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(moved from above)

Why did u delete that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.236.34.53 (talk) 02:21, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Because it is a pure diatribe. Please read WP:SOAPBOX during your block. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:47, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

April 2011

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. I noticed via your talkback that you had looked at contributions by w:User:fedosin to Ball lighting. I have raised some related concerns at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Speculative_physics_theories_being_promoted_in_Wikipedia_and_Wikiversity betsythedevine (talk) 15:10, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Review Please

Hi Reaper. You nailed me with a rapid delete and I was shot down ten minutes into creating a new page (faster than speeding bullet grasshopper). I've created a draft in a subpage to my user page. I'd like a quick look and feedback if you would be so kind. I think I have enough critical mass for an initial page without risking a repeat but would like your opinion before I venture out again. Thanks in advance. Wundermac (talk) 02:35, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about the speediness, but Wikipedia get loads of articles on companies that meet A7, which is why those articles get zapped so fast. I looked at your article, and I'm afraid it does not meet the notability guideline for corporations. While it won't get speedily deleted, it would get taken to WP:AFD and probably deleted after seven days. To demonstrate notability, you need to add reliable, 3rd-party sources to the article. A good place to look is news outlets. Have they been covered for something on MSNBC? If so, then add the source. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:55, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

dragonflysixtyseven

I think that you should look into Dragonflysixtyseven, because he is deleting people's pages for idiotic reasons. i went to his talk page and apparently many people are having this problem. for instance, icebxx had his page deleted, from my understanding, because of the way in which he spelled his username. this is ridiculous. in my opinion he should have his admin account deleted for taking advantage of his power. Many people work very hard on their accounts, and to have those accounts deleted for reasons such as "overly promotional" is just ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kakmasters (talk • contribs) 16:30, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

DragonflySixtyseven is perfectly in accordance with Wikipedia's policies for deleting spam pages. Anyway, what do you expect to get by vandalizing his userpage? Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:34, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

WP Somerset in the Signpost

Copied from my talk page & the project talk page to ensure wide coverage.

"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Somerset for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Other editors will also have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day.— Rod talk 07:47, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

OK! Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:34, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Playlist

I just love it when everyone says "Keep but add more references" but never proves that any references exist. I've found NO references at all that would work. Have you found any, or are you just being a rabid inclusionist? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 19:31, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Judging by your recent edits, I would strongly encourage you to step away from the computer for a couple hours before you completely embarrass yourself. (BTW, I found over 5000 hits on Google scholar.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:07, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
But are any of them relevant? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 20:36, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Yes, and a couple are in the article now. I have also added enough news sources which shows that this passes WP:GNG. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:32, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Sometimes throwing a wikitantrum helps doesn't it? If I hadn't beaten everyone over the head in the AFD, that article would still be unsourced. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 21:42, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
If all you wanted was the article to be sourced, why didn't you do it yourself? WP:BEFORE does mention that nominators should make a good-faith check to see if sources exist, and I found many references to playlists on the first Google news search. Imperfect articles do not need to be deleted. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:31, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talk page yesterday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vrenator (talk • contribs) 08:51, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:20, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 11 April 2011


speedy deletion of Dann McKenna please??

Hey Reaper, this article is being used by User:Dannmckenna for a bio. And It is not constructive.. Speedy Delete?VoteDemOut! (talk) 16:50, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

The article is not unconstructive, but it is about a completely unremarkable person. Tagged for speedy deletion per A7 as an unimportant person. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:55, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Requests for permissions

Thanks for marking Firasbd's request; I didn't know KingpinBot looked for those templates. Personally, I'd use {{done}} for a request where the user already has the permission. It's friendlier, and shows that the request wasn't actually denied. Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 22:12, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

I've always seen the {{not done}} template used when the user is autoconfirmed, and this makes sense since the 'confirmed' flag was not added. I really don't think it looks like a denied request since it says just above: "You are already autoconfirmed." Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:58, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
The advantage of the other method is that it tells at a glance whether the user have the requested permission or not. I think ideally we would have a set of templates specifically for that page, like those at UAA and RFPP. For example,
and so on. Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 02:16, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
That would be nice, but the bot would have to be updated. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:33, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
See here for input from Kingpin13. {{done}} should be used when the user has the permission, (counting autoconfirmed as confirmed) and {{notdone}} should be used when the user doesn't have the permission. Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 20:49, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Ah, I see! I will do so in the future. However, there is a current request on Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Confirmed where Gfoley4 (talk · contribs) did the same thing as I. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:33, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

