User talk:Rockpocket/Archive 7

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Hi, I’ve got a little problem. The Samuel Jones (composer) for which there is currently an article is a different Samuel Jones from the one I’m writing about [1]! Both are composer however. How should I distinguish between them in the title?

I’m about to post my draft article at User:S.dedalus/drafts. If you have time to look it over that would be great. I’m a former student of Dr. Jones so I’m especially worried about objectivity on this one. Thanks! S.dedalus 23:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey. That is an interesting one. I'd propose moving the incumbant to Samuel Jones (jazz musician) and replacing the current article with yours. We can then put a link at the top of each, directing to the other. When you are ready to upload, I can help you or talk you through how to do that, as its important to make sure its done properly so that the history moves with it. Also, links will have to be changed etc. Its pretty easy when you know how, though. I had a quick look at your draft and it looks good. I'll have a more detailed review tonight and let you know my thoughts. Rockpocket 02:48, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hi, I hope you don’t mind me asking for a little more help when you have time. I need some help with user Danww he appears to be trying to find out how many times he can vandalize without being blocked. He was warned by NawlinWiki not create nonsense pages. He then created two more vandalisms on the John Coolidge Adams page. I then perhaps wrongly gave him the full {{subst:test4}} template because the vandalisms were blatant and intended to be offensive to homosexual people, and because he had created two more vandalisms after a warning. Now two days ago he vandalized the Michael Nyman page, then a few minutes later changed it back. Should I move to block him? Thanks! S.dedalus 05:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Most administrators would not block him or her at the moment for two reasons. Firstly, it is over two weeks since the initial two edits and was probably a bit premature for a high level warning. Secondly, blocking is not punitive, blocks are simply issued to prevent ongoing damage to the project. Since the editor appears to have stopped vandalising again, he doesn't fit the criteria for blocking at WP:AIV. However, its perhaps worth leaving another message for him/her noting that all their edits have been vandalism and any further such edits will result in administrator action. Having had three warnings, any further vandalism would justify a block in my opinion - and I would be willing to do so if you let me know about further such edits from this editor in future. Rockpocket 06:22, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Yes, I agree that my warning was an overkill. I left Danww a note as per your suggestion. S.dedalus 07:22, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

The West Enclosure Loyal

Im highly insulted to see the barbaric deletion of this notable page. Please can you offer any explanation for why you took the time out to purposely delete this valid page? By my reasoning this is not vandalism or an invalid page as it shows good links with Glasgow Rangers F.C. Addmclean 14:04, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Responded here. Rockpocket 18:03, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism to "Animal testing"

Thanks for your message (to 68.151.161.59). I apologize for what was an error on my part. When I loaded the page in question, the text under the image read "Enos the space chimp before insertion into the Hoes that got the big tittys in da back yard kick that shit all ova the hizzouse Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule in 1961." This being obvious vandalism, I attempted to revert it, but must have reverted to the wrong page. I did not make any other edits to the page, especially nothing "blatantly POV"

thanks for your concern

Fonkey 22:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

thanks

Thanks for the explanation about the unrepenting vandal - he caused a lot of annoyance tonight - I hope the block is for a good long time.Tvoz 09:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

You are, no doubt, correct. If only these people would put the same energy into improving wikipedia.... Tvoz 09:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Robina Qureshi

RP, it's always safer, if you have edited a page, to ask another admin to deal with problems there, unless it's unambiguous vandalism, which this isn't. I would deal with it for you, but I don't have time right now, although if I look in later or tomorrow and it's still an issue, I'll be happy to act. In the meantime, you might consider posting about it on WP:AN/I or WP:AN/3RR if he has violated 3RR. I would say his edit summary to you is also a violation of NPA/CIV. The best thing, in my view, is to advise him that he might be blocked for disruption (removing sourced material, lots of reverting, possible 3RR violation, insulting edit summary) without further warning if the behavior continues, but try posting on AN/I and see what others think. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 22:26, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Request for Comment

Hello.

