User talk:Walton One/Archive 7

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Letting you know about deletion review An editor has asked for a deletion review of James_M._Branum. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jmbranum 00:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC) Website for the basis of facts www.freewebs.com/majorleaguewiffle Deletion The deletion of the article "Major league wiffle" shouldn't have occured. The article was still being finished. It addressed the need for physical activity in a youths life and you should attempt to repel the deletion. It promotes the fun of a backyard game instead of most kids just playing video games. Let the article be finished before you delete it. You might have the power, don't abuse it. Thank You Thank you forpointing me in the right direction Adopt me Chaza93 19:41, 22 May 2007 (UTC) Done SO Chaza93 19:53, 22 May 2007 (UTC) My RfA Thanks for the support on my RfA! I undertsand that there are a few concerns with my lack of edits, however I do plan on wkring on that, and reapplying in the future, as it appears this RfA will not go through. Wildthing61476 18:16, 23 May 2007 (UTC) Discussion ongoing on List of pronouncements of a critical period for the U.S. occupation of Iraq‎ I don't believe there was a clear consensus on how best to handle List of pronouncements of a critical period for the U.S. occupation of Iraq‎; several alternatives to deletion were being considered. Would you please reopen the discussion to allow the discussion to continue? I am asking you per the recommended procedure on WP:DP.--User At Work 21:47, 23 May 2007 (UTC) Speedy deletion: Anderson Farm article Hello, I created an article on the Anderson Farm Museum in Lively, Ontario but it has been speedily deleted. I think it is a notable subject since the museum is a part of the Lively community. Please advise what I should have done in order for it to remain a real (albeit short) article. (I'm a Wiki-noob). Udyog Nagari Express I noticed that you had communications with the author of the above on a similar article, High Court Express. My reaction to Udyog Nagari Express was either speedy or prod. Given your recent involment, maybe you could take a look at it. Thanks in advance. --Stormbay 01:17, 25 May 2007 (UTC) Semi-protection Per Talk:Batman, here's a few more from my watchlist that should probably be semi-protected indefinitely: Wonder Woman Peanuts Darth Vader - if any should, this one definitely should. The Lord of the Rings Wizard - disambiguation page Magic MSN Messenger List of comic book superpowers - Though this one is slightly different, since most of the edits needing reversion have to do with adding the -kinesis variant naming, which has been determined by consensus to be Neologisms, or are added examples from the Heroes (TV series). -kinesis - Neogolistic reasons as well. Thanks for the suggestion. I like that two admins are involved, for transparency resons, if nothing else. - jc37 20:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC) Considering? Not interested? or missed the note? - jc37 11:31, 8 June 2007 (UTC) Sorry! Sorry, I've just realised I missed your talkpage note on semi-protection back in May. I'm really sorry (as you can see, I get a lot of messages and wasn't hugely active at that point). I must admit that I'm not sure what you were talking about, as I've never edited Talk:Batman; however, looking at the list of articles you provided, I agree with you (without having reviewed the situation in detail) that they look like semiprotection candidates. Waltonalternate account 11:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC) No worries. I did some looking based on that and saw that it was User:Samuel Wantman. My do I feel sheeeepish. And thank you for your thoughts. I don't think I've ever semi-protected an article, so I guess we'll see how it goes : ) - jc37 11:14, 19 June 2007 (UTC) My Rfa Hello, Walton. Thank you very much for your kind support in my recent Rfa, it succeeded! I hope to live up to your expectations. Feel free to yell at me if I ever screw things up =) Have a wonderful day! Yours, PeaceNT 06:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC) Re: RfA? Hi there! Thank you so much for your kind words. I was asked three or four times last fall if I would stand for RfA, and I declined because I knew there was so much I didn't yet know about this place. When you asked this time, I asked Samir to look over my history and give his candid opinion on the subject. He agrees with you and said he would co-nominate me, and I feel comfortable with the idea now... so let's do it! It's Memorial Day weekend over here and this event has my undivided, rapt attention on Sunday, but