User talk:Materialscientist

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CIA Factbook is not a reliable source

What is supporting CIA information ? The last census in Columbia was on 2005 and the government has a lot of information about it and it is open to public, it is not possible for CIA World Factbook to make a census with the same accuracy as Colombian government, in CIA Factbook is not posible to find their sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malr210 (talk • contribs) 04:44, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Yobot

So, what is your plan on this block? Do we wait for this discussion to develop further on the talk page? And then?

Do you think you could give Yobot a chance to prove that thinks with the new skip condition have been improved and see if the things can get better in the next week or so? -- Magioladitis (talk) 19:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

I support the suggestion by Carl and believe it is best to re-run the bot approval application, clearly specifying the tasks. The skip condition is only part of the complaints about the bot. Materialscientist (talk) 23:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Which CHECKWIKI errors you think could be ficed by Yobot and which not? -- Magioladitis (talk) 20:40, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

I have no clear answer at the moment, for various reasons, such as (i) I think Yobot may fix any Checkwiki "error", but only when combined with some major fixes, i.e. I disagree with the practice of taking one (minor) checkwiki error and systematically eliminating it through the whole wikipedia (this also makes little sense because those "errors" are being constantly reintroduced). (ii) On what to consider as "major fixes", several editors were unhappy about recent Yobot edits, and thus I prefer to have a consensus. My own criteria for saving minor edits are too high for Yobot. Materialscientist (talk) 08:14, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Structure of octafluoroxenate

See Talk:VSEPR theory. Its Lewis structure does not convince me of a steric # of 8, but a steric # of 9.--Jasper Deng (talk) 01:54, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the quick action here. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 09:27, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

IP asking for it

Why don't you just block this guy? - M0rphzone (talk) 06:34, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Because he edited for 1/2 hour on 18 April - there is little chance he will return to this IP, but there is a chance someone else will. Materialscientist (talk) 06:37, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

It's a proxy? - M0rphzone (talk) 03:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

It is very difficult to give a 100% certain answer that a certain IP is not an open proxy, but this one seems unlikely. Materialscientist (talk) 03:39, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Wondering

I was looking at Marco_Antonio_Barrera - and the IP has violated 3RR by putting the same content back on the page 4 times. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 12:01, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

It is banned user User38563 (talk · contribs) aka UkBoxen (talk · contribs). Materialscientist (talk) 12:14, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

It's now hit 5RR. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:57, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Someone is pretending to be you vandalizing.

See diff Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 23:28, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, to you and Tiderolls who blocked him (I was away for a moment; this is not my geolocation, if it matters). Materialscientist (talk) 23:56, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Your welcome. Just your typical wiki troll;) Hghyux (talk to me)(talk to others) 00:36, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Userbox overcast

Can I ask a favor? I made a userbox User:Slightsmile/Userboxes/overcast (lowercase by mistake) and then moved it to User:Slightsmile/Userboxes/Overcast (uppercase). Could you delete the lowercase User:Slightsmile/Userboxes/overcast? Only admins can delete pages, right? SlightSmile 01:03, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Yes, deleted. Materialscientist (talk) 01:22, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. btw that was my first time using the Move feature. Always wondered about that. SlightSmile 01:29, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Re: Willy Wonka Article

Hey I see you removed the Willy Wonka trivia fact I wrote on the "password" wikipedia page. I thought that was a valuable contribution as it showed another way that a password could creatively and unconventionally exist. The film cited was the original in the 70's, in the beginning of the film. A popular culture connection. I'm going to undo it, though perhaps the article could be given another pop culture section or rewrite including more password ideas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.165.100 (talk) 04:12, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Your recent rvv

You recently undid some vandalism on a page that should probably be revdel'ed. Are you still online? ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 08:58, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Online. Materialscientist (talk) 08:59, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

your diff. Point #2 on WP:CRD. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 09:08, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 09:14, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Cheers. I'm not connected with the school or the teacher named, but it's a professionally dangerous thing to have said anywhere on the internet. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 09:15, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

User:Sathy3g

FYI, I reset the block for this user to indefinite and revoked their talk page access after they put the spam on their own talk page. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 17:19, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Megitza

Could you re-add the image to Queue 6, I have forwarded Megitza's photo permission to permissions-commons @ wikimedia . org --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 18:40, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

I would be glad to, but I can't quickly find an evidence that the license has been confirmed. Please link me if/when available. Materialscientist (talk) 22:19, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Email me and I will forward you Megitza's 3rd Email. --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 22:30, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

We need the Commons OTRS team to confirm the permission and retag the files - I am not part of the OTRS team, and thus can't change OTRS tags; thus formally we would be in trouble even if I could verify the permission. Materialscientist (talk) 22:38, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

The Avengers (2012 film)

Hi, Materialscientist. Shortly after his block ended, Danratedrko began edit-warring again at The Avengers (2012 film) with the same OR edit that several editors reverted the day before. I thought you want to know, and I hope you can help. --Tenebrae (talk) 22:42, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Re.: — user:112.119.185.218 and the Delia School of Canada, Hong Kong.

Repeated restoration by IPs of POV words and information into the entry and article, and a possible wikipedia:COI. User appears to be confused between and unable to distinguish between a school IN the Province of ONTARIO, in Canada, and a school IN HONG KONG with an external, international program/programme approved by the Provincial Ministry of Education in Ontario. — 94.72.206.26 (talk) 00:11, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Mercury in thermostats

Hi - just restored the thermostat bit in mercury (element) - see Mercury switch. :) Vsmith (talk) 01:00, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Ah, mercury switches, but they are not specific to thermostats, and have been removed globally quite some time ago (everywhere I worked at). Mercury thermometers, while becoming unpopular are still hanging in our labs. Materialscientist (talk) 01:04, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

You may already know this, but if I may offer some insight: The thing about mercury switches, although no one manufactures thermostats with them anymore, is that they are extremely reliable. Because they rarely malfunction, you can still find them in use, at least, that is, on this part of the globe. (I have two sitting right here on my desk, which I need to properly dispose of. I still have one running the gas heater in my house.) Thermostats are probably the most well-known use for the switches, but, unlike a thermometer, the mercury only acts as a switch, because the temperature sensing is done with a bi-metal strip. Zaereth (talk) 01:23, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, reliable and handy (especially for tilt-sensitive devices), but we had to dispose Hg switches, whereas while more and more people dislike Hg thermometers, they are still tolerated. The issue is about current applications (in the mercury article). Materialscientist (talk) 01:36, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

That's difficult for me to give an opinion on. These are still (currently) being used, but rapidly becoming historical. So does it belong in the lede? The historic or current uses section? Would the article suffer from its deletion? Personally anyone of these options work for me, although I would lean toward moving it to the most relevant section, whatever consensus deems that to be. Zaereth (talk) 01:50, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Thinking further ... I'd agree thermostat use doesn't belong in the lead and it is covered in applications - altho' it says there they are still used in many modern home thermostats -- with a ref, hmm. Work/cleaning needed there, but not tonight. Vsmith (talk) 02:38, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

If it helps, here is a report on mercury use in thermostats in the US. http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/mercury/imerc/factsheets/thermostats.pdf Although their use has gone down considerable in the past few years, (~ 15 tons Hg in 2001, and only ~ 4 tons in 2007), there are apparently companies still manufacturing and selling them, albeit, there is also a whole list of companies shown that have phased out prodution. Digital/solid-state is becoming cheaper and cheaper, but I think it's still fair to say that Hg 'stats are still used in modern homes, businesses, HVAC, ovens, etc... but probably not for much longer. Zaereth (talk) 22:41, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I had a thought yesterday and came to the same conclusion - that they are still used (because of the old devices still staying around, but hardly because of current production), and will be gone within a decade. Actually, many of the uses for elements (on WP, Britannica, etc) are echoes of the old sources like the CRC Handbook and are slow for updates; some applications are becoming obsolete due to recent safety restrictions. Materialscientist (talk) 22:48, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Tweaked the article and added your link - it is good to have actual numbers for the decline in mercury use. @Vsmith: as I recall, the mercury article was written many years ago and then was just quickly patched by random editors like myself, saving it from GA delisting. Materialscientist (talk) 02:06, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

