User talk:Hamtechperson/Archive 1

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Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Hamtechperson, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Dutchess Day School

Hey Poker5463, I'm jimmy. I was just taking a look at your article and I saw that you have no Inline Citations. Also you may want an Infobox for the school. If you need any help just let me know and I can help you. Happy editing OtisJimmyOne 16:36, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, I can definetly help you. I'm a little busy right now but in a few hours I will put an info box on the page and put the inline citations on the article for you so just give me a few few hours an we'll do that. Cheers, OtisJimmyOne 19:46, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and posted an info box on the page for you now try to fill in all the info you can. OtisJimmyOne 00:04, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the smile I just added some more info and a few references. Keep adding references too it just like I did and try to get more information to add to the infobox. OtisJimmyOne 18:13, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

It was okay that you bought it up. :-) I dream of horses (talk) 19:05, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, as I mentioned, I'm very new here, and so am not sure exactly what to do. I also realized that the page has only been on Wikipedia for under 2 hours as of this post. Is there a limit on how long an article has to be on wikipedia before is can be proposed for deletion?Poker5463 (talk) 19:09, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

No, there isn't. The second an article is posted on Wikipedia, it can not only be nominated for deletion, it can also actually be deleted! This is to prevent an attack/test/spam page from hanging around too long. --I dream of horses (talk) 19:18, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying this. I have added the NPOV tag, and am working on the explanation on the talk page. Poker5463 (talk) 19:22, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Smile!

Poker5463, I dream of horses has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

For learning so quickly! --I dream of horses (talk) 01:51, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

hey

Looks good. Go for it. OtisJimmyOne 19:38, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

ACI

~~I have just made a request to use the Account Creation Tool for Wikipedia. Ham tech person 03:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)~~Declined by NuclearWarfare here. Ham tech person 14:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Adoption

Greetings Hamtechperson, I see you'd like to be adopted by an sysop. I won't offer myself since I'm not one, but the only adopter who mentions sysop-hood on our Adopters page is User:Jj137. Though he doesn't appear too active nowadays, I suggest you contact him directly or peruse the list for other admins. Whatever the case, my door's always open for questions on my talk page. Good luck and happy editing - Draeco (talk) 05:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Based on what you're looking for, you may also want to check out admin coaching. Swarm^(Talk) 01:20, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Re: Can you clarify?

In response to: [1]

Hello, sorry for the long delay in getting back to you. Because the Arbitration process depends heavily on getting everyone's point of view in the situation at hand, it is very disruptive for users to refactor others' posts - the only users who are authorized to edit or remove another's post are Arbitrators and ArbCom Clerks, and even then only for the purposes of removing blatant attacks or irrelevant evidence (the "peripheral material" mentioned), or to shorten excessively long statements or evidence postings per the established guidelines. Anyone who is found repeatedly messing around with the statements of other users may find themselves blocked or banned from further public participation in a case, at the discretion of the Committee and Clerks. I hope this helps, but please let me know if that's still unclear at all. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 21:46, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Re:Adoption

Hi there! Unfortunately, I don't think I would be a particularly good adopter right now. I should probably update my status on that page-- I've very seldom been online the past few months because of time constraints (real life). However, if (when) I once again become an active member of the community, I'll always be here for help. Hope you can understand. JJ (talk) 02:00, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

RE:Adoption

No problem, and thank you for reverting the offer, take care and enjoy editing MaenK.A._Talk 17:19, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Rollback

I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe you can be trusted to use rollback correctly, and for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. Jamie S93^❤ 22:10, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Solvei McKenna

When the only contributor blanks the page don't roll it back. Just mark it with {{db-author}} and it'll be deleted soon. Eeekster (talk) 01:26, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Forgot about that. Also, using Huggle blanks your mind sometimes. Ham tech person 01:28, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I know the feeling ;) Eeekster (talk) 01:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Talk: Martyn bomber Bradbury

Hey can I please complain about the libel that keeps getting posted on my wikipedia profile? I keep having a group post up distortions about me and twisting what I have said, I pointed out that it was libel yet you reposted it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.211.88.116 (talk) 04:13, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

If you give me sources that say differently, I'll stop. Ham tech person 17:29, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Edit: Jason Terry

