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EcoDisc in Template:Optical disc authoring

Hi, Favonian

I've noticed that have prevented the entry of EcoDisc into Template:Optical disc authoring, having crossed WP:3RR line in process. Would you please kindly explain why do you oppose this edit?

Thanks, Fleet Command (talk) 16:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

At the time, the EcoDisc article was nominated for speedy deletion as advertisement, a nomination I found reasonable. I can see that the nomination has meanwhile been declined, which of course makes my actions seem overly hasty. I apologize for not being able to count. Favonian (talk) 16:53, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

No problem, Favonian; luckily, no real harm seems to have been done this time. I hope you'll excuse me if I take the liberty of writing this piece of advise: An article that is nominated for deletion or speedy deletion is analogous to a man who is sent to a court of law for a crime; both are not to be stripped of their rights until their verdict is issued. Therefore, would you please refrain from unlinking any article before it is deleted?

Again, Thank you.

Fleet Command (talk) 17:11, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Duly noted. Favonian (talk) 17:13, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Great job

Just wanna say I think you're doing a terrific job with Huggle --Tommy²⁰¹⁰ 17:27, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, so do you. Many a time have I noticed that you reverted the scoundrels ahead of me. Cheers, Favonian (talk) 17:28, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Count#Equivalent

Hello Favonian,

I thought I was editing it properly by linking back to a Wikipedia page on the edit I had performed.I am sorry, I did not realise it. Please note that the reason for my edit was Indian princely state system does not view the Chatrapati as a Count, rather the Thakur or Sardar is a better translation. The Chatrapati is more akin to a King [different evolution of the word] when you compare the power wielded. While the Chatrapati might by translation seem to be an equivalent, the power and land under the Chatrapati is beyond comparison larger than under a tradional Count. A Thakur on the other hand seems to fit the definition better. Wikipedia has a decent page on Thakur, which I had linked back to.

Please inform me as to how I can rectify the same.

Regards, User:Cowboyroy

My reverts might have been a little too drastic, for which I apologize. Now to get the right information into the article, the best thing is to find a reliable source which documents the status of this particular Indian title. A short term solution is that you make your case on the article's talk page and then make the change in the article itself with an edit summary like "Please see talk page" or words to that effect. Other editors might object, but there is a good chance that the discussion will take place on the talk page and not through reverts. Favonian (talk) 19:01, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Neutral?

My edits to the earth page were making it more neutral. Why remove them? They were not a form of vandalism as you claim? Wikipedia needs to be neutral by accepting all view points on dates for ages of the earth. ABTCCC (talk) 18:59, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

This issues of science vs. creation, or whatever you want to call it, come up rather frequently. The consensus in an article like Earth seems to be to keep it scientific. If you disagree, you should take the discussion to the talk page. Favonian (talk) 19:04, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

User talk:168.150.237.230 and vandalism to Drill

My apologies for the vandalism. It was done by a silly employee who now knows better. It will not happen again. Grumpyoldgeek (talk) 00:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

No problem. I trust the employee in question is now scrubbing the office floor with his toothbrush ;) Favonian (talk) 09:13, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

User:109.111.197.68

When you issue a final warning, do you maintain a watch thereafter, or do you want to be advised as I am doing now?
Unsure of procedure in these instances, Varlaam (talk) 02:35, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the note! Wish I could maintain a watch on all the IP miscreants that I admonish, but the sheer magnitude of the problem precludes that. Huggle keeps me informed if the user has been warned within the last few days, but not beyond that, and I'm pretty sure there is no procedure for this. Favonian (talk) 09:17, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

"Sheer magnitude". It's really that bad, eh?

I think I have seen people receive 3 or more "final warnings" in the past. Is it intended to be that way?

Varlaam (talk) 12:36, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. Regards, --The High Fin Sperm Whale 16:49, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Nothing to it. Thank you for what you did to incur the wrath of that little vandal! Favonian (talk) 18:12, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Your recent warnings?

Hey, I've noticed that on some of your recent warnings, they go to Level 1, even if there's a Level 1 already, or a Level 2+. Is this Huggle or something? (I'm a Linux user, and I've never touched huggle so i have no idea how it works) Pilif12p 17:31, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Darn! That must be Huggle. Thanks for telling me. I'll watch the generated messages to see if I can report a bug. Favonian (talk) 17:33, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

One thing to remember is that Huggle will not "increment" the warning level if the previous one is more than a couple of days(?) old. Favonian (talk) 17:35, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

The reason for deleting all brehautism

Hello i am michael brehaut founder of brehautism. I got told by someone a few days ago that i could not have brehautism on until there was proof that it is valid. According to my religion only my scribe is allowed to write infomation about the religion and i know for a fact that this is not him putting it on wikipedia. I would much apreciate if you would delete the page until a further time when we have made the religion valid. It would be a great help if you could do this for me. PS i am sorry for the spelling misstakes i am dyslexic.  — [Unsigned comment added by Brehaut10 (talk • contribs) 22:34, April 24, 2010 (UTC).]

