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Apologies for biting a newcomer. Wikipedia sometimes gets people using it for advertising. Susvolans (pigs can fly) 17:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Britpop

Actually half of the material is entirely mine. Entirely. With some minor exceptions from people that edited my work, the other half is mine... I'll write something new and I'll combine it with my material.--Painbearer 09:18, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

What Wikipedia:WikiProject Rankings project is not

This is not suggesting a hierarcal system.
It will be used only by users who want to use it.
Only ranking will be assigend to users who want to use it.
The idea ment to make it like barn stars, but based on regular contribution.
It is currently a prototype, likely that it is nothing like the final version.

I urge you to reconsider your vote based on this clarification. Thanks --Cool Cat ^{My Talk} 08:46, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

User:60.240.178.196 Block

"I've blocked the anon for 48 hours. 24 hours for vandalism of All-women band and Pope Benedict XVI and 24 hours for the death threats."

Um, isn't making death threats a far more serious offence than vandalism? Why the same penalty for both offences? Djbrianuk 22:46, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It is, but I was unsure about whether the IP was fixed or not. I'd be happy to block him longer if his behavior continues now the block expired. Mgm|^(talk) 08:30, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

Hello, you have an answer on my talk page. --Ninam 02:12, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

re: Kobayashi Maru

I can't recall where I read that failing to attempt rescue leads to a lower grade--almost certainly it was from a source of less-than-canonical accuracy--but it's only logical, don't you think? Marblespire 09:07, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, look at the test: it's a no-win scenario. It would make no sense if you could obtain a "passing grade" by just ignoring the Maru as it breaks up. Having said that, no TV show or movie have ever mentioned any form of grade, merely that the cadet has to take the test and, in the process, decide between two bad choices. And furthermore, in the Diane Carey novel Dreadnaught, the viewpoint character achieves what appears to be a passing grade by taking her ship in and having it blown out from under her. If it's possible to pass even if you lose, then it had better be possible to pass if you bug out too. Of course, that's not necessarily canon. So, who knows. (My feeling is, since it's a no-win scenario, there should be no way to pass the test--you get an F no matter what you do. Hopefully it doesn't impact your GPA too much.) Marblespire 09:49, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Incubus (band)

Thanks for the note. -- FP ^{<talk><edits>} 11:28, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

your message

You wrote: I've reverted all your spam links on The Darkness related articles. Spamming links is considered vandalism. Djbrianuk 12:40, 10 August 2005 (UTC) -

Why you would consider a non-profit Darkness fan club, which is clearly an homage to the band, a commercial link?

The other sites listed are all much more commercial than mine.

Who is the editor above you?

WikiProject Shannara

I noticed that you have made several Shannara edits, and would like to know if you would like to join WikiProject Shannara, a WikiProject devoted to creating and improving Shannara-related articles. Thanks, Template:User:Alex Nisnevich/sig (02:38, 13 August 2005 (UTC)).

Emma Watson

The paragraph that the user changed states quite clearly that editors should not change the reference and gives a citation why this is the case. The user would have seen this when performing the edit, hence the warning about vandalism. --Yamla 04:17, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Radcliffe

I'm somewhat confused as to why you deleted the two sites I restored to Daniel Radcliffes page. You're correct in that neither is an official site, however neither was described as such. As there is no official site at this time, these two sites offer more resources for people interested in Daniel Radcliffe, including items of interest to them, but not appropiate for an encyclopedia entry. They are certainly of higher quality than the links that have been left (aside from the IMDB entry), without them further reading consists of a single interview and a bunch of pictures. I think they do add value as an external resource, and I'd like to add them back to the article. exolon 23:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't exactly disagree, as you'll see on the discussion page; however, others who maintain the page say no, so I've been following their lead. To be honest, I'd write them. Radio Kirk talk to me 23:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I must be missing something - I did look at the discussion page - one editor objected to the links and removed them, you put them back in in lieu of an actual official site (much as I did) and someone else removed the 'Whois' info. Can't see any other objections on the article discussion page, nor on your or the other editors talk page. I'm going to leave a note on the article talk page asking for opinions on restoring the links and leave it for 24 hours - if noone has objected, I'll add them then and see what the response is. Do you have any thoughts on this? exolon 23:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Hm... I seem to remember the discussion was more involved than what's there now. If it were me, between the two sites (I've looked at them); I would only include the first one (from the UK) with a different summary that doesn't sound like a rabid fan promoting his/her site; something like, "Fan site with assistance from the Radcliffe family". Radio Kirk talk to me 23:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Geoff Shoesmith

I'll vfd it then - no problem. -Oscarthecat 21:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lawgiver Bullet Type

I got it wrong, the guide isn't actually official but it's the most collated source out there and actually get's it's information from the comics (sources for each entry are referenced at the end of each one).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312137338/002-3289983-9985659?n=283155

I used to read Judge Dredd comics as a kid and I've got a whole bunch of them back home. I'm a student at the moment so it's not possible to check the comics or the Encyclopedia (I actually got the original information from the book though, I just re-organised it into my own words. Saying that I should probably list it as a source).

I haven't read any of the Dice comics, they may have changed the name since I stopped reading them? My reference was from the plain old Judge Dredd comics and 2000AD. Most of the A-Z references seem to come from 2000AD and since Judge Dredd originally began in 2000AD then maybe it should count as the highest Canon?

