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Asma Gull Hasan wikipedia page

Dearest Master of Puppets -

I hope this message finds you well! And please forgive me if I am posting this note in the wrong area - please feel free to delete or move it, if so.

I am one of the contributors to Hasan's page and have followed the dialogue that ensued last evening. Certainly, I am very aggressive in editing Hasan's page, but please know that it is a labor of love. With that said, I noticed you said you would "lock" the page and I am here to request that the page be locked completely in its current form.

In regards to my background, I have followed Hasan and I am a major fan of her books. She has appeared frequently on talk shows and traveled the world doing her best to build bridges between America and Muslims - to me, her work is that of a hero.

With that said, I deeply feel that information about Malik Hasan, Muhammad Ali Hasan, and Michael Muhammad Knight are irrelevant to Asma Hasan's career as a writer, commentator, and lawyer. In the changes that were taking place, I would say that, at some points, the majority of Asma Hasan's page had more information about Malik Hasan's Republican contributions and Knight's negative comments about her, than it did about Asma Hasan's own accomplishments and lifework. When looking at the wikipedia pages of other celebrated authors, like William Faulkner or Toni Morrison, it is filled with information about their influences, their lifework, and their accomplishments - nothing of the political affiliations of their parents and/or quotes from opposing writers who are criticizing them.

In all, I feel that the current version of Asma Gull Hasan's page, as cleaned up by USERS Dominic and Ground Zero, is in perfect form. With that said, if you would be so kind to lock it in its current form, I would deeply appreciate it. If not locked, I will plan on remaining aggressive in editing Hasan's page so that her lifework and accomplishment as an author and lawyer is reflected, not the criticisms of Knight or the political contributions of her father. I appreciate your time in getting involved.

Thank you so much and be well! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.43.206 (talk) 08:30, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

DATE - August 26th, 2009

rfar you might want to help with

Hi, a dispute where your name has come up a few times is now at RFAR. Maybe you can provide some advice? John Vandenberg ^(chat) 09:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

It has since been rejected: diff John Vandenberg ^(chat) 23:34, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

My return

Hello MoP, I return to Wiki now, and I saw your last message on my talk page. The answer to which sports, Hockey and Baseball.

Your long-time adoptee, Wikidude57^S_BC 15:34, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:Images and usefulness

Hi, Master of Puppets. Is by any chance the anon you? Your unexpected visit to me, and your geoinfo on your talk page lead me to think so. I thought the anon may be one of editors in the edit wars, but I'm glad to know I'm wrong.

For your information, I'm not the one who initially inserted the image, but just wanted to end up the silly edit war between other editors in the name of "consensus". I think the image is not good and agree with your thought, but if you look through the talk page, you will see many "dramas" surrounding someone's obsession over the image and another big drama there. If you think the image is not good to be on the article, please leave your thought on the talk age. Thanks.--Caspian blue 04:14, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Help

I'm on my knees, begging, pleading and at your mercy for help. I am extremely new to the Wiki world and am at a loss for how to maneuver through this site. I currently have an article ready to go live yet cannot for the life of me figure out how to do so. If you could be so kind as to help me I will be incredibly grateful!!!

Here's my personal email

Thank you,

Hunter166.129.75.38 (talk) 18:24, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

rere Popups

Thanks! Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 00:33, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

The Blocked IP User

See here [1] where the User whom you blocked on my suggestion edited his own TALK Page (after he was blocked) to contain the potentially libelous information again. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 07:57, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

See [2] that he did it again twice since being unblocked. --רח"ק | Talk | Contribs 04:47, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Did I boo-boo?

There was a notice on the VIP page about this IP and the edits all looked kind of suspect to me and most had been reverted at one point or another. If you think I was wrong, by all means feel free to release or reduce the block. Thanks for letting me know. PMDrive1061 (talk) 22:28, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Because I haven't posted anything here in a while

:D Whenever you get the time, I'd appreciate it if you can replace "F-0" here:User:FullMetal Falcon/Userboxes/User F-Zero with "F-Zero" using the same texture as done here. Regards, « ₣M₣ » 16:24, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

User:Math Champion

• Math Champion (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Hello, this user has been creating attack pages and has vandalized several userpages. Can you please block it as a Vandal-only account?— Dædαlus ^Contribs 23:34, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Deliberate Edit Warring.

Reference the article on analog signal. The recent edit war on that article has been started again by User:Oicumayberight. You attempted to revert to the pre edit war version but unfortunately, you failed to remove the controversial material (I suspect you didn't notice or appreciate it). user:I B Wright (in my view) correctly identified the material as being outside the scope of the article as it was really on an entirely different subject and removed the controversy. However user:Oicumayberight insists on reintroducing the material and is clearly trying to deliberately rekindle the edit war, even though a reasonable conclusion had been reached. 86.143.182.140 (talk) 17:13, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

hey boy! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.191.191.21 (talk) 19:36, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Request for undeletion of Elysium (band)

Hi! I was surprised not to find a page about the band Elysium. It appears this article was deleted several times for lack of notability and you were the last to delete it (hence this message). If this article was about the Polish death metal band, then this surely is a mistake since the band has released 6 albums (3 on a major independant label: Metal Mind Productions) in a 10+ year lifespan. And despite I don't listen to death metal, I even remember seeing some of those records in music stores here in France (not quite close to Poland). To convince yourself, see the Polish article.

