User talk:Acalamari/Archive 028

Deletion of account

I have just recently come back from vacation to try to login to find out that my account was deleted by you on, I believe mid June. My account is... was User:Atlantics88. I am wondering if this is a mistake. Please contact me back either here or at atlanticsong@gmail.com. This is very urgent to me. Thank You. 76.175.121.25 (talk) 04:26, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure that someone logged onto my account when the vandalism was made. Is it possible to check the IP address of all the vandalism compared to all contributions that I made before that? I've read some of the things that this person has put such as "10:10, 17 June 2008 (hist) (diff) Big Brother 8 (U.S.)‎ (←Replaced content with 'CALL ME. I SUCK YOUR COCK')". I would never put such things; especially in Big Brother pages which I have worked very hard on. If you cannot reinstate my account is there anywhere I can go to refute this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.121.25 (talk)

I didn't delete your account: I only deleted your account's user page, but you can still log into the account, assuming that the password is the same. Looking at the editing history of Atlantics88, it had a history of good edits prior to the vandalism. Was your account compromised (i.e. taken over by someone other than you)? Can you log into the account for me please? If you do, I might be able to unblock the account for you, and when you do log in, be sure place {{unblock|reason for unblocking}} on your talk page, and replace "reason for unblocking" with the reason you wish to be unblocked. If it wasn't really you who committed the vandalism, but instead, someone who took the account over, then you should be unblocked when you have control of the account again. Thanks. Acalamari 15:49, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Changing Peoples User Pages

I was shocked to find you removed an image from my user page. After a little research I discovered it was in fact not a free image and you were justified in removing it. However, I would have hoped that you would have had the courtesy to at least leave a note in my talk regarding your edit. I find that quite rude. Washburnmav (talk) 19:08, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

No rude intentions at all: I got caught up with something else for the last few minutes, and was unable to post any messages to you to let you know. I was going to leave a note, but you came here before I could do so. Acalamari 19:12, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Understandable. Perhaps I was a bit hasty. Till next time Washburnmav (talk) 19:19, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. I am sorry about the lack of a note. Acalamari 19:21, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Now it's time to say good night.

I am saying goodbye to this user, the person who granted me rollback 5 months ago. Unfortunately, I cannot beat those Huggle users anymore. SchfiftyThree 22:18, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

This is a shame. While I respect your decision to leave, I do hope that you'll come back one day. You're welcome for when I gave you rollback all those months ago. Best wishes and good luck to you. Acalamari 22:24, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

One of my friends just told me a great thing about why I chose to retire, and I have restored most of my userspace. In other means, I'm back! I would also like this subpage to be deleted, as it seemed unworthy of trust. Thanks! -- SchfiftyThree 23:17, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad you're not leaving. :) I've deleted the page, as you requested. Acalamari 23:20, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Re:Rollback

Thanks a lot for granting rollback rights, it was very thoughtful of you. I was considering applying for a while now. LeaveSleaves (talk) 00:59, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Just remember to only use it for reverting vandalism. Best wishes. Acalamari 01:43, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Martin4647

The user is somewhat of a n00b still. Since it was a self nom, I figured they just forgot to transclude it, and did so in good faith. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 17:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't believe you did it in bad faith. It's just that self-nominations really should be added by the candidate, and I think that it would have been wiser to have asked the candidate if they knew how to transclude the RfA rather that to go ahead and transclude it. Since the user's RfA is being heavily opposed, it looks like they'll end up with a snowball RfA that could have been avoided. Acalamari 17:29, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Your Review

Thanks for the review:-) As for adminship, I do plan on having an Rfa in the future, but not any time soon. I'm going to continue to use Huggle since it helps me keep a close watch on the recent changes, and I hope opposing heavy vandal fighters is just a fad that'll go away by the time I have a Rfa;-) I also plan on getting some articles up to GA status, and getting some DYKs. That should be a help at my future Rfa:-) Have a nice day!--SJP _Chat 23:54, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Smile

My Account (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

My Account (talk) 15:07, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

My RFA Thanks

Thank you for your support at my RFA, which closed as a success. Yous support and confidence in me means a lot, and I shall do my best not to lose it. Once again, thank you. StephenBuxton (talk) 16:57, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Kate McAuliffe

