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Hm...

What do you think of this request as the blocking admin? I decided to ask you- I'd be fine to work with him, but it's the trolling and incivility issues that worry me. Thoughts? Cheers- CattleGirl ^talk 09:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

As long as there's someone who'll work with xem, I'll unblock. User:ILikePikachu may have had a bad day, but a little guidance might help. WODUP 17:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Danke

I was just adding the footer when you beat me to it. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 04:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

I passed my RfA, and couldn't have done it without your trust and support. Thank you very much. — Hex (❝?!❞) 12:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

merge of Declan O'Sullivan

Could you explain a bit more about what you did to Declan O'Sullivan, following what I did. Is this final clean up (i.e., the revision history merge) something I could have or should have done? I'd appreciate is, as I hope to do more of this sort of clean up work (without having to appeal for help each time). Answer me here or on your page, as you wish. (I'll watch your page.) Thanks and best regards, Hult041956 00:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Replied at User talk:Hult041956. WODUP 00:37, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I don't mean to be a pest, but allow me to ask once more. What I did to Declan O'Sullivan was no sort of move at all. I did a cut-and-paste merge as instructed in Help:Merging_and_moving_pages#Full-content_paste_merger. I cleaned out the "merged from" article, and left only a redirect there. I left a note in the talk page of the "merged into" article, but no link back to the fossil. (Ah! I'll remember to do that from now on, and have done so since.) But I haven't read anything about merging the page histories. Is this task left for admins to do? (Or have I misunderstood?) As I said, this seems an easy job for newcomers--pruning the old merge proposal list--but I don't want to leave a trail of problems for admins. Thanks again. Hult041956 01:12, 21 September 2007 (UTC) my talk

Replied at User talk:Hult041956. WODUP 01:20, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Got it! Thanks very much. Hult041956 01:35, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. WODUP 01:36, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Block change

Hi, just letting you know that I made a change to a block you made - I unblocked and reblocked 24.248.250.170 to make the block anon-only, since M79 specialist is blocked by that (see user talk as linked). If there's a specific reason you made the block as it was, feel free to reverse my action, but I figure it's best that we reduce the collateral damage associated with a hard-block. Thanks, Nihiltres^(t.l) 23:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

I thought anon only with account creation blocked was the default, and I don't remember changing it or know why I would have changed it (I even chose {{anonblock}} as the block summary/reason), but thanks for fixing it. WODUP 23:33, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

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Renaming categories

Hey, thanks for your help. And I apologize, because no sooner had I posted the {{helpme}} than I found the instructions on my own. I should have looked harder before wimping out and bothering others for assistance. PaulTanenbaum 02:37, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

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Speedy Deletion of SEP sesam Article

I am curious as to how it was determined that this is blatant advertising or SPAM. This article was no different in terms of content than articles for other backup softwares and many groupware products. In fact the SEP sesam product is referenced in the article on Scalix so I cannot understand why it would be inappropriate to have an article on SEP sesam. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jthatfield70 (talk • contribs) 20:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

(Sep sesam) I took a second look at the article still reads like ad advertisement to me. It exclusively promotes the subject calling it a recovery solution, saying that installing the product yielded an inexpensive yet robust platform, and lacking any neutral secondary sources. WODUP 23:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you would consider a neutral secondary source on that point. I could include more specific descriptions of how it works and organizations that are using it as part of a recovery solution but that would seem to be more like a tech support article. I simply thought that readers searching for information may find it helpful to know that such a capability exists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jthatfield70 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Neutral secondary sources include things like newspaper articles and industry journals. For more about sourcing, see Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:No original research, and Wikipedia:Reliable sources. For more advice on writing your first article, see Wikipedia:Your first article WODUP 02:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I understand that. Would the article be acceptable if that section was removed until I can add some neutral sources to it? I know there are several articles being written in industry mags in the next month or so... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jthatfield70 (talk • contribs) 20:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure which section you're referring to or why removing only that section would make the article better; the article was written like an advertisement. If you're sure that the subject meets our notability requirements and you can write a well-referenced article in a neutral point of view, please do so. If the subject doesn't meet our notability requirements, please don't create that article. If there aren't yet enough reliable sources from which to write at least a stub article, please don't create the article yet. If you can't write an article in a neutral point of view, please don't; either wait for someone else to create the article, list it at Wikipedia:Requested articles, or discuss it further at Wikipedia:Drawing board. WODUP 23:26, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