Could you please investigate and, if you agree with me, restore the article in its best version? I will then add a discography (if it is missing) so that notability will not be questioned again. Thanks — Xavier, 00:05, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey there! Thanks for raising your concerns. The last revision (that I deleted) was about a British prog rock group. If you'd like, I can unprotect it and you can see about writing an article about the Polish band. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :D} 15:38, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi MoP! I gladly accept your offer. Unprotect it and as soon as possible I will make a stub with sufficient material so that it's not deleted again. Thanks! PS: Your signature might lack a </sub> tag. Without the one I added above my answer appears in grey color — Xavier, 18:44, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Stub created, thank you! — Xavier, 23:21, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh no you didn't

Did you just call me creepy? :P Law _shoot! 04:05, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Stalker? Because I'm pretty sure I commented at AIV first. :P The Mop and the Law. Sounds like an administrative detective show. Law _shoot! 04:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

I'll come up with a better TV duo. LaW & MoP - Clean Up on Aisle Justice! OK. Moving along, lol, should I remove the report from AIV? Law _{type! snype?} 05:12, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Restoration

Can you restore File:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.jpg for me? Project FMF (talk) 23:51, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Hey

Hey MoP, It's Wikidude. (Yup, I'm back) Could you put the army of rabbit socks on my userpage??? =D Wikidude57^S_BC 20:50, 5 May 2009 (UTC) o yeah, and I could'nt help but read the messages before mine, but it shuold be Wd57 and MoP: Clean Up on Aisle Justice!!!!Wikidude57^S_BC 20:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

File:Dark Crusade Tau Wargear.jpg missing description details

Dear uploader: The media file you uploaded as File:Dark Crusade Tau Wargear.jpg is missing a description and/or other details on its image description page. If possible, please add this information. This will help other editors to make better use of the image, and it will be more informative for readers. If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:56, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Don't Worry, I Haven't Left

Sorry I haven't been active for the past few months. I have been an extremely active browser, but I haven't gotten my butt around to editing much lately due to a lot of drama in the family, burning out, and making new friends. I should return to a normal editing level after Memorial Day, when all my intensive schoolwork is done. I will still be a browser and ready for contact very often, so if you want to talk to me, talk to me:)! P.S. I would still like to be your adoptee, as I think there are a few things I still need some help with. Jonathan321 (talk) 23:24, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Ad for WP:OTTOMAN

שלום, Master of Puppets. You are listed on Template:Wikipedia Ads as an ad-maker(?), and I wanted to know if you would make an ad for WikiProject Ottoman Empire? Thanks, mynameinc^{Ottoman project} 20:01, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Ad for WikiProject Greater Albany/Savannah/Valdosta (South Georgia)

Could you please create an ad for WikiProject Greater Albany/Savannah/Valdosta (South Georgia)? - Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 11:18, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

No, the project is basically inactive. - Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 20:27, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi! Just checking in to make sure you know im still your adoptee!

Wikidude57^S_BC 15:18, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Michigan Ad

Hi!!! I would appreciate it if you could create an advertisement for WikiProject Michigan. Feel free to contact me on my talk page. Thanks,

Ishwasafish ^{click here!!!}

22:32, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Master of Puppets. You have new messages at Ishwasafish's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

RPOTD

Just to let you know, the RPOTD (random picture of the day) has been restarted, just insert {{User:Presidentman/potd/template}} on your user page for it to work. - Presidentman (talk) Random Picture of the Day 20:46, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Archives

Hey, MoP! I need for you to archive my talk page. Wikidude57^S_BC 17:33, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Happy birthday!

Hey, Master of Puppets/Talk/Archive/Archive25. Just stopping by to wish you a Happy Birthday from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!-- I dream of horses (talk) 02:57, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

ITN/doc

I see you added the following text to Template:In the news/doc back on Nov 29:

"In terms of main page balance, right now we're configured for widescreen monitors, which it appears most editors use. Standard configuration users; please do not change the balance even if it looks off on your monitor.

The second sentence doesn't make sense to me. Did you mean to use a colon or comma instead of a semicolon? And what is a "standard configuration user"? Someone using a 4:3 (non-widescreen) monitor? Why should that really make any difference, given the vast differences in resolution and font size used by different users? - dcljr (talk) 00:37, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Olympic Games banner

Can you please make me a Olympic-themed banner (Summer Olympics specifically). Secret Saturdays (talk) 19:45, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Never mind, I already created it. Secret Saturdays (talk) 21:46, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:65.88.88.175

Hi MoP. Don't you think it's possibly a bit much to block a large library for a whole month over disruptive edits by just one library patron to just one page? To prevent collateral damage, wouldn't it be better to just semiprotect the affected page?--Pharos (talk) 19:54, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I think it'd be better to avoid blocking the library. We're working on our library relations, and a large percentage of the New York library IPs are blocked. Enigma^msg 20:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

A previous IP had also been blocked for the same edits. This user just continued editing on a separate terminal. However, I guess semi-protection could work; keep in mind that this seems to be an ethnic issue, and the ethnicity in question is bound to have many more pages available to be messed around with. We can't sp them all. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :D} 04:26, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Calton/Watchlist

All right, what business did you have in deleting this page, especially without warning? Restore it now, please. --Calton | Talk 04:14, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Your paranoia aside (really? you object to quality control?), bad pages can only be watched when they're created, especially when the bad pages are created on the user pages themselves. By your logic, I can monitor the user pages for bad edits but yet at the same time I can't monitor the user pages because some vague notion that someone, somewhere, may be offended. That's a non-response. --Calton | Talk 04:56, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't quite call it paranoia. And you would be wrong. Something, I dunno, fact-based, might be better. Something actually policy-based -- no weasel-wording about "discourage", please -- regarding your admin action and your complete lack of warning -- and no, you can't fall back onto WP:IAR because as far as I'm concerned, you've worsened things by making basic quality control more difficult. Once again, "because I said so" is not a sufficient reason.

