User talk:@pple/Archive 6

Re:Help!

Nah. Not a policy violation, right? :) Users can write anything on their talk pages, they don't have to make sense at all. PeaceNT 17:39, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, so that's thoughts (or whatever). :) But WP:NOT is supposed to deal with articles, this is their userspace. It should be their rights to write whatever nonsense they want, unless it contains attack materials, does it? PeaceNT 17:47, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, that's the same as the text on their linked blog. Posting those materials on talk page hardly violates WP:NOTBLOG. I suggest you leave it as it is. PeaceNT 18:01, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Your name

I could easily tell you've been around for quite awile since you can't create a username with an @ sign nowdays. VoL†ro/\/Force 01:01, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Unknown Object June 2007 Santa Fe NM.jpg

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Thanks for the Review!

Dear @pple,
Thank you for your participation in providing me with a critique in my recent editor's review, archived here. I read and take each person's comments very seriously, whether or not the content is critical or praiseworthy. I look forward to working with you in future Wikipedia projects.
-- Miranda

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Re:NKVA

Nếu anh đã nói như vậy thì em chấp nhận nhưng vẫn còn bất mãn, nhiều bộ Anime bé xúi của Nhật vẫn chểm chệ trên Wikipedia mà nguyên cái NKVA không được! Em vẫn giữ nguyên quan điểm của mình, chẳng thà nếu có thể mình rewrite và add informations hơn là xóa chỉ vì nó chỉ nói tới sex scandal. Cái đọan mà "gây sốc cho người lớn" là đúng, vì nhiều báo chí trong nước đã nói tới.

Nói chung là trình độ viết = TA của em còn kém, không đóng góp bên Wikipedia EN được nên em chấp nhận. Anh dịch tin nhắn này ra và nhắn cho PeaceNT dùng em nhé.

Chào anh, chúc anh một ngày tốt lành.

Magnifier 13:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Em không có ý bức xúc với PeaceNT đâu anh. chắc vì cái trình độ viết tồi tệ của em nó gây ra hiểu lầm đấy ( em không biết viết như thế nào cho không công kích giống như trong khi viết Tiếng Việt, chưa thấy tài liệu này hướng dẫn điều này trên Internet, vì chủ yêu em học TA cũng chỉ qua Google thui à :)) ).

Magnifier 13:56, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

In Event of Moon Disaster

In Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/In Event of Moon Disaster the consensus was to transwiki the speech to Wikisource or Wikiquote. I'm not able to find the text on either of those sites. Did it actually get copied over before the article was gimped to a redirect? If so, what's the title so I can add a link at Apollo 11 in popular culture? —dgies^t_c 07:06, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Per WP:DPR there is no need to delete any revisions when the consensus is to merge. —dgies^t_c 07:27, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

I cannot disagree with your reasoning, only its application to this article. There exists a Wikipedia article on the Gettysburg Address; one could easily reason that if a disaster had occured during the Apollo 11 mission, that this speech would now be equally well-remembered as Lincoln's, for better or worse. The article, even in its truncated form of merely repeating the intended speech, also gives insight into the political aspect of spaceflight operations, and the social outlook on space exploration in that timeframe. For those reasons, the article deserved to stay. I recognize that this debate is now over, but wanted to share my thoughts regardless, since I've been AfC for some time, and didn't have the chance to participate further in the RfD. Ender78 (talk) 10:27, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Query on scrollboxes

Hello @pple, recently I happened to be reading the article on the Central Intelligence Agency and was impressed with the scroll boxes which had been applied to tidy up many of the references. I then sought to apply this format to several of the articles which I frequently follow which also had rather lengthy lists of footnotes.

After I did this, one other editor reversed all of my changes on the basis of the citation guidelines.

I note that the addition of the scroll-box to the Central Intelligence Agency article originated with an edit that you had made on 29 July 2007 and that you are an experienced editor and an administrator. I also note that other articles of high quality such as Ancient Rome use the scroll box feature.

Can you advise me of the correct position here? When is it appropriate to use scroll boxes? Kind regards--Calabraxthis 07:58, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Eternity Rites cover.jpg

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Thank you bunches!

