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Contents 1 Help request 2 April 2008 2.1 Robson Lowe 2.2 RE: April 2008 2.3 thanks 2.4 Dude, what "forum"? 2.5 Your NPWatcher application

[edit] Help request

{{helpme}} I remember reading somewhere that it's possible to amalgamate my accounts on meta wiki/wiki commons/etc. - can anyone confirm this, and tell me how? Thanks in advance, any help is greatly appreciated. AL_LOCKE|^talk 00:18, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

This is only possible for admin accounts at this time. It may be available for all users sometime in the future. Alexfusco⁵ 00:25, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply, I thought that might be the case. Have you got a link to the WP page for the merge request by any chance? Nevermind, found it! AL_LOCKE|^talk 00:28, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] April 2008

[edit] Robson Lowe

For one than a year this article Robson Lowe about one of philately greatest people get a csd tag just at the same time that someone start edit warring with a chunk of cut and paste text that is likely a copyvio. Please remove the csd template - there is no need for it. This person clearly passes CDS A7. I am reverting the copyvio. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 00:52, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok. As you say, the bulk of the article was a copyright violation, and in light of the revert in addition to further research I agree with you. Thanks for your time. AL_LOCKE|^talk 00:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

It was done while I was posting here. I have asked an admin to block him for edit warring. Thanks for the quick resolution. ww2censor (talk) 00:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: April 2008

Re:

"Hi, the recent edit you made to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody recurring characters has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. AL LOCKE|talk) 01:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)"

Well....How about I say "they sent him down something that resembled a whole ham" Because I just reviewed that episode, and he says that "one time I got a whole ham!....At least I think it was a ham. [laughter]". So it could actually had been anything. --Obaidz96 (talk) 01:08, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

That would make more sense, and would scan properly; I concur. AL_LOCKE|^talk 01:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

I've applied the edit, thanks for your input Obaidz96. AL_LOCKE|^talk 01:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] thanks

Thanks for the star. I saw he had made an edit here while checking his contribs after warning him for "hitting" my talk page. I figured he would come here too because you had also warned him for an unrelated vandalism. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 01:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Good call, and thanks again :) AL_LOCKE|^talk 01:33, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dude, what "forum"?

A guy who thinks a book may be a war crime says me to "seek consenus".

Then, I do this, and another chap removed THIS TOO, babbling something about "forums".

God, I love Wikipedia. --84.234.60.154 (talk) 21:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

The addition you made to the talk page on Torture Central didn't appear to be seeking consensus, it appeared to be stating your opinion about an issue unconnected to the article itself, and in an unconstructive (verging on argumentative) manner. I see now what you were saying; you disagree with the inclusion of the article in the category of Iraq war crimes. I've replied here. AL_LOCKE|^talk 21:23, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

And I relied too.

It's not a war crime. Book, individuals, organizations, are not a war crimes. Incidents are. (The tribunals and criminals have their own categories.) --84.234.60.154 (talk) 21:30, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Categories are used to link articles containing information pertaining to relating subjects. WP:Categorization describes the function of categories as follows:

"Categories (along with other features like cross-references, lists, and infoboxes) help readers find information, even if they don't know that it exists or what it's called."

Somebody reading up on war crimes committed in Iraq would find further interest and research from the book described in this article. With the greatest respect I'm reverting the article to include the category. As we've now reached the third revert I would suggest dispute resolution if you still disagree with me :) AL_LOCKE|^talk 21:38, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

1. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Iraq_war_crimes category
2. One will find out more from Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International than from sensationalist memoirs of some unknown dude who claims to being one of the abusers or whatever.

On a side note, I also enjoy Monty Python. --84.234.60.154 (talk) 21:49, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, one would find out more from those sources, but to exclude an article from a category based on the weight and bulk of other articles also in the category would negate the entire point of Wikipedia categorization - to include all related articles and allow readers to find similar articles that would not otherwise be connected. I appreciate your spirited sparring and think you'll make a valuable asset to the Wiki once you've established a more succinct understanding of how the WP:Categories works. Please don't take that as criticism or disparagement, I certainly don't mean you to beat a brave retreat AL_LOCKE|^talk 22:00, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your NPWatcher application

Dear Al.locke,

Thank you for applying for NPWatcher! You've been approved to use it. Before you run the program, please check the changelog on the application page to see if there is a newer release (or just add the main page (here) to your watchlist). Report any bugs or feature suggestion here. If you need help, feel free to contact me or join NPWatcher.

Bencherlite^Talk 02:01, 15 April 2008 (UTC)