User talk:Acalamari/Archive 027

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Yep. :) Acalamari 21:47, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

I appreciate your trust in giving me the rollback abilities. I will use them accordingly and prudently. Thanks again. Regards, CL — 21:29, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Good luck. Acalamari 21:47, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Coaching

I am going to respond to the remaining questions. They should be done by tonight sometime :) // A Raider Like Indiana 17:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

That's fine, though it'll probably be some time before I review them. Acalamari 17:57, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Cheers for the kind words on my talk page. I am obviously disappointed, but I got a lot of good constructive criticism from the process which can only be an improvement for me. Who knows, in the coming months after I've incorporated all this advice I may be successful. Cheers! Mark t young (talk) 20:50, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Freaky!

User talk:Thedemonhog#Wow. I swear I can read your mind, or vice versa... giggy _(:O) 11:01, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Eeek, you're right! A similar thing happened here. :D Acalamari 15:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Re:Demonhog's RFA

Sorry. Could you keep my support in the history so i can re-add it on July 1? please don't block me! Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 15:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

No need to apologize. :) Your edit is in the page history, and can easily be restored. I'm not sure why you thought I'd want to block you, however: you haven't done anything that requires a block. Acalamari 15:50, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Because I did something I wasn't supposed to do. And I was indefblocked before, and i'm on my last chance. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 16:10, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Eh, many people have voted on RfAs before they were transcluded, so don't worry about it: they were just advised about pre-transclusion voting, and moved on from the matter. What you did is not a big deal: don't let it bother you. Acalamari 16:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

it's kind of unintentional. Every screwup gives me palpitations (well not really, i'd be in a lot worse shape if that happened). Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 16:24, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

thanks

Hi Acalamari, thanks for archiving my talk page and setting up the new one. :) --Kyoko 19:50, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

You're very welcome! :) I also restored this page's protection. Glad to help. Acalamari 20:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

No, thank you. I apologise for archiving it; the bot's inactive because ST47 retired, so I archive on sight. Sorry if it seemed too quick; I should have left it longer. Completely my fault there. I shared your concerns about the statement, but he's experienced and trustworthy, and won't abuse the tool I feel. Apologies again for "cutting in" as it were; it wasn't my intention. Thanks for the note as well. :) Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 20:57, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Don't apologize. :) Thanks again. Acalamari 21:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollbacker

Sure, I'll try to remember.

Out of curiousity, what's the purpose of removing rollbacker rights? Is there any harm in the redundancy? Is it just a matter of principled (or, perhaps, neurotic) opposition to clutter? I'm certainly sympathetic to neuroses -- I have plenty of my own -- and removing the rollback flag when granting the sysop flag is easy enough for me to do, but I'm still curious. Kind regards — Dan | talk 19:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

In all fairness, I personally don't have any problem with keeping a user with "rollbacker, sysop" groups combined, and there isn't any harm in keeping them together. However, there do seem to be a lot of users who believe it's more organized and less cluttery (is that a word?) to keep sysops and rollbackers separate, and that users with the former right grouped with the latter make it harder to keep track of everyone who has rollback. In addition, some admins also remove the rollback right from admins who are in that group, therefore filling the userrights log with useless entries. I hope this explanation is satisfactory. Acalamari 19:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Certainly it is. Many thanks. — Dan | talk 19:33, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, and thank you for your consideration. Acalamari 20:22, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Lots of messages

Wow, your talk page has a lot of messages. My talk page is jealous. :-) Anyway, just thought I'd stop by and say hi! --cremepuff222 00:25, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, and I only archived it a week or so ago. :) Great to see you again, Cremepuff22! :) How have you been? Acalamari 00:27, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Wow, that's impressive. I've been doing pretty well, thanks. I'm planning on being a little more active again, so hopefully I'll see you around more often! --cremepuff222 00:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Eh, probably closer to two weeks, but I'm not totally sure. Anyway, it's great that you're going to be more active again. :) Acalamari 00:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You're about to run out of alphabet for your archives! :-O --cremepuff222 00:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

I am surprised at the amount of messages, to be honest. I'll probably go back to numbered archives, and Archive A will become 001. :) (Maybe I'll prepare, and mark it as 0001, even. :D) Acalamari 00:35, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Haha, good plan. Anyways, time for me to return to my hideout. Nice talking to you, Acalamari! --cremepuff222 00:36, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You too, Cremepuff222. :) See you around. :) Acalamari 00:37, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi there!

