User talk:GregAsche/Archive1

Greg, if you are using the monobook skin, you can copy this:

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into this link: User:GregAsche/monobook.js. It adds a "Hide" link next to the "Recent Changes" link. Func( t, c, e,  ) 02:38, 16 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, as I've explained to an admin previously, I have had difficulty adding tags. The Nycbuginvasion is GFDL-license by the owner, and the tag should be complete by now. Other permissions are in process for Keston -- the site owner is in Spain running a marathon, but has replied favorably once already -- and his other images are magazines and album covers. Simons is in review with two depts. at WSJ, and the microchip tags have been granted permission from the chip manufacturer, who has already released these photos for use as part of their press kit. Don't have time more details, but the process of tagging has simply been confusing for me, as I have only been active at WP for three weeks. All halloween photos are GFDL licensed by parade director Jeanne Fleming, except for the two by Williams who granted license yesterday. Regards, please be patient. Klenk paul klenk 02:43, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, I will need additional help here. I am asking Imdaking to help as well. What info is missing, and can one of you please assist me in the spirit of community cooperation. I am trying to do my best and would like assistance. Regards. paul klenk 02:50, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the link, but I've already tried to read that page with no luck. It is useless to a newcomer, sad to say. Left various requests for help at pages and admins, but with little effect. What is missing, where, exactly? What you see is what I think I have. I can't tell you what's missing, because I don't know what's missing -- Imdaking has an idea, I think, and I am waiting for a reply.

We are talking past each other. At the moment, what is missing where? What I have is what you see. paul klenk 03:05, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

are you there? paul klenk 03:20, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, are you there? paul klenk 03:28, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'll have questions for you tomorrow. paul klenk 03:43, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, indented below are comments I left at Imda's page. Would you kindly see, if you are in a position to do so, that no image removal takes place on at New York's Village Halloween Parade unless specific notice is given me of what required information is necessary? And, help is provided to me to understand these requirements? It does not help to say delete and "no source," as so much info has been provided. I believe a lot of time has been wasted chatting back and forth and furiously removing and reverting, when all that was needed was assistance and cooperation, rather than gratuitous policing without sufficient explanation and replies. I have gone to great lengths to ask for help with images, which no one seems in a position to offer, and to get carte blanche GFDL licensing from the parade corporation (the image owner) and its director, Jeanne Fleming. She has granted parade access (press passes) to various photographers in exchange for being given rights to the photos. paul klenk 11:22, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind -- I'd rather do the changes myself. I'm going back to check all original imags, and if they have 1] name of owner, 2] address of Web site, 3] a description and 4] a tag, I am placing it back. No additional requirements have been requested, and by my record, I've made several attempts to ask what they might be. paul klenk 03:54, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Shuffle.jpg, Twopaperfaces.jpg, Nycbuginvasion.jpg, and Fixingdino.jpg all have the four items above. Before I revert, is anything missing? If so please describe exactly what -- again, "source" doesn't tell me much since I added their authors and pages. paul klenk 03:59, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, the only photo on the Halloween page that is tagged as being listed on images for deletion is Fixingdino. Per the tag, I have listed on its talk page all the information about the image, arguing that it not be deleted. I am now reverting the page again to its previous state, as every photo on it has 1] name of owner, 2] address of Web site, 3] a description and 4] a GFDL license tag, and, when known, 5] the photographer. These photos are copyright of the parade, and its director, Jeanne Fleming, has granted carte blanche GFDL licensing for the photos.

In the interest of efficiency, cooperation, and the spirit of Wikipedia, please refrain from removing the images from the page until addressing a comment to me specifying exactly what necessary or required information is missing. paul klenk 11:22, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You reverted my change, which replaced the original text with:

A home computer is a computer that is at home.

