Have added citations - let me know if more is required. Thanks mate! - [[User:GIen|Gl<font color="green">'''e'''</font>n]] 11:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Have added citations - let me know if more is required. Thanks mate! - [[User:GIen|Gl<font color="green">'''e'''</font>n]] 11:37, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
== Relisting AfDs ==
When relisting AfDs, remove the listing at the old AfD Log/dated page so that it does not part of the old Log being closed and archived. See [[Wikipedia:Deletion process#Articles for Deletion page]]. —[[User:Centrx|Centrx]]→[[User talk:Centrx|''talk'']] • 23:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Revision as of 23:31, 18 July 2006
Welcome to Can't sleep, clown will eat me's talk page
I have no problem with that, but I just thought I should let you know that I didn't write the James Denton (Gay activist) article. I merely moved it from the Jamie Denton article which, prior to the move, contained biographies for two persons, the gay activist (which now got his seperate article) and the presumably more famous Desperate Housewives actor playing the role of Mike Delfino.
If I for some odd reason should come across a page mensioning the gay denton, I'll put up a link. :)
--MadiZone 09:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Unarchive
Please unarchive some older talk page discussions. I find your talk page is way too short to suit my preferences. Thanks, NoSeptember 09:38, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I have unblocked the above user, whom you indefinitely blocked, because he seems genuinely sorry about his vandalism on Xbox and methamphetamine, and left a message on my talk page to that effect [1]. As the person who originally warned him (the last vandal I warned before getting the mop), I believe an indefinite block is too harsh, and have unblocked him with a warning not to vandalise again. Regards, Kimchi.sg 11:51, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Request for unblocking this IP
(Note I'm making this request on behalf of user:Brian New Zealand) I would like to request the unblockage of User:125.236.44.48. I am aware that that IP has made many vandalist edits, however its a shared school IP, and some of the editors do many good things. However I feel 12 weeks is excessive when it is blocking legitament users as well. user:Brian New Zealand is prevented from editing by this, and he is a good active contributor to wikipedia (as well as being active on other projects. admin on wikinews:). Thanks for listening. Bawolff 23:27, 29 June 2006 (UTC) (also avalible on irc. primarily on #wikinews and #wikinews-en)[reply]
Thanks for the revert
No idea who these guys are editing me, but I'm working on getting to the bottom of it.--Cheezymadman 08:35, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My RFA
Thank you for your vote in my RFA, which succeeded with a final tally of 66-0-4. If there's anything I can help you with now that I'm an admin, please let me know on my talk page. Again, thanks! Mangojuicetalk 21:43, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
85.217.208.40
➨ ЯEDVERS awards this Barnstar to Can't sleep, clown will eat me for putting in the hard admin work that makes Wikipedia better for everybody.
Thanks for spotting that 85.217.208.40 was an open proxy. Didn't even think to check when I blocked it for a week.
BTW, isn't it about time you archived this very very long talk page?
Oh, and have one of these. ➨ ЯEDVERS 19:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is a faction of people who want me to unarchive my older discussions, because this page isn't long enough. ;-) I really need to trim this down though. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 19:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, don't listen to them! If you won't listen to reason, there's always to ➨ ЯEDVERS 19:31, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Carney, Fish, Kennington
Before you make the articles completely go poof, you may want to check the behavior of some of the editors who vandalised the pages, as well as the original author. A link posted in the Fish article was a GNAA link. The editor who posted it, as well as the original author who posted the tree articles may be GNAA operatives. --DarkAudit 22:18, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Talk page theme
Can I 'borrow' your talk page theme and modify it? I will give credit where it is due. :) Unless it's originally from somewhere else? Thanks.--Andeh 06:01, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Be my guest, but if you do credit me, please phrase it along the lines of "Theme borrowed from CSCWEM, who in turn borrowed it from someone else but can't remember who." 8-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
OK :). I see your talk page is protected, I guess it's because of all the clowns trying to eat you!--Andeh 08:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Why don't you create a subpage with your talk page markup/html? It's what I did on my talk page anyway. Makes archiving and viewing msgs much easier :).--Andeh 22:04, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I hate to be so picky, but why was Simon Overall deleted with the rationale of CSD A7? That did not apply, because it did clearly assert notability (even if the assertions were false). Some non-criteria for speedy deletion are hoaxes and "non-notable subjects with their importance asserted" "even if [their claims seem] ridiculous". Ardric47 06:30, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If another administrator wishes to overturn the deletion of this non-notable hoax for any reason, I have no objection to that. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My user page
That was fast! Thanks. SWAdair 08:37, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I saw this block and couldn't help but wonder why you put such a message, almost as if to insult the editor. That is, until the contribs were seen..... in which case I had a small laugh. Do keep up the good work. Kevin_b_er 09:20, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Doppelganger