...for blocking this user. He is probably a sock of User:Arkellproductions who started harassing me on YouTube, labeling me as a sneezer, and then moved to Wikipedia to continue his disruption. NHRHS2010 the student pilot ✈ 12:07, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Amrit Sorli and ip 90.157.141.96

Hi Matsci, could you please have a look at what anon 90.157.141.96 (talk⁺ • tag • contribs • filter log • WHOIS  • RBLs  • block user • block log • cross-wiki contribs • checkip (log)) aka Amrit Sorli (talk · contribs) is doing? Apparently they are pushing their own work (nonsense) on various articles. I had given Sorli a final warning in December 2011. The IP continued in December after the warning and then became quiet for a while. Today (this morning) they started again at Time dilation. I gave another final warning at their talk. This evening another addition at Spacetime. Could you perhaps look into this? Thanks and cheers - DVdm (talk) 15:59, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Blocked both - not blatant vandalism, but disruptive propagation of fringe theories, ignoring warnings. Materialscientist (talk) 00:38, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Persistent indeed. Thx! - DVdm (talk) 07:39, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

64.228.156.246

Could you extend the block of 64.228.156.246 (talk · contribs)? He is a long-term troll ("The Haim Saban troll") who has been doing this for years:

• 70.48.113.183 (talk · contribs)
• 70.52.172.51 (talk · contribs)
• 70.52.174.124 (talk · contribs) (still blocked)
• 76.64.21.149 (talk · contribs)
• 70.52.175.89 (talk · contribs)
• 67.70.153.125 (talk · contribs)

If it is possible, revoke his talkpage access. If you decline to do this, add his talkpage for a while, just to be careful about this. Thank you. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 05:34, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Extended and revoked. I usually don't really care what they do on their talk page and set the block duration by the period of editing, which was brief from this IP (but extended the block anyway given the past nastiness). Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 05:40, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Reminder re exact mass in infoboxes

Just a reminder about the discussion last month at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemicals#Exact mass. I think we reached a consensus to disable the parameter. I also posted a notice at the discussion for the infobox to give others a chance to comment, but there has been no response for 2 weeks. So I would just go ahead and delete it myself, but this template is protected so changing the source code requires an administrator which I am not. Perhaps you could take care of it? Dirac66 (talk) 15:19, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Removed. Materialscientist (talk) 01:47, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

3RR case mentions your name

Please see WP:AN3#User:Mirror89 reported by User:Judgeking (Result: ) where your name was mentioned. It's possible that you were concerned about BLP, but you can comment there if you wish EdJohnston (talk) 16:03, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thank You for reverting the edit and blocking the user who vandalized my talk page. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 01:33, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the swift revert of the vandalism on my talk page. - Zhou Yu (talk) 02:06, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Noelia

Hello MaterialScientist, first of all thank for your valueble contributions to Noelia"s page, am a contributor researcher @ the online Department @ Univision.com I can tell you that we have Driver License records of Noelia and she was born on 1979, Noelia have a lot of hatter's who like to leak wrong information, this hatters are the Fan Base of her Mother Yolandita Monge, by the way her Mom;s page is full of inconsistent information, please help us to reiforce the DOB of Noelia 1979, they want to make Noelia look older righ when she is on promotion of her new Album. please help us to revert this information, God Bless and Thank You !! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.172.35 (talk) 09:22, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

NOELIA

Materialscientist : People @ Noelia office are waiting for your mail to reply with a Official Doc, and finish this non sensce battle, because now seem to us that you are taking sode insted of doing the right thing, so .. please DO THE RIGHT THING.... email contact@noelia.tv or jr@noelia.tv , lets wrap this for good, you want proff??, they will send it to you now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.172.35 (talk) 22:53, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!!!!!! This link is the public proff of the DOB of Noelia.... Please do the right changes ASAP... Thank you  !! I colaborate convicing the management to do this to finish an ignorant debate. http://www.noelia.tv/noeliadocwikipedia/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.172.35 (talk) 18:13, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Nazi-symbol vandal back

Hi, Materialscientist. You've helped me before with a serial vandal who places Nazi symbolism on my and other's talk and user pages. I guess my talk page's IP protection expired, since he's back, as User:203.134.140.116, and did this. I hate to bother you again, but if you could re-protect that page, I'd be very much obliged. Sorry for the bother, and I thank you for all you help. With best wishes, Tenebrae (talk) 18:47, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Refreneces about Noelia , Born in 1979 http://www2.esmas.com/ritmoson-latino/artistas/251406?page=2

 Very Reliable Link : http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/noelia-tiene-festejo-sorpresa

  Just a very important NOTE : If some one in the entertainment Business keeps the best Track on Ages and Dates of Birth is People Magazine. 

Univiosn always tackles miss information about Artits Age her some links; http://musica.univision.com/instudio/noelia/fotos/slideshow/2011-09-02/fotos-noelia-cumpleanos-32 Any mentions from her own mother saying the age of Noelia is not accurate due to the fact that Noelia's Mother and her self been in a nasty fight for years, Noelia will say that her mother is 65 and Noelia mother will say that Noelia is 40 just to mess around with each other. Noelia's Mother is well known for making false statements about Noelia just to continue the battle with her doter, any information from Noelia"s mother is welll known as totally unreliable, Noelia's mother have a war against her for the last decade. Lest not take Noelia's mother as a reliable source, any member of the media knows that only a few Puerto Rican News papers and few show will reproduce all the statements from Yolandita Monge, Noelia is well known for her honesty , and she was born in 1979, I can tell you that I have access to Noelia's management and told them about this and they are willing to send you passport copy to finish with this non sense if want id proof write to thsi email address

  contact@noelia.tv   , 

Material !!!! The whole information about her DOB is WRONG, , they are waiting in her office in Mexico right now for you to write them they will pass a passport Copy .. now you are becoming part of the hate crew from Noelias' mother??, do the right thing man, do it , you are smart guy, dont fall for this suckers who just want to hurt Noelia, PLEASE !!

 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.172.35 (talk) 21:54, 6 May 2012 (UTC) 

Confused

The post i was editing said had a [citation needed] (that means it isn't true) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.111.225.2 (talk) 22:21, 7 May 2012 (UTC) And the original post was definitely promotional, not neutral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.111.225.2 (talk) 22:27, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Why are you reverting my edits?--Flex3000 (talk) 00:37, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

98.70.94.0/23 is active again

98.70.94.0/23 who you last blocked for 3 months last September is active vandalizing again. See also [1]. I noticed that you warned User talk:98.70.94.149 in that range for vandalism on May 2. This is the same person as 98.85.0.0/20 you blocked for 6 months in April. --Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:52, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I've blocked 98.70.64.0/19 for a month and reblocked 98.70.94.0/23 for 6 months. Materialscientist (talk) 00:59, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

re File:Air New Zealand Flight 901.jpg

I was wondering whether you could check two deleted files for me. I wanted to know whether File:AirNewZealandFlight901.jpg or File:2004a.jpg is the original upload of the Commons file File:Air New Zealand Flight 901.jpg. I am also wondering whether 2004a is the full version and AirNewZealandFlight901 is a cut down square version for an infobox. Thanks :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 07:37, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

File:AirNewZealandFlight901.jpg is a very different image, whereas File:2004a.jpg is identical to File:Air New Zealand Flight 901.jpg. Both redlinked files contained only one image and a short edit history. The only text in File:2004a.jpg was "Photo: ©Copyright 2005 Subritzky Collection, {{PD-self}}". The original upload was on 8 September 2006. Materialscientist (talk) 07:52, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your rapid reply :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 07:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

TECH.FOOD page deletion

i tried to upload the TECH.FOOD wiki article in order to better give the public the opportunity to be informed about tangible results of an EU funded project. However, because of misreading the directions given by Wikipedia, I tried to remove the speedy deletion tag but then I realized I wasn’t allowed to.

How can I upload the wiki article ( - reading & respecting the rules clearly this time -)?

