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*drum roll to build tension*
I can barely look. -- Ged UK 10:40, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
*cuddles* Awww too bad :P Hey, so what if you didnt get to mop the floors, you got featured on my page!!! [1] Lucifer (Talk) 22:01, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
On this occasion, your request for adminship was not successful. I hope that you will continue your useful contributions to Wikipedia and may consider standing again in future. Remember, the majority of editors commenting did support you becoming an administrator, and I considered that it was not far from the level of consensus required to succeed. Warofdreams talk 11:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
As the RfA was close to consensus and may prove controversial, I have added a brief explanation of my reasoning in closing it at Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Ironholds 3#Placing on hold. Warofdreams talk 11:19, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Gee Ironholds, I'd say you are Dylan's next "Wikipedian of the Day"! Congratulations in advance. :D iMatthew // talk // 23:08, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry for not coming back and giving a more full supporting rationale, I've been a little busy for a little while. Needless to say, I had mixed feelings about that RfA. You garnered an impressive amount of support (despite the closing crat's comments) and you faced a good bit of silly opposes. Most unfortunately, your RfA probably failed for the exact same reason your last one did. Someone made an early and persuasive sounding oppose with a diff that a dozen or so people grabbed on to and used to rationalize an oppose. That has to be pretty frustrating (along with the RfA itself). Take care and come back in 6-9 months. With enough time on the pond opposes grounded in 1-2 offhand remarks look sillier and sillier (more and more silly? Who knows, I'm less a content writer than job security for the copywriters guild).
I have no doubt that you are adult enough to draw your own conclusions from that RfA, generate some lessons learned and improve yourself based on the constructive feedback left there, so I'll spare you the banal list of placed to avoid or frequent. I do, however, want to remind you that there are folks here who appreciate your work and enjoy having you around. It is hard to see that because those folks quietly supported--the noisy opposes are much more salient. Take care and don't forget to enjoy yourself. Protonk ( talk) 23:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
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iMatthew was correct, this was the surprise I was planning to give you. :) Even though your RfA failed mere hours ago, I still endorse everything Daniel said when he nominated you, and I firmly believe you would make a great admin. You have always struck me as a helpful, experienced, and intelligent user who is a fantastic net asset to the English Wikipedia. As such, I hereby declare that 24 March, 2009, is your day. Extra congratulations on WP:100! :D → Dyl @ n 620 00:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I read carefully the A9 criterion and indeed Epilepsy Is Dancing did not meet it. I noticed after putting the tag. I left it because I wanted an admin to confirm that it didn't. I do thing the A9 criteria is very lenient though. I will not AfD the matter, as I just casually picked the article up in the new editors contribs. Thanks -- Legion fi ( talk) 09:10, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, actually the section Military expansion of Caliph Uthman's article was too long, and therefore i decided to make a main article by the name Military campaigns under Caliph Uthman. I have copied all what was under the heading military expansion in Uthman's article to the new article Military campaigns under Caliph Uthman, and i am going to format what i have copied to new article, from Uthman's article. hope you will understand what i am upto. regards Mohammad Adil ( talk) 09:59, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for picking those up... just a couple of "senior moments" while trying to sort out a bit of a mess involving copyvios etc. PamD ( talk) 13:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
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For being generally amazing citation needed and always there to help! Bad luck on your RfA, but maybe next time! Jenuk1985 | Talk 14:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC) |
Hallo again! You said on the editor's talk page that you were speedying this ... did you change your mind, or just miss it? PamD ( talk) 15:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
The article
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield you nominated as a
good article has been placed on hold
. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See
Talk:William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield for things needed to be addressed.
Ray
Talk
03:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Bit overzealous, I'm afraid - I'll try and slow up a bit. (No worries, by the way; I'm at a letter break, and I have a little cleanup to do yet.) -- User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 01:38, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Why, shucks, thanks. *blush* I do a lot of hole-filling; it's fun and informative. As to the quick response, apparently I'm quick on the draw in more ways than one; my coworkers marvel at the fact that I type as quickly as I do. Strange talent, I suppose...
Alas, I do not - all I know of is that link to the Natural History Museum database in the reference section, and it's frustratingly useless in some ways. (Not the only one, I fear - there are some online databases that remain annoyingly thin in the amount of information they provide.) -- User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 02:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
To Ironholds, for helping to expand some of the overlarge collection of moth stubs I created this evening, and for being an all-round stand-up guy. Wear it with pride. User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 02:23, 28 March 2009 (UTC) |
I wrote about both my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and one of his exploits, in addition to his house. I also have, apparently, a distant cousin with an article, though I know nothing about our relationship.
