User talk:Andypandy.UK/Archive 1

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Best of luck, Andypandy.UK, and most importantly, have fun! Ombudsman 21:35, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RFA

Thank you for supporting me in my successful RFA. Please drop a note on my talk page, should you need assistance with anything, or have questions about any of my actions. --Aude (talk | contribs) 00:29, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notes for myself

Any notes I leave here. Please leave this space unedited.

Notes to you

Stop editing the myg0t page removing Battlefield from the mention of games we play, we generally have many people playing it at any given time. 130.184.184.81 19:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 130.184.184.81, it appears you didn't notice that the Battlefield series game was already noted. I reverted the edit as it doesn't need to be noted in the same paragraph twice.--Andeee 20:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just another RFA thank you note

Dear Andy, I appreciate your vote and your kind words in my RFA. It has passed with an unexpected 114/2/2 and I feel honored by this show of confidence in me. Cheers! ←Humus sapiens ^ну? 03:33, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK!--Andeee 04:23, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

204.234.242.177

-- Not going to block since there's a good chance that that IP is a dynamic IP, which means that by now, the user who made those edits isn't even the one using that IP anymore. So a block would be not be hurting the vandal. It'd be hurting someone else. --Woohookitty^(meow) 08:34, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OKI DOKI!--Andeee 11:57, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for voting on my RfA

Thanks so much for voting!

Thanks so much for voting on my request for adminship. I have decided to withdraw my nomination as it seems that consensus will not be reached. If you voted in support, thanks for putting your trust in me to be a good admin. If you voted in opposition, thank you as well for your criticism as it will only help me be a better Wikipedian and perhaps help if/when I apply for adminship again sometime in the future.

--M e ts501^{talk • contribs} 01:49, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

O RLY?--Andeee 17:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A landslide victory for The JPS (aka RFA thanks)

Hey, Andypandy.UK/Archive 1, thank you so much for your vote and comments in my RfA, which passed with an overwhelming consensus of 95/2/2. I was very surprised and flattered that the community has entrusted me with these lovely new toys. I ripped open the box and started playing with them as soon as I got them, and I've already had the pleasure of deleting random nonsense/attacks/copyvios tonight.
If I ever do anything wrong, or can help in some way, please feel free to drop me a line on my talk page, and I will do my best to correct my mistake, or whatever...
Now, to that bottle of wine waiting for me...

The JPS ^{talk to me} 22:30, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ftw.--Andeee 17:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

myg0t [originalresearch]

Hi, you recently left an originalresearch tag on the myg0t article with no accompanying explanation on the talk page. Next time please explain why the tag was added, so the article can be improved. I'll leave the tag there for now since I know you have good intentions, being a frequent contributor to the article.

Message left by cacophony.

I start something on the talk page now.--Andeee 10:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mobile phone

Hey. You reverted me in this edit. Please be careful when using pop ups to revert because... well, you reverted something you shouldn't have. Template:Commonscat is used to link categories from the commons so taht you don't see it display as "Category:Mobile phone". It wasn't vandalism so be careful. gren グレン 22:59, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought commonscat was some kind of vandalism, thanks for pointing out my mistake. Apologies. ;)--Andeee 19:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Counter-strike surfing Vandalism

Hi, in response to your message: "Please refrain from adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Counter-strike surfing. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Andeee 15:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)" Well, I don't know what do you mean by "nonsense", but the only thing I recall changing was sv_airaccelerate 100 to sv_airaccelerate 10, because 10 is the USUAL value of that c_var, not 100... almost every surf_ map can be done with a sv_airacc. value of 10 and so is the value in the 20 or 30 surf servers I've played. I don't know if you ever played surf_ maps, but next time think a bit before telling someone he's writing "nonsense". Thanks.

The sentence was stating that the value for surfing must be 100, and the default value noted in the following brackets, you changed the 100 to 10, which is wrong. I don't think there's ANY surf maps which you can properly compete in with 10 sv_airaccelerate. All surf servers use sv_airaccelerate 100 or higher. --Andeee 19:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

--> Me again, it's not a problem of what you "think", maps can be done with sv_airacc 10, period. FFS, even surf_ninja can be done with that value... anyway I won't lose sleep time if you can't change your mind, no problem.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.128.43.149 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia:Deletion review/Myg0t (second)

Hi, I notice you've had a say in previous discussions about deletions/undeletions for the myg0t article, I'd just like to inform you that another such discussion is occurring now, so if you'd like to voice your opinion, for or against undeletion of the article, feel free to post your thoughts.[1] - USER-cacophony 20:30, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up.--Andeee 08:02, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Luckyherb

