User talk:Can't sleep, clown will eat me/4

You have been renominated

Hi there. A small number of us have expressed our support for your candidacy at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Can't sleep, clown will eat me 2. Please feel free to accept this nomination at your convenience. Best regards, Hall Monitor 00:31, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shhhhhh you weren't supposed to tell him. This thing was supposed to grow unnoticed by him until April :-P Cyde Weys 02:16, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a record for number of support votes before candidate acceptance? —BorgHunter ^ubx (talk) 02:56, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is it. While I maintain a page of records, we wouldn't want to vote just to attain a record, it cheapens the process. I'll wait until Clown accepts before I vote for him. Besides, I understand that BD2412's law firm stands ready to challenge votes should any serious threat be made upon his record ;-). NoSeptember ^talk 10:28, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BD2412 does live in Florida. Oh jeez, recounts anyone? --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 21:21, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey now, I'm from florida, we legal types aren't all bad. Ok maybe we are. ⇒ SWATJester

^Ready Aim _Fire! 04:18, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And to think, I was gonna talk to him about doing his nom a little earlier than April :P --light darkness^(talk) 03:00, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, he was supposed to tell him. In this case, it's all harmless fun, but "stealth nominations" could be subject to abuse if they were to become accepted practice. I suppose in effect it's currently a 37-way co-nomination... Alai 17:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I hate you. I wanted to nominate him. Werdna648^T/_C\^@ 11:15, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yeah i know i was going to nominate him on april 1st ^-^ still at least i got the first support, good luck clownBenon 10:06, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted texts

hi i was just wondering why you reverted the additions i made to the Sydney Church of England Grammar School i was not one of those people how continually edited the artice and made vandalism. i just added stuff to the future of the school as i am a current student i can tell that vandalsim was made by school boy's and i will speak to the headmaster about it. Edwardkindred 09:12, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure which additions you are referring to, can you please provide me with the diffs? Can't sleep, clown will eat me 05:50, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ha.

Best. User name. Ever. -- eo 15:49, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questions, questions.

Why does the clown wish to eat you? Can't you escape it? You must be tired after staying up this long, watching out in fear of it. Do you need my assistance? I could pull out my trustworthy weapon on it. :P The Wookieepedian 04:05, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

God mode light

Do you use GML ? Are you having trouble with it today, cause I sure am. No Guru 06:00, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to know it's not just me. hope is get fixed soon. No Guru 06:04, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See User:Lightdarkness/GML Fix for a solution to the godmode-light glitch! Cheers! --light darkness^(talk) 20:46, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Two anon's we're both reverting

On the MC Hammer page (you've warned him once) and on the Eternals page. I've submitted both to WP:AIV, and both have been continuously vandalizing over the past 24 or more hours (I was reverting these same vandalisms last night on IRC). I'd appreciate some help with a block on them. Thanks, and good to finally run into you on wikipedia. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 04:15, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely, I suspect they will be blocked shortly. :) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Talk Page

Thanks for reverting my talk page Antonrojo 16:23, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For reverting vandalism to my talk page, thanks! M ^o P 18:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reverting it on my page too.⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 19:11, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reverting my user page. I appreciate it. I'm keeping an eye on yours. Superm401 - Talk 14:51, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reverting vandalism on my user page. Keep up the good work; I'm always glad to see your edits in my watchlist. -GTBacchus^(talk) 08:22, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Too Fast

haha, when you are patrolling for vandals I can never revert before you've already finished. --mm e inhart 20:03, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Vandalism

I noticed that you already warned User:Xjoeyx92 about the vandalism in this article. Thanks! I'm going to revert it to its original state. You're welcome to look over it, of course, as I can't guarantee the accuracy of these numbers. :) SujinYH 20:21, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2nd RFA?

