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AfD nomination of List of fictional video games
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Nothing444 Adminship
Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nothing444
Thank you for experimenting with the page Wikipedia:Ignore all rules on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. —David Levy 23:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- I wasn't testing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nothing444 (talk • contribs) 15:55, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
- 1. Okay, then why did you attempt to get a policy page deleted (via a method intended strictly for articles, no less)?
- 2. Please do not strike talk page messages written by others (which creates the false appearance that this was done by the author). If you disagree with such a message, simply respond with the proper indentation. —David Levy 21:52, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
Your RfA
Your RfA was transcluded today onto the main RfA page, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. I removed it because there was no candidate acceptance statement, making it malformed. It didn't seem like something you were seriously considering. Please let me know if you'd like it restored. Darkspots (talk) 23:32, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- I just got your message on my talk page. I'm willing to transclude the page, however you need to indicate your acceptance formally. Please say "I accept" after the statement "Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:". And sign it with four tildes.
- Also, you cannot support yourself, so remove that please. The supports and opposes all have to be from logged-in users, so all the IP statements do not count and will get struck.
- Finally, please reconsider this. Your nomination will fail. You do not need to do this to yourself. Get some more experience editing, look at other sucessful and unsucessful RfAs, and come back when you're ready. Darkspots (talk) 18:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Admin coaching request
You have previously expressed an interest in undergoing the Admin coaching program. We're currently engaged in a program reset to help things move more smoothly in the future. If you are still interested in the program, please go to Wikipedia:Admin coaching/Requests for Coaching and re-list yourself under Current requests, deleting your entry from Older requests. Also, double-check to make sure coaching is right for you at theCoachee checklist; WP:Adoption or WP:Editor review may be more appropriate depending on your situation and aspirations. We should get back to you within a day or so, once a coaching relationship has been identified. Thank you. MBisanz talk 06:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
- Well, technically I haven't "referred" you. I've asked if you feel your still interested in admin coaching. I'm looking at your record, and you appear to be a good user. But according to your record, you've only been active on the site this month and have a total of ~600 edits with ~60 in the mainspace. To become an admin one usually needs 5000+ edits and at least 5 months experience, with at least ~2000 edits in the mainspace. While you could be coached by a user, the Admin Coaching program currently has a very large backlog and very few coaches. So we've started asking users who need a great deal of experience to try other avenues such as WP:Adoption or WP:Editor review or WP:Helpdesk to gain experience. Once you have 2000-2500 edits, an admin coach would be able to help you refine some of the fine points of editing and make sure your covering all the right areas. MBisanz talk 04:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Welcome!
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Tilde note
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Requesting barnstars from new users
A couple dozen times in the past month, you've welcomed new users, and inserted a request that they give you a barnstar[1]. This is unacceptable, and you should stop. These new users could really be turned off by your behavior--I know that I would have been. As Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers points out, New contributors are prospective "members" and are therefore our most valuable resource. I'd like you to edit those user talk pages to remove the barnstar request--I'll do it myself if you don't, but it would be better coming from you. Darkspots (talk) 16:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for sorting this out. Please don't be discouraged. Generally, things that happened more than three months ago in an online community like this one are considered ancient history. Darkspots (talk) 19:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Eight Tildes
I just want the whole wikipedia community to know that I started the eight tilde trend of signing things. For proof there will be a timestamp and my name. I'll show you. Nothing444 19:18, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
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Yikes! Copyright problems!
