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Comment from Miranda

Dammit, I want my name like that! miranda 22:08, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

YAY! miranda 22:32, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

User:LaraLove/Bathrobe Cabal

Buddy, please don't do things like that. Take it to WP:MFD if you like, but that redirect was a bit rude. Best. Pedro :  Chat  20:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Fine. But no shortcut for you :) – Gurch 21:13, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Friendly FYI

I'll appreciate you refraining from further editing my userspace. Regards, LARALOVE 05:33, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Yo. When you change a shortcut, you're supposed to fix redirects. So if you could go ahead and take care of that, it's be great. Thanks, LARALOVE 15:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Have a great New Year Gurch/Archive 16. Here's to a bright and prosperous 2008!

Love, Charitwo ^talk 02:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for cleaning up after me on {{out of date}}. I knew no matter how much I tried not to, I was going to miss something... always do in that kind of thing.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 13:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello... I've name-dropped you.

Please take a look at this thread User_talk:SandyGeorgia#FAC_page_suggestions. You've done so many clever thingies that aid navigation / monitoring, I thought of you, but if you can't help (for whatever reason), no sweat. Happy New Year btw. --Dweller (talk) 16:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

By the way, thank you for your valuable contribution. --Dweller (talk) 17:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Recent edits to GDS

Regarding this edit. I don't "love" process, and the page was already moved. Thanks for cleaning that up. Regards, Mercury 23:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Watanabe

On this: nothing points to this redirect, and it goes to a disambiguation page. Ripe for deletion, perhaps? Or for expansion into an article on some fourth Watanabe? -- Hoary (talk) 13:54, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I can't remember why I created it, though I'm sure there was a reason at the time; there must have been some pages that linked to there, but meant to refer to one of the entries in the disambiguation page, or something. It can be deleted now – Gurch 14:29, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:User account policy

This caused about 40 double redirects and 5 from the talk page move. All fixed. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:44, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

WP:OTRS

Hi there, Gurch! I noticed a recent change of yours to WP:OTRS, seen here, where you mention that the list is incomplete because OTRS members are not required to disclose their access to the ticket system. I've recently begun to edit pages dealing with OTRS on meta and en-wiki to try and clear up any confusion regarding the nature of OTRS, as it seems to have a sketchy sort of air about it, when it's really just people responding to e-mails. Your note that people are not required to disclose their access to the system piqued my interest, as I wasn't sure about that. I went and checked and found out that OTRS members actually are required to disclose their access. I'm about to cross-reference the list on meta with the list on the ticket system and tweak it as necessary. I just wanted to drop you a line to explain my soon-to-be "revert" of your edits and to let you know what I actually just found out about OTRS. Cheers gaillimh^{Conas tá tú?} 13:10, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah, apologies there. You're right, hehe! I had conflicting information, but I guess OTRS members are allowed to keep their volunteer activities there private if they wish. That meta list is completely optional. Again, sorry for the mistake, and thanks for making WP:OTRS more clear. gaillimh^{Conas tá tú?} 13:26, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Comment

Fnord. Majorly (talk) 21:42, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi

I noticed that you're using a different set of user warnings than most users are. Could you show me where you get them? Thanks.--Urban Rose (talk) 02:19, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

They don't exist as templates; if you want the wikitext that produces them, just look at the page source – Gurch 02:21, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

Hey Gurch, I replied to your comment there, asking for a bit of clarification. Thanks for your scrutiny and comments. Best, Keilana^talk_(recall) 16:51, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

lol scrutiny – Gurch 16:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

--Charitwo ^talk 16:59, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

That was the most useless message ever – Gurch 17:02, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Well I thought {{Smile}} would be a bit over the top, so I changed my mind. --Charitwo ^talk 17:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Bot policy

Thanks for your work on Wikipedia:Bot policy, a rewrite of which was long overdue. I think it looks much better, and the changes of the particulars seem particularly well-reasoned; I'll look at it in more depth tomorrow.