(crossposted from User talk:Xenocidic) Interesting stuff here, I'm not really sure what to do. It seems like all the KM accounts have been blocked, at least we know about this existing one. Looks like they've tried to make some legitimate contributions: welcoming two people, creating an article, protesting a range block. I'm not sure I'd support a block just yet, to be honest. If they start going south, then sure, but right now it might be better to let stuff go for a while. Thanks for chiming in though. GlassCobra 22:50, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks: responded over there. Don't want to respond in several places. :D Acalamari 22:55, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for rollback

Hi! I was hoping you could help me by enabling the rollback feature on my account. I've been using Twinkle to revert vandalism for some time and would like to give Huggle a go but I noticed that rollback is required to use that. Look forward to hearing from you soon. SMC89 ^{( talk • contribs )} 14:03, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember that rollback should only be used for reverting vandalism, as should Huggle, and that misuse (either by using them to revert good-faith edits or to revet-war) can lead to the removal of both tools. For practice, you may be interested in seeing Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 15:25, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated =) SMC89 ^{( talk • contribs )} 01:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're very welcome. Acalamari 01:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Rfr

Thanks for the rollback. Will use it carefully! Okiefromokla ^questions? 16:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:44, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Request for rollback

Thanks for reconsidering the decission on rollback. Yes, I would still like to be able to use rollback as it will let me deal with multi-submission vandalism much more effectivly. Thanks again.Ajh16 (talk) 18:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember that rollback should only be used to revert vandalism, and that misuse of the tool can lead to its removal. For practice, you may wish to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 18:47, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey Acalamari, what's your usual timeline on granting rollback requests? This particular user made 3 edits on July 10th, about a half dozen on july 14th, then off to WP:RFR where I declined his request and asked him to come back later, you know, after being a Wikipedia for at least a week. I noticed your post on his talkpage initiating the rollback, I guess I would've thought you would buzz my talkpage first. Obviously, we disagree on this user, just wondering what standard you're using is all. Cheers, Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 19:22, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Gah...recently when I'm about to leave someone a note, I get delayed by a couple of things, and they've come here before I've spoken to them! Blah. Anyway, my standard for a new user like this is that as long as they've demonstrated correct use of existing revert tools, they can have rollback. Interestingly enough, I edit-conflicted with you to declining that particluar request, so we actually did agree at the time that the user wasn't experienced enough. However, this user quickly demonstrated their knowledge of reverts and vandalism, and I reckoned that the project would benefit from them having rollback. In addition, rollback is easy to remove, and even less of a big deal than adminship is to the point where it's almost no deal at all, so in the event that I turn out to be wrong with my decision, rollback can be revoked and I can be hit with the trout of your choice. For user who has abused rollback though, then I would like to see a bare minimum of a week (though I would prefer two weeks, to beyond a month or more) before re-granting. I apologize for not coming to your talk page sooner, Keeper76 regarding this. Also, my granting of rollback to this user has no reflection on your judgment whatsoever: I for one think that your own rollback-granting standards are very, very fair. I hope this explanation is satisfactory. Acalamari 19:33, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Very satisfactory explanation. I must be a real ABF-er this week. Whenever I see a new editor immediately go to WP:RFR after a few arbitrary undo's, I smell socks. In fact, we have a drawer full that did exactly that. This particular user may of course be completely unrelated, but it did turn up almost exactly when the "acknowledge sock" User:Chemistrygeek was indef blocked. Had you posted to my talk, I would have asked you to wait a week and see why exactly a brand new editor even knows WTH rollback even is (hell, I'd never heard of it until I got my admin bit and saw the new link in page histories). I also agree with you that rollback is not a big deal, but the granting (and if necessary, removing) of it is permanently in a user's userrights log. If Ajh16 did a week's worth of "undo", or even a month, and then got rollback, he/she would be highly less likely to have it removed and having a tarnished log. Not to worry though, you do tons of RFR granting and I know you know what you're doing there, moreso than I do quite frankly. I'll be more AGF with this particular user, the socks always surface eventually, and I really hope I'm wrong about this particular user. Cheers, Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 19:54, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your understanding, and in fact, after some of the points you've raised here (i.e. sockpuppetry), I think I'll be adjusting my standards for granting rollback accordingly. Thanks for the input! Acalamari 20:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