I created a doppelganger account named JImbO WaIes to prevent impersonation. Could you please block that doppelganger account rather than me? Thanks. --Bigtop (tk|cb|em|ea) 05:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
[reply]
That this person immediately feels the need to say they're not Willy on Wheels suggests to me that this account is destined for trouble, but I'll let another administrator decide whether or not a username block is appropriate. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 17:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
C. Ronaldo
You're right, it did get protected. I got confused because the lock I've seen when other pages have been semi-protected is not up on the C. Ronaldo main page. Apologies for bothering you, and thanks for s-protecting it. Those vandals were getting pretty nasty! Vickser 20:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the quick block
Thanks for the quick work in blocking 69.232.19.137, who spent much of the day updating Denver, Colorado with every disparaging remark he could think of. I reverted the several of his changes, but you fixed the problem with your block. I thank you, and I'm sure the good people of Denver do, too. --JFreeman 21:03, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Trouble with an anon user
Recently after I inserted a sourced link for the artcile List of U.S. cities in multiple counties, User 198.181.182.2 reverts it. I didn't want to be involved in an edit war due to the fact that it's not civil, plus the 3RR rule, but I warn the user to cite sources. I just wanted to know how to solve this problem, thanks! --Moreau36 00:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Question
Hey, I have a question regarding a page I found and you seem like a fairly active user here, so I thought I'd drop you a line. Basically, I randomly came across the page Shawn Cloninger on the recent edits page, and I'm unsure as to whether I should nominate it for deletion. I noticed that the name of user who created it matches one of the subject's own nicknames, which could qualify it for vanity, and I'm not sure whether local radio DJs are covered by WP:BIO. It seems borderline to me, but then I'm relatively new to this. What do you think? Phileas 06:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It probably depends on the size of the radio station and the market it serves, but there is nothing definitive within WP:BIO that applies to radio disc jockeys as far as I know. Personally, I don't have a problem with the article, but if you have any doubts you can always take it to WP:AFD and see what happens. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:31, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks. Phileas 07:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
recent2.js
I think the problem was that you changed the warning message, which caused a syntax error. A string like this: 'Can't "sleep"' is invalid. This is OK: 'Can\'t "sleep"' and so is this: "Can't \"sleep\"". Hope this helps, Lupin|talk|popups 14:03, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good evening. You deleted and protected this page from re-creation. The recent DRV discussion was closed as "Author requested deletion". While the DRV discussion was hardly civil, I think there was some evidence that the user has learned more about our policies and standards. Do you think that it would be safe to remove the deletedpage yet? Rossami(talk) 02:22, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the revert of my userpage. I wonder if that I.P. is a WoW sockpuppet? Maybe he should put that on his userpage.--Scott3 01:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
AOL blocks
You probably know more about this stuff than I do; I just got a complaint about AOL still being blocked, and the edit summary resembled one of yours, I think. Could you take a look? Thanks... CanadianCaesarEt tu, Brute? 06:40, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That is rather odd, anonymous editing was specifically enabled. It is becoming increasingly difficult to assume good faith here, but I have released the block for now. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:43, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not to bother you or anything, but it does look as if your range blocks are preventing account creation "Account creation from this IP address (64.12.116.202) has been temporarily restricted." I checked, and this is what I get, over, and over again, is it possible that you're not using the correct type of IP block? or is this intentional?--AOL user 17:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I might be mistaken, but is it possible that you're using the wrong type of range block? The one you are currently using on AOL ranges is definitely prohibiting account creation--AOL user 22:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is a limit of I believe 6 accounts per day to each AOL subnet, so it may be that that number has been exhausted for the day. I am not sure how long it takes until it refreshes, but I assume its something in the neighborhood of 24 hours. Please let me know what the exact phrasing is of the error message you're receiving and I'll check into this further. By the way, is there a reason you need another account? ;-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 22:45, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I don't, I just decided the best way to see if it worked was to test it myself. The message is "Account creation from this IP address (*.*.*.*) has been temporarily restricted.This is probably due to persistent vandalism from your school or Internet service provider." which is a completly different message than the one dealing with the number of accounts created--AOL user 22:51, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm. Well, the block has been released in its entirety, we'll see what happens. Thanks for keeping me apprised of the AOLsituation. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 22:56, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Back again...