Thank you in advance. KiNNO (talk) 09:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

WP:WIZARD may help. The issues with that article were mostly related to our policies on WP:Copyvio (the content was borrowed from a copyrighted web page) and WP:Notability. Materialscientist (talk) 09:20, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• KiNNO, I assume you have a COI. I have seen several articles about projects sponsored by the European Commission deleted in the past for lack of notability. In the unlikely event that this one is notable, I suggest you follow this advice. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 10:41, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Yobot again

I don't know whether you are already aware of the discussion at Wikipedia:Bot owners' noticeboard#CHECKWIKI errors needs to be fixed but as the blocking admin you should probably leave a comment at least. SpinningSpark 13:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I was unaware, and have to go offline shortly. I'll try to read a bit. Materialscientist (talk) 13:58, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Turtlefever

I do not agree with your edits. They were perfectly accurate and true and if you look at the other turtle links they are highly promotion and link to sites that are clearly not authorities about turtles. My additions were not spammy but contributed to the subject matter and linked to relevant content. I think you are coming down hard on me unfairly. I would appreciate if you reconsidered and if not you should evaluate the rest of the turtle links on that page because they could easily be argued as promotional. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.225.31.137 (talk) 15:24, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Presumably you are user:Turtlefever not logged in. Don't make me laugh, any page that begins "Yesterday we went out for a ride on our boat and saw something..." is a blog, or worse, and certainly not a reliable source. The purpose of the site is to sell properties, so is inherently unsuitable as an encyclopedia reference. Whether or not other links are suitable is entirely beside the point, we are discussing the link you added - see Wikipedia:Other stuff exists. SpinningSpark 16:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

BiominWiki

http://www.mycotoxins.info offers a scientific but concise overview on mycotoxin and mycotoxin related topics with useful information for researchers, animal husbandry and agricultural entrepreneurs or simply for mycotoxin-curious minds throughout the entire supply chain. Why is this link deleted from the Mycotoxin page? - Mycotoxins.info is not commercial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BiominWiki (talk • contribs) 11:51, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

I seriously doubt that all external link sources on Wikipedia mention references or information on the source. mycotoxins.info does mention the publisher: http://mycotoxins.info/myco_info/disclaimer.html --BiominWiki (talk) 13:31, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

User blocked as open proxy

See User talk:Aharon Mathews - I'm not sure where to report this? WP:OP only seems to be for reporting IPs. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 13:01, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

I've replied on his talk. We need his IP to check the proxy block. If privacy is an issue, the IP can be emailed to an admin and then posted on the open proxy project as a standard request to check for proxy (we do not need to know usernames for proxy checks anyway). Materialscientist (talk) 13:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. JohnCD (talk) 14:16, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

I would just like to say thanks you for all the work you have done to wikipedia. two examples affecting only myself is the blocking of school IP's and protecting pages.Thank You -- Turbo₅₆₆ ^talk 13:02, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Delete User:Jfd34/common.js

Please delete User:Jfd34/common.js. I cannot place the db-u1 tag on it as it is a script page. jfd34 (talk) 04:46, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 04:53, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Misuse of Talk Page

MS, could you take a look here? The IP is misusing their talk page. Thanks. - Zhou Yu (talk) 04:49, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Revoked. Materialscientist (talk) 04:53, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

GA

What category would Jacobus Deketh come under for a GA? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 08:44, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

I am not a specialists in that, but my first choice is Warfare: Military people. Second choice is History: Historical figures: other. Materialscientist (talk) 08:50, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Could you also take a look at my GA nomination for Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly? --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 08:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

71.136.225.105

Looks like the IP [2] needs to have editing privileges taken away from his/her talk page. Any help would be appreciated, thanks. --ḾỊḼʘɴίcả • Talk • _{I DX for fun!} 23:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Border

Hi. Could you please be so kind as to add a border to the image on Template:Portal/Images/Pakistan. I am unable to, as the template is protected. The reason I think a border should be added is because in the current form, the white strip of the Pakistani flag does not show quite clearly and becomes camouflaged with the background. Adding a border will help show the entire flag and distinguish the white strip. See for example how it's been done for Template:Portal/Images/Military of pakistan. Regards, Mar4d (talk) 01:33, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry for delay - added the border, now the stripe is more distinct. Materialscientist (talk) 05:41, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Mar4d (talk) 05:57, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the tweak on Calcium Carbonate

I swear, between you and Vsmith these articles are getting better by leaps and bounds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Riventree (talk • contribs) 09:17, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Question

New ? here: Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Hermaphrodite. PumpkinSky talk 20:48, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi,

I am adding references to the addition in plagiarism story. Thanks.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.151.108.189 (talk) 02:01, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Note

Also, it was not necessery to delete them all. Simple, you could transfer them in another section e.g. etymology, history, origin or names (I didn't see if they are exist). These names used for many centuries from the local population (greek,turkish or other) before they transliterated fully in twentieth century to the turkish language. Thanks for your suggestion and historical accuracy! --ΩΑΡ (talk) 09:58, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Page move

Materialscientist, can you fix the fragmented Talk pages for Softkey by moving Soft key to Softkey? Softkey is the more commonly used name. - M0rphzone (talk) 01:54, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Question

Why did you change the information about my country Ecuador ?

I changed the information about the ethnic groups in my country because it is incorrect, according to the last census on 2010 this is the correct information http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/09/02/1/1356/poblacion-pais-joven-mestiza-dice-censo-inec.htm Thanks for your attention — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.136.155.85 (talk) 03:10, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Colombian ethnic groups

The information about the ethnic groups in Colombia is wrong, why are you supporting your information with the CIA website?, I do not know where they are getting all this information, I was looking for their sources and I could not find anything, in the other hand census are more reliable because the information is provided by a Colombian governmental institution and its available in different newspapers.

http://www.colombiaya.com/seccion-colombia/etnografia.html

http://www.dane.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=307&Itemid=124 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malr210 (talk • contribs) 04:18, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

For undoing the damage...

	Vandalism Cleanup Badge
	Thanks for repairing those music articles damaged during the recent vandalism spree. Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 11:06, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

198.54.202.154

Sir, you used {{schoolblock}} on that IP, but it doesn't appear to be a school IP; based on RDNS, it appears to be an ISP proxy. PCHS-NJROTC (talk) 11:53, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

WT:CHEM - intermetallic compound or alloy?

Perhaps you can help. Are these compounds being discussed true compounds, or are they merely alloys? Perhaps you can enlighten us chemists. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 00:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Promotion only user account User:Nilamanibhanja

Hello Materialscientist, need to inform you that this user account User:Nilamanibhanja is being only used for promotional purposes. I have already reported on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism for ths report and have explained everthing over there in detail. This user created the same article Nilamani Bhanja just minutes after it got deleted. There are no useful contributions and not likely to be as promotion and advertising seems to be the only purpose. The user is also non-cooperative and just keeps on blanking the multiple warnings received on their talk page with no response. The filter log also tells the same thing. Therefore i kindly request you to please take the appropriate urgent action. Thank you TheGeneralUser (talk) 08:12, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism on Barrett Brown

Could you protect this page temporarily? Right now the page has been apparently under attack by vandalism from one user under multiple IPs. PwilliamQ99 (talk) 01:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Delinker

I restarted the delinker, that should clear the queue. Should be save to unblock now. What a mess with the Dino's..... Multichill (talk) 21:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Unblocked. The bot started editing, and seems Ok. Now the concern is that it completes the accumulated non-dino tasks :-). Materialscientist (talk) 22:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

George Washington Riggs

Hi MaterialScientist, you wanted me to source my info, well here it is, please reinstate my edit you removed from George Washington Riggs, Banker. thanks Welshpeeress — Preceding unsigned comment added by Welshpeeress (talk • contribs) 21:41, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Irradiation treatment of Topaz

Hi Materialscientist,
I think you removed my commentary on Topaz and the impact of irradiation on the gemstone...not sure why? The distinction between Swiss Blue, London Blue topaz is, in my opinion, significant given the price difference paid by the retail consumer. Further, I think there is a need to ensure awareness of the safety aspect associated with irradiation of the stone since natural blues are hard to come by in Topaz. Whilst the industry ensures appropriate safety standards, the awareness of the treatment is a requirement in the US as a result of FTC regs...
Lafirt (talk) 22:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC)Lafirt

