User talk:Youngamerican

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please click here to leave me a new message and I will respond on your talk page. If I have left you a message on your talk page, please respond here. I have better things to do than to stalk your talk page, just as you have more important priorities that to keep watching and/or checking back with mine. But then again, if you were not inclined to respond here and instead replied on your own talk page, you probably aren't reading this, so the point is moot. If that is the case, hopefully I will get around to checking my past posts to other users' talk pages sooner than later. Erm, either way, I'm sure that you are a valued editor and keep up the good work (unless you aren't and should instead start creating good work). OK, I have a headache and need to rest.


  • /Archive 1: Everything until around 01:15, 2 February 2006
  • /Archive 2: From 01:16, 2 February 2006 to 20:16, 22 March 2006
  • /Archive 3: From 20:17, 22 March 2006 to 19:14, 25 May 2006
  • /Archive 4: From 19:15, 25 May 2006 to 16:42, 30 June 2006
  • /Archive 5: From 16:43, 30 June 2006 to 16:27, 25 August 2006
  • /Archive 6: From 16:28, 25 August 2006 to 21:21, 3 November 2006

Contents

[edit] Your RfA

Nice of you to forgive me, but to be fair, you guys have us Blue's Clues. And there can be no greater sin. :)

Glad to hear your request went well, by the way. Have fun! Daveydweeb (chat/patch) 21:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! And thanks for the kind words... I hope my exams go well, too. :p riana_dzasta 02:09, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats!

Glad to hear you ran the gauntlet successfully, and I know you'll do a great job.

Oh, drat - everytime I see your user name I get Bowie in my head, and now I'll be humming this all night. _Again_. :-) See you around - KrakatoaKatie 00:59, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Good luck with your admin tools, hope to see you around on Wikipedia. OK, I will do the Singapore hot dogs. :) --Terence Ong (T | C) 04:05, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] n00b sys0p

deletes the article but forgets the talk page... VIGILANCE! This has been a friendly reminder. I am - crz crztalk and I approve this message 01:05, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh yea, well, um, well I'm not voting for you for Arbcom now, smartypants :Þ. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 01:19, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Tajik vandalizes every page I edit

Hi,

I just randomly selected your name from the list to ask if you can help me please. Everyday I edit cities of Afghanistan but right away User:Tajik reverts all my hard work claiming everything I add to the articles is POV or nonsense. I have 100% full information on entire Afghanistan and everything I add is also sourced. This User:Tajik has a serious problem with me over ethnic issues. For example: I added at the end of Herat article that the city is in control of the new Afghan government along with NATO forces being there assissting the government. However, User:Tajik claims this is nonsense and reverted the page. I rather not revert pages but settle the dispute in a nice manner on the talk page...something he does not responds to. I tried this on Kandahar talk page but did not get any responses from User:Tajik. I don't know what to do with this User:Tajik. It is not just one page he reverts but every page I visit. The reason for this is that his ethnics are from Tajiks and I am Pashtun. He does not trust western sources but relies only on Iranian sources. At one time he reverted 3 times in a row and when I reported him to another Administer {William M. Connolley), no action was taken against him. I would appreciate it if you could help me stop User:Tajik from vandalizing my edits. Thank You! NisarKand 12:12, November 5, 2006

[edit] Congrats on your promotion

It was my pleasure to be able to vote support. Good luck!--MONGO 06:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats+Free stuff

My band does have free downloadable and streaming tracks through our website here, if you would like to listen to that while you're savoring your victory. (We just finished playing a show tonight — a guy from Geffen Records was there among others, and we've been accepted by a major booking agency it seems as well.) Enough about me... Congrats on the RfA and remember to check the history, and the talk page. ;-) Grandmasterka 08:03, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent. We'll see about that. Our main webpage was hijacked by our former bass player yesterday, who left the band angrily (very long story.) So, I had to re-link you to slow-as-molasses MySpace. Grandmasterka 19:36, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mills McCartney

I'm not so sure it was good idea to remove the lock from this page. I guess it follows that vandalism to the page might have died down because of the lock. Now it's removed it's open season. It would have been better to discuss this on the talk page first, at least as a courtesy to the number of editors who've constantly tried to keep this page in a reasonable state. It's a feature of Wikipedia that all edits are visible, and given some of the highly offensive remarks made about her on the article page, it doesn't show Wikipedia in a good light - or put it in a strong position if any legal accusations were made against it. Please don't reply to me - these issues are better discussed on the article talk page. Escaper7 10:29, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Why???

sorry i taught it was a bad word detected for that reason i reverted your changes ,i apologies for the mistake really i did not take care og the subject of the pages promising that that i will take care next time .

