User talk:J.delanoy

My wheel-warring policy:

Admins: If you see me make a logged action that you think I should not have done, I will not consider it wheel-warring if you undo it without asking for my permission. However, if I marked the action as being done after running a checkuser query, or as part of a sockpuppet investigation, you should ask me or another checkuser before undoing it. In any case, if you do revert one of my actions, I would appreciate it if you tell me that you did so. Thanks!

Chess, anyone?

Make a move...

J.delanoy vs. World
Chessboard	Moves
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
	J.delanoy to move...
	# J.delanoy World 1 e4 e6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Bd3 Bb4+ 4 Bd2 Na6 5 a3 Bxd2+ 6 Qxd2 c5 7 Nf3 O-O 8 e5 Nd5 9 Nc3 Nxc3 10 Qxc3 cxd4 11 Nxd4 Qg5 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

not sure where to post, so hope this is the right place

You just reverted my edits to HEMP. The information I entered (about materials - hemp plastics) was not included and is potentially the biggest industry for hemp. I am an author of various hemp books and ask why you reverted this page?

RfA

1. Have you ever been blocked? Nope

2. Ever had an Editor Review? Nope

3. An RfA? Nope

4. What (if any) horrible skeletons lie in your editing closet? I once had to put myself on wikileave because I just got so frustrated with another user. A newbie tried to report me to admins for deleting his edits (which was agreed by all that it was spam) and I was just so frustrated, feeling like I did all this work to help Wikipedia for nothing. I was back within a week.

5. Got much recent experience at AfD? Recent, no. I have voted in several AfDs before.

6. Are there any major mainspace contribs or other subsantial edits that you are particularly proud of? Yes, I worked very hard on the Rainbow Brite article, and started the Emotionally unstable personality disorder article. I also recently tried to clean up the Abby Sciuto article which was labeled as sounding like a fan site. I occasionally go through the list of articles needing copyedit and clean them up.

7. Is there anyone else who has expressed interest in nomming you for adminship? Yes, User:Shicoco said she would support me.

8. Is there anyone specific you would have particularly liked to nominate you? (If yes, I can ask them if they would like to co-nom.) You and Shicoco would be fine. :) RainbowOfLight ^Talk 02:57, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

OK, I'll proceed further as soon as I can. Maybe tomorrow, but I doubt it. (Gahh!! Homework...) J.delanoy^gabs_adds 04:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, just let me know. By the way, can I "steal" your dropdown that says "did I block you, delete your edits, or do something I shouldn't have done?" I'll modify it slightly to show that I'm not (yet) an admin. RainbowOfLight ^Talk 03:29, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead. The code is on User talk:J.delanoy/talkheader. Cheers! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 03:31, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Whoops, lol, thanks for the edit. You caught that FAST. RainbowOfLight ^Talk 05:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Heh. No problem. I have your talk page on my watchlist, and I saw you add the header. I wondered what part you used, so I took a look and saw that. I can imagine how much fun it would be if I was getting yelled at for edits you made. I would have gone out of my mind, and I probably would never have figured out where they were coming from. :P J.delanoy^gabs_adds 05:08, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Delete edit

Hi you have written this on my talk "Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. J.delanoygabsadds 15:16, 27 October 2008 (UTC)"

But the links, in my humble opinion, are not inappropriate, because the page contains java applications opensource that implements the algorithms descibed in the articles. For these reasons i would insert the links and not for spam.

Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelus1383 (talk • contribs) 15:44, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Please read our policy on external links. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:46, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe I had violated any rule of policy. Perhaps only conflict of interest, but having regard to the relevance of the links I think you can accept. However if you tell me that I cann't I don't dwell yet--Angelus1383 (talk) 16:03, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Maybe from my last message is not clear, but I'm waiting a response, because i don't think I have made a mistake--Angelus1383 (talk) 16:43, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