I'm trying to assist two of your members reach a consensus over who should and should not be in the article List of Lebanese people and also to the extent information about individuals should be expanded on in the list. As you guys are clearly among the most informed on the subject, I wonder if you would mind commenting. It would help if you could keep your comments on the topic of content, and not behaviour of the individuals, as personal conflict is already heavily influencing the dispute (as you can see from the statements). If we can resolve the content dispute, the locus of the conflict will be solved too without resorting to further administrative action. Thanks! Rockpocket 23:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Fine, I'll see what I can do. LestatdeLioncourt ^talk 13:09, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I do not know why you decided to block me after what I wrote to you and since you know the consequences leading to my outburst against lcnj. You have seen that I was planning on retiring and how I was pulled back in. I am not of bad faith nor am I a vandal. I decided to stop discussing the article so that we could avoid more conflict. I expressed my anger towards lcnj because I did not understand why he would keep on following me after I left the article to him. It would be easy for you to avoid what I am writing, as I do not use lcnj's persuasive approch with the words in capital letters. Unblocked, I will leave Wikipedia and will only contribute to the articles I created. I wish to leave with a clean record and without worries. I ask you to discuss it with Lcnj and other administrators. I am sorry if I caused any disturbance to Lcnj or to you, as much has been caused to me. I am done. I just want to leave quietly. Jaber

Wikisource

Hi Rockpocket, how can I get a parallel user page on Wikisource? Thanks! S.dedalus 23:44, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Help me

I just wanted to archive the discussion on the talk page of the image Image:Riya promo.jpg,, for future reference, not to argue against the deletion. I supported its deletion. But, before I got around to copy and paste the discussion on my archive of talk pages, it went kaput. Sob sob cru cry. Now, can you tell me how I can get through to the discussion on its talk page? - Aditya Kabir 18:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC) - please, answer to my talk page, under the "help me" head where you responded earlier.

Apologies

Please accept my apologies for beginning to get slightly carried away there, thanks for keeping things in check. Is there anything objectionable about the user page as of yet, or was it a pre-emptive warning? The Geography Elite 19:18, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The Geo Elite User Page

Thanks for the help , we now have a much more clear view on how to organise our user page and how to go about ourselves on here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Addmclean (talk • contribs) 23:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

re: Nigga vandalism

Thanks. I was only vaguely aware of it. Self Torture 06:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

>Hi. I wonder if you could explain the relevence of the link to William J. Jefferson in the >nigga article? I have reverted it for the moment per WP:BLP and WP:NPA, but if there is a >genuine link between the term and the congressman i'll happily reinstate. Thanks. Rockpocket >05:29, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

>Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Self_Torture"

ALF page

thanks for fixing that error; my mistake.--C.lettinga 09:24, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Not answering to my questions is very impolite rockpocket. [[user:jaber|Jaber] ]

Return Greetings ...

Hi there, Rock ... yes, as you will have seen I have been somewhat busy on the Wiki this autumn. I have been known to write Amazon reviews as well if you're surfing widely. --Sordel 22:28, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

RfA

Hi there; I have waited until a decent interval has elapsed since my unsuccessful RfA. I just wanted to say that I agree with your comment regarding my conversation with User:DocEss. I was out of order. It will not occur again.--Anthony.bradbury 23:22, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I almost certainly will go for it again in the new year, after balancing my edit count, which some editors were unhappy with.--Anthony.bradbury 21:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Center on Animal Lib. Affairs

Hi, thanks for cleaning up the article. Just wondering, what are "weasel words," and what might have been those words in the article? thanks --C.lettinga 01:19, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. Nice work on the article, by the way. "Weasel words" was a poor choice of term to use, actually, I should really have said "words to avoid". Major examples were:

"...all of whom have been in jail or persecuted". In retrospect, perhaps you meant prosecuted, but we certainly can't say they were persecuted.

