User talk:Quadratic/Archive 1

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Keeping comments

Hi. We normally keep comments, so I have replaced your comment at talk:top gear. Your comment was fine, it is great that you then edited the article, and it should be kept as part of the article record, and so no one makes the same mistake in the future. New talk page comments go to the bottom, so I have replaced your comment at the bottom of the page. Thanks for your understanding, SqueakBox 15:23, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Copyrights

When you find text that's been copied from another website, you should follow these instructions rather than listing it on cleanup (although listing it on cleanup will usually work too.) This is because Wikipedia is infringing on the other website's copyright by reproducing its text, so this should be deleted from the history. I've sorted out Johnny Lee Clary, though, so there's no need to bother about that one. If you have any other questions then drop me a line and I'll either help you or put you in touch with a more knowledgeable person. Thanks. --Cherry blossom tree 12:44, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted again and protected from editing, that should stop it -- Tawker 06:23, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re Halaal move

David, thanks for chiming in on the move vote. I suspect that the article was previously located at Halal, since there's an existing talk page for it. (As a result, I couldn't simply move the article myself.) Is there an easy way to find out if there was a previous vote? I'd be interested in seeing what rationale there may have been to support the move. Thanks! quadratic 10:18, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As I guess you realise, it's possible a previous vote was lost if/when someone moved the article from "Halal" to "Halaal" (or back again) and manually cut'n'pasted it rather than using the Requested moves procedure... It might be possible to find out whether or not this happened by (say) posting your query at Wikipedia talk:Cut and paste move repair holding pen, where a passing admin more knowledgeable than us might help. (Not sure how often that area is visited, however.) Curiosity aside, I'd just plug on with the present vote. Regards, David Kernow 10:47, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David, it's been several days now and there have been five supporting votes without a single vote in opposition. What's the next step to make the move actually happen? quadratic 02:01, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Admins monitoring the Requested moves page (most often User:Nightstallion) act on the outcome of surveys after around five days to a week, so Halaal will probably be moved anon. Looking at the Requested moves page, it's fourth in line. Best wishes, David Kernow 02:23, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof

Your VandalProof Application

Dear Quadratic,

Thank you for applying for VandalProof! (VP). As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact with the new 1.1 version release it has even more power. As such we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. The reason for this is that you appear to need a bit more experiance on Wikepedia. Our guideline for acceptence is 250 article edits. Please come back in a couple weeks and we will accept you.. Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again in the not too distant future. Thank you for your interest in VandalProof.

Note, 250 is a guideline, I will approve with less, but not much less. Eagle talk 19:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Hi. I was just wondering if you'd maybe consider getting rid of the redirect to Quadratic Equation from your userpage? This is slightly confusing. Thanks. --Lord Deskana ^{Dark Lord of the Sith} 10:00, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Deskana. I went ahead and removed it. Sorry about any confusion. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 18:35, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, and thank you. d(User:Quadratic)/dx = 2ax + b ? --Lord Deskana ^{Dark Lord of the Sith} 19:35, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That joke is sooooooo derivative :P f(x)=ax²+bx+c 22:19, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heh. I had to slip a joke in there somewhere. Had to be a derivative because I could find an integral sign! --Lord Deskana ^{Dark Lord of the Sith} 22:45, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

∫? Also, love the sig Q, but you might consider making one half go to your talk page, especially since your userpage is blank. -- nae'blis 00:38, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The ² linked to the talk page, but you're right... since my user page is blank, it doesn't make much sense for it to occupy the bulk of my signature. I've switched it around so that only the ² links to my user page. If I ever put any content on the user page, I'll probably go with your suggestion. Thanks! f(x)=ax²+bx+c 22:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof 1.2 Now Available

After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! --AmiDaniel (talk) 02:58, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits to Qur'an

I think you may have made a mistake when editing Qur'an as while you edited with reguard to word usage, a large portion of the article was removed in the process and the end of article became a partial world. You're currently engaged in an edit dispute with someone else who reverted your edit entirely for the etymology section, however. If you choose to put back your own edit, remember that you accidently blanked the end of the article in that edit. Kevin Breitenstein 06:01, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uhoh, your edit to Toynbee tiles

I'm back, unfortunatly. Lost part of Toynbee tiles when you added the merge tag.[1] Fixed it again. Kevin_b_er 06:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

erica campbell edit

My edit is approved by Erica. She is a close friend of my boss Matt. You can call her if you like. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mattsmodels (talk • contribs) 23:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for warning User talk:Mattsmodels. Please block him if he continues to vandalize pages. FellowWikip e dian 23:31, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should block him. FellowWikip e dian 23:44, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He hasn't made the same edit again, so I won't do anything for now. I'll keep an eye on his edits and report him if he does it again though. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 23:50, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

for what? posting a valid authorized link? this thing has gone to your heads. SHOW ME THE RULE I VIOLATED. --Mattsmodels 23:47, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You agreed to allow others to modify your work. So let them. FellowWikip e dian 23:55, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AfD votes

Please stop putting on the warning for the AfD Votes on my user talk about the AfD for Tim The Terrible anymore. It makes me look bad. I won't do that again. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Timothy Chavis (talk • contribs) .