EFM attention needed

Your attention is needed at your request for EFM at WT:FILTER. mauchoeagle 00:16, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Replied. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:19, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

China White

Hi! Cheers for reverting. Somebody keeps adding promotional obviously copyrighted content about it and overiding/ Is it on your watchlist?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:33, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! No, Chinawhite (nightclub) is not on my watchlist. Instead, I use huggle to revert unconstructive changes, whether they be vandalism or company spam. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:40, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

It seems to be recurring more frequently these days. Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:59, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

March 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive award

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
For reviewing 5 or more Good article nominations during this past March 2011 GA backlog elimination drive, I hereby award you The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar. Good job! –MuZemike 17:25, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:09, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Mountain View Middle School (Spokane)

Hello Reaper Eternal,

Article Mountain View Middle School (Spokane) has just bee created, and I am working on it. Article will be improved in matter of minutes, please give it a little more time to expand. Best regards Gleb (talk) 02:43, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

It has only been PRODed, so there is no rush. You have a week to improve it, and you are allowed to remove the PROD tag at any time. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Whoa

Please reconsider this. Trust me when I say that what BuickCenturyDriver claims happened does in fact happen a lot, at least to me. This, for example, when I "cut in front of" two other questions and didn't get a peep of complaint from the software. 28bytes (talk) 03:05, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

On an unrelated note, congrats on the EFM flag, I have no doubt you'll put it to good use. 28bytes (talk) 03:07, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

I understand edit conflicts happen a lot, and I personally have accidentally deleted admin comments at WP:RFPP. I thought I had restored all comments, but it turned out I had not. However, he claims to have edit-conflicted with Jasper Deng's previous edit, which, if true, would have eliminated all the edits between his and Jasper's. I would have been fine with that (and would have restored the edits). I was expecting a rationale along the lines of "Sorry, I edit-conflicted, looked at the added edits since the page I had been editing, and restored the comments. I must have missed Reaper's and Jasper's." or "I removed your comments for valid reason xxx." I would have been fine with either. However, he claims on separate occasions to have 1) had an edit conflict, and 2) not known what happened! That suggests he may be trying to cover up his mistake in removing comments. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:17, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
It is indeed possible to accidentally delete earlier previous comments but not later previous comments (if that makes sense) due to the way the software attempts to reconcile which sections of the page have changed and which haven't. It seems illogical, but I really have seen it on edits I've made. (I wish I could provide a diff, but it's buried deep in my contribs someplace.) I do agree, though, that once it was pointed out he should have taken the initiative to restore them. 28bytes (talk) 03:21, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
If that is possible (I had thought it wasn't, and that all intermediate edits would be erased), then I am striking my oppose. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:24, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
What can I say, software can be a very strange beast sometimes. Thank you for reconsidering. 28bytes (talk) 03:25, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I am always open to reconsidering my oppose !votes if people can convince me that my reasoning is flawed. It would be extremely petty to keep an oppose simply because "I !voted and I am never wrong!" That type of attitude can ruin people's enjoyment of Wikipedia. Thanks for letting me know, as I would not want to oppose a user for a faulty reason. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:28, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
That is an excellent attitude to have. The opposite approach ("well... now I'm opposing for this reason") can be quite infuriating to encounter. I speak from experience. :) 28bytes (talk) 03:33, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I too am impressed by this, especially retracting such a definitive oppose. And congrats on becoming an edit filter manager! Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 03:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I think it was necessary to address this concern. I'm glad it was resolved. Now, I'll be able to watch my nome with a little more peace of mind.  :)   –BuickCenturyDriver 06:56, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
On an aside, thanks for the encouragement on EFM! Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:31, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Paul Gunn (drummer)

Hello Reaper Eternal. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Paul Gunn (drummer), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. Salvio Let's talk about it! 12:44, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Hmm.... Maybe I was a little fast on the A7 tag, since the author added claims of importance after the tag. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:06, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Armin Grün

