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== WikiGuard ==

I'm having trouble using WikiGuard. Whenever I try to open it, it just quits right away. Any ideas? -[[User:Royalguard11|Royalguard11]]<small>([[User talk:Royalguard11|Talk]]·[[User talk:Royalguard11/Desk|Desk]]·[[User:Royalguard11/ER|Review Me!]])</small> 21:44, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
:That's odd. Are you running on OSX 10.4.8? Are you running WikiGuard Beta 3c? --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, and yes. I get the "application has unexpectedly quit" message. The Beta2 opens and reports, but I can't even get the other one to open. Is there anything I need extra for the new one to work? -[[User:Royalguard11|Royalguard11]]<small>([[User talk:Royalguard11|Talk]]·[[User talk:Royalguard11/Desk|Desk]]·[[User:Royalguard11/ER|Review Me!]])</small> 02:05, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
:Well that is odd. Hrm. You shouldn't need anything special to run the app. The only thing I can think of is maybe the older version's preferences are bugging the new version. Try deleting ~/Library/Application Support/WikiGuard and then running the app again. That should clear out whatever the previous versions set. *shrugs* If that doesn't work, then I'm not really sure what would be causing the issue. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 02:10, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
::Hehe, that actually worked. Looks good too. Great job. -[[User:Royalguard11|Royalguard11]]<small>([[User talk:Royalguard11|Talk]]·[[User talk:Royalguard11/Desk|Desk]]·[[User:Royalguard11/ER|Review Me!]])</small> 02:17, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
:Rock. Glad we could get that solved. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 02:25, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

==Two usenames for the same person==
Thank you for your recent message  - just due to a technical hitch, I seemed to lose power to write under ACEO, so changed my name to   Nurlesen. This indicates how I shall be using Wikipedia in future, i.e. as a read-only Wikipedian (from the German "nur" only and "lesen" to read). I feel that I was all right to alter ACEO's userpage, since, I can now reveal, that I am he  - it is just my former username! However, please do not expect much need to accuse me of vandalism in future, when I shall not be editing Wikipedia, merely reading it. [[User:Nurlesen|Nurlesen]] 16:52, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

==Thank You==
I'll put those in. I was a little frustrated upon hearing that stuff in the RFA (I didn't want to be redundant to the bot, but I guess redundancy is rewarded). Thanks for letting me know, i'll use that one from now on. [[User:Just H|Just H]] 02:36, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

==Cheers==
Yep, I'll remember to do that from now on, I am new to this, and all I knew is to revert, as blanking warnings is not allowed.--[[User:Ikelim|Ikelim]] 02:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:Take a look at [[WP:UTM]] for a list of specific messages that can go on user pages. Make sure to subst them too like {{tl|subst:test}}. If you have any questions, lemme know! :)  --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 02:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah gotcha, thanks for your help mate.
--[[User:Ikelim|Ikelim]] 02:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

==I do not vandalise==
yup, I didn't vandalise the article, what I did was right,sorry for not log in, do i need to re-edit the article? thanks for not banning me :)--[[User:Tearfate|Tearfate]] 05:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:No, it's all good. Just making sure you're logged in is a safer way of going about things. Anonymous edits to user pages are often reverted. *shrugs* --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 22:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

== Your link to template messages ==

Hey Brad, thanks for the link to [[WP:UTM]].  It certainly contains more templates than I thought existed, and I'm already looking forward to deploying them!  Cheers for the info!  [[User:Budgiekiller|Budgiekiller]] 19:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.  I usually use templates, but I didn't know there was one for that situation.  :)  [[User:Zoe]]|[[User talk:Zoe|(talk)]] 22:25, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

== Redirects ==

OK, that's news to me, but I'll be sure to check the casing in future.  Without having to go through each of them and check which are lower-cased and what happens to them, what breaks?  If it breaks badly, I might look at going to [[Wikipedia:Bot requests]] and seeing if they can be batch converted.  [[User:Chriscf|Chris]] <small>[[User:Chriscf/The Wiki Factor|cheese]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriscf&amp;action=edit&amp;section=new whine]</small> 03:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
:Fine, but you're buying the paint ;-)  [[User:Chriscf|Chris]] <small>[[User:Chriscf/The Wiki Factor|cheese]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chriscf&amp;action=edit&amp;section=new whine]</small> 03:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Thank you very much for your valuable advice. Actually, there are some pages that I created and they should be deleted. I created them when I was a new comer and didn't know the policies of Wikipedia well. I am finding them now in my contributions list and tagging them.