What do you mean when you say "However if you tell me that I cann't I don't dwell yet"? I can't figure it out. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 16:45, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I mean that if you are sure that the links are opposed to rules, not yet put, but imho the link are pertinent and useful. Anyway thank you for explanations--Angelus1383 (talk) 16:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, to be honest, now I'm not sure if they were inappropriate or not. The primary reason I reverted you was because you were adding links to lots of pages in quick succession. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:09, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I appreciate your honesty, if you want i can post here, or in the relative pages, the links so you can control them. Thanks--Angelus1383 (talk) 17:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

How I told you I entered the links in the relative pages, you can check now.--Angelus1383 (talk) 22:22, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I think it should be fine. Cheers! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Well; my Edits were very relevant. However, if you are an Admin, I bow to your decision. Are you an Associate of Akrediki, Googlean etc [the blatant Christian POVs]? Thank you. I see: you are an Admin, I bow to your decision.

Inappropriate deletion

I am extremely angry and upset that you have deleted the 'Orsumball' article as 'pure vandalism'. That is completely untrue and is a blatant abuse of your power. With all due respect you do not live in Clayton, Melbourne, Australia so you probably wouldn't have heard of Orsumball. That is why a wikipedia article was created to inform others of this sport.

If there is a particular aspect of the article that should be corrected that is one thing, but to delete articles for no reason other then that you have no knowledge of the content is abhorrent. Unless you recognise and correct your inappropriate actions I will be taking my complaint to a higher authority.

I hope you realise I am deeply and personally offended by your actions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lewy 4466 (talk • contribs) 16:16, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Read WP:OR, please. Tan | 39 16:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I deleted it as "Pure vandalism"? What the hell are you talking about? Read the fucking deletion log. Why is it so difficult for you people to fucking pay attention? Geez. J.delanoy^gabs_adds

Rough day, J? ;-) Tan | 39 16:23, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, pretty much. My gym teacher is crazy. She made us run a mile and a half and it's like 35 out, with probably 10MPH winds. I guess I just blew there. Stupidity annoys me at any time, but I am not in the mood for getting blasted at for doing a G4. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 16:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I wasn't calling you out on it; I was just amused. Tan | 39 16:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that

I appreciate it. :) Sionus (talk) 17:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Huh?

What about the previous 3-in-a-row? (Or perhaps I accidentally hit on a good move?)  Frank  |  talk  18:05, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

That pawn has already moved off the starting block..... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:08, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

D'oh!  Frank  |  talk  18:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Heh. I was like "Oh, good move. I never saw that coming. Wait..........." :D J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:13, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Is this OK?

Is it OK to change the color of the Wikipedia redirect arrow to blue? -- IRP ☎ 18:10, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I would definitely discuss it first. Probably the best place to do that would be the technical village pump. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Mercantilism

Hi,

You just reverted an edit I made on the article on Mercantilism. Before my edit, the opening read "Mercantilism is the idea that a colony should export more goods than it imports and that a colony should sell at higher prices and buy at lower prices". This is inaccurate because this policy was followed by colonial powers and independent states, not by colonies. The role of colonies was to provide the markets with which colonial powers could maintain a trade surplus. Otherwise, it would be the colonies that accumulated gold and silver, going against the perceived interests of the mother country.

I checked and the version of the article that you restored has been in place for a while, but it is wrong. Check, for instance the link below:

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Mercantilism.html

Thanks!

- Luis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.13.219.250 (talk) 20:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

You are undoubtably correct, and I am looking for a version of that article that is not vandalized. Please accept my sincere apologies. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 20:22, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your prompt response. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.13.219.250 (talk) 20:41, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Question

I was blocking this vandal and the following question occurred to me: What's the difference between being blocked infinitely and being blocked indefinitely? I wasn't sure. Spencer^T♦C 21:47, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

This would me my guess, even though I'm not an administrator: Being blocked infinitely must mean forever and ever; being blocked indefinitely probably means for an unknown amount of time, which could be approved or not by a user's unblock request. I have always seen vandalism-only accounts being blocked indefinitely, but that's my guess. SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 21:51, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

The reason for that, Schfifty, is because "indefinite" is at the top of the list of suggested block times, while "infinite" is at the bottom. For the most part, there is no practical difference between the two, since an "indefinite" block will not expire until an admin lifts it, same as an "infinite" block.

