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Hi Bwilkins. I really don't think that comment at {{user|Hahc21}}'s talk page was unnecessary, and in my opinion, it comes across as just plain uncivil and a borderline personal attack to the user. You already expressed your opinion at their requests for adminship and there's no need to keep going on about it, and I honesty don't see the large problem here. Please consider the feelings of others before leaving such comments. <font face="Impact">[[User:TBrandley#top|TBrandley]]</font> <sup>([[User talk:TBrandley#top|what's up]])</sup> 02:07, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
Hi Bwilkins. I really don't think that comment at {{user|Hahc21}}'s talk page was unnecessary, and in my opinion, it comes across as just plain uncivil and a borderline personal attack to the user. You already expressed your opinion at their requests for adminship and there's no need to keep going on about it, and I honesty don't see the large problem here. Please consider the feelings of others before leaving such comments. <font face="Impact">[[User:TBrandley#top|TBrandley]]</font> <sup>([[User talk:TBrandley#top|what's up]])</sup> 02:07, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
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:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hahc21&diff=prev&oldid=537965405 This] was totally uncalled for. Find something better to do than bait people on their talk pages. [[User:Mark Arsten|Mark Arsten]] ([[User talk:Mark Arsten|talk]]) 03:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hahc21&diff=prev&oldid=537965405 This] was totally uncalled for. Find something better to do than bait people on their talk pages. [[User:Mark Arsten|Mark Arsten]] ([[User talk:Mark Arsten|talk]]) 03:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
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Let's be serious for a second here, and put things in perspective: the kid barely just came of some well-deserved restrictions. After what we saw in his RFA, that lifting was under some slightly '''fraudulent''' conditions with the nominators all having appeared to !vote in his favour, and wikilawyer wording like "I promise not to do NAC's (because I'm planning RFA)". There were more than one suggestion of trophy-collecting in that RFA. Lo and behold, the day ''after'' his RFA he suddenly has a brand new role - was this also on the go in the middle of the RFA? Was it disclosed during the RFA? It's absolute ''proof'' of trophy collecting. This kid is hiding '''far to many things''' when they should be in the open. Perhaps it's an absolute lack of maturity - well, there's no "perhaps" about it - I just looked at his response to my message on his page and he sealed the deal. If he (or you guys) can't see the ''perception'' that this all make then I wonder about the lot of you. Look, this has nothing to do with his desire to help the project - we ''all'' want that. This is flat out deception and manipulation of the community by not only Hahc, but a handful of enablers. ([[User talk:Bwilkins|✉→]]'''[[User:Bwilkins|BWilkins]]'''[[Special:Contributions/Bwilkins|←✎]]) 10:00, 13 February 2013 (UTC) |
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Hello Bwilkins. I have sent you an email on a private matter that I am sure you know which is :) Have a nice day. Regards. — ΛΧΣ21 01:25, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oddly it has not yet arrived (✉→BWilkins←✎) 09:00, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
- Very odd indeed. I marked to receive a copy that has not yet arrived to my inbox either. I will write to you again. Cheers. — ΛΧΣ21 20:01, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I have already stepped forward at AN, so the email is now a bit useless. Thanks anyways :) — Hahc21talk 04:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- Lord Almighty, if I had known you were contemplating something as stupid as this, I would have said something much sooner. I actually wanted to see how you were going to react to a few things already added to your plate (which, by the way, I think were HUGE mistakes) (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:16, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Are You The Lord Of Double Standards Here?
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Oh pray tell me, why have you not deleted this user page which "looks like a wikipedia" page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Duke_of_Waltham
Why, really? Why do you have such double standards? Is it because of the enormous power you have that makes you feel special when you are being so impartial?