In addition, seeing the recent discussions on that user's talk page, I'm not sure the decision was a good idea. I'll have to see how this turns out. Acalamari 20:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

The discussion is spreading, too. See User talk:Keeper76 and User talk:Iridescent, for example. Seems he just may be a legit user though, caught in an incredibly inconvenient coincidence, time will tell of course :-) Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 20:46, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

If this user does turn out to be a sock or something, then this will be the second rollback granting where I've made a mistake, and you've witnessed the mistake. If you then feel it's necessary/will become necessary to open an RFC on me regarding rollback or go through my userrights logs then go ahead. I'm feeling somewhat embarrassed at the moment for causing all this. Acalamari 21:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Oh, don't be silly !squid. I have absolutely no intention of ever opening an RFC on anyone, let alone a superbly clueful admin. Sheesh! :-) You didn't "cause" anything, you are not responsible for another editor's edits. I'm actually now leaning towards "he's a good editor in the making" rather than "he's a sock", which means your hunch was better than my hunch. Please don't open an RFC against me either :-) Keeper | 76 | what's in a name? 22:12, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Meh...you're right. No need for any RfCs or whatever. :) Anyway RfCs aren't too bad: I'd be more worried if pages like this or this were blue, so let's keep them red. :) In future though, I'll be sure to consult you or any other admin before deciding to grant rollback like that, which is what I should have done in the first place, and that is an error on my part, and I am sorry for that. If the user turns out to be good, well, that'll be great. Thanks again. Acalamari 22:58, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

• I would never open an RFC either, but I've been thinking about opening an WP:EFD on keeper for a long time. just what does that guy do anyway, besides host lavish talk page parties? –xeno (talk) 23:48, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
  • That's good to know, and yes, an EFD on Keeper76 is a good idea: he's very talkative, and everyone knows that's not the mark of a good admin. Delete him! :D Acalamari 23:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

For the further protection[1] of my page.--MONGO 22:05, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome: I remembered to perform that protection. Unfortunately, after Grawp moves your pages once, he tends to do it again if they're not protected. Acalamari 22:07, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding rollback

Hi Acalamari. Thanks for your question. I've looked through the docs and the differences between TW rollback and the real thing and it appears that it would be useful, particularly for reverting a multiple vandalism-only editor's contributions. Thus, I would appreciate it if you could grant me the privilege of the rollback feature. I assure you that I will be cautious and restrained in its use. Cheers! DoubleBlue (Talk) 23:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. I'm glad you understand that it's for reverting vandalism, and that abuse can lead to its removal. :) Good luck. Acalamari 23:35, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Feature

Thank you for the rollback. --Gman124 ^talk 23:52, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're welcome. Acalamari 23:53, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Userpage vandalism

Hi Acalamari. Yes, I would love it if you protected my page, and I greatly appreciate the offer! What we need is to have that person's IP address blocked - they create a new sock puppet or two every day to vandalise my page, just because I (and some others) won't let them spam on the North Saint Paul, MN page!

Again, thank you. Iulus Ascanius (talk) 00:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Your user page has been semi-protected. :) In addition, I note that you do a lot of vandal-fighting. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights? Rollback is very useful for reverting vandalism and spam, but it should only be used to revert vandalism/spam, and misuse of the tool (either by reverting good-faith edits or using it to revert-war) can lead to its removal. Tell me what you think. Thanks. Acalamari 01:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		I award you The Original Barnstar for some fantastic contributions all over Wikipedia. I see your name popping up in mainspace, WP:RFR, WP:RFPP, WP:RFA and you always show very reasoned judgement. You've proven yourself to be a very respected administrator - well done! Ryan Postlethwaite 03:23, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the Barnstar, Ryan, and the kind words! Those mean a lot! :) Thank you! Acalamari 15:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank you