Regards

--Jhabib 10:48, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] confused

why did you delete my page? what criteria for deletion did you find?


Why did you delete my page? I have seen other account holders with their own pages, so why can't I? Boy94 aka Daniel Mongan

[edit] Thank u

Thank u for deleting them so quickly. ;) I was going through this and thought I'd better dump it. cya around. cheers. -- Chez (Discuss / Email) • 00:45, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks (too lazy to start my own section... ) :) riana_dzasta 15:26, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:
  1. Remember you will always protect the wrong version.
  2. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5)
  3. Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll.
  4. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block.
  5. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology.
  6. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able.
KillerChihuahua?!?
DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales. All rights released under GFDL.

Congratulations on your promotion, and you're very welcome! --Merovingian ※ Talk 00:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] RfA

Hi Youngamerican! Wow, I'm so touched. I hope no one else asks me that question, because I'll start to get big-headed about it :) (I must be doing something right - or maybe not doing enough harm?) After my exams, I'm going to India to see the rellies. But I'll definitely consider running in late January or so. My thoughts have been turning increasingly in that direction - I think most people's do, after a certain period of time. riana_dzasta 20:55, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Haha! I've got 3 other people who have very kindly offered to nom me, as well *cartoon of Riana's head flying around like a popped balloon* There are lots of areas where I have very little experience - images in particular, which have always interested me, but intimidated me at the same time. I'll do some reading between finishing exams and packing :) riana_dzasta 21:06, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Something cryptic, something crafty. Right, gotcha. Something along the lines of QRPLQDWH PH IRU DFPLQVKLS FXC PZDKDKD L DP WHK OHHWHVW. riana_dzasta 21:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
No worries :) I have to get some actual work done now, but thanks for the encouragement. Hope your first ~week of adminship has been stress-free! Take care. riana_dzasta 21:31, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Three Churches Hollow Road

I would agree that Three Churches Hollow Road is a non-notable subject, but its part of the state highway system. Since we haven't really progressed on that (but the link from the West Virginia State Highways page exists, we should engage in a discussion to see how we should go about doing this. My reasons:

a) We would have literally over one thousand new pages on county routes, some of which have duplicate numbers. b) What about "house" routes? They are technically part of the state route system, so we must make restrictions on what should and should not be added. c) A single page listing the notable secondary routes, such as CR 21, would be more appropriate. Ones like CR 5/4 isn't needed IMO.

Your thoughts on this is greatly appreciated. I plan on bringing this to full light on the project soon. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 03:18, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How to proceed after copyvio tag

I thought I would ask my favorite (or closest?) administrator this question. On 10/29 I marked an article for copyvio. Since that time no effort has been made to improve the article or fix the copyvio. As the copied material still exists in the history, I wonder if it is time delete the article. Is this appropriate for me to propose to AfD, or should I just ask an administrator (say you) to delete it? WVhybrid 00:33, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

The link is: Vandeleur Walled Garden. WVhybrid 02:26, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Thank you.WVhybrid 03:07, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Separating textboxes from the contents

Sorry to bother you. First, thanks for your advice. But more to the point, I need to seperate the contents from the userbox. What do I do? Sorry again, Boy94.

[edit] Editing

Hello,

Given the recent attacks on Ed Bradley's article, isn't it time to seriously revisit the subject of limiting edits to registered Users?