It was nominated for speedy deletion (and has now in fact been deleted), so there was not much point in blanking it. In the future, you and your acolytes are invited to keep the secrets of your religion to yourselves. Favonian (talk) 22:41, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

LOL! Sorry, just happened to be strolling by. RashersTierney (talk) 22:46, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Sometimes, I just can't keep it in. Favonian (talk) 22:47, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Opinion needed!

As a frequent editor, I would appreciate if you put your two cents into the debate over the conservative support for President Obama in Talk:Public image of Barack Obama. Thanks.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 23:19, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Huggle help

I just started using this, and am not totally confident I am doing it right. Don't want to mark an edit "ok" just because I was unsure so skipped it. I find the documentation a bit terse. Is there a good write-up somewhere? Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 12:37, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm actually not a very frequent user of Huggle, mostly because it's so easy to make mistakes when using it, so you're probably better off asking your question at Wikipedia:Huggle/Feedback. Happy huggling ;) Favonian (talk) 12:47, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

This is a whole new world to me - the constant flood of dumb vandalism. Sort of intriguing but sort of depressing, and it does seem easy to make mistakes. Is there a better tool? Aymatth2 (talk) 13:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

It is very depressing—the only relief being the number of editors (like yourself) willing to fight forces of darkness. I use Twinkle for most of my work as it suits my temper better, but it's not nearly as efficient when it comes to finding and reverting the waves of seemingly random vandalism. Favonian (talk) 13:13, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Melanie

Thanks for the note. As you say. Dlohcierekim 14:36, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks....

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. Regards. Leaky Caldron 18:37, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

No sweat. That was one very attentive fan you got yourself there. Favonian (talk) 18:39, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Jewish Geography jokes

so if a famous comedian were to quote that then it would be a verifiable source? Wow I'm not a real person and neither are the posters on reddit in your mind. Kind of screwy that commentary about this topic from people that originally had no understanding of it are banned from adding this common confusion about what jewish geography is on wikipedia. For that matter, non-people are banned from adding a relevant misunderstanding of the topic. I find this debasing and ringing of censorship considering if you had followed the link (which I doubt you did) Then you would see at least two people who made the same comments about the topic. Oh well, now I know that wikipedia followers are uptight and are not interested in the misconceptions of others. Go ahead and ban me if you want, I know my contributions are not welcome.  — [Unsigned comment added by Nathism (talk • contribs) 14:40, April 26, 2010 (UTC).]

If a comedian had indeed been quoted in reliable sources as having used this meaning of the term, then it might merit inclusion. Random jokes on blogs are not sufficient reason. Favonian (talk) 12:45, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for proving the point that bloggers are not famous and therefore are not worthy of having their misconceptions about a topic known.

I'd like to point out that the entire Analysis section of the Jewish Geography is not cited and therefore by your point should also be deleted.

Rathmines, NSW Page

Hello, You restored vandalism on this page. Please pay careful attention to the content and the link, as they are fictional! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Punisher72 (talk • contribs) 15:25, April 27, 2010 (UTC)

Surely you are joking! I performed this edit on said file, and that's a revert of a very clear-cut vandalism. Favonian (talk) 15:30, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Please read the below from the article paragraph. Do you think Maradona would use that quote? And who is Luke? And why does it link to "Santa Claus". The rest of the paragraph is equally as flagrant! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Punisher72 (talk • contribs) 15:36, April 27, 2010 (UTC)

Rathmines is the home of aspiring young footballer Luke Remington, who for many years played at the local club the Westlakes Wildcats. Luke is now a star player in the Australian U17 football team. The footballing great Diego Maradona was quoted in 2009 saying "This guy is good". Lukes footballing, and life, motto is "Run the ball, hit it hard, hit it low". Luke enjoys playing Backyard soccer and always has a fun time. Luke is the cousin of the great philosopher Andrew Fuller, and the brother of Callum Remington, who is the only man to cart-wheel around australia, both of whom also live in Rathmines and enjoy the fresh air. Lauren Winn also likes to think she is a loved guest at the Remington house in Rathmines, but is in fact, an annoyance.

You are quite right about this paragraph being bogus, and I just reverted another editors revert of your deletion of it, but my original edit removed vandalism from the following paragraph, which as far as I can tell is bona fide. Favonian (talk) 15:38, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

The Royal House of Osman

Removing information, since will start new topic and bio. so far can't get it right. Need help of Wikipedia admin who is available (Arch-TRHO 15:37, 28 April 2010 (UTC))

That does not entitle you to remove talk page comments posted by other editors. To get help from administrators or other editors, put a {{helpme}} on your talk page followed by your question(s). Favonian (talk) 15:40, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

User:Feinoha

how was my edit to fehona vandalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Force101 (talk • contribs) 20:46, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

By writing on the user page, in this case a question of a rather too personal nature. The edits to this page came on top of the other ones that had been reverted, so I was not inclined to be tolerant. Favonian (talk) 20:52, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

well it was only a question for i had no idea who she/he was;on my talk page i give a description About me --Force101 (talk) 21:02, 28 April 2010 (UTC)Force101 look at my talk page and you will see what i am talking about;anyways i usually see other users talk pages have info on them selves aswell.