Yuhong 02:40, 9 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Well, my RfA has not quite completed yet, but either way, I'd like to thank you for your vote and your support, regardless of the outcome. -- BMIComp (talk, HOWS MY DRIVING) 18:38, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support of my RfA, which I have formally withdrawn. The full text of my withdrawal and statement of appreciation is on the RfA page. Best wishes, Leonard G. 03:23, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, 165.83.196.82 added all the material that they took out. If you look at the history of the Black Kettle article, you will see that they have been working on it since yesterday. This IP belongs to the National Park Service. I had not had a chance, and was waiting until they were done adding new information, before I went comprehensively through article and did a copy edit, which I would bet it needs. I have also been trying to help this user on their talk page, User_talk:165.83.196.82, to be a better editor. Following the rules may have scared them off. I was not to excited when they removed all of their additions. I figured I would just look at an old version and pick out any good points that I thought needed too, or could be, added. Check it out and tell me what you think? WikiDon 21:48, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Well, the article was only about 10 sentences long before yesterday. Unfortunately, there is not a lot known about Black Kettle, and a good deal of what has been written is from a POV, bias, white-man's take. Just like I warned IP 165.83.196.82, don't let the article get off track into the battles, the 7th Cav, the Southern Cheyenne tribe, etc., which is easy to do. I wish we could jump in the time machine at interview the man. WikiDon 22:20, 15 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

PS I don't know what the heck happened there. !~!

I appreciate your vote in my successful RfA. If you every need anything just ask. I hope I can live up to expectations. - Trevor MacInnis(Talk | Contribs) 12:47, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for reverting the anon AOL vandal's attacks on my talk page. I only wish that the idiot would realise that I never see his work unless I go looking for it, thanks to the efforts of good folks like yourself, because he works in the middle of the night my time! -- Arwel 13:03, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

At 01:38, 18 September 2005 (UTC), you said ‘’this message is regarding the article New Zealand general election, 2005. Please stop removing content from Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism.’’ I was not doing vandalism, I was just adding full break down of results. Then the Wikipedia software told me that the article was to big, so I moved the more detailed results to its own page (New Zealand General Election, 2005, Full Results), and put back the table that was their. 210.54.114.253 01:51, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

(I should have logged in User: Brian New Zealand

This is in regards to the rollback of my edit of the Scott Stapp article. I would appreciate not being treated like a complete noob, as I have been using Wikipedia for quite some time, and I have almost 200 edits to my name. I knew what I was doing when I reverted the article. There is a large amount of superfluous biographical material on Scott Stapp in the article. It is obviously removed directly from a book or magazine, probably in violation of copyright. The article's quality suffers because of this. I was attempting to correct the problem by reverting to a previous version without the biographical text.--Alhutch 04:43, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

no problem, apology accepted.

Hello, I thank you for your support to my adminship, and I am sure that we shall be around contributing and building the encyclopedia. I will surely keep the confidence reposed in me. --Bhadani 09:27, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that when some jerk deleted the whole article on Tahoe which I wrote 90% of, you were able to put the page back the way it was. Well some other jerk just deleted about 2/3s more of the page, as i was writing it. I already commented on his talk page, but I was wondering if somehow you could restore it like you did before. Thanks Tobyk777 19:24, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Don't forget to substitute templates with section headers (such as {{Welcome2}} and {{Idw}}) when you use them on talk pages: it reduces server load, and prevents accidental blanking of the template. --Phroziac ^(talk) 02:28, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Greg-
I noticed you posted a message on an anonymous vandal's talk page about vandalism of the Second Amendment page. I have found that that only encourages them to vandalize more, since they are getting attention. (Like a little child, which he/she may very well be). I usually just revert and move on. My advice, take it for what it's worth. Thanks for fixing vandalism, a never ending job here. --Rogerd 22:04, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• I am not sure I agree with that. In some cases, realising that they are being watched may scare a vandal off, -- RHaworth 08:07, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I want to thank you very much for your vote on my RFA. Greatly apperciated, I owe you one!

