User talk:Acalamari/Archive S

My RfA

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which closed unsuccessfully with 25 support, 18 oppose, and 6 neutral. Thank you also for casting my first support and for defending my RfA. I'll look forward working with you. --BritandBeyonce (talk) 06:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the rollback. --BritandBeyonce (talk) 00:41, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Also, I too believe that your next RfA should be successful. :) Don't worry, I didn't pass my first RfA either. Acalamari 00:44, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Operation Badr (Iran-Iraq War)

Will you please delete the unsourced, unreferenced article Operation Badr (Iran-Iraq War)? I would really appreciate you to remove this worthless, pov-shit. Angela from the Blue (talk) 15:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Although I can delete material, I can't just delete whatever I like. Take the article to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion or try to fix the article. Thanks. Acalamari 17:05, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

A belated thanks for granting me rollback.Actually I am a great admirer of your judgement and contribution to wikipedia.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:43, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome for rollback. :) Thank you for the compliments too. :) Acalamari 02:36, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Move help

Hi, could you help with moving? This article PFC Metalurg Zaporozhye needs to be moved to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. I put up a "requested move" proposal, and the consensus is for the move (see talk page). Would do it myself, but need an administrator's muscles. Thanks a bunch in advance.--Riurik^(discuss) 08:32, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Done. Acalamari 17:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments moved on my RFA page

User:SlimVirgin has removed many comments from my RFA page. I think I object to this for many reasons. Can something be done to put them back where they were? Thanks. Gwen Gale (talk) 19:40, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

SlimVirgin moved them to the talk page because they took up a lot of room, and made the RfA harder to read and participate in. If you want, I recommend talking to SlimVirgin about it, but as you're the candidate, I suggest that you leave it as it is. Acalamari 19:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that's what I think too. Thanks. Gwen Gale (talk) 20:02, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 20:05, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

thx

I have the mop but can you search the RFA meeting shown to find the bucket?	Thanks for your support, my request for adminship passed 60/0/0 yesterday! I want to thank Mrs.EasterBunny and Royalbroil for nominating me, those who updated the RfA tally, and everyone for their support and many kind words. To paraphrase a president ... I wish my mum and dad could see the comments made. My dad would be so proud to see the comments ... and my mum would have believed them". I will do my best to use the new tools carefully and responsibly (and you may be surprised to find that I have not deleted all of the pages by accident..... yet). Thanks again, Victuallers (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)	An early RFA meeting to decide if Victuallers can be included as a sysop - use cursor to identify.

User:Melsaran/Title

Oh... is it really standard practise to delete contributions (even if it's actually useful and not vandalism or anything?) by banned users? It just doesn't make sense, but anyway, if it can't stay there can you retrieve it for me so I could place it in my userspace? -- Mentifisto 22:40, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Restored for you. Acalamari 22:41, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Forever or should I just copy the code and create a new page for it? -- Mentifisto 22:45, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Use the "move" feature at the top of the page to move the page to a new title. That way, you can keep the page history if you like. If not, just copy the text out. Acalamari 22:46, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks! -- Mentifisto 22:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 22:52, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey

How do I block editors? I wanna kick some vandal ass. Asta Lavista, Baby! 17:31, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

You have to be an administrator. Acalamari 17:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

How do I become one? Asta Lavista, Baby! 17:35, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

You go to Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/nominate and follow the instructions there, but I kindly suggest that you do not run for adminship: you have less than 50 edits, and saying above that you want to "kick some vandal ass" and this will lead to your request not passing. Acalamari 17:42, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

So I'm never gonna be an admin even when I know everything about Wikipedia. Why is it wrong for editors in good faith to not just return? Asta Lavista, Baby! 17:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not saying you'll never be an admin: just not at this time. You need more experience first. For example: edit articles that interest you, help with removing vandalism and reporting vandals, participate in deletion discussions, and also, familiarize yourself with the policies and guidelines. Acalamari 17:48, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: A note

