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Invitation to the Edinburgh Wikimeet

Hi there,

A few of us are planning a wikimeet in Edinburgh and would love to invite you along :-)
Currently, the meetup is planned for Saturday, 7th June starting at around 1pm.
We have a planning and suggestions page located here as well as a space to sign up as an attendee/possible atendee.

Hope to see you there, Astral (talk) 01:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

LoL

I guess you were just checking the new huggle =] [1] ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 22:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Huggle download statistics

Next to no one visits my projects website so this is to your advantage because the Website Access Stats give an fairly accurate reading of how many people are downloading huggle, per day and per hour. Just thought you might be interested, and if you really want accurate stats, I could install something to track the downloads specifically.  Atyndall93 | talk  10:58, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Huggle

It's nothing to do with yourself in that way. You created a fine tool. But with one or two RfAs in mind, I think that some candidate's are using the tool in order to have a high edit count while doing little else on Wikipedia. Lradrama 14:19, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

No no, a high edit count is a good thing, but only when a user has earned it. Huggle increases ones edit count to a massive amount in a short space of time. This is fine, so long as the candidate branches out into other areas of Wikipedia. But certainly one of the candidate's hasn't done this. I don't think some supporters have looked beyond the edit count, which can thus me misleading. Lradrama 14:23, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Neither you or your tool is bad. I meant... Lradrama 14:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Gurch my good friend. :-) I have re-written the essay. Those lot at RfA where I raised the issue could seem to grasp what I was getting across, so I've re-done the whole thing. Sorry if it seemed like an attack on you or your tool, it wasn't meant to be like that. Whatever, it got blown way out of proportion... Lradrama 16:18, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

That's a good idea. I think age of account & presence of an approval list are the most significant of those. Tools like this are always best in hands of those who are experienced and thus capable. :-) Lradrama 19:52, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:Huggle.png

You haven't updated Image:Huggle.png to show the X button and the other interface changes yet. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 17:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Done --Gurchzilla (talk) 21:37, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

AHH! I'm Addicted! (Huggle)

Great job with Huggle.

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		The first, for the idea... RedThunder 20:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		And the second, for the amazing help it provides in vandalism fighting. RedThunder 20:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

RedThunder 20:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

My Huggle's broken

Jk, it's working fine. See? /me huggles gurch
Yep, works fine! XD delldot talk 01:41, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Threat4

Template:Threat4 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. MBisanz ^talk 09:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

May 2008

Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to User:Mellie. Readers looking for serious articles will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, try the sandbox, where you can write (almost) whatever you want. Mellie❤ 13:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't apply, that template is for joking in article namespace. However, the following do:

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thank you.
Constructive contributions are appreciated and strongly encouraged, but your recent edit to the userpage of another user may be considered vandalism. If you are the user, please log in under that account and proceed to make the changes. Please use the sandbox for any tests you may want to do. Take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you.

But don't forget WP:DTTR! Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 17:09, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank You

Thanks for Huggle!

I have always liked fighting vandalism, but recently lupins tool for doing so began to play up more and more (Couldn't rollback, slow updates, 2 minutes wait for reverts). In short, i stopped with it for a while and moved to new page patrol instead.

Until yesterday that is. Sweet mercy, how much do i love one key vandalism patrol now! I can work about a factor 3 faster then i could before, and at the same time i can check each and every edit, not just filtered edits with swears. This tool is sure a major leap in vandalism fighting on Wikipedia, so what else can i do then drop in and give a well meant "Thanks!" for that?

Oh, now i am here anyway.. Why is there such a sad face on your talk page? I hope this flower will cheer it up! :) Excirial ^{(Talk,Contribs)} 19:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

The face is now sad during the day and happy at night. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 17:55, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

But it's night now, and I'm sad :( -- Gurchzilla (talk) 19:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

For you gurch!

--Creamy!Talk 22:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Delicious Cake!You must eat it! Oh nom nom nom!

