User talk:Eptalon/Archive 11

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Goblin 11:40, 8 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Welcome back, it's been a boring place without you :p Yotcmdr ^{=talk to the commander=} 09:12, 22 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Yeah WB. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 09:15, 22 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Finally. Heaven knows we need some guidance... :P Meetare Shappy ^Cunkelfratz! 09:47, 22 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Na endlich bist du wieder da :) Barras (talk) 16:28, 22 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I saw you made a comment about the Burgess model. I've deleted it because it wasn't looking very good in its old state. Feel free to rewrite it. :-) Meetare Shappy ^Cunkelfratz! 09:54, 22 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Issue 8 - 22th June 2009 69,053 editors, 59,757 articles, 144,395 pages.
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Goblin 10:49, 22 June 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Kennedy!Reply

 

Whack!

Do not take this seriously. Someone wants to let you know you did something silly!

I AM NOT A VANDAL!!! ;). What we're you thinking Epty? Getting a bit old for wiki? :P Your break didn't do you any good!

Regards,

Goblin 18:26, 2 July 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Kennedy!Reply

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Yotcmdr ^{=talk to the commander=} 08:21, 6 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

A friend of ours needs a username change, that no one has responded after 4 weeks. Care to help?-- Tdxiang 07:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

  Done--Eptalon (talk) 08:01, 21 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Ten

20th July 2009

GoblinBot3 (talk) 12:04, 21 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi Eptalon: You wished a crystal ball here.

 

--Barras (talk) 12:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the rename. I appreciate it. :) Cheers, Javert^{I knit sweaters, yo!} 00:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

hast du im Briefkasten. Ist wichtig. Barras (talk) 09:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, I have replied. --Eptalon (talk) 09:57, 29 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. I'll wait for you. Barras (talk) 10:29, 29 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

I totally disagree with your decision in every way possible; Especially as the problem in the first place was crats(/editors) overruling each other. See simple talk for more details. Regards, Kennedy (talk • changes). 20:30, 3 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Eleven

3rd August 2009

Pmlineditor 10:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hello. Someone thinks that this article may not be in simple english to understand. I have addressed to that person's concerns, however he still thinks it is unsimple enough. Can you review the article and list any problems you find on the article's talk page? Thank you. —§ Snake311 _{(I'm Not Okay!)} 07:38, 14 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Wouldn't unblocking them be consider wheel warring? Mythdon (talk • changes) 21:10, 16 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

no idea - at the moment we need to establish wqhether there is a blockable offense. --Eptalon (talk) 21:11, 16 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

(ec) No wheel war, because I am still too lazy to day anything against. when he thinks so... So we re-block when damage has heppend. Barras || talk 21:12, 16 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Okay. Mythdon (talk • changes) 21:15, 16 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

I have closed your request as successful. Please follow the oversight policy. I usually post these messages when the permission is assigned, but there were complications unrelated to you. Good luck! NonvocalScream (talk) 18:45, 17 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi. Please add (if you want to say it) your time zone and/or other comments to WP:OS. Thanks Barras (talk) 07:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia talk:Oversight#Mailing list. If you could sign that so we have definitive on-wiki evidence of consensus for a mailing list, that'd be grand. Thanks. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

You proposed this two years ago and it didn't go anywhere. Are you going to do anything with it, or can I remove the suggested policy tag? Griffinofwales (talk) 19:24, 22 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hey, I have contributed to English Wikipedia. I have a bunch of younger bros and sisters that like to learn. So I decided to come here. I am going to start the Quarter Horse article and noticed you had deleted before. I'd be glad if you would help since you are an admin. I've had admin help with my articles on the English and it pays. --Salixa (talk) 20:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hello there, and welcome to our quaint little project. I deleted Quarter Horse because it contained graffiti. The article did not make any sense. You are welcome to create the article again, and hopefully fill it with meaning. Don't be afraid to re-create deleted articles, if you do not do it to show a point. - But be advised that articles that are only made of nonsense will not survive long. ;) --Eptalon (talk) 17:30, 3 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

I know how to make articles. :) Just wanting to see what was the problem. I'm doing the Lipizzaner right now. I'm doing the GA Cup. (Link on my page somewhere hehe) I have to get points. Gotta beat experienced editors. :P --Salixa (talk) 00:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hi Eptalon

Yeah, no reason why we couldn't get braille up to scratch for GA. I think we need some more specific references and I'm not convinced we need the entire alphabet of braille there, perhaps just a couple of examples, or compromising, perhaps we put it in a gallery in a collapsable box... Let me know if I can help copyedit etc. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:34, 5 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Can you please comment at WP:PVGA? Thanks, Pmlineditor  Talk 11:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

I will, probably this evening, I need to think...--Eptalon (talk) 12:23, 6 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Can you email me so I can verify your address for the Oversight mailing list? Thanks. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Before updating Recent Changes, check the newly created pages. Halifax A.F.C. had this nonsense which I removed. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:11, 17 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Will do, chief... --Eptalon (talk) 20:17, 17 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Plus every other page he created was full of similar crap... All undone now. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:23, 17 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

London Underground 2009 Stock is currently at PGA, and is nearing the end of it's three week period. I was wondering if you could comment on it, and if it was ready see if we can form a consensus to promote.

