User talk:Town of Cats/Archive 2

Internet Software

Hello, DP. By looking at your CSD tagging edit summaries, this question just came to me: Are you using Firefox or Internet Explorer? You know you can get Firefox at Mozilla.com. SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 21:16, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I've replied on my talk page. SchfiftyThree ^(talk!) 21:19, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

RE: Proposed deletion of The Take Over

Eat a load, troll. All their other albums are on here and are notable enough. --PDTantisocial (talk) 00:59, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

NW is amused by trolls NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 01:24, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Fritz Umgelter

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Fritz Umgelter, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks!

I think his 1967 award makes him notable. MadScot (talk) 01:33, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

deletion

I have posted a number of viable things on different pages, and they are deleted every time. You have blocked me in the past, what do you suggest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.10.15.126 (talk) 18:47, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erik Rush (2nd nomination)

Hi DP - there may be some confusion over at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erik Rush (2nd nomination) as to exactly which article has been nominated for deletion. May be as well to keep watching the debate to see whether you need to amend your comments. Grutness...wha? 01:03, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe the Plumber

If you close an AFD, it is a good idea to follow up by removing the AFD notice from the article and noting the AFD on the talk page, at the top, like the first AFD. Thanks. Edison (talk) 02:51, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Edison, I think you may have gotten the wrong user on this one. NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 03:17, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I see. I thought you were talking about the first AfD, which an admin (Wizardman) closed, and stirred up this whole thread of wikidrama.

Also, type importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/closeAFD.js'); into the bottom of your Monobook.js page. That gives you an easier AfD closer. NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 03:24, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Steal my monobook

If you want, you could just type in importScript('User:NuclearWarfare/monobook.js') and just steal my entire javascript collection :)

Javascript is awesome :D. NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 03:28, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

WikiThanks! :D

Thank you
for reverting the vandalism on my page.

Yes, I know that Huggling really isn't a big deal, but I appreciate your time, even if it was only a milli-second. ;)

Keep up the great work! —La Pianista ^(T•C•S) 04:42, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

asian

Are you asian, me too. I'm chinese!--Spittlespat 20:30, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes I am chinese!--Spittlespat 18:46, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

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baked potato

Do you even read differences in edits before blindly reverting them? --71.121.14.132 (talk) 02:22, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Purdue AFROTC

I have listed an article that you have contributed to for deletion. Feel free to join in on the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Purdue AFROTC Detachment 220. Mjf3719 (talk) 19:56, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I was just reverting vandalism on the page though and I have no stake in the article, and therefore have no opinion. DARTH PANDA^duel 21:06, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Blake Fitzpatrick

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Hey, thanks for letting me know about the Blake Fitzpatrick AFD. Looking at the sources brought to light, it's clear I was wrong in my vote for delete, so I think we're good to go. Jeremiah (talk) 22:20, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

You Need to Preview Your Edits

This is in reference to this edit you made which reinforced an earlier stupidity and reverted a good faith edit from an anonymous user. Use the preview button next time. -- Veggy (talk) 05:24, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey, sorry about that, I do preview my edits, and it's possible that my finger slipped. Huggle, which is the tool I use, always shows the diffs for every single edit I make. Furthermore, I make around 200 Huggle reverts an hour, so it's very possible that something like this passes by me without my noticing. However, your tone just really irks me. I have nothing wrong with you pointing out my error; I in fact welcome it. But when I call myself an idiot, it's quite justified, yet when you do, even if it is justified, I obviously get annoyed. Please refrain from calling my edits "stupidity" and "idiocy." Further, I'd like it if you took a look at WP:GF, which you referenced. While the edit that was originally made was in good faith, my revert was in good faith as well. Also take a look at WP:CIV too. If you are going to point out my faults, you can do this in a far better way. I haven't made any grevious mistake nor have I attacked you in any way. If you have any further questions, let me know. Thanks. DARTH PANDA^duel 16:08, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I didn't mean your stupidity—I meant the stupidity of whoever put High School Musical in the list of villains. I don't think you meant to reinforce that, it's a mistake, I understand; but, you're not stupid. -- Veggy (talk) 21:38, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

