User talk:WikiMB

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Welcome!

My god, you already have a goal of a thousand edits?!! :-D Be sure to use "show preview" often, or else its cheating ;-)

Anyway, be welcome, and if there is anything I can help you with you can leave me a message here.

Cheers, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 01:48, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Now I got it. I feel embarassed, you must think I'm dumb for not noticing the Show preview button right next to the Save page button. I'll use it from now on. Thanks for your support, I really like it here, Wikipedia is great, and my goal may be a little ambitious, but I like to set my sights high. Everyone seems so friendly here, I'm definately going to stay. --M.B. 04:38, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Hahaha! Not at all dumb, most practiced editors dont use the preview button that often! :-) Although some editors (mostly sufferers from Editcountitis) make minor changes, save, then correct, save, then remove typos, save. Thus Editcount is a very, VERY variable score, depending on how meticulous you edit.

If the score seems off, I wouldnt know. You should ask User:Interiot, he made an editcount tool and is very knowledgabel on the topic.

Glad you like it here! Although sadly not everybody here is friendly and helpful, there's enough spirit to make & keep you addicted!

Cheers, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 13:19, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and also, try to make good use of the Edit summary. They help other users quickly to identify the nature of your edit. This makes it easier to keep track of the changes on any given page, ans in turn helps to keep track of the unconstructive acts of vandalism which also occur. Its considered good manners to always leave an edit summary for even the tiniest of edits. Greets, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 13:31, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Images and Commons

Hey there!

Noticed you put up some photos. Nice work! To save you some time, it might be a good idea to upload them on Commons immediately, rather than on the Pedia alone. The Commons is a WikiMedia site which collects pictures. This way, they can be used on the English Pedia, but also on other WikiMedia sites (for example, other language Pedias).

Dont forget to use categories on the pics to make them easier to find. For example, I already uploaded one of your pics on the Commons here. Notice the Category links on the bottom? I put it in Israel and the Negev. Now, if you look at the article on Negev, you can see a link at the bottom to the commons. If you click on it, your picture is now also visible! All thanks to the categories.

Sadly, you have to create a seperate login on the Commons site, but most people just use the same name on other WikiMedia sites. Let me know if you have any questions on this.

Oh, and also, could you check the license tag I put on the image? I'm not well versed in licenses and wasnt sure which one to use.

Greets, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 09:15, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Re:Template

OK, thanks for noting that, chump! I'm a member of quitte a mass of Projects, the most important being WikiProject History, so I think that putting all those templates would be a little too overwhealming. Bog! --HolyRomanEmperor 12:29, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Zanimljivo i ti imaš isti cilj; popisat sva mjesta u Hrvatskoj. Čujemo se! Luka Jačov 16:08, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

WikiMB translation: Interesting, you have the same goal as I do; write articles about places is Croatia. See you! -Luka Jačov

A note regarding this account

As a matter of courteosy, I feel I should inform you that I have conveyed my suspicion to several of Croatian contributors regarding this account. I have also furnished them with what I believe is evidence. Here is the note:

Just a short note to let you know that User:WikiMB is, in all likelyhood, another account that has been opened by User:Bormalagurski. Given the number of his edits and the approach he is using he is probably aiming at eventually getting adminship at Wikipedia which User:Bormalagurski failed to secure on a couple of attempts for all the known reasons. Needless to say, this would have interesting consequences on our efforts to maintain articles related to Croatia. I had suspected this for some time, but I didn't have any proof until yesterday (April 2) when User:Bormalagurski made a mistake of deleting a Luka Jačov's comment left on User:WikiMB's discussion under Re:Template. Luka Jačov appeared 5 minutes after this deletion and left a slightly modified comment. Pretty interesting tempering with another user's page on the part of User:Bormalagurski. Of course, User:WikiMB re-appeared 5 minutes later as if nothing had happened to add another PR remark. For more info check WB's history page].

Regards

EurowikiJ 12:36, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

This is a heavy accusation. I have posted a request for CheckUser to determine whether it has merit.

Cheers, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 13:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Why does someone think I'm a sockpuppet? It is true that Luka left a message on my page saying that my name is Boris and that I have two accounts, and it is true that Boris Malagurski erased it. He has been accused several times of having sockpuppets (even of being a sockpuppet) and we have talked about it extensively in school, he got angry that someone would attack me of being a sockpuppet and he erased it. It is true that I'm pretty experienced, I've read a bunch of stuff on editing Wikipedia, I didn't want to start editing and screw something up. If, however, you don't want me here at Wikipedia, I'll stop editing, although I will be very sad about it. --M.B. 22:12, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Re:Hey

Well, I have no problems with anyone who contributes fairly to Croatian articles (and in general) on Wikipedia. Also, the accusation didn't concern me much, simply because I would be opposed to most admin votes of users related to the former Yugoslavia anyways. However, you must understand EurowikiJ's concern. We have been having to deal with vandalism and huge POV edits on a daily basis, and have had several sockpuppets causing trouble.

Anyways, try to forgive and forget if possible. --Thewanderer 00:33, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

CheckUser request denied - congratulations!

Congratulations on the checkuser request denied. I merely feel sorry that you did not uphold the request and get a conclusive result that - if tested negative - would furnish you with irrefutable evidence ridiculing what would undoubtedly be seen as my paranoia. I certainly know that I would have done that had I been unjustly accused. But, don't worry, I think I understand why you chose not to pursue that option. Incidentally, I will be sending a short note to the contributors who got my previous note informing them of the decision. EurowikiJ 07:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

And here is the note I sent:

This is a follow-up on the note that I have left above. The administrator on the check-user page has decided not to conduct a check on the User:Bormalagurski and User:WikiMB. Though my claim was based on a chain of strange edits that took place on WikiMB's discussion page on April 2 and certainly not on any editing pattern, the administrator concluded that "Just from looking at the contributions I find it unlikely that these two are sockpuppets of one another; they appear to me to be distinct editors.". Hence, the request was denied and the accounts in question were not checked. For User:Bormalagurski and User:WikiMB's reaction(s) and arguments, please see the entry at Request for Check User page, WikiMB's and my talk pages. EurowikiJ 09:12, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

EurowikiJ 09:12, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Ajde rađe prevodi članke sa hrvatske wikipedie nego da pišeš smeče od članaka koje neko kasnije treba totalno rewrite kad več nečeš po šablonu za koji smo se dogovorili. Luka Jačov 09:20, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Confirmed: WikiMB a sock of Bormalagurski

Hey there,

After Kelly Martin declined the request for CheckUser, I was able to gather more evidence which I submitted on on her talk page. She reopened the request and indeed confirmed that the two users are most likely the same editor [1].

I have opened a thread on the Admins Noticeboard to hear the input of Admins on the issue.

Too bad, I was kinda starting to like you!

Cheers, The Minister of War ^(Peace) 21:10, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

WikiMB is not my sockpuppet. -- Boris Malagurski ₪ 01:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)