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This IP of banned User:Nisarkand is trying to get me banned and he keeps removing my explanation from this page. Can you please help me --] (]) 08:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC) This IP of banned User:Nisarkand is trying to get me banned and he keeps removing my explanation from this page. Can you please help me --] (]) 08:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
* I just blocked the IP. I'd recognize Nisarkand's IP range anywhere (I'm an ex-checkuser) - ] <sup>]</sup> 08:14, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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The Admin's Barnstar

The Admin's Barnstar
For doing what needed to be done. 김 위원장의 브로큰 엎드려 로켓 (talk) 09:56, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism warning

What are you talking about? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TankTrivia (talk • contribs) 08:18, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

I am really confused, but I think I might know what's going on. I tried to fix some vandalism on Les Paul, but I don't see that I made any edits to the history. I looked at your link and then at the page history, and I saw that 70.134.52.63 made a bunch of edits. One of those I saw and tried to revert, but it didn't go through. I don't understand how it would think I made a vandalism edit though. TankTrivia (talk) 08:41, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Also, what does "pioneer courthouse sockfarm vandalism" mean? TankTrivia (talk) 08:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Pioneer courthouse is a sock account that often attempts vandalism. Something you did in the reversion must have set the abuse filter off. That's one of the reasons that I only warned because I couldn't see anything but a good edit history for you. I thought perhaps someone had hacked into your account but you kept editing well before and after the abuse filter notice. Anyway that's why I gave a warning. It's no biggie and I see that you have removed it from your page. I'd just put it down to bad luck but if you want you can go to the bot's owner and ask further questions. Hope that helps.--VirtualSteve 08:48, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. I was a little worried my machine was hacked, but I've been looking and I see nothing. If you can think up a reason why this happened I would like it if you could drop me a line and let me know. Sorry for any trouble. TankTrivia (talk) 08:50, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

  • No problems - perhaps you should reset your password just in case but given that you said you had frequented the page in question I'd say you just made a minor mistake. Don't let that stop you from being a continued welcome addition at the project. Be bold - keep editing.--VirtualSteve 09:09, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
This is just a false positive report from that filter. Your attempted edit had some of the same characteristics as User:Pioneercourthouse, but is clearly unrelated. I'll have a look at the filter to see if I can prevent that in the future. Sorry about that. Wknight94 11:20, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

POV-pushing IPs with strong nationalistic agenda

Hi, VirtualSteve. 77.111.185.144 and 94.44.10.217 (and probably blocked Celebration81) are apparently operated by the same editor. They all have the same subject of interest (Hungarian history) and have been making near identical edits, including edit warring. For example: and . See where IP explicitly admit that "From the very beginnings, I (Celebration81?) created the history article of Hungary, which is based on serious sources and references." Tobby72 (talk) 10:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Tobby72 - sorry for the delay in responding. I note your complaint and can see your logic that these are Celebration81 (and their other guises). I have blocked both accounts for 1 month. I note also the personal attacks against you in edit summaries and contacts on talk pages - towards this complaint you should feel free to return here as necessary in the future. Best wishes.--VirtualSteve 12:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm suspicious that user Zolika76 is a sock puppet for blocked user Celebration81. Zolika is behaving a little better than Celebration81, but still marking most edits, including controversial ones, as minor, is focusing on the the same issues in the same articles, and looks like a sock puppet insofar as he's jumping in at a high proficiency level. He hasn't done anything egregious, but he he's essentially doing low-level edit warring in place of discussion on talk pages, which is a time sink for the other editors on those pages. I'm not sure that any action is necessary as yet, but I thought I'd let you know my observation in case you had advice or thought some action was merited.--Ccrrccrr (talk) 23:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Noted. Will watch for a while also. If things escalate please return to let me know. If you see clear evidence (in terms of edits and content) that prove duck activity I would appreciate the diffs.--VirtualSteve 00:22, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
It does seem clearer now. this edit includes yelling at another editor in the edit summary, focusing on defending the turf of his heroes rather than crafting an accurate article. The talk page entry Talk:Transformer#Invention_of_Transformer_formula was called plagiarism by another editor, but I think Zolika76 intended it to be a quote, but simply got the mechanics of presenting a quotation wrong. --Ccrrccrr (talk) 22:40, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Agreed - history of two editors shows sock-puppetry per duck test. Action taken.--VirtualSteve 22:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

One more!

Hi there STEVE, VASCO here,

this vandal has striked again, with his shenanigans on football players (altering birthyear and height and adding false info). As you can see in Francisco Pavón's edit history (please see here http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Francisco_Pav%C3%B3n&action=history), seven out of nine edits after my last were by the same "person", and the gut feeling this vandal is after me is growing stronger. Well, bring him on!!