And that's what I get for jumping to conclusions. My deepest, deepest, apologies. I should at least follow my own guidelines, shouldn't I? I completely misread what you wrote... Argg, that's what I get for trying to talk after a high-stress test in school... DARTH PANDA^duel 01:23, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Dakota Blue Richards

Thanks for catching and reverting the IP addition to the article, which was a WP:BLP violation. Just so you're aware I've put the article under protection from IP edits for the next week, just to be on the safe side. 23skidoo (talk) 17:28, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Haha, my revision was fairly easy... I didn't have to think that hard about it. Protecting may be a bit extreme, but I can see why you did it. Cheers! DARTH PANDA^duel 01:23, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Just a temporary thing to discourage that IP from coming back. 23skidoo (talk) 07:00, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Comanche Stallion

Article is now better. Added a little sourcing. Existance is established, but we'll need an expert on Westerns to better set notability of a film John Ford wanted to make but didn't and the interest of a very notable cast and crew. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:26, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Replied on the AfD. DARTH PANDA^duel 01:23, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Check latest expansion and sourcing. Final film of award winning notable 87-year-old Harry Carey Jr as a tribute to John Ford. Last film of award wining notable 85-year-old James Arness. Succintly, a collection of award-wining filmmakers making the film as a tribute to an award-winning filmmaker. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 03:26, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Done some more work. I think it squeeks by. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:27, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Haha, I see the improvements you have made, and while I still don't think it passes, I will withdraw my delete vote at the very least in respect to your work. Thanks! DARTH PANDA^duel 01:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

That's very gracious of you, Thanks. And just to let you know, the IMDB page for the film will likely be up within a week to 10 days. Best, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 02:24, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Took a closer look at the page... Changed vote to keep. Reasoning is on the AfD. Thanks! DARTH PANDA^duel 14:14, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Labrador x golden retriever

Hello! Thank you, Darth Panda. Yes, I closed that AFD, it was my first closure ever. I will be more careful and observant in the future. Have a good day. Cheers, Ouro (blah blah) 21:14, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Ha ha, but we do get better with practice, though, that's what's important. Cheers, Ouro (blah blah) 06:40, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism warning

I note you just gave me a vandalism warning stating you'd reverted my edits because I had not explained them, which is incorrect – I explained them in the edit summaries. 79.69.80.4 (talk) 02:01, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi, DP. I'd gotten one as well based on my courtesy blank of the "Grace MacDougall" attack page, but I hadn't signed in. I wasn't intending to vandalize anything as you know. Sorry about the mix-up. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:22, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

I didn't warn you did I? I'll be horrified if I did. I think I undid that edit... at least I hope I did. Slow Huggle makes my reactions worse, for some odd reason. Sorry! DARTH PANDA^duel 02:25, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but no worries.  :) Be not horrified, my friend. I just didn't want anyone to think I'd suddenly gone rogue! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:26, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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Appreciations

Thank you for the Barnstar. Its pretty to cool to get! Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 10:30, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

If anybody deserves that Barnstar, you do. No need to thank me; I should be thanking you. DARTH PANDA^duel 01:47, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

*eats*

Hi.. thanks for fixing the header. I try to spend as little time at AfD as possible. As for my talk page, you can just copy the code if you like. [roux » x] 21:23, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

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		For your efforts in fixing my talk page from an idiot vandal CardinalDan (talk) 01:51, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

"Vandalism"

The edits I made to Horrid Henry's Tricks And Treats cannot possibly be vandalism, can you please tell me why you reverted me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.88.195 (talk) 15:17, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

The page has already been decided upon. Reverting to a previous version without discussion is considered vandalism. If you wish to recreate the page, please first discuss it, gain approval, and then go through with the recreation. Thanks. DARTH PANDA^duel 15:23, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism

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Om nom nom nom... Cheers, thanks for the cookie! I gotta leave, so I'm going to leave the anti-vandaling to you! DARTH PANDA^duel 15:36, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

