User talk:Blood Red Sandman/Archive 2

Adam Air

Thanks for fixing that. I left a note on the talk page, too. Somehow I missed the ref name tag. Cheers! Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 15:06, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I joined the wikiprojects. I like to keep up with commercial aviation and I read Flight Global/Flight International online regularly. It's easy to add good references to existing articles! And I agree that Adam Air needs a bit of a pruning... I'll try to do a bit here and there. I'll talk about that at the article talk page. Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 15:29, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Cedar Fire

Should you want a break from the Adam Air article, I just spent a couple of hours on a major cleanup/rewrite/cite search of the Cedar Fire article, but I'm sure I've missed stuff. There's still several after-action reports in the EL section that need to be gone through, and I'm sure I've left typos here and there, but my eyes have the deer-in-the-headlights feel, so I'm going to go do something non-computerish for a while. AKRadecki^Speaketh 19:56, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

admin

Hello. I've seen some of your edits around at DYK and elsewhere, and was wondering if you'd like to become an admin in the near future. I'd gladly nominte you at WP:RFA if you wish. I understand that you were on a wikibreak for a while, so if you want to wait until you edit regularly again that's fine, let me know of your decision. Wizardman 22:07, 2 September 2007 (UTC) {P.S. Archive your talk page please :)}

SympathyGuy

Yes, there is no good reason for a user with no contributions, or really most users that do have contributions for that matter, to be creating other accounts like that. I blocked them. Academic Challenger 23:56, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Well we are starting to crack down on this particular pattern of account creation. In fact, this person has been given a name, User:MascotGuy. Academic Challenger 00:00, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on 1991 Hamlet chicken plant fire

Main page featured article. Good work! --rxnd ( t | € | c ) 05:42, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Good work indeed. However, a couple of us are stuck as to the meaning of "plumbs" in the passage Hydraulic fluid spattered onto the heating plumbs for the cooker and immediately vaporized. This vapor then went directly into the flame of the gas-fired cooker. The vapor had a relatively low flashpoint and erupted into a fireball. It would be good if you could join us at the discussion page. Regards, Mr Stephen 19:56, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Category:Esperantists up for review

The deletion is up for review. In case you'd like to chime in, go here. --Orange Mike 18:31, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Modular Airborne FireFighting System copy edit needed

I just wrote this, and it's in the DYK queue, but knowing my typing and blindness to my own mistakes, it could probably use a copy edit, if you have time. AKRadecki^Speaketh 18:11, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks! I went and sat out at the end of the runway at KWJF yesterday evening as the tankers took off over me to go attack the North Fire...got some great shots, will be putting them up on the appropriate pages in a bit. AKRadecki^Speaketh 04:02, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

DYK

Did you know? was updated. On 7 September, 2007, a fact from the article Shelly (ship), which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Allen3 ^talk 16:17, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Thai airways vandal

I have checkuser evidence linking the anon to a couple of accounts, and am trying to figure out where to go next. Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 15:20, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I forgot to leave another note for the anon. I just reverted and reported. Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 16:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Right. See you when you get back. I'll try to get some work done on it in the meantime. Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 16:44, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

DYK

Did you know? was updated. On 10 September, 2007, a fact from the article 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 21:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Memoirs: 1939-1993

Did you know? was updated. On 11 September, 2007, a fact from the article Memoirs: 1939-1993, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--++Lar: t/c 23:36, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 2 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Pursey ^{Talk | Contribs} 11:44, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Review complete. This article has passed, congratulations. Full details available on the article's talk page. Pursey ^{Talk | Contribs} 10:41, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

FYI: Ho Chi Minh City ITC Inferno

Thought you might be interested in Ho Chi Minh City ITC Inferno. DYK material, but need some wiki-fixing, particularly references. Just an FYI. --199.71.174.100 21:35, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

My userpage

Ok, you now have a blank page at your command! As for the article, I will do some work over the weekend, it can go on DYK late Sunday. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 06:38, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Blood Red Sandman, for starting my userpage. I'll put something up soon. Cheers! --199.71.174.100 20:35, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Budi Mulyawan Suyitno

Budi Mulyawan Suyitno, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Budi Mulyawan Suyitno satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Budi Mulyawan Suyitno and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Budi Mulyawan Suyitno during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. — Indon (reply) — 09:26, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Air crash article copyedit?

Hi...finally got to the point that I could go live with my article on the airtankers that crashed in 2002 and led to the grounding of the nationwide fleet...if you have time, a copyedit would be appreciated...it's at 2002 airtanker crashes. AKRadecki^Speaketh 00:06, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Hello. I've seen you around and was wondering if you'd like to consider adminship. I'd gladly nominate you over at WP:RFA if you're willing. Let me know of your decision. Wizardman 18:36, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha, I just realized I asked a month ago. Guess I really think you'd be a great admin. Alright then, I'll get the page ready. Wizardman 18:47, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

This is done, so just get to it whenever you're ready. Good luck. Wizardman 19:14, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

And let me know when it's ready so I can heartily endorse...if I knew you were heading in this direction, I would have offered to co-nom! AKRadecki^Speaketh 22:30, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia. I appreciate the links you sent me. The information there is helpful. Do you have any advice from your editing experience for a newbie like me? Dr.CoxDiesel 16:33, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice :-) Dr.CoxDiesel 22:11, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA was successful

Congratulations, I have closed your RfA as successful and you are now a sysop! If you have any questions about adminship, feel free to ask me. Please consider messaging me on IRC for access to the #wikipedia-en-admins channel. Good luck! --Deskana (talk) 17:05, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Well done, all the best! Feel free to give me a shout if you need some early guidance... The Rambling Man 17:11, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats, and thank you for your reply. Welcome to the admin community!-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  18:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats from me as well! --FolicAcid 19:15, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

And congrats from me too. Carlossuarez46 21:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats! Status for Hirohisat^Hirohisat 00:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Well deserved. Good luck. --BlindEagle^{talk~contribs} 14:07, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, congratulations for getting stuck in with updating DYK straight off the bat. The more the merrier (*hints to various other admins posting above*). -- !! ?? 23:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Reply (Congrats)

The admins' T-shirt. Phgao 02:24, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey congrats on your succesfull RFA.--JForget 18:37, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

You're very welcome! Well done in becoming an admin! Enjoy the tools, and happy editing! :-) Lradrama 19:32, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Cool. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 23:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, good job! —Signed by KoЯnfan71 ^{My Talk} _{Sign Here!} 00:14, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Nice work! I hereby bestow upon you the Shirt! Phgao 02:24, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

congrats, BRS! Have fun as an administrator, and I look forward to seeing more disaster articles on DYK from you. :-P Nishkid64 (talk) 03:35, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations and good luck as an admin! --Ouro (blah blah) 08:39, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK image

Hello. When updating DYK, make sure you read the instructions regarding how to deal with commons images and image protection. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask me on my talk page. --- RockMFR 19:40, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Kylerob02

Hi. Just saw your reason for denying the block of Kylerob02. The only evidence I have for linking Kylerob02 to the IP (86.138.171.20) is their similarity in the editing of Last of the Summer Wine - they both add lowercase actor names to the page, and add gibberish to the Sandbox and user pages. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 14:57, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Cheers for that. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 15:07, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Why'd they let you keep your name?

