User talk:Edit Centric
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[edit] Thank you for your kind words
Yeas I would like to talk to ST47, not fight with him. How does fighting help our community? I tried talking with him and he just Troll this, Troll that. It is not about the revirt at all. I did not know what to do, and no admin were around so I thought the right thing is to bring it to arbitration Committee. I did not know about RFC. I do not even want that, I just want the admin to show some repect to a fellow editor, not breath fire at them! Igor Berger (talk) 16:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Re: POTC: AWE canon
If the editor is repeatedly adding it within a 24-hour period, which could be constituted as an edit-war. But you can just keep flicking their speculation until they give up. Alientraveller (talk) 20:33, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
- Sure. Alientraveller (talk) 21:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Highways 2
An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Highways 2/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Highways 2/Workshop.
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, — Coren (talk) 22:22, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] IRC
Thank you for your note! My attitude towards IRC use here, as I've said, comes from my general dislike of real-time computer chat ... I don't currently have a chat client and when I have worked on computers with such a feature enabled, I have really felt it rude when even close acquaintances have intruded. Way back in the old days (early 1990s), I was a graduate student discovering the joys of Usenet, and it was all too common for young female undergraduates at the school (SUNY Buffalo) to just pick someone at random who was logged on and initiate a chat (which disrupted your text flow completely) and then (once) get all huffy if you asked for her not to bother you. And then I once got bothered over the Internet by someone from Mexico asking random questions about the school! So I guess that just ruined computer chat for me.
Your points about its advantages are well-taken, though. I mean, if we were really tight about this sort of thing we wouldn't have meetups (but you know what? I've yet to be at one where anyone has developed consensus on anything going on on-wiki).
And perhaps I really should get a client and give it a try. Don't knock it till you've tried it, after all. Daniel Case (talk) 14:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] SR 41
Now that I'm done with SR 190, I'll see what I can do with SR 41. --NE2 11:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'm just not finding this route very interesting; sorry. I may get back to it later, but for now I'll move on to other routes. --NE2 19:53, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] ANI
I apologize but I accidentally removed one of your comments at ANI due to dome problems with edit conflicts and locked database's. You probably will want to re-add it. You can see the edit here. Also, I noted the history of the page for others. Again, my apologies. - Rjd0060 (talk) 05:17, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- No problem, I noticed that issue too...Edit Centric (talk) 05:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Chun-man heh-yo
I do try to be as clear and logical as possible. Usually people get the point.Ecthelion83 (talk) 04:44, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Naomi Almeida
Hi, since you seem to be on duty, pls. help! I wish to nominate Naomi Almeida for deletion (3rd AfD) under WP:BIO, WP:N and WP:MEMORIAL, but I don't know how and don't want to make more of a mess than I already did in the edit history. I already made a request for help at WP:AN/I but no one responded.
Thanks, Yellow-bellied sapsucker (talk) 01:44, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
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- Thanks for your help!. Yellow-bellied sapsucker (talk) 01:56, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Reply
First, the sockpuppet template was removed since they aren't blocked indefinately. Second, once again, the sockpuppet was not blocked. You'll have to ask the blocking admin about that. Third, an admin does not have to close a sockpuppet case. If the sockpuppets have to be blocked, an editor can ask for admin assistance. I just looked over my request and I only linked to the checkuser case, which probably caused the administrator to lighten up on the block. --EoL talk 22:48, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] What was that?
On ANI, you said I removed someone else's comments. I never did. If I did, it wasn't knowingly doing it. I don't see how I could have. There was an edit conflict so I had to cut and paste from the bottom part. Congolese fufu (talk) 06:40, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I've looked at it and I can't think of what glitch is happening. During the edit conflict, I did hit the save page muliple times awaiting my slow connection.