Thank you,

Goblin 18:48, 26 September 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Kennedy!Reply

Why are we deprived of the usual editing helps? It makes changes take longer, and time is precious. Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:01, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

What do you mean by usual editing helps - There are a few scripts available in your settings, and getting something over from EnWP shouldn't be too hard either. Can you be more specific? --Eptalon (talk) 16:21, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

What I meant was that the line of editing shortcuts above the edit box in "Changing" vanished for about five days. It is back now. Perhaps part of the software rejig. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:54, 2 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Just thought I'd point out that when you changed the settings to allow talk page access again you left the block note/comment as "block talk page access" :) Not that it matters it DID get unblocked regardless of what the note says :) Jamesofur (talk) 20:16, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Eptalon, strongly recommend you re-enable that. It is wheel-warring, and you can get de-admined for it. There is evidence of TP abuse, i've been diff fishing, and changing block settings during a discussion is not on. Thank you. Goblin 20:21, 1 October 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!Reply

Hello, Goblin; please calm down. Note: I left the block time intact; hopefully the community can reach a decision on what to do. If you (or any admin) sees abuse of the talkpage by PBP (or a confirmed sock), they should feel free to change this setting. I have not seen any such abuse, thats why I left the user ableto edit his talk page. --Eptalon (talk) 20:31, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Eptalon, I am perfectly calm. As it stands, you have misused your tools by undoing another admin's actions without even consulting these actions. Yotcmdr added talk page after seeing abuse, and this was endorsed (albeit on IRC) by a few other administrators. I too endorse the action and have many diffs to prove it. I repeat my recomendation, and won't hesitate to either get another admin to undo you and then I myself request a RfdA based on admin abuse. Quite frankly, i'm appalled at this eptalon, I thought you knew better. Goblin 20:35, 1 October 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!Reply

I think in general its a good place to let him talk, as I said to him there the only thing he can do by being uncivil is make everyone else in the community agree that he shouldn't be unblocked. Jamesofur (talk) 20:37, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

This is yet another reason why simple is crap. We have (seemingly) one rule for one, one for another. Our admins care about their egos and who likes them rather than who they have blocked or not. This is entirely inappropriate, and if this continues then I would support any closure proposals and those who say that simple is a pointless wiki, as it's completely against the policies that we ourself made. Sort it out. Goblin 20:39, 1 October 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Fr33kman!Reply

(<-) Hello. I have undone my unlocking of his talk page; I do not have an overview of the current situation in all its facettes. BG7: I cannot change much about you being disssatisfied with this wiki. I am sure you will find other communities more to your liking. Best. --Eptalon (talk) 20:55, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

...and this is why, in the face of talk page abuse, you should protect the page instead. Too much confusion when you jump back and forth on the block log. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:44, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

I think I'm running out of steam here... Macdonald-ross (talk) 16:15, 2 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for your help: much appreciated. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:17, 3 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Johannes Vermeer.... The Rambling Man (talk) 11:52, 3 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nikola_Tesla&diff=1550095&oldid=1550093

this edit, evidence was given as right, yet you complained, what's up, many of administrators make same bad shameful mistakes 24 7!y? ! need to point out some problems you need to fix, what's your email? — This unsigned comment was added by Whatnow (talk • changes).

Click here. Griffinofwales (talk) 23:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

1. (show/hide) 15:07, 21 May 2009 Eptalon (talk | changes | block) unprotected "Nikola Tesla" ‎ (no longer needed. let's be reasonable?) (hist | change)
2. (show/hide) 15:02, 21 May 2009 Eptalon (talk | changes | block) protected "Nikola Tesla" [edit=sysop] (expires 14:02, 22 May 2009 (UTC)) [move=sysop] (expires 14:02, 22 May 2009 (UTC)) ‎ (edit warring, sorting out the positions)

Is this perhaps a clarification--Eptalon (talk) 10:01, 18 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Twelve

26th October 2009

GoblinBot3 (talk) 08:52, 26 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Thirteen

9th November 2009

GoblinBot3 (talk) 00:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Er, I boobed here by putting up Crabs when Crab was already up. The search works less well here compared to enWP. Obviously they need merging. There should have been redirects to all synonyms... I won't get back to this for a day or two; if you have time, you might like to fix it. Macdonald-ross (talk) 17:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Do you want it deleted or something? --Bsadowski1 17:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

