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Contents 1 Thanks 2 Three Studies 3 Why the hell not? 4 Thank you 5 My RfA 6 RfC 7 Wiki vandalism 8 YechielMan's RFA 9 IvoShandar RfA 10 My RfA ... 11 Adminship 12 Ah well 13 My RfA 14 WikiProject Halo 15 Spelling variations 16 My recent RfA 17 CoS 18 Plano 19 BD Performing Arts 20 Perth Meetup Notification 21 Award 22 Sure thing 23 Hi! 24 Vandalism 25 Ryan4314 26 Steve Steen 27 The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar 28 Carlisle Vandalisim 29 My RfA 30 Re: User:Totoz 31 Multiple IP users 32 Reminder 33 Portal: Australian Motorvehicles 34 Smile 35 Peer Review 36 Deletion of Propellerhead software 36.1 Thanks 37 AWB 38 Thanks 39 Sonny Dixon 40 WP:Automobiles banner 41 Trevor Foster (drummer) 42 I am guessing 43 Wiki Noob 44 Thanks! 45 Nissan 46 Talk to Commons 47 Thanks 48 Halo 3 Cahracters Section- New User 49 Thanks for the heads up 50 Redirect of Talk:GM S platform 51 Derivative work of a copyrighted statue 52 Welcome to VandalProof! 53 Prize4Life 54 Hey Mister 55 Barnstar 56  hp 57 Daima 58 The FemBots 59 Rofl 60 Stuff 60.1 subheading! 60.1.1 another? last one i promise 61 About a deleted article. 62 Response to a vandalism warning 63 Thanks for the Review! 64 help to post conetnt 65 The Pinnacles Desert 66 November 2007 67 Protection 68 Chlorine 69 Two things 70 why cant i edit 71 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/S.M.K. Sultan Abdul Samad, Petaling Jaya 72 Deleting Michael Hammers 73 Thank you for your vote on my RfA 74 Steve Pederman 75 Tom Engelhardt - temporary restore request 76 Tom Engelhardt - please copy to my talk page 77 Franz Josef Strauß 78 your criteria

Thanks

James, thank you for your kind words in support of my RfA, which closed successfully yesterday. Please feel free to drop me a note any time if there is anything that I might be able to do for you. Pastordavid 16:12, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Three Studies

Would you mind giving this a closer view re spelling; I notice you did good work cleaning up before, and would appreciate another viewing from you. Thanks. Ceoil 21:54, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Certainly, I have given it a quick spell check just now (see diff) but I have changed the spelling in a number of quotes. If they contained spelling errors in the actual quote please undo my change, use [sic] after something quoted with incorrect spelling to indicate to readers that you realise the spelling is incorrect but the quote would need to be changed otherwise; eg. "it was rianing[sic] cats and dogs". I'll give it another, more thorough look later today because I need to go now. This artice is really good. Should be ready for FAC soon. Good work, James086^{Talk | Email} 00:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

James, thanks, although I'm a bit embarrassed at the number of errors you found...Ceoil 06:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I put it through a spellchecker, so it's not quite right to say that I found them ;) I noticed that there is "centralised" in British spelling and "fiber board" which is American spelling; WP:ENGVAR says it should be consistent throughout. I'm not sure which units should be used in the final section for the dimensions of the painting so I added cm in brackets. Also I think it could use more internal links (Wikipedia:Build the web and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)). I'm rather pressed for time lately (I have exams coming up) so I can't really make long edits, but I can point things out. Sorry if I sound overly criticising, I don't mean to be, after all, it is a really good article. James086^{Talk | Email} 14:36, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Why the hell not?

Feel free; I continue to use it from time to time (but my RFA comments are infrequent, since I don't usually comment on runaway discussions unless I know the user in question). Ral315 » 22:39, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for supporting my RfA, which closed successfully a couple of days a ago. I was busy the last couple of days, but I do really appreciate your support. Happy editing, Signature^brendel 05:41, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi James. I'd like to thank you for your support of my RfA. It was closed at surprising 75/0/0, so I'm an admin now. MaxSem 22:39, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

RfC

Just wanted to let you know that I opened an RfC on myself in response to the concerns raised during my RfA over my actions in the Gary Weiss dispute. The RfC is located here and I welcome any comments or questions you may have. CLA 04:37, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Wiki vandalism