I'll check the references when I go home in a few weeks, but to be quite honest I've never once heared of it being called 'standard execution' in the comics. I have, however, heared it being called that in the film. I don't think we can take the film as a decent enough source since they got a lot of things wrong in it and, quite frankly, it wasn't the best film either. Since the film actually dredged up it's information from the comics we should actually refer to the comics for our references because, like most movie adaptations, they tend to change things around. Since we're counting the Dice comics and fan sources here though, I'm not sure what to make of it.

I'll look into it and get back to you :-) --Vanguard 00:20, 8 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think I'll leave it be, I'm probably wrong anyway. I did get that from the A-Z guide but if the majority of sources are calling it 'standard execution' then I guess It'll have to be left in there. I'll dig out my old comics this summer to see what they call it there.

Cheers for the heads up anyway!--Vanguard 03:31, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your message at User_talk:Jappie

Please do not engage in personal attacks against other editors, even if they have vandalized articles (see WP:NPA for more information). Bjelleklang - talk 01:06, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Worse than that is your edit summary on the F-16 page:

"RV MORONIC VANDALISM BY STUPID ASSHOLE FUCKWANK"

In my opinion this is worse than the relatively minor vandalism the user in question is guilty of. Mark83 16:02, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's precisely this kind of attitude that is going to doom the project. Editors who are trying to improve the project are attacked, while blatant vandals and trolls are ignored. The lunatics are taking over the asylum. exolon 04:20, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, trolls and vandals are ignored, and hopefully they see that they haven't accomplished anything, causing them to stop. Nobody has attacked any editors, but being rude to others don't really help at all! Bjelleklang - talk 11:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Response to "interesting"

Come on, we're on the same side — we both think vandalism is wrong. I wasn't "attacking" you, I just wanted to raise a flag with you that the language in question should be avoided. There are many templates to produce warnings available at Wikipedia:Vandalism.

I don't have the power or wish to block you or raise a RFC. I've had a look through your contributions and you're right, there is a lot of good work there. Mark83 11:35, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FARC

Thans for the note - I see that the nomination has been removed. To be perfectly honest though, I find the vast majority of the criticism incredibly misguided and unfounded. Live Forever 05:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your message

Thanks for letting me know. No, I didn't realise that there was an RfC — I've responded there now. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 10:43, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

speedies

Hi Brian. Hey when you speedy something wudja mind puttin' in reason, even if it seems obvious, makes it easier to review, thx. Wiki on! Herostratus 02:25, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rue Dussault

I delisted this from CSD, as it didn't wasn't nominated under any specific criteria, and I didn't feel that it met the terms of CSDA1. I am not a hard inclusionist either, and delete laods of CSD everytime I work them. I will not argue a keep in the deletion debate though. If you haven't seen PROD before, you might want to check it out. It is somewhat of an intermediary process between CSD and AFD, and works well for swiftly deleting anything, so long as it is not contested. — xaosflux ^Talk 01:17, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ice Hockey

Hey, I saw you were asking about the hockey team stubs. I thought I would explain. A league is only a governing body, the teams are where all the history is. A lot of these teams have been around for almost 100 years (these leagues average lasting about 10 years) and have great histories to be told, which either I or a fan of those teams will tell them (See Durham Huskies). I welcome your questions about Ice Hockey, and I am sorry if one of our members made you feel lesser, I just don't think he fully knew why you were asking the question. We all have been working hard on building this community... I would say it is 5 times bigger than it was in February, and it will bear fruit. Thank you for the question, and if you come across anything again with a hockey subject, and you see my name in the "history", feel free to ask me on MY discussion page. By putting it in the WikiProject Forum, you opened it up to literally an open forum, and I'm not shocked that a person took offense to it. Don't worry about this, and feel free to contact me if you have anything else to ask. DMighton 19:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"WP:VSCA" should not be cited in AfD

Stating something is vanispamcruftisement is no different than stating it's original research or non-notable. VSCA is cited all the time. Royboy crashfan 00:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Shys

I had no clue that was a policy. I've actually been on a few articles where they have individual pages for the band members that are only three, four, sentences long. Lillix is a perfect example of that. I guess I wanted to make the pages in hope that there would be more info later. : )
On a side note, are you a fan of The Shys? Starla Dear 17:26, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: your AfD for TTK

You forgot to sign your nom. Remember to always sign all of your posts on talk pages. Typing four tildes after your comment ( ~~~~ ) will insert a signature showing your username and a date/time stamp, which is very helpful. --LBMixPro ^<Sp ^e ^ak|on|it!> 00:23, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My bad. It wasn't like I'm trying to down you or anything like that. It was just a good faith reminder, since I'm not sure how other editors will react to an unsigned AfD nom. --LBMixPro ^<Sp ^e ^ak|on|it!> 00:40, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blogospheres of The World

Hi, I am trying to help save Romanian blogosphere by putting it into a more substantive global context, please give me some time before deleting, thanks. Attic Owl 15:17, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Phelps

Fred Phelps is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. (I think this may have been your FA? If not, please disregard.) Sandy 15:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Forbidden Truth

I am unable to submit any review of the band :( Gets Auto deleted

The Launderette

Hey man, why the deletion notice? John 19:52, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]