IMO, the distinction is only useful when dealing with established users. Blocking an established user "indefinitely" could mean, "You have been blocked until [insert problem here] has been resolved.", whereas blocking infinitely would mean, "See ya!". When dealing with simple vandals, "indefinite" is preferred solely because it is easier to click on. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:02, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Rfa Decisions

Hi. I would like some help. I want to change my mind on this request for adminship from oppose to neutral. Do I just cross out my oppose and write something new under neutral? Ollie Fury _{Get ready for October 31} 22:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, just strike your oppose and indent it (perhaps leave a small note telling where you moved your vote) and then just write whatever you want in the neutral section. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:51, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Hi again. I seem to have made two votes, oppose and neutral. I don't know how to void the oppose without messing up the numbers. Ollie Fury _{Get ready for October 31} 23:12, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I fixed it. All you have to do is add a colon after the number sign. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:17, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I tried that but must have done something wrong. Thanks. Ollie Fury _{Get ready for October 31} 23:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

User requesting deletion

Please see User talk:IRP (Post: Re: Do you want this deleted?) -- IRP ☎ 22:51, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

 Done J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:53, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Your recent block

Hey, JD, did you know that this user is a sock puppet of Serafin? I wouldn't call that user a vandalism-only-account, but rather a sock puppet of Serafin. Your choice! SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 23:42, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

I was not familiar with that sockpuppeteer's modus operendi, so I just blocked as a VOA to be safe. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:44, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of zuguide link

I'm sorry, I'mv new at this, so I'm not putting in a lot of references. I saw that you deleted an addition of the zuguide external link from the Cate Blanchett article. I happenned to see zuguide for Cate Blanchett before you deleted it, it looks like you are not the first, and I really don't understand why. I really like zuguide's Cate Blanchett page, I love movie trailers, and movie stills. On the zuguide help pages, it says the material is licensed. I read through the external links guidelines, it also seems to fit those, since it seems to complement wikipedia, it's a rich media site, is not copyright violation, it's free, and you don't need to register. In other words, I read through all the external link guidelines and it seems to fit.

I actually use external links in wikipedia quite a lot, since unlike google searches they are more reliable. In this case, I think deleting this link (and I presume others to zuguide) is unfortunate. Please let me know what you think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Movietrailerfan (talk • contribs) 00:10, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I honestly do not remember making that revert. It may have been in error. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:19, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Could you check it out? Respond, and if you think it's right undo your change? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Movietrailerfan (talk • contribs) 01:26, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I think an appropriate response here would be to ask you a few questions. For example, your account is an awesome 40 minutes old, and yet you know

1. How to use a page history
2. What a talk page is
3. That I am an administrator (the only logical explanation why you did not simply re-add the link)

How is that?

Also, why are you contacting me now about an revert I performed four days ago on another user? J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:34, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Fair. Let me answer your questions. I did some wikipedia editing about a year ago, but stopped, because the things I added, including just spelling errors were reverted, it was just very frustrating. I had a login, but I can't remember the login or password. I do have over 20 years experience in programming so figuring out a page history and talk page, was pretty simple.

As I wrote earlier, I saw the link to zuguide.com when I looked at the article, tried out the link, liked it, but then it was gone, and this upset me, because this seems to happen all the time in wikipedia. So I decided I should do something about it, or at least learn about it. I read some of the guidelines about Third Party and stuff like that, but the pages said the best thing to do before anything else was to "Talk" to the user who reverted the entry. I figured I could just add it again, but that would just be begging the question, this time, if I'm going to get involved, I want to figure out how it works, so that I don't just add to an entry and find it deleted 10 minutes later.

On your page, it says fairly openly that you an administrator, so I figured you are a good person to ask. Your answer was a bit disappointing, because you said it might be a mistake, but I figured since you willing to admit that possibility you would be a good person to answer my questions.

