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March 2011

Arg, sorry -- getting used to the tool and hit the wrong button. Apologies. Gscshoyru (talk) 14:54, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Image filter referendum

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merge proposition for Lamia (D&D)

Hello, as you took part in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons) (2nd nomination), which closed on "no consensus", I'm bringing to your attention a discussion on whether to merge or not that has opened on the article talk page.Folken de Fanel (talk) 10:14, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Muhammed al-Darbi et al.

Undeleted for merger.

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• Muhammed al-Darbi
• Muhammad Assad
• Abd Al Rahman Al Zahri
• Saleh Mohamed Al Zuba
• Fahmi Salem Said Al Sani
• Salah 'Ali Qaru

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:06, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! -- and a heads-up

Greetings!

Thanks for your support in the recent {{afd}}s and in considering whether some of those articles merit deletion review. It comes at a time when I could sure use it. But I am sorry, I think in doing so, you have opened yourself to a criticism that you aren't making an effort to assume good faith. I don't want you to face problems for supporting my efforts. I don't want that, in general, as I don't wish it for any good faith contributor. In particular I don't want it to happen to you as I could really do with more people willing to examine the issues, as you have.

I think the contributor who said Bushranger merited more AGF made a good point. I am sorry, but I think most contributors would agree with them.

Assuming good faith, or at least giving the appearance one is assuming good faith, is particularly hard when one thinks those one disagrees with have already stopped showing good faith. In the very long run I think it makes sense to at least give the appearance of assuming good faith, even when, privately, one strongly suspects the other side isn't showing good faith.

I am not a christian myself, but, occasionally, the meek Jesus, "turn the other cheek" approach guilts the other party to returning to good faith. Occasionally, giving the appearance I could assume good faith really paid off, as, even though I couldn't conceive of a good faith explanation for someone else's apparent intransigence -- it turned out there was one. Sometimes the explanation was as simple as that I had seriously misunderstood something, and I was wrong all along, and they were right.

So, let me repeat my gratitude for your support, and my concern that I don't want you to have problems for not assuming good faith on the part of my challengers.

As per longstanding convention I am going to advise User:Bushranger of the DRV. Contributors are supposed to be told when they are mentioned by name in a discussion. He or she is likely to find out eventually, and it would be better coming from you or I.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 21:40, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

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--— Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.47.218.51 (talk • contribs)

• Your accusation of sockpuppetry against Dbigxray is so far of the mark I am quite astunded you actually filed it. I should also like to know why a probable IP sock of user Highstakes00 is mailing you? Facts, not fiction (talk) 19:24, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

• Hello Darkness, my old friend. I don't know you or this IP (who I am astounded you would accuse of sockpuppetry!) but I am impressed that either of you are interested in commenting on a sockpuppetry investigation that is not against either of you. I also do not know this Highstakes00 and have never encountered him, so why he would try to contact me in such a visible way is beyond me (if that is even the case). But if you have anything of value to say I encourage you to discuss it with me. I'm a nice guy. Are you? --Joshuaism (talk) 19:47, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I am incredibly blunt and straight forward, some think me a decent human being however. I commented on the sockpuppetry case as I am aware of both editors. In the topic area we edit there are a few prolific sockpuppeters User:Highstakes00 is one of them. The IP who has mailed you has the same IP range, same ISP provider and geolocates to the same area as Highstakes. My guess as to why he would mail you is because he edits from the other side of the border to both DBX and VJ. I figure he is stirring the pot :o). Of course if the IP mail has nothing to do with the SPI case you started then I am obviously way off and shall shut my big mouth. Facts, not fiction (talk) 19:54, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Other side of the border? Do you mean he's a Paki? --Joshuaism (talk) 20:00, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I mean he is Pakistani, please remove the racist slur you just used. Facts, not fiction (talk) 20:01, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit war on my user page

