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Checkuser
editRe:Checkuser: I would never use that unless I had evidence of sock-ness. I haven't abused admin powers, and I don't see why you think I would abuse that power. Redwolf24 (talk—How's my driving?) 01:44, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
* I did not say anything about "abusing". All I said was that I was extremely uncomfortable. But maybe because I am one of those who is paranoid when it comes to privacy issues. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 01:55, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
o I respect that. Essjay is quite anonymous, and he's my best wikifriend... I wouldn't just jump from person to person checking their IP. Redwolf24 (talk—How's my driving?) 01:57, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
- In case you haven't seen. Thanks for your opinion anyway, regardless of what heading it was under ;-) Redwolf24 (talk—How's my driving?) 02:10, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Super Bowl odds
editUsing http://www.reflector.com/sports/content/shared/sports/nfl/post/stats/odds.html and their source is The Sports Network.
It's taken me hours just to enter the odds on 2/3 of the Super Bowls so far. If I have to go back to all those, I'll have to give up.
GW
Thank you
editThat was very cool of you to help me out like that. Thanks!Gator1 18:57, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
Road stubs
editAll of the following made their way to WP:SFD:
- {{Arizona State Route Stub}}
- {{Kentucky State Highway Stub}}
- {{Maryland-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{Massachusetts-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{Michigan-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{Missouri-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{Nevada-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{New-Hampshire-State-Highway-Stub}}
- {{Nhroute}}
- {{Washington-State-Highway-Stub}}
--Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 03:49, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing that out, and please let me point out something else from Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages
The most common reason is when a page name is misspelled, or wrongly capitalized. Please fix any and all of those as you see them.
That page was wrongly capitalized. I saw it. I fixed it. A Merge Proposal in a case like that is overkill, and against Be Bold. Any problems with GFDL can be solved with a note in the Edit Summary noting the old page name in the case it was in so people have a way to see the old page. I'll add that to the If that fails section of the Merging page to avoid any problems with GFDL. Karmafist 05:51, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
- P.S: BTW, your Nomination Records page is cool, you're probably only second to Durin in Rfa studies. Karmafist 05:51, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
- Whoops, forgot to capitalize "Lore" again when I moved it to National Football League lore as per the Wikipedia:Naming conventions to try to avoid abbreviations. The article now currently resides at National Football League Lore. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:03, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
- Great, thanks for fixing that oversight. Let me know if I can help with something in the future. Karmafist 06:13, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
- Whoops, forgot to capitalize "Lore" again when I moved it to National Football League lore as per the Wikipedia:Naming conventions to try to avoid abbreviations. The article now currently resides at National Football League Lore. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:03, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
Charlie the Disco Dog (Again)
editNot to mention WTHR and WRTV could had swapped affliations carrying Charlie the Disco Dog in 1979 is mentioned, but this is from an unknown news report regarding ABC and the show, probably from The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, Indianapolis Star, newspapers in the Tampa Bay areas, and Raleigh, NC News & Observer, whoever is the delusional editor, could get in trouble. *Msg left by 65.54.154.11 (talk • contribs)
- It would be nice if you could provide the exact time and date of these news reports. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 21:57, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
- The Wall Street Journal September 1974 (?)
- New York Times September 1974 (?)
- Associated Press September 1974 (?)
- Raleigh, NC News & Observer September 1974
- Indianapolis Star September 1974 (?)
- ABC (the only TV network denies it)
Yes, I did read them, But I do not know what the exact time, when reports came in, all I said was September 1974, this is the only information I have! and I was not there in my own time in 1974.
What are you trying to do, User:Zzyzx11, (also refer to your real name) Are you trying to accuse the American Broadcasting Company and several news organizations of covering up exact dates and times of unknown reports? That would be an tragedy. - Several news organziations could had gone ahead to publish the story leaking the name of the network and character or that ABC decided to leak the name of the cartoon dog character, Charlie and the music term, "disco", or they did not tell the other news editors about it.
WP:AN/I
editHeya, your last edit to WP:AN/I deleted katefan0's comments. What that on purpose? I'm not sure you clarified sufficiently to render here remark moot. --fvw* 23:42, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
Wow
editI've been trying to add delete tags on articles, but your deleting them before I can.
Great! Molotov (talk) 
04:28, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
Already, have another one for that!
