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I've sent you an email. Bred Ivy (talk) 20:29, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

I didn't get it. Please send it again. --Jayron32 04:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

About the word selection in NFL players profiles

I think you should keep the word selection. I does make no sense to change it now!! It's traditon for years! When you watch NFL Network and Let's just say example Josh Cribbs under his it's say 2 time Pro Bowl Selection.

For the Major league profiles you have just put all-star in their profiles!! I understand selection for Major League Baseball players is odd but At least put MLB All-Star instead!! I think that's more appropriate. Just for in Blake Griffin's profile it says NBA All-Star not just typical All-Star. You know what I mean?

All I'm saying is why change it now!!! Putting Pro Bowl selection it's been on there for years and now all of a sudden it's to tacky to put the word selection now!! You see what I'm saying?

Now you are trying to take out the word selection now!! To me to take out selection and just putting typical Pro Bowl on theses NFL players Misplaced Pages profiles make's it tacky and wired. It doesn't fit well with the concept.

Pro Bowl selection is a traditional way!! When they put Deion Sanders info on NFL Network it says 8 time Pro Bowl Selection not 8 time Pro Bowl!!.

I think you should the word selection. Why change it now?!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.180.203.153 (talk) 07:52, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

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Science Reference Desk tone

Hello Jayron, I was a little surprised at your recent response on the reference desk. I'm not a fan of bowdlerization or censorship, even applied to the lower tiers of academia; but perhaps you might review WP:TONE, given the situation? Unless the assignment is a review-paper of various cultural slangs and jargons about reproduction, a more encyclopedic term should probably be used. Even if this kid is trying to get out of doing his homework currently, we shouldn't provide him (or his teacher) any reason to discredit the Misplaced Pages reference desk. Nimur (talk) 17:15, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 21:08, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for closing ANI

Would you mind doing it again? Toddst1 (talk) 03:31, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Dumb Blondes

I have noticed you have edited and deleted some of my info on the Dumb Blondes page, although some of this may have been necessary I find most of it unnecessary and would have appreciated you informing or asking me first. I find[REDACTED] very complicated to use and admit there may need some 'tidying' to do, but find that some of the details you have deleted and/or edited were totally unnecessary. Why have the song links to youtube been removed? I thought there wasn't a problem with 'public' domains? also the link to the Sabbath website www.thesabbath.co.uk .

regards

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A point...

Your warning

"Please do not personally attack other users, or be incivil to them in any way..." As you did here: . It would be best if you chose different ways to interact with other Misplaced Pages users. --Jayron32 01:35, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

is understood. While I have no time to check, I hope you also warned the "poor victim" to get off my back, especially after another skilled editor tried to defend me from him.--Djathinkimacowboy 16:19, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Trivia question: Why does that user's name sound familiar? Hint: It's an old pop-culture reference. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 16:20, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll spoil it for you so there's no drama: those are Popeye's first words ("D'ja think I'm a cowboy?" when asked if he is a sailor).--Djathinkimacowboy 17:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Well, blow me down! :) Technically comedy rather than drama. :) ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 17:39, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

What any other user does is irrelevent, I'm not in the "warning other people so you feel better" business. Don't use language or terms that draw attention to yourself, and other people may be warned instead. So long as you make yourself the most noticible person, behavior-wise, it masks the bad behavior of others. Keep that in mind for the future; if you believe others to be acting badly, don't let your behavior be so bad that it lets them get away with it. Instead, make their poor actions stand out in contrast against your own behavior, which if it is beyond reproach, will avoid problems like this in the future. --Jayron32 18:05, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Understood. Point is well taken. And I am AGF from you.--Djathinkimacowboy 14:00, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Needmore

Hello! I'm hoping I can get some advice or help in dealing with a new article pasted into the existing Needmore article. Needmore was a disambiguation page, and Needmore (disambiguation) redirects to it. An editor has inserted info about a band named Needmore in place of that disambiguation text. It seems to me that the disambiguation content should be moved to Needmore (disambiguation) and the band content created at either Needmore or Needmore (band). I frankly prefer the later. Advice? Thanks! --Tgeairn (talk) 04:36, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 04:43, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks! (Gotta find a barnstar of speedy delivery for you :) ). --Tgeairn (talk) 04:45, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

It was an easy fix. You coulda done it. It didn't require any admin tools. --Jayron32 04:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

