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You prove to me that my bot made 10 changes to all your work and I'll believe you. You didn't even know me until you found I was trying to join a group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bllasae (talk • contribs) 01:12, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

BTW, you know how to make a bot account without getting it blocked, right? You need to prove to them the account is yours, and the talk pages needs to be redirected to your talk page, and the bot's user page has to have some emergency shutoff button. —BoL 01:16, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

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Supercheats

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Supercheats, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Supercheats. --omtay38 18:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry there, didn't mean to template an experienced user. Just came out of habit. Happy editing! --omtay38 18:34, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

It just happens with Twinkle, I mean, sometimes that happens to me, and I sometimes do it to other users. Cheers! —BoL 04:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Rlevse

What the hell happened? I just saw this today. For crying out loud, what would cause him to quit?--THE FOUNDERS INTENT ^TALK 05:43, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Well it's not me that did it. I think it had to do with something at WP:ANI, yeah, check it out. And just if you're wondering, you can still e-mail him. —BoL 05:53, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Notification of topic ban

Per community consensus, you are restricted to editing the article-, talk- and user talk-space only for three months. Furthermore, any interaction in the talk- or user talk-space must not relate to, mention, or infer mention of the vandal formerly known as "PeeWee". Users are prohibited from posting material on behalf of yourself and Gp75motorsports (talk · contribs), where it would breach the aforementioned conditions.

Futhermore, Gp75motorsports and yourself are limited to one account only. Breaches of these conditions can result in blocks, up to 48 hours for the first offence (or up to one month for using alternate accounts), and then scaling upwards for further offences at the discretion of the blocking administrator.

I have not protected your entire userspace, just your userpage, as you seem to be engaged in some constructive editing, and I am a fuzzy-hearted person. Many other admins will be less lenient - I advise you do not step on their toes. Best wishes, ~ Riana ⁂ 01:14, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Issues: I can't edit any Wikipedia:, or Category: page for 3 months? And I have one alternate account, you can look for them on the sock page. So, yeah... —BoL 03:24, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't seem a problem to me. I don't ever edit either of those, so it's no big to me. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 15:55, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

What about AIV? Marlith ^T/C 05:35, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Who, me? Yeah, I only edited that when I was in a frothing fit of anger. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 14:50, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Wait, so I can't report users? That's messed up. —BoL 04:48, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

You can report users. I'm not expecting you to follow the above exactly to the letter. I'm not a martinet. But within reason, yes, please do adhere to the above. ~ Riana ⁂ 04:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

So I can still edit WP:AIV, WP:UAA, WP:SSP, WP:AN, and WP:ANI? —BoL 04:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

To a degree, provided you stick to the above guidelines. I will be monitoring your contributions to these pages. ~ Riana ⁂ 04:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying stuff for me. —BoL 04:57, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I would advise you to stay away from ANI and AN unless absolutely necessary, though. —Kurykh 05:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

(undent)But I can still report users via AIV, UAA, and SSP, categories, templates, and upload images, right? —BoL 00:03, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Categories and templates are clearly out of the question here since they're not user talk, article, or talk pages. Leniency will be granted for appropriate reports of vandals to AIV or UAA. However, I think that suspected sockpuppets is out of the question because of your obsession with sockpuppets that we're trying to get you away from. Metros (talk) 00:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

What about images that can improve an article with a fair use rationale? —BoL 00:47, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

What about WP:ER? I am sure that will be very, very useful for him. Marlith ^T/C 02:53, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

In general, you should be focusing on content. I suspect that the omission of image/category/template from what you're allowed to edit was due to simply forgetting those (and making the mistake of thinking the three given are an exhaustive list) rather than there actually being a reason for those restrictions. —Random832 15:08, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

That's why I've been asking, I need to know whether I'm clear with images so I can use fair use images to improve some articles, I mean, because of the recent changes on this article company, they needed a new map. I've been trying to draw one, but, yeah, even with Inkscape I still suck so why not upload one from the site and fair use it? Right? Then, out of nowhere, I get a topic ban. I even ask Metros about the images, he never responded. So, yeah, thanks for the help, but would I be allowed to make edits that improve Wikipedia if they are out of my way? —BoL 22:21, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

TyrusThomas4lyf sock-puppet?