Please use reliable, non-advertising sources. Materialscientist (talk) 23:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi again,
Actually I thought I did use non-advertising sources. All the sources I could find online were either gemstones sales or gemstone sales sites, some of which were pretty inaccurate. Any others with reliable material had google adwords advertising in them - this one did not have either, hence my usage
From a reliability standpoint, I looked through some of the sources already being used by the article as well as those in use in similar articles. I could not see the distinction between the sources I used versus those currently there or in other articles..The availability of material in this space is relatively limited, especially in terms of gemstone treatments, the impact of color (vs cut, clarity etc). For example, the point around irradiation on topaz, availability of untreated blues, as well as the points around garnet color that i made in the other article.
Not sure I understand the issue with the source...could you please clarify?
Thanks
Lafirt (talk) 01:15, 18 May 2012 (UTC)Lafirt

Sorry for delays - was clearing some backlog. This reference does not cite any source and offers spammish advice on "how to buy"; its author is not identified as a distinguished specialist (better say, not identified at all). I would try to add only information based on reliable and low-spam references or not add it. Such refs are more difficult to find in the gem area, but it is well possible. I would start with Google books; then go for material science, geology and finally gemology journals and magazines. Gem websites are known to propagate hypes and are often biased (commercial interests or just self-promotion). Materialscientist (talk) 01:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

hi
No worries...am not in any rush :)
...i actually checked thru the links on the "how to buy" page....they relate to other articles on the same site and not links to sales sites...and with more "buyer beware"-type statements than a sales pitch. I agree the look and feel are not the most academic, but the content seems kosher so to speak. So, my question would be, how do i add content that I know to be accurate, but published material is not as update?
Btw - The links I could find to external sites were those back to references in wikipedia for more specific info (for example to almandine etc specific members of the Garnet family)..per the site, the writers are GIA qualified, which in the industry is as high a standard as you can get. The issue, like i mentioned to BorgQueen, is that written material gets dated quickly and is as open to question as anything else but I think folks have a right to know, or they may end up buying something that ten years later gets identified as treated.
Lafirt (talk) 02:14, 18 May 2012 (UTC)Lafirt

It's a can of worms. Wikipedia is designed not to be a buying guide, thus any talks about what and how (not) to buy raise suspicion about the site, if not for spam then for reliability. Another issue is notability of information. At some stage, I thought to add interesting facts to wikipedia that were stuck somewhere in my head; checked for references, and found that many were dubious (hearsay, might be right or wrong or just opinions, or published once and then disproved) and many were just not notable enough for an encyclopedia - too technical. Thus these days if I can't find supporting refs in Google books or (multiple) journal articles then I just don't write about it. For example, the materials science and related literature (say, chemicals, but gems also) of the early-mid 20th century was full of terms and classifications which are hardly used anymore and are needed only to read old literature :-). Materialscientist (talk) 04:04, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi
Understood, thanks for taking time for the clarification.
Will go back to the drawing board, think i need to be able to distinguish, like you say, fact from advice.
Lafirt (talk) 10:57, 18 May 2012 (UTC)Lafirt

'Your edits do not appear to be constructive'

my edits are about bricks. you as a material scientist should understand that they are constructive 98.169.117.124 (talk) 23:45, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

A photo of just a person doesn't belong in an article about bricks. - Zhou Yu (talk) 02:17, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

sorry, honest mistake. I thought it was a brick.98.169.117.124 (talk) 02:19, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

194.153.110.6 (talk · contribs · info · WHOIS)

Just wanted to bring to your attention - this IP has been adding [[Category:Freemasons]] to a bunch of articles which make no mention of such affiliation.-Cntras (talk) 14:52, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I have minutes left online - try ANI or similar board. Materialscientist (talk) 15:07, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

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Please examine the edits before you consider reverting them. The article contained multiple errors and they have been fixed. 131.239.63.5 (talk) 02:53, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

User:Jmautz

I noticed you had just blocked the user for vandalism. It would appear that this is a user account that was made after I had reverted Special:Contributions/69.139.24.226 for the vandalism edits made at Wayne Gretzky. Since these are the same non-sense that was added to DJ Jazzy Jeff and Hayden Panettiere, I would gather it is the same user. Just thought I'd give you an FYI. Shootmaster 44 (talk) 04:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. As an admin, I can see that 69.139.24.226 is autoblocked, thus no further action is needed (which is why I often don't block such IPs, but sometimes I just miss them :-). Materialscientist (talk) 04:46, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Polyacetylene

Is there any chance that, as someone with an interest in materials science, you would take a look at the potential redefinition of polyacetylene and WP:UNDUE weight to the contributions by McGinness et al in many articles on conductive organic materials. We have zero admin participation. We have few editors who know sufficient chemistry to rebalance the campaign by user:nucleophilic as being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemistry. Sorry to ask that you step back for an moment or three from reverting vandalism. If nothing else commenting on RS's would be helpful. --Smokefoot (talk) 11:12, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Admins have no magic powers in such matters - we either get into the debate as editors or enforce consensus (the third part - going around and reminding about WP policies doesn't apply here as all parties are regulars). As I recall, my stance on this matter was this: Shirakawa et al. were not the first, but they got noticed first - a usual situation with many discoveries (like Iijima and carbon nanotubes), and I would describe it this way. Materialscientist (talk) 11:43, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

I would have thought that as someone interested in materials science, you would see merit in the concerns patiently expressed by Ben. Nonetheless, the complete silence of experienced chemists and materials people when the going gets a little tough is curious to me. Oh well, no crisis. --Smokefoot (talk) 12:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

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This is Nick Rugai Ph.D.. have you read my book by the way? How many books have you published? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicknitro71 (talk • contribs) 19:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Regarding 94.2.154.229 (talk · contribs)

Hello.

In regards to that user, you may wish to disable talk page editing access. I have noticed talk page abuse in the page history. Thanks. 70.248.179.109 (talk) 23:30, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Update: Also, the user is threatening to use another IP address. Please keep an eye on the user, and consider a range block. Thanks. 70.248.179.109 (talk) 23:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Update: The user is now vandalizing your talk page with a couple of other IP addresses. 70.248.179.109 (talk) 23:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

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Perhaps disabling user's ability to edit their own talk page is necessary [3]. Also threatening to continue trolling using multiple accounts [4]. Thanks and cheers, 99.153.142.225 (talk) 23:31, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks...

thanks for keeping an eye on my talk page. Silly vandal. Keeps confusing "i" with "l". Keeps confusing funny-once with funny-always. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 23:57, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

He is currently in a playing mood and sits on an enormously wide range in London. Materialscientist (talk) 23:59, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

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210.48.36.0/24 range

I suspect this is one or two individuals (maybe students in a computer lab; it's 11:02 am in Auckland), but all the edits in this range over the past few week have been problematic, and these are the only ones editing from that /24 too. There's substantial article overlap too. I don't know if you think it's necessary to range-block it, but throwing the idea out there. Shadowjams (talk) 23:03, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Blocked 210.48.0.0/17 for 8 weeks, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 23:08, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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You recently blocked User:Alexgendal. I think User:Jayrgalospe is a sock puppet - same articles vandalized & recently reported. Regards Denisarona (talk) 10:26, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

I've blocked Alexgendal for 31 hours per AGF to a newcomer, but after looking at the edits of these accounts, indeffed both. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 10:32, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

My WP Experience

Thank you for welcoming me, Materialscientist. After some time here I can tell you that I really admire WP as a joint effort by many to create something constructive. The several weeks I have been here has been an interesting experience. I learned a lot, wandering around the Random articles. I also tried to contribute on issues that I know well. I had my share of learning other people's academic formation and their inner world (psychologies)i.e. how they react to the unknown or suppressed. As a social scientist, I was surprised to see the magnified importance of the behaviour and perception factors. I think I should learn more on social psychology and related behavioural disciplines to apply in my work. To cut a long story short, I think I have been doing my humble contribution to the WP but believe could have done more in this rather short period, should I not faced reactionary attitudes, especially on "national" issues. It is really astonishing to see how people react to editing events that have occurred before our grandfathers were born, if they suspect their world of conceived reality is threatened. Never mind if these words look confusing to you, because they also are for me. I know I simply received a -perhaps automated- welcome message from you and am not expecting an answer to these lines. Indeed I am writing more as a factor of self inspection and will certainly erase these lines after a short while. All the best.--E4024 (talk) 14:07, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

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Sorry, I've just noticed this attack. Shout something at the WP:AIV board if you see such things (mass attack). It is not worth reverting - an admin should semiprotect the article and then revert. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 23:51, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Venomous snakes

Hi !