DJ Pooh

Yo, i think the page shud b kept, so how wud i go bout tryin' 2 get it bck exactly ? - Keep It Real - Real Compton G 17:32, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Replied at User talk:Real Compton G. WODUP 21:51, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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It was me

I posted the tags on the subpages of user:Hodiedodie. The problem was I was logged out so it leaked my ip. please delete those pages.Hodie Dodie 03:53, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

 Done WODUP 03:56, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for creating an account

Thank you for making my account for me. Is it OK to correct some things now? Signed Alice from Singapore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alice.S (talk • contribs) 04:10, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Replied at User talk:Alice.S. WODUP 04:19, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Audius Mtawarira

I am lost please kindly explain "transcluded onto the page through {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub}}". What does this mean and is this a potential vulnerability that can be exploited for vandalism? Part 16:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC) This is a question relating to my post on Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents that you managed to resolve. Part 16:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Transcluding is the inclusion of one page's content into another page by reference. The page Template:Zimbabwe-bio-stub, which looks like this:

was changed, and because the code {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub}} was on Audius Mtawarira when the template was changed, that page and all other pages that include the template reflected that change. You can read more about transclusion at Wikipedia:Transclusion and substitution (the opposite of transclusion) at Wikipedia:Template substitution. WODUP 17:03, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Part (talk • contribs) 17:08, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Lame Drivers deletion

Hey WODUP,
You deleted an entry for Lame Drivers (band) today. I want to see if you saved the text and/or can help point me in the right direction. I understand it was deleted because you felt it "lacked assertion of importance/significance," and I'd like another shot at making this assertion. I think it qualifies because it

• "Contains at least one member who was once a part of or later joined a band that is otherwise notable" (according to the Wikipedia entry)
  
• has toured the US and released albums on small independent labels, covered by music blogs and college radio stations
  

Maybe these facts and sources still won't qualify as "important" by Wikipedia standards of importance, but if you have the text I'd appreciate your help and/or advice. I've found Wikipedia to be a great source of information about bands large and small, and I want to start contributing what I can.
Thank you
therewasaguy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Therewasaguy (talk • contribs) 07:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I restored the article. After reviewing it, I see that it does assert notability because it shares members with Get Him Eat Him, which appears notable. You should probably add information about Lame Drivers' national tour and verify it by citing reliable sources. WODUP 03:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

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Please refrain

From posting on my talkpage, thank you. Geoffrey the ninja carrot 11:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

That seems a bit strange. Have I misunderstood what talk pages are for? I think WODUP was just trying to be helpful as he probably is to everyone (including me). Perhaps it would be best to disappear your talk page, Ninja Carrot, or just have a message at the top that they shouldn't talk to you.Alice.S 03:51, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

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Whoops! Seems I boobed too by commenting on the situation. There really is a lot to learn here. Sorry! Alice.S 06:29, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Pinellas Park High School

Why did you delete Dennis Knight as a notable alumni? He graduated with me. 1987. I'm just curious where you get information from that you thought he didn't go there. I don't mean this in a snide way at all. I read info on Widipedia alot, but have never emailed, messaged or anything on it. Curiousity.

My email is [removed] 68.201.11.56 02:03, 11 October 2007 (UTC) Stephani 10/9/07

I removed that because it wasn't sourced, and ideally, all information would be verifiable. If you can attribute that information to a reliable source, please do. There was talk on the talk page about citing yearbooks, if you've got one. WODUP 02:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Adminship nomination

Just dropping you a line - if you are interested, I have addressed your query at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Wisdom89 I really appreciate you taking the time to participate Wisdom89 06:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I understand your reason for opposing at this time, but I assure you, whatever the outcome, I will proactive in combating vandalism in the future. Again, I appreciate the time. Cheers Wisdom89 04:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

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Image deletion

Hi. I noticed a deletion tag on Image:Penis 005.jpg, apparently done by you per history at Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion/2007_September_26. Then you changed it on Wikipedia:Images_and_media_for_deletion/2007_September_26 from Image:Penis 005.jpg to Image:Penis 002.jpg and therefore Image:Penis 002.jpg did get deleted. However, Image:Penis 005.jpg is still there and still tagged for deletion.  ?? -- ALLSTAR ECHO 08:55, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Twinkle removed Image:Masturbating.jpg and Image:Penis 005.jpg when adding the others, so I relisted them. WODUP 17:57, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

LOL

Witty Lama told me the run hadn't been made yet so I blindly hit start. Normally, I just leave it up to you to run the "spamlist" - you'd be amazed how much work keeping WordPress updated (and spam free) can be -- Tawker 22:46, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Whatever