As a matter of fact, that "Bring him on" reaction may not be the most accurate, as i have another gut feeling: i am almost certain i will not reach the year 2010 at WIKI, sick of all these vandals (not to say anything worse).

It would be very nice if you could accomodate, Steve, take care and have a nice week,

VASCO AMARAL, Portugal - --NothingButAGoodNothing (talk) 00:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Steve, no problems with this piece for the next three months at least. As i assume you are on a (well-deserved) wikibreak, i asked if another good admin, Ed Johnston, could step in and "shoot to kill"...He has, page protected, sorry for any incovenience.

Keep it up, VASCO - --NothingButAGoodNothing (talk) 02:52, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

    • Hello Vasco - sorry I have been amiss from Misplaced Pages for some few days due to real life commitments. I am glad that another admin has assisted. Thank you for your kind wishes.--VirtualSteve 12:42, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

WP:CHICAGO voting for Top-importance Chicago articles

Feel free to come vote at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Chicago/Assessment#Current_Top-importance_Candidates for our next Category:Top-importance Chicago articles. Voting continues until September 10 and nominations/discussions are ongoing for future ballot candidates at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Chicago/Assessment.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 01:46, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I am pretty sure you wanted to vote since you voted before balloting officially started. Voting ends on the 10th.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:47, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Yes thanks Tony - just a bit busy in real life to give this the time deserving - will try to get back to it tonight if time allows.--VirtualSteve 03:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Please no rationale. We have hashed out rationales in the candidacy promotion phase. Looking forward to your list.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:25, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Destinero

Steve, Destinero is back on the LGBT parenting article. Without discussion he has reinserted plagiarized text. It has become impossible to work with an editor who refuses to discuss issues. I documented the latest instance under "Plagiarism Again;" it is the last entry. I don't know whether you have any contact with the Czech Misplaced Pages folks, but when I googled Destinero in the Czech language it appeared that he is running into problems there as well.Tobit2 (talk) 00:37, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Noted - I have blocked Destinero for continued edit-warring despite numerous attempts by you and others to discuss. Destinero does not own any article on wikipedia. I suggest you return and adjust the article as attempted by you through discussion.--VirtualSteve 12:41, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Steve, I think you've made an error here. Destinero has not edited that page in 4 days. This block appears to be purely punitive. --Smashville 18:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Thank you for your comment. No my block is preventative insofar that Destinero is always using the same modus operandi - refusing to discuss the content of the edit in question despite being asked to do so by Tobit2 and others and then when no-one is looking coming back to return the material he is being asked to reconsider. Destinero was warned not to simply drive by and continue to return that material - and yes whilst I agree that his edit was some days ago it was a continuation of his flouting any attempt at consensus.--VirtualSteve 21:38, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Query regarding 24.22.141.252

As per WP:USER, editors -both anonymous and registered- are permitted to remove block notices from their own talk pages, so your two edits indicating otherwise have me puzzled. This is especially concerning since it was the reason given when you blocked the IP's ability to edit his or her own talk page. — Kralizec! (talk) 13:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Yes they are allowed to remove block notices because such a removal indicates acceptance of the block etc. In my attempts to indicate the situation to this editor I neglected to add the words - unless you accept the block. In this case I reverted the edit whereupon the anon made a threat here against fellow editors and replaced it with the block notice so that other administrators/editors could see the current situation regarding this editor.--VirtualSteve 13:51, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the speedy clarification. Since it looks like the person behind this IP is going to be a total pain in the ass, I want to make sure we are crossing all of our procedural t's and dotting our i's here. — Kralizec! (talk) 14:04, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I appreciate your genuine interest and support Kralizec. I should also add (for the sake of accuracy should anyone come here whilst I now go to catch some sleep) that the second diff that you provide above does not reflect anything in relation to blocking of the IP's ability to edit his or her own talk page. I suggest you probably mean this edit which reverted the further attack by this editor and reflected the threat in that edit as the reason for protection of his page from further editing. It is this edit by the anon which states if nothing changes, I will determine the real world identities of the people who are perpetuating this ethical train wreck, and call them to account.14:06, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Rollback permission

Hi I'm a pretty new user and I really want to be able to use the rollback feature, so I'm asking if you could give me permission. It would be very helpful if you can respond on my talk page. Thanks. By the way, I'm a Korean! Jonathansuh (talk) 02:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

  •  Done Thank you for coming to my talk page. I have considered both your edits and your editing time here and note that you have over 2000 edits (mainly in baseball) and have been a contributor for over 5 months. You are young but show good edits especially with regards recent reversions, and I am prepared to provide you with rollbacker permission providing you read carefully this section (and indeed relevant links on that page) - and indeed I have enabled the tool for your account as of today. I trust you will be careful in your use of the tool and that you understand that it can be removed from you for inappropriate use. If in doubt do not rollback but rather ask for assistance. Best wishes.--VirtualSteve 03:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Concern over possible personal attack

