User talk:Acalamari/Archive 030

Thanks

I thank you for granting me Wikipedia:Rollback_feature and I will attempt to use this permission to remove as much vandalism as is possible in a day by using it in conjuction with User:Lupin/Anti-vandal_tool which I currently use and find a revolutionary script

Again, Many Thanks A Cool Editor (talk) 16:34, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Acalamari, I don't mean to question you – and I'm not going to unilaterally revert you unless it proves necessary – but are you aware you've just granted rollback to an account with 100 mainspace edits who was denied it two days ago? – iridescent 16:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, no, I was not aware of the denial at all. If I had checked the history, which it's obvious I didn't, I would have known and would have denied the request myself. Sorry Iridescent, I've been on a break for the last few months, and need to remind myself of a few things again. For the record, the user's reverts looked fine to me, which was the main reason I granted rollback, and you're welcome to double-check some of them yourself and do whatever you think is necessary. Best wishes. Acalamari

Well I disagree with the original denial, since according to the rollback page it says "Any administrator can grant rollback to a user using his or her own judgement". If the reverts are good, there's no issue in my opinion. Though mentioning something to Djsasso would be good. -- how do you turn this on 17:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have no opinion on the original declining, but Djsasso has been informed. Acalamari 17:55, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, that came out wrong. I meant to say that I disagreed the original denial was a problem. Best wishes, -- how do you turn this on 18:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I have no problem that he granted it the 3rd time around. I denied him twice, and thought maybe I was being too hard on him when I saw he applied for a 3rd time so I thought I would let someone else handle it. -Djsasso (talk) 18:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I really do apologise for the amount of trouble I have caused. If any admin finds it neccessary, I really do not mind if my rollbacker rights are removed, however, I have already made around 20 constructive rollbacks, see Special:Contributions/A_Cool_Editor A Cool Editor (talk) 10:17, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about it: as long as you use rollback correctly then the above discussion was more than worth it. Best wishes. Acalamari 16:47, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Rollback Rights

I really appreciate it as it will be easier to revert vandalism. I will be sure to use it in the correct way. Thanks Juthani1 ^tcs 19:38, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Thanks

No problem. That one was a particularly nasty attack, if I remember correctly. Hopefully, they won't return... DARTH PANDA^talk 19:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can I voice my opinion?

Hello, I would like to know if an editor is under review for possible adminship but that review doesn't appear on everyone's watchlist to participate, is it still okay to make a comment or ask a question? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 20:50, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure what you mean: you can participate or ask questions in any request for adminship that is listed on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship, but any request not listed on that page should not be edited. You can also look at the current requests by viewing Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard. Does this help? Thanks. Acalamari 20:54, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 22:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Acalamari 22:03, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pointer to the longer explanation of my position on Everyking

Just wanted to make sure you had seen this discussion on the talk page of that same RFA. May change your opinion, may solidify it. YMMV.—Kww(talk) 19:22, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I am aware of that discussion. In Everyking's RfA, it was stated a few times that Everyking, despite his inclusionist views, would not close AfDs to his own opinions, and that's even if he wanted to close them in the first place, yet he was still opposed over his views anyway. In your RfA, I do not oppose you for your views (that would be hypocritical of me), and I'm not a fan of people being opposed for their Wikiphilosophies either, unless those views actually affect actions problematically: everyone has a differing point of view. I'll only ask this: what is your position on closing AfDs? Acalamari 20:17, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I won't make a campaign promise not to close AFDs. That works just as well as admins promising that they will be subject to recall: because promises made in RFAs aren't binding, you have to evaluate a candidate based on what you think they would do performing that function, even if they promise not to do it. I didn't consider Everyking's promise not to perform them in making my decision, and I wouldn't advise anyone to consider any such promise in any RFA.

I tried to answer that question in Q4, but I'll expand. The role of any admin is to evaluate consensus. I firmly do not believe that that is a purely numeric decision: part of evaluating consensus is to evaluate the arguments and weigh them: nine well argued keeps can win over a dozen unsupported deletes, and vice versa. Part of that job is to evaluate the arguments relative to policy. The arguments can quite validly argue for exceptions, but not simply fail to reference them.