Thank you so much for suppporting my RfA. I was promoted with a total of (44/1/0) - a vote of confidence from the community that I find humbling and motivating. I will not abuse your trust. Look forward to working with you! (Esprit15d 21:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC))

Thank you for your support.

Remember, remember, the fifth of November? Thank you to everyone who participated in my Request for adminship, which was successful at 50/5/0 on November 5th, 2007. It became, as you may know, rather contentious toward the end (though fortunately no gunpowder was involved), and I appreciate the work of other Wikipedians to keep it focused. --Thespian 02:38, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Galkowicz =

I noticed that you removed the article about my daughert , that was killed by a mortar . I understand that this is not a memorial place , but this is an historical event , for many reasons , and one of them is that for the first time , a brazilian citizen , was killed by palestine fire , and the actual brazilian goverment , is very pro-palestinians. Second reason : she was killed inside the israeli territory , and she was a civilian , not a military objective , as Hamas insist that she only fires on military objetives. I have a few more explanations why this case is special . Thank you . Natan galkowicz - father of Dana

Kokkallur

I noticed you deleted Kokkallur under A7. Geographical locations do not fall under the scope of this criterion, so I have restored it. I can't imagine this result being any different at DRV. --- RockMFR 14:14, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, my mistake. +reps for great improvement RockMFR. @pple complain 04:46, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Invitation to Participate in a Survey

dear @pple ,

thank you for your kind attention to this message.

My name is Zhan Li and I am a PhD student at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. ( You can view my bio (scroll down) for verification here: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Doctoral/1.aspx )

I am asking approx. 200 randomly selected Wikipedia administrators if they would like to participate in a brief (it might take you about 10 minutes) online survey about their use of open content online encyclopedias. I am conducting this research for an introductory research methods class under Professor Peter Monge ( http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~monge/ ).

I hope that you will participate in this survey.

Here is the link for the online survey, which begins with information pages detailing survey conditions and participant rights as well as my contact details for any questions:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=a73oeHUjW9QKvYB7fmIb0A_3d_3d

The survey will close at Pacific Standard Time 12:15 AM on Wednesday 14th November. If you have any problems accessing this link, please let me know.

I appreciate your consideration of this request.

If you need to communicate with me, please email me rather than use wikipedia message pages Thank you very much Zhan Li ( email: zhanli at usc dot edu ) Zhanliusc 05:01, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

No one expects a Pigman admin!

		Wallowing in my RfA: This time it's personal...
		My sincere thanks for your support in my request for adminship, which ended with 51 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. Doubtless it was an error to put one of the government-bred race of pigmen in any position of authority, but I hope your confidence in me proves justified. Even a man pure of heart and who says his prayers at night can become a were-boar when the moon is full and sweet. Fortunately, I'm neither a were-pig nor pure of heart so this doesn't appear to be an imminent danger to Wikipedia for the moment. Fortunate as well because were-pig hooves are hell on keyboards and none too dexterous with computer mice. If ever I should offend, act uncivil, misstep, overstep, annoy, violate policy, or attempt to topple the fascist leadership of Wikipedia, please let me know so I can improve my behaviour and/or my aim. I am not an animal; I am an admin. And, of course, if there is any way in which I can help you on Wikipedia, please do not hesitate to ask me. Despite my japes, I am indeed dedicated to protecting and serving Wikipedia to the best of my foppish and impudent abilities. I will strive to be an admirable admin, shiny and cool, reasonable and beatific. Pigmanwhat?/trail 05:42, 8 November 2007 (UTC) Post Scriptum: I believe my collaged graphic at left, which incorporates the WP globe and mop image, falls under the rubric of parody for my purposes here. Or is it satire? Regardless, it's a legitimate and legally protected First Amendment usage under US law. Complaints and allegations that this is an improper "fair use" image will be entertained on my talk page, probably with fruit juice, finger food and exotic coffees.