Regards,

Michael David 18:07, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the note

Thanks for note about putting a note on the site. I am depositing this content for the copyright holder, who is fatally ill. I have not be on wiki for some time. I was here in the eary days when there were less than 50,000 article. Can you bring me up to speed on this - Do I leave remarks to your comments on my talk page or on your talk page. Doom-chronicle 21:32, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Byrd

Interesting indeed! You're right that it is not vandalism but it sure looked like it when I was reading the article =) Thanks for heads up, I'll post an apology on the user's talk page. --Palffy 04:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mrt

Why did you delete my page I spent ages on? That is, Martin Randall Travel. It was accurate and worthy of an article. I only check around every couple of weeks due to busyness, five days isn't enough! Please explain your actions!


Fuzzibloke 14:06, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the recognition. Doctorindy 15:59, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Martin Randall Travel

Hello. I went ahead and speedy deleted the article as spam (CSD G11), as it wasn't even a borderline case. To be honest, even if all the advert wording were to be cut out it would still be a non-notable company anyway. Just thought you'd want to know. --cholmes75 (chit chat) 04:14, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shiny new buttons

Two weeks ago I couldn't even spell administratur and now I are one (in no small part thanks to your support). Now that I checked out those new buttons I realize that I can unleash mutant monsters on unsuspecting articles or summon batteries of laser guns in their defense. The move button has now acquired special powers, and there's even a feature to roll back time. With such awesome new powers at my fingertips I will try to tread lightly to avoid causing irreversible damage and getting into any wheel wars. Thanks again and let me know whenever I can be of use.
~ trialsanderrors 06:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

(Even if the bureaucrat didn't count your !vote, I appreciate it anyway... ~ trialsanderrors 06:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Deletionist: An inclusionist + one year."

LOL. That reminds me of a joke. "If you've never been a democrat, you've never had a heart. If you've never been a republican, you've never had a brain." :) :) - crz crztalk 14:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pink Bridge Incident

I began the Pink Bridge Incident page, but will add more information at work today. Is there a way you can take a photograph of the Pink Bridge for inclusion?

Hey, at least you aren't getting a red bridge instead :P

Cheers, Seicer (talk) (contribs) 15:22, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Someone slapped up an AfD saying it was "per nom". Comments are welcome at Pink Bridge Incident. Thanks, Seicer (talk) (contribs) 15:48, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Playboy Cyber Club Undeletion attempt

I am in need of some openmindedness. I think I am making a valid request. If you get a chance, could you take a look here Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 November 12 and see if you would be willing to support an AfU. TonyTheTiger 17:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin tools

mop
The mop		 Congratulations on becoming an admin!

Enjoy your new-found powers, and remember to use them only for good, and not for evil. If you would like to try out your new mop, here are some spots that always need loving care:

All the best! - Quadell

 mop
The flamethrower

[edit] To answer your question

I think before I think about that I need to work in some other areas. I've gotten so heavily into RCP that I haven't done any serious article work in months. I think I need to switch back over to that side of things for a while first. Fan-1967 14:54, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page moves

Howdy - Please remember to check "what links here" when moving a page such as manhole since double redirects don't work. Thanks! -SCEhardT 03:44, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I saw them. Real life came up. sorry. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 04:02, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry - didn't mean for it to sound like a waring, just a reminder. I should have left out the part about double redirects, or maybe just not said anything at all :-) -SCEhardT 04:55, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about the curtness last night. Something happened in real life that made double redirects and internet civility seem like peanuts in the grand scheme of things. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 13:09, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer - It's been a while since I've done significant content work on an article but maybe this offer will be the motivation I need! -SCEhardT 19:19, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] JFK

was a bad president. Got us into a lot of trouble in Asia, couldn't stand his own against Russia, and was too much of a prettyboy. - crz crztalk 00:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't have a commie butt. I have a conservative free-market butt. I am a proud citizen of the united states and an employee of the federal government, I'll have you know. - crz crztalk 00:30, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Eh, I don't think JFK could have helped with the Civil Rights movement like LBJ did. Yanksox 01:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Great quote from JFK. I was in 5th grade when he was assasinated. I still remember watching his funeral live on our black and white TV as an important event in my life. WVhybrid 00:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Heh

Thanks for the little joke on the userpage. At least there was something cheerful on the page. :) Yanksox 01:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] State senator article

Thank you for helping remove the tag on my Sullivan article, because that is the only really useful info I have. I have logged in as a different user, District Attorney.