You removed my recent edit of basketball player Jason Terry. I thought that it an important event that should be recognized, that his college team had to forfeit an entire season of wins because he took money from an agent on multiple occasions while still in college. I did not think that wiki was supposed to be a promotional tool, devoid of negative comments. If the comment was removed for another reason, other than the fact that it was negative, I apologize, but I can't imagine what it is. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.193.241.9 (talk) 17:41, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I did this because this seemed to me like vandalism. Since this was unreferenced, I saw it to be posting information that was potentially libelous, and so reverted it. Thank you for being civil about it, and not vandalizing my user page as 1 IP did.Ham tech person 17:45, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

New messages

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Thank you for your concern about the possible "vandalisim". I had accidently put copyrighted data on the article. I was correcting the data from what I knew and what I was told by a surgeon. I hope this information was helpfull. User:BennyK95 —Preceding undated comment added 02:36, 28 February 2010 (UTC).

Talkback

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Vandalism warnings

Hi! I noticed the vandalism warning you left on User talk:74.215.185.238, which includes the "as you did with this edit" note with "this edit" linking to the edit in question. I've always found these warnings more useful, and I was wondering how you generated them. Are the warnings and links to the edit automatically created with Huggle, or is there a separate set of warnings other than WP:WARN? Thanks, liquidluck✽talk 17:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Huggle will automatically insert the edits. If you use Twinkle, you can also have the edits automatically marked. Ham tech person 17:11, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Do you know how to get Twinkle to create the "as you did with this edit" warnings? liquidluck✽talk 17:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

If you use the rollback vandal option, you will receive a window that is an edit view of the rolled back user's talk page. If you click warn or arv, the data will be filled in for you. Be careful. The data only stays for one edit. If you are just giving a warning, you'll have to fill in in manually with info you get from the history. Ham tech person 19:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Just a note

Hey, i've noticed you reverting vandalism lately, and always leaving a level one warning, the one starting with "Welcome to Wikipedia", even if they've vandalized more than once. When you warn someone, leave the appropriate level. Level one goes to first time, two goes after the first warning, and so on.

Thanks!

Pilif 12p (contribs) 17:25, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm using Huggle, and so I don't have much control over what message gets left. Sorry! Ham tech person 17:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Ah, i see. I think you can control it some how, but i use twinke. Some people in #wikipedia-en on freenode may know. Pilif 12p (contribs) 17:32, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Sami Al-Arian

Hey, some admin is going to come along and take care of it, no doubt. You've already exceeded your allotment of reverts, so just leave it be. In regards to your message above: consider doing your warnings by hand. See Template:Uw-vandalism1 or, for the entire list, Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. Drmies (talk) 17:51, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism does not fall under 3rr. I've checked at the help desk. Ham tech person 17:53, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

That is true, but not everyone might see those edits as pure vandalism--it's not like introducing an obscenity into a BLP or so. It is disruptive, to be sure, but it is always best to stay away after three times. Besides, the person has reasons, and has given those reasons on the talk page, so while an admin may consider blocking them, it's not automatically for vandalism per se. Happy editing, Drmies (talk) 17:57, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

I actually agree that removing an entire infobox is vandalism. Removing the text inside of it would not necessarily be, but removing the entire infobox is definitely vandalism. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 18:05, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

I agree w/MC10. If I were a barnstar giver, I would definitely award one today to Hamtech for his/her excellent vandalism patrolling of that article (and I say that never, to my recollection, having dealt w/Hamtech before).--Epeefleche (talk) 19:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Then give one. All I said was that we all should be careful with 3RR, because what we consider vandalism isn't always vandalism in everyone's eyes. Removing an entire infobox if one believes the box is there incorrectly, well, that's acting in good faith! And note what the user was blocked for--not for vandalism. Drmies (talk) 20:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

I agree with your view tht we should be careful. And I also agree that there are divergent views as to what constitutes vandalism. That said, AGF is a rebuttable presumption. Here, I would say that the presumption was rebutted, both in the discussion (on talk pages and in edit summaries) and in the clear consensus view that the infobox should not be deleted. Plus -- clearly there was information in the infobox that was accurate and not subject to (or subjected to) discussion. I believe that the good faith presumption has been rebutted in circumstances such as these--otherwise, we could have filibustering bad faith editors deleting articles willy nilly on all convicted criminals, just because they think it puts them in a bad light, even in the face of community consensus to the contrary. That would not be good for the project.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:31, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Oh, there is no doubt that that editor was beyond disruptive--such an edit war gets rid of any good faith very quickly. But keep in mind that I left my note early on in that process, and I would note that Hamtech would never get blocked for reversing that edit three, four, or more times, but all the same I find it is wise to let it go after three times. The history of the article makes clear that by that time enough other editors were aware of what was going on. Hamtech, keep up the good work; Epee, see you around! Drmies (talk) 00:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for helping me revert vandalism on List of Total Drama series characters. :) --Ha dg er 18:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Author blanking of article

