User talk:49TL/Archive/January 2006

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Admin[edit]

I'm an admin now just to let you know. Is it ok to delete my user subpages at any time without giving notice by the way? Also, does this count for deletion my own images? --Thorpe | talk 02:36, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sprotects[edit]

Please remember to list each protection, such as List of social networking sites you make at WP:PP, since it makes it much easier to keep track. You might consider unsprotecting this one since the anon is clearly now editing around it, and it restricts other, innocent editors unnecessarily in the meantime. -Splash^talk 03:20, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thanks[edit]

Greetings FireFox,
I wish to offer my gratitude supporting me on my recent nominaton for adminship, which passed with the final tally of 65/4/3. If you would ever desire my assistance in anything, or wish to give me feedback on any actions I take, feel free to let me know. Cheers! Elle vécut heureusement _{toujours dorénavant} (Be eudaimonic) 07:55, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you![edit]

Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my user page. I came over to thank you, and yours was being vandalized at that moment. My computer was too slow to help you, but thanks for reverting mine!--ViolinGirl^♪ 21:18, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiTravel[edit]

Want to come over to WikiTravel? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingjeff (talk • contribs)

Advsory Council Stuff[edit]

Hey Firefox, i've finished the experimental structure for making a reformed version of NPA through the ideas of Esperanza as a whole, I was wondering what you thought about my process for it, as well as the idea overall. karmafist 08:40, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Firefox! Hopefully it can become a first step towards real reform in the policy process everywhere on WP. Please add anything you'd like to that, the seed of that is my idea, but all of the bark, branches and leaves will come from Esperanza as a whole. karmafist 11:18, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You showed support for the Spanish Translation of the Week. This week es:Conquista de Hispania was chosen to be translated to Conquest of Hispania/Translation.
Cast your VOTE to select next week's translation!

Nominate a good Spanish article

List of Internet Slang[edit]

Hello there. Maybe I'm missing something really obvious (I often do), but can you please tell me what was wrong with this edit. Thanks, →Fir e Fox 18:21, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing, there are two reasons actually. Although it is an acronym, it does not really fit the albeit vague definition of internet slang. That, and it does not return any hits on Google that I can find, so it appears to be an extremely non-notable acronym as well. Best regards, Hall Monitor 18:27, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oscar images[edit]

Hey, I just wanted to ask your opinion about something. 81.240.202.11 has been making some useful additions to List of Academy Award winning movies, but this user has also added an to many pages in a format that doesn't seem to be useful to pages such as Pulp Fiction, Kramer vs. Kramer, and L.A. Confidential. The image is set at the top of the page, is left-aligned, and is not explained, but beside that, there are categories to describe things like that. I left a note on his talk page, and he has since stopped adding the images, but he also hasn't responded, so I'm asking you for your opinion on the matter. Thanks, JHMM13 (T | C) 20:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding, even if it did take a WHOLE DAY :*-(. J/k...thanks! JHMM13 (T | C)

15:00, 3 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats[edit]

Hi FireFox. Congrats on making it in the Esperanza elections :) ! Jam2k 06:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

re: 1529[edit]

I've never even got the same page twice in a row, never mind 3 times (Have you ever got the same random page three times in a row was the 1002pt question)...

Your Thoughts on My Latest Blog Post[edit]

Hey, I know you are on a WikiBreak, but I would like to hear your thoughts (as a comment please) on my latest blog post here. Thanks. Compu ter Joe 21:56, 3 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks! Compu ter Jo e 18:55, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy it![edit]

Hey FireFox, I hope nothing is wrong, but in any case enjoy your wikibreak, and come back soon. KnowledgeOf Self | talk 22:23, 3 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Request for Adminship[edit]

Greetings, FireFox! I wanted to sincerely thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with a final result of 55/14/3. Your support means a lot to me! If you have any questions or input regarding my activities, be they adminly or just a "normal" user's, or if you just want to chat about anything at all, feel free to drop me a line. Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 07:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I know you are on wikibreak...[edit]

but your user page, especially PotD is rather funny Sceptr e ^(Talk) 22:58, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Rfa[edit]