Thanks for that link, by the way - it'll be most helpful in expanding some things. -- User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 02:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
I am deeply offended by your comments, So much so that editors like yourself are forcing me away from wikipedia when they think I add no real content to the project. I spend hours of my time adding content and references to existing articles and trying to improve existing content. It is clear that people like yourself have no idea what I actually do on wikipedia, you always pass me off as creating useless stubs. I am also deeply offended by your unjust comments that I don't talk to other editors. The response to my rather short Lithuanian painter articles prompted me to add more to my initial articles I'm transwikying. I have trasnwikikied hundreds of articles with good initial content. Yet all shallow editors like you do is criticise. I "sub stubbed" the genus articles however because of the sheer content missing. My time is clearly being wasted helping a project which never shows me an ounce of respect in return for my efforts except for a few who actually get what I do. What you are too shallow-minded to see is actually I expand a lot of the articles I create later or somebody else collaborates. Dr. Blofeld White cat 09:06, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
I therefore find your offensive comments that I only create articles with no content a VERY misguided claim. I find it very hurtful that you regard me in such a low way. Its not surprising you;ve failed RFA 3 times, many others have left the same feeling "Conduct towards other users is a bit too disrespectful". Pretty good summary. Dr. Blofeld White cat 09:21, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
And why shouldn't I create stubs that can be expanded in minutes by anybody? How do you think wikipedia has developed articles on Xinjiang Medical University and Fishing in the Maldives etc if it wasn't for editors like me. I've been more productive in terms of content on wikipedia than you have ever been. Dr. Blofeld White cat 09:23, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
"I'd agree with the comments about Blofeld's work in that he creates masses of near-useless stubs and refuses to talk to anyone who disagrees with him" is hardly the mostl civil of comments is it? It was equally completely unneccessary of you to say them. I have no idea why you got that impression because I am generally very helpful towards other editors and enjoy discussin things with them. What you don't see is how a lot of my discussions with other users are very positive and encouraging like this and a lot of my work is expanding existing sub stubs like An Phú District and creating hundreds of maps in the commons and making flickr agreements to greatly improve the quality of some of our articles.
From what I recall I could have sworn I gave you consdierable encouragement to improve our law articles on here, perhaps I'm getting you mixed up with someone else. If people are polite towards me and kindly ask we to add something or alter something I will gladly accept. If however I feel that the editor is criticising me as an editor who is basically not helping to expand the content of wikipedia or visits my talk page in an unfriendly fahsion saying things like we don't want these stubs etc or bad mouthing me at ANI I get very offended as I have done here. There just seemd a distinct lack of respect for any work I do on here which is always intended to be working towards expanding the encyclopedia in the long term. If you sum up the entirety of my edits I've had a massive influence on our current content on wikipedia, even many stubs I created in the past are now developing. Sure I create a lot of stubs some of them initially too short I know this but when you are working towards something on the scale I'm working on then initial quality is often compromised given the limitied time I have to edit things. I don't think I should have created those Swiss and Lithuanian painters like that, it is best to add at least a little, I acknoledged that that wasn't the best way to create them and all of the articles I've created on translated things since have been much fuller. Even as it is sure there are a lot of lacking articles we have now but the first person who comes across the article is free to expand it. If you see any initial stub I create in terms of a future perspective rather than its present state then you'll understand more of why I create such articles. I have no ill feelings against you and I don't know why you had to say those things about me. If you ask me nicely to do something I'll be more than willing to talk and cooperate. If however people talk behind my back and bad mouth me at ANI and on talk pages etc that I am "spamming" or create useless junk then I get understandably annoyed. Dr. Blofeld White cat 15:32, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your support for me in the Military History coordinator elections. I am honored that I was elected to my new position of assistant coordinator, and hope that I can satisfactorily perform the tasks required of a coordinator for the next six months. – Joe N 01:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
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I wish to thank you for your gracious support during my bid for a position as Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject in the recent March 2009 elections. I was initially apprehensive to stand for election as I was unsure on how well I would be received, but I am pleasantly surprised and delighted to have been deemed worthy to represent my peers within the project. I assure and promise you, I will strive to do my upmost to justify your trust in myself with this esteemed position. Thank you,
Abraham, B.S. (
talk)
01:51, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Soldiers of the 4th Australian Division crossing a duckboard track through Chateau Wood, Ypres on 29 October 1917. |
Why's it vandalism? I haven't got any answers from Dayewalker. On www.kenbruen.com it says, "They're about to start filming London Boulevard...Oscar winner William Monahan (screenwriter of The Departed) to write & direct. Colin Farrel and Keira Knightley to star!! "
( 82.195.149.119 ( talk) 07:13, 30 March 2009 (UTC) )
Many thanks for the appreciation. Discovering the rich lives of these Victorian politicans is very rewarding. I note another editor is following me down the 1885 list and picking up my lower priority MPs so hopefully we will get the whole lot done soon. Regards Motmit ( talk) 10:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi Ironholds,
I have responded to your reply on WP:AN/I. WP:OUTING is rather straightforward regarding previous knowledge of user information:
Or am I interpreting this the wrong way?
Cheers and thanks, pedrito - talk - 30.03.2009 12:12
Ok, we're going in circles here... I have two distinct questions:
Cheers and many thanks for your patience, pedrito - talk - 30.03.2009 13:20
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I seem to have drawn a crowd of support! |
I'm honored to have been elected as a coordinator of the WikiProject Military history and most sincerely thank you for your vote of support. I will endeavor to fulfill the obligations in a manner worthy of your trust. Many thanks. — Bellhalla ( talk) 14:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC) | |
A World War I U-boat draws a crowd after grounding on the Falmouth coast in 1921. |
- Dan Dank55 ( push to talk) 15:03, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Great tagging work, btw. - Dan Dank55 ( push to talk) 15:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I was wondering if I could borrow your organization design on your user page. Basically just the
Talk | Awards | Contributions | Created Pages | DYK's | Sandbox | Sandbox 2 | Sandbox 3
part. Of course I probably won't use all of those sections.
