stuffs on my own. anyways, take 'er easy =). xenocidic ( talk ¿ review ) 18:21, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks dude! Good to see you poking around again. xenocidic ( talk ¿ review ) 22:47, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

header added[edit]

Hi dear bro, the scripture that was found in Sorkh Khotal was not in Takhari language but in greec. The Tocharians have lost their language by adopting the Bactrian and Sogdian dialects when they invaded central Asia and became urban. Tocharian language is also not an iranic language since Iranic languages are belonging to the satem (100) groups. Tocharian language was belonging to the centum (100) group...that means the language was close to German, scandinavian languages and slavic languages.

best regards--84.59.111.229 (talk) 16:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks![edit]

Thanks so much for your support in myRfA, which closed successfully this morning. _{TravellingCari}^{the Busy Bee} 16:50, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA[edit]

Hey Thingg. I would like to thank you for your support in my RfA and the confidence expressed thereby. I appreciate your trust. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 18:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle[edit]

Hi. I notice in Image:Huggle error.jpg that you're running two copies of Huggle at once. Just thought I'd let you know that while this should work, I haven't tested it thoroughly and it may well cause all kinds of weird behaviour; if you do encounter anything that seems to be caused by doing this, let me know. Thanks -- Gurchzilla (talk) 14:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Not my article[edit]

Thanks for praising my Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers article but it was created by someone else. It got redirected back to tom petty so I decided to save it as a wikipedia page. I did make a small contribution to it. - Feeling free.

Favor[edit]

I just deleted the talk pages with no images as WP:CSD#G8s. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 20:03, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

James May[edit]

I was mearly editing the page with factual information about myself i am a student at Sheffield University not a presenter on top gear and was going to edit the picture to me but you didn't allow me time before you rudely changed my information back! i am not trying to vandilise this page i was just trying to edit it so it contained factual information about myself and did not use my name in vain please reply thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.167.246.141 (talk) 21:06, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No reson for deletion!!![edit]

why did you delete my change to the page ian paisley? i included quotes and references but yet you still deleted it. I myself am a member of the Orange Institution and know for a fact that Doctor Paisley is not a member of the institution! Hi is however a former member of the Apprentice boys of Derry. If you can find any picture or shred of evidence from either the Orange order or Ian Paisley himself that prove he is a member (and considering he associates with the independant Orange Instituion which is in contravention of the "Laws, Ordinances and Constitution of the Orange Institution" and would cause him to be expelled) or was ever a member then i will accept the deletion of my information but on the other hand i would like it returned... i am not guilty of vandalism and if i have to speak to doctor paisley myself i will do so!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sword of the Lord and Gideon (talk • contribs) 21:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

new post 22:58 20:41, 30 May 2008 Thingg (Talk | contribs) m (47,065 bytes) (Reverted edits by 86.147.52.227 (talk) to last version by Dppowell) (undo)

i had not created an account at that point and so was using my IP address, i am sorry about this but i cannot understand why my revision was deleted Ian Paisley is not nor has he ever been in the Orange order. The only loyal order he has ever been a member of was the ABOD.

Thanks![edit]

Thank you for reverting this! – ukexpat (talk) 21:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you for the Barnstar!!! I use Huggle for RC patrolling - it's a great tool! – ukexpat (talk) 21:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re; Spoilers[edit]

I guess from a certain perspective, you are right. This is an Encylopedia and should contain all data about everything, and should be updated as soon as the facts have been made public. In this case: The moment an episode airs, Wikipedia should contain every iota of data that was relayed in the episode. Heck, it should be updated live while the episode is airing.

However, I think it is very rude to put in the first line of an article one of the surprise elements of a pivotal episode. Not everybody had a chance to watch the episode when it aired; myself included. I should not have been using the internet until I'd watched it; But I had no idea somebody would be so careless/thoughtless and leave a big ol' spoiler right at the top of the page.

If you don't think it's rude to spoil something for someone else, then I guess that says something about you, doesn't it. AdamWeiler (talk) 01:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award[edit]

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I hereby award you this barnstar for your amazing vandal-reverting skills. I'm impressed, and you're one out of the best vandal-fighters I've ever seen! -- SchfiftyThree 18:54, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for removing the vandalism from my talkpage. It is much appreciated! Alanraywiki (talk) 20:15, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

KOH[edit]

Well, you beat me to goodness knows how many others... Pseudomonas_(talk) 22:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know what, this is getting annoying![edit]

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		You're too often reverting vandalism quicker than me, I don't like it! Congratulations :P Regards, CycloneNimrod ^talk?_contribs? 22:57, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Radio Wikipedia[edit]