Why not? Become a SysOp, that is. Today, all I see is you eating clowns left and right; with a mop you could probably make a sandwich factory with them all. I saw that your previous request failed, but that was 2 months ago; with nearly 6000 edits and a good amount of experience, I would gladly nominate you. I'm just asking you if I can, as I wouldn't want to offend anyone. M ^o P 09:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd support it. ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 09:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what your thoughts are in this regard, but what would you think if I nominated you for adminship in early April; or do you think it is too soon since your last RfA. Wikipedia needs an editor like you to be an admin. Keep up the incredible job you are doing. I stand in awe of your edits. ¡Dustimagic! ^(T/C) 00:21, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I guess you guys haven't seen Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Can't_sleep,_clown_will_eat_me_2 --light darkness^(talk) 03:04, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

best CSCWEM vandalism ever

I fell out of my chair laughing at this one. [1]...look at the picture +text.....you need to make a sock account called "Can't sleep, clown is angry!" to get back at the anon! ⇒ SWATJester ^Ready Aim _Fire! 09:57, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This comment has been self-censored so as to not encourage "them". ;-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A question on archiving

I want to put the current version of Michael Tang in my archive so after it's gone I can put it in BJAODN. The problem is, I don't know how. Could you give me any pointers? TKE 03:23, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyasir. TKE 03:35, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalzapping

I must say, we're making a good one-two combination tonight :) — Deckill e r 03:37, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just added a {{photoreq}} to Talk:Bug zapper. ;-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:48, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, you're fast

I keep thinking you're a bot ... Four of the last forty edits were made by you. Amazing. AmiDaniel (Talk) 06:34, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Fijian is a racially offensive term

Indo-Fijian is a racially offensive term. I am a Indian born in Fiji and I know that the current racially charged government of Fiji refer to Indians as Indo-Fijians. But keep this mind, would you like someone to refer to you as a sub-category of another race. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parik arun (talk • contribs) 05:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please review Wikipedia:Etiquette. If you disagree with the contents of an article, or believe that they are so offensive that they should not be included at Wikipedia, please discuss this on the talk page or bring the article up for deletion at WP:AFD. Simply blanking out a page though is considered vandalism. Hope that this helps. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 05:16, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not to mention that it just isn't true, Indo-Fijian is not a racially offensive term, if anything Fiji Indian is the racially offensive term --Xorkl000 08:38, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

with respect to your question posted on my talk page, please see my comments at Talk:Fiji. Can you also remember to sign your comments with four tildes when you post on my talk page. --Xorkl000 04:49, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would love your help.

Hi,

I know you are interested in christianity, and I recently started a new wiki over at wikicities which is on the subject of christianity. [2] is the site.

The goal is to have a knowledgebase on christianity from a distinctly "C(hristian)POV" rather than the NPOV. It is not meant to be a mere Christian Encyclopedia, but to foster a real sense of community. I'd like to include things like current events, news, stories, and anything that would add to both an understanding of Christianity, but also its enjoyment. I'm looking for help to build a resource that could really enrich the lives of Christians.

I know you are busy but I am actively seeking new sysops/admins to help me build this site up, and I would be positively thrilled if you could contribute in any capacity whatsoever. nsandwich 01:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you going to accept your nomination?

Please? You're 53-0-0 already and some people are waiting for your acceptance before they vote for you! :) File:Glenstollery.gif^POW! 15:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just one week left to go. P.S., cool sigfile. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 16:23, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, please go sign it. We could sure use your help.--Dakota ~ ° 09:14, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please go and sign, to accept the request for adminship. I'd like to add my say. --Alf ^melmac 08:18, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Will you please sign your acceptance? I've heard rumours that some crats are willing to fail it if you don't accept... NSL E _(T+C) at 08:34 UTC (2006-03-26)

Finally

Hi. Though we have never met, I have come across your name (which is the coolest name I have come across) while RC patrolling. I really thought you were going to wait for April 1. Anyways, I don't see any problem with your RfA passing this time around. I really feel scared for all those vandals out there after you get your mop. All the best! - Aksi_great 18:16, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Your RFA