And become an administrator with it? I was blocked a few months ago with a very similar name:User:How About A BLOOD RED Sunset? (!???!)--I Dig Quarterflash 00:39, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Your name is more vulgar than mine was

MoreGunsInSchools is a political statement championed by Frank Lasee. Your name is simply crass and obscene. What's the deal? --MoreGunsInSchools 21:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Dude - if you want to lie and tell me I'm the first person that's ever complained about your username, you should delete the question directly above mine. --MoreGunsInSchools 21:43, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't look like MoreGunsInSchools has yet requested a name change, although he was unblocked for that purpose. Arthurrh 17:26, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey Arthurrh. I saw your flag on your page saying you like to keep conversations together, so I'm assuming you'll get this here. I'm giving (against my better judgement) 24 hours from the point of unblock. After that, I'll reblock him, and that will be that. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok, sounds reasonable. I was only concerned because his editing behavior following the unblock is still potentially troublesome. Of course, the name change won't affect that. Were you aware of this edit where he contends he will not be changing his username? Arthurrh 19:48, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Now I am ;-). Actually, I'd have got it, I've been checking his contribs every so often. Ok, if hes that keen, I'll take it to WP:RFCN for him. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, looks like it's moot now... I've blocked that user for sockpuppetry. I really appreciate your willingness to open an RFCN at my request, however, thank you! S_QL^{Query me!} 06:24, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

User YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUR DOOM RIGHT NOW

You meant to block him indefinite or not. If so you meant to block him for 3 years,2 years or 8 monte? 400 hours? I thought if user is blocked infinitely means he is blocked forever. What's the difference between when user is blocked indefinitely and infinitely? --Freewayguy--Let me know what's up? 22:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Spiffier triple crown, new awards available

The standard triple crown.

Hi, I've been sprucing up the triple crown awards. Here's the new version of the standard triple crown you've already earned. Feel free to replace your old one with this if you like the new version better. I've also introduced two new triple crown awards for editors who've done a lot of triple crown work: the Napoleonic and Alexander the Great edition awards. If you're active in a WikiProject, check out the new offer for custom WikiProject triple crowns. I'll make those upon request if five or more editors qualify. See User:Durova/Triple crown winner's circle for more information. Thanks for your hard work, and cheers! Durova^Charge! 21:42, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Pre-Meiji Period: Use of Japanese era name in identifying disastrous events

Would you consider making a contribution to an exchange of views at either of the following:

• Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disaster management#Renaming 1703 Genroku earthquake?
• Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan#Renaming 1703 Genroku earthquake?

As you know, Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management came up with entirely reasonable guidelines for naming articles about earthquakes, fires, typhoons, etc. However, the <<year>><<place> <<event>> format leaves no opportunity for conventional nengō which have been used in Japan since the eighth century (701-1945) -- as in "the Great Fire of Meireki" (1657) or for "the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji" (1707).

In a purely intellectual sense, I do look forward to discovering how this exchange of views will develop; but I also have an ulterior motive. I hope to learn something about how better to argue in favor of a non-standard exception to conventional, consensus-driven, and ordinarily helpful wiki-standards such as this one. In my view, there does need to be some modest variation in the conventional paradigms for historical terms which have evolved in non-Western cultures -- no less in Wikipedia than elsewhere. I'm persuaded that, at least in the context of Japanese history before the reign of Emperor Meiji (1868-1912), some non-standard variations seem essential; but I'm not sure how best to present my reasoning to those who don't already agree with me. I know these first steps are inevitably awkward; but there you have it.

The newly-created 1703 Genroku earthquake article pushed just the right buttons for me. Obviously, these are questions that I'd been pondering for some time; and this became a convenient opportunity to move forward in a process of building a new kind of evolving consensus. --Ooperhoofd (talk) 17:38, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Blood Red Sandman -- Thanks for your feedback. In my view, the over-arching main point here should be that there is general agreement with the guidelines as proposed by the Wikipedia:WikiProject Disaster management. Good work! Well done! All questions about plausible exceptions to the wiki-consensus general rule become secondary in this context of agreement. Moreover, in this Japan-specific instance, the range of possible "exceptions" would be limited to events in the Japanese archipelago from 645 through 1945; and those who do concern themselves with this relatively small issue are most likely to focus on an even narrower period -- from 701 through 1868. --Ooperhoofd (talk) 21:43, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

A request for your consideration regarding CAT:AOTR

Hello fellow Wikipedia administrators open to recall category member!

I am leaving you this message because recent events have given me concern. When Aaron Brenneman and I, and others, first developed this category well over a year ago, we visualized it as a simple idea. A low hassle, low bureaucracy process. We also visualized it as a process that people would come to trust, in fact as a way of increasing trust in those admins who chose to subscribe to the notion of recall. The very informal approach to who is qualified to recall, what happens during it, and the process in general were all part of that approach. But recent events have suggested that this low structure approach may not be entirely effective. More than one of the recent recalls we have seen have been marred by controversy around what was going to happen, and when. Worse, they were marred by some folk having the perception, rightly or wrongly, that the admin being recalled was trying to change the rules, avoid the process, or in other ways somehow go back on their word. This is bad. It's bad for you the admin, bad for the trust in the process, and bad for the community as a whole. I think a way to address this issue is to increase the predictability of the process in advance. I have tried to do that for myself. In my User:Lar/Accountability page, I have given pretty concrete definitions of the criteria for recall, and of the choices I can make, and of the process for the petition, and of the process for other choices I might make (the modified RfC or the RfAr). I think it would be very helpful if other admins who have voluntarily made themselves subject to recall went to similar detail. It is not necessary to adopt the exact same conditions, steps, criteria, etc. It's just helpful to have SOME. Those are mine, fashion yours as you see fit, I would not be so presumptuous as to say mine are right for you. In fact I urge you not to just adopt mine, as I do change them from time to time without notice, but instead develop your own. You are very welcome to start with mine if you so wish, though. But do something. If you have not already, I urge you to make your process more concrete, now, while there is no pressure and you can think clearly about what you want. Do it now rather than later, during a recall when folk may not react well to perceived changes in process or commitment. Further, I suggest that after you document your process, that you give a reference to it for the benefit of other admins who may want to see what others have done. List it in this table as a resource for the benefit of all. If you use someone else's by reference rather than copy, I suggest you might want to do as Cacharoth did, and give a link to a specific version. Do you have to do these things? Not at all. These are suggestions from me, and me alone, and are entirely up to you to embrace or ignore. I just think that doing this now, thinking now, documenting now, will save you trouble later, if you should for whatever reason happen to be recalled. I apologise if this message seems impersonal, but with over 130 members in the category, leaving a personal message for each of you might not have been feasible, and I feel this is important enough to violate social norms a bit. I hope that's OK. Thanks for your time and consideration, and best wishes. Larry Pieniazek NOTE: You are receiving this message because you are listed in the Wikipedia administrators open to recall category. This is a voluntary category, and you should not be in it if you do not want to be. If you did not list yourself, you may want to review the change records to determine who added you, and ask them why they added you.

