BigHairRef

I patrol Wikipedia using Huggle, and previously using VandalProof before it broke. If, while doing so, you believe I have made a mistake, please note: Most Huggle work I do involves patrolling new pages. Because of the IRC feed it is possible to review upwards of 30 pages per minute using this tool and tag up to 15 ppm if a page is obviously going to fail a speedy deletion. Huggle allows me to tag and leave messages whilst looking at other pages, just because of my speed does not mean I just tag pages for the sake of it without reading. If I am wrong then all I can say is sorry but I made a mistake like we all do and hopefully the tag, PROD or XFD will fail. I am not on Wikipedia 24/7. I've I have made a mistake I usually realise my error and revert it. If I haven't after a few minutes feel free to leave a message If I don't revert a bad edit after a few minutes I made feel free to point it out. I usually spot when I've made bad edits so at least give me a minute to revert any tagging if it's clearly wrong. If your article is sub stub, but you're going to improve it, please make sure you tag the article so I know you're not just going to leave it like most of the new pages I come accross. If I see it's not intended to be the finished product then I'll back off.

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vn- 8This user talk page has been vandalized 8 times.

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Explain this

Why do you claim stating a fact about ray comfort is a breach of neutral point of view facts are never in breach of neutrality!--203.192.91.4 (talk) 13:00, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

"The reason is that you added an unsourced statement" Nice statement apart fromt he fact its wrong. So how does being neutral overide the truth?--203.192.91.4 (talk) 15:04, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

You might also want to have a look how wikipedia rules say not to include unsourced material! Oh wait you where claiming I did that before, but you put back referenced material I delted, so you know the rule! So why are you breaking it?--203.192.91.4 (talk) 15:07, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok so your saying you dont know ray comfort is a fundamentalist, then maybe you should not stick you ideas on a topic you do not know about and are unwilling to educate yourself on! You could email him and ask him yourself if thats what it takes! The fact he is a fundamentalist and people do not like it is not in the rules to remove to remove a fact that was referenced!

"I have read the policies you cite and I suggest you read the ones I have mentioned as they clearly encompass this situation"

Thats lawyering and your opinion on the rules, which is offcoruse wrong.

Show me in the rules where it says to exclude a verified fact?--203.192.91.4 (talk) 07:46, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Speedy

Creations of satyajit ray, though not a good title, does not fit into the critria established for WP:CSD A1, No context. the context is clear and obvious. Similarly The Billy Goat Caller though an impossibly bad article, also does not meet that definition. Also For a no construction tag, it is usual to allow 7 days for completion of the article, not 2 hours. I see a number of other people have mad similar complaints about your speedy deletions.

Now, I note you were using Huggle. If you are going to use automated tools, you have a special responsibility to make sure to use them correctly. I would strongly advise you (and for that matter everyone) to stop using it for speedy deletion marking. DGG (talk) 09:30, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Bradford City GA review

Hi there. Thanks for the review of Bradford City A.F.C. season 2007-08. I was very surprised to see it all passed when I logged on. I'll see if there are any more images possible, though I'm not sure there are. But would you have any other recommendations for pushing towards FAC. Peanut4 (talk) 10:30, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

VP

Basically VP is dead, and I did communicate with amidaniel about it, but he doesn't appear to have done anything about that. I would strongly recommend WP:HUGGLE as a much better and up to date tool. Prodego ^talk 14:42, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I offered to do as you suggest a while ago, but amidaniel indicated that he would like to do that himself, so I am reluctant to. And he is still around, but rarely edits. Prodego ^talk 00:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Page move at Cricket clothing

Hi. I noticed this edit and wondered where the discussion regarding it was? --Dweller (talk) 15:24, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Might have been an idea to drop a line to the creator or the main contributor... oops, that's me twice :-) No worries. The title's not really appropriate, as I don't think it's ever called "cricket clothing" that I know of, but I've kicked off a debate at WT:CRIC to find its best home... it might end up being merged. --Dweller (talk) 18:57, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

James Nesbitt

I moved your review from the article talk page to Talk:James Nesbitt/GA1 as per Wikipedia:Good article nominations process. I came by to learn how others do it! Hope you don't mind. Edmund Patrick – confer 17:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

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Untitled F.C. 7 Sockpuppetry case

No, he was editing the page and noticed the message above and attempted to fight the deletion. Or at least that is what i believe. Please consider the page ignore the other person. I begun the page and really believe it is a page the deserves to be there. thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mido z05 (talk • contribs) 20:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

R.K Narayan

Well,I just removed duplicate sections from this article. This is no vandalism. But yes i did not write about it in the reasons field. I will take care next time. Nitinbajaj1 (talk) 05:29, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for marking the page with Speedy Delete, it si defenetly time for that to go since the project happened and was successful.

