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:::I tagged it db-g7 which is the template for article creator blanking the page, using Huggle. The warnings on the user's page came from vandalism warnings, which I perceived as such since the user didn't heed the initial db-advertising tag that was placed on the article. I'll remove those warnings. Thanks. '''-''' <font size="+1" color="red">✰</font><strong style="letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Verdana">]</strong><font size="+1" color="red">✰</font> <sup><small>]</small></sup> 06:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
:::I tagged it db-g7 which is the template for article creator blanking the page, using Huggle. The warnings on the user's page came from vandalism warnings, which I perceived as such since the user didn't heed the initial db-advertising tag that was placed on the article. I'll remove those warnings. Thanks. '''-''' <font size="+1" color="red">✰</font><strong style="letter-spacing:1px;font-family:Verdana">]</strong><font size="+1" color="red">✰</font> <sup><small>]</small></sup> 06:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
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When I looked at your user page and saw "cock" written over and over again, I thought maybe you were trying a bold, new approach to social networking. Alas, vandals had struck again.AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 14:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi - a word of advice: when a page is blanked it's usually vandalism and reverting is the right thing to do; but it's best to look first at the history because sometimes, as with ADVA Optical Networking just now, the author has blanked his own page. (He'd written an advertising piece; I'd explained to him that WP isn't for ads.) In that case, the thing to do is to add {{db-author}}, which asks for a speedy G7 "author requests deletion or has blanked the page". Apologies if I'm telling you things you know already! Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Satyr, Benji, Jeff, PreachersKid.. whoever comes by and sees this.. Please revert the redirect vandalism by 76.26.107.4 on this article. Thanks. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 21:46, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
(sigh) So much vandalism and weird stuff like that I didn't even remember doing it until I looked through the history. Benjiboi23:00, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
On a lighter note
I want you to watch the video found at the top of my user page. After watching it, I felt a heavenly annointing throughout my body, and my body expelled all of the demons that had been building up since lunch. For those of you that might read this after I change it (I have a new video everyday), here's the link. AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 22:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Well add this one tomorrow (NSFW). And alright for the IP vandalism driveby. Me thinks it's the sock of whomever sent Jimbo here in the first place. I looked at the IP's contribs and nothing that IP has edited have I been involved in. Unfortunately I can't request a checkuser without knowing who the user was, or a suspected user name, that sent Jimbo here. It's obvious the IP was trying to bait me, probably mad that my block was reduced to 24 hours. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 23:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
As soon as I clicked the link, I hit the back button. I watched the 2 girls 1 cup & 4 girls fingerpaint videos, but I've heard about that one and APK can't stomach it. I love watching the reaction clips on youtube though.AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 23:47, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Argh there should be a rule against links to pain olympics videos. I didn't look this time, but when I watched it before... I could tell that at least part of the 'pain' intended by the title is mine for watching. 2girls1cup is gross, but nowhere near the same level. 23:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
All the nastiness is hosted on the same server. www.hai2u.com, www.blink-182.com, www.lemonparty.com... Goatse is on there as well, that probably isn't even all of them. —Preceding comment was added at 00:25, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
haha I knew about goatse. Unfortunately, I've encountered an organ like that once. He was made to leave quickly. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 08:41, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I can definitely see it now although it doesn't really need to be that big. Didn't realize there was a policy regarding which images to use but I've no problem with the ugly black and white one since it can at least be seen now. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 00:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm declining your request to block User:World News International. Unless I'm missing something, he is a good faith user who has been building an article with other people, and the username issues you raised are tenuous (the username isn't being used to promote anything). Whatever is going on with that user and his name, I see jumping to an immediate block as the wrong approach. Have you tried asking him why he's called that? rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 05:10, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
With all due respect, per username policy, that name is a violation of username policy because it's a miss-leading and promotional username. It suggests being used by a group, project or collective rather than an individual and it suggests a company name. Regardless of being a good faith user, the name violates policy. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 05:14, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Well, I've been discussing the policy, and revising it with consensus, for months now, so it surprises and saddens me to see it misinterpreted like that. Username blocks are there to protect Misplaced Pages from clearly unacceptable usernames, not to block users for the sake of upholding some rules.
The parts of policy you're quoting require context. "Promotional" usernames are only promotional if they promote something. "Misleading" usernames only matter if they mislead you to something relevant. "Suggests being used by a group, project or collective" isn't in the policy at all, so I don't know where you got that from. And in a case of good faith, going straight to UAA is skipping important steps in the "Dealing with inappropriate usernames" section.