In any case, can we get back to the question at hand? And let me ask another question, given that you are an admin, can I just undo your undo? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Movietrailerfan (talk • contribs) 11:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Yep. Anyone can undo anyone else (except for obvious stuff like blatant vandalism, and as long as they are not edit-warring.). Administrators don't have any special status here, just expanded technical abilities, which they are only allowed to apply in accordance to establish practice and policy. As far as the link goes, it makes little difference to me whether or not the link was there. I apologize for not assuming good faith. If you want to re-add the link, I personally have no opinion, good or bad, regarding its inclusion. Thanks, J.delanoy^gabs_adds 12:56, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Main Page redesign

The Main Page Redesign proposal is currently conducting a straw poll to select five new designs, before an RFC in which one will be proposed to replace the Main Page. The poll closes on October 31st. Your input would be hugely appreciated! Many thanks, Pretzels^Talk! 08:59, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Morning, Mr. Delanoy. I'd like to let you know I was interested in your chess game. Do you mind indefinately fully protecting it so that vandals won't blank it/start a game without me knowing?--Stereotyper (talk) 10:46, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you are asking. If I fully protected it, that would defeat the whole purpose of asking people if they wanted to play with me. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 13:00, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

I meant protecting my chess file, not yours.--Stereotyper (talk) 19:15, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, sorry.  Done. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Wait, you want me to full-protect it? So that only admins can edit it? J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

You're right; we didn't. I wasn't sure how to respond to that one! :-)  Frank  |  talk  14:04, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Ha, yeah. I was like "Yes! ... no......" J.delanoy^gabs_adds 14:17, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

See User_talk:Slrubenstein#Block_template. Trying to work around an odd error message! Tim Vickers (talk) 15:57, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Link Help

Hi there, as you just introduced me to the Wikipedia :-) I have to annoy you with a question. I'm not happy with the contributions of 69.117.237.203 as it only consists of inserting links. These links are of no quality as it is a BLOG with embedded videos from kickapps.com/videos (therefore now own or unique content) and additionally every visitor of this site gets to see heaps of ADVERTISING. I do not see any sense in keeping these links. As I'm not 100 % sure if I can just remove all of them myself, or if I have to "ask" someone to do so, or if Wikipedia is happy to see these links as no one else has done anything against these links yet. Thanks in advance and sorry for annoying/stealing your time. Cheers --Aff123a (talk) 18:51, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

No you don't have to ask anyone. If you see something that you think shouldn't be there, change it! That's what Wikipedia is all about! Just use common sense, and you should be fine. As far as our spam-happy friend, it looks like all the links he has added have been removed. Some useful templates to warn people like that may be found at WP:UTM. If he keeps doing it after receiving a level four warning, report him on WP:AIV. Hope that helps. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:59, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Cheers Aff123a (talk) 19:04, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Lord Buckley

Hey J.delanoy, just reminding you that a edit suammry should have been used here opposed to rollback [1]. Not a clear case of vandalism. Thanks, Tiptoety ^talk 19:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I don't actually remember making that edit. I'm pretty sure I thought he was testing something. I generally revert all editing tests with the default edit summary, but thanks for the note. I'll try to leave a more descriptive edit summary in the future. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:38, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

No worries. :-) What it looks like to me is a IP who is just a bit confused as to how en.wiki works, but by no means malicious. You might try engaging him, if you so please. Tiptoety ^talk 19:40, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Pennsylvania

Are you from PA, or is it just on your watchlist? By the way, I found your list of random things on your userpage hilarious. Grsz^Review! 19:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

No and no. I am using a software tool called Huggle to fight vandalism. Huggle scans Special:Recentchanges and it sets up a queue of diffs made by editors not on its whitelist. Each diff is sent to me to see if it is vandalism or no. If it is, I can hit one key to automatically revert the vandalism and issue an appropriate level warning to the vandal. So what happened was, someone vandalized Pennsylvania, Huggle saw the change and sent me the diff, and I reverted. Also, I'm glad you enjoyed my list. IMHO, User:Thingg's is better, but yeah. Have a good evening! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 21:11, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I just saw you reverting that one pretty frequently so thought I'd ask. Grsz^Review! 22:20, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Unsuccessful redirect