I'll also note that you haven't addressed the obvious contradiction I pointed out, nor do you seem to understand it given your non-operative suggestion regarding WP:MFD: to use that, you must actually find the bad pages, something you've made more difficult because of some whim of yours. --Calton | Talk 06:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, MoP!

		Cookies!
		Glad to see you around! And after re-reading your editnotice, I am reassured you are here to help and be friendly about it at all times. Keep up the great work, my friend! Oh, and, please... enjoy the cookies!

—Mr. E. Sánchez (that's me!)^{What I Do} / _{What I Say} 03:13, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

RE:

Thank you. I have already responded here. The IP is most likely that of banned User:NisarKand or banned User:Khampalak. Both of them have been banned with more than 100 (!) Sockpuppets. The IP matches those of the banned users: see this checkuser file. User:Ketabtoon is also very suspicious. Tajik (talk) 08:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Wiki Ad

I got your message. What I was asking was to make an ad for WikiProjects Olympics, but I created one. Here's a sample.

But, of course, you can submit another if you think this is a bad copy. Secret Saturdays (talk) 16:31, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Are you kidding? That's a heck better than my ad. I would have never thought of using those pictures or those transitions. I hope you have it finished and submit it onon September 2 (on the final day of Modern Olympic founder, Pierre de Coubertin) but you can finish it earlier. Oh and the only change is that you should include the File:Beijing 2008 Olympic cauldron lighting (cropped).JPG. You can consult me if you have any more question or need help. (and please let me know when you created it) Good luck! Secret Saturdays (talk) 04:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

The ad is brilliant! I never expected it to be done the next day! The only change is that the font colors for "From the hands of the ancients..." and "... to the hands of the future..." be changed so the words are more visible (such as "From the hands of the ancients..." in Yellow and "... to the hands of the future..." in Aqua). Other than that, it's perfect and I'm going to post it on WikiProjects Olympics now! (Also let me know if you update it). Congrats! Secret Saturdays (talk) 00:23, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Smile!

Master of Puppets, Srinivas has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Srinivas (talk) 08:35, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Another Barnstar!

		The Autograph Book Barnstar
		This user has signed User:Srinivas' autograph book and has earned this awesome award. --Srinivas (talk) 08:54, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Re:ITN nomination. Again.

Wow, hi! Nice to hear from you, I don't believe we've spoken before. Thanks for the encouraging words. :) Which article do you recommend expanding for Argentina and Venezuela? I can only find Foreign relations of Argentina and Foreign relations of Venezuela as Argentina-Venezuela relations doesn't seem to exist. They would replace the Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Foreign relations of Rwanda if they were posted so there wouldn't be two twos on the Main Page at the same time. Do you think this a good idea? I love the sheep and rabbits! :) --candle•wicke 13:51, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh thank you, I'll look into it. Can you please check the Mauritania suicide bombing nomination under August 8? I've asked several users about it all week and maybe I'm incorrect but (certainly by ITN's standards) it would appear to have a consensus of some sort. I hope I'm not coming across in a negative way by persisting—I just wouldn't like to see the three users who nominated, created and expanded it miss out on a valid ITN candidate. :) --candle•wicke 21:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

How about: Mauritania's first suicide attack occurs outside the French embassy in Nouakchott. That would place the emphasis on the fact that it is the first such attack in that country's history. --candle•wicke 23:06, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

I think perhaps it is the first known occurrence that makes it notable. Compare Iraq any day, for example, and we could have a body count but of course this becomes less notable the more it happens. A second attack like this in Mauritania which kills, say, two people and has a body count may not be a typical ITN because it is not the first occurrence as this is. Plus a suicide attack that occurs and generates as much interest as this without even having a high body count is perhaps unusual in my opinion. Those are just some of my thoughts on the matter. Also, there are those who are displeased at ITN's habit of frequently reporting dozens of deaths. I can't imagine they would oppose this relatively little loss of life. Who are the many people it does not appeal to? :) --candle•wicke 23:33, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

How about: Mauritania's first suicide attack occurs in Nouakchott. Simple and factual. --candle•wicke 00:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I think it's fine. I'm sure if someone else doesn't they will change it (or complain if they can't). :D --candle•wicke 00:46, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

RE: References and BLP

Hi there. It seems Delldot has references all the parts I was querying, largely the sections on his role in the genocide, the first paragraph of which was uncited (the entire section had only one cite) when I tagged it. References have improved significantly since I tagged it, and I suspect the tag can be removed now. Fast acting! SGGH ^ping! 20:40, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

File:Les paul cropped for MP.jpg

Hello! When cropping a JPEG image for the main page, it's ideal to do so without re-compressing it (as this ensures that there is no quality reduction and no file size increase). The only limitation is that the cropping must occur in increments of predefined data blocks (not on a pixel-by-pixel basis), but this rarely is problematic.

In Windows, Jpegcrop is a good application that allows this. (I don't know what's available for other operating systems.)

If this is not possible, it sometimes makes sense to manually reduce the cropped image to 100x100px (to prevent it from being re-compressed a second time by MediaWiki), but only when the cropped segment already is fairly close to this size. (Otherwise, the full-size image is of value to readers.) When performing such a reduction, it's very important to apply a reasonable amount of compression (because that exact file will be displayed on the main page). In general, a 100x100px JPEG should not exceed 5 KB. (I note this because your upload was 34 KB—a larger file than the 510×768px JPEG from which it was derived.) In Windows, a good method is to save the newly cropped image in a lossless format (such as BMP or PNG) and re-save it as a JPEG via IrfanView with a quality setting of between 90% and 95%. (Again, I don't know what software to recommend for other operating systems.)