I notice that you recently [2] an edit where the author of the article Bekaw had blanked that article, and you placed a warning on that user's talk page, using Huggle. Certainly it is usually not accepted for the author of a page to remove a speedy deletion tag, but it is generally accepted that if the author of an article blanks the article, and no other user has added any significant content, then the blanking is taken as indicating that the author wants the page deleted, and it can then be tagged for speedy deletion with {{db-blanked}}. Very often new users who don't know how Wikipedia works see an article they have created tagged for deletion, accept that the article should be deleted, and remove the content, thinking that is deleting it. It is much better in such a case not to bite the newcomer by giving them a warning that they have done something wrong by trying to comply with the deletion notice. You may know all this already: I know from my own experience of using Huggle that it is very easy to slip into simply clicking on the revert button and moving on without checking the edit carefully enough, but I thought it would not harm to mention this. JamesBWatson (talk) 20:16, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Hey I'd be putting a speedy delete tag on the page anyway, and be warning the user. What's the difference? Ham tech person 21:38, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Bolegesh is talking about you behind your back over at WP:WQA

Hello, Hamtechperson. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 21:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

He's now moved on to accusing you of being a bot at WP:ANI. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism

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-FASTILY ^(TALK) 21:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Hi

"Will you stop vandalising my comments?"Bolegash (talk) 23:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Only if you stop vandalizing my talk page. Ham tech person 23:33, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanx yuu

You have received an exclusive honor of being thanx'd by moi. That means you rolled away vandalism. I certainly think any user who puts insults on other's page is referring to themselves, if you know what I mean. Congrats on the rollback! 2J Bäkkvire Maestro ^{communications} _{accomplishments} 22:55, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello

THE PAGUINA the fact THAT BOORRE IS A FALSE INFORMATION And IS INVENTED THAT'S WHY THAT THE one THAT DOES IT ERASE IT IS AN ANONYMOUS LETTER SUGUIERO THAT the BOOMERANG BLOCK THE PAGUINA LATIN AMERICA in order that information and that they quit of vandalizar in the aforementioned page stop.--Hugo Felix - Messages Here 23:18, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Prickly Pear Island

Could you please justify why you restored the hoax version of the article Prickly Pear Island? This very small island is at the shore of Antigua is uninhabited and only used for commercial excursions with snorkeling, sunbathing, catering and binge drinking. I visited the island more than once and I can see it from where I am right know. The island does neither have residents, nor radioactive fuel rods. I even doubt that it is worth an article on its own. RedSpy (talk) 18:07, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

I have did not see the hoax information when I was reverting, only vandalism. Huggle doesn't show the entire page. Ham tech person 20:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks..

...for keeping an eye out. Keep up the good work Tiderolls 00:13, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

It's what we vandal fighters do for each other. We also take hits from users on admin boards. (See Bolegash's posts to AN/I and WQA). Ham tech person 01:10, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes, that is bound to happen. Looking at the report I couldn't tell if the user was being malicious or just didn't understand how things work here. Anyway, they'll either learn or they won't. Hope for the best I suppose. See ya 'round Tiderolls 01:18, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Regarding References Cited

Thanks for the heads up. The reason I changed all those headings was because of the following message left after some of my work: "This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate." This implies since I did not do in-line citations that the source material remains unclear and uncited, which is not true, though I understand Wikipedia's policy for standardization. I do politely disagree that the word "reference" by itself implies internal citation. It does not. Many professional journals' ending sections say "References Cited", because "References" by itself could mean simply works used but not cited anywhere. That is, it is a "referral" to the actual work. Thus I did not see it as vandalism, but rather, as clarification. Thanks for reminding me to sign my posts - I mean to, but I forget sometimes. Cstevencampbell (talk) 04:43, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

New here...edited your Pantheon

Hello. I'm Paul. Just a 'heads-up'...I was just passing through but had to edit your "Pantheon" entry. Marcus Agrippa did not build the Pantheon, but rather commissioned its construction...I just changed "built" to "commissioned." Thought I should let you know. The original architect is unknown. Otherwise, the page looks nice. M. AGRIPPA L. F. COS. TERTIUM FECIT...the original architect "Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, in his third consulate, made it"...the Pantheon that stands today was built by Hadrian as I think you mentioned. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't misinterpreted. I'm not particularly interested in being a contributor here...you've done nicely. It's your entry but you may wish to change some of the "built" confusion. Otherwise, good research. Thank you. Peace. I'm a little busy for a discussion or to create profile page. Please consult read Moore's on Roman Concrete for details. This is not my book or a plug, just a better guy to cite. Enjoy.

