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All Over the Place

This is now "all over the place"! Amy has done a whole lot of page moving but the result seemst to be:

• a page with disambiguation "(song)" which is actually an album
• a load of incoming links which now go to dab page
• a dab page at "(disambiguation)" while the "song" is target of a redirect from the undisambiguated name
• horribly nonstandard hatnote "For the BBC children's television show click here."

aaaargh. I thought I'd mention it here rather than on her own page. You might like to have a quiet word. PamD 18:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Update: another editor renamed the wrongly named "(song)" to "(album)", and re-directed the redirect to point to the dab page. I've now put in a {{db-move}} to get the dab page moved to the undisambiguated term. But we are still left with the incoming links which are intended for the album which Amy ought to sort out as it was she who decided the album was not the primary usage and moved it. Please suggest that she shouldn't mess around with disambiguation pages and page moves unless she knows what she's doing. If she'd been happy to leave the tv show linked from a hatnote on the page for the album, all would have been well. PamD 07:51, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm writing to her now on the adoption page, thanks for the update. Worm · (talk) 07:55, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Looking again: if in this edit she had added {{about|the album|the children's TV show|All Over the Place (TV series)}}, I think that would have done the trick, and the unnecessary dab page could have been deleted. PamD 08:00, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Please don't get so angry PamD, I never asked for you to constantly watch my edits and the rant about it on this talk page. I think I have mentioned it before that I don't like it when other users, especially ones that seem hate everything that I do, tokeep following my every move. My apologies if you don't anymore and came there without knowing I edited it. For the record, what I was trying to do was make All Over the Place a disambiguation page, All Over the Place (song) an article for the albium (I realise it is an album now) and All Ove the Place (TV series) an article for the hilarious tv show. Now please, leave me alone. Androzaniamy (talk) 11:09, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Amy, do you really think that my comments above constitute an angry rant? Please don't be so sensitive. "Aaaargh" means something like "The more I look into this the more problems I find...", and I could well have expressed it in much stronger language but I didn't. I kept off your talk page. Perhaps I should just have sent Worm an email ... but then no-one else would know that I'd noticed and pointed out to him the muddle here, so they might have wasted time trying to get their heads round it as well.

You brought a lot of attention to yourself early in your editing career, so it's inevitable that some editors are going to take an interest in what you do now and take a look at your "contributions" listing.

It's rubbish to say that I "hate every thing that do": I've commented somewhere, can't now remember where and not about to waste time looking for it, that your edits are usually good and sensible. It's just that you did get things into quite a muddle here, and I pointed it out to your adopter, on his talk page,so that (a) between us all we could mend the encyclopedia now, and (b) you might be dissuaded from making a muddle like this again. If you don't want people to notice your mistakes, try to get things right - and try not to venture into complications like page moves, and creation of article hatnotes, unless you've read up carefully how to do so, or asked someone's advice, or been through that stage in Worm's course. Hope the broken arm mends well. (If you're writing with the wrong hand, my advice from when I dislocated my shoulder is that gel-type pens, where you don't need to use any downward pressure, are m-u-c-h easier to use as you can concentrate your efforts onto the sideways moves to make letters.) PamD 18:56, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Amy, Pam didn't do anything wrong here. I'm you're mentor/adopter, and as such when things go wrong it is expected that editors come to me, so that I can discuss any problems with you. This takes the pressure off you, because you don't get loads of voices coming to your talk page with lots of different problems, but instead one consistent voice who doesn't overload you. Pam certainly doesn't "hate everything you do", she's been one of your staunchest supporters, both by email and on wiki. I honestly think you've mixed her voice up with others who were more problematic around the same time. Worm · (talk) 07:37, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm not saying you hate everything I do it's just that it seems like you do in the way you go on looking at my contributions as if you want to catch me doing something wrong. Also why is it "inevitable that some editors are going to take an interest in what do now and take a look at "contributions" listing."? I'm right handed so writing won't be much hard writing but my PE, ballet and music teachers are not happy! Having my arm signed left, right and centre has done wonders for my elbow and I no longer need my sling anymore. Typing with one hand and one finger will be a bit of a pain though. Androzaniamy (talk) 16:10, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi

If possible, could you adopt me? I'm already adopted but I need extra help. Please tell me how I can do the test (example: copy in my userspace, on the actual document, etc.) Thanks, Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 21:46, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey Tomtomn00, feel free to leave a message on my talk page any time you need any assistance. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:02, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Fate decreed that Worm is mostly not around at weekends, and also that weekends is exactly when most people need his help!