My RfA
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Hi Zzyzx11! Just wanted to thank you for supporting my RfA. I hope I will be able to live up to the confidence placed in me. --Cyberjunkie | Talk 04:56, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
Tagging copyvios for speedy delete
editI usually say which url the copyvio article is from, but sometimes, it doesn't show up in the article even though I do put it in. It usually shows up as simply {{{1}}} in these cases. ErikNY 22:33, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
Tomf688 RFA vote
editI noticed that you have some concerns in relation to my RfA. I want to thank you for voting (even if it was not positive), but I also wanted to ask if you could be a bit more specific as to what can I do or perform to possibly change your mind? Again, thanks. --tomf688{talk} 14:39, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
He's too obscure than being well-known.
editNo one told me this show does not exist on Google and IMDB, except Jeff Schiller, Amcaja and Ezhiki which I have gived up the discussion with them.
I was even blocked of creating some articles relating to him, probably more than three times. Look, I did not say the little-talking dog was an rock singer, he is a cartoon character. No one can think outright of banning the obscure character and blaming the American Broadcasting Company and several news organizations, including the New York Times. I quit.
- How many times do I have to tell you about Charlie the Disco Dog? Please give us specific times and dates of your sources so that I or any other editor can go to our local public library's newspapers and periodicals department, look it up in their databases and microfiche, and look it up ourselves. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:32, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Block this user from Wikipedia
edit'I don't have any of my own sources dating back to the mid to late 1970s, and that he or she is still trying to demand exact dates and times, where I did get my own sources from the show? Should I give him the source, when it started when Nixon was fired? No, I don't have any 1970s calendars. ABC and the New York Times could get in trouble, including newspapers in few cities I quoted.
Minnesota Vikings
editRegarding my removal of the "Sex Scandal" chapter of the Minnesota Vikings page, I believe this type of journalism is best left out of NFL team pages. I believe it only encourages fans of rival NFL franchises to add more negative information about teams they don't like. If we want to add a chapter on player transgressions to every NFL team, I believe the Cowboys and Packers sites could use a few updates as well. How about the Mark Chmura hottob incident with teenage girls or Michael Irvin in a hotel room with cocaine and women? Anyway, I think you see my point.
--Erdrick October 23rd 2005
Branden Robinson
editYou removed the Branden Robinson page that I created, claiming that "this does not really assert why this developer is important or significant in relation to any other developer".
Branden is incumbent of the office of Debian Project Leader; I think that makes him "significant" enough. I agree that the page was rather small, and could've included more information, but I ran out of time and wanted to complete it at a later time. You didn't give me the chance...
Please restore that page.
-- Wouter Verhelst -- 195.144.77.46 16:43, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
- If you would like, please follow the directions at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Your job will be to convince myself, User:JJay (the user who first tagged your article for deletion), and any other editor as to why this article should be restored and why it does not violate the criteria listed on Wikipedia:Deletion of vanity articles. Thank you. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 23:16, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the resources
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Hello, I like the set of tools you have collected on your user page so much that I have pillfered them for my own purposes. It has been really handy to me to have all these resources linked in one convenient place. As an expression of my thanks, and in recognition of your own use of these many tools to make Wikipedia a better place. I award you this Barnstar. Johntex\talk 01:12, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your support on my RfA, I really appreciate it. the wub "?!" 12:48, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
Felice Beato
editHi, regarding my FAC on Felice Beato, I've rewritten the lead and other sections and I've added some images. How does it look to you now? Pinkville 11:16, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting me in my RfA. I never thought I would get so much support! Thanks to your help, my nomination was the 10th most supported RfA in Wikipedia history. Now, please keep an eye out on me while I learn the new tools, ok? Thanks again! Titoxd(?!?) 17:55, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
- They're already in an order of north-south bridges from west to east, then east-west bridges from north to south. The purpose of the template is to easily organize the eight bridges, by linking to each in a convienient place. I don't see this template as a series infobox, but a Navigational one --LBMixPro(Speak on it!) 22:28, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
Charlie Dog again
editI don't have any ideas this time now. But I am still being told to stop talking about Charlie Dog again and again, which is driving me crazy, he only asked an dumb question is where did I get my own ideas from.
What was I thinking? Did Channel 4 in Indianapolis feature Charlie narrating in "Saturday Night Fever", also you ask WGN or WTTV (Indianapolis) about it. No comments, I guess I will remove it quickly.