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K-State

Any more word/work on the mediation request regarding Kansas State University? Flibbert (talk) 20:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

No, seems clear cut. Make it Kansas State University. If User:Spacini comes back, bring it to MedCom. I'll go close the case. Ham tech person 20:37, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Non-english content

This is the English-language Wikipedia. Please stop adding content in other languages. 67.180.84.239 (talk) 20:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

State Farm Edit

I'm sorry if I violated any terms for the state farm page, I'm just trying to get the word out about what kind of customer service State farm has. I want to Edit a section of the critcism page and put my story on it is there any way I can do that with out it being deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.59.107.63 (talk) 20:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a soapbox. Please refrain from this type of editing. Ham tech person 21:01, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

False vandalism warnings

Stop handing out false vandalism warnings. They are annoying. Adding a db-spam tag to a user page is not vandalism. 67.180.84.239 (talk) 21:12, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Admin coaching

Sure, why not? Go ahead and create User:Hamtechperson/Admin coaching with something fun and I'll start shortly. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 23:31, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Just a note

I know this is over a week old already, but I just ran into it. Please don't leave vandalism warnings for edits like that (in fact, one could argue that your removal of "USA" is US-centric). If you look carefully at that editor's contributions you will see that they are doing small and eminently useful things. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:15, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

I'm kinda late getting around to thanking you for helping out on my user talk. I really appreciate that as well as all your help on recent changes. See ya 'round Tiderolls 16:51, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Hey, no problem. As I said to someone else, It's what we vandal-fighters do for each other. Ham tech person 17:55, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

IRONY: It was you I said it to. Ham tech person 18:00, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

I lol'd Tiderolls 18:10, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Hay vandalismo en la pagina en ingles de Dulce Maria

me di cuenta por el historial Y porque hay información falsa, conozco muy bien la vida de esta artista editado y paginas con datos reales y precisos, trato de arreglar la biografia pero no recibo ayuda y es eso cumplicado .-- Isabel Moreno ( Discusión) 18:54, 28 de marzo de 2010 (UTC)

There is vandalism in the English page of Dulce María

I realized for the record and because there is false information, know well the life of this artist pages edited and with accurate data and real, I try to fix the biography did not get help and that's cumplicado--Isabela Moreno (talk) 22:30, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

There is vandalism in the English page of Dulce María

I realized for the record and because there is false information, know well the life of this artist pages edited and with accurate data and real, I try to fix the biography did not get help and that's cumplicado--Isabela Moreno (talk) 22:31, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

You had the information in Spanish. We always need English on this Wikipedia, or at least a translation. Thank you. Ham tech person 23:20, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Usted tenía la información en español. Necesitamos siempre inglés en este Wikipedia, o por lo menos una traducción. Gracias. Ham tech person 23:20, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Typo fix

Thanks for fixing the typo ! ManishEarth^{Talk • Stalk} 15:11, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

I would like to receive his help in editing the page

am a user of the Uncyclopedia, and my idea is to provide real information of the artists I'm not satisfied with the English page of dulce maria there are things that are not true and the idea is that people can see the biography, with real information II like to help you see in the history of the biography of many people who do not register, and the places and sources of information pages that are not approved, if you help me I would appreciate thanks.

who edited this part is false, the artist never offered Anahi production stars Peter Damian, the one that was selected for the character was the producer of Dulce María only offered the role to her.