Please delete: Wikipedia:List of rollbackers -- IRP ☎ 22:40, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

 Done. In the future, if you want pages that you created to be deleted, you can just put {{db-author}} on them. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:45, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

This page also needs to be deleted

A user created Image talk:HersheyCo.PNG with nonsense. Another user who didn't have the privilege level to delete it could do nothing but blank it. Please see the page history. -- IRP ☎ 22:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

 Done, thanks. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:59, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

This Just In... page

Hey i was wondering why my page was deleted it was not a copy right violation sorry about not signing thanks Joseph

 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Airguitarducks (talk • contribs) 23:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC) 

Hi Airguitarducks.

I didn't delete it because I thought it was a copyright violation, I deleted it because it did not assert notability. You may wish to also read our guide to writing your first article. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:03, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks when i can find notability i will try and re-write it. i wasn't sure how to start it out so i just tried i'll work more on it later thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Airguitarducks (talk • contribs) 00:42, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Huggle and AIV

You always beat me!!! Just sayin'. :) لennavecia 14:52, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Mwahahahahaaaa!!!! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 14:52, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I was about to post a reply to Jennavecia about how I had given Serge a 4im last night and you go in and block him while I am typing. You are just too quick. --Terrillja (talk) 14:56, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

No, you just type slow... ;-) J.delanoy^gabs_adds 14:57, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Ouch, I will let that personal attack slide, but only because you have blocked so many users that I have submitted to AIV. :-p --Terrillja (talk) 15:04, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

.......... No, I won't go there. :DJ.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:16, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi J.delanoy! Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage - I didn't even notice until just now. Thanks for your help. Kind regards, --Soetermans | is listening | what he'd do now? 16:52, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Cheers! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 16:54, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Frobisher Bay

Hello... seems you beat me to it with the block. Anyway, there is no need to revert yourself and leave the material in; it was not in the article to begin with, and is completely uncited. I've offered to assist Stan with sourcing the material, but he has chosen instead to ignore that in favour of repeatedly adding it. --Ckatz^chat_spy 17:19, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I think it is kind of hypocritcal for my to block him for edit warring and then revert his edits, but I don't know. I'm 99% sure that that was the first time I have ever blocked someone for 3RR. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:25, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

There's clearly a lot of sockpuppetry going on here - see Bay and James Bay and many others Stephenb (Talk) 17:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Hrm? I'll get a checkuser... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:25, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

You can probably add User:Fred Jeremy to the list. (I guess it's a slow day in Frobisher Bay.) Thanks again. --Ckatz^chat_spy 17:32, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I did some looking around. They are all socks of Swamilive. Block on sight in the future. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:50, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

There is similar vandalism of both Hudson Bay and Southern James Bay. Are these Swamilive socks too? Gary Tremblais (talk) 18:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I have no doubt that you think you are awesome, Swami. Nice try, though. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:26, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

How many feet does this Swamilive have? LOL! Gary Tremblais (talk) 18:40, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Until we meet again! *waves* :D J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:02, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Changes

If a true statement is made, what right do the mods have to decide it is vandalism if they know nothing regarding the issue stated?

timestamp for bot. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 06:41, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

berlin

why are you undoing my corrections? i have been added one reference and fixed some tags. please use the talk page if you disagree. TaborG (talk) 23:49, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I undid my change on Berlin. Did I forget to remove the warning? I'll check. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:50, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I did not see a warning. But you just reverted again, 3RR by now. What's happening? 00:00, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I;m sorry, there is an absolutely insane amount of vandalism now. I undid my reversion, and I told Huggle to ignore you. Sorry this is so terse. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Got it now! I think we are fine. TaborG (talk) 00:06, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

		CVU Anti-Vandalism Award
		Thanks for beating me to lot's of reverts :) Matt/TheFearow (Talk) 00:32, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! (what are you standing around here for??!! Get back to work!!!! :D J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:33, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

