User talk:Abrech
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STORMTRACKER 94 Go Sox! 11:26, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for the friendly welcome! The cookies are just right for the tea I am just having! Best, --Abrech (talk) 23:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thank You
Thank you for the barnstar and kind comments! Do you user Firefox or Internet Explorer? If you use FireFox I would highly recommend you take a look at twinkle, I started with it and it was great :) I used Lupin's Tool to find the vandalism, and then twinkle to revert and then warn. If I can help you in anyway just leave me a message :) Thanks again. Tiddly-Tom 19:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your hints. Wow! I think you just increased my productivity by 900 per cent or so. Thanks again! --Abrech (talk) 22:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Tuesday
I'm sure they would find it funny - it is only one word; and it doesn't really interfere with anyone finding articles, so I ask that you let it stay... just look into your heart. Oh, and I would take you up on those cookies... but I'm not supposed to take food from strangers :) 219.88.196.29 (talk) 10:13, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- I admit, your edit indeed was funny. However: It's an encyclopedia, nothing else. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 10:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism???
- Hi, I recently noticed you rolled back my clean up of vandalism on Hamburger. I was reverting vandalism, and if you see this diff, your rolling back of my cleanup restored vandalism. Could you explain to me, on my talk page, why you warned me? And how it is justified. Thank you. Steve Crossin (talk) 11:50, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- Obviously, I made a mistake. It seems that I wanted to revert the same Vandalism as you did, and you were faster than I am. Also, it seems that I failed to realise that you had already reverted the edit. Sorry for this. I apologise. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 12:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- That's quite OK :) Yes, I beat most people. Only ClueBot, and some people with faster internet. I use Huggle. But, its alright, I've done the same thing before too, just wanted to clear it up :) Steve Crossin (talk) 12:06, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism
- You're most welcome :) I'm just doing whatever I can to keep Wikipedia clean. Unfortuately, I now have a bad case of ECT. But anytime you need anything, let me know. And if you reply to this, please post a {{talkback}} template on my page.Steve Crossin (talk) 08:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- Seems you are under constant attack from vandals. I'm actively watching your user page :) Steve Crossin (talk) 08:57, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, I thought I should let you know. That persistent vandal vandalised your user page another FIVE times. Well, I rolled back their vandalism, and they have been blocked. I'm happy to have helped you out. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help :) Regards, Steve Crossin (talk) 09:05, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- You are most welcome :) *cough* barnstar *cough* No, I'm kiddind :PSteve Crossin (talk) 09:12, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- I was kidding you know :P But, thanks for the barnstar :D Steve Crossin (talk) 09:31, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
- But I am not kidding with the barnstar! Remember: My edits take longer than yours! ;) --Abrech (talk) 11:00, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
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- D Well, I have rollback, and Huggle. I just saw the edits in your user page history, clicked rollback, and I kept refreshing until they were blocked. Steve Crossin (talk) 11:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Hi, I don't think my recent edit is not constructive. It is more or less the truth —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.181.18 (talk) 13:06, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
- I disagree. Your edit was insulting to the respective person. "More or less the truth" is not enough to meet encyclopedic standards. Please keep that in mind with respect to future edits. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 15:16, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RE:Rollback rights
Done Please take a look at Wikipedia:Rollback feature and if you would like to add a userbox to your page it is {{user wikipedia/rollback}}. Cheers, Tiptoety talk 19:50, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Passport article
My changes in the Passport article were rolled back. I don't know why. On request, I'll provide you with a reason for each change.
- Hello and thanks for your message. At least this edit of yours [1] seemed to be not constructive or at least premature, so I reverted it. If you have the feeling that the rollback I performed was over the top, I do agree if you include your changes. However, may I suggest that you use the "show preview" button in the future to avoid situations where your edits are reverted?
- Anyhow, please don't misunderstand my revert. Your constructive contributions to Wikipedia are most welcome, and it is not my objective to discourage you. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 13:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Passport again
1. Question: Why does (did?) the phrase Bold Text appear at the top left of the text? Does it mean anything?
2. Explanation of my changes (omitting style changes), so that you know that I know what I'm doing.
Text: A passport is issued by a national government, to identify the bearer as a citizen of the issuing country and to request of foreign governments that the bearer be permitted to enter and pass through other countries.
Action: omitted underlined phrase.