Hello FireFox! Thank you for your kind support on my Rfa :). I will try my best to be a good administrator. --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 17:29, 6 January 2006 (UTC) January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA[edit]

Hi,
I just want to say thanks for supporting me on my request for adminship! It passed by a 58/3/0 margin, so I am now an administrator. If you need me to help you out, or you find that I'm doing anything wrong, please don't hesitate to contact me. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 19:05, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Thanks Firefox. Do you know where I can find a small navigation bar which will provide links to AN/I, AN, Afd, etc. ? Thanks --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 19:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 19:45, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to Firefox![edit]

Firefox, just wanted to drop you a note to say thanks for the prompt support vote in my RfA! Will do me level best to be a good admin...anything I can do for you at any time, please do let me know! Regards, Babajobu 21:03, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Many thanks for your Extreme Furry Foxy Support on Wheels! on my request for adminiship, I'm sure you'll be glad to know the final result was 92/1/0. I am now an administrator and (as always) if I do anything you have issue with, please talk about it with me. --Alf ^melmac 08:41, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Pgk's RFA

Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (80/3/0), so I am now an administrator. I was flattered by the level of support and the comments, so I'm under real pressure not to disappoint, thus if you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as an admin then please leave me a note --pgk^(talk) 10:08, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Whats with all the Users fisrt edit second edit etc on Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Chantelle_Houghton? --Prof Jolly 16:41, 8 January 2006 (UTC) Thankyou for clearing that up --Prof Jolly 16:47, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Qwertysoup[edit]

Hi there FireFox, I was wondering if the above user, Qwertysoup (talk · contribs), was either a vandal or a very clueless newbie? If you look at his contributions, one of his most recent edits was nominating himself for adminship. I'm thinking he's a clueless newbie considering his only edits are edits to the sandbox and Wikipedia:Hangman. But I suggested also vandal as a description because of this edit. I also think he's just editing as this is a forum on some website rather than an encyclopedia. Instead of making contributions to articles, which he has only made 4 article edits, he is just self-promoting himself. Could you look into this? — Moe ε 01:01, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I did have myself a good laugh. I don't think he should be blocked for over-experimenting with Wikipedia but the removal of his fake Wikipediaholic test score and deletion of his very early RFA would be nice. :-) — Moe ε 20:57, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Francs2000's Bureaucratship

Thanks for your support on my request for bureaucratship.

The final outcome was (70/5/0), so I am now a bureaucrat. I seriously didn't expect so many good comments from everybody and I appreciated the constructive criticism from those that gave it. If you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as a bureaucrat then please leave me a note. -- Francs 2000

21:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PS I understand I have you to thank for the format of the above box - ruthlessly stolen and amended to suit my needs. Sorry about that.

Teenage wikipedians[edit]

Hey there! I just noticed that there is a teenage wikipedians category. I thought you might want to put your name on the list. The template for you to put on your userpage is [[Category:Teenage Wikipedians|Your name]] :) --Ali K 14:32, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, i am well thanks, good luck for your maths GCSE tomorrow and on Monday, --Ali K 08:34, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thats good! Come back--Ali K 18:29, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA[edit]

Thank you for supporting me on my successful RfA! It passed with a final tally of 40/9/1. If there's anything I can do to help, just ask! Sceptr e ^(Talk)

Barnstar[edit]

Hi! Seeing as i have a brand new barn star, thanks to you, i am going to put it on my userpage. May i ask the reason, or just leave it as a barnstar from Firefox? :) --Ali K 06:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked[edit]

I WAS Wrongfully blocked please unblock me

user Felbeast

Your new look userpage[edit]