"...rescuing or liberating animals". That is loaded language (in as much as the opposite opinion would be that they "stole" animals.) We try to use more neutral terms like "remove".

"... leading academics, doctors, lawyers, researchers". Who says they are "leading" their field?

Still, as I said, nice work and don't worry about these sort of things, as there will always be people around in the animal rights related articles to copy-edit. The major thing is to get content added and you did a fine job of that. Rockpocket 01:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah, understood. I'll try to avoid that sort of thing in the future...and sorry for all the grammar/spelling mistakes (like "persecute" instead of "prosecute"). The issue with specific citation from the Center's actual website (e.g. "academics, doctors, lawyers, reasearchers") that you noted on my talk page, is that there don't appear to be any sub-pages within their website. Very frustrating for direct linking. If you have any ideas on how to circumvent this problem, I'd appreciate it.--C.lettinga 05:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Linking directly to external pages

Hi, hope I'm not bothering you with this question. I just wrote a new article for Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group and was wondering if there was a way to directly link a name with an external webpage. (If you go there, you'll see that I referenced every current prisoner to their external page, and it just looks bad.) I'm sure one can do it, but I'm just not sure how. If you could let me know, tha'd be great.--C.lettinga 09:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Re Personal Attack

Hi,

I wrote a good two thirds of the RFK article and am getting tired of kids who saw 'Bobby' coming along and putting in boundless quantities of nonsense. I don't deny I lost my temper with the vandal in question. How can the article be locked from new editors? 3 months ago it was fine, now it's happening every day.

Thanks,

Iamlondon 10:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

"Semi-protection can be requested here. I don't know whether the article will qualify - It depends on the frequency of the vandalism - but you could always list it and see what happens."

- Thanks for the info...I'll ask the other long-term editors and see how they feel.

Best,

Iamlondon 20:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Nice!

A good answer to a tricky question. I was sure that there was NO good answer to such a question, but you nailed it. Ned Wilbury 23:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Unblock

Thanks. I blocked per the username. .--Dakota 03:04, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Problem with C.lettinga fixed

Thanks alot for fixing that. I wrote a bit more about it on my talk page.C.lettinga 03:05, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Adoption!

Hi Rockpocket. Thanks so much for your invitation of adoption: I'd love to be an adoptee of yours. It's my eventual hope to be involved in mediation and anti-vandal work as well as article contribution eventually leading to recallable adminship. Clearly I have alot to learn, and I'd appreciate the guidance.--C.lettinga 03:26, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Your new adoptee

Hi Rockpocket. I'm wondering, what sort of "administrative" (not "admin") tasks could I help with other than anti-vandalism? I'm starting to work with the so-called mediation cabal, and would be interested in other "backlog" issues that I could do. PS: if I don't respond nearly immediately at User:C.lettinga, drop me a line at User:C.lettingaAV since I might be there. I think I've done a pretty good job explaining that on my talk pages.--C.lettinga 05:20, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Why?

How can I creat a List of companies that do animal testing without copy any list? Lists cannot be copyrighted material! Is there any copyright violation on the actor's filmographies? It's all just like on the IMDB... Well, besides, I'm just trying to help here. So, help to creat a list like that. Thanx anyway. Bye Sturm br 15:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Re: The Independent On Sunday

Hello again Rockpocket, may I thank you for your interest and concern with regard to the Independent On Sunday article. I appreciate your proposal of a merger, and indeed recognise the validity of the points you raise. However, I feel with time the article has the scope to mature and flesh out with its own unique information, which I am confident can be of value and worthy of independence from the larger scheme of things with the daily edition. This would allow for the phasing out of the explicitly copied content (most of which I did not personally add). With this in mind, it would be very soon to merge the articles immediately upon the page's creation, and prior to the opportunity to significantly build up a case for it through contributions to the article.

