User talk:Acalamari/Archive 040

It's all good :)

And thanks for the WikiLove, again. It's been years since I got any time of smile, love or award on Wikipedia. Quasy Boy 20:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

27 Club...

...looks like it may need full protection for a few hours to me. Egg Centric 17:24, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism?

I've just noticed that IP 93.97.39.182 left a message at 19:19 on User talk:Marek69 using my name. Can you help? Denisarona (talk) 19:30, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's possible that the same IP is also User:Craticus - see revision history of Marek69. Denisarona (talk) 19:34, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked the IP, plus Craticus, and also an impersonation account Merak69. I also reverted the impersonation of your signature. Acalamari 19:51, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for you help. Denisarona (talk) 19:54, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Acalamari, thank you for sorting out the vandalism on my talk page. Much appreciated. Cheers Marek.69 ^talk 22:27, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and as I noted above, your impersonator has been blocked too. Best. Acalamari 22:32, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I've just noticed that as well (you sorted it out so quickly). Good work! -- Marek.69 ^talk 00:21, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	I award Acalamari the Barnstar of Diligence for protecting Wikipedia from trolls and vandals. Thank you. Marek.69 ^talk 00:25, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the barnstar! :) Acalamari 09:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

... for removing vandalism on my user page. Cheers Denisarona (talk) 13:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

State Bank of Mauritius

There's some vandalism occurring on State Bank of Mauritus. User: Deepakanandd has twice removed the contents of the article and substituted for it info on a court case involving the bank. I have twice reverted them, and will continue to do so, but don't know the protocol for warning them off or blocking them. Will revert should Deepakanandd persist. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 13:13, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A standard vandal warning template would have been okay, but I suspect that text is copyrighted, so {{Uw-copyright}} might be more appropriate. If they persist after being warned, you can report them either to an administrator or to AIV. Acalamari 13:28, 18 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Miranda Cosgrove's Bus crash

I am in no way attempting to vandalize her wiki page. I just think it is important information to the public and her fans to know that not only was she injured, her mother and bus driver were injured too. and i had sources saying the rest of the tour was in fact cancelled, rather than postponed. And I believe that the public deserves to know that on her wiki page. GeisterXfahrer (talk) 20:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Asymptotic geometric analysis

Hi,

the log says you deleted Asymptotic geometric analysis in 2007. Could you please tell me what was on the page and what was the rationale for deletion?

Thank you very much, Sasha (talk) 00:44, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

thanks! Then I guess there is no reason not to resuscitate it (with proper content). Sasha (talk) 14:11, 24 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kashmir conflict

Hi. 2 editors User:Deepeshraj1 and User:Mustihussain appear to be conducting an edit-war over the above article and using my talk page for their acrimonious dispute. Can you help?? Denisarona (talk) 09:45, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't want to be involved in the dispute at all, you can either ask everyone to stop posting to your talk page about it or just remove the section altogether. As for the dispute itself, there is a discussion on the article's talk page and another editor is wanting all parties to stop reverting each other, though if the reverts continue the page can be protected if it becomes necessary. Acalamari 11:05, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. I don't know enough about the subject and certainly don't want to be involved!! Denisarona (talk) 11:08, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Jivesh Here

Hi. I am Jivesh. I edit Beyonce-related articles on Wikipedia. Actually when i check the revision history statistics page of her articles, i often find you there. ~~Were~~ Are you a fan of Beyonce? I see you have stopped editing her articles now. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 12:02, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my goodness. I also love Beyonce aka my Oxygen. Lol. I can do anything for her. You should have guess that from my user page. If you are interested, join Wikipedia:WikiProject Beyoncé Knowles. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 13:15, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

Hello, Acalamari. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Mail

Hello, Acalamari. Check your email—you've got mail!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{YGM}} template.