		Thank you!
		Acalamari, it is with deep awareness of the responsibility conferred by your trust that I am honored to report that in part to your support, my request for adminship passed (87/14/6). I deeply value the trust you and the Wikipedia community have in me, and I will embark on a new segment of my Wikipedia career by putting my new tools to work to benefit the entire community. My best to you, Happyme22 (talk) 04:55, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Requesting opinion about possible RFA

Hi there. I've been seeing you around lately and I'm fairly sure we've worked together on something in the past. You granted my rollback request, so I thought I'd ask your opinion about my potential RFA. I'm considering nominating myself for adminship sometime soon, although I've always disliked the idea of putting myself up for it. Nevertheless, would you mind taking a look at my contributions and giving your thoughts? It would help immensely, especially given your experience with RFAs — Thanks! Okiefromokla ^questions? 19:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Ps: Pre-November 2007, I had a different account with the same name, explained here. Thanks again! Okiefromokla ^questions? 19:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I meant to give you advice and review your contributions earlier, but unfortunately, it's now almost dinnertime where I live. However, I'd be willing to give advice and do a review tomorrow if that's okay. I can answer one point though: with topics we might of worked on together, I can't remember any exactly, but it's possible that you may have seen me on the Carrie Underwood article, which is one I've edited quite a bit. Best regards. Acalamari 02:09, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

That sounds great. I really appreciate it. And you're probably right about Carrie Underwood — I did do a little editing there some time ago. Okiefromokla ^questions? 03:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay, here we go: first off, I noticed that you've done a lot of article-wrting, but recently, you've been doing a lot of vandal-fighting using Huggle. Nowadays, people who do a lot of vandal-fighting tend to get opposed on that basis, so I would suggest only going on vandal-reverting runs occasionally, or at the very least, maintain some article-writing each day. I did, however, come across some AIV reports, and I found that the users reported all received blocks, and there was even a report where I had blocked the user. :) I also noticed in your history that you were involved in an arbitration case a few months ago: should you run for adminship, it's best to mention disputes you've been involved with, rather than try to hide them. Did you keep a cool head in those disputes? Admins need to remain calm, and evidence of a user overreacting or behaving badly during a dispute can bring an RfA down very easily. A user also needs to have experience in that places they say they wish to work in: for example, if you say that you want to deal with vandalism, perform page protections, and work at AfD, then you'll need to have experience at AIV, RFPP, and AFD. Finally, I would advise against self-nominating: self-noms nowadays tend to attract one or two people opposing simply because it's a self-nom. If you need any more advice, let me know. Best wishes. Acalamari 23:18, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to do that — I appreciate it! I have one question: Would the change in my account around November 2007 affect my chances? As you can see on my user page, I tend to claim all my pre-Nov 2007 edit history from the account now called Okiefromokla (old). Would that fly in a RFA and should I even mention that previous account? It was on that account that I logged time in naming convention discussions and being a regular reviewer at FAR and FAC.

Otherwise, I'm satisfied with your assessment. You’re right that I’ve done some vandal fighting recently — although this was basically within a 24 hour period yesterday (I just got Huggle and I went a little crazy with it... it's just so fun!). Other than that, I really spend a minimal amount of time fighting vandals, although after two years, the reports at AIV do add up. I have also had experience at AFD and have requested page protection a few times. I feel I have a firm grasp of that process. Something I pride myself on very much is working well with others and keeping a cool head in disputes, and I've certainly never been engaged in an edit war or violated WP:3RR, although I’ve had my share of disagreements. In fact, recently, I've had some dealings with problem IPs that were perpetual borderline vandals and I'm very proud of my management of those situations.

I suppose I'll hold off nominating myself for a while and wait to see if someone notices me and decides to do it :) In the meantime, I have some projects I'm working on and it wouldn't hurt to participate in some more RFCs and AFDs. That would build onto my experience in the areas you point out. Thanks again! Okiefromokla ^questions? 23:55, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

As long as you disclose your past account when you run, and explain the situation behind it, then no one should hold it against you. The fact you mentioned it to me is a good sign, and having it listed on your user page is good too. Thanks for your responses to my points, and you're very welcome for my advice and review. Acalamari 00:01, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again for your advice, but I decided to nominate myself, if for no other purpose that to gage the community's response and put my name out there. The worst that could happen is the community believes I am not ready, in which case I will come back in a few months with even more experience at AFD and other crucial areas and my name will be more familiar to people :) Okiefromokla ^questions? 21:03, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. I actually saw you just submit your request, for RfA is on my watchlist. Good luck. Acalamari 21:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Question

