User talk:SpuriousQ/Archive 4

Why are you blaming me?

I didn't do anything with any of your pages. Why are you blaming me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.145.159.44 (talk) 05:58, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

Blog Potato is a reliable source.

Blog Potato is a reliable source. All of there article are well written and they are a recognized source of blog information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.12.33.136 (talk) 15:42, 6 May 2007 (UTC).

You should actually read WP:RS for an idea of what is meant by "reliable source". Blog Potato is not, and please stop adding it to Wikipedia, as that is considered spamming. -SpuriousQ (talk) 07:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Thankyou

Sorry for the late delay, i only just noticed. Thankyou for reverting the vandalism on my userpage! --Chickenfeed9 18:13, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem. -SpuriousQ (talk) 07:48, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Please Contact Me

SpuriousQ, please contact me at blogpotato@mail.com. I would like to talk with you. I have a wiki on my page and need some help getting it going. I wish you would help me. You make a tiny difference here, at my page you would make a huge difference. I would like you to run the wiki. Please contact me. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.25.151.172 (talk) 01:15, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

Rusty Foster/kuro5hin

You deprodded both of these pages. Are these notable? Am I missing something? Pablo Talk | Contributions 09:21, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I would say so, going from personal knowledge but without digging up references. Rusty Foster was nominated for deletion twice (Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Rusty Foster, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rusty Foster (2nd nomination)) and survived, so by association it would seem kuro5hin would easily survive as well. For future reference, you should search for previous XfDs and/or the article's talk pages before prodding, because 1) article's that have already been discussed on AfD are not candidates for prod, and 2) it gives you an idea of whether the deletion would be controversial, as prods are only to be used for uncontroversials deletions. -SpuriousQ (talk) 07:45, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

oh, thanks SpuriousQ. i didn't think it would actually show up.... but know i know. thanks

Admin request?

Hey, I saw the vandalism on your user page, that's why I came here again. I'm not a stalker or anything. But while I'm here, did you ever accept majorly's request for you to become an administrator? Mattbash 00:42, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi Mattbash, good to hear from you again. I decided not to accept the nomination at that time. -SpuriousQ (talk) 06:07, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome

How are you doing today? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pendlehaven (talk • contribs) 02:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

What to do?

Apparently the pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford are being targeted by some immature individuals. Is there a way to stop them from adding nonsense?

Thanks again for the help, Pendlehaven

Yeah, follow the guidelines at WP:VAND. Basically, just revert the edits, warn the user, and report to WP:AIV if they continue despite the warnings. Thanks for helping to stop vandalism! -SpuriousQ (talk) 02:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

How does one warn a user?

Thanks again, Pendlehaven

It's explained in WP:VAND and WP:WARN. Edit the user's talk page and add, for example: {{subst:uw-test1}} ~~~~. You should also get in the habit of signing your comments on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~), that produces your name and a timestamp. -SpuriousQ (talk) 02:22, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Do you mean sign it like this: Pendlehaven 02:25, 9 May 2007 (UTC)?

Yep :-) -SpuriousQ (talk) 02:25, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Adhami

The Adhami thing isn't vandalism I don't understand.

It's something completely made up by you or your friends and it should be manifest that it does not belong in a serious encyclopedia. Perhaps you are not actively attempting to damage Wikipedia, in which case you are right to say it is not vandalism, but the article should still be deleted under notability or nonsense guidelines, as it has many times in the past week. With respect to the slightest chance that it actually is a notable topic, please find and add proper citations that establish that notability, as it is the only way the article can remain. -SpuriousQ (talk) 03:19, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert

Thanks for reverting my userpage. --Ann Stouter 04:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. -SpuriousQ (talk) 04:11, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Terrence Myers

Again with the Terrence Myers article, I will be adding his true significance shortly. He is a starting player for a AAA baseball team in Calgary, AB. He will be playing for a University team next year and it is likely that he may be drafted to the MLB. He was also a member of the Calgary AAA Westwood Hockey team, winning several city and provincial championships. I just need to get my sources together and they will be posted, thanks again.

I again direct you to WP:BIO. You might want to restart the article from scratch, taking all information from only what can be gleaned from reliable sources, because the only relevant part of the current article is the bit about the baseball career. However, even this likely is not enough, as minor league players are generally not considered notable enough for inclusion here. -SpuriousQ (talk) 06:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Barn star

		The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
		For all your hard and repeated work of sorting out the nonsense and vandalism. D0t 06:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks D0t! -SpuriousQ (talk) 06:09, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

this is an outrage!!!!!!!!