Thanks for keeping my user page clean :) →Christian.И 21:24, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Just blocked a load of socks. Acalamari 21:26, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Cabal

Thanks. But I'm tarnished forever. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 23:36, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Listen, don't worry about being "tarnished": the page was a mistake, and if you learn from the mistake, people will forgive you. Take some advice: don't drag the age-battle on any longer. By keeping it going, you're not only affecting yourself, but also all the mature 12-14 year olds out there. Look at Ryan: keeping his RfA going would have achieved nothing but continued arguing and other problems, so he withdrew it. Instead of dealing with Wiki-politics, just go and edit the mainspace. Find some topics you like, and work on them. You'll find that much, much more satisfying than arguing with people at WT:RFA. Go on, see what I mean. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:41, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. But the "bedtime" comment just ticked me off like it would if someone calle my mother a prostitute. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 23:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

A year ago, it probably would have done the same to me, but rather than getting offended, nowadays a comment like that would amuse me. I don't agree with it, but it amuses me rather than angers me. I learned a long time ago to develop a thick skin when editing. Acalamari 23:48, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for for being so helpful in avoiding a MfD. Cheers, Nousernamesleft^{copper, not wood} 23:59, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome for my input in the matter. I do hope that that group of editors will move on from this incident, rather than continue it. I learned long ago that it's better to engage in civil discussion, or even back away, rather than drag something on. Thank you to you as well for your help too. :) Acalamari 00:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Request for Rollback Feature

Hello Acalamari, I am here to ask if you could grant me the rollback feature. I've been contributing to Wikipedia for a while and have improved my contributions in order for you to grant me this right. I've been helping as much as I can and I have even acquired a anti-vandal tool that can be used by non-admins, with this I was able to help the fight against vandalism. I then tried to use Huggle but I discovered that I would need a rollback feature that either you or Wikipedia can grant me. I think it would be faster and easier if I could just ask you. I hope you trust me with this responsibility, goodbye. Joseosoria (talk) 14:14, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Given what else you've already noticed about this acount Acalmari, looking at the earliest parts of this appears relevant. GRBerry 17:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that will help the above user's case in wondering why they were autoblocked, and saying that they're not a sock(puppeteer). Good find, GRBerry. Acalamari 18:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

• Ping! –xenocidic (talk) 16:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks! Acalamari 16:31, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

RE:Hideo Kojima

I just brought the protection down to 5 days, it does seem like this article may get out of hand, so a little protection shouldnt hurt. Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 19:40, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Good decision. Thanks! :) Acalamari 20:34, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Question

Rollback rights would be great! Thank you so much. :) Andrea (talk) 22:52, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. :) As I said, remember to use it for reverting vandalism only. For practice, you may wish to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 22:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

My RB

I have entered a request for Roll Back.Gears Of War 19:38, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

It's been answered by Malinaccier. Acalamari 20:23, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

RFAs

I've done those. Thanks for the heads-up. — Dan | talk 02:29, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for closing them, and thanks also for the quick response! :) Acalamari 02:48, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hello Acalamari! How are you? Thank you for closing my RfA. I've made over 10,000 edits and created more than 100 articles. I believe I can become an admin someday.

