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Once again, welcome! Jfingers88 01:53, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Phoenixrod 02:52, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Death Threat

Don't fuck with my articles or i will kill you motherfucker —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.121.107.59 (talk • contribs) 13:44, 14 March 2006.

Hmm. You must have angered this 67.121.107.59 a lot, especially since (s)he posted the death threat on your page before making any edits to the Ryan Braun article. [1]

My advice would be not to anger anyone, though it seems that those edits were legit. Don't make bad edits, but if you do, another editor would probably just give you a little polite notice so you don't make the same mistake again. This person who threatened you probably feels a little more powerful hiding behind the anonymity of an IP address.

Your next recourse should be to review thoroughly the personal attack policy of Wikipedia and follow the advice given there, especially under Remedies.

Oh, yeah, it's a bad idea to take things off your talk page unless you're archiving. Which means you may have to put the threat back on, depending on general consensus. I've seen some talk pages that were at least partially blanked by the owner but reverted by another editor because of this reason.

Good luck, and hopefully your editing goes better from now on! Jfingers88 04:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The original threat, for the record, read "Don't fuck with my articles or i will kill you motherfucker". I reverted the page because 67.121.107.59 overwrote some text. Phoenixrod 07:06, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've put the original comment back on (at the start of this section) and added the unsigned tag, on the above advice of Jfingers88. -Phoenixrod 17:34, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Braun

Yo, i think those stats are pretty super-human, wouldn't you agree? What college baseball player in the last 20 yrs. has posted similar stats with 26 stolen bases to boot? Check the numbers my friend, those stats are definitely Herculean. Furthermore, don't edit things unless they are untrue or unfounded. His stats speak for themeselves so don't touch the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.120.225.229 (talk • contribs) 05:13, 15 March 2006.

I WROTE THE ARTICLE SIR! And I would appreciate that should you have a problem with people editing an article, you take it up in an honorable fashion. And to masquerade behind an IP address while claiming that it is you who is the author is quite childish and inappropriate. Now I'm saying to you sir, please do not interfere with the integrity of my article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ralphie90 (talk • contribs) 13:40, 5 April 2006.

Ralphie90, are you responding to the anonymous IP who edited Ryan Braun? If you are, I doubt (s)he will be reading my talk page. You might do well to write something on the anon's talk page or add to the Ryan Braun talk page. I appreciate that you started the article and want it to be a quality article, but please remember that no one, not even you as creator of the page, owns an article. If you were simply throwing anon's phrase back ironically, I apologize for taking you too literally; it's hard to tell in a print medium. Oh, and a minor point: please sign your messages (with four ~ symbols) -- it makes it easier for me to know whom I am talking to! Thanks! Phoenixrod 07:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Just a quick note: thanks for fixing that typo on Downers Grove South.--Kevin Walter 02:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm usually more of a wiki gnome editor, but a little attention now and then doesn't hurt.  :) -Phoenixrod 17:45, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rickie Weeks

hey man, thanks for the vigilance on the Rickie Weeks page. Although I do have one point to contest with you - his defense has been atrocious and what Yount was saying in the article was to just leave the kid alone and let him play. of course he has be concerned with 9 errors in 24 games! He's on pace for 60, my man! anyhow, if you want to qualify the fielding assessment with that link, you can put it back up. i'm not going to be a dick and keep on taking it down. i can see how the watching pages and the potential cat and mouse type thing can be addicitive. we have some things in common - literature and baseball. not a bad combination IMO well, I'm sure Weeks will be fine eventually. He is quite a special talent on an exciting team. take it easy - Leo —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Leoleo0422 (talk • contribs) 14:37, 5 May 2006.