Er, hi, but I didn't actually make any changes to any Dushyanta article. Some IP sharing I guess (I'm on DSL). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.107.0 (talk • contribs)

Please disregard the messages, they were intended for someone else. You may be on a shared IP or the vandal may have moved on from this IP address and it has been assigned to you. The messages were delivered in November last year so it's pretty likely that their IP has changed. While I'm at it; welcome! If you have any questions feel free to ask. Thanks, James086^{Talk | Email} 02:22, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

YechielMan's RFA

Thank you for participating in either of my unsuccessful requests for adminship. Although the experience was frustrating, it showed me some mistakes I was making, and I hope to learn from those mistakes.

Please take a few minutes to read User:YechielMan/Other stuff/RFA review and advise me how to proceed. Best regards. YechielMan 22:12, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

IvoShandar RfA

There seems to be a problem with the RfA time stamp. It reads Scheduled to end 22:47, 5 June 2007 (UTC). According to that, the RfA is already over. Any idea how to repair that..—Gaff ^ταλκ 00:48, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

My RfA ...

Hi. Thanks for supporting my request for adminship. It was successful and I am now an admin. If I can ever be of help, please let me know. Cheers, Black Falcon ^(Talk) 05:31, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

If you think my chances are good I shall go fer it. IvoShandor 12:51, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Read over all of that, still perusing some of the links in those pages. Thanks for the tips. IvoShandor 13:08, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I posted some responses, but I am not sure exactly how long or detailed they should be. Are those sufficient, or no? IvoShandor 14:11, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I was thinking of withdrawing the RfA. Good idea? IvoShandor 20:46, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

How do I go about that? Just say so on the page? IvoShandor 01:16, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Ah well

Don't sweat it, it isn't your fault that my fellow Wikipedians cannot look past what is right in front of them. For adminship not being such a big deal everyone there sure does act like it, all while reiterating what not a big deal it is, it's just a mop and a bucket but you can't have it because your not good enough. It's an odd contradiction that I am not quite sure I will ever grasp. Regardless, this will be my sole attempt at adminship, I have no interest in a future RfA. IvoShandor 06:04, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Man, it's crap like this: Using the excuse of being incivil because you were drunk is just as good of an excuse as "I got in a car accident because I was drunk." I shouldn't have to put up with this, as if I even tried to excuse this, damn it man, I am sure you can understand why this will be my only foray into RfA. IvoShandor 06:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RFA, which passed with 53-1-0. I will put myself into the various tasks of a administrator immediately, and if I make any mistakes, feel free to shout at me or smack me in my head. <timestamp to ensure archival: 23:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)>

WikiProject Halo

Wikiproject Halo Call to Members In order to streamline and coordinate further improvement to Halo-related articles, there is an active roll call to all Wikipedians who put themselves down as participants. To show your continued involvement in the project, simply go here and sign your name. If you do not wish to be active, et al, simply ignore this notice and you will not be bugged again. Thanks, David Fuchs (talk / frog blast the vent core!)

<timestamp to ensure archival: 23:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)>

Spelling variations

I am aware of the spelling of "guerrilla". The spelling with one "r" is an accepted variation; that is why I left it alone. It is not necessary to edit spelling variations.

JudgeSpear 07:13, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

My recent RfA

Thanks for your support, nomination and defense in my recent, unsuccessful RfA. It's much appreciated. IvoShandor 15:58, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

CoS

CoS is a religion? Since when?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.71.13.37 (talk • contribs)

At the top of Church of Scientology it says that some governments now regard them a religion, but some people also consider them a cult. I reverted the edit because I thought you were trying to insult the CoS. Although I do think of Scientology as a cult, I don't think it's appropriate to call them that in articles because articles should have a neutral point of view. Thanks, James086^{Talk | Email} 23:34, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Plano

My edits were based on real events. Anymore vandalism of my edits and I will have you BANNED!See my talk page for more options and use the sandbox to make any joke reverts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yrevpleh666 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

BD Performing Arts

I'm at a loss to understand why you deleted the wiki page "BD Performing Arts".