In 2009, his bandmate Dulce María and co-star in Rebelde, Anahi was offered the lead role in Peter Damian's last novel, Summer of Love [5] Anahí rejected and the role was offered to Dulce María. [5]

from this source is one page in Spanish does not act to get the information that he says is also known as false

http://www.elnuevosiglo.com.mx/notas/noviembre/20/espectaculos/rechaza.html

There are pages where you can get approved information without damaging the biography of the artist.--Isabela Moreno (talk) 20:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Reporting on WP:UAA

When reporting usernames on WP:UAA, please don't make comments such as "Why is this not blocked?" Administrators are not omniscient, so there are always some accounts which escape their notice. This is why any editor is welcome to make reports on UAA. Instead, simply post the account information there without making editorial comments. Thanks for your help! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 01:18, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry. Looked to me to be clearcut from the G11 deletion. Ham tech person 01:52, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Digimon Racing

Thanks for reviewing the article. I'll try to archive my talk page pretty soon. Tezero (talk) 02:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome, <sarcasm>OWNer</sarcasm>. Ham tech person 02:31, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Your interest in becoming clerk

I see that you are interested in becoming a clerk. I've looked at the points raised at [3] and you've been given some good advice. You are still relatively inexperienced with little participation on our policy and guideline pages (none I believe) or ANI, AN and AE. Hopefully however you've been reading them from time to time. And although not all our clerks are Administrators, I'd say they all have the qualities and experience we look for in an Administrator. Having said that, you've made more progress in your first 10 months here than I did! But the bottom line is that you need more experience across the board. I'm glad to see you've been getting some help from Julian Colton, he's a good example to emulate. Dougweller (talk) 19:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Draza Mihailovic

Hello Hamtechperson. I am here to let you know that your name has been found in the list of users involved in a dispute that is having a mediation request here: Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Draza Mihailovic. Your intervention would be highly appreciated. In case of your rejection to be part of this dispute, please let me know by leaving me a post here, on my talk page, or removing your name from the list of "Involved parties" at the request itself. Your name has been added in the list by 87.25.163.32 wich, I supose, has been involved with you and other users at some of the articles listed at the mediation request. I am saying this because my involvement has been done entirelly on the articles Draža Mihailović and Template:Yugoslav Axis collaborationism, and their correspondent talk pages. The mediation request has not been accepted yet. The abscence of the agreement by all parties of the mediation (it was missing yours and User:DIREKTOR acceptance, and direktor has just accepted it today) is one of the pre-conditions for the mediation to be accepted, that is the reason why your acceptance, or not, is important here (in case you don´t accept, your name has to be removed from involved parties, so all the accep0tance by all parties has been reached). Thanking you in advance and offering myself for any clarifications I send you best regards! FkpCascais (talk) 23:20, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: Harry Potter

That's fine, so long as you get to it over the next couple days. Leaving it up without anything started didn't seem fair to the writers, hence why I was going to work on it. If you're going to review it, then i'll leave it alone, no problem. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:20, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New York

Since you've flagged this GA review for second opinion, could you advertise it as such on the main GAN page? I'm concerned that nobody will see it otherwise. Thanks, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 12:46, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Don't worry, I just stumbled upon on it. I'll leave my comments momentarily. –Grondemar 21:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I appreciate it. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:07, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

GAN backlog elimination drive - 1 week to go

First off, on behalf of myself and my co-coordinator Wizardman, I would like to thank you for the efforts that you have made so far in this GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a success, and that is thanks to you. See this Signpost article about what this drive has achieved so far.

We're currently heading into the final week of the drive. At this time, if you have any GANs on review or on hold, you should be finishing off those reviews. Right now, we have more GANs on review or on hold than we do unreviewed. If you're going to start a GA review, please do so now so you can complete it by the end of the month and so that the nominator has a full 7-day window to address any concerns.

See you at the finish!

–MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 16:15, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Signature

You might already know this, but your signature seems to be breaking in this subst'ed welcome template: User talk:Lisa-maria syrett. I'm not sure how to fix, but suggest you change it (If you haven't already :) -- Quiddity (talk) 23:08, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Uhhhhh. Not my fault. That is a bot delivery. you may want to find the bot's operator. Thanks! Ham tech person 23:14, 24 April 2010 (UTC) (by the way, that is how it is supposed to look there.)