Don't go crazy there. You know you're gonna get a TON of edits on that page just because it was on tv a few minutes ago. Bsilver 00:23, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't think I've gone crazy, but vandalizing an article because it was mentioned on TV isn't acceptable and will be reverted. WODUP 00:28, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

WikiThanks

Thanks for your quick response at WP:AIV! That was a pernicious little vandal. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 03:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

No problem. :) WODUP 03:30, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

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Correction

Sorry, I meant to have it as MessiahAndrw, no spaces. Sorry for the confusion. Kevin 18:23, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:ACC#Haris Seoudy

heh. I got so worked up about the vandalism, I forgot that ACC|sa would have sufficed. --barneca (talk) 21:25, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

I'm hard at work deleting the new article I created but then realised I spelled wrong, however.....one lives and learns... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sitting duck (talk • contribs) 01:52, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I left a note on that article's talk page. What's the correct spelling? I'll move it for you. WODUP 01:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I see you added the information to the existing article, so I deleted the article that you blanked. In the future, you can place {{db-g7}} on a page you created to have it deleted if only you have made substantial edits. WODUP 02:04, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Ms. Monster

I see you deleted an earlier Ms. Monster page. Not sure why. She's a legitimate TV personality in San Francisco and has a fairly active web site at http://www.msmonster.com. She's also a contestant on a reality TV show. Seems like a minor celeb for sure, but worth an entry. Oh, and I'm not in any way affiliated with her or her production company. Just seems like a minor celeb worth noting.Dean Esmay 10:17, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

The article said that she hosted a horror show on public-access television every fourth Wednesday at 00:30 Pacific Time. That does not assert notability, so it was deleted under WP:CSD#A7. WODUP ^(?) 00:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

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WP:ANI

You may want to to take a look at your AN/I request, as it has been marked as resolved. Tiptoety 00:35, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh, thank you. WODUP ^(?) 00:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Joshua Klassen

Hello, wondering exactly why his article was deleted. Thousands of Boston residents knew this boy to be a hero and it is insulting to his name to have his article deleted, barely fifteen hours since he was murdered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.147.201.9 (talk) 03:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

(link to self | this message posted here and User talk:68.147.201.9) I deleted the article because it didn't assert the importance or significance of the subject. I'm sorry to hear that he was killed, but Wikipedia is not a memorial site, and articles here should meet our notability guidelines for biographies and musicians. WODUP ^(?) 03:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

99.230.132.121

You added a final warning to User talk:99.230.132.121, but I've already reported him to WP:AIV. --wj32 ^{talk | contribs} 06:16, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind, he's already been blocked. --wj32 ^{talk | contribs} 06:21, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

I didn't feel comfortable blocking because the IP's previous final warning was a week ago for vandalism. Now, the IP is adding spam to articles. This makes me think that it's a different person, one who hasn't been properly warned, so I warned them. If someone's obviously a bad-faith editor, they can be blocked right away. Otherwise, they need a recent final warning and they need to have vandalized after the final warning. I see that it's been blocked now. Cheers, WODUP ^(?) 06:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Happy Halloween!

File:Halloween Hush Puppies.jpg

Photograph of my Halloween-themed Hush Puppies plush basset hounds in my bedroom.

As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish my twenty favorite fellow Wikipedians a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 04:13, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Replying on your page. WODUP 04:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for looking out on the Tracy Brookshaw article.

I saw an edit that was very wrong done by 24.151.228.60 and it was kinda getting ridiculous how that user revert my reversion. I wanted to avoid doing a WP:3RR and compermised. I saw that user done some other vandalism. So anyway, thanks for that. FaithLehaneTheVampireSlayer 16:31, 31 October 2007 (UTC)‎

You're welcome, but reverting obvious vandalism is an allowed exception to 3RR, and this is obvious vandalism. Still, edits reverted and IP blocked. :) Cheers, WODUP 18:28, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh I see. Thanks for the tip and once again for the looking out. :-D FaithLehaneTheVampireSlayer 22:19, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

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im not sure how to do this this is your talk page is this right

sorry about the smiles i get a bit caught up sometimes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylmeister007 (talk • contribs) 08:51, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Yep, this is my talk page. I see that you already commented about the smilies on User talk:Metropolitan90; I appreciate (and I'm sure that Metropolitan90 appreciates) the fact that you're willing to stop and apologize if you get a little carried away. :) WODUP 08:58, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for supporting me in my recent RFA which unfortunately did not pass at (47/23/5). I will be sure to improve my editing skills and wait till someone nominates me next time. Have a great day(or night)! --Hdt83 ^Chat 05:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Satamkar article

Hello. A watchlist hit shows your recent cleanup edits of Satamkar have been reverted by the article's author User:Mxsla and lately Special:Contributions/82.248.106.162. Unfortunately, the author has previously been problematic, restoring a signature multiple times, as well as challenging two sig reverts on user talk pages (mine and User talk:Animum). Article history further shows Mxsla or proxies clearing other editors' changes including a wikify tag. I dislike seeing your work reverted as it clearly improved a marginal article, but engaging in a slow-motion edit war to retain good changes seems counterproductive.