Preliminary heads-up: 75.34.3.238 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) is exhibiting some characteristics of sock-puppeteer TyrusThomas4lyf (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). Similar characteristics includes article selection, editing focus, and editing patterns (including edit summary comment style). — Myasuda (talk) 14:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't do sockhunting anymore, I'm on probation. Try asking him. —BoL 04:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay -- well, thanks for your help in the past! — Myasuda (talk) 12:50, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. Here's a helpful resource if you find anymore socks of him. Cheers, —BoL 04:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and take this. You'll need it. —BoL 04:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Returning

After much thought and deliberation I have decided to return. Many wikians contacted me by various means and I truly appreciate the support from all of them. Man, did I need that wiki break! I have learned from it and will use the experience to improve. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:32, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Don't let them get to you, man, welcome back. I've also left before for a similar reason, but I've managed to come back. Anyway, it's all over now and know that we still need you and stuff, I mean, things like this happen all the time. Just don't let this get to you. OK? Good luck. —BoL 22:21, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Etiwanda High School Drama

A tag has been placed on Etiwanda High School Drama requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, "See also" section, book reference, category tag, template tag, interwiki link, rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Ill chill you

I am giving them a message, along with a "note" as it is called on forums(that is level 2 or 1 violation notice). That is when you hand out a light warning, not a level 3 or above.Harebag (talk) 03:16, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

You know what holmes, assume good faith or you, that's right you, that's right, you get blocked from editing you get blocked from editing cuz Soulja Boy just reported you to WP:AIV! (not me). —BoL 03:18, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion tags

Hi Blow of Light. Could you please take some time to consider properly your edits when using Twinkle to tag articles for speedy deletion. You tagged Shelly limestone as {{db-bio}}, however the article is not about a person but a type of rock. This would have been clear if you had read the article. Automated tools like Twinkle are great (I use it myself) but edits made using them should be as carefully considered as any other edit. Thanks, Mattinbgn\^talk 05:08, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I thought that was a person there. Oh well, I'll try, but sometimes I make mistakes when tagging pages with {{db}} tags. —BoL 05:16, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Sigh...

In the future, you might want to stay away from speedy deletions, too. Aside from the Shelly limestone tag you placed (which was obviously wrong if you had bothered to read the article), you removed a speedy tag from List of contemporary and crossover bass-baritones. The only people who should be doing that, aside from instances of obvious vandalism, are administrators. Speedy deletion is clearly something you haven't quite gotten the hang of, so maybe (probably?) you should just focus on adding content or copyediting for now. AniMate 05:59, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Wait, you can only remove {{db}} tags if you plan to improve an article or if you withdraw, right? —BoL 00:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You can remove tags that you have placed, but you removed a speedy tag placed by User:Dethme0w. To improve an article that's been speedied, place the {{hangon}} tag and let an admin sort things out. AniMate 00:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Wait, I did? I don't remember doing that. —BoL 00:48, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Here. AniMate 00:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I know about that, but what's with User:Dethme0w? —BoL 00:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're asking about. AniMate 01:00, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

You told me I've removed a tag from User:Dethme0w's page. If that was a mistake, then never mind. —BoL 01:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

No, you removed a speedy tag placed by Dethme0w. Don't do that. AniMate 01:06, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh, ok. Thanks. —BoL 01:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