Hi. Just letting you know I have declined your CSD. The article has been considerably developed since and is about a notable academic. It's still unsourced, so I've BLPPRODed it instead. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:55, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The "improvements" consist solely of copy-pasting content from <http://www.photogrammetry.ethz.ch/general/persons/agruen.html>. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:01, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
Good work. I have left a suitable message on the creator's tp. Nevertheless, it would have been perfectly in order for you to slap a CSD COPYVIO on it. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:33, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! CSD G12 really wouldn't have applied because there was a non-copyvio version in the history to which I could revert. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:07, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
We can agree to differ on that, but I believe CSD COPIVIO can apply any time to any visible content. © is one of our most strictly enforced core policies. It's what I would have done without any hesitation, regardless of what had been in the article before - especially as I had already previously asked the creator to clean up their act. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:16, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

(moved from above)

Thanks ever so much for sorting my talk page out, I dont think ill ever touch it again :), Thanks Davey2010 (talk) 19:23, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! (I didn't get your email though; did you mean to use {{talkback}}?) Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:34, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
Oh wait ive pastied the wrong thing ... sorry , was meant to use -> Davey2010 (talk) 10:12, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Terx

Rent! Is too damn high! The people that I represent, can't afford to pay their rent!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.124.73.33 (talk) 23:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Would you mind clarifying what you mean? Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:19, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

As a karate exPert, no —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.124.74.131 (talk) 23:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/cjc811‎

FYI, I restored Minimac's post-close oppose on that RfA and updated the stats accordingly. 43 minutes might have been a little hasty. 28bytes (talk) 17:26, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Also, you forgot to update the alphabetical list. ;) —DoRD (talk) 17:32, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
This one? 28bytes (talk) 17:34, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Yep, but this is what I meant. —DoRD (talk) 17:37, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Ah, gotcha. Thought that indent meant me! 28bytes (talk) 17:41, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
I'll wait a little longer next time, but I had figured that with three opposes already and only 100 edits, that RFA was just going to get snowed under within a couple more hours, and I didn't want him to be bitten. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:00, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, I understand. I admit, it's a little bit of a balancing act... seeing a "closed, not now" less than an hour after transcluding probably feels like a bite, but an eventual pile-on of a dozen opposes and no supports wouldn't be too fun either. I'd probably be tempted to close one very early if I thought the nomination was going to provoke a bunch of snide or cruel opposes, but with this one, the opposers (Minimac's especially) were offering tips for a successful number 2, which the candidate probably wouldn't receive otherwise. But eh, not a big deal either way. I certainly wouldn't have reverted you! 28bytes (talk) 18:22, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Heh, Minimac's oppose came after the oppose close, so I hadn't seen that. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:28, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Well, that's what you get for failing to predict the future. ;) 28bytes (talk) 18:32, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
^^ LOL what am I saying? Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:33, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
...and I just did the same thing (closed one after 53 minutes), so I should probably trout myself for lecturing you about it. :/ 28bytes (talk) 20:11, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, that RFA was going nowhere very quickly. I can't blame you for telling me it wasn't a good plan to close quickly, since it does appear bitey. However, the alternative is usually worse.... This is why I think there should be "endorsements" that you need to get before your RFA goes live. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:15, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

At one point I was considering proposing full protection for WP:RFA; if you wanted your RfA transcluded, you'd add an edit-protected request to the talk page and any admin could transclude it for you if they thought it wouldn't be a quick-fail. A few big downsides to that approach, though. 28bytes (talk) 20:34, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Honestly, that isn't a bad idea. Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:14, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/RHM22

You seem to have both supported and opposed this candidate. Might want to strike one of your !votes :P. Regards, Swarm X 02:21, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

My mind isn't functioning to clearly right now...I think I should stop editing.... Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:27, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Take a short break if you must, but please don't retire from the project! --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:35, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
That wasn't what I meant—I was meaning head off to bed now that homework and midterm exams are finished! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:00, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm much relieved ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:02, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
BTW, see my note above about Armin Grün. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:03, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, I have no intentions of retiring at any foreseeable point in the future! Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:09, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank god, you're an excellent contributor Reaper Eternal! BurtAlert (talk) 20:19, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, I really worded that badly! Thanks for the encouragement, BTW! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:21, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Andhra

Did you mean to do this? --NeilN talk to me 01:02, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

No. I thought I had hit the [ESCAPE] key fast enough to stop it. (Rolled self back now.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:05, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Hello

(Yahikowriter (talk) 02:12, 18 April 2011 (UTC)) Hi, how can we redirect Michael J. G. Gleissner to Michael Gleissner? So if someone will search for Michael J. G. Gleissner article then it will automatically transfered to Michael Gleissner. Thanks a lot!

