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A chara, Ali-oops. Long time no hear. I took a quick glance at your webpage (just the intro) at your talkpage invitation. Didn't want to stay too long lest I was the uninvited guest barging in. Anyway, congratulations -- apparently you have at least one new little one to cherish (based on your wording). Glad to see you're not being beaten down by the State of California's current state. Think Whitman will win?

2010 election results are in: Whitman lost!

Anyway, to the point: I am having a mild dispute with another editor over everyone's favourite octogenarian ingenue from the film Titanic, Gloria Stuart, who recently passed away in the prime of life (100 years old). Anyway the dispute is over whether or not a COD has to be limited to one line, or if relevant factors revealed posthumously can be included. This other editor has told me to ... no, not that! ... check TOC, so I checked TOC, which did not resolve anything for me. Well, having worked at two VA hospitals and obsessed about death for many years now, I can assure you that CODs are often not simple at all, having potentially all sorts of complicated details. I pray you can enlighten me (us). Is mise le meas. Rms125a@hotmail.com ( talk) 22:53, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi - haven't heard from you in almost a year (since December 2009) to be exact when you left me a wee thoughtful note. Since I never say or do anything that might offend anyone, I can't imagine you're cross with me, but anything is possible. I'd be gutted if that were the case, or at least gobsmacked. Anyway just wanted to say wish you and your family the best. I hope you're weathering the rough economy. Yours very sincerely, Rms125a@hotmail.com ( talk) 21:04, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Can you please move [[Articles for deletion/Meow Wars (2nd nomination)]] to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meow Wars (2nd nomination)? Thanks in advance. -- Michaeldsuarez ( talk) 19:23, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Cleaned up the mess, and annotated the deletion log to point to the right discussion. How'd an AFD end up in main namespace, anyhow? Good day, Michael and Alison. Courcelles 21:27, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm confused. The Afd says keep or at least no consensus to delete, but the article was deleted with a link to the Afd as the reason. -- Rocksanddirt ( talk) 21:30, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

That's why I restored and then redeleted the page. After the moves, the AFD that reached the delete outcome was the third, not the second. See Meow Wars. Courcelles 21:34, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. It was in the mainspace due to a silly typo I accidentally made. -- Michaeldsuarez ( talk) 23:10, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

• Dino Rossi (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Out of sheer curiosity, I see some of the links were oversighted, so even administrators without oversight access cannot view it. Was it standard vandalism or was it an assertion that could be potentially damaging to the man's career? (Or, may you not answer that question without killing me?) Magog the Ogre ( talk) 23:24, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

• Potentially libelous, utterly unsourced allegations. That's all I want to say - Alison ^❤ 23:33, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

I notice that you protected {{ db-move}} two years ago. However, I am questioning that, since db-move is really just a wrapper for {{ db-g6}}, which is only semi-protected and, if modified, would affect the protected template too. Either reduce db-move to semi-protection, or fully protect db-g6.

Also, what exactly is the difference between the red protection lock and the gold protection lock? Both have identical log entries. —  Train2104 ( talk • contribs • count) 01:48, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

• From what I recall, all the template names have moved around in the two years since it was prot'd - it's been so long now that I can't recall all the details. It's customary to protect highly-transcluded templates such as this one as they're prime targets for vandalism. As for the colours of the locks - I've no idea, sorry :) - Alison ^❤ 05:45, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
  • Gold is temporary full protection; usually used during a dispute, whereas red is a permanent full-protection, usually—but not exclusively—highly-visible templates. Courcelles 05:54, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Can you take a quick look at user:744cody. They were reported to AIV, but myself and another admin didn't see the sock similarities to block. Thanks.  7  04:53, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

• This editor is quite  Unlikely to be Codyfinke ( talk · contribs) based on location amongst other things - Alison ^❤ 05:19, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Thought so - thanks.  7  05:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi Alison! With reference to your recent block of User:202.154.155.224 and oversighting of his edit to Fry - is there anything I should've done differently? I gave him a {{ uw-vandalism4im}}, which I think was appropriate (though he was up to level 3 anyway), but I'm wondering whether I should've been more pro-active in bringing this to administrator attention. Best wishes. Philip Trueman ( talk) 08:54, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

• Hi there. No, you did just great. When I saw that the editor started off light, got warnings then went to full-on oversight-type edits, I thought it best to just apply the brakes for a short while. Given the nature of the edits and comments made, it wasn't going to proceed well & oversight is costly in terms of everyone's time; both yours and mine. As an oversighter, I had to kinda make that call - Alison ^❤ 10:07, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

I got frustrated some time ago on the article Carpenter sisters and blanked the page in November 2009. It was then deleted under the G7 rule. I would like to revisit that page and to try to save it if possible. Any comment or opinion of that article would be appreciated also.

Thank you. Jrcrin001 ( talk) 02:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

• Hi John. I've just restored your old, deleted article to User:Jrcrin001/Carpenter_sisters where you can read and update it as you like. If, at some stage, it's ready for deletion or mainspace, just let me know! Sorry for the delay replying - I'm not here that much anymore - Alison ^❤ 07:08, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I absolutely love your picture! Great Work. -- Monterey Bay ( talk) 03:38, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• My userpic? LOL - ooo-kay :) Glad someone likes it - Alison ^❤ 06:59, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

You attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. Now, for stylistic consistency I might recommend responding to such compliments with something more sinister, such as "Fuck off, aquarium loving dike. I hate my fucking picture and you. I hope someone shovels you off that fucking cliff on your page, you steaming dung pile! – 41l50n ᾦ " ; or some other pleasantry. Must maintain decorum. (Please don't block me, Miss Allie, you know I'z only a po' newbie, Ah dohn meanz it, I'z jus simple like that! Please.) BTW, I watched the Lionpalooza QT from your leaders on stream the other day, are those guys for real with the hairstyles and late night FM jock baritone voices? I thought I was watching some weird Christopher Guest movie, but no it really was a real App*e promo. Scary. Sswonk ( talk)

Hey :)

I've approved your account on the ACC tool, and promoted you to admin, and given you the checkuser bit, which basically gives you the access to see all and do all. Please have a read over the guide so you know what to expect. Any questions, feel free to ask me or someone else.

Thanks

[ stwalkerster| talk 23:42, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• Thank you :) I'm only really there in case you guys need checkuser work done - Alison ^❤ 06:58, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• [1] SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
  • Same editor as Toilet spaz ( talk · contribs), Return from Vietnam ( talk · contribs) and others. IP now blocked & no other accounts I can see .. - Alison ^❤ 06:55, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi my article Jatt has been hijacked i have warned the user on 4 occasions now he has hijacked my article and included all i wrote into his. could u help plz —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qaleechpuri ( talk • contribs) 11:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)