Perhaps you could post a response to Mxsla as to why he or she should not assume WP:OWNership of the article, either in your role of an involved editor or as an administrator. My own remarks and others' edits have been insufficient to change behavior, and the misunderstanding of WP article structure and content persists. Admittedly, this is a decidedly minor article of dubious quality, so a decision by you not to waste more time there would be perfectly reasonable too. Michael Devore 03:55, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for letting me know. I left a message for xem on xyr user talk page and xyr IP talk page letting xem know about our manual of style and that xyr edits were unhelpful and have been reverted. If those kinds of edits continue, xyr'll need to be warned that persistently violating our policies and guidelines would be disruptive and would lead to a block, but hopefully that won't be necessary. WODUP 04:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Most diplomatic of you. Hopefully your good deed shall go unpunished, though given the history, I cannot lay odds. Michael Devore 04:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Some thankyou spam, glorious spam

Thankyou for supporting my successful rfa which closed with 58 supports. If i am honest i am rather humbled by the unanimous support and i hope to live up to everyones expectations. If you ever need any help, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again. Woodym555 15:45, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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Cheers mate for doing all the spamming for the episodes. I don't think we've ever thanked you for it before. So, Thanks! Witty Lama 02:07, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. It's my pleasure. :) WODUP 03:54, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Blocking a vandal

Hi. I reported 209.254.39.10 as being a chronic offender based on warnings posted in his or her talk page [[1]], but you sent me a "it appears this has not occurred yet" message. Perhaps I misunderstand Wikipedia policy, but this person seems to be a nuisance that I would block if I were the supreme ruler. As it stands, however, I'll drop the matter. Myron 05:44, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

The IP hasn't received a warning in nearly eight months and hasn't edited at all in about 10 days. We can't block the IP because they're not currently disrupting the project (WP:BLOCK#Disruption). WODUP 06:02, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

User:Hipzip 14

Hi, thank you for dealing with his latest vandalism. So far as I can see this is a vandalism-only account and he is getting near an indefinite ban. My inclination is to up the current block sharply to possibly as much as 1 month. I wonder if you could give an extension some thought, please, since I won't, of course, vary the block without your full agreement. TerriersFan 04:38, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

I looked over it again and re-blocked for a week. [2] If the account acts up again, it should be indef. WODUP 05:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. TerriersFan 14:53, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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Hey...

Well you might think what you are doing is good but this project has actually had a rather damaging impact upon my family. My father used to work for Enclyclopedia Britanica you see, but now, largely thanks to wikipedia, nobody wants to buy an encyclopedia so now he spends all his time traveling around the world trying to shift enclyclopedias in countries in which internet usage is low. As a consequence i don't get to see my pop much and he even missed my high-school graduation because he was away on business. So there, now you know that wikipedia isn't 100% good. --79.72.121.101 (talk) 04:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Okay... `:| WODUP 04:50, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

okay so what are you going to do about it? --79.72.121.101 (talk) 04:52, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Nothing, really; not much to do. WODUP 04:56, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

oh yeh dude, i wanted to ask, how come you have so many wikipedia accounts? I thought that was banned under the rules and regulations? --79.72.121.101 (talk) 05:11, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I've got a few doppelgangers and another account for segregation and security, general testing, and account creation attempts. The legitimate uses of alternate accounts, that is, alternate accounts allowed by policy, are listed at Wikipedia:Sock puppetry#Legitimate uses of alternate accounts. Hope that helps; no more vandalism, please; g'night! WODUP 05:17, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Apologies

Sigh me neither, seems like the wrong end of the stick, I was acting in good faith and am happy to recognize that you were too. Thanks, SqueakBox 00:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Replied at User talk:SqueakBox. WODUP 00:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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Power center (geometry)

The term "Power center" describes a type of shopping center. Check the usage pattern for the term on Google, Google News, or other source. The fact that Wikipedia has the British spelling "centre" in the relevant article Power centre does not eliminate the need to disambiguate the rare usage as a geometry term from the common commercial usage. Why should Wikipedia readers have to look at this article on their way to the article about the more common usage? Leaving this article disambiguated by (geometry) allows a redirect of "Power center" to the article Power centre. Thanks. Edison (talk) 16:10, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for making the requested change. You are a great Wikipedian! Edison (talk) 21:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I was writing up a note and I got edit conflicted. The only thing that's different now than it was earlier is power centre is no longer at power centre (retail). Anyhow, you're welcome, and thank you. WODUP 21:38, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Photograph of pumpkin pie.