hopefully I'll have read all the admin stuff and have my part of the process ready by the middle of next week. Now I shall go study at the pillar of the Five Pillars. Should I let you know when I'm prepared or is there another procedure of which I'm unaware? Also, is it considered impolitic to notify the editors who asked me to stand for RfA in the past that I'm going to do it this time? I don't want to look like I'm canvassing because I would never do that, but I think they would like to know. Thanks again! - KrakatoaKatie 08:12, 26 May 2007 (UTC) Hello Walton, it's my pleasure to co-nominate KrakatoaKatie! Thanks for setting up the RfA page and for your excellent nomination. I've added my co-nomination below -- Samir 18:39, 26 May 2007 (UTC) Hi, Walton – I've been a little under the weather (allergies) so I didn't get to work on the questions until yesterday, but I'm almost done now and should have it up in a few minutes. I'd appreciate it if you'd look it over and give your opinion first – Samir is going to do the same. It's odd how looking at that page suddenly gives me writer's block – you think you know how you'd answer a question until someone actually asks. Anyway, I'm almost ready. Let me know once you read it if I should change anything. KrakatoaKatie 20:03, 1 June 2007 (UTC) Okay, my answers are up. Let me know what you think. Nearly Headless Nick is on my side. :-) KrakatoaKatie 20:16, 1 June 2007 (UTC) Sir William Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet Survived afd. Doc Glasgow is now ignoring consensus. Please resolve. - Kittybrewster (talk) My RFA Many thanks for your support at my RFA. It ended successfully and I am now a glorified janitor. If I can be of any assistance please don't hesitate to contact me through my talk page. Happy editing! —Ocatecir Talk 18:03, 27 May 2007 (UTC) Advice... Could you give me some advice? You see, approximately two months ago, I put in an RFA, viewable here. It was unsuccessful. Now, I've gained much more experience, and I was thinking or putting in a second RFA. Do you think I should? If you could, please leave your answer on my talk page. Thanks! -Billy227, review my account!! talk contribs sndbx usbx 20:01, 27 May 2007 (UTC) RFA Thanks so much for aggressive supporting me in the RFA. I am grateful for your response, and it really means a lot to be appreciated. Thanks again! hmwithtalk 15:32, 28 May 2007 (UTC) Barnstar I have decided to start designing barnstars, please take a look Chaza93 17:44, 30 May 2007 (UTC) How do you tell how many edits you have made? Chaza93 20:26, 31 May 2007 (UTC) My RFA You supported my candidacy in my recently completed request for adminship. The debated ended 40/4/1 and I'm now an administrator. I'd just like to say thanks for taking the time to consider me, and thanks for the confidence in me. I hope your confidence in me proves to be justified. Regards, WilyD RE: Jonjonbt's RFA The premise (re: middle schoolers) that age shouldn't be a factor in RfAs doesn't hold water. Over and over again, in RfAs, you see the words "maturity" and "experience" raised, qualities seldom found in your average 11-14 year old. Nor do you see it in someone plainly wishing adminship with no other goal in mind than defending his pet article, and who recently vandalized the user page of another party in a content dispute. Beyond that, commentators in RfAs are in the business of judging the character, deportment and judgment of the nominees ... often on flimsy or knee-jerk grounds, generally with a shallow inquiry. I'm a lot more comfortable questioning someone's fitness to be an admin on the basis of maturity than I am on whether he or she has the "proper" number of edit summaries, the "proper" ratio of mainspace vs. Wikipedia edits, the "proper" number of anti-vandalism reverts, or whatever else happens to be the personal hobbyhorse of the editor passing judgment.  Ravenswing  19:35, 1 June 2007 (UTC) RfC Just wanted to let you know that I opened an RfC on myself in response to the concerns raised during my RfA over my actions in the Gary Weiss dispute. The RfC is located here and I welcome any comments or questions you may have. CLA 12:46, 2 June 2007 (UTC) British Royal Family Incidents First of all I am not soliciting for comment on an Afd. There is a page Aaron Barschak going through Afd at the moment. Its most likely not going to survive. but I am thinking of re-writing that article and call it Aaron Barschak Incident, he'll possibly have more (we're not a crystal ball). It was notable for a while and still much in living memory (I'm not a troll of Afds - if I think I can add useful argument I do), as is Michael Fagan. Can you think of any useful suggestions to add to a list of British Royal Family