I wasn't sure how to get the edit histories to work out, but looking at the disambig content, I see that the history probably wasn't needed anyway. There isn't any talk page content, so I'm going to remove the disambig template from the talk page at Talk:Needmore. Thanks again, Tgeairn (talk) 04:54, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Rev Del

Hi could you rev del this pls? — Abhishek  04:47, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 04:50, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

LOL I guess you are the only one. Anyways, thanks. — Abhishek  04:52, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Signatures

I've improved the edit notice on Misplaced Pages talk:Signatures. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:00, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Doesn't matter. People who don't read giant red warnings don't read them if you make the gianter or redder. There is no way to fix that problem. --Jayron32 15:56, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Paterno fired or forced to resign

That CNN article I found says that Paterno is still a faculty member at Penn State. Check it out: It quotes a statement by the board which says he is being allowed to retire. HangingCurve 04:24, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Looks to me like, combined with other sources, it is a complex issue; he was removed from his responsibilities forcibly (fired) as football coach, but is still officially an employee. He did not voluntarily stop being football coach. --Jayron32 18:53, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

That's why I figure it's more accurate to say he was forced to resign. All indications were that he was going to be fired outright had he not offered to retire. The BOT's vote, based on the statement from Thursday, in effect said, "Yes, you can resign--but you have to leave immediately, not at the end of the season." HangingCurve 20:31, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

It's original research to assume he was forced to re-sign if it does not outright say so in the reference. Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:45, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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WikiProject Normandy: Great close!

made me smile. Collect (talk) 23:38, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

I amuse myself... glad you liked it too. --Jayron32 02:07, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Objection! I'm shocked. If you think closing Mfds is just for your amusement, please don't do it. Leave the closures to people who conscientiously try to create solutions based on the opinions of the participants. --Kleinzach 02:54, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Please go to WP:DRV to request a review of my actions if you disagree with my conclusions. --Jayron32 03:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

First of all let's keep this in one place. (I'm removing your response from my talk page.) Second, Deletion review (DRV) is for contested deletions. Nothing was deleted here, so it's not a good place to discuss your jokey closure. --Kleinzach 03:34, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

"Deletion review (DRV) considers disputed deletions and disputed decisions made in deletion-related discussions and speedy deletions. This includes appeals to restore deleted pages and appeals to delete pages kept after a prior discussion". Bold mine. From WP:DRV. If you disagree with the conclusions I reached, and you wish to see my conclusions overturned, please go to WP:DRV. I don't understand what you think is unclear about that. --Jayron32 03:37, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Hmm. I've raised this here. --Kleinzach 03:56, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Protection of userspace pages

Re your comment at WP:HD about userspace protection: see WP:UPROT, which permits userspace protection upon request from the user. Nyttend (talk) 00:52, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Go for it then. I'm not going to stop you. --Jayron32 02:12, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

FYI

Hello. The IP 90.195.244.157 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) that you blocked a couple days ago has, sadly come back and resumed the exact same editing style. I place one more request to stop and learn rather than a warning but this has been ignored. I came to you first since you had some familiarity with the situation but if you would prefer me to go to AIV I will be happy to do so. Thanks for your time and cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 16:00, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done Keep me apraised. --Jayron32 03:16, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance. I will keep an eye on things and update you as needed. Have a great week on wiki and off. MarnetteD | Talk 03:26, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi again. Sadly, the person has returned and is now using this IP 2.222.145.251 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). They are both from Burton-on-Trent and are hitting the same articles with the same edits. Do you think you can act on this info or do you want me to post a set of warnings on the new IPs page? Also if this persists would you like me to make a list of the articles hit and add semiprotection? As ever thank for your assistance in this matter. MarnetteD | Talk 21:25, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 05:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

John P. Surma vandalized again by same IP.

User talk:184.22.125.24 vandalized John P. Surma again in the same way. Any ideas?

WikiCup 2012 January newsletter

WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Grapple X (submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 (submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun (submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.