--[[User:Meno25|Meno25]] 04:48, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

==A note from the editor review==
Hi, Brad,
In the time it took me to sign in to my account, you fixed the vandalism on the Alaska article.  Thanks.  Also, I found some info on Kryzyzanowski. http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/rsolecki/wlodzimierz_krzyzanowski.html  [[User:Yopienso|Yopienso]] 19:32, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

== Reverting removed warnings ==

I'd be happy to-- I didn't know there was a template.  [[User:Kablammo|Kablammo]] 01:17, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

==Thanks==
For the revert to my user page!  Someone hacked into sonicchao's account :( [[user:delldot|delldot]] | <small>[[user talk:delldot|talk]]</small> 20:04, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

== Concerning comments left on [[User talk:SonicChao]] ==

My account was compromised by an anonymous editor, and the edits to [[User:delldot|delldot]] were not my own. I have changed my password, and nothing else should come from this. I am sorry for any misunderstanding. Happy editing. <code>=)</code> --[[User:SonicChao|SonicChao]] [[User talk:SonicChao|<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:37, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

==Thanks==

Thank you for the prompt reverting of my vandalized user page.  Much appreciated. [[User:Maustrauser|Maustrauser]] 01:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

== Question on warning ==
Hi, I noticed the warning you left for [[User:Starwars1955|Starwars1955]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Starwars1955&diff=prev&oldid=99223200 here], and I think you may have made a mistake. Starwars1955 has been blocked for something else for five days, so either you warned him for something he didn't do, or you warned him for something he did several days or weeks ago. | [[User:MrDarcy|Mr. Darcy]] <small>[[User talk:MrDarcy|talk]]</small> 01:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hrm. Comparing [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AStarwars1955&diff=99223200&oldid=98973932 your last edit to mine], I was trying to ensuring that your comments weren't tampered with. [[User:Starwars1955|Starwars1955]] seemed to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AStarwars1955&diff=99222479&oldid=98973932 changing them]. Maybe I'm misunderstanding this. Hrm... --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

== Serious vandalism to your user page ==

Hey there! I've noticed there seems to be a lot of vandalism to your user page. Why don't you request a lock? [[User:Mouse Nightshirt|Mouse Nightshirt]] 18:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

== [[:Image:WikiGuardIcon.png]] ==
Is that icon really copyrighted by someone else and being displayed here as fair use? If so, I suspect someone'll get annoying as it's not being used in any articels. [[User:68.39.174.238|68.39.174.238]] 10:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:Taking care of it now. I found a creative commons icon that I like better anyway. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 16:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

== 9th Elsewhere ==

"Articles which merely include an external link and a brief description of its contents will also be either cleaned up to adhere to the neutral point of view or deleted."

"Notability is not judged by Wikipedia editors directly. The inclusion of topics on Wikipedia is a reflection of whether those topics have been included in reliable published works. Other authors, scholars, or journalists have decided whether to give attention to a topic, and in their expertise have researched and checked the information about it. Thus, the primary notability criterion is a way to determine whether "the world" has judged a topic to be notable. This is unrelated to whether a Wikipedia editor personally finds the subject remarkable or worthy."