Have yar had a listen to this yet? it's pretty funny/interesting. You can hear me pimping the VG Wikiprojects in the latest issue. =) xenocidic ( talk ¿ listen ) 23:04, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:PSN logo color.jpg)[edit]

Thanks for uploading Image:PSN logo color.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. 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 all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 08:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

3RR[edit]

You seem to be going on a reverting rampage and have reverted pretty-much every edit I have made in the past two days without good reason. The HOME logo I don't have a problem with because it it being discussed but please refrain from reverting edits just because you believe they aren't right. Thanks. ChimpanzeeUK - User | Talk | Contribs 16:12, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am not just indiscriminately reverting your edits. I felt that they were incorrect, so I reverted them. I've got to go do something right now, I will explain further in a few minutes... Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 16:20, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I said that is the "official" logo because this is the logo I have seen being used in all the advertisements. While the image that I reverted to is not the same as this, it is on what is currently the only Sony website that is only related to Home. I am posting this on Talk: PlayStation Home as well. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 16:42, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, sorry about all the reverts. I'm not trying to destroy your contributions, it's just that, in my very humble opinion, the article(s) were better the way they were. Again, my apologies. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 16:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. I know you weren't deliberately targetting me but you know how it is when you spend time working on articles and edits just seem to get reverted on a whim. ChimpanzeeUK - User | Talk | Contribs 16:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I know exactly what you are talking about. (insert long, boring, newbie story here) Also, if you want your edits to be there, by all means be bold and readd the stuff. I don't own any articles on Wikipedia and you have as much right (probably more ¬_¬) as I do to edit them. So yeah. Also, just kind of a FYI, the "talk" link in your sig links to your userpage. You might want change it ;) Regards. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 16:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I will fix my sig. I have put the alternate PSN logo back in because i really do think it looks better against the light background. The other one I think should be put back is the mention of the Blu-ray 2 capabilities in the Playstation 3 introduction. Please continue the discussion with me on the article's talk page if you have any strong feelings on it. Cheers. ChimpanzeeUK - User | Talk | Contribs 17:00, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, go ahead and add that stuff in. Thinking about it, I think I've become too "protective" about PlayStation 3 (I was instrumental in getting it to FA back in January) Sorry about the trouble. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arch & other[edit]

One of the oldest Jewish communities in the World exists in the Southern Mediterranean region, so I believe they should not be obliterated in discussions of the region. Furthermore, the Architecture article is insanely unreal. It is akin to grouping American (USA)architecture with Columbian or MAyan architecture or the architecture of the Amazonian tribes. It may be OK to write fairytales on WIkipedia and it has lasted for very long but isn't it time someone did something to correct it? I added simply tags to avert educated readers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.6.215.155 (talk) 01:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you feel that way, that is totally fine with me as I don't really care that much about that article. I thought you were vandalizing it, which is why I warned you and reverted you. I have struck the warning (feel free to remove it if you want, but you should probably remove the comment below it as well because it will look weird otherwise....) and I will not interfere with any of your edits relating to that article. My apologies for the trouble I have caused you. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 01:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply[edit]

I've replied to your question on my talk page. Cheers, Razor flame 02:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replied again on my talk page. Razor flame 02:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Speedy deletion of Achudemia[edit]

please find my comments there in article discussion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Achudemia Daya Anjali (talk / contribs) 14:45, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I found the correct template and added the info. Thanks for the contribution btw. Regards. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for tagging as test page - I didn't notice anyone was actually working on it. I should have looked at the history. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 15:06, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problems here! If you look at the history, I had speedied it as well. (as you can see, it looked like gibberish) Then the guy who made the page contacted me and it turned out he was merely attempting to copy text from the Portuguese Wikipedia and their template names are (obviously) different then ours. So yeah, just to explain what was going on... Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

header[edit]

Re: Speedy deletion of Optimmune My comments on the talk page. I created this article after noticing the drug was mentioned at the article about the manufacturer, but was a red link, so I expanded that.Equine-man (talk) 15:03, 3 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Equine-man (talk • contribs) 14:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done tag removed. Also, you will probably want to expand the article a little if you can find some more info (like when it was approved, any notes about its development. etc.) Also, you will want to sign your talk page comments with four tildes (~~~~) to let people know who wrote the comment without having to look at the page's editing history. Regards. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Speedy deletion of Optimmune 2

Thank you for your comments and help! Will do more research. Equine-man (talk) 15:08, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, no problem. Also, another way you can make your comments easier to read is to add a colon (:) before your "re:" comment. This will indent the text like this comment is. You can also do more levels of indentation by adding more colons. (eg. "::::" is four levels of indentation) Looking forward to seeing you around! Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:11, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Page marked as spam[edit]