Some thankyou spam, glorious spam

Thankyou for supporting my successful rfa which closed with 58 supports. If i am honest i am rather humbled by the unanimous support and i hope to live up to everyones expectations. If you ever need any help, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks again. Woodym555 15:28, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Click there to open your card! → → →

Dearest @pple,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 137 supports, 22 opposes, and 5 neutrals. Your kind words and strongest possible support are very much appreciated and I look forward to proving you right. I would like to give special thanks to The_undertow and Phoenix-wiki for their co-nominations. Thank you again and best regards.

Lara❤Love 06:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC) Credits: This RFA thanks was inspired by The Random Editor's RFA thanks which was inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks.

Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35

Let us rejoyce! Wikipedia Weekly Episode 35 has been released!

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my rfa

If you voted in my RFA...

...thank you for your participation. I withdrew with 83 supports, 42 opposes, and 8 neutrals. Your kind words and constructive criticism are very much appreciated. I look forward to using the knowledge I have accrued through the process to better the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers and Wikidudeman for their co-nominations.

Thank you again and, best regards. VanTucky ^Talk

This RFA thanks was inspired by Lara❤Love's

RfA

I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated. I only hope that I am able to help a little on here. Please let me know if I can help you or equally if you find any of my actions questionable. Thanks & regards --Herby ^{talk thyme} 12:34, 16 November 2007

HOW DARE YOU DELETE MY KURT LOCKHART PAGE (UTC)

Deleted articles

You've got to look at the deleted version of @pple, read rather interesting. :P I found out a deleted entry by my username too, but it's not as good. :/ Hope you're doing well, apple. Best wishes, PeaceNT (talk) 17:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Classification of admins

Hi @pple. Please consider adding your admin username to the growing list at Classification of admins. Best! -- Jreferee t/c 22:36, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Eternity Rites cover.jpg

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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 06:15, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia Weekly Episode 36

Hey! Wikipedia Weekly Episode 36 has been released!

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ArbCom Elections comments

Good morning. Regarding your vote on the candidate votes page for Deskana; unfortunately, the attached comments were too long and should be placed at the voting talk page. The maximum length of comments on the voting page itself should be two short sentences. This determination was reached on prior consensus on the ArbCom Elections talk page. For your convenience, I have moved them appropriately, and have included a link from the vote page to the comment on the talk page - but feel free to edit my move to your preference. However, extended comments, like the ones you provided, are best placed on the talk page. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you. - ZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 05:23, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Your merges

Your activities in the article Eluveitie have been reverted.

• There has been no consensus to merge. Not a single person who voted even uttered the word "merge"
• Thus, it will behoove you to use templates such as {{mergeto|Eluveitie}}, and wait for a consensus. This is not a place for unilateral actions, tempting as they might be

Óðinn 16:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of aticle on CiRCA (Nightclub)

I wrote a long detailed article on CiRCA (Nightclub) that included its history, historical infromation about the opening ceremonies, and various detailed sections about different aspects of it, illustrated with several pictures that our research team took there. I also wrote detailed captions for each of the photographic illustratrations, outlining some of the notable uses of new and innovative technologies there (there are a number of interactive art exhibits within the club that are by notable artists as well as being notable in themselves).

My article got deleted the same day I created it.

Is there a simple way this text can be recovered, or does it exist in a cache of some sort?

Also is there a way that I can see the history of my article, e.g. how it got changed to a redirect, and how it is that my contributions got erased? Is there any edit history on the article?

I found the following summary on talk:Anthony Appleyard:

• At 12:27, 1 December 2007 User:Glogger created CiRCA (Nightclub).
• At 14:19, 1 December 2007 User:Mushroom moved CiRCA (Nightclub) to CiRCA: "no need to disambiguate", thus leaving CiRCA (Nightclub) as a redirect
• At 6:20, 1 December 2007 User:Andyjsmith speedy-delete-tagged CiRCA {{db-advert}}: "this is simply an advert for a club"
• At 7:02, 1 December 2007 User:Anthony Appleyard deleted CiRCA and CiRCA (Nightclub)

but I'd like to get the original text of the article, and if possible, the history of changes made to it.Glogger (talk) 13:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Great success!

