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Thank you

Thank you for giving me this second chance. It really had me worried, but it is a great relief to be back. Once again, thanks. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.118.187.102 (talk • contribs) 20:57, October 4, 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again

You have saved us again by lifing the block. You are definitly the best. I wish Wikipedia would have more of your type around here. Thanks, Coveritus —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.118.187.102 (talk • contribs) 19:55, October 5, 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunate event

Yes, I have looked over it well. I had already stated, though, that I was not the contributor of the vandalism, so it was unnecessary to revert the page. It turns out that my friend, 07p71, has the same IP address and found my password, and thus vandalised under my name -.- Thank you anyway, though, for your concern. -Coveritus —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Coveritus (talk • contribs) 19:55, October 5, 2006 (UTC)

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Thank You Again

Thank You Netsnipe for Unblocking me. im hoping i can become a administrator here will you Help me become one? (I love entei 19:50, 10 October 2006 (UTC))[reply]

You've got a very long way to go before you can become one. Please see Wikipedia:Miniguide to requests for adminship. --  Netsnipe   ►  13:51, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Autoblock to 208.108.145.4

Thanks! Now I can go fight some vandalism. Nwwaew(My talk page) 13:11, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:68.156.179.102

You misinterpreted what I said. I was not complaining that I was blocked - I would rather have this school IP blocked than unblocked, as my school is not at all good at not breaking rules. What I was complaining about is that the blocked was increased with no notification; I actually had to go look at the block log to see why I was still blocked. I put up a {{unblock}} message, not to get unblocked (I know I probably broke a dozen rules) but to ask why there was no notification. I probably should have been more clear; my bad :(. Please reinstate the block though, for the remainder of the one month.GofG ||| Contribs 14:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Separating block/unblock on Caction tool

Yeah, sure. It's quite difficult to code for admins without being able to see what they see, both in visual terms and in the HTML, but I should be able to do it. Thanks for pointing it out. (If only an admin would give me their password one of these days!) haz (talk) e 15:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Core's RFA

FYI Hoopydink removed your co-nom support. Surely you don't want to be the first nominator to not support the nominee? ;) – Ch acor 15:11, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, if you weren't the first you're surely one of the first. You failed to support someone you nommed? Bad. :P – Ch acor 14:53, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

Thanks for unblocking me,I'll make sure that Mr. Birch doesn't make another name likt that, thanks again EagleEyes 16:13, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i Have tried

i Have tried to do good at wikipedia like for instance

i Edited the 'AcidBattery Trojan Horse' but the Content was deleted

P.S Can i call You my Friend Here?

Please Dicuss it on my Talk Page thank You

Thanks

Yup. Perfectly. Sorry this was a mess in the first place. Infolithium 19:21, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

Thank You Netsnipe for being nice Can you help me Get my talk page To say (Like Yours) 'to post a new Message click here' Please tell me on my talk page (I love entei 23:20, 11 October 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Is it worth it I wonder?

You seemed to me (in the past) a person with real possibilities. Now I wonder as I watch, now that I am no longer willing to put forth any of the hard work way I did before, how you really feel. Deep down, you must feel used by the Wikipedia crap -- (I believe this must be, because I believed in you and still do somewhat.) Mattisse (talk) 00:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well what can you do when it's one of the world's most popular websites? Just walk away? Not me. I just do what I can to keep the other administrators honest by working Category:Requests for unblock and giving people second chances all the time. --  Netsnipe   ►  08:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

For your help with my "sleeper account" block. I'll try to be active now going forward. Cheers! -- Jimsurge74 00:59, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Personal attacks

My post was not a personal attack and I assure you that if you had contacted User: Madhatte prior to accusing me of such you would have found that out. The phrase "Homus Meganogginus" is a widely known term on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I appoligize if, as a civilian, you have never heard of this term. It is used to refer to this particular individual's rather unique condition. He is well aware of this and certainly does not take it as any type of "attack". -- User: Trassin 06:23, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of whether Homus Meganogginus was a personal attack or not, please do not make such vanity or joke articles to Wikipedia in future since you're wasting our time having to clean up after you. Thanks. PS: Please keep your signature as short as possible. --  Netsnipe   ►  07:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User_talk:Reterole

uh-oh.... you should not have undone this autoblock. this thing has beena big problem w/in the past week. Jayjg set it. Could you please unroll your actions for now and talk it over with him? I'll let him know. Thx - CrazyRussian talk/email 12:30, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for unblocking me, I can't help the anonymous posters using my IP address. Gronkmeister | Talk/ Contrib 15:56, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Khukri/templates

FYI: User:Khukri/templates is currently showing up in Category:Requests for unblock. --  Netsnipe   ►  16:19, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers for that, I'm trying to create a page to reduce the size of WP:UTM using templates to reflect what is shown on WP:TT. Looking through alot of the templates there are inconsistancies. I re-worked a couple, but soon realised that without a comprehensive page, it would never be harmonised. But 1 page is just too big for it all hence my grand plan ;). Just thought I'd explain in case you thought I was up to any ol' mischief. Anyway how can I get round that warning or should I just nowiki it until I'm prepared to unveil it or it goes live? Cheers Khukri (talk . contribs) 16:25, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried using <noinclude>? --  Netsnipe   ►  16:33, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How's that? (just respond here, I'll keep n eye out) cheers again. Khukri (talk . contribs) 16:38, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblockings

The Working Man's Barnstar
For diligently unblocking tons and tons of IP addresses and users, and allowing them to contribute once again...I awards you this barnstar!

~ Flame vip e r 17:29, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but this won't go on my userpage because I already have one for the same reason. --  Netsnipe   ►  17:34, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

If I put the font tags outside the brackets, then the link would still be the normal link colour, sadly. ~ Flame vip e r 17:34, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GOLLY GEE WILLIKERS! THEY CHANGED THE FORMATTING! YAY!!!