I thought I'd rely on your wisdom of the RfA process one more time, if you don't mind. I have a strong opinion about one of the other current RfA candidates, and I'd like to participate in his/her RfA. However, I could see some problems developing with that. Would that be frowned upon? Okiefromokla ^questions? 17:47, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

There isn't anything wrong with participaing in another user's RfA while yours is in progress, but it depends on what you mean by "strong opinion". If you just want to support, then by all means do so, or if you have good-faith concerns to raise in someone's RfA, and feel there's a good reason to oppose, then again, do so. However, trying to sink someone's RfA or oppose to "get back" at someone would lead to opposition of your own (for the record, I'm not accusing you of wanting to do that, it's just that has happened in the past.) Acalamari 18:09, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. I do have good faith reasons for wanting to participate. Thanks for the response. Okiefromokla ^questions? 18:26, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 18:27, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

Consensus has been reached!		Thank you for participating in my RfA, Acalamari!
		I am grateful for your confidence: My RfA passed by a count of 64/3/3, so I am now an administrator! Of course, I plan to conduct my adminship in service of the community, so I believe the community has a right to revoke that privilege at any time. Thus, I will be open for recall under reasonable circumstances. If you have any advice, complaints, or concerns for me, please let me know. And thanks for the T-Shirt and again for all the help! Okiefromokla questions? 21:08, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Sukrirahman's user page

Hi, Acalamari. User:Sukrirahman's user page is written like a self-promotional résumé. I guess this is not acceptable in Wikipedia, but I don't know where to post the case (not on AIV, not on AfD). Can you give me directions? Thanks, --Anna Lincoln (talk) 07:50, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion covers pages in userspace or the Wikipedia-space. I suggest taking it there. Acalamari 15:20, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Question

Hi Cla68, I noticed that you revert vandalism. Occasionally, but correctly overall. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights to make vandal-reverting a little easier for you? Just remember that rollback should only be used to revert vandalism, and that misuse (either by reverting good-faith edits or revert-warring with the tool) can lead to its removal. Tell me what you think. Thanks. Acalamari 18:44, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the offer, but I don't think I need rollback right now. Thanks again though. Cla68 (talk) 21:34, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

That's perfectly fine. Thank you for your response. Best wishes. Acalamari 21:37, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the rollback of the vandalisam to my talk page. Your work must be endless, but much appreciated. - Canglesea (talk) 21:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 21:13, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Wow, that was quick. Thanks for granting me rollback. I'll try and make good use of it. Chuy1530 (talk) 22:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for granting permission (rollback). would you please archive your talk page. It is 126 KB long. Thank you. Tanvir che (talk) 17:20, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! With my talk page, I'll get around to doing it on Monday. I currently have slow internet at the moment, and archiving a big page is difficult for now. Thanks for the reminder, however. Acalamari 17:58, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

RE: EfD

I view self-noms as prima facie evidence of having a good sense of humor. Go for it! GlassCobra 02:32, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Done. :D Acalamari 15:57, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

e-mail

Hey Acalamari. You have an e-mail from me. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 22:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded. Thanks! :) Acalamari 22:50, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded as well. Thank you too. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 16:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Responded. :) Acalamari 17:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

General comment

Are you online? Rudget 16:44, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Dunno...am I? I think so anyway. (Yes I am. :D) Acalamari 16:47, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

:) Okay, I'll email you now. Rudget 16:50, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