Awesome guys! Thanks! And Thank you anonymous user. I've made some screen caps. You would have to hold a very long grudge if that were a hoax account. It definitely exposes bias. I would encourage you to share this at the Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Geo_Swan_and_AfDs. A number of IPs have already commented on the topic so I don't think that it would be a shameful thing for you to use this account to comment (although the accusation of this being a SPA will fly). I do not think it would be fair though for me to be the only person to expose DbigXray though. These are concerns that belong to the wider community and I would like to see the wider community (including you) commenting on it.--Joshuaism (talk) 21:02, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

The user in question is a sock of User:Nangparbat. Any edits he makes anywhere on wiki must be reverted on sight, please do not encourage him. Facts, not fiction (talk) 21:04, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

OMG! Is everyone you meet a sock? Why don't these idiots use TOR or something?--Joshuaism (talk) 21:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

As I said above, there are a lot of prolific sockpuppeters in the topic area. And they are usually quite easy to spot, i have been hounded by both the sockpuppeters mentioned here for quite a while so tend to spot them straight away. Can you respond to my request in the previous section when you have a moment. Facts, not fiction (talk) 21:16, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Interesting, but how do I know that a secret cabal of established editors isn't just suppressing the message of a less adept group of editors? Couldn't that dude's message have some relevance to this issue? And why would DBigXray immediately delete his youtube account after being revealed? What is going on?--Joshuaism (talk) 21:39, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't do secrets, however if you think i am trying to "suppress" anyone look here here & here I have had the dubious pleasure of being stalked and attacked by this fellow on a regular basis. As for DBX & his youtube channel, you will have to ask him. I am unsure of the relevance to the AFD issues you raised on ANI, how many Guantanamo bay prisoners are Pakistani or have a connection to Pakistan? And if as the sock said DBX is such a racist bastard then why would he want those articles deleted? I have no idea myself, you seem to know more of that then I do. Still waiting on you to remove your racist slur in the section above. I would appreciate you doing so. Facts, not fiction (talk) 21:48, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

It may be a matter of "my enemy's friend is my enemy" to BigD or perhaps he is bigoted against muslims and found an easy target with a compliant group of deletionists. And how do I know that these editors are stalking you? There is just as much evidence to say that the IP got here first and you stalked him here.--Joshuaism (talk) 22:08, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I would have thought it obvious I came here to comment on the SPI case. Also how could I stalk an IP with but one edit?[1] You never did say if the IP was mailing you about the SPI case BTW. I shall assume he did and that it was Highstakes00. Facts, not fiction (talk) 22:20, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Well if it was Highstakes00 or one of his puppets I would have to say that his comments were much more respectful than yours towards me as well as towards other users.--Joshuaism (talk) 22:33, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I already told you I was blunt. Respect has to be earned, and there are editors on this site I do have a great deal of respect for, as they earned it, some are even admins who have blocked me. I have been civil towards you, and given your use of racist language and calling me an "edit warrior" is not what I would call either respectful or civil. I got the information I needed and shall leave you, please be aware any evidence you may bring forward against DBX will likely be looked upon as tainted given the sources you got it from. Take care. Facts, not fiction (talk) 22:41, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Joshuaism. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Geo_Swan_and_AfDs.
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TheStrikeΣagle 16:05, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

I commented below Vibhijain's response..Cheers TheStrikeΣagle 16:06, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Omar Rajab Amin

Hi Joshuaism, I'm working on WikiProject Merge's backlog of pages to be merged after AfD, and I've come across Omar Rajab Amin. Since you were the first to suggest merging in the article's AfD, I wanted to ask you what material you think should be merged into Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo Bay. It seems to me mention of Amin besides what is already present in the Kuwaiti detainees list would be undue. I'm inclined to think Amin's article should simply redirect, without any actual merging. If you disagree, please let me know what information you think should be salvaged. A reply here will be fine; I'll watch here for a week. Thanks, BDD (talk) 21:20, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Guess I had forgotten about this. I've made the Amin article into a redirect; it will be easy enough to check the history and merge some content if you find it necessary. Thanks, BDD (talk) 23:34, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

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Asian 10,000 Challenge invite

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