Joshschr

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Barnstar!

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thank you very much for reverting vandalism to my user page! Keep up the good work :) Tiddly-Tom 19:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Glad to help! It really irks me when vandals head for user pages. Should be expected, I guess... joshschr 19:28, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Intolerable Acts

Hey, I'm actually new to editing wikipedia and I was attempting to revert vandalism on the page. On my first attempt, I copied a previous version of the vandalism, but on my second I did fix it...I wasn't actually vandalizing the page. Just wanted to clear that up. 67.183.159.212 (talk) 08:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Apologies! I'm kinda new to editing myself and didn't check the page history further. I wish you the best in further edits. To forestall similar misunderstandings, you should consider getting a username and using it. A diligent editor reverted some edits to my own user page that I'd made while logged out. Again, happy editing! joshschr (talk) 00:07, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: The Dark Knight

Hi, just to let you know, I wasn't calling the editor an idiot, but the person in the video he linked to. As for my objection to the section, there was nothing cited which confirmed it had anything to do with the film. Theoretically, and with my having read little else about the marketing campaign thus far, for all I knew it could have been that Perez idiot making it all up. Best regards, Liquidfinale ^{(Ţ) (Ç) (Ŵ)} 21:15, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

That's certainly better than a YouTube link. I'd personally put it up on the talk page to get some more opinions, and if no one objects (whether by silence or agreement) then I'd say go for it. Occassionally, ComicBookResources.com can have unreliable information, but that seems more like they are just posting what they saw first hand, so it could be good.  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 18:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, forgot to reply to your second question the other day. I concur with Bignole on this matter; he's said everything I was just about to. Best regards, Liquidfinale ^{(Ţ) (Ç) (Ŵ)} 18:37, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Sock puppet IP Address?

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These 3 IP addresses seem intent on vandalizing the same articles:user talk:168.169.101.34 user talk:168.169.169.57 user talk:168.169.101.107 Am I seeing things? What is the proper way to report them? joshschr (talk) 23:13, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if you are seeing things but to report them for normal vandalism go to WP:AIV only if they have been given their last warning (WP:UW). You could also try reporting them to WP:ANI and an admin will take a look at them. I hope that helps, if you have any other questions, just ask me on my talkpage.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 23:48, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Very helpful. I just needed to know which pages to read. Thanks! joshschr (talk) 14:43, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

AIV report

Thanks for reporting User:76.183.247.56 to WP:AIV. I removed the report, however, as the editor in question had not edited after the final warning; the IP had only received two warnings, and last edited five minutes prior to receiving final warning. Keep an eye on them, and if they continue, feel free to report again. Cheers. Tony Fox (arf!) 03:28, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I should have removed them from the AIV report. I think I had them confused with another borderline case user:71.164.234.107 and reported the wrong one when I shouldn't have reported either. Thanks for the notice. joshschr (talk) 15:10, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Bridge article vandalism correction

Greetings:

Your correction and notice to the anon vandal of Bridge of 14 February only corrected a portion of that vandal's many deletions, resulting in a substantial portion of the article being deleted and this went unnoticed by other subsequent editors. I have a number of times observed a particular kind of deletionist vandal technique where first, large sections are deleted, then a small trash talk is added. Correction of the trash talk via an undo will then reset to the deletions, rather than restoring the article, and a later editor may not be aware of the deletions. When correcting vandalism I find it good practice to go back tp the beginning of the sequence, and also a week or so and compare the current version after the correction to see what might have been done. Also, the best way to restore to a known good version is to select that from the history for display, then "edit" (without changes), and save. This will restore the complete version. Thanks for your effort, and best wishes, Leonard G. (talk) 19:13, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Shoot! I try to watch for stuff like that, but I guess it slipped through. I just started to notice the type of vandalism you're talking about and figure out how to get back to the best version. Thanks for the notice. I will try harder. joshschr (Talk | contribs) 19:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

12.39.2.83

Thanks for your help with this guy. I have filed an ANI report for his trolling behavior. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 21:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I'm not sure why the person is so offended by the phrase. It's as valid as anything else. I like to see a little style in the discussions. Wish you the best. Now that I think about it, hasn't the IP violated 3R by now? joshschr (Talk | contribs) 21:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I would think so. Once someone notices the ANI, he will probably be blocked for awhile, to cool his heels. 3RR doesn't apply to vandalism, of course. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 21:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

That seems like a neat loophole. Well, I've apparantly goaded them just to line of incivility, so I might back off for a while. Although the debate is kind of fun. joshschr (Talk | contribs) 22:03, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

He's been blocked for 31 hours, to cool his heels a bit. He accuses me of making a "personal attack" on David Koresh. That already happened, like 15 years ago. He's immune to any further attacks. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 22:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I almost replied to him that last time. I was pretty sure the phrase has been around since the incident and google confirmed it. Oh well. Some people get hung up on weird stuff. And then they come to work on Wikipedia! joshschr (Talk | contribs) 22:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Don't I know it. What do you think brought me here? :) His confrontational remarks were directed elsewhere, too. Reminds me of a 1950s song: "Trooooollin'" Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 00:38, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

undent And I think he's found a way around, or a friend - user talk: 71.229.80.58 joshschr (Talk | contribs) 00:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeh, I turned him in, and someone else already reverted him. He's the one that made the smart-alecky comment, when the correct spelling finally came out, about "somebody was right all along". I answered that with, "Yes, the universities," and that's when the troll really kicked it up a few notches. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 01:02, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Removing comments from talk pages

Hey, thanks for the advice. Everyone is being very helpful in pointing out things like that. I have a question though: do you know if this rule applies to talk pages of Anonymous vandals who remove their own warnings? I'd assume it doesn't, but It'd be good if you knew for sure. — Taggard (Talk) 22:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

There was some back and forth on DRC on that issue. Basically, since the edits are still in the user contribution history so any editor can look them up, even vandals can remove comments. If you dig deeper, you might find something to the contrary, but I haven't. joshschr (Talk | contribs) 22:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Wow, that kinda sucks. Oh well. — Taggard (Talk) 22:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Keeps us on our toes, I guess. I've caught a couple IP's I was going to give a low level warning to and found out they'd just erased a final warning. The price of keeping WP accurate is eternal vigilance. joshschr (Talk | contribs) 22:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

In an extraordinary case, the user's talk page can be protected, and that puts a stop to it. That's used more often when the user is ranting and raving... or if someone else is. User talk:Tecmobowl is a good example, if it still exists. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 00:41, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

FaceBewk

No problem. I'm going through his edits to see if he is worth the trouble he is causing. --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 19:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the understanding. Looks like someone beat you to it. joshschr (Talk | contribs) 19:59, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Indeed! ;-) --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 20:01, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment

Nice comments. I am beginning to think we are dealing with a troll.  Frank  |  talk  00:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks! It's frustrating to see everyone spin their wheels with this guy. If he's not a troll, he doesn't seem to be "all there" enough to be a dr. I wouldn't let him examine me! I mean, it's not like I could run a checkuser on him to be sure that he really was... joshschr (Talk | contribs) 00:25, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I know what you mean. It's perhaps indelicate to suggest questioning, but one does wonder. On the other hand, it reminds me of the old joke: "What do you call the guy who graduates last in his class at Harvard Medical School? ........... Doctor."

Cheers!  Frank  |  talk  00:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I thought something smelled like feet[1] - User talk:Doc United States joshschr (Talk | contribs) 22:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Underdog

I hadn't realized he was blocked. Besides, it was more a rewording of your addition than support of his, which is just an attempt at nonsense since he got rebuked so many times about someone getting shot. — Trust not the Penguin (T | C) 16:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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