I just wanted to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 17:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

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thanks

Hi - just a quick note - thanks for helping me register my user name! --Jack-A-Roe (talk) 23:31, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

You're very welcome. Thanks for helping with the encyclopedia project. WODUP 06:14, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, more of the same from me. Thanks much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BohemianWikipedian (talk • contribs) 23:27, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. WODUP 23:30, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

AHHH!!!!! SineBot got me, I swear I was in middle of signing and I recieved an edit conflict page... my bad. BohemianWikipedian (talk) 23:34, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Don't worry. I hear he only nibbles a bit the first time. WODUP 23:35, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

I might as well jump in here too, thanks! Kyu! (talk) 23:37, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome, too. WODUP 23:40, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Alexander James Adams article

Why was this page deleted? Alexander James is one of the guests at LosCon this year (http://www.loscon.org/34/filking.html#participants) and he has several CDs out, which is certainly notable enough for me to want to look up more about him. How can I access the history of the deleted page in order to see the relevant information? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daetrin (talk • contribs) 11:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

(link) It was deleted according to our proposed deletion process. Look through Wikipedia:Deletion review/Content review#Temporary review and Wikipedia:Deletion review/Content review#Contesting 'proposed deletions' and let me know whether you'd like it temporarily restored (and if so, how) or if you want to contest the deletion. WODUP 23:38, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

User page update

Hmm... [3]

Thanks very much. :-) Pegasus «C¦T» 04:22, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. I had just written up a message letting you know that I did that, clicked Show preview, and saw that you got to me first. :) WODUP 04:25, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

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what can I do to correct the David Lyric Page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidlyric (talk • contribs) 05:05, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

David Lyric was deleted five times because it didn't assert the importance or significance of the subject. You would need to show that David Lyric meets our notability guidelines. WODUP 17:33, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

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Open your card →→→

Happy Holidays from BoL @!
If you live in San Francisco, this is located at 21st west of Church.

Credits: This card was inspired by Macy's123, assistant of V's Shop

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Please see my question at WP:AN

Related to Flatout toys, whcih you speedy deleted. How do we disposition Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flatout toys? JERRY ^talk _contribs 03:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Commented there. WODUP 03:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

why!

why do you keep deleting my article? its taking me a lot of time to write it all! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lollipop-3 (talk • contribs)

The article was about a website that does not assert the importance or significance of the subject. WODUP 06:41, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

What does that mean? Can I at least see the article once more so I can save it to my computer? please? X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 06:45, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Pages qualify for speedy deletion if they meet any of the criteria for speedy deletion. Sure, I can provide you with the text; would you like it restored to your userspace or e-mailed to you? WODUP 06:51, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

to my userspace please thank you so muchX××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 06:52, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

 Done WODUP 07:03, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey. I get it. As I already posted, I'm not going to fight with you. However, I went to the article and Its stil not there. Can you re-restore it please? I will only need it for a minute or 2. X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 07:04, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

yeah, it's not showing up. It still says it was saved from re-creating, its not there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lollipop-3 (talk • contribs)

you there? X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 07:07, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

After many edit conflicts, it's at User:Lollipop-3/Wajas.org. And please don't create a new section for each message. Keep it under this discussion heading. And do not strike my comments. WODUP 07:12, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

thank you. since it is now a user subpage, am I allowed to keep it there?X××x××pink×jellocreature××x××X (talk) 07:16, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

D:!Hey, 3/4 of a paragraph is missing! I guess its too late now though, right?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lollipop-3 (talk • contribs)

For a short while. See Wikipedia:Deletion review#Temporary review. I restored all revisions of the page; if it was saved, it's there. WODUP 07:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, so even though its on my userpage it's still not allowed? Im sorry to cause you so much trouble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lollipop-3 (talk • contribs)