Hi Yahiko! You can create a redirect to another article by creating an article with the content #REDIRECT [[INSERT_TARGET_ARTICLE_NAME_HERE]]. Let me know if you have any problems! Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:18, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Talk:Baller Blockin'

I didn't create that page, I just posted on the discussion page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.41.248.125 (talk) 02:47, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

02:43, 11 April 2011 (diff | hist) N Talk:Baller Blockin' ‎ (←Created page with 'Wikipedia sucks for taking this down. I'll never donate again.')
Yes you did create that talk page. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:50, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Just the discussion page. 216.41.248.125 (talk) 01:14, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey, something in common!

Just browsing through your userboxes - I am an ISTJ, too :o) Pesky (talk) 08:08, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Hehe. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:36, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Filter 328

Any way to turn off anonymous edits? It's trapping any IP address with 69 in it, not just usernames with 69 in them.—Kww(talk) 04:56, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Done. (Figured RE might have gone to bed.) 28bytes (talk) 05:13, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I was asleep. Thanks 28bytes! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:28, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

By the way, any reason you repurposed 328 instead of creating a new one? Not complaining, just curious. 28bytes (talk) 05:15, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I didn't realize you could create a new filter until Prodego told me. I had looked at the filters and noticed that they went from #1 to #399, and assumed that was the maximum. :P Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:28, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

User box

Thanks for your help with my Talk Page "help me" request about formatting my user box. Much appreciated! Thank you! (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 16:27, 18 April 2011 (UTC))

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:05, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost: 18 April 2011

Hello There!

Hi, yes, that was what I was looking for. I'm going to make a account called HarryForever. When I made it, can you put the welcome thing please. Thank you. --90.222.101.133 (talk) 17:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Certainly! I'm always willing to help! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey!

Hey! --HarryForever (talk) 17:33, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

What? Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:48, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Admin

How is it that you are not an administrator. Just your contribution to the encyclopedia (which are mostly Huggle reverts) should speak for themselves. mauchoeagle 16:53, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm not yet ready. Read a couple of the sections below. :P Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
Yea your probably right, maturity of not only the account but the actual editor has become a big issue in RfAs: An example perhaps. Actually not to be nosey but how old are you in real life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MauchoEagle (talk • contribs) 09:45, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
I am 19 years old. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:39, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

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Request for C/E! Help?

Hello Reaper :) I know you're busy, but I was wondering if you could do a c/e of "Thank God I Found You". The article was written hastily, and I'm pretty sure I have missed a few grammar issues :) Novice7 (talk) 13:45, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Oh, you are not well. I'll ask someone else to c/e the article. Take care, hope you get well soon :) Novice7 (talk) 16:30, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

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Please, delete my profile

Dear Wikipedia administrator,

I decided to quit Wikipedia, so may you delete my profile ? My user name is SoDesperate.

Thanking you in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SoDesperate (talk • contribs) 12:56, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I am not an admin, but I have requested that an admin delete your userpage. However, it is not possible to unregister your account, but if you want to leave, you can simply stop logging in. Good luck IRL! Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:22, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

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Hi Reaper. Sorry I didn't reply for so long. Thank you for sending me a copy of your bot. I've been poking around to see how it works, and the comments have been very helpful. This will definitely help me with me C#. I plan on starting my own bot soon. Thanks again for sharing! P.S. Curses! You replaced your password with "XXXXXXX". My plans are foiled! BurtAlert (talk) 21:08, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:M5#May 2011

You have confused User:Belongs:m5 with me (User:m5). --M5 (talk) 14:38, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that. There appears to be a bug with the anti-vandalism tool huggle which took the part of the username after the colon and warned you. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:19, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

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User:Jana.l

Hi Reaper, I've removed the G10 nomination that you placed on this page... this is a userfied version of the deleted page Jana Loh, written by the user, apparently about herself. Thanks, Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 10:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Somebody, claiming to be the user in question, has stated here that she does not know who wrote the page about her and that it is false. Additionally, I doubt that she would want to be identified as "one of Singapore's best procrastinators". Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:35, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Well, Wikipedia is full of procrastinators, myself one of them, but that's incidental. It's not as if User:Jana.l particularly active on Wikipedia, so I've given the matter the benefit of doubt and removed the article. Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 12:53, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Stongest Dog (sic)