The Duke of Madras (talk) 13:51, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh welcome ye, peon of Wikipedia. With over 4.1 million articles, 18 million editors with user pages, and verily nearly 30 million pages in total, I do'est admit that in my great and incredible omnipotence and clear omicience, I have obviously quite intentionally not deleted a userpage that I had until this moment never seen in my life. Yes, you ha'st caught me slacking: I somehow missed a mere needle in the great haystack that is Wikipedia. Clearly, I have "such double standards" that I only delete things that I am aware of ... but of course, I should be aware of every single edit on every single page. (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:02, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Obviously another case of sloth (there is a wp:sloth, I never knew that) Darkness Shines (talk) 15:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
If you had bothered to read the talk page of the page you deleted before deleting it, you would have seen the other page mentioned. You can still see it being mentioned here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:King_of_Zeroes
Well, anyway, now that you have seen the other page, what are you going to do about it? Or are you still not seeing it? Would you, maybe, like to have a link to that page? The page that has been left alone for five and a half years, while this one was tagged for deletion for "being too deceptively like a Wikipedia article!" in five minutes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs) 15:50, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Obviously if you have bothered to actually look, I have advised that other user of the problem with their userpage and I await their reply. Of course, you already know that the bigger part of the problem was that you copy/pasted theirs - contrary to the copyright requirements. Why not actually *read* some things, rather than just fly off the handle (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:53, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
That was not the reason I was given when I copy-pasted it. In fact, I was not even given a reason or a chance to correct it with a post on the user page. Five minutes after I copy-pasted it, I see an edit adding a wp:hoax to the top of the article, and a largely generic message on the talk page. Why do I deserve an in-your-face pink banner while another user gets a friendly warning at the end of his user page? Are new users expendable and don't deserve proper courtesy? The copy-paste wasn't even an issue until I referenced it out to the other editor myself so it is not applicable to the initial treatment I received. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs) 16:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
P.S.: Also, if you thought the copy/paste was the "bigger" part of the problem leading to the literally speedy deletion of the page by you, why did you not add the warning note to the other user page until 15:07 which was just six minutes before you composed your "witty" reply (15:13) to my post where I pointed out the similar page to you (13:51)? The Duke of Madras (talk) 16:33, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Um, because I wanted to respond to the question from someone that was asked to me before I went to deal with the other. Why the heck else? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Would you be so kind as to expand on that? What I am asking is this: You deleted my user page and you said it being a copy/paste was the "bigger problem". If it was, you would have known that the other user page existed. But you did not add anything to the user's talk page until I pointed it out to you above. So, how was it a bigger problem?
- Secondly, you added the warning note and decided to await the user's response but you didn't want to give me that option. You just deleted it. And since you were not even aware of the other user page till I mentioned it above, you clearly didn't even bother looking at the talk page before going ahead and deleting it. Why? I don't see any variable that could have affected your decision except the fact that I am a new user. So, I'm back to my original question: Do you treat all new users on Wikipedia at an inferior level?
- The Duke of Madras (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Um, because I wanted to respond to the question from someone that was asked to me before I went to deal with the other. Why the heck else? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Out of curiosity, how did you come across that user page? Darkness Shines (talk) 16:42, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- How does anyone come across anything on the internet? The Duke of Madras (talk) 16:49, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Here's an even better question: you requested a username change. It was changed. Why have you re-created your old userid and are editing with it right now? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- I did not. Maybe you should check out that bug in your Wikipedia. Just in case you don't get that, I'm implying that you own this place. Or at least it seems like you do. And also, that is not an even better question. It is, however, an attempt at avoiding the right questions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs)
- "(Move log); 09:44 . . MBisanz (talk | contribs | block) moved page User talk:The Duke of Madras to User talk:King of Zeroes (Automatically moved page while renaming the user "The Duke of Madras" to "King of Zeroes")". Your user account was renamed, and yet you re-created it (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:38, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- How do I put this so you could understand. I. Did. Not. I did not. I did not re-create the user account. The Duke of Madras (talk) 17:53, 25 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs) 17:46, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- "(Move log); 09:44 . . MBisanz (talk | contribs | block) moved page User talk:The Duke of Madras to User talk:King of Zeroes (Automatically moved page while renaming the user "The Duke of Madras" to "King of Zeroes")". Your user account was renamed, and yet you re-created it (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:38, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- I did not. Maybe you should check out that bug in your Wikipedia. Just in case you don't get that, I'm implying that you own this place. Or at least it seems like you do. And also, that is not an even better question. It is, however, an attempt at avoiding the right questions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs)
- Usually by searching for something, you did a search for a non existent duke? And then decided to copy that page? Darkness Shines (talk) 17:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, feel free to take another guess. The Duke of Madras (talk) 17:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Second guess then, you created this account after The Duke and your other account got into an argument. You created a similar username and appear intent on getting his user page deleted, no doubt to make a point. Darkness Shines (talk) 17:27, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Although this is actually your first guess, unfortunately you are wrong again. I don't know The Duke. Or his ducklings. I don't care about getting that page deleted. And I certainly don't have another account. But I do care about equality, and if no one speaks up, who is to champion the rights of the many people who those with virtual power try to oppress? I only copied parts of it to use it as a template to create my own user page. But five minutes into the edit, I get a conflict and the huge pink banner. The Duke of Madras (talk) 18:31, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Second guess then, you created this account after The Duke and your other account got into an argument. You created a similar username and appear intent on getting his user page deleted, no doubt to make a point. Darkness Shines (talk) 17:27, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- No, feel free to take another guess. The Duke of Madras (talk) 17:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Here's an even better question: you requested a username change. It was changed. Why have you re-created your old userid and are editing with it right now? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- How does anyone come across anything on the internet? The Duke of Madras (talk) 16:49, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm closing this. Duke/King/whatever ... your userpage was reported to WP:ANI as a possible violation. In my review, I noted it was both improper as a WP:FAKEARTICLE but also because you copy/pasted it violated WP:COPYRIGHT. Copyright violations are immediate deletion, no discussion. The original editor from whom you stole their work is only violating WP:FAKEARTICLE, and it may go through a deletion discussion if I do not get a satisfactory response.