I have some pretty serious problems with the way your second RfA has been handled. I'd appreciate your throughts at WT:RFA, in the relevant section. Thanks. -Splash^talk 18:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As with my first nomination, I trust the community to do what is right. With all due respect, as I am a primary subject of your concerns, I intend to abstain from any comment in this case. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 18:29, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's your RfA, and I'd like to know why you accepted it in such a manner as to force the community to accept it. Abstention does nothing to fix that. -Splash^talk 18:30, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is an unfair comment to make. If the closing bureaucrat wishes to reject this nomination for any reason, I will respect his or her decision. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 18:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So you're going to refuse to explain yourself? It's not in the least unfair to have expected you to present an RfA to the community for consideration and discussion before it reaches the point of 60 support votes! You know very well that this is not the point of RfA, and a promotion on the back of such a forced acceptance would be one that I, personally, would decline to accept if it were me. -Splash^talk 18:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry you feel that way, and stand behind my original statements. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 18:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your original statement is that you refuse to make any statement. That you refuse to say why would become an admin in such a fashion. Is that right? -Splash^talk 18:48, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Can't sleep, clown will eat me. I must urge you to withdraw your RFA nomination and instead present it in the way which every other admin nominee has. While the way it was presented was not your fault, as the nominee, I believe you should show some respect for the RFA process and let there be an open discussion, rather than one behind closed doors with the decision apparently having been made. Thanks, Talrias (t | e | c) 18:45, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am not aware of any precedent for this, but some pretty heavy accusations were made against me personally which could not have been further from the truth. As a result, I have withdrawn my nomination, removed all votes related to it, and will accept next month as I had originally planned. I hope that this is acceptable to all, but I realize that there are times when it isn't possible to please everyone. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 19:01, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When you say "next month", do you mean the beginning of April, or April 26th? --light darkness^(talk) 19:03, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When time permits in the first week of April. 8-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 19:04, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou, I think you have made the right call. Good luck in April! Talrias (t | e | c) 19:08, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think that was a brave move, and the right one. I'm sorry for what I suppose must be some ill-feeling towards me now; I hope that may go away with time. I imagine I'd have supported a properly-conducted RfA. -Splash^talk 19:05, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that we will have to wait for April Fool's day after all!! - Aksi_great 19:10, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Oi. Then I wonder how many CSCWEM RfAs will be posted on that day. On another note, I didn't know about the RfA until the question showed up on CBDunkerson's RfA... -- Jjjsixsix ^(t)/_(c) @ 05:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you are not doing an immediate restart, I have unblanked and closed out the RfA and added it to Wikipedia:Unsuccessful adminship candidacies. Please start a new page next time, and good luck :-) NoSeptember ^talk 19:36, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aftermath of your RfA

Hey CSCWEM, I've found it a little upsetting that Splash and Johnleemk have somehow seen your handling of your RfA in a negative light, and have posted my thoughts on it's talk page. I hope I have presented the situation in a fair way, but please take a look and comment accordingly if this is not the case. Look forward to voting again next month mate. Glen _{§τοĿĿ€Ŗγ}^Ť_č 21:04, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, and after reading through your talk page I did have, and still have, half a mind to block Splash for being so incivil and hostile. NSL E _(T+C) at 00:59 UTC (2006-03-27)

I've just added a {{context}} tag to the Rock And A Hard Place article. ;-) Please see my response at Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Can't sleep, clown will eat me too, I hope that this is a solution that is agreeable to everyone. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 01:29, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

meme tag

Minor thing - The category tag had been removed a few times^{[1] [2]} and a place to discuss had been created^[[3]] before you restored it. It would have been preferable to leave this in the wrong version and take place in discussions rather than replacing it.
brenneman ^{L} 05:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Can't sleep, clown will eat me/4, thank you you so much for supporting my RfA, which passed successfully 49/6/3. I am grateful for all the supportive comments, and have taken people's suggestions to heart. I will do my best to live up to people's expectations. If I can ever make any improvements or help out in any way, please feel free to let me know! Thanks again for your much appreciated support.

