View source for User talk:Optakeover

{{Usertalkback}}
<big>'''Welcome!'''</big> (''We can't say that loudly enough!'')

{| style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px" width="100%"
|class="MainPageBG" style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #800808; background-color:#FFF5F5; vertical-align:top;color:#000000;font-size: 85%"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F2CECE; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800808; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">
Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}} and [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome]] to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you decide that you need help, check out [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question]], ask me on my talk page, or place '''<code>{&#123;helpme}}</code>''' on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|sign your name]] on talk pages using four tildes (~&#126;~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You may also push the signature button [[Image:Button sig2.png]] located above the edit window. Finally, please do your best to '''always fill in the [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] field'''. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! -- [[User:Terence|Terence]] 10:53, 3 May 2007 (UTC) 
|}
{| style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px" width="100%"
|class="MainPageBG" style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color:#FFF5F5; vertical-align:top"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting Started</div>
|-
|style="color:#000"|
* [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia Tutorial]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]
* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
* [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]
* [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages|Be bold in editing]]
* [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]
* [[Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects|WikiProjects]]
|-
! <div style="margin: 0; background:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting your info out there</div>
|-
| style="color:#000"|
* [[Wikipedia:Cite your sources|Cite your sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:NPOV|Neutral Point of View]]
* [[Wikipedia:POV|Point of View]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:Uploading images|Uploading images]]
* [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use policy]]
|-
! <div style="margin: 0; background:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting more Wikipedia rules</div>
|-
| style="color:#000"|
* [[Wikipedia:List of policies|Policy Library]]
|-
|}
|class="MainPageBG" style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color:#FFF5F5; vertical-align:top"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting Help</div>
|-
|style="color:#000"|
* [[Wikipedia:New contributors' help page|New contributors' help page]]
* [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question|Where to ask a question]]
* [[Wikipedia:Help desk|Help Desk]]
* [[Wikipedia:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]
|-
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting along</div>
|-
|style="color:#000"|
* [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette|Wikiquette]]
* [[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]]
* [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|Sign your posts]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]]
* [[Wikipedia:Conflict resolution|Conflict resolution]]
|-
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F9E2E2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #BFA3A3; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Getting technical</div>
|-
|style="color:#000"|
[[Image:Wikimedia.png|60px|right]]
* [[Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism|Cleaning up vandalism]]
* [[Wikipedia:Pages needing attention|Pages needing attention]]
* [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]]
* [[Wikipedia:Utilities|Utilities]]
* [[Wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]
|}
|}
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
! <div style="margin: 0; background-color:#F2CECE; font-family: sans-serif; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #800808; text-align:left; padding-left:0.4em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">
Find the rest of the Singaporean community!
|}
{| style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px" width="100%"
|class="MainPageBG" style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color:#FFF5F5; vertical-align:top"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
|-
|style="color:#000"|
* [[Portal:Singapore|Singapore portal]]
* [[Wikipedia:SGpedians' notice board|SGpedians' notice board]]
* [[List of Singapore-related topics|Singapore-related topics]]
* [[Wikipedia:SGpedians' notice board/complete to do|Complete to do list]]
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikipedia Wikipedia IRC channel]
|}
|class="MainPageBG" style="width: 55%; border:1px solid #FFFFFF; background-color:#FFF5F5; vertical-align:top"|
{| width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#FFF5F5"
|-
|style="color:#000"|
[[Image:Flag of Singapore.svg|60px|right]]
There are two ways to indicate that you are a Singaporean editor on your [[Wikipedia:user page|user page]]:
#Add <tt>[[[[:Category:Wikipedians in Singapore]]|{{PAGENAME}}]]</tt>, or
#If you like [[Wikipedia:Userbox|userboxes]], add {{[[Template:User Singapore]]}}.
*Do leave your name at the [[Wikipedia:SGpedians' notice board|notice board]], and thanks again for making Wikipedia your online abode! <tt>;)</tt>
|}
|}
|}

 [[User:Terence|Terence]] 10:53, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
==Vandalism to Catholic High Wiki article==
Hey! There has been recent vandalism to the 'Hair Check' and 'School Anthem' subheadings under the 'Culture' section by user [[Checkforpulse]]. I was wondering if you or I could do anything to prevent this? Oh yes, please rate the Wiki under the Discussion tab while you're at it. Thanks! --[[User:Mademan2|i shape myself]] ([[User talk:Mademan2|talk]]) 13:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

==Duplicate images uploaded==
Thanks for uploading [[:Image:Filler School.JPG]]. A machine-controlled [[WP:BOT|robot account]] noticed that you also uploaded the same image under the name [[:Image:Filler School Blocks.JPG]]. The copy called Image:Filler School Blocks.JPG has been marked for [[WP:CSD|speedy deletion]] since it is redundant. If this sounds okay to you, there is no need for you to take any action. 