--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 16:53, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Admin review

Acalamari, as all comments on this review page are positive and as my comment made in July is the last one to be entered, is it not time that this review was concluded?--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 16:58, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's more, any chance that Acalamari goes back for a second WP:RfB, now that he has a few more years under his belt? Moogwrench (talk) 18:55, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is one editor whose opinion I asked for on the admin review page. Once they've posted it, or have changed their mind about giving input there I will close it. As for RfB, bureaucratship is not something I am seeking at this time, although I thank you for your kind comment Moogwrench: I do appreciate it. :) Acalamari 08:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

article deletion

please delete this article Eshan Sharma — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raul341 (talk • contribs) 07:40, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The deletion request has been declined. The article will have to be taken to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion instead. Thanks. Acalamari 09:19, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Question

I am a newer user of wikipedia, and I had a question about a wikipedia policy and didn't know where to look, so I found your name on the administrator page and thought I would ask you. My question is, am I allowed to put a picture of myself on my talk page, or is that prohibited? Thanks- Ebmonkey2 (talk) 23:34, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Providing you own the image, there is nothing in policy that I'm aware of that would prevent you from having an image of yourself if you want to put one up. Hope this helps. Acalamari 09:03, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	thanks for helping me! Ebmonkey2 (talk) 02:52, 15 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Happy 5th Wiki-anniversary!

I would like to wish you a happy 5th Wiki-anniversary! A video will be coming soon this weekend, as I have been recently busy with exams and other crap. NHRHS2010 the student pilot ✈ 23:46, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks, I'm glad someone remembered! :) I can't believe it's been that long. Hope you're good. Acalamari 10:40, 21 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The video is up! [1] NHRHS2010 the student pilot ✈ 03:28, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wow...six minutes! Ha, ha, thanks, NHRHS2010, great video! :D Thank you! My dinner for that evening wasn't as exciting, though, it was a turkey casserole, but hey, it was still good. :) Acalamari 11:26, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome! My 5th Wiki-anniversary is coming up in a few months. Though, if you can remember the KM vandal from years ago (who has been on Wikipedia even before I joined), he won't have any Wiki-anniversary. While he is long-gone, more recently I've dealt with this other mass-sockpuppeteer named Dantherocker last summer and even on YouTube I was also a victim of a group of trolls who never stopped calling me Hitler. NHRHS2010 the student pilot ✈ 20:40, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kci357

I don't object to giving this user another chance. If the problems are not repeated, then unblocking will be useful If they are repeated the block can easily be reinstated, but I hope that won't be necessary. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:59, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response: I am of the same opinion. I am still discussing with Kci357 at the moment. Acalamari 10:40, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In a Situation

Hi, im in a situation, my first account is named Brexx, i got blocked one of those days because i was not familiar with the rules of wikipedia, i was new, i didn't know much, but i meant well........now i am a very experienced editor and only add reliable information with reliable sources and revert vandalism from other users.......i asked numerous times in the brexx account to be unblocked, but nobody listened to me....i admit i should have not created a new account, but i did it only because i forgot my password for the brexx account, and it says here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us/login_problems, that:

If you entered and confirmed an email address when you created your account, you can have a new temporary password sent to you using the "Email password" button on the login page. (If you happen to remember your usual password, you can still use it.)

Otherwise, you can create a different username with a new password.

But the second account i created, they also blocked me, so i created another one etc, and they keep blocking me again and again..........i beg to be given a second chance, i was never given one, it says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/GreekWarrior#Community_bans_and_second_chances that :

1) Users who exhaust the community's patience, repeatedly engaging in disruptive behavior, may be banned upon community consensus. However, banned users with prior productive edits who believably repent of their previous behavior and promise to edit constructively may be readmitted under restriction.

so, please....i do edit constructively now, but this user Kww is so stubborn and not giving me another chance........all what im doing now is correcting wrong information and adding sourcing them appropriately..........

For instance look at the some of the reliable info i added to some articles, and look, kww reverted all of them:

In Fireball article, i archived the All Access source, so users can see the radio adds date:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fireball_%28Willow_Smith_song%29&diff=prev&oldid=457695520

and he reveted it....

In Y.U.Mad , i added the Urban and Rhythmic radio adds date with archived sources,

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Y.U._Mad&action=historysubmit&diff=457693669&oldid=457571972

and he reverted it.....

In Pass At Me, the radio release was pushed up, i updated and added archived sources..

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pass_at_Me&action=historysubmit&diff=457693676&oldid=457569189

he reverted it...

In You The Boss, i added the Urban radio release date, and added archived sources for both Rhythmic and Urban...