-jeff- Jeff DeMello —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeff DeMello (talk • contribs) 23:57, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Perth Meetup Notification

Perth Meetup Next: TBA Last: 13/02/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

• You are invited to a meetup of Western Australian Wikipedians on the 19th August 2007 in the tearooms of Tranby House. Please sign on the Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth/3 if you are able to attend. you recieved this message as your account has been active during May, June 2007 and your user page is listed in the Category:Wikipedians in Western Australia Gnangarra 03:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Award

Hey Oxymoron83,
Here is the award that you've earned by finding my secret page!

		The Hidden Link Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to James086 for finding the super secret hidden link on Selfworm's page! Good job!

Good job! selfworm^Talk) 20:25, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Sure thing

Hey James, good to hear from ya again. I will take a look as soon as I get a shot, tonight or tomorrow. IvoShandor 05:36, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

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Hi!

I was patrolling Wikipedia and noticed you blocked DoggyDogDogDog indef so I posted {{indefblock}} on his userpage. Anyway I was wondering if you could post a comment on my ER. Could you do that please? SLSB talk 15:13, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

I would like to, I'm not experianced enough though. :( SLSB talk ER 14:43, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh OK Thank you! SLSB talk ER 13:29, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello James. Thanks for the spell check :-) I'd like you to please keep visiting that same article entitled History of flexible wing hang gliding as there is an unregistered user that keeps deleting about 160 years worth of well documented hang gliding history. Thank you. BatteryIncluded 14:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks for the reply and advice James. If this vast deletion campaign continues, is there a way to limit editions to registered users only? Thanks for the information. BatteryIncluded 16:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Ryan4314

Yea I thought it looked odd, guess that's the only problem with so many of us out there. well anyway fight the good fight buddy ;) Ryan4314 14:04, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Steve Steen

The article was already in Category:British actors, the addition was unnecessary. And that wasn't the only "final warning" worthy edit. Giggy _U^CP 08:18, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I'm awarding you this RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for your great contributions to protecting and reverting attacks of vandalism on Wikipedia. Wikidudeman (talk) 09:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Carlisle Vandalisim

Hi, I hadn't realised that changing things on Wikipedia could be constued as Vandalism. I thought this was a site in which everyone had their right of freedom of speech.

Yes things are counted as vandalism, there's a policy (see Wikipedia:Vandalism). Something like this is counted as vandalism, the change you made was derogatory toward Carlisle and thus vandalism. I don't think you know what freedom of speech is, in the United States where their "4 freedoms" include freedom of speech, you can't shout "I have a bomb" on a plane. You will be arrested even though you don't have a bomb. Freedom of speech does not mean you can say anything. If you are looking for a place where you can say anything try getting a blog. Please do not add you personal opinions to articles, even if you feel they are true. If you want to add something to an article it should be sourced. Thanks, James086^{Talk | Email} 13:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi, James086, and thanks for your participation in my RfA. I've withdrawn it, and will be writing up an "analysis" of it, which will soon be available at User:Giggy/RfA/Giggy when it's done. Please come around when you get the chance, and give me feedback on how I can improve. Thanks again, Giggy _U^CP 04:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: User:Totoz

At the risk of being premature, cheers for stepping in and settling things down. I was actually very slightly embarrassed at the mess he made to the WP:Auto project talk page. I'd only posted there as per the WP:DR recommendations to seek a wider audience, and didn't mean to drag the whole sorry escapade into such a public arena. Oh, well...

Also, while I'm here, should I remove the {{sockpuppet}} tag on my talk page, or wait until the Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/IP check has been settled? I'm not sure of the WP protocol in this, and can't see any guideline after a quick look around. Not that it worries me -- I'm happy for it to sit there for a week or so until the dust has settled. Regards, --DeLarge 20:03, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

same here, what am i suppose to do with this [1],[2] ,[3]. Man, this guy was on a rampage.....cheers--MitsuFreak 21:06, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Multiple IP users

Hi

I received a warnng for vandalizing a page - and I've never ever tried to post anything on wikipedia. Please disallow my ip number so that it cannot be used for that Thank you

