Hello there. If you're going to leave me a comment (or yell at me, which is seeming increasingly common lately), please start a new header at the bottom of the page (or add to an old one), and sign your comments by adding ~~~~ to the end of them.
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I wanted to thank you for helping with the SOCOM II article. I was prevented from editing on the article again, and that guy kept on adding OR. Thank you!
Actually, Lets put some truth on the Socom II Subject.
This guy, right above me went bouncing from moderator to moderator to get his way. They ended up talking to me and thought I was correct. So he obviously kept on going until he could find someone to do his bidding for him. Law of averages/large numbers, you know?
Anyways, here is the REAL deal on that article and on the topic. This guy is involved in one of the later cheat devices made for this game.
He is completely unhappy that he is not the first cheat device, or the best cheat device, or whatever he wants reality to be for him. So in his quest, he gets you guys to delete the true, relevant information. Now even though even his is no longer listed on the topic, he can still tell people that he made "The First, The Best and the Only Cheat Device that would work online for the Playstation 2 or Socom Game Series". Then if people go to look it up on Wiki, there is nothing there.
Please understand that I have sources and proof for the information I posted on the topic.
Also understand that these devices were invented FOR the Socom series, mainly Socom II, and they spread from that point forward.
They are of major historical importance to home console gaming.
Also, other information on the article, that I had nothing to do with writing whatsoever, was informative and followed Wikipedia's guidelines.
I don't understand this type of malicious editing. It seems that whoever gets to you first, has more "wiki-friends", or spends there entire day on this site, somehow has more "wiki-clout" and gets their way. What about just looking at the situation and judging it fairly? Maybe offering ways to fix the submissions. If there was anything wrong with my submissions, I have no problem at all at hearing about what needs to be corrected, so I could learn exactly how to post content on the site properly. Cached Entity (talk) 03:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't play SOCOM anymore. I don't even know what online cheat devices, nor do I care. You just assume what you want so you can advertise your cheat device. SOCOM II is not your advertisement, and considering that the damn Video game project reviews that article and pretty much pwne dit, they agreed. This is not an advertising site. This is an encyclopedia. You love the unsourced information and OR. this is not the site for that.
So, before you try passing off your fucking conspiracy theories, use your brain.
- Shane
Hey dumb dumb, Can you please show me an advertisement? ANYWHERE, in ANYTHING. If you want to use that tactic to remove content you do not like, then technically, the entire article is an advertisement for Socom II, or the Sony Playstation. On top of that, I personally have nothing to do with Code Majic. Code Majic is also NOT FOR SALE. Can you read that? Code Majic is NOT FOR SALE, maybe that will help you. However, Socom 2 IS for sale! OH NOS BAN TA ARTICAL!!! :rolleyes: Cached Entity (talk) 07:09, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What I removed from the SOCOM 2 article was unsourced, mostly game-guide, and highly opinionated.
If you two want to fight, don't do it on my talk page. CE, I don't intend to address baseless and rather idiotic accusations. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's funny how you look down on people and insult their intelligence on every post where someone has a legitimate issue with things that were deleted that should not have been deleted.
Lets make this clear, "We" were not fighting. I have nothing to do with the guy. My post has been there WAY before he came along and defaced it. He wants to be given credit for something he had nothing to do with.
MY content was/is sourced. There is also plenty of video and images to back it up. There are well over 100,000 people that have downloaded the final version of "Code Majic", and "Code Majic" even had it's own team of people working within Sony to help find ways around the device. The device is well known.
As far as your insult on my intelligence, the basis of my statements or arguments, or "Idiotic accusations", I didn't see anyone make any "Idiotic Accusations". Be kind and point one out for me.
Just for future reference, "unsourced" is not a word. You might want to make note of that.
Maybe you need to learn how to deal with things by being polite and kind but firm, however you are not going to intimidate me, as you really have no power over someone on a site like this. Can you ban this name? Sure you can. I.P.s can be changed and things can be done. Obviously it has already escaped you that it is an anagram in the first place.
As far as addressing the insulting of everyone's intelligence, I don't feel I need to do that directly, as it has already been dealt with in my previous statement.
How about some adult cooperation, instead of a bunch of childish banter.
(BTW, this post has been saved via FireFox "ScrapBook".) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cached Entity (talk • contribs) 06:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Listen man, I don't even want to talk to this guy. I came here to talk to you to begin with. I have tried talking to him, and he is just a power hungry freak. So I am here to talk to you, to deal with the situation, I will no longer respond to him and his comments on your page, period. Cached Entity (talk) 07:11, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Unsourced is a word. It is that which is not sourced. I'm sorry you've had a rough time in your introduction to Wikipedia, but accusing me of colluding with people isn't going to make it any smoother. I suggest reading WP:V to get an idea of how we source factual claims on Wikipedia.
By the by, I don't recall threatening you. I haven't blocked anyone in over a year. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 07:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I for one, was not talking to you about threatening me, I was talking about his attitude(This is one reason I said I will no longer talk to him or respond to him on this page.). Second off, "unsourced" is not a word, instead of assuming things, try looking it up. I DO know what is considered a source. Therefore, my source was correct and acceptable. I am not sure exactly what you are reading differently then I am. Cached Entity (talk) 07:52, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
File:Code-Majic-Info-Sourced.pngCodeMajic Info Source @ TheCyndicate.com No, that would be YOU, being an IDIOT. Let me help you out, I will give you both a screen-print of the page, but I will paste the text as well.