See the warnings above this message? You need to do something about it. If you want I could do it for you. Just tell me the license you want and it will be done. :), Thanks, CWii(Talk|Contribs) 01:41, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
COpyright tag
Don't know which copyright tag Nothing444 01:45, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- Chose a license from Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags/All. I recommend using a multilicense like {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} CWii(Talk|Contribs) 01:51, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- Look at a photo of mine for an example: commons:Image:SF-Bridge 02.jpg CWii(Talk|Contribs) 01:53, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
it is from so cant do multilicense Nothing444 01:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Nothing444 02:03, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
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MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Random Button
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MfD nomination of Wikipedia:I'm Proud to be a Wikipedian
Wikipedia:I'm Proud to be a Wikipedian, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:I'm Proud to be a Wikipedian and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:I'm Proud to be a Wikipedian during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Wizardman 19:06, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Essay contest
Just for the record, you might want to see WP:CANVASS regarding advising people what to say in deletion discussions. The problem as I see it with placing such a contest in Wikipedia namespace is that similar ideas have been tried in the past, like Wikipedia:Esperanza, have been deleted in the past for not really helping the encyclopedia per se. Also, I'm not entirely sure that this proposal will really help wikipedia in any sort of direct way, so it's status in wikipedia space can be questioned. I don't really have anything specifically against the idea, but don't really see how it helps the encyclopedia that much either. Personally, I think the best way to go with this would be to try to get it listed in the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost, maybe by leaving a note on the Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions page. But as a stand-alone entity, which it currently is, I do think its status in wikipedia space would be rather questionable. John Carter (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- I once again urge you to read WP:CANVASS. And the Signpost has been agreed upon by a number of editors as being helpful toward wikipedia over a long period of time. Your essay contest to date has, at best, three people. You can say it belongs to everybody, but if few other people want it, then, like any other WikiProject, it can reasonably be moved to userspace if it is deemed to not have enough support to remain in wikipedia space. Also, it is generally counterproductive to compare anything in wikipedia to American Idol. Such comparisons very much cause a number of editors to think that what is being proposed will almost definitely lead to unhealthy competition, and that is something we try to avoid at all costs. Having said that, if you could persuade Ral to add a link to the contest in the Singpost, that might help get attention to it. John Carter (talk) 20:08, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- P.S. What did they say when the signpost first got started and there was only 3 people? Signed with respect,Nothing444 20:27, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- Two points. One, I don't think it started with only three people, although I wasn't around at the time, but that it was intended to be the basic means of establishing a sense of community, and that a large number of the community at least initially supported it. Such support has yet to be demonstrated with the essay contest. And it is still the primary way we have to build a sense of community in wikipedia. Your essay, if it were to be successful, which is still not proven, would be addressing a single section of what the Signpost already does. Like I said, I can see something like this being incorporated into the Signpost, given the "overlap" of the goals of the two, but am still far from certain that it's likely to ever get sufficient support to have its own, separate, page. You'll also note the WikiCup proposal is itself in userspace, even if it is linked to in wikipedia space. I think that was the thing at the Awards project you were referring to? John Carter (talk) 20:33, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- P.S. What did they say when the signpost first got started and there was only 3 people? Signed with respect,Nothing444 20:27, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
The wikipedia cup is what I was referring to, you are correct. Okay, how about I put it in userspace, and try it out for the first time, and if the outcome is good, it becomes in wikipedia namespace?--Signed with respect,Nothing444 20:42, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- My best guess would be to try to get it mentioned in the Signpost initially while still in userspace. Then, depending on the outcome, whenever the first "round" is finished, it might make sense to consider making it a more "standard" part of wikipedia. But I do think having it mentioned in the Signpost wouldn't be a bad idea, because several people read it and any advertising is generally considered good advertising. If you could write up a short up to three-paragraph description for inclusion in the Signpost, and add a suggestion about it at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Suggestions, I think there is a very good chance that would enhance the idea's prospects immeasuarably. John Carter (talk) 20:46, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- Your proposed addition to the signpost reads altogether too much like an advertisment, not as a news story. You might want to adjust it to read more like a regular news story. Maybe indicating why the contest is being created, what the specific guidelines (if any, like word count, are), who the judges will be, etc., would have a better chance of getting the article included. John Carter (talk) 22:07, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
- Any sort of interview with anyone but the proposer at this point would probably be a bit excessive. Right now, the purpose would be to just announce the existence of the contest. Later, once it's started, that sort of thing might be an additional point to add, but I don't think that the Signpost does interviews of that kind in any event. What interviews they do are more or less of the regular "news" variety, not so much of the Idol contestant variety. John Carter (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
WP:CANVASS. Read it. Please. Enough already, for now I'm pulling out. CWii(Talk|Contribs) 22:22, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to the Opera Project!