Reason: The passport makes that "request" only in a formalistic sense. There is no request by one minister of foreign affairs to another, by way of a passport or in any other way. The only request is the actual one, made by a traveller when he presents his passport to an immigration officer.
Text: Photos of Spanish and Lithuanian biommetric passports.
Action: Deletion of each.
Reason: Duplication. There is one photo of a German biometric passport. Having photos of the Spanish biometric passport and of the Lithuanian biometric passport serves no informational purpose. Also makes text look cramped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.79.123.14 (talk) 08:16, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- While I am no expert on that field, I think that the changes you propose make sense. The "Bold Text" line probably appears since you accidentaly struck the "bold"-button. I suggest that I put your changes back in place, while keeping this "Bold Text" thing deleted. Ok? --Abrech (talk) 12:54, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- P.S. Can it be that you now are a registered user with the name User:Passportman? If so, welcome to Wikipedia and thanks that you already made the respective changes. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 12:57, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RE: HUGGLE
Hi there,
Sorry - I missed my email, but you have been approved! --The Helpful One (Review) 15:30, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note! I already received huggle and started using it. I am extremely impressed. What a powerful tool! --Abrech (talk)
15:34, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Map and country list
Yes, I'm Passportman.
Please read my comments about (a) Transnistria and (b) visa-free entry or visa on arrival, which I wrote on the Discussion page of the United States passport page.
My present thinking is that the map should be discarded. The list should be retained, but should be limited to countries which are members of the United Nations, plus Taiwan, which is not a member, and Vatican City, which is not a member but which has obvserver status at the General Assembly. Listing territories and possessions is unnecessary.
[edit] Tangerine novel
The Tangerine novel edit was helpful, actually. The person who wrote it didn't write anything. Well, almost nothing to do with the book. Once I get the book, I'll read it and write a wayyyyy better summary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chinesedude4 (talk • contribs) 21:49, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- Once you can write a better summary, go ahead! I see that you started testing in the sandbox. Very good! If I can help you, please feel free to contact me. --Abrech (talk) 22:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RE: edit on 'Hartford High School'
As I'm sure you understand, this particular IP is a proxy & Web Server (shared) adress, so there are many people who could resonsible for the edit concerned. Thank you for your effort to revert the change - the user concerned with the incident has had appropriate measures taken to ensure nothing of it happens again.
--86.111.164.24 (talk) 23:31, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, and thanks for your message. This edit [2] appeared to be unconstructive and therefore, I reverted it. Please don't feel personally accused. If the edit came from a shared IP, there's nothing you can do about it and you can simply disregard my message. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 08:42, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Physical education class
I think you accused the wrong person. I did not make any edit to the P.E page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.7.231 (talk) 06:33, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
- On this page, I reverted this edit: [3]. This edit was unconstructive, because useful text was replaced with a simple "hi". However, this edit did not come from your IP. Moreover, if the IP where the edit came from is a shared IP, it's possible that it's not from you. In that case, just disregard the message. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 08:50, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Barnstar
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar | |
| For reverting many vandalisms, Abrech is awarded this RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar. Congratulations, and may the vandals fail... J.delanoygabsadds 20:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC) |
- Thank you! You are, however, the even better Vandal fighter, I think. Cheers, --Abrech (talk) 22:01, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject Germany Invitation
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--Zeitgespenst (talk) 03:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Azerbaijan
Gulmammed, a contributor whose user page shows him to be an Azerbaijani nationalist, has twice, to no informational purpose, added photos (cover and inside pages) of an Azerbaijani passport to the Passport article. Another page indicates that Gulmammed has a history of adding material which was deleted by moderators. His changes to the Passport page should be investigated. Passportman (10/3/2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.79.123.14 (talk) 04:00, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- I would suggest that you try to resolve that issue on the discussion page of this Article. However, try to avoid an Editwar, WP:EW, on that issue. Maybe the "dispute related links" on this page WP:RQ, can also help. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 09:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Done. Passportman (10/3/2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.79.123.76 (talk) 09:36, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] AIV
I blocked Pikey007 (talk · contribs) per your requests but I have done so against policy. Please please warn vandals - they are meant to have a full set before you go to AIV. Thanks. ➨ REDVEЯS dreamt about you last night 12:57, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your comment. I will follow your advice. Although, I am a little confused. I use Huggle and used the "revert and warn" button. I have no idea why Huggle didn't continue warning, but reported directly. Maybe there's an error in the program? --Abrech (talk) 13:00, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Explain