Can you just have a look at these - this IP has changed three Sockpuppet templates to be from Iasson to Faethon. I didn't want to do anything, because I didn't know if I would be right in changing them back. The link is: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=193.92.154.197 Killfest2 07:20, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, since I can't see any reason why an anonymous editor should be changing sockpuppet tags, and the editor in question failed to provide a legitimate reason (or any reason at all, for that matter), the changes have been reverted. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:21, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's what i was thinking, but I've caused enough controversy in my short time using VP (check my talk page), so I probably didn't have the confidence to revert them. Thanks for being bold. Killfest2 07:25, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and are users allowed to post information on their pages which is degrading to Wikipedia, like so? Killfest2 07:28, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's hard when they criticise your every move on your talk page - is there a feature where you can block a specific user from editing a specific page? Killfest2 07:33, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, the only avenues available right now, other than user blocking, are protection and semi-protection. With regards to this case specifically, I would just leave the person be. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:41, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Amonos Mountains
Thanks for the assistance with IP 193.255.230.227! S/he does have a point in the current title of the page being wrong, but is just proceeding in the wrong manner. Should I go ahead and move the page to Nur Mountains, given that no-one else has commented on my title request query at Talk:Amonos Mountains? - MPF 10:25, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, if there are no objections. The main thing the anon editor needs to understand is that cut/paste swaps are frowned upon, mostly because they do not preserve the edit history, and would later require a cumbersome merge by way of moving, deleting, and restoring. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 22:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Done. I fear the anon (probably through lack of knowledge of English; I suspect he's Turkish) just doesn't understand the page move concept as he's not responded to any requests to ask on talk pages - MPF 23:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
E-Mail confirmation
Just double checking that you recieved the e-mail I sent you? Thanks. Englishrose 16:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thank you for the insightful information, I will bring this to the attention of other administrators. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 22:46, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh shoot, it's gone... I'd better recreate it for my AfD nom! BigNate37T·C 16:57, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank You for rv'ing my talk page
I'm still not sure what he thinks he'll accomplish by doing that?. I guess the Gibraltarian believes that if he removes Spangineer's comment from my talk page that I'll just forget about him??? Again, Thanks! Cheers and take care! Anger22 17:22, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comedy on screen
Let me explain why I think some such list, not necessarily with that title, is important. As an actor in community theater, I often look for films of stage plays, particularly films of plays I plan to try out for or have a role in. These films are often produced for academic film libraries, and may be hard to find. I chose the title "Comedy on film" not because I liked the title but in imitation of Shakespeare on film.
Would you have similar objections to an article titled "List of filmed plays"? Would "List of filmed Shakespeare plays" be a better title for Shakespeare on film?
Just a short while later, a very similar vandalism was made by anon IP 65.138.69.18: [3]
Seems good evidence of sockpuppetry to me. Since you're the one who blocked him, I felt you might want to know he's evading your block. Kasreyn 17:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Additionally, I blocked and legally warned User talk: 65.138.68.151 for defamation per the defban discussion; immediately thereafter, this brandon user defamed Francis and myself on his talkpage, which I protected. This is a recent string of attacks ranging from simple vandalism to defamation, and I'm also willing to help block sockpuppets now that I'm committed to the issue. — Deckiller 17:27, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A certain pattern of attacks is evident. Should I take this to ANI? Kasreyn 19:49, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Update: not probable, certain sock of Brandon03; admits it here: [6] Search for Brandon on his userpage. Kasreyn 19:51, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Abusive user
Somebody on my talk page has constantly been abusive towards me this is the second time--I simply ignored the first one. Please can you do something about it! Thanks (Fr3nZi3 17:31, 16 July 2006 (UTC))[reply]
Thank you very much for your help! I am going to delete the message now. (Fr3nZi3 03:35, 17 July 2006 (UTC))[reply]
Gee, a shame you had to block him. I haven't spent that much time reverting changes since I got involved in a WOW page move attack a few weeks ago. Fan-1967 04:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your attention to the YaR GnitS situation re: Gay ICP etc. I have logged a full complaint against him at WP:ANI: [7] Feel free to add any details I've overlooked, and thanks again. Kasreyn 07:10, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to bother you again, but YaR GnitS (talk· contribs · page moves ·current autoblocks· block log) seems to be part of a long string of returning vandals phishing for AOL Collateral damage--AOL user 16:46, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The deletion on the AfD log was accidental; I had only meant to add an entry to the list, and I did not notice that the edit window had loaded an incomplete version of the page. Sertrel 19:43, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Buddy the Bird vandal
Hello! I don't know how to handle this kind of problem, so I thought I'd bring it to you (I've seen your admin work occasionally). The user Buddy the Bird has been adding huge numbers of pages, all containing exactly the same content. Read his contributions for a list, such as AMX-014 Doven Wolf, Austrian hip hop, Albanian hip hop, etc. Can you help? -- dcclark (talk) 01:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For my future reference, what is the preferred method of reporting this sort of problem? It didn't seem to fit under WP:VIP and such. -- dcclark (talk) 01:58, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The name had escaped me initially, but this account was a sockpuppet of Philp the Moose (see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Philp the Moose). What you can do is tag the userpage with {{sockpuppet|Philp the Moose}} and then report it to WP:AIV for blocking and crosspost to WP:ANI as well for clean up. If the nonsense persists, make a note on the long term abuse page, and I will contact someone with CheckUser abilities to see about escalating this back to the vandal's service provider. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 05:30, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]