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Please block this IP. They have received a last warning by User:Clementina and continue to vandalize. Thank you. --Chemicalinterest (talk) 15:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
since it was SNOW/speedy close, could you close the discussion? Purplebackpack89 00:44, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
I'd like to apologize if it seems that I was making a point with the RFD earlier. I would never intentionally disrupt the project, especially as an administrator. I just feel editors shouldn't be so focused on who can create the most articles. Again, I apologize if it looked like I was making a point. Exert 23:28, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
I have said a rather harsh statement to you on WP:ST. Feel free to reply accordingly. --Chemicalinterest (talk) 00:04, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
What do you mean when you say that this site has become an "alternative to Facebook"? I don't use this site for social networking and I don't know of anybody else who does. Considering that this is a basis you have mentioned for mulling having the site closed, I do want to know what you meant.
I have been working on a number of articles. I generally have not nominated them to be GAs or VGAs. I figure that my time is far better spent writing articles (and fighting vandalism) than navigating the GA/VGA process. Kansan (talk) 00:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
A side note: I tried to get en:iron through the GA process and it stagnated too, even though so many people were working on it. This definitely quenched my interest in trying to promote new articles. I prefer to create large quantities of medium-quality articles rather than spend all of my time on making tellurium trioxide a VGA. --Chemicalinterest (talk) 11:57, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Hello, dear TRM! A hundred thanks for your thorough review, and a thousand for your help on Gettysburg Address! :) I just wanted to make sure what you meant by ref 35 being a bare url. Okay, now I'm going to sound like an idiot, but...here goes! Silly as it may sound, I've always thought that it meant a bare link to the website without specifying the date, publishing website, &c in a ((citeweb)). Could you please be so kind as to clarify its meaning for me, so I can remember it for future reference as well as being able to more correctly fix it? —Clementina talk 09:23, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
I believe the block was correct on technical evidence. --Bsadowski1 16:57, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
If you get a chance, could you take a brief look at Japanese American internment, which I'm trying to get to GA? Thanks, Kansan (talk) 17:07, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
It wasn't a COI; I was merely undoing BG's archiving of the thing before it had been formally and definitively closed (not to mention the fact that BG was told by repeated editors to stay away from this) Purplebackpack89 18:09, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
First off, there's no written requirement that ST has to be notified of PADs...Chem just did that with Nickel Creek. Also, I gave Barras a whole week BEFORE I sent it to PAD (a week I was not obliged to give her), and she didn't make a single edit. Anyway, have a nice day! Purplebackpack89 03:32, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks a lot for you work on the article. I really appreciate it. I'm sadly very busy in real life and don't have the time to work on the articles at the moment. Keep up your great work here and if you need a review some time, just give me a ping. Barras (talk) 21:18, 28 November 2010 (UTC) |
'Grats on 10k edits! :D. Said it before and I'll say it again, you're one of the biggest assets to the wiki, so please stick around! Oh, and SHINY:
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For everything you do here for the wiki, and for 10k edits! Goblin 18:55, 30 December 2010 (UTC) I ♥ The Rambling Man! |
Cheers! Goblin 18:55, 30 December 2010 (UTC) I ♥ The Rambling Man!
About Paul Keres. I already answered on page User_talk:Macdonald-ross. So again: There is no any reason to put russian transcription to article about Estonians and in Estonian there don't use paternal names at all. And occupation don't change nationality of any person. So for examples will You write: Barack Obama (in Russian Бара́к Бара́кович Оба́ма) or Rabindranath Tagore, British writer? -- Ahsoous (talk) 19:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
10,000 edits! And that is not counting the TRM on Tour contributions! And with more than 18 months service, it is time you recieved a book (and you are due for another one in March!). Here is your Pocket Edition of the Simple English Wikipedia, Congratulations, Peterdownunder (talk) 22:08, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
I explained about "seven years underage", even though the discussion was already dead. My basic argument is BLP should be followed strictly in the case of new articles on minors Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 22:54, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Please review the article World War II privately, since WP:PR might draw no attention. Thank you.