Take a hypothetical song that, for example, woefully failed WP:MUSIC: never charted, never covered by another artist, never released as a single. Yet, five or six other artists refer to that song as an influence, something which had a strong and direct influence on their career. There's no problem with people arguing Keep: I think this is an exception to the guidelines, because having such a strong influence on an artist like So-and-so, as revealed in his interview in Rolling Stone, makes this song notable. Because of the Rolling Stone article, we have a third-party source, so it meets WP:N even it fails WP:MUSIC That's a great argument, one worth weighing highly. But what to do with just Keep? Or, worse yet, Keep Meets WP:MUSIC#Songs when no fair and objective evaluation can be made that makes the argument true? On the other side, how about raw Delete !votes? These weak arguments have to count for less than the strong ones. In an ideal world, you could claim one well-reasoned argument could trump 100 opposing, but unreasoned, statements. We don't live in an ideal world. In practice, if my evaluation of the arguments presented in the AFD resulted in an answer that was opposed to a strong numerical majority, I only have two choices: pass by the AFD, because I couldn't close according the numerical majority with a clear conscience; or relist, with a statement that I was relisting because there were too many votes without reasoning. If I took the third alternative, that of just doing the opposite of a strong majority wanted, I might as well open the DRV case myself. In cases where an thorough evaluation comes up with an answer where the numeric counts are closely balanced, I've got no argument with an admin proceeding according to his evaluation.

I really believe that we have to get away from thinking of AFDs as votes. We wind up with too many cases of pile-ons in both directions: groups that want to keep the most plot-laden articles around because they like the series, and groups that want to wipe out articles based on their own personal perceptions of notability. As I said in the RFA, I expect to relist AFDs if I find that no debate has occurred or if I think the arguments go in opposition to the numeric analysis. While I think we have to go back to debating instead of voting, you can't go too far away from what people are used to and expect.

On a purely practical level, I know that if I manage to squeak my way into adminship with this RFA, every deletion I performed would go to DRV just because of people's perception of me, so it's not an area I would rush into.—Kww(talk) 21:24, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After this response, I'll withdraw my opposition. I may not support at the moment, but I won't oppose anymore. Thanks for this reply. Acalamari 23:49, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Was this and this intentional or a mistake? Haha ——Possum (talk) 00:14, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A misunderstanding and an error on my part: I mistakenly thought the person in question was vandalizing. It was when they continued those edits and I talked to that person that they weren't. See their talk page. Best wishes. Acalamari 00:17, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I thought as well :) and I echo Húsönd's comments below about you, regards ——Possum (talk) 07:54, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I also note that it was me who gave you rollback well over six months ago. Thanks for being good with that tool. :) Thanks also for the compliments. Acalamari 01:19, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I remember you giving it to me. I also remember thinking "what on earth is this?" ;) ——Possum (talk) 05:43, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I just wanted to say hi xd Ur So Gay it wasn't released as single ^^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.252.141.38 (talk) 00:21, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine: you haven't done anything wrong. The error is mine here. Best wishes. Acalamari 00:24, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re. Ow

Hello Acalamari and thank you for your message. :-) I agree that I did not deserve the outcome of my RfB, and I agree that I made some mistakes. However, the only things I've learned from it had nothing to do with RfBs. Or bureaucratship. The most important lesson that I could learn is that the dark side of Wikipedia spares no one. But even that I already knew. Again, thank you for your message. Users like you used to be common on Wikipedia, but they're so rare these days... I'm glad not all of them have left. :-) Best regards, Hús ö nd 00:40, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Pedro821

You might need to block the user's ability to edit their talk page :) -- how do you turn this on 19:38, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only minor disruption for now. :) I have to log off anyway, for lunch, so I'll let another admin deal with it if they want to. :) Thanks. Acalamari 19:40, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for noticing. That was a rather expedient response, especially when I didn't message you. Well, it's good to be back anyway. Would you mind catching me up on anything important I missed? Thanks, Justin^(Gmail?)_(u) 16:05, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, heh, well, there's quite a lot to say, and I'm actually catching up on some recent things mysel, too. :) I was on a break for a month. Anyway, I'm glad you're back. Acalamari 19:24, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, yeah it seems like there's a lot that went on. My goodness, I leave you guys alone for 6 months, and the place turns upside down! Justin^(Gmail?)_(u) 19:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Protection of Nirvana

Could you possibly give Kurt Cobain a quick prot. too? All the recent edits there have all been vandalism. Thanks in advance, friend! Utan Vax (talk) 22:07, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected for a month. Acalamari 22:10, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much! Utan Vax (talk) 22:13, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome! Thanks for letting me know. :) Acalamari 22:15, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ironholds's RFA