• 12george1 (submissions) was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
• 12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
• Sp33dyphil (submissions) is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
• Speciate (submissions) was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
• Jivesh boodhun (submissions) was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

A quick rules clarification before the regular notices: If you are concerned that another user is claiming points inappropriately, please contact a judge to take a look at the article. Competitors policing one another can create a bad atmosphere, and may lead to inconsistencies and mistakes. Rest assured that we, the judges, are making an effort to check submissions, but it is possible that we will miss something. On a loosely related note: If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:10, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice work

. Partly because I agree with the result, of course, but mostly because it was so well-thought out and well-explained. A well-considered close like that I'd be happy with even if I were on the opposite side. Let's hope she makes it worth the effort. 28bytes (talk) 05:09, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

• I agree with 28bytes. Very nice close. Reyk _YO! 05:10, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you both for your kind words. Yes, as I said on their talk page, their number one job right now is to prove all of those who opposed the unblock wrong. Let's hope that happens. --Jayron32 05:11, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

• FYI, I reviewed the case last night and had pretty much reached the same conclusion... the only reason why I didn't unblock was because I felt it needed to wait one more day before closing... but I just went there to close the issue with pretty much the same rationale as you did unless somebody provided a compelling case not to or the tide had turned significantly. So, I'll throw in my support as a good close.---Balloonman 18:36, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
• Well I voted 'Oppose', but I still think you did an excellent job of summation and closure, so that's a 'nice work' from me too. Manning (talk) 00:29, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

116.240.155.57

You can swipe their talk acccess as well - Calabe1992 05:14, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 05:16, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Did not work correctly. Calabe1992 05:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Oops. It would help if I actually check the box. Done now, for realsies. --Jayron32 05:21, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. Calabe1992 05:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

What a total idiot - I've been watching him harass Bugs for awhile. I hope he comes after me - he'll wish he didn't. Doc talk 05:23, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Is he using a variable IP? Calabe1992 05:25, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Meh. I try not to get my blood pressure up over these sort of people. Not caring is the best revenge. --Jayron32 05:26, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

On one hand, yes we should WP:DENY, but on the other, rapid-fire can be fun.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:29, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

WP:DGAF. Learn it, love it, live it. --Jayron32 05:32, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

WP:DGAF. Said.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:36, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I much appreciate the help; it's all the same disturbed person across multiple IPs. Is there any chance of protecting my talk and user pages so that non-registered users cannot post? Thanks again, --Tenebrae (talk) 15:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

As for me, I have User talk:Jasper Deng/Nonconfirmed. It diverts most harassment to a less-visible place and does not trigger unnecessary "You have new messages" notices.Jasper Deng (talk) 18:37, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for both the help and the tip! With regards, Tenebrae (talk) 18:48, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Could you address my RPP as well? Thanks. Calabe1992 19:05, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done. --Jayron32 19:45, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you...

...for watching out for me. :) Freakin' neo-Nazis. >:( Reminds me of this scene in The Blues Brothers. :) ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 18:51, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

USRD WikiProject Newsletter, Winter 2012

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Question about revert

This is concerning the revert on University of Tennessee Health Science Center from Feb 1. You referenced the page to use low resolution, but on the image page, http://en.wikipedia.org/File:University_of_Tennessee_Health_Science_Center_logo.gif, it says "The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution." I admit to working for the organization, and the organization not being happy with the quality that is portrayed. The resolution used is 320x98, but since it is scaled done so much (the uploaded image is 942 × 288) the quality seriously degrades. I know that many other logos have both low resolution and high quality. Even changing out the logo from .gif to .jpg or .png would probably solve both of our concerns. I don't want to start changing the page since I am an employee, but want your advice in how to adhere to Misplaced Pages's policy but also allow for the quality of the brand to be reflected on the page. Thanks for the guidance. Ctbarber (talk) 16:28, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

WP:ANI

I don't think that's quite what I said. I would restrict it to issues I am directly involved with. For example, the Russian IP farm that keeps trying to post copyright-violating Beatles recordings. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 22:58, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Closing logic

39 to 25 in an on-going discussion, in which people were still debating the topic shortly before you closed it. And as was pointed out, at least a couple of those opposes seem to be ironic and not really serious. As it is, 60% is not an overwhelming majority, but the community was in the middle of the debate. Bugs voluntarily offering to avoid the boards for 1 month is irrelevant because people weren't discussing a 1 month topic ban. Knee-capping community discussions like this really doesn't help the community take care of itself. Why would people want to get involved in debate and solving problems if someone is just going to come along, close it down and declare the entire discussion null and void because the subject being discussed saw the writing on the wall and tried to make a plea bargain at the last minute?--Crossmr (talk) 23:42, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

I've been trying to figure out what provoked your viciousness towards me on that board. I expect it from the likes of certain users there. But not from you. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 23:47, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Reopen the discussion then. If you think it will make Misplaced Pages better. --Jayron32 04:11, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