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Re: Coordinates

I used Google Earth. Cheers. _{Trance addict} 00:58, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Ah. That's an interesting service there. You hear about Mapjack, right? It's kind of like Google Street View, except it has more coverage and doesn't lag like Google Street View. —BoL 00:59, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Yea, although I've only used it once or twice along with Google Street View. As a side comment, adding coordinates to Wikipedia articles seems to allow Google to 'locate' the article on Google Earth. On Google Earth, links to Wikipedia appear as a purple dot (from afar) and as the Wikipedia logo when you zoom in. For example, I started the Clark Mountain (California) article not too long ago and now a purple dot appears on Clark Mountain when you zoom in on GE. Download and/or open GE to see this. As for the Caltrain station and San Francisco skyscraper articles, expect these purple links to appear on GE by March. Cheers. _{Trance addict} 04:12, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh that's pretty cool. I have Google Earth myself. —BoL 04:33, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

I also notice some of these purple links are located in the wrong place. It seems like Google Earth locates 'point articles', such as skyscraper, lakes, mountain peaks, mountain passes, accurately when the 'point article' contains coordinates. However, for path / line type articles, such as streets, creeks, rivers, bridges, it appears as though Google has some difficulty pinpointing the location of the purple link. Local examples include Colma Creek, which appears in a housing division nowhere near the actual creek on GE and California Street (San Francisco), which appears right next to the Market Street (San Francisco)]] link (near the Civic Center area). Perhaps we should correct this by adding the correct coordinates to the Cal Street article, but where; Van Ness and California, Montgomery and California? Cheers. _{Trance addict} 04:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

I have no idea, i'm working on an article right now. Cheers, —BoL 04:54, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

editing

Thank you for your comments on my page. I've been told before not to chat, but to edit, and I've been trying. But even though I've been here a while, I still am told I'm doing something wrong. I'm really, really trying not to, even though I seem to. I would really be grateful if you could help me understand what I'm doing wrong, and help me to better understand and corect it. I really don't want to be kicked out.... Thank you, *Lover of the sand (talk) 01:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)*

Trust me, me neither. I've been kicked off once for 48 hours and now I'm under a topic ban. It's horrible, but if you do want to help, look through my monobook, copy everything to your monobook, (trust me, I don't have any worms there). Anyway, after you're done, press CTRL + F5, and after you're done, you'll see some extra buttons and a new pages box. Click enable this box, then you'll see a bunch of new pages. After you see a bunch of new pages, put them in tabs using your center button (Firefox only! Get it now!). From there, you have two choices. You can either improve the article, or press csd and choose A7. If you need help, come back here. Good luck. —BoL 01:52, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Polk Street

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Reply

To put it simply, interesting, verifiable information. —Kurykh 05:37, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, lots of interesting information, and I have them on there. Although we have a bit much crime lately, and that restaurant fire... —BoL 05:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

This sucks, I can't comment on the AFD. —BoL 05:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I hastily requested an exemption on IRC. You are allowed to edit this AfD, and this AfD only. If anyone asks why you are "breaking" the imposed sanctions, refer to here or to me. —Kurykh 05:46, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. —BoL 00:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Anonymous (activist group)

Thanks for putting the ANI discussion notice on User talk:Anonymous (activist group), I should have done it, and I forgot. Corvus cornix_talk 05:43, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, and I also tried taking it up with the user about his/her username. Got dang, such a pervert, that user. —BoL 00:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Cool!

Good eye, BoL! --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 00:14, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Here's the secret: Just bring up a concern about the username, they'll reply, then if they admit it's professional, report them to WP:UAA. Yes, this is still possible during the topic ban, as well as reporting vandals to WP:AIV. —BoL 00:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Good. Lookee here. I welcomed that user...shame. :_( --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 00:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I heard. She's not blocked yet, though. —BoL 00:20, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Muhammad

What personal analysis or commentary did I add? How is what I did vandalism? Oore (talk) 04:33, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You removed two categories, which Jmlk17 restored. And he didn't give a reason because you forgot to sign your comment, that's why. —BoL 05:14, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

You have it wrong. Jmlk17 restored two categories (without explanation) that I deleted and gave an explanation for. It seems you guys like to bite the newbies. Oore (talk) 05:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

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Can you please explain your coment ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 100%freehuman (talk • contribs) 05:35, 31 January 2008 (UTC)