My comics is judged by 30,000 readers to be notable -and- the wiki was created by them, as well as non fans, objectively, I was not involved. The 9th Elsewhere wiki was not merely an advertisement of a couple of sentences with one external link, it referred to several psychological theory wikis and was mentioned in turn by a few wikis for novels including David Mitchell's #9dream. It met the criteria, please restore it. 
[[User:Carolinecurtis|Carolinecurtis]] 05:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)Carolinecurtis

:Hi there Caroline. I went to look at the [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/9th Elsewhere|deletion discussion]] that took place regarding [[9th Elsewhere]], but found it to be fairly short. From what I can see on that page, 9th Elsewhere didn't seem meet the [[WP:WEB|notability guidelines for web content]] and was deleted under the [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion criteria]] #A7: ''web content that does not assert the importance or significance of its subject''. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the deleted copy of the article, so I don't have the ability to restore it for you. If you feel that the article does indeed meet [[WP:WEB|the guidelines]], you can [[Wikipedia:Deletion review#Steps to list a new deletion review|appeal to have it restored]]. Lemme know if you need any help doing that and I'll do what I can to help. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 05:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Thank you very much for undoing the blanking of my user page. Much Appreciated, [[User:Poorleno|<font color="Red"> → p00rleno (lvl ''80'') ←</font>]][[User Talk:Poorleno|<font color="Green">ROCKS</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Poorleno|<font color = "blue"><sup>C</sup>]][[RuneScape|<sub>RS</sub>]]</font><Font Color= "light blue">    </Font> 00:43, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:Any time. Easily done. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:: On another note, I cannot tead your userboxes. In [[IE 7]], my browser, they appear off screen to the right, and no scroll bar is available. This could be because I'm using the wrong browser, or it could be a missed piece of vandalism. [[User:Poorleno|<font color="Red"> → p00rleno (lvl ''80'') ←</font>]][[User Talk:Poorleno|<font color="Green">ROCKS</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Poorleno|<font color = "blue"><sup>C</sup>]][[RuneScape|<sub>RS</sub>]]</font><Font Color= "light blue">    </Font> 00:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, that's IE for you. Works fine in Firefox, Safari and Opera. *shrugs*. Feel free to mess around with the code if you'd like. I don't have IE so I can't quite test my layouts on it. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:49, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:: Alright, Just watching out for you. [[User:Poorleno|<font color="Red"> → p00rleno (lvl ''80'') ←</font>]][[User Talk:Poorleno|<font color="Green">ROCKS</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Poorleno|<font color = "blue"><sup>C</sup>]][[RuneScape|<sub>RS</sub>]]</font><Font Color= "light blue">    </Font> 00:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:Much appreciated. :)  On a side-note, [[WP:SIG]]. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:: Think i've got it. I changed the left column width to 69% and now I can see em. How about you? And What of my Sig? So what, it's a bit long, but no external link. Actually, I think i'll sign twice. [[User:Poorleno|<font color="Red"> → p00rleno (lvl ''80'') ←</font>]][[User Talk:Poorleno|<font color="Green">ROCKS</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Poorleno|<font color = "blue"><sup>C</sup>]][[RuneScape|<sub>RS</sub>]]</font><Font Color= "light blue">    </Font> 00:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC) [[User:Poorleno|<font color="Red"> → p00rleno (lvl ''80'') ←</font>]][[User Talk:Poorleno|<font color="Green">ROCKS</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Poorleno|<font color = "blue"><sup>C</sup>]][[RuneScape|<sub>RS</sub>]]</font><Font Color= "light blue">    </Font> 00:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:The 69% thing works fine at normal resolutions, but when you stretch your browser out some, the userbox section gets wider when it shouldn't. Ah well, concessions need to be made in one direction or another. Those "widescreen" users need a-learnin' anywho. As for the sig, it takes up 3 lines of code! Craziness! Your call of course, but one line of code would be much nicer. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 05:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
::Only now b/c it's automatically substed. {{User:poorleno/sig| }} 23:41, 11 January 2007 (UTC) 
:::See, I did it myself and it looks that same with no code.
:True, that's shorter, but there's still the issue of [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages#Transclusion of templates]]. *shrugs* Your call, obviously. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 23:49, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