By the way, I know you! I've noticed your contributions in the past. And I like your username. Take care, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 12:22, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Masterpiece2000, I'm fine: thanks for asking. :) You're welcome that I closed your RfA for you. I'm sure that with a few more months of good work and demonstration of your knowledge of policy, your next RfA should be a success. Thank you for the comment about my username too. :) Good luck. Acalamari 18:31, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Email

Check your inbox. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 16:41, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll respond later. Acalamari 18:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Funny

Haha - we should all self nominate candidates more often :P And thanks for vindicating me - this is precisely what I meant :) I really can't blame someone who isn't a regular to RfA for not realising to remove it, regardless of what the instructions say. --Naerii 21:41, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey, it seems even the "regulars" aren't always familiar with the self-nomination instructions, and anyway, it's not exactly hard to create an RfA without reading the instructions. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 21:48, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

My User Page

Those were not vandalism, but the "Last Warning" edit was... can that be removed? em zilch (talk) 22:32, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. If you've been given a false warning, you may remove it from your talk page. Editors are allowed to remove comments from their talk page if they wish. It's not vandalism to remove messages from your own talk page. Acalamari 23:06, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

SarekOfVulcan RFA

Thank you for !voting on my RfA. If you supported, I'll make sure your confidence is not misplaced; if you opposed, I'll take your criticism into account and try to adjust my behavior accordingly.

See you around the wiki!--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 00:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi, Acalamari,

I appreciate the note. Was just surfing by, when I noticed that thedemonhog (talk · contribs) was up for nom, and figured that I'd log in to add to the discussion. I must admit that I check in now and again, and have made some minor edits as an anon user. But I've basically off Wikipedia as a "wiki-holic" :) Nice to see that you've become such a well-regarded editor and admin!

best,--Leflyman^Talk 17:22, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliments. :) I noticed your name appear in my watchlist, and thought that, since I hadn't seen you for some time, I'd just drop a note to say hi. :) Glad to know that you're still around. Best wishes. Acalamari 17:26, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Your message

Yup, it's a sock. Since the image-use policy is probably the hardest to initially understand, I'll see how he goes this time. Spellcast (talk) 20:05, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Unfortunately, while I agree we'll have to see how they go, their recent edits don't seem to show that they've learned anything regarding images. Acalamari 20:08, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your !vote at my RFA

Thanks!

Thank you, Acalamari, for your support !vote at my RFA. I will be doing my best to make sure that your confidence has not been misplaced. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 18:46, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback offer

Hi, and thanks for the offer of rollback capability! I hadn't really looked into it as a tool, but having followed a link from your page to read about it, I do think it would be handy. I have occasionally had to do a bit of digging to get rid of a series of vandal edits to one of the Madeleine L'Engle or James Thurber-related pages, to say nothing of A Christmas Story when it's in season. Some of these IP kids will make half a dozen or more edits before getting bored, and if someone else make an edit in the middle of all that, it can get messy. (A whole section of Thurber's biography was blanked for at least a month because of something like that, and me not noticing.) So yes indeed - please and thank you! --Karen | Talk | contribs 01:43, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. :) For practice and additional information, you may wish to review Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 01:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

RE:Regarding your RfA

Hello Acalamari! Thank you for your kind message. :) Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 02:48, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 03:09, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Dear Acalamari,

Thank you for your words of comfort, which have helped me enormously. I read my talk page in its entirety each morning, and it gives me the courage to face another day. I have long admired you as an editor, administrator, and friend. your generosity of spirit will never be forgotten. God bless, Jeffpw (talk) 09:21, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

You're very, very welcome. :) Acalamari 15:41, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Anniversary.

Just two days off being an admin for a year. :) Rudget (logs) 15:49, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah yes, so I am. Thanks! :) Acalamari 15:58, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA participation tool

Hey, that's a pretty sweet tool. Thanks for the link. Useight (talk) 22:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Good isn't it? :) I think I found it on someone's user page or editor review. It's not perfect, but it shows all (or nearly all) RfAs that you've participated in. Acalamari 22:32, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Removal of rollbacker rights

Hi - thanks for the message. Has it become standard practice to remove these rights when making a user an administrator? The last discussion I saw on the topic concluded that there was little need and while some bureaucrats were doing it, others weren't, and there was no real need to standardise. However, if it has become standard, I've no problem with doing it too. Warofdreams talk 23:07, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, overall, it is up to the discretion of the promoting bureaucrat whether to remove redundant rights or not, as there is nothing official to address this. I myself don't have any problem in keeping a user with "rollbacker, sysop" groups combined, as there isn't any direct harm in keeping them together. However, there do seem to be a lot of users who believe it's more organized and less cluttery to keep sysops and rollbackers/accountcreators/ip-block-exempts separate, and that users with the former right grouped with the latter make it harder to keep track of everyone who has rollbackaccountcreator/ip-block-exempt. In addition, some admins also remove the redundant rights from sysops who are in those groups, therefore filling the userrights log with useless entries. I hope this explanation is to your satisfaction. Acalamari 23:15, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Rollback approval!