You also have a response! Acalamari 17:16, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for granting me rollback! I appreciate it. Meisfunny Gab 22:38, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 01:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

rollback

Hey -- thanks for your interest/trust re: granting me rollback rights but it's not really necessary -- I don't do that much vandalism reversion :) Using rollback, based on my experiences on other wikis, tends to lead to mistakes -- and I like to always check the diffs anyway. Most recent reversions I've made seem to be of long-standing vandalism that no one else noticed, so it has to be removed by hand anyway. At any rate, I promise I won't misuse rollback if you grant it to me, but I also don't really need it. Cheers, phoebe / (talk to me) 23:58, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, there isn't a special "edit review" screen with rollback. Instead, you can still check revisions manually using the "diff" button. The rollback button appears in diffs, so you'll be able to tell the difference between a good-faith edit and someone inserting "sdhiasbhdsfbsdsd" into an article without having to worry about making a mistake. With need, that's not too much of a problem: I have more trust in an administrator who uses the tools occasionally and effectively than one who uses them often and abusively: I hold that view with rollbackers too. :) Anyway, I'm not going to press the issue, if you'd rather revert vandalism without rollback, then that's fine. :) Best wishes to you. Acalamari 00:04, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

I know where the rollback button is! I run a few wikis of my own :) What I meant is, because you're not forced to check the diffs on rollback -- you can do it from the history page etc., rather than from an individual diff comparison -- it is easy to either revert good changes along with bad, or miss subtle vandalism that was spread over more than session. For this reason, I'm not a fan. Rollback is useful in very limited vandal-whacking circumstances, which is usually not something I take part in... Anyway, it's hardly a big deal one way or the other. Cheers, -- phoebe / (talk to me) 16:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah, sorry about that. :) Thanks for your response and civility. :) Happy editing and best wishes to you. Acalamari 16:33, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk archives protection

Hello again, Acalamari. I've decided to come here and request for my talk page archives to be semi-protected indefinitely, just because I don't want vandals to mess around with my old talks. If so, could you protect my talk page archives, please? They can be found in the archive box on my user talk. Thanks! SchfiftyThree 00:10, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Done all four. Acalamari 00:13, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

SubPage Page Protection

Quick Question: Can subpages automatically be give page protection if the creator requests it? NuclearWarfare (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

It is disputed among admins regarding the protection of userpages, although the policy says that users can have their user/user sub-pages (but not the talks) semi-protected if the user requests it. Are there other subpages of yours that you'd like protecting? Acalamari 00:05, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Could you please do User talk:NuclearWarfare/Archive index and User talk:NuclearWarfare/Archive 7? NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 00:36, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Done both of them. Acalamari 01:33, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

A message from Steven Fruitsmaak.

Thank you for participating in my RfA, wich was successful with 73 support, 6 oppose, and 5 neutral. I'll try to be as clear as I can in my communication and to clear some of the admin backlog on images. If there is anything I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page! Cheers, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:30, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA thankspam

Thanks for your support in my RFA, which passed with 140 supporting, 11 opposing, and 4 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have given to me. If I can ever assist you with anything, just ask.

Cheers!

J.delanoy^gabs_adds 20:06, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

RFA thank-you

Thank-you for your support of me at my recent RFA, which was successful. I have appreciated everyone's comments and encouragement there. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:44, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

RfB Thank You spam

Thank you for participating in my RfB! I am very grateful for the confidence of the community shown at my RfB, which passed by a count of 154/7/2 (95.65%). I have read every word of the RfB and taken it all to heart. I truly appreciate everyone's input: supports, opposes, neutrals, and comments. Of course, I plan to conduct my cratship in service of the community. If you have any advice, questions, concerns, or need help, please let me know. Again, Thanks! — Rlevse • Talk • 08:48, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Question

Hi
Hey, that's nice of you to offer, and I gladly accept. I've just read up on rollback again, and apparently it's really no big deal (i.e., it isn't as dangerous as it sounds)
I'd like to think that I know when it's appropriate to simply revert and when it isn't, so I'll try not to bring shame on you (or me, for that matter).
Cheers, Amalthea (talk) 17:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Good luck with your new tool. :) Acalamari 17:18, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. :) --Amalthea (talk) 18:40, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course. :) You're welcome. Acalamari 18:41, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Please unlock

Please unlock the Elvis article. It has been locked for 7 months. Another article I was going to add to is also locked, the Steve Fossett article.

Please unlock that, too.

