User talk:Ottawa4ever

Welcome!

Hi all If i left a message on your page it probably concerns a recent change. If it was related to vandalism and you are not responsible please accept my apologies. If you wish to give helpful feed back please do and take care.

Grammar and Spelling checks are always appreciative on my user space pages. However profanity or comments designed in such a way will be deleted as unconstructive. Have a great day! :D

Archive:User:Ottawa4ever/Archive 2007-2011

I have heeded your advice from the help desk and opened an RfC here Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Duke53_2. There is currently some discussion at the talk page there as well. I would appreciate your help and advice. Hoopsphanatic (talk) 03:17, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ive left a proposal of my own for both sides to look at (simmilar to this though a tad different in mannor) if they would like on the disccussion section on the request for comment page (sorry terrible with links RC). Analysts proposal though may be easier to implement Ottawa4ever (talk) 18:33, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your input. Would you mind endorsing the RfC here Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Duke53_2. It simply states you tried to mediate the situation. Thanks. Hoopsphanatic (talk) 21:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I looked into this, it seems Duke has compromised with Alanysts proposal and placed the `no index` stub on his page. Which should mean that your username should no longer be visible in a search engine. Hope this helps, I dont think endorsing the rfc is necessary at this time unless im missing something or this isnt agreeable(i think you said it was okay). take care, hope to see you back editing someday :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 22:15, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

18-March-2009: Many essays get removed from the category, so there are some issues to note. All essays can be judged as Wikipedia public-relations, so avoid too much negative talk. Try to emphasize a better future, or potential solutions: there are lots of people to help with anything (if you can reach them). Others have disguised criticism, in the form of semi-humor, but beware that some admins live in strict societies, where negative talk is swiftly censored. That's just the way those people were raised: "The nail that stands up gets hammered down". They tend to squash anti-talk and feel no sympathy for apologies. Because Wikipedia has over 9 million registered users, plus 9 million anonymous IP users, the audience you face is some portion of those 18 million people, plus others. Hence, try to create the best essay you can, perhaps revising several times in an off-line text file. I sometimes forget to mention the current time, but it is good to include "in mid-2009" (or such) because many issues change within 5 months. Currently, about 35% of English or German Wikipedia is written by teenagers, half of Wikipedia is under 30 years of age. Remember at the bottom, put category:

[[Category:Wikipedia essays|Title of essay]]

Good luck with your efforts. -Wikid77 (talk) 20:29, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ive made a request for tools for account creation. This edit is meant as a confirmation edit. Ottawa4ever (talk) 22:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, I'm pretty new to Wikipedia so I'm not sure if this is where I'm supposed to reply. I'm bringing up the Wiki with the President and VP Communication of the U of A Chapter and we should have something up soon. We're just trying to find some media sources. Thanks! HY7 (talk) 22:54, 30 March 2009 (UTC)HY7[reply]

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Replies have been made at the help desk. If the problem is solved, please place {{resolved}} ~~~~ at the top of the section. Thank you, ZooFari 21:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's always good to hear that I have not overstepped by reverting edits to a user's talk. I was almost certain you wouldn't mind (considering the edits), but it's good to know for sure. See ya 'round. Tiderolls 21:24, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They were nasty edits but its in line with my own user talk policy of removing inappropriate text being vandalism thanks again.Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:37, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reporting all of them to AIV would be the best way to do so. Until It Sleeps 18:12, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reported them, kinda an off chance but they are all editing the same articlesOttawa4ever (talk) 18:20, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just a heads-up. Sometimes page blanking is not vandalism. For example, Drobizam was blanked by the original author, indicating a desire for the article to be deleted. I deleted it under WP:CSD#G7. The correct action would have been to re-tag the blank article with a {{g7}} instead of reverting the page blanking. Thanks! — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  21:37, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, realized shortly after it wasnt a vandalism and I reverted my warning. I did not think to just add the tag back, but thought the tag would come back with the article for deletion, nether the less your solution seems the way to go thanks. Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:20, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My friend, that was some truly great work. This dopey kid looks as if he wants to be caught! It'll be interesting to see how the CU turns out. I plan to watch this one with great interest. Thanks for your help! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 18:56, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Paste your requests here:

I have reverted 100 cases of vandalism and warned the users without using Twinkle, Huggle, or popups. If this barnstar is granted, could you please place it here. Thank you. Griffinofwales (talk) 18:20, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, my RFA was closed recently with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your support and I hope I can count on it in the future. Even though it didn't pass, it had a nearly 2 to 1 ratio of support and I am quite encouraged by those results. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns that were brought up and resubmit in a few months. If you would like to assist in my betterment and/or co-nominate me in the future, please let me know on my talk page. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk

FWIW, I thought your question was a good one.

