User talk:Savie Kumara/Archive 1

Super deformed

I am not sure if the ? in your statement means that you don't know what super deformed means or that you have no idea why I changed the link. chibi is a term that means "runty" or "shrimpy" which was mistranslated as "cute" or "little" (our own Wiki page added the words "small beauty" to chibi in Japanese for effect) and has come to mean the same thing as super deformed to a lot of American fans because of fan-fiction or fan-art of "Chibi Goku" or whatever. The correct usage in reference to genuine Japanese media is super deformed. Chibi is accurate in cases like Sailor Moon's Chibiusa because she was being mocked for her small size, but in most cases it is used inaccurately. I thought I was correcting that link, as it seemed an incorrect usage, but if "chibi" was the actual name of the item in the game (which for some reason didn't occur to me) then I was incorrect and I apologize. Examples of Japanese usage of the term super deformed (or SD) include SD Valis, Super Deformed Gundam, SD Snatcher. JohnnyMrNinja 05:47, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

I totally see where you were coming from on that one. I guess I'm just too used to the term by now. But thinking about it, super deformed hardly sounds like a cute way to portray people. It just sounds like they were in a horrible accident. Guess that's what we get when we use an English term made up by Japanese people: confusion. JohnnyMrNinja 06:59, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

I think here you'll find everything you need to create a userbox.

--Bluedenim 10:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't find it easy to explain. It's better for you to ask an administrator, i'm sure they'll be able to explain better than me. It's very easy, you'll see.

--Bluedenim 13:30, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Happy creations! :)

--Bluedenim 10:36, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Anonymous vandalism to Fish

Re your message: Thanks for helping out. =) -- Gogo Dodo 05:11, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Troublemaker

Re your message: Thanks again for helping out. =) Leaving me a note about editors who vandalize is probably not the best idea as by the time that I read it, it may be too late to do anything about it. I recommend that you read Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism that has all the procedures and guidelines you need to follow to warn and report vandals so that any administrator can take the necessary action. That way you don't have to wait for me to check my messages. -- Gogo Dodo 22:27, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: No, you're doing okay. =) There were a couple of other warnings issued to that editor by another editor who reverted his other vandalism. Generally, you will want to issue a new warning should the editor vandalize after he received the previous warning. It's to make sure that the vandal gets the chance to read the warning. It takes a bit of practice to be good at reverting vandalism and dealing with vandals, you're doing fine. =) -- Gogo Dodo 00:01, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Well...

Looks like the "problem" was taken care of as soon as you wrote. O well...we'll just have to find some more vandals =). Peace. Spartan-James 23:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Waking Life 24

OK, that's what I do in wikipedia. Perhaps you would like to stick him on your watch list, and come back to me in the future if anything further needs doing. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 23:41, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Reply to your message...(Warrior)

No problem. Seems to be the same guy who was doing it earlier, back with a new account. FlowerpotmaN·(t)

Re your message: No worries. =) If he comes back, it's likely that the article with get semi-protected for awhile. -- Gogo Dodo 04:35, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

As I suspected, he's back. No need to watch that article now. Page has been semi-protected for 24 hours. -- Gogo Dodo 04:42, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: There's almost always some sort of vandalism going on. Unfortunate, but true. Have you read over Wikipedia:Recent changes patrol? It has good information on what you can do to watch and revert vandals. You might also consider contributing to articles instead of just fighting vandalism. It's good to mix the two. =) -- Gogo Dodo 04:47, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: No worries. =) Sometimes I get on a roll and revert things for hours. It takes some practice and you will get better as you do it more. If you're curious, I look for vandalism the same way you do, browsing Recent Changes. I don't use any special tools beyond popups. I do have an extra button being an admin that does make rolling back things faster, but I'm still looking for things the "old school" way. Popups does help there a little, too. -- Gogo Dodo 04:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

I forgot your other part of your message... Filling out stubs is always a good thing. Can't say I've heard of Flabellifera before. Closest I get to that would be editing Deadliest Catch. -- Gogo Dodo 05:02, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

You Think That's Bad

Just noticed your comment here: [1], you should've been there at BasilMarket.com. Now THAT was bad! -WarthogDemon 04:36, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Er, linked to mine, sorry. -WarthogDemon 04:40, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Re:Vandal reported

Great to hear that. =) --ZeWrestler ^Talk 21:57, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Let me get back to you in a bit...I'm writing up something - I'll keep you informed. --HappyCamper 07:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I wrote something here [2] to deal with the problem. I generally follow my rule of thumb of doing as much as I can without resorting to using the resources on that page, but this time, I think it is reasonably justified. I am able to protect your page as well, but I think it is not warranted at the moment.

