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Thanks for blocking that dude so quickly....

I was about to file an ANI report. :p Btw, is this an inappropriate edit summary? [1] (how often do I get to use that one?) :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | ^{Say Shalom!} 24 Tishrei 5772 04:18, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes. It's a turtleneck, not a hoodie. --Bongwarrior (talk) 04:28, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Eh, you wouldn't expect me to know that though now would you? :p Uh oh, he's persistent. I can't imagine how someone can be so obsessed with foreskins; then again... [2] Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | ^{Say Shalom!} 24 Tishrei 5772 04:34, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Jacob Patton

deleted a legit topic homie..make that two in a row — Preceding unsigned comment added by Formulata (talk • contribs) 07:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Blocking policy

You are not supposed to block IPs without sufficient warning. Care to explain?Cptnono (talk) 08:40, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Which IP is this concerning? --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:41, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

So you make blocks so fast that you do not know which IPs you are blocking? My inquiry is in regards to this edit. You are not supposed to be blocking without giving sufficient warning regardless of how absurd the edit was. The only argument would be concerns over BLP. You failed to warn the IP or even mention BLP in the edit summary so I assume you were not actually considering that.Cptnono (talk) 09:02, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Just to be completely honest, I am not a big fan of my buddies screwing around with Wikipedia but I am more concerned that admins should know better than to make a 31 our block without warning.Cptnono (talk) 09:04, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

For normal vandalism, I'm perfectly happy to issue warnings. For racist vandalism such as that, I usually don't bother warning - if someone doesn't already know that that's not the way to behave, a note from someone named "Bongwarrior" is unlikely to have much effect. Warnings before blocking are a nice courtesy, but one that's not always extended depending on the situation. By no means are they required. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:11, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Exactly. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 ^{> haneʼ} 09:12, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Who exactly is this ip? They do seem to be a friend of Cptnono, for certain. That diff for Air Force One was horrid. Color me confused... Doc talk 09:17, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

So you were quick to block without giving proper warning and quick to respond to a talk page request for clarification but you are slow in responding to criticism that you do not know how to use the tools you have somehow earned. So I will take your delayed response as acknowledgement that you understand you are supposed to give appropriate warnings before blocking. I will in return try to remember to lock this shared machine at night when drunks are on but it should not be needed since a simple warning would have been sufficient. And at the end of the day you should know better sine we have policies on how to handle disruptive edits. Please familiarize yourself with them.

(edit conflict) The IP is one of my machines. I thought it was funny hearing that it was blocked to a certain extent. But the edit was not OK and I would prefer it more if it was not made. But silliness is silliness and an admin misusing his tools is bad.Cptnono (talk) 09:24, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

That edit is more than not "OK". Whatever your angle is: I'm not for it. Doc talk 09:29, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

The block without warning was not "OK". Whatever the angle is: I'm not for it. A simple revert + warning would have been sufficient. It really doesn't matter since my account can still edit but since it was such a poor use of tools I feel OK relaying the message that "If you had a bong in your hand you wouldn't be such a bitch". I actually drink and don't smoke so don't care much for that sort of BSing. And the guys are in front of the couch now so they are done. So how about you go read the blocking policy and then lift the block on the IP.Cptnono (talk) 09:40, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Unblock not happening. If you see admin abuse here, take it to WP:ANI. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:43, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

(drool) Oooh! Please take it there! I do love a good show. Doc talk 09:46, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

I don't see admin abuse. I see an admin who doesn't know the blocking policy. Disruption has ceased from a user who has admitted to be from the IP. Blocking is meant to be preventative. I doesn't impact me if you release it or not so I am not going to waste other's times at ANI. But I have no qualms wasting your time since you choose to make blocks on IPs without understanding how they are supposed to be done. Your reasoning is that you racism makes it OK. My counter to that is that the handling of any disruptive editing has a set protocol that you are not above. We obviously won't agree (and we don't need to) but one thing I want to make perfectly clear: The edit was bad but you are still a poor admin. And Doc, be a better person who does not enjoy other's conflicts. It is a sorry thing to see and you should feel ashamed for acting like a kid.Cptnono (talk) 09:51, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Are not. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

You're an are not!Cptnono (talk) 09:54, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Nuh-uh. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:56, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Yeah-huh. Good night, bongwarrior. Over bloody marries I will explain to the guys that they should make malicious edits on their own machines. Cptnono (talk) 10:05, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

@Cptnono: Why you gotta get all "You're not a good person?" with me? This is a fatal flaw in dealing with others, BTW. I didn't attack or judge you with anything I said, yet you did to me. Checkmate? Your move... Doc talk 09:59, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

I did no say that you were not a good person. I said that bongwarior is not a good admin. Taking things to that extreme is not a fatal flaw (since no one is actually being dead) and I don't need or want your advice on how to deal with others. My move: Telling you to not exasperate situations when you assume your input is needed and using hyperbole when it isn't needed. "Fatal" was laughing about the term "darkie" in the neighborhood I live in.Cptnono (talk) 10:05, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Well, I think he's a good admin, and I think your methods of testing his qualities as an admin are garbage if you use "friends" like that. Thanks for the input, though: duly noted. ;> Doc talk 10:15, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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Vandal?