Looking at it logically, there's no reason that anyone would try to remove that paragraph. It's not a key paragraph that vital to either side's argument. It isn't evidence for one side. Is it a WP software problem? If you read what I wrote on ANI, the comments are neutral and not in favor of either side. Just like your name, centric. Congolese fufu (talk) 06:46, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
What's with those 3 people. So full of hate. There is varying degrees of hate, but I won't rank order the 3 of them.
Tvoz accuses me but she doesn't seem to know that she's been in the paper. I didn't save the newspaper but there's another story online that says she is a Democrat and Ferrylodge is a Republican. Just google "Tvoz democrat wikipedia" and it's on the top. Google "Tvoz" and it's near the top. Congolese fufu (talk) 07:03, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RE: Basic Training
Thank you very much, sir! A small world it is, eh? I'm actually blessed to have a great recruiter here in town and I look forward to taking a real break from often-overly-dramatic civilian life for a while. Regards, --Merovingian (T, C) 22:54, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Very interesting tips, thank you!! I've never been into guns much at all but I am very willing to learn. And I did know about the gas chamber. I've been reading up on BCT as much as I can, and the Future Soldier Training Program is a big help, too. Anyways my MOS is 35S (signals analyst/collector); AIT is in Pensacola. --Merovingian (T, C) 23:25, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, I can't thank you enough for the support. I will keep my options open, of course, since I'll probably run into some good opportunities in different directions. All I can say is that I want to do well whatever happens. And I salute you! --Merovingian (T, C) 00:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Reply
I'm very sorry if I was a bit terse. It was unintentional. I was still exasperated by the BoL thread above your thread, and I sort of brought it out on you. Again, I apologize. —Kurykh 04:19, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Your AN/I post
What a pleasant surprise it was to read a positive post on AN/I. It may not have received the responses that a complaint gets there, but I'm sure it was read and appreciated by many such as me. Thank you. Maralia (talk) 17:19, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Re: REM stuff
Absolutely. I intend to remain on in an adminsitrator capacity to ensure civility and that no disruption takes place. However, I needed an outside moderator to mediate the content dispute, as I was NOT getting in the middle of that one. Thanks for helping out there. I will continue to keep track of behavior issues, if you handle the mediation aspect of it. If at any point you feel that further action needs to be taken (more protection, blocks, etc.) I will help out where needed. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:39, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 1981
ah, yeah I know it seems a bit weird :) But actually there are some interpretations which point to 1981 as the first year, and 1980 as technically the last of the 70's, so I pick this interpretation, but I can't blame you it's weird. ;) Eyesbomb 19 jan 2008, 11:06 (CET) —Preceding comment was added at 10:06, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] 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 • 19:47, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] While we're asking for favors
Could you review the situation at Talk:Super Smash Bros. Brawl. You don't have to get involved if you feel it is too out of control, but you have that special peacemaker mojo, and that place could use a little love. Again, don't feel the need to get involved just cuz I asked, but it needs some independent help, and you did so good at Accelerate. Just look it over and see what you think. Thanks and later! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 13:49, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
- No problem, Jayron! (That's my niche here now, so might as well!) What are we looking at? Could you give me a little background on things (with diffs) before the protection expires? I'd greatly appreciate it, that way I have the whole story before the loving, parental chiding begins! (LOL) Edit Centric (talk) 18:34, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
- Quite honestly, I never got that deep. There were no less than 3 postings to WP:ANI demanding that one user or another be blocked for edits made to the page in question. First, User A would demand that User B be blocked. Then User B would demand that User A needs to be blocked. This spilled over into WP:WQA, seveal admin's user talk pages, all over the place. It was getting out of hand. I personally told them several times that no users would be blocked, and to work it out with the help of RFC or 3O or something, but I eventually HAD protected the page indefinitely to stop it and get things back under control. I am sorry I have not made a fuller assessment of the specific issued being debated, but the outrageous nature of this "He said, she said" sort of debate kinda feels like "DADDY, BILLY'S POKING ME, SEND HIM TO HIS ROOM". The incessant revert warring and tattling has made the work on the article grind to a halt. Honestly, I don't know what each sides position is, and what each wants out of the article, since by the time I got involved, it had devolved into patent lameness. It will probably take some investigation to figure out who wants what out of the article. As I said, this is going to be a lot of work, and if you feel its too much, don't feel obliged to handle it (though your keen mediation skills could certainly help)... Thanks for at least looking into it. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 18:41, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Goodbye man