User:FrancisLightHouse's suspected sockpuppetry

User:FrancisLightHouse and User:FrancisLightHouse2 is getting disruptive. I had filed a checkuser request and a sockpuppetry case against them. If you can, please monitor their edits. Alexius08 (talk) 02:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

The user seems to have stopped for now. Unfortunately, I will be sleeping in a few hours, so I will not be able to properly monitor this situation. Sorry! DARTH PANDA^duel 03:46, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Flagpole Sitta

Yeah, I wrote that cos that's what the song is about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpencerJW (talk • contribs) 04:32, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Are you referring to this diff? If so, even if that is the true meaning of the song, such information is not relevant to the article. Thanks. DARTH PANDA^duel 19:50, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Well then I guess you should go into every song with a "song meaning" in it and delete that, as apparently song meanings aren't relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpencerJW (talk • contribs) 21:51, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Please direct me to such a page so I can justify my claim. DARTH PANDA^duel 22:02, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

lol. naw i'll pass :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpencerJW (talk • contribs) 22:03, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Check out AFDVote version 2. It adds a linky button at the top of AFD pages. (not log pages) _David^WS _(contribs) 23:03, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

It hath been thieved. DARTH PANDA^duel 01:11, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Coolio. Like it? _David^WS _(contribs) 01:14, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

I prettified it per your request. _David^WS _(contribs) 01:58, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

So some more beta-tester comments, if you don't mind. First, I can post multiple times if I click multiple times on submit. That technically is my own idiocy, but I'd like to see that be disabled. Further, if you have more time and you want this script to see widespread usage, you should create some preferences such as the ability to mark your edits as minor (I personally don't mark AfD votes as minor unless I'm commenting or fixing something) and the ability to auto-watch pages you vote on (which I usually do after voting). Thanks! DARTH PANDA^duel 02:00, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Can-Am League and Commonwealth Cup

I explained on the Discussion page why I deleted the section on the Commonwealth Cup. Please restore my edit or explain why my rationale is insufficient. --Spike-from-NH (talk) 12:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I accept your apology and compliment you on working much faster than I do. I had just barely noticed that the section in question remained deleted and was getting baffled. Cheers. --Spike-from-NH (talk) 13:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for reverting the vandalism on my talk page. Really appriciate it. If the user continues to vandalism my page i will request a block on him. Again Thanks [ Rhodes416 ] [Talk] 14:40, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I'm sure you'd do the same. DARTH PANDA^duel 16:20, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

So why do I get a warning for vandalism but not the tw@ who started it all??Scurless (talk) 14:42, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

No clue what you are talking about. DARTH PANDA^duel 16:20, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

You seem to have made a friend

User:Villabear seems to have taken offense to a speedy deletion tag you placed on one of his articles earlier and created an attack page just for you. I tagged it for speedy deletion and just wanted to give you a heads-up. Don't let the vandals get you down! TN‑X-Man 14:50, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Haha, thanks for letting me know. An admin had salted Darth panda, but Darth Panda is news to me. Thanks for informing me; I've reported him to WP:AIV. I'm kind of disappointed that I can't view his edit... I would have liked to see what they said about me. Vandals can be surprisingly visionary at times! DARTH PANDA^duel 15:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

If I remember correctly, it questioned your sexual orientation and mental capacity. Unfortunately, nothing really original. If someone's creating attack articles though, you must be doing something right! TN‑X-Man 15:07, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Aww, those usually tend to amuse me. Thanks for the compliment (from you, not the vandal)! DARTH PANDA^duel 16:02, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Latin Profanity AfD.