Lewis

Hi Lewis, at Wikipedia we don't operate like that. Because there is the possibility that multiple people could share the same IP address, or the IP address could be reassigned to someone else, we don't block IP's for a long time unless we're sure that it's only one person getting blocked, or perhaps a school where a lot of vandalism comes from. Your IP address has obviously be either reassigned to you or you share it with others (both very common situations). For a more in depth explanation see the blocking policy. If we blocked IPs like that we would lose a lot of valuable contributers. If you receive a warning for vandalism and it doesn't apply then please disregard it, if your IP address is blocked it won't stop you reading Wikipedia, it only stops anyone with that IP editing. If you want to edit I suggest creating an account, although that is completely optional and you can edit without an account, it's just that there are some benefits. Thanks for your time, James086^{Talk | Email} 23:48, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Reminder

Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth/3 is next sunday 19th August, if you haven't already please sign on the meetup page if your coming, if your still unsure indicate anyway so I can confirm numbers with the venue thankyou Gnangarra 00:43, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Portal: Australian Motorvehicles

What do you think of the idea? Please express your opinion here. HarrisonB Speak! 02:02, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile

Peer Review

Hi. I've left some thoughts at the Ferrari P4/5 peer review. Hope they're useful. If I've been unclear anywhere, let me know and I'll try to clarify what I meant! If you have some time, I'd be grateful for any thoughts you have on Brabham BT19, which is currently on peer review here. Cheers. 4u1e 11:58, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

No trouble. Cheers. 4u1e 08:18, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Propellerhead software

Hi there James086.

On 23rd August you deleted an article on Propellerhead Software, that I started and have worked very hard on recently. The reason you gave was:

Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having e.g. a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion; an article that is blatant advertising should have inappropriate content as well.

I do not consider your deletion of this article fair. Firstly, I feel the article was well written and certainly within the style of wikipedia. Secondly, it clearly states that blatant advertising should have inappropriate content, which the Propellerhead Software article did not. I also do not work with or have any connection to Propellerhead Software, other than that I enjoy using their products.

I understand that in the past the article has been deleted for similar reasons. I did not see these articles and so cannot comment on their quality, but I feel that the article I started and was working on was coming along very well. Admittedly, the article did not have any references or sources, but I was working on these, as I used numerous sources to write the article in the first place.

I also understand that articles should not be recreated without the permission of an administrator. I apologise for this; I was unaware of this policy.

I do not feel this article should deleted because:

• Propellerhead are a large, respected music software developer, with articles of their software already established on wikipedia Reason (software), ReBirth RB-338, ReCycle (program) which are also on sale at every major music technology retailer.
• There are plenty of other articles on music software developers, and I feel most are poorer quality than the one I started. Steinberg, Ableton, Digidesign.
• Reliable sources can be found, and I will cite them as soon as possible if given a chance. These include the Propellerhead website and Sound on Sound magazine.

I am requesting that the Propellerhead Software article is restored if possible, and I would like to be given a chance to improve it with reliable references and pictures.

I am not wanting to start an argument here and would appreciate it if you could give me advice on how to go about rectifying this problem. Hope to hear from you soon. --Mrtombullen 12:46, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for putting it back. I'm adding references from the company website and other reliable sources. I'm also trying to trim it down and make it more readable. Hopefully you'll find an interesting and well made article when you next have a look! Cheers --Mrtombullen 17:36, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

AWB

Your latest edits seem to have changed your edit summary from "Wikiproject Automobiles assessment using AWB" to "clean up using AWB". Was this deliberate? Just hoping to alert you in case it's not. --DeLarge 14:53, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Yep, I forgot to change the edit summary. Thanks for notifying me, it might look a little odd in the histories of some talk pages. James086^{Talk | Email} 14:59, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage. Thedjatclubrock :) (T/C) 22:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Sonny Dixon

Hi James:

I have a concern and am asking for your advice.

A number of Wikipedians, including me, have worked to provide an unperfect but acceptable article for Sonny Dixon.

None of the authors added profanity or any kind of sensitive information to the article.

Sonny Dixon was a state legislator in Savannah, Georgia. He left politics and is now a local TV anchor.

Recently, a member called SonnyGator deleted the whole article leaving only a couple of sentences to describe Sonny Dixon's current employment.

I have a problem with that.

I suspect Mr. Dixon uses the name SonnyGator and deleted the article because he wants to downplay the importance of his political career, considering it to be a liability as a journalist.

When George W. Bush leaves the presidency, will he be allowed to clear up his entire Wikipedia biography and leave a couple of sentences describing himself as an average retiree with no particular interest in the political process?