¡Dustimagic! ^(T/C) 05:52, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help

Thanks for the help with the Geneva High School article. I wasn't sure if I should put all three years the high school was established, so thanks for doing it for me! Someone with more experience obviously can't be wrong. :) Wlmaltby3 07:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

61.69.157.227

61.69.157.227 (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log) has been blocked for ~~48 hours~~ 1 hour due to repeated tests/vandalism the same page. Thanks. ¡Dustimagic! ^(T/C) 08:09, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gunt

Hi, I think the current article version is essentially vandalism. I'd turned it into a redirect to the original subject of the article and suggest reverting to that and warning the editor who has changed it - what do you feel is best? Dlyons493 Talk 09:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In my unprofessional opinion, it would probably be best to delete the Gunt neologism article, as well as Gunt (disambiguation) (dis-disambiguate?), and then move Gunt (river) back where it belongs. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:07, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

82.42.125.171

Thanks for the revert of my talk page, and for submitting the block. You're really quick... Love the user name! MFago 04:31, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edit conflict!

Hello fellow vandal whacker. Just hit a revert conflict with you. What are the odds? (Actually, pretty good.) Keep it up! ::thumbsup:: —BorgHunter ^ubx (talk) 06:57, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Twice. —BorgHunter ^ubx (talk) 07:00, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Harel Malka article

If are going to request something to be deleted and invite people for discussion , you could at least have the courtesy to go and actually DISCUSS the matter on the discussion page.

Yes, I requested Jimbo wales for deletion knowing full well it wouldn't happen, because yourself said it was 'unwiki' to go create 'autobiographies'. Well sorry mate but I'm not the subject of the page I authored, however jimbo, unknown to the mainstream.... You get the point. I didn't know wikipedia was only the home of the rich and famous. Minor authors should also be represented.

Please do not misquote me. If you wish to discuss the merits of the Harel Malka article, the forum to do so is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harel Malka. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 09:15, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As for that Jimmy Wales thing, when you admit you knew full well it wouldn't be deleted, I suggest you read WP:POINT. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 09:16, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CSCWEM

CSCWEM --Cyde Weys 02:17, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's a great image, are you aware of the licensing terms for that photo? Can't sleep, clown will eat me 03:05, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright infringements

I removed the article from the Manly site because the author of the article has not consented for it to be re-produced, and the article is part of a book sold that has copyright. The author emailed me to ask for it to be removed, this is the 4th time Ive had to message wikipeople and no-one has wrote back replying. That article is in breach of copyright, please have it reverted back to my edited version. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbryce858 (talk • contribs) 07:53, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I see that Swatjester has provided you with proper instructions for tagging a copyvio. If you need any other help just let me know. By the way, you can sign your posts by adding four tildes (~~~~) like so: Can't sleep, clown will eat me 07:56, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CSCWEM 33 1/3?

Where did 3 to 32 go? :) Good luck; I have no doubt you're gunna be an admin in a week. -- Jjjsixsix ^(t)/_(c) @ 00:05, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If I had to guess, I'd bet the numbering comes from The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. ;) —Locke Cole • t • c 01:01, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Remind me...

... and poke me tomorrow. Tito xd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:47, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My (HereToHelp’s) RfA

Thank you for supporting my RfA. I’m proud to inform you that it passed with 75 support to 1 oppose to 2 neutral. I promise to make some great edits in the future (with edit summaries!) and use these powers to do all that I can to help. After all, that’s what I’m here for! (You didn’t think I could send a thank you note without a bad joke, could I?) --Here T oHelp 13:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help

I am requesting help due to User:Jeffrey_O._Gustafson abusing his power and using it remove comments made by other users, specifically me:

Additionally, he has protected his discussion page in order to hide the fact that he has been deleting comments.