There I was writing alternate history stories hoping for positive feedback from the world and you call me a vandal. Shame on you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zerangrang (talk • contribs) 11:00, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't the best place to do that. --Bongwarrior (talk) 11:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

what better place? Millions view the site everyday. You need to have a more open mind and accept people no matter what outlets they have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zerangrang (talk • contribs) 11:07, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Seriously dude, this was idea for a novel and while you may think of it as childish many can see this as a spoof biography. Shaun of the dead is a spoof movie and is regarded as one of the best spoof movies of all time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zerangrang (talk • contribs) 11:19, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Wadsworth Constant

The Wadsworth Constant has become, for online video producers, a rule of thumb akin to the Rule[of thirds]. As a multimedia producer and trainer, the Wadsworth constant has become an invaluable indicator of relevance in multimedia productions, and should not be ignored for its value. To delete this based on its assumed irrelevance as a product of Reddit is to use the same argument as was once applied to Wikipedia to discredit it - that the workings of a collective cannot be legitimate. Time has proved this argument false where wikipedia is concerned, and will one day do the same for Reddit - another fine example of community curated content. While the Wadsworth constant may have appeared to be nothing more than a flippant exclamation, its legacy is now being used by web broadcast journalists to determine the legitimacy of THEIR work. I believe that the article was erroneously deleted, and would like to ask to reopen the debate around it, as I believe it does have enormous value, and its value will only grown in the years to come. Cbass.cpt (talk) 10:42, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

The main problem then, as now, is this: it has not been covered by reliable, third-party sources, which precludes the creation of a suitably referenced article. It has nothing to do with what you or I may think about the relative merits or demerits of the concept. --Bongwarrior (talk) 11:06, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

tashunka bolton

Hi just wondering why the page i created on Tashunka Bolton was deleted? First page i created so just wondering. i thought i had written it unbiased as required and followed the guidelines reasonably well. Thank you Theking.f (talk) 21:51, 27 October 2011 (UTC)theking.f (28/10/11)

You did, but another editor suggested it for deletion (for this reason), and I had to agree. I hope this doesn't discourage you from writing articles, although you may need to pick a different subject to write about. --Bongwarrior (talk) 10:58, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

N things not to write your article about

Do you mind if I ask why you removed my entries on Wikipedia:N things not to write your article about for seemingly no given reason? --81.110.6.85 (talk) 16:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

I am sorry, that looks like a mistake by me. I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing as closely as I should have been, and I mistook your edits for vandalism. Please accept my apologies. --Bongwarrior (talk) 16:37, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Dirk Nowitzki

When the protection you put up on the article expires, could you please make that protection indefinite? It would put a almost-permanent stop to the constant vandalism that the article suffers. Bt8257 (talk) 19:30, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Indefinite is usually reserved for the most severe cases. I don't think we're quite at that point yet, although I'm sure it will need to be semiprotected again. We'll see what happens when the current protection expires. --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:53, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Request for help with vandalism

Hello! You seem both active online and involved in removing vandalism, so would you mind handling this for me? I'm chronically ill (with an unusual form of the rare, lupus/rheumatoid arthritis-like Adult-onset Still's disease & a bunch of other stuff including a little Lyme, a lot of fibromyalgia, and most tragically, allergies to chocolate & coffee) & swore to myself I would ONLY SKIM Wikipedia today because my symptoms are acting up, and even my eyes are affected when muscle fatigue and pain kick in. However, I ran into the following guy's...work:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Timmylikesbooks

And it looks like his Contributions are all vandalism. I was going to fix the more simple Iowa Cow War vandalism (by changing "testes" back to "testing" or whatever), but perhaps it's better to revert? I don't think I've done that before.

I keep getting distracted & I haven't looked at my talk page in ages, but I promise to do so after a very, very, verrrrry long nap and a cup of tea, so I welcome any advice on handling such things or requesting such help in the future. I usually point out work that I can't do but still needs to be done on article talk pages and am much less chatty, but vandalism needs to be handled more quickly and, to probably misquote a probably famous probably French probably author, "I'm sorry for the long letter. I did not have the time [nor the energy, nor the focus] to make it shorter [by reining in my natural chattiness]." So I hope it's at least a little funny and a lot earnest. Btw, I like your user name!

Thanks! --Geekdiva (talk) 22:56, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hello Geekdiva

I hope Bongwarrior doesn't mind me dealing with this but I wasn't doing anything so took a look at this :)

I've reverted the editors edits and in this case, because he hasn't edited in a couple of weeks, I've issued him with a final warning saying he may be blocked without further notice if this happens again. Though like I say he's not been active for a couple of weeks so it may be he's had his fun and left. I've added him to my watchlist though to keep an eye on him, just in case.

If you do come across an editor like this though, in future, revert their edits and warn the editor. If the editor has more than 4 recent warnings (and by recent I mean within the last 24 hours) then you can report them to WP:AIV.

Hope this helps!--5 albert square (talk) 23:13, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Geekdiva for noticing the problem, and thank you 5 albert square for addressing it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 12:52, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

regarding page electric steam boiler

hello sir may i get your emailid. My is [redacted]@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadat88.mech (talk • contribs) 14:15, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

If you need to e-mail me, use the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox on the left. --Bongwarrior (talk) 14:19, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

A cheeseburger for you!

Anyone can eat a good-old cheeseburger. Cheeseburger also have some protein, so try one TODAY!!!!! ImhotepBallZ (talk) 21:38, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Please reblock this IP vandal

• Block log
• Contributions. A vandalism only account.

Brangifer (talk) 04:34, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

This is for smoking pot. Dowunioncarbide (talk) 23:23, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Interview

Hi, I am a Wikipedian and researcher from Carnegie Mellon University, working with Professors Robert E. Kraut and Aniket Kittur. We’ve published many scholarly papers on Wikipedia and are partnering with the Wikimedia Foundation on several new projects.