Wikipedia is biased

Although wikipedia claims to be neutral and truthful its content on the Israeli-Palestinian cause are far from neutral and aid the israeli side in its missleading propaganda . it also reverses editing revealing the truth (as in facts without taking a side or showing any personal feeling). Israel occupied the Palestinian territories , continues to massacre and mass murder the Palestinian people. Just check out the statistics, and please do tell me who the terrorist is. Wikipedia refers to every single palestinian defending his country or dying for it as a terrorist , these are defenseless people armed at most with nothing more than a home made bomb. Please compare the number of victims, the strength of each side and do tell me who needs a defence army. Israel's millitary may be called defence forces, but please open your eyes and if you have an answer explain to me why israel has a top-millitary army defending itself against helpless civilians who have only killed one israeli for every 100 hundered killed of them while the palestinian people get nothing to defend themselves against zionists controling everything including when they leave their country and come back to it or if they even get to. controls their air water and lives. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nvrdyingspirit (talk • contribs) 20:48, April 28, 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a soapbox. What you did was to remove text, including references, from articles and in one case even blank the whole thing. That is not acceptable. If you disagree with the contents of an article, take it up on the talk page. Favonian (talk) 21:01, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Tidal power

I noticed you put a final warning notice on 167.128.102.78. I just reverted several more of his edits to Tidal power. Thanks. Jmartinsson (talk) 20:51, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

He has indeed, so I've reverted and sent him off to be blocked. Thanks for the note. Favonian (talk) 20:57, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Userpage Shield
		I hereby award this Barnstar to Favonian for his efforts to protect mu user page from vandalism. Thank you, and keep up the good work! Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate your looking out for my user page like that. Thank you very much; I hope you'll accept this small token of appreciation. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Hey, that's what we are here for (among other things), but I accept the star with gratitude! Favonian (talk) 14:00, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Mesa High School

I was in the Mesa High School class of 2001, and the BAM shirt listed on the wiki page was indeed said to mean "Bad-Ass Mormons" by the LDS members of the student council who instituted it. Why is it being removed? I believe it has relevance as the BAM shirt itself appears to be relevant to the traditions page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Awkwardsaw (talk • contribs) 15:17, April 30, 2010 (UTC)

If you can provide a reliable source documenting this, by all means add it to the article. Otherwise don't. Favonian (talk) 15:23, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Robinho Page

Hello Favonian, The link I have added to Robinho's Page is the most complete data of Robinho's player career, you can check if you would like to. Although you have mentioned as inaccurate, it is the most accurate data's of him in entire web. I hope you would reconsider. My goal is not to put unrelated links to pages and I am aware of that the these links do not appear on Search engine's, of course. Thank you, have a great day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekingunel (talk • contribs) 17:39, April 30, 2010 (UTC)

Does indeed look like I was overly hasty. New users adding lots of external links without edit summaries (hint, hint) bring up the worst in me. I'll revert my reverts. Go in peace! Favonian (talk) 17:45, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Steven A. Garan

Could you take a look at the history of the Steven A. Garan and see if you think there's something questionable about the timing of the most recent edits? --Nuujinn (talk) 22:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Certainly looks like a WP:DUCK with a WP:COI whose IP recently got blocked. Favonian (talk) 22:25, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

So I would not be out of line reporting this as a potential sock? --Nuujinn (talk) 22:53, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

I think that would be entirely appropriate, especially in view of his most recent edits, like this one. Favonian (talk) 22:55, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Done. --Nuujinn (talk) 23:35, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

...for this! Cheers. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 18:48, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Somebody has to stand up for the rights of the robots. Favonian (talk) 18:52, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Unconstructive

Not sure if this is the right place to reply, but I recieved the message:

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to the page Bushido. Such edits constitute vandalism and are reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Favonian (talk) 22:43, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

The edits I made were not unconstructive. They corrected factual misinformation that plagues a generally inaccurate article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.194.201.74 (talk) 23:07, May 1, 2010 (UTC)

Several things. Your edit removed references and lacked an edit summary, which tends to make other editors suspicious. Immediately before, you had made another edit to the same article, which had been reverted by a bot. I see that started a new section on the article's talk page. That is fine, but before making major changes you should await other editors' comments, and at any rate you should include an edit summary like "see talk page", or words to that effect. Favonian (talk) 23:16, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

relevance of article on term pitbull

I Dispute the need for an article explaining the use of the term ,pit bull, in legislation in the USA. Wikipedia is used by more than just americans. Bullterriers, English Staffords, bull dogs ect, are not classed as pit bulls in Australia, Europe, the UK and various other countries. These countries see Pitbulls as American Pitbulls and have laws specifically controlling or out lawing them specifically not these other breeds as-well. So an article referring to bull and terrier breeds under the US legislative term of Pitbull is confusing and just plain wrong to boot. So surly this should have being considered when writing a topic on the meaning of the term Pitbull. Considering the information is read by more than just americans, so should therefore be relevant to more than just americans as-well. I propose that the discussion on the use of the term Pitbull in US legislation should be a section in a article about American dangerous dog laws or something of the sort, not a whole subject on it own. We have enough trouble with these other breeds being confused with Pitbulls, with out an encyclopedia article referring to them as such. The more common use of the word should be the bulk of an article on the the term Pitbull. Which would be to simply say that it is just a shortened down or slang way of saying, American Pitbull Terrier, which would not need its own article either, only a reference to such on the American pit bull page. 118.210.116.181 (talk) 15:36, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