Sorry, but I don't make the rules. They apply to everyone, so I can't just choose to ignore them for you. If you remove the warning I'll have to restore it and get an admin involved. Everyone makes mistakes, especially in the beginning, so I'd hope no one will hold it against you. However, if they see you repeatedly violating the rules by deleting warnings, they might. Keep that in mind. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 01:11, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

08:59, 21 June 2006 Quadratic (don't blank out the article. follow the AfD procedure if you want this article deleted.) -- paint me newb colored. :) thanks for link. Ste4k 12:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem :) f(x)=ax²+bx+c 16:09, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

^{23 June 2006 10:35} Ste4k wrote: Sorry for having signature problems earlier today, I hope it wasn't irritating. I noticed that you put the tag on the talk page. It's fixed now. I wish that zetawoof would have left some comments, though, regarding his removal of the non-compliance tag while he was editing the date/time template that was messed up in my preferences. Just letting you know here, that I am putting the tag back on because the the original contention has neither been resolved nor discussed. re: Next Door Nikki

The partial page blanking.

Hey all the large article edits now have a warning about google toolbar and firefox causing cutoffs. This is probably what happened to you earlier. Just thought you should know in case you miss the little message on the edit pages. Kevin_b_er 07:03, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AFA

Thanks for your help on the AFA page. I was having a bit of problem figuring out where and how to place the portal link. Cheers Loyd 19:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clary

Hey there Quadrtic, I noticed that you voted against the Johnny Lee Clary article and was wondering that you would be willing to help with an article or perhaps help with getting it out of its deletion tag. Any help would be appreciated. I have drafted it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Potters_house/Johnny_Lee_Clary Nick. Potters house 06:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: User page plagiarism

Thanks very much for spotting the swiped userpage! This kind of thing has never happened to me before so I'm not really sure what to do - should I point it out to an admin, or is it alright to edit it mercilessly?

In any case, I've removed the links to my own site from his page; I don't want anyone claiming to be me. Cheers again for spotting it! :D ~Inkiиgton 11:03, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers again for spotting the person who yoinked the code from my user page. I've never given anyone a wiki award before, but I think now is a good time to start. Here's a cookie! ~Inkiиgton 15:19, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Website no longer in service?

Their (Middle East Airlines) website seems to be working now: www.mea.com.lb. Try again. - Qasamaan 16:59, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Dany Tedmori speedly deletion

Hi there! As I was unsure of the notability of the the awards, I think I made a suggestion to use AfD to discuss the article's deletion in my edit summary. I have no opinion as to whether or not the article should be kept or deleted, but the rest of community probably does! hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 14:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But... there are no awards! :P Ah well, I'll go ahead with an AfD in that case. Thanks anyway. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 18:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please look into the List of Lebanese people edits. I try to make the article look better and Lcnj constantly reverts my edits and adds nonsense to the article. Please see which is less humiliating for the Lebanese. Jaber 10:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Angela Devi

you may want to check her page; some are trying to delete it.

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travel

Hi Quadratic, this undo of grandfather paradox implies my fix wasn't an improvement. Maybe traveller is spelled correctly in an alternate English dialect? I thought I knew British, Australian, and Kiwi well enough to identify a valid variation. What's your reasoning? —EncMstr 18:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey EncMstr. Traveller is the spelling used in the UK. I'd guess that Commonwealth countries also spell it that way, but I can't say for sure. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 19:57, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of List of Iranian Arabs

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Sofía Vergara

Hey you stopping editing the link to sofia. I've already told Sdrtirs it's not spamming and we agreed..especially when it's regarding to her upcoming film.- Ladylikebaby

I don't see Sdrtirs agreeing with you anywhere, but it wouldn't really matter if s/he did anyway. The rules are clear. If you want to cite it as a reference for something in the article, be my guest. Otherwise, it doesn't belong. (Also, please sign your posts by typing ~~~~ at the end.) f(x)=ax²+bx+c 16:58, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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