You're allowed to save a copy to your computer for yourself. You could work on the article, but I really think that the subject isn't notable, and the article would be deleted. There was already a deletion discussion about the subject, and the consensus was that it didn't belong. So, once you get your copy copied, let me know, and I'll remove this temporary restoration. WODUP 07:28, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

ok, I got it,delete it now, I just think its a bit unfair. None of the big articles, like the article on Gaia Online, which are also about games, get deleted. Its only my page. Always.

and nobody deleted the big article on Runescape either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lollipop-3 (talk • contribs)

I'm sorry you think it's unfair. Perhaps you should read WP:WAX. WODUP 07:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Wajas.org

Could you please give the creator of that article the original context of the page? She didn't save it to her computer, and she would like to keep it for reference. Please. (I love entei (talk) 06:59, 21 December 2007 (UTC))

 Done WODUP 07:03, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Time

Could you please give me more time to fix the Perfection Vacuum Cleaner article? I'm working really hard, and I added more information. (I love entei (talk) 21:19, 23 December 2007 (UTC))

As it is now, the article will be deleted on or after 17:43, 27 December 2007 (UTC). You are free, however, to contest the deletion by removing the PROD notice from the article if you improve the article, or if you disagree with the deletion for any reason. The real problem is that I don't think that there are any reliable sources with which to verify the information in the article, which is a reason for deletion, and if the proposed deletion is contested and the article is not improved, I will probably nominate the article for deletion. WODUP 00:14, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Joyeux Noël

The composer of my favorite Christmas carol.

I just want to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Merry Christmas! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 21:51, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

(Also posted to User talk:Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles) Thanks for the friendly message. You have a very merry Christmas, too. WODUP 02:00, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Happy Holidays to you too! —May the Edit be with you, always. (T|C) 02:04, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you too, WODUP. Hope you have a wonderful year as well. · AndonicO ^Talk 03:01, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Blanking Self-Authored Page = Speedy Deletion?

Hi and Happy Holidays. So was my Talk page message unwarranted? I placed it when I saw the author had blanked the page and removed the speedy tag. But I didn't realize blanking one's self-authored page was itself a way of requesting deletion. If an WP:AUTO editor blanks his or her page when it is up for speedy deletion, do they still need to leave the tag in place? Thanks, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:51, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy holidays to you, too. :) I wouldn't say that it was unwarranted. It was necessary to let the new user that removing speedy deletion notices from articles xe created is discouraged, and you left {{uw-speedy1}} which is polite and assumes good faith. Ideally, there'd be a speedy deletion tag in place to keep the article in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, but if no one lists it there, the page will show up on Special:Shortpages when it's updated if the page was blanked. WODUP 17:52, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Wishing you the very best for the season - Alice^✉

You too, Alice. Meeeeerrrryyy Christmas! :) WODUP 18:04, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: TfD

Thank you. I am kind of new at using {{tfd}} and appreciate the feedback. The preceding comment was added by User:H3xx.

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== Splitting a Section from an Article ==

{{helpme}}

On this Wikipedia page ---> (Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging and splitting), I found the following directions for adding a template to an article to propose splitting a section of it:

• Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new page is proposed.
• By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.

My Question: Can someone show me the exact syntax / format to add a "discuss parameter" -- as indicated in the sentence immediately preceding this one ... (that is, the second bullet point above)? That is, what exactly do I have to type in order to get the discussion to move out of the default location and into a specified new and different location? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro 02:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC))

{{splitsection|discuss=the title of the page where the discussion is held}} WODUP 06:28, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help in the above Help Me request. I have been back logged, and not able to get back to you sooner. Thanks again. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:15, 20 January 2008 (UTC))

You're very welcome. WODUP 04:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Title

Hi Wodup! Can you tell me how to edit the Title of an article! I don't see the option in the edit section Baghel Singh DhaliwalThanks Ajjay (talk) 14:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes. There's a move tab at the top. That should be what you're looking for. WODUP 17:54, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok Thanks!Ajjay (talk) 19:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Randomness of name

My name is not at all random, at least not any more than your name (WODUP). WODUP is not an English word but just looks like several random letters to me. I'm sure this isn't the case in regards to your name as the letters W, O, D, U, & P have some significance for you. Likewise my name, Askdnapn39nfkjfen, holds significance for me. Chalk it up to chaos theory, but order is usually found in seemingly randomness. the Ask-dna part should be obvious: I believe that we can learn a great deal about humans, both physically and psychologically by unlocking the secrets of human DNA, thus the Ask dna. The P & N are my initials, my age is 39, and the other letters are the first initials of my children. At first I tried to create a username that was a single English word but all my options were taken so I decided to be a little creative. I'm truly sorry if you thought my username is random, but as you can see, it simply is not.Askdnapn39nfkjfen (talk) 11:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

RFCN started and a message left at User talk:Askdnapn39nfkjfen. WODUP 04:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

podcast ep. 41

Hi there,

Just thought I'd mention that a new ep of the podcast is out: Episode 41: Setting the Record Straight - an interview with Angela Beesley.