Sorry... we edited together on Stongest dog and I speedied it after you redirected. I'm thinking to leave the speedy on there given the misspelling of the title. Is that ok? Wikipelli Talk 14:47, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Heh, I hadn't noticed the missing "r" initially. Yes, the page should be deleted. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:50, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

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Sir, it has come to my attention that you are not aware of the hard working scientists at Yale University, and discredit their earthworm reproduction studies. It is a fact that they reproduce when Le Freak by Chic is playing at the club they meet up at. This is ancient history, and has been documented dating as far back as 1000 BC in cave paintings. Where have you been? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.20.76.83 (talk) 20:27, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I would believe it if you could provide a reliable source. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:30, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
While I do admit that the issue of earthworm reproduction has not received much coverage in the news, it is fact that an earthworms mating ritual takes place in disco clubs while Le Freak by Chic is playing. If you sincerely do not believe me, I suggest trying this out for your self. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.20.76.83 (talk) 20:40, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
If you persist in re-inserting silliness, you will be blocked from editing. Perhaps you would enjoy contributing to Uncyclopedia. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:43, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the revert. Not sure what that was about. Strange. =\ -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 21:56, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome, and I'm guessing some banned user's sockpuppet. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:24, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Apazauca Spider

Hello, just fyi: I've merged a gist of that new article to Percy Fawcett. The spider thing was actually not a hoax by the WP author but some strange unverified beast this explorer claimed to have seen in Bolivia. So if at all we might award a posthumous hoax warning to Mr. Fawcett. Happy editing, De728631 (talk) 17:52, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Hmm...I was confused by the presentation. I though the author was trying to claim this was a real creature. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:34, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for keeping an eye on the vandalism on my user page. - David Biddulph (talk) 19:11, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:33, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

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June 2011

This is your only warning; if you beat me to another revert again and revert annoying IP's on my user talk page again, you will be praised without further notice. Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) T or M/Sign mine 00:27, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Check WP:RfPP, please. Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) T or M/Sign mine 00:28, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Your talk page won't be protected since user talk pages are only protected when there is extreme vandalism going on. (See NawlinWiki's talk page, for example.) Thanks for the compliment, though! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:32, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
I am living up to what I am saying. You beat me to a revert (two actually) so you get a barnstar :) Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) T or M/Sign mine 00:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
And you eradicated more vandalism, so you deserve it! Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) T or M/Sign mine 00:42, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:47, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Bausshackerhf

Hey Reaper, consider using the "welcomevandal" template instead of just a bare level-1 vandalism warning. It's nicer and more useful to them--if they have any good intentions, which at the moment is arguably doubtful. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 23:05, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

That's not possible considering that I'm using an antivandalism tool. I am also not interested in taking the time to welcome everybody who inserts "penis", "gay", or "fuck you" into articles. The {{uw-vandalism1}} template assumes enough good faith for edits like these. [1] [2] [3] Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:11, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, but that it's not possible is not a great reason. I use Twinkle, and it makes it easy, and it can be done by hand as well, easily enough. This particular user committed, as their first act on Wikipedia, a silly act of blanking--no fuck yous or penises were involved, only a burger, as far as I can tell. Either way, for someone who took the time to register, one can take an extra moment--and if it happens that it is a vandalism-only account, you can feel comfortable in the knowledge that you gave them enough rope to hang themselves with. Thanks for all your good work, but please take that extra moment. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 23:16, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I use either igloo or Huggle, and neither of them gives the option to welcome the user instead of warning them for vandalism. Additionally, please read the first line of the {{uw-vandalism1}} template: "Welcome to Wikipedia". It doesn't even say "Please do not vandalize"; rather, it assumes good faith and says "one of your edits did not appear to be constructive". It then directs the user to the welcome page to learn more about contributing, in case their effort was a good faith effort to contribute, and the sandbox, in case their edit was a test. In any event, replacing a page with "A hacker is a person who eats burger" [4] is pure childish vandalism, so per WP:VAND I could start with a level-2 warning for intentional nonsense. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:37, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
You can do whatever you like, of course. I'd like to remind you that we're on the same team (which is why I left you a friendly message, without a reference to WP:BITE), and that there is no award given to whoever hands out the greatest number of vandalism warnings. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 23:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Drmies, this was blatant vandalism, and we cannot be welcoming that. While I understand we should be welcoming to newcomers, we also cannot be coddling the vandals. –MuZemike 23:53, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Hence the "vandal" in "welcomevandal". I'm not coddling anyone, and if you look you'd see that I deleted the editor's first article contribution. Drmies (talk) 01:04, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