We may not have much time to lose...

Worm has sometimes run the formal adoptee course for adoptees of mine, so I'm going to return the favour. Using a slightly different nomenclature to avoid stepping on ItsZippy's toes.

Tom, I should warn you that the adoption course is not just a single test - it is a series of lessons, one test for each lesson. But, it can be fun! See User:Demiurge1000/Mentoring/Tomtomn00 if you would like to give it a try. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:53, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

What a fantastic solution. I'm still rather overloaded, but would have found this to be a case that was difficult to turn down - I'm glad that Demiurge has managed to jump in! I'll watchlist the page, see if there's anything I can add, but I think Demiurge will be more than capable here! Worm · (talk) 07:39, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Sure! --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Adoption

Hi, I wish to be adopted by you. I am a relatively new editor (about ~150 edits) and although I know basic wiki markup, I still have much to learn about the Wikipedian world. May I be please be adopted? Drla8th! (talk) 23:13, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey, Worm has been too busy to take on new adoptees recently. There is always a chance he'll be able to, but if he isn't I could administer Worm's adoption program to you after I take my finals in two weeks. I've been a little spotty in my editing frequency recently, but I should be very active once I am done with school. Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:24, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Okay, thanks, Ryan. But shouldn't you say that to the user above (section:"hi") also? Drla8th! (talk) 23:31, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Didn't even notice that, I'll check the other user out too. Ryan Vesey Review me! 23:50, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

It is a slightly different request, and I'll let Worm answer that himself. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:01, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I see. I hope to get started with you soon! =) Drla8th! (talk) 00:24, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

In the meantime, feel free to drop by my talk page with any questions. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:59, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Drla8th!, welcome to Misplaced Pages! I'm not sure how much adopting Ryan has done in the past, but I can tell you he's very knowledgable and very fast to learn. He'll make an excellent adopter. If either of you need any help though, do feel free to drop by! Worm · (talk) 07:43, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

User:Worm That Turned/Magic Formula

I have used this to help an editor who wishes to be admin in future. I used it here: User_talk:Soviet_King#Administrator_question
I hope that you don't mind if I use it for future references. If you have a problem, should I create my own which would be similar to yours but not copyvio or are you okay with it? Best Regards :) Yasht101 14:26, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely, I write things to be used and I don't mind if they are. Having said that, I also answered Soviet King's question regarding adminship on Pesky's page, I wonder how similar our answers were... Worm · (talk) 07:49, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Sardul Sikander

Hello, please help. I recently moved a page Sardool Sikander to Sardul Sikander (over redirect), I want to undo/revert it. Please tell me how to do so or do it for me. I want Sardul Sikander to be a redirect to Sardool Sikander, not the page title. TariButtar (talk) 02:19, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorted. I just moved it back - I don't know if you can do that if you're not an admin (moving over a redirect). Anyway, in future, to create a redirect, just create a new page and type

#REDIRECT]

Where "page link" is the name of the page you want to redirect to. Let me know if you get stuck! Worm · (talk) 07:54, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Random Question

Why is it that a lot of Misplaced Pages places have strange names such as the Village Pump, the Teahouse, the Noticeboard and the Sandbox? Those things and places can't exist on the internet. Androzaniamy (talk) 11:15, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Why not? Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 17:51, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

It's a quirk. They exist on Misplaced Pages so ergo they exist on the internet. Maybe you could ask why at the Village pump and see their response? Thanks Jenova20 18:29, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

The idea stems from the concept that Misplaced Pages is like a town: Jimbo is the mayor, the admins the policemen (even though they are more like janitors) and there is a noticeboard for announcments, a Teahouse to have a cup of tea and get welcomed in, sandbox to play in... Search me for the village pump though :P. See also WP:Wikiville. Rcsprinter (tell me stuff) 18:55, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

I think when everyone had to go out to the Village Pump for their water, it would be a place to gossip and exchange information while waiting in the queue, so it's a place which belongs to everyone and where people can exchange ideas. PamD 19:01, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