Incidents. I hate lists, and dont think they have a place outside of talk pages or sandbox. but it would help to group together a few articles together that I can write. Mike33 19:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the reply, I'll send you a sandbox draft link in the next week. I don't like lists (too vague and potentailly endless), so I hope to create an article that briefly sums up 10 or so notable royal family incidents. I can't think that another Princess Diana mention would be appropriate to any article, but useful in a related link section. Happy Birthday :-) On my 18th I think I was too drunk to speak never mind type! Kind regards Mike33 23:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Birthday! The Wikipedia Birthday Committee wishes you a very happy birthday! Enjoy your special day. E talk 05:42, 3 June 2007 (UTC) Re:Your RfA... Thanks so much for your support. I really hope it passes, obviously, but, if they believe I'm not ready, then, maybe, I'm not ready. I appreciate your willingness to nominate me the next time around, and I might take up that offer. Also... Happy 18th birthday, Walton! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Cheers! hmwithtalk 17:06, 3 June 2007 (UTC) It's party time! Wow! Happy birthday to you! I hope you really enjoy your special birthday, Walton, and wish you good things in the year on the way... Peacent 17:17, 3 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Birthday! Dear Walton, I have never talked with you, but I heard it was your birthday! Congrats! May God grant you your hopes and dreams, and may he always watch over you! Wishes! --wpktsfs 20:11, 3 June 2007 (UTC) Happy birthday, dear Walton! File:Birthday.gif On your day, I wish for you Favorite people to embrace, Loving smiles and caring looks That earthly gifts cannot replace. I wish you fine and simple pleasures. I wish you many years of laughter. I wish you all of life's best treasures. I wish you happily ever after! Happy birthday, dear Walton! Love, Phaedriel 20:28, 3 June 2007 (UTC) File:Birthday.gif Many many happy returns of the day! — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 14:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC) YechielMan's RFA Thank you for participating in either of my unsuccessful requests for adminship. Although the experience was frustrating, it showed me some mistakes I was making, and I hope to learn from those mistakes. Please take a few minutes to read User:YechielMan/Other stuff/RFA review and advise me how to proceed. Best regards. YechielMan 21:25, 4 June 2007 (UTC) My RfA ... Hi. Thanks for supporting my request for adminship. It was successful and I am now an admin. If I can ever be of help, please let me know. Cheers, Black Falcon (Talk) 06:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC) Monte Ne Hi, you posted an opinion peer review for the Monte Ne article. Since then the article has gone through considerable revision. Would you mind please taking a look at it at the article once more and leaving a new comment in the FA nomination that is going on right now. Thank you.--The_stuart 22:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC) Re:Award Thank you, Walton. That's extremely kind of you. Have a beautiful day :) Sincerely, Peacent 08:41, 8 June 2007 (UTC) So that's what the delete button looks like... I'm an admin! I'll send out another note in HTML later this weekend, but I wanted to tell you and Samir first. Thanks so much for your support and for giving me a final push! You rock! :-) - KrakatoaKatie 17:21, 8 June 2007 (UTC) RfA Thanks Thanks... Thank you for showing your support in my recent RfA. Unfortunately, consensus was not really going my way, so I decided to withdraw my self-nomination last night. The final vote tally was (15/7/10). Your support does mean a lot to me, and I will certainly let you know when I go for my next RfA, most likely in a few month's time. Thank you again, and happy editing! Hersfold (talk/work) 17:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Walton's Day! Walton monarchist89 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Walton's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Walton! Love, Phaedriel 00:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC) A record of your Day will always be kept here. Well done, mate. bibliomaniac15 An age old question... 03:13, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Walton's day! Have a wonderful day :) Peacent 07:43, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Walton's day!Enjoy!Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 14:49, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Happy Walton day! Is this Walton Liverpool or On the Naze Essex? Or your surname. Two celebrations within a week is just too wikilove. But happy Walton day Mike33 15:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Your comments at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Shyamal#Discussion Hiya. You made, IMHO, a rather odd statement supporting a candidate on the premise that "not needing the tools" doesn't matter. I have also supported the candidate but challenged your logic within the RfA. Please don't take this badly at all, I'm just triying to clarify a seemingly odd statement for other editors viewing and commenting on the RfA - Cheers! Pedro |  Chat  20:15, 9 June 2007 (UTC) Hiya Walton. Cheers - I've added a comment at the RfA to thank yourself and TwoOars for the clarification. Pedro |  Chat  20:34, 9 June 2007 (UTC) My RfA :) Thank you, Walton, for commenting on my RfA, which closed successfully with a tally of 76/0/1! I hope I will meet your expectations, and be sure I will continue trying to be a good editor as well as a good administrator :) If I may be of any assistance to you in the future (or if you see me commit some grievous error :), please drop me a line on my Talk page. Again, thank you, and happy editing! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 17:04, 10 June 2007 (UTC) Dear Mr. Walton! :) Yes, I got your email, my dearest Walton - and you have one now too! ;) Love, Phaedriel - 08:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC) re: Sorry Walton, you certainly don't need to apologise to me, after all I'm not a target of WR. And I guess the mistake could happen to anyone. Best regards, —AldeBaer 16:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC) I didn't understand it as a "statement in favour of links to attack sites", I know you acted in perfectly good faith for what appeared to be good reasons. No harm done, just a minor correction between two users who trust each other. —AldeBaer 17:02, 11 June 2007 (UTC) Hey, thanks. I haven't been {{smile}}d at before, IIRC. :D —AldeBaer 17:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC) RfA Success How many edits would you need to be succesful, and how long would you need to be signed up for ?  ¢нαzα93  Talk  Contribs  17:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC) Thanks Walton  ¢нαzα93  Talk  Contribs  17:34, 13 June 2007 (UTC) re: Question No, not the RfDs :) The discussion at Wikipedia talk:Main Page featured article protection. Probably should clarify that. Riana ⁂ 18:15, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Clarified! Sorry, I'd forgotten about the RfDs... :) Hope you're well, Riana ⁂ 18:28, 14 June 2007 (UTC) That time of year for you too, hmmm? :) Riana ⁂ 19:37, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Boink! Thank you so much, dear - you've got mail too :) Love, Phaedriel - 18:59, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Awww, dear W... I'm speechles... I'm undeserving of such honor... anything I could do to convince you to move the others (and many that are not on the list) to that place? :) Seriously, thank you... I really don't know what to say :) (btw, I still haven't received your reply, sweetie, please check - can't wait :) Love you, Phaedriel - 19:35, 14 June 2007 (UTC) It did - thank you so much, W :) Will reply tomorrow, I promise, but for now - thank you, I can't say that too many times. Love, Phaedriel - 20:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC) Ck lostsword's RfA - Thanks Thanks very much for your support in my recent RfA, which passed successfully at 40/2/1, making me Wikipedia's 1,250th administrator. Your comments were much appreciated, and I will endeavour to fulfil your expectations as an admin. ck lostsword • T • C File:Ck lostsword copy.png ck lostsword • T • C 17:23, 17 June 2007 (UTC) Admin Coaching? Hey there. A while back (end of April), I believe I approached you about admin coaching myself. A little later I withdrew from the coaching. I was wondering if you would be able to coach me again. If you are, could you leave me a message on my talk page? Thanks! ~ Wikihermit 01:39, 18 June 2007 (UTC) Okay. The more the merrier :-). ~ Wikihermit 16:56, 18 June 2007 (UTC) speedy deletion of Christian Bartolf Hi Walton, the same person created the article again, which was deleted only yesterday. I think the user should be barred from editing.Kresspahl 07:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC) Need Neutral View Walton. I'm responding to your offer to help posted on the Wikipedia Editor assistance page. I've spent an enormous amount of time responding to editors regarding fair-use of an image. I'm responding to the same view again and again - I can see that - but the view they're presenting seems to directly contradict what is written in the fair-use criteria. Things have heated up and I'm stuck responding to a load of tags. If you're willing to take a look and provide a "second" opinion -> Wikipedia:Fair_use_review labeled 12 June 2007 Image:PN Chalmers 300.JPG. Rogerfgay 02:57, 20 June 2007 (UTC) Thank you... ...for your support at my RFA, for your work at WP:N and for all the other stuff you do - I see your name everywhere (don't you sleep?)