If we are talking about crabs as a biological family (or taxon, or whatever, I am not a biologist), it would probably make sense to have the article at "Crabs" (and to redirect Crab there). I don't know, we probably have the same problem with squirrel. At SEWP, this is about the group of rodents, including chipmunks and marmots. At EnWP, it is about the Red Squirrel (which used to be common in Europe, but is now being replaced by the Grey Squirrel from the US). Anyway, "merging" is basically replacing the page to be redirected with a redirect, and ideally having merged the content beforehand. Does not need an admin, shouldn't be much hassle at all. --Eptalon (talk) 19:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Just a note to mention that Evolution has begun to be attacked by creationists, and this may continue. On the intro I have reverted, and added reliable references to the first and last sentence. All of the intro is now well referenced, & hence easier to protect; the references were needed, anyway. Oh, crabs are now waving their pincers happily... Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:36, 13 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Could you break the redirect between ploidy and diploid, please. Diploid is a much more frequent term, and should have its own page (as haploid now does). Thanks, Macdonald-ross (talk) 14:21, 13 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Fourteen

23rd November 2009

--Barras (de) (talk) 22:39, 24 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

Only just found your message (life busy). I have now created whip (instrument), having found it on English wiki (should have spotted it at the time), so have transferred the information to there and created a "see also link". I cannot find a satisfactory image at the moment, the one on Enwiki would not copy anyway. Hikitsurisan (talk) 17:28, 2 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

I was browsing through the SE military articles, and noticed that at some point (in the military rank article) the author felt like it was necessary to supplement the word 'volunteer' with a bracketed explanation. When I set out to explain what 'volunteer' means in simple English, I saw the original article had been deleted.

Thus, my question is : is the word 'volunteer' self sufficient that no further explanation is necessary ?

- if yes, the bracketed explanation should probably be removed

- Otherwise, is an explanatory article about 'volunteer' be in order ?

- Or maybe the bracketed explanation is good enough

Just asking !

Ivan Scott Warren (talk) 11:18, 5 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

At the time I deleted the page because it read Volunteers are idiots who do things for free., which falls under the Quick Deletion criteria. This does of course not mean that it cannot or should not be recreated with sensible content. Please note however that simple word definitions should go to Simple Wiktionary, not simple Wikipedia.

The English Wikipedia has an articler on Volunteering; Other than this, there seem to be many meanings (In biology: A plant that grows on its own) . So in general, I think there is a place for an article about volunteering here. All I did when I deleted the previous one was to remove graffiti... --Eptalon (talk) 14:38, 5 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

 

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Issue Fifteen

7th December 2009

Yottie ^=talk= 19:58, 7 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

On 10 December, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Banana Republic, to which you substantially contributed. If you know of another interesting fact from an article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

I know ! we don't give these out on Simple. Being Bold. Well done!

On 10 December, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nicholas of Myra, to which you substantially contributed. If you know of another interesting fact from an article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Nice Xmas one. Well done! Victuallers (talk) 12:16, 13 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Veo que hablas bien el español, como dice el userbox en tu PU. Quisiera hacerte una consulta: Para identificar a las Wikipedias en otros idiomas, se utiliza una sintaxis como ésta: :en: para la wikipedia en Inglés, :es: para español, etc. ¿Cómo se hace para la Simple Wikipedia? Gracias anticipadas por tu respuesta. Saludos Rrm·Sjp ^Eswiki _Dewiki ^Enwiki 01:09, 15 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

El prefix que puedes utilizar es simple:. Asì, esta página es simple:User talk:Eptalon. --Eptalon (talk) 11:20, 15 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

For the non-Spanish-speakers: Rrmsjp asked me what the Interwiki-prefix for "Simple English" was; I replied that it was simple:, with an example. --Eptalon (talk) 11:23, 15 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for your kind notice to me on reverting my change. I'm sorry I've given you so much trouble! Have a happy Christmas. Classical Esther (talk) 06:35, 20 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Ohhh, I'm so sorry you read what my sister just said on my talk page. She has more warmth of heart than prudence, and she's only eleven: I hope you won't take any offense at what she said. Merry Christmas! Classical Esther (talk) 06:56, 21 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

I see you've read what my big sister Classica Esther said above - I wanted to apologize, too. Sorry for not being able to resume good faith! I am, Yours Truly, Pretty Lydie (talk) 10:02, 22 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the apology. This is about writing about the stuff you like most, using simple English. Feel free to edit any page you like. Should you have some holidays at least enjoy those; "Seasonal greetings" is probably the most neutral term I can come up with. Anyway, have fun and happy editing. --Eptalon (talk) 21:46, 22 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Seasonal greetings and Merry Christmas, and a Happy New year to you, too! Thanks for the Neutral term of your greetings! Pretty Lydie (talk) 08:56, 26 December 2009 (UTC)Reply