I am confident several areas could be expanded upon with much success, given the chance. If dubious, I could provide you with a list of my ideas and guarantee dates for their insertion! For example, a compelling case for the IoS' individuality and difference from the Independent with the fact that it has always maintained an almost entirely unique editorial team, always featuring different columnists throughout the breadth of the paper (which needs to be changed on the page as the info, copied not by me, is incorrect for the writers and columnists), is layed out completely differently and consists of unique supplements. I slighty resent that it is merely "a copy and paste job", considering my evident attempts at starting to individualise the page, although I am sure your intention was not to condescend my efforts. The Independent article seems rather long in the tooth, and in some instances long-winded, as it is, and I feel there is too much valid and self-distinguishing information regarding the IoS to be able to be sufficiently contained within the original article. Please do offer musings on this issue in light of the points I have respectfully attempted to raise. Many thanks The Geography Elite 17:38, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

The Independent On Sunday

I would like to propose we merge the existing info into a section of The Independent for now, whilst working on a complete full-blown shebang for the article on a drafts subsection of my page until it is worthy of independence.Addmclean 19:22, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

I added the references to the page

Hi, thanks for all of your help. I added references to the page called "Charlotte Laws" as you requested.

Within the next couple of days, I will also add a page for "Omniocracy" as per your requent.

Thanks again. This was my first page at Wikipedia so please let me know if I have done anything improperly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaggybucket (talk • contribs)

Independent on sunday/Images

Thanks that would be ideal. Should i just now wait for the images to be deleted then ??Addmclean 08:37, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

I have speedy deleted them as obvious copyviolations. Rockpocket 10:24, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

AR categories

RP, I saw you removed the animal rights movement cat from [Barry Horne] and replaced it with animal rights activists. I'm not sure this is a good idea. There are many people who are part of the movement but who aren't activists as such, and many others who are ambiguous. Is it not a better idea to categorize together people who regard themselves as part of the AR movement, without specifying what their roles are? Otherwise, we'll have ever-narrowing categories, and then choosing which category to put someone in will become almost a POV exercise. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 08:54, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello, SV. The reason I moved Horne (and a few others) was because there the activists category is a subcategory of animal rights movement and, per WP:SUBCAT, I didn't really see much value in duplicating. With Horne's article beginning, "Barry Horne (1952–November 5, 2001) was a British animal rights activist...", I figured it he was safe enough in that category! Nevertheless, I take your point about roles. How would you prefer to proceed - by removing the subcat entirely, or by duplicating? I don't really have strong feeling either way. If you have a preference, let me know and i'll make adjustments accordingly. Rockpocket 09:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

My preference would be simply to have an Animal rights movement subcategory of Category:Animal rights. I didn't realize there was a sub-sub category of animal rights activists. My thinking is to put them all together as part of the animal rights movement, and not to distinguish further between activists, writers, philosophers, scientists. Is Gill Langley an activist, for example? I would say not, but she might strongly disagree. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 09:38, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

It might be nice to subcategorise individuals in the movement, from groups, concepts etc. This is how I interpreted the activists category, though thinking about it further I can see how we could run into problems. Simply having a cat entitled "people involved with the animal rights movement" might be a bit silly, though. Therefore, i'll support your proposal. Is the process to take it to WP:CfD, or is there another mechanism we could use to reorganise? Rockpocket

I think it's okay just to remove people from the animal rights activist category and put them back into the animal rights movement category; then we can tag the former for deletion because empty. If someone objects, it'll have to go to CfD, but in the absence of objections, I think we can go ahead and do it, because it was created without consensus and unnecessarily. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 09:52, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok, i'll transfer back the ones I replaced. Rockpocket 09:53, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

NIMR - Colin Blakemore

Good work on these topics! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.159.152 (talk • contribs)

Thank you. Rockpocket 05:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hi, I would like to request that user Ringbearer6782 [2] be blocked. He has received multiple warning for vandalizing pages, especially the Heysel Stadium disaster page. I reverted a resent vandalism by this user and warned him to stop. He then placed a flame message on my talk page. He also deleted my warning from his own talk page. I have given him npa4im. Is there sufficient reason to block Ringbearer6782? Also, in the future where should I report this sort of incident? If you celebrate Christmas, than I hope you’re having a happy one! S.dedalus 07:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Delete Resources of Sheboygan Club

Please delete User:Resources of Sheboygan Club. There is no need to have that anymore. Thanks! Asher Heimermann 00:16, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Help Me!