The time it takes to download Huggle (which I have found is slower for me than TWINKLE and Special:RecentChanges :) Matt/TheFearow (Talk) 00:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Not sure I follow you... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:59, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

You asked what I was standing around here for :) Matt/TheFearow (Talk) 01:28, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Hah. Wow, I'm slow.... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:29, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

hey ho lets go(and hump a russian bum humoper)

my diks have actually been in a cunt ( e.ghairy beaver found on ur neck)

timestamp for bot. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 06:41, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Oct 29 08 incident

You just reverted an edit I made that was both true and notable. I may not know all the ins and outs of Wikipedia, but I do know that you shouldn't have reverted it.

Wow. Now I have to go back and fix it, 'cause you didn't even bother to do that when I explained it. Also, you could have looked at my previous edits and seen that they were correct and concise. Jerk.

After reading the diffs, I Endorse J.delanoy's action. While it was a strange event, it isn't relevant to the article. --Terrillja (talk) 01:40, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey, Terrillja, do me a favour: hop on over to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University and delete the part of the article that says "history" and then delete the part that says "Massacre". While it was a strange event, it isn't relevant to the article. Dumbass.

wow

how did u catch me that quick wen i changed only a few words?

The tool is called Huggle. Don't ask me why the creator named it that. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:27, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Another wow, from the other side of things

I've been running Huggle for the last few hours, and (I'm just now starting to use it, so I'm still slow) I've been just tailing you... You are right ahead of me, and faster on all accounts :) Awesome. In other news, The message above me cracked me up xD ~Pip 02:00, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

haha! Thanks! heh. I LOLed at that person, too. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 02:01, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

And thanks for getting on Huggle. It was pretty insane for a bit there... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 02:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

What happened?

I'm just curious to see what was on the page Jock Boy by User:PerkinsClass because I warned him. Do you remember? Thanks! Jock Boy (t-c) 02:43, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Check your email. Unfortunately, it's not that great, but congrats on being good enough to get someone to create a page about you :D J.delanoy^gabs_adds 02:46, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

-). Thanks! I can't wait to see the "nice things" said about me. You'd better run vandal! Jock Boy (t-c) 02

48, 30 October 2008 (UTC) (don't worry, I wont bite him.)

Bayfield

Okay, now I want to know. I saw you'd unblocked him, and I was about to post that I agreed, because I didn't see anything either, in the contribs or deleted contribs. Then you reblocked, and you're kicking yourself into the next county... So, what'd you see? I'm dying of curiosity.  :) --Elonka 04:18, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/IAmKenBayfield. I don't know if he's try to evade a block or what. Either way, I gave Tim a yellow bar when he logs in, and I don't want to get involved in something where I don't fully understand the background. That is why I did not "officially deny" Bayfield's (the first one) unblock request. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 04:21, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Header added

Hey my article was deleted and I was hoping to put some stuff on it but now I can't because it's been deleted. The article was called Tiberium Retards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakearoo1jak (talk • contribs) at 07:15, October 30, 2008

problem with a user

Hi J.delanoy I have a problem with an user. He has deleted the links that I have inserted after you have given me permission (do you remember our discussion 2 day ago). This is the link to discussion with user [2]. Thanks--Angelus1383 (talk) 11:07, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

E-mail

Please check your inbox. Best regards, --Kanonkas :  Talk  12:04, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

user page protection.