It's supposed to be the old-timey town equivalent of the "office water cooler". Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:06, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Looking at the Oxford English Dictionary, it says that "Village pump" is "a village's communal water pump; freq. used allusively (cf. parish pump n.)", and for "Parish pump" it says "The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish". So it's a long-established, if nowadays not-much-recognised, turn of phrase! (And to all our readers in the UK: your local public library service almost certainly offers you online access to the wonderful Oxford English Dictionary, from your home or wherever you're online - go to the library's web pages and look for some heading like "Online resources" and you'll find it there, you just need to put in your library barcode number. Also access to archives of The Times, Dictionary of National Biography, and lots of other wonderful stuff. Useful for Misplaced Pages or other things in life!) PamD 19:15, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Amy. I wish I had something to add to the comments above, but they seem to cover everything. Basically,[REDACTED] has a tradition of using real world examples to help people relate to what they're trying to do. The village pump is a community version of the water cooler, where people can gossip... but sort of turned into a place for all proposals, policy changes and so on. Anyway, some good answers above :) Worm · (talk) 07:27, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Ooh! Iget it! So it's a way of relating places in Misplaced Pages to real life places and things. I still don't get the relation between a Sandbox and an actual box of sand. Androzaniamy (talk) 16:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Kids play in a sandbox, you can do whatever you want. That relates to Misplaced Pages's sandbox because it allows you to make test edits with nothing considered vandalism. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:01, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

It's actually a computer development term, too: see Sandbox (software development). It's a place where you can test out new code and things without negatively affecting anything else. The etymologyis, as Ryan says, from a kid's place to play around in and do whatever. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 16:24, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

You can use a real sandbox to build a real sandcastle. You can use the Misplaced Pages sandbox for preparing to write an article about sandcastles. Or a real one like Dudley Castle. If you want to test your new tools to build a sandcastle you use a sandbox. If you want to use your new twinkle/rollback/reviewer privileges you can use Misplaced Pages's digital sandbox. Thanks Jenova20 16:27, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

It depends on recognising that "Sandbox" is US-speak for sandpit - so a safe place to play around and build things. PamD 07:03, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

And interestingly that isn't even thought to be the "Primary usage" of "Sandbox", which leads to a a disambiguation page - and the first entry is for what we would call a litter tray. What was that about "two nations divided by a shared language..."? PamD 07:09, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

And that quote seems to be George Bernard Shaw. Couldn't resist checking. Probably "separated" rather than "divided". Picked up and used by Churchill. PamD 07:13, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Mail

--Drla8th! (talk) 19:01, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

How to write sideways

How do i write so that it displays sideways with text being written at a 270° angle from where it is now? Thanks Jenova20 08:13, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

That's a very odd question. It doesn't actually work in every browser, but there's something in recent CSS that might help, but can I ask why you want to do it first? Worm · (talk) 08:17, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Well i'm actually trying to add another row at the top of the table in Citroen C3 Picasso but can't get it right and was just wondering if it's possible to stick the column on the left. That's not really an option now since the other table present has the section at the top...and i can't copy and paste from it because it's a template... Thanks Jenova20 08:27, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Pull it into a sandbox, show me what you've tried and I'll have a fiddle :) Worm · (talk) 08:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Jenova20/Car Articles - move quickly Mr Bond, eet veel no last very long... Jenova20 09:28, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Do you expect me to talk? Worm · (talk) 09:42, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

No, i expect you to die Mr Bond...

Can do if you like, livens up any conversation... Seriously though thanks Dave Jenova20 09:57, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Glad to help! Worm · (talk) 09:59, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

I forgot the image...hope the effect wasn't wasted on you without it though? Jenova20 10:06, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Template:Toenail

That's got to be the oddest award I've ever had. Well, either that or a pair of erasers... Worm · (talk) 10:24, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

2 erasers?! Mad! Crazier than a bacon barnstar, which i notice you also own... Jenova20 10:45, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Again

--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:35, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

(Also, do you know why the whole of my sig isn't displaying here and a couple of other places?--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:36, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

(talk page stalker)It's because of the pipe character ("|"). It has a special meaning in templates, so if you use it in templates, it'll break. Try replacing it with &#124 ; (but get rid of the space between the 4 and the semicolon). Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:44, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Ah, thanks. That explains why it wasn't working on DYK template pages but it was elsewhere. :-) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Rollback link suppression