Lastly, please include the {{m-cropped}} template and all available copyright/source information in the image description.

Thank you! —David Levy 02:30, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

More ITNness

Does the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver under the previous day now qualify too since she was 88 and Les Paul was 94? The prominent oppose was for her age which appears contradictory now. --candle•wicke 01:23, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

OK, how is this for Argentina-Venezuela: President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez meet in Caracas to sign trade agreements worth more than $1 billion. I even managed to get a sentence for Brazil into the Venezuela article. Chad-Libya also have a similar deal under August 10—only it involves Presidents, Prime Ministers and ministers(!) :D What do you think of that one? --candle•wicke 02:43, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

On 14 August, 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Grégoire Ndahimana, which you substantially updated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

--candle•wicke 03:25, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

On 14 August, 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Les Paul, which you substantially updated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

--candle•wicke 03:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

On 14 August, 2009, In the news was updated with so many news items that this user has suddenly lost track and their head has spontaneously combusted! If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page. Then post it later. Because you can. ;)

Why stop now now—we're on a roll to a 24-hour turnover (maybe even 12!) :D Yes, I've been missing some recognition for my posted nominations as well. ;) --candle•wicke 03:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikibreak

I am taking a wikibreak due to travel and will be back by 20^th of this month. --Srinivas (talk) 15:50, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exotic Magazine

I think it would be beneficial if Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exotic Magazine was closed. The discussion has been relisted once and the result is clear, but the debate over whether the article should have been speedy deleted is getting very contentious. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 17:19, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Weird. I hope you close this debate soon because I really don't like the pointless bickering that has been going on for the past two days. Cunard (talk) 17:29, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

ITNs

Eh hi, could you add Argentina and Venezuela soon please? There is also a Romanian road accident which is now ready (if it hasn't been posted when you receive this). :D --candle•wicke 01:07, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Agh, you missed one for South America! :( I have replied to Romania over there. :D --candle•wicke 17:42, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I feel bad now. :S Thank you very much. Good to see South America getting a mention. --candle•wicke 21:05, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't feel bad now. :) --candle•wicke 21:10, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Yes you do. :) --candle•wicke 23:16, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

COE (CATIA Operator's Exchange) Wiki site.

Sir, I see that you deleted the wiki page COE (CATIA Operator's Exchange) for the reason "Blatant Advertising" back in March, 2008. Please let me understand why this qualifies as "blatant advertising"? We are an independent non-profit user group dedicated to aid the users of Dassault Systemes Software (CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, etc). We do have one Annual Conference per year, as well as several Workshops. You can view our main web site at HTTP://www.coe.org. I don't really see how this differs from pages such as this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomedex_%28conference%29.

If you still feel that this is "blatant advertising", please give us some suggestions so that we can re-write it to meet your criteria.

Thank You, Jstrawn60 (talk) 19:42, 18 August 2009 (UTC)Jim Strawn, COE Board Of Directors, Secretary

I have removed the email address you provided for security reasons. If you have email enabled in your preferences, this user can email without revealing the address. Cheers, ZooFari 19:44, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Possible protection of Rock Hill, South Carolina article

Within the last two months, the user 208.104.139.177 has made twenty edits to the page on Rock Hill, South Carolina by adding false information and unnecessary vandalism to the page. As a resident of Rock Hill, I am appalled to find out that a user on this site has made false statements and numerous disruptive edits on the page of the city in which I reside. There have been recent attempts to ban the user, but as of 07:38 UTC, the user in question has made an edit to the page in question that I cannot identify as the current version displayed on this site. Which these events, I would like to ask for permission to protect the page in question for access to registered members only to find out if we can stop the user in question. Thanks! Geomapboy2 (talk) 07:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the unblock

Hello,

Thanks for unblocking me. Also, thanks for being polite. Any advice for a newbie I'd appreciate. I'm having a rough slog with the Karl Rove page. Thanks again.Malke 2010 (talk) 00:06, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Help please

I see you just deleted the IT park chandigarh redirect. Maheshkumaryadav (talk · contribs) has been driving several editors crazy with his creation of strange redirects and articles. His talk page history is a litany of warnings, prod notices, deletion notices, and sincere attempts to engage him in a discussion. His only response has been Blanked the page. After two final warnings,[3][4] and multiple warnings about his bizarre redirects[5][6][7], and countless deleted redirects and deleted articles that drew no warning due to 'why bother', he continues. For the second time, he has created a redirect for IT park chandigarh - the first time "Chandigarh" was capitalized.[8] Could you block him please? A 24-hour block would be pointless, since he goes a few days at a time without editing. If you can "indefinitely blocked until editor starts discussing his issues" would be a lovely approach, if that's within your powers. Thank you! Priyanath ^talk 01:28, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Deletion question

Hey MoP,

I see you deleted J._John_Mann for lacking an assertation of notability. In looking at the article, I can definitely see an assertation of notability (ref Special:Undelete/J._John_Mann) such as having 400 published works and ten books. Thoughts? Keegan (talk) 04:08, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, just curious. I only ask because I was following up on the note from CactusWriter about the OTRS ticket on permission as a non-copyvio. Happy editing to you. Keegan (talk) 04:48, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The Drunken Dead Guy