Is it possible for you to protect my original userpage location? Although it isn't generally possible for anyone but established users to physycally modify my userpage, IP's can still do this. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 14:08, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Done. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:32, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. Looks like the guy did it again 2 more times. I don't dare to click the date(s), because that's just too vile. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 23:39, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Do you want me to delete those revisions? Then you can't look at them. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:42, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

That would actually be nice. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 23:51, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

 Done J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

He's back. He's going after my talk page now. Unfortunately, there's nothing that can really be done about that. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 01:14, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, I guess I spoke too soon. Thanks. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 01:32, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

I did more than that. That image is used as an attack very frequently. Now it won't. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:33, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

...and now it never even happened! [3] J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

All this seems to have incurred an unusual side effect. I am unable to see my talk page in huggle. I think that might be just a glitch. It's not a problem, just letting you know. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 01:47, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm. I don't know. Your talk page had less than 500 revisions, so it shouldn't have broken the site. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:49, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

I really hate to have to bother you again. He's at it again, this time targeting my alternate account. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 03:47, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

All right! :D He's operating from two IP ranges, and both are registered to the University of Boston!!!. I nuked one of the ranges for 2 weeks, and I made a note of the other, so if he comes after you, let me know. I have to go to sleep now, so if you're going out of your mind, tell someone to block 128.197.0.0/16 (Anon-Only AccountCreationBlocked) for two weeks with the block reason being {{schoolblock}}.

That is,

1. Enter the exact phrase "128.197.0.0/16" (without quotes) into the "user" section of Special:BlockIP,
2. Enter a block reason of {{schoolblock}} and
3. An expiry time of two weeks.

I go into so much detail because many admins are reluctant to apply rangeblocks, and I figured it would be easier (if you have to ask someone) if they have step-by-step instructions. I hope that helps, and BTW, I have watchlisted both of your pages. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 04:32, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		J.delanoy, thank you for all of the help that you have given me today. As a token of my appreciation, please take this barnstar. VandalismDestroyer | Talk to me 04:48, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, and it was no problem at all. Feel free to "bother" me whenever you want ;-) J.delanoy^gabs_adds 05:18, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Recreation of a CSD?

You may want to look at User:DrummerMike because it might be a recreation of Michael Barrie which was CSD'd yesterday. I stumbled across this because he is listed on the List of drummers. Thanks Soundvisions1 (talk) 14:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that it is a problem. Many times users are encouraged to develop articles in their userspace, and it appears that this is what he is trying to do. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:38, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Wow. That was fast...

Sorry, that was too good of a moment not to share :) ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 20:06, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

haha! I seriously could not believe how fast it got vandalized again. I mean, I removed the template, clicked "save page", and clicked "my watchlist", and there was the vandalism on my watchlist. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 20:13, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Vandal proof user-page

Hi there, building on the success of your "un-vandalizeable" user-page, I've decided to employ the same tactic of using hidden messages to deter vandals from finding my sub-pages. [4] Cheers --Flewis^(talk) 09:17, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Image:PalinInDover-cropped2.JPG

Hi. I just received an e-mail from Roger H. Goun, the creator of the image of Palin, seeking proper attribution. My original upload properly attributed the photo to him and contained a link to the original flickr image. When you moved the image, the attribution was, at best, obscured. Is there some way to fix this? Thanks. --Evb-wiki (talk) 14:42, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for that. It looks like he (rather clumsily) attempted to fix it himself. I combined the templates, and I will send him a Flickrmail explaining that it was my fault, not yours. Again, I apologize for causing you this problem. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 14:51, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Spilt milk. Thanks. --Evb-wiki (talk) 14:58, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

revision on Long Ashton

Hi, you recently reverted an edit by 87.86.172.35 on Long Ashton. I can see why you deleted the URL as linkspam but the rest of the edit about the cricket club seemed OK to me (if in need of wikifying & formatting) was there a a particular reason?— Rod ^talk 16:37, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

You're right. I self-reverted. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks I've wikified & taken out the linkspam.— Rod ^talk 17:32, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Email

You've got mail. JoshuaZ (talk) 19:22, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Already answered. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:26, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Maybe not... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:26, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

If the edits were deleted could you just email me the IP address used and the time stamp? That would probably be enough. The IP addresses are slightly dynamic as I understand it so they'll need to know what time they were ocurring at. JoshuaZ (talk) 19:29, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

OK. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 19:29, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Greetings!

On this day, 31 October, SchfiftyThree would just like to wish you a happy Halloween! You didn't dress up in a costume and go trick-or-treating last night, did you? SchfiftyThree (talk!) 22:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Help with references

Hi.