This is an automated message- you have not upset or annoyed anyone. In the future, you may save yourself some confusion if you supply a meaningful file name and remember exactly which name you chose (file names are [[case sensitive]], including the extension) so that you won't lose track of your uploads. For tips on good file naming, see [[Wikipedia:Image_use_policy#Image_titles_and_file_names|Wikipedia's image use policy]]. If you have any questions about this notice, or feel that the deletion is inappropriate, please contact [[User:Staecker]], who operates the robot account. [[User:Staeckerbot|Staeckerbot]] 12:17, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

:<s>Please refer to the image talk at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_talk:Filler_School_Blocks.JPG .</s>[[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 14:09, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
::Image deleted. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 08:29, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

==Anti-vandalism work==

Hi there, I just saw you revert some vandalism to the [[Dacrydium cupressinum]] page within moments of it happening (the page is on my watch list)-  thats some good work; the quicker this crap is removed the more it discourages people from vandalising wikipedia again. Cheers,  [[User:Kotare|Kotare]] 09:25, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Thanks for the compliment. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 11:03, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:I'm not sure that quickly removing it does much in the way of discouraging it, I saw one vandal revert their own vandalism, finally changing the article from "a spanish" to "spanish".  What reverting it quickly certainly does, however is improve the quality and reliability of the enclopedia. [[User:199.125.109.59|199.125.109.59]] 22:39, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

== Signing Talk Pages ==

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk pages]] and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your posts]] by typing four [[tilde]]s  ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button [[Image:Button sig2.png]] located above the edit window.  This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you!<!-- Template:Tilde --> -- [[User:Pb30|<span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:90%;font-family:Verdana"><font color="#008000">p</font><font color="#003300">b</font><font color="#003300">3</font><font color="#006400"></font><font color="#007300">0</font></span>]]<span style="font-size:80%;"><[[Special:Contributions/Pb30|<span style="color:green;">c</span>]].[[User_talk:Pb30|<span style="color:green;">t</span>]]></span> 00:18, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
:Understood. Sometimes I forget.
::Like the one above...[[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 02:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

== Re: Yishun Town Secondary School ==

Good evening,

As an ex-student of Yishun Town, I've already lost touch with some of the latest news of the school. It's only quite a while from The Straits Times that I realised that one of the YTSS's classrooms had been flooded and the electricity on the entire 4th floor was cut off. 

I would like to see users like you to help me continue to improve this article further, and to remove any outdated information. Photo-wise, you may wish to re-take and change them. I'm sorry, but I don't have much YTSS-related photos in the past, you may ask the Photographic Club for assistance in that matter.

Teacher-wise, unless if you write any information that should be confined within the school compounds, I don't think any teacher would be against this article being one of the featured articles in Wikipedia =). Try and find some of your friends to help you make this article even more worthy! [[User:The Toad|The Toad]] 14:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

:I think I know who you are, but for privacy sake and for personal reasons I will not reveal my true identity. A huge clue is this ... your CCA is quite closely related to mine. [[User:The Toad|The Toad]] 14:44, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, never mind. Erm.... I'm CWY... Guess this initial is quite hard to decipher, but you'll know its me... [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 14:46, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah I know, Mr Ong right? By the way, why you got censured by Ikan Bilis? [[User:The Toad|The Toad]] 11:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

==An Automated Message from [[User:HagermanBot|HagermanBot]]==

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to [[Wikipedia:Talk page|talk pages]] and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|sign your posts]] by typing four tildes  ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button [[Image:Button sig2.png]] located above the edit window.  This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! [[User:HagermanBot|HagermanBot]] 02:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)<!-- HagermanBot Auto-Tilde -->