Cheers! — madman bum and angel 20:28, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

:O – Gurch 23:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		I award you The Working Man's Barnstar for your recent rewrite of quite a few policy/guidline pages. They make them more understandable and are befitting of the professional nature that we are trying to create here - keep it up! Ryan Postlethwaite 22:34, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

:O – Gurch 23:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

No barnstar...

...just saying "hi", because your talk page hasn't been edited today. Миша13 16:29, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

:O – Gurch 16:33, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

RfD nomination of Wikipedia:GURCH

I have nominated Wikipedia:GURCH (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Rjd0060 (talk) 16:20, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

You know, I hope you weren't offended by this. I assumed you had knew it was redirected to WP:RFO by that bot (speaking of which, do you understand the rationale for that?). And the person you added a reply to here is a sock of an indef blocked user, in case you wondered. - Rjd0060 (talk) 20:46, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

me? offended? pah – Gurch 20:52, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

.....Well, you know how some people are. - Rjd0060 (talk) 20:53, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Is there a problem? El_C 20:54, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

no yes – Gurch 20:56, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure, whatever. What do you mean by: "if Bishonen can have one?" What does she have? El_C 21:00, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, I see. But seriously, who really cares? El_C 21:07, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

well someone obviously did, because they listed it for deletion. wasn't me – Gurch 22:26, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Discussion, not "Deletion". And technically the redirect I listed was to Wikipedia:Requests for oversight, which doesn't make sense. - Rjd0060 (talk) 23:03, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Main Page.

Is this really necessary? · AndonicO ^Hail! 18:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

No. But they wanted something more eye-catching, so... :) – Gurch 18:42, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Eek. O_o You definitely caught my eye... · AndonicO ^Hail! 18:43, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

:O – Gurch 18:47, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

i, for one, rofl-ed. 86.42.66.94 (talk) 22:59, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Now who might you be, I wonder? :) – Gurch 23:22, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

wikilolcats

Hi Gurchso. Is there a quick way I can browse through all the wikilolcats you've uploaded (I know of 2, but I was curious if there are more)?--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 00:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

commons:category:lolcats– Gurch 00:38, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Warnings

Hi there. I occasionally bump into you while on vandal patrol, and have a question. Although I'm experienced enough (2600+ edits) to use the tools appropriately, I was wondering if you had some sort of system you use on the level of warning you dole out. I sort of use a subjective approach - if it's innocent enough and the IP (as 99% of these come from unregistered users) doesn't have that many previous warnings, I'll kind of go through the motions of general, caution, etc. However, if the vandalism is egregious enough (and especially if it's to a living bio), I might get harsh (as in a higher warning level right off the bat) or even just give an only warning. Is there any documentation on how to do this, or do you think my approach is appropriate and nothing for me to be concerned about?

Thanks for any advice! Tanthalas39 (talk) 00:50, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Your approach is fine. See also Wikipedia:Vandalism – Gurch 00:53, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi. I felt like testing out my new toy and rather than give it to some random test account, I +rollbackered you. You clearly meet the requirements and if I recall correctly you were strongly in favour of it during the poll phase. – Steel 23:21, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

:O Controversial choice! I failed my last RfA and all :( – Gurch 02:04, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

We need someone to come up with a rollbacker logo. Who should we ask? NoSeptember 02:12, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

... user access levels have logos now? – Gurch 02:15, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Little mops on admin pages are quite common. People need an image for the soon to be created rollback userboxes ;). NoSeptember 02:20, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Eww, userboxes. Well a backwards arrowhead should do fine.

◄	This user has somehow managed to get themselves rollback despite being a loser who uses userboxes.

– Gurch 02:24, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok, let's share that with the world and see if it catches on ;) NoSeptember 02:29, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I Can Has Rollback?

