User talk:Kurt Shaped Box

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Robinson, IL Article

Thank you for your help in preventing vandalism on the Robinson, IL page.

2008 Music Article

Well put the references yourself in then

Oky103

Judging from the "It is expected that ..." part of this edit, it's clear to me that Oky103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) doesn't comprehend why she was blocked. Given her edit timing and the scant evidence that she reads her talk page, it's even possible that she is unaware that she was blocked.Kww (talk) 03:25, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Okay, if she does it again, I'll block her again - for longer (I'm not going to block right away as her last edit was more than 12 hours ago and I'd like to AGF and think that she's taken the time to familiarize herself with policy now). After the block notice and your last comment on her page, she cannot reasonably be expected not to understand that she's at least doing something wrong. Leave me another message if you see her adding more rumours/speculation before I do... --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 17:07, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

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Any editor without her history, those would be borderline, at worst.Kww (talk) 13:12, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

I've blocked her for a week. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 14:31, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Snowball, the Cockatoo

I created the article on Eleonora Cockatoos. Thanks for adding the picture – I was unable to find one in the public domain so I left it empty. And thanks for adding the mention of Snowball, and creating the article for him.

How do you know so much about Snowball? Do you know the previous owners, or Irena? I never saw it mentioned anywhere else that he was acquired from a bird show – do you know where it was?

We have an eight year old E2 (like Snowball) named Jazzy who also loves to dance, but he doesn't lift his feet. We've had him for about a year. We're probably his fifth owners – we were told he was part of a bird show (three owners ago) at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, until it stopped in 2004.

Thanks again. Eegorr (talk) 22:43, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

No, I don't personally know Snowball's owners. I'd previously seen the Snowball video on YouTube (like a lot of people, I guess) and had pretty much forgotten about it, until I saw an entry on CityParrots about the scientific investigation into Snowball's dancing skills. The only facts I'm aware of WRT this are the ones I discovered when researching the article - Dr. Patel's paper (linked as PDF in the article) mentions that Snowball was acquired from a bird show by his previous owner.

Would it be possible for you to take a hi-res photo of Jazzy and add it to the E2 article? The image I found was literally the only CC-licensed image on Flickr - and it's not particularly brilliant in terms of being a lead image, with the aviary bars in the foreground. It would be fantastic if you could.

Heh, I've always wanted a Moluccan myself. Or a large macaw. Unfortunately, the space and financial concerns keep getting in my way... ;) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 14:49, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Miss Independent (album)

I draw your attention to MSoldi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), creator of hoax album Miss Independent (album), hoax album Autumn Goodbye (a fresh redirect was created today to point at this hoax, see [3] for the original), and a hoax album cover. I left him a "final warning" today, but I really felt more like some admin should be drop-kicking him across the internet.Kww (talk) 23:25, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Having reviewed his/her deleted contribs, it is apparent to me that this user is a serial hoaxer (especially WRT fake album covers) who attempts to hide their misinformation with a smattering of reasonable edits. Blocked indef. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 00:05, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Block evasion by Oky103

I would be extremely surprised if Oky123 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) isn't Oky103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) getting around her one week block. Wouldn't surprise me if she thinks the orange bar that says "You have new messages" is just a part of the site layout, and hasn't seen a single warning or block message. Kww (talk) 03:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Jossi noticed and blocked the sock, but did nothing with Oky103's original block. I'm happy enough not extending the original block for the first offense, but it's your call, not mine.Kww (talk) 04:32, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Erection

A vandal moved Erection to a different page title (on 2008 August 13), and violated WP:PRIVACY in the title. WP:PRIVACY states: "Edits attempting to out someone should be promptly reverted, and an oversighter brought in to permanently delete them from the public record.". You deleted the offending page, but it still appears in logs. I made an oversight request and haven't received a response yet, so I don't know if you did the same, but I wanted to point out the guideline in case you weren't aware of it. --DocumentN (talk) 00:40, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Hmmmm. I'd actually completely forgotten about that incident. My only involvement in that situation was noticing that the vandalized title was a bluelink on my watchlist and CSD G3-ing it. I honestly can't remember if I sent an oversight req. for it now or not (though it's something I would normally do in cases where attempts have been made to 'out' individuals - so I guess that I did). Coincidentally (I was just reading it!), Wikipedia:ANI#How_to_remove_things_from_a_Deletion_Log would suggest that such log entries cannot actually be oversighted. Would you like me to bring this up at ANI anyhow? --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 00:50, 1 October 2008 (UTC)