We'll never know. Discussions which aren't immediately re-opened seem to end up "poisoned" as it were. The discussion flow once interrupted for a significant amount of time is not easy to recover, or so I've found in the past.--Crossmr (talk) 06:57, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Then why bother posting this on my talk page. You think I made a mistake. I gave you permission to fix it. You say "It's not worth fixing it." WTF. If you had no intention of fixing anything, why fill up my talk page with your disapproval? Seriously, I am all for coming to a compromise here, but it now appears your only purpose in coming here wasn't to fix anything, but to make me feel bad or something. If you aren't interested in improving anything, I'd rather you just kept your idle opinions to yourself. If you are interested in fixing things, then fix them. I won't get in your way. --Jayron32 19:28, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

A blanket, "lifetime" ban from ANI would mean that I would have to take issues to specific and trusted admins and hope they are available at a given time, rather than posting on ANI where the next available admin could review it. Is that what you would want? ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 11:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

It seems to be what the community was leaning towards. There is very little, if anything, that you are dealing with on a daily basis that someone else couldn't report to AN/I if it was truly necessary. As I recommended if an issue directly involved you, you'd be free to participate in that discussion. As it were, if you stuck only to reporting issues, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.--Crossmr (talk) 14:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I have several thousand items on my watch-list, so there is more that "involves" me in some way than you might think. This also raises an oddity: If I report someone to ANI, then I am required to notify them, even if they falsely claim that such notification is "harassment" or "trolling". But if I report someone directly to an admin, is there any notification requirement? I'm not saying it wouldn't be good practice. But is it required? ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 14:36, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

By involves you, I mean it's directly about you as a person or your specific edits. If you report someone to AN/I and they don't want you to notify them, you can make a note in the report saying as much. I've seen it done numerous times and someone else will go and notify them. There is no policy on[REDACTED] that requires you notify an editor every time you bring their name up somewhere. If you were to bring something to an admin with the intention that they would bring that to AN/I on your behalf, then I'd suggest you notify the person in question. If you took something to an admin as something you had no intention of taking to AN/I, then there is no obligation to do so. I've only met one admin who felt any differently, but that was only in regards to one user he'd taken a shining to. You can check admin talk pages all over wikipedia. People frequently bring up issues to them about other users without notifying the other participant and no one says boo.--Crossmr (talk) 23:12, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

David Larson vandalism attack

Jayron, need some help at David Larson. The article is under attack by multiple IP users and two newly registered editors, all of whom may be the same Miami area person. Page protection and vandalism warnings are needed. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 05:00, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I'm heading to bed just now, so I don't have time to investigate or implement this. Try WP:RFPP for help. --Jayron32 05:04, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Block of Roux

Sure, Roux was the only one to technically break 3RR, but I was not a fan of the behavior of anyone involved in editing that section title. Can we unblock Roux or make things a little more equitable? NW (Talk) 05:17, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Roux can be unblocked when he agrees to behave differently than he was. --Jayron32 05:17, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

And as for the rest of the editors involved? NW (Talk) 05:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Involved in what? Something like 6-7 other editors each reverted once and told Roux to stop edit warring and modifying the comments of others. There was only one person edit warring... --Jayron32 05:26, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I dunno, I have an issue with people (e.g. Lothar von Richthofen, who barely missed 3RR) edit warring back to a section title that is also quite unsuitable for AN or ANI (and I would also take an issue with Lionel posting it in the first place). Regardless, this reminds me why I should keep these two pages off my watchlist and stick to taking another stab at improving articles like Roe v. Wade. Would you believe that the sum total of all disputes on that article this decade have been less than the last twenty four hours on ANI? NW (Talk) 05:34, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I was already in process of blocking Roux when Lothar reverted for his second time. I just checked the chronology, and hadn't realized that Roux had gotten off even more reverts before the block was finalized, or that Lothar had reverted more than once (he had only reverted once when I started the block process). Regardless, this is about Roux using the proper means to fix a problem. Whether or not the section title was appropriate or not before Roux modified it is less relevent than the method Roux chose to use to address that problem. Had Roux asked politely for the section title to be modified, it would have been, with a minimum of fuss. What Roux did was beyond rediculous, and he needed to cool his jets. It was not his objection to the section title that he got blocked for. He may have had a valid objection. It was the way he went about making his objection known (by modifying the section title, not to make it neutral, but to insert his own editorializing into it as well). When Roux agrees to change his approach, he can be unblocked. I have not yet seen any indication that he feels what he did wasn't warrented, so I haven't yet seen any reason to unblock him. --Jayron32 05:41, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I was in favor of unblocking until I saw this in the template talk history: . It also appears he created a biased "straw poll" after the RFC to compete with the RFC. That was very confusing and that is what started the ANI thread in the first place. These tactics and his rank incivility are unacceptable and I request that you update his talk page so that he serves the entire 24 hours. – Lionel 05:56, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Also, I withdrew by support of Unblocking and struck my post. Unbelivably Roux reverted it. Could you please re-strike it since he has banned me from his talk. Thanks.!!!!– Lionel 06:07, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