What happened after 3 hours? Can you make a lolcat requesting rollback? Maybe like a picture of a cat rolling on its back..... --The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 04:37, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Basically, rollback is of no use to me unless I integrate it into my RC patrolling software, which would take several hours, and I do not have much time. It is only worth doing if I know for sure the feature is not going to be removed again, which is not clear at the moment – Gurch 06:02, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

ROFL. ROFL. ROFL. Rollback-Cat! I'm sorry, but that is the most HILARIOUS thing I've in a while - especially in these overly serious conversations/arguments/debates. Awesome Job, Awesome Job. --ShakataGaNai ^Talk 06:30, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Gurch is the saviour of the Wiki. I still think this should be called the Rollcat, but nobody agrees... Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 06:36, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollcat is clearly the appropriate name – Gurch 06:44, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Mmm. Rollcat is a much smoother sounding name. Long live Rollcat!!!! --ShakataGaNai ^Talk 06:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

(I was going to comment there, but felt it was inappropriate :P) So anyway, I'm surprised. You're not an admin? Rudget. 21:18, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

No, I'm not. For further details, see here, here, here, and here. – Gurch 21:21, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Hurra!

		The Socratic Barnstar
		Congratulations on receiving the first barnstar I've ever awarded anyone! For standing up to the authorities when few others would to voice your support of reason, I award you this Socratic Barnstar. AmiDaniel (talk) 01:00, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

:O Drama! – Gurch 01:01, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

The Invisible Barnstar

The Invisible Barnstar

I hereby award Gurch this invisible barnstar (because I don't see why I should be restricted to the standard list and it seems kind of appropriate for other reasons), because although bringing sanity to the whole WP:RFR debacle is probably important, they have at least caused the insanity of the situation to become clear, and shared some useful insights that characterise the whole debate quite well. There are any number of diffs to support this, but this one amused me in particular. --ais523 15:42, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

About warnings

Actually, if you'll check the time on our warnings, we did them at pretty much the same time. The Vandal Proof program will send a warning through even if someone else warned slightly earlier. So when I started posting that, there was no original warning. And as for clarifying things for obvious vandals, well, it certainly never hurts, and trying to educate them is in the spirit of Wikipedia. Also, leaving a message with some explanation for a vandal who won't learn from it can educate someone else who happens to see it. Doczilla (talk) 06:21, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

No, what I mean is don't ask it to send a warning in the first place if it wasn't you that reverted the edit. Following other users around issuing warnings for their reverts just seems silly – Gurch 06:22, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

It reverts and sends a warning at the same time. You hadn't reverted at the time I used it. !Doczilla (talk) 06:23, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

... so it issues warnings even if the revert is unsuccessful? That seems silly, and a waste of edits. What am I supposed to do, hold off warning a user after every revert to see if a vandalproof user warns them instead? – Gurch 06:25, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Nope. Just proceed as you are, and don't worry about it. It's definitely screwy and it is a bug I'd like to see VP's programmer work out, but in the meantime, but if two warnings show up for the same thing, so what? The second one just backs up the first opinion. Sometimes I remove my redundant warning when that happens, sometimes I change what level or type warning the redundant one is because a removed warning can seem odd too, and sometimes I leave it but tweak my wording so that my message at least says something different (as in the case we're talking about). It falls on the VP user to make it make sense. Admins are supposed to review the actual edit history before taking serious action against the vandals. Anyway, like I said, don't worry about it. Proceed as you are. If someone else says something redundant to you, you're still the one who said it first. Doczilla (talk) 06:31, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

A chocolate chip cookie

I haven't usually done vandal patrol at this time of day. You really are busy. Good work. Here, have a treat. Doczilla (talk) 06:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Leave something for me!!!

I'm getting very used to seeing "unable to roll back" due to "Gurch". Leave something for the rest of us!!! Just kidding, keep up the good work. I guess wiki is safe for now, I can take a break ^_^ --ShakataGaNai ^Talk 06:31, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

If I'm patrolling at this time of day there will be a good chance you won't be able to revert anything; editing is slow enough that I can review every edit. Rest assured that I cannot contribute 24 hours a day, however, and there is thus plenty of opportunity to revert stuff during more busy periods. Though you may well end up losing out to DerHexer, KnowledgeOfSelf or perhaps just ClueBot instead – Gurch 06:37, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I get a few. Plus I only check against IP edits. But I've become accustom to getting beat out by just about everyone. I pride myself on being fast, but I haven't found a piece of software that works well for me yet. I'm currently using AWBs "IRCMonitor" to check - but it doesn't automagically revert - so I have to do that (And warnings) by hand. Oh, and thx for leaving a copy on my talk page - I keep an eye out for the places I leave messages though. That way people don't have to hunt me down (now that you have to go far). --ShakataGaNai ^Talk 06:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks but..