I am not saying the past article had no room for improvement. I am just saying that it was a modest but valuable contribution to Wikipedia and should not have been just simply axed by the subject.

Please advise.

Regards,

Bellemare 22:39, 27 August 2007 (UTC) J.J.

Thank you so much for the quick response. I appreciate. Bellemare 00:51, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi James, I replied on Bellemere's talk-page, please add also your opinion. Thanks :-) Fantasy 22:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

WP:Automobiles banner

I've noticed your tagging of a lot of racing articles today to add a banner from WikiProject:Automobies. But I really have to ask, do racing teams and season results belong under that WikiProject? I can understand things like racing cars, but BOAC 500? Nordic Challenge Cup? I'm not sure if it's simply a problem with the bot you are using misidentifying articles. Anyway, I was just curious as to your reasoning. The359 10:44, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Trevor Foster (drummer)

You deleted information regading the above - have you an explanation?

Grizzleguts —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Grizzleguts (talk • contribs) 10:38, August 23, 2007 (UTC).

You responded that this person had done nothing significant - please see recreated page - hardly insignificant - a significant part of Flying Hat band and Albion to say the least. I feel it is important to acknowledge and record his significant contributions - you only have to tap into any search engine to verify the details. I feel you were a wee bit hasty!

Grizzleguts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grizzleguts (talk • contribs) 07:04, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

I am guessing

I am guessing there is no chance but I am seriously considering another charge at the rfa show. I am mostly civil, blunt sometimes but never even come close to what led to my downfall at RfA I. I think I may have a shot, any thoughts? IvoShandor 08:26, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Either way, not a big deal. I was just wondering when you thought I might have a shot if I decided to pursue that route. What would be unnerving about the Black Hawk War comment? The fact that I care that much about accuracy? Perhaps, I shall stay away from RfA save to voice my opinion on those I have interacted with. IvoShandor 22:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I hear ya about RfA. Like I said I am not that very concerned about it, just trying to gauge where you thought I might stand, if I ever decide to go for admin again. Sometimes I think it would make things a lot easier and then others that it would just be more work. But I don't know if I really want to go through another stone-throwing session, err, RfA. : ) Thanks. IvoShandor 03:54, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Wiki Noob

Hey, in response to what you posted on my talk page, I'm kinda new to wikipedia, well, I've been reading the articles for ages, but I haven't really been doing much to it, so I don't know most of the conventions of wikipedia. I basically only put those there to show people what well, for example, equipment was. I guess I personally won't be able to make one until the game is released.

I guess I won't be uploading pictures again. Should I remove the equipment picture? I dunno, the Wikipedia:Non-free content page is confusing so even if I could keep it, I wouldn't know what to put onto it. The Lord Of The Crayons 12:09, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

RE: Equipment, the image file is found here: http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaEquipment, the image is also used on the halo wiki, but they don't use any of that fair use rationale stuff. The Lord Of The Crayons 12:10, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

		My RFA
		I thank you for participating in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 60 supports, no opposes, no neutrals, and one abstain. Edison 16:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Nissan

Hi James, sorry to bother you, but would you be able to restore the page move made by User:Ddgonzal to the Nissan article, which has been moved to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.? Regards OSX (talk • contributions) 08:00, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Also, is there some kind of way admins can undo multiple edits made by a user all at once? Because there are just way to many edits by User:Ddgonzal to revert, since he/she has changed the wikilinks on numerous Nissan-related articles from Nissan to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. —Preceding unsigned comment added by OSX (talk • contribs) 08:07, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Changing the article to "Nissan" would be OK with me. However, ddgonzal did not move the Nissan article (which is a redirect page), I moved the "Nissan Motors" article because the title is less than ideal, then tried to fix double-redirects. Consensus for rhe move was not a problem beforehand, no one disagreed until now. The proposal was made two months ago on the "Nissan Motors" talk page, and there were no objections.