I have been analyzing collaboration in Wikipedia, especially Collaborations of the Week/Month. My analysis of seven years of archival Wikipedia data shows that Collaborations of the Week/Month substantially increase the amount and nature of project members’ contributions, with long lasting effects. We would like to talk to Wikipedians to better understand the processes that that produce this behavior change.

We’ve identified you as a particularly good candidate to speak with because of your involvement with the WikiProject Video games' Collaborations, which is one of those we’ve been investigating. It would really help us if you would be willing to have a short talk with us, less than 30 minutes of your time. We can talk via skype or instant messenger or other means if you’d prefer. Do you have time at any point during this week to chat? If so, please leave a message on my talk page.

Thanks! (This my personal website)Haiyizhu (talk) 04:50, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Block of Joeykiggins

Joeykiggins seems to be a VOA, and you only blocked him for 31 hours. Was this on purpose? Just making sure you didn't block him with the mindset that he was an IP rather than a user. Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 05:03, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that's something I will very occasionally do with an account if the vandalism isn't especially malicious, on the slight chance that the user will change their ways when they return. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:08, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Revdelete

Would you please have what you reverted here revdeleted or selectively deleted? Best form of DENY and will make the IP I'm currently discussing with on that page not have to look at that.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:14, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. --Bongwarrior (talk) 04:16, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Ugh. See every revision between these.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:29, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Nvmd, Barek got that, but thanks for the quick blocks.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:30, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Gb8pGFyohbcg

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic #Block in need of review. Thank you. pls don't shoot the messenger; just thought I'd tell you  Chzz  ►  04:19, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much, Chzz. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:47, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Deleted page

Why did you delete my page? It had reliable sources if you actually read it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiernan20 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

If you'd like to write about yourself, your userpage is probably a better place to do that. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:18, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Why was I blocked?

You blocked me and deleted a page when I didn't do anything. Someone must of hacked into my account.

LordComputerHero (talk) 19:33, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

I've never blocked you or deleted anything you've written. Were you editing under a different username at the time? --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:37, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Yo what the hell home boy.

Why did you delete my entry! I will report you to the NAACP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fodlpwndz (talk • contribs) 18:47, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Talk

Could you answer questions posted on my Wikipedia page [[3]]?

LordComputerHero (talk) 20:28, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

There's nothing there. If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask them here. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:29, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

The page got deleted. Why?

LordComputerHero (talk) 20:34, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

It was deleted because it wasn't an article. Your talk page, along with various already-existing community noticeboards, will provide similar functionality for any discussions you may wish to take part in. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:51, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

User is a persistent vandal. Possibly a pre-teen minor. Previously blocked.--Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 21:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	For taking care of a disruptive IP. Keep up the marvelous work! Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:36, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Aw, shucks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 06:45, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Whoop

Looks like we both went to block a user, except somehow my block won. Just letting you know. If you'd like, I can revert to your time of one month - I had selected a year because, between the user's last block and now, they haven't made a single productive edit (as is the norm with school IPs). Either way, let me know. Cheers, m.o.p 18:26, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

No worries at all, and no real reason to change it. One month probably wasn't long enough anyway. --Bongwarrior (talk) 18:28, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. Keep up the good work! m.o.p 18:35, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Howard Berman

Thanks for semi-ing his article. Emperor Palpatine indeed. --NellieBly (talk) 19:20, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

User:Armybearz and User:Swampy Bogbeard

These two users seem to be the same person. See [4] and [5]. Block them, please. Oda Mari (talk) 18:55, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

In my opinion, they haven't been disruptive enough to warrant a block, and they appear to have stopped for the time being. I will try to keep an eye on them. --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:00, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

I see. Thank you. Oda Mari (talk) 19:02, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

SUL

Just a note that I have requested (using the username "Bongwarrior two") to usurp the "Bongwarrior" username on the French and Italian wikis in order to unify my account. Thanks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:39, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Amabo kcorb

so im trying to make a page about Amabo kcorb he has just helped start a large community on facebook i know that someone else was trying to make a page with swearing and just promoting themselves but im actually trying to help make a page for internet history

my text was [redacted] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicbeardman911 (talk • contribs) 21 December 2011

Sorry, no. I accept that your intentions were honorable and it may not have been vandalism as I had originally thought, but it certainly isn't notable. --Bongwarrior (talk) 04:24, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism revert

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my Talk page! Cheers! Jim1138 (talk) 09:31, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

My page

Why did you delete my page.. vandal. --ThatBlokeInTheMask (talk) 19:43, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

See CSD A7 - it was a biographical article that made no claim of significance. --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:49, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

That's in addition to being a borderline attack page. Please do not create such articles. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:08, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

st david

St. David School (Richmond, California) an article that you have participated in editing has been nominated for deletion a second time, the first time in 2006 resulted in no consensus and, it can be reviewed here. The current discussion on the removal of the article is located here should you wish leave your comment.LuciferWildCat (talk) 05:16, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

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IP block

The IP 184.44.129.253 was supposed to be blocked, but for some reason, following the link in the report I filed brings me to a user with no edits (which is not the case). Something's obviously not right but I don't know what it is. MSJapan (talk) 23:58, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

n/m. I found the stupid mistake I made, and refiled the report. 00:02, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

User:86.178.53.89

Something is up here. Calabe1992 01:03, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, definitely. I don't think I'm familiar with them, whoever they are. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:07, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Interesting - whoever it was they were talking about is Arbcom banned. IP sock by chance? Calabe1992 01:09, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Slightly obvious, but anything's possible. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:11, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Tagged. Calabe1992 01:15, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Ummm