Instead of allowing an administrator to continue to harrass and persecute me, please explain why you would not allow me to delete a page that I created and that I am the subject of. I do not wish to be represented on this site and subjected to spiteful attacks by an administrator who has gone power crazy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JKMMOC (talk • contribs) 17:31, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- If you want to have the page deleted, blanking the page is not the right thing to do. Articles may be deleted out of various reasons (see [4]. WP:AfD may be the right way to go. The article will go through a deletion process, though. --Abrech (talk) 17:37, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Plano Senior High School
Good work noticing it, and taking action upon it. I'm not sure if you kept up with what the result was or not; you can find the full discussion here and here. In short, thankfully it did not appear to be true. Other wikipedia users contacted the police and the Wikimedia Foundation. Good work! Tiddly-Tom 18:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note. I have seen it, and I am also happy about the outcome. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 22:27, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Apologizes
Sorry for the edit, thought that by wikipedia being uncensored the words should have been in full, I looked at the article again and realized I was wrong. 67.84.176.152 (talk) 20:02, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- No problem. I can see that it was not your intention to be unconstructive. Thanks for your message and kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 23:09, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Azerbaijan II
Comments by Passportman (15/3/2008): (1) It seems that the editorial difficulty is solved. (2) How do I make a tilde? There's none on my keyboard. (3) What is the effect of a tilde? Tks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Passportman (talk • contribs) 03:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- (1): good. (2) if you don't have a tilde on your keyboard (~), try the signature button
located above the edit window. Kind regards, --Abrech (talk) 17:59, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks for your support!
Hello, and thanks for your support in my recent RFA! The final result was 61/0/3, so I've been issued the mop! I'm extremely grateful for your confidence in me and will strive to live up to it. Thanks again! —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 07:31, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Azerbaijan III
My suggestions concerning the photo recently added by Gulmammad: (1) The caption should be changed to "Inside front cover and first page of a non-biometric Azerbaijani passport". That's what is in the photo. (2) The photo, which is near the text about emergency passports, should be moved up, so that it is near the text about ordinary passports, because that's what the photo illustrates. It seems that Gulmammad does not use his User page. Is there a way to get in touch with him? Can you pass the message along? Tks. Passportman (15/3/2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.250.26.17 (talk) 16:13, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help on the vandal revert for ISO 22000. I really appreciate it. Chris (talk) 19:14, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Apology
I apologize for the recent vandalism from my IP. This is an office computer, and someone was running an unauthorized program designed to vandalize random wikipedia pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.247.44.123 (talk) 15:46, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Another Thank You
Thanks for a) All the work you do fighting vandalism and b) Specifically for reverting the edits by the recent vandal on the Courtney love page User:Seanwarner86 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 21:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] my RFA
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Thank you!
Thank you for your support in my RFA. The passed with a final count of (73/3/1), so I am now an administrator. Please let me know if at any stage you need help, or if you have comments on how I am doing as an admin. Have a nice day! :) Aleta Sing 18:53, 22 March 2008 (UTC) |
[edit] Acknowledgement
Hi Abreh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.101.39 (talk) 22:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Hi I need your help Please?
Someone asked me a question in German and I am dont know what it means. Can you translate it for me, if you don't mind? And also, can you tell how to answer back in German? Thanks so much in advance.
The question asked was: Sag mir... Wo wuchten Sie auf?
What does it mean and how do I answer it in German? User:VeronicaPR —Preceding comment was added at 03:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
- Well, I am glad to help. "Sag mir" means "Tell me". However, I am uncertain what the second part of the question, "Wo wuchten Sie auf?" means. What was the context of the question? Regards, --Abrech (talk) 09:58, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] List_of_top_100_web_sites_in_the_United_Kingdom
The list is now sortable with additional data from Compete.com. So, it is no longer a wholesale reproduction of Alexa ranks only.Anwar (talk) 19:45, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your message. Are you sure that the list is not original research? And do you think this list will be manageable over the years? This are the things to be discussed, I think. --Abrech (talk) 08:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
- This is not original research. It is better referred as data mining. The information about visitors was already wellknown within the industry. But it was not available for public consumption until now (for free). The list is as good as the lists for GDP. Easily maintenable as visitor trend tends to peak or stabilise when the product reaches critical mass with the public. So ranks are unlikely to change dramatically in a short timespan unless somegame-changing event or technology arrives next season.Anwar (talk) 10:24, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] thank spam
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Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with 194 supporting, 9 opposing, and 4 neutral. Your kindness and constructive criticism is very much appreciated. I look forward to using the tools you have granted me to aid the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers, Anthony and Acalamari for their nominations. Thank you again, VanTucky |
[edit] New Project
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.