~ Flame vip e r 17:35, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Something is wrong with your user page in Firefox

Works in Opera, just not my semi-recent Firefox. Probably a CSS problem as the quoted part overlaps the TOC, making it illegible. From About Me on down is fine. Mattisse (talk) 18:01, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Do you want to talk on my talk page? (I love entei 19:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Thanks for the unblock

Thanks for the un-blanket ban. Do you have any info on when the registered-users-unaffected-by-IP-bans whitelist is going to be implemented? — Vanderdecken∴ ∫ ξ φ 19:41, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's probably what I meant, then. Blocking only anonymous dits from an IP - if a registered user edits from a blocked IP, they can get through. With a 4-day, 20 legit namespace edits saferty margin, of course. Oh well, thanks. — Vanderdecken∴ ∫ ξ φ 19:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Gerard Doyle unblock

Thanks for this. I know the way he's editing has pushed a lot of people's sock-warning buttons, but I am hopeful that he turns out to be a good editor and learns from his mistakes. Georgewilliamherbert 21:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would be amazed were that to be the case. I am convinced now that this user is Bridgman, and while he occassionally writes reasonable edits, he also takes every opportunity to push his own view of PD pathology, which viewpoint is designed to show that his invention, viz. dopavite, should work. Even given that, he was banned principally because of his bellicosity, verbal violence, and bigotry toward anyone who expresses opinions differing from his own. To my mind, this obviates anything of scientific value he might say. --Dan 17:48, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi Netsnipe (I love entei 23:58, 12 October 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Anti-State.com

Anti-State.commay need to be Deleted please Check it Out P.S i did not make it (I love entei 07:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Protected pages

Hey. I wanted to upload two images for My Chemical Romance singles but when I clicked on the "nocover.gif" image, it came up with "This high-risk template has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. You may use {{editprotected}} on the talk page to ask for an administrator to make an edit for you.". So I placed the editprotected template on the discussion pages. Obviously I did something stupid, lol. I'm new to editing Wiki, so sorry about any cockups.  ViperBlade Talk!! 15:34, 13 October 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Yeah, thanks. I realise what I did now. And thanks for telling me how to upload pics (I actually uploaded two a few hours ago, one for my User: page and one for an album).  ViperBlade Talk!! 15:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Edit: And thanks for the "Welcome to Wikipedia!!!" section on my talk page. A few useful things there. VB

Boxrec Issue

Thank you for your quick response in regards to the Boxrec issue and I hope I am correct in responding to you in this manner, but if I am not I sincerely apologize. I am new and do not know how to contact the right people, but you answered the issue pretty quick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Boxrec.com

So now can the criticism comment be deleted since it has been shown that the claim is not a valid one, but instead just a grudge as has been mentioned?

Also...do you want me to send you the e-mails that I sent to other administrators about the issue?

Once again...thank you for the quick response.

Sincerely, Barry Deskins --Ozzwald35 17:16, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

School block lifted

Thanks a lot Netsnipe! Kuf360 17:18, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tibia: Ragone and Pixo

You once added to the Tibia page:

  • Ragone - The blossoming town of Ragone was dedicated to the fearless leader of the great Boondock Saints during the ancient years of Tibia during their battles against the valient monkeys. During a violent overthrow the town was taken back by the original founders, in the battle known as "The Battle at Aew Mountain" in which many men lost their lives. The town contains many mysterious monsters and creatures that have only been seen by a select few. The brave men who dared to explore into the deep parts of the town escaped with the great riches many men dream about. Smaller villages on the outlying parts of town are in memory of the two famous generals lost in battle: Pixo and Achilles.
  • Pixo - A small village on the outskirts of Ragone dedicated to General Pixo. Only those who have completed the " Treasure of Aew Mountain " quest are allowed to enter. The village of Pixo is prone to multiple raids each day and free items spawning near the depot. The favorite town of most players.

What the bleep is this all about? I never heard of these cities! Could you explain please? — The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.11.172.128 (talk • contribs) 17:30, October 13, 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I never added such text. I may have reverted the removal of such text after mistaking it for vandalsim since I don't actually play this game. If you're going to remove information from an article, please state why in the edit summary so recent change patrollers won't mistake your edits for vandalism. I also suggest you get yourself an account. --  Netsnipe   ►  17:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not the one who removed it, I just saw your name on http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tibia_%28computer_game%29&diff=81192231&oldid=80969302 and started wondering.

Commercial vs non-commercial use

Question: If someone wants their photos used on wikipedia for non-commercial use but doesn't care about mirror sites like answer.com, what tag does one then use for that photo? Can no non-commercial-use images be posted on wikipedia? bov 17:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No non-commercial-use only images can be posted on Wikipedia. --  Netsnipe   ►  17:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding so quickly

--Caligvla 06:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Double redirect not fixed yet, actually

{{WOW}} still redirects to {{Pagemovevandal}} which in turn redirects to {{Indefblockeduser}}. Thanks from WikiSlasher 07:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Must have slipped up since I clear editprotected requests in a batch. Fixed. --  Netsnipe   ►  07:34, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Parameters

Just a list of all of them, like "colspan" and "border" and such. The ones put before the "|"P eople Powered 11:45, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Gerard Doyle

Hi. You unblocked Doyle, but I (and others) strongly believe that he is General Tojo, based both on the topics he edits and his agressive stype. See for example Wikipedia:Personal attack intervention noticeboard, where he added Paul Wicks, and falsely claims that Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/General Tojo 2 proves that he is not GT. (See also User:Gerard Doyle and its history). I would have blocked him indef already, but since you unblocked him I wanted to ask you for your opinion first. Thanks -- Chris 73 | Talk 16:48, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

Thanks for unblocking me, but the problem is that I forgot the article I was going to (minor) edit!!!

Can you remember which page it was for??