...My guinea pigs and the "A"s having felt this message was OK to go forward with, today it's the turn of the "B"s and "C"s! I'm hoping at least one of you chaps will point to their own criteria instead of mine :)... it's flattering but scary! :) ++Lar: t/c 17:01, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Deletion

You deleted the page I was working on. You said it was spam, and it is not spam. I happen to be a regular person who decided to have my daughter's birthday party at a place called Pump It Up, and realized it was a very good company. I decided to see if they had a wiki article. They don't, unlike Chuck E. Cheese. I can't understand why wiki people are so quick to delete things! I just started editing on wiki a couple days ago, and it seems to me that deletion happens very quickly. I was not creating a spam article. I was ATTEMPTING to create something useful, modeled after the Chuck E. Cheese article. Why didn't you even give me the chance to save my text? I was in the middle of adding a bunch of non-biased commentary, when I discovered that you deleted everything, even the logo I worked so hard to figure out how to upload (hopefully in a proper manner). You are a big time waster. I have better things to do than create an article, only to have it destroyed. You owe me an apology. I'm quite unhappy with you, and actually I'm getting sick of all wiki users. How can we create anything good if you just have your finger on the delete button????

- Adrienne  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adrienne of Oxford (talk • contribs) 19:54, 31 December 2007 (UTC) 

Natural disaster vs Natural hazard

Hello, I seek guidance. You might not remember me, we've met once at Adam Air Flight 574. Been working on Natural hazard when I noticed that Natural disaster is practically the same thing. Which name is proper and what to do? Cheers, Ouro (blah blah) 14:30, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Looking at talk pages, there were split and merge proposals made even this fall (like this merge tag and this short discussion). I'm quite confused. I'll follow your suggestion, I think. Thanks, and have a Lordi new year! ;) --Ouro (blah blah) 16:39, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Posted the question. Now we wait. Cheers, Ouro (blah blah) 17:03, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Traffic Statistics

Thank you for the kind note regarding my first article. Question. Is there any method to track visitor traffic to articles? A simple statistic on visitor counts? Jaylouissorensen (talk) 17:31, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

2006 Cape Town truck-train collision

Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article 2006 Cape Town truck-train collision, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 21:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Heads Up to User:Nazzzz

Just a quick heads up, BRS (may I call you that? Blood Red Sandman is a lot to type XD), about the user by the handle of Nazzzz. I see you've noticed them already, but since your welcome message, he or she has been quite active. In fact, Nazzzz seem keen on introducing incorrect information (indeed some seems pulled right out of thin air) into Lordi-related articles, and has even added at least one unmasked photo of a current band member. As you seem to be as interested in taking care of the Lordi articles as myself, I thought I'd make sure you were aware of this user's behavior. It looks as if we're going to need to keep an eye on him/her and watch the relevant articles closely. --HamatoKameko (talk) 16:38, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Two yeses - yes, you may call me BRS (but thanks for asking, most don't even bother), and yes, we have to keep an eye on this guy. It may be time soon for warning them about their actions. Meantime, yeah, close watch on related stuff is called for. BTW, I know you have Twinkle, but would it be handy to have WP:ROLLBACK:rollback as well? As an admin, I can now grant you the tool if you fancy it. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 20:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)--

I know what you mean about people not bothering to ask; most people just call me Hamato even though technically, that's the surname of the character I took my sn from. :P As for Nazzzz, GDonato issued a final warning as of the last upload, but I'm not sure it will do any good; the user seems oblivious to his and articles' talk pages, as well as editor comments. As for the rollback tool, that would be great! I'd appreciate it very much; thank you for the offer. --HamatoKameko (talk) 05:34, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, geez, Nazzzz is at it again. He's uploaded the photo of Erna to the original location, added an invalid license (the photo is directly from Deathlike Silence's website) and reinserted it into the article. I've tagged it for speedy deletion, and removed it from the article (again). If Nazzzz is aware of his talk page, he must be deliberately ignoring it. As GDonato gave a final warning for the second upload of the image, and this is now the third, I believe a block may be in order. --HamatoKameko (talk) 05:37, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

First, I'm a girl so you shouldt call me she. Second I wasn't trying to get copy-write from Shamise since I didn't write anything like "All info written by Nazzzz" I didn't know that Shamise really wrote this. Anyway I'm new at Wikiepdia sorry for my foolishness.(and my quite bad English). Can someone explain that How I upload a picture correctly? Please!! --Nazzzz (talk) 12:33, 1 February 2008 (UTC)--Nazzzz (talk) 18:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Sigh. You've probably noticed, but Nazzzz is being a problem again, and not just on Lordi articles. It's rather apparent she's flatly ignoring the warnings and notices on her (lengthy) talk page, as evidenced by repeated editing of genres after being asked not to many times, and uploading images without the required licensing information. --HamatoKameko (talk) 13:38, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I have not get any warning in May, and the images you mean were uploaded many times ago - before BRS blocked me because of this. In June, only one warning, not yet in July;)--Nazzzz (talk) 22:16, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

You don't need new warnings when you've got them - and a block - for the same thing before for us to take action. You are really interested in helping out so please stop uploading images that shouldn't be here, otherwise before long you may end up permanently blocked. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 11:15, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines

A tag has been placed on Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Russavia (talk) 19:31, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

erna siikavirta info...

hey blood red sandman! how are you? okay, anyways, i would like to say, that EVERY SINGLE THING on erna siikavirtas biography, i wrote ALL OF IT!! and this guy named Nazzzz is trying to get all the credit for it! okay, first i sent it to the official Metal From Finland administrator, and he posted it under their website about erna, and then, this Nazzz guy probably found it under their website, and used it as his own!! all of what is written on her biography is MINE! not his! and just because he illegally copied the information from the Metal From Finland website {which i wrote}, and posted it here, does NOT MEEN that the information was actually "written" by him! it was written by! the only thing Nazzz did was illegally add the information that I WROTE! i am incredibily irritated by this, and would really appreciate if i can have a parenthetical citation by this information that i wrote? please?? because, it seems pretty unfair when someone illegally takes something, and calls it their own, so please, can you do this for me, please? answer me back as soon as you can :D

best regaurds! and have a great day :D

Shamsie —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shamsie (talk • contribs) 23:44, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey BRS, Shamsie contacted me as well in this matter, and I now understand why s/he was so insistent on adding their name into the article (however inappropriate it may have been to do so). It seems that Nazzzz did indeed copy the text directly from the Metal From Finland website, from the Erna biography submitted by Shamsie. I'm not entirely sure how to proceed from here, though I'm honestly rather tempted to simply rollback clear to this revision, but it's a pretty big rollback, so I obviously don't want to do it without some further discussion. --HamatoKameko (talk) 09:55, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey to both of you. I'm great thanks Shamsie; how are you? I agree that for now we have to revert it back to the linked version due to copyright reasons, which I'll do now. If Shamsie wants to - but I assume you don't - s/he could state here that you have released your text under the GFDL, and credit it to the project here as a whole, but that would mean you would lose your ownership, which you are understandably not keen to do, so please don't feel preassured into saying yes. Thanks for contacting us over it this time, and I'm glad we finally know where everyone stands on this one. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:11, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

okay, thank you so much for fixing this for me! i REALLY appreciate it! the only reason why i got upset was because it just bothers me when someone steals my copy-righted information...and doesnt even tell me, and then lies about it! but anyways, i want to say thank you do much, and i feel really bad for making this whole big fat mess...and thats a pretty big step backwards on her bio from what it looks like now. so therefore, i will let the infromation stay as it is {if you guys approve of it that is}. BUT, if anything else like this happens again, i may get upset again...but until then, i give you permission to use my information under her bio. is that alright? - shamsie ~--Shamsie (talk) 05:00, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