Tee hee, haha! The sixth roll back is a mistake, I admint. The others are self explanatory. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 20:03, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The sixth was not a mistake on your part, your edit comments clearly show what you intended to do. As for the others, they are not self explanitory, you violated policy, I warned you, you proceeded to flaunt your power as an admin by ignoring my warnings and continuing to violate policy, I have now taken the action I promised I would and brought to the attention of another. Your coming here and mocking Wikipedia policy further as opposed to showing remorse for your violations and taking it seriously are just further evidence that you do not respect the policy as it stands, and that is unhelpful and unappreciated.

Don't know why I continuing this here, but I've been up for an extraordinary amount of time. First, it was a mistake - you see, the edit summary is generated automatically with the rollback function. There is no second. WP:AGF etc and goodnight! --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 20:20, 1 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PROD

Hello there. You have proposed the article Gerald Hastings for deletion without providing a reason why you think the article should be deleted. When proposing articles for deletion, please consider adding your reasoning like that: {{prod|Reasoning goes here}}. See also: How to propose deletion of an article. Adding your reasoning will aid other users in considering your suggestion on the Proposed Deletions log. Thank you.

PS: And now after the template message is through, pre-emptive congratulations on your likely-to-be-successful RfA! Sandstein 15:25, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Sandstein, I must have come across this while categorizing articles one evening, and proposed it for deletion due to it being non-verifiable (even after attempting some alternate spelling combinations) and without sources. I've updated the page with this reasoning. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 18:27, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It stinks that you aren't already an admin

It stinks that you aren't already an admin. When I saw your posts on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism, I thought, why the heck doesn't he just block them himself, he's an admin. Then I remembered that your are still a candidate. I am sure #3 will be the charm --rogerd 04:06, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA three

I don't know if you noticed, but lost in the massive support set, down at the bottom of the page, someone has a question for you. JoshuaZ 03:49, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof

You've been added to the safe list, and I will let you know as soon as the app's available for download. By the way, good luck in your RfA--I can't believe they still haven't made you an admin yet. AmiDaniel (Talk) 06:12, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AIV

Please don't revert an administrator's decision on this page; it's intended to be cleared off quickly, reversions here can make the page messy. Per the page's instructions: If an administrator removes the vandal listing and doesn't handle the matter to your satisfaction, take it to the administrator's talk page, the administrators' noticeboard or Wikipedia:Requests for investigation, but do not re-list the user here. Which one did you have an issue with? Use my talk page, please don't revert me on AIV. · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 16:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The reason for the revert was it appeared that you had made a mistake; in your edit summary you listed the vandal as inactive for an hour when in fact it was active within the past 15 minutes. Sorry if you felt as if I stepped on your toes there, as that was not the intent. Thanks. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 16:06, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. Which one was it, though? You reverted two separate decisions -- one of which I blocked and the other I didn't. I blocked the named account (User:Tomkurts), but the other one you could well be right on. Anyway, I'm not offended at all, and am glad to look again at any discrete decision (may well be that I removed the wrong IP report). (Looking back now.) No, the other one was User:70.50.200.120, which hasn't edited in two hours. · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 16:15, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ehm... 2 hours? Something must be off with your system clock, did it not adjust for the daylight saving time change? See Special:Contributions/70.50.200.120, which reports last edit at 15:32 UTC, approximately 45 minutes ago. Either way, its no big deal. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 16:20, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is in fact exactly right; my clock was bunged. <handface> Well, anyway. He's been stopped for almost an hour at this point, so I'm still inclined to leave it.. but if it starts back up again, by all means, put it back. Thanks for making me fix my clock. =/ · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 16:28, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your email address on file with WP

For some reason gmail won't send to your email address, not sure if its changed or if gmail just hates your email address, either way, it bounced. Congratulations on reaching WP:200 by the way :) Regards -- Tawker 06:18, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. The bounce thing is some sort of strange Wikimedia bug, but eventually the mail does arrive. I've also posted my email address in plaintext on my user page, in case of wikimergencies. 8-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:21, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S., the message you sent has been received. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:24, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Doyle