Since it's two weeks old, I thought I may as well let you know here as well as on the VP - I've come up with a possible solution for your problem in this post. Do let me know if it works! Shimgray | talk | 21:09, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

No luck. Ah well, was worth a try - it's not a big deal :) Worm · (talk) 07:42, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

FAC Citroen C3 Picasso

I nominated just to see where it rates and what obvious improvements can be made. Can you spot anything before anyone else points it out? And does the table look better with shaded sections? No rush for reply, thanks Jenova20 10:21, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

I've got to say, I admire you going up for FAC. I'm totally scared of that place - and I don't know why! I've never put anything up there, and I just don't have the stomach to do it :|

I prefer the table with shaded sections, yes. And no, I can't see anything wrong with it, besides length and mainly online sources, but I don't know how important those factors are! Worm · (talk) 10:25, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

My friend told me that it's only available in blue. Can we put this in the article? :-) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 10:31, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Ha! Worm · (talk) 10:33, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Pinch of salt Demierge...Pinch of salt.

And Dave i figure at the best it gets promoted to FA, at the worst i get areas of mprovement for the article and constructive criticism. I don't see why you're scared, you're one of them Admin people, a busy-body, jobsworth, pen pusher =P. I reckon Doom Bar is decent enough for FA. Thanks Jenova20 10:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

What would you say is your best article anyway? Jenova20 10:57, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

I'd say Doom Bar isn't far off FA, but it's not there yet - and I'm not good at content creation, that's why I keep away from the "best" area of content creation. Best article, I don't know, probably Doom Bar or maybe Bacon ice cream, which I think I wrote quite well :) Worm · (talk) 11:13, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm thinking Bacon Ice Cream. Listed it for Peer Review =P Jenova20 11:31, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Bah. You're looking for a beating. Alright, I'll see how this goes, but don't get any ideas about doing this again. Worm · (talk) 11:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

You seem a bit down in the dumps lately so maybe this will give you some inspiration or show you just how good you're doing. The huge list of people wanting to be adopted by you is further proof.

No one cues up for a 1 star restaurant...except the cockroaches =P Jenova20 12:59, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Don't know about that, I've had a massive load of barnstars, a toenail and a queue a mile long for adoption, why on earth would I be down in the dumps ;) Worm · (talk) 13:01, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Well i got the wrong impression then. Glad to know that's not the case =]

What will you do if Bacon ice cream passes PR good enough for FA? Thanks Jenova20 13:05, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

I'd be very suprised. :P Worm · (talk) 13:07, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Hopefully it will spur you on to create more Featured Articles Jenova20 13:10, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Swifty

Check things out with Arbcom. I don't think you can unblock once the BASC has denied an unblock.—Kww(talk) 13:32, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

will double check before I flick the switch - but per this I don't forsee issues. Worm · (talk) 13:34, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Just putting a note here to indicate that I don't object to the unblock, just in case someone from BASC cares.—Kww(talk) 19:16, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

A question

What does the "stalker" link (in the useful links section) do? I went there and it has a form thatMax only partially understand. --Drla8th! (talk) 00:47, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

You can put in two or more editors and see what pages they have all edited together, for example this is for Worm and I. I like this one even better, but it only works for two editors. It will even show you a timeline of the edits. This is the analysis between Worm and I for that one. Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:39, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry!

I'm sorry for the screw-up above. I saved each edit but then got a error page for Misplaced Pages each time. I didn't know each edit was already saved.--Drla8th! (talk) 00:54, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

It now looks like it is fixed. --Drla8th! (talk) 01:07, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Your adoption page

Hi, Worm! I just came to tell you that some users at the bottom of your Adoption HQ page that have "archived" adoption pages still are semi-active or active. I think they might've forgotten about the adopt-a-user program and that you were their adopter. --Drla8th! (talk) 00:39, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Drla8th!, thanks for the note. I actually periodically check on my old adoptees, to make sure they're doing ok, I've got all their pages on my watchlist and so on. Many of those in the archive have finished the course and graduated, whilst others have decided they don't need to finish the course as they know enough and are able to carry on. Either is a good outcome in my opinion. I only keep the adoption course as long as the editor needs it - so if they've forgotten then they probably don't need it! Worm · (talk) 08:14, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Citroën C3 Picasso FAC