I have not heard a single specific reason why the move was a bad idea. Instead you simply undid the change without even discussing it, which I find very disheartening. Aren't you supposed to discuss it first? --Ddgonzal 22:15, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk to Commons

As you deleted [4] a picture from en.wiki after it was also uploaded to commons[5], could you also move its talk to commons, or link the two?-- Matthead ^discuß!     O       01:36, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thinking about it, it may be better to delete the pic anyway, as it was criticized for POV, and no article links to it anymore. -- Matthead ^discuß!     O       01:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

I'm OK until I get to 'particularly meticulous'! Cheers very much! 4u1e 13:36, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Halo 3 Cahracters Section- New User

Hey James086,

I am a new user who just posted my first article on Halo 3. My article that i worked on for 2 hours (mainly collecting information) was removed by you within the first 22 hours. I am not talking to you out of anger but more out of need. I do not want all of my articles removed whenever I post them. Therefore, I am wondering if you would be able to tell me a few pointers on how to write a good article. No hard feelings though. After all, I am a new user who is just learning how to use Wikipedia.

Thanks, LasaruseLasaruse —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 03:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your help James. But I still have one more question about this "Halo Priject". Am I allowed to edit the page with my article right now or is it still under construction?

Thanks, Lasaruse 18:31, 4 October 2007 (UTC)Lasaruse

Thanks for the heads up

Thanks for letting me know about the discussion. I'll have a look. RC Master 11:04, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Talk:GM S platform

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Derivative work of a copyrighted statue

Hi, I left a comment on your recent action on the abovementioned and would greatly appreciate your reply/clarification at Talk:Madame_Tussauds#Free_images? for the benefit of the affected contributors there. Thanks! -- Aldwinteo 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, James086! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. β^_command 05:16, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Prize4Life

Hi James086 -

Can you please provide examples of "asserting significance" for a club or group? There are many organizations listed on Wikipedia, but I keep having the nonprofit Prize4Life.org deleted for this reason despite my best efforts to state the purpose of the organization and cite references. Thank you.

Nate Boaz —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nateboaz (talk • contribs) 02:31, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey Mister

Hey can you pleas stop messing with my edits that i make about Halo 3 because all of the stuff i say is very very true people have exploded from playing too much halo 3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cowsrock25 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Hi James086

• Note, i also put this text on my own talk page, but i like to reply on the users own talk page because its easier to find replies that way :)

I have been patrolling for just two days, so im really honoured by already receiving this award. I understood the difference between "Banning" and "Blocking" alreay, buy i generally confuse the terms when writing them down. I tend to use "Banning" when refering to infinite blocks for users, and "Blocking" for everything else. Still, thanks for the clarification of the terms, and again a huge thanks for the barnstar, which will make its way to my user page at once :) --Excirial 13:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

 hp

Hi, I noticed you have used awb to add those  , be careful with old cars, because they can have model names like 24 HP, which doesnt mean hp (horsepower)--— Typ932^{T | C}  20:50, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Daima

Might I suggest that you userfy Daima rather than copying it to Gurch's talk? It's a copy and paste GFDL violation as it currently stands. Thanks in advance :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 11:41, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The FemBots

Hey James086. Would you mind restoring The FemBots article? I would like to add some references over the next few days. You can see here that just this one newspaper, Now, has had multiple articles on this Canadian indie music band. I am fairly certain I will be able to establish that they can pass WP:MUSIC. Thanks so much. --Paul Erik 04:51, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Rofl

^^ I thought that might come back to bite you in the buttocks jimmy! I am very bored and not studying for english, so i figured the best way to alleviate that boredom would be to come onto wiki and have a look around, and maybe try to learn some more about editing. Drop us a line on my usertalk page and hopefully ill figure out how to check it :D And now for my first big signiature: four tildes! Michael097 04:01, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Stuff

subheading!

another? last one i promise

Editing things is fun, even if it is only your talk page. Im getting the hang of the whole link thing too, not that theres much to learn. Question: With my sig, how can i change the font/size etc an add the superscript talk option? I assume i have to do it in the 'my preferences' section with the 'change sig' doodad, but what are the codes etc? Thanks, and i hope econs went alright, ill catcha tomoro at calc. Michael097 04:49, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

ARGH! i did lots of playing around etc, and everything is okay with my sig EXCEPT linking to my talk page. Ive lokoed and looked and looked but i cant find the error, the sig LOOKS okay, but theres no link in it. do i need to formally setup a talk page or something first? have a looksie when you can and help kthxbi. Michael097^Talk 11:57, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Edit again, it would seem linking to your talk page doesnt work when previewing on your own talk page. Nevermind, i had it right anyway. Thanks! Im lookin tha goods, now i just gotta get editing! Michael097^Talk 11:59, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

About a deleted article.