If you want to do that, then please bear in mind that you will need to say you have released it under the GFDL, which can be read here. Basically, it says people can copy stuff from Wikipedia, provided it is attributed to Wikipedia - in other words, not to the individuals who authored it. To allow the text on here would be essentialy donating your work. If you're still cool with that, then let me know and it may go back. Oh, and don't worry about the mess, the main thing is it's sorted now. If there is a recurrance then please feel free to contact me and I'll sort it out. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 11:57, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

hmmm....well, as much as i appreciate you telling me before it was to late, id rather not switch back to the version that i wrote...if that is okay? im really sorry! i just dont want anything else to happen to where i get mad at someone else or something...but anyways, is that alright with you? - shamsie ~--Shamsie (talk) 07:13, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Hello. In October, you deleted this talk page User talk:Melodic Horror of a indef blocked sock puppet. Could you restore it please? The talk page has lots of key evidence that shows he is a sock-puppet and the page serves not only as context for his actions and block but as a useful tool to allow other people to see what his behaviour was like. Also, he is still operating, but under IP adresses instead of accounts. Seraphim ^Whipp 14:33, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out, I restored it. Certain templates place pages into a category for temporary user pages. Sometimes when these are deleted a page shouldn't be there and gets missed. I removed it from that category, so it'll be left well alone now. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you :D Seraphim♥ ^Whipp 19:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews

Since you blocked me from wikinews I guess I will tell you right here. I am leaving the site. When the block expires I will be placing a retirement tag on my user pages. When I do this please do not revert it.--Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008 19:09, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Jose

How do I source it then? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxolman (talk • contribs) 19:10, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Johnkenyon

Welcome!

Quit editing my user page. I don't need a welcome message, hence the reason why your handiwork has been reverted twice.

If you want to make a specific comment on my editing style, go ahead. Generic templates are all well and good for a first time editor, but I have been around here more than five minutes! Please take the hint when I revert your unwanted edits.

Johnkenyon (talk) 17:07, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Pardon me for stepping in, here, but I have two things I feel need to be said.

The first addresses Johnkenyon: The wording of your current message to BRS as stated on your talk page could be misconstrued as an attack; I would highly suggest re-wording it as a general request to all editors not to post a welcome message. You have made your point clearly enough here; there's really no need to state it elsewhere.

The second point is addressed to Blood Red Sandman: I'm sure you mean well, mate, but individual users have every right to edit their own talk pages, including removing messages and blanking the page. While archiving is suggested, it is not required, and your repeated reversion was not, I'm afraid, justified in this case. --HamatoKameko (talk) 08:05, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

^{PS: On an unrelated note, hope you're enjoying your vacation! --HamatoKameko (talk)}

I dropped a message at your talk page, Johnkenyon. To HamatoKameko: yes, thank you, it was great! Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 15:37, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Northwest Airlines Flight 957

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Northwest Airlines Flight 957, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Northwest Airlines Flight 957. Россавиа ^Диалог 10:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines

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AfD nomination of Northwest Airlines Flight 957

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Balad crash recorders.jpg)

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Fair use rationale for Image:OrkneyBrewery.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:OrkneyBrewery.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Well spotted. Yes that image should be removed. SilkTork *^YES! 17:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

In the future

If you have an issue with one of my actions, whether editorial or admin related, I'd be happy to explain my reasoning on my talk page, User talk:AuburnPilot. It's really just a common courtesy, but then again, who would know better why I do something than me? Thanks, - auburnpilot talk 20:22, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

BA038

Hi, thanks for the offer. I'd love to have the text of the report (and the two previous ones). Please e-mail them at your convenience. You should be able to use the "e-mail this user" button. Any problems give mea shout. Mjroots (talk) 15:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the e-mails, received safe and sound. :-)) Mjroots (talk) 14:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

block

Why you did this

21:02, 30 December 2007 Blood Red Sandman (Talk | contribs) blocked "Qqzzccdd (Talk | contribs)" (autoblock disabled) with an expiry time of indefinite ‎ ({{UsernameBlocked}})

What I did wrong from your point of view? Why you deleted my talk page?Qqzzccdd (talk) 09:42, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about not giving you a heads up when I unblocked. I thought about it, but decided that since it happened back in December, and it was just a username block, you probably would not even remember it. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. KnightLago (talk) 13:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

That's ok, I'd have done the same thing, and you're right, I didn't even remember it. Be different if I hadn't realised policy had changed or something. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:24, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I will repeat my question WHY i was blocked? I did not find inside of the rules this reason "I felt your username could be hard for other members to remember." I also did not remeber your name. Can you give me link to the rule?Qqzzccdd (talk) 13:49, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Your link "The link you are looking for is at Wikipedia:U#Confusing usernames" say nothing about unaware permanent block. So you did it against rule.Qqzzccdd (talk) 14:28, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

No, it was a good block. Back in December the username policy was more strict. Your username would have qualified as confusing then. The policy has since been changed to be more lenient. I suggest you drop the issue, the block was justified and in accordance with the "rules". KnightLago (talk) 16:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Tiptoerecordsuk

I think you left the message, but missed the block... Delicious carbuncle (talk) 16:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

User:N iggersAreInferiror

I was going to post an inappropriate username warning on this user, but I can's because the page is protected. Can I leave this to you admins to deal with? Mjroots (talk) 15:58, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikicookie

I am awarding you this WikiCookie for your constructive edits on Wikipedia--LAAFan 16:23, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Apologies

In my defence, I am an idiot.

Pace! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 20:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Bad block

You do know you just blocked a senior developer and a foundation board member with this block [1]? Please explain. MBisanz ^talk 21:46, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure Blood Red Sandman meant well, but in the future please at least disable the autoblock for username blocks that are not obviously malicious. Cheers. --Gmaxwell (talk) 21:54, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion

I recently made the article, and I thought of you first (I guess that’s a good thing… right?). Anyway, I though you might be interested. There’s some info about it already at here and here. – Zntrip 05:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi there, I used the built-in spellchecker in Firefox to catch quite a few typos in this article. You might want to try this software, it's very useful. Tim Vickers (talk) 16:48, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Sure, reword and reinsert that if you think that's best. It just seemed redundant with the previous sentence to me. Tim Vickers (talk) 17:32, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Good work on the article, I took a vacation and planned to work on it when I returned, but you didn’t leave much for me. :P I must say, the speed at which you work and the quality of it is quite exceptional. – Zntrip 02:07, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiNews

Quick fix. It boiled down to the root template used in the announcements, Template:WPAVIATION Announcements/Task force or Sub-project. It didn't have a parameter for the |news= . I added it and it now works. - Trevor MacInnis (Contribs) 19:54, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 23 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 12:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: User:CyclePat and advertising of his bike business.

