User talk:Redvers/Archive14

This is an archive. Go elsewhere to contact me. 〈REDVEЯS〉

Get well!

Mmmm... chicken soup with matzoh balls!

Feel better soon! I've seen a tonne of gastroenteritis in the ER over here for the past few days; hope it's not that -- Samir धर्म 20:55, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Yep, hope things are going well for you. Syrthiss 18:57, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your support and nomination

Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, --BostonMA ^talk 18:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi Redvers, I hope that I did not do too many things to disappoint you. Hope you are feeling better soon. --BostonMA ^talk 18:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied by email. ⇨REDVEЯS

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Redvers...

Congratulations, Redvers. You have been chosen to be the red ball of my header!

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Dmcdevit and IP blocking

Hi Redvers -- I am concerned about the auto-block (still not lifted) implemented by Dmcdevit against an IP address. It is the IP of a café in Chicago with a huge number of potential wikipedia contributors and Dmcdevit has it on a six month block even though I cannot see any user contributions from the IP in question. I am also concerned that Dmcdevit has been moving very fast and loose with IP blocks in general (just looking at his talk page with numerous examples of inadvertant blocks.)

Could you:

1. please unblock the IP in question as soon as possible?
2. take a look at Dmcdevit's IP blocking and see if you think it is reasonable? To me it seems to be a net detriment to the project right now.

Just to be clear, I have nothing against Dmcdevit (actually, I think I voted for him on RfA!). I am just worried that all of this IP blocking is a problem and should maybe be nipped in the bud with less stringent and more focused IP blocks (hours, not months). Sdedeo (tips) 17:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page and tried to help in other ways. Fat lot of good it did me. Won't bother in future. ⇨REDVEЯS

User:Vuutons

I can't believe you would allow an indefinite block to remain on a newly registered user who claims to have only vandalized twice. I know I must be missing something, because the history shows no vandalism. --ElectricEye (talk) 17:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Hey Redvers, thanks for the info. This is what I thought. --ElectricEye (talk) 19:31, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page. Bigger picture than could be seen in contribs. ⇨REDVEЯS

Thanks!

Thank you very much for the barnstar.  :) Very much appreciated, it made my day. --Yamla 20:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Rest up and feel better!

This bowl of chicken soup is hereby offered to Redvers in the hopes of quick recovery. Thank you for taking time to post such a kind response, despite needing your rest (and more chicken soup!) :-) ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 22:16, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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Speedy delete denial

Hi, I have been trying to clean up some unneeded redirects and you said in an edit summary (for Olympic medalists in sailing): Please orphan a redirect before asking for a speedy deletion.. The only references are to user talk pages -- do those matter? Thanks, Andrwsc 21:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page ⇨REDVEЯS

Re: Sameh Abdalla El Alaily

Hi,
Can you please undelete the article Sameh Abdallah El Alaily, as it is my fathers birthday present.
I'm not putting any one here, look in the discussion page, and you'll find links to some of his work. most of these are about presentations he made in Europe(Spain, Italy, Portugal..ect) and Canada.
He was the Dean in Cairo University. He's the Goveror's consultant. He worked with the UNISCO in restoring old buildings. and he's a member of Culture Supreme Council, committee of architecture. He worked as an architect for over 41 years now.
Please respond even if you wont undelete it telling me why.
Thanks a lot
Abdallah 23:31, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Abdallah

My successful unblock

Thanks for your help in my unblock. Would have thanked you when you made the request for the blocker to look at it but obviously Wikipedia wouldn't let me. Cheers! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SenorKristobbal (talk • contribs).