By the way, you're one good guys here - glad you're around, and see you around the Wiki. :-) --HappyCamper 08:15, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Wow, what a surprise, a barnstar! I haven't seen one on my page in ages. To say the least, it put a smile on my face - thank you, and very much appreciated! --HappyCamper 08:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Protection

Hi, I protected your user page, but talk pages aren't protected unless things get really ugly. Best wishes/ Pax:Vobiscum 09:18, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I've semi-protected your talk page for now, with an automatic expiry date of a week. Please let me know if your problem recurs, and I can take further action if necessary. -- Karada 13:40, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to see that your user page and talk page got pounded. It's an unfortunate side effect of trying to fight vandalism. You sometimes get some really strange things done to your user page or get some nasty comments. I hope it doesn't turn you away from Wikipedia. -- Gogo Dodo 20:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Ah, I took a closer look at what happened. You ran into a persistent vandal (I've had a minor run in with him before). Unfortunately, fighting vandalism also brings the possibility on the vandals attacking you personally. It comes with the territory as you can see by reviewing the page history of my user page (some it is rather nasty, so you might or might not want to look closely). I can understand why you are upset and it's one of the reasons why people give up fighting vandalism. My suggestion for you is to try to let it roll off your shoulders, even though it sounds really hard. If you let it get to you, then the vandals got what they wanted: to drive you away. It's your choice though and whatever decision you make is understandable. =) -- Gogo Dodo 23:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Yeah, they can be rather creative at times. I just sit back and laugh at them. =) -- Gogo Dodo 04:00, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for barn star (I put it on my Mantelpiece), as for Nate its very suprizing what lengths hes going to just over a user name! Take care. --Chris ^g 03:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Good job

Hey Nicole, the anonymous user on the Tiger Woods article was indeed committing vandalism. However, he/she made 2 edits, and you reverted one of the two. Therefore, I simply reverted the other as well. Instead of clicking the "diff" button on the recent changes page to see if the most recent edit was vandalism, I tend to click on the "history" tab in order to see if the same user has committed multiple acts of vandalism on the page, and then revert all of them. Happy editing! :). Supertigerman 04:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Is it meant to be like that?

Is the page Template X1 supposed to be replaced with that stuff? Are you just experimenting? If so, then I sincerely apologize, and I'll leave it alone. Savie Kumara 19:03, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm just experimenting, don't worry about it. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 19:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Psychopathy Vandal

GREAT! He is totally out of line. Thanks. --Zeraeph 01:05, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. Does my userpage look less annoying? NHRHS2010 ^Talk 03:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

What do you think of my userpage? What did you see? NHRHS2010 ^Talk 03:03, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Reply

I posted a reply on my talkpage, thanks. Hydrogen Iodide 05:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Camp Balcones Springs

You reverted a blanking on this page. It was by the article's original author, so I've tagged the page with {{db-author}}. Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 05:58, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I figured it was inadvertant. And in case you didn't realise that this is the correct action, I thought I'd let you know. Someone did that for me once! Flyguy649 ^talk _contribs 06:02, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

where do i sign?

lol those userboxes r funyyy! lmao ummm so where's yo autograqph book i wanna sign me + ma sis luv us sum Pretty Ricky!(wat waz dat?) 02:04, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

SPLUT!