See this diff which shows it all. I really can't go into greater detail as I've got to head off early as I've got an emergency to attend to tomorrow. Bidgee (talk) 14:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I've removed that thread in accordance with WP:BATTLEGROUND. –Juliancolton |  14:12, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
I've adjusted my comment on my talk and user page as it may have failed the above policy even though I could have backed it up with these diffs but really isn't worth it. Bidgee (talk) 14:58, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Help

I see my talk page was quickly reverted, and fair enough really. As directed to WP:BATTLEGROUND. : "this does not give you an excuse to respond in kind". I do not like the user Bidgee (talk) page or discussion page. He links to my edits and claims "personal attacks and use there point of view, and editwar". This is not correct (edit was legit, no personal attack, plenty of talk page discussion) and seems to me libelous. Can you help me change it? ROxBo (talk) 14:22, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Julian Coulton says it all when he refers you and takes action with regards your comment under BATTLEGROUND. Bidgee has also taken a more careful approach and removed components from his talk page in case they failed the same policy. Your actions were clearly some form of public vendetta against Bidgee in this component that was removed and indeed in your badly worded comment immediately above. My help to you is to indicate clearly to you that should you again make such type of comment anywhere on this encyclopedia I will block you immediately for harassment. Bidgee is a long tenured and very well respected editor at this project; and an administrator at Misplaced Pages Commons; he clearly feels harassed by you and appears to have very good reason - please move on and do something more useful at this project.--VirtualSteve 22:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Heading title

Hi VS. Hopwfully the heat is out of this. I am politely requesting your permission/your action to change the main heading of this topic and remove my name. I feel it has an element of attack in it. See Misplaced Pages:REDACT#New topics and headings on talk pages which requests avoiding other users by naming them in the heading (as a egregious action). The heading was not reporting on another user's edits from a neutral point of view. Thanks for considering this as I do not wish this heading to haunt me/damage credibility.ROxBo (talk) 13:47, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Why didn't you come to me about the concern? All you had to say on my talk page is almost what you have said above and I would have changed (VS beat me too it) the title. Also the title was heat of the moment (No harm was meant nor was it deliberate) and if you felt offended by the header title I do sincerely apologise. Bidgee (talk) 22:08, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Your close of DJ Pusspuss

With respect, the blocking admin thought that the AFD should proceed and even voted. Can I re-open this if I claim the original nomination? Cool Hand Luke 22:34, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Great minds think alike - I have literally just gone to your talk page to request such an action by you. Best wishes.--VirtualSteve 22:35, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
    • People have already commented. I intend to blank Peter's comments and let it keep running. Cool Hand Luke 22:37, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Yes I guess that is a way. Process will have been seen to have been done correctly. I suggest you nominate yourself as the instigator with an appropriate comment at the start and sign off at the top appropriately (so as to remove any confusion from the minds of other editors).--VirtualSteve 22:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
        • Thank you for endorsing the re-open. I just didn't want to ask everyone who commented for a do-over. I hope hiding the original nomination is enough per WP:DENY, but I wouldn't mind if it were removed from the page. Cool Hand Luke 00:04, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
          • It strikes me that hiding the nomination is a good way to go. I think you have acted in a perfectly reasonable manner - and all others should be able to see that we have acted for the good of the project (without on or off-wiki collusion by us as co-admins). I will remain available to assist in any final closure of the AfD should my assistance in that situation is required or it eventuates. My best wishes.--VirtualSteve 00:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with BLPs!

The BLP Barnstar
Your hard work on BLPs in general, and at User:Lar/Liberal Semi specifically, is much appreciated. That page has now been sunsetted (and I hope never to need to bring it back) but the work you did there (whether by bringing articles forward, reviewing them, or protecting them... or even by questioning or criticizing the process!) was of great help to the project. See you in the trenches! ++Lar: t/c 01:48, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Aftonbladet-Israel controversy

Blocked Flawfixer for continued removal of content after you warned him/her for edit-warring. N5iln has not reverted since your warning, so I didn't touch that account. Enigma 06:52, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

New day, new edits...good faith reasserts itself...

N5iln has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

Alan (talk) 13:53, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and help required

Thanks for the welcome message. I submitted a report on user 212.219.92.102

who has been making persistent unhelpful edits which are clearly vandalism. How does one go about getting this sorted out?