If you'd like to spam that it would be nice.

Cheers, Witty Lama 11:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll get to it at about 23:00 (UTC). WODUP 19:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Done. WODUP 23:07, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hard limit

Yes, you're right, few weeks don't make big difference. Kubura (talk) 08:56, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

hi

Hello!I have a request.I had made some changes to the article Sikhism, but in the process messed up the reference list, though only in a minor way.Actually the problem is or was interlinking of references.Due to the changes the primary was deleted and the rest got messed up.You can see it in the reference list.The messed ones appear in red color;No.9 and 28.Please help and correct it ASAP .ThanksAjjay (talk) 08:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it. Two named references that were referred to later in the article were changed, so I added the ref name for one and the citation for the other. If you need anything else, drop me a line. :) WODUP 17:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.I had been fixing it for like past one hour.Slow connection(-:I figured it out in the end and was in the proces of saving , when you made the change.thanks a lot! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajjay (talk • contribs) 17:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

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Thank you for the follow up. Jeepday (talk) 13:25, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Request for comment on main page deletion incident

As you made an edit to the incident listed in the Administrators notice board, it is requested that you confirm the details of the incident here (section 1.1.2)

This is as the incident is used as the basis of an argument and needs to be confirm by persons familar with the event

Regards --User:Mitrebox talk 2008-02-22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.11.244.78 (talk) 07:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Hello WODUP, thank you so much for creating my account for me. I tried to, but apparently my account's name was alike to some "Josedaniel" account, so I requested it! Im not new here, well, at the English Wikipedia, but I'm actually from the Spanish one, I decided to create my account because I was tired of editing without one, so I'm not that new, hehe. Anyway, thank you again for creating this account and for having welcomed me. See you around! :). José Daniel (the cake is a lie.) 01:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

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Sock puppet?

I just noticed from the contribution history that the IP you just blocked is very likely the same user as Bri1039 (talk · contribs). Thanks, WODUP! --Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 12:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Certainly is a bit of a similarity there. The IP's blocked now, and I'm sure the next spam edit from Bri will get the account blocked too. WODUP 12:13, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

On for the Money

Thanks for sorting that mess. Cheers, Jack Merridew 10:41, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Splitting histories where there is one revision that separates the two articles is easy. It's just tedious when they're mixed and you have to look at each and every revision before deciding where it belongs. WODUP (talk) @ 10:45, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Cliff Avril

thanks for backing me up with the deletion problem. That article shouldnt be deleted at all--Star QB (talk) 05:50, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Sure, just be civil. Comments like "your crazy" don't fly around here. WODUP (talk) 01:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

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Runescapehackman

You report him to Hotmail as well? They'll nuke him for sure. Blueboy96 22:38, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I didn't but can probably write something up to e-mail them if you think it'd do any good. I just don't know if

1. a report would disrupt this person's phishing, or
2. Hotmail would actually do anything based on a post on Wikipedia rather than a copy of a phishing e-mail.

But, if you think we should, I can or you can e-mail them. Let me know what you think. WODUP (talk) 23:10, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Not Civil?

What's the problem? Am I not allowed to clean up my own talk page? Timneu22 (talk) 19:25, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

You certainly are allowed to clean your talk page, but the problem is the personal attack left in your edit summary. I do see that you removed my message without any personal attacks this time. Very good – that's all I want. Thanks. .ιΙι.WODUP.ιIι. 19:30, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. In the future, please do not edit my user page. Timneu22 (talk) 22:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Sigh, you continued that behavior and got yourself blocked and your talk page protected. If it continues, I, and I'm sure a few others, will edit your user page as necessary. .ιΙι.WODUP.ιIι. 00:02, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

	Thanks!
So, yeah, you know how these work... »»»» Thank you very much for your support in my recent RfA, which closed with a final tally of (75/1/0). Your trust in me is greatly appreciated, and I can assure you it has not been misplaced. I shall use these tools to the best of my ability, and will do my best not to let you down. Thank you once again, and happy editing as always! Hersfold (t/a/c) 20:32, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

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Happy easter you guys! Sorry if the picture looked crappy, but it's the best I could do on such short notice. Sincerely, BoL (Talk) 04:45, 23 March 2008 (UTC) Credits: This card was inspired by BoL, a head designer at Codesnippets.