- Sure, close anything that questions your actions. Great way to go! You have still not explained something fundamental. You deleted the page at around 1 PM. But you did not get around to posting the note on the other page until 15:07. If you KNEW the page I was making was a copyright violation, you would have checked the source, and would have instantly known the other page is in violation of the minor infraction and would have posted the note right away. But you did not. So, clearly, you did NOT know that the page had a copy/paste violation when you deleted it. Also remember you posted the note on the other page only after I posted at 13:51 here and you replied at 15:13 saying you had not seen that page before. The Duke of Madras (talk) 18:53, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Contray to your delusion, this has nothing to with you being a new user, except for the fact that you quite clearly do not understand the rules and policies that you agreed to on Wikipedia. I don't know you from Adam. I don't care to know you from Adam. What I do care is that you read up on those rules, and realize how a) brutally wrong you are and b) how much easier life is when you don't make stupid accusations (✉→BWilkins←✎) 17:46, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- My issues are not with the rules or "the decision". My issues are with equality and the way this was handled. I should also have been given the warning by you before deleting the page, and the editor who posted on my talk page should also have posted on the other user's talk page. I am not wrong or delusional here. You are just trying to cover-up a blunder instead of owning up to it. Your self-assumed authority is probably doing its role to hinder that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Duke of Madras (talk • contribs) 17:57, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, I deleted one the problematic page - as per the rules you agreed to. I then got my kids fed, bathed and dressed, shit, showered, shaved, drove the kids to school, got on a bus, came to work, had a meeting with my boss, signed into Wikipedia and saw your message. So, I followed up on it, appropriately. Sorry it took me so long. (✉→BWilkins←✎) 18:07, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, you've got the sympathy vote. Now, please tell me why, if you decided to delete the page because it was a copyright violation, why did you not immediately place the warning note on the page it was copied from, as it was clearly in violation of the "rules" the other user had agreed to? Did you feel that you had just enough time to delete one page but not enough to place the other note even though both pages were partially guilty of the same "crime" of "looking like an article"? The Duke of Madras (talk) 18:53, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Do I need to say it again? COPYRIGHT is immediate deletion - it's a speedy deletion criteria. WP:FAKEARTICLE/WP:UP#NOT-violations are not (✉→BWilkins←✎) 18:33, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, so because the other violation was less severe, even though it had been there for five years, and even though I clicked on that button that contested the speedy deletion, and even though I was constantly working on the user page itself intending to use the other as only a template to create my own, with the plan to eventually replace every word of every sentence, you found it appropriate to click the delete button without reading the active discussion on the talk page or bothering to leave a friendly suggestion to use the sandbox instead, and just let the other one slide.
Outside opinion: Bwilkins, you're being trolled. I don't think WP:ADMINACCT (or whatever the link is) means you have to keep responding to this guy. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)Actually, on review, I don't think this is "trolling" so much as being angry at being called a vandal, and being somewhat... persistent... in that anger. So, pretend I wasn't here. I'll follow up on their talk page, to let Bwilkins' orange bar recharge. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
- If you read the above discussion, you will see that is exactly what he is doing already. He has not actually responded to the most difficult questions, especially regarding the courtesy shown to newer members by one admin and one editor, impartiality in a public forum, and of course the gaping hole in his logic. His support-gathering tactics seem to be working though.The Duke of Madras (talk) 19:06, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Well, having spent last evening off Wikipedia, I awake to find what was unfortunately expected - although I had hoped differently. Duke - I am truly sorry that you feel you have been hard done by. Your very first action on Wikipedia was to break a key rule that actually has legal ramifications. Are you aware that you simply could have asked that other editor if you could borrow their format, and then attributed it to them? As many editors have now told you, your userpage had to be deleted. As promised, I have approached the other editor and a discussion is taking place - indeed, I haven not checked it since yesterday because I have a real life. You have not been singled out or treated any differently. This has been explained to you again and again, you simply do not like the explanation. A rephrase of my earlier words of advice (and you can see it when someone tries to edit this page): "an intelligent discussion is better than a diatribe or attack". Your first post here was one I probably should have simply deleted - instead, I tried humour, thinking you would understand that obviously I don't treat 1-in-18 million editors any differently than I can monitor 29 million pages. I'm going to assume you're an adult, so please understand this as well: your indefinite block is only infinite if you make it that way: indefinite here means "until you have convinced the community the behaviour that led to the block will not recur". I do believe that everyone has something to add to this project - never allow userpages and frivolity to detract from the fact that our first goal is to create an encyclopedia (✉→BWilkins←✎) 11:05, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Duke: you seem to be spending a ridiculous amount of time evading your block in order to carry out some bizarre series of attacks against me. Here's a novel idea: read WP:GAB. Read WP:5P. Formulate some form of unblock request that actually can get accepted. Then you may follow the steps to MFD that user's page if you feel the need. You've worn out my good faith, and I will NOT be MFD'ing it on your behalf - I wash my hands of your immaturity (✉→BWilkins←✎) 12:08, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