You've had a comment under your vote. Best wishes, -- how do you turn this on 03:06, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh...it certainly wasn't my intention to cause a storm or generate drama, as what's seemed to have happened there. I'll respond later when I have more time to write a better response. Acalamari 16:54, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Hello Acalamari. Thank you very much for your support in my recent Request for Adminship, which was successful with 111 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. I have to say I am more than a little overwhelmed by this result and I greatly appreciate your trust in me. I will do my best to use the tools wisely. Thanks again. Regards. Thingg ^⊕^⊗ 23:43, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hi

it's been a while do you remember me? lol, but yeah i was wondering if you could find someone to expand Jacoby Shaddix's page ( the lead singer of paparoch) cuz it just isn't doing it for me! and i don't know how to write articles! thanks:]Irish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 16:51, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Irishforever16, yes, I remember you. :) Glad to see you. Um, do you mean "Papa Roach". Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone who is a fan of that band, and I myself don't know much about them either, but I can try to improve the article as best I can. :) Acalamari 16:15, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2012

Hi, Acalamari. 2012 has been semi-protected for more than nine months. I think it may be time to try unprotecting it again. What do you think? Powers ^T 18:56, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can always request unprotection on WP:RPP. Best wishes, -- how do you turn this on 19:01, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The instructions for which recommend asking the protecting admin first. Thanks, though. Powers ^T 21:33, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotected. Thanks for letting me know. Acalamari 16:07, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Rollback rights

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get rollback rights - it would be useful in reverting vandalism that often takes place on pages related to WP: Swaminarayan that Im involved in. Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 11:58, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If Acalamari doesn't see this first, you can try asking at WP:RFR. Best wishes, -- how do you turn this on 12:06, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted. Just remember to use it to revert edits that are obvious vandalism, and that using rollback to revert good-faith edits or to revert-war can lead to the tool being removed. For practice, you may wish to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 16:11, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 17:21, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 17:25, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback request

Hi, i am an editor having 11,932 edits, and will be completely 2 years on wiki this 8th Dec and have about 650+ pages related to Hinduism on my watchlist. The rollback would be would useful to revert vandalism on WP Hinduism articles.--Redtigerxyz (talk) 16:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted. Just remember to use it to revert edits that are obvious vandalism. Note that using rollback to revert good-faith edits or to revert-war are considered misuse of the tool, and can lead to it being removed. For practice, you may wish to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 16:34, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --Redtigerxyz (talk) 16:35, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Thank You for granting me rollback permission. hda3ku (talk) 16:54, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 16:55, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Rollback

Hi Acalamari! In response to your question on my talk page, I would appreciate the right to rollback. I probably won't use it that frequently, as I don't usually go looking for vandals, and instead simply revert vandalism as I come across it while going through my watchlist, but it would be a nice feature to have when I needed it. Thank you for the offer! Dana boomer (talk) 20:44, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted. :) Don't worry about how much you use it: the main thing is that rollback is used correctly. Using rollback to revert good-faith edits or to revert-war with other users can lead to its removal, while no/little use but correct use of the tool is fine. :) For practice, you may wish to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback. Good luck. Acalamari 22:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Dana boomer (talk) 17:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 19:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

radddd :D

thanks bro:] yeah i meant papa roach lol some people spell it differently, i spell it diff every time lol:] yeah, I also think the Kurt Cobain article should be better. Because i am soooo obsessed with Kurt! I would write it but I guess i'm not the best and i hate, HATE citing my sources:[ Gracias!Irish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 21:09, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question: How do you get a picture of a skateboard on your page? Is there any way you could put it on my page for me? Like an image of a boy on a skateboard or a skateboard. That would be wonderful!Irish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 20:28, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Add [[Image:Horizontal Skateboard.jpg|100px|thumb|center]] to the page. The "100px" is the size (which you can change accordingly, either to 100px, 200px, etc), and the "center" is what part of the screen you want the image in: change to the left, the center, or the right. Hope that helps. Acalamari 22:12, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

you're a rock star

thanks!! that's rad! Do you skate??Irish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 22:15, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! You're a rockstar!