Thank you for approving my request, as this will help me fight vandalism on Wikipedia much more efficiently! --jnivekk (talk) 01:52, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Good luck. Acalamari 01:54, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback requests

Hello. I see you grant rollback to users. Well, I just thought that you could use this. It's pretty useful when notifying users that you have approved rollback to someone. Of course you can add it to your own user space and reword it and make changes. It's just a suggestion that I thought would be helpful to you. Thanks, RyRy (talk) 02:07, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I grant rollback to users (some 400+ now, I think I've granted rollback to). :) I've used that template before, but I'm planning to make my own template for when I answer requests at RfR. I also created Template:Rollbackgiven some time ago. Thanks! Acalamari 02:10, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

That seems good too. Your welcome. Oh, and I was just recently granted rollback yesterday (UTC). I was wondering if you would be able to review my rollback edits in my contributions, just to make sure I am using the tool correctly. Is that okay with you? Thanks in advance. :D -- RyRy (talk) 02:13, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

I reviewed a few reverts at random, and they all looked good to me. If you keep this up, you won't have rollback taken from you again. I'm glad you've learned from past mistakes regarding rollback. Acalamari 02:17, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I appreciate it, and I'll do my best to use it correctly. You know about my past mistakes? I don't think I have ever encountered you... or did you just check my user rights log. :P -- RyRy (talk) 02:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

I check the userrights log daily, and saw your name in there a few times, and then I read the discussions on your talk page and on other talk pages. I have to say that I'm glad that this was the first time in a long time that I've seen your name in there. You're welcome for the review. Acalamari 02:23, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks alot for granting me rollback. bigtophat 03:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 15:26, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Not a barnstar of good humour

That would be good: in the event someone ever blocked my account inappropriately, at least I'd know that the blocker would be good-looking. :D Acalamari 21:25, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

LOL! —Giggy 11:31, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I thought my comment was quite funny, actually. :) In fact, I reckon it was almost as funny as this and this. :D Acalamari 15:27, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

My RfA

I hope the other kids at school play with me...

Thank you for your support in my recent RfA, which closed successfully. I felt the process was a thorough review of my contributions and my demeanor, and I was very gratified to see how many editors took the time to really see what I'm about and how I can be of help to the project. As a result, some editors changed their views during the discussion, and most expressed specific, detailed points to indicate their opinion (whether it was , , or ).

A number of editors were concerned about my level of experience. I was purposeful in not waiting until a particular benchmark occurred before requesting adminship, because I feel - as many do - that adminship is not a reward and that each case is individual. It is true that I am not the most experienced editor around here, but I appreciate that people dug into my contributions enough to reach the conclusion that I seem to have a clue. Also, the best thing about this particular concern is that experience is something an editor - or administrator - can always get more of, and I'll continue doing that, just as I've been doing. (If I seem a little slow at it, feel free to slap me.)

I am a strong believer in the concept that this project is all about the content, and I'm looking forward to contributing wherever I can. Please let me know if I can be of any help. In the meantime, I'm off to school...

Thanks again!

Re: Note

Yes, i know i just try it a bit here a bit there, results let us be optimistic. 85.73.106.73 (talk) 22:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh yes, every time. Lots of things. 85.73.106.73 (talk) 22:23, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

I have to go now. Remember my words. We will meet very soon. 85.73.106.73 (talk) 22:24, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean by "We will meet very soon." Acalamari 22:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

No, that's not me. Whois says Greece and I live in the US. Thanks for the note. --Geniac (talk) 02:31, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

I didn't think so. Thanks! Acalamari 02:32, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary

Wishing Acalamari/Archive 027 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! SchfiftyThree 00:04, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

I know, it's still July 3rd, but I'm posting this because of the UTC times in signatures. SchfiftyThree 00:04, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I know. Thanks! :) Acalamari 01:48, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Wow 1 year!! Nice job amigo! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 02:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Gonzo fan2007. :) Acalamari 02:02, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

A little late, but happy anniversary. :-) --cremepuff222 (talk) 07:29, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, Cremepuff222. :) Acalamari 16:06, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Smile!

