User talk:AVand
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Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 21:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)rollbackHello AVand. ask for it. I am not an admin, or I would give it to you myself. I wrote this just to let you know about the existance of rollback because before someone randomly gave it to me, I did not know it existed. If you ask for it, you should have no problem getting it, as you clearly have an excellent grasp of what constitutes vandalism. Good luck, and may the vandals fail... J.delanoygabsadds 15:08, 13 March 2008 (UTC) ]
Barnstar
Hiya - I've provisionally removed your report to WP:AIV for the above IP. It's sensible to bear in mind that the person who edited from that IP 10 days ago may not be the same person who is editing today. In addition, there hasn't been any vandalism (today) past their last warning (today). If they do persist, then feel free to relist. Thanks - and the little rhyming couplet comes free! GBT/C 22:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC) ]
thanksThanks for the barnstar!J.delanoygabsadds 23:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC) ![]() J.delanoygabsadds 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 their talk page with a friendly message. VandalismIt's in the FAQ - you reverted just before I pressed "revert". So you got the revert apart from me. Will (talk) 17:31, 14 March 2008 (UTC) Thank you
Danny NoreigaThat was the proper move. Since you disagree, I'll AfD it. However, I encourage you to follow Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars. I am not a noob. Wizardman 00:15, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Re:Warning removalWow. I don't know exactly what happened, my mouse must have slipped or something. Thanks for letting me know :) --Puchiko (Talk-email) 13:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC) AIVI am not sure why my reports do not meet WP:AIV standards? I use rollback. The reason I reported the last fella was due to the fact that I was editing the Lucille Ball article and got an email from a newbie. They said the user was vandalizing and I then placed two warning and then looked at the history and found him to be on a vandlazing mission. I then reported him using the AIV format. So, I am a bit confused as to why I was contacted by yourself and another editor about my report. I do not report very often, but the ones I have reported have been blocked. So, yes I would like for you to expalin it to me if I am doing it wrong. Thank you Canyouhearmenow 14:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC) ]
the vandlesthey are picking up and then going out kinda like in waves gees these guys are annoying....good luck and good hunting ANOMALY-117 (talk) 18:14, 28 April 2008 (UTC) they are picking up agian at 11:57 april 30th 08 texas time..ANOMALY-117 (talk) 17:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC) So much for your wikibreak.Thank you from HorologiumThanks...for this. Prashanthns (talk) 11:59, 2 May 2008 (UTC) You could |
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
For all the wonderful reversions you have done, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razorflame 17:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC) |
Huggle
Is there any way to be able to use huggle without having to download the .NET framework, because every single time that I try to install the program, the installation program keeps on resetting itself back to 2MB's no matter how long I wait or how many times I try. My internet also doesn't like downloading it because it downloads it incredibly slowly. Any suggestions? Cheers, Razorflame 19:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- I use Windows XP and I am still struggling to get it installed. Bah! Razorflame 19:20, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
That means that the installer won't have to download anything from the internet? It will just install it without anything to do with the internet? Cheers, Razorflame 19:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Success! It is now installed on my computer! Let us hope both Huggle and AWB work for me now! Cheers, Razorflame 20:45, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I have a question....does that request Huggle link on the
Thanks for the information! Cheers, Razorflame 14:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
Vandalism template vandalised?
You left a caution at
Hi there
While i may vandal ur page, the comments i leave here didnt qualify as vandalism, so why did you delete them?
sincerly Your biggest fan/vandal —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.21.159.58 (talk) 18:55, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Huggle
As you might have noticed, I have started using Huggle. It makes vandal reverting much easier. Cheers, Razorflame Report false positives 22:14, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello
I was looking for some advice if you have time to give it. I am not happy with the wording in the Culture section of this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefforest
The way the bars are described sounds a bit dodgy / No proof. What flag can I use in future to bring this to peoples attention?
Thanks for your help.
WBOSITG's RfA
My RfA
Hi AVand; I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 21:45, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi. :) I did a search, but I couldn't find the foreign-language wiki from which this article is taken. Since I couldn't find it, I have removed the speedy deletion template from the article. If you have had better luck locating it than I have, please feel free to place the template again. It's helpful if you can indicate the source in the tag, by filling in the source parameter. Thanks. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:01, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
wow nice job
i thank your for your work, and it should be us giving you cookies! anyways these cookies taste great! did you bake these? what recipie did you use? (joking around) anyways i hope to get along with you, we could be good mates, okay see ya around :)--Kilikman (talk) 19:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
EDIT: dont know why that was double posted... anyways ive added my timestamp now
Can you help me?
Hello, I am having trouble keeping the Doug Wead page NPOV. Your edits are amazing, and this page is really ugly.. can you help / give advise?
Thanks Nonpr3 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject Articles Needing Copy Edit
Hello there!