== Barnstar ==

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | This is for making wikiguard. It is a good tool and has helped me in my vandal fighting.[[User:Sir james paul|Sir James Paul, La gloria è a dio]] 
|}
*Can you go on IRC and PM me? I have a few things to tell you and would rather do it there. Have a nice week. --[[User:Sir james paul|Sir James Paul, La gloria è a dio]] 02:10, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
** Sure thing. What's your IRC handle on freenode? --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 02:15, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== User page ==

Hello BradBeattie, thank you for your message. Arigatou gozaimasu :). You are right, I didn't pay attention when I created it, my mistake ... sumimasen. I'm going to move the page now. Also a lot of nice Japan-related images you got there. Awesome ^_^ --[[User:Stavenn|Stavenn]] 05:28, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

:I'm a member LOL, it relaxed me when I see birds. Love them :) .. A lot of trips to Japan ? Thanks again & take care --[[User:Stavenn|Stavenn]] 06:00, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== Ideas ==

I have a few ideas for wikiguard. 1. I think that you should have a built in revert button on wikiguard. 2. Make it so you can have a list of trusted users. Make it so edits from the trusted users never is at a high chance of vandalism. 3. Make it so when people add cursing to articles the chance of it being vandalism goes up. 4. On the side put a link to AIV. These are the ideas I have for now, I am sure that I will have more. Also tell me when you fixs the bugs so I can download it again. Have a nice week. --[[User:Sir james paul|Sir James Paul, La gloria è a dio]] 14:38, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hey there James. Lemme address each of your requests in turn.
:# '''(No can do)''' A revert button would be awesome, but there's a conceptual hurdle that hasn't yet been solved. When you're looking at an edit, do you revert to the previous version? The last version by a different user? The last version by a trusted user? When I go vandal-whacking, I find that I need to look at the history and make a judgement call as to which version I should revert to. So while this request is easy to do, it's difficult to do correctly.
:# '''(Already done)''' When you flag an edit as good (the green plus sign), the risk associated with that user's edits drops.
:# '''(No can do)''' Setting aside how we determine what cursing is, where do we get the text of the edit from? The source of information the app is working from is Browne's recent changes feed, which doesn't include the text of each edit. I suppose that with every change that it gives us, we could load the page in the background and get the text, but that's more than 1 page per second at peak times. It's unfortunately impractical considering the server load and bandwidth issues.
:# '''(Already done)''' The icon next to the stop sign? That button takes you to WP:AIV. I should probably augment it though to automatically report the user. No need to type in the info each time.
:Anywho, hopefully that answers your questions. Cheers! --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 18:24, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

== Jeanette Jenkins ==

Hey. I actually just found out about her today and didn't add anything knew to the article I just read it and noticed that the "q" in Queen Latifah wasn't capitalized. So I corrected that and I also made it into a link. 

But I guess I can still give you a source because it was that rumor that made me search for her on Wikipedia. The line said something like "She is rumored to be dating Queen Latifah," right? So I'm assuming since it's "rumored" PerezHilton can count? If it can, [http://perezhilton.com/topics/queen_latifah/ here you go] :-) {{unsigned|71.109.49.121}}

== WP:ADOPT ==

Hi there,

As a current Adopter with the [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User|Adopt-a-User]] program there has been some ongoing developments that we would like to bring to your attention. 

A new [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area|Adopter's Area]] has been created where you can find useful [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area/Resources|resources]] and other Adopter's [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area/Experiences|experiences]]. Please feel free to add any resources you may have found useful as an Adopter, as well as recount any experiences that you think may help others. If you know of any useful resources for new users / Adoptees then you can add them [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area/Resources|here]].

Also the way the adoption process works has changed slightly. To decrease workload at [[:Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user]], on offering adoption please change the '''<nowiki>{{Adoptme}}</nowiki>''' template to '''<nowiki>{{Adoptoffer}}</nowiki>''' on the user's user page, and this will add the user to [[:Category:Wikipedians having been offered adoption]]. Users that have already been offered adoption can always have a second or third offer, but by separating out those users that have not had an adoption offer yet, it is hoped that no one will go lacking.
  