Hey Thingg. I believe you just marked MiMiC Simulation Software as spam. How can the description of this software be edited so as to not be considered spam? I modeled the neutral summary after other software descriptions that I found on Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlie s 1234 (talk • contribs) 18:19, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's ok now. (I removed the tags) Just two suggestions to help you when creating and writing articles on Wikipedia: The first is, make sure your article is cited to reliable sources. Second, always write from a neutral point of view. This basically means that you present all sides of an issue in a fair and equal manner, do not include glorifying text or promotional material (unless a reliable third-party source says so: eg. Steven Spielberg is said to be an award-winning director because he has won several Academy Awards) Hope that helps. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 18:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. I had linked the page to its respective description on its developer's web site. I appreciate your feedback. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charlie s 1234 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, thanks for the uber support[edit]

You rock! Here's some templated RFA spam and such:

templated rfa thank-spam

Thank you for your support

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2 . Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Hopefully we can take a second run sometime sooner or later, maybe? P.S. You may enjoy reading my in-depth RFA analysis. cheers, xenocidic (talk) 04:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, I caught that! And yes, you really helped me get going when I was first starting out. I definitely appreciate that. The CSD stuff is where RFA !voters seem to really hammer people, but the fact is with the current climate of WP:NPP, it's basically a "race" to tag it - which is unfortunate because it does lead to erroneous tags sometimes. xenocidic (talk) 17:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hrm regarding that count. it may be used in the future to hand out the backlog warning template (Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Backlog). xenocidic (talk) 18:47, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay[edit]

You're in the 01C, foo. There's a userbox and a link to our InvisionFree on the main page. 21655 ^{ταλκ/01ҁ} 12:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh, forgot the template. You'd think I'd remember, seeing as I created it, but maybe I've been too out of the loop these days...

{{User:21655/.01 Cabal/Accepted}} 21655 ^{ταλκ/01ҁ} 00:50, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edible Arrangements[edit]

Watch your CSD tagging. Bio does not apply to companies. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 16:16, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

what? That was tagged db-bio? I was using twinkle and I clicked on the A7 tag thingy, so I don't know what happened. My apologies. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 16:44, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar![edit]

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		For the good use of humor on my recent barnstar that you gave me, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razor flame 21:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

P.S.153[edit]

Thanks for the heads up, I undid the revision as soon as I realized that I should have sent it to WP:PROD and that somebody had created the redirect, but my internet isn't exactly playing nice today, so it took a while. Best, PGWG (talk) 14:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

multiracial obama[edit]

Hi Thingg. My recent revert to multiracial had a quick blurb, and an explanation on the talk page. Cretog8 (talk) 15:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Um, nevermind. Hee! Cretog8 (talk) 15:17, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, my bad on that. I'm using an automated anti-vandalism tool and I hit the wrong button. My apologies. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:18, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd love to get pointers to automatic ant-vandalism tools. It's a nuisance to do warnings and such by hand. Cretog8 (talk) 15:21, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

reply

Hey, Thingg, thanks for the pointers. Huggle won't work for me, since I'm mostly on a Mac. O well. The rest is overwhelming for now, but I'll check it out. Thanks! Cretog8 (talk) 21:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

reply

TCM Time Critial Manufacturing Page[edit]

Please review this page again - the intent is to give some insite into the Product - which users researching ERP products would be interested in...this page has been tagged for a speedy delete - I've made some changes - please advise.

thanks

Knightsl (talk) 15:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

replied here

Now, someone has tagged it as being an advertisement - Should I go back to my original listing for WorkWise:

collapsed text

WorkWise, Inc. is a provider of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software applications for the mid-size Manufacturer. The WorkWise Product Line is known as TCM (Time Critical Manufacturing) and has been a part of the ERP marketplace for 30 years.

WorkWise Inc. is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI - with many vitural offices throughout the United States and an R&D office located in Shanghai, China. The company has over 500 customers throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada and the Pacific Rim.

EMS (Effective Management Systems), founded by Mike Dunham, was the original author of the TCM (Time Critical Manufacturing) ERP Product Line in the mid 1970's. In the late 1990's EMS went public. In 1999, EMS was acquired by IFS (Inudstrial and Financial Systems) to expand their presence in the U.S. and with the intent of converting the existing TCM customers to the IFS applications. The company was not very successful in moving customers to the IFS applications and in 2001, Mike Dunham, the original owner of EMS purchased the TCM product back from IFS along with 30 key employees with TCM experience and formed a new company called WorkWise, Inc. Today, WorkWise has doubled in size and has continued development of the product line to serve its existing customers as well as new customers.