Speedy Delete

I had just come accross a vanity page and automatically assumed I had dones so again. I marked it as speedy, then went to check the history to see who to tell off for spamming, and I realised it had a whole heap more history than it should. So I changed it! Thanks anyway skorpion 22:46, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wordplayer.com

Apologies for overeager additions! (Have actually added unreverted (ahem:) info and links, and tended to spelling corrections, etc., for a good year or so.) My intent was to delineate official, original info via links because commercial references use same without permission or courtesy of attribution. Anyway, could you kindly e-me via the Mail link on the site? TIA, AnonHerePlease, a.k.a. 206.63.151.65 06:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Just wanted to thank you for the official welcome. Take care! JelloSheriffBob 05:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)User:JelloSheriffBob[reply]

You are welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. -Phoenixrod 08:12, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dolchstoßlegende edit

Actually I did preview. It didn't help. I needed coffee. Once my brain engaged I realized what the issue was in the link (a space) I always thought M was for minor corrections like spelling and punctuation. Anything else in my opinion would be more than minor, though not necessairly major.Gfwesq 03:10, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Basava edit

Thanks for catching that. It must have been due to that @!#^% Google toolbar bug. eaolson 13:05, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

haha, thanks for signing my name for me. For some reason i just forgot to sign my name in the slugging percentage page so yeah, thanks. --CesarCossio 19:20, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; it happens. :) I just like it to be clear who says what, so I use the unsigned template quite a bit. -Phoenixrod 19:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Refs correct

Yep, that's right. :) (re: cleavage (breasts)) -- Gotyear 04:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Quentinmatsys

Might want to check this out, he blanked out his page again and made what I think is a threat. Nate 11:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll look into it when I have some Wiki-time. -Phoenixrod 16:08, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And for transparency, here is the rather lengthy reply I made to Quentinmatsys: [2]. -Phoenixrod

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome, a bit more friendlier and helpful than scanning the whole help section. Can't wait to make a lot more contributions to the best encyclopedia in the world! Death to all vandals! You all will be punished! -- Lancelot 23:30, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! I saw you were a relatively new user, and all the help menus can be a lot to wade through at first. I doubt most new editors actually read them. :) If you are interested in fighting vandalism, you might find WP:Vandal Proof to be a useful link. I don't use Vandal Proof, myself, but if you really want to bring metaphorical death to vandals, it's a start. Or more generally, [3] has a lot of resources for fighting the scourge. Anyway, if you have any questions, visit my talk page again and I'll do my best to point you in the right direction. -Phoenixrod 07:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please consider also warning vandals

Thank you for reverting vandalism on Wikipedia. Could you also please consider using our vandal warning system [4]? First offenses get a "test1," then a "test2," followed by a "test3" and "test4." At the end of this, if the vandal persists, he or she merits blocking for a period of time. If you do this, it will greatly help us in decreasing vandalism on Wikipedia. Much thanks, -- Kukini 23:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks. I often forget the test templates. I'll try to be better with them! -Phoenixrod 07:04, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

Hello Phoenixrod! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You may also push the signature button located above the edit window. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! -- Kukini 23:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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I'm not sure what I've done to warrant being re-welcomed (maybe it's like renewing my vows or something?), but the links beyond my first welcome are appreciated. It's good not to have to hunt for these. -Phoenixrod 07:19, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The second welcome was to leave you with this template. I use this when I do welcomes and find it generally pretty appreciated. Kukini 16:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for introducing me to wikipedia. See my user page to learn about me. I am very excited about this site! Fortyniners9999 06:41, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent! Let me know if I can help you figure things out. And happy editing! -Phoenixrod 06:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quentinmatsys question