Have you admins read this? User:CyclePat/CyclePat's - how can this be anything other than an abuse of Wikipedia's servers for advertising purposes? SteveBaker (talk) 02:41, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Deny

Since the vandal seems to be attention seeking (see this), I don't want to post more than I have to on ANI. As an experienced user, I'm sure you'll be able to find out as much as you want to know. GRBerry 17:28, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Archiving talk page threads at Talk:Racism

Hi, Talk:Racism is waaaay too huge with over 115 talk threads. Would you be willing to help tag talk sections with {{resolved}} and {{stale}} as appropriate so we can start archiving old talk threads? Even a few at time will help! Thank you! Banjeboi 22:28, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

UAA

Thanks for handling the report on User:Boy2boy. I think that may have been one of the few times I had to recuse myself from a potential admin action! Shereth 23:03, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Anvil Media Inc

Could I trouble you for your views on my comment here? _GB^T/C 12:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Gotta run for a bit, but will try to carry on later. _GB^T/C 12:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

It's burning me out, I have to say. I might take a break... There's an invasive vine in my garden needing anihilated... Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 13:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

User:Exploding Whale

If they were blocked following a checkuser, then it would be because they used the same IP as a known sock. That they had only good contributions doesn't mean that they're an innocent user blocked by mistake - people who engage in pagemove vandalism create a lot of sleeper accounts. New accounts, however, can't move pages until they're auto-confirmed (ie. are 4 days old and have made 10 edits). Chances are, therefore, that the edits are only good because he wanted to get the account auto-confirmed. Then he leaves the sock in the drawer until he wants to use it..._GB^T/C 16:23, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

I didn't realise there was an edit count attatched to autoconfirmed. I foolishly assumed it came within a few days regardless. Thanks Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:26, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

We've got through all the pages between us, so I'll format the second checkuser request and post that. My suspicion is that most will be too old to get a result, but there may turn out to be some underlying IP that can be blocked. _GB^T/C 07:47, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk page deletion

Why did you delete User talk:Jéské Couriano's anus is stretched by Grawp's massive cock? Chexmix53 (talk) 02:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thanks for the welcome note! Galatee (talk) 17:16, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

American Airlines Flight 31

You raised questions at AFD re prior cases of emergency evacuation. I think you might want to revisit the article now. Thanks.LeadSongDog (talk) 03:47, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Saroma Tornado debris.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:Riegelwood Tornado debris.jpg listed for deletion

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Image:Balcony disaster.jpg listed for deletion

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Heh sorry ^^

I moved it to IP check :) -- lucasbfr ^talk 16:37, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

hero worship

You my hero, fellow lifeform. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.227 (talk) 21:20, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Recentism and idiots

Regarding this rv: I didn't insult anyone in particular. You and the others voluntarily chose to put yourselves into a category of people which I made clear I don't think much of, namely recentists. Naturally, that group doesn't self-refer to itself as that, but too many share that detrimental mindset. You yourself chose to be a part of that, don't blame me for it. Everyme 20:37, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

you did tell people who disagree with you to fuck off and called them idiot — No: I did give anyone a fair chance to either !vote according to common-sense or face the fact that they're idiots. Everyme 19:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Masoala

Please see Discussion:Masoala, Madagascar. Andres (talk) 18:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Right to protect sources

It almost certainly won't be under a specific law - it sounds fairly clearly like common law precedent. I do have a book which would answer this perfectly - McNae's Essential Law for Journalists - but I cannot for the life of me find it anywhere. I'll have a look around and get back to you. Shimgray | talk | 17:41, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

World Singles Official Top 100

It isn't mentioned by name, but top40-charts.com is. Discussion here is pretty clear.—Kww(talk) 15:00, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm in the middle of building a set of tables to put in WP:BADCHARTS that will make it clearer, and to point people at an acceptable alternative when there is one.—Kww(talk) 15:43, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mariana Bridi da Costa

No need to revert here. Following two ECs, I just inadvertently removed the original comment via copypaste. Please restore my original comment, which 72.228.150.44 has illicitly edited. 78.34.148.245 (talk) 18:41, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind, I've done it myself [2]. Please be more careful in the future and carefully examine the edits before reverting wholesale. 78.34.148.245 (talk) 18:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Sh*t. Don't I look like a vindictive ass now. Sorry for the above wording, I realise it happened inadvertently. No harm done. 78.34.148.245 (talk) 18:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Hm... please see this. Needless to say, I reverted that edit based on the talk page guidelines. Notifying you mostly because I will now try to stay away from that cesspool-y AfD. 78.34.148.245 (talk) 18:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The Capture of the Green River Killer

I invite you to revisit the article and the AfD. Notability has now been asserted and established. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:25, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Your withdrawal is appreciated. I always make it a point to decide if something can be improved, and even try to do so myself, before opining at an AfD. Sadly, many who visit AfD's will take a look at the original article, make a decision upon what they see, and not consider what the article might become with just a little work. Your bringing it to AfD brought its lack to the attention of the Rescue Squad... so thank you very much. With best regards, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 18:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Ducommun

Thank you!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by RDucommun (talk • contribs) 13:25, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

aviation people

We aviation people on WP are generally a nice group with very few exceptions. Furthermore, your logic about the Kenosha crash makes sense. What about this? It's only a flight because the company gave it a flight number. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacle_Airlines_Flight_3701 (Airline jet crashed during a repositioning flight). On the other hand, you already know my feelings. My gut reaction is that the Kenosha crash is just another unfortunate accident that doesn't merit an article but the current criteria may allow it. I am not on a desparate attempt to save it. Chergles (talk) 00:57, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Concerns of Bad faith

Keep them to yourself, I really don't care. Shnitzled (talk) 11:06, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Sudan Airways Flight 39

Hi!
I have a question for some data from "Your" artice - Sudan Airways Flight 39 - last days on polish Wikipedia an article pl:Katastrofa lotu Sudan Airways 139 occurs - as You probably noticed the number of flight is different. On the Aviation Safety Network website the numer "139" is given [3]. Thanks for chcecking which number is wrong because both of the articles are about the same crash. --Wiher (talk) 19:42, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of 2009 Piper PA-34 Seneca crash?

Why is this article less important than 2009 Gabonese helicopter crash or some other similar ones? I don't understand the reasons for deletion. The article is planned to be expanded and I see no sensible reasons for removing it already. Kasjanek21 (talk) 17:15, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

• OK, so I see that military aircraft crashes are not discussed in these terms. Yet, concerning the Piper crash, the article is to be expanded with information, that the victims were Polish activists from Chicago, Illinois, hence article's notability.

Current events/2009 April 2 - Lewis Hamilton

Sorry, I didn't mean to undo your most recent changes (correction of F1 rephrasing). We were editing at the same time, but Wikipedia didn't notify me the content had changed since I began editing (I thought it used to do that). The facts are the same, just now reworded differently. AndrewAllen (talk) 20:44, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

File:Railcrash.jpg listed for deletion

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File:Rome accident.jpg listed for deletion

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File:Maglev wreck.jpg listed for deletion

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Ramstein airshow disaster

Hi.

I just undid your undo of my edits to Ramstein airshow disaster. I guess I should explain. The occurrence_type parameter to the infobox is new and not redundant. It sets the title of the infobox. Without it it now says "Occurrence summary". I changed it to read "Accident summary" and later redid that change.

The parameter is something different then the Type parameter. They are used at different parts of the infobox.

occurrenec_type was added because the old title Incident summary was a bit generic. There are also certain rules what is called an incident and what is called an accident during the official investigations. Most occurrences that are just incidents are not notable and don't have Wikipedia articles. I'm now in the process of adding the occurrence_type parameter on many aircraft accident and hijacking pages. I think the articles are a little bit less generic and so a tiny bit better with the occurrence_type set.

Regards, ospalh (talk) 15:24, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

2007 Balad aircraft crash GA Sweeps

I just reviewed this article for GA Sweeps, and passed it. However, if possible, I would recommend updating the investigation section since it seems to still state that the investigation is ongoing (two years later). If there have been any updates, it would be beneficial to add any new details to the section. Good work on the article and let me know if you have any questions. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:14, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

re User:Heinzcreamofchickensoup

Okay, without objection. :) Cirt (talk) 17:11, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Renaming the fire disaster category

Good afternoon! I was glad to see that Category:Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, which you started, survived CfD. The claims that it's overspecific are puzzling when it's clearly functioning and how it should be expanded was never specified.