On User:Allstarecho, this script from my monobook no longer shows/works. It still works on User talk:Allstarecho and everywhere else, just not on my main page now. ALLSTARecho 06:42, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, replacing the sidebar means any changes to the real sidebar don't show up. Oh well – Gurch 06:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Cool. Just wanted to make you aware that I used that script in case you had another way to make it work with your changes. I don't go to that page much anyway so it's no big deal. Thanks for what you did! SPARTAAAAAAAAA!!! haha ALLSTARecho 06:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

{{sudo}}

Just wanted to drop by to let you know that I LOL'ed when I saw that {{sudo}} redirected to {{editprotected}}. Very creative =) Cheers :) --slakr^\ talk / 22:34, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

And also a convenient way for me to keep track of all the protected edit requests I've made since I created it. That is, unless someone else starts using it – Gurch 23:30, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Counting users

I was intrigued by the change you made to the rollback sweepstake page; I'd forgotten the existence of the NUMBEROFADMINS magic word, and didn't know there was a way to do it for other groups. But then I saw you'd done NUMBEROFROLLBACKERS as a template, and I wondered why isn't there a magic word to count them automatically? I posted an enhancement request at Bugzilla for a new {{USERSINGROUP}} {{NUMBERINGROUP}} magic word (somebody has renamed it), which would do that, so maybe somebody there will eventually add it. Good idea? I just thought I'd let you know, since it was your template that gave me the idea. • Anakin ^{(contribs • complaints)} 22:29, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

A good suggestion, but one that would apparently requiure a schema change and be quite slow for large user groups. Which means we're probably stuck with using a bot to update it for now – Gurch 03:51, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Brisbane and the ACOTF template

Hi Gurch. I have replaced the Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight Template on the Brisbane article, per long standing precedent. This is the subject of a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight. Your views would be welcome there. Regards, Mattinbgn\^talk 19:15, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Christianity

Did you need some sort of admin help? I haven't looked at the article in a while. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 04:50, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Not now I don't. It was just moved several times by a page-move vandal. At first I thought it was your fault for reducing it to semi-protection, but it was actually the previous administrator's fault for setting an expiry time on their full protection – Gurch 04:51, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Wp Userpage

Yes, you are correct;that is my userpage. Thank you for removing the tag. ∂☺1♂K∫ ₪&+(_)+5 (talk) 05:36, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

When you make updates, fix bugs, add features, etc.. are you going to automatically send out the new file to everybody? - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Everyone who has so far requested to test the software via email will recieve a new version periodically. This does not mean that they will always have the very latest version, as I am constantly making changes – Gurch 17:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks. - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:15, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Advertisment

Hello Gurch. I understand you created the advertisment (Qxz-ad31.gif) for Wikiproject video games. I am from Wikiproject Simpsons, and we are trying to create a similar ad. We have the text and font worked out, but when the text goes through a transition, the image fades in and out. How can we resolve this problem. Here is the current version of our ad Image:Wpdohad5.gif --Simpsons fan 66 23:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Done. Please note that derivative works of GFDL-licensed images must themselves be released only under the terms of the GFDL, and not into the public domain. I have changed the license tag accordingly – Gurch 02:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, but I think it's still doing it. The picture of the TV fades in and out along with the text. --Simpsons fan 66 06:20, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Shouldn't the ad be moved to Qxz-adXXX.gif? Miranda 07:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Personal attacks

If you feel something was made in error regarding a new page/image, instead of using an edit summary to smear another editor whilst removing a template, try a polite reminder on my talk page. It might serve you better and I won't have to add personal attack warnings to your user page next time. Thanks. Wisdom89 (talk) 19:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

What is the vandalism??? The Church in KOLOZSVÁR built hungarians in midle ages, this is true and not vandalism.Search:Hungary,hungarian history, i am not nationalist , i am not revisionist, but this page is untrue.Daco-Romanians, Dracula-castle:))This is true?????? The Castle of Törcsvát built hungarian king!!