Journalist ^C./ ^{Holla @ me!}

The {{playwright-stub}} is deprecated and in the process of being removed. In the future, please use {{writer-stub}} (or one of the subtypes based on region or nationality). If the author is primarily known for writing for the theatre then also using the {{theat-stub}} is recommended. Caerwine 09:33, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Just because it is a copyvio does not make Corban College a candidate for speedy deletion. Please use the proper copyvio process. -- RHaworth 08:05, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dear friend,

Thank you for redirecting my article on Social Technology . I will try and extend this in the next few days. I am trying to add a section every day.

I feel like Alice in Wonderland. Please correct any errors that I make.

Best regards, Nirupma Kapoor neeray 18:17, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for posting at the top of your page, but this is just a brief "I'll try" on the Law project. I'm in my second year of law school so quite a bit busy. BenWilson 16:22, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My note: I moved this down to the bottom to make space. -Greg Asche (talk) 02:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support on my RfA. At this point it doesn't look so good, but that's okay. If I don't achieve sysophood, I will be alright. I'll just keep up the good work and maybe try again later. People are allowed their opinions and I respect that. Thanks. --Lord Voldemort ^{(Dark Mark)} 15:55, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, we haven't spoken in the past (AFAIK), but I noticed you do alot of hard work (saw your reverting some vandalism during my RC patrol), and I was wondering if you would be interested in adminship? I'd love to nominate you. Let me know :). -Greg Asche (talk) 01:35, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Sure! I'd appreciate that! Owen× ☎ 01:40, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not only am I too lazy to read all the stuff that admins are supposed to know, I'm even too lazy to start my own thread. Seeing this one already in place, I decided to use it to decline your kind offer. Seriously, I appreciate your asking, and I've thought about it from time to time, but for the moment I think I'll keep contributing without having the title. JamesMLane 23:01, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for expanding the {{stub}} on Binding (sewing) to {{lang-stub}}. I was trying to find a textile-related stub and was at a loss :-). I didn't think to head down the lang path! Thanks, again! >: Roby Wayne ^{Talk • Hist} 03:44, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support and your kind comment on my RfA! Robert 15:39, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Greg. I'm contacting you since you are listed at Category:Wikipedians in Minnesota. I'm going to be at a conference in Minneapolis and am plannnig a Wikipedia meetup for October 8. If you are near Minneapolis at that time, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/Minneapolis. Angela. 20:34, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to thank you for your vote of support in my request for adminship! -- Gyrofrog (talk) 04:58, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Molotov (talk) 19:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I had to stop to let you know that you do excellent work on this site, and I;ll nominate you for admin. Molotov (talk) 02:20, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, thank you for nominating and supporting my RfA. Your timing was excellent! I'll do my best to live up to your standards. Owen× ☎ 21:25, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Greg, I got a bit stumped with the Hamelin issue. Some smart Germans have their stake in Hamelin, so I stopped in the disambig, as I couldnt work out what to do with the western australian variety. The joy of being a newbie. (My contribs list may say one thing, but I still dont understand others)vcxlor 15:08, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there. Thanks for the notice you placed here. --HappyCamper 22:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I normally see you alot in RC patrol and when I saw your user page and i was in shock you were not a admin. Want me to nominate you? --JAranda | watz sup 02:30, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• OK Im going to place the admin nomination in my sandbox and going to nominate you in early November if that ok with u. Thanks for your response --JAranda | watz sup 02:43, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
• Nomvember 8th is the date. Placed it in my sandbox. Thanks for your responce --JAranda | watz sup 02:47, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• I talked to Redwolf24 about nomitating you and another user and he said that you could get nomintaed now and unless something very bad happens which I clearly doubt you will have no problem with it.And also even though you were very active since early Augest u actually got your account in April so you dont have to worry about it. Could I nominate you right now . --JAranda | watz sup 00:04, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• Done Here it is Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/GregAsche --JAranda | watz sup 02:15, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! freestylefrappe 02:52, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I find it funny that you count how many times your page is vandalised. However, my "lol" hardly counts as 16 1/2. That was not my intention, sorry.  :-P

