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Back on the Block

I know my claim can't be substantiated, but it's surely true :) Gareth E Kegg 20:29, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

it might be true, but i don't know if the paragraph fits wikipedia. i'm sure you can find a citation with somebody praising q's return :)--AKoan 21:03, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

cut-and-paste move

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that recently you carried out a copy from Madjid khaladj and paste. Please do not move articles by copying and pasting them because it splits the article's history, which is needed for attribution and is helpful in many other ways. If there is an article that you cannot move yourself using the move link at the top of the page, follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Also, if there are any other articles that you copied and pasted, even if it was a long time ago, please list them at Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen. Thank you. Dancter 18:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't move the article, I deleted the old article because it was basically an advert and created a new one with the correct name. AKoan 20:19, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not quite. You turned it into a redirect to a new page[1] that used a little of the old content, essentially "moving" it through a cut-and-paste. Preserving contribution history is important for attributing contributions to the right sources, per the GFDL. It doesn't matter much anymore, as the article you created was deleted. I have added a proposed deletion tag to Madjid khaladj, rather than speedy deletion tag, as the old articles differs somewhat from your version. Dancter 20:59, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I took a little of the old content, added a little from me, and what was left was the standard wikipedia format. I'm not used with all of wikipedia formalities, but that article does not have much history on it and in the end there should be an article with the "Madjid Khalad" name.

Your recent edits

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Romani WikiProject

Salut! I guess this is a somewhat awkward moment to ask this, but:

You are invited to join the Romani WikiProject, an attempt to build and maintain an extensive and neutral database of Romani related articles on Wikipedia. To join, simply add your name to the members section of Romani WikiProject.

Would you like to join? --Kuaichik (talk) 04:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not awkward at all, I'll be glad to join. AKoan (talk) 12:38, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

La multi ani...

...and Happy Birthday!!! Now let me look for a good cake...:) --Kuaichik (talk) 19:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Multumesc, Vijay:) AKoan (talk) 19:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wait, where are you going?! I haven't dropped off the cake yet! :-D
Looks like there are only two birthday cakes on Wikipedia, and this is one of them!

--Kuaichik (talk) 19:48, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, man, that is very kind of you:) AKoan (talk) 11:34, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of Image:Pg8.GIF

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Your recent blockings

Can you be more specific about your decision here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/3RR#User:Rezistenta_reported_by_User:Desiphral_.28Result:_24h_.28Re.29.3B_36h_.28De.29.29 Although the user Rezistenta violated the 3RR rule, the user Desiphral was blocked just as well, and for even more time. Can you explain your decision, please. AKoan (talk) 13:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let ME be more specific, also. Look at these 2 consecutive edits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roma_people&diff=next&oldid=221484793
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roma_people&diff=next&oldid=221496078
The second was not a revert, he add a source for his precedent edit. So there were 3 (but not more than 3 reverts). And even if you consider the second edit I presented here a revert, still the first block by the admin PeterSymonds was not legitimate since there were only 3 reverts at that time and no more that 3 as the rule requires.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Desiphral#June_2008
See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:3RR
It sais: "An editor must not perform more than three reverts..." AKoan (talk) 14:12, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am aware of the three-revert rule, thank you. "I only reverted three times" is the most common defense in the book. WP:3RR also mentions that the rule is not an "electric fence"; one is not entitled to three reverts per day. Desiphral's previous block, which, by the way, was only for twelve hours (rather than the standard twenty-four), was reviewed by multiple editors and another admin, so I consider it fair. (Even reviewing the evidence myself, I still see the block as fair). Desiphral got off his block by immediately continuing to edit war on two different articles. That is why his block is longer. -- tariqabjotu 14:39, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It wasn't a 3RR violation and we all know that. When you have blocked him than it was the first break of the 3RR rule (considering that adding a source was reverting). For this reason I think you should reduce the block to 12 h so that it would be 24 h coupled with the first.
On the other side, I would like to drag your attention to something that is very serious. Some decisions related to Desiphral and the Romani articles seem to be racially biased. You seem to be a reasonable and balanced administrator, for this reason I would like to ask to check the attitude of the users and admin that sustained Desiphral's block towards the Romani people related problems. AKoan (talk) 15:41, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No, absolutely not. If you're going allege that 'racism' is behind this, this conversation is over. Contrary to popular belief, most people are not biased nationalists and couldn't care less about the petty ethnic disputes that occur on and off Wikipedia. -- tariqabjotu 10:27, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I thought I commented here yesterday, but probably I just gave "show preview" and forgot to save it.
"one is not entitled to three reverts per day" - that is the most common pretext in the book to block a user for braking the 3RR rule, when he didn't really brake it. If you wanna consider his third edit a revert, than it was only when you blocked him the second time, that he really broke that rule. So I think you should have blocked him for only 12 h, so it would have been 24 h together with the first block.
See also the question that I have asked PeterSymonds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:PeterSymonds#Your_blocking_of_the_user_Desiphral
AKoan (talk) 09:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You're trying to argue a block that has already expired. It's history. The problem for you is that Desiphral's behavior after the block only serves to demonstrate why the block was necessary. He made baseless complaints that Peter was somehow biased against him, placing the blame on the blocker, rather than the blockee (himself, the one who committed the transgression). Further, he still didn't catch the hint from his short, twelve-hour block that edit-warring was not okay, as he proceeded immediately after his block expired to do just that on two articles (calling his opponent's edits 'vandalism' as well). One can only imagine what he would have done had he not been blocked. As I mentioned on Desiphral's page, had I known he was edit- and move-warring on another article as well, his block would have been even longer. So, don't waste your time complaining about a block that is lenient enough already. Desiphral's block is not going to be removed or reduced, but if you need several more admins to tell you this, you are free to take this to WP:ANI. Feel free to reference this comment or this discussion in any future complaint. -- tariqabjotu 10:27, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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