I have some questions concerning about the content of the article venomous snakes and would like to seek your advise. I have put my questions on the talk page of that article and you can check it if you are free.

Thank you!

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Deletion of Talk:ISO/IEEE 11073

Can you explain your reasons for deleting Talk:ISO/IEEE 11073 under G8, since there is a corresponding subject page? Lmatt (talk) 20:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

I was inaccurate. It was a test attempt at spamming, created by 93.157.8.196 (talk · contribs) and blanked by Karl.brown. Corrected. Materialscientist (talk) 22:21, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Jellyfish

I think you meant to protect it as "‎[edit=autoconfirmed] (expires [00:33], 26 August 2012 (UTC)) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite)". Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:52, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, a misclick. Materialscientist (talk) 22:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Reverting the change on "flames" about plasma

You reverted my change, claiming that not all flames are plasma. However, the actual reference given to back this up claims differently, saying that even the flame of a candle is plasma. This also agrees with what I personally know. So if you think differently, I think you should provide a different reference. Until then, I think my edit should remain.

Cheers Cluracan123 (talk) 11:03, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Block Please

This Elemtary school that you have previously blocked, is at it again. ( 67.135.156.11) The last mess I had to clean up of theirs was on the Barrel cactus page; where they just went in and deleted random text and made a mess. This school really needs to be permanently blocked from editing. Thanks Pocketthis (talk) 19:10, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Maybe not yet - last edits were 2 weeks ago and were constructive. Editing frequency is quite low. Materialscientist (talk) 22:19, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Final chance for User:Pixiemasters

Hello Materialscientist, i have posted a comment on User talk:Pixiemasters. I have suggested to everyone to consider giving Pixiemasters the very final last chance as i think they mean it and they want to contribute to Wikipedia. They are going to monitored constantly and if any disruptions start occurring after their unblock, then you or any other administrator can always indefinitely block them or take the necessary appropriate action. Thanks. TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

While I don't believe statements like "i have regained my maturity", I am always open to good-faith unblock requests. But why Pixiemasters didn't try to follow the advice of Beeblebrox? Given several declined unblock requests, this might be a convincing start. Materialscientist (talk) 00:22, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Naohiro19 revertvandal

sorry i did not notice the talk page redirection while placing the block template. By the way I have checked all his contributions with wp:STiki and reverted the improper ones. Sad to see the damage and incorrect templates caused by him within minutes. --ÐℬigXЯaɣ 07:45, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

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You may want to revoke 77.121.210.102's ability to edit their talk page, as they have resorted to vandalizing it after being blocked. - Areaseven (talk) 15:20, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

ANI

Hi Materialscientist, FYI on an IP proxy that you blocked. Thread is here. Cheers,
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1RR

I would like to propose a 1 revert rule limit on the circumcision article. This article has had more edit wars than many other articles which are currently on a 1rr restriction. This edit warring has also been a long term problem stretching back to the early days of wikipedia. The talk page and many noticeboards are also full of disputes and theres no sign of concurrence anywhere in the horizon. I think a 1RR restriction is way overdue. Whats the best place to propose this? Pass a Method talk 18:01, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

(passing by) See WP:1RR; usually this will either be Arbcom or a proposal set forth at WP:AN for the community. After seeing the ruckus this has generated, I would support a 1RR on that article.
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Lights (musician)

Raised at WP:RFP. Dl2000 (talk) 03:16, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Edits are in good faith, just misguided. I would prefer another admin to have a look first, and if not, will see. Materialscientist (talk) 03:18, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Studio 54 sockpuppets have returned.

Hi, I know you helped with the original sockpuppet investigation of WikAdvisor, and are listed as blocking one or more of the involved accounts. The user you ended up reigning in (and blocking) on the Studio 54 and The Rascals articles today is most likely a sockpuppet of WikAdvisor. If you have any information you would like to contribute from your dealings with anonymous user: 66.65.134.176 [5], please feel free to contribute to the discussion about the SPI case [6]. Thanks! OliverTwisted ^(Talk) (Stuff) 07:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Rename of article too early

Hi there. This article has recently been moved from University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University, however the move is problematic, because the new university name has not yet been officially approved. The University has not officially changed its name, and chances are, that the proposed rename might be reversed. Unfortunately, an editor barged into the article, and renamed it, even though there are discrepancies as to the exact new name: The Washington Post calls the new name M.K.O. Abiola University, while Nigerian newspapers like The Vanguard call it Moshood Abiola University. All the same, the article is now the object of vandalism from new editors and IP editors. I'd like to suggest, that you revert all changes back to how the article was before an IP editor started the name changing, followed by editor Gobonobo who then moved the article. It might also be a good idea to lock the article for at least 1 month to prevent further unsourced additions and vandalism. Thank you. Amsaim (talk) 12:56, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

There were constructive removals after that. Thus I semiprotected the article for a week, but will not revert the edits. As to the name, such issues are usually resolved by consensus at the talk page. Regards. Materialscientist (talk) 13:15, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for protecting the page. Regards Amsaim (talk) 22:49, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Ping

See User talk:Izno#Polymer solar cell. --Izno (talk) 17:03, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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References

Dear Materialsscientist, Reference 51 from the article "Qatar" mentions the death of four Spanish children in the fire, but it does not say anything about the New Zealang triplets. Maybe you should add that reference. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.174.223.120 (talk) 10:50, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.27.253.7 (talk) 21:56, 30 May 2012 (UTC) 

Deleting my entry for Enrique Romero (Spanish footballer)

Could I politely ask why you removed the section I added on the Enrique Romero page http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enrique_Romero&action=history

I see it is listed as "possible vandalism" - I would be the first to confess to not understanding the correct protocol for adding wiki sections but I tried to write this with an objective and factual style - I was merely attempting to add an important section to the player's career (Romero never played for Depor again). There are links to the case but only in Spanish so I did not include them.

Many thanks

Martin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.27.253.7 (talk) 21:59, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

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Gold

I can send you the peice and my camera. It is real - I made it tonight in the lab. Read the image description this describes how I made it and took the image. The meta data for the image is available there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwchalmers (talk • contribs) 02:15, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

On what Physical basis do you say that the "color is impossible". I told you I can send you the peice. I have 20nm 30nm 40nm and 50nm. Generally camera CCDs are more sensitive to green than red. The reflection spectrum in this case is washed out by the white of the flash. All you have left then is some opacity of the slide and th transmission spectrum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwchalmers (talk • contribs) 02:24, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Besides, why would I make up a transmission spectrum ??? Like I said. The process guide is in the description. First clean your slide. Then deposit 30nm Au in your evaporator. Then sputter on 10-20nm oxide cap so the Au doesnt flake off when you mishandle the slide. Then get camera - get the same one I had. Then take picture on a white background with white balance. The slide should be mounted on a clear holder so you can get light through the backside. Post the picture - then it can be your picture up there !! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwchalmers (talk • contribs) 02:30, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Ok .. the details.

0) Clean slide. Acetone IPA

1) Evaporate metal. Electron beam - 100mA current soak 150mA for deposition.

  - deposition rate 1 angstrom/sec for first 100 angstroms
  - deposition rate 4 angstroms/sec for 200 more angstroms
  - vacuum pressure < 1e-7 mbar (turbopump 1500 rpm)

2) SiO2 deposition

  - RF sputtering on Si target 30, 50, 100W cycles of about 5 min each 
  - rate is somewhat machine depentant (I use 30ccm Ar with 5ccm O2) at 7mTorr base pressure
  - with this I get about 50 angstroms/sec at the 100W
  - You can really lay down the oxide if you want. Up to 1um is no problem for this experiment

If you dont do the SiO2 the slide wont make it out of the lab with a clean gold surface left.