Question

Hi Again,
I'm new to wikipedia, as you figured. I want to make my user page. how can i make the table like yours, that has information about me and its picture?
Thanks a million, Abdallah 19:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC)Abdallah

Dos lingo

Vary,I am Dos lingo

Long, cross-posted message giving full details of personal telephone number, name, IP address, ISP etc removed for obvious reasons. And I'm not even the blocking admin. ⇨REDVEЯS 10:06, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Respectfully, Dos lingo. 209.244.42.105 22:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Your comments on Sdedeo's talk page

Hi, I just happened to read your comments on Sdedeo's talk page. I really think that you should honestly evaluate the tone of your response: it seems to me that while Sdedeo was unfailingly polite, and that while he was assuming and acting in good faith, that your response came off as condescending. In particular: "So, please, continue to make noises that are beginning to sound like rants about admin abuse if you want (and sadly they are sounding like that). You're entitled to do so, and, whilst it gains you no sympathy at all, I appreciate that you feel better from it." This is no way to treat a longtime, valued, and civil contributor. The stresses of editing, and particularly the Wikipedia bureacracy, irritate us all from time to time. That's no reason to be brusque, though. –Joke 02:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page, asking Joke137 to WP:AGF now and again. ⇨REDVEЯS 10:06, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I am assuming good faith, thank you. I don't have the slightest doubt that you too are acting in good faith and with the best interests of Wikipedia in mind. Nonetheless, I believe that your dismissive tone was unwarranted. Thanks. –Joke 16:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Replied again - no dismissive tone, quite the reverse, but spun that way (successfully) by an angry user. Matter closed. ⇨REDVEЯS 20:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Group-Office (third nomination)

I've re-nominated this, I thought you'd want to know. - brenneman 05:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I was never interested in the actual debate in the first place (I never !voted), just on bashing the stupid, stupid idea that, if something is verifiable it is encyclopedic. ⇨REDVEЯS 10:06, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Obscure in-joke that you will totally get

POOFTER!!
x 643

Get better soon. ~ Flameviper 00:33, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

My talk page header

I'm sorry for repeatedly bugging you like this, but if you don't mind, could you give me some tips on creating a personal talk page header using my own border. Just some pointers is all! Thanks! (SUDUSER)⁸⁵ 15:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Cwiki

You appear to have read Cwiki's remark :i'm not unblocked because i'm not inclined to edit as if he has said that he wants to be unblocked so that he can not edit. That is not what he is saying. In the structure of justifying the blocking of Cwiki, it was noted that edits by that account were sparse. Cwiki is thus objecting to that part of the justificatory structure. Now, I have not followed the controversy around Cwiki well enough to know whether he should or should not be blocked, but I ask you to review your review. —12.72.70.162 00:39, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

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Everywhere Girl deletion review

The page you gave me on my talk page (Wikipedia:Deletion review)does not have a deletion review for Everywhere Girl article. Am I therefore forced to conclude that you deleted the article without any discussion, just because you did not like the article or subject?

Also, messages that you removed from your talk page did not have any legal threats or personal attacks. Therefore, removing those comments was a clear violation of Wikipedia guidelines. I ask you to behave like an administrator should and restore those messages. And, at no point have you given any reason for deleting Everywhere Girl article. It is painfully obvious that vast majority of users do not agree with the deletion, therefore it should be recreated. DLX 09:40, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for cleaning that up for me! I was a little distracted with a bicycling website, my keys, and a roll of tape. --feba 22:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to see you go

Redvers,

You and I never had much interaction, but I wanted to let you know that I think you were a great contributor... sorry to see that you're leaving. :(

It's not too late to have a change of heart, but if you really think this is the right thing to do, I respect your decision.

Good luck in whatever you do in the future. --Czj 06:56, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

OMGWTF

You're...gone?

Redvers is gone?

;_;

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What the ----?

Can you at least leave us an explanation of why you're no longer here? Scobell302 19:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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WHY?!!!