Here's an entire tribe from the Solomon Islands (and their canoe) for you! Tribes from the Solomon Islands (and their canoes) somehow promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving something friendly to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Make your own message to spread WikiLove to others! Happy editing! Húsönd 01:57, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Hahahaha! :-D Happy belated admin anniversary, Acalamari! I meant it when I told you I haven't a head for dates. :-) Even the yellow banner above failed to draw my attention to your anniversary, sorry. In fact, I even forgot about my own first edit anniversary! Thank you for your belated congrats as well! Oh, and thank you for the ape. I needed one to clean my bathroom. :-) Best regards, Húsönd 02:17, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. :D You're very welcome for the congratulations, and the ape. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 03:04, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Barnstar

Much appreciated :) Obtaining pics is easy once you realise it's all about copy and pasting the same message. Spellcast (talk) 03:56, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Independence Day!

Thanks for the card, RyRy! Happy Independence Day to you too! :) Acalamari 16:09, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome. I gave that card to a handful of people also. Regards, RyRy (talk) 19:46, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Question regarding rollback

Hi, you granted me rollback recently and I have a question regarding the use of the tool. Am I allowed to rollback edits such as these The vast majority of the edits appear to be blanking characters that do exist on the show, but a couple appear to possibly be constructive. What am I supposed to do in this situation? Cheers Landon1980 (talk) 19:50, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Unexplained blanking of sections can be considered vandalism, but when in doubt, it may be best to use Twinkle's rollback with an appropriate edit summary. (i.e. rv unexplained removal of content). –xenocidic (talk) 19:54, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks, I haven't installed Twinkle, so I just cut and pasted to the last version by User:Frickative Landon1980 (talk) 20:13, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

k. an easy way to do that is to view the old version, edit it, put an appropriate edit summary, and save. –xenocidic (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Had I been online when you asked this Landon1980, I would have given a similar answer to Xenocidic. Thanks Xenocidic, for handling this for me. :) Acalamari 20:21, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk page stalker, hard at work ;> –xenocidic (talk) 20:24, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thank you both. Landon1980 (talk) 20:28, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 20:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Improve

Hey. Do you mind reviewing my contributions, and giving me advice on where I can improve? I've been trying to be more diverse in my edits, and I would like to know how I'm doing with that. I also would like advice on other areas where I can get involved. I know I could go to editor review, but my experiences there haven't been very fruitful, so I would prefer just asking users for advice;-) Cheers!--SJP _Chat 22:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I can do a review of your recent edits. You're not in an immediate hurry to have the review, are you? I have a couple of other things to sort out, and then I can review you. Thanks. Acalamari 16:18, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Take your time my friend:-) I care about whether I get reviewed, and not when. I understand you have other things to do;-) By the way, how have you been? I hope you've been doing very well:-D Cheers!--SJP _Chat 16:33, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I'll make sure I get it done by Friday, but if I forget, just leave a message here to remind me. :) I'm fine thanks, thank you for asking! :) I hope you've been doing good too. Acalamari 16:36, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thats sounds good;-) I'm glad to hear you've been doing good:-D I've been doing good as well. Its nice to be able to actively edit wikipedia:-P Thank god for summers! Next school year I hope to get at least 2K edits a month, which is reasonable when you use Huggle:-P Cya around:-)--SJP _Chat 17:45, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Shakira