Huggle categorization

Well I only did 4 to see if you wanted them categorized. :) Anyway. If you decide you want them categorized, let me know. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 00:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Warning

=D Thanks. Regards, CycloneNimrod^Talk?_Sign? 19:59, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: huggle 0.7.8

It's linked on the Huggle page.  Atyndall93 | talk  08:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Template: atn

How can I modify this so it works in my userspace? I currently have a copy and pasted version here, along with the Prev, Next, and Last templates, for use in the modification. Please reply on my talk page. thankyou for your time.— Dædαlus^T@lk / Improve\ ^Contribs 10:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Great.. thank's for the help anyways. Do you know of a way I can have navigation?— Dædαlus^T@lk / Improve\ ^Contribs 19:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

^_^

I still haven't thought of anything mean enough to get you back for the subcutaneous emphysema stunt, but rest assured I'm working on it. Until I do, have some unspecified affection + *huggles snuggles cuddles*. Also, allow me to vent: we got all our worldly possessions into the van only to find that the battery was dead! Aaargh! Talk to you soon I hope. delldot talk 06:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Mistake?

Hi Gurch, what is this [2] revert all about. I guess this was a little huggly miss? :). Apart from that, if it is an unintentional miss, could there be something wrong with the user whitelist? I am pretty sure i am on that list, and as far as i know, it should ignore/prevent reversions from trusted users. Excirial ^{(Talk,Contribs)} 18:16, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

After making some changes to Huggle, I was testing they worked correctly... and evidently they didn't. I intended to revert myself immediately afterwards but someone who was still trying to revert the original vandalism using "undo" did it for me -- Gurchzilla (talk) 19:11, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I already expected something along that line, as you are one of the last i expect to vandalize. Well, good luck with solving this problem then, and if you ever need another test target for something, feel free to aim at me :). Excirial ^{(Talk,Contribs)} 19:21, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Ziggy Sawdust 22:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Now, Gurch, as I was saying about people using automated tools not checking who they're templating... — iridescent 22:14, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Dynamic IP

Hello Gurch -- I recently received a revert note from you about Zahra Ahmadi wiki page -- I am on a dhcp assigned IP address from my ISP and can assure you (as I checked) -- I only received the lease this morning and as such can not be the person responsible for the vandalism.

Seems quite immature to me -- I shall be passing on your comments to my ISP if they wish to follow this up thats their call.

I wish there was a more reliable way to respond back to (or identify even) the editors of wikipages than simply by IP address. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.124.73 (talk) 13:58, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Umm.... you actually don't have to do that... if the the person that had your IP address keeps vandalizing, we will forward the case to the Abuse Reports department and they will contact your ISP. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 18:10, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

4u

Look forward to talking to you my friend. Until then, affection to tide you over: *hugs snuggles cuddles*. delldot on a public computer talk 22:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Huggle!!!

Bstone (talk) 20:20, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

At least come up with your own image...

OOPS, My bad

Hey Gurch, I noticed that you took offense (on Irid. talkpage) to me calling huggle "rollback that has washed the crack-cocaine down with a redbull" I'll change it immediately, it was honestly and completely meant as a compliment to the wonder that is Huggle. I'm actually terrified at huggle, don't have it installed, but I find it to be profoundly useful in its quickness and design. I sincerely meant no disrespect. Would you like me to re-characterize the entry (or, of course being a wiki, you are certainly welcome to do so yourself), Cheers, Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 17:44, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Huggle: The nuclear weapon of Wikipedia. Enigma ^message 17:46, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Gurch, I've revised the huggle entry at WP:WIKISPEAK, and I've added the humor tag. Let me know if anything is offensive to you there, keeping in mind that I have FAILED most every test (according to that page, I'm a pre-pubescent, 13 year old girl that will never marry, hates Wikipedia, and is grossly unattractive...) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 00:05, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

How YOU doin'? -- Gurch (talk) 00:05, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

heh, haven't seen a Joey Tribiani reference in a while...:-) I'm doin' good. How YOU doin? Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 00:08, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Your vandalism warnings

Hi, Gurch. Your vandalism warnings are appearing just as vandalism1, etc. Is that intentional? Ashton1983 (talk) 18:15, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Gurch (talk) 18:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

^_^

Hung out with any ducks lately?