I have no idea why I am receiving messages from Wikipedia. I'm on here quite frequently, and I haven't visited the Nick Saban page...however I am receiving a notification about it. This is a wireless connection, maybe that is why it is coming from my IP. Otherwise please don't notify me about "changes to Nick Saban" I have made, since I am not aware of them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.158.173.20 (talk) 08:34, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

You must be on the same network as the person who did edit the page. If that person wasn't you, you are free to ignore the message. --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:39, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Anything I can do to stop it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.158.173.20 (talk) 09:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

If you create an account, you won't receive messages intended for other users, even if they are using the same network as you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:27, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

A cheeseburger

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.96.42.1 (talk) 12:20, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

List of North American cities by population

Any idea why Vancouver is not included on the list of North American cities by population? Intoronto1125TalkContributions 01:58, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

It looks like the list only counts the population of the city itself, not the entire metro area. With a population of ~640,000, Vancouver would fall just short of Memphis (646,889 residents), the last city on the list. --Bongwarrior (talk) 02:10, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Interesting considering Vancouver is considered the third largest city in Canada, and cities behind it including Calgary and Mississauga (a suburb of Toronto) are on the list. Intoronto1125TalkContributions 02:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Bongwarrior.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Bongwarrior.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Bulwersator (talk) 21:31, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks

You speedy closed the above AfD, because by my reading of it was out of process (i.e actually a merge request), I assume you would have no objection to me opening a new one based on the lack of any likelihood that it will have any "enduring historical significance" (WP:NEVENTS) and also in my view fails WP:NOTNEWSPAPER. Mtking ^(edits) 21:13, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Apologies for the late response. I noticed the message below, but I didn't notice that there was also a new one above it. You are right that I would have no problem if you would like to open a proper AfD, although personally I think the topic is notable enough. Take care. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks...

...For your help in keeping my talk page vandal free, it's appreciated! Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 10:45, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Userpage quote

I enjoyed the quote on your userpage. I believe I read somewhere, perhaps on a wp article, that one of the writers of The Office, BJ Novak, has previously spent some time editing Wikipedia.
From an Office aficionado, Killiondude (talk) 00:10, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Cool, thanks, I did not know that. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:19, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Sorry

I was testing Huggle on the Sandbox for user warnings, and because you were the last to edit it, it sent you a message about edit warring. Calabe1992 02:36, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Not a problem. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:35, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Rangeblock needed

• 207.204.233.0/24 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

No danger of collateral damage.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:25, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't do rangeblocks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:27, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

180.243.229.15

Hello. Sorry if I decided to come to you this way. Can you block the address 180.243.229.15 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)? This is the latest address used a few hours ago by the notorious Indonesian Digimon/NBC/anime/etc. misinformation vandal, although doing so sparingly (his last rampage that I noted was last October). He might come back through this address. By now, I hope you know his MO. Thanks in advance. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 07:31, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for looking out. I'm not overly familiar with the situation, but it's obvious there's something going on. I've blocked them for a week, and I'll try to keep an eye on it when it expires. --Bongwarrior (talk) 07:37, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Why are you stalking me?! D:

...or something. No, seriously, have you seen our Wikistalk comparison? We have some freaky crossovers. Silverseren^C 23:51, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Well, I do get around. I couldn't make much sense of that though, too many numbers for me. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:23, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Re Indef Block of EverythingIsCosby

FYI Please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Gregaropecker Mark Hurd (talk) 11:27, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 11:31, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the save

That guy was getting on my nerves! Appreciate the help. Cheers! Jim1138 (talk) 08:28, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

No problem. That orange bar must have been getting awfully annoying. --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:41, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Hungry Armadillo

This Article was active for the past 6 months, I just added recent news since it seemed as if it wasn't updated in quite sometime. They have charted singles and have been apart of 2 major record labels. There is no reason why it needed to be fully deleted. Please reinstate the article. (Yoshifx2010 (talk) 17:16, 17 January 2012 (UTC))

Sorry, I can't do that. From what I can tell, the assertions of multiple charting singles and recording contracts are complete fabrications. I am somewhat surprised that it lasted as long as it did. If you believe I am mistaken, you can ask for a second opinion at Deletion review. --Bongwarrior (talk) 17:20, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Excuse me?

How do you know his report isnt true??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.132.152.205 (talk) 08:27, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't. I know that the only person who thinks it's true appears to be Rob Lowe. Verifiability, not truth. --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:31, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Hello!

Thankyou for the kind welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you liked my first ever article, I'm also glad I seem to have edited it right! Oldmanrupee (talk) 21:19, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Ummmm, dude.

Why are you changing my updates? They were completely correct (both factually and grammatically). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.241.89.157 (talk) 02:43, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

We can't declare somebody deceased without confirmation by a reliable source. I was unable to find any such confirmation, and none has been offered. --Bongwarrior (talk) 02:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict)(talk page stalker)For people who are living or who have very recently died, the biographies of living persons policy requires that you cite reliable sources for things as big as a death. You did not, so it had to be removed.Jasper Deng (talk) 02:47, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Gotcha. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.241.89.157 (talk) 02:52, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Moneyman20014