That's last winter's snow, though. You and the CfD's closing admin mentioned that a rename could be appropriate, but the discussion was focused on the more drastic issue of deletion. Have you considered "involving blocked escape routes?" To my (non-native English-speaker's) ear, it covers both inadvertent and malicious situations without suggesting either. Or is the category currently restricted to fires where the escape routes were blocked to start with? I think panic can easily block them. --Kizor 13:26, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Michael M. Sears

I have nominated Michael M. Sears, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael M. Sears. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. rootology (C)(T) 20:06, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Continental Airlines Flight 1883

Hi BRS, I have revamped that article by adding sources, esp. the NTSB report, adding the investigation and aftermath sections, and rewriting the lead. I have also added rationale in the AfD's talk page showing how notability is established per WP:AIRCRASH. Would you mind taking another look? Thanks, Crum375 (talk) 13:26, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

2006 Kolkata leather factory fire GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed 2006 Kolkata leather factory fire for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since you are a main contributor of the article (determined based on this tool), I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:05, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews audio briefing

Hi! I'll do this when I get home in about 6 hours from now. As I don't have a Wikinews account, shall I upload to WP or Commons temporarily so you or James can retrieve it, or shall I send the file in another way? In any case, I'll drop you another message here when I've finished. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 11:26, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

The file's at File:Wikinews-Brief-23072009.ogg on Commons. I've left some gaps between each story, so it's a little longer than average. I'll leave any further editing etc. to you :) Let me know at my Talk page if you need this done again in the future. Cheers, Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 18:40, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Something for you

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work all through on 1991 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire.

--Ian Rose (talk) 03:07, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Ian! Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 07:15, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Adam Air Flight 574

There was a dead link tag on that page which I thought I replace with a current link. Since the previous link was dead I do not know exactly what was being referenced and thought maybe they wanted something on the accident. That wsj link is no pay article, certainly I am not a subscriber and was able tor read it. But all it said was that "In another incident, a flight by Adam Air, a privately owned Indonesian carrier, crashed in Indonesian waters after the failure of navigational equipment, killing all 102 people on board." Which is what I supposed the dead link was trying to convey. I have not been able to locate a single news reference to Flight 574. I came to this page after I saw the programme on National Geographic Channel. Did it really look like a bungled attempt by a new user? All I had done was replace a dead link with a live one.--PremKudva^Talk 09:59, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Nope I am not in the states but in India. Meanwhile I had not understood why you menttioned "This [incorrect debris location reports] led to the mobilization of an Indonesian Air Force plane carrying hundreds of search and rescue personnel"? in your first comment, since the lead was not having anything related to that, until you mentioned the same reference was used twice. I don't think that the original dead link had that information. That reference should be deleted.--PremKudva^Talk 04:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

All the best on locating the replacement links, enjoy the beers in the mean while:-)--PremKudva^Talk 03:21, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

ありがとうございます！

Thank you very much Mr. Blood Red Sandman! —Preceding unsigned comment added by ぐのしす (talk • contribs) 21:52, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

An exciting opportunity!

As a member of the Aviation WikiProject or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the Aviation Contest! I created this contest, not to pit editor against editor, but to promote article improvement and project participation and camraderie. Hopefully you will agree with its usefulness. Sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here. The first round of the contest may not start until September 1st-unless a large number of editors signup and are ready to compete immediately! Since this contest is just beginning, please give feedback here, or let me know what you think on my talkpage. - Trevor MacInnis ^contribs 23:39, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

File source problem with File:Kalvestaaircrash.jpg

File Copyright problem

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Mohawk Airlines Flight 411

Thank you very much for writing this article, I did not know I could find something on Wikipedia about this crash, where my uncle died 40 years ago with 13 other people. I will have it translated in french. Pierregil83 (french wikipedia) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.37.55.6 (talk) 06:27, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. I have the same report (NTSB) in my uncle's file. Just one thing, I could not read the external link "Mahawk 411-A forgotten tragedy", it says "page not found", it's a pity..fr-Pierregil83 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.52.106.173 (talk) 17:43, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Recall

Your user page states you are open to recall. What is the procedure you use? Thanks! Hipocrite (talk) 14:48, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Four Award

As a past WP:FOUR awardee you may wish to comment at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Four Award.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

2006 Gusau dam collapse

I just moved this article that you created to Gusau Dam, and added some content on history before and after. I don't think there is enough for two articles, and do think there should be one on the dam, part of a series on dams in this part of the world. But a lot of the content is about what led up to the collapse and what followed. I don't have strong opinions choice of title, and suppose the dam and the collapse could be two different articles. Comments? Aymatth2 (talk) 01:03, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll leave it for now - there just aren't many sources on the internet. It seems that the barrage/dam have quite a history, and this just gives fragments of it. Maybe someone with access to local sources will come across it, expand it, perhaps split out the story on the collapse again. Anyone looking for the story will find it via the redirect anyway. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Shipwrecks and Ships merger discussion.

Hello. I'm posting this notice here since you're listed as a member of the Shipwrecks project. A merge proposal has been suggested on the project talk page here. Suggestions and ideas are welcome. Thanks. --Brad (talk) 22:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. The project has become rather inactive anyway, so I suspect it may end up folding completely, which would be sad. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 23:04, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, you do have a gory username

so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised by a decade-long block, which I'm sorry to say did make me smile.

But still . . . yes, the perp merited a block. I'm not at all sure he merits an unblock. But if it were me I'd have given him a week at most. How about something like shortening it to a week from the start of the block, on condition that he demonstrates his likely value by actually drafting a substantial amount of sourced, worthwhile article content (on the subject of his choice) within his userspace? -- Hoary (talk) 15:16, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Whilst I would be opposed to this, I can certainly see the merit in such an idea. It's better than what has currently been proposed and soundly rejected. What I might propose instead is to reduce the block to one month on those terms, provided there is support from the rest of the community. (Actually, I'm tempted to leave him blocked, but I think that's a good compromise). Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 15:24, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

A one month block seems appropriate, but 10 years is a tad excessive. henrik•talk 15:32, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Most folk were actually for it. I'm gonna go crosspost this to ANI so discussion can continue there. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 15:57, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

I support reducing the blocked to one or a few months depending on what the community decides, childish mistakes have clouded their collaboration in the Wikipedia, but not interest in helping her, a point which is also valuable. Moreover, due to his age and English language, not being their mother tongue, we assume in good faith sometimes not understand or knows how to use the English correctly. Ccrazymann (talk) 16:02, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Another situation

As long as I have your attention can I ask you to look at something else? Here are the two accounts.