Click that-a-way to open your card! → → →

Dear Apple, Thank you for your participation in my request for adminship, which ended successfully with a final tally of (52/10/1). I was impressed by the thoughtful comments on both sides, and the RFA process in general. The extra buttons do look pretty snazzy, but I'll be careful not to overuse them. If you have advice to share or need assistance with anything, feel free to drop me a message or email. Thank you and good day! Cordially, — xDanielx T/C\R 06:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC) Credits - This RFA thanks was inspired by Carlosguitar's RFA thanks and LaraLove's RFA thanks, which were both inspired by The Random Editor's RFA thanks, which was in turn inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks.

Really, really bad haikus from a new admin

Setting new lows in thank-you spam:

Click there for my RfA spam haikus! → → →

Janitor's new tools
Spam must stop -- will new mop act?
Ooops, .com blocked

New admin, new tools
Earnest newbie furrows brow
Fare thee well Main Page

New mess all about
Sorcerer's Apprentice mop
Not supporter's fault

A. B. so grateful
Wikipedia trembles
Watch out DRV

A. B. wonders why
Copyright always confused
Fair use, farewell, bye

Qatar is blocked
Shucks those range blocks are tricky!
Will get it straight soon.

Colbert's elephants
stampede Wikipedia
Must protect, protect

Wiki fortress not.
Open gates, knowledge wings free
But fiends are about

Dear RfA friend,
I will learn, chaos will fade
Thanks so much ... A. B.

This RfA thank you card is based on a card originally done by Phaedriel

@pple, thank you so much for your support in my RfA. I look forward to living up to yours and others' trust and expectations.

In the meantime, enjoy your haikus!
--A. B. ^(talk) 23:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Schweizer 434 deletion

I'm a bit puzzled as to why you deleted the Schweizer 434 page that I created. Unless I'm mistaken, the edit summary clearly stated "Created redirect page". Now I obviously botched the attempt to make it a redirct (I saved it too quickly), but when I tried to fix it, within 5 minutes of its creation, you had already deleted it. Are admins not allowed to double check CSD tags, and fix the page if an obvious mistake has been made? Just asking. - BillCJ (talk) 09:45, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I forgot the redirect tag. Not trying to complain or show you up, but just trying to let you know what happened for future refernce. THanks. - BillCJ (talk) 10:12, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Image:Namcao.jpg

An image that you uploaded, Image:Namcao.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 16:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you happy holidays and >> >> >>

Have a great time editing!
Thank you for all your contributions to Wikipedia! Cheers!
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Credits: This card was inspired by Macy's123, assistant of V's Shop

Thank you for your great work as an admin. Midorihana_{(talk)(contribs)} 05:30, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Stonecutter Records

Please send my "Stonecutter Records" article that was deleted to tyshpix@yahoo.com

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Elonka 3

Thank you for your support in my RfA. It was definitely a dramatic debate, that landed on WP:100! I paid close attention to everything that was said, and, where possible, I will try to incorporate the (constructive) criticism towards being a better administrator. I'm taking things slowly for now, partially because it's the holiday season and there are plenty of off-wiki distractions. :) I'm also working my way through the Wikipedia:New admin school and double-checking the relevant policies, and will gradually phase into the use of the new tools. My main goals are to help out with various backlogs, but I also fully intend to keep on writing articles, as there are several more that I definitely want to get to WP:FA status! Thanks again, and have a good New Year, --Elonka 22:08, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Schweizer 434

FYI, I consider ANY unwanted changes to the userspace with my name (since I can't say "my userspace") to be vandalism. Vandlism is against WIkipedia POLICY - it's not a guideline, so how did I bereka my own rules?? Idiot. I know we didn't start off on the right foot today, but I did aplogize for it. Yet you insisted on redacting my userspace, like I was a common vandal, wtihout even the courtesy to appraoch me first liek a real adult would. If the wiki-break notice is a personal attack on my paer, then I'm sorry your feelings were hurt. I've had it today with people protecting the real vandals and abusers, then going after me like I'm worse than the vandals. Well, I've had it with idoits like you. And you really are stupid for nominating the largest airlines list. THere, now THAT was a REAL personal attack. GO get me blocked if you wish, but I'm gone from WIkipedia anyway. THought I may come back as an IP, since they get more respect than regular users from the likes of morons like you!