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_the_Boss&action=historysubmit&diff=457693764&oldid=457688087

he reverted it......

In Don't Waste Your Time, i added the earliest release date, which is November 16, 2007, and added sources for each country it was released in in......and i removed the false unsourced U.S. and netherlands dates......

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Waste_Your_Time&action=historysubmit&diff=457662659&oldid=457646496

he reverted it.....

So, as you can see my goal is not to vandalize, my goal is to make wikipedia a better place.........as you can see from the above edits, all im doing is contributing correct information and reliable sources...so, i don't see why i can't get another chance........i don't want to keep going from account to account, from ip to ip...........i just want a second chance...as i think Kww hate towards me is a personal attack ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.42.241.69 (talk) 21:58, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked 24.42.241.69 as yet another proxy abused by Brexx in his latest round of socking. What's one more? 23 accounts and proxies in the last nine days. If you seriously look at this, take a look at Prettybeautifulnailsalon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and note that after all this time, he still can't get an image properly uploaded or refrain from edit warring. 68.62.240.86 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is pretty fascinating as well: even while Prettybeautifulnailsalon was editing undetected, he just couldn't resist using anonymous edits to support the account.—Kww(talk) 23:43, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for handling it, Kww. 23 socks in 9 days is a lot! I have to admit I was surprised to receive a message from Brexx, as I didn't think they ever used talk pages. Thanks again. Acalamari 13:39, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback Request

I am wishing rollback rights, as I normally take ages to check things. I usually edit others mistakes and delete or rewrite copied material. I also think I should get rollback rights because it would help me so much in reverting mistakes. Thank You --David. S 06:31, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, Dssis1. Unfortunately, in a review of your recent edits there were very few reverts for me to review to judge how well you would use the rollback feature. I recommend practicing with the undo feature for a few days to revert vandalism, and then come back to me after several reverts for me to review you again (or you can re-request at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback). In addition, I would like to note that rollback is for reverting vandalism or spam, not for reverting mistakes, which should be corrected if possible or reverted with an explanation. Hope this helps. Best. Acalamari 10:35, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think I should do what you have told me and I think that the 'File Mover' right suits me better. I have already made a request and I was successful in getting the right. Thanks, very much appreciated. David. S 07:14, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for understanding, and congratulations on getting the file mover userright! Acalamari 11:48, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Acalamari!!! David. S 05:52, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of a page

Excuse me Acalamari, would you be able to delete a page that has really not much use whatsoever. Please delete this page, Point Cook railway station, Melbourne and notify the owner about this. If you have any concerns, please contact me on my talk page or on this section.

Thank You

David. S 00:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dssis1, it would be against policy for me to unilaterally delete a redirect such as that. If you want it deleted, you will have to take it to redirects for discussion. Thanks. Acalamari 11:31, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Thank you Acalamari for editing and fixing many things in Wikipedia. David. S 00:45, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Despite my response above, thank you for this barnstar. :) Acalamari 11:31, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

|} Haha, don't worry.

Thanks

David. S 07:29, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Emirr

Hello dear Acalamari. Please do something about this file. It contains swearing. Also the uploader wrote my name to be the author. Already thank you for attracting. Have a good day. TheEmirr ^Message 14:04, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Emirr, the fact the image contains swearing is not a rationale for speedy deletion in itself. Instead, the proper place to discuss the image to see if it should be deleted or not is Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Best. Acalamari 22:53, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Italics

The italics in the article for Slant Magazine was a mistake and has been corrected. Judging from the note about magazines should be italicized (Template:Album ratings), it implies that only for magazines, since it does not have a similar note for "online music services" like Allmusic. The convention that I noticed when I started editing was italics for print works and none for online-only publications. This principle was once noted in WP guidelines on italics or titles, somewhere, but may have been changed, since I can't find it anymore. But it draws a clearer line in what work should be italicized to me; how is Allmusic any less of a webzine than Slant?, both have articles, reviews, editorial content, etc. If so-called online magazines or webzines should be italicized, then every work/reviewer would end up being italicized. That's my reponse. Dan56 (talk) 23:58, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Me troll not