0/4, 0, 0%, zilch in support, a big goose egg... Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Citroën C3 Picasso/archive1 and i didn't get much to help me improve it either... Bacon ice cream stands a decent chance at least compared to C3 Picasso i think, let's see what they think at PR though since i've clearly set the FAC bar high lol =P Jenova20 08:18, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey, at least you tried - which is something I've never even done :) I've had Doom Bar peer reviewed before, and never really taken all the suggestions forward - I need to spend some time on it, and I've got a feeling I need to spend quite a lot of time in a library. Bacon Ice Cream would be interesting though, as I do think it's fairly comprehensive at the moment, just because it's such a small topic. I'd be interested to see what the peer review says. You can stand proud and say "I've tried FAC", something few editors here can say. Worm · (talk) 08:23, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Oh, well i'm not disappointed. I got something out of it. Jenova20 11:20, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Now look what you made me do - . Ok, maybe I had a quiet day at work, but I sat down and did a bit of work on Doom Bar. It's looking much better than it was IMO. I just need to do the same for the Legacy and Legend sections, then I'll drop a few requests to copy edit, then I might well get a peer review of it... and you never know.... I might even... go for FA.. Worm · (talk) 14:58, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Wow, nice work =] You're already benefiting from these little chats then Jenova20 15:10, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

On a separate note, i've done it! =] New record this month - Jenova20 19:33, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Question for a Brit

I'm in the process of writing an article on xerotine siccative and I'm trying to decide whether to use the word inflammable or the word flammable. The source I'm using uses inflammable, but the source is also 200 years old. I have always used the word flammable, is the inflammability vs. flammability distinction a British vs. American thing, or is it an age thing? If Brits primarily use inflammable, I'd use that because the article is much more pertinent to British history. Ryan Vesey Review me! 15:58, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

As far I'm concerned they are both the same and used interchangeably. But the best person ask about this is Malleus Fatuorum. Worm · (talk) 16:04, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Am i wrong in thinking inflammable is the opposite of flammable? Thanks Jenova20 19:35, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

No, but it's a commons mistake. They both mean the same thing.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:43, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Ahhh... Thanks Gilderien, i already feel smarter Jenova20 19:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

And I just realised I should have said "common"... :/ --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:08, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

I just assumed you were blaming Wikmedia Commons =P Jenova20 20:16, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

No, although it wouldn't be the first time. Especially over their so-called "British English".--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:51, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Eh, what do you mean? Jenova20 22:52, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

It is inflammable because of the latin inflammare - to set on fire (in as in induce, indoctrinate). The Americans decided that there was too much risk that people would think it meant the opposite, so went for flammable. The opposite to inflammable is incombustible, so you can really see what they mean. Elen of the Roads (talk) 23:43, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

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Question

I'm curious. Does it make sense to protect pages that are not vandalized, but have no reason to be edited? For example it would make no sense for Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz to be anything other than a redirect to english alphabet. In other instances Lalala and Lalalala were created multiple times and later salted, should Lalalalalala be salted? I would guess it would probably be a waste of energy and resources at some point Ryan Vesey Review me! 04:32, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

It's probably stuff people and bots have missed Ryan.

You could go to the effort of trying to sort it, but i seriously believe there will be more of these created faster than you will notice them or be able to deal with them.

Like vandals. Determined vandals can create vandalism and more vandalism accounts faster than we can stop it, the same as criminals can break laws faster than police can stop them because they are constrained by rules aswell, while the vandals and criminals aren't.

Hope i enlightened you, i've been in the rain for an hour so that may seem harsh =P Jenova20 17:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

It's quite an interesting question really. Preempting vandalism is a problem, but it goes against the very basis of a wiki. Anyone can edit it - they may be trying to improve it. No, I can't think of a situation where Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz should redirect to anything but the english alphabet, but that doesn't mean there never will be one. We could place blockers against all situations where we can't see alternatives, but that's instantly restricting the encyclopedia in a way that goes against the founding tenants. Leaving it open keeps it as a wiki, a free for all - mistakes and bad faith can be corrected, but good faith improvements should not be hampered. Worm · (talk) 18:45, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