Let me know if it's okay. Thanks Dunnsworth ( talk) 01:28, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
I have moved this article back to its original location; to leave it where it is is a violation of the copyright license used on Wikipedia. Ironholds ( talk) 06:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
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thanks for deleting all my work again. after having a bunch of admins say the page was fine and actually say i did good work the first time around and then to wake up and find this out? again for the 19th time, THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT. IT IS AN INFORMATION BIO. I've already written my response about wikipedia, and done with your service. I got deleted for myspace links too. Why is it that every other DJ has their myspace link and has similar articles as the one I wrote. I happen to work for company who is thankfully going to let me write about this wikipedia experience. So thank you..really. 13:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Music27 ( talk • contribs)
More information - Dan Dank55 ( push to talk) 15:35, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
This is in reference to Long Tail Magic, a page you decided to mark for deletion. Long Tail Magic is a product similar to Google Analytics, and other web analytics products used by internet marketers to be aware of where their traffic is coming from and a lot of other information that helps them do better business. Sure, it is not developed by a company like Google but it does have a standing in the industry. I am sure you have your reasons for marking it for deletion, but I strongly feel that it is an entity in itself and should be listed on a global resource like Wikipedia. Now, my question is what do you want me to do, so it meets the expectations of the audience. I have explained the product and its functionality very specifically. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.
Blokhra ( talk) 16:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
I archived the thread, so do not touch my own comment. I left your comment intact.-- Caspian blue 17:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
... for illuminating my ignorance and correcting my edit to the article on Lord Denning. -- R'n'B ( call me Russ) 18:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have removed your speedy deletion tag, as I do not consider the article blatantly promotional. In its current form, I do not even consider it a candidate for WP:PROD, but your opinion is appreciated. decltype ( talk) 18:30, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello again, I had to remove another one of your speedy taggings. This article has a credible claim of significance, and therefore does not meet WP:CSD A7. decltype ( talk) 18:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to bother you again, but I have removed another one of your speedies, for pretty much the same reasons as Sanaya Irani. May I politely suggest that you use WP:CSD A7 a little more judiciously in the future? decltype ( talk) 19:02, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll have to remember "while your dead link is compelling", but that's not why I'm here, I'm here to learn something. My feeling is that when the username is the same as the company name, and the article about the company is more or less a list of stuff the company has done, and I can't determine notability from given links or a quick search, then I'm happy to go ahead and db-spam it and {{ uw-spamublock}} the account. On the other hand, when it's a guy talking about the family business he's run for over 20 years that does give the appearance of having produced good stuff, I'm inclined to compensate by leaving a nice note and trying to hook them up with other editors who might assist them. What I think I gain from db-spam as opposed to db-inc is that it goes better with uw-spamublock, and it saves me an argument later over exactly how notable the company was; a list of products is just as promotional for a company as an uploaded resume would be for a person, so that lets me bypass the more difficult db-inc arguments. That's my thinking at the moment, but I notice you're tagging some of these things as db-inc, and if you really prefer that, I'll try to evaluate them as db-inc's instead of just deleting as db-spam. (Watchlisting, even though your talk page breaks my watchlist. So respond, dammit!) - Dan Dank55 ( push to talk) 19:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
From a transplanted barrister to a future barrister - nice to meet you! – ukexpat ( talk) 01:11, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi there - you tagged Environmental monitoring for speedy delete. The creator - User:Velela has written "(start of a layout for the article)" in the edit summary when it was created. In those circumstances, is it appropriate to speedy tag? Cheers. hamiltonstone ( talk) 02:26, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Normally, I wouldn't do an end run around a proposed deletion, but I'd deleted that same bit of nonsense a few minutes prior to its reappearance. Thanks for caring enough to tag it as the nonsense it was. Regards, -- PMDrive1061 ( talk) 02:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Ironholds +
=
Happy April Fools Day :) Steve Crossin : Chat 03:21, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Ironholds,
it looks as if you are trying to improve your self, and I commend you on that. I should have answered on the request page at the time, but by the time I got to look, the request was already closed.
So the reasoning was that instead of answering the questions directly, you have a bit of fun to go with them,
extracted below:
2. What are your best contributions to Wikipedia, and why? A: Ohh, where to start! There was the Nobel Peace Prize, the Gabor Medal, the- oh, Wikipedia work? 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or have other users caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future? A: I can't really think of anything in the last.. well, lots really
It sounds as if you were being playful, or slightly tricky in the asnwer. I think that an administrator should be serious. Pranks and misleading explanations should be avoided by administrators. Since you are giving a bit of an example of how you work when you answer the questions, I would think it would show how you would perform your work. Good luck with Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ironholds 4 ! Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 05:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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