Thank you. I have chosen to withdraw the suggestion based on the assurances of improvement. I'll keep it watchlisted in case the promises are not fulfilled. Kyaa the Catlord (talk) 15:11, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Information security management

If you believe that this page is not redundant to information security, I'm willing to go along with that. I moved to comport with the capitalization standards of the style manual. Capitalized three letter acronyms make me suspicious, and also make my skin crawl. You may want to look at Security Information Management, which I proposed for deletion around the same time: that one looks even more like crypto-spam. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism revert

I was browsing the recent changes and I ran into a revert you did here. I think what happened was that two different IP's were vandalizing the page and you reverted to the first vandalism. No worries, I fixed it for you. I just wanted to let you know :-). ~Beano~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:25, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Huggle has been nasty today... It's lagging like mad, so I think I'll take a break for now. I'll be careful of that in the future! DARTH PANDA^duel 01:30, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

No worries, I've done it too. Firefox crashed on me last week and somehow it reverted an edit someone did to his own userpage. That was a weird issue to deal with LOL. *SIGH* Computers... ~Beano~ ^{(talk) (contribs)} 01:33, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Enquiring why addition to article was deleted

Hello I recently attempted to make an addition to an the article about an old computer game called "The Cosmic Balance". I'm a noob so initially I thought the problem was on my end hense the three attempts to edit the article; sorry about that. The change was initially rejected by Darth Panda as "it appears to be unconstuctive"; what does that mean, and what can I do to fix it?

Oh, I asked this also in the discussion section of the article, so if that was wrong of me to do so there as well please except my appologies and remove the text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.210.164.158 (talk) 22:27, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia. I may have been out of hand warning an edit like that; under WP:GF, and as your words show me, you are editing to help the Encyclopedia. Anyways, I'm getting ahead of myself. Under WP:GAMEGUIDE, the information you added is too specific for the article and therefore should not be included. Hopefully, that clears up the confusion. I've removed the warnings from your page as well. Thanks, and happy Wiki-ing! DARTH PANDA^duel 01:23, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. Would it be more proper then, as I have seen with other articles here, to make it a separate article with some kind of link. For example article "The United States", separate article "The History of the United States"; that kind of thing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.210.164.158 (talk) 15:10, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, under WP:GAMEGUIDE, such an article would be likely to be deleted. DARTH PANDA^duel 15:55, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, then such information would have to be made available with a web resource outside of wikipedia and then maybe given in the external links section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.210.164.158 (talk) 16:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Correct. However, be careful with placing links. Take a look at WP:LINKS to see if your links would pass. I'm not entirely clear on this issue, so it may be a good idea to post on the talk page of the article first (and if there isn't any response, you might as well go ahead and post the links). If you're absolutely sure that the links are proper, feel free to just put them in. DARTH PANDA^duel 01:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

A question concerning your deletion of Sir Neville Bowles Chaimberlain

Excuse me, i am a direct bloodline of him and i would like to know why you took off my edit of his life. What is on now is not complete, he had a family kept in secrecy. If you wish to deny this, i have a biography written by my great uncle. If you would be so kind is to respect my family and revert the deletion of my edit, it took a long time to get that information from my father. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.158.106.141 (talk) 02:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

The article that edits that you are referencing is unsourced. Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not consider your dad to be a reliable source. Therefore, unless you can come up with another source with which to substantiate your claims, my reversion will stay. Thanks! DARTH PANDA^duel 03:29, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I have written proof... Dates.. eye witness's's..'s.... Its not like very many people read that one article.... i need it to be there so my family, and me have an easyer way to read about him.. without having to read a huge book... Please kind..sir... it would be quite helpful... And btw.. i have written to websites containing info about him, like the i think it was national or american snooker association. A question, if you are not as empethetic as i assumed.... to my poor...poor soul (note the sadness) then if i could get a reliable source of the information-like the snooker association for example, you would remove it?

Thanks for, if you do, taking the time to read this. Your biggest fan? (flattery works all the time) I LOVE YOU!!!! (Fanboy) Lucas Dawson.