Read the Article from Milwaukee Business Journal "Workwise Represents a Rebirth": http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2002/08/12/focus2.html

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorkWise"

And forget about the TCM page??? - In the ERP Software Section - it allows for pages about the product and the company - all the other vendors have similar pages to what I've submitted so I'm a bit confused. Help! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knightsl (talk • contribs) 17:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The TCM - Time Critical Manufacturing page you are referring to is a pure advertising page. Its main problem is that it does nothing to assert that the subject is notable in anyway. It reads like an advertisement and could well be a copy of a web page (which is not allowed per WP:COPYVIO. Please check WP:CORP for information on what is an appropriate corporate page to create on Wikipedia. Just being in business and selling a product does not make a company notable. Frank | talk 17:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

more here

Why did you call what I was doing "Vandalism"?[edit]

I'm really quite annoyed that you suddenly sent me 4 messages about vandalism and threatening to block me from editing. I have never done any such thing.

I have been a Wikipedian for a long time and never have I been called such ridiculous rubbish. Kindly tell me in what way was I vandalising.

I have created a new Category called WAGs because I'm currently working on the biographies of footballers' wives and girlfriends. I have created, for instance, Nuria_Bermudez just this week; this is a brand new article. I plan to do a new article for all the Spanish La Liga WAGs.

I then realised that there wasn't a WAGs category, so I created one: Category:WAGs.

Because Nuria looked a bit silly as the only WAG, I then went to the article WAGs and looked to see what other WAGs I could edit, and add the new category.

I was speeding through them all when you suddenly bombarded me with four messages, saying I was vandalising pages. I am most offended by this, and I should like an immediate retraction. But, furthermore, a full explanation as to why you believe that what I was doing could, in any way, constitute vandalism.

I particularly resent being told this from a Wikipedian who has only just joined 6 months ago. Quite who do you think you are? Furthermore, you are not British, therefore I cannot see what on earth you know about Cheryl Cole or Coleen McLaughlin.

I most certainly was not vandalising anything.Tris2000 (talk) 17:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Major, MAJOR my bad on that one. I'm really sorry about that. Please accept my sincere apologies. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

more here

WAGs[edit]

Hi. Can you comment on this please? I am not clear on any history that might be relevant. Cheers TigerShark (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that was a major cultural misunderstanding on my part. I am not at all familiar with acronyms associated with British sports and the only definition of "WAG" that I knew of prior to my "initiation" today is purely derogatory. I'm really sorry about that. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. No problem. A very easy mistake to make when there is such a big difference in the meaning of the term. I'm still shocked when my American friends openly talk about their fannies! :) Cheers TigerShark (talk) 19:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tag[edit]

No problem, clearly CSD anyway, any complaints will come to me - I'll salt this if it comes up again too jimfbleak (talk) 18:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thank you for that. You're quicker than I am. NauticaShad es 22:59, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Deletion[edit]

Hi Thingg could you be kind enough to let me know what is wrong with the InLiving page. Everything discussed is factual.

Thanks,

Philmundy (talk) 16:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page header[edit]

OK, I'll try it. Hut 8.5 16:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John Wayne & HarveyCarter SP IPs[edit]

1) HarveyCarter (talk · contribs) and all of his sockpuppets are EXPRESSLY banned for life.

Edits from NetRange: 92.8.0.0 - 92.13.255.255 need to revert and the IP blocked.

IP4240207xx (talk) 17:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ummm... what is this for? Do you need help reverting some edits or something? Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You reverted this with "(needs to be cited (huggle)" in the edit summary. If you see any edits from that IP range, just revert and block without engaging in any conversations with this person. I was just letting you know, and yes, I need help with this person. He has been banned for two years with over a hundred accounts, both user name and IPs. If you check user:HarveyCarter you will see most of his user names. If you check User:IP4240207xx you will see most of his IP addresses. Thanks for your assistance. IP4240207xx (talk) 17:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok. I'll do that. But, I can't block him because I'm not an admin. :( Thanks for the tip. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've expressed my opinion on this issue on the article's talk page and to the involved editors. I think a clear head here is useful. --Rodhull andemu 17:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I will keep my head. I will revert edits of that variety, but I'm not going to go crazy blocking people (I can't I'm not an admin ;) ) or preemptive strike-reporting to AIV. But thanks for letting me know. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:26, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry if it wasn't clear, I wasn't suggesting that your head is anything but clear :-) --Rodhull andemu 17:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

heh. I didn't take it that way at all, but thanks for the reassurance. ;) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 17:32, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quoted For Truth[edit]