Heh, I see you copied my "SPLUT!" userbox. I didn't think anyone was actually going to do that. And yes, it's perfectly fine with me that you "stole" it. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 04:47, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Coheed and Cambria

Hi, I'm part of the Wikiproject Coheed and Cambria and I noticed you have made some edits to the Coheed and Cambria page, so I thought you might be interested in joining! Thanks, and I hope you join! Jackrm _talk 28 July 2007, 08:56 (UTC)

Alright, happy reverting! JacќяМ ¿Qué? 04:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

70.127.194.7

Thanks for letting me know. I have blocked that IP for a week, we'll see if that is long enough for him or her to lose interest. Goodnightmush^Talk 13:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:CVU status

The Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to {{inactive}} and/or {{historical}} status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU#Inactive.3F and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 17:45, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Rulechecker3

I am serial-welcoming all new users (unless its a WP:U violation). If I spot any more Rulebreaker* names I'll report those to UAA as well. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

=)

Re your message: I'm glad that my words have continued to help and that you haven't left Wikipedia. =) -- Gogo Dodo 03:33, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

hahahaha

Hey Nicole, thanks for the cool comments. I added the userbox!!! I have 51 - clearly I'm lagging behind your steep pace. do you have a facebook by any chance? Supertigerman 05:34, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

RE: missed one...

Thank you so much for the heads up! I appreciate it.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 19:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

UAA Confusion

It wasn't at you. :) I was just slightly confused and wondering if the user was removing your entry in order to somehow "get around the system" and keep his username. Seems I'm wrong, but at any rate I know you didn't do anything bad. Sorry for the confusion. Cheers. :) -WarthogDemon 19:53, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Kicknazz

I don't find this name sexually offensive, but violating "real world violence" as it refers to beating someone up. I put usernameconcern on the talk page to see what occurs because it got removed from the blatant username board. It this persons keeps editing, we can file at WP:RFC/N.Rlevse 21:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

I'm not really computer savvy, but I enjoy writing for Wikipedia. Your userboxes are awesome. Thanks! Origamikid 21:09, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Help?

Re your message: Hello again. =) I had just thought about you the other day. =) To answer your question, the RfA process can be highly stressful, but it all depends upon what attitude you go in to it. If you go in with the attitude that you will be happy with whatever the outcome (and learn from the opposing concerns) and try not to take things personally, the process can be quite interesting and informative. If you go in with a defensive attitude or a sense of entitlement, it can be brutal.

The time gaps between your editing is not really a problem. You don't have to be around here constantly. People prefer quality then quantity over longevity. However, I do not recommend that you apply for adminship at this time as you will probably not pass. You only have about 4 months of activity here and just over 500 edits (I looked it up here if you're wondering). Unfortunately, that amount of time and activity is not enough for a successful RfA. You would need several more months of solid activity with an edit count into the multiple thousands. You should find some part of Wikipedia that interests you and then really work hard in that area. It can be anything really: article writing, category/article/image sorting, RC patrolling, deletion discussions, policy disussions, etc. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:25, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Not a problem. =) If you have any more questions, do feel free to ask. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:12, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Autographography

As requested, please find a copy of my autograph below:

• Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry

I hope this meets your requirements, squire - it's an unusual request! Seasons greetings to you, and all that, seeing as it's Christmastime-ish. Hurrah! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry 20:14, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Wavester

Oh yeah, you're quite right, I didn't even notice that, just read the first couple lines and was like "yup, gonna revert that..." Definitely not cool, but also obviously a joke. He's been served a final warning, so he'll be blocked indefinitely if he vandalizes again. Unless you think he should be blocked now regardless? I certainly wouldn't mind that, but for some reason I kind of hate to give someone a final warning and then block them before they edit again. I just feel a little weird about it. I bet any other admin in the world would do it in a heartbeat though... I'm vaguely leaning toward seeing what they do next, maybe they've gotten bored and wandered off. What do you say? Peace, delldot talk 08:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Am I good or what? XD delldot talk 07:52, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: More questions

Re your message: You have this uncanny knack for leaving me a note just after I think about you. =) Anyways, to answer your question, the biggest deal breaker for a successful RfA is lack of experience. As I mentioned in my previous message, I suggest that you find some particular area on Wikipedia that interests you and then work on that area. The second biggest deal breaker would be incivility or lack of maturity in pressure situations. I don't think that you have that particular problem. =) If you want to see why RfAs succeed or fail, I suggest that you just watch the current RfAs and the comments that appear in the Support/Oppose discussions. Reading the old ones might be of value, but there are so many that it is a bit too much to read in my opinion. Just watching the current ones should give you an idea of what is required. Reading the Guide to RfA can be informative, too. There is also the Admin coaching program that may be of help to you. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: You're welcome. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:39, 9 December 2007 (UTC)