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Vandalism

Fladrif, please be careful about accusations of vandalism. See WP:VANDALISM. TimidGuy (talk) 15:59, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked per WP:OUTING on the Talk:Warnborough College page. Dreadstar † 16:52, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

You can't be serious.Fladrif (talk) 17:24, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

{{unblock|I'm sorry and it will never happen again I thought simply asked the question about who User:Warnborough was, given the user's self-identification as a representative of the school. But, I see that could be interpreted as crossing the line. Sorry. It won't happen again. I think that I have otherwise been a highly responsible contributor who's added a lot of valuable content and documentation on a variety of topics.}} Fladrif (talk) 17:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

This is being discussed with the blocking admin. Standby. - auburnpilot talk 18:34, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s): Per discussion with the blocking admin and your assurances that you will not speculate or comment on the likely identities of other Misplaced Pages editors. Doing so will result in an immediate indef block. Request handled by: - auburnpilot talk 19:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you so much. Fladrif (talk) 19:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Warnborough

I just wanted to thank you again for the recent rewriting and reorganization. It really improved it. I feel pleased every time I look at it. I actually feel like the article is close to being done. There are about 4 small things that I may eventually suggest be changed, but overall it really seems to be shaping up. TimidGuy (talk) 18:48, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words, and for your own input and perspective on the article. Fladrif (talk) 19:35, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Malnak

Thanks for correcting Adams. I mostly agree with you, but the context in which he mentions it would necessitate looking at the other decision to see why he's contrasting it in order to understand his point there. And thanks for correcting my point about the footnote. Don't know how I made the mistake. I think you're pretty weak on characterizing a point as "uncontested" that the document itself contradicts. And it was wrong to delete the attribution to Markovsky. I think we've both reached the WP:3RR limit. If you revert again you could be blocked. Gotta run. TimidGuy (talk) 22:13, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

NPA

This is enough. It is a blatant personal attack on another editor. You will restrict your comments to the editorial content of the article and make no further comments about other contributors per WP:NPA and WP:CIV or you will be blocked Dreadstar † 16:24, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

You have been previously cautioned by another administrator about making uncivil comments directed to other users. It appears from this edit made yesterday that your personal attacks have continued, nonetheless. Please do not make it necessary for me to block you to prevent further disruptive activity. The talk pages are only for discussing article content, not attacking or impugning other editors. This is your final warning.  JGHowes  03:34, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

GFDL

When copying text from one article to another, you must include in the edit summary where you found the text. This is necessary to comply with the Gnu Free Documentation License, under which Misplaced Pages is released. Please make a dummy edit now to include attribution. Thank you, - Eldereft (cont.) 01:59, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Mediation availability on TM article

I will be applying for formal mediation shortly. Please let me know within the next two days if you will be available for mediation or not. This does not mean you accept the mediation, but just that I can include your name as party to the mediation. Thanks. (olive (talk) 14:16, 26 March 2009 (UTC))

Thanks

...for taking on the job of changing Maharishi to "the" Maharishi. Its a tedious task and I'm glad you're doing it and not me :o).(olive (talk) 18:22, 7 April 2009 (UTC))

Name

Just curious -- does your name come from the Lord of the Rings (Fladrif the Ent)? Omnedon (talk) 21:13, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Ottawa Street Power Station

Thanks very much for helping with the Ottawa Street Power Station article. I didn't know how you came into that article until i just saw your comment of congratulations to a new RfA, so now i figure you saw mention of it at my own Talk page. (Also, I don't think i want to be considered a barbarian, but no offense taken.) Anyhow, thanks for simply doing a good job with the Ottawa Street Power Station article, settling the situation there well, I think, knock on wood. doncram (talk) 15:59, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too, in resolving stuff at this article. Hmmm...my niece wore a really cute barbarian outfit last Halloween...lots of pink furry stuff...I believe I'll embrace barbarianism. Lvklock (talk) 16:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Leopold Bros..gif

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Leopold Bros..gif, has been listed at Misplaced Pages:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. --J Milburn (talk) 19:23, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

File:Leopold Bros..gif listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Leopold Bros..gif, has been listed at Misplaced Pages:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. J Milburn (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I would remove another editor's comments on the talk page if they were unconstructive. I'm here to improve the encyclopedia, not take part in some weird bureaucratic experiment in democracy. In what way could this possibly be viewed as an out of procedure nomination? I believe the image should be deleted, so I nominate it at IfD? I previously nominated it at PUI, where it was kept, rightly, due to the fact I pressed the wrong button. IfD is the correct venue in this case, and ranting about procedure in a discussion about a specific image is not appropriate. As such, I will remove the comments again. If you have valid points, raise them on my talk page. If you want to rant, get a blog. J Milburn (talk) 18:05, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I suggest you read Misplaced Pages:Talk page guidelines generally, the IFD guidelines, the fact we can ignore rules if they're obviously broken, and so on and so forth. That discussion is to determine whether an image should be deleted. I believe the image should be deleted- you may believe otherwise, you're welcome to present your argument. The IP poster is interested only in ranting about some imaginary process that I'm clearly not violating- if they want to do that, they can leave messages on my talk page where they can be replied to, ignored, deleted or acted upon as appropriate. Cluttering a deletion discussion is not acceptable. J Milburn (talk) 18:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Right, if you're holding that kind of position, it's clear that we needn't discuss that issue any further. I'll leave the comments there, but don't expect anyone to take any notice of them. Care to explain to me why you believe this nomination is out of process? J Milburn (talk) 19:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I admit, I considered the use of pseudo-speedy deletion, but I felt (rightly) that the deletion may be contested, meaning that a discussion was warranted. (I meant to send it to IfD rather than PUI in the first place.) Now that it is there, why not have the discussion there? Why go through the process of me tagging the image as replaceable, you claiming it is not, and sending it to IfD so that a consensus can be reached? J Milburn (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Edit Reverts

Hi Fladrif, just a friendly reminder to be careful with your edit reverts. There are some limitations and consequences. For more information please see WP:3RR. Peace! --Kbob (talk) 17:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Sockpuppets

Thanks for the comment. I was using a computer that belonged to another person that is also a Wiki editor and that person was logged in when I did my edit - hence the error message. Bigweeboy (talk) 16:38, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/ThaddeusB

I wanted to take a moment to delivery a personal thank you (not "thank spam" :)) for your involvement in my RfA. (It passed 117-2-7 in case you hadn't seen.) Your comments about my dispute resolution skills meant a lot to me and I was glad that you offered them. I am honored that you consider me "thoughtful" and "a strong addition to the admin ranks," and hope I can continue to serve the community well in my new role. If you ever need any administrator assistance, please don't hesitate to ask, as I will be glad to help.

Thanks again, ThaddeusB (talk) 05:19, 30 July 2009 (UTC)