My apologies. I was intent upon following along a group of edits made by an editor whose sole interest appears to be regarding inserting and changing material related to bare feet. The editor (Anodice) removed a large number of wikilinks to barefoot, inserted additions that state that some people are always barefooted without sourcing, and in the Shakira article, changed a sentence that isn't supported by the source. It's curious that this new editor was making many of the same (duplicate) changes that I'd followed up before by another new editor (G-Surf), who also only made edits regarding barefeet. I suspect a sock puppet, but since G-Surf made no more edits after the ones in June, I'm more concerned with removing the unsupported changes being added. I noticed this because of changes on Janis Joplin, referring to her "famously appearing barefoot." Joplin did a lot of famous things, but going barefoot wasn't something she did famously. I somehow didn't realize that other changes were made to Shakira, and I've fixed that. Again, my apologies. Wildhartlivie (talk) 23:36, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, no need to apologize. :) It's just that I didn't know what you fixed, and I had no intention of getting into any revert-wars or anything like that: in all, it was easier to ask you. Thank you for reverting, and then fixing the problem manually. Thanks also for the explanation. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:40, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem. This is actually the first foot fetishist I've come across in nearly two years on Wikipedia. It's a bit amusing and at the same time frustrating!!! Wildhartlivie (talk) 23:43, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Interesting situation. :) See you around! Acalamari 23:47, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

RFR talk

Hey !squid, I replied to your post here. Cheers! Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 23:52, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

And actually, a new bot is taking over the "archiving". We should find out the timeframe for how long they sit before being archived. It's User:SoxBot X. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 23:54, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Heh, "!squid"...good one! :) Yes, I've seen your message. I did have a response written up, but I'll have to write it again. Redgarding the new bot, I hope that the bot waits for 5-10 minutes before archiving: I find the fast-archiving annoying, and sometimes, discussions are needed. Thanks! :) Acalamari 23:57, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Request Problem

A rollback request was recently approved for User:Adolphus79.Apparently User:Adolphus79 has had some difficulty with users from my ip block, and I was trying to improve an article he had marked for deletion Jackahuahua, to help the Wikipedia process and try to restore a little faith to him for my ip block. I recently almost got into a edit war with this user on the article Jackahuahua. It was a minor edit, but I was just trying to improve the article. Instead of having the war continue I talked to him on his talk page. User:Adolphus79 seems to be a great user and has made a lot of good edits and contributed widely to Wikipedia, and I do think the project is better off with him, but by reviewing his edits, he seems to get in roll back fights with quite a few users. Some of this fights seem to be over legit edits that he just doesn't seem to 'like' as seen in List_of_wineries_and_vineyards_in_Maine. My question is, is it fair that a non-administrator who seems to get in frequent edit wars have the rollback ability? I'm afraid he might use this ability to fight things other then vandalism. He seems to have enough edits and experience to rather pursue this feature by becoming an admin, and I think he might be a good candidate for an admin. Just my 2 cents. Thanks 204.108.8.5 (talk) 19:50, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback should be used to revert vandalism/spam, and should not be used to revert war with other users or to revert good-faith edits. I looked at Adolphus79's recent rollbacks, and all of them looked correct to me (i.e. reverted vandalism with it). Can you please provide diffs regarding misuse of the rollback feature? I couldn't find any, and I'll be able to help you more if you provide diffs for me. Also remember that edits that are reverted without the use of rollback do not count as misuse of rollback. Thanks. Acalamari 20:21, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm sort of new to the whole wikipedia process, so how can I tell if the edit used the rollback function? I wasn't aware you could tell the difference between an automated rollback and a manual one and was confused by the process. If he's not misusing it I think its only fair he keep unless he displays misuse of the feature. Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.108.8.5 (talk)

Take a look at the edit summary for this edit: note how it says "Reverted edits by {user1} to last version by {user2}". That is an example of a revert using rollback; the edit summary is automatically generated. This, however, is a revert without using rollback, and notice how the edit summary appears to be manually typed rather than automatically generated. If you haven't already, I suggest reading Wikipedia:Rollback feature and Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback for more information. I hope this helps. Acalamari 16:30, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU, Status, and you!