P.S. I'm about to propose it a good article. --Horus (talk) 06:41, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Should accessdates/retrieval dates be formatted as YYYY-MM-DD, or MMM DD, YYYY? --SEPTActaMTA8235 16:45, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
I just get frustrated sometimes. I know you have the interest of Wikipedia (and really, really, mind-blowing good articles) at heart, but sometimes your tone comes off as "I know you've worked hard and made hundreds of edits to the article, but it's still not good enough". You probably don't mean it; that's just how I feel about the GA process sometimes Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 06:17, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi TRM, have you heard anymore about the CREDO accounts? I haven't and I am worried my email might have junked information from them. --Peterdownunder (talk) 11:55, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
Comments at Jessica Alba, which you promoted to a VGA. Albacore (talk · changes) 20:25, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
Since you just QDed it, could you close the RFD I started Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 21:54, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
Where does your username come from? --SEPTActaMTA8235 19:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
...it was you on IRC, then yes, you were in the right channel. I just noticed it too late :-) -Barras (talk) 21:57, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
Why not just edit his block settings to remove TP access so we can still edit it? chris†ianrocker90 17:46, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi TRM, my CREDO access arrived this morning. Hope you have yours as well. Enjoy the referencing. --Peterdownunder (talk) 12:21, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
I've fixed/replied to your concerns about the PGA nomination of Tropical Depression Ten (2005). Could you please take a look here and post further comments? Thanks. NotImportant (talk) 08:24, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
I had given a request for rollback and you had replied that seeking adminship can not be done early. But I was talking about my request of rollback, not of adminship. Omkar 07:47, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
All concerns have been addressed, if you could give another review before the article is proposed at WP:VGA that would be nice. Albacore (talk · changes) 20:40, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Nearly all previous concerns have been addressed - except the question about minus sign consistency between the article and the info box. I added more info to the article on rotation periods which might have answered the problem, but can you check again and point out what I have missed. Thanks. --Peterdownunder (talk) 06:13, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
I'd just like to thank you specifically for your help in 'that' unpleasantness. I really appreciate your support and I won't let you down. Ydennek (talk) 16:38, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi TRM, once again I would like to ask your opinion. I am preparing an article on the explorer John McDouall Stuart for GA and then hopefully VGA. The question is, does it need citations in the intro paragraphs. Macdonald-ross says it does, but I remember (I think) a comment from you that it was either all or nothing (provided that the info is cited in the article). Could you have a look and comment. If you see any major shortcomings in the article that need to be addressed before it goes to PGA then that would be appreciated to. Thanks, --Peterdownunder (talk) 11:37, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
I am used to the regular wikipedia. Can you help me with this one?Greg (Heffley · c · l) 22:42, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi TRM, how are you? I hate to drag all this up again, but I was looking for your opinion. I'm still technically under 'probation' for another 3 months, having served half of my 'sentence' (lack of a better word...) however I was hoping that this could all be cleared up and we could move on early seeing as there has been no problems with my editing, as I knew there wouldn't be. I'm asking you first as you were the editor who organised the proposal and the admin who unblocked. Basically do you think the community would be in a position to remove me from this shameful probation early? 'Letting me off early for good behaviour' sort of thing...? Your thoughts would be most welcome as always. Kind regards, Normandy (talk) 13:02, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi TRM, I was wondering, would you mind adopting me? It's just that I have loads to learn about Wikipedia and I'm pretty sure that you're one of the best and most experienced Wikipedians on here, so whatd'ya say? Orashmatash (t • c) 15:54, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
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Thankyou once again for your detailed analysis of articles being proposed for PGA and GA status. Your effort on John McDouall Stuart was invaluable in making sure that a high standard is kept up for our showpiece articles. I learn so much each time you review my writing, thankyou Peterdownunder (talk) 11:04, 4 October 2011 (UTC) |
Hi Rambling man. Just out of interest; have you ever played an online MMORPG called "Battle Dawn?" I ask because I used to play it and there was someone in it called "The Rambling Man". Orashmatash 22:01, 7 October 2011 (UTC) I like... Chocolate!
:P Goblin 21:27, 10 October 2011 (UTC) I ♥ Barras!
Hi TRM. Just to let you know that I am currently removing all high-level categories that I have updated today. My apologies, I had just remembered about sub-categories. Orashmatash 14:23, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello Rambling Man! On your AN comment; could you please rename "OrashmaBot" to "Arashmatash"? I'll just use it as a Doppelgänger. Cheers, Orashmatash 17:16, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Hey there, I was wondering if you can review the Selena article and tell me if its ready or not to be renominated at WP:PGA? Thanks, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 19:10, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Yo, since when did you become 'street'? :P Normandy (talk) 16:51, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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For The Rambling Man, who took part in the big biography weekend in October 21-26, 2011. With help from 15 other editors, 48 new biography articles were created. Thanks for being part of the team. Peterdownunder (talk) 22:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC) |
Hey TRM! Yesterday, Harryrichards180 (talk · contribs) was creating non-notable articles, and was warned that continuing would result in a block. He is now adding advertisements to the project. Please see this diff. He has done the same thing on his user page and has created an advertising article, which I have tagged for QD. Just letting you know in case you'd like to do something. Cheers! –Orashmatash 13:26, 30 October 2011 (UTC) P.S. Could you please take a look at my V.I.P. report? It's been there for two days. –Orashmatash 13:26, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
I fully understand your dislike with the use of IRC. I used to hold firm opinions on this matter myself. Having used it for ages now, I can honestly say that it's a benign entity, mostly boring. It is most certainly not officially representative of the WMF, but it does have a de facto status of being quasi-official. People use it to ask stewards for action; they use it to keep in touch with each other and share opinions about loads of things, some wiki, some not. I see it as little different to email for the post part. PBP and me were in a private message that he initiated and we began to talk. I don't believe that was a wrong thing. As for deciding policy, deciding to ban someone, etc., must never be done on IRC. I totally agree with that. Hope this helps you understand my way of thinking, fr33kman 19:38, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Quite so, but we owe a duty of care to our editors, they need to know what's going on, how decisions are made, if not then admins etc here will be even more "god-like" which is never a good thing. Responsibility and accountability are core elements of our commitment to our editors, in my opinion. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:58, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello The Rambling Man. Just asking, is Ana Ivanović now up-to-date? If yes, you should remove the tag from the article and let me know so that I can close the demotion request. Cheers! --Orashmatash 20:00, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
Hello The Rambling Man, I have fixed edit filter 12 ('one-case only article') yesterday. For the moment, the filter is simply tagging, but later it can be changed to warn/block. Thanks for pointing out the problem. --Eptalon (talk) 09:42, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey TRM, hope all is well - long time no speak! Just wondering if you could take a brief look over my latest updates to Victoria line (see http://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_line&action=historysubmit&diff=3223577&oldid=3200739), and let me know if they're all in order or not? With it being a VGA I felt it best to get some feedback, but probably doesn't require going through some form of 'reconfirmation' as they're only minor. Thanks in advance! Regards, Goblin 15:21, 13 December 2011 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!