Its not the same without you at USRD. Why not come on IRC and at least say goodbye to everyone. It'll at least clear things up and I hope we can keep in touch.Mitch32contribs 23:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
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- Will do this evening, just give me a few to get some IRL stuff handled, I have to get a hold of an antenna tuner for my HF rig, pick up my kid from college, and rip some relaxing jazz.... Edit Centric (talk) 23:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] USRD
There have been some disputes that have come up... would you consider remaining at USRD and serving as a mediator? --Rschen7754 (T C) 05:46, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] your recent mediation
Hi. You asked that I email you to clarify one of my remarks. But I prefer not to do so as that would reveal my email address. Let me just say that if you look over the diff you will see a reference to something. Something that does not need to be discussed and draws attention to something I prefer to keep a low profile on. St. John apparently felt the need to draw attention to it in a more public forum than user talk. I don't know why for certain but I imagine it was to clarify/explain his behavior. That action in itself is strange, as he needed to only explain his behavior to me, and we were already having a one-on-one discussion. So I expect he was somehow seeking to document his excuse to the as-yet-not-participating Wikipedian(s). That also in itself is a bit odd and I found it rude. I think many other people would find that rude also. Probably you are right that there were better ways to handle the situation than a COI tag. But on the other hand, I think his entire reaction to this justifies my decision. It is a bit over the top. I know if someone were to "accuse" me of a possible COI I wouldn't be offended. After all, if I have no COI influencing me, then surely people would be able to see that. In other words, I think he's a bit too defensive about this whole thing. Then again, my decision to add a COI was not made lightly. I looked over his contribution history and found that Leonard_Carlitz was a bit too laudatory. The article he created on his sister also raised doubts in my mind about whether he truly understood COI. In any case, I wash my hands of this matter. Other people can handle this, I'm sure. --C S (talk) 15:55, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] COI
Ah. OK, first, copying from my talk page (I'll watch here):
COI at Duke Math Journal
As you state on your userpage that you attend or have attended Duke University, I think I see where C S is getting the idea of COI. However, I'd really appreciate your take on things over at the DMJ talk page. Please see the new section, entitled "Wikiquette mediation"... Edit Centric (talk) 06:18, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Peter, I'm looking at some of the other articles that you have contributed to, and I'm seeing a LOT of material that is not third-party sourced. I'm beginning to understand just why C_S felt that there was a definite COI issue, in that most of your source citations point back to Duke University sources. Pete, I know that you are an alumnus, and that in and of it's self is laudable. However, for Wikipedia standards, it's important that things can be independently backed up by sources other than Duke U. Edit Centric (talk) 21:03, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- What? Please point to a specific. Can you find my citing a Duke source for anything in the last few months? Pete St.John (talk) 21:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
(end copy) Please pick an item that in your opinion violates COI; or rethink your position. I've apparently failed to communicate that I don't take this lightly. Please note in the COI (original emphasis): Where an editor must forego advancing the aims of Wikipedia in order to advance outside interests, that editor stands in a conflict of interest. My being my sister's brother, or my college's former student, doesn't make for COI by itself. I have to have editted badly. Thanks. Pete St.John (talk) 21:18, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, again cross-posted, but that's cool, as it makes it easier still. Building on that idea, let's take this one step better; I am now gathering up all threads having to do with this, and dumping them HERE. Any further discussions on this topic should take place at that link, so that all the info can be read on one page. Edit Centric (talk) 23:58, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- yeah perfectly reasonable to consolidate. Pete St.John (talk) 18:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Image:MonteCarlofire.jpg listed for deletion
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