User talk:A Man In Black/Archive Other

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Cross-namespace links and accusations of vandalism

This was originally posted at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy).

I seem to have had a run-in with User:CoolKatt number 99999, over said user adding a link to User:CoolKatt number 99999/Grudges in the Pokemon anime to Pokémon (anime), and readding the link after I removed it.

I don't want to violate the 3RR by removing that link again, but I'm almost entirely sure that links to user-space pages in article-space articles isn't kosher. In any case, the user-space article page in question, User:CoolKatt number 99999/Grudges in the Pokemon anime, is a rescue of Grudges in the Pokémon anime (which was deleted by VFD process).

I would normally toss it off and maybe bring it up at WP:PAC or WP:PCP, but CoolKatt number 99999 has accused me of vandalism, so I'd like a more immediate third opinion. Is the link I removed appropriate? Is this vandalism?

Relevant pages:

• User talk:CoolKatt number 99999
• User talk:A Man In Black#Warning: I will report you
• The page history of Pokémon (anime)
• User:CoolKatt number 99999/Grudges in the Pokemon anime - The article being linked in Pokémon (anime), with no note that it's a userspace page
• One example diff of the link being readded
• Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Grudges in the Pokemon anime - The VFD where the original page was deleted
• Grudges in the Pokémon anime - The deleted article that was moved into CoolKatt's userspace (Note that this article has been deleted.)

Input would be appreciated. - A Man In Black (Talk | Contribs) 04:18, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

What you've done seems to be exactly right. I've reverted the link, and added a message to CoolKatt's talk page.-gadfium 05:05, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, technically you started it, A Man In Black, by nominating the initial "Grudges" article for VFD, but right now I have nothing else to say - CoolKatt number 99999

Oops, wrong user to blame, should be Sinistro. And no, being Greek does not excuse him for his actions - CoolKatt number 99999

I could bring it up at WP:PAC or WP:PCP, if you let me, but if you want to, do it, since there is no vandalism involved, I might join the discussion. CoolKatt number 99999

I'm having a little trouble understanding what you're suggesting, here. - A Man In Black (Talk | Contribs) 20:25, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

I meant Sinistro started this whole ordeal by putting up the VFD. - CoolKatt number 99999