As you may know, the StatusBot responsible for maintaining the status of the Highly Active Users was taken offline. We now have a replacement in the Qui status system. This semi-automatic system will allow you to easily update your status page found at Special:Mypage/Status which the HAU page code is now designed to read from. If you are already using Qui (or a compatible) system - great! - no action is needed (other than remembering to update your status as necessary). If not, consider installing Qui. You can also manually update this status by changing the page text to online, offline, or busy. While it is not mandatory, the nature of HAU is that people are often seeking a quick answer from someone who is online and keeping our statuses up-to-date will assist with this. Note if you were previously using your /Status page as something other than a one-word status indicator, your HAU entry may have been set to "status=n" to correct display issues. Please clear this parameter if you change things to be "HAU compatible". Further questions can be raised at WT:HAU. This message was delivered by xenobot 22:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey I need help!

Hey Acalamari. I need help trying to find things to edit or find vandalism but the bots always get to it first. Also I was wondering if you could grant me rollback features! Thanks! My Account (talk) 23:21, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

"My Account", it's not a good idea to ask a different admin to do something when you've already been declined by another one. This is known as forum shopping and strongly discouraged. If you install Twinkle, you may be able to beat those anti-vandal bots, or you can consider improving articles in other ways. See Category:Wikipedia cleanup categories for various categories that house articles that require some sort of cleanup. –xenocidic (talk) 23:25, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey Xenocidic I'm sorry. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by My Account (talk • contribs) 23:35, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi My Account, I wasn't going to grant rollback, as I'd already seen your request at RfR get declined, and it wouldn't be a good idea for me to overturn another admins' decision like that. If you want to combat vandalism, I first suggest reading Wikipedia:Vandalism for information about vandalism; take a look at the undo feature; and also visit Special:RecentChanges to see the latest edits being made, of which some will unfortunately be vandalism, but will give you a chance to find vandalism and revert it. After practicing reverting for a week or two, re-apply for rollback rights then. I hope this helps. Acalamari 23:55, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The traditional rfa thank you message

		Thank you for the support!
		Acalamari, it is my honor to report that thanks in part to your support my third request for adminship passed (80/18/2). I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me, and I will endeovour to put my newly acquired mop and bucket to work for the community as a whole. Yours sincerly and respectfuly, TomStar81 (Talk) 03:05, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

I Got a Question

Acalamari could you request yourself to be a Bureaucrat because I think you should! Isn't Bureaucracy like the best promotion you can get in Wikipedia? I think you should go for it if you can because are the fairest person ever and I don't think a single person would object to it. Well anyway I think you should totally go for it! My Account (talk) 22:51, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the confidence, but I have no intention of running for bureaucratship right now. I'll explain why:

1. I ran for bureaucratship back in February. I withdrew it after 4 hours at 27/7/2. While I had a lot of supporters quickly, opposition was also high, especially for an RfB. In addition, some of the opposition had legitimate and decent reasons, and more opposition would have come in.
2. There's an unofficial "waiting period" between RfAs/RfBs. There's often 3 months between RfAs and 6 months between RfBs, and that six month wait is not yet over.
3. I only recently reached the "one year as an admin rule" that some people use as a criteria for RfBs.
4. I am not going to self-nominate again. I'll only be running for RfB if someone I respect a lot is willing to nominate me..

As I said, thanks for the confidence, but I don't think it would be a good idea for me to run for bureaucratship at this time. I'd easily do better in an RfB now than 5 months ago, but probably not enough to pass. Acalamari 23:08, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Maybe around the holidays? Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 23:13, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Technically, it's already the holidays (summertime), but if you're referring to November/December, I'm not going to "set" a time to run. I'm not "aiming" to become a bureaucrat, the same way that it's best not to "aim" for adminship. Anyway, if you count Wikipedia:Requests for bureaucratship/EVula 3, I've already been heavily involved in an RfB recently. :) Acalamari 23:21, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

5. Squids are rarely promoted above rollbacker, let alone sysop. <ducks> –xenocidic (talk) 23:15, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't apply here, I was never a rollbacker. :D Acalamari 23:21, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

I didn't say to I said above ! Happy belated asb, by the way. –xenocidic (talk) 23:23, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Meh, either way, still doesn't apply. :) Acalamari 23:25, 9 July 2008 (UTC)