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Shane Cubis
Hi Inter,
I notice you've deleted the page I added about Shane Cubis. Shane is affiliated with a group of comics/writers who are listed under 'The Chaser' on Wikipedia. The website for which he writes is also mentioned, as are fellow writers. Considering that he is a major contributor to the website, it seems odd that his individual page is a 'vanity project' when others' aren't. I'd definitly appreciat it if you'd reconsider your stance on listing Shane for his work with The Chaser and other publications.
Thanks very much,
Giselle
- I deleted the page due to it having been deleted before, hence I assumed it had a history of AfD or other admins deleting it before. Inter\Echo 21:11, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
Inter,
I added it because I enjoy Shane's writing and it was added and deleted bfore, and I don't undrstand why. I really does seem inconsistent with the other members of The Chaser group linked from the same page. How do I go about appealing this decision or asking someone to reconsider? Yo0ur help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Giselle
Alive?
Testing, testing, 1,2, 3, are you still alive? Where are you? Páll (Die pienk olifant) 21:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Terry Shannon wiki
Dear Inter,
I'm not sure why, but a few days ago you deleted some of what I'd written about my old friend Terry Shannon. Since then, I've replaced what you deleted and added quite a bit more. As I said, I'm not sure what you had in mind when you took out some of what I put there about Terry (who I'd known since we were in high school together). Please don't do that sort of thing. If you'd like to learn a bit more about Terry Shannon, read the current version, which I've fixed up fairly nicely over the past couple days.
Best regards, Dr. Tom Capo (aka DrMemory)
- It was deleted because it had a previous deletion history plus it looked like a vanity article and not really borderline encyclopædic even. Inter\Echo 12:20, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Yellow peer review
Hi. I saw that you added the {{oldpeerreview}} tag at Talk:Yellow, back in January 2005, but I can't seem to find one in the Wikipedia:Peer review#Archives. I was wondering if you might know where to look for it? Thanks :) --Quiddity 08:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- No prob! I realize that's decades ago in wiki-years ;) Template removed. Thanks. --Quiddity 19:03, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
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A request for assistance
Would you support the concept of moving the Earhart "myths" to a separate page or article? The reason for my suggesting this is that the main article should be an accurate and scholarly work while the speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart are interesting, they belong in a unique section. Most researchers, as you know, discount the many theories and speculation that has arisen in the years following her last flight. Go onto the Earhart discussion page and register your vote/comments...and a Happy New Year to you as well. Bzuk 02:50 3 January 2007 (UTC).
I deleted this page following a complaint on m:OTRS by one of the people nominally cited in this... er... article. David.Monniaux 21:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
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Unfair request for speedy deletion
article: Peter Gric
Can you please resolve this? The article has only just been created and User:Berserkerz Crit has requested its deletion.
Regards,
Leo.
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At the dawn of time (2005)
When the earth had only just cooled, you linked to a peer review for Wikipedia:Infobox templates. [1] Did a peer review actually take place, or is this just some sort of paleolithic typo? If so, is it still available, and do you have any notion where I might find it? MrZaiustalk 11:08, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
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MSU Interview
Dear Inter,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
- Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
- Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
- All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
- All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
- The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chlopeck (talk • contribs) 22:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you for your inquiry. I took a look at the page you linked of interested admins and it seems you have gotten many to join up. Do you require even more? Inter\Echo 13:41, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary
Why thank you. :) Inter\Echo 11:30, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
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Old peer review
I was wondering about this old edit - where could that be? The link is red. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 14:08, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
- That's way old, and I can't remember even what it was for. :) Inter\Echo 17:46, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
Why???
Why did you delete Just Fine For Once im in tears and the beanies company think that their show is rubbish so they might cancel it :(:(:(:(:(:( plz get back to me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexnbeanz (talk • contribs) 12:11, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
- See WP:NRV. Especially: "No subject is automatically or inherently notable merely because it exists: The evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition, and that this was not a mere short-term interest, nor a result of promotional activity or indiscriminate publicity, nor is the topic unsuitable for any other reason." Oz Eikli\Echo 12:19, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
- so when can I create it?
- Well that depends. If the subject of the article becomes notable, per WP:N and WP:TOOSOON, then you may try again. Please read these linked guidelines. Oz\InterAct 21:12, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
- so when can I create it?
Spam
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Blocking users
Hi, when blocking users, even if they are spammers, it's usually a good idea to leave a template on their talk page explaining why they were blocked. Twinkle has a large set of appropriate templates available, so this hardly adds to the workload. Thanks and happy editing! --Randykitty (talk) 14:06, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
Re: RPP
Hey Inter!
Sorry if you felt this was directed to you in a negative way. I didn't realise you had not been active for a while! I perhaps should have approached you instead. Things may have changed but you'll get the swing of things quickly! Welcome back to active duty!
All the best, 
—MelbourneStar☆talk 11:33, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
- No worries. It's been quite a while and things tend to change. I hope I will find there is room for lightheartedness still on WP. Oz\InterAct 12:29, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, welcome back. Always good to see oldtimers still around; it gives me hope that burnout isn't a 100% certainty. --Floquenbeam (talk) 12:19, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
2011 Census of India
Hi. Thanks for processing the CSD G6 of 2011 Census of India. Because it's protected, can you finish the job by moving 2011 census of India to 2011 Census of India (with redirect) please? When I tried to move it, it gave me links to request un-protection, but I didn't see a link to any formal way of requesting a move from an admin. Thanks. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 20:58, 10 October 2014 (UTC) will do when I get home. :) Oz\InterAct 21:42, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
- I've changed the protection to autoconfirmed, so you should be able to move it. Oz\InterAct 00:21, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
User page protection
Hi, first thanks for the good work you do at RFPP and other places. I was exploring user page protection policy because of another editors question. My understanding was that nowadays userpages (but not talk pages for obvious reasons) are routinely protected on request (provided the editor is in good standing and there isn't anything clearly inappropriate on the userpage) even though it isn't really encouraged to ask for it if it isn't necessary. This seems to be what WP:UPROT says to me as well. To try and confirm this, I had a quick look at recent RFPPs and was surprised to see your denial here [2] or User:DSCrowned's user page. After some more searching, I found an AN (Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive249#Own userspace pages protection criteria) thread which eventually lead me to Wikipedia talk:Protection policy/Archive 15#Own userspace pages protection policy that established consensus for I assume the current wording. My impression from all this is DSCrowned's user page should be protected if they still want it so. I don't intend this as criticism, as I understand it's easy to miss changes to our ever evolving normal practices. Nil Einne (talk) 16:35, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
Block clarification needed
Hi Inter. Based on the {{Uw-uhblock}} template that you left at User talk:Health and Social Care Information Centre, I just blocked DHNHSALB as a very obvious sock. However, on making an amendment to HaSCIC's block, I realised that you had in fact blocked using {{softerblock}}, meaning that the creation of a new account was legitimate. I've undone my block of DHNHSALB as a result, but please could you clarify whether you intended this as a hardblock per the template (user cannot edit under any username until the block is lifted) or a softblock per the block log (user can create a new account and edit using it)? Thanks, Yunshui 雲水 09:22, 17 October 2014 (UTC)