ty

Just wanted to say thanks for the feedback on the AN/I thread. I don't know as KW even knows who I am to be honest. I think we've both commented at a few various discussion threads, but I don't recall any direct interactions - and I don't recall every collaborating with him on any articles. He is of course always welcome to approach me, but I don't know that I could offer any input or advice that would either be accepted or be of any more value than your own. My primary goal was a response to Pesky - who I believe is a woman with a tremendous heart, and someone I admire greatly. And while I strongly disagreed with her on one particular item, I would indeed normally go out of my way to assist her in any way I could. It's just that I can't see a clear path at the present to unilaterally change any of the block settings. I'll be glad when the block (which I also think was excessive) expires, and I hope (upon his return) KW avoids further scrutiny here. He's obviously a well read and intelligent individual, and I'm always glad to see those people about our little (?) project. Anyway - just wanted to say thanks for the direct reply - always a pleasure to consider your thoughts on all matters. Cheers. — Ched :  ?  13:58, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Not a problem Ched. I seem to disagree with Pesky more often than I agree, but I do believe she has that tremendous heart you mention. What will happen with KW, I do not know - I believe a block was the wrong solution, though I could not tell you what the "right" one was. I'm sure he'll appreciate your comments - which I'll point him towards. Worm · (talk) 14:06, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

File:Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire.jpg

Don't know if I marked this right but can you deleted the bigger resolutions I got the image to a smaller one. Swifty* 17:24, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Which criteria for speedy deletion does it meet anyway? Swifty* 17:29, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Never mind, Kww got it. LOL! Swifty* 19:15, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

This I may need training on so I can get a better grip on the Speedy deletion criteria. What do you think? Swifty* 19:02, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Bacon ice cream

You will be pleasantly surprised if you haven't already looked. Misplaced Pages:Peer review/Bacon ice cream/archive1 Thanks Jenova20 15:50, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

that's very positive, I must say! Still, it looks like Yunshui didn't notice it was already GA... Doesn't mention how to get it to FA!--Worm · (talk) 16:28, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

could always be worse. And now you have areas to improve on =P Thanks Jenova20 18:34, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Oops, mea culpa. I blame the fact that I ran out of coffee yesterday. Want me to review again with FA in mind? Yunshui 雲‍水 07:22, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

If you wouldn't mind Yunshui! I'd really appreciate that. I'm pretty confident it's not up to FA at the moment, but if you can point me in the right direction, I'm happy to knuckle down. The biggest difficulty is obscurity of the topic, there's already bits in there that shouldn't (as you've pointed out), I'm just wondering how long it'd need to be to be a featured article. Worm · (talk) 07:28, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

the worm that turned into an admin.

I've rated you on your admin review.Mir Almaat Ali Almaat ☏ From Trivandrum, Kerala, India(UTC+5:30) 07:17, 2 May 2012 (UTC) And also, your talk page is the 100th page in my watchlist.Mir Almaat Ali Almaat ☏ From Trivandrum, Kerala, India(UTC+5:30) 07:17, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Very kind of you Mir Almaat 1 S1. I've replied there, if you have any constructive criticism, I'd appreciate it. Worm · (talk) 07:26, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

You got these marks:

Personality-100%(Outstanding)

Contributions-38%(Bad)

Blocks-94% You block too slowly ,or I would have given a 100.(Excellent)

Protection-80% That is the usual marking for most admins(Good)

Deletion log-40% (Not good and a bit bad)

Move log-47% (Not good and a bit bad)

Rights-100%(oustanding)

TOTAL-64%(not good but not bad at all)

Ways to improve

Personality:There is nothing to improve. You have full ranks in a section that normal admins score just over 50%-71%

Contributions:Try to contribute some more. Contribute better when you are on wikipedia. Try to spend some more time during holidays contributing to both admin jobs and article editing. But article editing is first.

Blocks:Try to block faster, and investigate sockpuppets too.

Protection:Do more protects, but don't do too much.

Deletion log:Your deletion majority is of user requested pages so participate deletion requests at Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion and a few other cousins of the page.

Move log:Most of the pages you are moving are only usersubpages.

Rights: There is nothing to improve.

Definetly, I think if you follow these things, next time, you'll get a 72%-83%.Regards. Mir Almaat Ali Almaat ☏ From Trivandrum, Kerala, India(UTC+5:30) 08:03, 2 May 2012 (UTC)