If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 17:02, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sidefall
Hi, I'm sorry, but I fail to see how my edit to Christian praise and worship could be considered vandalism. I expanded the article by replacing a redirect with a simple disambiguation which includes the original redirect target. I would suggest that it is much better for a user who searches for "christian praise and worship" to be presented with a choice between a general article on christian worship and an article on the musical genre, rather than going straight to the latter article. I also note that you reverted my change to church software so have created a very brief (and rather meaningless) stub instead. I am currently trying to improve some articles in the field of christian worship and would appreciate it if you assume good faith and make comments on the discussion pages, rather than just revert my work. Sidefall (talk) 14:09, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi Sidefall, thanks for your message. I am sorry if I reverted your edits mistakenly. However, it seems to me that you blanked the page with this edit to church software (see [5]), what I found to be unconstructive. As to your edit to Christian praise and worship, I am not certain which revision of mine you mean? --Abrech (talk) 17:11, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- I blanked church software because it was simply a redirect to worship presentation program. I provided an explanation on the talk page - there are other types of church software and I felt the redirect was confusing and meaningless - I'm not sure the page in its then state added anything to Wikipedia and I suggested it would be best deleted. Since you objected to that, I have now created a very brief stub which still doesn't really say anything, and to be honest I'm expecting it to get AfD'd. I don't have a particular concern with your actions on that page.
- However, I was very unhappy with your revert on Christian praise and worship and am not sure why you asked about which version - perhaps you're looking at the redirect target. If you look at the revision history (here [6]) you'll see what I mean. I changed the redirect to a simple disambig (including the target of the original redirect). I fail to see how that warranted a revert, let alone a vandalism warning. I'm going to undo your revert and trust that we won't get into a war. Sidefall (talk) 18:17, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Now I understand. My revision on Christian praise and worship was a mistake and I apologise. Sorry for any inconvenience. However, may I suggest that the line "you may be interested in..." is less encyclopedic than a "... may refer to...". But, anyway, I am sorry for treating your edit as vandalism, what it was clearly not.
- As to the other page, please keep in mind that blanking the page is (more or less) never the right choice. If the page is not needed, it is better to tag it for deletion, see WP:AFD.
- I suggest that I delete the notes on your talkpage regarding your edits, since they may look akward. ok? --Abrech (talk) 19:32, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for apology and for removing stuff on my talk page. I have changed Christian praise and worship as you suggested. Sidefall (talk) 19:40, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] ROSALIND FRANKLIN
What have you apparently done to this article please? I have asked John Schmidt (in the absence of Alun/Wobble) to repair it! Her photograph has gone missing etc - do take a look asap!! Nitramrekcap (talk) 21:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi and thanks for your message. I think the only edit I made to this article was this one: [7]. With this edit, I removed vandalism. I did not remove the photograph etc. That must have been done before by someone else, probably vandalism that wasn't caught by me or anybody else. Sorry for this. But I hope we agree that I did not remove useful content. --Abrech (talk) 10:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:HAU has a new format
Due to popular demand, HAU has a new look. Since the changes are so dramatic, I may have made some mistakes when translating the data. Please take a look at WP:HAU/EU and make sure your checkmarks are in the right place and feel free to add or remove some. There is a new feature, SoxBot V, a recently approved bot, automatically updates your online/offline status based on the length of time since your last edit. To allow SoxBot V to do this, you'll need to copy [[Category:Wikipedians who use StatusBot]] to your userpage. Obviously you are not required to add this to your userpage, however, without this, your status will always be "offline" at HAU. Thanks. Useight (talk) 17:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism
I think you're getting the wrong end of the stick! Please click this -----> Kilburn and you'll see its the same article Rich 19:09, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- Hi Rich. I already left you a further message on your talkpage. Please tag a page for deletion if you think it should be deleted. Don't just blank the page. --Abrech (talk) 19:11, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:HAU
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 22:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
