User talk:Benzband/Archives/March 2012

Punk music COTM

Delivered by benzband (talk) on behalf of WikiProject Punk music, 16:24, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Zero Balancing - New Article

Thank you for your reply. Apologies if you have already seen my response. Not sure where to post replies - on my own talk page or the editor's. I have added wiki links to the article. I have a question about submitting a new article. It seems there is a large backlog on the create an article page (469!) Is there any other way to do this? Thank you. (Guinyviere2000 (talk) 17:10, 1 March 2012 (UTC))

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Just saw your edit to the log page

And that reminded me about the rewards...are you still willing to get those out? Am going offline right now, but whatever you can do would be great. Don't worry about the word count one, BTW. I had a discussion somewhere I'll need to consult, unless you saw that too. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 18:58, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done ~ benzband (talk) 21:04, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Thanks for the Barnstar, much appreciated. Much more prompt in finshing the drive than some I could name (*cough* Move-to-commons *cough*) :-) Gilderien Talk|Contribs 20:15, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you ~ yummy! benzband (talk) 21:05, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Awards for you!

		The Iron Wikification Barnstar
		The Iron Wikification Barnstar is given to Benzband for wikifying 28 articles in the February Wikification Drive. Congratulations! Nolelover Talk·Contribs 21:49, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

		The Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		And the Working Wikifier's Barnstar is given to Benzband as well for the eighth place leaderboard finish. Thanks, and keep it up. :) Nolelover Talk·Contribs 21:49, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

And the word counts barnstars are out too...well, that's a wrap then. Seriously though, thank you for helping out with this drive...the help is greatly appreciated. :) Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 21:49, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Happy to help; and thanks! ~ benzband (talk) 21:58, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify March Mini Drive

Delivered by benzband (talk) on behalf of WikiProject Wikify 18:34, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Actually I changed it from WW 2 to WW II

While I was wikifying the article. Not sure how this happened but its all good now. Cheers!Jobberone (talk) 19:59, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

- replied on your talk page benzband (talk) 20:04, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

{{talkback|Gilderien}}
--Gilderien Talk|Contribs 20:36, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

- benzband (talk) 20:41, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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How are mottos for the day to be formatted if the author is unknown?

I would propose this by unknown: It is hard to improve without admitting error.

Fartherred (talk) 21:07, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

I suppose you could just not attribute it, or attribute it to artist unknown. However, if you came up with this motto entirely by yourself, you might wish to link to your own userpage. Best regards ~ benzband (talk) 16:17, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it is necessary to atribute mottos via the arrow link at the beginning of the phrase. If the motto is a common saying or its author is unknown, then it is not necessary to attribute it.
Fartherred, do you really think it is "bigotry"? ... kidding... ...and... "In Citheria" is for Ben (if you don't already know!) Happy Editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 17:08, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, pjoef. I do think it is bigotry to suggest that those who believe in a savior and prayer should be categorically excluded from Wikipedia or any organization that is not by its nature atheistic. I am sorry if you have had contact with religious people who have behaved poorly, but it is not proper to ostracize a entire group for the actions of a part of that group. I notice that you provided links to videos. I was not able to view them because I have not loaded the software to play videos onto my computer, but thanks for the effort to communicate. Fartherred (talk) 18:16, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

"Pick up your savior and strong prayer and get out of here" was addressed to and targeted at vandals throughout the Wikipedia:BLOCK wlink, but I understand your point of view. Anyway, don't care really!
Yes Ben, it's a great music video for a great song, glad you enjoyed! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 19:41, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Fartherred, I forgot to say a big thank you for joining and helping us at WP:MOTD. Thank you! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 19:48, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

MOTD Needs You!

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via AWB

~ LOL. benzband (talk) 16:10, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

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Un bon gars

Je promet d'être un bon gars sur le wiki anglais , de rester tranquille et d'apprendre l'anglais sans caler l'orignal.--Vieux supporteur de hockey féminin (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

March 2012 MOTD's award for helping the project in a difficult time

		The MOTD Barnstar
		The MOTD Barnstar is awarded to Benzband for his invaluable contribution to our project, which was experiencing a period of extreme scarcity. Thank you from Motto of the day. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:55, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much! ;) i have been busy lately (and will continue to be so for some time) but i'm happy to help out at MotD. benzband (talk) 12:54, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

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April Fool Motto

April Fools Day is just around the corner. As such please could you nominate a new motto or comment on existing suggestions at Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/Specials? Simply south...... facing oncoming traffic for over 5 years 16:37, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Good work, keep it up! Your contributions have been of immense importance to this 'pedia. extra999 (talk) 10:45, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! This is deeply appreciated Extra, and ever more so from a great 'pedian like yourself. Cheers, benzband (talk) 16:59, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome! And your tweak makes me proud as well. Thanks for that, e^xtra999 (talk) 04:05, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Bleh...I didn't realize that people had expanded the learderboard so much

But I would still suggest five spots, instead of only three. Just my two cents, but people will get mad when they were on the leaderboard the whole time and got nothing. Side note: you may be interested in the last section on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikify/Drives/2012/March Mini. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 12:44, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done ~ have also modified the mini awards system so that the GWWB can be awarded to 4th–5th leaderboard appearances. The reason it was a 3-slot leaderboard in the first place was because it was copied from the 2011 March Mini drive (same with the awards, mainly :-)

As for AWB, i haven't got a clue about what should be done and am not familiar with it. All i know is that when i used it to distribute invitations, i disabled all the "add/remove such-and-such tag/cat/etc" functions (which can't have made much difference, it being restricted to talk pages ;) benzband (talk) 13:20, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Ahh...well, thanks, and I understand entirely. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 13:31, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

benzband (talk) 13:32, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Query on March Mini Drive

Hi, please don't get me wrong. I am just wondering how the project really works. I randomly check how the topnotchers work and found that one of User:Jobberone edits look like this, and more, at BLP: William J. Wood-first edit. William J. Wood-2nd edit before claiming at # 18 that the article was wikified. If this kind of edit is okay, then it must be unfair to those who are spending lots of time following the WP:Wikify instructions. — Rammaum^talk_stalk 05:13, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I have noticed the overlinking problem, and am talking to him right now. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 05:32, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt reply Nolelover. — Rammaum^talk_stalk

Isn't it too early to be giving out wikify ribbons?