== Re: [[User:Bhunter1313|Bhunter1313]]'s rant ==

In regards to his inane and childish rant, I was not thinking about using it as evidence, I must admit.  I was just thinking of getting rid of it, because it disgusts me.  But, the sooner he, and his underlying IP, are blocked, the happier I will be.  Thanks. ---[[User:Theoldanarchist|Charles]] 05:02, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
:Anyway, he got indef. blocked. Thanks anyway. Either way, it was a vandalism-only account. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 05:04, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, and he has vowed to return and continue his errant ways.  I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it. ---[[User:Theoldanarchist|Charles]] 05:15, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
:::How did you know? [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 05:16, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
::::Pardon?  How did I know what? ---[[User:Theoldanarchist|Charles]] 14:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::Quote: 'Yes, and he has vowed to return and continue his errant ways.' How did you know this? [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 14:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::He said so in that childish and nonsensical rant on his userpage.  He said he would create new accounts and keep coming back, and that there was nothing we could do about it.  Go look at the history and read it yourself.  Believe me, I would not make up something like that... ---[[User:Theoldanarchist|Charles]] 17:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Don't worry, I believe you. I was just suprised as I didn't notice initially. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 03:58, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I didn't mean to get defensive.  At the same time that I was having this exchange with you, I was dealing with a couple situations in which I was being accused of "bias," so I was prickly.  If [[User:Bhunter1313|Bhunter1313]] has returned, he has not made his presence known in any obvious way.  At the same time, I haven't any reason to doubt his juvenile threat.  And, on and on it goes, this thing of ours...  No rest for the wicked.  Cheers! ---[[User:Theoldanarchist|Cathal]] 16:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

==Please fix my page==
Well... I have no particular them in mind... I just want this userpage to be designed properly, as I'm really bad at it and I don't know how to improve it further myself. Thanks. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 13:39, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Just as a suggestion, go to userpages you like and hit Edit, and look at the "source code" to see how it was constructed, and then put things in that you like.  That's in general an easy way to learn HTML webpage design as well. [[User:199.125.109.59|199.125.109.59]] 22:23, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

== Welcome to [[User:AmiDaniel/VandalProof|VandalProof!]] ==
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Optakeover! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply [[User:AmiDaniel/VandalProof|download and install VandalProof from our main page]]. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other [[User:AmiDaniel/VandalProof#Moderators|moderator]], or you can post a message on [[User:AmiDaniel/VP/Discuss|the discussion page]]. '''[[User:Daniel|<span style="color:#2E82F4">Daniel</span>]]''' 04:56, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

== John Frusciante- Going Inside EP edit ==
I changed the track listing to the correct track listing. This can be verified on:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Inside-Ep-John-Frusciante/dp/B000059QYM . I have changed it back to the correct track listing again. {{unsigned|66.30.46.212}}

== Worry not! :) ==

I will take care of your request, dear Optakeover, but I only beg you to give me some time. Maybe a week or so, is that ok with you? love, [[User:Phaedriel|<b><font color="#009900">P<font color="#00AA00">h<font color="#00BB00">a<font color="#00CC00">e<font color="#00DD00">d</font>r</font>i</font>e</font>l</b>]] - 08:53, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

== About [[User:Diabound00]] ==

Hey I saw that you undid the deletion I made. The reason for this deletion was that I ([[User:Diabound]]) and [[User:Diabound00]] are one and the same person. But since I can't log in anymore and there is no possibility to get my old account back I was forced to create a new one. Thus I copied the text from my old account to the new one and planned to write a message at my old account's pages to inform all people about this. However you can help me if you know how to delete my old account. [[User:Diabound|Diabound]] 08:51, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

==<span style="background:green; color:white;">RENOVATION COMPLETED!</span>==
<font color = green><big>Renovation to your userpage has been completed!</big></font></br>
The old discussion about renovation has been moved [[User talk:Optakeover/User page/Sandbox|here]].  I left a new message there, so look there for further information about me finishing the renovation.</br>
<font color = green><big>'''''Congratulations!'''''</big></font></br>
--[[User:FastLizard4|<span style="color:#228B22">'''FastLizard4'''</span>]] ([[user_talk:FastLizard4|<span style="color:#228B22">Talk</span>]]|[[Special:Contributions/FastLizard4|<span style="color:#228B22">Contribs</span>]]) 04:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)</br>
By the way, you may now resume editing your userspace.