Can I use the style as well? Looks nice, and I've already started using it :) Sceptr e ^(Talk) 20:39, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

for reverting vandalim to my userpage. When you're not busy, mind leaving a message with any ideas why I can't keep connected to an IRC channel? I don't have a firewall or anything like that stopping it, I don't know what's wrong. Have a feeling it has something to do with the nick? Any suggestions would be appreciated. --ViolinGirl^♪ 02:00, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, am I grateful for your help. I'll have someone watch when I get disconnected. That would probably help. It's SO annoying! What's an excess flood? It could be the internet connection, my router is pretty touchy. But, I'm not sure, since once I finally get connected (and stay connected), I usually can stay connected for a long time. And, I do use ChatZilla, so no hope there. :) I have registered my nickname, as well as I could tell to from the directions I got. That was a very confusing procedure, but I think I've got it. :) I talked for 45 minutes to a ChatZilla expert and they couldn't figure it out either, thinking it probably had something to do with freenode or maybe the channel? A final note is that it always says "no mode" at the top. Tito told me that was unusual. Anyway...if that inspires you to any more solution ideas, let me know, but nonetheless, thanks, and maybe I'll try the ChatZilla person again to see if they can dream up any other reasons why I'm having this problemo. :) Cheers!--ViolinGirl^♪ 15:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You archive in groups of 10 so there's never more than 20 messages? ;) LOL

LOL!!!--ViolinGirl^♪ 16:05, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just teasing. :P Besides, that would get rid of my razzing comment, and that wouldn't be fair to eavesdroppers...[1] [2] Ha ha ha! --ViolinGirl^♪ 16:18, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weeelll, I wouldn't be, but he is my one of my admin coaches so I have to be nice. :) See you around!--ViolinGirl^♪ 16:24, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removing an account[edit]

Hi, I've had an email from Adrian Appleyard, administrator of BigFooty. He is telling me someone has created the account User:Adrian Appleyard pretending to be him. How would we get this user to change his username to something other than Adrian Appleyard, or perhaps giving the real Adrian a right to use his username? Rogerthat 05:09, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your page style[edit]

Please note I have used it on my userpage, I hope you don't mind. Ian¹³_ID:540053 12:08, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Infact, have an award:

For your wonderful new page layout, and allowing me to steal it, I award you this barnstar. Ian¹³_ID:540053 16:28, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy! Ian¹³_ID:540053 16:28, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RFA thanks[edit]

Thanks for supporting me in my RFA. --TimPope 13:46, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User page[edit]

Hi, I hope you don't mind me using the look of your user page. I'll change it if you do. Cheers. --TheCartel 21:09, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CVU Cfd[edit]

Based on the discussion on the Cfd page, I would ask you to reconsider your vote. CoolCat acted unilaterally and beyond his authority, without any kind of discussion or even a comment to those of us who are members of CVU. Please also see the discussion on the CVU Talk page. I appreciate your time. --nihon 08:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Hi. I can't believe you actually did my userpage for me! Thanks a bunch. It won't be forgotten :) Cheers, --Ali K 08:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I award this Barnstar to FireFox for applying his new user page design to my page. Thanks! User:Ali K

FireFox[edit]

Hey, i stumbled across [3] in my wikitravels and thought u might like it.--Ali K 14:11, 17 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not at night, its just for the days, 8am-4pm. I live close so i can go home.

User:Jimbo Jones[edit]

I don't support the Wikipedia Review, but I do browse there, because they do manage to point out some actions or break some stories. However, one of the things I did spot reported there was a block on the Username Jimbo Jones. Now, I understand why users would be blocked for impersonation or having an outright offensive username, however, I don't see why Jimbo Jones would be blocked. He obviously isn't impersonating Jimbo Wales, it's a character off the Simpsons. I know that it'd be pretty irrelevent now, as even if you unblocked him, I doubt he'd return. I'm not likely to create a sock account with the word "Jimbo" in, but I think people should be allowed to. - Hahnchen 15:15, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a ton....[edit]

...for reverting the vandalism on my user page, just noticed it. --Gurubrahma 20:00, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Two Points[edit]

I like your new layout!
You may not remember, but you gave Petros471 a barnstar a while ago. Well, I have just nominated Petros471 for an RfA. No reply yet, but just thought you might want to put forward what you think.