Jason Quinn RfA
To avoid commenting any further on the RFA please see my comment here ·Add§hore· Talk To Me! 00:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Colonel
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ridiculously inappropriate template removed
Sorry, but I couldn't find something more appropriate for supporting a cowboy block while a discussion was underway. --Nouniquenames 05:03, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
AppLift
Hi; for my own understanding, can you explain why the Trademob article complies with the standards and not AppLift's? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tomaso67 (talk • contribs) 08:20, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
- Maybe it doesn't? What makes you think that BWilkins thinks that it does, given that he's never edited, or possibly even seen, the Trademob article? See WP:OTHERSTUFF and also this. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 09:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
- Exactly as Demiurge1000 says: you were clearly advised in WP:REFUND that if you believe that the other article does not meet the standards, then take it for AfD. I've never glanced at it - but I did glance at the spam you created (✉→BWilkins←✎) 10:04, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
- Also, if you want a "framework" to base a technology article on, consider picking a recognised Good Article, for example one of the ones in Wikipedia:Good articles/Engineering and technology#Computing_and_engineering. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 10:10, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Crown the Empire Userfication
Bwilkins, I have completed adding the items (billboard charts) that made Crown the Empire notable. Please review the page. It still needs a little more editing that I am not sure how to do but it's a start. I look forward to hearing back from you. I do not have the time right now (or in the foreseeable future) to make too many more changes in any form of a timely manner. Is there a way to put it back to the WP community for better/more timely editing?
Sorry it took so long, I'm in the US Navy and recent events have drawn my attention. It can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mariolennox/Crown_the_Empire#History Mariolennox (talk) 11:12, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Unblock request from Laurieshaw8
Hi, BW. I have just declined an unblock request at User talk:Laurieshaw8, even though you had left the unblock request open and invited the user to give further comments, with a view to possibly being unblocked. This was in no way a rejection of your decision, and I even encouraged the user in my declining message to take up your suggestion. However, I felt that it might be unhelpful to leave the request open, attracting who knows how many admins to spend time investigating the situation, only to find that the matter is already being addressed. I thought it better to close the request, while including an explicit invitation to make another unblock request when he/she has read your comment and is ready to respond to it. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:55, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- Got it, and agree. I do think my request was on the generous side, but as I disagree that her edits were "vandalism" - more of a COI-based content dispute, I think the door needs to be open. Thanks for the heads-up. (✉→BWilkins←✎) 16:41, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Your comment on INeverCry RfA
Hello Bwilkins. I don't have any questions about your votes, but why do you call Commons a cesspool. I know there are numbers of personal and sexual images, which is unacceptable to me and some people, ways of working I don't really approve, but I love Commons as it is a storage of tons of valuable free images (you can see annual POTY votes. We are working to keep Commons. I'm sad as this is said by a trusted admin of a project I respect most. I don't mean anything else, just a little of my thoughts. Regards Morning Sunshine (talk) 14:51, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I agree - Commons has a great possible role. But the issues there right now almost outweigh the benefits - and you have hit the nail on the head. As such, since nobody is willing fix it - even by fiat - it's a mess. That's not an insult to anyone, but to the mess that it has become (✉→BWilkins←✎) 18:56, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi there
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My block expired a few hours ago and I wanted to ask you if you had the chance to review the case. As I understand it I was blocked for WP:NPA after stating several times the editor Wee Curry Monster was making "untrue statements" purposely misrepresenting my comments. Prior to that I addressed them as "lies" but after I was advised not to do so (in the last ANI) I stopped. I see now that "untrue statements" isn't acceptable either. Fair enough I shall not use the word "lies" or "untrue statements" again. Now this raises the obvious question: what should I do when this editor purposely makes a misrepresentation of comments/facts in a discussion? I can present the evidence for this editor doing so quite a number of times (I actually did at the last ANI[1]). I'd have no problem in assuming good faith if it weren't for the fact that he never once either apologized or acknowledged having done so. What should I do as an editor when another editor behaves like this over and over again?