Cheers,

Fortnum (talk) 22:39, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

  • No problems. Simply go to the page, click on "edit" at User Reported and add your material in this format
* {{IPvandal|IP address}} brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~
under the line that says "List begins BELOW this line -->". Cheers.--VirtualSteve 22:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
That's great: thanks very much. I'm rather new to this malarky. Fortnum (talk) 00:02, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
My pleasure Fortnum. This is a complex place but hang in there and within a month or three you will have the hang of it. Remember good editors are always welcome. Keep editing.--VirtualSteve 00:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Just love the lack of good faith

No wonder why I've lost my love for Misplaced Pages with comments like this. Bidgee (talk) 23:17, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Yeah mate, it's part of the game - just a tussle for power (sometimes by cowardly edits) at this big world of Wiki. For me - I made up my mind years ago never to get mad, angry, cross etc at anything that happens here - no matter what. If frustrated I just walk away for somewhere between an hour or a couple of days. I'd rather see you come back (we need you here) - so you leave no legacy of being beaten up by any bad-faithers. Please just remove the semi-retired sign, (agree with yourself never to add it back until you fully done with wikipedia) archive the crap that's on your talk page and then come back and help as before (if necessary limiting your attendance when real-life or frustration gets you down). That's what going to make you stronger believe me - take the never-angry road and you will find your wiki-soul fully refreshed.--VirtualSteve 23:27, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Wonderful advice. I've used Wiki as personal training ground for assuming good faith in people even when I interpret their words and their tone to be otherwise - this can be very difficult. There are real nasties in Wiki and VirtualSteve's advice seems to put up a good shield against their effect. On the other hand, there are some who simply sound like nasties and they need a different approach. "Keep the faith" Bidgee. Pknkly (talk) 17:52, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for dropping by Pknkly. Bidgee knows of course I take a very strong approach when I deal with the "nasties" - blocking without anger works wonders then too.--VirtualSteve 22:25, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Appreciate participation within Chicago Project

Please see my response within my Talk page. Pknkly (talk) 17:37, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Chicago project page visit numbers

thanks for compiling the visit counts! Hugh (talk) 17:41, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Geeze

Its possible to leave this place for a while and have a poking look in and not much changes - the same old stuff eh? SatuSuro 18:48, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Sure could. :) Aaroncrick (talk) 22:11, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
Nah only done the americas (and they did me) still have the mother country and a few other suspicious places yet... ill be lucky if i am back in a real presence this side of the fake turkey time - but hey if i see another universal template rubbish game start from some obscure red link user I'll have to get my drink flask out and mumble into my new beard again and retired to british television. The differences of english that I have encountered since 8th august would tell me any little nerd who tries universal template rubbish on me - I'll dissapear in a puff of whisky and im out! anyways trust all is well my bonnie lads ;) SatuSuro 18:43, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

User Destinero

Hi, I decided to write you as the last Blocking administrator on Destinero user talk page. I think, that Misplaced Pages should pay attention on edits of this user. We have same troubles with him on Czech version of Misplaced Pages, where he starts by deleting sources, which does not comply with his opinion, he is often reverted and he was blocked last time for ONE MONTH for personal attacks. So the behavior is similar as here. Actually, I'm the person who is the target of his attacks. Destinero tends to promote pro-homosexual agenda at all cost and rarely edits different topics. Tt is a question, how he can help to move the project forward. Now there is an Arbitration/Requests from Destinero with goal (I think) is to get rid of opposition, so he is consuming time of all around. The correspondent of the Arbitrary is Beren. If you are interested, write me personal message, I will inform you about the result of the Arbitration. The case/proofs period should end 10th of September. Regards --DeeMusil (talk) 01:37, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Yes, thank you DeeMusil, I would be very interested in the outcome. I had received material before about his behaviour at Czech Misplaced Pages. Thank you for coming here to show your interest. I can also be contacted via email as you wish.--VirtualSteve 05:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Arbitration closes the stage of case/proofs delivery and -removed- now is the case analysis stage. I do see no activity of Destinero on Czech version of Misplaced Pages last weeks, but looks like he is fully utilized by removing anti-gay sources and spreading propaganda here on en Misplaced Pages. --DeeMusil (talk) 05:02, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Please stop presenting your untrue propaganda immediately! My reverts of removing small fringe political activist groups with whom unfortunately you are seem to agree (American College of Pediatricans, Focus on Family...), are fully justified and based on broad editorial as well as on Reliable sources noticeboard consensus as everyone can clearly see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Same-sex_marriage#ACP http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_36#American_College_of_Pediatricians --Destinero (talk) 13:08, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
IMHO, only propaganda I see on Destinero's side. All written above is true as there is just a info about arbitration process and Destineros behavior as editor. Regards --DeeMusil (talk) 19:55, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

sockpuppets of Dan Equaliser

http://en.wikipedia.org/Category:Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Dan_Equaliser

Seems this may be another? --Hu12 (talk) 16:11, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

    • Not sure if it's Dan (even though I note the one or two similar edtis) but it's certainly a spam only account - and now dealt with. Thank you for your information. Best wishes.--VirtualSteve 21:55, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

E-mail

I think I thoroughly deserve my big e-mail that I was promised a while ago. I shall be waiting, mister! 86.3.61.125 (talk) 17:21, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

A friendly Note

I'm informing you that I sent a letter to the Misplaced Pages Foundation, Inc. Regarding your Administrator rights. I requested that your Administrator rights be reviewed and removed do to misuse. I sent my letter to P.O. Box 78350, San Francisco, California. I also called them at 1.415.839.6885. I also sent a long e mail to Jimmy Wales. I expand how you are abusing your Administrator rights. I don't want to say too much on site as it will just educate you.