Hi MoP,

Just thought you'd like a heads-up on the SPI I initiated about the two users who are fighting this AfD. All of the edits from these two users (and a third who only has one edit who may also be an SP) are in support of this article. Don't know if you can do anything to investigate, but thought you should know. Also, if you take a look at User talk:Sec4dr you'll notice that you're being accused of all sorts of nefarious things designed to make that user's life impossible. Thanks for your hard work! Frmatt (talk) 07:53, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

EURO-World Network and related articles

Hi, would you mind telling me what in the articles asserts notability please? They've been repeatedly recreated which suggests to me that they have been created by the company themselves. I can't find any reliable information about any of the companies. Smartse (talk) 14:10, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Content of article felicity_(festival)

I want the content of the article which has been deleted by you and the reason for the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FelicityX (talk • contribs) 18:44, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Never Shout Never Decision

You said there was not enough recent activity. The most recent spam edits were today. They were also yesterday, and the day before that. In total there were 44 spam edits and vandalism made since protection expired. I am pretty sure this warrants protection. --Russ is the sex (talk) 13:44, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk: Tucker max

please return to Talk: Tucker Max and clarify your previous position on the slash/'gonzo' source. there appears to be a misunderstanding, possibly by me, as to what you meant. further clarification would be great. thanks. Theserialcomma (talk) 05:13, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

hi

hi, thanks for the message on my talk page. Will you please explain how i need to improve on my contributions to wikipeida? Maheshkumaryadav (talk) 09:50, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion of Maria Oquendo

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychiatry777 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 25 August 2009 (UTC) (continuation by Psychiatry777 (talk) 21:43, 25 August 2009 (UTC)sorry, I didn't realize I had been cut off)

One day there was a notice saying the article I posted on Maria Oquendo, M.D., was recommended for Speedy Deletion. The next day the article was gone.

Is there a rule about how frequently contributors must check their contributions to avoid Speedy Deletion? Thanks for your answer. Psychiatry777 (talk)

Hold that tiger

Yup; sloppy of me. I'll watch that stuff more closely. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:40, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Kinan1992

Hi. Saw your note at WP:AIV. I'll be happy to translate, but the articles have been deleted. I ran Google translator on the first one, and the result was quite accurate — including the obscenity. This guy's German ain't exactly sophisticated. Favonian (talk) 11:55, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Mood point by now. One of your colleagues pulled the plug on the vandal. Favonian (talk) 13:12, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Hi there MOP, VASCO here from Portugal,

Thanks a lot man for your reply about this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:NothingButAGoodNothing#Reply_to_AIV_request), no problem with the "schedule". And i FULLY understand there is nothing to be made about that IP frame, just to big a area to block, page protection is the only way to go!! By the way, your nick is a great music album!!

Have a deligthful weekend, type in anytime,

VASCO AMARAL - --NothingButAGoodNothing (talk) 05:02, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey there

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Williamsburg Sampler Bed and Breakfast Inn – Good close. I wish I could have found more sources, but there weren't any.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Felton – Thank you for your insightful rationale.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Turgut Doyurucu – LMFAO. I'm I a feathery creature now? ;-) Cunard (talk) 06:07, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Have fun biking! I hope you don't meet any ducks during your trip. :P Cunard (talk) 06:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Bang that head that doesn't bang!!

Hi there MOP, VASCO to the reply,

Yes i love metal, but not all of it. Mostly the classics, where METALLICA, MEGADETH and IRON MAIDEN top the list. "I'll have none" of that CRADLE OF FILTH and akin stuff, man, too much loud :) Also, even though i don't "consume" it extensively, i recognize the art, musical quality and effort in my countrymen MOONSPELL's work. Do you like those guys?

Cheers, VASCO (and of course you can call me by my name man) - --NothingButAGoodNothing (talk) 23:41, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• I haven't heard any in full, but i have a friend who has heard them all and claims the musical quality is superb. Plus (in your case), the language bit is cool since 99,99999% of their catalogue is in English. I guess Wolfheart or Irreligious would be a good "sneak preview"...Cheers,

VASCO AMARAL - --NothingButAGoodNothing (talk) 18:04, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Closing of Diamond-searcher AFDs

Hello. I had a question about your closing of the Shirley Strawn AFD. You only merged/redirected one and said you weren't clear about the other one, but all the people in the discussion were pretty clear that they thought both should be merged/redirected ("Redirect both articles", "the titles are relevant search terms" and "the names are plausible search terms"), so I was wondering how you came to your decision. Thanks! — DroEsperanto (talk) 03:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

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Speedy Deletion of Maria Oquendo

Hi Master of Puppets. Thanks for responding to my situation in a friendly way. However, I am puzzled by your remark on my talk page that if I do not make any note on a page marked for Speedy Deletion, an administrator will probably delete the page within six hours. Does that mean I would have to monitor my pages not only daily (which I do not do), but perhaps even every six hours to prevent deletions? Also, when a page is deleted, for example, “John Smith,” is there any record of this history on the article page that viewers see if “John Smith” is replaced by a better “John Smith” article? In other words, is the “John Smith” page, or future "John Smith" page, marred for life? Psychiatry777 (talk) 15:41, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

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Help with vandal IP

The user at the IP 24.186.214.221, which you recently blocked for 31 hours over a week ago, has been vandalizing the Juggalo page ever since his block has ended. He's vandalized the page 16 times, including reverting my own edits. After his first 7 times, I issued a level 3 warning (based on his previous warnings). After his refusal to stop and continuing to vandalize the page, I issued a level 4 warning, but he just undid the edit on his talk page. I haven't reverted his edits to the Juggalo page or his talk page since, because I know he'd just revert my edit. I was wondering if you could be of some help with him. Juggalobrink (talk) 22:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Thank you. Juggalobrink (talk) 02:39, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Smile

Master of Puppets, Srinivas has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Srinivas 05:16, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
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Long time, we haven't talked.