Also, if you have the time could you please drop by the talk page Talk:Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_dispute and the ANI report and tell me if you believe editors Wee and Kahastok are properly interpreting the discussion as to give them consensus to delete the whole section from the article? I know this is a lot of work, but I've seriously done everything in my power to address thess issues short of taking both editors to Arbcom which I really do not want to do. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm not sure I'll drop by the article in question - but I will say I'm surprised you were blocked for such a short time. I'll try and make some other comments later (✉→BWilkins←✎) 19:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'll await your comments. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 21:01, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- One word of advice: you have been the most abrasive, disruptive editor throughout that entire ANI discussion. I'm not sure if I had ever interacted with you before that report, but I know what I feel about your editing and behaviour based on that alone ... you should quit posting there while you're ahead (of a longer block) (✉→BWilkins←✎) 21:44, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I actually had no intentions of writing over there anymore but had to respond to Irondome who wrote his message to me there. I do still maintain that it is profoundly unjust that Wee and Kahastok get to claim "consensus" to remove and entire section that had been there for a long time, when everybody could see there was no consensus for that at all.
- I'm pretty sure we have not crossed paths before on any article but I kind of perceive you have your mind already made up about me. I hope this can change in the future and I would still really appreciate your comments on the deeper issue of editor WCM misrepresenting my comments and what I should do about it. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 21:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- One word of advice: you have been the most abrasive, disruptive editor throughout that entire ANI discussion. I'm not sure if I had ever interacted with you before that report, but I know what I feel about your editing and behaviour based on that alone ... you should quit posting there while you're ahead (of a longer block) (✉→BWilkins←✎) 21:44, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'll await your comments. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 21:01, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I had the idea that the DR noticeboard was mainly about content, not editors behavior. That page led me to RfC/U though, which I believe would be more appropriate (since there is also the issue of the constant "sock puppet" accusations that have been going on over a year now) Thank you for your help, see you around. Gaba p (talk) 16:41, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
- Hi, just letting you know I followed your recommendation and opened a report at DR/N when the discussion on the issue at the talk page was exhausted. Please take notice of Wee's comment on the report where he indulges in several WP:PAs when he could have simply commented on the content issue. This is exactly what goes on at the talk page. I'm not asking you to get involved or anything, I just wanted an impartial outsider to be aware of these things because afterwards I'm the one always being reprimanded when I comment on his behaviour. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 17:35, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
- I did wonder why a frivolous case had been raised at WP:DRN and now it is clear. Please note as regards the discussion on the talk page, there is near agreement amongst all editors; except Gaba p. There is no content issue to speak of, the matter is one of user behaviour and the discussion there has not been helped by the confrontational attitude emanating from Gaba p. An RFC/U concerning Gaba p may well be appropriate at this juncture. Wee Curry Monster talk 19:16, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Wee, if you want to start an RFC/U against me then please go ahead. In the meantime I'd appreciate if you could try to comment on the content dispute at DR/N instead of bashing me on every comment you make. Regards. Gaba p (talk) 19:36, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Dapi89
Hey Bwilkins. I have come across this user, Dapi89 after he made a series of harsh comments about a new reviewer at GAN. I warned him of his behaviour right on the GAN talk page, and he has continued, writing out a bunch of personal attacks to this new user, who is doing his best to help at GAN. The thread is here. Please take a look at it of you can; I think this deserves your attention. — ṘΛΧΣ21 19:25, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Whether or not the reviewer is "high quality", it never excuses the level of incivility being shown by Dapi. Period. They have a pretty long block list - some for NPA too (✉→BWilkins←✎) 19:54, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Exactly. I warned Dapi to stop acting like that. His comments are very damaging and not welcomed. I preferred to let you know about this before bringing it to ANI. Thanks. — ṘΛΧΣ21 20:09, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh. I see you have already dealt with it. Thanks Bwilkins, and have a nice day :) — ṘΛΧΣ21 20:10, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- We'll see when he returns if it's actually "dealt with" - the goal of a block is to protect immediately, prevent recurrence. Let me know if anything remotely similar comes from it once the short block expires (✉→BWilkins←✎) 20:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- Okay. I just wanted him to stop biting the users who try to help us at GAN. I will let you know if anything happens after his block expires. Thanks for the help. — ṘΛΧΣ21 20:45, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- This was pointless. I would have contested if I had seen it earlier. And for your information, Bwilkins, I had already said I had nothing further to say -- did you not read that? So you've actually continued it when it didn't need to be. As this new user isn't involved in the G.A review he is no longer an issue for me. Dapi89 (talk) 13:58, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- Okay. I just wanted him to stop biting the users who try to help us at GAN. I will let you know if anything happens after his block expires. Thanks for the help. — ṘΛΧΣ21 20:45, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- We'll see when he returns if it's actually "dealt with" - the goal of a block is to protect immediately, prevent recurrence. Let me know if anything remotely similar comes from it once the short block expires (✉→BWilkins←✎) 20:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Darkness Shines block (technical question)
Could you visit WP:VPT and offer input, if you have any, on the "Messed-up block message" section? I'm seeing an old block message when I look at Darkness' old contributions, and in particular I was curious if you saw anything unusual when blocking him. Nyttend (talk) 01:35, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Would you mind deleting the above linked image? The user uploaded it as the logo for WXBQ-FM, which as you can see from WXBQ's website the above image is not their logo. WXBQ has had the same bunny rabbit logo for a good 15+ years now, so I have the feeling "the bull" logo is a hoax. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 10:19, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- Just lighting this up again. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:49, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
To bring to your attention
This relates to User:ObscureReality's actions. It started with this incident. I understand that he created the page, and may want it a particular way, but i did not expect to be accused of being unfamiliar with the English language just because I am from India. But it really did not bug me, so i dropped it. But then came this on my talk page (which i have since removed, as i don't want such stuff there). I replied on their talk page here, that i do not want any further contact with them. But i am forced to bring it to the attention of an administrator after the edit summary here. I think that the edit summary should be struck off. I believe it started as a content dispute; it should have remained so, and not get turned into a personal attack. Thanks. Anir1uph | talk | contrib 14:46, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
- I have blocked OR for the blatant racist NPA, and I have REVDEL'd the edit-summary (✉→BWilkins←✎) 16:32, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
Unblock of User:Sudar123
You declined an unblock request for User:Sudar123 and it seems like he has shown a greater understanding of the rules, can we make the unblock happen please? I'd rather avoid the bureaucracy of taking it to Arbcom, but if that is necessary so be it. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 15:13, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- Commented there, but how fricking ridiculous - he's been asked to prove himself. I want proof. (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:33, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Your opinion
[2] Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 16:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- I see a ridiculous piece of what appears to be WP:HOAX ... what am I supposed to see? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 16:46, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- A very silly piece of edit-warring to keep a ridiculously pointless image in an article; I have dropped notes to both editors (the editor wishing to keep it in has reverted six times today). Black Kite (talk) 16:48, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- I am not sure why it would appear to be a hoax when it is properly sourced, using online articles published by the University of Columbia. Of course it is ridiculous - it is an extinct fly named after a Playboy model! My only intent was to protect the article while it was featured on the main page. Per DYK rules, the featured image must be part of the article. None of the DYK reviewers protested against the use of the image; in fact, one of them suggested its inclusion. I would not have reverted a sensible tag, but tagging the article for systemic bias was just ridiculous. I sincerely apologize if I was disruptive. Surtsicna (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- It reads like a hoax. The image of the person makes it seem like a joke. It should be a scientific article, not what it is now. The name of the bug is secondary to its characteristics, etc.
- Perhaps the bug should have been scientifically named. The fact that the entomologist who named the genus and the species deliberately (and almost admittedly) made a joke out of it probably helps making the entire article look like a joke. Had I been able to access the entire article in the journal, I would have written more about the insect's characteristics. Unfortunately, I was not. Surtsicna (talk) 18:19, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- It reads like a hoax. The image of the person makes it seem like a joke. It should be a scientific article, not what it is now. The name of the bug is secondary to its characteristics, etc.