I highly recommend not removing this message, because Misplaced Pages Foundation ask me to notified you regarding this matter. If you delete this message and block me, It will show that you indeed have been misuse your Administrator rights. --71.105.195.182 (talk) 23:06, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Thank you Eddie/Michael - I see you have sent your "friendly notes" to a number of other administrators who have quite correctly blocked you for continuing evasion. Of course you remember that you agreed in your last post that you were a sock - correct. If it amuses you then you have my best wishes.--VirtualSteve 23:16, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Obviously meaningless trolling. Besides the fact that the Foundation don't ever get involved in local project issues, even if there is an abusive admin. They have to maintain an arms distance from the day-to-day operation of the site and leave that kind of thing up to the local communities to resolve and here on the English Misplaced Pages it is the responsibility of the Arbitration Committee. So writing to the Foundation is simply a waste of Michael's time and effort. The handling of his latest sock was entirely aboveboard and happened in front of the community via an ANI discussion, and any claims about abuse is absurd, specially coming from someone who confessed they are in fact a sockpuppet of an indefinitely blocked or banned user. I also liked this: "I expand how you are abusing your Administrator rights. I don't want to say too much on site as it will just educate you." which is just a twisting of what I wrote the other day about not wanting to talk onsite about the features of Eddie's writing that makes him easy to spot. Such obvious and blatant trolling. I reverted his addition of this notice to other people's pages as he's a blocked/banned user avoiding his block. If he wants to pursue the admins who dealt with his latest sock, he can do so via legit means and not by editing in violation of his various blocks. Sarah 02:32, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Taken that way by me too (trolling I mean). I actually had a good laugh at his antics and noticed his play on your words. Pitiful! Anyway I left him a hello message - just to let him know I couldn't care less about his antics. I noted your appropriate actions elsewhere. I have said before and will repeat - being an Admin is Magnetic insofar that we attract some of the more base metals.--VirtualSteve 02:37, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, Steve. :) I knew that you knew that it was just Michael trolling, I was just saying that for the benefit of your assorted talk page watchers so forth and general passers-by. Hope all is well and that you have a nice weekend. I'm not all that fond of Adelaide, but I'll be spewing if the Colliwobbles get through this weekend! :) Cheers, Sarah 00:46, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I've done a first!

I've never broken a gear before on a Mountain bike but now I've done it. Rode out to Gregadoo via Redbank Rd then onto the Boiling Downs Rd, onto Mitchell Rd then to Rawlings Park to the Lake Albert takeaway shop (dodging the magpies) which is were it broke (Just 6k from home)! Bidgee (talk) 05:26, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