Doh! Thanks. In case you're curious, I've asked at WP:BON#SQLBot-Hello. Have a good weekend. -- Quiddity (talk) 01:22, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

And thank you

For the reversion. =) --Tommy²⁰¹⁰ 18:54, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome! Ham tech person 18:57, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

RfA

You supported? After trouting me for they typos I made at some unearthly hour? ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:56, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

It was more poking a small amount of fun at you. I was making a joke or sorts ther. It was really just a notification. I feel that on big noticeboards, it is appropriate to notify any user whose podts you change. Ham tech person 01:26, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

I know ;) and I appreciate you fixing it rather than leaving it there making me look bad! Thanks for the support anyway, it's very much appreciated. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 01:34, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Hey, could you mark Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince (film) with {{GAReview}} on GAN please- it's showing up as unreviewed in the backlog. Cheers, :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:41, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your participation in the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive

GAN backlog elimination drives chart up to 1 May

On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, I'd like to especially thank you for your efforts over this past month's GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a complete success, which hopefully results in more expedient good article reviews, increasing users' confidence in the good article nomination processes. Even if you made just a small contribution, it still helped contribute to the success of this drive. Here is what we have accomplished this last month in this drive.

661 total nominations were reviewed. 541 of them passed (~81.8%), 97 (~14.7%) failed, and 23 (~3.5%) ended on hold.
The WP:GAN page started at 110,126 bytes length on 1 April and ended at 43,387 bytes length at the end of 30 April (a 66,739 byte reduction in the page, about 60.6% less).
Excluding extremes, the longest wait for someone's GAN to be review was about 11.5 weeks at the beginning. (I mistook the figure when I reported to the Signpost that it was 13.) At the end, with the exception of one that was relisted, the longest wait is now at 10 days.
63 different users participated, each having completed at least one GAN, with others also having helped out behind-the-scenes in making the drive a success.
The drive started with 463 GA nominations remaining and 388 unreviewed. At the end of the month, we ended with 89 remaining (374 or about 80.8% less) and 47 unreviewed (341 or about 87.9% less).

For those who have accomplished certain objectives in the drive, awards will be coming shortly. Again, thank you for your help in the drive, and I hope you continue to help review GA nominations and overall improve the quality of articles here on Wikipedia.

–MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 17:50, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you.

Thanks for reverting the IP address' vandalism on my talk page. - Donald Duck (talk) 02:08, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

igloo

Thanks for your interest in igloo. I've added you to the script whitelist, so if you now try and run the program it should allow you to connect. I'm very busy atm, but any feedback or suggestions are still welcome. Ale_Jrb ^talk 11:12, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Hamtechperson. You have new messages at Dusti's talk page.
Message added 03:37, 13 May 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Verbally Insane 03:37, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

WP:ACC

What's happening with that request you have open? Stwalkerster [ talk ] 16:46, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Whoops Got busy IRL. Hamtechperson 19:19, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Admin coaching

Hi Hamtechperson,

I've recently returned from a fairly lengthy wikibreak, and while I am refreshed and once again in the mood to edit, I'm afraid I just don't have the enthusiasm or patience left to continue admin coaching my current students. I've enjoyed working with you recently, and I'd still be happy to answer any specific questions you may have, but I'm afraid I just can't be an effective mentor for the time being.

Obviously this isn't a reflection on you or your efforts so far. I wish you the best of luck should you run for RfA in the future.

Regards,

Juliancolton (talk) 19:56, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Drat! Same, and I hope you are feeling more up to it later. I shall (sadly) search for someone to replace you, which, I feel is futile. Ham tech person 01:03, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Interview request: The newbie experience, revert communication and $10 to the WMF

I'm concluding the study related to the NICE user script (that you installed at some point), and I'd like to ask you some questions about your experiences with and ideas about Wikipedia. The questions will be related to how you interact with new editors and the way you communicate when reverting. The chat should take about 45 minutes to an hour and can happen over phone, voip(skype) or instant messenger(gtalk, ICQ, AIM, etc.). As thanks for your time, I'll donate $10 (US) to the Wikimedia foundation at the completion of the interview. If you are interested or need more information, please let me know. --EpochFail^(talk|work) 16:36, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday!

Have a very happy birthday on your special day!
Best wishes, Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs (01:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC))

Here you go!

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For helping me weed out that IP crap on my talk page. –Chase (talk) 21:27, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Mediation Page/Process question

Hi Ham. I'm part of the TPM mediation and I got your message on my talk, and I'm now putting together my opening statement. I've seen some of the others' statements to get a feeling of what it should look like and I have question. Should it just be one statement and done, or should we modify or add new content to respond to others' statements and update our arguments? Or does that happen later in a different section? It'll affect the way I form my argument. Right now there's a little of each way going on in the statements posted. 1, 2, then 3 -Digiphi (Talk) 05:06, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

You can respond later. These are to be permanent statements. Please wait until all other opening statements are made to make any other postings. Thanks. Ham tech person 01:30, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Why do you think i'm a vandle?