I am not a troll why not to type it in gaps?--Islamocid (talk) 16:48, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't understand why your edit in the Barack Obama talk page was perceived as trolling, you probably should consider contributing to Wikipedia in some other language than English. You'll find the Tatar version of Wikipedia at tt.wikipedia.org - Tournesol (talk) 16:56, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In Russian WP I am blocked forever for racist comments and vandalism :-( I copied part of your Userpage to mine if You re not against!--Islamocid (talk) 16:59, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How do you consider this a productive comment in improving the Barack Obama article? Even if you weren't intentionally trolling, the comment is still highly unhelpful at best. Acalamari 17:22, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I m sorrry, you!re right. But I see nothing insulting in word Negro which means jusr "black'--Islamocid (talk) 17:30, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- There are parts of the world where it is offensive (in both countries where I have lived I've always known it as offensive, regardless of its meaning), but offense/disruption notwithstanding, including the word in the Barack Obama article is pointless: it is not used in the Wikipedia articles of other African-Americans or black people living in countries outside the US, and so there is no need to include it in the Barack Obama article either. Acalamari 17:42, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback question

Hi Acalamari. I would like to ask a little question regarding the rollback rights: would it be correct to revert page/section blanking with Rollback? Thank you very much. »εϻαdιν ^ΤαΙk _{Ͼδητrιβμτιoης} 15:27, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey EmadIV, it does depend on the circumstances: if someone blanks an entire page, using rollback would be acceptable. With section blanking, if someone blanks a section full of sourced content without any explanation, rollback would be okay to use in that instance; but if someone blanked a section full of unsourced content, I would not use rollback (the edit may not be vandalism, but rather, an attempt to get rid of unsourced material). I hope these guidelines help. Best. Acalamari 15:38, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the advice. I will follow these rules (in fact, I'll copy-paste them along with the ones you posted on my talk page and put them in a sticky note ;-) ). Thanks! »εϻαdιν ^ΤαΙk _{Ͼδητrιβμτιoης} 13:37, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Glad to help. :) Acalamari 16:18, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for granting rollback request

Thank you for granting my request; I promise to use my powers wisely. :) Knight of Truth (talk) 20:47, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Acalamari 22:35, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Protection Question

Hey Acalamari. I have another question (sorry) regarding page protection. According to WP:PP#User_pages a user can request his page to be protected. I have seen many declined user-page protection requests and I would like to ask you whether it is appropriate for a rollbacker to request user page protection. If it is you might as well do it ;-). Thanks for your help. →εϻαdιν ^ΤαΙk _{Ͼδητrιβμτιoης} 10:13, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. :) Acalamari 10:17, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

1 user likes this.[reply]

You must be one of the best admins I've seen. You follow the rules, always friendly and straightforward. Much appreciated :) →εϻαdιν ^ΤαΙk _{Ͼδητrιβμτιoης} 10:26, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and thanks for the compliments. :) Acalamari 10:32, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

1 user likes this.[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MichaelQSchmidt 2

Hi Acalamari. This is a courtesy note that your support in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MichaelQSchmidt 2 is not recorded in your contributions. It was oversighted because an earlier post by another user contained an inappropriate link about a similarly named individual as the candidate. Cunard (talk) 22:20, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cunard, thanks for the note. I thought this would probably happen based on a post I saw of yours earlier to the RfA. Best. Acalamari 22:32, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

For keeping a watch on the Gaga articles as ever. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 14:37, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and thanks for noticing! I've been watching for pretty much the entire time she's been famous! :D Acalamari 16:03, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RFA thank you

Thank you for your comment and support at my recent successful RFA. Being now the new fellow in the fraternity of administrators, I will do my best to live up to the confidence shown in me by others, will move slowly and carefully when using the mop, will seek input from others before any action of which I might be unsure, and will try not to break anything beyond repair. Best, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:13, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 22:27, 4 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Thank you for the flag, it will be very helpful to my work and I promise to use it well ;) Greetings, мιѕѕ мαηzαηα (talk) 17:01, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kci357 reblocked

FYI, I've reblocked Kci357. See Talk:Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene#Safety. I've also noticed a striking similarity to Kj650 (talk · contribs). Toddst1 (talk) 19:06, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

While the hopes for Kci35 weren't high, this is still a disappointment, especially considering the time I spent in contact with him and what he said to prevent this from happening again. :( I'll see what his response to your block is, but I don't expect it to be different from anything said before. Thanks Toddst1. Acalamari 22:36, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Autopatrolled rights

Hi Acalamari. I am looking to make a request for Autopatrolled Rights as when I make a new page, it always shows that it's not patrolled. Do you think that I would be successful in getting accepted on the request page?