Welcome. Let me know if I can be of any help, if and when you start working on opera articles. There's a lot of technical stuff on this project due to the various languages we use and the historical sweep involved so do ask if anything is unclear. Best wishes. -- Kleinzach (talk) 01:07, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
I see you have just started this one sentence article. Would it be possible to use a sandbox to develop a viable stub before posting it? Articles that have no content are not useful for readers and can easily be deleted. Thanks and regards. -- Kleinzach (talk) 01:15, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hi again - just to say your contributions are most welcome. Maybe it's not necessary to delete the article? Would it be helpful to have a model to develop it? I have just started Sigismondo and Folantin has just done L'inganno felice. If you like to do something like them with Aureliano in Palmira it would be great! -- Kleinzach (talk) 03:51, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Page move.
Please change all the links from WP:PROUD to your userpage, as the redirect must stay deleted. If you want, I'll do that for you tomorrow morning. · AndonicO Hail! 02:54, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Court
Wikipedia:Court, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Court and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Court during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ral315 (talk) 00:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- I've also added one for Wikipedia:Copywiki. Ral315 (talk) 00:58, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Talkpage Blanking
Hello. I've just reverted the blankings you did to this talkpage, specifically reinserting the Wikipedia:Ignore All Rules, Tilde note, and Requesting barnstars from new users. Please refrain from blanking portions of your own talkpage. This is doubly suspicious since you blanked this section right after David Levy specifically informed you that you shouldn't. It makes you appear disingenuous and quite frankly constitutes discussion page vandalism. If you feel that those posts are somehow unwarranted, feel free to explain your position, rather than deleting someone else's words. If you feel that the matters are already resolved and therefore no longer need to be on the talkpage, feel free to archive them instead. If you continue deleting rather than engaging in dialogue, it will be assumed you are unwilling to engage in constructive dialogue, and this matter may be taken to mediation or (failing that) arbitration. Sorry if it sounds like I'm being mean to you. -66.245.39.140 (talk) 18:25, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Re: Atlantic Records
I've never vandalised anything. You warned the wrong person. • Anakin (talk) 15:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Welcome
Welcome to WikiProject Opera! |
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Hello, Nothing444! We're delighted you've signed up to join us! As you have probably seen, there are plenty of ways to participate and contribute to the project's work. You'll find lots of suggestions in the Composer of the Month, Opera of the Month and Other ways to help sections which are featured on the Project page.
The scope of opera is huge, covering 400 years of history, many countries and many languages. Over the years we have developed detailed guidelines for writing, formatting, and categorizing articles in this area which you'll also find linked from the project page. Don't worry if you make a few mistakes at first—we all went through the same thing when we started! We've found that reference works such the Grove Dictionary of Opera, Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the Oxford Dictionary of Opera are helpful for checking facts and providing the essential references required on Wikipedia. If you don't have easy access to them, several project members may be able to help out. Just look for the icon next to their names on the Members page. We also have a Guide to online research in the area. We hope you have a great time on WikiProject Opera, and please don't hesitate to ask us if you have any questions—we're are always here! |
Kleinzach (talk) 02:30, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
User Category for Discussion
The article WikiAlmanac has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the notability of the subject may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.
Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. VegaDark (talk) 01:13, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Registered Vandals
Wikipedia:Registered Vandals, a page you created, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Registered Vandals and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Registered Vandals during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Shell babelfish 01:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
re your edit to User:Jimbo Wales
I reverted it. As Jimbo was "talking" in the first person your edit changes what he is saying - i.e. it is untrue. It is also unverifiable, as is his draft but we are inclined to AGF in this respect, so is otherwise unpermissable. Thank you for wasting your time reading and/or deleting this message. LessHeard vanU (talk) 23:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- It wasn't a complaint, it was a notice/explanation; therefore I posted as above. However, if it was a complaint I would have posted it in the manner that I interpret Wikipedia suggests. You are free to suggest your preferred method, and I am free to ignore it and post in my preferred method. You are also free to delete this message. Happy editing. LessHeard vanU (talk) 00:36, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Re: On "Wikipedia:Registered Vandals"
If that message on my talk page was a joke, then ha ha. If it wasn't, then you should consider getting a thicker skin, along with getting some editing experience outside your userspace. east.718 at 05:25, March 15, 2008
"We will block you" help desk post
Was wholly inappropriate: incorrect, uncivil and the very definition of biting a newcomer. Please don't make such remarks again. Wikipedia is not a game.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:27, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
