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[edit] Editing article talk page entry
Soakerphd (talk) 13:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC) Sorry for forgetting to use the four tildes when posting on an article's talk page. Is there a way to edit that? ... nevermind, figured it out by posting this message. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Soakerphd (talk • contribs) 14:21, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
I added support for GAs and FLs, and also think I've ironed out the missing FA bug. Just let me know if you find any other problems. east.718 at 08:40, May 23, 2008
[edit] Thanks for fixing the typo...
...in my sandbox. Out of curiosity, how did you find it? Only 2 pages link there. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 03:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] cleanup of Killian
Hey Firs, just a silly error, but your correction in Killian documents altered a direct quotation of a cited reference. I agree with you and AWB that the wording is better your way, but obviously we can't change how it was said in the original. :) Cheers, Kaisershatner (talk) 13:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs
Hey thanks a lot. ScienceApe (talk) 03:53, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Its versus It's
Hi Firsfron - regarding your comment on my talk page. You're right about lack of consensus. After I submitted that edit summary I realized I wasn't sure my memory of there being consensus was right and...yep, there wasn't one. Apologies on that. However, I continue to believe that "Its" is *not* the correct usage in this instance (the character is "It", which I see as being a proper noun which just happens to be a homonym/graph/phone to the pronoun). So, while I do apologize for the revert without consensus - I won't do that again - I'd like to see the issue resolved to an actual point of consensus. I'll post my take on the article's talk page later today and perhaps between us and other editors, we can hash it out. Chaoticfluffy (talk) 18:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Conservation status 'fossil'
Hi Firsfron, I was wondering if there is any policy regarding having 'fossil' in the conservation status? On the article Redlichiina I removed it, but have met stiff opposition from two editors (see Talk:Redlichiina). Any recommendations? Should I just leave them to it, as its only one word. Cheers, Mark t young (talk) 21:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] ye olde rfa thank spam
hey firsfron, I just wanted to drop in and thank you for participating in my recent RFA. and just so you can be sure I took your suggestion under advisement, take a look at my in-depth RFA analysis (comments welcome). some templated thank spam is also available below. xenocidic (talk) 23:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
templated rfa thank-spam
[edit] Thank you for your support
So...how do I use these things? ;>
I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 
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. Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).
To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).
To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)
Sincerely,
~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cool tool
I asked Franamax to make a tool here, and this is what s/he came up with. Cool eh? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:31, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] COI...
Shall I do Pachycephalosaurus (I think I have only made a couple of edits to it) or do you want to wait for a unconnected person? Your call. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Fossil pictures
Hello there:
Thanks for your response. Am glad to hear that you like the pics and I agree that they are few freely available pictures of Chinese regional fossils online.
I haven't finished processing all of the pics I took while at the museum, so you might want to keep an eye on the section I have devoted to those images on Wikimedia Commons at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Captmondo/gallery#Beijing_Museum_of_Natural_History_.28May_2008.29 (just pointing it out -- don't feel obligated). I can let you know of any updates to that section if you wish.
Am looking forward to the articles you create. Even if they are just stubs it's better than nothing at all.
Cheers! Captmondo (talk) 14:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- The Turfanosuchus article you have created looks good! And I am glad you like the pictures. They're from a "pro-sumer" grade camera, so the resolution is a notch or two higher than the usual images found on Wikimedia Commons.
- Might to keep in mind possible inclusion for future articles of this type into the "Did you know?" feature.
- Cheers! Captmondo (talk) 16:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Firsfron. Obviously, I didn't do any of this article alone, but I am greedy enough to accept your congratulations. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it, and glad that this first brush with FA turned out, eventually, for the good. Happy editing, and cheers! Dekkappai (talk) 03:52, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Firs, I uploaded an image of two Anatotitan skeletons to Commons and simply named them "Anatotitan.jpg", without knowing that the fair use image in the article had the same name. This leads the fair use image to "override" the Commons image, which is kind of a problem... Could you use your admin powers to either rename the fair use image, or simply delete it (it isn't particularly useful since fair use is discouraged anyway)? FunkMonk (talk) 08:28, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Could you do me a favor and delete my userpage....I'm not really leaving, I'm just editing less and I'd like the thing gone. Thanks. --CFIF ☎ ⋐ 13:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Okay then, I will remove the template which says he will answer you on your talkpage as he has failed to do this. I will not be ignored! How the hell is consensus meant to be reached when people always sidetrack or ignore issues I raise! Cazique (talk) 06:54, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Uh-oh Firs, I think you may have stepped in something! Cazique has been annoying a number of editors for a week now and despite being blocked twice for edit-warring on the same article, refuses to desist their destructive behaviour. Just thought I'd give you a heads-up. Cheers, Secret Squïrrel 07:04, 14 June 2008 (UTC) - Thanks Firs. I allowed my mounting frustration to get the better of me. It was not helpful and I came back to fix it but you had beaten me to it. Cheers, Secret Squïrrel 07:14, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Your behaviour is the only destructive one. My behaviour has all been to improve Wikipedia, your behaviour has been based on as you say me being an annoyance. You are editing based on the editor not the edits. So get off your high horse and realise you are wrong. Captilization per Wikiproject:Mammals which in itself is a redirect to Wikiproject:Birds does nothing for your argument and neither does the constant illogical defence using s and family. This issue is marsupial lion redirecting to Marsupial Lion, not marsupial lions or marsupial lion family redirecting to Marsupial Lion. Sigh, how I wish Owen himself could become involved in this as I know he would dispell any ignorance on the matter. Cazique (talk) 07:19, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Again I must reply to you as you choose to edit war. This is his page not yours so stop! And as for the it comment, go and look at User talk:T.carnifex, I was simply turning around what he said back on him. So what you just told me go and tell him! I agree it is no way to collaborate on Wikipedia and as you can see if you go to that page he has been acting this way for a long time now. Seriously I am the most patient editor out of everyone in this with the crap I have had to put up with. Cazique (talk) 07:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- Firsfron: could you please review the ANI topic regarding Cazique, as well as his recent edits, including the one on this talk page, please? I need to get some sleep, but I think this requires some substantial admin attention. Tony Fox (arf!) 07:58, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- I might as well respond here. It's clear Cazique just won't stop. I've blocked his account for 1 week (his fourth block). Firsfron of Ronchester 08:06, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Hey, thanks for looking after my talk page! I try and disentangle myself from a particularly nasty revert war, and not only do I get sucked back in, but I come back to see a revert war has taken place on my talk page and archive! I have no idea how it escalated to this. I'd never would have thought someone could revert war over where a capitalised version of a redirect goes.
I must admit that archiving so soon may have been seen a tad rude, but I had been civil and giving him advice [1], and there was no justification for his actions/comment to myself and other users such as The dark lord trombonator and Secretsquirrel. As for his diatribe, other users have answered him numerous times, I didn't see the need to go over this all over again. That and I really don't want to be in the heart of a nasty edit war!
It's regretable that he is blocked yet again, but hopefully this time a week will give him enough time to calm down and decide how to interact with other users in a less combative way. Cheers again! Mark t young (talk) 08:26, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- It was interesting seeing my talk page become a battleground! Having never been vandalised, it was, a novel experience.. I was wondering now that Cazique is blocked for a week, would it be okay to lower the protection status of Thylacoleonidae to semi-protect? Mark t young (talk) 09:17, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