Sorry for being immature, but i am quite not in the mood for seriousness. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.158.106.141 (talk) 03:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, but the internet is srs bsns. If you have information on websites, feel free to cite the sources. However, per WP:NOTWEBHOST, Wikipedia isn't some place to host information about your great uncle. Furthermore, I don't see how he passes WP:BIO. Please take a look at all of my previously mentioned Wikipedia policy pages. If your courses satisfy WP:RS and your uncle passes WP:BIO, the page can stay. Thanks! Don't hesitate to ask more questions! DARTH PANDA^duel 04:00, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

HG-based reversion of Ringfencing

Ringfencing had a {{dicdef}} header among other issues. In response, I (as 68.167.252.117 (talk)) introduced a Wikipedia:Soft redirect, which seems an appropriate response. Why did you think a reversion was appropriate in this case? Please consider reverting your reversion. Thanks. 67.100.125.142 (talk) 05:42, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I always twitch when an IP removes loads of material from a page... Huggle doesn't really show templates well. I'll go revert my reversion now, thanks for letting me know! DARTH PANDA^duel 18:02, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Mannheim Steamroller

No problem. I understand how those things go. BTW, while I have your ear, I could use some advice. On Miller Beach, there is an IP user who continually makes changes to the article to negate the fact that the community in question is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, choosing instead to reflect on its past as an established town, and slanting the article with a bias against Gary; I've cautioned the user a number of times, yet he persists in his NPOV changes. I reported him as a vandal once before, but was admonished and told that it was a content-based dispute. Is there any sort of recourse I have outside of continually reverting his NPOV changes? --Mhking (talk) 21:35, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

I would report him for WP:3RR and WP:EDITWAR. I don't think a report on WP:AIV would suffice. Try WP:AN3 for now. Hopefully, that should solve your problem! It wouldn't hurt to mention that the edits that the IP is making are unsourced. DARTH PANDA^duel 21:54, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Oop! Sorry -- For some reason, I thought you were (and quiet as it's kept, you ought to be) --Mhking (talk) 02:45, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

No use without you

I'm not going to try to push the policy through without you; there would simply be too much fight from the opposers, and I'm not well versed enough with the topic. I archived and failed the proposal. If you want, we can go back and revisit it some other time. - NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 21:07, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

A wikibreak might be a good idea for you. You seemed like you were really stressed out last night, and then this today :( Hopefully a wikibreak will clear your head and everything will be OK. - NuclearWarfare ^{contact me}_{My work} 21:08, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

about me

i sorry but plz make sure you make me a admin and can you help me to be a admin?also look after my acount —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thezygorodimos (talk • contribs) 02:31, December 2, 2008

First, you should also stop sticking {{prod}} templates wherever you can, as this is detrimental to the expansion of Wikipedia. Second, I'm not the best person to ask if you want to gain adminship, but I certainly can look after you and guide you towards adminship. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to let me know, as I would be happy to answer them. Thanks, and good luck! DARTH PANDA^duel 02:52, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Short-term accounts

I noticed that SmartGuy6000 was blocked indefinitely (with good reason). His account lasted only 22 minutes from first edit to indefinite block. Do you suppose that is some kind of new record? •Life of Riley (talk) 02:43, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh, hardly. I'm sure that someone before him has spammed his or her way to a block within the first five minutes of editing (if the Hugglers and the admins are on their respective games). Nevertheless, it's quite amusing. I seem to have grown into having a sick pleasure watching vandals struggle and die here... DARTH PANDA^duel 02:46, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Re:AfD closures

Whoops! You're right, of course. I'm more used to closing SfD debates, where the notice usually goes below the title. I'll try to remember in future :) Grutness...wha? 07:51, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Haha, I've never done an SfD (I only lurk AfD), so I wouldn't know, unfortunately. DARTH PANDA^duel 01:33, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the revert on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 01:23, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I'm sure you'd do the same! DARTH PANDA^duel 01:33, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Short-term accounts: again

In accordance with my comments yesterday, I decided just for the sake of general interest, to keep track of some very short-lived accounts that were blocked for vandalism. You can find the page here: User:Life of Riley/Short-lived accounts. Feel free to add an account to the list if you find one with a very short life. •Life of Riley (talk) 04:02, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Haha, if I see anything, I'll let you know. 11 minutes is pretty impressive though! DARTH PANDA^duel 12:46, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Aww, it's so cute! *huggles* Thank'ee! DARTH PANDA^duel 12:49, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Roux

