User talk:RobertG

Archives Please post new messages to the bottom of my talk page (click here). I will respond on yours unless you ask me not to; please respond on mine so that I get notified via a new message box as I tend not to watch other people's user pages.

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Accusation

Deleting a category in direct violation of the category guideline can either be interpreted as bad faith, ignoring of the consensus on how categories are treated, Soapboxing or general ignorance of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. As you are an admin, I saw it fit to rule out the likelihood of the first and last possibilities, as I assume good faith, expect it in return and generally expect an admin to be competent and knowledgable about how the Wiki community works if they were able to survive an RFA.

That leaves two possibilities, the two being interlinked. Soapboxing is the reason for circumventing consensus using admin authority. Soapboxing is, in this case, soapboxing for a particular view of how Wikipedia should function. User:ProveIt has a history of nominating ethnicity and nationality categories for deletion on the belief that articles on people should not be categorized by the ethnicity of the person in question. While a valid view, it is nonetheless true that such nominations violate consensus on how articles should be categorized and this is also demonstrated on the deletion review for the cat.

By closing debate on such a soapboxing CFD, you naturally become complicit in it, regardless of your personal views on the matter. If I were to advise you on how to deal with AFDs, I'd say review the history of the nominating user first, review what consensus is on the matter and consider informing the relevant Wikiprojects (if any) of the deletion nom before closing debate. This CFD was handled poorly, and I have reason to believe that the CFD itself is just a classic case of disrupting Wikipedia to prove a point. Kari Hazzard (T | C) 14:49, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Comment. I cannot find that the consensus Karimarie cites is relevant to the debate in hand, and I therefore think she has made a mistake. She appears to be invoking the the Wikipedian debater's irregular verb: I am editing in agreement with consensus, you are soapboxing for a position with which I disagree, s/he is disrupting Wikipedia to make a point.

On the grounds that I am not infallible, my normal practice in the face of personal criticism is to withdraw on the grounds that least said, soonest mended. However, in this case I feel to do so would be to allow Karimarie to carry her point by playing the man and not the ball. --RobertG ♬ talk 10:40, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

self-reference etc.

Oops. Forgot. Fear not, I'll have everything cleaned up pretty soon. :-) --Ling.Nut 17:48, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Apology

Sorry if I came across as harsh in the category for deletion debate. That wasn't my intention, but sometimes when I am in a debate the sparks fly. If you do a perfect job as an administration person, no one thanks you. Make one, even slightly controversial move, and everyone has an opinion against you. Enjoy the holiday. We can either add them back as two separate categories, or as they were originally, so long as they get to retain their ethnic identity. Cheers. Don't eat the fruitcake, I haven't a clue what's in it, even after reading the Wikipedia entry. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 04:57, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Dean of York

You seem to have contributed to York Minster and I was wondering if you could help with the list here. Neddyseagoon - talk 15:21, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Bot name

I think your bot name is funny. :D "Rob(er/o)tG" Happy holidays! Iamunknown 09:54, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Ensoniq EPS synthesizer/sampler/keyboard

Hello, I have a gently used one that was purchased brand new in 1987 as a gift from my parents…. I was in an all girl band for 3 years. I have two full sets of disks with all different kinds of sounds, including very high quality orchestral and percussion. Would you be interested in purchasing if I listed it on eBay or otherwise received your payment via PayPal? I have the manufacturers zip case that protects it and the power cords. Please let me know your thoughts at advand_1@hotmail.com. - amy