So here is the image & here is the text,
Code Majic
The same unsourced faff pasted on my talk page removed for my sanity
Why did you redirect this page only a month after an AfD was closed with a "keep" result without prior discussion? Yes, the article is a mess. However, I do not feel that it was appropriate to delete this article without any discussion. I have put the article back in place, in all of its lack of glory, for however much it matters. I feel that this warrants further discussion before making a decision on your own about the article. Λύκος 04:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Because honestly man, this guy likes to go around and destroy work related to Sony and the Playstation section. You know, the Socom II section had a section about Code Majic in it. The people that made "Code Majic" went on to make the first PSP Homebrew cheat device as well. It seems that this guy goes around attacking Playstation information. Maybe we could contact some SCEA people, get Wikipedia blocked from the PSP and PS3 browsers because of their abusive stance on Sony products. These people are obviously Microsoft FanBoys or something. This is supposed to be about legit, true information, NOT popularity. Cached Entity (talk) 14:23, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Without drastic action, nothing will happen. I went to stub it because it was awful, and it ended up being exactly the same as the stub description in the PSP article. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Did you read the talk page before doing that? In the last day I removed inappropriate sources and found 7 reliable sources which discuss the subject at length, as well as discussing how to rewrite the article. As it is apparent that more than one editor disagreed with your redirection and there was just an AFD discussion about this article perhaps you should have joined the discussion instead of trying to force the redirection through.--221.143.25.19 (talk) 05:17, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I saw them after redirecting, but we'd still be better off starting building it as a subsection in the PSP article until we have sufficient sourced info to justify a split. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 05:19, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The stub on main psp article is hardly any better. Forums, self-hosted images and websites all fail WP:V (I'm in the process of seeing if the 7 sources I've found can source that paragraph but those unreliable sources are being removed)--221.143.25.19 (talk) 05:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This needs far more than a trim. Little of the current content can be sourced beyond self-hosted websites, forums and blogs all of which fail WP:V. The fact of the matter is that reliable sources don't tend to cover scene releases of hacked firmwares. So while some people may have envisioned this article as a repository of everything that is ever known about every single iteration of hacked firmware for the PSP, the reliable sources won't support that.--221.143.25.19 (talk) 12:49, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As you said it required drastic action. I took that drastic action and I'd welcome your comments.--221.143.25.19 (talk) 14:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is degrading, derogatory and insulting personal attacks not against the rules here at Wikipedia? I thought making negative personal attacks on a living person was causing MANY legal issues with Wikipedia, therefore it became a rule NOT to do it. Last time I checked, I AM alive. Cached Entity (talk) 15:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't even aware the page had been blanked (I saw my edit on the page and thought everything was alright). Thanks for the revert. -Jéské(v^_^vMrrph-mph!) 07:22, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey MIB, I've suggested to Le Grand Roi that we ask for editor assistance to get new opinions and, hopefully, a consensus. Otherwise this will probably fizzle out to a default keep for lack of a clear consensus. You OK with that? ReykYO! 04:21, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Out of curiosity who asked you to protect the page
Out of curiosity who asked you to protect the Rescue page? Inclusionist (talk) 06:54, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I saw an edit war, I intervened. I don't watch the request for protection page. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:11, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OK buddy you got me in a knot seems as though I can't prove to you anything regarding Madonna or Honey the cat yet it's there...
I know they exist! I know they do! But all the sources or evidence or proof I find doesn't fit into anything... according to you...
So I'm asking you cause you seem to know the wiki like a book inside out please help me find something to prove they exist without having a steel chair hit my head...
Seriously I don't know what to do... Wolly da wanderer (talk) 09:23, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if I knew where to go I'd just do it. A frustrating truth about Wikipedia is that you can know for a fact that something is true, yet lack the decent sources to prove it is so. I don't doubt that this character was in the game at some point, but we lack the sources to make the claim. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:26, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Blocking etc
Just a quick q, since you seem a lot more familiar with the whole admin side of things than I am. Im having some issues with a random IP on Floorball reverting my reverts of his external links. I was reminded of your work on Leeroy Jenkins, and thought you might know how to get him blocked? He hasnt violated 3RR yet, unfortunately, so Im not really sure what to do. Thanks. Metao (talk) 01:46, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I realise that you cant do it. I was more hoping for a link to how to make it happen... If you can't help, thats fine. Metao (talk) 05:45, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I mean't since it had been built up with new out-of-world info. It has since became on of the best Sonic characters articles. If you have any issues still you know where to discuss them.Super Badnik —Preceding undated comment was added at 00:24, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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Look, don't just add it back on unless you give some good reason why you still think Rouge should be merged. No one has objected to it being taken of the merge list, if you read the article you will see that we have made some major improvments: It now has a mechandise section, a development section, a more detailed voice actor section, reception and shortened the In other media Section so it has alot less in-world info, it's now alot better than Shadow's, Amys's and Knuckles' articles. If you or no one else says anything about this again soon i'll take the merge back off.Super Badnik —Preceding undated comment was added at 08:48, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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The discussion is not closed. Do not remove that tag while the discussion is ongoing. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops)
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Then go to that discussion and say why this should still be open for debate, as you seem to be the only one at this time that is still intrested in merging her.Super Badnik
Kuro and RobJ have both said that they want to give the article a little time and work before deciding how they feel about merging it. I feel similarly. Have some patience, and let them take the time to do that work. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:59, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No one seems to be arqueing for the merge or suggesting how the article could be imporved further. Unless we have some kind of new discussions on this soon i'll move to get rid of the merge, as the article really dosen't need to be merged now. If you want to reply to me please do so one my talk page and if you really want to keep arqueing against this merge you know where to do that.Super Badnik —Preceding undated comment was added at 12:57, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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Hey, not that I disagree with what you're doing on "Future Stock", quite the contrary actually, but perhaps you could try copying the info to the talk page and explaining what needs to happen for it to be put back in the article? I've met with some success doing that on the other Futurama episode articles. If you like you could also link to the relevant discussion at the Wikiproject Futurama talk page Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Futurama#A new proposal for episode articles I only bring it up because I'm tired of watching the back and forth without any progress. I guess I could try to explain it to JQF on his talk but it would be easier if the discussion was on the article talk page. Just my 2 cents, you're welcome to completely ignore me if you prefer. Happy editing. Stardust8212 01:14, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Meh. If I get involved, it's going to become a giant project, and I just don't have the energy. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 23:54, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just thought I'd throw it out there since the two of you reverting each other was going nowhere pretty quickly. I understand not really wanting to get involved in it, best of luck! Stardust8212 00:15, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not remove the {{rescue}} tag, it's unhelpful and unneeded as it will be removed when the AfD is complete within a few days. Banjeboi 10:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This may have been a mistake then. There is currently a lengthy discussion about removing the tag from articles people feel it shouldn't have been added to. Banjeboi 11:30, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why must you cut everything
During your complete demolition of the Buffy episode articles, you axed everything without a source, yet left the Nazi section of Witch (Buffy episode) intact with the "This article does not cite any references or sources." template above it. Why not just put that template on the top of the page, leave the rest of it intact, and let the rest of us come up with the sources, because, once someone comes through and cuts out everything, it is extremely difficult and time consuming to put everything back, even if we have the sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingdom2 (talk • contribs) 08:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Because the article (any many like it) were tagged for months and months with no action taken but removing the tags. At some point, you have to take a careful look at the stuff someone heard somewhere and eliminate all of the unreferenced dross. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 08:57, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What are you talking about "stuff someone heard somewhere"?Kingdom2 (talk) 08:58, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The general "This is true, you gotta believe me!" sort of original research. For example, your insistence that by watching an episode and reading an issue of a comic, I'll come to the same conclusion as you that a certain character is Very Important. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 08:59, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What you are asking for is something that cannot be referenced but is incredibly obvious to anyone who takes the time to look at any buffy related website, primary source, or the thousands of wikipedia articles that say the same thing. Oh, and if it was the word "important" that was the issue, why did you not just remove that word rather than the whole bullet, leaving it simply saying "This episode marks so and so's first appearance". Finesse is far more helpful than blanket deletion.