--Kubigula (talk) 02:45, 22 June 2007 (UTC) Template:User Margaret Thatcher Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Template:User Margaret Thatcher, by Addhoc (talk · contribs), another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Template:User Margaret Thatcher is a template that is divisive and inflammatory (CSD T1). To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Template:User Margaret Thatcher, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Please note, this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion, it did not nominate Template:User Margaret Thatcher itself. Feel free to leave a message on the bot operator's talk page if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot. --Android Mouse Bot 2 21:40, 22 June 2007 (UTC) Since you're an admin, I'll leave it up to you to figure out what to do with this template. For now, I'll remove the speedy deletion tag though but if you don't delete it, please let the user who tagged it know and/or submit it to TfD yourself. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 22:34, 22 June 2007 (UTC) Hi Walton monarchist89, the similar Template:User George W. Bush has been deleted on T1 grounds. Neither was currently being used. Would it be possible to move the Margaret Thatcher user box out of template space? Addhoc 22:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC) ok thanks. Pascal.Tesson 20:10, 23 June 2007 (UTC) About your message on Rafax talk page (Spanish Wikipedia) Rafax would be unable to answer you in the next week as he is blocked since June 15 for 2 weeks for violating WP:NPA. I also can tell you that is not necessary that the all sources are in Spanish. Athough Spanish sources are preferred, English sources can be used as well, specially if there's not many Spansh sources for the article you are writing. Greetings. Bolt 15:13, 23 June 2007 (UTC) RfA questions on Deletions Hi, I noticed your question on Jreferee's RfA asking about how he would deal with the Allison Stoke deletion. I'm sure you've realised that without access to the deleted material, it's quite impossible to judge the comments on the AfD properly and come to an informed decision. Editors without admin tools are also unable to view the deleted material and form an informed opinion of the candidate's response which further negates the use of such questions. I'm sure you'll agree such question's aren't helpful for RfAs. Best Wishes. Nick 19:47, 23 June 2007 (UTC) Wiki Community College On meta, you mentioned that if Wiki Community College ever got going, you would like to participate. I have tried to get this started at the Incubator. You can see it here. Thanks! Greeves (talk • contribs) 17:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC) Re: Oh no, I'm not leaving. Just taking a semi-wikibreak. ~ Wikihermit 17:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC) Nah, you can leave it deleted for now. ~ Wikihermit 18:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC) I'm outta here for now. Hopefully you can deal with all this incivility. ~ Wikihermit 23:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC) Ready to go again :-). About admin coaching. Could you explain the difference between banning and blocking? I want to make sure I have the idea clear. ~ Wikihermit 03:15, 28 June 2007 (UTC) Dear Walton Thank you for all that you have done! How much love resides therein! All one's gifts are never gone: Not seen, perhaps, but stored within. Kindness is an inner sun. Your unspent heart a message sends Of grace and sacrifice hard-won Upon which happiness depends! Thank you so much, dear Walton! :) Love, Phaedriel 19:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC) The RfA I'll reply by E-mail. Acalamari 19:23, 25 June 2007 (UTC) Sent. Acalamari 19:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC) I've replied back. :) Acalamari 20:19, 25 June 2007 (UTC) Email received Thanks for the email. --Rogerfgay 19:39, 25 June 2007 (UTC) Award Oh, wow. Thank you so much for the award. That made my week! It feels great to be appreciated. Cheers!  