Thanks!! Ok, not to like totally bore you with long, stupid boring questions ( sorry=[ ) but do you know how i can put up a more recent picture via i photo? like it would be from iphoto. do you know how??Irish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 22:19, 15 October 2008 (UTC) Good, lol I can be very persistant and some people get turned off by that lol =) can you look at my user page and see the skate board thing cuz it looks like it's kinda weird,like with a white back ground, like it's cool and stuff i just wanna know if tharts supposed to be there lolIrish♥forever^{(and lovin' it)} 22:35, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for the thank you! I appreciate it! Have a great day! DavidWS (talk) 23:45, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! You too! Acalamari 23:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

I just thought I'd say hi. :-) --cremepuff222 (talk) 00:35, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! :) Acalamari 01:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey hey, I saw you in recent changes just now! I wouldn't have remembered to check to see if you had responded if I hadn't seen that edit! --cremepuff222 (talk) 02:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Cheers for that! :D

OBM ^{blah blah blah} 18:30, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 17:30, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding rollback rights

Hello there. Yes, I would love to have rollback rights! :-) Thanks. Erzsébet Báthory_{(talk|contr.)} 17:26, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted. :) Just remember that it should be used to revert vandalism, and that misuse of the tool, either by reverting good-faith edits or revert-warring can lead to its removal. Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback has a bit more information on the tool, and a place to practice it if necessary. Good luck. Acalamari 17:29, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I know it's a day early, but...

I would like to wish you a Happy 2nd annual First Edit Day! I made this YouTube video for you in honor of you being in Wikipedia for two years! NHRHS2010 | Talk to me 17:51, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! :) I'm glad someone remembered! :D Acalamari 19:14, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Did you see my video? NHRHS2010 | Talk to me 12:04, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I did. Thank you. :) Acalamari 19:33, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User Help

Hi. I'm not sure where to report this, but a user you recently blocked, User:88.104.153.212, has made a negative contribution to his talk page. Should the talk page be protected? If so, where should it be reported? \ / (⁂) 23:56, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They only did it the once, which isn't really a big deal, but if they had done it several times in a row, then just report it to the blocking admin, but if they're inactive, any other administrator would be fine. Acalamari 19:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination of Category:Fictional Swedish-Americans

Category:Fictional Swedish-Americans, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Cgingold (talk) 20:06, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the note. :) Acalamari 22:31, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Whoa, that was fast! Thanks :) --Waldir ^talk 23:40, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't really take long to look through recent edits, the block log, and then pressing a button. :) In addition, by being an admin on other projects, I guess I don't need to explain when and when not to use rollback and where to practice using it. :) Good luck. Acalamari 23:43, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations...

...on 40,000 edits. :-) --cremepuff222 (talk) 01:09, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. :) Apparently, I need about 1,960,000 edits before my account cannot be renamed. :) Acalamari 01:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ibaranoff24

Hi, I started a thread on ANI regarding this user's use of the rollback feature. Looks like you gave him rollback to begin with. Just thought I'd inform you incase you wanted to comment on the issue. Cheers, Landon1980 (talk) 19:43, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the courtesy note. :) Acalamari 22:03, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A scary calamari

-siℓℓy rabbit (talk) 22:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Now that is scary. :D Acalamari 22:12, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I like it! Eek! :) Gwen Gale (talk) 22:13, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

:D Acalamari 22:17, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huggle

is still not working. When I try to log in, I receive an error message that says Huggle is not enabled for your account, check user configuration page. -- IRP ☎ 22:52, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I don't use Huggle. I can grant and remove rollback, but as I don't use Huggle, I don't know how it's installed or how it works. I suggest asking someone like J.delanoy or Iridescent about Huggle. I'm not sure how active the creator, Gurch, is at the moment, but the other two are good with the tool. Best wishes. Acalamari 22:55, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

Doing... J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 22:57, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You seem like a really helpful person

I'm hoping you wouldn't mind a request for assistance/advice. I looked for an email link to you in the toolbox but didn't see one. Sorry to post this request here. Is there a way I can contact you privately regarding a wiki BLP page? I'm an assistant to the subject (I've posed a request on Requests for Page Protection as well) but I think I would benefit from advice from someone with your experience. Thanks. Obsessivelibrarian (talk) 05:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Obsessivelibrarian.