Thanks --Wakimakirolls 19:48, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature

I wish I had a funky signature like yours!--B&W Anime Fan 19:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

I thank you for unblocking my IP address! Thank you so much! :) Ariedartin JECJY Talk 16:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Joke

Do you want me to tell you a funny Wikipedia joke? It's really quite amusing. ~ Flameviper 17:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Um, seriously, do you want to hear it? ~ Flameviper 16:10, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dikdik

The aptly named User:Dikdik isn't indef blocked - he's just blocked for a week (block log). As he doesn't have any worthwhile edits, and rather a lot of bad ones, I doubt anyone would cry themselves to sleep if you felt an indef block was indeed warranted. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 21:14, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

University midterm usernames?

I gather you're aware of the 1101name06 trend we ran into, over the weekend. I've heard from one or two via email, and I think I've seen at least one unblock request, all claiming to be with some university midterm project, something along the lines of starting and maintaining an article for a week, for a journalism class. I'm inclined to believe them, I think, although I haven't heard anything from a university address. I'm a bit nervous about a bunch of brand new users with an assignment to make a page (and possibly keep us from deleting it?), but I s'pose that wouldn't be much different from standard operating procedure. Leaning towards unblocking, but figured it wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion. Thoughts? Luna Santin 01:28, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Checkuser of User:Velebit

Howdy, can you show me the RCFU request that stands behind this claim: User:Pederkovic_Ante? I ask this because we think that there might be more sockpuppets here and there might be another RFCU pending, so we'd like to see the RFCU upon which you acted. Thanks. --Dijxtra 08:20, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No official request was filed. It was done off the record by Dmcdevit (talk • contribs) for unblock review, so you'll need to contact him, any other Checkuser or file a new request. --  Netsnipe   ►  08:24, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I see. Thanks. --Dijxtra 08:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay then.

Well, all righty then. I'll just use Curps instead. Just thought you might like the role. ~ Flameviper 16:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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My RfA

Thanks for nominating me for the successful RfA! And thanks for the cute {{administrator-tan}} tag on my user page. :P --Core des at 19:55, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Levykevandaali - unblock request

Nice call. Considering the guy calls himself "the notorious vandal from the Finnish Wikipedia"!! Glen 11:58, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So I'm guessing he didn't get unblocked then? ~ Flameviper 15:47, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Attack page warnings

Will do. Thanks. Pascal.Tesson 14:17, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

I'm just wondering, is it safe to remove that notice, or am I required to leave it intact? - ¡Kribbeh!Speak!\Contribs 17:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks a bunch. By the by, the vandal that got that IP banned in the first place has been tracked down, and they're being dealt with by the school authorities. Not sure if anybody needed to know that or not, so I'm just passing that little tidbit of info along. - ¡Kribbeh!Speak!\Contribs 17:34, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks very much. Exiledone 20:21, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is that really necessary?

I appreciate that he doesn't need to be listed on LTA anymore (Since that was just notorious trolling), but do you have to remove every possibly sic reference to that vandal? 68.39.174.238 20:35, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

..., that's what I said above (On this page), I was referring to other discussions of him, off the main WP:LTA page. 68.39.174.238 20:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Can you protect my user page from User:Ekajati who replaced the sockpuppet template three times today? Today is the first time I removed it, but I looked through all the rules and I don't see anywhere stated the template must remain forever because of a less-than-24-hour ban a while and many edits ago. Mattisse (talk) 22:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that Mattisse is still sockpuppeting with Timmy12 and MaxReg, I'd suggest that the puppetmaster tag remain - 18 sockpuppets is a history. Ekajati (yakity-yak) 22:59, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can they accuss me of being a sockpuppet like Timmy12 without using CheckUser first? Aren't there rules? That was an administrator that did that. I don't understand. Mattisse (talk) 00:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey dont worry mate, Im an admin and Ive just been accussed too! Glen 00:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Check out User talk:Timmy12 talk page. Mattisse (talk) 00:28, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've asked Ekajati (talk • contribs) to refer his case against you to Checkuser so that your name can hopefully be cleared. --  Netsnipe   ►  14:54, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The CheckUser thing was just used September 21. I didn't know about it at the time as no one notified me. I got this off User:Timmy12's talk page:
See Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Mattisse (3rd); note that at least one univolved editor does not see a sockpuppet relationship. Please do not accuse people of being a sockpuppet unless you have substantial and credible evidence, prefereably in the form of a CheckUser. Guy 15:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also, can you remove the sockpuppet template from Talk:Maratha clan system where it was put each time I made a comment -- to discredit me I guess? This has been going on and I have not said anything about this harassment. But I cannot handle it any longer without help. Mattisse (talk) 15:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Plus, see yesterday's discussion: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Puppetmaster_Mattisse_repeatedly_removing_puppetmaster_tag.
Plus my pathetic addition: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#I_have_am_extra_complaint.. (At least I am getting the hang of constructing these links.) Please tell me who to go to for help. This is only a small part of what has been happening. Is there not someone I can go to for help? Mattisse (talk) 16:17, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So nothing of help to me has happened. As I stated above, it was referred to checkuser on September 20 and was cleared. So does this mean that I should move on to other avenues of help (of my own random choosing, since you have suggested none). Just tell me outright if that is the case. I would much appreciate the true. Thanks! Mattisse (talk) 03:09, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You've raised it at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents which is the correct thing to do. By the way, I am NOT your personal advocate and do not wish to be since I have not yet gotten over your previous breach of trust quite just yet. You're also been around long enough to handle yourself now. --  Netsnipe   ►  05:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize. I am sorry. I will bring the the sockpuppet template on Talk:Maratha clan system problem on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents as you suggest. I have never brought up anything on it -- only replied to things brought up there about me -- so I am not clear about what types of things to bring up there. So thanks for suggesting I bring up the sockpuppet template on Talk:Maratha clan system issue on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents. Again, sorry. Mattisse (talk) 12:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

0111 unblock?