  • Man well done I know how it goes - I stripped and then broke a gear ring, right at the top of Collorobali Creek (15ks out on the Mangoplah Road) riding back to Wagga Wagga from Albury once, it makes it bloody hard to ride the last bit - did you ride home on the remaining gears or walk the rest? Sounds like a fun day.--VirtualSteve 08:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Did the Albury to Wagga on a road or mountain bike? I walked it the rest of the way (used the down hill from Main St to Apex Park) as the 6th gear holds all of the other gears including 5th (A really dodgy way having having the gear system really). Not sure if I'll replace the 6th gear (if I can get a replacement) or just get a new heavy duty gear system (Costly but would mean no risk of getting stuck in the middle of no where, no more replacing the 6th gear ). Was good but got a little too hot on the way back. Did 25k all up with some photos. Bidgee (talk) 09:21, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
      • Yep - actually Wagga to Albury via Mangoplah, through to Culcairn - to Gerogery and then through West Gerogery and into Albury the back way. Then woke up the next morning and rode back home to Wagga again - all on a mountain bike (I get these crazy riding whims from time to time). On the way back I was so hot (it was February 13) that I jumped into a little sort of billabong just to cool down and got covered in leeches which I had to scrap off with my bike tool kit. The leeches (as you probably know) stopped the blood from coagulating and so I had about a dozen bleeding bites on my legs and looked quite the sight when I returned (luckily no where else too sensitive - thank god for bike shorts). Strange but true Bidgee, strange but true. One day over a beer I'll tell you about the time I rode across the Simpson Desert (575 kms - 5 days) also on a mountain bike and then drank at least a carton of beer at the Birdsville Pub - mind you I was a bit younger and a little more gung ho in those days (that said I did it again a few years later). Anyway, yes you'll be up for a few bob if you get some decent new gears - bloody more expensive than fixing a car is fixing you bike at times. Best of luck.--VirtualSteve 12:44, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
        • Geez! You were keen! Don't worry I get the crazy riding whims (love to do WGA to JNE and back). Reason why you should always take salt! ;) Have to plan that beer one time. :) It's going to cost me $30 for the whole gear but doesn't include the cost of getting it fitted but the part can't be fitted on until the part comes in a weeks time. :( Bidgee (talk) 12:04, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
          • Got the gear replaced and installed for $30 at Kidsons yesterday! Took the bike to Duke of Kent (Where I realised that I forgot my DSLR's memory card!) and back home (About 10 - 15 km in total I think). Bloody 5 magpies swooped me yesterday! One bombed me and cracked the coloured shell of the helmet and another left a scratch and dint in the foam! I'm trying the cable ties trick to see if it's fact or a myth (Looks fulgy but if it prevents them from swooping too close then I'll be happy). Bidgee (talk) 03:11, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
          • Gotta love those magpies (except if they are footballers). The coloured ties do work but only because they keep the birds the length of the tie away from you head. You need two at the sides so they don't get your ears and two at the top. All makes you look a bit like Ray Walston but saves you from being nearly scratched to death.--VirtualSteve 12:14, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
            • Yer! I used all of my long ties on the outdoor TV antenna cables but had some small ones left over and did this to my helmet with 9 ties. Tested it on the magpie located on the old Tumba rail line on Kooringal Rd and another near the Clay Shooting head office and Royans Wagga on Copland St, they swooped but only once rather until I'm 100m down the road. Did 20k today in an hour and 30 minutes and even rode to Eunony Bridge. Bidgee (talk) 13:08, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Image uploaded by Celebration1981 likely violates copyright

Upload of image File:Jedlik_motor_1827.jpg by banned user Celebration1981 on 21 March 2009 ("I created this work entirely by myself.") likely violates copyright -- common practice for this user. Cheers, Rico402 (talk) 21:35, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Home and Away again

Hi Steve - the anons have returned to add their unsourced minutia to List of current Home and Away characters. Is it possible to semi-protect this article again? Cheers,  florrie  02:02, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

 Done - thanks Florrie.--VirtualSteve 10:25, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
When I seen this heading I thought you were going on holidays! LOL Maybe this hit me on the head the other day? I'm camera'less ATM (DSLR's battery door fell apart! :( Really a dodgy door system which not only time I have had the problem with but to get it replaced it's going to cost $170 for a little bit of plastic and some 5 cent springs!). Bidgee (talk) 10:43, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Bummer about the camera - sticky tape can work wonders? Yes wasn't that hail unbelievable - when it first started I thought it was someone rocking my roof.--VirtualSteve 22:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Did that to photograph lastnight's second but weaker dust storm though the camera looks a bit fugly (and dusty) at the moment. I also had to get a bit of cardboard to hold down a little switch where the door would normally hold it down. The roar of the hail was unbelievable! Then hearing and seeing the first hail stone slam on to the concrete was rather scary (I've got a tiled roof so I was worried about getting some holes in the roof) but the second one was smaller but it was one unusual weather event! Bidgee (talk) 00:39, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
Just noticed that our dear friend is back 203.54.9.112 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and 203.54.9.17 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Bidgee (talk) 00:43, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
Dealt with - thanks Bidgee.--VirtualSteve 01:42, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
Thank you!  florrie  02:32, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

AL WISTERT and your edict

your warning was received disruptive edit? Here are the facts you took off Wistert's page : http://www.phillyburbs.com/opinions/blogs/burbsblogs/sports/4th_and_26.html or try this: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/243219-the-philadelphia-eagles-finally-find-respect in fact, Watch the Eagles / Chiefs game this Sunday to see WHO WAS RIGHT for further confirmation! I made the page better, gave Al his respect...and your response was to delete it all without even approaching me like an adult or even an admin and ask me about my edits you can clearly see, which that link proves, that Al is going into the Eagles Ring Of Honor. the question is VirtualSteve : will you put my edits back in place? or continue to allow Al Wistert be disrespected, as well as keep Earth uneducated and uninformed?— Preceding unsigned comment added by AFOS4EVER (talk • contribs)

  • Your edits were not supported by citation and had been removed once before by others also. If you have material that supports certain facts then add the material and the citation (without resorting to crystal ball prophecies - however if you continue to add uncited material you will be blocked from editing. --VirtualSteve 22:37, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
  • I can see how you could miss this - as long as you never get angry it's a fine pursuit aimed to assist the world - and being an administrator or senior editor then works fine. Heck I've been here for almost 4 years and it still gets my interest and attention. I trust your travels away from wikipedia were as expected and I see that you have arrived safely. You could of course create an (new) account and I'm sure that everything would work out well. Many/most of us would receive you with open arms.:) --VirtualSteve 21:52, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Editor removing image