Hello there. I honestly don't think that this user gets the point of not recreating deleted articles, as he has done that action 4 times now with 'Julius Earl.' Thoughts? - Fumitol|talk|cont 01:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't think so either, so I've salted both of the titles. He appears to have stopped. Also, while I have you here, please note that WP:CSD#G4 only applies to articles that were deleted after a deletion discussion such as AfD - not to articles that were only speedied. It's not a huge deal, because the original speedy deletion criterion will usually still apply, as was the case here. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:32, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed that they were blocked from creation. And thank you for the note of WP:CSD#G4. After reading the corresponding template that was put on the users page, it got me thinking that that might be the case. Thank you for your assistance with all of this. - Fumitol|talk|cont 01:35, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

No problem, thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:35, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Joe Paterno protection

Hey Bongwarrior, do you think you can change the protection length from 2 days to February 4th? Richwales originally protected it on November 6th, 2011 to expire in 3 months. Thanks. -- Luke (Talk) 15:51, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, good idea. I probably should have done that to start with. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:54, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Kat Von D

This is a neutral notice of an RfC for a page on which you have been an editor. If you wish to participate, the discussion is taking place here. --Tenebrae (talk) 03:54, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Block solitation

Ignoring the warnings the user 131.165.161.114 (talk) has came back to systematically vandalize pages like this. Could you please to block this user for indefinite period? Academictask (talk) 13:05, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

IPs are almost never blocked indefinitely, and in my opinion this one isn't active enough to warrant even a short block right now. --Bongwarrior (talk) 13:32, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Why

Why did you delete my page. I wrote it about myself, so it is completely true — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkong914 (talk • contribs) 03:24, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, you aren't notable. You can write about yourself on your userpage if you'd like. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:27, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Why did you delete this? it was very good! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.206.151.178 (talk) 21:40, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

• Bongwarrior deleted the page since whatever article was created was not notable. NHRHS2010 the student pilot ✈ 21:42, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

See if this article can handle being unprotected again.   — C M B J   14:36, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

It's only been a week. I don't think it's time yet. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:18, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I realize that, but I'm monitoring the page periodically throughout the day and I think the benefits potentially outweigh the risks at this point. We can always just re-lock if that turns out not to be the case.   — C M B J   23:14, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Okay, no harm in trying it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:21, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Two incidences of bad IP edits in ~21 hours; one attempt at inserting vandalism, one (accidental?) removal of the letter 'e' from the infobox. I'm fixing to hit the hay, so you might want to give it a quick run-by in a few hours to see how it's looking at peak times of day. Feel free to re-lock if things get hairy.   — C M B J   15:05, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, but it wasn't working. I've reprotected it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 18:14, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for giving it a shot.   — C M B J   09:04, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

70.0.144.83

You might want to address the message at their talk page. Calabe1992 01:08, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Blocked IP 74.98.249.151

You recently blocked 74.98.249.151 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) (for which I thank you). I don't know if you did this in response to this WP:WQA thread or for other reasons, but he continues to be active on at least one of the other IPs he's used (see linked thread, and edit history at Battle of Monmouth). Magic♪piano 20:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

I've blocked that IP as well, thank you for letting me know. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:21, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

It didn't take him long for him to get restarted once the block lifted. His edit comments (at Battle of Monmouth and Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War are mostly cut/paste insults. Magic♪piano 00:55, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

I've blocked them again, thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:06, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Matt Stone

Sorry, I hadn't realized that I had done that. I never used pending changes protection, even when it was in use. I've removed that aspect of the block. Thanks for pointing out my error. :-) Nightscream (talk) 20:46, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

You left your message right before I went to Wikipedia for the first time today. Coincidence. :-) Nightscream (talk) 21:02, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Dave Ross

Hi. I saw all the vandalism; thanks for protecting the page. Not sure why this is happening. Are you going to warn these accounts with some kind of template? All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:31, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Not me, there are too many of them. Usually I would just go through the history and block them for raiding, but I didn't think that was necessary in this case. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:43, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Bongwarrior,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 16:13, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Hey Bong

hey bong, i would like to apologize for this and " vandalizing" wikipedia. but i believe that Natalie De Cesare was one of the main producers and hasn't been given credit. i had the actual record disk and on the wikipedia there are 2 songs missing, which are "Natalie De Cesare baby" and as bonus tracks "Mama, Danny, and Chase". if you wish to make the page corrections and give credit to a poor innocent person that hasn't been given credit, then i believe that you would do something very good. please reply.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kosh96 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll be happy to make the change, as soon as I am able to verify it. Do you have a reference that supports this change? I tried to find something, but Google hasn't heard of either song. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Big Time Rush (band)‎

Hi Bongwarrior, thanks for taking action on Big Time Rush (band)‎. Could you take a look at Big Time Rush which is getting an even worse spate of vandalism right now? I can't keep up with the multiple IPs and new accounts there. Thanks, Sparthorse (talk) 22:59, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Handled pretty much, thanks for keeping up with them. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:06, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks. Tip of the hat to you and MaterialScientist. Best, Sparthorse (talk) 23:16, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Why So?