I have deleted this per WP:IAR. This is because it has no chance of surviving MfD, which you should be familiar with by now, as the community has had to MfD the last 5 or so projects of yours. I didn't want to waste the community's time with yet another one, and I suggest you please stop creating these clearly inappropriate Wikipedia-space pages. If you want to create projects like these, you are free to do so in your userspace. Thanks, VegaDark (talk) 15:32, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Your edits to User talk:Nick
File:Dainsyng.gif | Hi. I noticed that you transcluded or substituted a template to respond to or notify a regular editor with whom you disagree. The main purpose of many of these templates is to inform the receiver of policy (e.g., that there is a numerical limit to reversion on content of an article within a time period, that personal attacks or vandalism can result in a block, that they can edit a page constructively without permission, etc.) It is likely that this editor knows this, and if he or she has breached or ignored these, please respond with a personal message. Thanks!, east.718 at 15:39, March 15, 2008 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Hi. I noticed that you transcluded or substituted a template to respond to or notify a regular editor with whom you disagree. The main purpose of many of these templates is to inform the receiver of policy (e.g., that there is a numerical limit to reversion on content of an article within a time period, that personal attacks or vandalism can result in a block, that they can edit a page constructively without permission, etc.) It is likely that this editor knows this, and if he or she has breached or ignored these, please respond with a personal message. Thanks!, east.718 at 15:39, March 15, 2008
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Vandalism
That wasn't vandalism, that was him trying to tell you that you need to edit the mainspace, and not userspace. I echo that sentiment. Keilana|Parlez ici 15:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- So, I can do that 2 other users?
- No, because it would be hypocritical. You haven't showed any form of judgement at all. Daniel (talk) 15:51, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not judge anybody. I meant if I wanted to.
- It is permitted, but you specifically shouldn't do it. Please do something productive. Keilana|Parlez ici 15:58, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Of course i will, Nothing444 18:42, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Re: Sig
Click here, and put your new signature there. After that go to "My Preferences" and in the signature box put {{SUBST:user:Nothing444/signature}} You should be all set. Please feel free to ask me any more questions. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Re: Adoption
Sure! I would love to adopt you! Is there any questions you currently have about WIkipedia? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Ok. I'll create a page where we can set everything up, and we can start tomorrow - is that fine with you? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 02:49, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
This user has been offered adoption by RyRy5. (If you wish adoption by another user click here) |
Hello, I would also like to adopt you. Please visit my userpage for more info.--RyRy5 (talk) 06:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I already did. But, here you are: Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, I will go create the page right now. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Click here and read it over. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:34, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Well, if you have any questions, just ask it on the page. Other than that, I sugguest you keep 100% edit summary usage. I will be adding more goals to the page, and will notify you when I do. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:42, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I already have a nominator at the moment, but when I do run, I will inform you so you can vote. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, I think I would like to adopt you. Having two teachers is a good thing because, of course, two teachers are different. And if 1 is offline, you can always ask the other. If you don't know if I'm online or not, please look at the top-right hand corner of my userpage. So, can I adopt you? Please leave a message on my talkpage.RyRy5 (talk) 19:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I already have a nominator at the moment, but when I do run, I will inform you so you can vote. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Well, if you have any questions, just ask it on the page. Other than that, I sugguest you keep 100% edit summary usage. I will be adding more goals to the page, and will notify you when I do. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:42, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Click here and read it over. Thanks, - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:34, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- - Yes, I will go create the page right now. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:24, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I already did. But, here you are: Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Sorry
Sorry, I didn't know the rules.--Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008 18:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Your edits to Wikipedia:Ignore all rules
Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to the Wikipedia:Ignore all rules page. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. —David Levy 19:44, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think that was vandalism. Ignoring all rules is humour, right? Is it a polic? I didn't think it was. Nothing444 19:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Ignore all rules is one of our oldest and most important policies. You removed a link to a comment by Jimbo Wales (founder of Wikipedia) in which he confirmed that.