Hi,

Yeah, i have been reporting quite a few today, lol. I guess there are just alot around at the moment. Vandalproof if making it alot easier to keep track of the people i have warned you see.

cheers.Luckyherb 10:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Issue is now resolved.--Andeh 10:46, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blnguyen's RfA

File:Atlanticpuffin4.jpg

Hello Andypandy. Thank you for your support at request for adminship which ended at the overwhelming and flattering result of (160/1/0), and leaves me in a position of having to live up to a high standard of community expectation. If you need any admin assistance, feel free to ask me, and naturally, if I make any procedural mistakes, feel free to point them out and I look forward to working with you in the future, Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 06:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Hi, I was wondering if you would consider removing the image in your signature, per the guidelines listed at WP:SIG. Thanks! --Hetar 23:13, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I'm going to have to insist that you at least change the image, I just noticed that it's a fair use image. These types of images do not qualify for use in signatures, talk pages, or anywhere outside the article namespace. --Hetar 23:37, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, feel free to edit out. --Hetar 23:57, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adjectives

I admire the variety and complexity of the adjectives used on your "Who I am" subtitle. Russian F 16:47, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK!--Andeh 10:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Thanks

Andypandy.UK/Archive 1, thank you for participating in my RfA. Unfortunately, a great number of oppose voters felt that I lacked experience, and a consensus was not reached (the final tally was 30/28/10). Perhaps I will try again in another few months when I have a few more edits under my belt. If I do, I hope I can count on your support. Thanks again! Cool3 talk 20:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

Loob afD

Thank you for taking the time to comment on this. I would be grateful if you could read the Note on Speedy Deletion in Loob discussion.Winstonwolfe 01:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		For showing good humor, and assumeing good faith of others Heltec talk

ok--Andeh 02:49, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note Added to userpage. :-) --Andeh 01:21, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MJCdetroit's RFA

I saw your vote at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MJCdetroit. You do realize he has 1300 edits, not less than 100 (as per your initial oppose vote)? -- Rick Block (talk) 04:18, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there

Thanks for commenting on my RfA...it was greatly appreciated! --Osbus 21:39, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help me

Hello, you placed the {{helpme}} tag on your talk page. How may I help you? When you've asked your question, please put the tag back on so we know to check back. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 15:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You offering help then! :-) On some articles when I try to revert vandalism/nonsense it fails to work. I try with popups and manually and nothing happens according to the history. Have any explanation for this? Thanks. (this message is also on Tango's talk page).--Andeh 16:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I don't know the particular circumstances, but that can happen when your new version is the same as the current saved version. So, if you're reverting vandalism, someone may have already reverted to the previous good revision, which is what you're trying to revert to - this will fail to save and leave nothing in the history. If it's something else, then I'm stumped - you might like to ask at the Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) if it's much of a problem. Cheers, Tangot a ngo 16:02, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aha, that's probably the reason then!--Andeh 16:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Starting Another Topic

Hi.

I want to start another meaning for a word that already has a different meaning.For example, let's say I might want to type another meaning for the word bobblehead.How do I start the topic for the other meaning?

Cute 1 4 u 00:15, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's not such a good idea to start articles for words because Wikipedia isn't a dictionary. What did you have in mind?--Andeh 00:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oops..?

Did I do something wrong? --JD^talk_email 01:18, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, you voted Neutral and Weak Support. You may only choose one. ;)--Andeh 01:19, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I put one of those strikethrough thingies through the Neutral one. --JD^talk_email 01:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Strikethrough's makes text invalid, there's no point in adding something that is already striked through. If you have a problem with the user do it truthfully via Strong Oppose.--Andeh 01:25, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Okay then. Would it be alright if I added what I wrote before as a weak support again? --JD^talk_email 01:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's up to you. Do you think someone who randomly removed messages should be admin? That's what rfa's are for!--Andeh 01:29, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When you put it like that, it makes me rethink what I wrote... Again. --JD^talk_email 01:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Accusation of vandalism

Hi Andypandy,

You have accused me of vandalising the wikipedia article 'Women's Weekly'. In my opinion my change added value to the article.

To give this some context, the article is about a magazine called the 'Women's Weekly' which is currently published every month. The casual observer would wonder why the magazine continues to be called 'Women's Weekly'. The explanation given within the article is weak: 'The Australian Women's Monthly just didn't have the same ring to it.'

In my opinion, I successfully clarified the reasoning with subtly and without vulgarity. This was done simply by linking 'Women's Monthly' to the article that describes the phenomenon of the human condition whose colloquial terminology shares this alternative magazine title.