Why, thank you. WODUP 05:11, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Re-Apology

Listen i'm sorry about what happen. LisaTierney (talk) 22:27, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Acknowledged. WODUP 05:13, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

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Undelete request for article Jarrett Hicks

The article was deleted as the result of an expired, unchallenged PROD tag. However, since that time, the subject has become a starter for the Los Angeles Avengers, thus giving him increased notability. Therefore, I am requesting that the article be undeleted so I may expand it. Thank you. →Wordbuilder (talk) 15:13, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Done, and thank you for the polite request. WODUP 17:08, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it. →Wordbuilder (talk) 17:12, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

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ACC

Just wanted to let you know, I re-approved your account. I hope it worked this time! :) SQL^{Query me!} 19:39, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

It didn't. :( Thanks for your help, though. WODUP 19:48, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Nah, we'll figure this out! :) I'll add some debugging traps when I get home (probably about 4 hours) and get you to try to login again. SQL's Alternate Account ^(talk) 00:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Alright, if you're about, can you try one more time for me? It should give you a giant "ERROR" if something went wrong, and, it should tell you what it was... SQL^{Query me!} 05:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

(I mean, login again, not create your account again...) SQL^{Query me!} 05:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

It says the username and/or password is incorrect. Is there a max length or any any restricted characters for the password field? WODUP 13:45, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks

re: Peter Robinson (disambiguous). Thanks. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 02:42, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

You're quite welcome. WODUP 03:01, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:WP:RFA/Reywas92

Thank you very much for your consideration, but at this time I must decline. I'm glad to see that you find me a worthy candidate, but at this point I don't think I would pass at all. Maybe in a few months when I haven't made any objectionable edits lately I could do better. Thank you, and perhaps this will work out later, Reywas92^Talk 13:45, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Wisdom's RFA

Hiya WODUP. Re: this. Wisdom (and I) appreciate the support, but RFA's have suffered before due to pre-transclusion !voting, and here Wisdom has not even accepted. Your support is appreciated, and I apologise for the word "disrespectful". I hope you understand that it is only fair that we do not have "hidden" RFA's and hence my comment. Again, thankyou. Pedro :  Chat  23:18, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

No worries, I see where you're coming from; I'll just check the RfA later. Thanks for the message. :) WODUP 23:27, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Most welcome. I didn't want to come over as harsh or pushing my personal viewpoint at RFA, but I do strongly feel that RFA's should be transcluded before comments are made (excepting nominators as that is kind of a given!) As the nominator of this particular RFA I guess I'm more of a stickler than otherwise. Thank you for your understanding, and again apologies if you felt I was too abrupt. Best Wishes and Happy Editing. Pedro :  Chat  23:33, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

User:Danielaustinhall12's Socks

I saw on Danielaustinhall's talk page that you thought that halldandude (the one who nommed him for RFA was one of Danielaustinhalls sock puppets - I think so too, so should I file a report at WP:SSP? Because he's been lately trying to tag Satanism with prods and creating numerous articles to do with crazy mouses. Fattyjwoods ^{(Push my button)} 02:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't think that's necessary right now. He looks like a new user who originally wanted to delete his account ([4], [5]) and who wasn't familiar with our sock policy. Now that he is or should be aware, if this blatant socking continues, we can then take further action, but until then, we should continue to assume good faith, even if he was unknowingly violating policy. WODUP 03:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing :) Fattyjwoods ^{(Push my button)} 05:49, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that's true. Sorry. I just wanted to be able to edit better. I wish you were able to delete accounts. Danielaustinhall12 (talk) 19:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Sock or not

The one about Halldandude vieng my sock puppet is true because on the other one I didn't know that anybody knew. I'm starting to feel like I did something really bad. I actually didn't know that was bad. And by the way, how did you get that idea that Halldandude was my "sock puppet"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielaustinhall12 (talk • contribs) 20:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppetering is frowned upon unless there's a good reason for it, but as long as you're honest and stop, it'll be fine; you learned something. :) I got the idea because of similarities in edit patterns and usernames. WODUP 20:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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Absolutely :) I still monitor my talk page and very much interested in how things develop here. Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 11:38, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

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Just a note, you should not've reinserted the URL, because doing so is technically using your admin tools in a dispute. Sceptre ^(talk) 20:48, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I appreciate your polite note, really, thanks for that, but I didn't use any administrative tools. WODUP 02:11, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

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