The Neokid Talk 19:03, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi[edit]

A very nice page layout Firefox!

One question, I really like these barnstars; how can I get one please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pg2114 (talk • contribs)

I knew I had forgotten someone[edit]

Hi, Firefox. You may be interested in this page. Don't take it personally, it was nothing you did. I hope we can still be "WikiFriends"?--ViolinGirl^♪ 21:43, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Replied in an e-mail to you. :) ViolinGirl^♪ 22:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Goldenwiki Award[edit]

This ultimate accolade is awarded to FireFox for being a brilliant Wikipedian, Esperanzian, Administrator and friend. May you continue to vandal-whack! --Cel e stianpower ^háblame 22:52, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

'Borrowed' Userpage layout[edit]

Superb layout, FireFox. I have borrowed the technique for creating the boxes. Stunning! Ck lostsword 18:56, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks![edit]

Thanks for helping fix my moved user pages! — TheKMan^talk 20:18, 22 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eep[edit]

That's one of your IPs, didn't realise 'til seeing the block log, any suggestions? --Alf ^melmac 14:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: 194.80.20.10[edit]

Ah, i get your reasoning. Don't worry about it, i can edit from my home PC.

PS i edit from Aylesford Sports College. Jasca Ducato 20:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for assistance: Please place this notice at the top of the Main Page:[edit]

Voting for the new Main Page has begun! There are several candidates to choose from. Voting ends January 28th. To see the candidates, CLICK HERE

If you think the voting time should be extended another week, feel free to change the ending date to February 4th.

Thank you. --Go for it! 23:54, 23 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Commander Keane's userpage[edit]

I'm not bothered by it, just curious. Why did the vandal write "commander keane <3 ali K". It's unlikely that they knew Ali_K was my sister, were you talking to them about her and me?--Commander Keane 13:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mozilla Firefox revert[edit]

You reverted the page Mozilla Firefox to earlier version [4]. No reason given; the reason is? I reverted the page to the version you reverted. - 209.89.66.6 20:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Peter F. Paul[edit]

There appear to be two vandals who are removing information regarding Peter F Paul that is all documented and verified. Links to corroborating documents and photos have been removed and replaced with half truths and material omissions. These people continue to replace facts that have been posted with assertions they have no direct knowledge of and can not document. All efforts to correct this page have resulted in threats to be blocked from making the corrections. Please review the hgistory of these changes and designate a mediator to resolve this before a wikipedia war is declared. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Franklyn2 (talk • contribs)

Thanks from Lulu[edit]

Storm clouds ...	and silver linings	Thank you for your support on my RfA.
		Unfortunately, it failed to reach consensus. Nonetheless, it proved an opportunity to establish contacts and cooperation with many supportive editors, which will be beneficial to editing Wikipedia in the future. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters (t @)

My user page[edit]

I like your user page... can you make me one but I want decon and I want userboxes visible always.... --A dam1213 Talk + 16:05, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal[edit]

HI FireFox. I was wondering if you could block this user:

129.97.250.34 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

This user continually vandalizes and gets test4 templates but is not being blocked, can you block him for 24 hours? — Moe ε 00:12, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Teenage wikipedians[edit]

You should add your name under [[Category:Teenage Wikipedians]] :)--Ali K 05:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

hey firefox, not sure if this is the proper way to ask, but i was curious about the map change on the us civil war and red/blue state pages. i believed my map was historically correct (regard to territories, slave states) and used an appropriate color scheme both inoffensive and in line with public perception of the history (blue, gray etc.). i am a bit confused by the new map (kansas is pink? nevada became a state after the civil war). i have not revised the articles because i don't want to get into a useless revision war and because i'd like to learn why the change was made. thanks, ampersand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ampersand (talk • contribs)