This belong on the article talk page, where you have also posted it. Personally, I don't care either way, but your should refrain from major, undiscussed edits, especially if they involve copyright violations like this one. Favonian (talk) 15:40, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

pitbull article relevance

This article smears all these other breeds with the pit bull brush when 99% of the articles information refers specifically to the American pit bull terrier. Such sections relating to bite statistics, harm from pitbulls ect. Make it seem that these other breeds are included in the statistics when they actually refer specifically to the American pitbull terrier exclusively. This article just adds to the confusion about these breeds. Say if some one was to read this article trying to find out if an, English Stafford, was a good dog to get. They would finish reading thinking that the are a type of or closely related to the pitbull, when theres actually hundreds of years of difference in breeding between these two breeds. They would think there potentially dangerous which they generally are not. It just makes things to confusing which is exactly the opposite thing an encyclopedia is supposed to do. Thanks of reading and considering my comments. john 118.210.116.181 (talk) 16:08, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm actually proposing that this be scrapped.

I'm actually proposing that the article on pitbulls be scrapped as it isn't really any good at all and any thing that needs to be said can be said on the American pitbull terrier page. Is there a process by which this could happen? Please take the time to care and read my previous messages properly as i do make very good case. thanks John —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.210.116.181 (talk) 16:15, May 2, 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia has several ways of getting rid of articles, all described in the guide to the deletion process. In the present case, the way to go would be through the articles for deletion process. Favonian (talk) 16:21, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Favonian. You have new messages at HJ Mitchell's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

18:23, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Any more where they came from? All the accounts are indef'd and I blocked the three IPs for a month each. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:46, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Yup! Two more going back in time. I think that does it, as 196.12.179.41 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) seems to be legit, even though they have only edited this article. Interesting fact: all but one of the IPs are Sprint customers from Kansas, and there is an entry in the controversies section about a dentist in that state. Favonian (talk) 18:54, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

I appreciate your recent help with my user talk. See ya 'round :) Tiderolls 04:07, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Uganda

Blimey! - thanks for stepping in. Cheers, DBaK (talk) 11:09, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

No sweat. That guy just doesn't take a subtle hint. Favonian (talk) 11:10, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Hilda Jerea

Whoops, wasn't paying proper attention when I did that. Thanks for catching it--Jac16888^Talk 17:01, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Guess our letters crossed ;) Cheers, Favonian (talk) 17:02, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

YES link removed

Received a message about your removing a link I added to the Young Epidemiology Scholars page. I think the entry is enhanced by a profile - including a YouTube interview - of a student that participated in the competition. Please advise on the best way to do that - the link wasn't spam as it was directly related to the topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DublinRanch (talk • contribs) 18:14, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Generally we view YouTube links with some suspicion. They are no good as reliable sources and not infrequently they are copyright violations. I won't revert your addition of the link, but personally I think you should invest some time in finding proper sources (media references for instance) to assert notability of this organization. Favonian (talk) 18:22, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Death of Lynn Redgrave

Sorry about that last edit, sometimes my arrogance and impatience (to do the necessary research) gets the better of me. Thanks for cleaning things up for me Georgebrown92 (talk) 22:29, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem. You are certainly not the only one to have made that mistake today. Favonian (talk) 21:31, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks, Favonian, for removing the vandalism from my user page. It has been a battleground recently. Pinethicket (talk) 09:43, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

My pleasure! I know the feeling, but a friendly admin semi-protected my user page a while back, so now I only get the occasional hate mail delivered to my talk page. Favonian (talk) 09:45, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

CCW changes

Why did you send me a warning and change the page back for my edit of Catholic College Wodonga, I was adding applicable information, and helping the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.51.160.8 (talk) 11:06, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Are you by any chance referring to this bit of juvenile crap? Thanks for your contribution, and please get lost! Favonian (talk) 11:08, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes I think it was legitimate. Give me a reason it was not, my content was central to the philosophy and community makeup of the school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.27.9 (talk) 09:18, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Admin

You really ought to be an administrator. You will get my vote. Kittybrewster ☎ 12:07, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Seconded. ⇦REDVƎRS⇨ 12:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your expression of confidence! I have been thinking about it for quite a while now, and I think I'll go for it. Will study the procedure, and think of some appropriate answers to the questions. Favonian (talk) 21:01, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Hey, if you're serious about this admin stuff, you're going to have to stop making edits like this--no one loves a bot lover, and you could have just let it go as "unverified information."