Thanks for the heads up. It looks like a different person than the overlinker. They were from Georgia and this one is from Texas. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 18:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 18:51, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank-spam

Acalamari/Archive S, I wish to tender my sincere thanks for your support in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 37 supports, 2 opposes, and 2 neutral. The results of the RfA are extremely bittersweet because of the recent departure of my nominator, Rudget. Hopefully I can live up to his and your expectations. I would especially like to thank Epbr123 and TomStar81 for mentioning that they were preparing to offer me a nomination. The past week has been one of the most stressful weeks in my life, and I appreciate your vote of confidence in me. If you ever need anything, just get in touch. -MBK₀₀₄ 21:07, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

dorftrottel

Well done! Dlohcierekim 21:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Ha, ha, yes, I felt he deserved that Barnstar. :) Searching for this diff earlier reminded me to award him one. :) Acalamari 21:54, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot (both of you really). But please tell me, how did you dig this up? I hardly remembered it myself. User:Dorftrottel 21:53, January 24, 2008

Well, someone on MONGO's RfA mentioned about explanation-free supports, and I wanted to give an explanation to supports without a reason, and I remembered somewhere that you had said that supports (including ones with an explanation) endorse the nomination statement, while opposes contradict the nomination, hence the need for an explanation. I couldn't remember what place you had originally posted it, but I did know you linked to it on Wikihermit's second RfA. Acalamari 21:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Wow, I see. One good memory you have there. User:Dorftrottel 22:02, January 24, 2008

Thanks! :) Acalamari 22:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

thanks for your note

Yeah, well. Dlohcierekim 00:39, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Heh, heh, I somehow messed the summary up a bit. Acalamari 00:41, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

*Grin*

Tiptoety ^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. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

A potato? Well....how clever *i think* (i like the picture by the way). Thanks and happy editing! ;) Tiptoety ^talk 02:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

It was the first thing I could think of. :) Acalamari 02:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Lol, i like it! Tiptoety ^talk 03:00, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Good. :) Acalamari 03:01, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Protection of Jane Austin

Hi. I noticed the request for protection of Jane Austin, looked through the history, and determined that a short protection was probably justified (there has been a fair bit of vandalism over the past few days, and the requester did cite that it may be due to a recent TV item), so I protected it for three days. When returning to RFPP to state this, however, I found you'd declined the request as not enough activity. Could you explain why, and can we come to some agreement? Cheers, _TalkIslander 17:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

The last five instances of vandalism were all done by the same person, which would have been more grounds for a block of that user rather than a page protection. Before that vandalism had occured, there had only been two other instances of vandalism in the last few days, both of which took place on different days, and were reverted quickly. Also, protecting a page to due to a TV program when little vandalism has occured is pre-emptive. As such, protection was unnecessary in this case, but since you've already protected it, I won't undo your decision. I hope this explains everything. Acalamari 17:55, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, fair points. I missed the fact that the last few vandals were the same - not quite sure how. I'd be willing for it to be unprotected, as I made a mistake in judgement, but do you think that's wise? _TalkIslander 17:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah...leave it: it's only for three days. If it was a longer protection, say a week or more, I'd suggest unprotecting it, but it's a very short protection, so it'll be fine in this case. Don't worry about it. Acalamari 18:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Rollback

What a lovely, unexpected and very useful gift. Thank you so much. Rest assured that I will use it for good and not evil. I also wanted to offer you a belated 'thanks' for suggesting that I change my user name to shake off the persistent troll. Luckily, he is so stupid that it worked. My wiki life has been so much more pleasant since. Thanks again. A Softer Answer (talk) 22:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome for rollback: I looked at your edits and believed you needed it. :) You're also welcome for me suggesting you get the name change: after the name change, I also deleted the redirects to your new name so the troll wouldn't get redirected to you. :) I'm glad you're still around. Acalamari 22:10, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Answer