Assume good faith Assume Good Faith. I added a factual bit to the question on eating spiders. Is it because i'm an ip address? you are going to be reported to the wikipedia administration now. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 14:20, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

mediation

Hi Hamtechperson,

Have I posted incorrectly or is this just a general notice? [4]. Thanks. Also, I'll try to get my other statement up tonight. RL is very busy on Fridays. :) Malke 2010 (talk) 18:16, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

A general notice. I was asked about it by Digiphi, and wanted to make it clear to everyone. Ham tech person 01:24, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Okay. I'm working on my statement/reply tonight.Malke 2010 (talk) 01:38, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for moving all the outside discussion to the talk page. It was becoming overwhelming. Malke 2010 (talk) 03:10, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Taking turns

Regarding the mediation, should I wait for all of session 1 responses before addressing them? Dylan Flaherty (talk) 17:46, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes indeed. Ham tech person 20:20, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Will do. Dylan Flaherty (talk) 21:09, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

mediation cabal

Hi Ham, how many rounds do you anticipate in the tea party movement cabal?Malke 2010 (talk) 14:41, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

After this round, I will begin to propose ideas to end the mediation. If there is not enough for me to work on, I will propose a special "link round" to give me sources to work with. I will go as long as I need to so as to get to a point that there is a mutual agreement. Ham tech person 14:58, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Sounds good, Ham. Thanks.Malke 2010 (talk) 16:35, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Ham, it might be a good idea to allow everybody to have a second response completed before the proposals begin. Also, putting up your proposal seems to me you've already made up your mind and I'm wondering if further participation will accomplish anything. Thanks.Malke 2010 (talk) 02:50, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey, I'm trying to gauge what people think, and find consensus. Isn't that a good way to do it?
I didn't start proposing! Someone else did. Ham tech person 14:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

The 'outside' comments have made their way back onto the project page. It would be helpful if they could be moved to the talk page. It's best to keep some order on the page. Malke 2010 (talk) 16:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Things did sort of move on their own, but movement is a good thing. I would like to see the current round of responses completed, but there's no reason we can't poke and prod at some proposals in the meantime. I'll even try not to use Ricky Martin analogies (but I said "try", so no promises). Dylan Flaherty (talk) 14:20, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Would it be premature for me to respond to the "First Proposal by North 8000" now? Dylan Flaherty (talk) 13:37, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Not at all. Ham tech person 14:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Cluebot-NG Review Interface

Thanks for signing up to help with the Cluebot-NG review interface. The interface requires a google account to log in, but the email address you supplied was not a google email address. If you'd still like to help, please sign up again, but with a google email address. Thanks! Crispy1989 (talk) 18:14, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I have a google account under that email thank you very much. Ham tech person 20:23, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Mediation talk

Thanks! My full response here. Dylan Flaherty (talk) 02:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Cabal wrap up?

Hi Ham,

Do you think we might be able to conclude the Tea party cabal this weekend? Unless you have exams/ton of homework, which in that case, waiting a bit longer is fine as well. Malke 2010 (talk) 17:18, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Ham, I'd like to suggest that this seems to have its own pace. The current round of comments is dragging, but it looks like a few participants (including you) have moved on to discussing concrete proposals, which would be part of our exit strategy. On the whole, I think this is going reasonably well and there are signs of a light at the end of the tunnel. But, given the constant progress, I don't see any reason to rush this. Dylan Flaherty (talk) 18:49, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Cabal finished

Hi Ham, it's been resolved on the TPm talk page. Thanks for your help. Happy holidays.Malke 2010 (talk) 16:44, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Ham, North8000 and others have indicated that this matter should be returned to mediation until resolved. Recent disagreements, edits and reverts to the article appear to support this. Xenophrenic (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

I think that it now actually has been resolved. I left a note on the mediation page and on the article talk page, the one on the talk page also attempted to recap the scope of what was specifically addressed and resolved. For example, this helps clarify that the current open discussion on the lead is on a brand new topic not the subject of the mediation, nor debated in the mediation.

And, again, HamTechPerson, thanks for your help. North8000 12:10, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Why is posting Rawrrr on a user talk page not helpfull? I believe that it is quite helpfull as it inspires more people to be dinosaurs... So therefore... YOUR WRONG!