Kitty, do you want to type up a nomination? Drmies (talk) 02:27, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

No thanks. Never done one. But keep me posted. Kittybrewster ☎ 06:17, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

(@Drmies) Hey, some of my best friends are bots! PseudoBot, please come back, all is forgiven! Favonian (talk) 10:41, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Mmm, adminship. A support from moi aussi, hope you'll have it up soon. • ɔ ʃ → 04:17, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Samuel Chappuzeau page

Hi, Why is removal of dead links from a page which I created myself classed as vandalism? I am puzzled Neil Jennings —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.40.50.251 (talk) 21:46, 4 May 2010 (UTC) Now logged in under my username pavane —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pavane (talk • contribs) 21:49, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

It isn't, and I apologize. When patrolling for vandalism, it can be difficult to view modifications in context, especially when the users fail to provide edit summaries. You would do everyone involved, including yourself, a favor if you remembered that in the future. Thank you. Favonian (talk) 21:52, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

And furthermore, when you made the edit in question, you were logged out, so it was registered under your IP address and not the name of the author of the article. Favonian (talk) 21:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Poisson Distribution External Links

Hi Favonian,

Thanks for your note, however I'm a math major and also a sports bettor. When looking at the article these tools are valid calculators for the theory being discussed. I'm in no way building links or spamming rather adding useful references so readers can see the theory in real life scenarios.

Best Regards!

Dannomatic (talk) 17:57, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi Dannomatic. Thanks for your note. I don't question your motives, even though the word "betting" tends to raise my eyebrows. We have a set of guidelines about which external links to include or exclude. The latter are listed in WP:ELNO, in particular item 13, "Sites that are only indirectly related to the article's subject …" Since it's a general site, which happens to have a Poisson calculator, this clause seems to apply. My judgment is not (quite) infallible, so you could try ask for a second opinion on Talk:Poisson distribution. Best, Favonian (talk) 18:59, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Practice what you preach, more neutrality plz

Dictator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A dictator is a ruler (e.g. absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power (APPLIED)(sometimes but not always with military control) but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch (APPLIED).[1] When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship. The word originated as the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the republic in times of emergency (see Roman dictator and justitium).[2]

Like the term "tyrant" (which was originally a respectable Ancient Greek title), and to a lesser degree "autocrat", "dictator" came to be used almost exclusively as a non-titular term for oppressive, even abusive rule, yet had rare modern titular uses.[citation needed]

In modern usage, the term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of personal power, especially the power to make laws without effective restraint by a legislative assembly (AGAIN APPLIED)[citation needed]. Dictatorships are often characterized by some of the following traits: suspension of elections and of civil liberties (APPLIED); proclamation of a state of emergency (APPLIED 30 years ago, and still going); rule by decree (APPLIED); repression of political opponents without abiding by rule of law procedures (APPLIED, and examples are countless, look up "ayman nour"); these include single-party state (APPLIED), and cult of personality.[citation needed]

The term "dictator" is comparable to, but not synonymous with, the ancient concept of a tyrant; initially "tyrant", like "dictator", did not carry negative connotations. A wide variety of leaders coming to power in a number of different kinds of regimes, such as military juntas, single-party states and civilian governments under personal rule, have been described as dictators. For example, Hitler, Stalin , and Kim Jong-il.

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so, could you please tell me how can wikipedia be neautral when Hitler is considered a dictator nd Mubarak isn't ?

please study more history , follow up more egyptinan internl affairs, and BE neutral, and just apply every word from the "diactator" topic onto Mubarak and you'll find this is the correct title.. by the wy, omar al-bashir, the sudanese president is considred a "diactator" according to wikipedia's neutrality, while half of these dictator "attributes" dont apply to him while they do apply to Mubarak... so, please let me do my job of correcting the page of my country's leader.

have a nice day sir —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.235.173.64 (talk) 19:54, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

What you are saying is that your conclusion based on available evidence is that Mubarak is a dictator. In Wikipedia terminology that's referred to as original research and it's not the purpose of an encyclopedia. If you want to include include the word "dictator" in the article, you need to find reliable sources which describe him thus. For comparison, have a look at this newspaper article about Omar al-Bashir. If you wish to debate the applicability of the word, the right place to do so is on Talk:Hosni Mubarak. Favonian (talk) 20:50, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Clicks principle

Sorry about tripping all over you there, I saw it in Huggle and, agreeing with the prod, sent it straight to AfD. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 16:49, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Fault entirely mine :) We certainly agree on the usefulness of this article. Favonian (talk) 16:50, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

If it's not useful go ahead and delete it but the application to momentum seems astonishing so I added it. The coincidence it seems is M/M not the reverse. Just an opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.251.108.90 (talk) 22:34, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

And if it's so obviously true then why do I not see it on wikipedia? {98.251.108.90 (talk) 02:14, 7 May 2010 (UTC)}

Aluminum borohydride

I created the article, so it must stay with "aluminum" (not "aluminium") per WP:RETAIN. --J4\/4 <talk> 18:47, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

We have been over this before. You do not own an article just because you created it, and the spelling of the name was settled back in November. More specific guidelines, like WP:ALUM trumps the "tiebreaker" WP:ENGVAR. You can only rename the article through WP:Requested moves. Favonian (talk) 18:56, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

If you scroll down on WP:ALUM, you'll see that articles may be at a more common name regardless of other policies or IUPAC. Also, WP:RETAIN states that the variety of English used by the article's creator must be used in all subsequent versions of the article. --J4\/4 <talk> 19:39, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

You can try that line of argument at WP:Requested moves. Do not try to rename the article on your own, especially not using copy/paste. Favonian (talk) 19:42, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Adding a controversial opinion to an article is not vandalism."