Greetings,

Even if I'm not really completly familiar with Wikipedia, I'm wondering why you deleted the "Life's Decay" article. If it's because it "does not assert the importance or significance of the subject". Shouldn't all other bands of this kind should be deleted too ? I guess this would be more fair because Life's Decay is much more important comparing to other bands that were in the same musical categories. Or maybe I missunderstood something. Please let me know why and if there's chance this article get back online. I can modify it if needed. Waiting for your reply ! Thanks. 83.204.156.246 17:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the article because it did not indicate why it was important. This could be indicated through a statistic like they have sold a gold single/album or (preferably) with sources independant to the band (like an interview in a magazine). I could restore the article into your userspace if you had an account (they're free and don't require any personal information; email is optional), where you could work on it. That way it wouldn't be deleted and when it's ready you can move it into the article space (where other people will see it). James086^{Talk | Email} 09:37, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Response to a vandalism warning

oh come on, i never vandalise wikipedia, only just this one time please... its a joke and i'll delete it by tommorow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lordshaun (talk • contribs) 12:49, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Review!

Thanks for reviewing the article that I am working on. Miranda 04:40, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

help to post conetnt

HellO Sir,

I am a new user and I want to post details about my company. I paste some contents but it doesn't meet some criteria and deleted by you.Can you guide how can put information about our company and details about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishawjeet (talk • contribs) 06:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks !! I go through the details. Really it doesn't qualify the conditions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishawjeet (talk • contribs) 06:46, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

The Pinnacles Desert

Hi James, A long time ago you started Dorothy Levitt for me. Thanks. If you still live in Perth then you are a lot nearer the pinacles than me (London, England). The pinnacles article reads a bit like a travel brochure, so ... Do you know how old they are? How many million years ago the sand blew in from the sea? I know it's not your normal subject, but it's worth a try. Thanks. Autodidactyl (talk) 22:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Enjoy. Regards Autodidactyl (talk) 11:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

November 2007

Thank you very much for indefinitely blocking DemonicRhino. That was fast as lightning, too!

May the Force be with you,--Padawan Animator (talk) 02:11, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Protection

Hi James, I'm getting ready to sign off for the night, but I noticed that you protected Pearl Harbor (film) with only 16 edits in the last 3 days. And it appears that just one editor was doing the bulk of the vandalism Special:Contributions/71.225.82.90. Don't you think that the protection is a little excessive? Would you mind unprotecting it for now, as there really doesn't seem to be a mass amount of vandalism, or sockpuppet attacks. Why block potential users from editing when it's really not that bad? Anyhow, happy editing. KnowledgeOfSelf | talk 02:37, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Chlorine

The element Chlorine is used in many medicines and is very useful in most cleaning products. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.91.6.2 (talk • contribs)

Yes it is, but how is that relevant to this edit that you made? James086^{Talk | Email} 03:26, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Two things

Hi James:

1, thanks for blocking 216.11.0.254. they are a damn nuisance.

2. re the note on your user page about browsers, which browser do you usually use? I can read most of it, in Firefox, but some of the boxes seem to go walkabout.  ;o)

Cheers, Wanderer57 13:43, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

The right end of advert overlaps about one third of the Other Me's box.

The top part of the vandalism scale is on top of the bottom right corner of the automobiles box.

The Halo articles sticks off to the right further than everything else, but it is all visible.

Wanderer57 14:09, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Let me ask you something about Australia. I understand a sheila means a young woman or a girl. The question is how common "Sheila" is as a given name. Are there a lot of people named Sheila? Is it a classy name? Thanks, Wanderer57 14:25, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

you probably don't want to know, or maybe you already know. The Opera 9 browser and IE 6 (which I know is an old version) each do different things to your page. But they don't overlap boxes the way Firefox does. Wanderer57 14:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Sheila info. have a good sleep. I'm in Canada with morning coffee. cheers, Wanderer57 14:51, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

why cant i edit

YOURE A FUCKHEAD

Thanks for the feedback, it shows my RC Patrol is working. James086^{Talk | Email} 06:49, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/S.M.K. Sultan Abdul Samad, Petaling Jaya