Brian78046 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)(now blocked)

96.231.226.12 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

They've both pushed a lot of 9/11 truther crap. Anyway here's the thing. With this edit the IP identified himself as Dean Jackson of Washington DC, and back in October with this edit and a few others, Brian78046 (now blocked) identified himself as Dean Jackson of Washington DC. Can you throw an appropriate block on the IP? --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 14:44, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:57, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

User:MisterWiki

You should reblock this user to a more sensible duration, 6 months - 1 year? A person who wants to edit will not wait 10 years, they will just start a new account.--Otterathome (talk) 17:58, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

No I shouldn't. It isn't a block, it's a ban. The community is in general agreement. I would be going against consensus to let him return in a year without letting the community discuss it first. He has been told to see in a few months, but I will oppose a return when he does. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:02, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

A user continuing to use their current account is more productive than a user creating a new account. The user already has many things limiting what he can do.--Otterathome (talk) 18:07, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Are you suggesting I want him to create a new account? If we catch him at it that account will be indef'd for block evasion and his main account may very well be permabanned. Now, please take it elsewhere if you wish to start a discussion about how long he should be banned for. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Like a true admin.--Otterathome (talk) 18:36, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Eh.... What? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:37, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I have to say that I find the idea of a ten-year block rather funny; it's vaguely like sentencing a convicted prisoner to 200 years in prison :-) Nyttend (talk) 05:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I'm glad you see the point behind it. I'm actually related to a lawyer who thinks the fact you can do that in the States is absurd, but... Hell, it just sounds better. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

You at AN/I "Legal threat"

I often find using an extreme example a useful way of demonstrating a point. Sounds a bit WP:POINTy don't you think. Please, for your sake, go edit an article and let the others handle this. :)--^Trust_Me^THROW! 21:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't look pointy to me, mainly because attempting to illustrate something is not disruptive. It is helpful. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:51, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

User:86.177.217.155

31 hours seems pretty light, considering the comment made at User talk:Moonriddengirl. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:26, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I took it for review at ANI. Part of the problem for me is that judging can be tricky; on Wikinews where I am more active policy allows us to jump straight in and block fairly easily, whereas Wikipedia is more cautious. There I would have no trouble with going as far as a month. Feel free to go to ANI and propose a longer block. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:29, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Wish you hadn't reopened that thread -- I was trying to WP:DENY.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 20:10, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

I know you were, but I wanted a block review, and hence WP:DENial was impossible for me to get that. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 20:12, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Mustafa Mahmoud Said Ahmed

The article Mustafa Mahmoud Said Ahmed has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:BLP1E. Also a unreferenced, negative biography of a living person. Please do not remove this prod tag without sourcing the article.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. NW (Talk) 19:36, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

No problem Nuke. Do you realise how long ago I created that? Don't bother notifying me if you find any other contributions of mine of the same vintage. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:41, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

MisterWiki

I apologise for the bad timing, given the note at the top of your talk page, but I just thought it would be courteous to let you know I've opened a thread on AN in the hope of establishing consensus to unblock MisterWiki. I hope your emergency is resolved soon. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:26, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I can probably take the notice down; whilst I wouldn't call the situation resolved, it is no longer requiring urgent response until things move on. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:32, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

OK. I thought I'd let you know as the blocking admin. I think he has a lot to offer as with a little guidance, but I know there have been a lot of issues in the past. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Email

I've forwarded you the email from Roux. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 22:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Right-o, I'm on it thanks. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 22:54, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Steve Titus#Requested move

Hi, Blood Red Sandman. Because you participated at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Titus (2nd nomination), you may be interested in Talk:Steve Titus#Requested move. Cunard (talk) 18:46, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll take a look sometime. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:06, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Petar Abadzhiev

Hi. I noticed that you created the Petar Abadzhiev article, but did not include any sources. As you can imagine, an unsourced biography noting someone as a terrorist is a bit problematic for Wikipedia. Could you provide one or two, as I couldn't find anything to access to do so myself. Thanks and Cheers, CP 22:28, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

I saw the date that it was created, but I thought that I'd raise the issue with you first as a courtesy since you were still active as an editor instead of just nominating it for deletion. There was absolutely no need to be rude about it. Cheers, CP 17:41, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Sorry!

Well, sorry!! Now unbock me?? -- User:Extra999 (talk) 08:00, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I was autoblocked. Now its gone. Thanks. --Extra999 (Contact ^me) 17:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, why have you till now not removed the unforseen emergency box, if are you back then. --Extra999 (Contact ^me) 02:34, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Need your help

Although, I made an constructive edit but still I got an abuse report. Help me !! --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 15:25, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

I have posted see here. One more thanks. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 02:28, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

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Deletion nomination of Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2010-02-01/Arbitration report

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Disaster

Template:Disaster has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. meco (talk) 12:52, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Tuna

Update your edit userbox, it shows 8000 while you are somewhere 10000. Please see [4], continous edit war. Please, make it autoconfirmed editing only. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 07:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Also see [5]. But, I am not pretty sure here. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 10:36, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

You are gone now, so I have given this notice to another admin. --Extra999 (Contact ^me + _contribs) 15:48, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Ted Stevens Article on Wikinews

Thanks. Will do. aido2002talk·userpage 18:26, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

teh law

The main thing I was contesting was your argument that "some people consider tribunals courts"; this is de jure and de facto not the case. I'm willing to provide cases to prove my point if you wish :). Ironholds (talk) 16:41, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm currently studying to be allowed to study to be able to train as a barrister in England and Wales - not exactly a chaired professor :P. European caselaw, particularly, is quite clear; tribunals are not considered courts. An exception is made in the latest Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act, which interestingly refers to the Upper Tribunal as a "court of record". This tribunal is an appellate body for a lot of the lower tribunals, and members are included under the Constitutional Reform Act as people whose neutrality must be guaranteed and protected. It also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from tribunals anywhere in the UK, so while you are incorrect to say "many bodies" or tribunals plural, it seems we've made a rather significant break with the european tradition. Ironholds (talk) 18:23, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

UAA report

Hi, I have UAA on my watchlist so I noticed you just removed some non-vios, including "the black pen", and indicated that you didn't see the reason why it was a misleading username; I took a look myself and re-reported the user as having an advertising username, as their userpage appears to indicate that their name represents a company. Just thought I'd let you know. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 20:54, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Someone must have selected the wrong automated message... Thanks. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:00, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I believe "misleading username" also covers usernames which suggest that they represent a company which they likely do not; it's likely that the original reporter believed this was the case. In any case the account's been indeffed by Orangemike, I just thought I should let you know as a courtesy that I refiled the report since you had removed it as a non-vio. Thanks. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 21:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, not a problem. This is a prime example of why I hate people using these automessages for reporting usernames. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:30, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Regarding a block on User talk:Conk 9

A few days ago you blocked User talk:Conk 9 for massive copyright infringement. You might be interested in this: commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Files by Conk 9.--GrapedApe (talk) 02:57, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Rev del

Hello. This edit[6] might need to be rev del. Cheers. Jon

 Done Thanks for alerting me. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 13:17, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Paul Steenhuisen

Could you please undelete this article? The only firm reason given for deletion was copyright violation and we have received OTRS permission for it which I can add as soon as it is restored. VernoWhitney (talk) 13:48, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I've added the tag. Cheers! VernoWhitney (talk) 14:20, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Permanently?