I'm not sure why you're asking, but of course I like having rollback again. I haven't devoted a whole lot of time to vandal-fighting, but I've been doing more than I was when I didn't have the tool. Everyking (talk) 00:12, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I was just asking because I was curious, that was all. I sometimes check up on people I've granted rollback to to see if they're happy with it. No problems here. Acalamari 00:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks for your support at my request for adminship, which passed today with 42/0/0! I would like to thank Wizardman for nominating me, Acalamari/Archive S and everyone else for their support and comments. I'll continue with contributing to the encyclopedia's content (hopefully writing an FA here and there :) and will help out with admin-related tasks which you just entrusted me with. If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask! Thanks again, —dima/talk/ 01:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Yet another rollback thanks

I would like to join the chorus of other users thanking you for granting me the rollback tool. Hopefully, I won't need to use it much. --Eastlaw (talk) 03:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) I'm sure you'll use it well. Acalamari 04:18, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Regarding rollback

Hi, Acalamari, and thank you for your offer! I do indeed understand that rollback is only for vandalism, not for content disputes. I was holding off requesting rollback primarily because of my current involvement at the Franco-Mongol alliance: I didn't want the cloud of anything even remotely resembling an edit war to overshadow my request. The dispute there is not the type of situation rollback was created for. That said, if you are still comfortable granting me rollback, I would be more than happy to accept it. Please let me know, and I will post a request on the appropriate page. Thanks again, Kafka Liz (talk) 14:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! It's lovely to receive a vote of confidence like this. :) Kafka Liz (talk) 18:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! I'm sure you'll use it well. :) Acalamari 19:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

RFA

Acalamari/Archive S, Thank you for your support in my RFA which passed 43/0/1. I would like to especially thank Bibliomaniac15 for being my nominator and admin coach. I would also like to thank Rudget for being my co-nominator. I'm sure that I can live up to the community's expectations as an administrator, and not totally mess everything up. Thanks again for your support! Malinaccier (talk) 17:32, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey Acalamari, I just wanted to thank you for your support at my RFA. I was surprised by the amount of support I received and will work hard to live up to those expectations. I look forward to working with you in the future, and thanks again!
Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 19:12, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I already passed the admin school and am off deleting, protecting, and blocking! Thanks for the shirt tho ;-)
Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 19:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 20:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

my RfA

		Thanks for participating in my RfA!
		Although it failed 43/27/0, I'm happy because the outcome has been very helpful in many meaningful ways. Your support and remarks contributed so much to this. If you followed my RfA you know what happened. Most of the editors who posted opposing opinions have never edited with me. Some articles I edit deal with controversial topics and with respect to a very few of these, editors who didn't know much about me had some worries about confrontational editing and civility. Since I support their high standards I can easily (and will gladly) address this. The support and ecouragement to run again soon has been outstanding, thanks again. Cheers! Gwen Gale (talk) 05:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Comment

Thanks for your kind comment :]. -- R ^TalkContribs_@ 03:42, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 19:43, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Rjd0060 2

Thank you for your question on my current Request for Adminship. Just to let you know I've answered your question. If you have any follow up questions or comments, feel free to leave them. - Rjd0060 (talk) 04:25, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I do have a follow up comment. :) Acalamari 19:39, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your support. ;) - Rjd0060 (talk) 20:16, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) It'll be nice to have another admin help clear that category. Acalamari 20:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, you'll definitely have another admin working it, if I pass this RfA. - Rjd0060 (talk) 20:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

I wish to thank you for being supportive of my effort to regain my adminship. I also appreciate all the extra effort you put in there, maintaining a high level of decorum and steadfastly standing by me. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you...thank you!--MONGO 06:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome for the support: I think you'll make a great admin again, and easily a better one too. :) I responded to some of the opposes for you, rather than having you respond to them. I hope MONGO 3 will be more successful. Good luck. :) Acalamari 19:47, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

re: congrats

User:Zeibura/Smile Thanks a lot for your nomination - i was pleasantly surprised by how painlessly it all went, and everything's going okay so far! See you around, - Zeibura ^{( talk )} 08:50, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! I'm glad it went smoothly too. :) Acalamari 19:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Yu-Gi-Oh GX articles