Was wondering if you could help with something.

I've added info to an article with a supporting reference. What I want to do is label the link, ie. Jacquizz Rodgers-Player Profile so that it isn't bare.

I've read the instructions over a few times, but am not getting it. Anyway you can give some pointers.

Thanks. Ulric1313 (talk) 05:17, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Hey J.delanoy. If you're not busy, I've been writing an AIV Console for wikisysops that makes it easier for admins to block users that are reported. It shows the users contribs and you can block from within the app. However, since I'm not a sysop, I cannot easily test it. I know that everything works besides the blocking, which I'm unsure about. If you get the chance, could you try it out please? It's on aivconsole dot googlecode dot com. Thanks, DavidWS (talk) 14:46, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

OK, I'll take a look at it. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:33, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

What language is it written in? I downloaded the file, but not even Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition could open it as anything but a binary. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:37, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

VB6 :D. Do you want me to run home and upload the sources? Right now it is just a binary. If you want to see the source just tell me. DavidWS (talk) 15:53, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I uploaded the sources to the googlecode page. Yeah, I wrote in VB6 for no particular reason really, except that those apps tend to run in WINE better and are very lightweight. DavidWS (talk) 16:42, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay. You're going to have to either give me a compiled .exe or the source .vb files. Preferably the .vb files. Your .7z files simply do not open. Try zipping the whole project and sending it to j.delanoywikigmail [dot] com. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:23, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Strike that. One second... J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:25, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Dammit, the project's source won't open. What IDE are you using? I'm using MS Visual Studio 2005 Pro. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:36, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

...And nevermind again. I'll see if I can export the code into a VS 2005 project. Why doesn't MS understand the concept of backwards compatibility? (and why doesn't my school understand the concept of occasionally updating their software?) J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:42, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

YAY!!! VB 2008 won't install. I really don't have time to fight with this now. Is there an option to export your project in compatibility mode for VB 2005? If not, I won't be able to look at it until Sunday night at the earliest, and maybe not until Monday or possibly even Tuesday. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:53, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Um, actually, it's visual basic 6. I told you I wanted it to run in WINE, so I wrote it in an older language. What happens with the EXE? DavidWS (talk) 19:39, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

7Z is a ZIP format, in the event you didn't know. See www.7-zip.org. DavidWS (talk) 19:40, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

The EXE file won't even open, it doesn't want to read the HTTP wrapper, so I was trying to look at the code to see if I could figure out why. Unfortunately, the project source code files are stored in a different way that VS 2005 does, so I can view the code, but I can't view the GUI or test-run the program. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:54, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

See, that's really weird. For some people it runs, others it won't. The httpwrapper is compied directly into the app. _David^WS _(contribs) 22:57, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I know. That's why I was weirded out. What IDE did you say you are using? J.delanoy^gabs_adds 23:10, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Visual Basic 6. I'm using it, again, because I don't want to write it for mac and linux as well, but this way it'll easily run under WINE. _David^WS _(contribs) 23:13, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I think you're misunderstanding me. I know you're using VB6. I wanted to know what development environment you are using. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 00:55, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Chess...

Hi. I've been playing recently and was wondering if you could move some time soon, if you've got time. If you haven't, no problem. Ollie Fury _Contribs 15:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm doing homework now, and I'm not exactly in a good position there. I need to look at it when I have time to really think out what it is possible for you to do. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 15:41, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

... Also, I believe I asked that people don't make more than one move in a row. Otherwise, it becomes "J.delanoy vs. Olliefury..." J.delanoy^gabs_adds 17:51, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Alright I didn't see that. I just hope whoever continues as world doesn't blunder (like I did when I let you have that bishop!). Ollie Fury _Contribs 17:57, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

No, it's not that big of a deal. I'm sorry for the tone of voice I used. I'm just frustrated now. My digital logic assignment is making no sense, and something is majorly wrong with my computer's physical memory, so it keeps freezing on me. *sigh*. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 18:01, 1 November 2008 (UTC)