You said: "Hey Yamla, 0111 (talk • e-mail • contribs • [page moves] • block user • [block log]) is asking for a second chance, and now that he's a bit more repentant after being blocked for over a month, I'm inclined to give him that second chance. What do you say?"

I agree that the user appears repentant and so I've unblocked him. Thanks for pointing this out to me. --Yamla 14:15, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks very much for the unblock and the welcome! Pfainuk 14:43, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Wikipedia:Watch

Thanks for the tracker, I was trying to think of ways to implement it on my user page. I ended up swiping the infobox code from this talk page to do it, though (sorry). :P --Core des at 22:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From Tao Ching

dear friend, thanks for unblocking me, i will do my best to met the standards of wikipedia; in spite of my disability. You are a kind soul and have restored my faith in wikipedia. I live in chronic pain that limits my ability to walk, stand, and even sit, but I appreciate the opportunity to be a member of the community of wikipedians. you are of higher quality then most american members, who are quick to judge and quick to hate. i hope my contributions not only involve facts but means and methods to improve our world.

Sign your name: Tao Ching 01:21, 20 October 2006 (UTC) tao ching[reply]

GrandWizard

The issue I have here is that username policy says it isn't allowed if it *could* be considered offensive and obviously there are some people who already have been offended by that. Good intent doesn't matter here, you can pick "faggot" for a username and claim it was done in good intent and is referring to a bundle of sticks, but that doesn't make it an appropriate username choice. Though i still think this is a sock, I'd be willing to assume good faith and lift the block if the user changes his name. Thet would then end any type of suspicion that the username is racist and hopefully put the whole issue to bed. pschemp | talk 01:56, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've insisted that GrandWizard (talk • contribs) change his account name now. --  Netsnipe   ►  05:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, responded here to your message:

I can understand why this would flag up since it's external links, but correcting broken links added by other users after a site update ought not to be classed as "spamming", and that was the majority of my activity. I added some more links to articles whilst browsing, but most of libcom.org's content cannot be found elsewhere on-line and deals with very specialist subjects - i.e. linking stubs to much longer articles on the subject etc. which I believe is well within wikipedia's policies. The prison one you mentioned might have been me getting carried away though ;) Having said that, I don't remember which article, but in at least one case I removed duplicate links to content with different titles - again it seems an inappropriate course of action considering the nature of the edits Catch 17:40, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Catch 17:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

edit: I notice that entry on the administrators' page is no longer there. I'll repeat I do not think the updating of external links added by other users warrants any kind of reversion, and I'm very disappointed that the time I spent correcting those links has been wasted, with the links re-broken, due to what appears to be over-zealous editing. 

Catch 07:52, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Scruffy

Hi there; I am the editor who had the to and fro communication about scruffy the dog. While I retract nothing that I said, isn't a permanent block on the editor User:Tenchwood Pie a bit harsh?--Anthony.bradbury 19:55, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake, I was assuming that Tenchwood Pie (talk • contribs) had already been indefinitely blocked. But judging from the responses so far, he/she is well on his/her way to one. --  Netsnipe   ►  05:29, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have re-visited this user's talk page. Any sympathy I had has now evaporated. You might like, if you have not done so, to visit his page and decide if a permanent block is, in fact, appropriate. I think it might be.--Anthony.bradbury 11:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Floyd Landis

The external link that you deleted from the Floyd Landis page does not point to a commercial site but rather points to a blog. The blog contains discussions of and references to other discussions of technical and regulatory details of the drug testing in Floyd Landis' case. The blog is authored by an individual with extensive professional experience in both toxicology and US Federal and international regulations for testing standards. Content in the cited blog makes *heavy* use of peer reviewed literature. I am not certain how you construed the blog as a "commercial link" or "advertising."

I'm also not clear on the restriction of "your own private websites" as you say. Private, as opposed to public? I would think that any web site visible to the public is public; certainly the server settings would show (r--). And what about your phrase, "your own"? How this murky ownership standard that you invoke might work is simply unclear. For example, if a NYT shareholder posted a link to an informative NYT article, would it violate this "your own" principle? I've not seen such an official Wikipedia policy on the relevance of link ownership to constribution. The ambiguous wording of it leads me to doubt its credibility.

I feel your edit was perhaps in the right spirit in some respect but ultimately a little bit overaggressive. I think your deletion invokes Wikipedia rules that simply do not exist. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Textminer (talk • contribs) 21:33, October 20, 2006 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about this edit where I removed a link to http://freefloydlandis.blogspot.com. I removed it because the link was not being cited as an article reference, but it was posted under the External Links section of the article in order to promote an non-neutral advocacy site which is discouraged under the Wikipedia:External links guidelines. I regret any confusion on your part for using a stock-standard warning instead of clarifying my reasons to you more personally. --  Netsnipe   ►  05:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Nintendude

Is this user banned permanently, including his various sockpuppets? Has his base IP been banned, or just the user name. I ask this because he has been blocked for using malicious sockpuppets before. - Hahnch e n 00:00, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No I haven't blocked Nintendude's under lying IP address because I not a CheckUser. Please file a Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser. --  Netsnipe   ►  05:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Block on 213.42.21.81

Hi Thule, per this unblock-en-l email, I've unblocked 213.42.21.81 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • [block log]) for the time being. From my experience, it seems like Emirates Telecommunications is a bit of a problematic ISP since they apparently use multiple load balancing proxy servers. --  Netsnipe   ►  06:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem to be visible from the block log, but I think the block I placed was an "IP-only, not accounts or account creation" block. I think this is appropriate for a proxy server, and I suggest a reblock, perhaps with a more appropriate block comment :). I can't read the email you reference, the archive requires a password. Thue | talk 11:06, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Subscribe at http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/unblock-en-l and disable mail delivery if you want archive access only. If you're going to reblock, I suggest short soft-blocks only. The entire UAE is routed through those proxies for government censorship. See Etisalat. --  Netsnipe   ►  14:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:GrandWizard