But but but but... how did you catch me so quick? I was writing true information. Was it because I used the F bomb my English teacher warned me about in High School? (RuckusJorgee (talk) 17:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC))

User:Savatage Gutter Ballet

Hey. I don't know if you saw the SPI case, but two checkusers were run, and both found that account to be  Confirmed as The Sisser. I'd advise against an unblock. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 00:46, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Understood, thank you for looking into it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

W. E. B. Du Bois

Can you remove the semi-protection from W. E. B. Du Bois? Thank you. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 01:45, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

You should probably inquire with the original protecting admin, Acalamari. Because it was protected due to long-term vandalism issues, I would be inclined to leave it semiprotected even though it is about to be on the main page. --Bongwarrior (talk) 02:13, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Oh I didn't notice that, sorry. Thank you. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 02:32, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Malicious code in NY 22

There's two revisions with that malicious code from that account you blocked. FYI, Imzadi 1979 → 05:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I've hidden them. Thank you for catching it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:19, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

hey bongwarrior

Hello BongWarrior. I meant no disruption with the wikipedia article that you reverted (in fact, I wonder why indeed it was reverted as to my knowledge the edit was true). So, I am quite confused as to the message I got earlier Do you care to explain. Are you just high? Your name is afterall, Bong warrior. Haha. But I joke not, To my knowledge, the edit was correct. With earnest sincerity, --208.88.69.226 (talk) 05:06, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

You wouldn't happen to be from reddit, would you?. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:09, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Ive seen that name around but never actually cared to do research. So no, I guess. --208.88.69.226 (talk) 04:43, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

BONG

MY PAGE WAS LEGITIMATE. WHY WOULD YOU DELETE IT? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sappyjones (talk • contribs) 22:50, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Cite Appletons'

Thank you for protecting {{Cite Appletons'}} from vandalism. A bot came around later and tacked on a notice that introduced a linefeed and caused the template to malfunction. In bulleted lists it swallowed the bullet. I edited {{Cite Appletons'}} to remove the linefeed, but the bot should be fixed. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 14:27, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I noticed that the bot had tagged it, but I didn't notice that it caused any problems. I'll leave it for the bot operator to handle. --Bongwarrior (talk) 21:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Kool-Aid

Sorry, I reverted the wrong version. --McSly (talk) 23:19, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Nice. Never thought of replacing Beliebers with a redirect. Math321 (talk) 23:41, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Chinese places for deletion

Thanks for reverting that nightmare on my talkpage ;). Jaguar (talk) 15:58, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Bots yes. You no.

Happy to be 'told off' by the bots, but not you. If you've got a problem with what I've done, tell the head administrator rather than make empty threats on my talk page. It doesn't make you big or cool. Thank you. 78.143.210.178 (talk) 22:17, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Don't add unreferenced material then about living persons. If what you said about the person is true then reference it or a bot or one of us admins will revert it. Unreferenced biographical material is something Wikipedia takes very seriously. It doesn't matter who tells you off, whether it's one of us admins or one of the computer scripts, if it continues then you will be blocked.--5 albert square (talk) 22:27, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Then why are celebrity pages littered with inaccurate information? I've heard so many celebrities make sarcastic remarks about their pages, e.g. "Apparently I was born in London. Well, Wikipedia says it, so it must be true", etc. Yet those edits are clearly allowed to stay unreferenced. I'm fine with the content of your message, but at least make it consistent. No doubt I'll get banned for criticising Wikipedia and telling the truth, though. 78.143.210.178 (talk) 22:38, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

The solution certainly isn't to add even more unreferenced information. --Bongwarrior (talk) 22:40, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

What is the solution, then? Ignore it? 78.143.210.178 (talk) 22:49, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Nope. Remove it, warn the offenders, and block if necessary. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:29, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Bad return

Hi Bongwarrior, he has returned and immediately jumped back into doing what he was blocked for. This person has never tried to engage with any of us on a talk page or seek admin help. I can't help but think that this is intentional trolling.
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 23:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it certainly seems that way. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:33, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

February 2012

Hey, thanks a ton for the tips on the patrolling tags. It looks like I misunderstood the non-criteria and I'm sorry for wasting some of your time on that. I'm going to print out the criteria to keep next to me here since I run out of screen space too quickly with them all opened. LegacyOfValor (talk) 23:47, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

The Wonderbolts

I was trying to protect it because the redirect keeps getting converted into a badly written and unreferenced article that fails our rules on writing about fiction, and I guess I just saved the wrong setting by accident. Thanks for bringing it to my attention; I've converted it back to proper protection. Bearcat (talk) 16:43, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

User talk:204.229.220.1

Hi, you blocked this user once back in 2009, it obviously is the same person conducting long term systematic vandalism with enough consistency of articles not to be a shared IP. Anyway not sure how to go about it but wanted to bring to your attention. Green Cardamom (talk) 02:48, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. To me, the contribs seem consistent with those from a shared IP - mostly bad, but some good. Aside from the one article, there isn't a whole lot of convergence between the edits, and the editing is sporadic enough that any reasonable block would be pretty hit-or-miss. I'll keep an eye on the article, though, and deal with it one way or another if it continues. --Bongwarrior (talk) 04:48, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

203.52.130.166

Hi, Sorry - I was unblocking the page as I am assisting to run some training sessions for the Department of Education in Tasmania, which shares the IP address between all sites - all schools in Tasmania, as well as the venues where the training was being held. I had to unblock the IP address so the training session attendees could create accounts - I re-blocked it yesterday (after the accounts were created) but forgot to do it today - my apologies. Today is the last day of the training so I won't be needing to unblock the address again. I'll review all edits made by the IP address at the end of the day and will confirm no vandalism has got through! -- Chuq (talk) 02:09, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

March 2012

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Cruel and unusual punishment, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Nobletripe (talk) 20:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

username

If we are not allowed to change things to what we are certain is the correct definition then you should not be able to have your name as Bongwarrior. This is not an appropriate name for my Kindergarden class. Please change or I will be very upset. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Larrychap1203 (talk • contribs) 13:23, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Royal College, Colombo

I have contested User:Cossde's attempt at renaming Royal College, Colombo. I have started s discussion on the article's talk page and I have informed Cossde of my contest. Could you please ensure that they don't unilaterally move the page. Thanks.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 12:18, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