Regushee (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) keeps removing File:2008-2009 Subaru Forester X.jpg from the Subaru Forester article with invalid reasons. I don't mind if you don't have time to deal with this as I'm quite busy myself (Just got of the phone to my ISP, about to head to TAFE and get my back-logged work done). 22:32, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Maasai Again

This article has been "discovered" again by vandals. I will be away for the entire month of October. A substantial amount of damage may occur during that time. Please consider protecting this article again, at least until I get back to keep an eye on things again. Thanks. P.S. May have info on Nepal and the Khumbu Valley when I return! Steve Pastor (talk) 23:55, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll be back "on duty" in November. One day I'll have to check around and see which other groups become favorite targets. Steve Pastor (talk) 16:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Meetup Time in Sydney :-)

Hi all,

It's meetup time again in Sydney - hopefully you'll be able to come along for friendly chat and drinks about all things wiki - topics will no doubt include the Chapter - perhaps with planning for the upcoming AGM, the general state of wiki-play, and the traditional candle lighting to encourage the mythical flagged-revisions extension to make its way on to the wiki. At this point, I usually mention that sitting wiki arbitrators are compelled to buy everyone a drink, but one of our number has taken a rather extreme route in avoiding this duty - if you have no idea what I'm talking about then you're probably busy writing and maintaining articles - but come along anyways on the 21st October, from 18.30 til late, to find out :-) cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 21:33, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Destinero

I realize that in September, not that long ago, you agreed to unblock the above user, on the promise that he would not edit war. He has since slowly edit warring, despite being told to take it to the talk page.— Dædαlus 23:11, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

  • Noted - your warning also noted. I have been watching Destinero at various pages. He is close to being blocked for edit-warring again in my view. Clearly has a single-minded purpose, which may be okay but I am concerned at his bludgeoning style of dealing with opposition.--VirtualSteve 02:44, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Bike ride

I hope you are well?

Well I did a 30k ride yesterday! Was a good ride but on the way back the headwind really slowed me down and the damn magpie on the highway at Boorooma/North Wagga was aggressive! So far I've done 59k in 3 days (Did a 23k ride on Saturday and a 6k on Sunday). I've uploaded some photos to Commons. I'm off to get some well needed sleep after the ride and dealing with some issues the other day. Bidgee (talk) 15:27, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

  • Nice Bidgee - well done. I like your site map - that's a good ride including the continuing hill up Cartwright's. Please come to me off-site to let me know what the "issues you had were"?--VirtualSteve 20:58, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

need the number to wikipedia

please send me the e-mail address and phone number of your supervisors.

thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by AFOS4EVER (talk • contribs) 05:43, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Ghurids

Hi, could you please take a look at Talk:Ghurids?! Thank you. Tajik (talk) 09:50, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

  • I see the page is protected and I see that you are involved in some discussion - however it would help it you could please tell me explicitly what you wish me to look at, or consider, on that page?--VirtualSteve 10:40, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi. The page is protected because of IP falsification. It is the IP of banned User:NisarKand/User:Khampalak/User:Alishah85. Though his edit may seem "sourced" and "accurate" to someone who is not into Oriental Studies or Iranistics, they are actually pseudo-scientific, nationalistic, and factually wrong. His comments on the discussion prove that he has no qualification in that field and that his edits are based on random google-searches and selective quoting. He rejects authoritative (!) standard reference works of Islamic history (Encyclopaedia of Islam, Encyclopaedia Iranica), actively removes these sources and replaces them with unreliable, unscholarly, tertiary references, usually some internet sites and random search on google books (for example, he replaced a scholarly article by Clifford Edmund Bosworth, the world's foremost expert on Ghurid history, with a scanned book on google, written by some British soldier in India in the 19th century). Unfortunately, Misplaced Pages lacks admins who have a) knowledge of the subject, b) who know how to differentiate between sources in that field and c) who are interested in the subject. That's the reason why banned IPs (or allied members, for example User:Ketabtoon, who can do meatpuppetry for the IPs) can distort these articles. That's the problem. Currently, the article Ghurids is protected in a wrong and self-contradictory version, because of the IP falsifications. Muhammad of Ghor has the same problem. Admin help is needed. Tajik (talk) 12:12, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
Understood - I am away today but given the article is currently protected does that not assist insofar that additional falsifications cannot be added? If yes to that question, then can I suggest you detail exactly what changes you propose in the talk page and why they should be adjusted in the article with clear reasons (that a non-specialist admin in that field can understand) and I will return tomorrow and adjust the article if your points of change are suitable - or at the very least see what the others have to say and try and assist further.--VirtualSteve 20:51, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
I want to make this a bit clearer - I see that you have attempted to argue your case with other editors. What I am looking for is that you place a new heading with the changes you propose, and then place your argument using the exact words that you want to change, and the exact words and references that you want to change it to. Once ready place a {{editprotected}} request underneath your words, as detailed on the top of the article page - and if I note consensus or irrefutable argument I will assist.--VirtualSteve 20:58, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
OK, thanks. I will try to write a new and neutral (NPOV) header. Tajik (talk) 23:16, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
BTW: I think you should reconsider the indeff. ban of User:Inuit18 who was simply reverting the POV of the anon IP. Tajik (talk) 03:36, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