Thank you for closing this AfD. I have added the notice to Talk:S.M.K. Sultan Abdul Samad. TerriersFan 19:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Deleting Michael Hammers

i will delete your page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhammers (talk • contribs) 14:36, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Who made you my mother. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhammers (talk • contribs) 14:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

brrrrrapppp —Preceding unsigned comment added by Petebthepeteb (talk • contribs) 14:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your vote on my RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a vote of 41/0/1. Please accept a slice of panettone as an expression of my gratitude. Feel free to help yourself to some chocolate zabaglione as well. I am humbled by the trust placed in me to use the tools wisely. Cheers, Rkitko (talk) 21:30, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Steve Pederman

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Steve Pederman. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Tikiwont (talk) 08:47, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Tom Engelhardt - temporary restore request

Hi James, Would you please temporarily restore the Tom Engelhardt page, which was speedy-deleted for copyvio? There were actually many sources used in that page, but I don't have a copy of what I wrote (nor the source links), and I just don't have time to go back through it all and start from scratch. As you wrote, the article does meet the "notability" requirements. I am 100% certain that Tom does not mind the sentences adapted from his website, but I will be sure to re-write the article such that it is not in violation of copyright.

12:05, 7 December 2007 James086 (Talk | contribs) deleted "Tom Engelhardt" ‎ (This item appears to be a copyright infringement of http://www.tomdispatch.com/p/about_tom, and no assertion of permission has been made. (CSD G12). Feel free to recreate the article without copied text as the subject seems notable.)

Thank you! DBrnstn (talk) 22:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Tom Engelhardt - please copy to my talk page

Hi James, I didn't see a reply to my earlier request, though I've been busy so my apologies if I just missed it. Would you please put a copy in my Talk page of the article Tom Engelhardt, which you speedy-deleted for copyvio? That way I can re-write the article to make sure there is no copyvio. There were actually many sources used in that page, but I don't have a copy of what I wrote (nor the source links), and I just don't have time to go back through it all and start from scratch. As you wrote, the article does meet the "notability" requirements. I am 100% certain that Tom does not mind the sentences adapted from his website, but I will be sure to re-write the article such that it is not in violation of copyright. Thank you! DBrnstn (talk) 09:29, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Franz Josef Strauß

I appreciate your taking on the matter of this dispute. I can't say that I'm happy about the resolution, but, as you may have noticed, I place a lot of stock in the appearance of fair play. Even though I wished for another outcome, at the very least I know that those on the other side of the fence have not been given cause to complain that they have been treated unfairly. If you had ruled differently, I'm sure the whole point of the discussion would have been even more deeply immersed in technicalities than it had already become. Merry Christmas, James. Unschool (talk) 06:06, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Wow. I got a barnstar out of all that? I'm genuinely grateful, yet feel awkward; I hope you'll understand if I hide it for a while, whilst my compadres and I finish licking our wounds. It just doesn't seem fair that I should get a reward after causing Erudy's proposal to lose. Unschool (talk) 06:11, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Whereas I am extremely unhappy about the closure, on three grounds. Unschool asked for third opinions; he asked neutrally, and there is no evidence that he cherry-picked his editors - one of them was, IIRC, one of the small handful of opposes.

Secondly, and more importantly, there was a supermajority even without any of the editors Unschool contacted; his action merely converted it into a snowball. Please consider the state in which Unschool segregated the editors he had contacted, as noted here: that's 10-2 among editors he didn't contact, and several of the ones he did were regulars and would presumably have !voted anyway.

Perhaps most importantly, we had come to a discussion of the key point here: both sides had come close to admitting the evidence that Strauss's name is almost always spelled one way in German, and another way in English; we might even have gotten an answer why one side ignores the other's arguments. This therefore stood a chance, if it had been permitted to continue, of resolving the situation permanently by discussion. This used to be our practice; I am appalled to see it changed. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 16:25, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

your criteria

User:James086/recall Short and sweet! Nice. One nit I spotted, the (link) in the last bullet point seems to go to m:Requests_for_permissions_stand_down, a page that does not exist. Is that what you intended? If so, what should users do there? That may need some elaboration. Or perhaps it was just a typo? Thanks for making your criteria available for others to draw from. Happy editing. ++Lar: t/c 16:13, 29 December 2007 (UTC)