Well, it's definitely mis-leading. When I see a name like that, I think some world-wide news agency, aka company, is on Misplaced Pages creating articles about gay porn actors. So in that aspect, my reasoning still stands. The policy description I recounted, comes from Twinkle's help section so maybe that issue needs to be dealt with, with Twinkle's owner. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 09:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm still wondering what part of WP:U gets you from "it makes me think some world-wide news company is writing about gay porn actors" to "we need to block the user now without discussion". If the name bothers you, since this is a legitimate user, your first step is to talk to them. Meanwhile, it's important to know that Twinkle is a tool written largely by one person, it doesn't define policy in itself, and that when you use it you have to be familiar with the relevant policies. But AzaToth is currently trying to reconcile Twinkle with policy on username issues, and this could be useful information: do you have a wiki-link to the incorrect text? rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 09:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
I wasn't advocating the user be blocked, just that name. Twinkle has that option to report usernames for all kinds of reasons without specifying that by doing so, you're essentially saying the user is bad and should be banned. So I'll just drop the issue altogether. And no, there's no wikilink as it's part of the actual in script help. If you use Twinkle, you will see a tiny blue question mark next to the option you want to choose. When you hover your mouse over that blue question mark, it pops up text that lays out why you would choose that option. That is where it says, the name is a violation of username policy because it's a miss-leading and promotional username. It suggests being used by a group, project or collective rather than an individual and it suggests a company name. Again, that's an issue AzaToth will have to deal with. I just won't use that part of Twinkle anymore. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 09:34, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
You're conflating "block" and "ban" -- one relevant thing is that you can't block a username without blocking the user, but most username blocks don't imply bans -- but I think I get the idea. Does Twinkle actually never say that the purpose of UAA is to request immediate blocks? This explains where a lot of frivolous Twinkle reports come from. (I don't know this because I don't use Twinkle myself; having encountered it mostly through username issues, I've gained quite an aversion to it.) rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 09:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
No, as far as I have seen, Twinkle does not ever say that the purpose of UAA is to request immediate blocks. Granted, people with a little more experience than me would probably know the purpose of UAA. Apparently I did not. I do suggest you at least install Twinkle and take a look at the sections dealing with UAA so you'll have a better understanding of how the script works. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 09:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Hope to see you around
I'm going to be publishing my essays at Wikimedia and I will be using Misplaced Pages in order to help Veropedia. That's all.
Don't expect me to "collaborate" with the Misplaced Pages machine.
Also, an important message I just posted that's of critical importance to all Wikipedians:
Hey, Hon! No need to canvas about Brannan - most of us that are interested have the page watchlisted, and the note on WT:LGBT is enough for those who don't :) Thanks!! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 21:44, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Wasn't canvassing.. was informing people who have participated on the article's talk page, which is what the nom should have done. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 21:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Per Misplaced Pages:Canvassing, I am definitely now convinced I was not canvassing. They were friendly notices, neutrally worded, to a few editors who substantively edited or discussed the article. They were not excessive cross-posting, campaigning, votestacking (since I also notified users who have taken opposite opinions of my own) or stealth canvassing. As far as I'm concerned for Guy and George and anyone else, this matter is closed. And thanks to another editor below for pointing out Misplaced Pages:Canvassing to me in his unrelated post - which was ironically removed from my talk page by Guy.. but I've since restored. Happy editing! :) - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 16:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
final warning on Jay Brannan topics
This article has had serious BLP issues and is an OTRS case. Your behavior in the last day or so regarding it and the RFD has exceeded reasonable bounds for discussion and participation in BLP issue debates.
Tone it down. Back off. You can hold any opinion on the article, article subject, whether it should be deleted that you want to, and you're free to express that in a polite and civil manner. Disruptive edits and activities will result in a short block on your account. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 23:23, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Where in the world did this come from? George, perhaps you could be a bit more specific? I haven't seen any activities from ASE that could be considered disruptive in any way. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 23:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm thoroughly amazed at my ability to hack people off too.. especially when it happens and I don't even know it or it wasn't even remotely close to my intention. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 01:03, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
You keep adding "he's a homosexual" along with sources that do not even mention the guy. You've been reverted and warned by several people, including myself. Stop adding the content. It appears to be vandalism. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 23:57, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Just FYI - there is a gray banner with your sig at the top of the page that obscures the skin links, at least using Modern. Avruchtalk23:34, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
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You can't have it both ways. If I can't defend Warrior on the talk page, then others can't bash him on the talk page. The talk page is about making improvements to the article, not stating personal opinions about Mr. Warrior. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.242.152 (talk) 22:45, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Firstly, your edits are pure vandalism. Secondly, no one "owns" any article on Misplaced Pages. See WP:OWN. Finally, stop putting email addressed in articles. Thanks. Have a good day. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 23:06, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Allstarecho ... please BACK OFF on the claims of vandalism when editing this template (which I created, BTW) from an anon-IP account ... I can't test it properly unless I make changes as an anon, and don't feel like switching back and forth in a single edit session ... look at Template Talk:Oldprodfull ... does that IP address on ALL of the signatures look familiar? ... I mean, what's the point of the {{User Alternate Acct}} template if editors ignore it???
Sorry. Huggle doesn't go looking for matches of IP to Username on talk pages. I went and looked at the template manually and also saw another user reverted it as vandalism as well. I took the que. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 05:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The aggressive language comes from the Huggle program, not me. Also you'll see I reverted myself and tagged the article db-g7 as the user blanked the page. Thanks. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 06:15, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
You might like to try {{uw-speedy1}}; I'm sure huggle adds that option. If not, it's better to leave a hand written message in your browser; biting the newcomers can go badly and drive good contributors away. Just a thought. ;) The Evil Spartan (talk) 06:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
I tagged it db-g7 which is the template for article creator blanking the page, using Huggle. The warnings on the user's page came from vandalism warnings, which I perceived as such since the user didn't heed the initial db-advertising tag that was placed on the article. I'll remove those warnings. Thanks. - ✰ALLSTAR✰ 06:20, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
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