hmwith  talk 21:27, 25 June 2007 (UTC) Crispin Porter Deletion While I do not work for CP+B — I actually loathe the agenc — I feel that their deletion is not justified. They are a relevant shop in today's advertising industry, and through a series of innovative strategies and tactics have helped pave the way new marketing and advertising. They, among any agency should be listed. If you begin removing companies, why do "brands" remain — they are companies, aren't they? Kleenex, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc should all be removed as spam if this is the case. Congrats! Congrats on finding my first secret page! Have you look for the second?  hmwith  talk 12:47, 26 June 2007 (UTC) Another You have another E-mail to follow up the others. Acalamari 15:34, 27 June 2007 (UTC) Cheers Thanks for the welcome, I'm actually starting to get used to this stuff. Ollington 16:12, 27 June 2007 (UTC) Thank you for your support and comments at my RfA Hi Walton, It still amazes me that otherwise "anonymous" editors take the time to place !votes and comments on RfAs. Whilst I would have normally thanked you at the time of you leaving your message, the importance of my not appearing to be canvassing prevented me from so doing. Now that everything has progressed successfully I can finally thank you. I intend to uphold a style of good adminship and will welcome your further comments at any time in the future, even if they are in the form of admonishment. I will be happy to help as an admin wherever and whenever I can --VS talk 22:44, 27 June 2007 (UTC) email Did you receive my email? —AldeBaer (c) 17:06, 28 June 2007 (UTC) Agreed. —AldeBaer (c) 17:28, 28 June 2007 (UTC) RfA Hey Walton..Just to let you know that you voted twice on Andrew c's RfA.. its number #21 and #53..Can you please fix that..Thanks..--Cometstyles 20:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Pentax K mount lenses I confess that I don't understand your reasoning for deleting this article. Could you please elaborate? You appear to have reasoned that the article should be either merged or deleted, and then ruled out merging due to the length of the Pentax K mount article. Was there something inherently wrong with a list of lenses supporting a particular mount as a Wikipedia article? Or was this list so offensively poor that we were better off without it? Thanks. Stevage 02:20, 30 June 2007 (UTC) Well, I was careful not to say that the list was "useful". But the whole discussion is pretty weird. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that if you say that an article is useful, you're violating wp:useful and hence, your !vote should be discounted? I agree that not everything that is "useful" is appropriate. It does not follow that everything that "useful" is not appropriate. List of ski areas and resorts in New Zealand is useful, but acceptable. List of Pentax K mount lenses is useful, but inappropriate? Why? Other than "listcruft", no one even bothered to explain why it's not a good list to have. I could just as easily cite WP:DONTLIKEIT against all the people who said "listcruft" and dismiss their !votes. I'm not really trying to belabour the point, I'm just a bit unfamiliar with AfD culture these days, and am trying to understand what just happened. 4 people said listcruft, 1 said it's useful (and was shot down by wp:useful), I said it's informative and valuable to the encyclopaedia (and was shot down by wp:useful), and a couple of people suggested merging back into another article. End result: delete it? Is that a normal result? Stevage 07:06, 1 July 2007 (UTC) RFA thanks Hi Walton. Thank you for your support in my RfA, which passed with 95 support, 1 oppose, and 1 neutral !votes. Your Q9 was a challenge and I do appreciate your not holding my attempt at a diplomatic answer against me. And it does means a lot to me to have your individual support and the collective support of so many others. I truly will strive to carry myself at a level representing the trust bestowed in me as I use the mop to address the never-ending drips of discontent in need of caretaker assistance. Jreferee (Talk) 07:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC) Gandhi Information Center / Christian Bartolf I would like to ask (according to Seraphimblade's advise of today) if the two rewritten articles could be restored. You find them at the moment here: [[User:DGG/sandbox/Chrbartolf] or outside Wikipedia: [1]. Thank you for your kind attention and soon responses. Chrbartolf 30 June 2007 After reading your fine comments (DGG and LaughingVulcan) I think the best continuation is to follow your proposal, LaughingVulcan when you just wrote: "I'd rather take a day or two now to reduce the chances of it being deleted again, then take the risk and see it disintegrated instantly by a passing Admin." This is why I remain without action during this day, before you will have finished your editing of the text for which I am very grateful to you, of