- In the future, please investigate such matters instead of making assumptions. Had you followed the aforementioned link (or either of the first two links in the See also section, which lead to pages explaining the policy in greater detail) or examined the edit history, talk page or talk page archives, you would have known better. Thank you. —David Levy 20:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Your signature
Please switch to the following code:
As you can see, it generates exactly the same output, but it consumes substantially fewer characters and eliminates a text color bug that was occurring above. Thank you. —David Levy 20:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome! Thanks for following my advice. :-) —David Levy 20:31, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
RE
I know that wasn't vandalism, I was just wondering. I don't know if you like baseball or not but:
Please accept this invite to join the Red Sox WikiProject, a WikiProject dedicated to improving all articles associated with the Boston Red Sox. Simply click here to accept! |
--RyRy5 (talk) 21:13, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I'm a Red Sox fan. Please No offense if you don't like me being a Sox fan. I'll put you on the scouting list. PS:That was random for me to invite you.--RyRy5 (talk) 21:17, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Scouting
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Celtics
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Blocked
I've blocked you. You do not appear to be here to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. The main reason for this block is because of you creating a new article with content taken from Amazon, which is a very serious legal problem. You are also causing disruption because of your edits, such as moving the Random Article Button back into the template namespace despite the MfD which was closed with the intention you move the content to your userspace rather than it be deleted. Your edits to Ignore All Rules is problematic and the fact you have made no useful edits to the mainspace recently leave me with the impression you are not here to contribute to the encyclopedia, but to play with items in your userspace. You were given warning yesterday and before that this was coming, yet you choose to continue playing with Wikipedia. I and I assume my fellow administrators would much rather be writing content or uploading photographs instead of having to follow you around and tidy up after you, which is unfair on those of us who are here to contribute constructively and with minimum fuss. Nick (talk) 22:04, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- It has also come to my attention that you have vandalised from your IP address, then reverted your own vandalism with your account, presumably to build your edit count. This is in direct contravention of the sockpuppetry policy. Please consider that a further couple of reasons why you are now blocked. One such incident took place on March 11, to the "Today's Featured Article" (John Knox). Nick (talk) 22:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Nothing444 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
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Block message:
Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Nothing444". The reason given for Nothing444's block is: "uploading copyright content (text and images); disruption through moving userfied content back
Decline reason: You have been blocked directly as stated in your block log. Since you have not provided a reason for being unblocked, your request has been declined. You may provide a reason for being unblocked by adding {{unblock | your reason here}} to the bottom of your talk page, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Mr.Z-man 22:10, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Mr. Potato Head
Would you be interested in seeking membership for this? Basketball110 23:05, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Am I blocked forever?
Am I? Nothing444 00:01, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- If you can't come up with a reason for unblocking that addresses the reasons for blocking, probably. Mr.Z-man 00:11, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Nothing444 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I wanted to contribute more to Wikipedia, but I can't now that I'm blocked. All I'm trying to do is make Wikipedia a better encyclopedia an a better place.
Decline reason:
This reason does not justify unblocking you, when I weigh it up against the block summary above. If you can explain the sockpuppetry/vandalism and give a good reason why I should ignore it, then I may consider it. Daniel (talk) 23:32, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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Indef block seems a little extreme
Nick definitely makes some strong points, and obviously a block is in order for restoring a page deleted by an MfD and all the rest. I think that indefinite is a bit strong for a first block. Is a block of, say, two weeks a possible compromise? It seems to me that Nothing444 means well--good intentions don't count for everything, no, but perhaps they merit a second chance. And N444, if the block is shortened, please consider yourself to be on probation and make some regular contributions. Recent changes patrol is a great place to start. A shorter block, whether by Nick or another admin, would not be an endorsement of your habits of continually starting new Wikiprojects and editing WP:IAR, but a chance to start over as a calmer editor willing to walk before he runs. Darkspots (talk) 02:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- "It has also come to my attention that you have vandalised from your IP address, then reverted your own vandalism with your account, presumably to build your edit count. This is in direct contravention of the sockpuppetry policy. Please consider that a further couple of reasons why you are now blocked. One such incident took place on March 11, to the "Today's Featured Article" (John Knox). Nick (talk) 22:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)". I cannot fault the indefinite block. Daniel (talk) 04:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- I'm open to suggestions, but the content contributions have consisted of creating new articles (Children of the Longhouse) by copying text from Amazon.com (that article will need to be deleted or re-written at some point, of course). I don't mind unblocking if there's a change in behaviour, and to that end, I would strongly suggest Nothing444 starts to write content here on their talk page, if they wish to be unblocked in the future. I certainly don't wish to keep someone who would wish to write content blocked indefinitely. Nick (talk) 07:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)