RFC tag was added , and the section you are calling a "straw poll" was already there. You need to clarify or modify what you are saying, if you want to say it again. And Jayron, since you reverted the section title without making it neutral , you are WP:INVOLVED in this dispute. Gimmetoo (talk) 06:10, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Reverting the section title was allowed under the "purely in an administrative role" exemption. And you are correct, the RFC tag was added after Roux's !vote section. Anyway I put a notice on the section so it may alleviate further confusion.– Lionel 06:21, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

If Jayron wishes to make that argument, then Jayron will need to make it. Gimmetoo (talk) 06:30, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Please don't restore deleted comments from user talk pages

When a user deletes a discussion from his own user talk page, do not restore it. See WP:BLANKING. --Jayron32 05:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Saw that and had already reverted myself. Thanks for the well meaning head's up. - jc37 05:34, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

All good. Toodles. --Jayron32 05:34, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Jayron32,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Misplaced Pages administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:16, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks...

...and kudos for putting forward a concrete proposal. May I suggest supporting "as proposer" rather than "as nominator", however? It is a bit pedantic, I know, but there is no candidate editor (or article) here... Geometry guy 02:27, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Physics problem

Hi i have provided the problem i'm trying to solve in the "angular velocity" section. The formula in orbit period doesn't work for some reasons. Can you help me?Pendragon5 (talk) 22:15, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

I think at this point I'm reaching the limit of my own physics ability. Its probably best to let someone else take a crack at it. --Jayron32 04:04, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Regarding my concerns

Hi Jayron. I'm not sure how I managed it, but I did not see your post to my talk page until recently. I can clearly see you posted it several days ago, but for some reason, I failed to see it somehow. My apologies; I normally try to respond in a more timely fashion. I also normally try to respond like an adult who isn't missing his medication and I've failed at that as well. Your points are well considered and completely correct; regardless of whether your initial actions were right or wrong, there was no call for me to fly off the handle in that manner. I apologize completely. Matt Deres (talk) 01:25, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

It's all good... --Jayron32 22:31, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Google references

Hello! I left you a message on the Entertainment Reference Desk. This is in regards to Nick Rodwell. I referred Google to you regarding that matter. I hope you got my message.24.90.204.234 (talk) 08:27, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse updates

Hi Jayron! A few updates for you about Misplaced Pages:Teahouse, since you're one of our awesome Teahouse hosts!:

• The host lounge is open! Please take time to review the materials in the space and start contributing to the how-to pages. Your input is valuable. Not only is it great practice to get our minds thinking like hosts, but, you can also provide easy to understand instructions and sound bites for fellow hosts!
• Join the conversation by participating on the host lounge talk pages. We also have an IRC channel now for hosts to get to know one another, develop your skills, and eventually the channel will serve as an additional help space for new editors!

• To visit the IRC channel: #wikipedia-teahouse (Feel free to ask me for help if you're having trouble connecting!)

• Let new editors get to know you by creating your Teahouse profile. Contribute your profile on the host page at the Teahouse! This serves as a fun way for new editors to get to know the people behind the usernames. You can post a photograph of yourself or an avatar, add a quote about yourself or something you enjoy, and share projects and activities you participate on wiki (with wikilinks).

Very exciting things are taking place, and we'll be opening the Teahouse no later than Monday. Feel free to ping me on or off wiki, and I can't wait to work with you to welcome new editors with a warm cup of tea :) SarahStierch (talk) 03:29, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Carl Wilson.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Carl Wilson.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Misplaced Pages under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Misplaced Pages. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Misplaced Pages (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 05:06, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Question about ban violation

This was an article to which I was hounded to leading to an interaction ban at ANI. That user has now nominated this article (to which I was a major contributor) for deletion to further escalate as per his talk page note he made before and acknowledging it on talk, is this a ban violation? . --lTopGunl (talk) 23:03, 25 February 2012 (UTC)