That was a goatse troll, not just a typical blanker. His image was just quickly speedied. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 01:57, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I don't do it for every RfA. I do try to do it for every RfA for a user with <2000 edits, and do it sometimes for nominees with more. I'm trying to encourage people to use edit summaries, and I think it's slowly working :) The data for you; use of edit summaries is 90% overall, first 500 edits at 69% and last 500 at 97.8%. Doing great! I generate the data in an MS-Excel spreadsheet. It's automated for me after I copy the data. I just click a button. But, it's not a script tool I can put online. I think Kate's tool could be modified to include the capability though. --Durin 05:07, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not to second guess your judgement, but I noticed you blocked User:66.26.83.157 for 48 hours for vandalism. Both of his edits go George W. Bush seemed like a newbie test rather than malicious vandalism to me, and he even reverted his own test at Enemy of God. He has been warned on his talk page, and I think your 48 hour block was a bit overboard for a simple newbie test. The newbies of today are the worthwhile contributors of tomorrow, and I think we are scaring them off by taking such a harsh line on blocking. Again, this is just my opinion, you're the admin and if you feel differently then that is your decision. -Greg Asche (talk) 21:06, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

While I am always one who tries to assume good WP:FAITH whenever possible, the last two edits by this IP address were a dead giveaway that the edits were malintended, and not mere tests. [1] [2] "He was arrested for driving under the influence|being a lsalsd" was not something I interpreted as a mistake. As you may be aware, the George W. Bush is the most vandalised article on Wikipedia, with approximately 90% of all the edits towards that article being vandalism-related. Also note that each and every section (not just the header) of the George W. Bush article contains the following text: "Anyone who vandalizes the page may be blocked for 24 hours or more without further warning." There is simply no excuse for the actions of this particular editor. Hall Monitor 21:16, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support on my RfA, and for your very kind words. Both are sincerely appreciated. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ t • @ 14:46, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

for the barnstar! Fg2 03:53, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your support - my bid (as you probably know) went swimmingly. I couldn't have asked for a better one. Thank you very much and I just hope I don't mess up! The fact that I don't know you makes your support just that little bt more special! --Celestianpower ^hablamé 12:42, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Egh, I usually do, but I forgot that time. By the way, is it standard to respond in someone else's talk or your own? Also, the page (Dale W. Meyerrose) seems to have been reverted... raylu 00:47, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am on the prowl for good admin candidates, and I don't think they get much better than you! If you want to become an admin they I would be happy to nominate you, or if you nominated yourself you would certainly receive my support. let me know, thanks Martin 22:36, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That would have been really embarassing if I had already voted on your rfa as well!, oh well, good luck! Martin 22:53, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help with the vandal. I really appreciate it. For your efforts, I award you this Psi. Use it in good mental health or to combat wiki-stress! See you around and thanks again. -- Psy guy ^(talk) 23:14, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reverting vandalism at my user page! Cheers, Sango123 (talk) 01:50, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You might be a liitle strict with this user, explain that "This notice is needed so other users will not repeatly cite you for your potental vandalism and know that the matter has already been delt with." This is just my view, but freezeing someones talk page makes it hard for other users to raise this users warning messages if 66.214.251.126 continues trolling.

Prodego 02:29, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You are LIGHTNING FAST reverting vandalism! Well done! KHM03 23:47, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the vote and comment, I'm sorry that you get a "bad vibe" from me, I've never done anything to deserve it, but if its what you feel its what you feel. Thanks for what you said anyway, I guess I'll try to avoid giving off the bad vibe, maybe I'll stop trying to have a personality on wikipedia, or anything, because I guess I'm just a weird person to people. Private Butcher 18:36, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed you fixed that bit of vandalism on my user page last night. Thanks much for that. It's the first time for me and I feel as if I've finally arrived! :D –Abe Dashiell ^(t/c) 15:44, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support :)!Voice of All ^{@|Esperanza|E M} 22:27, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]