3) Picture

  - Put the slide on a clear wafer container 
  - Get a nice light source and use flash + white balance
  - Take a few shots untill one looks nice

/M

Put up another picture of the same peice (edit). Check it out and let me know what you think

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This is the IP, I literally found a source for his name in 3 seconds by googling "Gareth Daley". Crisis.EXE 14:17, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

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Здравствуйте,вы меня сегодня заблокировали на Викискладе.Я прошу меня разблокировать,я сейчас учусь добавлять изображение по правилом,но к сожелению не всегда получается.Больше такого не повториться.Vova42RUS12:23, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

• Я не понимал до того как увидел на вашей странице очень полезную информацию по лицензированию.А блокировали меня потому что толком не кто не мог помочь.Больше такого не повториться.(User:Vova42RUS|Vova42RUS) 08:46, 4 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vova42RUS (talk • contribs)

Chinese Gold Farming Simulator 2012

Hi MS, could you please delete the article, it's obvious vandalism which has been hanging around for a couple of hours. -Cntras (talk) 13:24, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Web Elements Quality

I'm not disagreeing with your premise, but could you tell me exactly what you think is "not enough quality" in web elements? Norm Reitzel (talk) 23:18, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Their pages are mostly unreferenced, or when referenced, it is unclear which data come from which source (loose references, not inlined). Some of their sources are inaccessible (old books) and thus are hard to verify. There is nothing wrong with using such sources, but we've had problems with webelements data contradicting other (verifiable, book) sources. A recent example is Vickers and Brinell hardnesses of elements. Materialscientist (talk) 00:32, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

User_talk:ChrisGualtieri

Was that block a mistake, or am I missing something? →Στc. 00:42, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

I've pulled it for now. If it wasn't a mistake please let me know.©Geni 00:48, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Palmface - yes a misclick, and I couldn't get to ChrisGualtieri's talk to tell it because of edit conflicts. Materialscientist (talk) 00:52, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

No worries, Materialscientist. Sorry about the edit conflicts on the way.. I know I made a few of them for you. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:03, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Actually I am still kinda confused how my name came up with that Bumbo1234. I was wondering if you could show me how I came to be the unlucky click. I haven't used Huggle or Stiki recently. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 01:12, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

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Warning spambots

Dear Materialscientist, I understand this, but warning spambots really doesn't make sense. Of course, if they were real people, I would've warned them and reported only after a final warning. You may be interested in this overview I'm making. Greetings, Mathonius (talk) 07:01, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

My approach is simple - I AGF that there is a person behind an account who doesn't know we block for spamming, and only block when they spam after level-3 warning. For me spambot is a computer program. Off course, if there is an evidence they've edited before under another account/IP, then link to such evidence and the treatment might be rather different. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 07:07, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

User Blocking

Dear Materialscientist:

I understand your earnest efforts to clear Wikipedia from spam, but I must inform you that your blocking of this ip address is suspect to poor judgement. You have, as appeared on the ip page, identified as vandalism an edit on Perogi on this ip address; I had never made such an obscene edit, and I do not plan to do so. I am the true creator of this present account. I must also inform you that many other alleged cases of vandalism, including editing of Lawrence Heights, are false. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this post may cause.

Yours truly,

alex0723alex0723 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex0723alex0723 (talk • contribs) 17:01, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

User talk:188.50.78.141

I haven't done anything wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.50.78.141 (talk) 01:32, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Apology

I ap — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hiheloo (talk • contribs) 04:40, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism on Chelsea Handler

I saw that you reverted some edits on Chelsea Handler. Over the past three weeks or so, several IP addresses from Germany have erased sourced information and made extensive changes without explanation. These IP addresses have made very similar changes in the same sections, and they've made it hard to undo their changes by making many minor conflicting intermediate edits. I've looked up the IP addresses, and they seem to come from the same area in Germany. I suspect it's one person using a proxy service to mask his identity.

217.234.200.88 (Leipzig, Germany); 217.92.209.242 (Ratingen, Germany); 217.234.205.11 (Borsdorf, Germany); 217.234.179.252 (Leipzig, Germany); 217.234.180.42 (Leipzig, Germany); 217.234.215.209 (Böhlen, Germany)

During the same period, Hullaballoo Wolfowitz has engaged in similar erasing of information for dubious reasons.

Is it possible for you to temporarily protect Chelsea Handler from unregistered users so that the vandalism can be reverted without constant interference? (JAR88 (talk) 06:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC))

While some of those edits were removing sourced information, I can not evaluate them as a whole, and thus can(may) not semiprotect the article on this basis - this needs some consensus. Those IPs look like Deutsche Telekom rather than an open proxy, i.e. I see no clear evidence that person was intentionally hiding, just floating (traveling, or dynamic reassignment). Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 06:23, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Your fingerprints are all over the pages I edit. Leave some work for the rest of us! Jprg1966 (talk) 16:20, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Uh...

• 2001:4BA0:FFF9:178:0:0:0:2 (talk · contribs · info · WHOIS)

This isn't an account, it's a real IPv6 address, so it shouldn't be indeffed (31 hours is what I suggest).--Jasper Deng (talk) 05:42, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

• Ugh .. I felt something odd and forgot to investigate (I've dealt with a few of those today, and one is likely an open proxy, which is sort of unusual to handle in the IPv6 space). Got some time for this now. Materialscientist (talk) 06:18, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

  This one actually is an open proxy, in fact. I'm waiting for a global block, but for now a 1-year block is warranted.--Jasper Deng (talk) 16:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much, mate!! The most helpful administrator. --OltchimRmVilcea (talk) 00:58, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

For that. Tonywalton ^Talk 22:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the semi-protection :)

I screwed up a couple of rollbacks, but I think it is back to where it was pre-vandalism

AIV

Hi! Just to clarify: 1. I advise the block length because I am having my RFA around September time and wanted to gain Administrative Anti-Vandalism skills. This will be a valuable part of my RFA (I'm preparing) to show that I have some Admin. AV skills. How does that weaken my report? 2. I use "multiple" to refer to the amount of times that user's contributions come up in the Abuse log. Since they were disallowed, I have no way to see how many edits were made by the user/IP.

Thanks for your input. TParis is helping me with my RFA, but you answer most of my AIV reports, so I'd appreciate your input (if you have time) as well. Thank You! Electriccatfish2 (talk) 01:37, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

IP editing disruptively and nobody seems to care

50.81.90.92 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

I realise that you're busy but I was wondering if you could help with an unresponsive IP who is impossible to deal with. I reported him to AIV (this was rejected because his disruptive edits looked like they were good faith,[7]), had two pages protected and even opened an ANI discussion, all to no avail. The ANI discussion is especially frustrating - of the 17 threads started since I opened mine, 15 has been responded to but nobody seems to care about this bloke. At the request of another editor, the administrator who protected the pages (I've since requested 3 more be protected) placed a warning on his talk page but every request and warning on the IP's page (14 so far) has been ignored. There's no doubt the IP understands English as he's requested permission to edit the two protected pages,[8][9] so that's not an issue and I'm really at the end of my tether with this one. It's worse than The Verizon Vandal™.

I became aware of the IP over a week ago when another editor expressed frustration on my talk page. This editor has been changing colour schemes in TV cooking show articles, ading erroneous information, violating MOS:BOLD, MOS:CAPS and other guidelines and policies, and generally edit-warring. He refuses to discuss anything at all. When his edits are reverted he just reverts back, even if it adds incorrect information to the article. For example, at Next Great Baker (season 1) the IP made a series of edits that removed "plainrowheaders" (required by WP:DTT) and column formatting, added incorrect capitalisation, and included his typical "decoration, as opposed to function" colour changes.[10] I then made a further series of edits fixing the problems.[11] Afew days later this happened, reintroducing all the errors without any explanation. Not only did the edit reintroduce those errors, it also reverted dash fixes made by another editor,[12] completely reverting back to the IP's earlier revision of the article.[13] Surprisingly, since then the only edit that the IP has made to that article was one that was actually appropriate, but this seems all part of the MO - mix some good edits in with the bad. Not all articles have been so fortunate.[14] Here is a case where he's deleted cited content in the middle of a series of edits, and here is some edit-warring, eliminating valid edits such as this and this.