If it's incredibly obvious, a reliable source will have mentioned it. If it isn't, it wasn't important enough to be worth mentioning. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:04, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You did not answer the second part of my question.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:05, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If it's worth noting, a reliable source will have mentioned it. If it isn't, it wasn't important enough to be worth mentioning. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:05, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You still did not answer it, and that link you put up says that primary sources can be used in a purely descriptive sense, which is exactly like the situation that I described.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:07, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Because it's a trivial fact that can be noted in context in the plot summary. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
But the point is that it serves as a quick bullet reference so that the reader does not have to go through the whole summary to find an important fact from it.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:09, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The first appearance of a major recurring character in a tv series is generally considered important.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:12, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't using weasel words, I was being sarcastic. Of course the first appearance of a major recurring character in a tv series is important. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingdom2 (talk • contribs) 09:15, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
See, now your being difficult. I'm not talking in "wikipedia-everything-needs-a-reference" speak. It should be worth noting in the episode article if it is the first appearance of a recurring character that spans over multiple episodes and seasons, it's just how it is. And by the way, how exacly is it that you manage to butcher more episode articles while keeping up this conversation?Kingdom2 (talk) 09:20, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You want to make an evaluative claim. Find a reference.
Seeing this article reminded me what a dreadful state episode articles in general are in. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:22, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Then fix them yourself! Don't just delete everything tons of other wikipedians have worked hard on, and by the way, that was not an evaluative claim, it was a statement of fact that does not analyze anything. Also, for some reason I get the feeling that, had I not antagonized you, you would not be working over as many Buffy episode articles.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:24, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's a shame that so many people put so much effort into writing so much material that violates Wikipedia's policies of WP:V and WP:NOR and WP:NOT#PLOT and WP:WAF, but the fact remains that it needs to be cleaned up.
Your edits were a reminder that these articles were in dire need of cleanup, but not the reason for the cleanup. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 09:27, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Where I'm at it is 5:30 in the morning and talking to you is giving me a headache. I'm going to bed.Kingdom2 (talk) 09:30, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You have axed dozens of articles, including Battle of Klendathu, Battle of Sector 001, List of Space Marine Chapters, and Fall of London (War of the Worlds), with nothing on the talk pages. Not only that, but you have made no effort to move the articles in condensed form to what you consider an appropriate page, nor have you tried to make them better. Wikipedia is not about removing everything that's not right. Editors should modify articles in constructive ways to make them better, so that the information is still there. In many cases, you were right to make a redirect. The reason I protest is that you don't put the articles into the page you redirect them to. If you place a condensed version of the article into the one you redirect to, and make a note of it on talk pages, you won't end up in more revert wars.
Furthermore, you should try adding to articles. Modify them somehow. Don't just remove what you consider inappropriate content. A quick look at your contributions shows that the vast majority of your recent edits are removals of content. How about a change of pace? Instead of undoing what's been done, try to make it better, while keeping the good content. I'm starting to get redundant, but I can't say it enough, Wikipedia is about making it better. Tealwisp 07:54, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
The thing that I always thought was weirdest about the Federation in Star Trek was that if everyone had the freedom to do as they wished for a living, it would be exceedingly unlikely that there would be enough garbage collectors. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 08:50, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
2 things: First, it's worth pointing out that in star trek, they've had time to evolve socially (Communism is considered a higher point of evolution), and second, they happen to have automatic garbage disposal. Tealwisp 02:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
When you have redundant or wholly excessive content, the only thing you can do with it is to redirect it to somewhere appropriate. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 14:52, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't disagree with that. But my problem with your conduct is that what you are deleting is not redundant. In the above mentioned cases, each article had problems. Yes, they were excessive. However, they could have easily been shortened or integrated. An example: Horus Heresy was outrageously long, longer, I think, than the 40k rulebook's fluff section, which describes the entire history of the 40k universe. it was severely reduced, and now stands as a good article, explaining what's important about this pivotal event in an extremely relevant topic. I say that it is relevant because there are huge numbers of people involved in warhammer, especially in the fiction, which is better known than the tabletop game. Tealwisp 02:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I didn't make the original redirect there, only reverted an anon doing mass-reverts. Maybe talk to 141.117.185.155? I'm not wholly unhappy with that article as it is now, and had forgotten that we had a reasonable, shorter version. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 02:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I believe you made an error in closing this AfD as a speedy delete. The press coverage of the tour, not to mention its place in current pop culture, should have resulted in a keep, not a delete. --Winger84 (talk) 00:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly, it had been previously deleted, and nobody had resolved the issues from the previous AFD. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:22, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't matter if it had previously been deleted when a new AfD shows that the current consensus is lacking for it to stay deleted. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 03:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
People were talking about potential to improve the article. That's all well and good, but in the meantime, we had an unreferenced article written in promotional tone when we already had an overwhelming AFD that deleted it.