Why! Why the hell did you have to leave? You were the most helpful person I could possibly think of. I hope this is just a temporary decision and that you find a change of heart. We need you, Wikipedia needs a person like you! I hope you've made the right choice here, Redvers. Well, I guess this it, this is all I have to say. Farewell.....:'( --(SUDUSER)⁸⁵ 11:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

All the best

Hey Redvers. This is the biggest shock I have got since a long time. Sorry to see your page a red-link. I wish you the best for your real-life and hope that you come back one day. - Aksi_great (talk) 16:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

/same. Syrthiss 16:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Redver. I hope you come back soon.! Daniel5127 <Talk> 03:10, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh no... Oh dear... ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 08:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Why‽

Why are you leaving Wikipedia‽ Wikipedia cannot afford to loose you! You will for sure be missed. Kamope · talk · contributions 01:06, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

please unprotect A Pagan Day

(please unprotect A Pagan Day)

I admit I was a little eager to start editing on Wikipedia and figured I'd learn as I went along. Now I've read through the tutorials and guides fro the edits that I plan on doing. Definately got off on the wrong foot with this article, but there was a serious misunderstanding that prompted User:ChrisO to flag my first post saying it was advertising. The album being edited came out 23 years ago and is only availble through collectors, so I re-posted a more specfic entry. Maybe it still looked like it was advertising or something, I don't know. Anyways I'm trying to edit all the entries for the various Psychic TV albums and discography pages that other users have started. I am only trying to expand entries that primarily exist only as a title, and in no way trying to advertise or sell anything. Isn't this the point of Wikipedia. Trying to not be offended, learn from my mistakes and to be more carefull with posting before hitting the save page button. I'm trying to do this correctly, please look through my contributions to see what I have done since this first screwed up edit, let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. I really don't want be a problem, just trying to make use of the knowledge on this subject that I have.

J mead 23 21:41, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

still abit confused...

While I admit that bands and band entries may be lacking a bit of notability, I am only trying to place entries for the lists and entry topics that others have started. Should I not try to do this or rather is it that a simple listing of albums that a band has put out enough to satisfy the primary intrest for Wikipedia, this is what pretty much exists right now. This is of particular intrest to me as Psychic TV's out put of albums and CD's reaches well over 100 with most of the known variants. The band could be notable for their sheer volume of original output, they were mentioned in the Guinness Book of records for such

as for inclusion at WP:BAND, Psychic TV meets all criteria with two possible exceptions #8 #9

one last bit, how should I verify information obtained direct from a record sleeve or CD inlay card, as these are my primary sources?

J mead 23 22:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

created article for A Pagan Day according to your suggestions in my user space User:J_mead_23/A Pagan Day. much appreciated if this could be moved to the original location. really sorry to be a bother.

J mead 23 23:36, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Help me

Someone has deleted my user page. I can recreate it but could you please inform the person who did it not to. Thanks Redvers, I know I can rely on you. Masier 15:47, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Re jimbonius (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

You removed his name from AIV. Anyway, his vandalous anti-Wikipedia screed was deleted. I think it was that shit. There may have been other deleted contribs. This acct is in fact a troll. - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 00:26, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Thx for the pointer on AIV rules. I neglected to make clear that I was asking for an indefinite block on the account as an obvious and blatant troll. For that no warnings are needed. - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 15:16, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Eh... yes, of course... I should have been more clear. They had not been deleted at the time the report was made - and I was more than a bit surprized that the deleting sysop didn't block the troll along with it. Sorry about that - sometimes I race ahead of myself. Keep working on the telekinesis, partner. Yours as always, - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 20:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

RE: ProSieben Sat.1 Welt Canada Article Deletion

I would like to know why this article was deleted, what was the rational behind this move?? I am the one who created the article and I fail to see the reason why it would be deleted when other similar articles are still in existence?!? I noticed that in the history section it refers to some history merge by some other user, care to explain what that means since you are the one who deleted this article?!HeMan5 03:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

thanks

Thank you for moving my article back and also for cleaning it up a bit. Your help, guidance as well as your suggestions are very much appreciated. Thanks again.
J mead 23 08:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Redvers, your back! Kamope · talk · contributions 21:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Whoot! ~ Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Where is my page of request for adminship? I have been nominated by somebody but I don't know where the page is to answer questions. Thank you Masier 16:07, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

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Somali Institute for Peace and Justice in Minneapolis

Please block the many sockpuppet vandals who insist on vandalizing Somali Institute for Peace and Justice in Minneapolis. This same person keeps on removing info because they seem to support the same terrorist organization. Thanks for the revert. KazakhPol 22:15, 31 January 2007 (UTC)