Netsnipe, you posted this on GrandWizard's talk page: Tell us what account name you want to change to and we'll forward the request to Wikipedia:Changing usernames and once that's taken care of, you'll be unblocked. GrandWizard was blocked as a suspected sockpuppet of User:Mykungfu [1], not because of his username. Why would he qualify for an unblock? Thanks. | Mr. Darcy talk 14:12, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. GrandWizard showed up on Sigma Pi Phi, one of Mykungfu's other targets under his own ID, under the sock ID User:ManOfTke, and under various AOL IPs. The last 100 edits to that article are littered with edits by Mykungfu and his socks. The similarities to MKF are too strong for me to believe that this isn't another sock. If somewhere, MKF would acknowledge that his behavior was wrong and would agree to stop his sockpuppetry/edit-warring/abuse of policies, I'd be fine with unblocking the master account. But I haven't seen any evidence of remorse or a willingness to change. | Mr. Darcy talk 19:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My Roasting

I was dumb to do that to kim jong il's page even though it was on my page. Please forgive me Offensiveandconfusing 00:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CAT:RFU

The Working Man's Barnstar
I award you the Working Man's Barnstar for all your tireless work on users in CAT:RFU (requests for unblock). You exemplify the tact and dedication required to do this over-repetitive task successfully, yet retain the ability to not spark up a tense situation (as RFU's sometimes are) with your dedication to remaining civil and cool under pressure. Cleaning out RFU is not an easy job, and requires good judgement; you exemplify this on nearly every occasion. Kudos to you, Netsnipe, and keep it up! I'm confident that if I'm ever autoblocked, I need not fear, because you're around. Cheers, Daniel . Bryant 08:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
On the topic... User talk:Sheynhertz-Unbayg needs addressing...again. Cheers, Daniel . Bryant 07:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uhh.. why exactly am I banned?

I haven't made an edit in any article for over 6 months. — The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.42.2.21 (talk • contribs) 09:46, October 23, 2006 (UTC)

Please be a lot more specific. I have no idea who you are. --  Netsnipe   ►  18:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Fact Finder

I'd like to unblock Fact Finder (talk • e-mail • contribs • [page moves] • block user • [block log]) after he assured me that he will not resume the problematic behaviour under other accounts. I am happy to keep an eye on his contributions. There is content he wants to add, the content will rapidly reveal if the problem still exists. Guy 11:17, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you say "dynamic IP"?

As I said, I can hop IP's faster than you can fap to gay porn. It's called a "dynamic IP". I'm sure the next innocent user who happens to stumble upon that address will appreciate your indefinate block. Open proxy? LOL. --I like mudkips 18:21, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, it's Blu Aardvark. ... and yeah I know the ambiguity of whether I meant the IP or the user above; I was referring to the IP. Then again I think the account above was the aardvark, too, but I meant well... with all these vandal pages down, nobody knows anything. People forget who Willy is! Anomo 07:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That borders on personal attack. "Fap to gay porn"? I mean, "fap to porn" is enough, but gay porn? Seriously, dude. ~ Flameviper 15:17, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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 Thanks for your support in my not-so-recent RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of (97/4/4)! I've never been able to accept compliments gracefully, and the heavy support from this outstanding community left me at a complete loss for words -- so, a very belated thank you for all of your kind words.

I have done and will continue to do the utmost to serve the community in this new capacity, wherever it may take me, and to set an example others might wish to follow in. With a little luck and a lot of advice, this may be enough. Maybe someday the enwiki admins of the future will look back and say, "Yeah, that guy was an admin." Hopefully then they don't start talking about the explosive ArbComm case I got tied into and oh what a drama that was, but we'll see, won't we?

Surely some of you have seen me in action by now; with that in mind, I openly invite and welcome any feedback here or here -- help me become the best editor and sysop I can be.

Again, thank you. – Luna Santin
Here's hoping you clear up schoolwork. Between that and work, I'm gonna be having a busy winter. x.x I'm sure we'll be seeing you in the future -- almost counting on it. Luna Santin 19:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tanks

Thanks for unblocking -Dream mind

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Thank you with regards to my userpage

Thanks for getting rid of that link for me. I was unaware of that "law" that was imposed. I will have to look into it later as it seems slightly ridiculous, from what I've seen of it so far. --Lord Deskana (talk) 10:49, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CyberDyne IP Systems and SkyNET Telesystems

Would humbly request that these pages be undeleted. The content posted to them, which was in the process of being updated, is as relevant, IMO, as that of Packet8, SunRocket, et al. In that the CEO of both companies was Mr. Hitchens, we feel is no more an issue than Sir Richard Branson being a key figure of both Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Mobile. Both sites will have additional information of a more informational basis added to them if they are undeleted. We have already posted a "hangon" post to both pages. Respectfully request a speedy resolution to this matter. Sincerely.. Highlander56 16:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Highlander56[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of SkyNET Telesystems and CyberDyne IP Systems. Since you closed the deletion discussion for (or speedy-deleted) this article, your reasons on how or why you did so will be greatly appreciated in the above review. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Highlander56 (talk • contribs) 21:17, October 24, 2006 (UTC)