course. After all, I just want to express that I do not complain about other editors at all. On the contrary, I am lucky about your cooperation and willing to follow your advice. To avoid any further misunderstandings, I communicate openly on the talk pages. It would have been easier for me to observe and just resign. But I identify with Wikipedia readers - that's it. The better the article, the higher the standard of the article, the more the article fulfills the criteria, the better for all. So, please inform me about the result. If there is anything I can do for you, please inform me as well. Chrbartolf 1 July 2007 SlimXero MfD and WP:BITE The SlimXero account was created 31 July 2005. Said user has therefore had plenty of opportunity to contribute, and is furthermore not a newbie, so I'm not really sure BITE applies, considering the main reason I MfDed it was a total lack of contribs over the long-term, as well as at least nine months of nothing but bot edits on the user page fixing UBX redirs, despite the user's admission of having many userboxes. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but as BITE reflects on my conduct, I think it's only fair to elaborate my reasoning. MSJapan 17:53, 30 June 2007 (UTC) Also, for reference under WP:AFD, in "etiquette", it says: "Please make only one recommendation; if you change your mind, modify your original recommendation rather than adding a new one. The recommended way of doing this is to use strike-through by enclosing a retracted statement between and , as in "Delete Speedy keep".", which is what WaltCip is pointing out. Note the use of "recommendation"; while you are correct in that XfDs are not votes, one user may still make only one recommendation. Also, AFAIK, while this etiquette is only on the AfD page, in practice it generally applies to all XfD discussions. MSJapan 17:59, 30 June 2007 (UTC) WP:HARM Hi, Thank you for your thoughtful essay. While I do not agree with everything in it, I do think that it is a good start. :-) One of the areas that I think needs work is the suggestion that admins get a second opinion before deleting content per BLP. While I think that this might be a good idea in some instances, I think that it is unnecessary for experienced admins that are knowledgeable about BLP policy. I fear that this extra step might stop an admin from acting since it would require extra effort. And I don't want bad content to remain because the admin did not want take this extra step. Of course, if they have any doubt then they should get more input. But many admins are use to working alone and rarely stop and ask for second opinions. This tends to be a personality trait. Some people are more autonomous than others. Unless the admin has a bad track record for errors, I do not think we need to ask them to change their style. Just as treating BLP different from other articles was controversial in the beginning but quickly became accepted practice, I think the practice of deleting BLP content deemed harmful until consensus is reached to include it, will soon be embraced by most of the community and not be seen as especially controversial. I want to encourage the community to adjust to this idea. I fear that labeling this action as controversial will re-enforce that it is. FloNight 23:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC) My RfA Thank you for participating in my RfA. It was successful, and I am now, may God have mercy on us all, an administrator. Look at all the new buttons! I had heard about 'protect,' 'block user,' and 'delete,' but no one told me about 'kill,' 'eject,' and 'purée.' I appreciate the trust the community has in me, and I'll try hard not to delete the main page or block Jimbo. -FisherQueen (Talk) 18:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC) Delete? You deleted a page I was working on (John Duran) while I was collecting links/information prior to me being done with all the referencible material. Where do I go from here? Bruce12 16:10, 3 July 2007 (UTC) My RFA Hi Walton, just a quick note to say thanks for participating in my request for adminship. It was successful and I now have some shiny new buttons. If I can ever be of help, please let me know. Happy editing, mattbr 10:43, 4 July 2007 (UTC) Re: My RfB question I responded to it. --Deskana (talk) 14:23, 4 July 2007 (UTC) Cecropia asked you a question on my RfB. --Deskana (talk) 16:28, 4 July 2007 (UTC) I'm currently at my faculty and lack time to construct a decent, detailed answer to your question. Later tonight I'll answer to it. Regards, Húsönd 18:32, 4 July 2007 (UTC) I, too, have responded. Andre (talk) 22:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC) This may interest you, as it relates to your question