Do you have email enabled in your preferences? If you don't, you can't send email to other users. J.delanoy ^gabs _adds 05:14, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

J.delanoy is right: you'll need to have E-mail enabled on your account in order to E-mail other users, and that can be activated by going into your preferences, as linked to above. Then, an "E-mail this user" button will appear in the tab on the left-side of the screen. That's the only way I can be contacted privately. Acalamari 15:46, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image vandalism on your User page

I just came here to drop a thanks for the rollback and Image:Sam Masterbating.jpg (not safe for work) popped up on your user page. I clicked the history tab but last edit was done by you. I don't know how to revert it. And I'm not sure if you are seeing it or not but its there! - Unpopular Opinion (talk) 17:31, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All fixed :-) (See this). Best wishes, – How do you turn this on (talk) 17:42, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that kind of vandalism first time. Acalamari, thanks for the rollback. - Unpopular Opinion (talk) 17:53, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, transclusion vandalism: that's where a page that's transcluded onto another gets vandalized, and as a result, both pages get vandalized, but one hasn't even been edited, but has the vandaliszed page transcluded onto it. That userbox got vandalized, and as my user page has that userbox on it, my userpage went from viewing the userbox to viewing vandalism. Thanks to How do you turn this on for fixing the vandalism. You're welcome to Unpopular Opinion for rollback! :) Acalamari 19:06, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!!

Thank you very much for granting me the ability to rollback articles. I shall put it to good use. Matty4123 (talk) 23:55, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 00:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Matty4123's RB request

Hello, when I saw you grant rollback to Matty4123 not too long ago, I was going to add a short note that they last requested for rollback only two days ago. Do you think that user should have waited a little longer after the first request was denied? Thanks, SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 23:55, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was not aware of that denial, and I based my conclusion on the editor's recent reverts, of which seemed good to me. He was denied rollback for lack of reverts, and he has done vandal-reverts since then. I also left a note on their talk page, reminding them to use rollback properly. Had I been aware of the denial at the time, I would have seeked more input, but since I've already done it, I'm not going to undo it: it'll clog the userrights log and cause more drama than just leaving it. Rollback is not difficult to remove. Thanks for letting me know, however: I'll check up on Matty4123's reverts after he's used the tool for a bit. Acalamari 00:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Hi Acalamari, and thanks for supporting my successful request for adminship. It was nice to see all the kind comments I got from my supporters and I hope that I will be more useful to the community now that I have the tools again.--Berig (talk) 15:26, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Its been awfully quiet recently...

until now. What will they come up with next? Monster Under Your Bed ^(talk) 12:46, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to User:Acalamari/Spoofs, it's been nearly five months since the last one appeared. Thanks for letting me know. :) Acalamari 17:04, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need IP blocked

Hey! Some guy is blanking my user page! His IP address is 71.104.129.104. He/She has been blocked once. I warned him the first time, and he is still doing it. Should you block him or should I warn him? I am not an sysop. Oh, and I would like to have rollback privleges. You do the blocking/warning and I'll fuss around trying to revert it back. OK? Back to Mac32 17:22, 5 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Backtothemacman32 (talk • contribs)

I've blocked the user for 48 hours. Normally I wouldn't block after a single instance of vandalism, but in this case, the user was a repeat vandal to your userpage, and thus, a block was justified. Someone else reverted the vandalism.

However, regarding rollback rights, I'm afraid I have to decline that request for now. Currently, you only have a few edits to articles, and little to no vandal-reverting. I kindly suggest that you read up on vandalism, and practice reverting vandalism using the undo tool for some time. Come back to me or request rollback here in a week or two when you've practiced. Best wishes. Acalamari 17:32, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which recently passed with 126 in support, 22 in opposition and 6 neutral votes.

Thanks for your support in my RFA!! I also like you comment. I also agree Wikipedia needs both article writers to write the Wikipedia and then reverter s to revert vandalism. Neither would exists or have any useful function without the other. :)
• If you want to reply to this message please use my talk page as watch listing about 150 pages is a bit messy •
·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 23:03, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Can you go to WP:Requests for permissions/Rollback and look at my request, please. Hairy Perry 18:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It seems your request has now been responded to. Acalamari 23:00, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support!

Thanks for supporting my successful Rfa! Hope to work with you more in the future!--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 20:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My Rfa

Acalamari, thank you very much for participating in my Rfa, which was successful with 80 Support, 5 Oppose, 6 Neutral. The comments were overwhelming, and hopefully I can live up to the expectation of the community.