Thank You,

David. S 02:39, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, according to the counter you've made 19 articles overall. However, they are all stubs, although all except for City West Water have sources: you may want to expand those articles and added more content and sources to City West Water before requesting the autopatrolled userright. You also don't want to sign articles or templates either! :) Acalamari 10:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh. Right, Thanks for all the help.

David. S 11:08, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. :) Acalamari 11:14, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

Many thanks for removing vandalism from my user page. Enjoy!! Denisarona (talk) 07:07, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! :) Acalamari 10:24, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the rollback rights, it was a useful tool. --Skizzik^talk 18:38, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My Sincere Wishes For This Festive Season

		★★★★★★★★ Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2012 ★★★★★★★★
		I Wish You And Your Family A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year 2012. May The New Year Bring Much Happiness, Prosperity, Peace, And Success In Your Life. I Am Very Happy To be Part of Wikipedia And To Have Great Friends Like You. Cheers. - From A Big Fan of ----> Jivesh1205 (Talk) 16:12, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. You are welcome. And thank you. :) Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:52, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers

		The Admin's Barnstar
		Thank you for reconsidering. Regards IJA (talk) 16:13, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem mate, glad to return the favour. IJA (talk) 17:54, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request for image revision history deletion

Hello,

I was hoping you could please take a look at this image with the following template, and delete the unused image in page history.

I noticed from the date that it has been overlooked. Thank you Editor182 (talk) 00:48, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All done for you! Acalamari 10:22, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kenny protection

Many thanks for your administration and protection of that BLP - Merry holiday to you. - Youreallycan (talk) 23:08, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome...but it wasn't just me! :) You may want to thank Salvio giuliano for their longer protection! (Unfortunately the protect button doesn't "edit conflict", so they wouldn't have seen my protection if they performed their protection right after mine.) Acalamari 23:11, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Season's tidings!

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:56, 25 December 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Canadian Parliamentary Motion on Alexander Graham Bell

Was there a consensus for this move? I saw nothing but "oppose" but move went through anyway? FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:07, 27 December 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Bzuk, I was not even aware of the discussion, but if there was nothing except opposition to a move, there isn't going to be any consensus to perform the move. Acalamari 22:04, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up

Hi Acalamari. I have removed rollback rights from a user who was granted the tool by you, so I thought I'd drop you a note. Please see User talk:AroundTheGlobe#Rollback privileges removed. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 21:33, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there Fuhghettaboutit, thanks for the note about removing AroundTheGlobe's rollback rights; I do appreciate it, and more so than usual due to the length of time since that admin action. Best. Acalamari 23:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced

Acalamari! Happy New Year! ;)

I have a question, which noticeboard do I go to, regarding an editor and them adding unsourced content to an article? I have asked the editor, kindly, to add a source in with their edits - instead I get this on my talk page, and this in the article's edit summary, and they ignore my request. I undo their edit on the article; warn them. They revert my edit on their talk page, fine if they read them, but undo my edit on the article, claiming it's "blatant vandalism". Acalamari, is there a specific noticeboard, for this case, and or future ones I come accross? Thank you, -- MST☆R ^{(Happy New Year!)} 13:04, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year to you too, MelbourneStar! :D {And congratulations for being the first to post to my talk page this year. ;)}

As far as I'm aware, there is no specific noticeboard for the addition of unsourced content. However, in cases like this, if you can't come to an agreement, WP:ANI may be the best place to make a report. Hope this helps. Acalamari 13:14, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There needs to be an Unsourced Content Noticeboard! :)

Anyway, The editor has added sources, so I won't be too hasty in making a report, barring their PA. But I shall use it for future references..