WP:NOT#DICTIONARY is explicitly not a speedy deletion criterion. See Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#Non-criteria. Instead, do the hard work of transwiki'ing it to Wiktionary, then ask for speedy as transwiki'd. Cheers, Wily D 18:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ahehheh. my bad. Will do in the future though :) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 18:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

chuckle[edit]

well, this is interesting. i know I suggested this to you as a possible route, but I'm too timid to be the first admin to boldly do it. let me know if it works for ya! ;> xenocidic (talk) 18:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So have any like that been G6'd yet???!!!111one11!1 xenocidic (talk) 18:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The one above got g8'd , but there were also a3, g2, g3 , g6 (a few, actually), g8. xenocidic (talk) 18:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. It didn't give me the usual admin warning about 'do you want to delete this target page first' ... did you try doing it yourself? might've been possible. good catch either way. xenocidic (talk) 02:25, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hrm, I think it only matters if people have edited the redirect page. If the redirect page just has the 1 revision anyone can move over top of it. But I could be wrong, I'm a newb admin. ;> xenocidic (talk) 02:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

;> xenocidic (talk) 02:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tara Cove[edit]

I turned it into a bare-boned stub. There are sources out there, but I don't know it would survive AFD. Cheers, Dloh cierekim 20:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow am I on a roll today with speedys.... :/ That's like the third I've had declined. :( Oh well. Thanks for letting me know. (Contrary to popular belief, I am capable of learning from my mistakes ;) ) btw, nice message at the top of your talk page. I literally loled when I saw it. :D Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 22:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Considering what it looked like when you tagged it, seemed reasonable to me to tag or deletion. Unless I'm too tired or in a hurry, i try a Google search before I delete. I just got lucky. Cheers, Dloh cierekim 23:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Terry Wogan and the Eurovision[edit]

07/08/08

The 2 others acknowledged commentators are indeed the French and Finnish. There was therefore no reason to remove this edition.

Furthermore T. Wogan is purely an Irish-UK icon, indeed unknown from the main public. Please prove me the contrary before censoring my editions.

Finally comments on the Telegraph clearly indicate the split thoughts on TW's desire to quit the Eurovision comments. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/05/26/do2603.xml

UKR

hmm.. I'm not really familiar with this guy, so when you changed that to mean something completely different, I thought you merely vandalizing the article. My apologies. If you have the cite, than by all means change the article to make it accurate. (see this page for info on how to create a citation for Wikipedia) Again, sorry about that. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 01:24, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I should probably have put the citation in the first place.

I thought it was important to point out that public and media have a quite different opinion.

13:36, 7 June 2008

UKR

incorrect warning[edit]

Regarding this edit and this Level 2 warning edits using Huggle, these don't appear to be vandalism. It looks like a new user trying to demonstrate where he derived the article from. --maclean 02:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you were right. It was an error and thanks for letting me know. I saw the word "pimp" and reflexed. (apparently, Cluebot did the same thing. I guess that tells you my intelajince level...) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 02:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your response on his talk page is excellent. I was wondering what triggered Cluebot, I guess it was "pimp". --maclean 02:40, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

earwax vs. lipbalm[edit]

I think those edits might actually be constructive (except the one that added all the question marks). I didn't believe it at first, but being the responsible admin I am, I did a google search and...there seems to be some credence to the claim. =) xenocidic (talk) 02:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

no worries yep maybe just unplug for a bit! =) xenocidic (talk) 03:00, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unless there's a decent reference, it's still unworthy of inclusion, and the persistent edits are still vandalism. There some discussion on this at Talk:Earwax#Lip_Balm. Cheers - Gobeirne (talk) 05:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

nice bit 'o sleuthing there. xenocidic (talk) 17:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

teh huggle[edit]

does it automatically blank attack pages when tagging them? xenocidic (talk) 17:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

bah - it's make-work for us admins, it is! ;> xenocidic (talk) 17:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yea... but I suppose i can trust you. =) xenocidic (talk) 17:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

to be honest it's probably a best practice anyway, i'll just let sleeping dogs lie... those damn sleeping dogs... xenocidic (talk) 17:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK[edit]

Not at all. I'm grateful and the more diverse the people who affirm the work the better! Thanks!--Smkolins (talk) 03:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

header[edit]

Hello Thingg --

Thank you for your interest in my photograph from the Corlea Trackway. I would be pleased to license it so that it may be included in Wikipedia -- I had a lot of trouble FINDING Corlea or any information about it before I went there! If I can help others who are interested, that would be good.

I am not very familiar with the ins and outs of Creative Commons, and my instinct is to use my real name not my flicker account name or Wikipedia name as author.

