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Mushroom removed links

Hi - On Oct. 30th you removed a batch of hypertext links from Mushroom. What was the reason? Heliocybe 16:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're talking about this edit. I removed the extra links which (in my view) did not add anything to the article. Wikipedia is not a collection of external links, and it is better to bring in actual referenced content to the article (a good use of external links, so long as they are reliable sources) than to add many links to external websites. I hope that makes clear why I did what I did. If there is a specific link you feel I may have removed in error, you may discuss it at Talk:Mushroom and see if a consensus exists to restore the link. Best wishes, --John 16:28, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation and yes that was the edit. Some were useful, but it is not necessarily a battle I wish to do. However I can add the topic on as a discussion item. You may remove this chat topic from your log if you wish. Heliocybe 18:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flags

Just wanted to say that none of my comments are meant as an attack as I'm trying to understand the issue at hand. I read some of my comments again and they seem a bit abrasive but the intention was to raise concern over some issues and not to direct pointed remarks. Keep on putting up the good fight and I'll catch you in another article sometime. --I already forgot 20:06, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, thanks for your message. --John 21:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise for the edits putting back the flag on the M16 article. Next time I should thoroughly read the discussion first. I was quickly making the edits without thinking it through. If this is the case for the M16 and AK-47 articles, all the others need the flag removed too. A user has put a flag on almost every firearm article, we will probably need a bot to remove them. Again, I'm very sorry. Hayden120 23:11, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, no problem at all. The whole thing is really a storm in a teacup. Thank you for your co-operation in self-reverting. I appreciate it. As far as the removal of the rest of these flags goes, I would leave it another day or two, just in case anybody else wants to contribute to the discussion (it has only been going for just over 24 hours). Best wishes to you, --John 23:19, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rarelibra

Rarelibra sent me -quite- the e-mail:

If you keep on putting down slanderous lies and defamations about me on Wikipedia, you are going to find yourself rather quickly in a situation that you won't be able to handle, NASA boy. You seem smart - so figure out what the punishment is for libel and defamation of character - and exactly how much it will cost you. I'm not personally attacking you on every page, so you best keep your mouth closed and concentrate on something positive.

Keep on pushing me and see what happens. You think I don't know a few people in government, NASA boy? Keep it up and see how far down the rabbit hole really goes.

You've been warned.

This was sent by Rarelibra <rarelibra@yahoo.com> through Wikipedia e-mail at 11/01/2007 10:43 PM. I've posted it on the ANI as well. Now I have Fut. Perf. making suggestions that I be indefinitely banned from discussions on this region. I worked a lot to get neutral titles that weren't the same old titles that users from German Wikipedia or Italian Wikipedia pushed for. I come back on here after a break and the day I come in I see Rarelibra telling some new visitor that I'm an Italo-extremist. Of course I had a reaction. It is just really tiresome, these three users (Gryffindor, Rarelibra, and PhJ) who routinely come by to lambaste us. Anyway, I consider this e-mail he sent quite serious, and I hope someone can deal with it. I also wish someone could just mediate on the Province of Bolzano-Bozen page when people come in starting edit wars. Icsunonove 08:06, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can You Unblock?

Can you unblock 64.90.138.2 thats the school IP and thats my school and i can't edit or do anything really. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ripper man5 (talk • contribs) 13:37, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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What is meant to be and what is not...

Thank you for your recent comments and vote at my Request for Adminship. It was not successful. I don't believe this is unfortunate as it leaves me with much to ponder and a fresh slate from which I can better myself as an editor in order to be more compliant with the policies that are expected by Wikipedia.

If you feel that there is anything that was not covered by the RfA that I need improvement in, I would implore your input and feedback as I hope and intend to improve as best I'm guided.

All the best in your own endeavours in the real world, and also when you're not on Wikipedia. linca linca 14:34, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Headsup

I'm starting to suspect that User:Williewikka is yet another Wikzilla sock, since its a new account and so far an SPA. He just hit the 3RR limit, with another revert on the Typhoon page. Thoughts? AKRadecki^Speaketh 18:17, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I spotted and warned him for a POINT violation. Let's wait and see. If he continues to revert a 3RR block would be in order obviously. Checkuser would be our next option, unless you feel it is so obvious a sock as not to require it. Even in that instance I would probably like to get other eyes on it, but that's just me. --John 18:20, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The name seems to fit the pattern, (Wikzilla, Rangerwik, Wikanroll, Wikawuka), and he seems to like to make disruptive edits to specifically the F-22 and Typhoon pages. After further checking, Williewikka was created on October 1, one day after Wikawuka, and only made his first edit today. WZ bragged back when this trolling first began about having multiple sleeper accounts. I have absolutely no problem with a check user. It would be very helpful, actually, to run it on a couple other of WZ's socks, named and IP, to establish a consistent pattern. Do you know a checkuser admin? AKRadecki^Speaketh 18:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe our mutual friend User:Lar has this right. Was there a SP report on Wikzilla? We should probably do this by the book. --John 18:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He made AIV and 3RR, but I don't think it was ever taken to SOCK. A detailed chronology can be seen here. I can cut and paste certain portions of the chronology (to make it more succinct), if you think a formal report should be pursued for the record. AKRadecki^Speaketh 19:09, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have taken the liberty of starting it here. I can help you add evidence if need be. --John 19:27, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Roger that, I'll go add some in and let you know, and you can vet if necessary. AKRadecki^Speaketh 19:44, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(deindent) Ok, I've posted an evidence summary...looks like another admin has tagged Williewikka as a sock, so I've added him to the list. I'm going to be away from the keyboard for a couple of hours, feel free to leave me notes if anything needs to be fixed/changed. AKRadecki^Speaketh 20:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amy Winehouse

Hi John, sorry I know you're busy, but please can you advise, I'm not going to get into an edit war. re. these edits to the Amy Winehouse biography article. Apparently some people have dressed as Amy Winehouse for Halloween and this is notable enough to go on her biography page according to User:Vagary. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Someone else has deleted it too (only to be put back again), so I'm not the only one that thinks it's kak, and now User:Vagary re-instated it (yet again) and this is despite the ongoing discussion on the article's talk page. I questioned it's newsworthiness, notability, whether it should be included on a WP:LIVING and I also said I thought it was questionable info and insulting and so I deleted it. Do you think it should be on a living biography article? If you think it's fine then I'll say no more. Sue Wallace 07:58, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Guidance needed?

I see that from an old version of User:Perspicacite's talk page you gave some good advice previously: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Perspicacite&oldid=154362888#Edit_warring_on_Zimbabwe

I am pretty brand new here but I see that you are a very experienced and respected administrator, so I wonder if it would be more diplomatic if you pointed out that this reversion by User:Perspicacite to an old version of the article he had edited

lost a picture
lost conversion templates
changed (without consensus or discussion) to spellings and date formats to those prevalent in the USA, whereas Tokelau is a non self-governing colonial territory of the Commonwealth country of New Zealand and, therefore, the article has a strong connection to an WP:ENGVAR in addition to non US-English being the current variant.

If you're too busy I will understand, of course, and thanks in advacne for any assistance you can offer. Alice.S 10:18, 3 November 2007 (UTC)