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Nice Profile

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Hi i just came up through your profile, I appreciate your profile makeup..Its so beautiful...Can you please guide me regarding, how to make such nice things... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abutorsam007 (talk • contribs) 19:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah! This page is really beautiful and also MOP's (Master of Puppets) sign is awesome. I really like it. It is a jewel in my guestbook!!

And MOP, how did you know that I use preview button? I don't make much mistakes in the edits, that's why? --Srinivas 06:05, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Not to correct an administrator, but...

...you seem to have missed San Andreas Multi Player, although you got the talkpage :P. Ironholds (talk) 12:27, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

User:Leveque

Thanks for looking into this. I think the COIN report covers the situation fairly well. He was confronted with the problems over two years ago. He's decided to continue spamming links to his articles, while labeling the removal of the links as vandalism. I hope your intervention into the situation will help. --Ronz (talk) 15:42, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes I also wanted to leave my thanks, Mr. Master. What really raised red flags for me is that this editor has been adding pointy external links to off-wiki articles he has personally written since 2007 and while his edits generally are reverted he hasn't been blocked, ever. It surprised me that someone could continue that behavior for years and keep under the radar. Thank you for looking into this. -- Atama頭 16:02, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

If i'd chosen ataza as my user name, would COI have applied? How is an article published in 4 countries SPAM? What's the author trying to sell? HAM!This is a link that means a lot to many people. Why remove it? Why not give readers a choice? After all, it's not the actual text, but just a link. Also, all my contributions have been tampered with or reverted by 'editors' of a differing opinion. Even entries which i started and improved over the years. More often than not zealot editors are the very reason why wiki is vandalised. I mean, some are actively engaged in the act itself. How has removing my link helped wikipedia? 58.175.169.142 (talk) 05:22, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I see u blocked loulou50. Hitherto, the account had only been EVER been used ONCE, and that was in Jan 2007. So why the Block? And u want volunteers to flock to wiki! You dreamin' or as Atama would say, good one Mr Master! lol Mootoo (talk) 07:24, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Regarding Graphics Usage

Thanks for your kind behaviour.I should call you Master of Graphics rather than Puppets, :) Please tell me how can i get your graphics design codes, as i think its not visible or is blocked, I don't have any idea How to make these graphics as per my userpage.I would like to modify it slightly..., please guide. & i highly appreciate the Userpage of yours. (Abutorsam007 (talk) 14:02, 4 September 2009 (UTC)).

Need A Favor

Hey Master of Puppets, need a favor! You recently closed 2 AFD’s, Certified Annuity Specialist and Certified fund specialist, as redirects to Institute of Business and Finance. I was going to merge the relative information from these two deleted articles into the Institute of Business and Finance rather than just a simple redirect. Now the favor! Can you restore these two articles into my subpage? I’ll clean them up and place into the Institute of Business and Finance. Thanks for your help. ShoesssS ^Talk 15:04, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Five years of nonsense

Now that this guy has lasted exactly five years on here, do you think it would be worth Wikipedia trying anything to shut him down completely, even if it requires a massive rangeblock of some sort? We are way over 1,200 accounts now and his game has exhausted many of our editors, especially PMDrive1061. He's had his five years. Surely, that is enough.--^{The Legendary}_{Sky Attacker} 04:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Thanks for unprotecting. You might want to restore move protection as there's no reason to move it due to being part of a series of similarly named articles. --TS 05:43, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

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Wikiproject Alternative Music Advertisment

Hi, Master Of Puppets! Can You Create An Advertisement For The Alternative Music Wikiproject? You've Requested Many Advertisements. Do You Listen To Coldplay? If You Don't Listen To Coldplay, Do You Listen To The Prodigy? If You Don't Listen To The Prodigy, Do You Listen To Other Music Artists? iGUI7ARH3R0KHRIZT0PH3R! + TalkklaT = I'll Be Your Car 23:58, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

• By The Way, Is Your Username Inspired By The Name Of The Metallica Song, And Album, "Master Of Puppets"? iGUI7ARH3R0KHRIZT0PH3R! + TalkklaT = I'll Be Your Car 00:01, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Cryan Tennis Tournament

Hi: I would like to have the Cryan Tennis Tournament article restored, can you help me with that? If not, I would like to receive a copy of the deleted article, various folks added to the article and I'd like to get a copy to post to the tournament's website. I tried to post an appeal to the deletion; however, I'm not sure if I did that correctly. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jim Cryan. (I'll check for a reply or please contact me at)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tubefilter

Seeing as none of the article issues were addressed and the only arguments brought forward were from WP:ATA, would you like to explain why it's a keep. Thanks.--Otterathome (talk) 17:04, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

So even though it fails our general and web notability guidelines, you saw notability in it?--Otterathome (talk) 18:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Otter, please stop stating personal opinion as absolute fact. Thanks. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:17, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Nobody disputed it so I assumed it was still true.--Otterathome (talk) 18:29, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

"Welcome back", MoP. Much dramahs haz ensued. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:33, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Motto of the Day ad

Master of Puppets, I have a banner for you: Motto of the Day is starting to go into decline and on behalf of the MOTD, we want you to make a banner for it please? (oh and you made a great Olympic ad.) Secret Saturdays (talk to me)

Wikiproject Alternative Music Advertisment (Again)