In anycase, let me know what I need to do next. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Milezero (talk • contribs) 12:48, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please re-review Roujin Z for DYK[edit]

Hello! As per your declining the June 7 DYK nomination for Roujin Z because it fell short of required characters -- I just expanded the text to meet your requirements. Please re-review this listing for DYK consideration. (It is the one with the hospital bed with a built-in atomic power reactor -- you said it was a great hook!). Thanks Ecoleetage (talk) 22:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. If you want something nutty for April Fool's tap me next March and I can literally crash your bandwidth with tons of WTF-worthy DYK stuff! Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 23:06, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And, PS, as a way of saying "Thanks!" for your help here:

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your speedy and friendly assistance. Your work is deeply appreciated. Ecoleetage (talk) 23:54, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Be well! Ecoleetage (talk) 23:54, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I appreciate your input and support. And now, please excuse me -- it is getting late and I need to get into my non-atomic powered bed! :) Ecoleetage (talk) 02:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Corlea Trackway license[edit]

Hello Thingg - I made the change to the "ShareAlike" license, so please feel free to upload if you would like! Let me know if there are any problems. Thanks, Milezero (talk) 03:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

American Society for Cybernetics[edit]

I removed the speedy delete nomination. This is a normal article for this kind of subjects, see for example Category:Systems science societies.

I have explained myself on the talkpage. I don't know where you got the idea that this is just for promotion. The subject itselve is already mentioned more then 20 times in Wikipedia and then it is more then normal to write an article about it.

If you think I just copied pasted the article here your are very mistaken. I just spend about two hours collection all these data from different sources. -- Marcel Douwe Dekker (talk) 15:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Man, I seriously don't know what I was thinking. I guess I wasn't. I'm really sorry about that. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 15:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok it happens. Good luck. -- Marcel Douwe Dekker (talk) 15:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reason![edit]

Dear Thingg

Whats the problem with the page 'Dr ishrat Ul Ebad Khan' which everything written is factual and has been cited with evidence! What do i need to do in order to let the page stay?

Thanks for your co-operation —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.193.120.215 (talk) 16:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. The problem with your edit was it removed content that was written from a neutral point of view and added info that was not cited and was written in a style that promoted the guy the article is about. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia must present both sides of an argument and must consist of content that is neutral and encyclopedic. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 23:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Soviet Story article[edit]

Hello! I'm currently working on the section "Controversies" of the article The Soviet Story. Could you please read it and write on Discussion page your suggestions/corrections/impression on the quality of this section? I will try to polish the text then. The film considered in the article is very controversal, so I would realy appreciate if you will track the changes in it. If it is out of the scope of your interests, could you please provide me with a link to some other users with administrative rights? Thank you. 129.173.66.208 (talk) 18:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend you place your request on the talk page for the article directly. An administrator's opinion does not have more weight in editing an article than any other editor's opinion, including yours (and Thingg is not currently an administrator anyway). Frank | talk 18:07, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Article[edit]

Thingg,

I am trying to make changes to the deleted "Titan Worldwide" article, but all posts continue to be deleted. How do I stop this? It is a very similar page to those of other companies in its industry and those pages have not been deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Titan 2 (talk • contribs) 18:43, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article was deleted because it was written like an advertisement and Wikipedia articles must be written with a neutral point of view. Please remember, Wikipedia is and encyclopedia and consists of encyclopedic content. An advertisement is never encyclopedic because it is promoting something or someone. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 23:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination[edit]

Hello, Thingg. Hope you remember me. I'v seen you review some articles at Template talk:DYK. I was wondering what you thought about the hook of Pete Smith (baseball). I created it on June 5. What do you think? Oh, and I'd like it if you replied here, on your talk page.--RyRy5 (talk) 03:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hmmm... tbh it's not the most interesting hook I've ever seen, but I've seen plenty show up on the main page that were more boring to me. I commented on the DYK page about it and imho there's no good reason to not accept the nom. I was going to comment on the nom later anyway, so I just went ahead and commented now... And yes, I do remember you. :) (mwahahahahaha) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 04:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see. But I'm still waiting for it to be accepted with the checkmark tick. I guess the best thing to do right now is to wait and see what the final results would be if it would be accepted or not. Comments? --RyRy5 (talk) 04:31, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I added a slightly reworded alt that might be better. I have to get off the computer now, but hopefully I will be on tomorrow. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 04:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. Best, RyRy5 (talk) 04:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. Thanks for approving it. :) --RyRy5 (talk) 17:54, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed prod[edit]

Thanks for your concern on the J.H. Whitney & Company article but I have removed the prod as I do not see any grounds for its inclusion. If you have specific issues with any of the text, please feel free to make changes but the article is fairly balanced, if anything I would expect an advertiser would be fired for including a discussion of firm's failures in 2000 and back in the early 1990s. Let me know if you have any further issues. Thanks |► ϋ r b a n я e n e w a l ◄| (talk) 23:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to remove the prod stuff, but I must have forgotten to hit "save page." I just wanted to let you know I'm really sorry about that and I'll definitely be more careful in the future. Again, I'm really sorry about that. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 13:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem. |► ϋ r b a n я e n e w a l ◄| (talk) 15:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle?[edit]