Hey my friend. Thinking of you. Thank you for the work on post-concussion syndrome btw, I've been kind of stressed out and it's nice to have your help. See you soon I hope. *Cuddles* delldot on a public computer talk 23:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:Newvoterip

Template:Newvoterip has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. MBisanz ^talk 05:10, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

:o

Your face is downside up. Sceptre ^(talk) 17:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Image:Huggle.png

You forgot to update it again :o . Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 03:15, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

:'(

You hurt my feelings :(

:p Gary King (talk) 20:37, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Your edit to Bishonen's talk page

Re this. It would have been better, I think, to point the discrepancy out to Bishonen, rather than fix it yourself. At the moment, it looks like she wrote the whole of that statement back on 23 March 2008. In cases like this, it is better to let the editor themselves update the statement. Or if absolutely feel you need to say that right now, something like Updated by Gurch 06:40, 7 June 2008 (UTC) tends to at least avoid misleading people, but is still probably a breach of talk page etiquette. Would you consider reverting yourself and leaving a message for Bishonen instead? Carcharoth (talk) 07:25, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Better idea: would you consider offering yourself as breakfast for User:Bishzilla? Always hungry! Bishonen | talk 07:48, 7 June 2008 (UTC).

Oh, right. Problem solved. That must be rather a large pocket! Carcharoth (talk) 08:05, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I gave her a hug, that gives me the right to edit her talk page (right?) -- Gurch (talk) 08:03, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Not going there! :-) (Have Gurchzilla and Bishzilla also hugged?) Carcharoth (talk) 08:05, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Although Bishzilla squashed Gurchzilla in the process, so I blocked her -- Gurchzilla (talk) 08:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

For π minutes as well, I see. Had the block already expired when you unblocked? <very confused now>. Carcharoth (talk) 09:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

No, I found out the hard way that blocks for fractional lengths of time don't work. Instead it blocked her until 15:92 on March 14th -- Gurch (talk) 10:01, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

15:92? Which time system is that? :-) Carcharoth (talk) 11:12, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[Bishzilla fondly recollect ancient dramaz.] Then Gurch run away screaming. Sensible ! bishzilla _ROARR!! 11:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC).

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water.ogg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water.ogg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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 Fixed - The sound file got removed from Smoke on the Water after an IP attempted a manual vandalism-revert. Everything is sorted out now. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 06:53, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

O HAI

SCUSE ME I BELIEVS U HAS MAI HUGGLZ. I CAN HAS IT BACK NOW PLSKTHX. delldot talk 09:43, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

Gurch, this is an unbelievable software - my heartiest congratulations on a fantastic job done! Vishnava _talk 16:02, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

Thanks, Gurch, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page. I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements. Thank you again. AngelOfSadness talk 23:31, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Hm... Alright

Regarding your notice of reverting an edit, okay, I suppose job well done? I'm not quite sure how to respond to that, to tell you the truth; I was not responsible for that vandalism, but since I'm not registered, I suppose that's the risk I run for just being an IP address currently. 74.242.44.144 (talk) 02:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Contributors who choose not to create a user account are identified by their IP address, as there is no other way of identifying them. As IP addresses may be shared by several computers, for example in a school, or be reassigned to many different people over time, for example with a dial-up ISP, contributors using particular IP address will see messages left for a previous user of the address, sometimes many months ago, as is the case here. Any messages that do not concern contributions that you have made yourself may be ignored. If you do not wish to recieve such messages, you may create an account; you do not need to provide any information at all to do this except a user name and password. Creating an account also allows you to start new articles, and edit some 'protected' pages (once the account has been active for a few days). Thanks -- Gurch (talk) 15:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

:O

I have used up my snuggle rations that were supposed to last me till Friday. You must return at once and resupply me. delldot talk 14:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

*cuddles delldot* -- Gurch (talk) 14:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm a little hard up for the huggles, and I'm completely out of snuggles and cuddles (glomps too, but that's not as pressing of an issue). Anything you can do for me? *snuggles and all other types of affection* delldot talk 10:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

D= :( :~( *needs huggles* delldot talk 19:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey stranger. Hope everything's good with you. *many, many snuggles* delldot talk 02:57, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm

You'd better have a read of this. Let me know when you have & I'll give the conversation the WP:BEANS treatment. – iridescent 22:59, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

It's impossible to get to Huggle's main window without logging into an account which passes the user group and config page checks, so all this does is allow users who would be able to use Huggle anyway to reveal their IP addresses; abuse from said IP address would result in a block that would also affect the user, unless they were an administrator (in which case they should know better), so I don't think there's any scope for abuse. I'll make sure it's fixed in the next version, though, as it's certainly confusing (and some people might not want edits attributed to their IP address) -- Gurch (talk) 23:24, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Group huggle!!!