Netsnipe, a question. If we were to repost the articles with the needed 3rd party data you spoke of, would it be allowed? Or, would we be blocked from here on out? Should I post a "here's what we propose to post" posting here, or at the SkyNET wiki page? Help would be appreciated. Thanks, Highlander56 — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Highlander56 (talk • contribs) 20:56, October 25, 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to repost, you will not be blocked since you have made an attempt at asserting notability. I do highly recommend that in any rewrite, that you try to avoid promoting the features of any specific products (unless you can assert their notability individually), and concentrate on documenting the company itself or your articles may be nominated for deletion. Thanks. --  Netsnipe   ►  21:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NetSnipe, I have reposted the SkyNET Telesystems page. This time, I hope it contains what will be accepted as far more notable and informative data. I have made sure that the direct information regarding SkyNET is what would seem to be of a less than advertising nature. I must add though, that pages such as those of Packet8, and others seem quite advertising in nature. Please look over the page and if you feel it needs "massaging" please let me know. I will make updates, if necessary. Kind regards. Highlander56 15:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Packet8 is now tagged for deletion. OK, you're still making the mistake as before, you're concentrating on your products and not the company. For example, you're reexplaining how VoIP works and its advantages, when such information is already covered in the VoIP article itself. Take a look at AT&T, Qwest and Verizon Communications are written. You're still not providing 3rd party references to assert notability. Your link to the FCC adds no value to the article as a reference on your company. Are there any newspaper or magazine articles that you can link to which document how your company has developed? PS: Please don't create a new section on my talk page for each question/message – just edit the pre-existing section. Thanks. --  Netsnipe  ►  16:17, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there someway to just have the page suspended or such for now, instead of being deleted? If the links to newspaper or magazine articles were included, would the rest of the page be able to stand on it's own merits, or does it still need a re-write? Highlander56 16:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've undeleted your articles to your personal space at User:Highlander56/SkyNET Telesystems and [[ User:Highlander56/CyberDyne IP Systems so you can continue to improve them there. Once up to standard, you can move it back out to the main encyclopedia. Once you include the links to newspaper or magazine articles and remove the duplicated information that is already covered in VoIP, then the background information on your company can stand. I must also commend you for being so patient and understanding in trying to improve your article. --  Netsnipe  ►  16:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for that. I do appreciate it and I am flattered by the comment, thanks. I was about to post a redo of the CyberDyne page also, but, after reading your messages and seeing the speedy deletion notice on SkyNET, I decided not to post it. I'll continue to try to play nice with others. Highlander56 16:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

Just wanted to say thanks for lifting that autoblock. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 21:07, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And thanks for lifting it again. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 20:28, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Kyereh Mireku, new sockpuppet

User:Kyereh Mireku is continuing to use sockpuppets to avoid his block. You had extended his block for using User:Mr. Jonathan Kyereh Mireku as a block-avoiding sockpuppet. He created User:[email protected] back on 11 April 2006, and has used the account on and off. He just resurrected the use of the account today and used it to vandalize my userpage — adding a {{test}} template. I've reverted it and have since blocked [email protected] as a sockpuppet.

Since you've dealt with the User:Kyereh Mireku account, would you take a look and consider whether this should be an indefinite block/community ban?

Comment: If you will note [email protected]'s contributions today, you will see that he has requested adminship.

— ERcheck (talk) 23:27, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CanesOL79 Situation

Hey, Netsnipe. My school is Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School. The website URL is http://www.bmchs.com. Thank you for unblocking me. I would prefer it, though, if you could block the IP but not me, because I'm sick of people at my school screwing with the articles. If you need anything, drop me a line. --CanesOL79 23:42, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sofiur Rahman

I have rewritten most of this and removed the cleanup tag; hope you like it better. --Brianyoumans 23:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the unblock of the autoblock. --WikiSlasher 08:15, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore Urban Explorers and Asia Paranormal Investigators

Hi there,

Sorry to take up some of your time, but i do have queries. (yes i know there's lots of faqs, i tried reading parts of them...messy! hehe)

Ok basically im new here, me and my friends are trying to put up an article which would contribute to "urban exploration" in our country (Singapore). Actually, my friend did started something, but met with lots of deletion attempts(?). Me as a member of this exploration group in Singapore, would like to help maintain the articles Singapore Urban Explorers and affiliated article Asia Paranormal Investigators

Im still woozy over reading the faqs in order to save the article, at the same time i would like to seek more 'direct' advice on how to go about in this situation. I'm refraining from editing the article or deleting any part of it, for the time being. (definitely some parts needs to be changed)

Things like do i need to put more photos? More info? or anything that we missed out?

Frankly, thanks for the time, if you do help me out here with some kind advice. Thank you so much. =) — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ah 9 (talk • contribs) 18:10, October 25, 2006 (UTC)

Make as many improvements as possible, don't stop editing. What you need to do first is assert the organisation's notability as required under the Wikipedia:Notability (organizations) guidelines, that is cite as many 3rd party references. --  Netsnipe   ►  18:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Sheynhertz-Unbayg

I see that you protected this page. While Sheynhertz-Unbayg was not posting anything that would allow him to be unblocked, was anything abusive?--Runcorn 19:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just posting unblock requests over and over again without trying to email/talk with Kusma or registering an email address. Feel free to unprotect the page if you disagree, but I think trying to deal with him is a waste of time either because he is stubborn or English is so poor he can't even follow the simple instructions we've given him. --  Netsnipe   ►  19:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll give him one final warning. I've tried to help him but he won't be helped.--Runcorn 19:56, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: 66.210.57.9 block

Thanks. ddcc 21:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting Read

Your page, and the article from The Register - I'm stealing that one for my own page - best wishes and cheers! Tvccs 21:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you...again

The problem is...even logging into the secure server will often still not remove the block...Ugh. Tvccs 07:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OMG...blocked again...LMAO

This is bizzaro...LOL Tvccs 07:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question from User:Pdsen

I would like to delete my name from your website and all my unpublished contributions. How do I do that? — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pdsen (talk • contribs) 16:46, October 26, 2006 (UTC).

There's no way we can delete accounts. The best we can do is delete your user pages and retire your account permanently. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by "my unpublished contributions" and provide specific examples. Are you referring to the Digital Life article you started or the articles which we have already deleted? --  Netsnipe   ►  17:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Howard Smith

Donald Howard Smith (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is definitely Fredguy, and due to his recent impersonation attempt of me on Wiktionary and the niceties he has left me in my email he obviously has no trace of good faith. I have protected his talk page to stop the trolling, as I will to all other Fredguy socks.--Konst.ableTalk 07:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It has been oversighted. I can't remember exactly what the information was. Included some emails, a full name, age, I think job, and lots of abuse. Two edits on Xbox and one on Sandbox.--Konst.ableTalk 07:47, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks very much for unblocking my ip. BTW, it wasn't actually me who left the message asking for help with templates, but thanks anyway.