- I am not sure why it would appear to be a hoax when it is properly sourced, using online articles published by the University of Columbia. Of course it is ridiculous - it is an extinct fly named after a Playboy model! My only intent was to protect the article while it was featured on the main page. Per DYK rules, the featured image must be part of the article. None of the DYK reviewers protested against the use of the image; in fact, one of them suggested its inclusion. I would not have reverted a sensible tag, but tagging the article for systemic bias was just ridiculous. I sincerely apologize if I was disruptive. Surtsicna (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- A very silly piece of edit-warring to keep a ridiculously pointless image in an article; I have dropped notes to both editors (the editor wishing to keep it in has reverted six times today). Black Kite (talk) 16:48, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Blocked user editing by proxy
Is it acceptable for a temporarily blocked editor to be placing requests on his talk page for others to edit in specific ways on his behalf? User talk:Darkness Shines has three examples of this so far. He is blocked until Friday. I would think that he could find other things to do until then - on the bright side, at least he isn't socking. Elizium23 (talk) 17:48, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Help needed - Indef blocked user editing as ip
ObscureReality, an editor you blocked here and who had his talk page access revoked by Fut Perf, is back again at his talk page, as an ip; and also on another article's talk page. Can this be labelled sock puppetry? Are their edits allowed, or to be reverted. I know indef blocked is not same as a banned. What is to be done in such cases? Anir1uph | talk | contrib 13:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
- I see that you blocked the ip for 48 hours. So that means their edits are not to be reverted, right? Can you explain to me/refer me to a policy page so i don't bother you more on this. :) Anir1uph | talk | contrib 01:11, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Range block
In relation to this edit, there is a range block that you evidently didn't see, as you can see here. I have no idea whether you know perfectly how to check for range blocks and just didn't think to do so this time, or whether you don't know how to do it. However, just in case you don't know, you can look at the IP edit history page and click on the link "Current blocks" at the bottom of the page. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:21, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- On that one I just didn't check, intentionally. The quick check of the IP itself made the reason for any possible block pretty obvious, and thus creating an account to edit was going to be the best for the project as a whole. Cheers! (✉→BWilkins←✎) 13:29, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, that explains it. I did think it very unlikely that you wouldn't know how to check, but it didn't cross my mind that it might be a deliberate decision not to do so. JamesBWatson (talk)
Overly long ANI
It seems you were right, and no official action was taken. Do you know what I can do at this point? The editor with whom the conflict started has begun reverting any edits by other users to the articles in question. He refuses to engage in a discussion regarding content and simply attacks me and other users. The articles are uneditable, and it's not right that a user - registered or not - can behave in such a way. I'm not sure where to take this. MezzoMezzo (talk) 03:44, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Dispute resolution? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 10:24, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, I see...so it might be better to take this discussion off the articles themselves then, huh? MezzoMezzo (talk) 14:29, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Deletion of Bottlenose.com page
Hi, I just wanted to identify the problem with this page and what is required to prepare it for publication. Coaimhin (talk) 08:35, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- For the third time, the company was not notable. Wikipedia is not a business directory, it's an encyclopedia of notable topics. I left you a detailed message on your talkpage that links to all the important policies for your first article. When you asked to get Confirmed Status, I advised you the article was not ready for articlespace - why on Earth would you go ahead and move it anyway? (✉→BWilkins←✎) 10:24, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Darkness Shines
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
as soon as he returned from the block that you administered, he has started edit-warring against consensus in Rape culture.Handyunits (talk) 10:09, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- There is an ongoing RFC and there is no consensus for the removal of the content in the first two reverts I had done yesterday, the last revert was of entirely new content I had just added. I would be more concerned over the IP which just appeared to support your removal of reliably sourced content. Darkness Shines (talk) 10:14, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please WP:AGF. The IP is mine. I'm having some login problems with my browser cookies and it keeps logging me out for some bizarre reason. Also, please see the overwhelming consensus against your disruptive edits in the articles history section. Handyunits (talk) 10:18, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Here[3][4], he has stated that he will continue to edit-war against overwhelming consensus once the 24 hour-period banning Three revert rule is up. While it does not violate the letter of policy, his general behavior and incivility violates the spirit of collaboration that I and many other editors have striven greatly to build up over the days, one that has lead to a dense, lucid, well thought out and properly sourced scholarly piece of encyclopedic work that he seeks to undermine.Handyunits (talk) 15:57, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
- Please WP:AGF. The IP is mine. I'm having some login problems with my browser cookies and it keeps logging me out for some bizarre reason. Also, please see the overwhelming consensus against your disruptive edits in the articles history section. Handyunits (talk) 10:18, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
Re:Tristan noir
I won't be poking any bears. ;)
But I noticed you got the topic ban wrong. Everyone involved was basically agreed that he should be banned from Japanese literature, not just poetry. The concern is that, among the problematic edits he made that caused him to need to be blocked, only about 25% of them were related to poetry.