For your fast action. Take care. Dr.K. λogosπraxis 15:21, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

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Thank you kind sir! Exactly the info I was seeking. Most appreciated. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:47, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:21, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Category typo?

Hi, I noticed you added Olympi players to Abdoulaye Wagne as a category. I see there's a few other people in that category but wonder if it's a typo for Olympic. Cloveapple (talk) 02:24, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh, I hadn't noticed the missing "c" in that category. I changed the category to Category:Olympic athletes (track and field) for greater precision. I am not certain what that category is for. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:29, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Gay

Hm, I appear to be "accused" of being gay all over the place at the moment. First in the edit you were involved with on BoingSaidZebedee's TP, and now here. Is this the choice random insult du jour or what? Boing has restored the comment, btw, and I understand why - there are likely to be some pretty long blocks coming up relating to the Nair article. - Sitush (talk) 16:47, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

I have no clue what is going on over there :P . However, the "gay" insults are likely to result in NPA blocks. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:25, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure that Boing has a clue, in the sense that you mean the word. He has said that the article subject matter goes right over his head at a stratospheric level. Me, well, I've done a lot of digging on these controversial subjects over a fairly short space of time (four months or so, I think - I read fast). The statements which, I assume, are intended to be insults go over my head just as much as the article subject matter flies over that of Boing. It is school playground stuff. And with wi-fi + mobile broadband in many parts of the world now, perhaps it actually was posted from a school playground!
Boing appears to have confidence that the Nair article is being improved in accordance with policy etc. I would like to think that is not a decision that taxed his mind unduly. The other article, in which User:Marleshy has been involved, is just a pain - I have zero interest in it, other than BLP maintenance. I think that it came on to my radar when patrolling articles with {{reflist}} problems.
FWIW, I am white, British, straight ... but profoundly deaf from birth. I have never been able to hear a word. Alas, I can see them. Now, if people started kicking off about deafness (unlikely here) then I might actually get offended. But would still keep the sign language to myself. <g> - Sitush (talk) 00:46, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

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Hi You have left me a message in March about Joe Pasquale's article for which I have responded. I have tried to send you an e-mail but the site is not easy to navigate mostly because the titles you are advised to click on are not always there.

I would ask that you please respond to my reply

thank you

shammie62 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shammie62 (talk • contribs) 14:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

I replied on your talk page. You probably don't have email enabled on your account, so the software didn't let you email me. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:55, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

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Many thanks for the redirect help. Cheers, mate. Geoffjw1978 T L C 19:50, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:16, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

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Thank you for informing me. I have replied there. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:17, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks for the watchful eye!

I did LOL at that, though. Someone's mad about something! 28bytes (talk) 20:12, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

The trolls are already after you and you've only been admin for 48 hours! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:16, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
By the way, would you mind restoring "bewbz" temporarily and moving it to a subpage? I would like to test filter 31 on it, as it got by the filter before. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:20, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Sure, give me a sec... 28bytes (talk) 20:21, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Restored to User:Reaper Eternal/B. 28bytes (talk) 20:29, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:33, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Filter 31 has now been modified to detect this piece of vandalism. (You have to admit though, it's definitely one of the more impressive pieces of ASCII art! If only that talent could be put to a more productive use....) Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:39, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Oh, no doubt! Some fine craftmanship there. Shall I redelete it now? 28bytes (talk) 20:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Yes, please do. Thanks! Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:41, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 Done 28bytes (talk) 20:43, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Attack pages

ok, will do. thanks -- The Elves Of Dunsimore (talk) 01:36, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

That's alright; we all make mistakes while patrolling new pages. However, we want to get that crap off Wikipedia as speedily as possible. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:38, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
no argument here! :) cheers -- The Elves Of Dunsimore (talk) 01:46, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
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