Quoting from Thomas Edison's dog Nipper - "Where is his master's voice?".
Old Talks
editI've decided I'm going to track down evry conversation I've ever had and post a link to my side of the converastion. Could you give me a link to that conversation we had a while back about Peanuts Characters? Thanks.
Oh, and one more thing. When you respond, and this tagline to the top, right under the header?:
- To see the other side of this converstion, please click here. Thank you.
Thank you. --Wack'd About Wiki 12:22, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
Project Tags
editYou're absolutely right. I was really wondering why nothing was tagged. My bad, i'm going back and reverting now.jfg284 16:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
In the news
editITN stories should be relevant to at least more than one country. U.S. Supreme Court stories are absolutely inappropriate here, despite any ideas you may be getting from reading the top stories in U.S. media. silsor 17:07, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- What guideline or policy are you referring to? Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:10, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- I'm referring to Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page, which says "It should be a story of an international importance, or at least interest." Needless to say the nomination of a judge isn't of interest to the non-American world, and in terms of international importance or affect, it's nil. silsor 17:16, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- Do you have evidence to cite that? In my opinion, much like our deletion policy, the burden is in you to cite reasons and evidence to remove an entry like that. Keep in mind, I was not the one who put it on ITN originally. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:23, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- Your opinion seems to be "lost in space", not based upon anything. You're comparing it to the deletion policy which is about deleting articles. And even under the deletion policy, people give their opinion on whether an article is notable, interesting and important, with no requirement for "evidence". silsor 17:32, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- I'm sorry if I seemed too harsh over all this. silsor 17:42, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- Do you have evidence to cite that? In my opinion, much like our deletion policy, the burden is in you to cite reasons and evidence to remove an entry like that. Keep in mind, I was not the one who put it on ITN originally. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:23, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- I'm referring to Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page, which says "It should be a story of an international importance, or at least interest." Needless to say the nomination of a judge isn't of interest to the non-American world, and in terms of international importance or affect, it's nil. silsor 17:16, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
New York Giants
editI see you reverted a quote by Well Mara on the New York Giants article. I agree with the revert, as I don't think the quote was quite right. But the speech did happen, as I was there at that game. I'll see if I can find a more definitive version of the quote. You can call me Al 21:16, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
- Ah! Found it. You can call me Al 21:20, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Bears
editRegarding former homes, what do you think about listing one-use sites, such as Chicago Stadium for the 1932 championship game, or Dyche Stadium for opening day in 1969? Wahkeenah 23:26, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
It probably was 1970. I couldn't recall. I would have checked for sure first. The Bears were looking around for a suitable new home, because no matter how many bodies they stuffed into Wrigley, it was still short of the 50,000 that the NFL decreed as the minimum standard around that time. Hence the migration to Soldier Field. They even took the old East Stand temporary bleachers and made them into a North Stand at the lakeside stadium. This was around the time the Bears went 1-13 and lost the rights to Terry Bradshaw to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who also went 1-13. In fact, I think the Bears' only win that year came against the Steelers. Ah, nostalgic memories. Right. Wahkeenah 05:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
I am pretty sure it was the opening game of 1970 vs. Philadelphia, won 20-16 or some such. They went 6-8 that year, not too bad considering they were 1-13 in 1969. Wahkeenah 01:05, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the confirmation and further details. I vaguely recall watching that game on TV, watching Dick Butkus "kill". So your main reference lists all non-standard sites for all NFL games ever? Awesome. Wahkeenah 02:13, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Daniel Brandt
editIs it time to start blocking folks? In any case I'd like to see it kept open for a while before protecting it, the IPs are changing all the time so it may not do any good. I'm willing to sit and revert for a while. Wear him out... Rx StrangeLove 03:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
- I saw that you protected it, I'm willing to sit and revert...I'd like see if reverting for a while gets the point across Rx StrangeLove 03:31, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
- Because IPs are constantly changing I am very hesitant to block and would rather protect the page. But if there are a number of users willing to sit and revert for a while, like what is always done on the daily featured article, then I will not get in the way. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:33, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
- I'm wiling to revert for a couple hours myself....plus there's other RC patrolers. I just think that protection is sort of a last resort and we shouldn't put ourselves in a postiton where he can accuse us of preventing him from editing a version he doesn't agree with. I know he's causing it but we should make every attempt to be able to say we tried to keep it open. I won't roll your change back, but I did want to let you know how I felt. Rx StrangeLove 03:41, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
- Because IPs are constantly changing I am very hesitant to block and would rather protect the page. But if there are a number of users willing to sit and revert for a while, like what is always done on the daily featured article, then I will not get in the way. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:33, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
- Ok, I'll see how it goes tonight, it may end up protected again but at least we did our best, thanks. Rx StrangeLove 03:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thanks
editThanks for the revert of the vandalism on my user and user talk pages. Just so you know the vandal has been blocked for 1 week due to death threats and if he returns and causes problems he'll have to be blocked for longer since making death threats against other editors is unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated. Thanks again. Jtkiefer T | @ | C ----- 05:11, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
rfa records numbering
editcan User:Zzyzx11/RFA_nomination_records be numbered, I could do it next to the username. --Adam1213 Talk+ 02:25, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
- cant you use # for numbers
--Adam1213 Talk+ 02:44, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
- In this case I recommend that you have a copy of it insomething like excel / frontpage / word / open office and autonumber it and have it all formated in it.... so it will do it.