Er...excuse me? I don't use Huggle, or any other automated script, for that matter. Perhaps you left that message on the wrong page? GlassCobra 23:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I can't help but notice the irony of you using Huggle to leave me a message saying to be more careful with Huggle... GlassCobra 00:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, you're right. I did mean it for someone else, but now I can;t find him.... Oh well, Sorry about that. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 00:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha ha[edit]

Well, I'm thinking the tag will work, it did on the same page for J.delanoy, and even if it doesn't work, they have been given warning and will be treated as a vandal if they revert it. dude527 (talk) 00:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

For reverting persistent vandalism to my talk page. Much appreciated. Cheers, JNW (talk) 14:18, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a vandal![edit]

Hi Thingg. If that was a manual revert to my edit of Trams in Europe, it was scarily quick. Could you spare me the vandalism warnings though? If you look at this edit you'll notice that an anonymous user triplicated almost the entire article about a fortnight ago. Since ClueBot seems to have missed it, I thought I would tidy up the article by removing the triplicated sections, but ClueBot reverted it (fair enough - I can see why a heuristic would pick that up). I reported a ClueBot false positive, and assumed that doing so would at least temporarily allow me to save the edit. Is that not correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parallelepipete (talk • contribs) 14:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm using Huggle, a semi-automated anti-vandalism tool. I saw the huge removal of text and the edit summary and jumped to a conclusion. (a lot of vandals will yell at bots in their edit summaries....) I've reverted my erroneous edit and removed the warnings. Again, my apologies. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 14:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Thanks for the rapid response - I'm starting to wonder if you really do upload to teh internets with your mind! Peter Barber (talk) 15:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Central Board of Secondary Education link[edit]

I goofed.

After spending hours putting together Talk:Central Board of Secondary Education/Spam and listing domains at WikiProject Spam I screwed up and left in the spammy cbse.co.in link by mistake, not the official http://www.cbse.nic.in. I am glad this error got corrected and I am sorry for the mistake. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2008 South American Rugby Championship[edit]

hello friend, the edit you reverted was actually a true news... Argentina "A" v. Uruguay was actually the 1st match of the South American Rugby union tournament, it was held in Montevideo the last 31st May. Unfortunately news from South America are not very quick, plus there's not a CONSUR official website; plus the IRB site doesn't have a page dedicated to the South American Championship. If you want to reply plese refer to my Italian discussion page here at w:it:Discussioni utente:Blackcat. regards S. Sergio † BC™ (Write me!) 17:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He, I supposed ^_* - I should have been logging in, though I have an account on en.wiki too often I forget to log Sergio † BC™ (Write me!) 18:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackcat it (talk • contribs) [reply]
P.S. Ziti are particularily good with a lot of tomato sauce (I used to suck the sauce with them when I was child :D ). Sergio † BC™ (Write me!) 18:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your Italian talk page. And yes, ziti is good with a lot of tomato sauce...and tons of cheese too. :D Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 18:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's been a while...[edit]

...but this one has me stumped. Can you see if you can align the "stalkee" userbox on my talk page with the archive boxes? cheers. xenocidic (talk) 18:35, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This one stumped me for a while, but then I noticed you were using the {{Userbox}} template. I have encountered that in the past and for some reason it always seems to have major issues with doing what you want it to do. (no clue why) I "hardcoded" the userbox and it seems to align fine now. Gotta tell you man, doing that felt like old times.... *sniff* ;) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 14:00, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice! is it possible to pad that text a bit though? It's a little tight now. xenocidic (talk) 14:00, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

lulz! somewhat collateral damage i suppose, now the paramater-less version is unaligned a bit (see my userpage). xenocidic (talk) 14:02, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hmm... the spacing is an easy fix, but it might take me a while to figure out the other one... just FYI. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 14:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. anything to get you to stop huggling for a bit ;> xenocidic (talk) 14:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ok, I came up with an admittedly clumsy fix, but it works and I really have no idea how to do it more efficiently. btw, I also inadvertently stumbled on the reason why the old userbox was out of wack: it was aligned to the left... (nice huh?) Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 14:50, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I always say, if the shoe fits, wear it! Nice work friend - I'm glad to see you haven't lost your touch. =) xenocidic (talk) 14:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Soviet Story[edit]

Hi! What is the problem with my edit of The Soviet Story page? What is not encyclopeadic? 129.173.66.208 (talk) 14:46, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pete Young[edit]