• I missed your message, sorry. I really don't know what I was thinking, unfortunately. I remember thinking it was some POINTy vandal attaching PRODs to articles people wouldn't contest, but that's not a good reason (especially since I know now they were made in good faith). It won't happen again. JuJube (talk) 23:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • No worries. Thank you for the response. I wasn't about to remove your rollback rights over one event: I just wanted an explanation. You made a mistake, and you realize that. No harm done then. Thanks. Acalamari 23:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Sure. I'll give it a try. ----Ðysepsion † ^{Speak your mind} 06:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback granted. See Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature for more information. Good luck. Acalamari 17:06, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much Acalamari! ;] Visor (talk) 06:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 17:06, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi Acalamari. After consideration, I would like to not to be a Rollbacker, so could you remove this feature from my account? It's only one click without confirmation dialog, so you know... I will use Edit feature to revert vandalism and misc. issues. Many thanks anyway ;) Visor (talk) 23:19, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Done. If you ever want it back, just let me or another admin know. Acalamari 23:21, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Digital Movers LLC

You might want to check to see what the user is doing, rather than a name change, seems to uploading company logos at the moment. Wildthing61476 (talk) 18:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. The condition of an unblock is that the user is supposed to get a name change immediately, not keep editing. Acalamari 18:37, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah it looks like he created his user page also AFTER the unblock, and I have my questions on the user page too... Wildthing61476 (talk) 18:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to refrain from re-blocking the account, as it was another admin who unblocked them. I don't want to give the impression of a wheel war. Acalamari 18:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Rollback

Thanks! I just noticed this little 'rollback' link in my histories and was wondering what that was for! I think it will make things easier. Dr. Cash (talk) 21:43, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Just remember it's for vandalism-reversion only. Good luck. Acalamari 21:46, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Wow. I am very honored and grateful to have been accorded this privilege. Thank you. I will read up in the coming days. From what I can tell it looks like a useful tool.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:18, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

It's very useful. :) Just remember it's for vandalism-reversion only. Good luck! Acalamari 00:23, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Useful and simple.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:29, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the revert on my userpage! Æon ^{Insanity Now!} 00:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 01:01, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Rollback

Ok, thanks. I hadn't requested it, as I use Twinkle for most anti-vandal stuff, but I appreciate the vote of confidence! Thanks! Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 02:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 02:40, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

re:Rollback

I appreciate the confidence, and I'll use rollback wisely. How exactly did you happen to come across my edits? --דניאל - Dantheman531 02:16, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I came across your last RfA when checking the "what links here" on my userpage. I viewed your edits after reading your RfA, and decided that you and the encyclopedia would benefit from having rollback. Acalamari 02:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough, thanks a lot. --דניאל - Dantheman531 03:50, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 17:15, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

User shift

Do you have the access to change a user account, including watchlist and contribs, everything? --BritandBeyonce (talk) 11:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You mean renaming your account? No, that can only be done by a bureaucrat, and after being requested at Wikipedia:Changing usernames. The only change I can make to an account, other than blocking one (which doesn't really change the account, it just prevents it from editing), is by granting rollback abilities, as I did with your account. Acalamari 17:14, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok. Thank you. Maybe you want you know, I'll change my identity here in Wiki. --BritandBeyonce (talk) 00:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 00:57, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Protection of Elvis

Thanks. Every time protection is lifted from the article, it's like a damn cracking. Vandalism starts to trickle in, gets a little heavier and then BOOM, the shit breaks and the morons flood in. Bad times. Anyway, thanks again. Lara❤Love 23:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Ha, ha, you're welcome! I looked at history (as my summary said, masses of vandalism) and the protection log and decided that indefinite semi-protection would be better suited there than temporary. Sadly, it seems that the Elvis Presley article is one of those pages that, when unprotected, the vandals have a field day. Acalamari 23:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Nicky Hilton