==[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore 4|Singapore Meetup 4]] date changed==
{{Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore/Invite}}

Hi Optakeover, you were originally invited to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore 4|Singapore meetup 4]]. However, due to the lack of response, the date of the meetup has been changed to November. Please refer to [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore_4|this page]] for more information. -- [[User:ZhongHan|ZhongHan]]  [[Special:Emailuser/ZhongHan|(Email)]] 05:39, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

==Thanks==

..for the star!  appreciate it!  :) [[User:Antandrus|Antandrus ]] [[User_talk:Antandrus|(talk)]] 03:17, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
:No problem! [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 03:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


==Just Want To make Sure==
Hey - I got the new message thing and noticed that there was a warning for me editing an article - but then later when I went back to it to see what it was - the warning was gone. I checked in the history and saw it was about a gang edit - and I just want to make sure there's nothing wrong with an edit I've done.--<small>[[User:Danielfolsom|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">daniel]][[User_talk:Danielfolsom|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">folsom]]</span></span></small> 03:27, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, you did not vandalise anything. Somehow, something went wrong with VandalProof. It reverted the edit made by the anon. user, but when the warning was given, it was given to you instead. Please ignore it. Sorry, and thanks for your concern. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] 03:38, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore 4]] ==

{{Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore/Invite}}

Hi {{PAGENAME}}, you have been invited to attend the SGpedians' meetup on [[29 December]] 2007. We are planning to make this a full day event, but you may join/leave at anytime you wish. If you can or cannot make it, please leave your name [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore 4|here]]. It will be good to have you at the meetup. [[User:Terence|Terence]] ([[User talk:Terence|talk]]) 08:42, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
==Your request for rollback==
[[Image:Wikipedia Rollback.png|thumb]]
After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account.  Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
*Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
*Rollback can be used to revert ''clear'' cases of [[WP:VAND|''vandalism'']] ''only'', and not good faith edits.
*Rollback may be removed at any time.
If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it.  Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view [[Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback|this page]].  I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message {{#ifeq:|<!-- nothing -->|<!-- also nothing -->|on [[User talk:{{{1}}}|my talk page]]}} if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback.  Happy editing! [[User:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#4E562C;font-weight:bold">Tiptoety</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Tiptoety|<span style="color:#FFDB58">talk</span>]]</sup> 08:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

== Why did U edit my talk page? ==

Why the hell did you do that? Why did you just revert Badit's edits? '''<span style="border: 3px black solid;background:silver;font-family: Red">[[User:Kalajan|<font color="#H5619Y">Kala</font>]][[User talk:Kalajan|<font color="#H5619Y">jan</font>]]</span>''' 15:35, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
:Well, I'm patrolling for vandalism now. If you think its not vandalism, I'm sincerely apologise for my mistakes. You can see on my userpage that if I make mistakes, let me know. Anyway, you can just revert it and remove the vandalism warning because I say so. Sorry, I do make mistakes (like everybody). [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 15:37, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

OK, don't worry about it, not at all. but remember I'm not a vandal so if you are, stop watching me. Cheers! '''<span style="border: 3px black solid;background:silver;font-family: Red">[[User:Kalajan|<font color="#H5619Y">Kala</font>]][[User talk:Kalajan|<font color="#H5619Y">jan</font>]]</span>''' 18:09, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

:Sorry to take this long to reply. Anyway, I understand. Thank you! [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 16:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

== Request Un-autoblock ==
Please consider my unblocking. I live in Singapore, where IP addresses gets shared around (Can't really explain well enough because I don't really know the jargon well). I need to continue to patrol for vandalism, so my unblocking is very appreciated. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 04:25, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
{| width="75%" align="center" class="notice noprint" style="background: none; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.5em auto;"
|-
| valign="top" style="padding: 0.1em" | [[Image:Yes check.svg|50 px]]
| style="padding: 0.1em" | 

'''Your request to be unblocked''' has been '''granted''' for the following reason(s):
<br><br>[[Wikipedia:Autoblock|Autoblock]] lifted

''Request handled by:'' [[User:Jayron32|Jayron32]].[[User talk:Jayron32|<small>talk</small>]].[[Special:Contributions/Jayron32|<small>contribs</small>]] 04:39, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
<!-- Request accepted (after-block request) -->
|} --[[User:Jayron32|Jayron32]].[[User talk:Jayron32|<small>talk</small>]].[[Special:Contributions/Jayron32|<small>contribs</small>]] 04:39, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't know how to send messages, so...
Thanks for what you're doing! The Wikipedia community appreciates it!  <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Thedarkbetrayer|Thedarkbetrayer]] ([[User talk:Thedarkbetrayer|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Thedarkbetrayer|contribs]]) 06:04, 22 December 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Proginet Entry  ==

Hi - you deleted my changes. I am actually trying to update this page - not vandalize it. All of the changes were required changes as the content on Wikipedia is no longer accurate. I inadvertently broke a reference trying to add a new one. Can you reinstate these changes to the "History" "Software" and "Timeline" sections - if you do I am finished with my edits. I promise.It took a long time to write up these changes - I'd hate to lose them. I can also verify my identity by phone or e-mail. Thanks in advance.

