User talk:Red stucco

Hi! You left a message on my talk page, but I'm afraid I don't understand what you meant! Can you clarrify? Thanks! Trollderella 15:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, Red stucco!

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Take care, --Blackcap | talk 15:59, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

SPAM: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albert M. Wolters

An article for deletion discussion in which you participated has been re-opened. You may want to participate in the discussions at VfU:Albert_M._Wolters or discuss at Tony_Sidaway:talk how you feel about his actions.
Sorry for the spam,
brenneman ^(t)^(c) 03:30, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet allegations

Warning. Sockpuppet allegations are taken serious here. If made lighty, or without good evidence, they are seen as personal attacks on someone's integrity. Frankly, no one is going to believe that User:Tony Sidaway is operating User:Trollderella as a sock. You might want to retract and apologize, unless you have very strong evidence. m:don't be a dick - this will cause more illfeeling and will do you no good. --Doc (?) 09:26, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's okay, no need to apologise. It was an obvious false alarm, and it might have been less embarrassing for you, redstucco, if you had asked me about it first on my talk page. I don't bite, you know. --Tony Sidaway ^Talk 13:35, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Is there something going on that I don't understand? ;) Trollderella 16:05, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

From q:Team America: World Police:

"Gary Johnston: Oh, no, we are'nt! We're dicks! We're reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Film Actors Guild... are pussies. And Kim Jong Il... is an asshole. Pussies don't like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks - also - fuck - assholes... assholes who just wanna shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole... is a dick... with some balls. The problem with dicks is, sometimes they fuck too much or fuck when it isn't appropriate...

Gary Johnston: ...and it takes a pussy to show 'em that. But sometimes, pussies get so full of shit that they become assholes themselves... because pussies are only an inch and half away from assholes. I don't know much in this crazy, crazy world, but I do know: If you don't let us fuck - this - asshole, we're going to have our dicks and our pussies all covered in shit!" --redstucco 08:54, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My RFA

I'm sorry you found reason to object to my adminship, but now that I've been promoted, I'd like to clear the slate. If you have any specific issues/problems with me, please feel free to state them on my talk page so that I can work to prevent them in the future. ALKIVAR™ 07:18, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Common sense

Hi there. Just wanted to clarify in response to your comment on my RfA. When I make decisions according to common sense, I use logic and reasoning. My point was exactly that; rather than be rigid and unable to handle unusual circumstances just because the rules didn't anticipate them, I'll use my own logic and reasoning to come up with a solution that both solves the problem and fits within the spirit of the rules. Just wanted to clarify. Thanks! —Cleared as filed. 11:56, 14 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Your votes on AfD

Hi, I have been looking over some of your recent votes on AfD, and noticed that they are based solely on whether the article have any sources listed, with a delete vote for any that have none. This is a very unusual way to vote, and I was wondering if you could explain it further. Should all unforced material be removed from Wikipedia? Should anything with a source stay in? Would you apply this to other encyclopedias? Thanks. Apyule 08:14, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Even with the comments that you left on my talk page, I still don't see quite where you are comming from. The policy is for unverifiable, not unverified. Can you please explain a bit more, especially things like the length of time you would give people to add references to articles and how deleting an article without references gives a better end result than tagging it as unreferenced? (You can respond here, I am watching your page and will check back whenever I can.) Thanks again, --Apyule 08:33, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

How is one to ascertain the subject matter of an article is not a hoax or original research? I believe it is for the writer to cite sources as paramount importance. Yes I could go away and find a source relating to the subject and see if I can match every assertion to my source. If I do that, I might as well re-write the article.

I agree with you to the extent of tagging, in that I would not nominate articles on AfD, I would tag it with Template:not verified or something, but if an article has already reached Afd and has no sources then the article clearly has problems, and the best way forward is to have sources so verifiability and neutrality can be scrutinised. If amongst the article creators, and other editors wishing to keep the article, none of those can find and quote a source in the article in the Afd lag time, then I personally believe the article should go. --redstucco 09:20, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've got it now. It actually seems like a good baseline, and makes a lot more sense than the way that most people decide at AfD. --Apyule 07:48, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Londonderry Railway Station

Hi Red stucco, you asked about a credible publisher for the station. Have a look at [1], the railway's timetable. I share your skepticism of web sites, but I'm willing to believe that this railway station exists without going there. If, however, there's further reason to distrust this, please let me know. I'm very happy to weigh additional evidence in the hope of coming to a firmer conclusion.

Best regards, Fg2 11:07, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring the to the Florida Dept of Transportation website? TimL 16:02, 3 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not in particular, this was a general observation. redstucco 10:31, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image galleries

You have in the past commented on Image Galleries nominated for deletion. Most galleries are nominated because the nominators feels that galleries violate WP:NOT. The William-Adolphe Bouguereau gallery has been nominated for deletion (here). A proposal to modify WP:NOT is here. Please join either or both conversations and comment as you see fit. Dsmdgold 16:20, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor)

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A tag has been placed on Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor) 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 important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Eduemoni ^↑talk↓ 19:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]