Again, no prejudice against a better article, but making a WORSE article than the one which was previously deleted means it's G4 time. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:02, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Deleting it eliminates the basis of what can be improved upon. It is good to have the skeleton to put the muscle on rather than removing the skeleton and saying start over. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 04:04, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not really interested in rehashing the AFD a third time on my user talk. If you'd like the article in your userspace, I can do that. If you're going to go to DRV, let me know. Otherwise, we have little to discuss. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:08, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't be surprised if someone else takes it to DRV, but if nothing else you have given me a new argument and precedent to use, because if an article in a second AFD that had no consensus can be speedy deleted because the earlier AfD closed as delete then a renomination of articles for which earlier AfDs closed as keep must also be closed as keep regardless of whatever consensus is in the current discussion. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 11:31, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There was no consensus to delete in the AfD and your action was improper. The past AfD is superseded by the more recent one and is therefore irrelevant. Please reverse. Everyking (talk) 10:25, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just like it's improper to keep AFDing something until it's deleted, it's improper to keep recreating an article until it passes an AFD. Would you like a userfied version to properly source and then move back to articlespace? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 22:08, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Regardless of whether you think it was improper to recreate the article (in the DRV, I was specifically told that the article could be recreated), an AfD was underway and that process supersedes any prior AfD or your personal judgment. Everyking (talk) 03:48, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Recreated if improved. It was not in any sense an improvement over the deleted version. Would you like a copy for your userspace to improve the article? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:16, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Under what circumstances would you allow such an article to survive? I'm not going to waste my time working on something that you'll just speedy delete. Everyking (talk) 04:19, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As you have placed yourself personally and solely in charge of this article's fate, I must again request that you identify your specific conditions for recreating this article. Everyking (talk) 12:00, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Calm down, I was asleep. The article is keepable when it has multiple non-trivial references. The version I deleted was highly promotional in tone and had one reference, and digging through Google I couldn't find anything but "This the band and oh yeah they're on tour now let's talk about something else" articles, blog posts, and press releases. The ET link looks promising, but it doesn't even mention that the movie they're making is related to the tour. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 15:09, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not particularly keen on spending my time writing an article on this tour, especially given the risk that you'll immediately delete it. If I write an article with one or two sentences, backed up with at least two good sources, will you leave it alone? Everyking (talk) 19:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, depends. If you wrote something with two decent sources, I wouldn't delete it with my administrative tools as a G4.
The sources would be about the tour and say a lot more than just confirmation of its existence. I already identified two such sources (out of the hundreds that were available) in the DRV last month, so all I'd have to do is find the DRV. Everyking (talk) 02:54, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'll make you a deal, then: if you refrain from making any unilateral decision about the article, I'll recreate it. Everyking (talk) 03:47, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not interested in making a deal about anything (nor do I really see how "If you do what I want, I'll do what I want!" is really a deal). If you want to write an article there, go to town, I'll just userfy instead of G4ing if I think it's G4 material. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 03:56, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's inappropriate for you to unilaterally make all the decisions about this article. Let someone else decide. Everyking (talk) 04:11, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You say "unilateral" like it's a bad word, or like it has anything to do with this. It's not as though I closed that near-unanimous AFD myself, or the DRV that upheld it. The CSD have laid out a set of rules for unilateral action in limited cases, and this is within them. Moreover, you're haranguing me instead of doing what you want to do to improve the encyclopedia. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 22:56, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm trying to get you to take down the roadblocks, and you're telling me to just slam straight into it and see what happens. If you won't even agree to refrain from making a unilateral decision about the article's suitability, there's no way I'm going to waste my time on it. Everyking (talk) 04:21, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not really interested in playing games with this. Do what you will. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 05:07, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
All right, I've taken it to DRV again. Everyking (talk) 06:28, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am only doing what you seemed to approve of at Arathi. I am clearly not persuading anyone that the Warhammer stuff is notable, so, why not begin writing the article on the topic that is notable? Why shouldn't we consider all possibilities? Why would you or anyone possibly be opposed to trying to write an encyclopedic article that has actually been covered in reliable secondary sources? If you want to cut the Warhammer stuff from the article, go ahead, but how it could it possibly be a bad thing to at this point just go ahead and start writing the other article? --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 02:52, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That would not make sense as the most coverage in reliable secondary sources for Abhuman is in the context of Gothic modernist literature. If anything the Warhammer topic would be in an article on Abhuman (Warhammer). By the way, I don't play or personally have any interest in Warhammer. I am only seeing whether or not Abhuman should be redlinked and it shouldn't because there is indeed a valid topic on that, which is what I am writing and for which if no one else is arguing for the Warhammer article there should be no prejudice against writing. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 02:56, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Put it under another namespaced title for the time being instead of disrupting AFD. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 03:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Look, I'll be blunt for once. Saying I am "disrupting" the AfD is false and an insult. For this one, I am not arguing any further for the Warhammer content; however, would you be opposed to my going ahead and completely writing a new article about the concept as used in Gothic literature as that does have lots of secondary source commentary and is discussed in the context of such noted authors as Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling. Please comment in the AfD if you would support totally cutting the Warhammer stuff and allowing me to continue the rewrite based on the other topic. I am hoping that how Arathi and Commander Dante currently look can be a positive precedent for what to do with ones that say lack consensus for Warhammer but for which a different arguably legitimately more "encyclopedic" subject exists. I am hoping that this will be a good opportunity to work constructively and aboid further going back and forth in the discussions over the Warhammer sub-articles. Obviously I couldn't make such claims for all of these Warhammer articles, but some like Arathe, Abhuman, and Commander Dante are ones that I believe we can instead boldly write a new article on a more clearly notable topic. I am hoping that this will be a way to mend fences, i.e. instead of going back and forth over Warhammer notability, let's just leave that consensus where it is and instead go ahead and make the article about a subject that I don't think we disagree on as having notability. It would make for one less back and forth AfD here on out and instead allow for the creation of a genuinely notable article. Please consider. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 03:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You've had this explained to you, at length, why this is disruptive. If you want to rewrite based on a different topic, do it in Abhuman (Gothic fiction) or whatever and move it when the name is free. Derailing AFD midway on an unrelated topic confuses everything terribly. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 03:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If anything calling good faith efforts to compromise and move on "disruptive" is what is actually disruptive. I am doing this to in effect say at a halfway point in an AfD, okay, I am the only one arguing to keep and I am not convincing you, so let's just go ahead and boldly write an article that should be under Abduman, which should not in any way be even remotely controversial. There is a such thing as disagreeing with me, because I am a strong inclusionist and disagreeing so fanatically as to not see a chance intended for something constructive to actually end the back and forth disagreements and work on what no one thinks is not a worthy subject, i.e. instead of dragging along another contentious AfD just going ahead and doing what you approved of at Arathi. I am saying now that with regards to the Warhammer ones, if there's a topic to be written let's not bother raising tensions in the AfDs, I'll just concede if there is a topic worth writing and in fact I'm willing to personally start writing that article on the other topic. There's no point in writing some separate article elsewhere only to then move it here when no one else seems opposed to say having the clearly notable topic just written instead. I added a section break in the AfD and I believe editors are intelligent enough not to be confused. In fact, what they should see is okay, well consensus to keep the warhammer article isn't really taking off, so let's just go ahead and write over that with the other article. Doing so saves time and energy and should allow for a more colloboratively atmosphere. Here is in fact a big chance to get me to not argue back and forth further in the Warhammer ones, but instead to just go ahead and write a new article of generally undisputed notability. That way if anyone does feel strongly about the Warhammer content they can instead discuss it on the talk page of the article, but why not go with a way to 1) diminish the usually back and forth at the AfD, 2) save time and energy as a result to make constructive and productive edits, and 3) have instead a cited and encyclopedic article. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 03:21, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've laid out a non-disruptive course of action. Do not persist in the disruptive one. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 03:26, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have already undertaken a non-disruptive course of action. Labeling it as such is outright baffling and is what is making it. I have never undertaken and would never undertake a disruptive one. I am offering a means of compromise. Okay, I get that you do not like me, fine, I cannot make everyone like me, but instead of allowing for the discussion that would likely persist at being the usually unproductive one to proceed, you are making it disruptive by trying to curtail a compromise. I cannot imagine why you would not say, "Okay, well, Le Grand is going to stop arguing about the Warhammer notability, and that worked well in Arathi, and no one else is arguing for the Warhammer content at present, so let us just go ahead and see what can be done with what appears to be the best topic to be covered in an article titled Abhuman." I am offering a compromise and a means by which we can all edit constructively and proactively. Please do not squander an opportunity to actually get somewhere. If you give in here, which is not even really giving in, but just allowing us to move onto making an encyclopedic article, and show me that you can be reasonable, then you know what, I will take that as a sign of good faith and open-mindness and adjust how I too go about approaching these articles and discussions. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 03:37, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
AFDs are discussions of topics, not articles. By changing the subject mid-AFD, you confuse newcomers, cause confused replies to those who were commenting on the original article, and just generally make an unnecessary mess of things. When you can simply make a different article under a different name without causing any confusion, there is no reason to persist in disrupting an ongoing AFD. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 04:27, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No one could possibly be confused as it clearly apparent with the section break as to the manner of the discussion. Stifling alternative ideas is disruptive. I can per our be bold guidelines go ahead and drastically revise the article under discussion as is as there really is not some kind of groundswell of opposition to an article on the Gothic topic. There's no real need given the current status of the discussion to wait and even if all of a sudden there's a pile on of support for an article on the warhammer subject, then really that should be the one in a separate Abhuman (Warhammer) article. We need to broaden our horizons and consider all options on the table, because ultimately what we should be after is how best to cover encyclopedic topics and even if ideas take a discussion in totally new direction, we need to fear that if the end result is actually something mutually acceptable. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 06:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You are talking about an entirely different topic. Go and write your article on the entirely different topic. I've told you how and why.
Well, I already started doing that at Abhuman. Anyway, I believe I have come up with a reasonable compromise here regarding this and other Warhammer AfDs and I am confident that I'll be able to get all the open-minded editors on both sides of these discussions on board. So, take care! --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 06:38, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Judging by your edit summary in this diff, I get the feeling that you have a problem with me. TheChrisDRants•Edits 13:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No, I clicked on your contribs instead of your talk, and noticed that you switched a copyright tag on an image that you had recently put in a template. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 13:33, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Added, not switched. I added the tag before placing it in the template. The previous image was out of date (old car setup), and slightly biased (GBR livery) - which I replaced with a recently published image of the new car in the global livery format. TheChrisDRants•Edits 13:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I do not know what you think you are accomplishing by editing my posts, making "nyuhh uhh" replies to me, etc., but I doubt it is actually accomplishing anything productive. If you do not want to engage with me in a serious discussions, then you should not add to raising tensions or drama in these discussions. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 18:45, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I replied with "Nuh uh! Yuh huh!" when all you were doing was gainsaying, as opposed to discussing or even arguing. Empty gainsaying is...well, empty. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 18:49, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You replied when I was trying to engage in discussion. I do not know why you keep misrepresenting and misinterpreting my posts and their intentions, but I strongly urge you to take a step back and reevaluate. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 18:55, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You weren't doing a very good job of engaging in discussion. I am criticizing your driving not because I think you're trying to drive badly, but merely because your car is wrapped around a tree. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 18:58, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So, instead of either say ignoring me or making every reply to me be on focus and unambiguously constructive, you just make things worse? --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 19:03, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You're the only one who's had difficulty understanding me. Many people have criticized your empty filibustering and tendency to simply reverse people's arguments regardless of how nonsensical it is. I'm reasonably sure that you're the one not getting it, here.
Moreover, this Fox News reversal nonsense is exactly what I'm talking about. Even if I'm not making very good arguments, it doesn't suddenly make your empty filibustering, nonsensical reversal, or other disruptive conduct suddenly less disruptive. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:07, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Of course deletionists will critize their opponents. That these articles have scores of editors and thousands of readers suggest that the handful of the same editors in these AfDs are out of touch with what the larger community actually wants and to be honest, do not you see your going back and forth with me as just filibustering as well? I have never and will never make any disruptive edit to Wikipedia. Every edit I make is consciously made in good faith and for the benefit of the project. I do not play Warhammer. I do not play Xenosaga. I have no personal interest in these franchises. I do believe that these articles are consistent with what Wikipedia aspires to be and as such I am willing to volunteer to my time to vigorously argue to keep them. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 19:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
And there it is. "Of course liberals will twist the truth to try and make conservatives look bad!"