Why don't you do something constructive about it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.136.213 (talk) 23:01, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Potentially we could look at it as a Trivia section though that could be integrated into the article or removed. Thanks for responding.Ottawa4ever (talk) 23:04, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

section is flaged now for trivia. The info should still be integrated Ottawa4ever (talk) 23:17, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, go ahead. Until It Sleeps 23:07, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Am I allowed to use popups to view diffs or warn? Griffinofwales (talk) 19:21, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nope no popups. You could use the recent changes tab to spot something and revert. the idea would be to train you into being able to pick off suspisicous edits as was done before these useful scripts came, gives more apprciation to them as well :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:27, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, when I first joined 4 months ago, I fought vandalism using recent changes and the vandalism warnings. I will try to get a 100 by the end of this week. Griffinofwales (talk) 19:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Am I allowed to use my rollback tool (I'm a rollbacker)? Griffinofwales (talk) 19:36, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Am I allowed to use tabs with my browser? For example, If I spotted vandalism, I could pop up a new tab to warn the user, and with the current tab go back to recent changes. Griffinofwales (talk) 19:40, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do I have to include the article name in my warnings? Griffinofwales (talk) 19:49, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would not see a problem with using roll back providing it wasnt used with software (like huggle), And also using multiple browser windows i dont think thats a problem either for this. Just no automatic tools from software to detect and revert vandalism. All old school, well mostly.... :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:58, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Standard warnings (you should include the name of the article for good practice (but dont be too discouraged if you forget once or twice)) use a template if you can. Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:58, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted different types of vandalism 47 times. I might do some more later, but I should be finished by Saturday. Have that barnstar ready. Griffinofwales (talk) 00:17, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I went to WP:VAND and looked up sneaky vandalism. To qualify for the reward, does it only have to qualify as sneaky or does it have to be "extra" sneaky? Griffinofwales2 (talk) 16:06, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly as its said there, any example of this will do (providing its been in an article for over a year). A good example of this was the jacques plante article. Some edits were made 3 years or so ago and his statitistics for 5 years were deleted. No one noticed for over a year or so, that would be a good example. If its extra sneaky, then there be more kudos for finding it, but im only looking for sneaky ones :) hope that clears it up Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:43, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since no one else seems interested in the barnstar, I have decided to bother you endlessly with status reports. As of now, I have reverted 88 edits (and warned the users) the old school way. The rest will be completed by the end of Saturday. Have the barnstar ready (you could check my contribs but it would be difficult to sort out, and for all you know I could be using popups to view the diffs ahead of time [I'm not]. However, if you still want to view my contribs, just ignore the twinkle edits [I used Twinkle for the multiple user vandalism edits]). Griffinofwales (talk) 04:51, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Really dont know how many people read WP: reward board but i figured for those who do why not a lil reward. I tried to do this once myself when i first started with wikipedia, it takes about a day I think. I would imagine a tech savy person could find a way around using pop ups to help, but your still fighting vandalism and going through the process and thats what its all about. If you do the sneaky vandalism one make sure you post the diff showing which one. Happy hunting Ottawa4ever (talk) 13:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not hard to do it (I do it when I'm not using Huggle). You activate navigational popups in Gadgets (My preferences), then you go to recent changes. If you want to view a diff, you put your cursor over the word 'diff', and a popup will show you the diff. If it's vandalism, click on the word 'diff' and if you have Twinkle activated, you click Rollback (VANDAL). Also, on your user page you mention that you will give a barnstar out to the person who fixes your revert count. I can do that, but I need to know a time when you won't be editing, that way I don't have to keep recounting (all times in UTC please). Griffinofwales (talk) 16:16, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, what would that be, 3 awards potentially? (My worry there would be three antivandalism awards from the same account lol, might not be as prestigious but i could find away to make them different and noticable). Whole idea is working to reduce vandalism, and why not get recongnition for it? For the user page, Nah its cool just a little easter egg award for those reading the user page (that is unless you really want to). I do think its a cool idea for a user page, but using huggle some users could have 10000 of these little ticks so it can get crowded. Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:30, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I should be finished in about an hour w/ the 100 reverts. I will try to find some sneaky vandalism, but I probably won't put much time into it, and I won't work on the revert count. So, that should leave me with 1 barnstar which is enough for me. Do I get another one if I do another 100? Griffinofwales (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wont stop you form doing another 100, Not really defined that its a limit of one per person (kinda implies it but doesnt say that), but there can always be exceptions for great anti vandalism work. But Id go for a sneaky one. They exist but theyre hard to spot unless you know the subject matters well Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:41, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The sneaky ones are hard. One clever IP tried changing the Pope's page (this was 2 months ago[the content was about gays and lesbians, but when you read it, it didn't seem like vandalism]), and it probably would have stayed there, but I picked it up through recent changes. The best ones for reverting sneaky vandalism are the content developers. They know what they're writing about so they know what's true and what's not. I will look through some of the articles I specialize in to see whether I find any. But, usually the vandalism finds you, not the other way around (i.e. you are reading an article [for informational purposes] and you find a false statement). Griffinofwales (talk) 16:52, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. And you can easily overlook it. Why its so sneaky, and dangerous for the project, good luck. The other trick to is finding out how long its been there which adds another element to the thing Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:57, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I took the liberty of updating the revert count on your userpage, which at the time of this writing, is 802 :). Until It Sleeps 22:20, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Much thanks! My user page has an award description for doing this work. Ive given you a tiny award for appreciation, but more so because you are approaching 40000 edits which i think is fantastic. Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:44, 26 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the welcome & great contributions, Ottawa4ever! I really appreciate your bringing the Gourman Report up. Now that I know it's out there I'm looking forward to researching that topic more in the future. Cool stuff. 174.21.10.53 (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Picking up your challenge. You a big fan of skittles or something? Geraldk (talk) 15:37, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just want to see this list be improved, and not be curropoted as much. Ill keep an eye on your progress, Lookin good so far. Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:07, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like it gets hit with a fair amount of vandalism too. Limited computer access over the next few days, but I'll continue working on sourcing. Geraldk (talk) 19:32, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Up (film) redirects to Up (2009 film) , it should be the main title. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 22:27, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm didnt realize Up (film) redirects there, Probably due to it being the mainsream search since the other films are older. Quick read of Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films) explains that disambiguating films of the same name, the year of its first public release should follow in its article name. So long as there is no risk of ambiguity or confusion with another existing Wikipedia article the film could just take its name, but in this case theres two others in 76 and 84. Hope that helps any Ottawa4ever (talk) 22:40, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Should Up (film) be a disambiguation page? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 22:45, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is already an Up (disambiguation) page. However guidlines say nothing against making one specifically for the films See WP:DDAB. Ottawa4ever (talk) 22:55, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll bring it up on the article Talk page. Thx. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 22:57, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I noticed your challenge, and I've done at least 100 vandalism reverts and warnings using neither scripts nor any additional programs during the time period you've set out. (Also, I have to say, this challenge made me smile.) Sophus Bie ^(talk) 11:00, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hurrah! Thanks! Sophus Bie ^(talk) 22:06, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

are you like a moderator or somthing you leave a commet like five seconds after i do its just scary —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cowmchasnon (talk • contribs) 22:33, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am not a moderator.Ottawa4ever (talk) 22:44, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reverting the edit by 24.206.111.156. I was getting tired of having to deal with all of the edits on the page by myself. Thanks, 71.32.247.78 (talk) 23:05, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

not to worry, :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar. Much appreciated. Geraldk (talk) 19:52, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you not have a life or do you suffer from Agoraphobia? I understand that some people's life revolves around being a Wikipedia admin, but dude, seriously?