Or even better all of the things are the same ammounts of lines on the left have a table with numbers in it it will do it for you!!!! --Adam1213 Talk+ 02:52, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks
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Thanks for reverting vandalism on my user page. -Greg Asche (talk) 21:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
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editCould you try the table with a separte table on the left with numbers it could look the same as the table version and be numbered... --Adam1213 Talk+ 09:48, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
My RFA
editI'm sorry you found reason to be neutral on my request for adminship, but now that I've been promoted, I'd like to clear the slate. If you have any specific issues/problems with me, please feel free to state them on my talk page so that I can work to prevent them in the future. ALKIVAR™
07:27, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.
The final outcome was (96/2/0), so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any queries about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Again, thanks!here is some proof/sources for Terminator 4
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now will all the people stop eraseing it?
about Pentium Pro logo
editI just noticed that you deleted the Pentium Pro logo sometime ago with the help of the new deleted edits browser. Anyway, Pentium Pro is a different processor from Pentium I and it had a small difference in the logo too. Therefore, I just wanted to let you know that what you deleted wasn't exactly the "scaled down version of Pentium I logo". -- WB 01:29, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
Userpage vandalism
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Thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage. I appreciate it. I have given our friend a one hour vacation. Thanks again. -- Psy guy (talk) 06:03, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Image server
editThanks for clearing that up- and I understand now I think, was reverting to an image that wasn't within copyright or policy by accident because of that. My mistake! Schissel : bowl listen 23:09, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Oldvfd template
editI'm cleaning up references to {{oldvfd}}, replacing them with {{oldafdfull}} and basically hoovering up the mess left behind following a deletion attempt. I notice that you have listed this article on User:Zzyzx11/AT with a note to "always subst". Please don't SUBST this template, for two reasons:
- it makes it very difficult to do what I'm doing, because the trace-back is destroyed
- it clutters up the talk page with stuff that people don't really need to see in edit-mode
Maybe you're not doing this any more, but I just wanted to mention it… HTH HAND Phil | Talk 09:27, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
- Whoa, I forgot that page, and yes, I do not really close AFD anymore. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:01, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
Recent Edits Deleted for "advertising"
editAdding articles pertaining to the subject matter is not advertising (ie the Buck Rogers article, the Automan article, subjects that have little to no coverage on the net that the site in question researched extensively, albeit with a humorous slant.) Using Wiki for advertising would be more along the lines of Progressiveboink's self-written bio page which they event went so far as to link as a "feature" on their main page, claiming that they are the continuation of Whatever-Dude.com, when none of their writers were on Whatever-dude.com staff when the site went out of business. I added a few links to pre-existing pieces that added additional info to the articles in question. I did not write a bio piece on how great the site linked was. —preceding unsigned comment by Blowhard77 (talk • contribs)
Reply Re: Recent Edits Deleted for "advertising"
editIn regards to the fact that the site in question has already been used on Wikipedia in the same fashion without it being questioned seems to indicate that some on Wiki staff have no problem with the content, especially when it purtains to a subject that already has a limited amount of information available as it is, such as the aforementioned television shows. Movie reviews, I can see those being superfluous, even though IMDB also links to this very same website for reviews on films rarely, if ever, reviewed by mainstream sites such as rotten tomatoes. But take, for instance, the site's online tours of Disney parks. The webmaster purports to be a former Disney castmember, and provides information in those articles not made readily available my Disney's own sites, nor anywhere else on the web, including sites like Pouse Planet... tips on what to see and what to miss, what rides are age appropriate, pricing structures, vacation packages, and the like that aren't presented or spun by a Disney-owned website. Those articles are one of the major draws that the site in question is known for, and has received numerous accolades from sites like XE and Fark.