(This is for the Proginet page - I'm a bit of a newbie)  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/69.74.132.154|69.74.132.154]] ([[User talk:69.74.132.154|talk]]) 17:54, 22 December 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Hi, thank you for your report. Sorry, I do make mistakes (as you can see from the above talk with [[user:Kalajan|Kalajan]]. I'm very sorry for the mistake and I'll work to rectify it. You may remove the vandalism warning templates from your talk page (otherwise other anti-vandalism patrollers like me might think that you might be on the loose. I can actualy do it for you). Thank you, and once agin sorry about that. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 17:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much Optake!! I appreciate your help.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/69.74.132.154|69.74.132.154]] ([[User talk:69.74.132.154|talk]]) 18:07, 22 December 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Corapi Edits==

As I said there on the page.  These are not smears against him.  Corapi said such in talks himself.  In reality, he said the word "orgy" but I tried to clean it up a bit.  But again, as I said, if exact references are needed, perhaps the entire sentence should be removed? [[User:OfficialVaticanJanitor|OfficialVaticanJanitor]] ([[User talk:OfficialVaticanJanitor|talk]]) 04:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Okay, I'll take a look. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 04:54, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
::I admit I made a mistake. I accidentally reverted your edit which was completely fine. Please ignore this, and I'm very sorry for that. Thank you for your patience! [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 04:59, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::That's not a problem at all.[[User:OfficialVaticanJanitor|OfficialVaticanJanitor]] ([[User talk:OfficialVaticanJanitor|talk]]) 05:06, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

==[[Joseph (name)]]==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Joseph_(name)&diff=259698188&oldid=259698171 Oops, you were faster than me. I was supposed to revert it. But its done. Thanks.] --[[User:Efe|Efe]] ([[User talk:Efe|talk]]) 10:31, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Oh, that's because I was given [[WP:ROLLBACK|rollback]] power, so it's an undo at the click of the button. Huggle requires me to have rollback, so I had it. In that case, I used Huggle to revert even more nonsense, but you accidentally reverted ''my'' reverts (get it?), so some of the vandalism which I removed came back, but it's okay. So, I used the rollback function manually to do this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Joseph_(name)&diff=next&oldid=259698188]. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 10:36, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
::Not necessarily your edit/revert, but I accidentally restored a single IP edit. Me using Twinkle. Thanks again. --[[User:Efe|Efe]] ([[User talk:Efe|talk]]) 10:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::FYI, I blocked the [[User talk:89.168.195.56|IP]] for vandalism and harassment. --[[User:Efe|Efe]] ([[User talk:Efe|talk]]) 11:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
::::My pleasure, Optakeover. Thanks also for doing some anti-vandals today. --[[User:Efe|Efe]] ([[User talk:Efe|talk]]) 11:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::::I mean the mainspace, not the userspace. --[[User:Efe|Efe]] ([[User talk:Efe|talk]]) 11:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Oh, okay. [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 11:21, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

==Fast work!==

Fast work [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hoary&curid=1143255&diff=259697532&oldid=2596974 here] too! Thank you.

(I almost feel sorry for these nitwit vandals, with nothing more interesting to do during the Solstice/Yule/Kwanzaa/etc season.) -- [[User:Hoary|Hoary]] ([[User talk:Hoary|talk]]) 10:34, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

:Thank you for your kind words!! But do remember this tha you shouldnt [[WP:INSULT|insult vandals]], no matter how bad they are, but don't worry about it. Cheers! [[User:Optakeover|Optakeover]] ([[User talk:Optakeover#top|talk]]) 10:40, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

