User talk:Flowerpotman/Archive1

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Contents 1 Welcome, Flowerpotman! 2 Vandalism on Jamie Smith 3 Message 4 Don't forget to subst: templates! 5 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 6 List of people on stamps of Ireland 7 Seanachai 8 IP 207.165.231.153 9 Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can 10 Dundrum, August 1865 11 Ennis - subtle vandalism 12 Good work 13 Arooj Aftab

[edit] Welcome, Flowerpotman!

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[edit] Vandalism on Jamie Smith

thanks for reverting the vandalism here--seems to be a target lately. Deirdre 02:19, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

No problem :O). More on your talk page. Flowerpotman 22:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Message

Thanks for editing my page on Jesus Maria, Jalisco, I couln't figure out how to do it my self.

No problem :O) Flowerpotman 00:53, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Don't forget to subst: templates!

Hi,

When using certain template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template.

Thanks! :)

Hbackman 23:36, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Reply in full on your talk page. Short reply here: No problem :O)Flowerpotman 20:15, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] List of people on stamps of Ireland

Well spotted wl edit on the List of people on stamps of Ireland. Cheers ww2censor 03:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll admit I was quite chuffed at working that out. And finally, all that school German pays off. ;O) Flowerpotman 19:26, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Seanachai

Thanks for finding "Seanachai" (a ridiculous excuse for an encyclopedia article) and suggesting a merge. I just merged it into Seanachie. Only a bit of it was worth keeping, but the bit that was kept was a valuable addition (i.e. Fleadh Cheoil and a mention of the podcast). Beannachtaí na Nollag, Athbhliain faoi shéan agus faoi shona duit. ◄HouseOfScandal► 21:35, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Go raibh maith agat :O) More on your talk page. Flowerpotman 20:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Should it perhaps be written as Seanachaí? Just wondering. Fergananim 16:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IP 207.165.231.153

hey, didn't know who to report this to, but i seen you already warned this person before, but they continue to add nonsense to pages. ChicanoJ 03:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

No prob :O). I replied on your talk page. Flowerpotman 20:21, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article in need of cleanup - please assist if you can

[edit] Dundrum, August 1865

Yep, I saw the ebay thing too when I was 'researching' my one-line addition to the Dundrum, County Tipperary article! Two questions struck me:

- where did they get it from
- how would the buyer know?!

Anyway at $28 I guess they weren't taking too much risk. Regards (Sarah777 00:28, 12 February 2007 (UTC))

It came from the bit of the meteorite that went to the National History Museum in London (according to the ebay listing), and (at 0.08 grammes or whatever) it could have been a shaving off the piece from when they were examining it. (Resisting the temptation to make a joke about the Elgin Marbles) Flowerpotman 00:13, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ennis - subtle vandalism

Hi Flowerpotman. I'm wondering if you'd be able to help me in preventing ongoing, subtle vandalism to the Ennis article, mainly by just putting it on your watchlist (if it's not there already) and reverting vandalism if you come across it.

Often the vandalism is pretty obvious, like this, but sometimes it's more subtle and it's not obvious even to me, such as this edit. It appears to me there is one person who is persistently trying to undermine the Ennis article by adding disinformation. Note that the vandal sometimes appears to be impersonating myself.

Before you suggest it, I have considered whether the article should be semi-protected. However, I dislike the "in-your-face" protection notice that gets slapped at the top of articles, and anyway the actual rate of vandalism is probably too low to be considered worthy of semi-protection.

Hoping you can help... cheers, A bit iffy 07:42, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

No prob. Replying in more detail on your talk page.Flowerpotman 23:29, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmmmmmmmm. (Sarah777 22:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Good work

Just want to thank you for the great work you've done on categorizing articles. I've noticed you consistently picking up my slack when I lazily leave a {{categorize}} tag at the bottom of a page. Keep it up! -- Scientizzle 19:58, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

LOL! And thanks. Actually, I have to admit that I find a bit of wiki-categorizing is soothing if I need to take my mind off what I should be doing for a few minutes. Feelings of accomplishment and all that ;O) Flowerpotman 23:02, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arooj Aftab

Please be notified that Arooj Aftab is being considered for deletion. Please visit the article to find out the ways to prevent the deletion. Szhaider 03:20, 26 February 2007 (UTC)