Fossett&Elvis (talk) 18:34, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'll unprotect Elvis, though since it has been hit with vandalism hard in the past, please be aware that I may have to re-instate the protection if the vandals return. Regarding Steve Fossett, however, it was protected by Will Beback, so you'll have to talk to him. Thanks! Acalamari 18:50, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback feature?

Hi Acalamari, could you please finish deciding whether to grant me rollback feature or not, thank you — Navy  Blue  ^{formerly iDosh} 18:58, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I was hoping some other admins will provide some more input. I'll review you fully myself then. Hang on. Acalamari 18:59, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I'll wait :) — Navy  Blue  ^{formerly iDosh} 19:03, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Done: see this. Acalamari 19:06, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps you know...

who this may be. LaraLove|Talk 03:18, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking it was some Encyclopedia Dramatica troll, but this edit makes me think otherwise, as I've blocked several of Hiwhispees' socks before. Thanks for letting me know. :) Acalamari 15:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

New Kids on the Block

Thanks for the heads up- I have joined the discussion. J Milburn (talk) 20:16, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you: I'm not an expert with images, but I do have a basic understanding. I left a couple of notes on the the user's talk page before posting to the article talk, and I'd like to hear their reason for re-adding the images. I'd rather talk than keep reverting. Acalamari 20:20, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the MascotGuy blocks.

Could I impose on you to block User:Super Squirt Belly, User:Famous Squirt Belly and User:Kookbelly as well? They're listed on his long term abuse page, but they remain open accounts. It's unlikely he'll ever use them again, but it pays to be safe. Thanks.  :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 21:07, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I actually went to the long term abuse page right now, and tried to block them, but it seems that those accounts don't exist. Have they been listed incorrectly? Acalamari 21:10, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

• Pretty sure they weren't but they were created, as it were, by another blocked sock. Maybe that's why they aren't showing up. Just as well. Thanks for looking. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 21:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
  • I'll take a look at the logs of some of the recent socks then. I'll tell you when I'm done. Acalamari 21:13, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Issues

I need help with my rollbacking.

It says:

"Unable to proceed There seems to be a problem with your login session;
this action has been canceled as a precaution against session hijacking. Please hit "back" and reload the page you came from, then try again."

...whenever I try to rollback vandalism. It's strange because I refreshed the page, deleted the browsing cache, logged out and back in again, and even changed my IP address. I did all of that within a few minutes ago and didn't turn off my computer, but I would have thought that it would work by now. Any suggestions? Thank you, ~ Troy (talk) 00:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

This has happened a few times to me before, but I've found it clears after a short amount of time. As I'm not an expert on things like this, I'd suggest bringing this to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), as people who are more familiar with this sort of thing post there and will be able to help you more than I can. Thanks. Acalamari 00:35, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Okeedoke. Thanks, ~ Troy (talk) 00:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 00:40, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

There's a problem with rollback at the minute - I've just found out from IRC. Apparently a bugs been filed (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14997) and hopefully it will be fixed soon. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 00:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

That explains the current problem then, though I have had the "Unable to proceed" message before. Acalamari 01:36, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Personal Question

I am always trying to learn something new from the user page of those that write me, today I saw you have a set of icons in the top right corner of your user page. How did you do that? Any link will be helpfull.

Thanks, Miguel.mateo (talk) 02:11, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, to be honest, I don't know a lot about coding. I actually took the icons from another user's page, and modified them slightly (which is difficult to do). I know that the following text (look at it in the editing screen):

<div style="position:absolute; z-index:100; right:100px; top:14px;" class="metadata" id="Spoofs"> <imagemap> Image:Nuvola apps package network.png|20px rect 0 0 1000 1000 [[User:Acalamari/Spoofs|Spoofs of my name]] desc none </imagemap> </div>

Will produce my "spoof" icon near the top-right hand corner of a page. It'll have to be customized accordingly. I hope that helps. Acalamari 15:37, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Today I managed to catch an IP vandalizing more than 20 pages, how easy was to revert using the rollback button from the "user contributions" page. Obviously the IP is now blocked. Summary: thanks for letting me know about the rollback tool, it would have been impossible to do what I did today without it!