But Nicky Hilton is to 25% an Italian-American, because her mother is half. Therefor its right!? --DaEazy (talk) 13:13, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

It's not actually mentioned in the Nicky Hilton article, and as the Nicky Hilton article is a WP:BLP one, the ancestry needs sourcing. Acalamari 17:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Autoblock

Aeon1006 (talk · contribs) has reported [1] that he was the victim of collateral damage from an autoblock triggered by my block of Howgoesit (talk · contribs), who was bothering you as well; the IP apparently serves much of the US Navy Southwest Region. However, Aeon1006 notified me of this on my talk page, which shouldn't have been possible if he was autoblocked; he would only be able to edit his talk page. Is there something I'm missing here? Acroterion _(talk) 13:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

You're right: if he was autoblocked, he wouldn't have been able to contact you on your talk page. The only thing I can think of is that someone lifted his autoblock before he posted it, which is what I think happened: see User talk:Aeon1006#Hello!. Acalamari 17:06, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah yes, if I'd been more diligent I would have noticed that. Wasn't the first time, either. Acroterion _(talk) 17:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. :) Acalamari 17:48, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Hello Imjustmatthew, I have granted rollback rights to your account. The reason for this is that, after a review of some of your contributions, I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended use of reverting vandalism: I do not believe you will abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck. Acalamari 21:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

That's a nifty new tool, thank you. I will try and use it well. --Matthew (talk) 16:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 17:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Just wondering

What exactly can we do about persistant copyright violators who keep replacing a well sourced wikipedia article with copyrighted material from another site. On the Mike Bickle article, this IP address has continued adding copyrighted material from this site despite numerous warnings. I haven't really dealt with copyright violators more than once before so I'm hoping that you might know a little more about these sort of situations. Cheers :) AngelOfSadness talk 19:56, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

User blocked. If they continue after the block, they can be blocked again. If they use other IPs or accounts to insert the material, they can be blocked, and if necessary, the page protected. Acalamari 20:06, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Cheers. I was scanning through all of the wikipedia pages on copyright violations but what to do with copyright violations isn't really explained further beyond what is said on the Template:uw-copyright. Anyway, I'll keep the page on my watchlist in case they return earlier than expected. AngelOfSadness talk 20:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

The users should be blocked if they persist in adding copyright violations despite being warned not to, which is what I did here. The copyvio should then be removed. Acalamari 20:18, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

The copyvio was added three times and then removed three times (twice by me) and then the user was blocked. Great, so now I know what to do with future copyright violations. AngelOfSadness talk 20:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

That's what should be done if someone keeps adding copyvios. Copyvios are not to be treated lightly, and should be removed when identified. Like when reverting vandalism, you do not have to worry about breaking 3RR when removing copyvios. Acalamari 20:33, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

That's good to know. So, just say someone puts in a copyvio, it's then reverted and the copyvio is put in again by the same user, the best thing to do then is to revert again and alert an admin, warning or no warning. AngelOfSadness talk 20:49, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

A warning should be given before any alerts are made, just in case the person doesn't realize that what they're doing is wrong, but if they continue past the warnings, report them to AIV (preferably if they've inserted copyvios beyond their final warning) or, in your case, alert an admin. The vandalism warnings are fine after using the copyvio warning template. Acalamari 21:22, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

I was wondering if using the vandalism templates was ok after the copyvio template, but I guess after the first warning and second offence it would be classed as vandalism, just another kind of vandalism that I'm not used to but that's about to change. AngelOfSadness talk 21:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, after a copyvio warning, the vandalism templates are fine (though levels 2 and above should be used after the copyvio warning). There aren't any levels of copyvio templates (at least none that I know of), so the vandalism templates should be used. Hope this helps. :) Acalamari 21:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