Furthermore numerous Adopters have been adding their details to a [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Adopters|list of users available for adopting]], to offer a more personalised service and allow new users to browse through and pick their own Adopter. The quickest way to adopt though, is still to contact users at the [[:Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user]].

Finally - thanks for all your hard work, keep it up - and if you have any general questions or suggestions about the further development of [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User]] please bring them to our [[Wikipedia talk:Adopt-a-User|talk page.]] Cheers [[User talk:Lethaniol|Lethaniol]] 14:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== Sandbox movement ==

Yes it was a miss direction so thank you. [[User:Roone72|Roone72]] 14:54, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== [[Day by Day (webcomic)]] ==

Hey, this collaborative editing thing really works :-). Thanks for prodding me to improve the article. Cheers, [[User:Chris Chittleborough|CWC]]<small>[[User talk:Chris Chittleborough|(talk)]]</small> 18:31, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

== Reversion of vandalism to my userpage ==

Thanks for [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User:Tonywalton&diff=100517701&oldid=100515827 that]. I'll be honest, I'd not even noticed it till now!  Regards, [[User:Tonywalton|Tonywalton]] &nbsp;|<small> [[User talk:Tonywalton|Talk]]</small> 20:13, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hmmm.  I '''like''' this bit about WikiGuard:  Operating System: OS X :-)  [[User:Tonywalton|Tonywalton]] &nbsp;|<small> [[User talk:Tonywalton|Talk]]</small> 20:22, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


Thanks for the userpage revert! --<font face="Times New  Roman"><font color="blue"><big>[[user:Science4sail|'''science4sail''']] </big></font><sup><font color="green">[[User talk:Science4sail|talk]]</font></sup><small><font color="red">[[Special:Contributions/Science4sail|con]]</font></small></font> 19:01, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks. ==

Just to say thanks for reverting the unkown IP edits to my userpage back on January 2, I'll try and be more careful to make sure I'm still signed in before I make edits to my userpage. Good to know that someone would be there incase anything like that did happen. Many thanks [[User:Eagle Owl|Eagle Owl]] 22:18, 17 January 2007 (UTC)Eagle Owl

== [[User:DengXiaoPing123]] vandalism ==

Thanks for the reverts. Since the user targetted three userpages and a couple of talkpages in less than five minutes, with no other edits, they've been given a permablock. Cheers, [[User:Tonywalton|Tonywalton]] &nbsp;|<small> [[User talk:Tonywalton|Talk]]</small> 21:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
:Yep, I saw the user with high activity. *shrugs* Easily taken care of. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 22:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For protecting my Homepage [[User:St.daniel|St.daniel]] 22:25, 18 January 2007 (UTC) 
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:Hey! A barnstar! Thanks much. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 22:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

{{ProdContested|Spamusement!}} [[User:GRBerry|GRBerry]] 21:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

== Deleted pages ==
I want the pages back - can you please help me with that ????????????  I am sure you care!! {{unsigned|Sameer81}}
:It seems as though [[User:Larry V|Larry V]] has taken care of the pages for you. Do you need further assistance? --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 05:43, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

== [[:Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BradBeattie 2|Congratulations!]] ==

[[Image:200508-DSCN0378.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Congratulations!]]
Well done on passing your RfA with a 98% support vote - you must be really pleased.  A Bureaucrat will be along shortly to issue you with a shiny new set of admin tools.  If you need any help with using them then please ask! Regards and happy mopping, [[User talk:(aeropagitica)|(aeropagitica)]] 23:25, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks much for the support and the assistance along the way. It's much appreciated. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 23:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::Congratulations with your mop, Brad! Happy editing! '''''[[User:Sd31415/Signature Book|<font color="#4169E1">S</font>]][[User:Sd31415|<font color="#120a8f">.D.</font>]] [[User talk:Sd31415|<font color="#120a8f">¿п?</font>]]''''' § 01:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Congrats bud! [[User talk:Glen S|<span style="border:1px solid #000;padding:1px;background:yellow;"><font style="color:yellow;background:#000;">&nbsp;Glen&nbsp;</font></span>]] 05:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Your RfA ==

