User talk:Tiddly Tom

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Help Request

Hi, Thanks for comming to help :)

I was woundering if there was a template warning that you can put on a users talk after they have edited an article to add a raceist comment? Click here to see the comment Tiddly Tom 21:04, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi Tiddly Tom! As far as templates go, you can find a list of them at WP:TT. In response to a racist comment, one possibility would be the defamatory series, such as {{uw-defamatory1}}. Otherwise, you might want to write a little personal note about how we value civility here at Wikipedia, and an unconstructive racist comment does not add to the value of the project. Sometimes using a personal note might have more of an impact than a template. I hope this is helpful to you, and if you have any further comments feel free to drop by my talk page!--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 21:32, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Three Revert Rule Reminder

You have made several reverts to St. Faiths School. Just giving you a heads up about the Three Revert Rule. Tiddly Tom 18:24, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Point taken... it's not obvious vandalism so 3RR still applies. It is being vandalized, though. But I shall stop till tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up. Gscshoyru 18:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I woundant call speculation vandalism... Tiddly Tom 18:33, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok, also true. I tend to get annoyed when they don't listen to reason, though... and probably shouldn't... This: [1] on the other hand is vandalism. Gscshoyru 18:36, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I happen to know the editor in real life and have spoken to him, as he is quite new to editing. I have explained that what he did is not allowed on wikipedia, and hopefully he will be editing it again tomorow without 'speculation' being mentioned, only fact. By the way, is St. Faiths on your watch list, or you just caught sight of it on recent changed? Tiddly Tom 18:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

It's on my watch list only because I saw it recent changes a while ago, and reverted stuff, and Twinkle adds everything I revert to my watchlist. And thanks for explaining it to the user. Gscshoyru 18:44, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I was just board on Wikipedia, and was thinking of trying to fight some vandalism! Do you just look at the recent changes, or do you do something else? Thanks, Tiddly Tom 20:28, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I watch recent changes. I also use twinkle, which makes reverting stuff so much easier. Good luck! Gscshoyru 20:32, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your suggestion, I have used it once and I like it :) Is there anyway I can get to warn users and stuff? (If I am becomming annoying, feel free to tell me to go away :p) Tiddly Tom 21:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

(unindent) I forgot about that... take a look at the top of the page... see that thing that says "warn?" Click it. Twinkle is awesome. ARV is for those who pass the fourth level warning, that reports them to the admins. Gscshoyru 21:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again for all your help, but there is no way to automatical put a message on their talk page saying what you have done? Thanks! Tiddly Tom 21:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Um... there is. Twinkle... well, it gives them the warning, at least... the fact that you reverted it is implied, I guess. What exactly are you looking for? Gimme an example. Gscshoyru 21:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

At the moment I am looking throw new pages. I am tagging some for speedy deletion. I was woundering wether it would notify the user of what I have done to their article. Thanks! Tiddly Tom 21:29, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

CSD tab tags the page, and depending on the tag, opens the user's talk in a new window where you can warn them about creating inappropriate pages. Gscshoyru 21:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for recomending Twinkle! I love it :) I just proded a page, and it automaticly informed the user. I woundered if I could set it to do this for speedy deletes? Thanks! Tiddly Tom 18:30, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

proded? And define automatically? It doesn't usually give totally automatic warnings, because it's up to the human to determine the level of warn. And the csd tags (the appropriate ones) open the user-page so you can warn them. What specifically do you need? Gscshoyru 18:33, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Proposed deleted. Deffinaly automatic. It just informed them, not an offical 'warning'. I woundered IF I could set it to automatily inform the user that I had nomonated their articl for speedy deletion, and explain what to do. Thanks! Tiddly Tom 18:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Ah, ok. That's what the menu item for "creating inappropriate pages" is for in the warn box... the lower-level warns include that info, I believe. Otherwise... I have no clue, take it up on the talk page for twinkle and see what the developer says. Gscshoyru 18:40, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Laura Kuenssberg - Woops!

Welcome to Wikipedia. An article you recently created, Laura Kuenssberg, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new articles, so it will shortly be removed (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests you may want to do and please read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you. In my opiton, this person is not noteable enough, Tiddly Tom 21:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

• Woops - according to an Admin, you got that one wrong! I know as a new pages patroller myself of some 14months standing (a second thing you didn't check) its difficult to assess articles sometimes, but there was a reference. Less haste, more speed! Best Regards, - Trident13 21:50, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Yah, But just becouse there is a reference, does this meen that the person is noteable? I did get a little worried when I came here to issue this warning ^^ And you had a very big user talk, and a barnstar just above my post :p Sorry for any inconvenence cause ;) Tiddly Tom 21:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
    • No, but you need to read and know what the criteria are for notability BEFORE you put up a speedy tag! Not doing so will get you into lots of trouble, and hassle - some people are very "protective" of something they wrote, and can take it VERY personally: that's not much fun. A couple of references and a journalist for a nationaly recognised news network would pass WP:BIO, let alone an award form a recognised national society. You were out on at least four issues (me and the time I have been here, journalist, references, award). As I said before - less haste, more speed! If you need any help, come back and ask - happy to help! Best Regards, --Trident13 22:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:Twinkle

Yeah, I'm pretty much a quality manager on Wikipedia. =D Can you use Twinkle™ to delete obvious vandalism pages if no one else has edited it? Thanx,Spartytime^Talk_{My Wikia} 17:53, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Isn't that what I've been doing without Twinkle? I imported it a couple days ago, haven't really been able to use it, though.Spartytime^Talk_{My Wikia} 18:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Target Express

The removal tag you placed on the article I created Target Express is irrelevant as the company is no longer trading, therefore why would I be advertising a company that does not even exist anymore!