== How is that vandalism? ==

I'm the most recent editor of the Cassidy(rapper) article and I'm wondering, how in the hell did the stuff I put be labeled as vandalism?  <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:PawtucketFacts|PawtucketFacts]] ([[User talk:PawtucketFacts|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/PawtucketFacts|contribs]]) 20:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Firstly, the information was not written in proper tone. Secondly, I'm doubtful of its factual accuracy. Please include a source (as I see it, the source link that is already there doesn't suggest it, and that what you added is completely new). Also, even if there is evidence to it, the information must be written out in an appropriate manner. Thank you. In the meantime, I will remove the vandalism template away. [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Verdana">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 03:24, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

== Hammer Album: Inside Out ==

Read the article. Portions of it makes no sense. I connected the sentences and omitted unnecessary words out of context. Before you go undoing edits, please do your homework. It is not correct as it is. I fixed it. It's justified. Geesh! [[Special:Contributions/69.129.170.102|69.129.170.102]] ([[User talk:69.129.170.102|talk]]) 04:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
:Sorry, I might have made a mistake. I apologise for my error. [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 04:35, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, it happens. You're the most mature about it and not out to have an edit war or "power-trip" at least, so I respect that. Happy Holiday(s)! [[Special:Contributions/69.129.170.102|69.129.170.102]] ([[User talk:69.129.170.102|talk]]) 04:40, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

== User talk:Renaissancee ==

Hi, although the edits by 76.166.221.159 are uncivil, I am not sure they are vandalism as such.  I believe there is a little more leeway on talk pages.  I too am using Huggle, and it is all too easy to press the red triangle. [[User:Springnuts|Springnuts]] ([[User talk:Springnuts|talk]]) 12:17, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
:We all are too busy with anti-vandalism patrol that we can't possibly get [[WP:CIVILITY]] into him without some time. If he continues to be uncivil and gets reported, let's all see each other at [[WP:AIV]] to sort this out. Perhaps we'll give our comments.[[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 12:24, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

== Oops... ==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Ruhollah_Khomeini&diff=next&oldid=259895691 Something went wrong.] --''Merry Headcheese!''-'''<font color="#000000">[[User:HexaChord|hexa]]</font><font color="#FF0000">[[User talk:HexaChord|Chord]]</font><sup><font color="#FFFF00">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guitarists/Buckethead task force|2]]</font></sup>''' 13:18, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah! Count 1, 2, 3. Oops! Guess I forgot that the reversion to the previous version restored vandalism left behind in that version. [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 18:12, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
::Shit happens! ----''Merry Headcheese!''-'''<font color="#000000">[[User:HexaChord|hexa]]</font><font color="#FF0000">[[User talk:HexaChord|Chord]]</font><sup><font color="#FFFF00">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guitarists/Buckethead task force|2]]</font></sup>''' 23:06, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

== Vandalism? ==

I see that you called my question on here vandalism, and reverted it. Why? I was leaving a comment and asking a question. It was an honest question. The revert I am referencing is this one. http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AOptakeover&diff=259852750&oldid=259851679 . [[Special:Contributions/72.183.9.129|72.183.9.129]] ([[User talk:72.183.9.129|talk]]) 22:58, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
:I took it as a bad faith entry (based on how it was written) so I went ahead and removed it. I'm sorry that you said it's not vandalism. Next time, I'll try to be more careful but you also need to watch your tone when speaking sometimes. [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 02:53, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

== Not vandalism ==

You refer to everything I do as vandalism, despite my being right every time. About Shawn Lee, I met him in Berlin Germany and spoke with him while he was part of a tour of NFL players visiting US armed forces overseas. The next day I read in the Stars and Stripes newspaper about him injuring his hand in trying to remove a section of the Berlin wall as a souvenir. That occurred only an hour or two after I had spoken to him.

About Joe Namath, it was well known that he wore knee braces. It was somewhat well known that wearers of the knee braces wore something like nylon hose to keep the braces from chaffing. I speak from experience; I wore the braces and hosiery myself after knee surgery. That is the reason whey it wasn't totally out of line for Namath to do a commercial about Panty hose.

I have no idea why my comments about the Dade Massacre are considered vandalism. According to Frank Laumer's books there was a pond to the soldier’s right, and Joseph Sprague escaped to it. When I learned about the layout of the ambush it immediately struck me as the Battle of Lake Trasmenae in miniature, an army laying in wait along a road, waiting for a force to come marching along the road, attacking them while they are still in marching order, the ambushers having to remain silent and hidden until the whole force was opposite the whole ambushing force, with a body of water to the right to prevent retreat in that direction.