) everyone likes lunch Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't vandalize it! I reverted it!--Owl 2 (talk) 16:30, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was in the process of reveting the edit at the same time as you and it ended up sending you the warning by mistake. I reverted this as quick as i could. My apologies once again. Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:33, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh sorry. Apology accepted.--Owl 2 (talk) 16:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I need to apologise, a young relative gained access to my account and edited the Dutch Cuisine article, I apologise and promise it won't happen again. Mr George R. Allison (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:00, 16 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]

I happened to peruse the reward board today, and noticed that your first Vandalism reward had expired - thought you should know. I might have accidentally come close, or actually completed it, but I don't really know. Cheers! ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 19:07, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

totally missed the one date there! thx for catching that. The challenge still goes till July 15th. There is still one award left to awarded for that specific challenge :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I think I have closer to 300 in the time period (see here) but I only recently hit the required number of notifications (having used twinkle beforehand). ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 23:29, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ Amory (user • talk • contribs) 03:26, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

From: Ihatebeano Thanks for the mini award! :)

Thank You. What is "The Prince of Santorini" anyway?WQUlrich (talk) 19:38, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since you supported me in the initial patrol notice at WP:RB, I thought I would let you know that I changed the above offer's expiration date from June 15, 2010 to May 15, 2010, as I could find no evidence of an extension. If I was wrong, please accept my apologies. Griffinofwales (talk) 00:51, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That is fine. I intended for it to be a year from the 15th of june (few updates later), but its far off, if need be ill extend it later Ottawa4ever (talk) 13:46, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I saw this on the reward board a while ago, and I found a vandalism edit that is more than two years old. It's the addition of a spam external link in a highschool article. Here is the diff of it being added in. It wasn't made into a link, it's just plain text, so no one ever removed it. Its still on the article, but I will remove it as soon as you respond. Regards, Fingerz 02:48, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The link was for a high school reunion apprently. But since its been broken for two years and no one has fixed it and the page no longer exists and has been left in its present shape, Its hard to tell wether the website was spam or not. I think the contributer didnt intend on it being vandlaism as some of the other material that he added was valid but it still was embedded. Feel free to remove it, i think you had a good eye for tracing it back so far ;) Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, ok. After it came up with an error, I wasn't exactly sure what the website was about, but I see now that it probably wasn't a spam link. I'll remove it now.Fingerz 23:32, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was trying to delete the article I copied and pasted under this name because I wasn't sure the article was about the same school. Subsequently, the information I was trying to add was the only information on the page. I think that's why it seemed like I was trying to delete the whole article. But I think I'm fine for now because I rechecked the information and it seems that the article is about a bunch of schools of which Yenice Cag Private High School is one. Does that make sense?Naners10 (talk) 00:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