First it was Pete Smith, now Pete Young. Do you think that Pete Young is 1500+ characters? I counted, but I just wanted you to check. --RyRy5 (talk) 21:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm counting 1554 characters!!!! btw, great job with these articles about lesser-known MLB players. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 13:56, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That's what I'm good at, baseball. And yeah, your alternate hook seemed a lot better than the one I chose. I'm going with that one. -- RyRy5 (talk) 14:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

London Theological Seminary[edit]

Would like to know the reason for flagging for deletion. London Theological Seminary is a respected training college - known, in its field, all over the world - and almost all similar colleges have entries on Wikipedia. I am trying to improve the comprehensiveness of the coverage in this area. Zadok99 (talk) 22:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. Don't really know why I tagged that... Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 23:29, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mendiola massacre[edit]

On 12 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mendiola massacre, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:10, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nom[edit]

On 12 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bahá'í Faith in the United Arab Emirates, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 18:30, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Snapper[edit]

I removed your speedy delete tag from Snapper Inc.. The company definitely passes notability standards. I was working at the time (in case you didn't see the {{wip}} tag) to upgrade the article. No, I wasn't the original author. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, don't go! There's plenty of new articles that need speedy-deletes, and we need all the help we can get in catching them. That's what I'm usually doing, and it's how I happened upon the Snapper article that someone else started as a stub. I was surprised Snapper didn't have an article of its own already. I've seen their commercials on TV for years, and Brett Favre was a spokesperson for them. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

app[edit]

you rule! what (computer) language?Spencerk (talk) 03:49, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yes yes! sounds excellent. vbasic does web apps right? .aspx or something. i dont have vstudio so i can contribute but cant compile i suppose. I think this is really an excellent idea and i cant believe no ones done it yet.
I will make a database of some hard words with their simple equivalents, so the program can begin some translating. whats the best way to do this for vb? here are some thoughts i shared with J.delanoy:

seperate the words- (which is awkward but possible)
if the word has [[, [, or 's around it its good
if the word is simple already its good
if the word matches in the translation db its replaced
if the word is still remaining put a [[wikt: tag around it

let me know. i can maybe host it, or at the least advertise it around simplewikipedia. cheers Spencerk (talk) 17:38, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ahh shoot. i'm gonna make a web one. i'll still make that db, but then ill export it into xml, which i think is possible. so whatever. if you wanna learn php with me this week jump in. you still rule.Spencerk (talk) 00:10, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.spencerwaterbed.com/parse.html
http://www.basic-english.org/down/download.html Spencerk (talk) 21:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't delete us[edit]

I'm beginning to think there is definate bias against our production on this site. I've kept to the facts and have written, in my own words, a description of the production; from my beginning the project in 1999. I really do not know what else I can to. I note that a similar production article appears on Wikipedia with no problem against them for citing links, points of reference etc. ie: Wildhorn's Dracula musical. So why are we being given a hard time? This is the eleventh time I've written a version of this article about our professional production, as a point of historical and educational reference for such entertainment in the UK. I also left notes to state the logical reason for my article remaining on this site.

Please advise.

Gareth

(Hommybeg (talk) 03:37, 29 June 2008 (UTC))[reply]

DYK[edit]

Whats wrong with *... that coffee production in Costa Rica in the 19th century created enough revenue to build the National Theater in the capital San José? ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 19:25, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still wondering why it hasn't been DYK'd yet. I have a feeling you're going to let it pass. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 16:02, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was just concerned that it would be ignored as it is down the bottom and would pass its expiration date ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:03, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean the image I took it out before but somebody replaced it ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 18:23, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you can please confirm this...[edit]

Hello! Sorry to bother, but someone incorrectly marked a June 24 DYK nomination for Seance on a Wet Afternoon as not having been properly referenced. I would appreciate if you could please take a look at the entry to confirm that it is correctly referenced. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 20:33, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PS I tweaked the paragraph of the article in question, just to avoid any confusion. Your help is greatly appreciated. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:57, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I greatly appreciate your input! Ecoleetage (talk) 21:02, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it wasn't that. The person who checked the reference didn't do it correctly. I didn't want a perfectly fine entry to be disqualified based on someone else's error. Ecoleetage (talk) 21:06, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New item Hey, if you have a chance, can you please look at the Sentinels of Silence item I have on the 27 June DYK? I expanded it, as per a request, and it should work now. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 14:30, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, again! Ecoleetage (talk) 15:04, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:backstabbing??![edit]

My reply here. Btw, I've been renamed to User:RyRy. I just didn't like the "5" attached to my username. ;) -- RyRy (talk) 20:55, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]