Hi Phoenixrod. As you are someone who has been dealing with Quentinmatsys and his refusal to answer for a while, I want to float something by you. I really don't want to jump the gun as far as accusations, but I'm curious how something looks to you. I had reverted one of Quentinmatsys's changes to the Jorie Graham article, specifically one in which he introduced what he claimed was her full name. I notified him on his user page, and he made no attempt to answer. Dfdeent joined on October 19, made the same edit Quentinmatsys had been trying to make (although actually citing a source for it, a website called Veromi), and has disappeared since then. Quentinmatsys returned to posting the same day that Dfdeent's account was created. I'm probably making this sound more complicated than it is. It would be easier to see by just visiting the histories of the Jorie Graham page and the appropriate user histories. In any event, how does the situation look to you? Nervously, ProfJeFF 20:37, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up, ProfJeFF. I've finally had a chance to glance through the relevant histories; it's the final week of classes, so I'm sure you understand the delay. If I follow your implication, you suspect that Dfdeent may be a sock puppet of Quentinmatsys, right? The timeline does raise my eyebrow. And I can see why it might seem like sockpuppetry, since Dfdeent's sole edit reflects knowledge newcomers seldom have (namely invisibly commenting in article space) and he/she made a similar addition to what Quentinmatsys had made. That said, one fairly innocuous edit made in October doesn't seem worth making a fuss over now. Quentinmatsys hasn't make an edit since 16 November. If either user were currently active and the pattern continued, it might be worth investigating, but as things stand, I don't see a problem. It's likely a coincidence. If you have reason to remain suspicious, keep me posted. In the meantime, don't feel too nervous about it. -Phoenixrod 19:30, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the response. I agree that this is hardly worth pursuing, given the relative scarcity of edits and the fact that I'm none too concerned about this particular change. Just struck me as A) rude and B) suspicious. Thanks for your eyes. ProfJeFF 21:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It didn't seem rude to me, especially if the two users aren't related; it was more odd than anything. A little suspicious, yes, but not over-the-top. Since I have lots of distance from the article in question, it's easy for me to assume good faith. :) -Phoenixrod 22:42, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

J.D. Drew

Just wanted to let you know that your J.D. Drew edit summary made me laugh out loud. It's probably because of some cognitive dissonance, in which I know viscerally that Drew's sucking should not be a matter of debate, yet am committed to NPOV... ah well, it made my night. Stilgar135 02:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism by User:Hsr1

Hsr1 recently vandalized my talk page: [5] and [6] -Phoenixrod 00:19, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Jack the Giant Killer (film)

Thankyou for your compliments on my work on that article.Yes you are right about the mistakes made there.That's what happens when you're writing an entire article instead of a paragraph.In a pargraph it's easy to spot the errors as there are few words but in an article there are so many words,it's difficult to spot the errors. I thankyou for helping clean up the errors.I'd really appriciate if you kept helping on that.I also posted a few suggestions on the talkpage which I hope you will see.

Again thanks for helping out making improvements.I hope you keep it up.Best regards.--Nadirali نادرالی

ASUE

Project Logo Hello, Phoenixrod and thank you for your contributions on articles related to A Series of Unfortunate Events. I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject A Series of Unfortunate Events, a WikiProject aiming to improve coverage of A Series of Unfortunate Events and related articles on Wikipedia.

If you would like to help out and participate, please visit the project page for more information. Thanks! <3Clamster 23:19, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About the above... why did you delete my comment on Clamster's talk page, as well as another user's? [7] If it was unintentional, sorry for that.--Orthologist 23:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The link I provided just showed the comment I posted, but I think there has been a misunderstanding on my part. Sorry for the trouble.--Orthologist 18:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No trouble. Happy editing! -Phoenixrod 18:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Talk Disappeared

A week ago, I made some comments on the discussion page of Hard Candy (Movie). I come back, and its gone. Is discussion wiped periodically? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Raymm (talk • contribs) 11 March 2007.

Hmm, I've had a look at your contributions and at Talk:Hard Candy (film). There's no record of any comments from your user name on that page, although you edited the article itself (Hard Candy (film)). No, talk pages are not wiped periodically. If comments are removed, they should still be available in the history of the page unless an admin permanently deleted something. That's very rare though. Was there anything potentially objectionable in your comments? If not, I have no idea why your comments would be missing from the history. Is there any chance you are confusing the talk page with the article itself? (Your edits to that do show up.) -Phoenixrod 09:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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