--Almacel 22:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I still feel the article is relavant to the page regarding Initial City Link.

Thanks

--Almacel 22:06, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hi Tiddly Tom! Welcome to Wikipedia! I've been editing it for over three years now, and have contributed thousands of articles. One of the magical things about Wikipedia is that if you know very little about a subject, you can create a stub article about that subject and other people will come along and fill in the information for you! I've done this numerous times, and some truly noteworthy articles have sprung up as a result. My most recent stub is Nina Andersson, and I suggest that you watch and see how it grows in the next few weeks as other users contribute to it, rather than presuming that it's not noteworthy and marking it for speedy deletion! Happy Wiki-ing! Luvcraft 22:10, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

July 2007

Hi Tiddly Tom! Welcome to Wikipedia! I've been editing it since 2005 and have contributed on a regular basis. the Anjelah Johnson wasn't even finished yet. As you should know, creating a new page takes time. You have to insert references and double check spelling and so forth. Given that editing is a long process, if a user believes a new page is not right, out of common courtesy, they raise their concerns on the discussion page of the article and they discuss the matter before they start nominating pages for deletion. It's just polite to do that than presuming that it's not noteworthy and marking it for speedy deletion! Stay cool! (Deej30 22:28, 31 July 2007 (UTC))

Bitsyevskiy maniac

What do you mean? Mykonos Mike 21:59, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

OK, maybe you could have given me a couple of minutes or looked it up yoruself. I have added a link to the talk page now. How can it possibly be an attack page on a serial killer, on the individual charged, possibly, but the reference shoudl sort that out. Mykonos Mike 22:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Bot

Please reply on my talk page if possible, thanks At the moment, I use twinkle, and it is great! I was woundering weather I could use your bot as well for when I nononate an article for speedy delete, it automaticly informs the user I have done so? Thank You! Tiddly Tom 17:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

My bot should automatically notify users. It will although take a minimum of 5 minutes for it to issue a notification. --Android Mouse 18:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Derision

I started this page in very good faith. Please explain further what was wrong with it. Oh, and please don't patronize me. I have much more seniority on the WIKI than you and I've NEVER "experimented" as you like to call it. Space Cadet 19:02, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

Hi, I have sceen on some user pages (I cant remember which) a box that explains how many incodents of vandilism they have revered, how many articles they have created ect. I woudered if you knew how I could put this on my user page, and if it updates its self. It is not just a user box, it is a table of its own. I know I havent been overly clear, but it is hard to explan. Thank You! Tiddly Tom 21:47, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

You can simply use a standard userbox template - {{Userbox |side-box colour |main box colour |side-box content |main box content}}. For example, {{Userbox|blue|red|4|This user has started 4 articles}} would produce the following userbox.

4This user has started 4 articles

Hope this helps. --Cherry blossom tree 21:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for you message. This is one possibilty that I could use, but I was looking for an automated method (I cant rember how many times I have reverted vandlism or speedy deleted pages). Thanks for your help though! Tiddly Tom 22:04, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm fairly sure that there is no automated method - the database doesn't keep track of how many times you have reverted vandalism etc. You could try asking one of the users who has such a userbox, but I imagine they do it manually. --Cherry blossom tree 22:18, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Speedy

Speedy for A7, non notable, is restricted to people for whom no good-faith claim of notability is made. Saying someone has won a prize, or is a public official, or a professor, or has published a book, or anything else which is more than pure bull-shit is a claim of importance, and speedy cannot be used. If you think that such a person is not notable despite the claim, the method of deletion to use is WP:PROD or WP:AFD. Speedy is an important tool for us in geting rid of trash. do not overuse it.

Anyway, almost always presidents of major companies, professors at major universities, authors with more than one book published by important publishers, etc. are found notable at AfD. DGG (talk) 22:28, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Also, tagging anything but the most obvious trash for deletion only one minute after its creation is pretty uncivil and is often newbie-biting. Better to put it on your watchlist for a day or so and see if it gets better. —Angr 06:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

About Zaikyō kī kyoku

Thank you for your concern to Zaikyō kī kyoku. I am translating it from Japanese and I add translation tag Wikipedia:Translation/Zaikyō kī kyoku to it. It is at the 2nd stage (Translation in Progress). I am glad if you can cooperate at the 3rd stage (Proofreaders Needed).Penpen0216 00:36, 6 August 2007 (UTC) P.S. There can be more suitable name for Zaikyō kī kyoku. If you have any ideas, plase write it to the talk page. Thank you.Penpen0216 00:36, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:BBC

Template:BBCmemberwelcome Boy1jhn 08:17, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Cambridge

Thanks for the message of support. The reason I didn't revert again is because the original comment was posted by an admin, and I don't feel like getting into an edit war. I've left a message on that user's talkpage in case their account has been used by an unauthorised person. Please feel free to remove the comment completely if you wish - I certainly think it's absurd enough to merit being deleted without warning, as per WP:CITE#Unsourced material! --Malfidus ~ (talk) 17:52, 10 August 2007 (UTC)