Why am I then being told that it is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.181.233.233 (talk) 19:42, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

It seems to be your personal opinion, which has no place in Wikipedia. Do you have reliable sources backing your claims? Favonian (talk) 19:46, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

You deleted a link to an informational website on Electronic Cigarettes yet leave a link to a page that sells them? (Referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-cig)

May I ask what the reasoning behind the decision is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpleibanez801 (talk • contribs) 20:03, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

No reason, except that I hadn't noticed it. Already gone. Thanks for pointing it out. Favonian (talk) 20:13, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Is there a reason that the informational site was deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpleibanez801 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia prefers to minimize the number of external links as explained in the guidelines. If you think a link to this site should be included in the article, I would recommend that you bring it up on the talk page. Favonian (talk) 20:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

I will. Many thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purpleibanez801 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Town

I've requested indefinite semi-protection for this article, a favorite haunt of puppetmaster DailyWikiHelp. Beyond My Ken (talk) 10:12, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I was wondering about the somewhat systematic IP attacks. Favonian (talk) 11:32, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

leave me alone!

i do what i want! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.220.177.98 (talk) 12:52, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

May 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to National debt, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Favonian (talk) 13:03, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

May 8th 2010 (Australia)

Thankyou for your comment (whoever you are)...There was a similar Vandalism done to the first Edit that I had ever made on Wiki...I came here, to Wiki, looking for a current definition of National Debt or as Wiki had it at the time..."National debt" which turned out to be a redirect to Wiki Def "Government debt"...

The definition of "Government debt" on that page, unreferenced and unsupported, claims...(It has been reinstated from the edits that I made following a vandalism attack by "Mean as Custard" (Whoever they are?) which reinstated the Redirect to "Government debt" that I had removed as part of my first edit to "National debt"...):-..."Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt)".... This is not correct, and it appears to me that the page "Government debt" is some "Vandal Attack" on the "Fundamentals of ECONOMICS as a Science" as such it sets out to muddle anyones thinking with regard to these fundamental Economic Definitions.... If you - "Mean as Custard" or "Favonian", whoever you are, - continue to reinstate the "redirect from my edited "National debt" back to the incorrectly defined "Government debt" page, then it is you that is committing an act of Vandalism, and adding to the confusion created by that pages claims....At this time when The Greek Nations so called "Sovereign debt" is an issue, your interference in this issue is not only adding to the confusion on that issue but is preventing people from having some clear thought on the issue of "National Debt" and what it is. For instance....since, from the Oxford University Definition as relayed from the Oxford University Faculty of Economics to The Salesian College Farnborough Lecturer and Tutor of "Economics" in 1962 (and to all other Colleges teaching that subject), in response to my query "What is the definition of National Debt... "National Debt is the Debt that a Nation owes to itself for investing in it's own Future"....Then a simple question that follows is..."Under whose authority did The Greek Nation Change their National Debt to being "A Debt that the Greek Nation owes to Any other Nation for them investing in the Greek Nations Future" and if that is just an extension of the original Definition then it is perhaps an act of Treason to the Greek Nation by whoever did it... The questions that should be being asked at this point in time...in the United Nations Forum....aren't being asked....and your censorship of The Definition of "National debt"....as supplied by "Oxford University" is certainly counterproductive to those issues being addressed.... If you persist in your Vandalism then all you succeed in doing is confirming my developing opinion that "Wikipedia" is an "Anarchistic Encylopedia", an opinion, I am assured, that many have reached before me. Thank you. . PCGull (talk) 21:47, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Please do not revert edits of the article of GQHS

Please do not make any more unconstructive reverts to articles of schools, as you did in the one of the Gymnasium Querfurt High School. All information are properly cited or do no needs sources, as they are self-explaining like the CEEB school code everyone can look up on collegeboard.com or the location coordinates. GQBC publishes verious English-language information about the school, which should provide source to most information in the article. Numbers like enrollment and faculty are either retrievable through the school administration or ETS (English Testing Systems) Code Control, which overseas the school's SAT program and has been provided all necessary information. Moreover, refering to a "socket puppet" incident is no reason to revert recent edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.234.85.170 (talk) 18:42, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

It was a very bad idea to vandalise Wikipedia and spam it in a way that must be easily traceable to you by everyone who knows you. Just stop thinking about Wikipedia, at least as a way to promote any of your pet projects. Hans Adler 22:14, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

copyright issue on Csaba_Zvekan

Hi Favonian,

I was wondering which url or material you are referring to that might violate the copyright issues so we can correkt it. Is it the picture ? That should be GNU though.

Kind Regards Csabi911

Csabi911 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:49, 8 May 2010 (UTC).