I have begun a
I expect that this will be a relaxed, happy and casual WikiProject, because participants will be able to take things at their own pace and use the project page to ask other participants for help. A handful of people have already expressed interest at
There are now over 4000 articles needing copy edit, and very, very few people working on them, so any help, however small, is appreciated. I am in the process of getting word out about the project, so I'm pretty sure we will be in good stead to fulfill our goals.
Cheers! -
- Hey there, thanks for the reply! It's been very nice to see people steadily joining to help improve the articles here. :) -Tan 13:30, 6 August 2008 (UTC)]
RfA thank you
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Reverts
The majority of what you reverted was not "talk you would find on a forum", but one user insulting another user, then me warning another user not to do so again. And for that reason I will have to revert your edit. I will revert your edit so that
- I have lined threw some of my in-appropriate edits, I believe they should stay talk) 22:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- I agree that warnings hould be place on users pages, however in this case i believe it is in the appropriate place so that all user involved can see it. Im sure you will understand talk) 22:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- I am fully aware wiki is not a forum, I have already explained my reasonings to you just earlier. I already underlined my in-appropriate comments. Regards. talk) 22:35, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- I do disagree, however i do not want to revert your edit due to 3RR. I want my warning their, so that all users/ parties involved can see it. Even the anonymous IP user (who wouldn't see it if i left it on his IP address as it constantly changes). I want it there to make a statement to to the abusive user not to do it again. Like i have said before my comments have been underlined. I want to gove the offending user a chance to underline his own abusive comments. Regards talk) 22:43, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- As i disagreed, i reverted with explanation. I will revert no more as I don't want to violate talk) 22:48, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- Ok then. Please make sure the Admin is aware that i have not reverted more than three times and that i am fully aware of the 3RR rule. I dont want to get blocked. But i understand your point. talk) 23:06, 3 September 2008 (UTC)]
- Ok then. Please make sure the Admin is aware that i have not reverted more than three times and that i am fully aware of the 3RR rule. I dont want to get blocked. But i understand your point.
- As i disagreed, i reverted with explanation. I will revert no more as I don't want to violate
- I do disagree, however i do not want to revert your edit due to 3RR. I want my warning their, so that all users/ parties involved can see it. Even the anonymous IP user (who wouldn't see it if i left it on his IP address as it constantly changes). I want it there to make a statement to to the abusive user not to do it again. Like i have said before my comments have been underlined. I want to gove the offending user a chance to underline his own abusive comments. Regards
- I am fully aware wiki is not a forum, I have already explained my reasonings to you just earlier. I already underlined my in-appropriate comments. Regards.
- I agree that warnings hould be place on users pages, however in this case i believe it is in the appropriate place so that all user involved can see it. Im sure you will understand
Re:WP:FORUM discussion
I would have handled the situation by simply asking the users to stop using Wikipedia as a forum. If they do not stop, give them another warning. If they still persist give a final warning and ask an administrator to help. If the editors continue discussing the topic after an administrator has explained things to them, a block or other restrictive measure could be in order. Really, you don't need to revert edits violating
Territorial changes of Poland
I was wondering if you could help me out. I'm trying to improve the
Copyedit Backlog Elimination Drive
Hi, as a member of the
Grab some glory, and a barnstar
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:37, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
GOCE Backlog Elimination Drive Wrap-up
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thanks to all who participated in the drive! Over 100 editors—including Jimbo Wales —signed up this time (nearly triple the participants of the May drive). This benefited the Guild as well as the articles in need of copy editing. You can see from the comparison graphs that we increased the number of completed copyedits substantially. Unfortunately, we were not able to meet our goal of completely wiping out 2008 from the queue. We also were not able to reduce the backlog to less than 6,000 articles. We suspect people were busy with real life summertime things, at least in the northern hemisphere! We were able to remove the months of January, February, March, April, and May from the backlog, and we almost wiped out the month of June. We reduced the backlog by 1,289 articles (17%), so all in all it was a very successful drive, and we will be holding another event soon. We'll come up with some new ideas to try to keep things fresh and interesting. Keep up the good work, everybody!
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GOCE Invitation
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The Guild of Copy-Editors – September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive The Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invite you to participate in the September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 September at 23:59 (UTC). The goals for this drive are to eliminate 2008 from the queue and to reduce the backlog to fewer than 5,000 articles. Sign-up has already begun at the September drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! |
GOCE copy edit drive
Greetings, the Wikipedia Guild of Copy-Editors invites you to participate in the November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy-editing. The drive will begin on 1 November at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on 30 November at 23:59 (UTC). The goal for this drive is to reduce the backlog by 10% (approximately 500 articles). We hope to focus our efforts on the oldest three months (January, February, and March 2009) and the newest three months (September, October, and November 2010) of articles in the queue.