We can't keep requesting page protection just to stop this IP editing disruptively. Since he obviously knows his way around an edit history and can speak English, there seems no reason for his refusal to collaborate. I can only assume that he's deliberately being disruptive at this point. --AussieLegend (talk) 07:49, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Admins can only enforce consensus or act as editors (which I can't for this topic) - we can't block/semiprotect without a valid reason. If I were you, I would try finding editors supporting my point at the relevant wiki-projects, revert obviously unconstructive changes and bear with marginal ones. Materialscientist (talk) 08:08, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

IP 86.182.174.123

Thanks for blocking him..however..he still keeps on adding racist comments..and if removed...reverts it.....how do we stop it? Thanks ƬheⱾtrikeҾagle ^™ 09:09, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Good block. However, given the edit war currently underway at their talkpage, you might want to consider revoking talkpage access as well. Cheers, Yunshui 雲‍水 09:10, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Just because our paths have crossed a couple of times this morning, and you haven't had one of these for, ooh, several minutes at least... Thanks for keeping the place clean and tidy. Yunshui 雲‍水 09:25, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

User talk page block request

Hi, please could you extend the block on Sheehan Cein (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log) to include his/her talk page. Thanks. —Bruce1ee^talk 10:00, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Reblock needed?

I seem to be on your talkpage a lot today... Please could you take a look at User:Mathewjenang again - fresh off yesterday's block, his first edit is to reinsert the exact same copyrighted material to Kimberley Leggett. Obviously we aren't getting through here. Yunshui 雲‍水 12:37, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	Your tireless efforts to refine 'No Country for Old Men (film)' are highly appreciated. Thank you. Star of Amman (talk) 15:39, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Crop circle

it clearly states in folklore that crop circles were depicted before 1970.you have to be unbiased and tell things like they are.

it even says the information contradicts itself.

So Great job maintaining and policing a page that is totally contradictive and misleading that really helps people know the facts. Shabaduateu (talk) 00:46, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

For being awesome and helping me deal with griefers :-D <3 ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ Talk ♪ ߷ ♀ Contribs ♀ 05:22, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Barack Obama, Sr.

there is a little dispute over at the Barack Obama, Sr. page. mind weighing in?

Atheism is not a religion, so it is more accurate to say that his religion is None (atheist) than to say Religion: Atheist. what do you think?

Talk page on this

Auss00 (talk) 11:38, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Largest organisms

I see you working on cutting down this article. How about splitting it up? Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 12:36, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Splitting must be done, I'm afraid, as code trimming is limited - I can remove maybe some 10-20k more, but the article would still be too long. Now I can at least preview edits (yesterday I couldn't). Materialscientist (talk) 12:42, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Higgs boson

Hi, you've just left a message at User talk:85.4.107.49 about the above article and name. At the same time I also responded. Could you do me a favour and check if my response is correct (I'm not a scientist or very knowledgeable about science). Many thanks. Denisarona (talk) 12:45, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Hi, I saw you revert vandalism on the Jawaharlal Nehru article. honest question, do you not think what ABDEVILLIERS0007 edits amount to vandalism? I saw you revert one edit but not his. secondly, if you are interested in the topic can you please mediate the dispute on the talk page. thanks Cliniic (talk) 15:51, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

COOKEHS is my friend and mine page. Not mark to vandalism please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.107.73 (talk) 02:35, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Cookehs Page Deletion

I was just wondering why you deleted the Cookehs page. We had just started and you already had deleted it o.o. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cruplezone (talk • contribs) 02:54, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Largest organisms

Ok, didn't knew about that problem, I'm going there and change it now. Mike.BRZ (talk) 17:44, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Need help

Can you (or some admin that sees this) protect the article Wu-Tang Clan right now on the spot? WP:RPP is taking too long. • GunMetal Angel 18:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Hey, can you please contact me for an Interview at Passiswordword@gmail.com. I see that you have a PhD in physics and my A.P. Biology project is to interview any professional and teach the class on him. Thanks. Passiswordword (talk) 01:02, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Let him be

	Let him be
	this kid at the age of 12 used to get bullied and get beat up because he was "different" to everyone else. He managed to get past everything that hes tormentors put him through and go on in life. people like him should be known as mentionable students, not football stars who have done really nothing in life but kick a ball. DaDeadunicorn (talk) 01:34, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Some Redirect Help

Could I get your help/input/advice in moving Gemuendina stuertzi and Nefudina qalibahensis‎ to Gemuendina and Nefudina, respectively? I tried to request a technical request for the moves the other day, but, then they simply opened up threads on the talkpages.--Mr Fink (talk) 05:19, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

I don't see much difference (redirect-wise), but could just move and see what happens :-). Do we have a guideline for monotypic species, at some life-related project? Materialscientist (talk) 05:27, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

It was inferred to me that monotypic species should be titled as per their genera partly to save on typing, and partly to wait and see if more species are described (which I've personally found out to my simultaneous joy and grief). I don't remember which project page this is explicitly spelled out, though.--Mr Fink (talk) 06:00, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

?

Oh ... I'm sorry, your Highness ...... didn't know you owned this forum. My humble apolies for intruding onto you personal fiefdom and disrupting your superior train of thought with my mindless babblings. I shall withdraw in shame to my humble abode in cyberspace and wait there untill such time that your magnificience sees fit to grant me access to the public domain again.

It is racist people like you (of Indian orign) who can't keep their personal prejudice and presonal agendas to themselves ,and are a threat to WIKIPEDIA ,you can keep on comparing your failed Tej-ass (still at prototype stage after 30 years) aircraft to the best aircraft in the world,you can even compare it to F-22 Raptor (in your dreams),but i intend to keep Wikipedia clean of these kind of personal agendas vandalising it.

WIKIPEDIA MUST RECONSIDER ITS POLICY OF GRANTING EDITORIAL RIGHTS TO SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE EDITORS.

With the deepest disrespect and loathing for you Mr.Mad-scientist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.63.161 (talk) 06:19, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

I could try to help you, but I don't understand what article are you talking about? Materialscientist (talk) 06:41, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Water Purification Vandalism

I just saw that you reverted a number of vandalism events by an anonymous user. How often does this kind of vandalism happen? I am a new guy and I am kind of shocked at what this person did. Naive me, I guess. Drinkingwaterdoc (talk) 16:37, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Just passing but and thought I would butt in. Vandalism like this is relentlessly common. A few months down the road I would suggest that you give Huggle a try out. This tool let you review new edits from unconfirmed editors (IP editors and new Usernames). On good days only about 1 in 5 edits are vandalism - but that is still a great deal of vandalism, often mindless, often childish, frequently rude and sometimes downright obnoxious. It appears to be the way of the world.  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   18:34, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Sockpuppet

Hello Materialscientist!

I'm wondering if you can please take a look at this users page and tell me if it reminds you of anyone? To me it's screaming the obvious but I don't know who it would be. To me it's stating the obvious because they're saying you've blocked them before - when I check the block log it's empty. They're saying that they hate ClueBot NG - when I check the history of the page none of the ClueBot's have been anywhere near that user. I'm gonna send a message to the other user mentioned but thought I'd also ask you in case you can think who it is?--5 albert square (talk) 20:11, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Actually it's ok, one of ClueBot's admins worked it out :)--5 albert square (talk) 21:52, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

re: spam on Honey

Good afternoon. I also reviewed this edit and I must admit that it did not strike me as especially spam-like. A number of companies and small beekeepers do process their honey by adding flavorants (one of my personal favorites is a jalepeno-infused made by a beekeeper up the street) so it would appear to fit the criteria of the list. The link was unnecessary but otherwise the edit seemed uncontroversial. May I ask what you found excessively spam-like in that edit?

Thanks. Rossami (talk) 00:03, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

The material might be Ok, and feel free to re-add it, but the supporting reference [15] is not suitable for wikipedia. Regards. Materialscientist (talk) 00:05, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

A beer for you!

My apologies. Have a beer on me. Erikeltic (Talk) 02:23, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Materialscientist, on 9 May you reverted my changes, where I corrected "6000 to 3000" BC to "4000 to 1000" BC. The reference for the statement was

Thomas C. Pleger, "A Brief Introduction to the Old Copper Complex of the Western Great Lakes: 4000-1000 BC"

Which I think you'll agree indicates the original author meant "years ago" instead of "BC".