It's the whole text which appears to be lifted from this. Favonian (talk) 22:52, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Favonian..now I understand ... it has been corrected on the original website. There will be something else there that doesn't conflict with WIKI it has been taken care of as we speak. Originally it was done in WIKI on my userpage User:Csabi911 and then HKain transferred it over ,set up Killing_Machine_(band) and the associated Csaba_Zvekan page. I think it should be OK now. Please check this. Csabi911 (talk)

Hello Favonian.

I am currently editing the wiki of the band Killing Machine and their members. Among them the lead singer Csaba Zvekan. I understand there was a copy-write conflict between his website and Wikipedia. I will change the content on his website, and as you can see there is no longer a conflict now. It would be nice if you would lift the redirection. Thank you for the warning and keep up the good work. It´s people like you that keep the quality up here on wikipedia. Best regards, Heidi K Hkain (talk) 23:28, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

"Zeal" vandal

Kingzeel (talk · contribs), the vandal is back. Keep an eye out, I'm going to log off soon. -Reconsider! 10:25, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Yep, I've already encountered a couple today. Regrettably, I'll also be signing off in the near future. Favonian (talk) 10:26, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

So far there's Supremezeal, Kzienagl!, Kingzeel, Zealking. Should post this on the noticeboard, or notify other patrollers. -Reconsider! 10:27, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Done. WP:ANI#A vandal full of zeal Favonian (talk) 10:41, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Back again. Hmm I was about to follow up on the investigation. -Reconsider! 10:09, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Jeez! It never ends. I've dropped Shirik a line, since he appears to be in charge of edit filter 316. Favonian (talk) 10:11, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

"First" sighting since late April, that is, assuming that he hasn't gone undetected. Filter appears to be redundant.-Reconsider! 10:15, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Not quite. Yesterday, Zealipedia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) tripped the filter, but now he's honing his skills. Favonian (talk) 10:18, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

and Drunkzeal (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Favonian (talk) 11:50, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Avatar edits!

I don't understand why you keep editing the article I'M TRYING TO FIX!!! On the page for Avatar (2009 film), I keep on editing the reception area whic says, "The film received generally positive reviews from critics." 'Generally Positive,' in this case means, 'Okay movie. It's good. Just not amazing.' But it clearly states very good reviews such as an 82% from Rotten Tomatoes, which would be a very good score. A "generally positive" movie would've been around the 60's or 70's. It also shows a review that gave the film four out of four stars, and there are other very positive reviews as well. What I am trying to do is simply edit the word "generally" to "very," if that is not too much to ask for. With this simple edit, it will correctly say: "The film received generally positive reviews from critics." IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR TO HAVE A SIMPLE WORD EDITED!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Come on, Fanovian. It's time you either give me a good reason to shut up, or you just accept the fact that a simple word on one of MANY articles is just going to be a little different, as well as more accurate. RESPOND!!!!!!!!!

Autobotprowl (talk) 00:06, 10 May 2010 (UTC)Autobotprowl

Dear Bot. You seem to be barking (loudly) up the wrong tree. As far as I can tell, you have made two edits to the article in question, namely this and this, both of which do as you describe above. I have no problems with this, though apparently other editors do. The only edit I have performed on the article is this, a rather legitimate bit of anti-vandalism. So in the future, please check your facts and have a look at WP:CIVIL. Favonian (talk) 08:22, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Zola

I think it would have been best to check the reference given by the IP editor before reverting the Zola entry.
Samcol1492 (talk) 10:15, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Actually, the IP(s) did not provide any references. If you look at my revert, the statement of his dismissal was attached to a reference from 2009, which seemed rather suspicious. Now a proper reference has been provided, and all is good in the world. Favonian (talk) 10:19, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, my mistake. Samcol1492 (talk) 11:11, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Peace of Augsburg

umm excuse me but i edited that page because i wanted to let everybody know what i think. i think you should stop messaging me okay. thak you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.14.107.203 (talk) 20:08, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Believe me: nobody cares what you think. Favonian (talk) 20:12, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Reverted your edit by mistake

Hi Favonian, I was notified that I reverted an edit you made on Question, and in fact reverted your reversion of an inappropriate edit. I just wanted to let you know that I was intending to revert the edit by 160.7.72.147 at the same time you were, and either I or Twinkle got confused. Sorry about that! Thanks, and "see" you around. Bento00 (talk) 13:44, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem, but thanks for telling me. I have had to "make amends" a few times myself, usually because my fat finger hits the wrong Huggle key. Favonian (talk) 13:47, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the reverts on my talk page. We won't be seeing that editor any more. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:55, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Nor will me miss him! Favonian (talk) 18:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

User talk:216.102.76.214

I added proper punctuation! a "." instead of a "," is vandalism?! Why are you a mod?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.102.76.214 (talk) 20:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

How an editor chooses to employ punctuation on her user page is not really any of your business, and you should not edit the page at all. If you have a problem with being cautioned about your previous vandalism by the editor, leave a polite message on her talk page. Favonian (talk) 21:00, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank You