elvenscout742 (talk) 15:20, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
- On a slightly related note, I notice that you used WP:POKE as the shortcut for "poke the bear" in your closing statement, but I don't think you really meant it, as it goes to WikiProject Pokemon. :) I'm guessing that you meant WP:BEAR instead. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 15:25, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
- For the reference of others, I note you fixed both of the above here and all subsequent notes seem to be correct. I came here to thank you for an excellent close. Different to what I had suggested, but entirely in line with community consensus and sufficient, I think, for those who had called for more. There's been a few like this from the admin corps of late - renews my faith in the overall use of the mop. Nice work. Stalwart111 03:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Bwilkins, Stalwart111 has given you ironic sushi, for all your excellent effort in resolving the above! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else ironic sushi! Enjoy! Keep up the good work! | |
- Thanks for the note (and the sushi). We rarely get told if we do something good, but certainly hear about it when someone believes we did something bad (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:20, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Apologies
Apologies for the revert (Oops). it was a misclick. Have a nice day. — Hahc21talk 15:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
AN/TPS vandal
Just a heads up on the block for User talk:181.156.213.17. This nut has been vandalizing the article AN/TPS-43 onsistently and repeatedly since 2006. Always the same MO. Always IPs from Colombia. Started at 24 hours and grew to 1 year. He ran out of IPs at home, school and work (always in Colombia) and now he is trying mobile IPs. Please watchlist (article is currently semi-protected) and block on sight for 1 year as many admins now do. Thanks. -- Alexf(talk) 12:58, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
- Ok. You'll note his unblock request ... since I don't think you're a murderer, I figured protecting the talkpage (as opposed to removing talkpage access) would work for now (✉→BWilkins←✎) 12:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Kids these days
Just a minor comment, I always bear in mind WP:BEANS when I make a comment to an editor like Gaba p. Suggesting WP:DRN was a bit beansy, if you were to take a peek at the case he raised, he is alleging I'm opposing something I have not expressed any opinion on. Its a frivolous use of DRN and it is not only wasting my time but the time of the people who volunteer there. If you're saying my comments come across as childish, first of all thanks for the reality check, and second you might like to consider the irritation factor when you have someone like him constantly going on at you all the time. Wee Curry Monster talk 13:55, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
The AVSIG page and nomination for deletion.
Dear BWilins,
I believe you are the one who put the speedy deletion on the AVSIG page. The page is still there, but I can see why the request for speedy deletion. I have started an AVISIG/sandbox page, and hopefully in two weeks, we -- members of AVSIG -- will have a page ready to post that no adm. will have an objection too. Before I post it, I will contact you and others to review it first.
FYI, AVSIG is a real, well know organization in the aerospace community -- mainly retired military pilots and General Aviation (GA) -- and is famous for the starting the trend on Compuserve (then there was nothing but Compuserve) for forums for professional organizations we see all over the internet now. Its claim that it is one -- if not the first -- professional forum is true.
If you have any questions, complaints, suggestions, etc. please contact me at this thread. I will check it regularly. Also if you think there should not be a page on AVSIG -- even if we work it up properly in a sandbox -- please tell me. I have wrote several articles and edited hundred of others, but I have never had a speedy deletion. So I don't know the next step, and even if it is final.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackehammond (talk • contribs)
- First, the article is up for deletion discussion, a process that keeps it open for 7 days for community discussion based on policy. Second, people who are related to the organization or have too close of a vested interest in the topic should not be writing the article as they (like yourself) have a rather skewed version of its notability. Also, sources, citations, and more reliable sources are absolute key. The linked words are key for you. If any of the above are "violated", then any article will "fail". (✉→BWilkins←✎) 16:49, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Comment on Hahc21's talkpage
This is in reference to this comment. Honestly, you seem like a good editor, I've never seen you go off the walls at someone (unnecessarily at least). However, this is rude, and an overall bad comment to make to another editor. So what if Hahc21 wants to edit and be helpful? Clearly others thought he was helpful enough to include him in the committee. If you have an issue with it, talk to the governing members of the so-called "trophies" he has. Don't make a rude comment on his talkpage. If you could go strike it or remove it, I'd appreciate it. gwickwiretalkedits 01:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Bwilkins. I really don't think that comment at Hahc21 (talk · contribs)'s talk page was unnecessary, and in my opinion, it comes across as just plain uncivil and a borderline personal attack to the user. You already expressed your opinion at their requests for adminship and there's no need to keep going on about it, and I honesty don't see the large problem here. Please consider the feelings of others before leaving such comments. TBrandley (what's up) 02:07, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
- This was totally uncalled for. Find something better to do than bait people on their talk pages. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Let's be serious for a second here, and put things in perspective: the kid barely just came of some well-deserved restrictions. After what we saw in his RFA, that lifting was under some slightly fraudulent conditions with the nominators all having appeared to !vote in his favour, and wikilawyer wording like "I promise not to do NAC's (because I'm planning RFA)". There were more than one suggestion of trophy-collecting in that RFA. Lo and behold, the day after his RFA he suddenly has a brand new role - was this also on the go in the middle of the RFA? Was it disclosed during the RFA? It's absolute proof of trophy collecting. This kid is hiding far to many things when they should be in the open. Perhaps it's an absolute lack of maturity - well, there's no "perhaps" about it - I just looked at his response to my message on his page and he sealed the deal. If he (or you guys) can't see the perception that this all make then I wonder about the lot of you. Look, this has nothing to do with his desire to help the project - we all want that. This is flat out deception and manipulation of the community by not only Hahc, but a handful of enablers. (✉→BWilkins←✎) 10:00, 13 February 2013 (UTC)