A GIANT PICTURE OF A FISH IN THE MIDDLE OF AFD IS DISRUPTIVE. DON'T DO THAT. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"Try and is nonstandard for try to. I will try to (not try and) be better about writing to you." -Diana Hacker, A Pocket Manual of Style, 39. Try "Takes the infinitive: 'try to mend it,' not 'try and mend it.'...try to is precise, and when you are writing formal prose...write try to." -William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White, The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition (New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2000), 62. Anyway, the purpose of the fish is because I think the AfD itself is disruptive in this instance. We already had a consensus that did not close as delete or no consensus. Yes, consensus can change and all, but when we get a "keep" close, barring someone discovers the article was a copy vio or something, we should move on to either improving the article or discussing other articles. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 19:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"My argument was right, so my giant picture of a fish must also be right."
No.
Your giant picture of a fish was disruptive. Note that I did not remove your argument that we should keep even though I disagreed with it and felt it was redundant; instead, I removed the GIANT PICTURE OF A FISH. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:23, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Again, strange that you single me out, but didn't make the hoopla when someone else did so previously. The nomination and going on and on about the fish when I haven't reverted it again is disruptive. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 19:28, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I singled you out because I'm not one to jump up and criticize conduct. I usually don't bother someone for the first or second time doing something disruptive, so I didn't bother Father Goose. If he made a habit of it, I probably would.
Also, this "I'm disruptive? No, you sir are the one who is disruptive" silliness again. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:32, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Again, I merely aped what seemed to work for another editor in another discussion. I would not have added it in the discussion if it backfired for Father Goose. I did so as a means of altering my approach based on what seemed to work for someone else. And if you read the comment associated with it, I intended it as a wake up call for those of us on both sides of these discussions, i.e. those on the inclusionist side will be more apt to take seriously those on the deletionist side if they focus on some of the more obscure Warhammer like stuff but don't also try these renominations for articles that were clearly kept and that are actually verifiable. It was intended as an attention grabbing call for us all to finally discuss compromises and instead of seeing that for what it was actually intended to be, you yet again just focus on unconstructively trying to challenge/discredit me. We do not have to like each other on the various sides of these discussions, but we should seriously start to discuss compromises so that we do not just have one contentious AfD after another and if we do so then we can focus our efforts colloboratively on what we can all even reluctantly be okay with losing and what we can at least allow those willing to improve to do so. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 19:39, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I would be inclined to take liberals more seriously if they devoted more effort to [what I think is an important liberal cause], instead of [opposing my conservative beliefs].
Keep being an inclusionist. Keep arguing for inclusion. Stop doing disruptive things. Argue better for inclusion. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 19:43, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What makes you think I am a liberal? Yes, I know I have the whole I support Hillary Clinton for president userbox (that did not go as I hoped!), but I am more politically centrist as I have some conservative leanings (I greatly enjoy shooting, for example, and spent a good deal of yesterday target shooting with a pistol and rifle with my father before taking a break from that to box a few rounds) and some liberal leanings (I am pro-choice, for example). I am not sure what I would be as regards capital punishment. On one hand, I think actual child rapists, serial killers, fundamentalist terrorists, etc. should be microwaved or some other... But on the other hand, I do not trust jurors, judges, or prosecutors to always be honest or reasonable and as such it is unacceptable to me that innocent people be excuted. Anyway, it is far more easy to argue to delete in these discussions, because the same time that I and others are looking for sources and trying to improve the articles in question, we have to also go back and forth with those who are only continuously arguing to delete. As such it gets immensely frustrating when I have an AfD watchlisted and am looking for sources only to see yet another reply to me, reply to that reply thereby losing time that could be spent finding additional sources and adding them to the articles, but oddly enough I reply to people as I think it would be rude not to. --Happy editing! Sincerely, Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 20:00, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
...*sigh*
I don't think you're a liberal. It's a metaphor for the situation. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 00:04, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Barnstar
Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
I meant to give this to you a couple weeks ago and it completely slipped my mind. I want to commend you for your exceptional kernel of wisdom imparted with the comment "WP:BAND isn't a suicide pact" at this AfD. Thank you for reminding me that logic occasionally does prevail, even on Wikipedia. Trusilver 02:21, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Vandal
Sorry to bother you, but there's a vandal repeatedly placing false information on the Walking with Dinosaurs page. Me and another person have fixed his edits twice, but he still makes them. I posted a warning on his talk page. Could you ban him? His IP address is 4.244.24.131.
Cheers. The redirects were going all over the place, which caused one particular editor to start manually editing thirty biographies instead of fixing the one double redirect, but I think it's calmed down now. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 00:21, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sigh
Despite your admirable attempts to separate the conduct issue from the content issue, it was to no avail. I applaud your patience, though. Protonk (talk) 22:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ahh well. I want to say it is too bad but I'm caught up thinking that it may just be for the best. I'm ambivalent, really. Like I said, thanks for being so much more patient than I could have been. Protonk (talk) 00:15, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Doctor Is Sin
Some of what you deleted in The Doctor Is Sin original research or speculation is perfectly valid, but deleting an in-show reference to Skeletor, for example, doesn't make sense. One of the characters -said 'Skeletor' thus making a cultural reference. Lots42 (talk) 06:49, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is that it's unreferenced trivia. Who says that's a cultural reference worth noting? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 06:54, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Perfectly valid point. But it -is- a ref either way. Lots42 (talk) 13:14, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I guess that's a technical point, but the end result is that it doesn't belong in the article. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 01:11, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Sherurcij
Please, I beg you to undo your block. There is no benefit in blocking; he has stated that he did it with the best of intentions, and it is an extremely long call to say that he would have let it appear on the main page, or if he did, I am sure he would have been waiting for the moment it did, in order to tell an admin about it. (He occasionally pops onto IRC; I suspect he might have done so at this time to speed up the fix if it was required) Given the immense amount of work he has done for Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikinews, and Commons[3], a wiki-trout slapping would have been in order for the disruption; but a block? What is being protected? He is probably asleep now, making the block even more pointless. It would help him take this as a shot across the bow if the block was undone, as a courtesy. His block log now records your opinion on this (which is shared by others too; I'm not suggesting that you're going out on a limb here); I think the point of the block has mostly been made. Please reconsider so that he can explain his actions in more detail on the ANI thread and elsewhere, and also so that he can do the 25 DYK checks as promised. John Vandenberg(chat) 09:12, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
He wrote a hoax in the article space, pushed it into DYK with an undeclared sock, all to prove a point experimentally. I blocked him because of these, rather than because I thought he might get his hoax on the main page.