It helps a lot. Thank you so much :) AngelOfSadness talk 21:45, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 21:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

I am not one for sending round pretty pictures, but after my recent RfA, which passed 68/1/7, I am now relaxed and this is to thank you for your support. I will take on board all the comments made and look forward to wielding the mop with alacrity. Or two lacrities. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 21:38, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

re: question

Haha... a little weird, yeah. I hadn't even noticed the error until you changed it yourself, probably cos I can't remember why I registered this account in 2006 in the first place. Hope it didn't bother you at all - Zeibura ^{( talk )} 22:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, it was no bother. :) I just found it funny, that's all. Acalamari 22:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Overdue barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I truly appreciate you going to bat for me on my recent Rfa attempt. Thank you!MONGO 00:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the Barnstar! I appreciate it! With your RfA, I mainly responded to the more unfair opposition, and opposition that had reasons which I believe were uncalled for. Thanks! Acalamari 00:48, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: Rollback

Ah, thank you very much! ≈ The Haunted Angel 00:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Acalamari 00:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Ultraexactzz is now an Administrator

My RfA was successful, and closed with 44 Supports, 6 Opposes, and 1 Neutral. For your support, you have my thanks - I fully intend to live up to the lofty yet not-a-big-deal responsibility you have granted me. For those who opposed my candidacy, I value your input and advice, and hope that I may prove worthy of your trust. Special thanks to both Rudget and bibliomaniac15 for their expert coaching and guidance. I look forward to serving the project, my fellow editors, the pursuit of higher knowledge, et cetera, et cetera. Again, you have my thanks. UltraExactZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 01:09, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks from Happy-melon

I just wanted to say thanks for your support for my RfA, which closed (74/2/0) this morning. Your comment and support was very much appreciated... and the thought-provoking question!! Happy‑melon 15:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thx for the rollback tool

Appreciate your confidence. Best wishes --Catgut (talk) 22:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, just remember it's for vandalism-reversion only. For more information on rollback, you may want to see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature if you haven't already. Good luck. Acalamari 22:08, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Very impressed by your answering both here and on my discussion page! Very comfy. Oh, and thank you for your advice. Anyway, I see rollback as a mere tool when fighting vandalism, and definitely not as a privilege that I would exploit wrongfully. Best wishes --Catgut (talk) 22:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Heh, well, I normally like to respond on both pages talk pages, unless someone else's talk page says where it's best for me to respond. :) I'm glad to see that you'll be using rollback for it's intended purpose. :) Regards. Acalamari 22:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I've seen the notice on your talk page. Totally agree with it, discussions should better be kept in one place. I'll seize the suggestion and put something similar on my discussion page, too. Best wishes --Catgut (talk) 22:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi! I am interested in Vandal Fighting! However, Twinkle does not work on my computer. May I have the fast admin rollback feature please? I would be very pleased and honored. Please respond on my talk page! Swirlboy39 (talk) 01:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to have to decline your request for now. After a look at your contributions, you have less than fifty edits, and have not demonstrated any knowledge (yet) of vandal-fighting, so I have no way of knowing how you'll use the tool. Practice reverting vandalism with the "undo" feature for a week or so, and then come back to me and I'll review your contributions then. Thanks! Acalamari 02:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes sir! Swirlboy39 (talk) 03:12, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the disappointment, but I'm glad you understand. I simply want to see some demonstration of vandal-fighting first so I know how you'll use the rollback tool. Thank you. Acalamari 03:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi, just dropping by to say thanks for supporting my RfA, I totally wasn't expecting to get so much support, it was a really pleasant surprise. Melesse (talk) 04:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

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rollback thanks

Thank you for fixing it for me - super-quick! Eagerly awaiting my first oportunity to use it... Snalwibma (talk) 17:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! If you want information and/or practice with using rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. Good luck! Acalamari 17:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)