PS. Thanks for tip about the little icons, already in my user page... Miguel.mateo (talk) 12:37, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

You're very welcome for both. :) Acalamari 17:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: question

Acalamari, your comments are always thoughtful and friendly. I actually wasn't including you in particular, or really anyone for the matter, in my analysis. I was only trying to generally clarify what Enigmaman was (what I thought) attempting to convey to others about how the first few support !votes read/came across. If you reread my comment, you'll notice I said that I didn't personally have any problem. The first few supports didn't really say anything productive (not even the standard stuff about "great candidate" or "trustworthy"), just some sarcasm. I hope that clarifies, cheers mate! Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 21:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I know you said that you didn't actually have a problem with the comments yourself, but the possibility of my comments coming across as frivolous or sarcastic had me concerned, even if certain people actually didn't have a problem with the comments. I will admit that sometimes I did use sarcasm in RfAs, but it's something I've avoided for the last few months (it was something Friday said at my RfB or somewhere that made me improve my comments at RfA, and be more helpful with my rationales). I do agree with you that the first few supports weren't very helpful, which was why I decided to expand upon mine (and further still when Balloonman left a comment). Anyway, there's no hard feelings at all: it's just something to add to the "something to consider next time" and "avoid the mistake again" books. Best wishes. Acalamari 21:50, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

rollback

Hi Acalamari! Could you please have a look at this use of rollback? Thanks. Gwen Gale (talk) 05:10, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

My bad. I do understand the rollback is inappropriate to use other than vandalism, but I did not intend to edit war, or I could have easily revert it using normal revert button. My apology I did not use the normal revert function. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 05:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

• Responded here and here. Acalamari 16:10, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

rollback request

thanks ChiragPatnaik (talk) 16:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 18:52, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

thankspam

Thanks to everyone who participated in my RfA, regardless of their !vote. I have withdrawn the nomination as a failure at 19 supports, 45 opposes, and 9 neutral statements. As has been written and sung, you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need — and what I need is to go back to working on our shared project. Not everyone has to be an admin; there is a role for each of us. After reflection, I feel I don't have the temperament to secure community consensus as an admin at any point, and I will not be applying again in the future — and hey, that's all right, 'cause I stay true to the philosophy that adminship is no big deal: I tried, I failed, and now I'll return to doing what I've always done. I have an extremely strong belief in the consensus process, and the consensus was clear. I will be devoting my energies to volunteering at MedCab and working up a complete series of articles on the short stories of Ernest Hemingway, among lord knows what else. Thanks again to everyone who spared the time to weigh in on this one. It was made in better faith than it probably seemed. Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for weighing in at my RfA. I really appreciate the defense against the POINT and "disruptive" statements that were being made, as I really did intend the nom in good faith and I'm glad someone saw it that way. It looks like the whole idea sort of crashed and burned, but I'll always be a Wikipedian, and I'll definitely be seeing you around on the project. Here's to the future -- Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

re: Question

Wow, thank you for the offer. If it won't be too much bother, I believe I could make some use of rollback. :) –  LATICS  talk  16:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. :) Good luck! Acalamari 16:30, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Happy editing, Acalamari/Archive 028. :) –  LATICS  talk  16:48, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:49, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback request

Hello, I'd like to request rollback rights. As you can see from my extensive contribution history, I've been fighting spam and vandalism here for quite a while, usually using Twinkle. I've heard about rollback, but haven't had a chance to try it yet, and would like to see what it's like and how it compares to Twinkle. --GoodDamon 20:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. Just remember to use it only for reverting vandalism, and that misuse of the tool, either by revert good-faith edits or revert-warring with it, can lead to its removal. Good luck. Acalamari 20:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! --GoodDamon 20:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 20:46, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks!

Thank you... ...for participating in my RfA, which closed with 119 in support, 4 neutral and 5 opposes. I'm honestly overwhelmed at the level of support that I've received from the community, and will do my best to maintain the trust placed in me. I 'm also thankful to those who opposed or expressed a neutral position, for providing clear rationales and superb feedback for me to build on. I've set up a space for you to provide any further feedback or thoughts, should you feel inclined to. However you voted, thanks for taking the time out to contribute to the process, it's much appreciated. Kind regards, Gazimoff 21:15, 4 August 2008 (UTC)