The only vandalism I have seen has been vandalism committed against my perfectly good entries. I am rapidly losing faith in the Wikipedia system.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.126.53.164|70.126.53.164]] ([[User talk:70.126.53.164|talk]]) 08:07, 27 December 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:The reason why you were given 'vandalism' warnings was because that I use [[WP:Huggle|Huggle]], which is an anti vandalism tool and every time I spot vandalism and press the 'revert and warn' button, it automatically sends out a vandalism warning. There are others, like page blanking, factual fallacies, and so and so forth but these types of warnings must be used manually. Therefore, you're edits are 'said' to be vandalism. Next time, I shall start using more specific warning types.

:However, I've taken a look at the edits that I reverted and I have to say  that even if I'm not an anti-vandalism patroller, I would definitely remove them. Firstly, you're edits [http://en.wikipedia.org/Shawn_Lee_(football_player)?diff=259890861 here] are quite awkward. I'll applaud you for giving an edit summary. However, it was unreferenced. Also, your edits mentioned that his hand was injured for 'removing a souvenir piece of the Berlin Wall'. Based on [[WP:REDFLAG]]: ''"Reports of a statement by someone that seems '''out of character''', '''embarrasing'''.."'', it deserves proper source citation. Secondly, over at [http://en.wikipedia.org/Dade_Massacre?diff=259892049 this edit], once again you gave an edit summary. However, the edit summary says: ''"Ask Frank Laumer, who wrote the book.."''. That is not good enough. What book is it? What is the book's ISBN number? And anyway, who is Frank Laumer? Also, please look at the paragraph which you removed in that edit: 

:"The ambush that the Seminoles prepared for the soldiers can be compared as a version of the ambush prepared for the Romans by [[Hannibal]] and his [[Carthaginians]] during the [[Second Punic War]] at the [[Battle of Lake Trasimene]] although in miniature. Both featured an army marching on a road attacked by surprise from the left while a body of water lay to the right."

:Compare this to an excerpt from your edit summary:

:"...pond to the right of the soldiers..."

:The paragraph is trying to say that in both cases of the Dade Massacre and the quoted battle during the Second Punic War that there was a body of water to the right of both units of troops. Therefore, as a matter of fact your edit summary confirms what was written in the paragraph! However, it clashed head on by the removal of the paragraph which your edit summary aptly proves correct. Either way, the evidence related to your edit is quite vague. You should have laid down the source information properly.

:I sincerely apologise for the confusion. Next time, I shall use warnings that 100% suit the type of problem with the edit, instead of pressing the auto-warn button which gives a default 'vandalism' template. I also want to applaud your effort in [[WP:BOLD|being bold]]. However, your edits still warranted grounds for revert, because your source quotations were just too weak. Also, '''please understand that the system is completely faultless on this''' (the system isn't perfect, but this error wasn't their deliberate fault). I am an anti-vandalism patroller '''by voluntarism''' (see [[WP:CVU]]) and any mistakes made by an anti-vandalism patroller is his alone, and in this case, mine. I hope that you won't get discouraged by this, and continue to edit boldly. Just remember to keep in mind what I just mentioned. It may be hard, but it's necessary. In the meantime, I'll also remove the warnings I gave. Please carry on editing the pages like you have been before. Sorry once again, and thank you very much for your report. [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 16:22, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

== Happy New Year! ==

{| class="messagebox standard-talk"
|-
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E1216-0301-001, Neujahr, Frau mit "Glücksschweinen".jpg|82px]]
| style=" background: wheat; text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;" | Christmas was yesterday: Happy New Year!
| style="width: 35px; height: 45px; background: wheat; text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; color: #FFFFFF;" | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-09082-0001, Neujahrsfest.jpg|82px]]
|}
----''Happy new Headcheese!''-'''<font color="#000000">[[User:HexaChord|hexa]]</font><font color="#FF0000">[[User talk:HexaChord|Chord]]</font><sup><font color="#FFFF00">[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guitarists/Buckethead task force|2]]</font></sup>''' 02:25, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks. To you too! [[User:Optakeover|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#31004d; font-family:Tahoma">Optakeover</span>]][[User talk:Optakeover#top|<span style="color:#0f00db"><sup>(Talk)</sup></span>]] 07:16, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

== Vijayakanth - a drunkard ==

To be noted here is that Vijayakanth  is a day time drunkard for which he was chucked out of DMK and Jayalalitha too speaks a lot about it.

Please refer http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vijayakanth+drunkard which will give lots of information