This is not vandalism, but a clarifiant. Perhaps its subtlety was lost on you? I will re-instate the change, and if you would like to discuss further please do so on the discussion page.

Regards, 222.154.226.33

Child harness

Thank you for your intervention on the child harness page. Please explain why your last edit reverted to revision 57624238, when your second-last edit (Revert to revision 57624001 using popups) provided a more balanced POV. Please visit the Talk:Child_harness page and comment. Thanks. ReAlly 19:39, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VP Clan

if you wish for me to delete the page, i first need the definition of a proper user page. Second, the page is currently within bounds of a proper user page, as the topic is currently a part of my life.—Preceding unsigned comment added by VP Clan (talk • contribs)

About Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/VP Clan, it's not an article so shouldn't be at Article for Deletion. I will close that deletion as speedy keep. If you don't think it's an appropriate userpage, first talk to the user. If you had to get the userpage deleted Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion is the place. Discuss first.--Commander Keane 00:25, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Silverwolf Comics

Thank you for "updating" the "candidate for deletion" tag you put on the Silverwolf Comics article I just created. At least your explanation was fuller than the first tag put on by an earlier user. I was looking thru defunct comic book publishers when I saw Silverwolf Comics with a red link. I knew a little about this publisher, so I decided to write what I knew. It's significance may not be significant to you, but it is to any fans of Tim Vigil. It is very similar to articles such as the article for Texas_Comics and there are thousands of articles I am sure that meet the same criteria. Please get back to me about what I can do to lose this tag. Malnova 09:51, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Nice speed runs article you made there! :-)--Andeh 16:23, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm glad that you like it. There's still work to be done, though. The tool-assistance section is really small and badly written (and mentions hardly anything about the unassisted versus tool-assisted controversy) and the history section is almost completely empty. If you're in for it, I'd love it if you joined in to edit the article. Did you make any speedruns yourself, or are you just a fan? —Michiel Sikma (Kijken maar niet aanraken) 16:27, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page.--Andeh 16:29, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Userpage Vandalized Count...

...currently links to the page on the year 8 C.E., as opposed to 8 (number). A friendly FYI :). -Fsotrain09 22:38, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't bother me, I guess I just wanted it to stand out, feel free to improve it.--Andeh 22:43, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

No problem at all. I love helping out on those, and I really like your design. As you can tell from the number of times I have edited mine, I just a little obsessed :D. If you need any more help, let me know. Thetruthbelow 08:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Hi Andypandy.UK :) Thank you for your kind words! In fact, you're the third person to suggest adminship to me in the last couple of days. I have accepted, and I will probably be going up for an RfA on the 19th. I hope I can garner your support then. Cheers, and happy editing, Tangot a ngo 11:30, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I won't directly notify you, because many people disapprove of the practice of people advertising their own RfAs, but I will make sure it's reasonably clear :) Tangot a ngo 11:36, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

for reverting the vandalism on my home page. I appreciate the protection :)

Ucanlookitup 01:18, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandalism (by someone I know..and hate) on my UserPage. You're a godsend!

The Ronin 21:32, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rozen Maiden talk page

Why did you remove the WikiProject Anime and Manga banner from the Rozen Maiden talk page? Just wondering. --Theredstarswl 01:54, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What happened?

Just wondering what happened. There seems to be something with reverted edits by a banned user. Can you explain? Kramden4700 02:57, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't play dumb, Jason. 70.108.122.27 06:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Andy, please check with User:Splash and User:ErikNY about this, see these two AfDs which were voided because of sockpuppetry [2] [3], these two edits during the AfD to disrupt it [4] [5], and these two edits by Kramden4700 (talk · contribs) right after the AfD redirecting in violation of the just voided AfD [6] [7]. Kramden4700 is another of the abusive socks that originated with Spotteddogsdotorg (talk · contribs). Tobyvonmeistersinger is an old one of his socks that Splash missed when most of his socks were blocked a couple of days ago. There are probably several more. 70.108.122.27 06:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

List them at WP:SSP.--Andeh 13:42, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please tell me what is going on? I am not a "sockpuppet" of anyone and have made what I think are useful contibutions. The person who is accusing me also has a "sockpuppet" message on their page. Is this some sort of newbie hazing ritual? Kramden4700 21:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CrazyRussian's RfA

File:Motherussia.jpg

Hello Andypandy.UK, and thank you for your support at my request for adminship, which ended with an awe-inspiring 86/1/2 result. I plan to do much with my shiny new tools - but I'll start slow and learn the ropes at first. Please deluge me with assignments and requests - I enjoy helping out. For Mother Russia!! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:27, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: My username