Give gurch a big group huggle! --frogger3140 (talk) 20:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

*huggles*Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 23:44, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

*huggle* delldot talk 01:16, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

*huggles* - I wish I was as computer savy like you Gurch! :-D --eric (mailbox) 06:19, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

*Huggles* - Come back soon! SchfiftyThree 22:41, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Huggles —LaPianista! «talk» 20:09, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

*huggle* - Face 11:03, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper.ogg

- Fair use rationale for Image:Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day.ogg -

For heaven's sake! Both these samples had perfectly valid FU rationales given. Go read Wikipedia:Music samples before you tag any more of these. Needless to say, speedies declined on both. – iridescent 16:29, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Agreed - Other example confirm rationales acceptable - Resolved - warnings removed :) Sfan00 IMG (talk) 21:41, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology (2nd nomination)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology (2nd nomination). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? I'm leaving you this note because you have previously worked on this article. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:28, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

You're back!

I'm so glad to see that you're back and editing. I was actually worried about you during vacation.  Mm40 (talk | contribs)  01:55, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Re:Huggle

Ah, that brings me back to junior-high math. Shoulda remembered, makes much more sense now that I think about it. Thanks for the clarification, I will never doubt the Huggle counter again. Oh, and thanks for making Huggle. :) CL — 01:02, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Chicago Bears seasons at WP:FLRC

You are one of the leading editors of Chicago Bears. Chicago Bears seasons has been listed at Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/Chicago Bears seasons for removal from the set of featured lists under the WP:FLRC procedures. I am not sure who to turn to, but the original WP:FLC nominator is unable to save the article. I hope you will consider responding to the discussion page issues and save the list.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:01, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

I am? LOL -- Gurch (talk) 08:42, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Me3, it seems! El_C 08:47, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh wait, no, that's a different one! Da Bulls! Da Bears! Da Chipmunks? El_C 08:48, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

Hi,

Congratulations for creating Huggle but I've detected a bug in the program.

I use Huggle on the es-wiki. The bug consist on: I'm reverting a user but, at the 4th time I revert the user it is known that the program automaticaly reports the vandal to administrators; well, it doesn't works properly, the program closes itself and a window appears with an error message. How can I do? Best regards. --Dferg (talk) 15:41, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Hmm... we would prefer if you kept bug reports at the right page. We watch that page. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 02:31, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

 Done --Dferg (talk) 10:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of EPIC FAIL

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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 that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the 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. Toddst1 (talk) 21:15, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Please don't template the regulars. In any case, Gurch didn't make the attack. Please look at the history before deleting. Majorly ^talk 21:59, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Obviously something went wrong here, and clearly not Gurch. Toddst1 (talk) 02:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Gurch turned EPIC FAIL into a redirect to a mention of the meme in Failure, which was the right thing to do. If you don't mind, I'll strike the warning. Cheers, Face 13:06, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Change to huggle global config

FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Huggle/Config&diff=next&oldid=231913852. Prodego ^talk 00:47, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Bravo!

Good form! haha DRosenbach ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 13:33, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Good Looking out!

Nothing can be more confusing to a newbie than to walk face first into the wall of confusing guidelines and policies. I hope Retrojew89 and Goldenmonkey78 survive to become better editors. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:29, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

I'm not sure how that could be improved; it's mostly a matter of I just revert vandalism without paying any attention to the article I'm reverting, so when later queried, I find it difficult to recover the revision in question. The only solution would be to add a notice somewhere that would request diffs when commenting on an edit.

As for your other question, that edit clearly wasn't vandalism, and was almost certainly a case where I accidentally pressed the revert button rather than the show next edit button right next to it. This is where I think Huggle could be improved somewhat, as I've experienced this issue a number of times before. Would there be a way to distance the two buttons a little bit? –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 22:54, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

*snuggles*

delldot talk 19:08, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

3RR

Thanks for clarifying the problem of 3RR and vandalism.

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

Chamal ^Talk 03:36, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

And a cookie!

StaticGull  Talk  has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Have a cookie for making those edits to the 3RR page. StaticGull  Talk  13:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

My Signature

Sorry about that, I have removed the links to both Huggle and AWB. I wasn't thinking about that situation. Thanks for the heads up! --Josh3580_{user / talk / hist} 23:34, 30 August 2008 (UTC)