User talk:Desmond Hobson

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RE: Question

Yes you can use this type of link /info Mahogany

Out of curiosity what is the info you wish to put on the database? Mahogany

Your edit to List of Rebel: The Network affiliates

Your recent edit to List of Rebel: The Network affiliates was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to recognize and repair vandalism to Wikipedia articles. If the bot reverted a legitimate edit, please accept my humble creator's apologies – if you bring it to the attention of the bot's owner, we may be able to improve its behavior. Click here for frequently asked questions about the bot and this warning. // Tawkerbot2 10:55, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't matter. The information was all fictitious anyway, having to do with giving the "affiliates" new "call letters" so that I could use it for personal reasons. The page is now blank, and I am asking for its complete removal.Desmond Hobson 18:32, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to Buddy Wayne Barefoot

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Tawkerbot,

I am writing you because I understand that you labeled the Buddy Wayne Barefoot page with the "hoax" label. In response, I will make two points:

The page was not intended to be a hoax. It was for my personal use only, under the permission that Chris Black granted me last month. The idea was to make up the page, print it out, then erase the content to ensure that only entries that meet the standard of verifiability are on Wikipedia. I do not wish to take up valuable hard-drive space on your servers. Unfortunately, Wikipedia pages are not WYSIWYG; they have different fonts when printed out, and also, the links are not visible. Therefore, I must save the page on your server so I can, if only briefly, see the page as it was intended to look. In the case of the BWB page, I hit "save" earlier than planned, and someone saw it as a hoax and put in the label.
However, I can no longer afford to take any chances with the anti-vandalism system and therefore must vow never to make up these pages again. I must take seriously your efforts to keep Wikipedia the site that it was intended to be. I have also made many legitimate contributions as a Wikipedian and I would like to keep my good name.

Desmond Hobson 16:26, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Coldplay. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. f(x)=ax²+bx+c 01:03, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't even seen the Coldplay page. How did that message end up in my box?--Desmond Hobson 16:15, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries

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--D -Day ^{What up? Am I cool, or what?} 22:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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New disclaimer on edit pages

I have noticed that the edit pages now have a disclaimer against its use for vanity and advertising purposes.

Exactly when was this added?
Is this really a widespread problem?
Has Wikipedia actually sued anyone over these rules?

From a recovering "vandalizer.":)--Desmond Hobson 22:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

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I was absolutely shocked that I was blocked today.

This may have had to do with the time I used the sandbox, and put in a slightly different version of a page I vandalized earlier. I made sure to use the sandbox this time to avoid any further consequences.

Please solve this problem as quickly as possible. Thank you.--Desmond Hobson 21:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]