about Danny. --Deskana (talk) 23:15, 4 July 2007 (UTC) Responded now. Regards, Húsönd 01:31, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Kahui infanticide case Thanks for the review on this article. Just thought I'd let you know that the version you reviewed was significantly changed by user:Pandacomics. A quick read browse of the changes show that it is all grammar and style changes, and not the content. Evil Monkey - Hello 22:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC) WP:RFA/ACL 2 Thanks for your very strong support in my RfA. Sorry about not being able to nominate. The fact you contacted me about it, however, is good enough for me. :) Acalamari 22:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC) My RFA Thanks for your support on my RFA this past week. I didn't clear the bar, but I'll be back to give it another try in a few months! Hiberniantears 14:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Anti-Vandal Armies Hi Walton, I'm not sure if you were around when the CVU caused a bit controversy -- there are a few archived MfDs for it. The worry was the newer editors, who often flock to the CVU with the best of intentions, got so caught up in being awarded "ranks" and "badges" that they would make unnecessary or ill-thought "rapid-fire" reverts. The military system created a small perverse incentive to revert anything, even good edits. Another significant problem is war-like stance of the organization. Although vandals are a plague amongst us, the ultimate hope is to convert them to useful contributors. Many vandals are young newbies, who could be persuaded to constructive work if they could be shown the joy of this place. A warning from a "colonel" in the "Anti-Vandal Army", however, inspires an "us-vs-them" mentality, and doesn't help any potentially reformable vandal see WP as a kind and open place. Of course, members of the "army" also can fall prey to this "us-vs-them" mentality, and become more worried about driving vandals away than about reforming them. In response to these worries, the CVU was once shut-down. When it was re-opened, its system of ranks and medals was abolished. We don't need the same problem with new "private" anti-vandal "armies" in user-space. Besides, the simplest answer to why private anti-vandal armies bother me is that they are redundant with CVU. Those admins who are more glib than I would phrase this more cryptically as "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a paramilitary recruitment camp." I suppose I agree that idea of an "army" is a large deviation from the idea of an encyclopedia; I don't think it is Wikipedia's best interest, as an encyclopedia, to have an "army". It's an unnecessary distraction from WP's fundamental goals. Best wishes, Xoloz 14:50, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Although I'm not anti-military ideologically, it is true that, as a leftist, those establishments do not instinctively inspire my confidence. It could be argued that this partisanship is another reason to disallow such organizations within WP: they tend to polarize politically, a detriment to the encyclopedia (the same could be said of any "Wiki-Commune of Universal Peace," which might tend to irritate rightists.) I won't go that far, though; my objection to the wiki-armies is essentially empirical, insofar as I have seen their members get carried away in adapting the military's aggressiveness to there work here. Best wishes, Xoloz 18:25, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Advice Heya, long time no talk. I wondered if I could ask your advice on something. I deleted Brian S. Hornback as nn[2] . And it was copied from [3], so at the time I thought it was a cv, but now I'm thinking that since it's a .mil site it's probably in the public domain. The person who created it sent me an angry email about it, now I'm wondering if it should be undeleted. Is there a notability guideline for military officers? What do you think? Feel free to undelete it if you think it should be. I told the person who started the article I'd ask other admins to look at it, so you may want to mention something to them. I brought it up in IRC and the other admins thought it should be deleted under A7. Anyway, thanks in advance. Hope you've been doing well. Peace, delldot talk 15:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC) Thanks for the quick reply! delldot talk 16:21, 5 July 2007 (UTC) RfB oppose I know it's not personal. If you really believe what you say, you're not only entitled, but given the strength of your opinion, perhaps obligated to express what you think. Thanks for the input, anyway, and for the vote of confidence in my admin abilities. RyanGerbil10(C-Town) 00:59, 6 July 2007 (UTC)