Since you're apparently not on a wikibreak, could I ask you to please take a look at 209.50.135.49? The user has repeatedly vandalised Émile Zola and Charles de Gaulle. Thanks.

TheMadBaron 08:18, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I am having trouble putting some info on Wikipedia.

I get the following error message:

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as TRIUM Global Executive MBA, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a direct copy from http://www.triumemba.org/. As a copyright violation, TRIUM Global Executive MBA appears to qualify for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. TRIUM Global Executive MBA has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. If the source is a credible one, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source.

Yes its true I took it right from the website its because I wrote the website and its easier for me to copy and paste my own words then to re-type everything. IS there anyway I can provide proof that I am the associate director of theTRIUM program AND can write and post information on Wikipedia as the owner?

I'm a little frusterated because the directions are not very clear. Thanks for all the help.

Best, Roy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rlee2 (talk • contribs) 23:57, October 27, 2006 (UTC)

Well you could grant the Wikimedia Foundation copyright permission by following the instructions at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission, but there's still a fundamental problem is that in reposting your website's text you're violating Wikipedia's Neutral point of view policy. You MUST rewrite it so that it's no longer promotional in nature. Please remember that Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising, but an encyclopedia and an article's contents must neutral and verifiable -- see the Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations) guidelines for more details. --  Netsnipe  ►  14:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Upcoming template changes

Hi again, I've just noticed that you recently left a templated userpage message. I'm just bringing to your attention that the format and context of these templates will be shortly changing. It is recommended that you visit WikiProject user warnings and harmonisation discussion pages to find out how these changes could affect the templates you use. We also would appreciate any insights or thoughts you may have on the subject. Thanks for your understanding. Best regards Khukri (talk . contribs) 14:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

Hi, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to lift the autoblock that affected me. Yallery Brown 16:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

La Coka Nostra

What's going on? Is this a hoax or something? It looks legit to me. Friday (talk) 19:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was deleted by another Admin under CSD A7 and there have been several repost Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 19:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There's no way this was an a7. I was in the process of moving one of the reposts, but I've restored for now. Unless this is a hoax, there's no way I can see that it's a valid speedy. And it doesn't look like a hoax to me, at first glance. If we really wanna delete this I think it deserves a fair shot at Afd, unless there's some obvious reason for deletion that I'm not seeing. Friday (talk) 19:16, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This user User:Who-am-i is another sock puppet of a banned user. Has been repeatedly done personal attacks. as been blocked for recreating reposted material and has had three socks allready blocked due to harmful editing practices. see also [2] Luna Santin's origional deletion and message to the user. Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 19:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This may be a good reason to block an editor, but I don't see how it's a good reason to delete the page. But, I'll make that case on the talk page. Thanks for the info. Friday (talk) 19:25, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
PS they have reposted for about the 6th time the newest La Coka Nostra (group) Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 19:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well there's obviously lots to this story that I don't know about, but I really cannot fault an editor for objecting to such an obviously wrong deletion. (This does not, of course, excuse whatever bad behavior this editor has engaged in.) I turned this other thing into a redir and put a note on the talk page explaining my reasoning. Friday (talk) 19:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your change name request

As you requested, I made a change name request. --SGOvD webmaster (talk) 22:58, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Nadiad

thank you for your help with Nadiad page. This particular person woodking adds only ads, and needs to be banned.Kaushal mehta 13:37, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:SharedIPEDU blocking

I can't say I can remember that blocking specifically. I can only assume that I meant to block for a short period and accidentally clicked on block without having changed the option in the drop down list. I would never deliberately indef block an IP, and my block summary of 'vandalism' is what I usually use for blocks of 24 hours or less. Thanks for fixing it now. Cheers, Petros471 15:13, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also notice that I used a temporary block notice on the IP's talk page, not an indef block one, so I'm sure that I just clicked on the wrong thing on the block screen rather than meaning to indef! Petros471 15:15, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for resolving the block on the bellevue school district so quickly. 48v 22:08, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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autoblocks and unblock reviewing

Thanks for the hint - should I(as a non-sys-op) be going through, just looking for the people who used the wrong tag, and fixing it, or is that frowned upon? ST47Talk 11:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

Thanks for my unblock (it was embarassing and disappointing) :-) --Kal-Elpost here! 13:56, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, Netsnipe. Hope you're not too busy to enjoy yourself. ~ Flameviper 16:14, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...

for lifting the autoblock. Niekro226 03:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Users Shirlena and Tourettes Guy

Cheers for sorting that out. Perhaps permanently locking Talk:Tourettes guy?--HamedogTalk|@ 08:52, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Listen to what I have to say

I was blocked because I insulted a fellow wikipedian in a moment of rage. If Ryulong had answered to my question, I wouldn't have had insulted him. I was even more angry because he is Jewish, and him deleting my messages probably had to do with the content of the messages. Another fellow Wikipedian was explaining to me in these messages how she was racially Jewish but Shiite muslim in practice, like her father. I was angry, because I was interested in what the girl had to say. Again, I apologize for what I said. I tried to apologize to Ryulong but he didn't answer yet to the email I sent. It has been a few days. Think, if you will, about what I say, about unblocking me. Thanks. Jaber90 or recently Gollum3 23:06, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have now asked Ryulong (talk ·  contribs) for his opinion before I extend a second chance to you. --  Netsnipe  ►  12:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fingmister

Why did you block Fingmister? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fingyblingy (talk • contribs) 06:49, November 4, 2006 (UTC)