!i did nothing of this sort to try to vandalise this website.

it was my little cousin who did this to the website, he is unfortunately mentilly ill,I;am sorry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Iloveyourmom69 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

i hate you,now my cousin is crying on the floor and wont stop, i'am going to sue you for all that you have! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Iloveyourmom69 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

Anorexia

this is not incorrect information this is true —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jomar is a person (talk • contribs) 15:25, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

OK. Your other edits didn't inspire much confidence, but you seem to be correct. -SpuriousQ (talk) 15:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

thank you for letting me add this info this is helpful

Anorexia

i put this on the wrong one but thank you for letting me add this info —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jomar is a person (talk • contribs) 15:31, 9 May 2007 (UTC).

Thank you

Thank you for reverting my user page when it was vandalised. You are quicker at reverting than I am. Again thank you. You don't need to reply. :) — Andy W. ^{(talk/contrb.)} 21:56, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. And thank you for this. -SpuriousQ (talk) 22:03, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for putting the links on my talkpage ElLinuxPenguin 23:12, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Jomar is a person

How do i make my own page —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jomar is a person (talk • contribs) 15:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC).

For your own user page, see WP:USER, for starting a new article, see WP:CREATE. -SpuriousQ (talk) 18:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Google search

You wrote on my talk page:

Wow! Thanks for watching over that article :-)

Thank you...I was glad to do it. That was a determined spammer -- they kept switching IP addresses after being blocked. I did get a laugh when they created the account User:JFreemen, apparently in retaliation for the trouble I caused by reverting their changes. Thanks to our admins, that didn't last long. Take care...Joe

--JFreeman ^(talk) 20:02, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

What is necessary to become a "reliable" source?

What is necessary to become a "reliable" source? How much traffic? What does my site have to have before links can be made to my website. Obiviously, it doesn't matter that the articles are well written and very relevant to the Wikipedia entry. I am guessing you would rather have a Wikipedia entry missing information that is relevant, than a link from a small website. I am just curious what the benchmark is, for my website to be relevant enough for Wikipedia?

This is what is listed on Wikipedia: "Reliable sources are credible published materials with a reliable publication process; their authors are generally regarded as trustworthy, or are authoritative in relation to the subject at hand."

How is it not credible material? How is the my publication process not reliable? How am I not an authority in Technology? (I have 2 computer-related degrees.) You have not told me which of these requirements, I have not qualified for. You just delete my links. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Blog Potato70.12.99.194 (talk) 14:04, 12 May 2007 (UTC).

Self-published blogs generally don't count as reliable sources. Reliable sources are things like published books, magazines, or the web content of known and trusted authors. There is no benchmark in terms of amount of traffic or college degrees, and the fact that you're trying to put links to your blog on Wikipedia suggests a conflict of interest. -SpuriousQ (talk) 18:24, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Self published blogs GENERALLY dont count as reliable sources. Was my article cleary written? Yes. Was the article helpful? Yes. Did the article provide information that helped the Wikipedia entry? Yes. Just because it is self-published doesn't mean that isn't helpful to Wikipedia. I think that anything that is helpful to Wikipedia, regardless if it is self-published should be included. I agree that if an article was linked to that was a piece of crap, it should be deleted, but my was article was helpful and informative.

It is not a conflict of interest, because I was adding the link to help out Wikipedia. I am going to include my Blog as the reference if the information came from my blog, though. I added it to help Wikipedia. Blog Potato 11:36, 13 May, 2007

A self-published blog is considered reliable only there is strong evidence in independent, mainstream media that it is respected and reliable. I highly doubt this is the case for Blogpotato, but feel free to provide citations if you disagree. Per Wikipedia's verifiability policy, we need to only cite trustworthy sources and not user-generated content. -SpuriousQ (talk) 16:47, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Where is this posted: "A self-published blog is considered reliable only there is strong evidence in independent, mainstream media that it is respected and reliable." I am not saying it isn't, but I cannot find it. Blog Potato 14:57, 13 May, 2007

WP:V#Self-published_sources_.28online_and_paper.29 is the relevant policy. -SpuriousQ (talk) 20:11, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Please also sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~); it produces your IP and automatic timestamp. -SpuriousQ (talk) 20:13, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

So which of this disqualifies my blog?

Self-published material may be acceptable when produced by a well-known, professional researcher (scholarly or non-scholarly) in a relevant field. These may be acceptable so long as their work has been previously published by reliable third-party publications. However, exercise caution: if the information in question is really worth reporting, someone else is likely to have done so.

Material from self-published sources and sources of questionable reliability may be used in articles about themselves, so long as:

   * it is relevant to their notability;
   * it is not contentious;
   * it is not unduly self-serving;
   * it does not involve claims about third parties, or about events not directly related to the subject;
   * there is no reasonable doubt as to who wrote it.

None of this says : delete a reference in an entry, if it comes from a blog.