Your edit stated:

St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cluj-Napoca built hungarians between 1316 and 1545.

I find it unlikely that Hungarians were built by a church. Perhaps a few more words need to be inserted? – Gurch 20:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

I've been trying out the software on and off today. I have to tell you, Huggle is awesome. Nicely done, ➪HiDrNick! 22:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. Though, I've got another one for you. If the password is mistyped, and the CAPTCHA displayed, huggle can't log in. Not much can be done about it though. Also, I still don't seem to be able to block. But the sheer speed and easy interface makes this a really amazing tool Gurch, really great work. Prodego ^talk 22:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't log in using the login form, but rather through the API. If you submit an incorrect login to the API, it doesn't display a CAPTCHA, it simply returns an error code and then locks you out for a few minutes. This is to prevent automated password guessing. Just wait a few minutes and then try again, and it should work – Gurch 06:44, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Huggle reported the user with two image notifications on his talk page: [1]. Strange. Everything else on Huggle seems to work fine. Thank you for such a great program! :-) Scarian^{Call me Pat} 23:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay then, thanks for the heads up. · AndonicO ^Hail! 11:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi there... I was just wondering why huggle doesn't use standard Wikiproject user warnings templates. Cheers =) --slakr^\ talk / 02:19, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Because they don't have a parameter for a link to a diff of the reverted revision. Also, I don't like them – Gurch 05:34, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi Gurch, sorry for not pointing out the problem before. I accidentally reported myself as I was trying to report another user and I must've clicked the wrong button. Never mind though, that was human error. The diff you are looking for is here. That was the user's talk page when Huggle auto reported to AIV. At that point you can see he has 4 warnings but none of them are final's which is what LessHeardVanYou picked up. Perhaps it was just an anomaly? Thanks for messaging me! Scarian^{Call me Pat} 15:54, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I understand that. My apologies. I simple edited too fast and wasn't concentrating at that moment. I've made amends though. Scarian^{Call me Pat} 19:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Although the quote is something you said almost 3 months ago, it just came to my attention. Congratulations to you for making it to my humor page! A rare accomplishment indeed, as I only add 1-2 comments per month. Consider this a great compliment! Thanks you for your contributions to wikipedia, and for keeping a sense of humor where humor is necessary. If you'd like to view the quote that made it to my humor page, please click here. Cheers to you, my friend, and happy editing! Keeper | 76 01:18, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks – Gurch 06:46, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Warnings

Replied on my own talk page to keep the conversation intact, [2] - Stephanie Daugherty (Triona) - Talk - Comment - 03:23, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Reversions

Please take a closer look what you are reverting to/from with Mwbutu Atuna. I'm trying to get it deleted. Tanthalas39 (talk) 06:53, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

In each case I removed 150,000 bytes of "spam spam spam spam". Whether you're trying to get it deleted or not, I think you'll agree it's better without that than with it – Gurch 06:55, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Not really. It's patent nonsense anyways, yer just fueling the fire and muddying up the page history. Tanthalas39 (talk) 06:56, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. I'll be sure never to revert vandalism again, just in case someone arbitrarily labels it is "muddying up the page history" – Gurch 07:10, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey now, I didn't mean to get snarky. I've done the same thing before - been reverting vandalism right back to an already BS page. I was just in the middle of warning/trying to get the page deleted/trying to get the user blocked (or at least get the vandalism to stop), and it just added a third uncontrolled element. I'm sorry if I barked. Tanthalas39 (talk) 07:17, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Barn Star

Thanks for the Barn Star. As much as I'd like to claim the idea as mine, the credit for the appropriate "punishment fitting the crime" belongs to the student's building principal. The goal was to let the community know that the student was sorry, and that seems to be accomplished, so I'm ok with the deletion. Take care. NERIC-Security (talk) 12:12, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