I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|Administrator]].  You should find the following forums useful:
* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list|Administrators' reading list]]
* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide|Administrators' how-to guide]]
* [[WP:AN|Administrators' Noticeboard]]
:* [[WP:ANI|Administrators' Noticeboard for Incidents]]
:* [[WP:AN3RR|Administrators' Noticeboard for Three-revert rule violations]]
Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge!  [[User:Redux|Redux]] 04:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks much, Redux. I'll do my best! --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 04:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Great job!! ==

You got 61 supports, 1 oppose (with no reason), and 0 neutrals. That says something! Keep it up!!!--<span style="font-family:Tahoma;">[[User:CJ_King|<span style="color:red;">C</span>]][[User talk:CJ_King|<span style="color:blue;">J</span>]] [[User:CJ King/Wikipedia pages|<span style="color:#b8860b;">King</span>]]</span> 05:00, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:Will do, thanks! --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 05:02, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::May I also add my congratulations!  Keep up the good work.  [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] 10:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Admin Hunting ==

Can you take a look at this page as it seems that you are online now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection. --[[User:Parker007|Parker007]] 05:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
:Kay. My experience in page protection policies is lacking, but I'll take a look. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 05:57, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
::Thnx. --[[User:Parker007|Parker007]] 06:03, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Please unprotect ==

Please unprotect the article about [[Terminator 4]] because I want to make an article about this <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Chegis|Chegis]] ([[User talk:Chegis|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Chegis|contribs]]) 17:38, 21 January 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
:Sorry, but it looks like [[Terminator 4]] went through deletion a number of times. [[Talk:Terminator 4]] has a record of them. If more information on the film becomes available, then we can unprotect it. Until then we need to stand by [[WP:NOT]] a crystal ball. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 18:19, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Newyorkbrad's RfA ==

Thank you for your support on [[Wikipedia:Successful_adminship_candidacies#Newyorkbrad|my RfA]], which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Of course, as I struggle to figure out which button does what, you'll be empathizing this week. :) Best Bradful regards, [[User:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]] 20:10, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

== Joanna Lumley incident ==

Hello,

Yes my leaving is directly related to the nonsense posted on Joanna Lumley's talk page and the posting of words I find offensive on my talk page. I didn't realize I had such a low tolerance for people who post things like that.

I don't know what you can do to convince me to stay. Wikipedia guidelines appear to be too tolerant towards this sort of discussion, which originally took place last July. My first thought was to get clarification of the policy and I left a query to this effect at the village pump, but it seems to have been buried. The village pump is a very busy page. As for discussing my revert with the other editor, this is something I felt obliged to do (as per Wiki guidelines). In my mind, any disagreement should have gone straight to 3rd opinion or arbitration. I simply don't want to have to communicate with this 'person'.

In this particular case, I find it impossible to assume good faith. [[User:Pendragon39|Pendragon39]] 20:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

:I don't know all the particulars of this incident but am not the least impressed with the behavior of the other editor concerned based on what I have seen so far. I join in hoping that this one episode can be resolved without losing you as a contributor. [[User:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]] 22:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

::I'm responsible for my own reaction. [[User:Pendragon39|Pendragon39]] 00:13, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Ultimately it's your call whether you want to stay or not, but hopefully we can move past this. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Yes, you're right. Thankyou for your support [[User:Pendragon39|Pendragon39]] 00:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:::If you'd like me to, I can undelete your user page too. Easily done. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

There's no real need to, I don't have much on it. [[User:Pendragon39|Pendragon39]] 00:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

==3RR Question==
I've been wondering if the 3RR rule applies to reverting vandalism? I want to revert vandalism, which I have been doing, but don't want to be in vialation of the 3RR rule. Hope you can answer my question and thanks much. [[User:Chickyfuzz123|Chickyfuzz123]]<sup>[[User talk:Chickyfuzz123|(user talk)]]</sup> 01:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Simple vandalism is an excemption of 3RR. See [[WP:3RR#Reverting simple vandalism]]. Happy vandal-hunting! --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:17, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