Sign-up has already begun at the November drive page, and will be open throughout the drive. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the drive's talk page. Before you begin copy-editing, please carefully read the instructions on the main drive page. Please make sure that you know how to copy-edit, and be familiar with the Wikipedia Manual of Style. Awards and barnstars A range of barnstars will be awarded to active participants, some of which are exclusive to GOCE drives. More information on awards can be found on the main drive page. Thank you; we look forward to meeting you on the drive! |
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive !
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We have reached the midway point in our backlog elimination drive, so here is an update. Participation report — The November drive has 53 participants at this point. We had 77 participants in the September drive. In July, 95 people signed up for the drive, and in May we had 36. If you are not participating, it is not too late to join! Progress report — The drive is quite successful so far, as we have already almost reached our target of a 10% reduction in the number of articles in the backlog. We are doing very well at keeping our Requests page clear, as those articles count double for word count for this drive. Please keep in mind the possibility of removing other tags when you are finished with an article. If the article no longer needs {{cleanup}}, {{wikify}}, or other similar maintenance tags, please remove them, as this will make the tasks of other WikiProjects easier to complete. Thanks very much for participating in the Drive, and see you at the finish line!
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GOCE elections
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
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November 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive Conclusion
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive !
We have reached the end of our fourth backlog elimination drive. Thanks to all who participated. Stats ![]()
Barnstars If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the September 2010 backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found here). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering these barnstars within the next couple of weeks. Our next drive is scheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, please consider helping out at the Wikification drive or any of the other places where help with backlogs is needed. Thank you for participating in the last 2010 backlog elimination drive! We look forward to seeing you in January! Your drive coordinators –The UtahraptorTalk to me/Contributions, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa (Talk) |
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GOCE Year-end Report
Season's Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
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Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here
On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011!
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GOCE drive news
Guild of Copy Editors January 2011 backlog elimination drive
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors January 2011 Backlog elimination drive ! The drive is halfway over, so here are some mid-drive stats.![]()
![]() So far, 43 people have signed up for this drive. Of these, 25 have participated. If you signed up for the drive but haven't participated yet, it's not too late! Try to copy edit at least a few articles. Remember, if you have rollover words from the last drive, you will lose them if you do not participate in this drive. If you haven't signed up for the drive yet, you can sign up now.
We have eliminated two months from the backlog – January and February 2009. One of our goals is to eliminate as many months as possible from the 2009 backlog. Please help us reduce the size of this part of the backlog if you haven't already. Another goal is to reduce the entire backlog by 10%, or by 515 articles. Currently, we have eliminated 375 articles from the queue, so if each participant copy edits four more articles, we will reach that goal. Thank you for participating in the January 2011 drive. We anticipate it will be another big success! Your drive coordinators –S Masters (talk), Diannaa (Talk), The UtahraptorTalk to me, and Tea with toast (Talk) |
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GOCE January Backlog elimination drive conclusion
Guild of Copy Editors January 2011 Backlog elimination drive
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If you copy edited at least 4,000 words, you qualify for a barnstar. If you participated in the November 2010 Backlog elimination drive, you may have earned roll-over words (more details can be found here). These roll-over words count as credit towards earning barnstars, except for leaderboard awards. We will be delivering the barnstars within the next couple of weeks. Thank you for participating in this year's first Backlog elimination drive! We hope to see you in March. Your drive coordinators –S Masters (talk), Diannaa (talk), The Utahraptor (talk), and Tea with toast (talk) |
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GOCE elections
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GOCE drive invitation
Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
The latest GOCE backlog elimination drive is under way! It began on 1 July and so far 18 people have signed up to help us reduce the number of articles in need of copyediting. This drive will give a 50% bonus for articles edited from the GOCE requests page. Although we have cleared the backlog of 2009 articles there are still 3,935 articles needing copyediting and any help, no matter how small, would be appreciated. We are appealing to all GOCE members, and any other editors who wish to participate, to come and help us reduce the number of articles needing copyediting, as well as the backlog of requests. If you have not signed up yet, why not take a look at the current signatories and help us by adding your name and copyediting a few articles. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". |
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GOCE drive newsletter
Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their September 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy editing backlog. The drive will begin on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on September 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles in the backlog, as we want to copy edit as many of those as possible. Please consider copy editing an article that was tagged in 2010. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". See you at the drive! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters. |
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Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors
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Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors
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GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
Guild of Copy Editors 2011 Year-End Report
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On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. We look forward to your support in 2012! – Your 2011 Coordinators: Diannaa (lead), The Utahraptor, and Slon02 and SMasters (emeritus). |
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Speedy deletion nomination of Kenneth Bager
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- Please excuse my hastiness above. A recent cacophony of spam additions to the article drew my attention to it, and despite having reverted to a pre-vandalism state, I still don't think it passes ]
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