My effort to regain adminship was unsuccessful. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to voice your opinion.--MONGO 05:13, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Problem with warning templates

When we revert vandalism by someone who already received a level 4 warning, any other warnings make it seem like, "Oh, we didn't really mean it when we said that was your last warning," like the parent who says, "This is the last time I'm going to tell you" five times before taking action. What about something like this?[3]. I'd like some feedback on this as a possible template for non-admins to use when they revert past a level 4 warning. Thanks. Doczilla (talk) 10:04, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure I see the point. Reporting someone means "if I was an administrator, I would have blocked at this point", and assuming the report is actually valid, that is what will happen. Telling a user "you are going to be blocked" only to have someone else tell them "you have been blocked" a few minutes later when they may well have made no edits in the intervening time seems pointless. If someone has already recieved three or four warnings, the chances that they will suddenly decide to pay attention to another one is negligible, and even if they do, since they will be blocked anyway what good does it do? The "problem" you describe doesn't exist; if you revert someone who already has a level 4 warning, you don't warn them, you report them and wait for them to be blocked. Please get out of your head the idea that every reversion of vandalism has to be accompanied by a warning – Gurch 13:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Main page template

What the hell? This is blatantly disruptive. What on Earth was that for? J Milburn (talk) 18:30, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I thought it was quite an improvement, myself. Can't stand those silly waning signs – Gurch 19:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Wouldn't it be more reasonable to raise this question on the talk page of the helpbox or the main page instead of changing it? I also don't think it was courteous of you to use the edit summary "format", it's a bit deceptive, since you actually made a significant content change. Puchiko (Talk-email) 19:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, I could raise it on Talk:Main Page, but if you read my revision to the header you'll see why that wouldn't work :) – Gurch 19:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I did read it, but disagreed with you. I think posting there would work. In my opinion, it would still be more constructive then vandalising the help box. Puchiko (Talk-email) 19:45, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

ZOMG BLATANT DISRUPTION. Actually, I think it is blatantly hilarious and so true.  :) The current header is hideous and so WP:BITEy.  :( --Iamunknown 01:34, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Glad to see you still around

I'd read you'd retired. Dlohcierekim 22:31, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

You read something on Wikipedia and believed it? Dear me – Gurch 22:46, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Giggle. Dlohcierekim 00:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Allegations of state terrorism by United States of America/strawpolls

On 08:13, 8 December 2006 this page was deleted, orphaning several pages in the archive. I have no idea where the moved strawpoll is now, and I want to refer to this old straw poll to help new users understand the history of the page. Can you please be so kind as to:

1. Restore this page
2. Message me where the new page is.

Thank you. Trav (talk) 00:13, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

You will need to ask an administrator to do that. Thanks – Gurch 00:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Gurch. :) Trav (talk) 00:26, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Edit summary

Blocked using huggle, the log stated: "2008-01-29 3:53:30 AM (+-6:00) -- Edited 'User talk:Jakeollins' (no summary)". Dunno exactly what happened :-/ ˉˉ^anetode╦╩

Huggle

Hi Gurch, you reverted 64.90.240.114 (talk · contribs) at Jane Addams, but Huggle didn't place a warning. Was this because VoABot reported already to AIV after the level3 warning? --Oxymoron⁸³ 16:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes – Gurch 16:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

My my your popular today. Three blocks (that's I've seen anyway) because of vandalism to your talkpage. Kudos, Gurch. Means you're doing something right. Keeper | 76 16:49, 31 January 2008 (UTC). Ok, that came out wrong. The way I worded that made it sound like I was surprised that you were doing something right. Not what I meant at all. (Like saying to your wife "You look beautiful today", as if she didn't look beautiful any other day.) So anyway, you're doing it right, as always. Cheers, Keeper | 76 16:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

Hi, I was wondering if I could get a copy of Huggle? It says that updates go out via email. Thanks for your help, it looks like a neat tool. Lazulilasher (talk) 17:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Special:Emailuser/Gurch – Gurch 17:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)