		The Userpage Shield
		For the reverting of vandalism on my Talk Page, I award you The Userpage Shield. Spitfire19 (Talk) 22:07, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! I know how it feels: [1]. Favonian (talk) 22:11, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. Glad to see he's blocked now. Cheers! ElationAviation 23:07, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Deleted page mentioning you

Please see deleted contents of Wiki, The musical.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:12, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I'm so flattered! Unfortunately, as I'm not an administrator I cannot read this epic. Favonian (talk) 14:15, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh, sorry. Just some minor vandalism. It wasn't very clear what the user was going for. Five or six other users were mentioned. I thought I'd inform the lot just because I'd want to know if the situations were reversed.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Another chance at immortality lost Favonian (talk) 14:21, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Well we can't all be famous or this well loved;-)--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 14:29, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

They are hard to beat, though this small token of affection left me deeply moved. Favonian (talk) 14:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Who are you to tell that what I wrote is a hoax??

Well who are you? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WhiteAgent (talk • contribs) 15:03, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Who am I? A question worthy of one your country's philosophers, but more to the point: the reason why other editors and I have labeled your initial efforts as a hoax is that you failed to provide anything that would pass for a verifiable reliable source. I can see that you have now expanded the article and provided a link to a website, but that there is still some doubt as to whether this pilot can really be considered a kamikaze. Favonian (talk) 16:04, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit conflict

I just wanted to do the same as you to Template:Infobox SOFTWARE ENGINEER, but you were about a second faster. Very good! :) Hekerui (talk) 20:41, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." Favonian (talk) 20:44, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Tween Turd

why did you delete my post? i provided the source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg14701 (talk • contribs) 22:10, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

As explained in a previous edit summary, there is no indication on Google search that this "book" exists—even when I correct your spelling of the title. We need a verifiable, reliable source. Favonian (talk) 22:14, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

apparently you didnt bother to read my last reference citation, as i updated it to include the full source...which you no doubt can find on Google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg14701 (talk • contribs) 22:17, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

A college handbook, written by students for students? In my book, that just doesn't cut it unless is has gained wider usage. I don't think it's relevant. Rodhullandemu 22:21, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

That would be this one? No mention of your little brainchild in that. Favonian (talk) 22:22, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the additional research, Rod and Favonian. Northumbrian (talk) 22:35, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry

Sorry for removing the content on the Topix article. I did not know that it was against the rules. I won't do it again. Guy12345123 (talk) 19:58, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

William Cnut

I see you've added a hoax speedy to this article. FYI, the reason I didn't add a hoax tag to it when I removed the no-context tag was that although I thought it was likely to be a hoax he'd been listed as an illegitimate son of Harthacnut on Harthacnut's article since September last year and that gave me enough doubt. On investigating it more I notice that the IP who added that originally listed him as an adopted son. Given that and this editors more recent addition of hoaxes I'm now fairly certain it's a hoax and I suspect that the IP editor and EwanBoi are actually the same person. Dpmuk (talk) 22:02, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I intend to remove the claims from the Harthacnut article with a suitable edit summary. Which IP do you suspect of belonging to our friend? I have reason to believe that 75.89.204.71 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) is "affiliated", judging from their recent edit histories. Favonian (talk) 22:09, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

I was thinking possible 81.135.44.133 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), but it's a bit too much of a hunch to take further - it seems too much of a coincidence if it actually is a hoax that one person would add him as issue to the Harthacnut article then someone completely different create an article on him. Dpmuk (talk) 22:18, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

No, that kind of coincidence would seem unlikely. I'll keep an eye on both IPs and the named account. There is always the possibility that StephenPaternoster has returned to haunt WP, but that may just be some late-night paranoia on my part. Favonian (talk) 22:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

If we accept the SPI that 86.151.62.191 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) and StephenPaternoster are linked then I'm nearly certain that 81.135.44.133 is as well as they come back to the same internet provider, unsure about the newer stuff as 75.89.204.71 seems to be based in the states whereas the older two are in the UK. Of course it's not impossible that they've moved in the mean time. [User:Dpmuk|Dpmuk]] (talk) 22:43, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Doubt that would convince the jury at SPI ;) The "new" contributor, who started their career mucking about with King John's year of birth, may just have become inspired by the surprising information about Harthacnut's son and decided to fill in the blanks, so to speak. I can AGF, when I have to. Let's see how they respond to the speedy nominations. If they are StephenPaternoster, than it'll be loud. Favonian (talk) 22:59, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Yep, I'm going to assume good faith, and certainly wouldn't take this to SPI yet - I'm still very uncertain about the link between old and new (if anything the different countries makes me lean towards them not being linked). It's one thing raising vague concerns on another user's talk page, quite another taking it to SPI. Dpmuk (talk) 23:11, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the unconstructive edits made to my user page. Sco1996 (talk) 10:11, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome. Quite a "friend" you have there. I have reported him(?) to the administrators, which should put an end to this silliness. Favonian (talk) 10:14, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

…and it's gone! Account blocked indefinitely. Favonian (talk) 10:16, 17 May 2010 (UTC)