yep no worries. Just be a bit careful that you develop the article a bit further. Usually the best way to start an article is to model it after another school article add a few secondary sources, (some websites that arent from the school but talk about why the school is important and notable), and the page is good to go. If it lacks these things some people may put a deletion tag on the article. In this case if your still developing it there will be a tag you can place called 'hang on' (itll be listed in the box if its proposed for deletion). Put that on your article and That'll give you some more time to work on the article a bit more. Good luck Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I made a link to the Özel Çag Lisesi - Directory of International Schools in Turkey webpage from which I copied the article. Should I just write my own article using that information? Or should I keep the article I copied? Naners10 (talk) 00:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If the info is copied from another website youll need to paraphrase it or its a copyright violation.Ottawa4ever (talk) 01:01, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can I only select the "hang on" option if it is nominated for deletion? I will surely work on paraphrasing it and l'll take a look at some other school pages. Thanks for all the help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naners10 (talk • contribs) 01:04, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know. Was I the one who locked it? -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:59, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will unprotect it. -- Earl Andrew - talk 01:12, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ottawa4ever. I just wanted to thank you for contributing to my RfA. It wasn't one of the best RfA's held, but I've learned a lot from the experience. Sorry for sending you the message today, and not last week when my RfA was closed. I've been very busy the last time. Thanks once again! Kind regards, LouriePieterse 10:23, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, to be honest I'm fairly new to the COIN process. But in general, I don't see what the harm would be, and I'm assuming in the situation you've proposed that the editor himself isn't blocked (only his article is deleted). What would probably be most appropriate is to request a "courtesy blanking" from an administrator, I've seen that done in various places like AfD discussions where an editor wants information removed for privacy or other reasons. It's unlikely that the actual history of those pages would be deleted, however, so if someone wants to investigate the editor's past activity for some reason they can do so. For example, let's say that the editor starts some trouble somewhere down the line on some other issue and is brought to the Administrators' noticeboard, it would be possible to show his prior behavior in those old discussions through history links. But at the same time a casual reader wouldn't run across his name, so his privacy is pretty much upheld. I hope that helps. -- Atama^chat 16:18, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if bot-created article with error count as vandalism or not, but I have found one error that is in an article for 1.5 years. In Acanthochitona, the taxonomy authority year should be 1821, not 1921. The error was there since the article was created and I have just corrected it.[1] I have external evidence verifying my claims.[2] (Just for background info, there are multiple taxonomy authority with last name "Gray", but only one is alive in 1900's and that individual studies spiders, not chiton) OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 02:57, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Actually the user who created this article was banned for massive copyright violations. It was suspected that alot of the articles he was involved in were cut and paste. Good eye I'll count this :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 13:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Be sure to update your reward page to keep track =) OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 15:51, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've nominated File:Puzz3dny.JPG for deletion at Commons, since it seems to me that the puzzle itself is copyrighted by Hasbro and therefore the image as a whole cannot be free. However, if you'd like to write a non-free use rationale for it, I can undelete the original version here on Wikipedia (which was deleted when the image was moved to Commons). Please leave a note at the deletion request page on Commons if you'd like me to do that. Thank you, and sorry for the extra trouble. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 13:59, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for keeping me in the loop. Unfortuneatly Id like to keep it but i think your right about the image. I cannot really justify it as being free (though id like too). The only thing i can think of is that it helps describe the notability of the puzzles and what they are and considering that one puzzle was their rarest and hardest to find i thought it would be appropriate to explain the product, however; would possibly an alternative photo merely showing the pieces (not identifying the paticular puzzle) be a better image? Or would that still be against copy right? Willing to discuss ( I dont have a commons login so ive responded on my talk page Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did try to write a non free use rationale but I am not famillar at this point with the process so im learning its posted on the deletion discussion thx Ottawa4ever (talk) 20:14, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ottawa. I've responded at my talk page [3]. Best, --The Magnificent Clean-keeper (talk) 00:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. =) Chevy Impala 2009 15:40, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On July 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Paton (ice hockey), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 18:09, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, thanks... He also made you a little present Triplestop x3 01:25, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Donno if Id call that a present lol, Thanks again for your help :)Ottawa4ever (talk) 02:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

While I found a number of other sources, your link provided over half the relevant citations.--SPhilbrickT 23:25, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for fixing the article! :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 09:08, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. In light of recent events and community concerns about the way in which content is transferred I have proposed a new wikiproject which would attempt to address any of the concerns and done in an environment where a major group of editors work together to transfer articles from other wikipedias in the most effective way possible without BLP or referencing problems. Please offer your thoughts at the proposal and whether or not you support or oppose the idea of a wikiproject dedicated to organizing a more efficient process of getting articles in different languages translated into English. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:59, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

...for the kind words. They are greatly appreciated.

I just needed a couple of days to back off and cool down. Though this really wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision...it's been a while brewing, and things just came to a head with the ANI. Ah, well...I'm back, now, and don't intend leaving any time soon. :-)

Once again, many thanks. And I'll certainly take that barnstar, if you're still so inclined...--User:AlbertHerring ^{Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla!} 02:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ive left you a little welcome back note  :) happy editing Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, thanks. I should disappear more often. :-) --User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao ^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:23, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

lol, dont let it go to your head. I always think its a learning experience on here and we do the best we can to improve as editors. Theres discouragements along the way, but Im impressed at your dedication to the project, and your talk page did say you needed some time. I honestly think its good to know that your a valued member of wiki. Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:40, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nominees are expected to stay out of the discussions in the "voting" sections. However, they are expected to answer the questions in the questions section. If you'd like me to address the concerns you posted on my talk page concerning my RfA, please post them as questions to the questions section. Thank you. The Transhumanist 18:02, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can see your concern responding there. But thank you, I will redirect my concern in the form of a question Ottawa4ever (talk) 18:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ive redirect my concerns in the form of a question please do keep in mind it is purely optional. Ottawa4ever (talk) 18:29, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar Ottawa4ever. Do eat this cake!