Can you help! Those people are being mean to me! All I want to do is welcome newcomers and they say it's bad... I sick of there games!!! I will not donate to The Wikimedia Foundation anymore (Which I did donate to) if this happens! Asher Heimermann 01:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

See your talk page. Rockpocket 03:03, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

More Asher

I blocked the IP address for 48 hours that Asher was using earlier today to avoid the block. I reverted his edits using that IP except for the one he made to his talk page. As his adopter, do you think that that warrants an extension of the block on Asher or should it remain set to expire 03:54, January 2, 2007? Right now it's looking increasingly apparent that he's not willing to change behaviors, but, hopefully, you can help guide him in some way. Metros232 20:55, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Metros232. Thanks for your message. I certainly wouldn't protest extending his block for it. But I'm inclined to suggest that assume, in good faith, that he didn't realise that he shouldn't edit from an IP and give him one last chance. If after the numerous warnings and offers of help, he creates another sock to repeat his conflict-of-interest edits, or comes back from his block and slips back into his old habits then I can offer no argument against a indefinate block. I'm happy and willing to help him in anyway I can, but only if he will make the effort himself. As you say, its looking increasingly unlikely that he is willing to do so. Rockpocket 06:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

For the help regarding East Stirlingshire F.C.. I wasn't sure if that was the best place to list the problems, but I've seen there is a backlog with copyright problems and the article also had multiple policy violations so I thought WP:ANI would be a good place to start. One Night In Hackney 22:53, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

You are very welcome. As long as the reporting editor has first made his or her best attempt to resolve a problem themselves, most admins are happy do deal with these sorts of things at AIV. If you notice the editor in question getting up to his old tricks again, feel free to report it to me directly and I will deal with it. (Nice username, by the way ;) Rockpocket 22:59, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Help needed

I've moved a page that I don't really think I should have moved [3] and [4]. I'm wary about trying to undo it and causing more problems, can you sort it out please? Sorry and thanks. One Night In Hackney 23:19, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok. Sorted (I think!). Rockpocket 23:34, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Inclusionist and deletionist

I know you're not advocating taking sides, but I really wish you wouldn't support the use of those terms, even in quotation marks. The way StuRat et al. use them on the ref desk doesn't accurately reflect what they ordinarily mean on Wikipedia (m:Deletionism and m:Inclusionism). I also find being labelled a "deletionist" a bit demaining, in so far as it focuses on one of many methods I pursue in an effort to improve the quality of answers given on the reference desk. -- SCZenz 06:07, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I completely agree, labeling individuals as such is insulting in that it implies they have an ideological agenda in their actions, rather than a reason based judgement. Whenever I use the terms, always in quotes, its to highlight the pointlessness of using such partisan labels. Such entrenchment is the very basis of my frustration over the situation. I hoped that was clear. Nevertheless, I take your point that repeating such terms - even in criticism of their use - gives them a level of legitimacy. And am happy to refrain from using them again if you think it would help. Rockpocket 06:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd prefer if you didn't. When someone makes up a label for someone, which is neither an accurate description of nor endorsed by the labelled, it becomes a derogatory term. Taking insults with a smile is, to a certain point, part of my job here... but if I had my druthers I'd rather not hear that one from anyone. Your thoughtful consideration is greatly appreciated. :) -- SCZenz 07:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Vomiting reaction to endives in children

Thanks for your research. I thought I had read it in an anthropology course. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.194.22.39 (talk) 04:21, 31 December 2006 (UTC).