No problem, I have undone my deletion of the redirect. Thanks for letting me know. --Bongwarrior (talk) 12:50, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Semi-Protection of "Birth control movement in the United States"

Something seems to be amiss, as I just reverted an ip edit that article. That should not be possible if it was semi-protected. Birth control movement in the United States--Harizotoh9 (talk) 00:29, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

It was never semiprotected, only move protected. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:25, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Wagner

Special:Contributions/78.143.203.252 – Can you please take care of this one as well? --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 15:10, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:12, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

No problem. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 15:12, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

List of banned video games

I recommend that the article be indefinitely semi-protected. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 01:06, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't think that's necessary yet, although it will certainly need to be protected again. --Bongwarrior (talk) 01:09, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

WP:VAND

Sorry about the mistake recently with the page Utopia. Not sure what happened but I seem to mistakenly revert using Lupin's to a vandalized edit! Hope you understand, --SteveTurner cont. 07:28, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

No problem. There were several vandalized revisions in a row, so it was getting a little messy. Thank you for helping out. --Bongwarrior (talk) 07:32, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for fixing my inadvertent edit of the instructions! You got there before me. --Boson (talk) 09:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome, thank you for reporting it. --Bongwarrior (talk) 09:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Disscussions of "Anna Brown"

Uh, not to be mean but why you erased my "Anna Davis Brown" page? I tryed to help Wikipedia about some lacking of certain people, I have just found the evidence of the late woman. I worked a long time on that. I know I don't know her dad, kids, husband but I at least have to put some evidence of the Anna Brown crisis going on this week. Just, why? --Starscream10 (talk) 21:28, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, but she doesn't appear to be notable, and the phrasing in the article's opening sentence ("shrouded in mystery" and "one Wikepedia member found some evidence of her") suggested that adequate sourcing could be a problem. Has this person or her ordeal been the subject of any news coverage? If so, please point it out and I will be happy to reconsider, but I'm afraid there's not much more I can do. --Bongwarrior (talk) 21:40, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Your recent AN rollback

This wasn't vandalism. He's just was 10 hours early. :) --Ron Ritzman (talk) 14:12, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

You made it worse :P --Bongwarrior (talk) 14:18, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Yea it looks like I'm the "bongwarrior" today or I need another cup of coffee. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 14:19, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

OOPS

I ACCIDENTILY MESSED UP SOME PAGES WITH WARNINGING ON THEM SORRY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.111.15 (talk) 23:58, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Colby Rasmus

The hooker reference can be sourced.It is a humorous anecdote meant to poke fun at Pat Tabler. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.141.4.3 (talk) 03:18, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Even if sourced and accurate, I don't think it would add anything to the article. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Coen Walmsley

PLEASE NEVER DO THAT AGIAN! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coen Walmsley (talk • contribs) 09:36, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

protect time

Hi.

I was hoping the issue was the april fool's day stuff.

What is it that you're seeing that "breaks the form"? (And what form?) - jc37 19:09, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

The protection form. The change from "infinite" to "indefinite" causes the expiry boxes to default to "other time", requiring each box to be adjusted individually in order to protect a page, which isn't usually necessary. A few other users mentioned the issue here. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:10, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Nod. odd. I was merely trying to have protection to match blocking time (and the policies/guidelines thereof). I wonder why it isn't an issue for blocking duration, but is for protection duration.

Thanks for the head's up on all this : ) - jc37 21:32, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Did anybody get cookies from the great O' Bongwarrior like me? Nicholas Morrow (talk) 08:32, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm not that great, and I'm only O' Bongwarrior on March 17 :) Others have gotten cookies, but not very often. I saw you helping out, and I wanted to show my appreciation. Again, welcome, and if you need any help don't be afraid to ask. --Bongwarrior (talk) 08:41, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

IP Users Attacking Islam Related Articles

This has now occurred three or four times in the last few days on the same articles see UserContribs:113.230.76.234, UserContribs:98.215.146.75, UserContribs:61.50.171.2, and UserContribs:88.172.167.226. Should the pages being attacked by these users be temporary semi-protected for the next few days to prevent any further attacks from this vandal?Andrew Kurish (talk) 15:03, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

I don't think protecting them all is feasible, there are too many. Even if we did protect those articles, there are countless other Islam-related articles to choose from. In my opinion it's better to just keep blocking until he runs out of proxies. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

OK then I will try to keep an eye out for his edits all attacked pages are now on my watchlist. He has already attacked again as User:122.11.46.99 Something tells me it is going to be a long day of dealing with him.Andrew Kurish (talk) 15:18, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Unfair blocking for 1 year for just one contribution?

Hey,

I have just seen you blocked User:184.57.250.38 [6] just because one contribution to Islam-related article. Do you consider this fair? Do not you fear you will be stopped to act as an administrator? 'Cauze Im pretty sure that user is going to complain about you. You blocked a regular user for 1 year just for editting your religion's related article.

In my opinion, the user deserves just process, not just subjectively judged by Muslim. Of course, since youre Muslim, you cannot implement objectivity here... Please keep ur eyes open. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.105.95.35 (talk) 15:30, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Open proxies, as well as the discussion immediately above this one. Peace be upon you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 15:45, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

I would love to chat with you about an issue but...

don't want the person to whom I am referring to know I am the one informing. So...how does one do this anonymously? 146.201.69.166 (talk) 16:20, 10 April 2012 (UTC)anonymous

I'm assuming you are the same person as below. Please see the following thread for instructions (you will need to be logged in to use the e-mail feature). --Bongwarrior (talk) 17:31, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

let me know..