So get a life instead of sitting on wikipedia all day everyday, you sad F*UCKING W*NKER!

I will make another account, and another after that and continue to harass your user talk page if you block my account.

So if your brave enough, try your luck. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Conrarr (talk • contribs) 10:23, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism?

Why is it vandalism? I am just specifically stating that the Indigenous peoples of Mexico are Amerindians (aka Native Americans/American Indians/whatever other name exists for their race), which they are.--76.95.192.150 (talk) 01:42, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

It was redundant information. I press ed the wrong button on my keyboard. I'll remove the warning, as it was in error. Ham tech person 01:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Unconstructive?

What was unconstructive in AJ article? WWEJobber (talk) 01:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I used a reliable source previously and it was not accepted. So I have to use the FCBK official account to prove my edit. But you cannot say that it was unconstructive because I improved the article with real information. WWEJobber (talk) 02:00, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Link please. Ham tech person 02:04, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Link of what? WWEJobber (talk) 02:07, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

The reliable source. Ham tech person 02:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4054498/ WWEJobber (talk) 02:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

IMDB is also not accepted as a reliable source. Ham tech person 02:14, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Why not? There are a lot of articles with IMDB as source. WWEJobber (talk) 02:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I do not know why it is not accepted as a reliable source. May I refer you to another user for that? You may be able to find help on [5], the english help channel. Ham tech person 02:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I did not understand anything that you wrote. WWEJobber (talk) 02:26, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Does that help? Ham tech person 02:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

No nothing. My information is real. WWEJobber (talk) 02:32, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Um... Can you ~~clarificate~~ clarify that for me please? Ham tech person 02:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Blocked?

Why am I going to get blocked for removing MISINFORMATION? Hispanic is NOT a race (never has been). Is it so bad for me (or anyone) to try to fix misinformation when they see it on this website? Or is this website based on (American) popular conception and (American) popular myth? The point of this encyclopedia is to INFORM, not to provide misinformation.--76.95.192.150 (talk) 02:00, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

It is because you are not citing sources. Bring me sources that are irrefutable and I will stand with you. Ham tech person 02:04, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Have a great day!

Hello Hamtechperson, SwisterTwister has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

SwisterTwister (talk) 06:00, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

KSU

As the mediator of the previous dispute, which has flared up again, I'm letting you know that I 'think' I've posted the relevant reference on the talk page; I would try to notify the parties, but since the most recent edits come from a (dynamic?) IP, I thought I'd let you know and request that you check back on it. Sorry for dragging you back to the wikidrama... :/ Dru of Id (talk) 07:52, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

This could be "fun". I'll see what I can do. Ham tech person 01:44, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

My comment with the reference was blanked by an involved editor, citing WP:CIVIL, although I WP:AGF that I'm mere collateral damage, I've asked for clarification on his talk page. Dru of Id (talk) 01:49, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

I only made the one edit; the IP edit summary of the article (4:48) caught my eye on recent changes; spent most of the next 2 hours 52 min researching the backstory & the statute, which I included at talk (7:40), {I then gave you a heads up (7:52)}; the IP, meanwhile, had posted to talk (6:01), and BQZip01 blanked my comment and ref with WP:Civil when he blanked the IP at talk (17:07). Dru of Id (talk) 02:45, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

If BQZip01 had only reverted, I think I understand how that might have happened; if you undo, and then edit further, I think my edit might still have been 'caught' - I think I opened before the IP, but closed after. Reasons for AGF abound :D, but understanding the coding process or an explanation makes it easier. (belated signing - see my user page). Dru of Id (talk) 03:07, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Another possibility, BQ was going to move it into the conversation, and forgot. I have no honest idea what happened. Ham tech person 00:52, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

He's restored it, with an oops!, and a comment at KSU:Talk. I don't know if you're aware of this: [6]. Dru of Id (talk) 06:37, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism on your page

Hamtech, it appears as though someone has been trying to vandalize your User Page. I went ahead and reverted it, just be aware that it's happening and maybe a request for semi-protect is in order. -Achowat (talk) 01:29, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Re: Your message on my talk page

Hi Hamtechperson/Archive 1,

The template that I nominated for deletion was actually from one of my former usernames, as I changed my username multiple times as you can see on my profile. Cheers--GouramiWatcher ^(Gulp) 19:49, 7 January 2012 (UTC)