LOL. Actually, I used to kick things- I played soccer for 13 years. I was a pretty good goalie and defender in elementary and middle school, but my high school coaches tried to play me at forward, and... well, I was terrible at forward. As for the 2, it's the exact opposite of dislike- I actually have (diagnosed) OCD regarding said number. Kicking222 has been my username for most online things (AOL, LJ, etc.) for years and years. What about Andypandy.UK, huh? Are you really that leet? :) -- Kicking222 13:51, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And a random question

Is it just on my computer that all intrawiki links within articles are now underlined, or is that an overall WP change? It's really ugly, but I don't care enough to restart my computer. I would, however, love for it to go away. -- Kicking222 13:52, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hello, Andypandy.UK/Archive 1, and thank you for the supportive vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 84/1/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months, but welcome any and all feedback and suggestions on how I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! - Kukini 17:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Hi Andy! Thanks for helping me get started. I've created an account now, so if you don't mind, could you please resend all the information to my talk page? loulou 21:11, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

user boxes

Sorry but how do I put the user boxes on my user page? loulou 22:03, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ur name

is ur name andy paz

just wondering man

sorry fer bothering u—Preceding unsigned comment added by IThink4u (talk • contribs)

My barnstar

Hey bro, I really appreciate it. I've always wondered if/when I would get one of those. And the humor one is particularly nice, because I love making people laugh, and I love doing comedy. So thank you for the notice. It's not the biggest thing that's ever happened to me, but it sure as hell made my day a bit better.

The damn intrawiki links are underlined again! GAH!!!! -- Kicking222 21:56, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reporting Vandalism

Hi Andy. I was viewing the Xbox 360 page and noticed somebody had put up a bunch of junk like "chuck norris" and what not. I started to erase it and part way through I think you just reverted the page to a previous good state. My question is how can I notify someone when I see page vandalism so that they can do a revert? -Nolan

Thanks for the link. I didn't type anything for the edit summary, so it must have been what the vandal put in. I'll be sure to put a meaningful title on my edits from now on.

Nolanjurgens 20:28, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Thanks for the revert! --Fang Aili ^talk 21:23, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks from me, as well. Jkelly 22:26, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Attack page speedies

Thanks for removing the content while tagging, gives me a nice non-attacking deletion summary for the deletion log. Happy editing, Kusma (討論) 23:11, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The above comment is meant as it is written, without sarcasm, an honest "Thank you". Your removal of the page text of an attack page gave me this auto-deletion summary, much better than "content was: {{db-attack}}John Doe eats babies and has a small penis!". I don't like it when the text of a personal attack appears in the deletion log, where it will be visible forever (unless a developer intervenes to remove it), so I have to manually edit the box in such a case. Kusma (討論) 00:24, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think attack pages are a reasonable exception to the rule of not blanking a page when applying a speedy tag. Attacks should be removed on sight, nobody who is attacked by a Wikipedia page should have to wait for an admin to clear out cat:csd. Don't worry about misunderstandings: they're probably my fault anyway (as I am not a native speaker). Happy editing, Kusma (討論) 00:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiLove!

Here's is a dandy for you! Dandies somehow promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving something friendly to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Make your own message to spread WikiLove to others using Template:smile! Happy editing! --☆TBC☆ 04:56, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Get it? Dandy for AndyPandy? Anyhow, keep up the good work on Wikipedia, you've contributed a lot of great edits. :D (another ackward attempt at comedy by ☆TBC☆) 04:56, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin1243

Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my user page. I haven't been around much lately to spot that kind of thing. Kevin 08:41, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the Wikipedia!

RFA

Notes for myself

Notes to you

Just another RFA thank you note

204.234.242.177

Thanks for voting on my RfA

A landslide victory for The JPS (aka RFA thanks)

myg0t [originalresearch]

Mobile phone

Counter-strike surfing Vandalism

Wikipedia:Deletion review/Myg0t (second)

Luckyherb

Blnguyen's RfA

Request

Adjectives

My RfA

Loob afD

Recent comment cut and paste

Barnstar

MJCdetroit's RFA

Hey there

Help me

Starting Another Topic

Oops..?

Accusation of vandalism

Child harness

VP Clan

Silverwolf Comics

Hi

Your Userpage Vandalized Count...

Userpage

Hi!

Thanks!

Thanks

Rozen Maiden talk page

What happened?

CrazyRussian's RfA

Re: My username

And a random question

My RfA

Thanks!

user boxes

ur name

My barnstar

Reporting Vandalism

Vandalism

Attack page speedies

WikiLove!

Kevin1243