I understand 100% what he says and I believe 100% that it is hypocritical and unethical. Saying that he can't oppose because he is listed is ridiculous and denies that he is a Wikipedian. All Wikipedians have the right to oppose anyone. Opposing them because they opposed another is hypocritical. Ottava Rima (talk) 00:31, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

So, being a candidate means that you don't have your opinions anymore? And that is not unfair? Everyone should equally have the right to oppose, and opposing someone because of their oppose is hypocritical by definition. We are not special because we are in office. The guidelines even state that they have the right to express their opinion. It seems absurd to say that they are special and shouldn't do that, especially when most have their friends doing the very same thing and thats perfectly acceptable. Oppose over an issue. Oppose over a candidate. But opposing because you don't think they should oppose others is ridiculous because it is a double standard. Ottava Rima (talk) 01:46, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

"I have absolutely no clue who your candidate is" Thats the point! :) I didn't mention the name, because the name doesn't matter. I only pointed out a double standard so people realize what they are saying. I told him he can oppose for whatever reason, but that oppose was ridiculous because of the double standard it proposes. And opposing everyone else to swing an election is what elections are about. I voted oppose for people who I didn't want elected. Most people did. There is also tons of canvassing to draw up support. Thats what elections are about. Campaigning is part of an election. Voting against your opposition is part of one too. Its silly to think that we should support people, especially when some people really shouldn't be supported. Ottava Rima (talk) 01:53, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

"Roux is entitled to his own opinion as well" Sure, and we are both entitled to challenge and discuss one another's opinions. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any communication on Wikipedia. No? I don't mind Roux, nor do I have a problem with him. The accusations of lying, being on crack, a drunkard, etc, thrown at may be improper, but still. Thats part of life. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 02:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Threat? So, saying that someone is applying a standard, and saying that you would bring up that standard is a "threat"? If so, how is that not 100% exactly what RfAs and ArbCom elections are about? Those are the very foundation of why and how you vote for someone. Their past action and past words are an essential part. If you want to dismiss them as a threat, you are definitely using the term in a way that is contradictory to Wikipedia. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

"It's fine for you to bring it up at the later date, but it is not acceptable to threaten them that you will bring it up."

Okay, lets get to the bottom of this. You define threat as a promise to do an action that (I assume) results in a negative, yes? Traditionally, a threat requires a demand, and mostly a demand that would reward the threatener in some way. I stated that he can oppose on any reason, and that I didn't care. I just pointed out a double standard, and that if he did the same, then it would come back. Regardless, it seems far more ethical to tell someone blatantly so they can correct it, than to sit on it until the last minute, use it as a reason to crush someone, and not tell them. Or is that wrong? Ottava Rima (talk) 02:28, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I didn't expect him to change his vote, nor do I ever expect him. He went from a support to an oppose. I pointed out the double standard in the language. I mean, he already seemed to like the candidate, and said that he supported him morally, but not for the action. I thought that was a tad silly. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:35, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I just wanted to leave a note pointing that out. Hindsight 20/20 always says that it was probably serving less of a purpose than the problems that it causes. I just figured that he would ignore it like the others. You know, take it into consideration, and maybe it will have him be self aware in the future. Adam Smith stated that we shape our civic identity based on how others view us and how they either praise or criticize our conduct. He wasn't always right, but that seems to be legitimate. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:42, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Haha, you got burned by that wording. :) Wording seems to be a killer around here. Regardless, its all philosophy, really. I see no dividing line, others do. Ottava Rima (talk) 02:47, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Beg your pardon?

You just said my opinion is hypocritical? Yeah, no. // roux   editor review 02:40, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Aww, crap, that was worded very poorly. That's what I get for not proofreading. Let me go fix that. DARTH PANDA^duel 02:43, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Albertgenii for Albertgenii12

hello, Darth Panda. I am not Albertgenii. He is someone different than me. I am Albertgenii12. Albertgenii12 (talk) 15:25, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

I have no clue what you are talking about. I have not made such a claim, nor does it change the fact that you made a page that consisted of utter gibberish. DARTH PANDA^duel 16:06, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

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