Hi, Master Of Puppets! This Is My Request. Can You Create An Advertisement For The Alternative Music Wikiproject, Please? You've Requested Many Advertisements. Do You Listen To Coldplay? If You Don't Listen To Coldplay, Do You Listen To The Prodigy? If You Don't Listen To The Prodigy, Do You Listen To Other Music Artists? iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 20:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

• By The Way, Is Your Username Inspired By The Name Of The Metallica Song, And Album, "Master Of Puppets"? iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 20:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Deletion review for Tubefilter

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Tubefilter. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Otterathome (talk) 11:49, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Adminship request

Greetings, I am considering to place an Adminship request. I have read the guidelines to self-nominations and I have noted that I should have at least 2000 edits before nominating myself. I have only about 150 contribs on Wikipedia, but I have been editing on YPPedia for approximately a year and have over 2500 contributions. Please see my YPPedia contribs. If you think this is an exception to the 2000 edits guideline, I'd appreciate if you would leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! --Addihockey ^(t/c) 19:47, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice, I'll continue editing until I have fluent knowledge of Wikipedia policies and enough WP contributions. Thanks again! --Addihockey ^(t/c) 20:09, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

You didn't discourage me :) I know deep down that I'm not totally ready for Sysop rights, I just thought I needed a second opinion. Happy editing :) --Addihockey ^(t/c) 20:20, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Now that you mention it... I could use someone to review Hello Time Bomb, are you up to it? --Addihockey ^(t/c) 20:29, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Gasp! I sure do mind! :P Nah, I don't mind at all, you could do it in a year and I wouldn't mind. Anyways, study well and don't fall asleep in class :) --Addihockey ^(t/c) 20:47, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, thought I should just say hi, haven't etided this page for a while. I haven't quit wikipedia, I just get really busy now.Wikidude57^S_BC 00:12, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

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Image

Can you restore File:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.jpg for me? The revision from July 1, 2008? « ₣M₣ » 00:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I'll take care of it. « ₣M₣ » 00:48, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Aww, you can only restore it to the latest version? « ₣M₣ » 01:18, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

That's 2009, not 2008! :P « ₣M₣ » 01:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

This is very difficult for you, isn't it? xD ^^^^ See first post. « ₣M₣ » 01:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

You got revision 00:12, February 8, 2008 and 18:47, May 15, 2009 up there. o.O Find a revision between those. « ₣M₣ » 02:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

That's, okay. TJ Spyke's version will do, you can rid yourself of the other one. « ₣M₣ » 02:26, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Also, to clear-up any confusion, check the log. The last one east718 deleted was the one I wanted. I thought admins can pick and choose anyone, but I really don't know. « ₣M₣ » 02:41, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

That's correct. Have you noticed what happened to your userspace? Your templates are not where they should be, though there are no "Please we need teh moneyz" banners so that was probably done on purpose... « ₣M₣ » 22:11, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

User talk:12.173.19.186

Hi there MoP. It looks like this user is abusing their talk page, so I'd suggest removing their right to edit it. Thanks - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 14:55, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

And yourself :). - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 14:59, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Request

It's all been taken care of. Thanks! hmwith☮ 23:27, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Re RFPP

Phew! Is that all I did wrong?! Hopefully the editors involved will take note of the message I left on the talk page and discuss the lead rather than warring over it :). Thanks, will try to remember in future. Mjroots (talk) 14:25, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm not going to get involved in the conflict. I've shown a way in which the process can work and that's enough involvement from me. I've even left them an incentive to work the issue through (early lifting). Mjroots (talk) 14:50, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Request For Wikiproject Alternative Music Advertisement:

Master Of Puppets, That Idea Popped Into My Head Weeks Earlier. Can You Create The Advertisment, For The Alternative Music Wikiproject, Tommorrow? By The Way, Have You Seen That Advertisement About The Lebanon Wikiproject? iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 00:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Wikiproject Lebanon. Advertisement Number #196. It Was Made By Elie Plus, And You Can See It, At The User's Home Page. iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 00:42, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if there is meant to be consensus for these adverts, but this hasn't been discussed at WT:ALTROCK. --JD554 (talk) 06:47, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Druid.raul

Thanks for your assistance. I'm still quite new as an admin and as I stated in my RfA, if I didn't feel comfortable acting myself I'd raise the issue with other admins for them to deal with. Mjroots (talk) 21:09, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

• Echoing Mjroots' comment, as someone who has often been at the receiving end of his despicable tirades, thanks for the recent action you took concerning user:Druid.raul. I doubt he would ever be chastised enough to behave civilly on a consistent basis. Jasepl (talk) 08:45, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

I see you had a visitor too. I suppose we just ignore him now. Mjroots (talk) 15:21, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

archive protection

Thank you for protecting. :) →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:17, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Help!

Export My Userpage, Then Import It To The Wiki Roux Made, Please. iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 19:06, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

O.K.. iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 17:13, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Help

Sockpuppetry case brought forward by Jemesouviens32 while blocked. This is Jemesouviens32, need your help as you have been involved in the Eskimo Buddhism article, since I have been blocked, several the other articles I authored have been under siege (please see my talk page) as am unable to edit because of my block, am being challenged by Bluehotel who I believe to be a sock puppet of Andi 3ö the contributions of both these users are remarkably consistent with one another, have voiced these concerns on my talk page, please help. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.162.249.151 (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks! That's a very funny barnstar. Chuthya (talk) 20:44, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Hehe, it's a pretty cute barnstar. Thanks! :-D --13² 01:39, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Hello and a request

I was just logging a vandalism report when I came across the following comments that seem out of line with the Wiki policy of "don't bite the newcomers." FWiW, I couldn't see anything wrong with the submissions but the comments directed to this new editor were very strident and I believe, unwarranted. Bzuk (talk) 03:06, 8 October 2009 (UTC).