MaraDNS and third-party sources

User:Theserialcomma has brought up the legitimate concern that the MaraDNS article doesn’t mention third-party sources discussing MaraDNS’ notability; in response I have added third-party sources that mention MaraDNS to the article and to Talk:MaraDNS. If you have a chance, look at the article and decide whether these third-party sources establish notability. Samboy (talk) 22:08, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, the issue has been solved. We’ve added two published books to the article and a link to an article on ZDNet’s website. Should Misplaced Pages editors still feel this doesn’t establish notability, I also found peer-reviewed papers and PhD dissertations discussing MaraDNS, which I have added to the article’s talk page. Samboy (talk) 03:52, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Dethroned Buoy page moves

Dethroned Buoy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a new user (Sept 2009) and has been making a number of page moves which IMO is worrying. Bidgee (talk) 07:48, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

  • The editor has now become disruptive by making a page move even after stating to take it to Misplaced Pages:Requested moves and they place a tag so I couldn't move it back to the previous name. Bidgee (talk) 02:18, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
    • This editor clearly has a bent on statutes and other legislation. Sorry I am a bit dense but I am not picking up where he took it to Requested Moves?--VirtualSteve 11:11, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
      • No problem, I've been having computer issues so the comment is rather brief. Dethroned Buoy hasn't even bothered taking it to Requested Moves (Even though I've requested them to do so when moving the page back), all they do is move the page again then edit the original page so it can't be moved back. They are doing the moves most of the time without reasons and they are not discussing the moves. Bidgee (talk) 12:01, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
        • IMO the user should be blocked for the misuse of tools (Page moves made without any reasons or discussion) on a mass scale. This edit is one of many where the user moves the page without any reason then places a template tag to prevent any user to revert the user's actions. Bidgee (talk) 07:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
          • I have left a message for the user at their talk page. Please let me know if any further page moves without discussion are made after my comment and if that is the way the editor wishes to address concerns over his actions then I will block the account.--VirtualSteve 08:20, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Kabul

The IP address of banned User:NisarKand is removing sourced information from the demographic section of this article now and is writing his own POV. The reason why I am requesting your help is because users have discussed this issue already in the talk page a while ago and there was a consensus on this version of this article and not the edits done by IP address 119.153.6.148. --Inuit18 (talk) 06:48, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

  • I have reverted the edits you refer me to and I have semi-protected the article in question for 1 month. If you have further proof by diff's that the IP is definitely the banned user User:NisarKand I would appreciate you providing that so that I can act further towards this editor.--VirtualSteve 07:00, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Re:

Thank you very much for your efforts. Regards. Tajik (talk) 17:08, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Adam and PoorPhotoremovalist

Thanks for supporting Thatcher and myself regarding the behaviour of the above. There still remains the question of whether PPR is User:206.197.59.9, which I suspect because their behaviour is the same, but Thatcher wanted to see how it goes before investigating them. So, we shall see. At least we've cleared up this nonsense with PPR. Thanks again, Sardaka (talk) 09:06, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Shockpupet555 apparent sockpuppet of Celebration1981

Greetings VS: It appears that banned user Celebration1981 is now using ID Shockpupet555 to sock. (And to no good effect. ;) Cheers, Rico402 (talk) 23:10, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Deleting articles on Yuri Golfand and Evgeni Likhtman

Dear Sir,

you have deleted the above articles which I wrote for Misplaced Pages.

They were, indeed, close to the corresponding passages in the Yuri Golfand Memorial Volume. But I was the Editor/author of this volume, and certainly I do have the permission to reproduce my own writings wherever I want. Could you, please, out them back! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mishas42 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

  • Not quite correct Mishas. Firstly I did not delete both of these articles (only one of them) and secondly we need proof of your ownership of copyright for materials as well as permission before the material can be posted at wikipedia. If you wish to understand this process please email me off wiki and I will assist.--VirtualSteve 12:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

sockpuppet

This IP of banned User:Nisarkand is trying to get me banned and he keeps removing my explanation from this page. Can you please help me --Inuit18 (talk) 08:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

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