Sorry to be a little picky here, but shouldn't this say "indefinitely"? GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 17:09, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Inappropriate block of BravesFan2006

I believe your actions with regard to this user are completely inappropriate. By policy, blocks of this nature are to be imposed only when the editor's conduct "severely disrupts the project" by being "inconsistent with a civil, collegial atmosphere and interfer[ing] with the process of editors working together harmoniously to create an encyclopedia." I hardly see how adding imperfectly sourced information, whose accuracy no one has disputed, by an productive editor with a extensive track record of useful contributions, clearly acting in good faith, is "severe disruption." I hardly see how blocking such a user has any constructive impact on the encyclopedia-creating process. I certainly don't see how blocking such a user without even waiting a reasonable period of time for his/her response makes sense. Had the editor simply footnoted his postings with the chart name and the date, the practical verification problems would be the same, but the sourcing policy would be satisfied. This is really an issue over the form of sourcing, not the substance, a minor matter to which your response is plainly disproportionate and, in contravention of policy, punitive. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 20:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Reposted to ANI as you suggested, thanks. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 21:19, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Question about BlueRobe

I am looking over the diffs used against Bluerobe in the hope of appealing the one month block. I have e-mailed him to inform him of this and asked if he would give his word that if the appeal is successful he will refrain from further PA`s. Until i get a reply i will not actually ask for a review of the block. The thing i need to know now is if blocked are you required by policy to retain the block notice on your talk page? This is due to Blue having removed it and one of the editors whom he is in conflict with has reverted it back in. I asked this editor to leave it for an admin [7] but i suspect he wish`s to continue to keep the pressure on Blue. So is it permissible for a user to remove a block notice from his talk page? mark nutley (talk) 15:31, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again so soon :) Regarding the appeal of BlueRobes one month block, i assume as the blocking admin the appeal can be made to you? If so can you look this over for me and give your thoughts [8] I have mailed blue and asked him to look at the proposal and if he will abide by it, once he responds i`ll let you know. Thanks mark nutley (talk) 19:33, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

No rest for the wicked :D. Yes it can and I'll take a look, although I'll likely not take the decision unilaterally. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:36, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

No worries, no rush as blue has yet to reply to my last mail mark nutley (talk) 19:39, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm happy to support unblock on those conditions. Would you be willing to volunteer to mentor BlueRobe? That would strengthen the submission. If Blue accepts take it to ANI and the community can join in, but I think that is reasonable. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:41, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

I`ll happily try and mentor him, and thanks. Once he replies i`ll copy and paste the appeal to ANI, cheers man mark nutley (talk) 19:49, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Just to let you know BlueRobe replied and has said he will be bound by the terms so i have now posted the appeal to ANI. thanks for your help mark nutley (talk)

BravesFan2006

Guess what he's up to again. That's right, more unsourced info. This time, he's added that "The Boys Of Fall" is the new #1 on the country charts — the Chart Highlights from Billboard.com aren't even out yet, and he's confirmed that he pulls the #1 info from what ever shows as #1 on the "Real Time Tracker" on Sunday night. tl;dr: The instant he gets unblocked, his first edits are to add the same unsourced information he's been warned a zillion times not to add. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 15:06, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

2010 Copiapó mining accident article improvements

Hello, Your "GA" class article about the 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion is a good example for us and I have been looking it over closely.

I am one of the editors working hard on the 2010 Copiapó mining accident article. It has come a very long way in a very short period of time and now that it has fallen off the main page and pedestrian edits have subsided, we would like to prepare it for reassessment. The article is currently rated as "C" class across the board but much has been done since then.

I think one section, or series of sections our is missing is coverage of the international contributions to the effort. Another section that we may need to add is a professional critique of the government's handling of the entire search and rescue operation. The latter section may be difficult to do since most of the coverage appears to be laudatory in nature. Any advice on how to best present that or locating more professional, critical sources would be appreciated. Not looking to add anti-gov propaganda and hatred to it, just balanced critique.

I would like to invite you to visit our article and offer any gut level advice on what more we need to work on.

Cheers! Veriss (talk) 02:20, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Per aspera ad Astra (talk) 12:21, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

User:Conk 9

A few months ago you blocked Conk 9 (talk · contribs) for massive copyright violations. It appears that he's up to his old tricks.--GrapedApe (talk) 22:45, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll take a closer look at the contribs, but it sounds like an indef will be inevitable. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:15, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Conk 9 is avoiding his indef block as Jcon9 (talk · contribs). Note the similarity in the names, the uploading of copyvios from the Norfolk and Pittsburgh areas, and the editing of List of tallest buildings in Hampton Roads by both Conk 9 and Jcon 9.--GrapedApe (talk) 02:35, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Also, could you please check to see if File:3pncplaza.JPG is the same as File:3pncplaza.png?

• The images are from different angles, not the same. However, I agree it's clearly the same person. Will deal with. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 07:45, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks. --GrapedApe (talk) 14:19, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to participate!

Hello! As you may be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation is gearing up for our annual fundraiser. We want to hit our goal, and hit it as soon as possible, so that we can focus on Wikipedia's tenth anniversary (January 15) and on our new project, the Contribution Team.

I'm posting across User Talk pages to engage you, the community, in working to build Wikipedia not only through financial donations, but also through collaboration in building content. You can find more information in Philippe Beaudette's memo to the communities here.

Please visit the Contribution Team page and the Fundraising page to find out how you can help us support and spread free knowledge. ⇒DanRosenthal ^{Wikipedia Contribution Team} 18:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Block review at WP:AN may interest you.

See WP:AN. One of your old blocks from last February has followed Wikipedia:Standard offer and is requesting an unblock. Since the block was the product of a community discussion, I have started another community discussion to see about unblock him. Just wanted to give you the courtesy, since you pulled the trigger. --Jayron32 05:58, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks for notifying me. I'll be sure to drop in. (I really must archive this page...) Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:14, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Question?????

Dear Blood Red sandman,

I had a question in my mind for many days. If I had visited some place and want to edit the wiki article about it, what should I do because Wiki asks for references. Is it needed that everything should have some reference from some book or website?

Anshul Chauhan (talk) 16:16, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Signpost tip line

Hi Blood Red Sandman, apologies that no one replied to your suggestion a few months ago, but rest assured that it had been received and considered at the time. (I drafted a reply which I somehow didn't get around to finish and send, will do so later today.) In any case, I would say that to make safe conclusions about the supposed inactivity of the whole account, it might have been advisable to look a bit further (cf. [9]). Thanks for reading the Signpost and for your suggestion. Regards, HaeB (talk) 23:05, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

• Okay, no worries. I just made the assumption. (I would have chased it up, but to be honest I didn't view it as that big a deal so I let my note slide.) Sorry back for not doing the digging! Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 23:14, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

DRV of Kingfisher Airlines Flight 4124

I have asked for a deletion review of Kingfisher Airlines Flight 4124 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2011 February 20. Mjroots (talk) 06:16, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

• I won't be joining the debate - I'm busy this week, and if I comment on these things I like to be around for their duration. However, I've watchlisted it. Thanks! Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 10:19, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Re: ANI Thread, I think you better take a look

Ok, B-R-S, If you want me to cool it, I'll cool it, but not before you go take a look at my last message to Exxolon. I figure the only way I'll "cool it" with comments like his coming in my direction, is for you to block me. So go ahead and do it. BarkingFish 15:51, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• Please don't make me do it. Seriously, I think you can understand why I'm not keen to. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 15:55, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• • I'm fed up to the back teeth of getting picked apart for something I'm trying to do, what I've already said is not pretty, and if people keep sniping at me, they're gonna get just as much as they hand out. You do what you think fit. BarkingFish 15:57, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• • • Okay. Well, for the time being you're being bitchy but not blockably so. I am, of course, going to point you at WP:CIV. WP:DROP raises a good point: "If you want an argument to stop, stop arguing." Also remember what I said to somebody who was lobbing out personal attacks (paraphrased) - being right, or being sure you are, does not mean you can stop being nice. To extend that, feeling that others are being PITAs doesn't allow you to be one either. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:06, 20 March 2011 (UTC)