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Hello! Your submission of Old St. Thomas Church at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! –Katerenka (talk • contribs) 21:40, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks will post back as soon as comments are addressedOttawa4ever (talk) 22:36, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Ottawa4ever ,Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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A8UDI 15:38, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there,

you left a message on my talk page about nominating my article for DYK (I didn't know there was a nomination process for this, but it makes sense!).

I would be really happy if we could do that - what do I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by FDCWint (talk • contribs) 13:16, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ottawa4ever - I would be very happy if you could go ahead with the process - I'll watch and learn for next time! I don't know if you have considered the 'hook' line - possibly that the incident was (and remains) the worst peace time loss of life for the British fire services?

FDCWint (talk) 13:56, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that Mate - I am soooo pleased right now :)

FDCWint (talk) 08:02, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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⇌ Jake Wartenberg 07:42, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which failed with 21 support, 39 oppose, and 11 neutral. This is highly belated, but I wanted to thank you for the support in the RfA discussion. I do apologize for taking so long to reply to you, after the failure I laid back for a while. I just dove into another article and am working more diligently on WP.

Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 06:40, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know you're knowledgeable about U of Ottawa. Is there any chance you could take a look at the athletics and fraternities/sororities sections? They could use some major expansion and some of the Greek organizations might be wrong/missing. I've been having a difficult time finding information on those two aspects of student life on the university's website, and I feel someone with closer ties to the institution would be better suited to fill in those sections. -Mabeenot (talk) 04:53, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the query. I dont have much information about fraternities/sorities at U of O. I was going to dive into womens hockey for an article this weekend. Interestingly this article; Ottawa Gee-Gees could partially be merged back into the main article. It would fill out the athletics section. The only real thing wed need are references for most of the facts we bring over. but i could expand a bit of the athletics at the university in my search this weekend as i gather some sources. Ill post as I come accross them, happy editing Ottawa4ever (talk) 11:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for you support. That RFA was one of the worst I've seen. An editor thought that I was acting in bad faith on AfDs, but later removed it calling his own comments rubbish. An editor said that I assume bad faith and was referring to himself. He was obviously acting in bad faith because he asked me to nominate an article for deletion of someone that he was in a dispute with. The self-nomination comment was the weirdest comment ever. I'm not sure if I will be able to expand my answers. I've never been good with communication skills. Joe Chill (talk) 19:19, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to say something there for balance purposes, but the RfA had closed. FleetCommand tends to act a little nasty with almost anyone that disagrees with him (this isn't an aspersion -- there's a reference thread in my talk page archive). It's unfortunate that he held a grudge from that encounter with you, but that speaks mostly of him rather than of you. I, on the other hand, think that you insist too much on the letter rather than the spirit of GNG. Pcap ping 07:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

