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Possible Ryan Kirkpatrick sighting

Here andhere. Editor is here. The spelling in the car crash article is very Ryanish....William 23:22, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Ayup, that's him. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

I suppose the only way to remove him from the Kenya crash article is to take it to AfD? I'd be happy to have it deleted and Userfied to me, but I guess that's not permitted. YSSYguy (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

It'd be Kept at AfD; I can revdel his edits though... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:25, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Nice work, it's like he was never there. YSSYguy (talk) 08:28, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

I reckon it's worth keeping an eye on this guy. It could be just a drongo having a bit of 'fun' but my spidey sense is tingling a bit. 06:16, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

• Noticed a new user editing aviation articles, FYI. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 20:59, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

...either that's a Joe job, or he's simply stopped trying... - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:22, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Worth a check user. No damage so far, just adding poor images to articles that are already jam packed. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 22:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, and I've sent it to SPI. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

FWIW the user says his name is Ryan Kirkpatrick on commons! example File:Tower Bridge.2.JPG MilborneOne (talk) 22:42, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Supreme facepalm of destiny - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:43, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I think he should get a barnstar for persistence, problem is which account should it be awarded to?!! I've cleaned up the aircraft articles. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 23:08, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Just so you are aware, as a sock he has added images in the past; all were copyvios. YSSYguy (talk) 01:33, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

From a quick look at his commons contributions, they may well be taken by him, although he does still seem to have a problem with adding correct copyright tags. They are not of sufficient quality, however, that there will be a great rush to add them to articles.Nigel Ish (talk) 09:16, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Victor Gonzalez, Jr.

On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Victor Gonzalez, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Victor Gonzalez, Jr. was the first Puerto Rican driver to compete in a major NASCAR event? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Victor Gonzalez, Jr.. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Question

• To be clear, was this appropriate? Some anon garbage truck came by to stalk/troll me about this, saying that I'm biting the n00b. Problem is, the n00b has so far contributed nothing constructive out of his 25 edits, only 3 were in article pages while the rest are in beautifying his user page like what Facebook, myspace or friendster was made for in the first place of social networking. Am I wrong? Because, if I'm wrong then god forbid that I've tagged more than a dozen such individuals here on WP with such problems/symptoms. Thoughts? (PS: Thanks for your help in reverting that smelly garbage truck on my page. And yes, he has evolved from them stinky socks, ala Pokemon style. God bless him/her~!) --Dave 16:22, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

• Wow~! The dumpster sure works fast on a Friday... see~? --Dave 16:55, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

• If nothing else, that's a WP:FAKEARTICLE that smells strongly of WP:SPAM - notice how prominently Tatra C.S. is mentioned. I've reverted the ipv6's revert accordingly. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 17:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

• He's back at it again, that pitiful stalker of mine is claerly using several IPs to do his bidding at reverting the WP:FAKEARTICLE. --Dave 01:46, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Greetings -- Dave asked me for a neutral opinion. User pages which look like Misplaced Pages articles range between two extremes with a lot of gray in the middle. Once a Misplaced Pages editor has a considerable amount (yes, big gray area, I know) of good work on the project, there's pretty much no problem with making a user page that looks like a Misplaced Pages article, about that person. I've never noticed an objection to an experienced editor doing that. If the person has made no, or very few edits, then it appears to be use of Misplaced Pages as a free web host in order to get a highly placed Google hit on one's vanity page -- not kosher. My recommendation for Riyas202 (I presume you are reading this) -- do some good work on Misplaced Pages, and then after a few months of good work you will have more latitude. I also strongly recommend putting some sort of disclaimer at the top of your article, if you do ever rewrite it, "Note: this page is not a Misplaced Pages article, but rather a user page for a Misplaced Pages editor." You can use {{userpage}}, or something similar. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 02:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

That's my position too. Just the userpage, with very few other edits...it smells. One could say it's an unusual application of WP:TOOSOON. He keeps adding it back, though. Protection time? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:19, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

• BR, do you remember that time I reverted an aspiring writer from India who was using his user page here to do exactly the same thing? IF I'm wrong, some other Admins would have told me about that long time ago, so this IP's accusation that I'm vandalising a user page is ridiculous! --Dave 02:32, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

• Indeed. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:33, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Note for people directed here by Dave1185: There is a related discussion at Misplaced Pages:ANI#User:Riyas202, and the user page in question has been nominated for deletion: Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/User:Riyas202. -- Dianna (talk) 18:27, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Accidental rollback

Sorry, I didn't mean to hit rollback on your talk page, tried to click something else the exact moment the watchlist notices loaded. - SudoGhost 02:26, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

• I figured that might be the case - that's happened to me a coupla times. No worries! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:27, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Mountain Road

Hello! Your submission of The Mountain Road 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! Dipankan 09:24, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Torpedo Bay Navy Museum

Hi, I've just re-written the hook for this nomination as the original wasn't accurate, and my edit conflicted with your approval! Could you please re-verify the hook? Thanks a lot. Nick-D (talk) 23:53, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Consider it done! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:55, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. Nick-D (talk) 23:56, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Asking for advice

A former Major League Baseball player is editing his own article using up to 3 accounts and has put into his article something I can't verify. The thread is here for a more complete rundown....William 11:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC) Were my edits correct even though in a 2011 news article it says he was exonerated....William 11:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)