—preceding unsigned comment by Blowhard77 (talk • contribs)
Conspiracy theory redux
edit"This is the song that never ends, it just goes on and on my friends..." See [4]. Jayjg (talk) 20:54, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanks neighbor
editFrom the offices of one Master Jay:
I decided to check, like, my page history (pardon my California english), and I discovered that you reverted vandalism on my page, obviously when I was not online. Thanks for keeping a watch on your neighbors when they're out, neighbor. --Master Jay 00:04, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Warning Message sent to 206.190.193.91
editHi, I just wanted to let you know that this is my school... :-\ I just noticed that you sent a block warning, and I think that if you could keep pages from being edited from this address, that would be a good idea, since it seems like kids here just want to make trouble.
Continuation of discussion
editWell you're not going to find a review of the site because the only writers who write reviews of E/N sites are the E/N site owners themselves (Progressiveboink's Wikipedia page being a perfect example.) The site in question was founded by one of the star writers from Whatever-dude.com after it went down in 2004. Whatever-dude.com was itself a highly popular site and an offshoot of X-Entertainment, one of the most visited E/N style sites on the web. The new site (well, it's over a year old now, but still considered the new guy on the block E/N/ site wise) is regularly linked on Fark, alldumb, and other such "best of the web" style sites. Besides which, saying that a source of information is superfluous because one hasn't heard of it is a statement of pure ignorance. When you walk into a Barnes and Noble, you're surrounded by thousands of works by authors you've never heard of. If all we ever bought were books by authors we'd heard of, the advancement of modern fiction would end as soon as the current generation of authors died.
besides which, one of the examples you give of a "worthy" site, (for no other reason than because you've heard of it) IMDB links to the site in question for reviews of relatively unknown films it hasn't covered; one example that comes to mind being a z-flick called "The Adventures Of Young Van Helsing."
But you're right. You shouldn't invest time in websites you haven't heard of. In fact, feel free to never use Google again, since there will clearly never be a need for you to find new websites, since the ones you've already heard of are the only ones of merit. Of course, I only heard of Wikipedia a few weeks ago...
—preceding unsigned comment by Blowhard77 (talk • contribs)
Oakland
editSorry. But why do we have pointless redirects like Los Angeles redirecting to Los Angeles, California, where there's a note about the disambiguation page? Narco 23:11, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
One Further Note
editIf the links I put up were not appropriate Wiki external links, then explain the Progressive Boink links on these pages:
http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Burger_King http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Doctor_Claw http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Doki_Doki_Panic http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Kenan_%26_Kel
—preceding unsigned comment by Blowhard77 (talk • contribs)
Thank you!
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Hi Zzyzx11,
Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. I was both surprised and delighted about the amount of support votes and all the kind words! If I can ever help with anything or if you have any comments about my actions as an admin, please let me know! Regards, JoanneB 15:19, 21 November 2005 (UTC)GraemeL's RFA
edit Hi Zzyzx11,
I am now an administrator and would like to thank you for your support on my RfA. I was very surprised at the number of votes and amount of and kind comments that I gathered. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I mess up in the use of my new powers. --GraemeL (talk) 15:49, 21 November 2005 (UTC)Fair enough
editWell I certainly wasn't meaning to offend. I just tend to have a sarcastic nature when discussing things. In light of the other sites falling under the "maybe ok" rule, can I add those links back to the pages they were removed from?
—preceding unsigned comment by Blowhard77 (talk • contribs)
La Shawn Barber
editI'm writing to alert you to a new vote on something you previously voted: http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/La_Shawn_Barber_%282nd_nomination%29
Please note that this is not a campaign to canvas a vote one way or another, but simply to ask for your input since you've weighed in on similar matters before.