This comment was contentious: "Just read the policies I've already referenced. If after doing that you decide to continue adding the links, others will get involved and we'll have to see what happens." FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:38, 8 October 2009 (UTC).

Thanks for hearing me out. I am particularly attuned to the WP:OWN syndrome that seems to percolate from time to time, (myself included) and can lead to confrontations over seemingly minor or trivial matters. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:49, 8 October 2009 (UTC).

Re. ANI

Hello MoP and thanks for letting me know of the ANI thread. Even if I were online by the time of the discussion I probably wouldn't have participated much as I don't really take User:SqueakBox seriously. But his support of the soapster seems to have paid off as the article Olivenza has been under petty POV attacks in the past few days. Regards, Húsönd 20:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

The "of" Cabal

Dear MOP, do you think you would be interested in joining a Cabal? Specifically, this cabal would be limited to those who have the cabalish word "of" in their username. Further, the Cabal would be more limited to those who have three word usernames and "of" beign the second/middle name. I think this is seriously past due and I would like to invite you embark on this Cabal with me. I thank you, quite sincerely. Basket of Puppies 20:27, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Now hold on, before you turn this offer down (considering that you already have), think of all the people who might qualify for this cabal. Warofdreams, PericlesofAthens, KnowledgeOfSelf, JackofOz, Freakofnuture, Deacon of Pndapetzim, King of Hearts, ChildofMidnight, Voice of All, Rainbow of Light, and AngelOfSadness all have at least 20,000 edits. I, on the other hand, will be forced to start a competing cabal of editors with numbers in their name. Useight (talk) 21:42, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

The constitution of the TriNominalCabal absolutely forbids inner circles within the cabal. BoP will have to be banished to the outer darkness! LeadSongDog come howl 22:07, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Requested Move For Guitarherochristopher:

Here Is Something I Want You To Do: Redirect User:Guitarherochristopher To User:Guitarherochristopher/Revamp. By The Way, I Love You So Very Much. iGUItARH3R0KHR!ZT0PH3R!_-=₪ 01:15, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

User:Sincereofficial

Still going at it. See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents‎#Disruptive editing by User:Sincereofficial for details. — ξ^xplicit 03:53, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Hey there! I've blocked the user for three months, considering their constant disruption despite my warning. Sorry I couldn't act sooner; I was at work. Anyway, hopefully everything works out now; give me a shout if they come back in IP form. And keep up the good work! Cheers, Master of Puppets - _{Call me MoP! :D} 04:44, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for acting upon it. Seeing as it took over 12 hours to get a reply at ANI, I figured I might as well drop you a note instead of waiting another 12 for someone else to intervene. Anywho, I have no doubt that Sincereofficial will return in IP form (Aaliyah was actually protected three times this year for this exact same editing behavior by various IPs; several were probably done by this same user). Let's see how it goes for three months. Regards. — ξ^xplicit 04:57, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

No problem! Admins are lazy creatures; most will avoid the more-complicated cases because they involve more work. Just kidding, I'm assuming that a dramatic case buried your topic and nobody got to see it.

Anyway, I'm betting that we'll have a case of the sock IPs here, so yeah, drop me a line if you need protection (or better yet, WP:RFPP; I'm a full-time student, so there are periods where I get busy). Cheers! Master of Puppets - _{Call me MoP! :D} 04:59, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Well, as promised, socking IP. 12.232.59.217 (talk) attempted to add the image uploaded by Sincereofficial, which you deleted. I spy a duck. — ξ^xplicit 22:14, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Question

Hey there Master of Puppets.

Just a thought, instead of being a Wikipedia Administrator, have you ever thought about getting a life?--122.57.95.114 (talk) 04:42, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Haha! No worries mate. The "Real" life sucks at the moment. Best place to be is here.--122.57.95.114 (talk) 04:48, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Uploading Commons images

Hello! When uploading a Commons image for local protection, it usually is best to retain its actual title unless it needs to be altered in some way (e.g. cropped). Otherwise, the Commons link on the description page will be broken (unless the original title is added as an optional parameter) and it will be far less likely that other Wikipedia sysops will notice and undelete the local image if/when it's needed in the future.
Thanks! —David Levy 14:42, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Oh, sorry about that! My reasoning was that, since it was the same as the article's image, protecting it would result in the article image also being protected; if anybody wanted to upload a new, better image during this time, they wouldn't be able to (as Wikipedia defaults to on-site images, if I'm correct). Hence, I felt I should upload a different image. However, I completely didn't think about the consequences you mentioned. Sorry about that! Thanks a lot for telling me, too. :) Master of Puppets - _{Call me MoP! :D} 14:47, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome!

Regarding the issue that you described, the logic is that if someone has a better version of the image, he/she will request that a sysop upload it over the protected version (and it the main page image will be improved in the process). But if the main page image has a different name, he/she likely will simply upload the improved version to Commons (and the main page image will not be improved). —David Levy 21:27, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Well, I don't really care. You are welcome to remove it again, if you don't like it. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:26, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you most kindly for protecting the Mary Baker Eddy article. Hopefully this person will grow bored and go away. It's been a pain for the past few days so your help and actions are appreciated -- Digitalican (talk) 20:27, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Please review this article

United Arab Emirates is currently a good article nomineee. Can you please review and comment about it? Secret Saturdays (talk) 21:46, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

PS. The ad about Motto of the Day is no longer needed (we have solved the lack of editors problem).