Successful RfA![edit]

Thank you for your support during my RfA! The community has decided to make me an administrator, and there's work to be done. I look forward to seeing you around the project in the future, and if you see me do anything dumb, let me know right away! Regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 23:40, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry...[edit]

Mea culpa...maximu mea culpa...I stole your userpage stuff...sorry... Sorry...sorry...anyway, it looks really cool, dude...hehek... Ding Xiang bows 100 times07:43, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BB Chantelle pic[edit]

Hi there - i got the pic from http://www.maxpower.co.uk/site/article.asp?ID=5561&s=31 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scentless apprentice (talk • contribs)

POV edits on Big Spring, Texas[edit]

An anonymous user User:65.122.236.133 continues to revert this page to a version with a large hopelessly political-POV paragraph. While this user made a few statements on the talk page (and one, I believe, from an IP in the same range: User:65.122.232.3), the user continues to ignore pleas from User:Applejuicefool and myself to follow the WP:NPOV guidelines (see talk page). I was about to post a violation of the 3RR rule, except that the first of the 4 reverts was from the other IP address that's in the same range, so I can't say with 100% certainty (maybe 99%) that it's the same user. Thoughts on how to handle this? OhNo itsJamie ^Talk 18:24, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and posted the notice on the 3RR noticeboard. I'm not an admin (and it looks like my RFa is about to fail) so I can't block them myself. OhNo itsJamie ^Talk 18:44, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem...I know that any kind of NPOV mediation can be really tedious and draining. OhNo itsJamie ^Talk 18:48, 28 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An Esperanzial note[edit]

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Cel e stianpower ^háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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U're famous kiddo[edit]

Slashdot

Its kind of funny, if you look up the admin's page, one of the people who is putting temp bans on the IP is a 15yr old. Its nice to see that the house has been stopped by him. And they say youths can't do anything right.

Wikinews

Following discussions on IRC, 15 year old Wikipedia administrator FireFox blocked the U.S. House of Representatives to Wikipedia for 1 week while the issue is discussed.

Sounds good! 15 year old kid block US. Congress for acting like kids! Cheers, —This user has left wikipedia 03:15 2006-01-30

Hey kiddo what else do U do besides collectings barnstars? sleep?[edit]

time for bed, son! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.21.154.109 (talk • contribs)

Vandalism warning[edit]

Hi Firefox. I know you're an admin, so I was wondering if you could help out.

An anon user (69.233.11.34) has been repeatedly vandalizing the Tony Stewart page. Nothing major, mind you but enough to cause disruption.

I, along with another user have left about four warnings on his/her talk page, yet they continue to vandalize that page. I've issued a final warning, but as I am not an admin, I can do nothing to block this user. If you could assist this situation in someway, it'd be appreciated.

Thanks in advance. --D -Day 17:32, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi, he's at it again. --D-Day 15:47, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked him again. --GraemeL ^(talk) 15:54, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello[edit]

Hi FireFox, I have now got my area. What do I do now? I am a clueless newbie! lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by WELCOME PEOPLE (talk • contribs)

Hey there....[edit]

Hi 49TL/Archive/January 2006! You've signed up to be a judge for the Esperanza User Page Award! You'll be assigned three user pages to examine. Pick your favorite one and award it 1-10 points in four categories:

Attractiveness: general layout, considering colour scheme and/or use of tables if applicable
Usefulness: links to subpages or editing aids, helpful information
Interesting-ness: quirky, unique, captivating, or funny content
General niceness: at the judges' discretion

Please see the Scores section on this page for additional information on your job as a judge.

Keep in mind that your scores are a secret! Email Banes with your scores and final picks. Please contact him for information on how to email him. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced! Thanks.

Your three user pages to choose from are:'

KnowledgeOf Self | talk 19:10, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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