[edit] Concerned about deletion of "List of gay slang words and phrases"

Hi there,


I'm concerned about the deletion of the "List of gay slang words and phrases". I see that the original suggestion was that this be deleted because CSD G10 ("attack page intended to disparage its subject"). I see the discussion that was had. The page as-was clearly needs work. But I don't think it disparaged GLBT people. I think it merits restoration because

(a) This information is hard to come by (b) Other pages link to it (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_slang) [even though the talk page discusses the difference between that page and the "List of gay slang words and phrases"]

(as retrieved from Google cache at http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:YD6JrpjpfP0J:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gay_slang_words_and_phrases+pin+boy+slang&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=firefox-a )


If it can't be restored, perhaps it should be transwikied? Can you point me to information on what happens to deleted articles?

Pardon any etiquette errors--I'm quite new here.

Thanks,

Jodi.a.schneider 21:53, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] james chester

WHy did you delete my post about James Chester?

[edit] Peter Benoit

Hi Youngamerican! I am taking you up on your offer to assist. Could you merge Peter Benoit with Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit, as detailed on Talk:Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit. Best regards, gidonb 05:00, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reply to user:Seicer

:( Sorry to hear about the camera loss, that is like a big pain in my side (I loathe cameras). I grabbed a quick and dirty shot for the Pink Bridge Incident but it was horrible. That bridge is _hideous_ and will be fading into splotches of pink and dingy white because of the poor quality of ... indoor paint? It's not latex-bonding concrete paint and was cheaply done.

Go see the 12th Street bridge that he had to repaint white. It's a mess of two colours and one can see how this pink bridge will look real soon. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 04:14, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

 Oh, the humanity!

I had my doubts about a second RfA, but even I couldn't have predicted the way it caught fire and inexorably drifted to the ground in flames, causing quite a stir on its way down. Still, it was encouraging to see the level of support and confidence. Thank you for yours, and I hope I'll still have it the next time around. Kafziel Talk 13:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Interested in prodded articles?

I've prodded a few poorly written articles lately in hope that they would be improved. I wondered if you would take a look at one and tell me if you think the prod was appropriate, and, as it hasn't been improved, delete it if you think should be. An example article is: Trinity Christian School, Dublin. Thanks WVhybrid 23:48, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Britney Spears

You've been watching it more than I have today. Does the article need semi-protection until everyone settles down from seeing her naughty bits online? youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 01:54, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Heh. It's marginal, but probably manageable still. If it gets much worse, we should consider it. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 02:01, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Risembool Ranger article

Hello,

I am an Officer for Vic Mignogna's fangroup, The Risembool Rangers, and it's been brought to our attention that the Risembool Rangers Wiki article was deleted.

I would like to know what actions we can take to undelete our article, and what the article was marked for deletion for.

Thank you in advance,

Kimberly


[edit] Risembool Rangers

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Risembool Rangers. 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.

[edit] Prod

I added my two-penn'orth as you requested. Thanks for the nice words in your comment, by the way. Best wishes, RobertG ♬ talk 17:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ROH

I am not totally sure, I have asked them to provide proof that PWI gave the title world title status but they have yet to provide it. TJ Spyke 21:00, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why was World class standards deleted?

I ran across a red link to it in New Math, and it sounded interesting, so I created a stub. In the process of Googling for material on it, I ran across a fairly decent article on it in Wikipedia mirror answers.com.

I am not very experienced at tracing deletions, but all I found was that you deleted it uncontested on Nov. 3. I assume you probably deleted it since it is just a phrase and not really anything official. Or alternatively, it was very similar to one of the top Google hits, so maybe plagiarism was your objection?

I think the article's main value is in Wikipedia:Build the web, and I also believe in Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not paper. I also love the fact that Wikipedia is the most comprehensive resource anywhere, where you can always get information on ANYTHING, and I'm proud to be a part of that.