Understood. I am involved, by way of working closely with him on Wikisource for well over a year, so all I can do is ask. If you think the block should stand, so be it. Besides, he has not appealed and there is only a few hours left. Cheerio, John Vandenberg(chat) 01:50, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Beer Money Inc
If you would be so kind and to undelete Beer Money Inc (professional wrestling). As it says on the deletion nom page that what matters is sources. I would source it and make it verifiable if you would wish. I was just going to wait till it was determined to keep the article.--WillC 06:38, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This one will be fine, however, I don't think "(professional wrestling)" is needed since there is no other article named Beer Money Inc.--WillC 06:41, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, whatever that means. Just for you to know give me a few days to source it and make it fairly well written article since I have article under GA review (Lockdown (2008)) and another article that I'm working on in my sandbox so that I can put it under a peer review (Slammiversary (2008)). Plus I have an article that is a GAN and it could go under review at any moment (Sacrifice (2008)).--WillC 06:51, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, hey just another contribution I can make to the project. Hell If I don't do it then no one will. Just for you to know I'm the only one who works on that tag teams company section. Well a few ips and a few users who fix the small stuff. But hey I have to start on the tag team articles and single wrestler articles eventually. This one will be easy though since the most notable stuff just happened last month. I'll probably have it a GA by next year. Well thanks for the help.--WillC 07:19, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, ManInBlack. Regarding your unilateral descision to remove the entire list of examples from the Supersoldier page; if you wish to make such large-scale changes, please discuss it with other editors on the Talk:Supersoldier page first. A better course of action than simply deleting the material might be to create a separate List page and link to it. In that way, the content is still preserved and can be improved to more encyclopedic standards, while the main article remains free of Cruft. If you are amenable to this idea, please respond on the Talk:Supersoldier page, your comments are welcome. --Noclevername (talk) 04:33, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Making an all-cruft spinoff article is no improvement.
There's plenty to say about supersoldiers in fiction, but a list of characters passing editors think might be considered supersoldiers isn't a useful part of that. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 05:51, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I filed the protection request, and am glad it was accepted, but why do this? Can you please reinsert my good faith edit? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 16:44, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In that I'm removing the other image that people are warring over, sure. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 01:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If you're going to remove both, I'd rather just have the two images on the article with Brawl's image in the lead than to have no images of Yoshi. - A Link to the Past(talk) 01:14, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If you and everyone else will stop edit warring entirely if I do that, I'd be game. Would that be the case? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 01:15, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please protect the article again? Sesshomaru has been edit warring, and ignoring the basic reason why the page was unprotected in the first place (although I have to take some blame for reverting an edit on that page after he made it). - A Link to the Past(talk) 05:39, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just to let you know that I have sought review at ANI [4] given your long standing contributions to the project and the fact that I decided not to block your opponent due to inexperience. SpartazHumbug! 15:07, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have added a comment about your block of the person with whom you have been edit warring. I leave it to those not involved in this content how your use of the administrator position should be handled. DGG (talk) 01:08, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A user created specifically to revert my edits en masse is a pretty obvious SPA sock. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 05:58, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, next time you find one of those, just give me a call instead of doing it yourself ... :-) Fut.Perf.☼ 15:25, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sourcing problem
I've created a list of Star Wars articles that have no sources or merely low sourcing, and since you seem to be involved in improving WP:SW's activity, I thought you might like to be involved. The list isn't of what to merge, what to delete, or would I say that all of the articles have bad sourcing. If you need clarification on why a certain article is listed or where sourcing is needed, feel free to ask. Feel free to also add to the list, but discuss removal first. - A Link to the Past(talk) 18:01, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello
Hello, AMIB. I'm not sure if you'll remember me, but you and I clashed over various pages some time ago. I come to you now seeking that eye for articles on fictional subjects I once despised you for. ;)
Currently, my last six months have been spent, on and off, working hard on Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Compared to its previous state before I began my crusade in March, it's quality has increased exponentially. My ultimate goal is GA status, and I hope to bring the article to the nomination table sometime this month or next (I know it's not FA quality, but am confident it is GA). Tomorrow I'll be looking over the Wikipedia style guidelines for further ideas to improve its quality that little bit more, but for now, I come to you.
The article has been peer reviewed three times, and while each has certainly led to improvements, ultimately I still find their feedback lacking. So it is, I sought you out. If you have time, I'd like you to look over the article for anything at all, that can be improved. I'm working hard on the article on a regular basis now, finding any reliable source that has relevant information I can add, so if there's anything I should be looking for that isn't there, I'd like to know. As I said, I remember your skeptical view on in-universe and POV articles before - thus, I believe if I can appease you, GA status is within my grasp. ^_^
As a note, in the development section, a fansite is sourced. I don't agree with Wikipedia's policies regarding that, but wish to abide by them. That in mind, the knowledge that Soul Reaver began its production as "Shifter" seems to be one of those "friend of a friend" tales that many know, but finding its source has been difficult. Once I find the original source of this info, or a reliable source reporting it, I plan to use that, but in the meantime the fansite citation is there just as a placeholder to show it's not just something I made up.