Can you contact me outside of this page? Binky64 (talk) 16:25, 10 April 2012 (UTC)binky64

It's best to contact me here. If it's something confidential I can be reached via the "e-mail this user" link on the left, but in any event be aware that my availability will be pretty spotty for the next week or so and I may not be able to respond promptly. --Bongwarrior (talk) 17:28, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

I understand the lack of availability but I did email you- I cannot risk posting here as the individual in question is completely bat-sh$t crazy. thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binky64 (talk • contribs) 22:35, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

You should have gotten my reply. Let me know if it didn't arrive. --Bongwarrior (talk) 23:38, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

It did and I thank you. obviously there are bigger issues with which you must deal, but this one just sort of got under my skin. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.37.68 (talk) 00:11, 11 April 2012 (UTC) Sorry I keep forgetting to add my signature. 68.63.37.68 (talk) 00:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)binky64

Protection

Hello,

I recently have noticed vandalism appearing on the Pittsburgh Penguins page and saw you were the last one to protect it. I added it to the requests for protection but wanted to make sure someone saw it.

♣ B2project ♣^(Talk) 12:09, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I was away for a bit and this has since been handled by others, but thank you for alerting me. --Bongwarrior (talk) 06:33, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

bongwarrior

why is ur name bongwarrior? do you smoke marijuana? Because thats illegal and if you do I dont think you should be allowed to administer wikipedia. Sincerely, Einstein — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.23.238.135 (talk) 06:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Smoking marijuana should exclude an editor from being an admin? Funny... how the hell did Arnold become the governor of the state of California when he was a blatant weed-smoker? Welcome to the 22 1/2 century... Doc talk 06:49, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Unprotection of ACTA?

Dear Bongwarrior, On 2 Feb, you semi'd the ACTA page for excessive vandalism, citing "unprotection is not working". I feel things have died down a bit now. The page-hits are around 1500/day; down from 180 000 in February and I'd therefore like to request unprotection. We can always reprotect when this gains traction again.... Rgds! L.tak (talk) 19:35, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea to me. --Bongwarrior (talk) 20:47, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! L.tak (talk) 22:22, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Beatles infobox

There is a straw poll taking place here, and your input would be appreciated. — GabeMc (talk) 01:55, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Vandals

This is a school's IP address, so vandalism edits are sure to continue no matter how many warnings are given. A permanent block might help with the problem, since school students have no business editing Wikipedia anyway as it's not allowed as an informational source here. 204.8.12.68 (talk) 13:07, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Well, we almost never block IPs permanently. Your IP hasn't been editing for very long, and not all of the edits were vandalism, so I don't have any reason to suspect that edits from this IP will be much of an ongoing concern. A shorter block, which has since been issued by another admin, may be all that's needed. --Bongwarrior (talk) 19:29, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

New York Jets

I am sorry, as i was doing a project, testing how long it took for people to edit wikipedia pages, in order to test the validity of the pages on wikipedia, and the accuracy of the people that run it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mj123yo (talk • contribs) 16:54, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Phage display

Dear Bong, The term you want is adhominem argument. However, when the deletion is complete nonsense with the arrogance of ignorance, then it that person has to be called to account for his own well being. Find below: The New England Biolabs citation on the 5,866,363 patent. What it means is that it is known by those making these libraries who invented them. The head of that unit is Nobel Laureate Rich Roberts who can confirm Prof.Pieczenik's priority.

Licenses/Patents/Disclaimers: Ph.D.™ is a trademark of New England Biolabs, Inc. This product is sold for research use only and not for resale in any form. Commercial use of this product may require a license. For license information under U.S. Patent No. 5,866,363 please contact the Licensing Office, New England Biolabs, Inc., 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938.

Commercialization of sequences covered using this product may require a license from Dyax Corp. under U.S. Patent No. 5,403,484 and associated patent rights. For license information contact the Director of Corporate Development, Dyax Corp., One Kendall Square, Bldg. 600, Cambridge, MA 02139, Fax 617-225-2501. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GPieczenik (talk • contribs) 00:24, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

You can say he invented sliced bread for all I care, but please refrain from attacking editors who disagree with you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:34, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Hey,could you participate/moderate/keep an eye on the phage display stuff? see Talk:Phage_display#Pieczenik_patent_litigation_2 for my feedback to the editor in question. Tell me if i am WP:BITEing. Thanks Staticd (talk) 07:26, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll try to help if I can, but that stuff is well outside my area of expertise. I think your response to the editor so far is quite reasonable. --Bongwarrior (talk) 22:02, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanx, but that's not how I roll

"let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated" - Jefferson. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:10, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

As you wish, of course. That's the type of thing that I also tend to leave alone if it's my own talk page, but I usually err on the side of removing if it's someone else's. --Bongwarrior (talk) 00:21, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Please help. The John Austin (songwriter) page should not have been deleted.

The following article should not have been deleted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/John_Austin_%28songwriter%29

All of the information contained in the article "John Austin (songwriter)" is factual. John Austin meets the notability requirements, having worked with many artists of notability, and having released publicly documented works for over 20 years. Paste Magazine has written feature articles on John Austin, and JA's album "Busted at the Pearly Gates" received an honorable mention in Paste Magazine as one of the most important albums of 2002. Please contact Paste Magazine's editor-in-chief Josh Jackson to verify.

Please put the article John Austin (songwriter) back up on Wikipedia. Thank you.

98.117.242.142 (talk) 16:32, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't really give you any advice that hasn't already been offered elsewhere. --Bongwarrior (talk) 21:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

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