Thanks Stealth (talk)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GGK entertainment

Hi BigHairRef, you prodded this article but I note that it has been speedied and re-created numerous times. I listed it at AfD. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 00:08, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, I was the prod2 guy. After looking at the user's talk page I reconsidered that approach. Have a good one. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 00:15, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

No worries! Take care. Accurizer (talk) 00:20, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Aiav

Hello BigHairRef! Aiav is not a spelling mistake, it's redirect to Wikipedia:AIAV! The Ogre (talk) 20:58, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Well... I always type aiav (which is rendered as Aiav, as you know), so I thought it could be a good redirect... But if you really think it's not a good idea, please feel free to delete it. Cheers! The Ogre (talk) 21:06, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Nayland Blake

Please do not speedy incomplete articles the same minute (literally, in this case) they are created, but allow time for people to finish writing the article. But even in the very first version, the article not only asserted notability through exhibitions, but proved it sufficiently to pass WP:AFD: A "solo museum exhibition at the Tang Center and was included in the 1991 Whitney Biennial" together with the multiple good RS references there was almost certainly sufficient to meet the requirements. The additional information provided since shows clear and undoubted notability.

many of your speedies are good, and I want to encourage you to continue patrolling, but you are going too fast, as easily possible with Huggle. Consider the desirability of using WP:PROD if the article might be fixable or is in process of construction and has any potential promise at all . DGG (talk) 22:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Please delete

From: Michael

Please delete Whit Hertford and make it redirect to Whitby Hertford.

MHLU (talk) 15:46, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

8/25/08

Suggestionis is spelled suggestions. No I.

MHLU (talk) 23:16, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

8/27/08

Hi BigHairRef. Something happened:

Someone edited just today, just as I logged in, edited [that I have a penis.] I like it reverted. If I see he edited again, I will ask for revertion on my talk page.

It is not funny. It's serious. He might get fired.

Thanks, MHLU (talk) 01:48, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

9/14/08

Hi, BigHairRef! Both your user page and your user talk page has both been vandalized. You may wish to read the IP's talk page.

MHLU (talk) 13:51, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

9/29/08

Read your your nomination for being an adminstrator!

AHLU (talk) 21:44, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, would you like to be a sysop someday?

AHLU (talk)

Award

		The VG Barnstar
		You have earned this award for improving video game articles. AHLU (talk) 17:52, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Four-tlides

Hi BigHairRef, how do you even have BigHairRef | Talk instead of BigHairRef (talk)? I really want to know that. AHLU (talk) 18:09, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Brazil–Hungary relations

Can you upload a picture to this article: Brazil–Hungary relations ? Thanks your hardship! --Tamás Kádár (talk) 16:03, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Hungary–Sri Lanka relations

Please upload a picture to this article: Hungary–Sri Lanka relations --Tamás Kádár (talk) 17:13, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Sequoyah High School (Claremore, Oklahoma)

I have removed your improperly-placed {{prod}} tag from the Sequoyah High School (Claremore, Oklahoma) article. It has long been established by precedent that articles about American public high schools are inherently notable. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 00:32, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

See WP:SCHOOL. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 00:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

All you'll do is end up with an AfD discussion where everyone will tell you that high schools are notable by long-established precedent. Check some AfD archives and you'll see. I know there's a page aside from WP:SCHOOL that sets this out, but I can't find it right now. But trust me on this, because I've been down this road myself and learned the hard way. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 00:49, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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BAFTA

		The VG Barnstar
		For your work on the British Academy Video Games Awards articles, and to encourage you towards creating the other three. X201 (talk) 19:34, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

If you need any help with them, just let me know. - X201 (talk) 19:34, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

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NO!

listen. Miss snit. I dont care what u and anyone else thinks so please leave me be. 173.55.170.16 (talk) 01:09, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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RE

About those edit,why are you deleting them,It was not a test?74.178.172.143 (talk) 20:14, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I don't get it,I was just telling about what they were based on.74.178.172.143 (talk) 20:23, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

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