And an honor it is to be the first. All the best for 2012. Regards, -- MST☆R ^{(Happy New Year!)} 13:20, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Danrivera

Edits [2] suggest another sock of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ItHysteria. Cheers, 76.248.147.199 (talk) 12:41, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi 76.248.147.199! As I have not heard about this sockpuppeteer until now, I'm not certain about making a block here. While the recent rush of edits Danrivera has made to 30 Seconds to Mars-related articles could be a concern (as are the unsourced BLP edits I had to revert, and their talk page is not encouraging), most of the rest of the edits from the account appear to be towards other topics. The account also goes back over a year, but in all fairness, socks have lasted that long before. Would you mind shedding more light on the behavior of ItHysteria socks? Thanks. Acalamari 12:56, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've no deeper insight or experience into this, just connecting dots the from the recent IP edits [3], back to the 'IT' account. The Mars edits appear to involve a non-existent cat. Thanks, 76.248.147.199 (talk) 13:07, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you [4]; I was just thinking the same thing, but don't like to hop from one administrator to another. Much appreciated, 76.248.147.199 (talk) 13:45, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, I'm glad we were on the same page. :) Oh, and don't worry about admin-hopping if you're in need of help on something: it's not normally a problem unless the intent is to forum-shop (which was not the case here). Acalamari 13:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Restoring edits by anonymous Italian IPs on 30STM articles is a dead giveaway. Blocked.—Kww(talk) 13:50, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

PS: His other edits may have been on different articles, but they are in reference to 30STM members.—Kww(talk) 13:50, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Kww, I'll keep all of this in mind for the future. Thanks also to you 76.248.147.199 for making me aware of this to begin with. Acalamari 13:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A virtual toast to you both...on second thought, it's too early for that. I like to wait until 10:30 AM, at least. 76.248.147.199 (talk) 14:03, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page deletion

hey why did you delete my no dada no kkr page?/ there were reliable sources from many a leaing journals so why the deletion?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Virinchi523 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After reviewing the content, deleting the page was an error on my part, as it did not meet the criteria on speedy deletion, and especially not the one I specified. Sorry about this. To give you time to work on your article, I have restored it to User:Virinchi523/NO DADA NO KKR. Best. Acalamari 10:32, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

could you please assist me on which phrases do you find in-appropriate in my no dada no kkr page?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Virinchi523 (talk • contribs)

I didn't find any of it inappropriate: my deletion was made in error, so I restored the page. The person who deleted the page I restored for you is a user called Fastily; you may want to talk to them instead. Acalamari 10:29, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A request to block 98.192.45.21

IP adress 98.192.45.21 keeps undoing my work on the Amir Mansour article. I have spent a lot of time on the article and Im getting very fustrated about that he keeps deleting my stuff, over and over again. It is so anoying. And there is nothing wrong or false in about what Im writing. Please block the IP adress.

Im getting very angry and fustrated about my work being deleted.

David-golota (talk) 00:18, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

This looks like a content dispute. It has been several hours since either of you last edited the page, so it would be inappropriate to make any blocks or protect the page. I suggest starting a discussion on the talk page. Acalamari 11:07, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:WE film poster.jpg

Hello Acalamari, can you delete the old versions of the above file please? Thanks, — Legolas ^(talk2me) 03:52, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Acalamari 10:33, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oops

Apparently, I conflicted with you while protecting Mr. T. I thought that indefinite protection might be best, given that a previous 1-year protection failed to halt the vandalism. However, feel free to restore your protection or tell me to restore it. Cheers! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:10, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I pity the fool who overrules me...I mean, we had a protection conflict, and I have no objection whatsoever to your protection replacing mine. :) Acalamari 17:15, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RFP for Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese) and its talk page

Please help with this request (permalink). I'm too involved with the purported sockpuppet case to be an impartial admin to take the decision. Der yck C. 20:31, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Deryck, I answered the requests. I had to decline both of them because I do not think there is enough disruption at the moment to justify protecting either of them. Acalamari 22:39, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! (Over-zealous editors trying to hunt and demolish any editor they think looks like User:Instantnood has been a long-standing problem on the English Wikipedia, especially among editors interested in the topics of Hong Kong and China. As one of the few Hongkonger admins here I find myself but too involved in this issue.) Der yck C. 22:54, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to help. :) Acalamari 23:12, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]