== Username Block ==

BradBeattie, thanks for blocking the user I reported on AIV, [[User:Fatpileofcrap]]. I'd just like to point out that you blocked the user name for 24 hours and then posted the username indefinite block notice on the [[User talk:Fatpileofcrap|user talk page]]. Perhaps the 24 hours expiry time was accidental? --[[User:NickW557|Nick]]—<sup>[[User:NickW557/Contact|Contact]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/NickW557|Contribs]]</sub> 07:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:Whoops! My bad. I'm a little new to these tools. That'll be fixed in a jiffy. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 07:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

== Sosiaalisesti rajoittuneet ==

Hi. I added sources and references. The article meets [[WP:WEB]]. Can you change your vote if you agree, explain what's missing if you disagree, and in either case see if you can't improve the references because I suck at adding them? --[[User:Kizor|Kizor]] 11:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


==Please==
If you are going to block [[User:64.5.147.101]] please let it be at least a month, as [[User:Alphachimp]] did last time.  Thanks[[User:DUBJAY04|DUBJAY04]] 20:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:I did block the user at first, but then I saw that they didn't vandalize past their final warning. If the user vandalizes again, I'll do something about it. For now, let the warning do it's job. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 20:31, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

==Reply: New user warning messages==
Thanks for the info! I've been waiting for a more organized page. [[User:Cyrus Andiron|Cyrus Andiron]] 21:06, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

==Reply: New user warning messages==
Also thanks for the info. I am using the VandalProof tool though, which uses the old templates. Ill certainly use the new ones for manual edits though.  Cheers '''[[User:Chill doubt|<span style="background:#008;color:#fff">•C<span style="background:#206">H<span style="background:#504">ILL<span style="background:#702">DO<span style="background:#a00">UBT•</span></span></span></span></span>]]''' 21:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
==Reply==

Thanks for giving me that piece of info. But, what's going to happen to the talk pages that already have the test4 template? [[User:Bushcarrot|Bushcarrot]] (<small>[[User_talk:Bushcarrot|Talk]]·[[User:Bushcarrot/Desk|Desk]]</small>) 23:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

==Thanks==
Thank you for pointing out the new messages. Are there any messages that are equivalent to the blatant vandal warning templates? It's just that it seems like it might be difficult to deal with rather obvious vandals when restricted to always using the 4 warning system. --[[User:Wildnox|Wildnox]][[User talk:Wildnox|(talk)]] 00:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Alright, I guess it won't be quite as simple as the bv templates, but it will work. --[[User:Wildnox|Wildnox]][[User talk:Wildnox|(talk)]] 00:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

==Thanks and question==
Thanks for pointing me to WP:UTM. I've actually been using those, but didn't know what to use for someone who'd already had a final warning.  Is there one for that I've missed? [[User:Aleta|Aleta]] 00:28, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:OK, thanks for the tip! [[User:Aleta|Aleta]] 00:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== RE: User warnings have been updated ==

Thanks for the heads-up, Brad!  --[[User:JFreeman|'''JFreeman''']] [[User talk:JFreeman|<sup>''(talk)''</sup>]] 00:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks, I'm already putting them to use. - [[User:Gilliam|Gilliam]] 01:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I thank you for the heads-up too. Go away for 10 days and everything changes...sheesh! [[User:DMacks|DMacks]] 01:59, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too! -- [[User:Flyguy649|Flyguy649]] 03:01, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