BlogPotato is not produced by a well-known professional researcher, and if any of the information that I deleted or was attributed to Blogspot was in fact relevant or accurate, it would be covered by a clearly reliable source that is not self-published. Again, Wikipedia itself is user-generated so we require NON-user-generated sources to back our assertions. Sorry. -SpuriousQ (talk) 22:55, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

And the list you copied above is for self-published sources used in articles about themselves, e.g., if BlogPotato were used as source for a BlogPotato article. -SpuriousQ (talk) 22:57, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Listen Closely Indian Chief

Your going to be reponsible for a global google blacklist on wikipedia if you change any one of my posts. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nexus Goof (talk • contribs) 00:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC).

Ping

You should have some e-mail from me, Q! And if not, I'll send it again. Best wishes, – Riana_ऋ 06:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi Riana, I've responded just now. -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Just in case you need another ping :) I've replied again. – Riana_ऋ 07:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Looptvc

thanks i hope to contribute valuable rich reliable content to verifiable iwiepedia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Looptvc (talk • contribs).

Vandals Beware

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for your work cleaning up vandalism. —Gaff ταλκ 05:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Gaff! -SpuriousQ (talk) 05:34, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

WP:AIV

Hello, please remember to follow the instructions on the header at WP:AIV as you added a totally new section, you are meant to do it like this: *{{vandal|vandals username here}} Comment. ~~~~ or if its an IP address you would do: *{{IPvandal|Vandalising IP here}} Comment. ~~~~

I'll AGF, good work reporting vandals. Regards — The Sunshine Man 16:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, but you got the wrong guy. I appended my vandal as normal [1], without looking at AIV beforehand; the bot then indented my report [2] because you made a later report right above that subsection. No big deal. -SpuriousQ (talk) 16:33, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Aloha there

Uh, and me too, obviously ;) – Riana_ऋ 17:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I like this: another user putting the nomination tag in for me! Heh! :) Thanks Riana. Acalamari 17:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind nomination statements :-) I will get to work on my answers to the questions. -SpuriousQ (talk) 17:39, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Acalamari 19:09, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

• I don't know if you're logged into Wikipedia now, but I have responded to your E-mail. You might have already seen it by the time you get to read this, but I thought I'd inform you anyway. :) Acalamari 01:27, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Ah, got it now, thanks. -SpuriousQ (talk) 01:34, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Just a quick thanks for safeguarding my talk page! nadav (talk) 11:42, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem! -SpuriousQ (talk) 11:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

APUCOSO... or whoever it was

Thanks for reverting his/her removal of my admin tag on my userpage, he/she had done that a couple of times now. SGGH ^speak! 14:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem. He caught my attention by adding himself to Wikipedia:List of administrators, and then I noticed he had removed the template from your and another admin's userpage. -SpuriousQ (talk) 20:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

thanks

just wanted to say thanks for reverting a couple edits on Manticore by 71.193.200.227, and I just about to report him to WP:AIV but you beat me to it.--Jru Gordon 07:34, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem at all. -SpuriousQ (talk) 07:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

waste of space

wikipedia, and how it turned out with besserwissers patting each others backs have turned out to be a joke. To sad!

IRC cloak request

I am SpuriousQ on freenode and I would like the cloak wikipedia/SpuriousQ. Thanks! ---SpuriousQ (talk) 01:04, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

You're an admin!

It is my pleasure to inform you that you are now an admin. Congratulations. You can feel free to do everything you're supposed to do and nothing you're not supposed to do. If you haven't already, now is the time look through the Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide and Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard. Best wishes and good luck, -- Cecropia 14:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations Q! Here, get started with this baby :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I'll try to help out :) Good luck! Riana ⁂ 15:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

That was a great success SpuriousQ, you had unanimous support! I am glad Riana and I were given the chance to nominate you. Good luck with your new tools! Acalamari 16:42, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. KillerChihuahua?!?

DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales. All rights released under GFDL.

Thanks

Thanks everyone! Yes, I logged in today to see all these new buttons :-) (I nearly hit "block" where "block log" once was...). Riana and Acalamari, thank you for your noms; your endorsements are well-respected here. Everyone else, thanks for your support! And it's auspicious that the supports ended on such a peculiar number. -SpuriousQ (talk) 00:28, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

You are very welcome. I noticed that one of the deletes you did recently was an article called "SpuriousQ". :) Acalamari 21:18, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, yeah. And that wasn't even the first time that article was created! -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:21, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

thanks

thanks for removing vandalism from my page ♥Fighting for charming Love♥ 10:15, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

No worries. -SpuriousQ (talk) 10:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Speedies

Noticed you're doing some speedy deletions - you might like to put this in your monobook:

// CSD AutoReason
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="' 
             + 'http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:^demon/csd.js' 
             + '&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript&dontcountme=s"></script>');