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.181.143 (talk) 04:51, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

User: 121.1.11.50

Excuse me, can you reblock 121.1.11.50 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · info · WHOIS · RDNS · trace · RBLs · http · block user · block log) for an even longer period of time. This vandal came back today and did his usual MO, just a day after the last block expired. Thanks. - 上村七美 (Nanami-chan) | talkback | contribs 12:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Heads up

New message here: User_talk:Buaidh#Please_stop --Tito Dutta ✉ 00:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Requesting article move

Materialscientist, can you move Sony Ericsson Xperia pro back to Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro? Thanks - M0rphzone (talk) 02:58, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Why [16] [17]?

Ah, it's intended styling. - M0rphzone (talk) 03:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Pikmin 3

Hey, I just noticed you placed protection on Nintendo Land. Thanks! They're all attacking Pikmin 3 now. Would you mind protecting that, please? --ThomasO1989 (talk) 05:12, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch! --ThomasO1989 (talk) 05:14, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Alloy Wheels

Hi, I dont understande why you removed my link to the tyre size calculator as it is purely a tool to allow people to size the correct tyre for their aftermarket alloy wheels. ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.148.194.111 (talk) 09:37, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

User:Kaloyski

Mind if you check this guy out? User seems to be quite hard-headed as he keeps on linking to copyvio files even after being warned. Blake Gripling (talk) 12:42, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

======== Pacquiao Fan boy ==============

I did use the summery like you stated, pacquiao is not number 1 and he ddnt dominate for a decade, are you a boxing fan??? or a pacquiao fan boy????? Pacquiao came on the p4p ranking as number 1 in 2009 how is that a decade... you lost man!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abdul1985 (talk • contribs) 00:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Help for a newby

So what am I doing wrong?

I found an incorrect article on "Lon" Hatherell. Both of his names are incorrect. It should actually be "Lou" Hatherall. So I changed it thinking you'd welcome the correction and would believe me.

O.K. I was naive.

Unfortunately there are few references to Lou on the internet to cite but I found two. These were from the University of Queensland's Semper student newspaper from 1953 which refer to Lou.

But again my edits were rejected.

So how do I correct the error?

Michael Beahan (talk) 08:26, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Change to your block reason

I have taken the liberty of reblocking a user you blocked in order to extend the logged block reason. You blocked BigTimeRushLifeWithBoys giving the reason as "Using Wikipedia for spam or advertising purposes)", which I changed to "Vandalism: and using Wikipedia for spam or advertising purposes)". It won't make the slightest difference unless the user requests an unblock, in which case I think the additional information may be helpful to a reviewing admin. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I am not a specialist in this topic (user:Nawlinwiki is), but it looks like a 489th reincarnation of the The Fresh Beat Band (the full list is miles longer than linked), which are hard blocked on sight. Materialscientist (talk) 09:08, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I've managed to avoid ever coming across that particular persistent sockpuppeteer before. However, it does look likely, so I've tagged the account. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Bozo1789

I take it that "thanks" means you have seen the answer to your question. Even so, I've made a brief comment on my talk page. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Vandal

Thank you for blocking the Galway Cathedral vandal <3 ♥ Solarra ♥ ^{♪ Talk ♪} ߷ _{♀ Contribs ♀} 08:57, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

A Rose for You!

	Blocking Vandal Platinum Rose
	For blocking all those nasty nasty vandals <3 ♥ Solarra ♥ ♪ Talk ♪ ߷ ♀ Contribs ♀ 09:01, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

CAD article

Hi there. Why did you revert the addition of ZWCAD here: [18] it's not so much less notable than others in that short list. I know it has no article here yet, but it probably will when I get time. --duncan.lithgow (talk) 14:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

This is more of a general policy (I mean for myself, not WP) - I see many such redlinked names added to lists of all kind of alternative tradenames, software, etc. Often they are nothing more than an advertisement of a rare brand. No hard feeling for ZWCAD, feel free to re-add, especially if you get a stub article on wikipedia on that. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 22:53, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

That's all cool. But I've been [slammed for doing similar things] and was mostly just wondering how you decide. I got a telling of for removing redlinks and told that I should evaluate the possible notability of the subject before removing it. I'm looking for guidance here. --duncan.lithgow (talk) 23:59, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Well, it seems I was wrong on ZWCAD. The key is notability, which is evaluated by a mini-research on google books, and maybe google (though google is often misleading and gives high counts for weakly related topics, or only because some item can be purchased). There is also some difference between adding a link (redlink) to already present (stable, reviewed) text and adding new text with a redlink. That said, if I did such research, I would probably go further and start a stub article from the found sources. Materialscientist (talk) 00:09, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Need a second neutral party opinion

• Hi, can you please come over to "User talk:The Bushranger#Question" and give your frank assessment? (FWIW, I've been accused as a vandal, a biter and a troll by anon IP editors for my action.) --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 01:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Randy Quaid

Help. And as always, thank you. 99.156.68.118 (talk) 03:25, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I see the second IP has been blocked.... 99.156.68.118 (talk) 03:26, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Notification

Hello! Please take a look at my comment. Thanks in advance — Preceding unsigned comment added by V45erednf (talk • contribs) 09:17, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Question

I noticed you deleted a user sand box in Dicktaker (talk · contribs)'s user space. Was the vandalism that caused you to delete the page in any way related to or aggravated by the users name? It is a borderline username policy violation and if the deleted contributions support that the name intends to be offensive perhaps the account should be blocked for that? My76Strat (talk) 08:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I wasn't sure about blocking: the mainspace edits were constructive, the sandbox article was on a valid topic, but written as a prank (fully deserved deletion, yet was a sandbox), the username .. I usually prefer to see the user intentions and then either hardblock or softblock - I don't like softblocking a vandal or spammer (i.e. allowing to change name). Materialscientist (talk) 09:01, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, I understand. I have the user watchlisted to see if edits support the possibility of the name having been created with disruption in mind. I was simply curious if the deleted contribs shed any light which apparently they do not. I agree that the mainspace edits are not problematic. Thank you for your diligence. My76Strat (talk) 09:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Blocking account creation for a shared IP

118.2.235.81 (talk · contribs) seems to be a shared IP. you blocked account creation, right? Maybe you should revert that and leave just the IP block. ʝunglejill 12:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

There is a clear deletionism pattern in their contributions, thus I think there is not much of IP sharing here with respect to wikipedia editing. Materialscientist (talk) 12:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Sock of a sock

Hi there. User:Cotton Rogers looks a lot like a sock of IP 24.58.54.211, whom you blocked for sock evasion. But, I can't find an SPI for the IP, so I'm not sure how to file one for this new sock. Thoughts on how to proceed? Arbor8 (talk) 15:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

...was it something I said? Arbor8 (talk) 19:47, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Crat

Ever thought of applying to be a 'crat? If so, let me know and I'd be more than happy to look over your record and consider a nom. MBisanz ^talk 00:48, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

I do appreciate the offer, but at this stage do not feel like to apply (not confident enough in crat's areas, and this would spread me too much over WP). Thanks anyway. Materialscientist (talk) 00:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Little help

I hope am not troubling you. I created a new wikiproject, Wikipedia:WikiProject Electrical engineering but named the project without actually keeping mind about wp:CAPS and by then an editor moved some pages and edited some pages as per wp:CAPS like this and now I could not sort this out. I am facing trouble with WP 1.0 bot, as I cannot find out the name that should be given here. Even having trouble with this. Can you please help me sorting this out? ShriRam^{Talk to}_me 13:27, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Problem solved by SchreyP. ShriRam^{Talk to}_me 01:47, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Helping

Thank you for responding to the editor on my talk page, you did it even before I could <3 ♥ Solarra ♥ ^{♪ Talk ♪} ߷ _{♀ Contribs ♀} 00:56, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

When using block templates

When using block templates, use {{uw-block|sig=yes}} other than {{uw-block}} ~~~~. Adjkasi (discuss me) 06:40, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Why? Materialscientist (talk) 06:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

IP Address 190.189.3.142

I see that you blocked IP address 190.189.3.142[19] back in May and it looks like he/she needs to be blocked again.[20][21]-TheHeronGuard (talk) 18:56, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

190.189.3.142

Is user was given a final warning an hour or so ago. Just caught them vandalising a page, they have been warned and should now be blocked FishingKing, fighting to keep Wikipedia factual. (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 19:22, 19 June 2012 (UTC)