Anyway, this makes me worry about the principle of uncontested deletions. An article, no matter how big or how old, can just plain disappear in 5 days unless you watch it like a hawk? That seems like a power that needs to be used very judiciously to avoid wiping out someone's hard work. At the very least it should be possible to find the history of deletions, since it's very hard to track deletions, or in this case, the REASON for the deletion. So people will do just what I did, re-invent the wheel, which is to no ones benefit. This paragraph is just me thinking out loud on the Wikipedia deletion policy.

Thanks, Spalding 15:58, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Congratulations on your adminship. I am wondering how you view your activities these days. Do you feel wikipedia is a more or less enjoyable experience now? Also, how have your daily activities changed as an administrator? TonyTheTiger 19:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Passwords

I want to change my password but I don't know how. Can you help me? Boy94 13:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Withdrawn

I appreciate your support, but have decided to withdraw from consideration for a position as an arbitrator. The community has overwhelming found me to be too controversial to hold that position. Thanks again for your support.--MONGO 20:03, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your input is requested

Your input would be appreciated at this Request for Comments. Kelly Martin (talk) 19:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey, thanks!

That was pretty nice of you. To be honest, I haven't even looked at my votes page (though I probably will at some point). I was worried there wouldn't be enough suitable candidates. By the time enough suitable candidates had registered, I thought, "why bother pulling out now?" ;) And Olive Garden's pizza is fantastic. You don't know what you're missing. :) Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 21:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC) (Go Cougs!)

[edit] Breed Street Gang

Please undelete and reload the Breed Street Gang page. It was deleted by you back in November '06. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.230.220.87 (talk) 18:22, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Thank you for voting

Thank you for voting in my RfA which at 51/20/6 unfortunately did not achieve consensus. In closing the nomination, Essjay remarked that it was one of the better discussed RfAs seen recently and I would like to thank you and all others who chose to vote for making it as such. It was extremely humbling to see the large number of support votes, and the number of oppose votes and comments will help me to become stronger. I hope to run again for adminship soon. Thank you all once more. Wikiwoohoo 20:17, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Some calibration advice, please

Can you help me calibrate my response to articles needing improvement?

My specific question is in regards to the article Tribalmedia. This is a stub article about a company, and reads like a trade press release. In my opinion, there is no claim of notability, and my search on Google didn't turn up anything I consider notable (in other words, all I found was different forms of advertising.) So last week I prodded the article, hoping that it would be rewritten to be something besides an advert. Instead an employee (User:Elliotharmon) of the company removed the prod without providing any improvement.

So here is were I need a little calibration. My sentiment is to tag the AfD, following all the steps. But would you mind looking at the article and tell me if I'm going overboard? I'm inclined to take the word of Elliotharmon that he is just trying to present facts, but, the facts point to AfD, in my opinion. So, your advice, YA, would be helpful. Is AfD too bold, or should a few other tags, such as notability be applied.

Thanks again for your help.WVhybrid 23:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I will. WVhybrid 03:05, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for voting

I appreciate the feedback that I received during the RfA process. Unfortunately, I withdrew my candidacy. However, your participation is appreciated. I have made my New Years Resolution (effective immediately) to attempt to vote on at least 50 WP:XFD/week (on at least 5 different days), to spend 5 hours/week on WP:NPP, to be active in WikiProjects and to change the emphasis of my watchlist from editorial oversight to vandalism prevention. I have replaced several links that I had on my list to some that I think are more highly vandalized (Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds, my congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., my senator Barrack Obama and Jesse Jackson). My first day under my newly turned leaf was about what I hope a typical day to be. I quickly found a vandal, made a few editorial changes to Donald Trump, voted at WP:CFD and WP:AFD, continued attempted revitalization of Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chicago and proposed a new stub type as a result of WP:NPP patrol. I hope this will broaden my wikipedia experience in a way that makes me a better administrator candidate. I hope to feel more ready to be an admin in another 3000 or so edits. TonyTheTiger 16:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cat:African American basketball players is nominated for CfD

Hello there,

I noticed your note on the category in question. Agreeing with it wholeheartedly, I nominated it for deletion. If you would like to voice your opinion on it, you can go [1] there.--Thomas.macmillan 00:46, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../y/o/u/User_talk%7EYoungamerican_2059.html"