Because of this and this, both of which vitlate our WP:NPA policy. Also, creating another account to evade a ban is an offence which could easily get you a ban on your IP address. ST47Talk 11:56, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't block Fingmister (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log). Samir (The Scope) did, I only declined your original unblock request. If you want to edit Wikipedia again, go back to your original account, apologize via email to everyone you've personally attacked and if they accept that you've been sincere about it, someone else may take your second unblock request a bit more seriously. --  Netsnipe  ►  12:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Crud3w4re

Hi, I believe you have previously blocked Crud3w4re and thought you might like to know that s/he has been blanking their own talk page thereby removing various warnings, etc., and providing Allowed to blank outdated news as an edit summary. I don't recall anyone being allowed to blank warnings from their talk page, especially warnings that date back just over a month. I received this message on my own talk page when I reverted one of these blanking incidents. If I'm in error, please let me know. Thanks. Pinkville 12:25, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's currently no clear consensus on how long warnings must remain on a talk page, but I'd wouldn't escalate the situation further considering that Crud3w4re has already been blocked for the warnings he's just removed. An admin will always check his block log and take that into account if he needs to be blocked again. --  Netsnipe  ►  12:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense. thanks for looking into this. Pinkville 14:53, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Abuse of admin rights

Hi Netsnipe, just wondering if you could have a look at version of my userpage. I had yesterday at 14:48 uploaded this image to go with the article on Aishwarya Rai and at 14:55 uploaded this image to go with the article on Amitav Ghosh and had logged out. I returned three hours later to find that Yamla had blocked me claiming that I had deliberately violated wikipedia's first use criteria repeatedly'' (I had not made any edits since I logged out after uploading the image on Amitav Ghosh, nor I had a chance to look at the messages Yamla had left on my talk page .The messages themselves seemed to be hagulatory and totally inappropriately blaming me for having knowingly violated wikipedia's policies and stated that he assumed that I was acting in bad fiath). This was the second time I had been unfairly (I think) blocked by an administrator. I put in an unblock request in my talk page where I admit I was quite agitated. However Yamla himself responded to the unblock request. He stated that he had blocked me due to miscalculations based on the change in time wihtou explaining what this meant (the time had been changed for a week now I believe). Also, I had uploaded the images an hour or so he had left the messages on my talk page. He did not apologise, and insisted that I had indeed tried to violate wikipedia policies deliberately. He said he would unblock me if I removed personal attacks from the unblock request. Incensed at this refusal to admit fault, I refused and said I am leaving wikipedia (which I am doing). Following this, Yamla deleted the contents of my talk page and edit protected it to prevent me from making any further changes claiming that I was leaving personal attacks on the last version I saved. He also marked my username as an abusive sock-puppet of a previous username, Ranam, which I had used when I first started in wikipedia. (I had changed my usernamein when I had become familiar with editing wikipedia) Neither of these had been used in an abuse manner and I think I have made significant contributions in both usernames. While I admittedly over reacted, tw things stand out. Yamla assumed that I had deliberately tried to violate wikipeda policies in violation of wikipedia's WP:AGF from the start. He did not attempt mediation anywhere and enforced his presumed views on me (and I have absolutely no idea what indicated I had set out with the intention to vilate wikipedia's sanctity), he outright went on to block not just me, but my entire university portal, which I believe violates wikipedia's wikiness. All these I believe are in violation of not just the last two of the Five pillars of wikipedia policies (especially from an admin), but also proves that Yamla him(or her)self acted allthroughout in bad faith, especially since, instead of reverting my talk page to the older version he had deleted the contents, and also the fact that he had marked the two usernames I had used as abusive when they had never been used either abuse nor to avoid a ban and is thus a falsification. I also think He had not read or understood the blocking policy and acted essentially to prove his capacity. Please have a look at this. I possibly will not come back, for s while at least, but this is the second time in less than a month that I had encountered admins who make errors, refuse to apologise, and then enforce their own views on other editors in what I can only assume as show of force. I will I hope this does not get deleted before you get to read it.

I have apoligied Yamla over my outburst, but have not heard from him yet, and I do not wish to prove a point here till I hear any response, but I do think admins at least in some cases act in arbitrary manner for self satisfaction more than wikipedia's sanctity. Please consider that maybe admins have got rights that need to be controlled, especially blocking process needs to be more regulated than it is now, (which currently is possibly not good for wikipedia's improvement). I personally have been put off making edits in the middle of brainwaves by Zoe while writing the Jaffna University Helidrop (when I asked for intervention), and the article has not been improved beyond B.Rueben lys 22:20, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Wow - an IT admin responsive to abuse complaints!

I have never seen a notice like that on the talk page for 129.94.6.28 (talk ·  contribs) offering to follow up on any UNSW vandalism. I so appreciate that. I was on that page because there was a petty incident today -- a test0 sort of edit that the user reverted after 4 minutes -- and I'm not sure it merits your time [3] [4] if this is a shared IP (if not, the user has a long history of warnings). Primarily, I wanted to thank you for performing this service for both Wikipedia and UNSW. --A. B. 12:53, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not. I'll only get the university involved if it involves threats or abusive sockpuppetry. --  Netsnipe  ►  15:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jaber

I had completely forgotten about the guy until I was sent an email from him. If he wants to contribute, let him. I thought I had given him an explanation as to why I removed the sock's messages, but it appears he never got it.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 04:56, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Google Web Accelerator block

Hi. You just recently blocked my account and said that I should disable Google Web Accelerator in order to edit again. I'm happy to do that -- in fact I obviously already have -- but I would like to know why this is necessary, since Google Web Accelerator really does speed up many sites, including Wikipedia. --Robert 23:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for unblocking me netsnipe, but im still blocked and my discussion page still protected. is it a joke? jaber90 or gollum3 or whoever i am. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.223.200.83 (talk • contribs) 21:59, November 9, 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. --  Netsnipe  ►  05:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for unblocking me, and I truly apologize for my behaviour. I'll try to stay calm from now on. Jaber 11:19, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

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