I would also like to thank my nominator Realist² and my co-nom Orane (talk), and special mention to Acalamari and Lenticel ^(talk) for the kindness from the start. Regards, Efe

Additional thanks for the Admin's t-shirt. --Efe (talk) 04:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Madonna Wikiproject

I think we should start a Wikiproject for Madonna. What do you think? — Realist² 15:57, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that would be a great idea: there are many articles relating to Madonna, and a WikiProject would help. Be aware, however, that I don't edit Madonna-related articles very often, but if I can help, I shall. Acalamari 16:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well I can certainly set it up, I started WP:JANET so I know what I'm doing. I'm currently busy with other Wiki tasks and off Wiki stuff but I can set it up in the Christmas holidays. Before that we need to see if we have enough support. I will leave a notice about it on the Madonna talk page to see if there is enough support. If we can get the support (about 8 long term editors) then I have no problem doing it. — Realist² 16:42, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've commented there for you. Acalamari 17:08, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers. — Realist² 17:18, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help. :) Acalamari 17:19, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

		The RfA Barnstar
		Acalamari, I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with 112 supports, 4 opposes and 5 neutrals. A special mention goes out to Stwalkerster and Pedro for nominating me, thanks a lot for having trust in me! In response to the neutrals, I will try to double check articles that have been tagged for speedy deletion before I CSD them and will start off slowly with the drama boards of ANI and AN to ensure that I get used to them. In response to the oppose !votes on my RfA, I will check that any images I use meet the non-free content criteria and will attempt to handle any disputes or queries as well as I can. If you need my help at all, feel free to simply ask at my talk page and I'll see if I can help. Once again, thank you for your participation, and have a great day! :) The Helpful One 22:28, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the new admin school link. :) The Helpful One 22:45, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 22:50, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just want to say...

Have a Happy 18th Birthday! Everyone seems to have forgotten this special occasion for a special wikipedian, especially given all the messages you got last yr :P I wont let it bypass though. NHRHS2010 set the stakes pretty high by making a video for you on your wikibirthday but he looks to be busy (aren't we all) otherwise i can only imagine what type of gift he would have given you. Regardless, hope all goes well, take it easy and enjoy it. Cheers Monster Under Your Bed ^(talk) 08:01, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That means a lot! Thanks for remembering, and for giving me this gift for my birthday. :) Best wishes to you. Acalamari 17:45, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's your birthday?? Have a good one, A! Best wishes, – How do you turn this on (talk) 17:59, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, How do you turn this on! :) Best wishes to you too. Acalamari 18:00, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're only 18? That can't be right. You're far too wise to be 18.
Best (belated) wishes. :) --Amalthea^Talk 20:57, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(makes me hungry as I'm posting this) NHRHS2010 | Talk to me 03:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Amalthea and NHRHS2010! Thank you very much. :) Acalamari 17:16, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy belated! Sorry I missed it! Kafka Liz (talk) 21:25, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about missing it. :) Thanks for the kind note! I noticed this edit on your talk page just now, and was going to leave a comment there to welcome you back, and to say that I hope you had a good time. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 21:28, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Acalamari! This year was excellent, especially as my folks let me do the cooking! I hope both your birthday and your Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it, that is) were excellent. Kafka Liz (talk) 21:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Nice one for getting the chance to cook. Yes, our Thanksgiving was good, and so was my acutal birthday. In fact, we spent much of my birthday restoring our twenty-year-old Compa computer: as boring as that may sound, it was great to see that computer working again after five years of inactivity (in fact, it was that computer where I first learned to use a computer). Thanks for thinking of me. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 00:51, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Page creation

This is the first article I ever put together, so I don't know if I'm doing this right or wrong by asking, but can I create this page? Y B K 20:45, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not up-to-date on band notability guidelines, but I say go ahead and be bold: you don't need my or anybody else's permission to create a page. You may want to find additional sources for the band, however, to help verify more of the information. Acalamari 21:00, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, spank me sensible - here, at last, comes the dribbling beer

Have an unyielding beer on me.

Let the amber nectar flow all day and night. Let it run down the mountains and through the caverns and across the rich lawns to swamp the streets. Let it rain beer. Let the heavens open and shine forth beer. Let it all be beer. Wonderful beer. And let it be as deep as the heart of a lion.

This is an acknowledgment of your participation in the RfA of: SilkTork *^YES!. 19:12, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]