Very useful little tool - I can't live without it ;) Have fun, Riana ⁂ 10:31, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks. I have kind of an irrational aversion to javascript enhancements, but that does look useful... I'll give it a try. -SpuriousQ (talk) 10:32, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage (By the way I'm not an admin where did he get the idea that I was an admin?). --Lwarf ^{Talk to Me!} 11:04, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Heh, no problem. -SpuriousQ (talk) 11:07, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Kruga786

excuse me, but i wasn't the one who created SPURIOUSQ page, why would i create it for any way? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kruga786 (talk • contribs)

Thanks

Thanks for blocking the user page vandal and reverting his edits. :-) (I typically don't draw that much attention). ~ UBeR 17:40, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem Uber. -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:04, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. Gilesbennett 21:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem. And nice work with the speedy tags! -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Doom.exe

I felt it was halfway between a virus, pretending to be an executable, and suggesting an automated process... And he was listed on the WP:UAA board so others felt the same way. I'll watch to see if he complains, and help him through the process. --Steve _(Stephen) ^talk 02:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough, thanks for explaining! -SpuriousQ (talk) 02:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

smartmaster

Oh thats fine by me I forgot about all that sorry. I'll just keep my mouth shut next time I'm in a good mood :)

My apoligies, TheSmartmaster2000

Published Author

Thanks for the edit. But now, is it that simple? ANybody who publishes a book is notable enough to have an article or can I take them to AfD? Stellatomailing 05:17, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Not that simple. They should still pass WP:N, WP:BIO. But given what I saw on Amazon, they seem to be a prolific and probably notable author, so I'd be more comfortable with a formal AfD than a prod for this person. Thanks! -SpuriousQ (talk) 05:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks for the clarification.Stellatomailing 05:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Page Creation for Jonathan James Millin

This is intended on being a serious page, with my current research ideas...

This is my first wikipedia page, and i have subsequently played around on sandbox, and understand how it works..

Is it ok to leave it up?

No, and it's pretty likely from your other contributions that it was not intended to be a serious page. If you actually do want an article to remain, ensure that is clearly asserts the notability of the topic and is backed by reliable sources. Thanks. -SpuriousQ (talk) 12:14, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Much obliged for reverts

Thanks for the reverts on my user/talk pages. I'm all for freedom of religion, but sheesh.... -- GJD 13:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

lol, no worries. Happy to return the favor :-) -SpuriousQ (talk) 13:28, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

hi

hi i don't wanna be banned but when i put something that is true on wikipedia or just wanna have fun they change it and block me from editting This is my plea not to be banned from Wikimanso

Don't vandalize, and you won't be. -SpuriousQ (talk) 14:03, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Reverting Sam42's page

I know she was working on her user page and thought she had asked for help, then I realized someone was taking it down ;) Thanks for reverting it, I left a warning on the guy's page. It's pretty clear he's only signed up to vandalize Wikipedia though. Wikidan829 14:00, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for the warning. -SpuriousQ (talk) 14:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to go around stabbing people soon ._. I was looking lazily at Vandal Fighter scroll and I saw my name. Big surprise! Sam42 14:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

User needs a much longer block

You blocked somebody who then made this horrible comment. Could you extend that to an indefinite length block? Jehochman ^Talk 14:03, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that's pretty bad. I've removed the message and warned, if he keeps going on like that, I'll block indef. -SpuriousQ (talk) 14:15, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

thanks

didnt know that redirects did that :-S Slowbro 05:38, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for actually pointing out the existing article, I nearly deleted it as nonsense. -SpuriousQ (talk) 05:58, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome.

I was taking a look in the Deep Space Nine page and it's a shame that the article about the "plagiarism" or co-option of Babylon 5's picth was deleted.

I think that though the subject is controversial the Wikipedia must at least give some references about it. Hopefully the links in the discussion page will be useful.

Maybe I'll post them in the Deep Space Nine discussion page.

No problem, just saw you making edits and thought I'd give you a welcome. Can't say I'm familiar with Babylon 5, but sounds like bringing it up on the discussion page would be the way to go. Good luck :-) Let me know if you have any questions, and I'll try to answer them. -SpuriousQ (talk) 08:53, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

LIS

I agree it may not be relevant to put an external link on sections such as Histology. However regarding the LIS section, it is worth indicating some Laboratory Information Systems external links : someone who consult this LIS page and want to get information on what it is, how it works, may probably also need to find a LIS system, and can get the needed information from the same page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Technidata (talk • contribs).

Hi Technidata, thanks for writing. Wikipedia really isn't meant to have link directories as were in the Laboratory information system article, in which each link is merely to an example of an LIS. Have a look at the external link guidelines and Wikipedia is not a repository of links. I'd also direct you to WP:COI, since given your username and the links you were adding, it is probably appropriate for you to be familiar with it. -SpuriousQ (talk) 10:11, 31 May 2007 (UTC)