==[[User:86.8.18.166]] blocked==
Hi. I see you'd commented on [[WP:AIV]] that 86.8.18.166 hadn't vandalised past their final warning at 01:03 UTC. However they'd already been given a test4 by [[User:Wolfkeeper|Wolfkeeper]] at 00:54 and went on to [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Human_penis_size&diff=prev&oldid=102562283 hit] [[Human penis size]] yet again at 00:57, closely followed by Wolfkeeper's user and talk pages. So I've gone ahead and blocked them for 31 hours. Regards, [[User:Tonywalton|Tonywalton]] &nbsp;|<small> [[User talk:Tonywalton|Talk]]</small> 01:18, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, my bad. I'm still getting the hang of this. Thanks for picking up the slack. :) --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
:Oh! Also take a look at [[WP:UTM]]. Looks like the old warnings are being deprecated in favour of some new ones. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


== Updates ==
Thanks mate, really. I'd be lost without people like you. Cheers, [[User:Dfrg.msc|Dfrg.ms]][[User:Dfrg.msc|c]] <small><sup> [[User talk:Dfrg.msc|1]] . [[Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man|2]] . [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Dfrg.msc|Editor Review]]</sup></small> 09:01, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey. Thanks for the note on my talk page, too. I'll look into the new templates. [[User:Prolog|Prolog]] 21:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Ibid.  Thanks for letting me know about that. --[[User:P4k|P4k]] 21:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== New warnings ==

Cheers for the heads up. I use Lupin's anti-vandal, and the warn button on that still uses the old templates. Might see if he can update that. [[User:Jaimie Henry|Jem]] 21:41, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Ive always gotten some funky looking preview messages when I use the new warnings, so I have stuck with the old ones, I guess Ill give it another try.  [[User:DUBJAY04|DUBJAY04]] 00:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, check this out [[User_talk:66.44.193.74]][[User:DUBJAY04|DUBJAY04]] 00:29, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

:Ah yeah, don't sign. The template signs for you. Just add ''"<nowiki>{{subst:uw-vandalism1|Some article}}</nowiki>"''. Don't sign. --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 00:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== == Warning tips == ==

Heya, looks like the old warnings are being deprecated in favour of those listed at [[WP:UTM]]. Also, no need to tell vandals that they've been reported to the admins. Oddly, it often eggs them on. *shrugs* --[[User:BradBeattie|Brad Beattie]] <small>[[User talk:BradBeattie|(talk)]]</small> 01:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:the new ones are buggy and they are still debating on the layout and if they should have a number etc etc policy discuss, boredom. I will use the tried and true till I can't anymore.  As far as egging them on. If they get to that point its not a loss to the community to let a vandal know we won't and don't put up with their behavior.--[[User:Xiahou|Xiahou]] 01:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::looks like I don't have a choice now. --[[User:Xiahou|Xiahou]] 01:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

==66.31.7.179==
You removed this IP from [[WP:AIV]] with the edit summary "Removed user that didn't vandalise past last warning. List not empty." [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism&diff=102801215&oldid=102801062]. The user received a {{tl|bv}} warning [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:66.31.7.179&diff=102796710&oldid=102796624 00:42, 24 January 2007] and then continued vandalizing [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Napoleon_Dynamite&diff=prev&oldid=102797419 00:46, 24 January 2007]. Just for future reference, a blatant vandalism warning is a final warning; one that I frequently use. Thanks! '''[[User:AuburnPilot|<font color="mediumblue">auburn</font><font color="darkorange">pilot</font>]]''' [[User_talk:AuburnPilot|<small>talk</small>]] 01:44, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Nutshell WP:NPOV ==

You completed the "circle of life" (very cute) on my edit of the nutshell, so I thought I would reach out to you about a related item. I have been going around looking at how the new template is applied both graphically and editorially. I've made a few changes, and they have been accepted. Then when [[WP:NPOV]] was pointed out as a bad example of Nutshell usage, I was "bold" and "fixed" it. It was reverted, and I tried again with [[WP:BRD]] but there is one user who rejects all changes. The same user is doing it on another page as well, but I have tried to focus on this one as it is the worst example. I know this is a policy page, and extra caution is needed, but I think the editor has "gone off the deep end" defending the status-quo, and calling it consensus. Anyway, I would appreciate a semi-confidential reply here with any observations or advice you would be willing to offer. Thanks. [[User:Dhaluza|Dhaluza]] 18:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)