Anyway, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. I truly want to get GA status and have worked hard towards it, and I believe with a little more work, it'll be there. The Clawed One (talk)
I know you've been working with a number of others on deleting "non-notable" pages in the 40k wikiproject. I recently discovered an article for all the weapons of the 40k universe (I moved it into userspace for now, as the article is atrocious), and I wanted your opinion on whether such an article could be substituted for any remaining species-specific pages. By "such an article" I refer to a hypothetical article that doesn't delve into the disgusting details that this one does in its current state. I found (and lost) a small article on some weapons, which could establish notability, though I can't say for sure, as I need to find the article again. My examination of the notability guidelines and WP:IAR says to me that this proposed article would be the best option, both to avoid cruft accumulation, as well as real world information (i.e. parallels between model design and real objects, to be sourced, of course). If you have any ideas about how to get a collective page to the point where it can stand against AfD, please share with the rest of us, as you are, I think, the only remaining admin for the 40k project.
And on the note of being an admin, there are a number of pages linking to the recently deleted tau tech page. Tealwisp (talk) 09:13, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That page makes me sad. Honestly, unless there's anything sourced that can go in that page, I can't see any reason to keep it. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 07:59, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That was my reaction. That's why I was looking to rewrite it, and I wanted your opinion on using a mainstream gaming magazine as a source. Tealwisp (talk) 21:45, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Of course not. I never even considered WD, which I don't read anyway. I think there may have been a small miscommunication: I was referring to a video-gaming magazine (GameSpot), which has a small series on a few units and species which I have finally found. Unfortunately, said articles do not cover what I hoped they did, but still, they are potentially useful if they qualify as reliable 3rd-party sources. And on the note of WD, would another hobby magazine be an acceptable source for establishing notability? Tealwisp (talk) 19:07, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Mm. I'd have to see the article. A few of those articles are reprinted or paraphrased press packet materials, and those aren't too useful. Other hobby magazines are useful, generally. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 19:11, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So long as it wasn't a 'zine or self published. grognard.com has some links to indexes for old wargame magazines. Not sure which are self published or how old they are. there are some links to hobbyist mags there too. I dug around a little bit but didn't find anything. What is the URL to the gamespot piece? Also, are you sure they weren't talking about the PC wargame Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War? Protonk (talk) 19:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Grey Knights, Heavy Weapons team, Flash Gitz, Daemon Prince, and the Harlequin were all I found, under Dark Crusade anyway. They are not the sort of thing I had hoped to find, but they're something at least. I did a quick check under Soulstorm and found this, which could help establish notability for equipment. They were not talking about Rites of War or the Tabletop game, but that was exactly why I had the thought: the fact that non-tabletop gamers are taking an interest helps to demonstrate why the information "would be of any use to someone without a codex," as Thumperward put it. Tealwisp (talk) 20:05, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I just figured that meant it was a collaborative article. Are you sure its on all of them? Tealwisp (talk) 20:17, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Considering the meat of the article is even in blockquote style? Pretty sure. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 20:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Where could one find the original press releases (just out of curiosity)? Tealwisp (talk) 20:21, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Call the GW press offices. Although they tend to not hang on to old press releases too much. I had to dig up a similar issue for Intel and found that what isn't on their searchable db is pretty much gone forever. Protonk (talk) 20:23, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
These aren't proper press releases, but they're "exclusive" info releases that are nothing more than copy-pasted PR fluff. I can't offer you proof of that, but I can tell you that I've posted a fair few "exclusives" that consisted of nothing more than verbatim text from an e-mail from a PR rep. It's pretty obvious here: blockquote text, no byline, not written in GS's house style, not a headline story. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 20:28, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Venture Bros. Episode Pages
Did you really delete all the cultural references from every page? Why couldn't you have just put a Trivia and/or OR tag on them? Or actually integrate them into the article? Or find sources yourself? Lists like this are the only reason pages like this exist, see all 420 Simpsons episode pages. Do something constructive, don't just pull a DFE. Rpachico (talk) 07:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Lists like this are the only reason pages like this exist
Huh. Seems like someone should do something about that.
Sources don't exist, tagging is useless, integrating unsourced material into the article is unhelpful, and as for the other dirty stalls, I'll finish mopping those after I mop this one. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 07:58, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There are plenty of sources if one knows where to look. There's the creators' blogs, the episodes commentaries on the DVDs, and interviews with the cast and crew. I'm sure someone could go through each page and find sources for the truly relevant facts. Throwing a tag in the section just seems much more helpful. And I'm fully aware of WP:OTHERSTUFF, but if these pages really are that useless, why don't we condense the truly relevant sourced information to the episode list page? Rpachico (talk) 02:55, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Then scour the creators' blogs and the episode commentaries and write the articles based on those. A bunch of stuff people noticed while watching the episodes isn't going to help anyone do that.
As for merging them, yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 03:04, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is a conundrum. I've always enjoyed the "cultural references" and trivia sections for tv shows and movies on Wikipedia; they remind me of the similar sections on IMDb. And I'm sure many other users do. But how do you post such information, or integrate it, without violating some form of OR? I'll give you an example. There's a scene in an episode of The Venture Bros. where a "Major Tom" is about to crash in an experimental spacecraft. Both him and his radio contacts quote David Bowie's "Space Oddity" almost word-for-word. How do you include information like this without doing OR? Rpachico (talk) 03:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You publish your observations in a reliable source, then cite that source on Wikipedia.
There's a niche for a watcher's guide to Venture Bros.; it'd be interesting and fun and I'd read it. I just don't understand the need to shoehorn that into this project. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 18:04, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This house....is clean.
Warhammer 40,000. Evidently it is the onlyWP:40K article selected for 0.7. So I was going to be damned if the article was going to DVD in its current state. I did a little cleaning. As a result, I think I've exhausted about 90% of the reliable, independent sources that happen to discuss warhammer 40K and there weren't many. If you have time I would appreciate a peer review or c/e before October 20th. If you don't have time then that's cool, too. Protonk (talk) 07:57, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Please be advised that ALTP is reverting edits made to remove AVGN from Wikipedia pages. My edits are made per the previous group consensus at the video game project discussion. As was decided, vigilance was decided as the best means of keeping the spam off the wikipedia pages, rather than blacklisting AVGN outright. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 21:59, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This also includes further questioning on my talk page, where he's pretending the entire discussion at the video game project never happened or never really meant anything. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 22:05, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