I've nominated the article Brian Doyle for deletion, under the Articles for deletion process. We appreciate your contributions, but I personally don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the nomination (also see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Your opinions on why the topic of the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome: participate in the discussion by editing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Doyle. Add four tildes like this ˜˜˜˜ to sign your comments. You can also edit the article Brian Doyle during the discussion, but do not remove the "Articles for Deletion" template (the box at the top of the article), this will not end the deletion debate. --Tbeatty 17:39, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This diff

I would like to clarify something with you so you don't make this mistake in the future. As it is currently written, registered users cannot log in at a blocked IP. This is even true for sysops. Thanks for the vandalwhacking! —BorgHunter ^ubx (talk) 02:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the insights BorgHunter, that is awfully strange (and unfortunate) that not even a sysop can log into a blocked IP. I could understand not being able to create a new account on a blocked IP to prevent throwaway vandalism-only accounts, but not an already established account... Is this something the developers might be able to correct? Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:20, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tawker and a few of the developers have discuss making a fix for it. The best fix would probably be to have anyone with over a certain number of edits (say 100) be able to log in through a blocked IP. This seems technically doable but I just learned about it from one of Tawker's answers in his RfA. JoshuaZ 04:26, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Are you an adminstrator? --ManiF 08:09, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, not at the moment, although that might change in a few days — my candidacy is currently being discussed at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Can't sleep, clown will eat me 3. What's on your mind? Can't sleep, clown will eat me 08:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You as sysop

Soon you'll be a sysop. How do you consider blocking of this user? ROGNNTUDJUU! (talk · contribs) Please check this out! StabiloBoss 19:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:155.31.212.132

Addresses in this Class B subnet belong to my university. Apparantly my reputation has lead my roommate to go on a vandalism streak, including an attack on my user talk page. Thanks for the swift action taken against him and I support the block imposed as a result of your WP:AIAV alert. --Zsinj^Talk 05:35, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to add that blocking of this IP does NOT cause collateral damage, so no worries. :-) --Zsinj^Talk 05:35, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notable alumni of Pearland High School

Hi Johntex. Might you be able to provide a source which shows that Spencer Goodman attended Pearland High School? Rob added multiple {{fact}} tags to both alumnus, but I was only able to locate a source for Miss Lauren Lanning. May the source be with you. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 08:17, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I don't have a cite-worthy source at the moment. I definitely understand the need for sources. On the other hand, there are lots of other unsourced claims in the article, like:

Future Problem Solving has also started a club at Pearland High School. (The club is not mentioned on the school website, and the official school websites are the only sources given, except for the two sources on the two alumni.)
Despite the wide number of clubs, the administration spends very little on the majority of them, favoring to spend most of the budget on Football. (unsourced and arguably POV)
The Academic Decathalon team made it to state this year and won more than twice as many medals as the previous year. (unsourced, club not mentioned on the school website)

These are just a few. Perhaps they should all be marked with {{fact}}? Otherwise, it could seem as though we are picking and choosing which facts we'd like to verify or promote. Johntex\^talk 13:43, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you originally obtain the information from about Goodman? If you see additional areas which cannot be confirmed through the sources already provided within the article, yes, I agree that they should be marked with {{fact}} or removed until a reliable source can be cited. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 15:23, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a fan of ZZ Top and I have college friends who are from Pearland. I remember at the time Goodman was arrested, the Houston Chronicle and the Pealand Reporter both had articles mentioning that he had attended Pearland High School. Neither of those papers seem to have on-line searchable archives from that time period.

There are so many facts in the article that are not verified by the School websites, which are the only sources given for the article. I listed a few of them above. I think rather than marking each one {{fact}}, we should mark the article {{sources}}. What do you think? Johntex\^talk 15:44, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Either way is fine with me; thanks for the lead on the Houston Chronicle too, I will see what I can turn up through subscription databases. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 15:45, 7 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]