Hi, appreciate the ribbon but isn't it a little too early for that? March hasn't finished yet. --Wikishagnik (talk) 14:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

This month's drive was a "special" drive, that only lasted from March 8 to 24, 2012 (thus the name: March "Mini" Drive). Usually drives only occur once every 2 months, but this one was slotted in-between to try and keep the backlog down, just as was done during the March Mini 2011 drive. Hope this explains it ~ Cheers, benzband (talk) 14:05, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it does --Wikishagnik (talk) 14:11, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Great! Also, i think we can expect to see an April drive because there's still plenty to do —LOL— ^^ benzband (talk) 14:13, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

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March Mini Drive + Wikipedia:Wikipedia for World Heritage

Hello Ben. I hope you are well.
I'm writing to you because I have changed the silver wikification barnstar with the gold one. I did some more edits and wikified some other articles before the end of the drive, but I forgot to update my numbers (well, to be precise I did not forget ... but I thought that the deadline of the drive was at the end of the month). I hope this change is okay, but let me know if there is any problem. Luckily, with those edits my total number is 64 (1 less than Wilhelmina Will ~ hahaha) so I'm still in the 5th place ~ lol
There's also another reason why I'm writing to you. Yasht101 asked for my help with a new wikiproject/initiative, I do not know how to call it exactly, "idea???"-"gr8 idea!!!" for promoting the petition that ask UNESCO to recognise WIKIPEDIA as a World Heritage Site (see: WIKIPEDIA for World Heritage at wikipedia.de). This is a "theme" that I really care about. I signed it about one year ago, and a banner is shown on my user pages since then. Please take a look at Wikipedia:Wikipedia for World Heritage and to the related discussions on my and Yasht101's talk pages (when you have free time) and see if we can ask other editors to participate.
Thank you and all the very best. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 09:54, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Replied :D benzband (talk) 19:02, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Ben, I knew I could count on you! "Death Or Glory"! :D –pjoef (talk • contribs) 07:10, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

x) benzband (talk) 16:45, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I did not edit this

Can you help me? I did not edit this:

http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Canine_reproduction&oldid=483909058

Why am I listed as the editor? Thanks!

MJobberone (talk) 01:51, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Well, this seems to have been done by your account. It also shows up in your contribs, here. Maybe this wasn't you, and your account may have been compromised, however to me this looks like your wikifying like in the March Mini drive. Maybe it was you and you don't remember?… lol, well that may sound unlikely but it's happened to me before :-) For my part i can't tell who it was apart from that is was your account. Hope you get things sorted though, and all the best ~ benzband (talk) 16:53, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

I can see it's from my account but this http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Canine_reproduction&diff=next&oldid=483909058 is not me. I would never write something like that. Look I have 6 years of formal postdoctoral training and practiced for over 20 years. And while my age causes me a little forgetfulness I'm not amnestic or that forgetful. I'm not some nut. If someone has access to my acct then I need to know what to do. If you can't help me then can you tell me where to go or look? Is there a way to tell what IP that came from? Thanks.Jobberone (talk) 17:26, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Ok, i was only kidding on the forgetfulness but i realize this is no joking matter. Just my five cents:

• change your password, make sure it's strong
• if you edit from a multiuser computer make sure you log out once you're done with
• use an alternative account on public computers/networks (i have user:benzband)
• optionally set up a committed identity (see the one at the bottom of my userpage), this helps recover an account

To try and figure out what happened, maybe this can help:

• check the time of the edits. Recall what you were doing at the time: were you logged in? did you forget to log out (from a multiuser computer)?
• checkuser is (i think) the only available method for figuring out what IP was using your account, maybe contact an editor with access to it

Sorry for the bulleted list, i'm just brainstorming and am not that good at writing clear and concise explanations… :P More information on account security can be found at WP:SECURITY. Cheers, benzband (talk) 17:46, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I did change my password and set up a committed identity. Appreciate the help. Cheers!Jobberone (talk) 13:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

you're welcome, happy this helped :) benzband (talk) 17:03, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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Delete it, sure. :-) benzband (talk) 16:45, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

WWF

Hey there Benzband, the April drive has been set up, although I haven't updated the invite. When that is updated, we can AWB them out. Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 01:51, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Ok, i have updated the invite at Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Drives/Invite/Apr12. Also i hope there won't be any problems with people logging before the drive starts (like during the March Mini, but that was probably due to the odd dates) :P oh, and… any April fools planned for WWF? benzband (talk) 16:59, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Ooohh, we could...well, no...but we might...hmm....or maybe we should....yeah, I'm completely out of ideas. You have any? Nolelover ^{Talk·Contribs} 20:59, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Not for the moment :/ benzband (talk) 15:40, 29 March 2012 (UTC)