Hey TRM! It's been some time since I've worked on that GA area and I've just posted a PGA here. I'd really appreciate it when you could take a look at it and help with comments (or you just fix minor stuff yourself). Thanks a bunch! -Barras talk 15:30, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you, The Rambling Man, for taking part in my request for adminship, which closed as successful with 21 in favour and none opposed. I promise to do my very best in this new role! Regards, Osiris (talk) 06:56, 29 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi, sorry for writing in English. I'm writing to ask you, as a bureaucrat of this wiki, to translate and review the notification that will be sent to all users, also on this wiki, who will be forced to change their user name on May 27 and will probably need your help with renames. You may also want to help with the pages m:Rename practices and m:Global rename policy. Thank you, Nemo 17:09, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi, sorry for writing in English. I'm writing to ask you, as a bureaucrat of this wiki, to translate and review the notification that will be sent to all users, also on this wiki, who will be forced to change their user name on May 27 and will probably need your help with renames. You may also want to help with the pages m:Rename practices and m:Global rename policy. Thank you, Nemo 17:09, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
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The Rambling Man, Thanks for your contributions. I hope you never leave! --Aaqib Hola! 21:26, 22 June 2013 (UTC) |
Good to see you back, even if it is only for one edit. Consider staying won't you please? Don't make me beg! Kennedy (talk) 13:43, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
This is just notice to let you know your account was below the inactivity requirement of 100 edits and/or actions on October 1st. Should you still be below 100 on January 1st your admin tools will be removed per WP:Inactive administrators. If you know you will not be active in the next couple of months feel free to let us know and we can just remove them now otherwise it will be done automatically at the beginning of the new year. -DJSasso (talk) 13:32, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Rambling Man. I noticed that you deleted these two articles that are at RFD. Are you planning to close the RFDs as well? I'm just asking because I track the RFDs that I initiate. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 14:12, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Nice to see you again! Macdonald-ross (talk) 18:54, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
An editor has requested deletion of Sponsor, an article you created. We appreciate your changes, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").
Please comment on the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2015/Sponsor and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).
You may also change the article during the discussion to address the nominator's concerns. But you should not remove the requests for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate. Thank you very much. Hydriz (talk) 03:50, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
An editor has requested deletion of Bleacher, an article you created. We appreciate your changes, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").
Please comment on the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2015/Bleacher and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).
You may also change the article during the discussion to address the nominator's concerns. But you should not remove the requests for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate. Thank you very much. Hydriz (talk) 05:32, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello, The Rambling Man, I have noticed you have done some citations to the article Bobby Fischer. The citations, in the box below, are:
Bibliography * ((Cite book|last1=Böhm|first1=Hans|last2=Jongkind|first2=Kees|title=Bobby Fischer: the wandering king|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QdyWUw_fitEC|year=2003|publisher=Batsford|isbn=0713489359|accessdate=April 2, 2011|ref=CITEREFBöhmJongkind2003)) * ((Cite book| last=Brady| first=Frank |year= 2011| title=Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s remarkable rise and fall| isbn=978-0307463906|publisher=Crown Publishing Group (NY) |ref=CITEREFBrady2011)) * ((cite book|last1=Burgess|first1=Graham|last2=Nunn|first2=John|last3=Emms|first3=John|title=The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5PVrRAAACAAJ|year=2010|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0762439955|accessdate=April 2, 2011|ref=CITEREFBurgessNunn2010))
Instead of adding them there, could you please add them where they are used? Thanks The Rumbling Man PokestarFan (talk) 21:33, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
I'm new to Wikipedia and would like to add some neat things to my userpage. I saw that you have a lot of banners to the side of yours and wandered how you did that? Would you mind telling me how to do it? 16chseld 104 (talk) 03:35, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
I wan't you to connect Rudaw Media Network and Huawei to the real article of them. Roj Serbest Kerîm Talk with me 08:11, 8 December 2018 (UTC)