User talk:MBisanz

Hi, This is just my talk page, feel free to leave any advice on my edits or ask for help on anything. If you feel I've abused my administrative or BAG powers, please see User:MBisanz/Recall for further instructions to request their removal.

List of LSAT Instruction Providers

Hi. You've requested deletion of List of LSAT Instruction Providers. You claim that it violates WP:NOTDIR. I don't see how. I've asked you to explain this assertion, but you apparently refuse to do so. I find this rather rude.--Patent Lawyer 001 (talk) 14:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

It is a list of all providers of a commercial service which I feel violates the "Wikipedia is not the yellow pages." part of WP:NOTDIR. MBisanz ^talk 03:33, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Ok, thank you for being more specific. However, I am still confused. If Wikipedia is not a yellow pages, then why does it contain this List_of_asset_management_firms, this List_of_South_Korean_retailers, this List of restaurant chains in the United States and many other lists of businesses categorized in [1] or [2]??--Patent Lawyer 001 (talk) 14:13, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Protection

Hi! Can I just ask. Do you really feel this was necessary? If you would be willing to unprotect it then I'll be happy to keep an eye open for any vandalism and revert it. Regards, — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 16:24, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

More of a preference given the level of vandalism I've been the target of. I'd like to leave it protected, and since there are 2,000+ other userpages also full protected [3], I don't think it is that big of a deal. Your thoughts? MBisanz ^talk 16:31, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

I think you'd find that most of those are blocked or retired editors. I don't think it is common for active editors to have their userpage fully protected. Looking at the revision history, there doesn't seem to be a lot of recent vandalism. I don't feel that strongly about it, but it does seem to go against the spirit of the wiki and WP:OWN. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:20, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

I tweaked it down for now, but if [4] starts up, I'll be tweaking it back up. MBisanz ^talk 14:10, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

On an unrelated issue, would you mind not deleting AfC submissions, such as this one? We generally prefer to archive them as a record of the project's activity. They might also be useful in case someone else comes along later and can improve the submission. They should have the prefix Articles for creation but occasionally they get put in other places ... Thanks! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:20, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

It would appear the automated checker at Wikipedia:Database reports/Orphaned talk pages has a fault in it. I'll be complaining to someone. MBisanz ^talk 14:10, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Someone put the page in the wrong place (i.e., "Wikipedia talk:My Southampton"). There's even a grace period of a week I believe to try to prevent such things from being marked for deletion. :-) --MZMcBride (talk) 16:05, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Ahh, ok thanks for the note. MBisanz ^talk 22:31, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Help for template

Hello, I've seen your name on the project template and I permis myself to ask you help: I've just created a new portal Portal:Lyon and I would like to create the templates for the subways, trams, bus. They already exist on the french wikipedia of Lyon metro for example. would you accept to help me ? Thank you Lulu97417 (talk) 16:41, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Does Template:Lyon transport work for you? MBisanz ^talk 16:44, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

John Bot II Image Moving

File:NMDP name blue square small.jpg has been converted to a SVG by me. The original image should not be moved, the SVG should. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Connormah (talk • contribs) 02:09, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for converting it. Commons doesn't mind hosting both though, so we can move both over. MBisanz ^talk 03:53, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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Dabomb87 (talk) 22:36, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Response to your feedback

Hi,

My apologies for making spelling changes to comments.

I arrived on those pages after a Google search for common misspellings and I should have paid closer attention to the Wikipedia guidelines.

From this point forward, I'll use the "-TALK" option in my Google searches to specifically exclude those pages to help prevent that action.

Thank you for your help in educating me on this topic.

--Lroomberg (talk) 14:23, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Sockpuppet accusation

I have only just discovered that an editor --Akhilleus (talk) accused me of sock-puppetry. I think this is a disgrace and an attack on my character. Couldn't someone have had the decency to even tell me??? I had to find out by accident.

Hell am I angry about this. You blocked two people's accounts because of an unhappy puppy. And you can even tell that the accounts had nothing to do with me, so why block them? Just because this disgruntled editor who lacks the ability to put a coherent case whinges?

How many other accounts do you routinely block because of this sort of crap? Sorry about this message, but the affair is disgraceful. -- spin^control 19:44, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I blocked one account that I unblocked when new evidence was brought to light. About a dozen sockpuppet cases are processed in this manner daily by about a dozen clerks. Nixeagle blocked the other account so it is best to address that with him. MBisanz ^talk 19:47, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your response.

Can you tell me what sort of action I can take against this --Akhilleus? -- spin^control 19:49, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

First stop is his talk page, second stop is WT:SPI, third stop is WP:AN, fourth stop is WP:RFC/ADMIN, and fifth stop is WP:A/R. MBisanz ^talk 19:51, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again for the fast response. Best. -- spin^control 19:54, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Further issue. Chasing up one of the suspended people I came across:

I've just noticed that I've been suspended from Editing for allegedly being a sock-puppet. I was never notified of the suspension. I emailed the suspending Administrator but his talk page says he is on vacation until 6-1-09. What do I need to do to remove the suspension? JoeWallack

Can you do something about this, or is that up to Nixeagle (who it seems has unblocked the other account)? -- spin^control 20:00, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I unblocked him a couple hours ago. MBisanz ^talk 20:06, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

OK. I've done my duty there. Thanks, once again. -- spin^control 20:08, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

OTRS invitation

Thank you for the vote of confidence, but I'm a) really not sure I can take on the added responsibility right now (I'm going through some family issues) and b) I'm really not sure how I feel about providing identifying information, even if it is to the Foundation. I need some time to think about it. Thanks again—if I do decide to sign up, I'll let you know. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 21:33, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for the note. MBisanz ^talk 21:34, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

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Northern Earth entry (journals)

Hello Just noticed that the entry for the journal I edit (Northern Earth), and which has been going strong since 1979, has been deleted, so I wondered why? The last time I looked, there was nothing offensive on it, just a description of the magazine as we wrote it, so I'm hoping no one's vandalised it since!

I surely hope it can be restored, but please let me know your reasons for deleting it in case there's anything we can do to prevent it happening again.

Thanks for your time - John NE-Editor (talk) 22:57, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

ps this is the first time I've emailed into Wikipedia, and I confess the guidelines baffled me somewhat, so please excuse and tell me of anything I've done wrong! Thanks.

There was a discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Northern Earth, where people felt the journal did not have enough coverage in external sources. MBisanz ^talk 23:05, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

AMiB RFAr

How was confidential information revealed to you? Hipocrite (talk) 14:43, 29 May 2009 (UTC)