^^^Ive posted a link to your message on Joe Chills page so that he gets your message Ottawa4ever (talk) 19:04, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If the article you referred to was Montreal Stars, I see no reason at all that you wouldn't have a claim to use a "non-free logo to illustrate the primary subject". For a fair-use rationale, you could do something like the FUR for The Losing Machine. I don't see a problem if it's a new article on a new subject. Franamax (talk) 15:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ive uploaded the image today, with the tags and rational following the Toronto team. Ottawa4ever (talk) 09:26, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Glad you like it. -AndrewDressel (talk) 17:38, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking the time to weigh in on my RfA. It was successful, in that the community's wish not to grant me the tools at this time was honored. I'm taking all the comments as constructive feedback and hope to become more valuable to the project as a result; I've also discovered several new areas in which to work. Because debating the merits of a candidate can be taxing on the heart and brain, I offer this kitten as a low-allergen, low-stress token of my appreciation. --otherlleft 14:39, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ottawa4ever - Thanks for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 09:50, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Denis is not currently a professor at uOttawa. The entry should at least say former professor. The other reason that the entry should not be included is that he is only one of many current hosts. How can you justify his name and not many others? This is not encyclopedic information IMHO. DGERobertson (talk) 23:26, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My thoughts on this are; that I am perfectly happy with including other hosts (or other positions that notable people involved/associated with the university have) which are considered notable by WP standards, that is a good idea I think. I am also fine with it saying a former professor, another very good idea. I hope this addresses your queries at least on my point of view? thanks for messaging me, Ottawa4ever (talk) 10:11, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I will give that a try! Keepscases (talk) 16:10, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! Your submission of Neil R. Darrach at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Thelmadatter (talk) 01:33, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ive noted your concerns and will update the page accordingly thanks for pointing out a few things. Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Ucucha 18:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Submitted DYK for Bazar de la Charité, Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_March_12.  Chzz  ►  23:37, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above noted image or media file appears to have conflicted licensing. As an image cannot be both 'free' and 'unfree', a check of the exact status of this media/image concerned is advised. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:24, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed does not really work. Ive removed PD-can from it as its likely that the article is more appropriate under the unfree status of the newspaper clipping rather than a photo. If this does not address your concerns plaese let me know. Thanks for bringing to my attention. Ottawa4ever (talk) 16:06, 14 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom/Article title. Sorry, I missed you off the earlier notifications. DrKiernan (talk) 08:12, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your positive words on my talk page. I'll definitely be back at RfA in the next three months and just trying not to bring up any problems in the meantime, while sorting out the problems that were brought up before. Cheers, -- BigDom 17:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Reopened the afd per your request. Shimeru (talk) 19:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Materialscientist (talk) 17:22, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Work continues apace, thank you for your kind comments. We really need a link to the Texas project, presuming there is one. I am constantly amazed how much of history is overlooked. Remarkably, this little Wiki-Page will soon be the main mention of this gastly event on the net. Imagine that! I would appreciate your help with my crude attempts at references. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 04:12, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page Ottawa4ever (talk) 08:27, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you'll probably know whether the spelling should be Chauncey Kirby or Chauncy Kirby. If the article is wrong, let's move it. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It seems some news paper articles have him as Chauncy Kirby, But his canadian census records[4] indicate it is spelt as Chauncey (assuming this is the right record). As well Some newspaper clippsings show him as Chauncey; [5]. hope that helps but likely adds to the confusion Id probably go with that Chauncey. Ottawa4ever (talk) 20:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Right, I've moved it citing this evidence, thanks. - Fayenatic (talk) 13:23, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the barnstar. strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 12:40, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The High Fin Sperm Whale 19:53, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --The High Fin Sperm Whale 17:02, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It turns out that the Zelda Collection you referred to in this edit didn't include aLttP, reportedly because the GBA remake was still being sold at that time, so that disc included NES and N64 emulation but left out SNES. Do you have another example? Anomie⚔ 12:19, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You are indeed correct. I was mistaken. I am sure its happened before on other complimations on the game cube. I have no source and i dont think it is an emulation, but Mega man 7 (in the anniversary collection) might (and i stress might) be a type of snes rom. There could indeed be others id have to think of them though....Beyond all this, the wording you used in your subsequent edit after mine is just fine. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for pointing it out Ottawa4ever (talk) 12:27, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ottawa4ever - Thank for your participation and support in my RfA.

I can honestly say that your comments and your trust in me are greatly appreciated.

Please let me know if you ever have any suggestions for me as an editor, or comments based on my admin actions.

Thank you!  7  23:26, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you very much for your support and comments in my RfA. It was an eye-opening experience. I will not be trying for it again any time soon, though. Cgoodwin (talk) 07:35, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, but I corrected some grammar in your note on the above discussion. I know changing others' comments in these discussions is a Bad Thing^TM but I'm OCD and the sentence wasn't making sense! -- role^player 18:00, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem, I can see why, thanks for the correction :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 18:03, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your support in my RfA. I don't have nearly as many DYKs as I would like; yours, however, are quite impressive. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:33, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

G'day from Oz; thanks for doing that, much appreciated. YSSYguy (talk) 12:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

not a problem Ottawa4ever (talk) 13:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for your comments on the Paul Hackman article, and I'm glad you found it interesting. I'll definitely look into the dyk application. Thanks again! Frehley72 (talk) 15:51, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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